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es. At wholesale prices. We don't wantto move any goods if we can help it. | ties needing anything in above lines at present or even the future would do well to lay in their supply now as this is an Opportunity Never Offered Before. DISCONTINUE BUSINESS —— WE WILL OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF —:— You save at least <325 pex Cent from any price in the city. slippers and low Shoes for spring and summer wear which will also be Respectfully, GABE BLLINGER. slaughtered. Come quick, T. J. Day is on the sick list. For Sare.—A fresh milch cow with young calf by her side. Three quarters Jersey. Wa. E. Taytor. 3 miles west and one mile south | of Butler. a8 the goods are selling fast. Scrofula lurks in the blood of } saparilla drives it from the system ; and makes pure blood. Gabe Ellinger, the north side dry goods merchant announces that he | will sell his stock of dry goods, | Nationally the populist party is | clothing, boots, shoes, etc, at cost out of date, and all the leaders hope | to accomplish is to gain a few county 7 offices. In fact that’s about all the party was ever started for in the first place. {[f you doubt this you never attended one of their county conventions. Without the means at nand for combatting it, a cold may prove more dangerous than the small pox. No family is safe unless provided for such an emergency. In sudden attacks of cold, croup, asthma, etc., Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is an invalua- ble specific. It is announced that Gen. B. G.| buttons right, and we guarantee Boone of Clinton, will be a candidate | them to be the beat working pants | for governor at the approaching | democratic state convention. Gen- ! eral Boone is a man of decided abil ity, a fine campaigner and a man in clese touch with the people and is | very popular all over the state.—|army could not be Warrensburg Journal-Democrat. The country is dotted over thick- ly with threshing rigs unprotected | from the weather, although thresh- ing is over, ditto harvesters,binders, | mowers, plows, ete. Thus does the slothful man play into the hands of the manufacturer, whose bank account waxeth fat, because the aforesaid slothful man doth make of himself a constant market, by allow- | ing his machinery to rot and rust and for want of protection —Ex. The friends of Sheriff Wheeler of Ft. Scott are smiling when they, meet him. Thursday night while in the outskirts of town he thought a man stood at the roadside waiting H to hold him up. He drew his pistol | and ordered the fellow to throw up his hands. Tke order was obeyed, but when the sheriff drew nearer to take possession of the captive he found only a donkey. The command had startled the animal and he had simply elevated his long ears.—Ne- vada Post. Boone Good, the young man charged with stealing fifteen head of cattle Jacob Showalter, a farmer living near Lewis Station, Henry county, and who by chang of venue had his trial in this city at from the February term of court, 1895, was taken to the penitentiary last week to serve his sentence of two i ent Bates county jury. years inprisc imposed by a The supreme court having aflirmed the decision of the lower court. The convict be- longs to one of the oldest and best families in Henry county, and it is to be regretted that he has brought disgrace upon his family. Clinton, Mo, Jan. 27.—George Smith, Jr., aged 22, hunting yesterday accidently shot himself, He bad both hands on the muzzle of his and while dancing 8 foot struck the oad was discharged § neck. he right t thumb had to be while out fox in ion is crit- larmies of jand the experience of the civil war |has purchased a half interest of C. | of this city. ; been thoroughly renovated. | taken Mr. Ellinger has traded for property in Kansas and this is the reason for offering his stock for sale at cost. He cannot move it away and there-| fore has decided to let it go at cost. Read his advertisement for further information. The best test to put a pair of! pants to is to put them over busy | legs, all kinds of legs, and if they stand the test of public approval | they must be good. The Bucksgry | Breecues don't sell upon what we think they would dounder favorable conditions, but upon what we know they have done under hard wear. | The seams are right, wear right, | that money will buy. Chauncey Depew says the massed | the whole world eould |make no pronounced impression on the coast of the United States. An landed which |could penetrate this country to the distance of one hundred miles. Ac- | cording to the census of 1890 we! could muster 9,200,000 fighting men, | shows that we could place an army | of 3,000,000 men in the field