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2 Young Men’s ong cut iecadilly sack suits OF spring. Are the latest for young men—en- tirely different from former styles —and the nobbyest styles we've shown for years. You'll find them here in endless variety—immense stock of light colored spring effects ” $10. to $15. Young men cannot afford to pass us by this Spring. We have the very latest stylesand they are made as only our “High Art” clothing 1s —equal in every way to tailors work at half the price. | six others mortally wounded. yout Wwe uodeistand ou account of the sj) scrateb their ballot. _ |lege professor, we are told. 2 | visit ng th+ towns in thiscection and Largest stock of suits from $2.00 boys long pant up. : Mens 8 Bors QurrirvERs nae eee ee an MET eee BUTTER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS March went out like a lamb. The farmers say that rain is badly | needed. Now let the April showers come and make the grass boom. The Jefferson democratic club of this township needs reorganizing. Rev. Gilbreath has moved his family to this city from Eldorado Springs. The entire democratic city ticket of Nevada was elected. A fire destroyed four store build- ingsin Carthage the other day. Loss $10,000. The bank at Mound City Kansas. closed Tuesday. Itis said the de- positors will be paid in full. Little Emma, daughter of C. B. Lewis, who has been quite sick for the past two weeks, is improving. The municipal election in this city Tuesday resulted in the election of the citizens ticket by a good major- A split in the party and two tickets | The resignation of Elder Shrout, in the tield defeated the democratic tendered to his ehurch Sunday night, ticket in Kansas City, and Webster | bas not been accepted as yet. Davis, the :epublican nominee, was |W. H. Igo, living in the northeast elected | part of town, says his dog went mad A desperate fight took place in the Sunday morning and he bad it killed fifth ward at Kausas City, during the | Before benig sbot the dog bit sever election Tuesday between consta Ja! other dogs amovg them Dr. Mor bles) Ove man was shot dead and /ris fine coach dog. Two of the other dogs known to have been bitten by the Igo dog were dispatced. Dr. | About fifty tickets were thrown) ee : | Morris will muzzle or tie his up. Tom Harvey, with Franklin and Davis. charged with robbing the postoffice. had bis preliminary trial ilast week b-fore Justices Hemstreet cand Wright, and was bound over in the sum of $1,000 to await the action of the grand jury. Being unabe to give bond he was sent back to jail. parties voting net kuowning how to Oue of these hiekets so voted was cast by # col A duty scump of a fellow has been buy ng from the stores their st -ck of | sucid butter, workiog it over and then selliug it back to the merchant | for fresh. Nevada and Warrensburg have been worked. The circuit court at Marshall, Mo., |sent a delegation of four to the peni The pen is now crowd-d to its utmost capacity, and should the increase continue at the present rate the question of what to du with the prisoners is going to prove a source of annoyance to the state. tentiary Friday. Miss Edith MeCullough,was given & Surprise party by twenty eight of ber school Friday evening and a most pleasant time was had by the little folks. Mrs. McCullough was upprised of their coming and made ample preperations to receive them. We learn that J. M. Hoagland, in digging a well on his farm near Ny hart, last week passed through a three foot vein of five coal, about 30 feet from the surface of the earth. The vein bad a good slate rouf, and and the coal is said to be of fine quality. mates A gentleman from the eastern part of this county says the populists of his section will support Judge D- Armond in the congressional race over all comers, without regard to party nominations. They say he has carried out their wishes in congress to the letter and ought to go back aud if their votes will elect him he will certainly be returned. This is quite a compliment to his honesty and iutegrity as a legislator imposed in him by the opposition party It may sive you time and money to be informed that, when you need a b ood purifier, Ayres Sarsaparilla is the kind most iu favor with the medical profession. It is the stand ard and, as such, the ouly blood pur ifler admitted at the Chieago world’s fair. A B. Owen, of Grand River town- ship, announces to the democrats 0” Bates county that he would appreci ate the honor of becoming their standard bearer for county treasurer. Audy Owen was born in Bates couv- ty and has spent his whole life among our people and no one can point to a single unbecoming or dishonorable act committed by him Friday fire destroyed over fifty buildings, embracing almost the en tire busiaess portion of Barry, Illi- nois The loss is éstimated to be $200,000. The fire started in the opera house after a ball. The city DRESS GOODS The best values we have ever been able to show } ou, and a besa- tiful stock from which to make your selection. SILKS AND VELVETS. A choice line m each of these in the popular shades. GINGHAMS. All the standard grades in both apron and dress styles. MUSLINS AND SHEETINGS. We carry an immense stock of these and gaurantee you the lowest price. CARPET WARP. Our reputation for handling the smoothest snd best is well kuown. TABLE LINEN. We are constantly offering extremely good things