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i i 4 J. M. Catterlin is very anxious for some gocd farm lands for this month. Loans closed at once, money — Let: | | Three thoroughbred Poland China } male hogs for sale. Also one year- ling Jersey bull. A. H. Witsox, 32 2m 2 miles cast of Butler. The Bates county democracy must | be well organized for the fall cam paign. An iron gray horse was stolen! ¢ from Mrs. Myra Yates, of Panama, | Sunday night. The corn crop is looking fine and the farmers are wearing a broad smile over the prospects of Sedalia, are in the city this week visiting relatives and friends. Mayor G. W. Clardy, who is pres- ident of the Butler Bland club, left Sunday afternoon for Chicago to shout for Bland. Insist on having just what you call for when you go to buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the One True Blood Purifier and nerve tonic. The hay crop in this county this season has never been bet- ter for 2 dozen years. The crop wil! be enormous and if the right kind of prices prevail the crop will bring into this county a lot of money, The Prohibitionists of Butler and Mt. Pleasart township will meet in the court house to-night at 8 p. m., for the purpose of organizing a Levering club, and other business. “Cranks” come out. J. M. Vavauy, A. H. Curver. J. D. Black, of Lompoc, California, renews for the booming Tres to 1898. Dug is in the harness busi ness and his many friends in this city will be glad to learn he is enjoy ing good health and making money, Mose Jenning rented a team from Joe Graves yesterday to drive to Adrain, says the Rich Hill Review of Friday. The heat was intense, and Joe claims the team was not watered until Adrain was reached,where they were given their fill. On their way back neither animal showed distress, according to the driver,until at Corn- land one of them dropped in his tracks, stone dead. A member of the Ohio State Sen- ate who was in town Tuesday,stated toan acquaintance that, although living in a county which gives,usual- ly, 2,000 republican majority, it is a question whether the republicans will be able to carry the county this fall, so excited is the popular mind over the silver question and reports from several sources indicate that the state is not sure for McKinley. —Pleasant Hill Local. The Tinrs esteemed friend and good subscriber A. A. Miller, who has been spending several months at Leadville and Cripple Creek, xe- turned home Friday. He reports both places very dull in a mining point. At Leadville, said Mr. Miller nothing is being done on account of the strike of the miners. Ina politi cal way he says everything from the smallest boy to the oldest man is for 16 tol. Joshua Whitesides, of Moundyville, Vernon county, shipped a car load of fat hogs for the city of Mexico. When asked by a Nevada newspaper | man why he shipped to Mexico/| when Kansas City was so close. Mr. Whitesides replied. “for the mon there is in it.’ | ¢ “In Kansas City,?| said he, “I get $3.30 and in Mexico, | $6.40 a hundred.” It cost $130 a | » $ Mrs. F. M. Mount and children, a | )) Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Graases spent the last of the week in Deep Water township visiting relatives and friends. Our popular circuit clerk, Stewart Atcheson spent the fourth at Apple ton City, among his old friends and neighbors. Stewart is making an efficient officer. The farmers of this county are | through harvesting their wheat and other crops and in another week the flax crop will be in the shock. The threshing machines are being put in order and many farmers will soon begin threshing their grain for the market. Judge Theodore Brace, of the su preme court was in our city Satur- day. The Judge is out in a modest way making a little tour of the state in the interests of his candidacy for are nomination. our state supreme court Brace has performed his duties as satisfactorily as could be desired. Aaron, our valuable Virginia cor respondent, will accept thanks for a} bountiful supply of choice wild goose plums. Aaron is a faithful friend of the booming Tives and never misses an opportunity to di | vide the good things of this world with his friend. Thanks, Aaron, and long may you live and prosper. | As soonas the Chicago conven- tion is over the work of organizing the democratic and silver forces of this county should begin. We have no doubt the committea will have everything in readiness for the fall, campaign and that he will. leave no stone unturned to get the party in line fora grand victory in Novem- ber. A lawn party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Austin was a very enjoyable occasion on the evening of the