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fVER HEAR OF ACHILDS ALL WOOL JERSEY AEEFER SUIT FOR $1.259 } Guess not—bnt that’s one of the } many bargains in our childrens de- } partment. By mail $1.87 with privi- | lege of return if not entirely satis- factory—ages 3 to 7. Those “anti Pluie” water proof suits ages 6 to the value is there. A few of those boys long pant suits we're selling at HALF PRICE The A. P. A. is after the scalp of Catholic, and on this account they | Mr. Broyles has been with usa long can not support him. A.s keep kicking the first thing it| appreciated. knows it will leave the republican stand Mr. D. V, 5 F and “jine” the popniist party. anHoy, one of the sub 3 : | free silve vas inS the pioneer subscribers to the boom- | free er democrat, was in Satur- | : 2s =z i day and r mine | jing Times was to see us Saturday a enewed for the booming and renewed for ‘97. He said oe i ca pros-| had planted on his farm 165 acres | P&° ann oe acer — oat of corn, and reported crops as never | ne ae af eeret a ey od) looking better at this season of the) ie ae fs 7 a aes perl year in his section. Mr. Slayback is eb NG x an Hoes Monel hogs) one of the oldest subscribers on our | “7! poug abba towns wiehubrmns books dnd the paper has no better Howard Wolfe, 21 years of age, friend in the county. | died at his home six miles south- ee ks aa ak | west of Neyada Suuday morning. poria, Kansas gon that their a | aude oes ge ae Walle . , 1 - | wi © exception of John Wolfe chards are being ruined by a cater- ; who was in Nevada, were poisoned pillar of a new _ species, which | from something they ate for dinner, completely strips the trees ot their | the other two members of faraily re- foliage, fruit and blossoms. Every | covered. They had not the least effort is being used to destroy the j idea where the poison came from pests Some are spraying with a | They had for dinner corn bread,meat poisonous liquid and some are burn- | onions and potatoes. The meal was ing sulphur beneath the trees.| taken from a fresh sack and they Farmers in the western part of the| suppose the poison must have been state report a similar state of affairs. | in it. are still here. Our childs knee pants at 25c are genuine tweed and warranted not to rip--all ages. Those boys $1 “star” shirt waists at 50c are another strong bid for the trade of economical mothers. We understand negotiations are Twenty head of hogs bunched to- | . & gether on the Jas. Hover farm, near |)” iss a don) thegpucchases oF Walker, Vernon county, were pecu- | ne ee eu ommen by, Dr eEyleyau liarly eftected by a bolt of lightning the northwest corner of the square, during the storm of Friday. None Dy 2p eueae) City man, Who proposes were killed, but the lightning so ) to build a modern hotel. The plans shocked them that it left each hog forabewnouse are) bemngidrsanibyjan partially paralyzed, or effected in \ architect and will be ready for deliv- such a way that they dragged their | ery ey fow USE The building, if hind quarters as they do when suf. | crected, will contain forty rooms, fering from kidney worm. A valua- | and be provided with all the modern ble horse standing near the hogs {coneemencee ene firat Hoor pallibe was also effected in a similar man- | utilized for office, bar, dining and naannen: ;sample rooms. Mr. Beason, one of | our real estate men, is working the Rev. Dr. scheme and thinks the hotel will be Kentucky, the famous debaier and Ditzler, of Lexington, a go. one of the most scholarly men in Marshal Warder, our vigilant this country, arrived in Butler last, nightwatchman, pulled a couple of night and preached at the M. E. | confidence tramps who were taking church, south. He will preach agaip Jas. Broyles, an other substantial | Dick Bland. They say his wife is a| friend to the Times, renews for '97. | Ifthe A. P. | tame and his yearly visits are highly | i | i ; stantial farmers of Spruce, neigh- | | C. B. Slayback, of Spruce, one of | borhood and a wild and wooly Bland | McKIBBEN MERCANTILE CO. DRESS GOODS CARPETS SHEETINGS SHIRTINGS e many wi you the lowest rtings we sell, 1 ar kind wh he , Teliable sh pnd upon to wear. HOSIERY One of our hobbies is se we know how tod Fast black hosiery w color, and has the stre LAWNS We have just placed on sale one ¢. lawns, up to date in styl wide good colors at 5 cents per ) f splendid five inches 31.00 Buy a Silk Gloria Umbrella From Us, Mc KIBBENS. Death ot Mrs. Boulware. | Diev—In this city Sunday morn- FISK BROS. ing at 10 minutes to 9 o'clock, April 26th, 1896, after a protracted illness FISK BROS a teed 2 yearn FISK BROS. Thus it is, in the morning of her) ' | the Court House on the north side in the fullness of her glory,the trees | of the square. We are not strangers of five months duration, of a compli- womanhood, in the very morning of | The popular grocery house of spreading forth their foliage and the | to the people of Bates county, as we cation of diseases, Mrs. Dixie Boul- ware, wife of Dr. T. C. Boulware, | i ._ | Butler is s ii the apring time, when all nature ia | utler is situated directly north of 15 are selling fast—they’rs $4 but | in the town a few nights ago. The to-night and each succeding evening during the remainder of the week, including Sunday and Sunday night. His sermons will set forth the faith and doctrines of the Methodist people. He is conversant in thirteen different languages and his sermons rascals went from house to house and with a pitiful plea would state that they wanted to send an urgent telegram but lacked a few pennies of having enough money, and that if the good lady would only furnish them with the desired coppers it Mrs. Sam Heinlein left Monday for Pana, Ills, on a sad mission, having received a telegram that her father was notexpected to live. : The school tax levy at Nevada for Frank Allen, at the Missouri State | the coming year is $1 on the $100 writes fire insurance. Best of | valuation. Superintendent Hawkins panies represented. 42-tf | was retained as principal of the H Esswein, of Virginia, renews schools at a salary of $1,650 a year. the Tres for '97. H. C. Franklin and Frank Baker, id Austin, editor of the Jefferson [tre — 1 near Milan, _ F in the | had an altercation over some cattle ieee oent Bendey : Monday when Baker struck Franklin with a club and. death resulted in a short time from the blow. A etrange dog supposed to be mad passed through Rich Hill the other day, and as he bit several other dogs the marshal is carrying a gun and all dogs caught running at large are sent to the soap factory. South Enid, Oklahoma, had a jail delivery Saturday night, and James Roberts, a robber, made his escape. Frank Royce, 8 condemned banker, refused to go. A saw was thrown in from the out side by friends. VER WEEKLY TIMES ‘LOCAL ITEMS ~~ LW. Deaton, of Nyhart, and R. Dudley are new subscribers this Gap. Chas. E. Gill, of the state la- bureau iain the city gathering Mt.and Mrs. Thos. Baldwin are ting over the arrival of a fine i their home. LP. Fall shipped a couple of cars tattle and one load of hogs to City Monday. Aboy went violently insane in| #8 City the other day from ex- ive smoking of cigaretts. Milam and Victor Hillis, two iderers, were lynched at McMin- le, Tennessee, Saturday night. A letter from Washington says the sound money democrats there are no longer talking of bolting the Chicago convention. If the plat- form is free silver they will adjust themselves to the situation and make a hard fight for the ticket.—Nevada Eo George Hilswick, of Ft. | Post. Oe ened ok, M. M. Tucker, of Altona, was in week, *|the city Monday and informed us that he is now delivering his 1894 wheat crop to Power Bros., and Henton & Sons, at 72 cents per bushel. How will some of the pop- ulist, leaders explain the rise in | wheat from 38 to 72 cents? lis reported that a couple of our “some lady school teachers are bematried soon after the close of Our substantial friend and sub- ber, G. W. Moles, of Altona, was oe us and renewed. Mr. Moles ue of our best friends and stand- Maj. L. Culbertson, one of Rich Hill’s most substantial citizens and one of the best and truest democrats in the county spent Saturday in the By permission of the Mayor the city and gave the Trvgs a pleasant le State aluminum Manufacturing call. The Major sson Jerry, a bright Puy is numbering the resi- and promising young man, who is of this city. now attending the State University, will stand before the democratic con- On account of poor health T. E./ vention as a candidate for represea- None, a well known citizen of tative. urndale, Kansas, took his life by | tng his throat with a razor Sun- | | the summer vacation in a week or so ohn Swack d No town inthe state cau boast of ph bel a prominent stock | better schools than Butler, aud the shin Salisbury, Mo., took the | credit is due the excellent corps of eae — oy — teachers The board always pick the ne had sustained losses The public school will close for | beat and in their selections last year | will be both instructive and enter- taining. C. B. Lewis is building a hand- some and substantial brick store! room 24x100 feet. The new build- ing fronts Ohio street and joins the brick store room known as the Childs building, also owned by Mr. Lewis. A foundation seeond to none in the city has been laid and Satur- day Mayor Clardy in a few well chosen words dedicated the corner stone upon which brick work will be | started. When Charlie does a thing he does it right, and the new double store building will present a hand- some and substantial appearance. would place them under lasting obli- gations as their child was sick, nigh unto death, and they were anxious to let their relatives know of their sad bereavement. Of course every house they visited where the neces- sary coppers could be raked togeth- er were handed over. In this way thev were successful in raising a few dollars which they cheated the sick child out of byproceeding to blow in for beer and liquor. The marshal locked them up for the night and next morning prosecuting attorney Holcomb made a state case out of the matter, and the triv were sent to jail to lay out their fines. The Times reiterates that the proper place for such scoundrels is on a good, healthy rock pile with a ball and chain attachment. The tax-payers : have enough to do to support their a townships were represented. families without feeding these worth- e inactivity of the members made 1 bonds. Atkeson mad, and he says in the| °° V@8s?0nCS- Free Press: “There is little differ- ence between a committeeman who can’t and one who won't attend to business, and that they ought to either attend, cend a proxy, give an excuse or get out.’ Guess the in- difference means that they are get- ting back into the democratic party. The meeting of the populist cen- tral committee in the city, a week or 80 ago,was Blimly attended. Only a Bales Logan Mitchell, living three | rors by reappointing the present North of Amoret, was rendered | force. lous for two or three heurs evening by being shocked by | ——* tof lightning. forthe St Louis convention|a few nights ago and robbed of isto say nothing on the coinage | $29.20, a gold watch and chain, re | Mon, get the offices and then | volver and all his clothing. On tak to the people to settle the ques-| ing their leave they advised him to go get a suit of bloomers. | did not make a single mistake. This | We learn from the mail carrier | year they witl avoid making any er | son-in-law of Jobn | Pharis of this city and well known | ‘in our town, and now holding the| %tn J. Ingalls,the Kansas states-/ position of night operator at Car | M,an interview, says the proper | thage, Mo., was held up by two men} Awarded Mighest Honors—World’s Fair, ‘DR: 9 The preachers at Warrensburg," A are fighting the card parties with re newed vigor, and the card parties | CREAM are bucking the preachers with re- newed interest: Rev. Pughsley who | is leading the crusade against the/| game says it is as bad 4s crap shoot- | ing. If card playing is against the | rules of the church, those refactory members who persist in disregard- ing their vow should either desist | MOST PERFECT MADE. or get out or be kicked out of the| A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free ehureb. Right is right. from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 80000060600 O8O0088SSOE8 Ty q WHAT TELLS 3 U000 ya ity G20 LOW T1Cch. ir eo oe We Give you Both. Our Men suits from $3.00 to $15.00 Our Boys * & 2.00 to . 8.00 Our Childvens suits “© 50 to 5.00 = All Good Values ' ‘aps f J ts nd Prices Wilhin Reach of cveryand: LARGEST STOCK JOE vi FY ee MET CA Tune Ciothis:. STRAW HATS Be VOIOOSOOO8OOCOCO rose bush making ready to bud and | have been in business here most of bloom and send forth its fragrant | the time for the last ten years. And perfume, the death angel has visited | Will say to our old customers and to our town and removed from earth | the strangers that are moving to to heaven one of our most refined | Bates county that we have a new and cultured citizens. | line of groceries, queensware, glass- The deceased was a patient suffer- | ware and tinware. Everything we er for more than five months with a | have 1n our store is strictly first complication of diseases, which | Class and are all new. We have no baffled the very best medical skill | old goods that we are advertising at attainable, the watchful care of a|or below cost for the purpose of loving husband, aided by the best | drawing trade or fooling the public. nurses to be had. Her every want | If you will come directly to our store that money would buy or kind and examine our goods and get our friends could procure, was gratified, | prices we will show you we mean and her death was the result of a/ business. Our queensware and wasting away and exhaustion. glaseware are all of the latest pat- The deceased was born in Green- | terns and our groceries are not old ville, Ill, and came to Butler with | shelf worn and worm eaten goeds. her mother and step-father, Rev. R.