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eeoesszeseeneses pest Prices Ever Known, PRERKw To stimulate trade, we | shall offer @ ibis week, inducements which should | gmpt the money from the lowest @ | epths of the most unwilling poeket. We have selected four styles of all shall before suits—every ftibre—and it yoo! ‘ c ‘ « offer them 1 price never made for similar goods 8 - ql & "8 These are suits that have hereto- 1} .Bfore been sold by us and others at -8$10 and which we have recently been 1 ae | Badvertising at $7.50 but it takes some- \ B thing desperate to sell good these fimes and hence the price. again in a week rest of the summer. Wool suits as low as $4.00. WER W BERLY TIME S LOCAL Free silver and prosperity. Joe McKibben is at Excelsicr ITEMS Springs to recuperate. Mre. West, of Kansas City, is .is | Bilbo silver cause is gobbiing up | iting the family of J. W. Smith. of bi li Beeepaplicane. Lon Stephens is a business man W.F. Hemstreet has gone to Illi-| with ideas and will make a model to visit relatives. | governor. fim prisoners were taken tothe} Mayor Clardy left Monday for entiary Monday from Nevada. | Chicago to attend the big convention 'and whoop up for Bland. The continued drouth and failure of the corn crop in Mexico will raise the price of corn in this coun try. ok James, of Kausas City, the Fourth in the city visiting | lives. Me. Jennie Bean, of Lamar, is | iting her parents Mr. and Mrs. ; H. McCants. _ Blidge D. P. Stratton, of Nevada, | decided to become a candidate Supreme Judge. “Piuited 16 to 1 ticket will sweep country as a tidal wave. All to- and a steady pull. a The democrats of this county | should prepare for a big rally and | ratification meeting at the earliest | possible opportunity. ) Tho democratie congressional con- | vention meets at Osceola the 12th August. Bates county will 2 delegates. | | day of 5 2 | have ‘ David Overmeyer, of Kansas, was | ted Uy Governor Stone to sec- 4 the nomination of Bland. Judge Booker Powell wife and | ter have gone to Eldorado ings to spend a few weeks. Bd. Austin, of Jefferson City, tthe 4th and Sunday in the city | g his parents and many friends. hdiana was tho first state to or- Judge James J. McCabe be its member of the committee | Tesolutions. | named Barter was saved at Clinton | the other day. He was digging a well aud was overcome by foul air. “| Bruce Starke, who is now holding ja position as stenographer in the) general offices of the Mo. Pacitic| jrailroad at St. Louis, spent the 4 h jin Butler with friends. jin this city. ES and teachers are still arriving. jrefused $150 By prompt aid the life of a man | The county institute is in session | = < Picatandanceds quite | prominent republicans as congress | | | The Butler people should make their Mrs. Zelia Donaldson, of Rich- | Uncle George Alspaugh returned | pallioamenoctorent: from Eldorado Springs to spend the | jith. He will go back to the Springs | er so to stay the} ™ Power Bros, are putting up a! large elevator at their mill. They | wish to be able to handle all the wheat brought to their mill as soon | as the improvement is completed. | While Dr. L Orear was chopping wood Monday the ax struck the limb of a tree and glancing came down on his head cutting a gash about three inches long in his fore- head. Jesse A. Trimble, District Deputy Grand Master, installed officers of Bates Lodge I. O. O. F. Monday night. Tuesday night he went to Adrian and installed the officers of that lodge. If the Tints is not received this week on time by its subscribers they will know the paper has been held back one day to get the news from the Chicago convention. Senator Teller advises all free sil- ver men to unite with the democrats and overthrow the gold standard ticket. He says a silver man can be elected overwhelmirgly if the free coinage elements will all unite on one man. A dispatch over the wire Wednes- day at noon, stated the crowd in front of the bulletin boards at Kan. sas City was so dense the street cars could not get through and had to be stopped. N. B. McFarland has lost his valu- able pacing colt, Concilio. He valued the little animal at $200. He had It was a goer on the track and a fancy animal and all will regret his loss. The colt died from something like brain fever. Mr. Hobart is expected to put up the cash and bleed the trusts and Mark ought to treat him fair in the way of excursion trains to his home As yet he has received no recogni- tion over his nomination except by home foiks C. B. McFarland and wife and son Charlie have gone to Racine, Wis.,to visit friends. On their return they will stop in Illinois, for a short visit. As they go through they expect to spend a day or so at Chicago and see the big convention. They ex pect to be absent about a month. H. J.. Preston, editor of the de- funct Kansas City Sunday Sun, fail- ed to give bond in court at St. Joseph Friday, and he was taken to the jai) at Clinton and locked up. Preston | ought to bein the penitentiary and when he gets his deserts he will land in Jefferson City for a term of twenty vears. Robt. E. Lewis, the republican nowinee for congress in this district out of De.rmond’s way. He now wants to be nominated for governor. ty delegation to the state