fourth. The lawn was lighted by chinese lanterns and transparen- cins, an abundance of swings, ham- mocks and settles had been provided and games were indulged in. Ele- gant refreshments, prepared by the | young ladies, o'clock. were Mr. Charles T. Thornton sr, an) y jOld and much respected resident of this section died near Pleasant Hill yesterday morning. He was one of the best citizens of the county, as car to ship to Mexico. . Mexico is a every one informs us, and was also free silver country and they pay }an old timer, having come here in $6.40 per hundred for hogs. The old man who looks ont | at the world with clear and healthy eyes cannot help feel- ing great gratification at the thought that his children have inherited from him no weak- ness nor tendency to disease, | The healthy old man is the | man who has throughout his | life kept his digestion good and his blood pure. Not one | in a thousand does do it go through the healthy | Without effect. Let them | once find lodgment or let them | find a weak spot, they will de- velop by the million and the | il be full of them. | npon | i esh | to disease. | covery is utely and infal- | » and almost all | It isn’t a med- j and the more Itis a med It forces out all and blood. | ton. | 1856 from Montgomery county, Ky. He was in his 87th year, The fun era] will be be held at 10 o'clock this morning, and the wornout body |Jaid to rest in Pleasant Hill Ceme- tery —Pleasant Hill Gazette. The Rich Hill Review is responsi- ble for the following: “The report ; Was current on the streets today that our townsman, J. L. Lacey, has unearthed a gigantic silver mine in the vicinity of Halley's bluffs. It jis further reported that the mineral has been assayed and reveals silver bullion to the amount of $250 to the We have been unable to see Mr. Lacey and hence cannot vouch for the truth of the rumor. Mr. Lacey is a prospector of many years’ experience.” SHALL DO CAMPAIGNING § : DURING THIS MONTH. As a member of | Judge | served at 10! WE HAVE CUT LOOSE “SUMMER PRICES +tttt+tt ON ttitttt+ s4eesese ON 445s5 ese AND SAM LEVY & CO. WHITE GOODS. SWISS ~ a a a LOI eee { Filley and Kerens are having it | up and down in St. Louis. are acusing each other of all kinds of | rascality. The fight will divide the | Republican vote of St. Louis | Columbus Hayes, convicted of the | i murder of Wm. Sneed, near St. | Joseph, in 1893, was tried, convict | ed and sentenced to be hung at Savannah. A few days before the | time for the execution he broke jail. For two years the officers have been on the lookout for Hayes, and a few bus, Kansas, where he was working ina coal mine. He is now in jail | at Savannah, and the Governor will be required to appoint a day for his execution. Hayes was convicted of the murder on circumstantial evi- dence. The following is clipped from the Columbia Statesman: mend to weak kneed | Hon. D. R. Francis,a true blue Dem |ocrat: ‘I have gone over the whole situation very carefully with men who kuow the entire field, and I tell you that it is my firm belief that the 16 to 1 men will control the Chicago convention and do with it what they please. And I say now that, no mat. | ter who is nominated at Chicago, or what sort of a platform is adopted, | I will do ali in my power to help the | party win in November. If Bland is nominated I will go into the fight with especial good will.’ ” Teachers’ Institute. The teachers institute of Bates county commenced at the West School Building in Butler Monday, aud by Tuesday were bard at work. Up to Wednesday evening there had been enrolled one hundred and sixty teachers. In Profs. Welch, Deer- wester, Kearby and Allisou, Cow- missioner Thurman has an excellent corps of assistants. The Lustitute promises to be one of the largest attended and most interesting held in the county, as al! the teach- }work. The Tres wishes the teach- ers all a profitable and time pleasant The new steel plant of the Obio Steel Co., at Youngstown bes been - closed by the Steel Billet Pool, thus throwing 2.000 men out of work for | at least seven weeks Youngstown is close enough to Canton to suggest a rattling paragraph in the letter of acceptance on the deplorable effects | of trusts in crushing the life out of industrial activity. Just What's Needed. Exclaims thousands of people | who have taken Hood's Sarsapati!la at this season of the year, and who have noted the success of the medi cine in giving them relief from that tired feeling, waving appetite and state of extreme exhaustion i confinement of a long w ter season, the busy time atte upon a large and pressing bu @uriug the spring months aud w vacation time yet tant. It ‘ after 49 Weeks