in nine- | | ty days —Nevada Post. Frank Hale, brother of recorder | J. C. Hale, and for the past six years holding the front chair in the Mid-' land hotel barber shop, Kansas City, B. Lewis in the O. K. barber shop Since Mr. Lewis took charge of this barber shop it has The room has been repapered and paint ed, the bath tubs have been put in perfeet order, the floor carpeted, new and handsome furniture has the place of the old. The’ walls are handsomely decorated with | beautiful pictures and with Mr. Hale, an experienced man as man- ager, the O. K. shop will be first- class in every particular. Call at the O. K. it is a parlor. Houston H. Crittenden, a son of ex- Gov.Crittenden, brought suit for a di. vorce yesterday in St. Louis, against Daisy Dozier Crittenden. They were married in 1888, and lived toget until December 10, 1894. He that during that period he demean ed himself as husband should. and at all times treated her ness and i with but he that she, disregarding her d his wife, left him on Dece 1894, and has absented her out a reasonable cause. kind- affection, alleges f with- There was one child born of the marriage, John Dozier Crittenden, now 6 years old erson and he asks for custody.—Jeff City Tribune Sales-Agents Wanted For Made to Measure d Ready Made Clothing by s Very lowest prices for best og. Lib eral missions are paid. get g agents car from one to three usan yearly. Storekeepers can pply themselves without carrying stock. Send three references. ~ ~ Wa « Brows. *11-2¢ Philadelphia. nearly every one, but Hood’s Sar- | | where they will reside in the future. | Mr. | our best wishes will follow them. | mendation to the older citizens of | go to | and we assure you that we appree | of miles northwest of town | | Armenian Outrages the Subject of Debate in the House. | l The Senate Resolution Calling tor Re- | forms is Adapted. Washington, D. C, Jan. 27.—The week calling on the powers Berlin, to the reforms in Turkey guaranteed toy to the treaty of enforce | Turkey. The house committee had We just received a line of ,tute them for those prepared by the | committee. = | presentation of the case, but there A Kansas Populist is at work on! wasa disposition on the part of some a new scheme to increase the sum of happiness. He is trying to cross the milkweed and the strawberry so that people may raise stnawberries and cream together.—New York Tribune. charge of the bill, made an ; furkish minister bis pasports and sever all diplomatic relations with | Turkey His remarks denouncing W. W. Cook and wife have taken|the Turkish outrages and charging | that the powers signatory to the treaty of Berlin were actuated from political and other considerations in maintaining the “balance of power” in Eastern Europe, and at one time it looked as if the house might be carried to his way of thinking. But the counsel of Mr. Hitt not to take jrash action prevailed. He pointed out the consequence that might re sult from a severance of diplomatic relations with a friendly power that had fulfilled her treaty obligations to us, and the Hepburn proposition was defeated. their departure for Kansas City, Cook will have his office in Keith building. The Tiwes with their many good friends in this city regrets very much their removal,and McFarland Bros. bave done a suc cessful business of twenty-two years in the same stand they now cccupy. We need no introduction or recom Bates county, but there are many WANT UNCLE SAM TU INTEVENE. new comers in the county whom we} London, Jan. 27.—The Chronicle would like to get acquainted with.| this morning has an editorial recall Call and see our stock, 100 sets of |iDE the suceess which attended Pres- harness. If you only want $1.00| ident Jefferson's sending a fleet to aa ed Algiers and advocates the great worth of goods it will pay you to powers formally inviting the United McFarland Bros. It is an|Statss to send a fleet to Turkey. kind The mere sight of sucha formid nds uslable display,” says the Chronicle “would suflice to bring the Sultan |to his senses.” If, however, action | were needed, the Chreuicle urges ree. | thut the British fleet should co-oper- ys. [ate every day occurrence, where 2 friend or customer recomn to some new resident of the county such favors in the highest deg 11 2t McFariaxp B John Harris, of Wyoming, arrived | last week and will spend a couple ot | you with any learned treatise, re- months in the county visiting his| plete with scientific lore which you = mac | would not understand and abound- brother in Jaw, W. S. Johnson.one of | : a A 5 \ phrases, which, in- our prominent farmers living a couple | tead of d ng, create confusion: Mr. H. | but instead give you a few is hoiding the position of au eagi