convention. Robt. E. Lewis, the republican gold bug candidate for congress in this district will speak at the repub jlican rally in this city July 11th. Robert, on your gold-bug-Mark Han na-McKinley platform, Judge DeAr ; mond, the champion of the cause of | affecting the lake Saturday, two of the boys hada! | please fight was the result. of the day C. B. Lewis was promptly |on hand, and the boys were separat- | is makivg a desperate effort to get} He was overat Osceola the other | day and captured the St. Clair coun- Every central ¢ommitteeman in| |mond, Ky., who has been visiting | the county is urgently requested to | her uncle, T. K. Lisle and family |attend the committee meeting on | for several days, took her departure | July 2/ 3 | for home Monday. Sth, as busin of importance county organization At the base ball grounds at the! misunderstanding anda go as you- Marshal | | | { i] ed without serious damage toeither. | In the mule race at the race track | Saturday, one hard headed and un. | ruly animal flew the track and bolted | into a big crowd, watching the base | ball game. Two men were knocked | down but nobody hurt. For a time excitement was at fever heat. | At the race track Saturday a horee | flew the track and ran into a barbed wire fence. The rider was thrown! to the ground but escaped uninjur ed. The horse got his head be- tween the wires and received some ugly gashes about the throat and chest. Ten prisoners, all young men ranging in age from 18 to 23, were marched through the streets of Ne- vada, hand-cuffed and chained to- gether. They were all criminals and the sheriff had them in charge taking them to the penitentiary. It wasa sad sight to witness and should bea! dreadful warning to the young men of our land State Senator Ball of Louisiana, Pike county, and candidate for gov- eraor of this state spent a few hours in town the other day in the inter est of his candidacy. Senator Ball was only permitted to remain in town a short time, having consented to speak at Harrisonville, in place of Col. John T. Crisp, who was unable to fill the appointment on account of sickness. Senator Ball is an able man and in case of his nomination and election would governor. make a good A populist farmer,in from Virginia neighborhood Monday. informed us that he was one of a number of pop- ulists in that section of the county who were favorably impressed with the argument used by “Old Popu list Farmer,” in the Tives last week in regard to supporting Judge De Armond for congress. He said the Judge will certainly get their votes on election day, as they deemed it vote in the interest of the republican gold bug candidate. Mrs. Nellie B. Cadwell, of Girard, Kansas, bas leased and taken pos- session of the Palace hotel ia this eity. Traveling men tell us she is a lady of rare ability as manager of a hotel, and that under her supervi- sion the Palace will become a popu lar resort with the traveling public Fred Morgan has been retained as day clerk and L. E Shuck, of Kan sas City, will have charge of the of- \fice at night. Both these young gentlemen are popular and they will | materially assist Mrs. Cadwell in the management of the hote! Soo eee ee ecconeenne DO As long as they | We bave placed them on ta at Shirt Waists 31-50 $1.25 Shirt Waists McKispey MERCANTILE Co. OW IS YOUR OPPORTOMITY —_—_—_Q——_. ast we will sell All 74, 83, 10 cent Wash Dress Goods AT CENTS YARD ——O All 124, 15, 16%, 20 cent Wash Goods AT CENT YARD bles so it will be convenient for you to select. S now now o Spoo Shirt Waists now go at 69cts 75 Shirt Waists now go at AYcts so Shirt Waists now g ty. He is a sure winner. The persistency with which the Word comes from every township | in the county of Stephens populari- | A Child Enjoys The pleasant flavor, gentle action, | and soothing effect of Syrup of Figs | when in need of a laxative, and if \the father or mother is costive or gold men in the state fight Lon | billious, the most gratifying results Stephens makes it apparent that | follow its use; so that it is the best worse than folly to divide up the} Frank Ervin, who has been training | horses at the Lake & Park race track | for some time for T. K. Lisle and| they are determined to contest every inch of ground and regain | control in the state if possible. Wm. E. Walton and wife left Monday for Colorado Springs. Mrs. Walton has been quite sick for sev- eral months aud her visit to the Springs is in search of health. Mr. ten days and return. Mrs. Waltoa Pittston, Pa., July doubtedly alive. sbift this morning heard rappings and answered them. men raised the pick and sent back | the tap. Then all listened intently. | Back came the answer, clear and | distinct, and leaving not a doubt in| the minds of the men who heard it | as to its import silver republicans at Carthage effected a permanent organization to ard platform adopted at St Louis. J. A. Banks, J. M. Weeks, Judge D. A. Harrison, W. W. Calhoun and tee to preparea manifesto, and Pro-| ceed to promulgate it throughout | tbe county, and will invite all friends | of silver, irrespective of party, to others, left Monday for Topeka, Kansas. Among the horses he has! been training be took with him the| noted Dr. Cox, Eell C, Lizzie K, and Bessie T. These horses