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long time can be accomodated at | Missouri State Bank cHRistmas OF BUTLER, MO. DECLINE IN CATTLE SUPPLY, Womack’s Cash Grocery ~- Rural World ation that the Market Wollbe More Eveoursgins Leads al! ethers in Low Prices and Best Quahty of Groceries. Largest We have become so used to in | Py e e hy @ (than any other house in the city. Why can I do it’? Because I am sell. cattle at leading western cities that Transacts a general banking business. We solicit the accounts of THE CHRISTMAS FIGURE ing for SPOT CASH and PRODUCE, and if you don't buy your goods ne f this process leads to all mers, nerchants and the public generally, promisi lepositor s pene. fro e@ you lose m yney every tim I have just received the Nicest and pings of 3 to its ¢ all funds committed to our charge. We are prepared t ond ral ac- @ ao) Largest Line of P } omm L arg + y The d ayvear amo, and is commodation in the way of | our customers. Funds always on hand ~ ; to loan on real estate at lowe at ony time and stop interest. DIRE Or. T. C. Boulware Booker Powell UM Dutcher 5 Joun Deerwester JR Jenkins UTORS, Frauk M Voris HOW KG We WmeEY¥ OTHER s’/POCKHOLDERS, E Bartlett Margaret Bryner; Lain Brown Frank Deerwester D 4 DeArmon:’ John Evans Dr ingham Cc Semuel nf CP &8 LColeman} Robert McCracken . I. B Starke A McCracken M V Owen John Pharis ME Wm W rates, allowing borrowers to pay part or all! eoult lu the three cities of Chicago, Kausas City d tothe present time Fancy China Ware for Christmas Presents ever brought to the city, such as China Plate Sts Mugs. Vases, Lamps, Moustache Cups, Ladies’ Fancy Cups and Saucers, Chamber Sets fr and Owahs the number of cat tle Elled up to October in 1893 was . Fancy Chica Tea Sets ips, Chil LS7OQS06 This vear for the same . showing a e this way he f cattle 74.847 cattle as com. Water Sets, Lemonade Sets, ete. > & Charle is Wn H Phe “Texas Live G B Hickma JK Roster > f t 1 " 3t inves the eenlnes D I Heath JW Reisner inest vranulated sugar S100 1“ Ha Stock J eves the explana- C H Morrisor Clem Slayback wo 100 6 bars C 25 | tion of to be that the Fit Davis Dr W D Hanna Jobn H Sullens. | rown sugar.... 100 6 “ Water Queen soap 25; number of cattle in the United . , ean * . g@ African J coffee 00 2 pac $80) anv k 5 | States ts a million less than it was a Hung From A Window. BRAND THE CLAIM AS FALSE. | - in Java coffee 1 packages soda, any k 13) Chicago,I1l.,Dec. 14.—The body of | : 13 On our Furniture isa pleasing one, Bi ded Peaberry and io}year ago. This is especially true of I gallon sugar syrup. ‘Be x * a because we have trimmed our prices | Africa va coffee... 1001 sorghum...... 35 | Texas. Until more cattle are bred oe Miller, ~_—* head cone Worli's Fair Oftleratis Expose a Pre- | to sult even people w 6 Ge te Otl4l = Java Blend coffee... - 1 00 1 box axle grease 5 | in that state there willnot be a large w Se § a < . eash. i! what a Table for your| |= : } = cept a seconc hee win ow | tender to an Award. Mavincaatiehian! MARIN sito Java Blend coffee... 95 4 matcbes 5 |supply of northern aud eastern mar- : 21158 a a . en Chicago, Il., One of the long Poca Aiea ior : Green African Java... 100 3 dozen clothes pins. . 5\ kets, and this at best will require rom @ woun ve e heart. co re sof the World’ Pair lat Ladies Desk will delight your . = a c iad ne 7h a ash result of the World's Fair is wife. Use mental. gene “any se coffee... 95 No 3 wood tub...... 50 | several years. ected a crown shortly pelGre noc | the claim now made to awards by or f your son, or, per-|100% Extra vey Flour.. 1-40 No 3 wood tub: ........:..< 60 SY today which blocked State street; some who were not even exhibitors. s, pap » Grandpa Armchair! jg. G ieee oe es ae oom For Cobb. ffi r iller | oa Sale Rene is a rare affair. Elaborately finished | 100 ducen of Butler Flour. 150 No wood tub...... ‘ > . ‘ traffic for half an hour Miller had | Officials of the Exposition bave not|in the finest possible way. [t is going} 100" Bonanza Flour 110 Guinean oil Washington, D. C., Dee. 16.— ener oe | 4 whe aan y- soing | 2ADZ Eis f ans sardines in oil........ x Sa RE oe ; been shot by Maggie Tiller, who! as yet taken final action in the mat aes oy ; ote ; ; : fe sts eaied ont Hl 25 2 hoop pails, 15¢; 3 hoo Representative Seth W. Cobb of St. claimed that he robbed her and that | ter, never believing the quick wit cf] yj; i hee UIE Ue ees I Louis has bad a small-sized boom she did the shooting in self-defense. | the people will detect the spurious we're selling for the holidays. Let you eyes enjoy our picnic of 6 * hominy flake Best broom.... . f a ( einai ig % (elfordme raisena Geodteat 6. 20 | started for him in this eity by onc In attempting to jump from thejelaims. But to the case of a New |#000 (uEss. eee [ae Ao Galtier Cela ance Rese ak Sh of his Missouri adwirers, who thinks i { ¢ x: Jal: nia extre 2 tope, pr Ib... 2... window after he was wounded, Mil- | York baking powder, that has been ve = | pamine . 25 ae ae Boal oiltcat 85 that he would make a first-rate Gov- = % - | t INS 2... cece ee eene ~ avanized o ¢ can. sh . ae ego — and he big ae i widly advertising an award, the at | Eikhart Items ;2 “ faney California evapo Sitear tee Beeene ee 5y |eTBOr and is desirous of seeing et olice arrived. i x Naa ! : a ae sete narawered : Sais i fi i sf until the polic rivec AIC tention of the Chief of Awards for ! age has abo " Ee oues ay rated peaches........ 25 Silver table spoons... 100} uominated for that position his soon after help reached him. Agriculture, bas been directed. He)" ire titania thre eens iacibar || Uy CREE SES OO | pn Bill Passed. Pen 7 aE, ~ . } ve | gentlemen, who is a man of some fancy Califorma evapo- Something new in lunch oys- | . | brands the claim of this pretender spelling Ta a rated apri ne 25 ters, per can 15 | Prominence in Missouri, said today: 4 Rten gdantnwna (Nnithac ice ‘hoolon the lth. Mr. Hur-| Cis So he te)” aah AR gee eee meat) 0 as “Mr OC Sa amos Washington, D. C, Dee. 14—) . false, dec pluie Neither the rec aa oneatice Gieistophes| Dry salt meat, ¢ of bone % Dashboard lanterus...... 75 eee Ay oe eee als eee Tae time of the House was consum. | 04s of this department, nor the of | ot th niger: Mins Cito: Wire nails, from 3p. up, pr!> 8 Good lantern ON 10 | cratic candidate for Governor of his ; | fie ratalovu Ethe World's C y spelled the house down. | Oe: ‘ 2s. . ~ {| State. : y St. Louis ed to day with debate on the pen-) fic - tlie of “pe My rid’s ¢ ol The “ikke a M ty ices White, 1 can Califordia apricots. . 15 Fine jelly, pr pail........... 65 | 5t . His eT “ ~ : ma) sion appropriation bill aud although | nw e 5 le show that Pi whose ; body was mecentls Begueny 1“ California egg pluns.. tao avare Gules unes.......... 25 | makes sd se yt — y ri j di yes and c ..; New York Company was au exhibi-|from Oklahoma, has returned tolg . ¢ S eee ae es : ~ | ocrat who could carry that city by a it abound din charges and ounces | 5 : . hae y eae a "| Bates county and is now living with 2“ Salmon.... ee. 25 White tis, pr pail.......... BO ae : ‘ gee J , ae 2 charges, it lacked interesting details, | OF; Consequently it could not re |her parents again. They had been|11b Star tobacco. ... $5 1 bucket of mackeral Go | Safe majority. eis the only mem- The bill carries $141,381,570 and | ceive an award at World's Fair.” married only about three months. ,|1 * Sledge tobacco 35 ica é ,~| ber of the present Congressional eer : : 7 7 Hog-kil y time has come and} as - 3 8 3 cans extra fine corn. ... 25 se was passed without amendment. | Those who fairly won Meee hon |yack-bon are-ribs and jowls arely « Qrane tobacco He PIS aes ee ao delegation who has been re elected The Hitt reslution of inquiry calling | Ors at the Farr seem disp sed to }about ripe. | L Sree es a ee ne = by an increased majority; Lis firm sa ! * - e a Miss Gilmore, of Barton county, | 4 i . on the Seeretary of State forthe cor- | treat this fraud as euy hh fraud | and Mrs. Hunt, from northeast Bates, | support of the policies of the nation- respondence relating to the payment | Should be treated. The Price Bak Sey Ne alate sate aes al admimistration being largely ac- of $425,000 in the bill in connection | 8 Powder Company, of Chicago, daughtet of the General, is visiting | Would advise everyone to buy Yuba Canned Peaches, they are ex-|countable for that. He is a first: with the fur seal controversy was adopted. | having received the highest award say they are convinced their claims, zs | and those of holders of rightful hon- Indebtedness Paid Off, Liberty, Mo., Dec. 14 —The citi zens of Clay county are rejoicing | over the fact that all their bonded indebtedness has been paid off, and that the county is now tree from debt. ‘There will be a jollitication next Thursday, when $100,000 of redeemed bonds will be burned by | the County court. The city of Lib. | erty will also soon be cut of debt. | The City Council burned $4,600 of bonds redeemed Wednesday night- “Money to Loan. | | The Missouri State Bank has on | hand a large amount of surplus mot® | ey that we are anxious to loan on good security. Parties wishing to! borrow either on Personal or Real Estate Security in small or large amounts or on short time or for once by calling. Will loan on Real | Estate on time from one to five years | and allow borrowers to pay part or | ors, will be fully vindicated by the public. Shot in a School House. Wichita, Kan., Dee. 14.