jSimple facts: Fora good hand-made neer on the Union Pacific railroad| eae saigs Berens ; } ° | brushes, whips and everything kept and has pulled the rottle for up } Ss ’ ase opp oled sea tet is p jin a first class saddlery store, we've wards of 44 years and daring all | cot them. We have the best line of this time bas never met with an ac-! harness in our shop ever found in | cident. He is 56 years of age,weighs| Butler. Any one that wants auy , 270 pounds and this is the first time | thing in the saddlery line ought to , 10 26 years he has embraced the op come and look at our goods. Buggy 'trimming a specialty, and all work ; guaranteed to be first class. We lean save anyone money that will the meeting of this brother aud sister|deal with us. Our harness is all was most agreeable. Mr. Harris is | Werranted; any piece of harness that | does not stand warrant will be re- placed free of charge. All kinds of repairing done on short notice. Come in and see us; if we don’t trade | we will get acquainted, |treat you right. We don't want the portunity to pay his sister Mre Johnson a visit So you cau imagine y rs very favorably impressed with Bates county, and tired of railroadiag it is possible he will soon | % later ta up his residence in this ¢ ‘His 74h Birthday. i world, but we want to sell all the Joe Graves went out to Spracue! goods we ean. We don’t want all this morning to partake of a birth-| the money you have got; just a 1 day dinner in | f his father’s|ing price for our goods We make our goods and wil save you mouey We want your trade; in the harnes twenty four y know our business us. Wewill ¢ 11 4¢ 74th birthday anniversary. » Graves - He and we think we office int - Was inau Jersey xt vernor of Ne The inaugural reises Opera hou pg in ear- Review 22. = Se Don’t worry A Qutet Wedding. Don’t & . At the hom f the bride’ try exp ss ee : sess Dealiiwnsta se morey ot o, Mr Forest Gride : e mman, Ill, and Mi worthless compour Don't be Ba. Co. persuaded to take a su for | Ayers Sarsapariila. It is of blocd purifiers. William H. > month, and to promir stock raisers. Immediately af ceremony the happy conpl Sefer) s their future home in Denison, Texas, | $605 for property t -* | War. aduring the and saddlery business and see} Mr. Quigg of New York, who had} We shall not attempt to present | POWERS URGED TO ACY. | J. M. Catterlin is very anxious for] 6 / some good farm lands for this month. ; Loans close | And if we | House to-day, after an interesting | ;four hour debate, adopted the reso-| jlutions passed by the senate last. Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, and Caps, Clothing ar- |to the Christian Armenians, and j other : | pledging the support of congress to j man had to have a I | s : the president in the most vigorous | jaction he might take for the protec- | [tion and security of Americans in| prepared some resolutions on the| While vi jsame subject, but it was deemed ad | tHe {tems in the | visable after the senate resolutions jhome in K |reached the house to-day to substi-| | | ii | | able i | | of the members to go further tha j eq the resolutions did, and Mr. Hep-|has been paid out in three suppere | burn of Iowa proposed to give the | *! combs, | y e first Re | we have been | ing John Hussey 1 at oney ready. 1-tf. Virginia items. he TIMEs this Ti It will we see or hear, 1 Wrong or mixed, Kir frien Abraham Weatherwax, who moved tember. has e township to feed. Populists ae said there & greenbacks liver, and the Were not of any 1 be redeemed deemer, redeer count Thomas Wright jon the farm he boug the carpenter. Mr Eggleson says he is flying—it is ja boy. Grandpa Morrison is flying 2. ; XN Ye A of Tisdale, Kan, to reading and says she Must read it the coming year at her » and her sister, t the first of the week for the 1 side of the creek. Mr y, the school teacher at terdam, wasin Virginia Sunday. Frank Smith returned from Colins, lair Co, w e he had been look- ing for a far Phe Free Methodists had Quarterly meetir last Sa } sb ht. John Nance Lela Ris A at Nestierc rday and Sabbath. The hard times ery here has result- this way in two months: $184.15 d the Modern Woodmen Lodge. D © Wolfe has quit chewing to- bacco. G W Cybert reports the health of his neighborhood good. Have you seen the new out of sight mouse trap that © M Drysdale has just got for sale? G W Park got two last week and the first night caught 11 mice. Isaac Lockridge went to Vernon Co last week to look for a farm, SG Adams, the tay collector, will be at Vi iia every Saturday and at his home every Tuesday. WO Radferd has millet seed for sale. Rev Reid will preach at MiamiCen- ter the second Saturday night and Sunday in each month, Cole Hensley is buying turkeys. Miss Icy