in these. HOSIERY. In this line we lead. Buy your hosiery this month and geta Hermsdorf souvenir. CORSETS. Shelling’s model form, Thomson's glove fitting, G. D. and K. D. Chicago Waists, the most comfortaile made. LACES. An exquisite assortment. The very newest things. EMBROIDERIES. Splendid qualities and selling remarkably cheap We are doing a large business in Carpets, Mattings, Por! ers, Rugs, ete. That means that we are saving money to «uso ers. McKIBBENS. The election passed off without a To Be Dedicated. jar and the best of feeling prevniled The new southern Methodist among the caudidates. The Times church, of this city, will be dedicat- is glad to record this fact, and now ed April 15th Rev. CC. Woods, that the people have selected the | president of Scarrett college, Neosho m~n they degire tu transact the af | Mo, will be present and conduct the fairs of the town, the Tres bows services, assisted by Rev. W. C. Bew- m humble submission, as now all ley, former pastor of the church in democrats are citizens, we hope to this city The public will be invit- see the city well governed and pros. ed to attend the services. per aud to this end the Times will = lend its assistance to Mayor Hick Tuesday evening, April 3rd, Mr man and the board. We have no and Mrs. Joe McKibben tendered malace toward any of those elected | the employees und members of the and will co operate with the board MeKibben Mere. Co. an 8 o'clock for the best interest of the town. jluncheon. After supper they ad- J. C. Hale and J. T. Sciffers, rival ,journed to the parlors where the : remainder of the evening was spent >| 2 candidates for recorder from Pleas \in various games, and in reading ant Gap township wisely decided | peter Caudle’s trip to Boston, whieh that it would be injurious to both was highly enjovabie. At a late Luncheon. to come to the county convention witha divided delegation, and it was agreed that a poll of the town | ship be taken by triends, the cau | didate having the largest number of | votes to take the delegation. In the | poll Mr. Hale was successful and | Mr. Sciffers promptly withdrew | Toe best of feeling prevailed and Mr. S. will do his best to assist Mr. Hale in securing the nomination He is one of nature's true noble men, always following the maxim to do unto others as he would be done by. He is competent, worthy, a demo crat pure and unadulterated, honest building, engine house and jail were among the buildings burned. J. W. Perry, an old resident of Chalk Level township. St. Clair * _ week. &in the Academy, has resigned her ity. A protracted meetiog is in pro- gress at the South Methodist church and a general invitation is extended the public to attended. Mrs F. Majors and Mrs. Sam Tal-| bott of Rich Hill were visiting Mrs. Gus Wyard Saturday. Thos. Ellis, of Rich Hill spent Tuesday in the city and gave the! Truss a pleasant call. \ The severest cases of rheumatism are cured by Hood's Sarsapari!la, the great blood purifier. Now is the time to take it. Hood's Cures. Thos. Gault, of Rich Hill, spent Monday and Tuesday in town at- tending tle board of equilizatior, and gave the Tres a call. Misses Mattie May Brown and | Mary Schultz, of Dresden, Mo., are| visiting Miss Alice Stephens. j Jobn Foster of Black Hauk, Col., is in the city spending a few days} with his brother in law, John Pharie. | W.1O UAliteon. nesidental “editor W. W. Graves, Thos. J. Smith | of the Union, is laboring under the and Capt. H. C. Clark were attend-/ delusion that his mission in Butler ing circuit court at Osceola last | ig to down the banks and the water |and light companies. Miss Shaw, who has been teaching! The insurance companies are rais- jing the rates on the business firms position and will return to her home | of Butler. Lane & Adair took out in Illinois. ja policy Saturday and the rate on June Huges, tried at Fayette, | their stock of goods was increased Monday for murdering Gus Williams | 10 per cent. at Glasgow, was given forty years) Sheriff Colyer went to Liberty in the penitentiary. | Thursday and captured Ed. Haines, Harry Jones, on trial at Indepen-| indicted by the recent grand jury on dence Mo., for the murder of Mme. | the charge of assaulting a young Wright in Kaneas City last Novem-! man, living in Lone Oak township, ber, was, Saturday, sentenced to be/ with a pair of brass knucke. hanged May 22. | Bill Dalton, the noturious outlaw Red Gorman, a prize fighter. was | bas been captured nee Sacred tried at Helena icine Monday | Heart Mission by U. S. Marshals. A and sentenced to the penitentiary | esperate fight took place and for 21 years fer kicking a woman of | Dalton, and one of his men George that town to death. | Thorn, were badly wounded. J. M. Courtney shipped two fads The wheat crop in western Kansas has not been damaged by the recent county, always slept witl his gun by his side. One night last week when ready to retire he asked his son to bring the gun. As the boy did so the trigger caught in a doorway and Perry receiyed the charge in his chest, death ensuing instantly. J. ‘I. Gaines, stepped into the Trves office Monday morning and throwing down a 10c cigar said to the reporter, smoke with me, its a 10$ pound boy and arrived Sunday morning. The Tives wishes the little stranger who arrived on all fools morning a bright and prosper ous future. Nevada, Sedalia, Warrensburg and Rich Hill are bidding for the Odd