building up powers of Hood's Sarsaparilia! , are fully appreciated. It seems per- j feetly adapted to overcome that Prostration caused by change of | Season, climate or life, and while it |} tones and sustains the system, it | | purifies and vitalizes the blood. i SOME HOT They | days ago he was arrested at Colum. | “We com. | Democrats | | ae | everywhere these ringing words from | ers are taking a deep interest in the. SHNDId-SHONVDYO ee DY RA RADAR AR AARARADAAAANRAARARARA RRA ARAL FAFA Ee | ! Announcemennt. Having decided to quit the hard- | Ware and stove business I will sell | the same at cost for cash, also gro- ceries cheaper than anybody on | earth. Yours Respectfully, 33 2t. Isaac Fow er | Lexington, Ky, July 2—John Johnson, a prominent citizen of | Harrodsburg, while at work in his garden at 11 o'clock this morning ;was instantly killed by lightning. |His two sons who were working | with him were badly stunned. | Why suffer with Coughs, Colds jand LaGrippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine will cure you in one day. Does not produce the ringing in the | head like Sulphate of Quinine. Put |up in tablets convenient for taking. | Guaranteed to cure, or money re- |funded. Price, 25 Cents. For sale | by W. H. McClement. 33-6m High tariff will raise the price on what the farmers buy—machinery and clothing—and the gold standard | will lower the price on what he has to sell—pork, beef, mules, corn, , Wheat, oats. If the farmera want that kind of a deal they can get it by voting the republican ticket.— Centralia Courier The republicans of this county announced by printed hand bills that they will have a grand rally in this city Saturday, July 11th. Among the speakers are Hon. Robt E. Lewis, candidate for con- gress, A Haynie, of Clinton, candi- date for attorney gonera', Hon. W. P. Freeman, of Miller County, can- didate for secretary of state. The Mec- Kinley double quartette will render some new campaign sones Ag this will be the first rally of the republi- can party in this district during the present campaign, the boys ought to turn out in force and make the woods ring with music and shouts. The opera house will be thrown open for the use of the gathering and no doubta big crowd of republicans and spectators will be present. As a rally will be about all the glory the republicans will get out of the cam paign in this state, the Tres hopes to see them have a good time on this occasion. rt Take Ayer’s Sarsaparila for the Complexion The Glorious Fourth. The big celebration held in this city last Saturday was a grand suce- cess in every ps The day -could not have been more propitious | for the occassion, and the rain of ticular. ion. The boys in town began cele-| | booming of cannon crackers and all} i kinds of unearthly noises was kept) up all night Saturday morning the sma'l boy was turned loose and as jthe hundreds of celebrators began | to arrive from the country they were | | greeted with the usual noise of the) Itin horn and era hers, and three! | brass bands of mus‘e. | | Messrs. C. B. Lewis and Frank | Potter, to whom the credit for get-| ting up thecelebration and arranging |the program is due, were kept busy the details aud when transpired that the was a little too lengthy for one day's fun. It was a grand day for Butler and the erowd that attend ed the picnic was estimate to be be |tween five and six thousand people. carrying cut night came it progam The racing was one of the special of this ed and they got to see some thor- sport were highly entertain- oughbreds go on the track as well as the nie » mule. The picvie grounds in the beauti- ful grove were also well patrovized and those who did not care to wit- ness the races took pleasure in meet ing old acquaintances, eating good dinners and enjoying themselves in witnessing the many amusements on the ground. The fireworks from the roof of the restaurant building on the south side was very pretty and a large crowd was on the streets to see the zockets shoot upwards and the spid- er wheels throw their many different colors Messrs. Lewis and Potter are to be congratulated over the big suc- cess of the affair and also that no accidents of a serious nature hap- pened. United in marriage on July 6th 1896, Mr. Wm. M. Tucker, of Cap Co., Nebraska to Miss Addie Gillard of Rich Hill Mo., Judge Wm. M. Dalton officiating. Butler P. O., July 7th, 1896. J W Allen W Derole L Harrison W Norris W H Sunelaiz P Banstin JD Defeubaugn W Harris JW Warring. FEMALE. M E Allison A Kraut F Robertson C A Tomisona M Williams EM Whistter. jd D Ai py V. L. Jounsox, Deepwater Items. Making hay and cutting flax is the order of the day among the