Jenkins; who has been visiting friends at Austin, Cass Co, a few weeks, returned home Friday. Rev Cofkhill has his house finished on his farm, near Mount Carmel ehurch. John Durrett sold two hogs to a Butler butcher last week. ‘The two weighed 1,260 pounds. Monday night of last week, some of Grandma Cope’s children and grand- children came to spend the evening with her. Grandma was prepared for them with oysters. John Cope and wife, of New Home, were present. ‘The directors of the Virginia grave- yard had a meeting and made ar- rangements to have the fence fixed and a smat house, 10x12, built for tools and a small stove. Miss Annie Hammon, of Rieh Hill, is visiting Carr Dudley's family. Ed Davis, of Fair Haven, Vernon Co, is visiting the family Hensley. ; The supper at the M E chureh Fri- day night was well attended. The receipts wer The Amsterdam band was present and rendered some fine music. Mrs JH Cope, of New Home, who was visiting her father, Peter Crook, last week, returned home Monday. ust call at Aaron's office, The red, white and blue, And for the Booming TrmEs Another year renew. Then read the Virginia Items In a Democratic paper rank, Por they are written by Aaron, The Prohibition Crank, Here shall the Items The people's rights maintain, Unawed by influence And unbribed by gain. Who shall dispute what the Items say, and offer no reason, In such a town as Virginia Is downright treason. John Foster commenced work Mon- and we wili|@4Y morning in his coal bank on the widow Garner farm, northwest of | indeavor was well attende Sunday night. The subject, “Ho and why should we testify for Christ.” i} s William Metcalf, of Austin, is visit-| Mr Stahi, an th 14 beneficiary ber every oficeinthe turd eve omas Petty’s store AARON, an male com- €3 in a hun- iseases that Dr, ion will not cure. zive us for this is} ding a house | de schoo! house | of Cole; WOMACK ® growing in interestand| W. G. Womack stock of grocel | queensware, ada, organized &/oras scon as Lodge here last! One man | fide sale. vad from Butler to| 4 | ware are @ rj cost or factory For Charity Settereth | i | | “Matron of a Be and knowing the good Dr. Miles" has done me, my wish to help of comes my dislike for the publ letter may give me. In Nov, and Deo, im The inimates had the “Lag and I was one of the first. Resumi too soon, with the care of so man did not regain my health, and pape. became so debilitated and from sleeplessness and the drafts made my Vitality, that it & question if Ig goon. A dear friend advised me Pe Dr. Miies’ Restorative Nervine, T took 2 bottle: APpY to say, J than ever. I still cong } as . is very dressed to Milwaukee, will reach: June 6, 1994, Mas. Lavra ©. Proxy, Nervine fs sold on a po the first bottle will bene! iit tt . i Dr. Miles’ Nervine _Restores Healt Here is a man of ‘gumption. p serting his old home he wrote r farewell on the wall as follo “Four miles from a neighbor; miles from a post-office; 25 yj from a railroad; 14 miles frond school house; 41 miles from a chord 180 miles from timber; 200 1 from a democrat, half a mile fr water; a quarter of a mile from bel and the same distance from @ lican. ‘God bless our home,’ @ to Missouri, which is God’s countgy| to get a fresh start.’—Ex, : Interest Rates Reduced, The Missouri State Bank has ge large amount of money to belo on farms in Bates county at lower than usual. Those wish borrow or renew old loans vited to call at Bank. Loang n without commission. 4 A Reliable Fire Insurance. Ian the agent for the tna, d Hartford and the Home Insurang Companies three cf the old ne largest and strongest Fire Ins companies. The aggregate capil and surplus of the three comp is nearly fifteen million dollars. am prepared to issue policies merchandise and on buildings is} town and country at usual rates pay losses promptly. Franx Auum 1-tf With the Mo. State { CAST GROCER A bone fide assignmentsale of the tinware, wooden’ nails &c, must be sold by Febru possible thereafte No advertising scheme, it is a boob This stock must he clos out by a certain date, either retail @ wholesale. Our large stock of queest now bei g offered at 8 s. Now is time f decorate acd omni ment your table for less money tha possi hope to gt for ag probably is ‘your life time. We have reduced tt price on staple groceries fully B yer cent, 25 per cent on fancy gree {eries. In fact we are selling thing in the grocery line for at lest} | 20 per cent less than they were ee sold for except suger and flour whi is the same price as other mercbaolé sell for and will continue todo # asthe stock lasts. You ought @ take advantave of this sale We pay you as much for your prod r you to you ever can queensware NO HUMBUG \is straight sale. | J. E. SHUT {2-9 As nt will