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aeaeenn ramet aeE 2 ASCE RAS A k } t 90*270 Will Open its Fall Term Sept. 7, 1597. Tuition in Normal Department per week, 50 Typewriting Department per week. €1 ite hand and T) pewriting De $30.00; Com nighed Rooms per week, 25 to 50 cente: Lessons note with approved security for tuition, except Write for Catalogue. Address, THE MISSOURI NORMAL AND BUSINESS COLI 3m i BRUTAL DEED. | Jilted Lover Shoots His Rival and the Bride. | Paducah, Ky., Sept. 1.—At Fre-| donia, near the Kentucky and Ten- nessee State line, Alfred Frelder and Finis Jarrell, young farmers | loved the former's cousin, Miss Min-| nie Frelder, belle of the neighbor | hood. Jarrell won the maiden, and | his rival swore to kill him and the} girl too. Notwithstanding threats, Jarrell married Miss Frelder, and after the ceremony the couple start- ed ina buggy tothe home of the} groom's brother. | Frelder, borrowed an ermy mus- ket, ostensibly to shoot a dog, hid in the bushes at the roadside. The happy pair, accompanied by friends, | robe right into the amburh. As the husband climbed out to fix the harness on, Frelder opened fire from a few feet away. | The groom’s shoulder was shot away, and he will probably die. His wife of afew hours was seri- ouely wounded in the side and breast, and her condition is also se-| rious. Mrs. Sam Jarrell, who was just | bebind the victim, received several | pellets of lead in her arm. Frelder | escaped and a posse is in pursuit. | SCASTORIA. | | — Tiles we. hear RE ( GENERAL LEE May Make the Race for the Senate. Washington, D. C., Sept. 1—No one doubts that Senator Daniel of Virginia, will succeed himself in the United States Senate. No one elee is seriously talked of, but there is opposition devel oping against Sena- tor Marten. He is the target of much criticism in certain parts of the State where he is accused of not being a true friend af silver. It is generally understood in Virgivia | that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee refused to | be a candidate for Governor in crder that he might mske the race for the United States Senate to succeed | Marten. | Do Not be Imposed On. | Always insist on getting Foley’s Honey and Tar, as it is positivelv, absolutely and unqual. Sealy the st cough medicine. At J. A. Trimble’s drag store | AwWife Traded. | New York, Sept. 3.—Jacob Sch- | reck was arraigned in the EssexMar- ket Police Court upon the complaint of David Sachs, who charged him | with stealing a watch valued at $150 | Fr The Missouri Normal & Business College ned course. $50.90; Board per week. $1.65: | charged with the crime. | several days ago. | | | \ { hand and] n Short- | Fur- in Music, Law and Artreasonavle. Wilf take | Music, Law and Art. Send this to your friend, EF, Lp, Mo. cents; Tuition in Business and Scholarship in Business Dept , $:*).00 } { } A MURDER MYSTERY. Two News Agents Charged With Kill- tag Frank Swofford. Fort Scott, Kan. Sept. 1—The mystery surrounding the murder of Frank Swofford, a Paola man, who} was found dead ina field near this city three years ago, was cleared away this evening when George Finch of Paola and Bert Dixon of Drexel, Mo., were locked up here Dixon is a farmer, and was secretly arrested He eaid that Finch came upon bim and Swofford on the railroad track on the night of the murder, shot Swofford, and then compelled him to assist in dragging his body to the field. Im- mediately after Dixon’s arrest Finch disappeared, but he was arrested this evening at the Baxter Springe, Kan., reunion. Finch formerly ran asa news agent between Kansas City and Omaha, and Dixon ran be- tween Kansas City and Springfield. Swofford was en route from Paola to visit his mother at Piedmont, Mo. According to Dixon's story, Finch \a daughter, by « forn jtakea viclently Hl. | summoned BY POISON Iga Farmer's Famiy of Ten Prostrat- ed i Metropolis, Ul, Sept. 1 —A, solesa'e poisoning baz oceured in: the family of Henry Miller, a promi-, |neat farmer, living near here. Soon |-————— after breakfast yesterday, the entire | r wife, A physician was | was | The illness was at once declared to be due to the adminis- tration of poison. A package of} Rough on Rats” was found to be missing. It was soon sscertained that poison was administered through, scrambled eggs, of which all ate} heartily except Nora Miller, who| bad complained of cruel treatment from her father and stepmother } The baby bas died. Heury Miller | the father, is expected to die, end also his wife. The other children, Simon, Albert, Oscar, Isaac, Jacob and Agnes, and Sophia Schafer, the seryant girl, are dangerously ill. There seems now tobe no doubt that the family of Henry Miller was poisoned by tne daughter, Nora Miller. There is no doubt that the young girl was demented, and all of | the family that are conscious this meraipg want her treated by an ex- pert. This course was recommended by| her brother, Dr. Audrew Miller, of this city. There is no thought of} an arrest. The Couple Hissed, New York, Sept. 2.—The union of January and May always excites interest, but it rarely throwsa whole | community into such commotion as did the marriage of John Eckbardt, 72 yeare, of Elizabeth, N. J. with pretty Julia Grable, who is scarcely out of her teens. The ceremony was performed at the German Moravian church shortly after noon yesterday. The cbuzch was filled with curious onlookers, shot him for the purpose of robbery and took $25 and his watch from him. He had been working for Dixon's father in Miami county. A Household Necessity. No family shoald be without Foley’s Colic Care for bowel ccmplaints. At J. A. Trim- ble's drug store, Pledge Safety. Dallas, Tex., Sept. 1—The peo- ple of Mineral Wells held » mass meeting last night on a call of May- or Kearns and passed resolutions denouncing Whitecaps and Regula- tors, aud pledging protection to ae- groes “who conduct themselves good citizens" > Many speeches were made, and it was evident from the tenes of the meeting that the term “good citizen- ship” meant all it implies to the con trary to a certain element of the ne groes who have not been so circum- spect in their conduct. The Kauf. man County officers have arrested three white men, who are charged with complicity ia the Whitecap lawlessness in that county. Io an interyiew today County Attorney | Dashiel declares that he will make | the most vigorous prosacution pos- | sible. as Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen’s Fo Ease. a powder to be shaken into the sb It makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gi instant relief to corns and bunions it’s the | greatest comfort discovery of the Ps Cures and prevent swollen feet. blisters sore spots. Allen’s Foot-Ease is a cure for sweating, hot, a At all! druggists and shoe stores package | c Add ress | 3. Olmsted Schreck said that he had sold his wife to Sachs for the watch and. chain, and that when she got tired | of Sachs she left him ard Sachs then | had him arrested. The result of | this tale was that all three were lock- ed up, Mrs. Schreck is held for big- | amy, Sachs for marrying a married | Woman and Schreck for stealing the | watch and chain. | General John B. Clarke is Out. Washington, D. C., Sept. 2 —Seo. | relary Gage has accepted the resig- nation of General John B. Clarke of terial division of the treasury. salary was $2,500. The position is no longer necessary and no one will be appointed to succeed him. Gen-} eral Clarke was at one time clerk of | @POrt says it expired at midzight,| Whig McLsurin’s majority will not the House of Representatives. A Happy Woman. A happy woman necessarily must have a! bealthy Liver. Therefore to be happy heep the | thy. Prickly Ash Bitters will tone | up the system. purify the bowels and put the | liver right whenever there is an from heaithy regularity. It isa valuable Tem edy to keep on hand for immedisie use when Oecasion requires it. Sold by McClenent & Co. | $uaranteed to cure Train Wrecked. | Nacogdoches. Te x., Sept. 1.—The south-bound passenger train of the! Houston East and West Texas Rail- | near Sterne, twe've miles south, Mon | | day night. D. D. Moss of Chirene, ee H Tex., was killed instantly and ten | others more cr less seriously ip ed. A weak bridge is said to be the! jur- cause, one side giving away after the engine and baggage car had! of several feet. D. D. Moss, who was killed, held} an accideat policy for $5,0U0 One! jus before the accident. is Removal, We take pleasure in annow after this date Parks Sure c move all traces ot rheumatism ki s bs S idney roubles and liver complaint trom the It is the only medicingo that is| cing that} ‘ure will r. these diseases j cay, Parts sure cure is sold by ra T.| Tneker oe i | satiafactery. | raise | Way, due bere at 11:45, was wrecked | 57° | ceediug 60,000. Last who by no means sympathized with the principals. At length the couple emerged from the church and the peni-up feelings of the crowd found expres- sion. The men jeered and bissed and the women and children de nounced the happy couple. The demonstration became so threatening that the newly married pair would have been stoned if the driver bad vot bundled them into his coach and drove rapidly away. Eckhardt’s neighbors are indig nant. He buried his first wife oniy two months ago. Ballard’s Horehound Syrup. 4]% Wes guarantee this to be the be-t cough syrup manufactured in the whole wide world. This is saying a great deal, but it is true. For consumption, coughs, Colds sore throat, sore chest,pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, croup, whooping cough, and ail disease of the throat and lungs, we positively guarantee Ballard’s Horehound Syrup to without an equal on the whole tace of the globe. Ins fs port ot this statment we refer to every individual who has ever used it, and to every druggist who has ever seld it, Such evidence is indisputable. Sold by H L Tucker, Woodford Arrives in Spain. San Sebastian, Sept. 1.—Stewart L Woodford. Usited States Minie-} ter to Spain, arrived here this after- noon. Extra precautions bad been| taken by the authorities to prevent avy hostile demonstration being made, but these apparently were ur necessary, asthe behavior of the crowd that had githered to witness | the Minister's arcival was perfectly | Ballard’s Snow Linimen iss so bad I could not| head. Ballard’s| irely cured me. I tac and tf e ee I ement cu ion woun Sold by H. L.T M’ Laurin Wins. Columbia.S C, Sept. na yesterday gave McLaurin, 19, 52: Evans, 6,230; jority 10,062 Irby, 3,570: a ma-/ for McLaurin. | e of be materially increased by later re.| turns, it is too great to be overcome! by any retures from the back die-| iets yet to be heard from. Alight , Vote was polled, probably not ex- yerdict is not Year 80,000 votes were castin the contest be- tween Earl and Evans. i ly of 10, excepting Nora Miller, | New York World. | ble place ia the world,” remarked an! | English woman in 1858. istay here the rest of life” |markable statement was a spinster | the | @nd she lived at Teignmouth, Dev- | j peat it 4 |* ard t 1.—Tke Missouri, who was chief of the ma. | Passed safely over, end rolling the | !atest returas in the Senatorial pri-| fie | other coaches down an enbsnkment | ™3"¥ election held in South Caroli- | groes, Tom Clark and Tow W who on ard i ted acer Dooly. a younz whit: convicted yesterd each was sentexced to 99 years For Infants and Children. : ole oe Z every LST Fithie WE, in Bed Thirty-Nine Years, “This bed is the most comforta- “I shall} my natural | re-/ The woman who made this onshire, England. She kept ber! werd, and for nearly forty years ske| stayed in bed. She was 3S years old when she made the assertion. Sbe had retired to bed the night} before in the best of health ard] there was no apparent reason why she should not have arisen the next But she concluded that she would remain where she was and her relatives concluded that it would be best to humor her whim. So she stayed in bed and ber meals were taken to her. The bed she oc- cupied was in a room upstairs, end for two years she stayed there. Then she was removed toa rcom cn the lower flocr where she could watch the front gate and the yard. She had a series of mirrors at ranged so that she could see the entrance to the house and ths entire yard, and she was thus xble to know what was going on. Her hearing became morning. abvormally acute and she could hear noises that were inaudible to other residents of the house. Her mother and father died and sbe still remained in bed. She be- came owner of the small estate, and she managed it with skill and judg- ment, but she adhered to ber deter- mination of remaining in bed. She died last week at the age of 77. The doctors who held the autopsy said that her Jungs and heart were sound and that had she lived the usual life she would have been good for ten or fifteen years longer. She ate usual meals all of the forty years, took no medicine and there was no apparent change ia her constitution until a few months befcre her death. A Sound Liver Makesa Well Man Are you Billious, constipated or trou- bled with Jaundice, Sick Headache, bad taste in the mouth, foul breath, coated tongue, dyspepsia, Indigestion, hot dry skin, pain in the back and between the shoulders, chills and tever, &c. If you have any of these symptoms, your liver fs out ot order and your blood is slowly being poisoned because your liver does not act properly. Herbine will cure all disorder of the liver, Stomach or bowels Ithas no equal as aliver medicine. Price cents. Free trial oottles at H. L. kers drugstore. 44ly ‘Two Tragedies ia Arkansas, England, Ark., Sept. eS) Young. a prominent farmer of In- dianola, was shot and killed by his) step-son yesterday. Young had beaten the boy's mother and the son was determined h3 sbould not re- This he did cruelly. and the son chot Young, causing death in a hour. Pine Bluff, Ark., Sept. 2—The dead body of a negro was fousd banging to a tro: line in the Arkan sas river yesterday near Robroy. A rope around the neck and s-veral gashes in the head indicate that the aegro had been lynched and thrown into the river. Thera was nothing ea tbe body which the man could be identified and no lyncbing has been! reported in that vicinity recently. How's Tiis: r One Hu dred We of be cured t DING, KINN ist, Tol Cure ts taken in he blood and For 99 Years. Dallas, Tex.. Sept. 1--Two ne-| ninal asssul evening, and -CASTORIA, McF > AD were McFARLAND BROS. Oe ees Low Ra Everyone wishing to borrow or change old loans call and see us,mofiey ready.no delay w ‘ THE WALTON TRUST COMPANY, BUTLER, - MISSOUR 1. RRRRRRAS a ARLAND BROS. PD ABRREERE SLL RR SERENE RECs te Interest Money TO LOAN. We have money to loan on good farms at Six per cent interest with small commission, time five years, interest payable ()NCE a year. Will write the note payable on or before so borrower can time desired and stop interest. South Side Square : Sutler Mo. Read and See What we Keep intStock | We keep eve rything that horse owners need harness, $7.50 to £25; second hand Saddles of all stylesand prices, from the cheapest tothe harness from 3 to S15. steel fork cow boy and scle leather spring seat saddles. Lap robes, horse blanketa, Custers and fly nets. Harness oil avd soaps full line of mens and boys gloves. Trim buggy tops new and repair old ones, Bring your old harness and saddles and trade for ness store in the Southwest and our her bess are all made at bome. Pay amount at any are requested to SPLLRPISR PRARARERER RA RA RAR ASSP FIAR, THE ties. The fact all kinds of buil< quantities and PRICE. prisonment. Their guilt was so clear that the satisfactory to the public, as the popular demand was for a death sentence. The condem.- ed men may be lynched. here and be convinced, dd, HURLEY, LUMBER CoO. meee: Sees General Uffice at Kansas City, Missour1. This compauy, with R. J. Hurley, | of Butler, Mo., as General Menager, | has Eight Lumber Yards county and other in adjo that number or yards, erables us to buy ng material sell book sent iree. Antiseptic Pharmacal Co., $1. Losi. sing coun- | we operate | at LOWEST) Call and gse us | | | Order of Publication STATE OF MISSOURI) County of Bates, { *8 Be ltremembered, that heretofore, to-wi ata regular term of the Circuit Conrt Rates county, Missouri, the court house, in the city of Butler, ont first Tuesday after the second Monday in Jane, soy d afterwards,onthe 2at day the same being the alxth jadi- of said term, among other the tol- lowing proceedings were had. to-wit: Stave of Missouri st the relation and tothe use of A B Owen, ex-ofticio collector of th- soorl, pl. if, ve. Hiram Malott, Charlee E Kuhni eo W Hopkins, 8 L Long and W H Thomas, defendants ._ Civil action for delinquent taxes. Now at this day comes the plaintiff heret by her attorney and makes proof that dejen ants are non-residents of the state of Missouri Whereupon it i- ordered by the court t! defendants be notifed by publication that plaintifl has commenced a anit against them in” this court by petition the object and general nature of which is to enforce the lien of the state of Missouri for the delinquent taxes of | the year 1x95 amountingin the aggregate to the sum of $5 25. together with interest, costa, commission and fees, scribed tracte of land Missouri, to-wit: Lot twelve in bloc! Rich Hill, and that unle pon the following de- situated in Bates county eighty in the etty of the said defendants be and appear at the next term of this court to in this | be begun and holden in the city of Butler, | Bates county, Missouri, on the 9th day of No- veinber, is97, and on or before the third d: | thereof (if the term shall so long contim: '. and if not then before the end of the term) and plead to said petition according to law, the same will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered according to the prayer of sald peti- tion, and the above described real estate sold to satisfy the eame. And it is further ordered by the court that acopy hereof be published in the BUTLER WEEKLY Times, a weekly neWepaper printed | and published in Bates county. Missourt, for | four weeks successively. thi st insertion to | be at leaet fiteen days before the first day of j the next term of said court. A trne cop: jrom the record. Witness my hand as clerk } atoresaid with the seal of said court hereunto affixed. Done st office in Batler, on this the 27th dav of Jaly, 1897. STEWART ATCHESON, Cireart Clerk. inlarge isEaL} | Special Commissioner's Sale of Real | Estate. ity of a decree in partition made by iteourt of Bates county, Missouri, in © case of Adah Fitch, et al. ve. Louisa dane Danielson, etal. I will sell at private sale, at best price to be obtained therefor, the fol- lowing described real estate situated’ in Batee county, Missouri, to-wit: The east half of lots number one (1) and two (2) of the northeast quarter of section four (4) in tow ae forty (49) range thirty-three (35); also the south half of the southeast quarter of see- ton thirty-three (33) in te waship forty-one (41) | of range thirty-three (33): alao the east half of | Jots number one (1) and two (2) of the northwest | quarter of section four (4) and the west half of | lots number one (1) and two (2) of the northeast } Quarter of section four (4) in township forty (40) range thirty-three (33). ‘The terms of sale will becash, and said sale Will be made subject to the approval of the cir- Suitcourt. 242 acres of the above deacribed | land is situated in Homer township, and eighty } eres adjoinining it in West Point twwnehip. | The whole 322 acres will be soldin a body, or [ik will be divided into smaller tracts to'enit purchaser, JOHN C. HAYES, Special Commis ioner 6-tt wagon harness from $10 to $30. ; vones. We have the largest retail har! : begun and held at The | revenue of Bates county inthe state of Miss | Youn, men RKV ness Lost ¥ all eff whieh not o1 war tng by ator and ¢ ead Sr 3 2 Ti Sere, Prompt, Positive Cure impotence, Lose Emlesic Spcremtar heey Neroousness, Self Dit o; dc. Wilk