| We have just received another car R. Pierce, in the year 1884 or ’85, load of the Washburn Minneapolis and in October, 1887, was united in , four which we are selling at $1.10 marriage to Dr. T. C. Boulware, the| per sack. This four we have very ceremony being performed in St. exiensively advertised in Bates coun- Louis at the residence of Miss Boy-|ty and find it gives satisfaction to den, a close friend of the family. those that understand using it. We Mrs. Boulware was amost amiable | are not advertising this Washburn lady, possessed of those traits of | Minneapolis flour for the purpose of character which endeared her to all | under selling our home flour but far with whom she came in contact and | the purpose of satisfying the many her friends were limited only by | people that have come to Bates her acquaintance. A devout mem- county from the north that want this ber of the Methodist Espiscopal| flour. We also bandle the eslebrat- church, she died in possession of }¢d Power Bros. flour; also H. T. her faculties almost to the last mo- | Henton & Son, which is already so ment and in full hope of future re- | well advertised through this county ward. | that it needs no advertising from us. She leaves beside her husband, a | We also handle with our different little sonaged seven years and a | brands of flour, the Jersey Cream sister, Mre. O'Byrne, of near Wich- | flour made at Rich Hill, which we ita, Kansas, who are the only imme- | are selling at $1.90 per hundred. diate surviving relatives. | We will say to the people of Bates The remaine, robed in pure white | county, if you do not like the flour reposed in a handsome white cloth | that is made here, we have the best covered casket, silver mounted, | hard wheat flour in the world, for the plate on the lid bearing the in- | which we have the exclusive right to scription “At Rest.” The casket | Sell in Butler, Pillsby & Washburn was most beautifully decorated with |made at Minneapolis, Minnesota. floral offering; a pillow of flowers We will give you a few prices to presented by‘one of the lady chris- | let you know that we are not talking tian societies of which deceased was | through our hat. a member, was most tastefully ar-| Fine barrel salt, $1.10 cents per ranged and very beautifu?, as also) barrel; guarranteed firat claes bacon the large lillies pjgced on the center not old chuncks or pieces but nice of the casket. Z | side meat 6he per th,nice light coun- The funeral services took place | = shoulders —- from 7 to 9 from the family residence at 10 | ') 5c per pound. o'clock Tuesday morning, conducted | Country lard Se per ib, oat flake by Rev. Dr. Jones, of the Ohio street | that has no hulls or black specks in M. B. cburcb, the choir singing | it, 11 pounds for 25c, I eaberry coffee beautiful and pathetic selections. | 25¢ per ih, Java Blend fran ap Sn Those present from a distance | pound, broken Java coffee ie A were, Miss Boyden, of St. Louis; | Mocha and Java coffee 30c per ih, 34 Mrs. Henry O'Byrne, of Wichita, | Ib for $1, the best northern bean, no Kansas, sister of deceased; Mr. and cheap bean or one that will not cook, Mrs Todd Rogers, of Rich Hill and | § fh for 25c,good ae pounds for Mr. Wick Boulware, of Calaway | 25¢: best homony 20 Th for 250, nice county, brother of Dr. Boulware light dried apples 5c per th, Green- Pall bearers were: Capt. F. J. Ty- wich lye, not Grenocke, 7 bores for eard, Jas. M McKibben, Max 50c, seed potatoes from the north 50 variar MS Clay, H. L. Tucker cents per bushel, country sorghum and J R. Davis. The remains were ™olasses 25¢ per galion, the best followed to the cemetery by one of coal oil 15e per gallon or 5 eauen the largest process‘on of friends ever for 66c, six pounds soda for et seen in the city. Grand Pa’s Wonder soap 5c per | par 1 Z old country soap, 6 bars for 25c, Fairbanks brown eoip 6 bars for 2! Lenox soap 6 for 25c, good tea 3 ih for 25c. Imperial tea 25c per ti, the finest uncolored Japan tea in Butler 35ce; good broom 1c, gocd raisins & ' fb for 25c, fine California evaporated peaches 3 ih for Bring ue your ducks, turkeys. geese. chickens, eggs, ard, corn, produce or a have to sell and we you trade cash or order on any dry goods or clothing house get the place, FISK BROTHERS. Do Not Do This. | Do not be induced to buy any other if you have made jmind to take Hood's S: P.omember that Hood's ves wher al! cthers fail e up despair bec »edieines have failed ‘ats Hood's Sarsaepar nd you may reasonably ex; be cured. 9 tah’ vegetable, Hood's Pills are purely ! learefully prepared from the best in |gredients. 25c. North side square. }