Fellows orphan home Butler has one of the strongest lodges in this section, is a first class town with water and light improvements. and we can see no reason why the boys here should not make an effort to secure the prize. Farmers tell us the wheat crop in this county has not been materially injured by the recent cold spell As regards the oats it is hard to tell what will be the outcome. Yet it is believed that this crop will also es cape serious damage. Some of the early planted potatoes have been killed, as also all kinds of early gar den truck. It is said the most prominent la- dies living in Lexington Ky. have signed a petition asking congress to impeach Col. Breckinridge. Wheth- er this’is done or not the Col. has sowed to the wind and must reap the whirlwind and the silver tongued erator will go to his grave a dishon- ored, disowned and disgraced man. For the sake of bis family and rela- tives would it were otherwise. Economy and Strength Valuable vegetable remedies are used in the preparation of Hood’s Sarsaparilla in sucha peculiar man- ner as to retain the full medicinal value of every ingredient. Thus Hood's Sarsaparilla combines econo- remedy of which “100 Doses One Dollar” is true. Be sure to get Hood's. of heavy cattle and one load of hogs to Kansas city market Tuesday. | The cattle were extra heavy and brought the top of the market. cold spell, so the the report trom that section says. Reports from Nebraska, however, say the crop in that state has been slightly injured. and would make ar officer second to nove the county ever had. The party can make no mistake when it nominates such menas Andy Owen. Warden Jas. L. Pace, came up Tuesday morning from Jefferson City to cast his vote in the city elec tion, He said the boys always stood by him when a candidate and he felt it his duty to return the com- pliment. He reports his family well which his many friends in this city will be glad to learn. The Col. said 18 new recruits were brought to the pen Monday night increasing the population of that institution to two thousand and eleven. He has been Mr. Sciffers is one of the best men in the township, and Mr H can congratulate himself over the result. The bomb placed in the hallway of the court house Thursday night, by parties unknowao turned out, on ex amination, to be a pure fake, and evidently was intended as a joke. At hour all departed for their homes expressing themselyes as baying spent one of the most enjoyable evenings of their lives. Missouni Frait Conditions. Sedalia, Mo., April 1—Van B. Wisker, Corresponding Secretary of the Pettis County Horticultural So- ciety, has reports showing the con- ‘dition of the fruit crop to be as | follows in this section: Peaches, all buds killed; early | budding apples, ail killed; jenitous, not hurt; cherries, very badly damag- ed aud no crop probabi+; pears, all buds killed and many trees badly }hur:!; plums, very doubtful, but an | occasional tree, according to expos- ure may bear fruit; strawberries, a medium crop to be expected; rasp- berries, badly hurt; blackberries, not first sight the appearance of the bomb with the long piece of fuse at tached, showing the appear | ance of having been touched off, | created apprehension on the part of those who first discovered the wicked looking missile, and curiosity ; seekers gave the explosive a wide | birth. The act of placing this bomb | in the court house, although intend- ed as a joke by the perpetrators, is | treated in a more serious light by the community and if the guilty | parties were known it is highly | materially burt. | Geo. Sears. my and strength and is the only; fortunate in making contracts for the support of the convicts and the figures show the prisoners are being fed on less than 9c per day per per son. A saving of about 3c over the best record made by any previous administration. Yet the convicts claim they are better fed and cared for than ever before. The Col. is taking great pride in the manage ment of the institution and is using ever means to make a record that will be both a credit to himself acd the state. probable there would be a settle ment of the affair in the courts Acts of this kind if passed over lightly only tends to invite some villian to carry the plot out in real earnest, and in this case life and property 18 at stake. The costumes used by the musical McGibeny's for the production of entirely new. | They also use special scenic effects New Subscribers - the smallest detail, in order to pre- The booming Truzs is still boom sent a strictly first class performance. ing this week we add to our increas The Princess of Trebizonde are said | to be exceedingly handsome and are. and the strictest attention is paid to | Be eure and seethem at the opera i i i | | | ENZA, | Jr La Grippe, though occasionally epi- INFLU | | \ demic, is always more or 4ess prevalent. | The best remedy for this complaint is Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. ‘ | “Last Spring. I was taken down with La Grippe. At times I was completely pros- trated. and so difficult was my breathing that my breast seemed as if confined in an iron cage. I procured a bottle of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. and no sooner had I began taking it than relief followed. I could not be- lieve that the effect would be so rapid and the cure so cqgpplete. 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