will be entered at the Topeka races,and then | will be taken to Leavenworth, Atch and Springfield, Mo. The above the people, will lead you one thous jand or more votes in the county. Do you think it acraze when such man Towne, Lind, Mr.S. P. Francisco, who has: stay with us pleasant. been doing well since the birth her twin boys, is reported to be bro ing somewhat. will They to meet | gratulations. opportunity and exchange coudolence. Friday was the hottest have had this years. The thermometer rez at the drug store of H. L. Tuc! 102 at 2 o'clock p. m. : | the Kansas City Times crawled YF the Bland wagon a week ago ) Msince has been beating the base iM for Silver Dick. Preter atiter's carriage shop, a ber of buggies and a large lot of Were destroyed by tire at Clin- Monday morning. ike Rich Hill in city in severa The state democratic judicial Tribune refuses to i “i . .., / Tuesday of last week nominat Fin McKinley's back yard. Will ay — tis son, by acclamation. ® Tribune also refuse to halloo Judge bas made a splendid recor Lewis’ rain barrel. McKinley and Hobart met last! | Kinley and the gold week at Canton and exchanged con | announe: >» that they will vote fora) have the in November | ticket. day we) tered couse vention which met at Pertle Springs, {as a member of the supreme court. smith and John duesota, D refuse to i Me fre ver nominee on the democratic | _. ane eas w | City and other Eastera cities before return a very pleas The leading populists of this ant ti county sre not taking to the idea of sout nominating a candidaie against) br Jadge DeArmond and thereby ai in the el-etion of gold bug Lewis. | ful yc They are frank acd open in their, met a: ideclaration that they will vote for’ fe Dear as the matter now sts Q | will | majority. t s, the Judg ex congressman John | attorney F. M. Nye, John) Sanborn, cf! platform, and d | Bate oud against all comers, and horses have all had severe training, jare fast goers and we expect to hear Frank Ervio, Silver Simmons, Tulsie | ison and Holton, Kan, and to Holden | aid then. Ft. | | Scott Monitor: Death last | married couple in the United States when it claimed Mrs. Mahala Starne of near Redfield. Mrs. Starne was | 90 years old, and had been married |to the mau who kneeled at her bed as she drew her last breath for 72 | years. | paralysis. Mr. Starne, ber busband, lis exactly her age. They were mar ‘a good report from them. ; Catron, maids of honor to the Mis- souri Sponsor, have returned from their Riche Miss Mabel | on account of sickness, was compel \ed to come Home a tow days earlier | Miss Roberta Washi ond trip. the ol th, and « ieee 1ip e Sout carry this county by a thousand | reception oe them ar the hos- | pitable people of that sectio ‘ Mirses Mabel Jenkins and Roberta the |ried when they were 18 respectively, tana moved to Bourbon county and located on a farm near Redfield | many years ago. They are the par ents of L. M Starne. a Fort Scott 'drayman, and the great grand par- ents of George Starne, ed six or eight years. “Think it Over ith such a reeord Hood's Sareaparilia? Don't food's Sarsaparilla, even after all o If you have ir the utmost coofi you good. Hood's Pi ls a t digestic: Walton will remain with her about | will remain at the Springs during | |the warm weather. ( 6 —Some of | the miners entombed here are un-| The 11 o’clock | One of the) Recently the Jasper county (Mo) | declare hostility to the gold stand. | Dr. King were appointed a commits | night separated probably the oldest | The cause of ber death was’ grandson of drayman, who himself kas been lave you ever heard of a medicine of cures as you the over has power to er remedies re bleod you be may take Hood's Sarsaparilla with dence that it will do family medicine known and every | family should have a bottle. John P: atton is beck at ths Laclede hotel. Plums are plentiful and sell for 10 cents a gallon. Blackberries are selling at 25 cent per gallon. Business is not as lively as it might be in Butler. Prof. Richardson is building a handsome residence on Ohio street. The republicans are deserting Mc- | Kinley. They can’t stand the gold | platform. Ed Austin spent the Fourth with | his parents in this city. He is mak. jing a live paper of the Jefferson City | Courier. Joe Daniels, living near Nybart, was taken with a sinking spell Mon. | day just as he drove up to the hitch ‘rack at the court yard, and before he could alight,became unconscious and pitched head foremost over the wheel of his vehicle to the ground. He was picked up and laid in the shade of a tree and in a few minutes was all right again. Young Daniels is badly afflicted with a nervous dis- ease and is subject to sinking spells. Fortunately in the fall from his cart he was not hurt. The gold papers are again full of figures showing the wonderful in- crease of the output of that metal. with the view no doubt of demon- strating that there will soon be enough of the yellow metal to make a gold basis perfectly feasible. Tak- ing it for granted that the output is | increasing at the rate claimed, it will i make it all the easier to keep silver on a parity with gold, from the same ; Standpoint of reasoning.—Rich Hill Review. } Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair,