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f q ie Aas | VOL. XVII. mre rege ae a eneneenennee tt Missouri State B % BUTL OF BUTLER, MO. CAPITAL, - . bets all faids comm commodatior to loan on ree af any time and stop Wrig orn & Bartlett Dd argarct fara bro jhurh i aber Co Hryner rt Clark DB Heath © P&S L Coleman Semuel Lewy TR» vt Morrison Prank Deerwester t STGChHOLDELs, 3W OD Hanah Dr WE Tucker DK Ros wk LB ceem siay back John H Sullene Peter Swartzendruber Virginia Items. (We heard ‘em say it and noted it down, The things that happened about the | town, So don’t blame usiftrue or not, We always give you the best we've got.” | Mr Davis, living on Mike Maloney’s place, had a very sick child last week, James Pane and Miss Mills we} united in marriage last week, r Geo Ruble had his house painted in the latest style ‘ Charley Simmons has been thresh- ing flax and oats for some of our farmers. Peter Dening made a flying trip to K C last week. Some of our people attended the Rich Hill fair. In the foot race, one mile east of | Virginia last Saturday afternoon, the Elkhart boys left the Virginians in the shade. Miss Bertha Short joined the Chris- tian church last Sabbath. JN Cannon, of Elsberry, Lincoln Co, Mo, is visiting his brother-in-law, James Cuzick, He brought a piano | for a present to the Misses Cuzick. Miss Mattie, who has been staying with her grandma in Heny Co this summer, returned home last week, JW Park brought home a new mower from Butler last week. The way Isaac Park is piling up the rock we look for some new provement in the near future. Father Tuttle, of Warrensburg, 85 | years old is visiting the family of R T Judy. After Rev Reid was through preaching he gave a yood old fashion- | ed Bible talk for about 15 minutes He was born near Paris, Ky, moved to Mo in an early day. In 1852 he | moved to California and in 1884 he | came back to Missouri. B Miss Anna Pope, of Amsterdam, were at chureh here last Sabbath. Quite a number of the women of the neighborhood got up a surprise dinner on Mrs Joe 'T Whinnery la Thursday, and they found her bu making plum butter. Plenty of sweet cider, grapes and an enjoyable time were had. The law-suit of the State against Dr Brooks, which was tried several weeks ago before Squire Dudley and which resulted in Brooks’ favor, the cost was placed against MrGaily. A L Graves, Mr Gaily’s attorney filed a motion for returning the cost and the Justice changed the verdict and taxed the cost against the State. ; Mr Morris aud wife, of Henry Co, are visiting the former's uncle, Wm Drysdale. PM Famuliner City Monday night. Dole Hensley shipped hogs Monday. Frank McElroy had a good horse die Tuesday. ie The Prohibition has the true defini- tion of 16 to 1—sixteen of wet to one of dry. John Drysdale, of Foster, who went to Chicago to be treated by Dr Davis, was brought home last ‘Thursday by his son, Everett, and died in Butler Friday evening. He was buried in the Morris grave-yard last Sunday, Mary Cope, daughter of Sherd and Bertha Cope, is dangerously ill. Dr Brooks, of Amoret, was called to counsel Monday morning, and took went to Kansas * eyarge of the case. a 3 | Win McElroy is repairing his barn on the John Crusen farm. Omer Drysdale went to K C the first of the week. : It is reported that Elmer Garner is making arrangements to build a new house this fall. im- | ron Shackleford and his cousin, ¢ Unele Billy Drysdale was quite sick Sunday night. NELS’ CLERK, New Home Items. | AG Reed, of Sprague, pays a way ahead on his paper for which he has | our thanks, {| Wm Bristo and family, of Cowley Co, Mo, are visiting kin and relatives here. JH Steel died at Eldorado Springs at 3am, on the 22d, of Bright's dis- jease. Uncle Jim was in his 63d year, and led a good christian life. He was commander of .the Post at Foster for many years, but the old soldiers were not represented at the funeral. Rev Reed conducted the funeral services at Salinon church. About 35e people followed him to his grave, nearly all his relatives being present. Mr Wm Rickey died on the Sandhill Jennings farm, of Bright's disease, the 230 and was buried in Foster Saturday. Rev W B miller preached the funeral sermon at the house. Mr Jim Hutchinson, of Eldorado Springs, brought,the body of Uncle Jimmy Steel from there to his home, one mile east of Foster. He stopped in town to shake hands and chat awhile with old friends, and Friend | Jim did not forget to drop inand pay a way ahead on his paper. Mr Geo Metcalf, of Reavely, mo, is down ona t for a week or two. John Q Cope sold his house and jlot to our new merchant, Mr LR Shalley, who has also bought the property of Aunt Em Blair, mr S says he likes New Home, as it is a jnice place and good people live | around it. AuntJane Hutchinson, of Eldorado Springs, has had the date on her paper set ahead one year, Many ithanks, Aunt Jane. Dan Israel went out horse swapping jthe other day, but did not make a ) chauge. Aunt Mag Welch’ will Foster this week, and Mr Shalley, of Nyhart, will occupy her house as soon as it is vacated. Mr B F Caldwell carried off four blues at the RH fair, one on plums, one ona hubbard squash and on yel- | low corn and apples. Uncle Ben has a fruitful little farm and always man- ages to get premiums. Mr Perry Rice and son, of Creigh- ton, Cass visited their uncle, Louis Jones, Sunday night and re- turned home Monday morning. The following riding in new rigs: Warren Little- field, Clarence Morris, Uncle Joe Lit- | tlefield, Bob Goodwinand A MSmith, Our good fellow citizen, Uncle Ben | Jennings, pays $3 on his subscription, | for which he has our thanks. ‘. M. NESTLERODE. Co, | N. E Deepwater Items. Protracted meeting commenced at | Antioch Sunday night and will con- | tinue all week. The meeting is con- ducted by Revs Yensley and Shrum. Mr Wil! Jackson spent Sunday at Monegaw Spr Mr James Offi repaired. Mr W L Kash finished baling his last Wednesday. Mrs Julia Porter, of Appleton City, visited in Johnstown and vicinity last week. Mrs Bettie Chambers and family spent Saturday in Montrose. Miss Nannie Coleman, who has been visiting in Schell City, has re- turned home. Messrs W H Zimmer and W F Jackson are going to commence cut- ting their broom corn this week, | | | is having his house DUVALL & PERCIVAL. BUTLER, FARM LOANS. MISSOURL Money to loan on farms atfreduced rates of interest. Your Notes are ,Payable at jour Office} and you findjthem here when due. Weigive you privilegeftofpayffat any time. soontas papers are signed. Money ready as 33-tf. ank $110,000. move tol named people are | ER, MISSOURI, as be 4 ars bag been Working = week lay + ed » in ipany und Miss Oma Brown, v = in South D. SINCH. K iled By « Bee. Wa ter ¢ ibscn, a young wan liv- ing with Ps father, 12 south weou ul Hume, met with a fatal acci- miles father rob a bee hive. He was ex tracting honey from the hive when a bee alighted on his chin and stung him. Great pain was felt at cuce and after applying a few simple rem- edies without relief, a physician was summoned. It was found that the bee's stinger had penetrated the pheumogastric |nerve and that the heart and lungs were greatly affect- ed by the poison Gibson suffered excruciating pains up to the time of his death, which occurred at six o'clock Sunday evening. Deceased was 19 years of age —Rich Hill Re- view. Uncle Sam Acts, Washington, Aug. 22.—-There is good authority for the statement that a peremptory demand will be made by the United States upon France for the release of ex Consul John Waller and that satisfactory indemnity will be required for his arrest and imprisonment, with a probable request for a commission to determine Waller’s rights in Mad- agascar. The discussion of the case between the French ard American dipolmats has reached a point where there is little else for the United States to do, owing to fact that re- peated requests fora copy of the ckarges and testimony upon which Waller was convicted have not been furnished by the French govern- ment. Cigarettes Killed Him, Dexter, Mo. Cunningham, living seven miles from Dexter, died last night jeffects of cigarette poisoning. When | death over-took him he was smoking ja cigarette. He had emaciated from the use ot the } son that he had taken to He awoke at 12 o'clock last night, rolled a cigarette, lighted it, called for a drink of water and expjred in an instant. He smoked about 100 daily. August 24.—Oscar from become so his be Jackson's Sister, | Stonewall Columbus, O., Aug. 23.-—-Laura | Jackson Arnold, aged 70 years, sis- ter of Stonewall Jackson, and resid ing here, left today to attend the reunion at Buchannon of the 5th West Virginia Union Cavlary, of which she is the “mother” having been a Union woman during the war. China is an arrested civilization and Turkey a spoiled civilization, and the time is evidently at hand to discipline China and wipe Turkey as a nation from the map of Europe. Mr. Gladstone's assertion that Tur- key is the worst governed country on earth is based on an inside knowledge of the facts in the case. —Globe-Democrat. Awardéed | Highest Honors—Wocid’= Fair. | ‘DR: ayt-e. sk CREAM BAKING - POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. 2 Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. 7m Ammonia, Alum or any other a: 4C YEARS THE STANDARD. Free THURSDAY Always Leading lent last Saturday while helping his | the} AUGUST 29, 1895. ls Our Mott FIRST them. there is see what you buy. Nyhart Items. f it = banks again corn for J M TT} Hol | ithis wee { Lew She \ purchased all of | New Home and take pos ion i this week. gland and wife were at { vt I Douglas asanton, Ka Some of the boys had a pleasant time playing croquet at Mr Shulen- berger’s Saturday evening. Arch Lamb w day evening. Leonard Beam has rented his farm to Preston Dark, and thinks he will go into the Poultry business. Sam Winston has bought a new buggy. Ed Daniels turned his separator dar. ; Allie Crigler will leave next Friday for Los Angeles, Cal. fine store building in this place, and they are going to handle everything in the hardware and grocery line. |. Lew Shalley is buying cattle and hogs. Allie Crigler pays 21 for his paper and says he weuld not do without it tor 229. Any body wanting to rent a farm eall on or address Charles Cox, box 240, sonth side. We are very sorry to hear of the j accident to the Rollen family. | Will Smith visited relatives here jthis week. | | ] j Newt Leek is visiting John Hoag- Hland this week. Charles Dickerson has corn that will average 75 bu per acre. Charlie Cox took in the fair at | Rich Hill. Spooner is Cowgill’s | Preston Dark purchased a fine pair fof mules from Judge Cole. visiting at Mr Jake | health. . A good many went from here to K rt a pleasant ¥ S1 s. Foster Items. Nearly ev Ss section at- tend the fair last week and report it & grand success in every way. Judge E A Henry and wife left |Tiurdey for a visit in the eastern to Butler Satur- | | Ed Holt has been traveling for his: TO SHOW N WE HAVE A Solid Car Load of New Fall Goods in, House Packed From Floor to Ceillng Jam Full and at such low prices that the sharpest competition can not touch All of our goods were bought long before there were any advance in prices, and there will be No Advance on Our Goods This Fall We show the finest aud cheapest line of dress goods in Butler, tha largeet and bast assorted line of cloaks capes and wraps, the largest line of b'ankets. part of the State amc On account of the i were not very well attended Sunday morni The Sunday m Appleton for one week playing for district encampment. Mr Bell, of Sprague, heGAR has taken charge of the vator at this place and reports bt good. We are sorry to report the death of three of our most worthy and highly esteemed ¢ ens and neighbors, two of whom were buried Saturday. Mr | J H Steele died at Eldorado Springs, over one day last week, but was for- | tunate in getting it repaired the same | i Douglass & Stanley are erecting a! j where he had gone for his health, and Mr Wm Rickey, who has been sick ever since last December. The funeral of Mr Jo N Drysdale took place on Sunday at his old home across the river. NELS’ CLERK No. 2. Amsterdam Items. The trading post mill has to shut down on account of high waters, Mrs Dr Roboon, of Amsterdam, was the guest of Mrs Hadoal last Sat- urday. There are a good many peaches in Kansas. The card and crap players of Mul- | berry had better quit playing, for they would hate to see their names in the paper. Mrs Riley Bard is quite sick. The white and colored people of Mulberry can’t get along, for both | want to be boss. Lou Kimes has rented the Burows house at Mulberry. There wasaSS picnic in Hender- son grove in Kansas and a good time | is reported. Some of the people here are en- gaging corn at 124¢ per bushel. Enoeh Cameron gave a Thursday night. Dick Hackett is on the NELS’ CLERK 3 | dance | NO 41 The best l'ne of custom made boots and shoes and on this line alone we will save you 35 per cent NO ADVANGE ON BOOT AND SHOES WITH US Call in and see us, remember we have the best lighted room in the city and you can LANE & ADATR. ! Frank Lestie’s Popular Monthly September, iber e, which and the b: vives the finest } nhulnerc tures. These latter are always of a timely and seasonable nature, and in sou tie cover pages, Ktoits y fea the current number include: a fasci- hating paper upon Mishaps and Mysteries of the Sea,” by Mary Tit comb, reviewing the world’s great marine disasters, and superbly illus- trated with drawings by Overend, Davidson, Schell, Burns and Mont- bard; the idyllic diary of *‘A Quiet Summer on Lake Maggiors,” by Lena L. Pepper: ‘A Holiday Trip in Search of Old China,” by Mrs, M. E. Leices- ter Addis; a charming sketch of out- door festivity in the South, entitled “Al Fresco, Williams; an intimate study of ‘The Factory Towns of England,” by Edward Porritt; ‘“‘A Chat From | Havana,” with some timely pictures, by Anna Cronhjelm Wallberg; ‘The | Romance of Early California,” by J. M. Scanland; ‘‘The Story of the Samovar,” by W. 8S. Harwood; anda | sketch of the eareer of the late Pro- | fessor Huxley, accompanied with an admirable portrait. The September number of Frank Leslie's Popular | Month!y contains the opening install- ment of a new serial story, “The Magnet Stone,” by Frances Swann | Williams, which bids fair to prove the best work vet offered by this rising young Vi ann ‘BathisScts AT— ©. B. Barber Shop, Baths hot or cold, clean linen and right trest- ment. Give w: Il West ¢ ce equarestize doore south of post office, Dona 29tf BROOKS & EHART velist. Highest of ali in Leavy ing Power.— Latest U.S. Gov’t Report Bakin oy al Powder bee ABSOLUTELY PURE eee Saat