—Carson Carver, a promiment resident of Kingman county, was shot and fatal ly wounded last night at Westport school house by Pearl Drury. The two men years ago fought overa girl and the trouble was renewed at a social being held at the school house last night and the shooting followed. Drury fled, but a sheriff's posse is in hot pursuit. The people of the neighborhood are aroused to such a pitch that they threaten a lynching bee if Drury is captured. Washington, D. C., December 16. —New Mexicans, without regard to politics, are working for statehood. Gov. W. T. Thornton, a democrat, and ex-Gov. L. Bradford Prince, a republican; Delegate Autonio Joseph democrat, and delegate-elect T. B. Catron, a republican, are all here, allat any time and stop interest Money in Bank; no delay. 50 tf. | and laboring in harmony to get the bill through the senate. OFFICIAL NOTICE OF TH, WORLDS FAIk AWARD Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. * JoHN Boyd THACHER, Chairman of the Executive Committee on Awards at the Col- umbian Exposition, writing from Washington, D. C., to the Price Baking Powder Company. says : Mr. and Mrs. Neafus. ELKHART. “Heile, You Here?” Guthrie, Ok. Dee 16.—A wealthy farmer of North Dakota arrived bere last night in search of his wife who! had left him a month ago ostensibly to visit her motherfiu Pennsylvania, but really to elope with his hired man, taking several thousand dol- lars of money with her. To-day he found the couple in the city where! they have been keeping a rooming house for several weeks. When the husband and a policeman walked in upon the wife suddenly she evinced | not the least surprise or embarrass- | ment, but in a cool off hand manner: | “Hello, ycu here?”’ The couple have made up and will leave for the fro-! zea torth where the| mother will again assume charge of babies, while the hired mau seeks} fortune anew in Oklahoma. | fo morrow, i 1 Flayed Alive. Tiflis, Russian ' Dec. 16 —A letter which appeared! in a paper here states that for nine | teen days the residents of Armenian | Trans Caucasia, | When the regular troops under Zek- ki Pasha appeared, the Armenians were compelled to succumb. After Zekki Pasba’s treachery in offering | peace, sixty young Armenian wen} were seized and tortured horrioly for three days. Then all were wur- | dered and their bodies buried in aj ditch. Among the Armenian heroes who lost their lives, the writer men- tions Derbedrose, who with his own hand killed seven Kurds iu a fair fight. He was captured and flayed to the waist. Pieces of his flesh were cut off, broiled and eaten by the savage Turks while he was still alive. | been with her constantly jabout midnight by a gang of masked i tra fine. T have bought the largest stock of Mixed Candies ever brought to this city, and will farnish every Sunday School in the town and county their Christmas CANDIES AT ACTUA LCOST! I want to make the Sunday Schools a present and I have concluded that this is the best way to show my appreciation of past patronage, so please come aarly and leave your orders, and you shall have your candy at actual cost. Now please don’t forget that I have the nicest line of fancy goods suitable for Christmas presents for your mama. papa, brother, sister, grandma, grandpa and friends. I remain. Yours, Respectfully, W.G. Womack, The Cash Grocer. class business man and if he should be nominated I believe he would be elected and that his administration would be clean and patriotic and 2» credit to the State.” F. A. Afileck, circuit clerk, and a prominent citizen of Bolivar for many years, was found dead with his head submerged in his spring on the 6th instant. He bad been in poor health for some time and it is thought by some that he was taking a drink and fainted and could not extricate himself and was drowned, while others think he may have sui- cided. He was a Mason and a mem- ber of A. O U. W. His life was insured for $21,000.—Ex. = — — Singular Death. man who levied blackmail on him| to Purdin, Browning and Laclede. ond followed him with such persist-| The burglars broke into the post ence that she made life a burden to Office and drilled a hole through the him. A few days ago Tuckhorn said large eafe but did not blow it open. to a friend: | They then entered L. C. Knapp’s “Next Wednesday I will be free | carpenter shop aud stole some of his of that woman. She has demanded | tools. all my time of late ™ Six tramps who were camped Friends say the woman came from | about a half mile south of town Chicago. Tuckhorn has known her | ou the railroad are believed to be{the Harry Morgan, aged 17 years. living ner Dearborn, Platte county. met death in a peculiar and horrible manner last week. The boy was a sound sleeper, and slept with his mouth open. During the night a full grown mouse entered his mouth, went down his throat, and cut the liniugs of his stomach before it died. It required a post mortem uxamina- villages where the ouirages were) for several years. She made fre | robbers. tion to find out what caused the perpetrated fought against the/ quent visits to Kansas City to see AWoneacivae pas, — —— — ron Kurds. The Armenians lost 569.) Tuckhorn, itis said. For some time i ‘ef ; near death to talk.—Clinton Dewo- crat. “A brace of women tramps passed through our section Sunday after | noon,” said Dr. Smith of Ketterman. | “I never saw or even heard of any- | thing of the kind before. Women Erie, Pa, Dec. 16.—Mr. aud Mrs. | tramps are as scarce I suppose as David Slocum, a wealtby couple liv | negro tramps. and you never see ing near Ediboro, were robbed | one of the latter. “These women were young, prob- burglars, six in number, who attack- | ably18 or 20 years old. They each’ ed the house and broke down the had a bundle and were afoot. They door with a rail. Four of the gang | had nothing to say to anybody and entered the house and bound the | did vot ask for assistance or food.’ aged couple in their chairs, and were | —Nevada Post. about to torture them into revealing | the hiding place of their valuables, Ue at Jeffer-o1 Will cut a mighty dash when one of the burglars found a! When the house is called to order money chest. They secured between | she has been in the city aud he has An Aged Couple Robbed. And they feed on rabbit hash. “7 A 5 L ‘al . | ‘Took His Own Lite. leight and ten thousand dollars in! Bazoo. iia, Wen to tee tine ‘ett ae tented anaae City Times, 1, gold and greenbacks and escaped. Paupers’ Death | Diploma, and forwarded to your address, unless other- David Tuckhorn, for several years | The authorities are in pursuit. Mr. Indianapolie, Ind, Dec 14 wal ‘ ease indicated by you.” Thus are the honors awarded Dr. Price’s Baking Powder | at the World’s Fair fully verified. On the other hand the claims to awards at the Fair by a New York we Powder are proven wholly false. Official records show it was not even an exhibitor. Was it because it contained Ammonia ? chief cattle buyer in Kansas City for Nelson, Morris & Co., of Chicago, shot himself with a 32 calibre re-| volver in his room in the Alpho fiats. 1104 Penn street, shortly before 9 Slocum was badly beaten about the head. Burglars at Linneus. Liunaus, Mo, Dec. 14.—Thie city o'clock: The bullet penetrated his | ¥®* visited by tburgiars again last brain and his death was instantan-|2ight. They broke into the Chicago eous. Burlington and Kansas Jity depot Tuckhorn was alone when he did |®24 by use of nitro-glycerine blew the deed, He had been dri heavily of late and his friends open the safe securing 2 book of 100 ink | tickets, an Adame express money or- that he has been followed by a wo-|der beok and about 100 card tickets ; Heury C. Pomeroy, who once owned | part of the St. Louis Globe-Demo- | crat, died in the City Hospital an ob- \ ject of charity. | He was a neighbor of Liscoln and | | a friend of General Grant and Arthur | | Grant reccomended him for consul | | to Cbibauhau, Mexico. He was an! | authority on mining in the southwest. Last winter be lived in the poor; | house. His wife is at the friendly; jbome- They have wealthy relatives. ' ankie, being a sofi $ tend to other parts of the txiy. begs Aftertryin: various remedies, | tecan takin: Ayer’s Sarsaparifia. and. before 1 had finished the Girst bottle, 1 experienced great relief; th- second bottle effected a complete cure.” Ayer’s la Prepered by Dr. 3-C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Cures others, willcureyeu