farmers. Quite a number of Johustown peo- ple spent the 4th at Clinton. Grandma Wilker is visiting her son-in-law, Jesse Blizzard, near Plea- sant Hill. Walt Payne and wife were guests of W L Kash and family last Sunday. Senator Ballard, of Montrose, left Monday for Chicago, where he will attend the democratic convention. Jim Offi] has purchased a new mower and has commenced making hay. Ben Wayne m Montrose Monday. Miss Millie Carter, of Johnstown, will teach the Elm Grove school this winter. Lee Simpson and wife have return- dea flying trip to Will mer, who had his ankle | sprained in the rnnaway the other day, is some better. : Alexander and family were s of C C Cliser last Saturday. iting friends near Johnstown for the | past few weeks, lefr Monday for her home in Eldorado Springs. Miss Dellie Offill returned Monday evening from a visit to her unele, es Butler. John Bassett’s mother, of Apple- ton City, is visiting him this week. Messrs Kidd Goodwin and Hardy Haptonstall, of Eldorado s | Spent the 4th in Appleton City, | Rosr. a | Notice of Meeting to Decrease Cap. : td S oes. OtSce of Missouri Batler, Mo , vy of suck Ca: u 3 1D consent. WM_E. WALTON, ident ERANK ALLEN, Secretary, teat tnEcToRe:—J R Jenkins, C Powell, TC Boulware, Wm’ E Waaford B | Wright, Frank M Voris, RG West,J M Christy Friday settled the dust and put the/| has filed his decision for the g track in perfect order for the occa ee Pig NE macadam gn | . ornton |brating early Friday night and the 8gainst the city of Clinton, 'of macadamizing the Public / court features of the day end the lovers! Advertised Letter List. | MALE | W Powell | ed from a visit at Eldorado Springs. | va Butler, who has been vis- | Spares | Wantep—Ag comm ents to Bell go es Write Geo. Fy : Springtield, Ohio i sion. nn Cloten Wins The Sut, Clinton, Mo. July 1.3 of Kaneay suit was based on an attempt to : lect from the city a part of after tax bills against the gop owner of the court house gqp been decided iegal by the Supe ——— antzation, A meeting of the Stockholder, Directors of the Missouri State Ba was held on July 2nd,~ 1896; per cent semi-annual divideng paid to stockholders and added to the surplus fund, The Missouri State Bank, in tion to being a regular bank of posit and discount, has carried: large business of loanin, real estate. By the new walt banks in Missouri are under pervision of the Secretary of and are examined annual} State Bank Examiner, tary of State now holds that a } should not engage in any king business other than banki r j requires that the ‘Real Estate gage” business and “Abstragt” ness heretofore owned and opersii j by the bank be owned and mange by a Trust Company,to be oppante j under State law governing Companies. To comply with this ruling of Secretary of State the propo separate the two institutions y | the capital stock of the Bank ga 000.00 and organize the Walton tj Company with $110,000 author capital, $55,000 of which will bep up, Was unanimously carried, ¥ banking business will be by the Missouri State Bank same Stockholders, Directors Officers as heretofore. The capital will be (full paid) $55,0 plus fund, . The Walton Company ckholders will be same as the Stockholders in the Bas The Trust Company will have ag ital of $110,000 of which $86, be full paid, with a surplus $11,000, and will hereafter the business of lending mo Rea] Estate, certifying abst titles, etc., etc. Wm E Wi be president of the Trust Compay T J Wright, vice-president; Allen secretary; Dr T C Bou H Dutcher, Dr J Evering! Jenkins, Booker Powell, CR ford, Wm E Walton, John D ter, Frank Voris, Wm W Wright, Harry H Pigott, d The change will be made in Auge Mr Wm E Walton still remains ident of the bank with Mr J] Jenkins as cashier and the @ Board of Directors and Stoe as before. Change in Org Mrs. J.P. Beil, Gssawat wife of the editor of The Graphic, tha ing local paper of Miami county, ¥ “I was troubled with heart for six years, severe palpitations, ness of breath, together with sud treme nervousness, that, at times I walk the fioor nearly all consulted the best medical talent They said there was no help, that I had organic disease of the which there was no remedy. I your advertisement In The Gr as 2 last resort, triedonel ayeara; Dr. Hiies’ Kew Cure for the which convinced me that there merit init. I took three bottles ead Heart Cure and Restorative Net It completely cured me, 1% well at nicht, my heart beats regt Thave no smothering spells. to say to there’s relief only give you Dr. Miles Heart ilitatél, 6 ill be sent aid, On. by the Dr. Miics Medical Co, Dr. Miles’ Heart v Restores | i | } i i ——SOLD BY F. M. SKACG First door south of P Butler, Mo.