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The cold snap last think of heavier suits—overcoats and under- wear, and in that connection it was quite na- tural for them to think bargains we have been they came—and When they saw those suits in blacks, browns, ton.overcoats at $7.50, selling at 37 1-2 cents, illustrious queen they has not been told.” call on us. The Cold Wave Brought Prosperity To Clothing Men. week wondered. selling for $7.50 and those ALL WOOL mel- winter weight—well made underwear we are WOOL at 67 1-2 cents. In the words of an F above bargains, they saw many more. You may see them too my frind, if you will | rT tially John W Dunear, 1 p!+asant cali. He was formerly d-p wy im th: reeorder’s « flice under Mr. Weert aud the will try | that cflice Sheriff Mudd brought Mrs Kitch- ep back from Kansas last week lodged her in jai! She was indict ed by the grand jery for attempting to assist the prisoners of cur jail to break out by smuggilog in a saw, concealed in a box of cigars Rt. Rev. E R. Atwell, of Kansas City, assisted by Rev. J M Me- Bride, will hold services in St. Mark’s (Episcopa!) church Sunday morning Dec 5 at 11 o'clock. Rev McBr:de will preach in “h+ eventog, and will a'so hold services Friday evening, Dee. 34, at 7 o'clock caused buyers to of US and some of the advertising all fall, and and bought. ALL WOOL $10.00 fig andra eearice Poona ars instituted to settle the ord differences between men, aud we are wiliinz to trust all matters that peed adjudication to there legally consti tuted tribunals Vhere you get the sworn testimony cf both sides, wh le in ths street triala and newspaper controversies only baif of one side is given and that is usually tne darker half —Adrian Journal. and the heavy—real or the medicated ALL exclaimed, ‘‘the half or in addition to the $00 oeoreeoooes Some People Will Bite on Tricks. They'll always doit, and they’il always feel shocked when they find that they have been sold, swear to never get caughtagain, and when a real new trick comes along will bite ag: There are tricks in the shoe busin use one in our business, and it the hardest trick of all for Shoc men to learn. That’s todo business without tricks 4 ain. It isn’t necessary for us to use any trick- sell our 13-inch leg tap sole boot for merchants say they can’t be sold for lesa than $2.50. We doit, and that’s all. It don’t take any hoodoo work for us to sell our strictly hand made side boot for $3 that others get $4for. It don’t take any amount of hypnotism to get you to pay us $2 for our ladies vici kid stead of paying somebody el them. It doesn’t require a great amount of science to get you to pay a quarter or so LESS for your boys shoes than you'd have to pay some other fellow for them. We do these things every day of our lives.and if YOU knew it as wellas some of your neighbors do you’d be money ahead. ein § PLER Withatd LIMES LOCAL ITEMS For Rext:—A pleasant furnished room, one block from public square. Enquire at this office Times telephone number 37. Call up No. 37 when you have any news, advertising or job work for the Times Governor Stephens favors u3 with | aremittance and orders the Tries to his address. A beautiful little baby girl came | to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.B Armstrong. The name of Mrs. Monroe Morrell, | of Hume, is added to our subsccip- tion list this week. Our old friend J. has his paper changed way, to Buffalo, Mo. H. Showalter Half- Oar good democratic friend Bert Conard has his paper changed from M-rwin, Mo., to Fenton, Kan. The Montrose X Ray comes to our exchange table. Our cld friend C M. Bryson is at the he'm Mr. Crowell sold his fing buggy team of matched sorrels to the Ross Hotel, for the use of the fine new landau. W. F. and Mrs. Hemstreet have returned from Chicago and the squire is again at his post dispensing justice. Our staunch, tried and true old friend T. T Wemott, of Kansas City, remembered us substantially while in Butler. C. V. Gasaway, formerly of Pieas- ant Gap, now of Ringtisher, Oxlaho- ma, will get the news from Bates county through tha Tives A. L. Griflith received word Mon- day that bis mother had died at her home in Kansas City. Mrs. Mary Griffith was 61 years of age, and! bout two weeks ago fell on the back porch of her home and broke her igh. | G. M Crow bas his paper changed from Bullard to EiDorado Springs. where he moved with his excellent family and expects to embark i: Drysdale & Keasling. i y , : = sell M y Case. busivess. The Tres wiehes bim Bell sierdcr Case unlimited success, which he de The trial of Charles Bet}, the cir | Serves. cas man, chirged with the murder | of Velhe Driekill at Rich Hill on the day S:-lls Bros circus exhibited there Jast month, begins this morn- ing The preliminary of Bell before Justics Hemstreet was the most sen sational ever held here and consid erable unfavorable comment on the Judge Lay overruled the demur- rer to the indictments tor forgery against Hamiltoa, Cox, Simpson and Tiaonam, and the cases were contin ued to the February term of cour: Attorneys W. O. Jackson and C. A Denton appeared for the three first conduct of Lell’a friends was indulg- named and A W. Tburman for Tian ae Beil wane - : | @in. bet as Ce » S i jae in the kiling and Victor Lee, anotk- S. T. Broadus, of Rich Hill, male}erof the showmen, as accessory usa pleasant call while in the ety} Durir: 2 of the examina tioa as the sta nesses for | Wedoesday. He was a candidate for the democratic nomination of county clerk four years ago and made a very creditable race. He informs us that he will try zain this will bo in the race t to W. S. Baxter was in to us Tuesday and informed us that he | had disposed con | Mr Baxter got cut a very readable | loesl paper the defn D e had k g nd Smith, amine] Messrs who were deferd i w r I 2 sought to fasten the crime oa him, cesr ne that time and a finish. &¢3 | showm? four of it was L-e story was s> 4 rest of the evidence t and it is said that now Bell’s attor- neys, realizing that they cannot charge the crime upon Lee, will again change front and seek to throw it on Robert Dent, another of the cireus employees. It would seem that they are willing to sacri- fice anybody, everybody aud every- thing to clear Bell, who for some reason, has the pull with the circus ef the Foster B Lhis 4 His eliteria’s were as and that | they were pithy and biting Bro. At | keson aud others who came under | the ban of his displeasure can testify | | j stroug and tothe point, | Tha Ccle county grand jury Sat- } urday returned an indictment against J. Henry Baer of that county for | perjury. He is the man who hung! the McKinzie jury Inv bis ogth as a juror he swore that he had no con- | scienhious ecruples aguinst capital \folks. Vallie Driskill, the dead boy, | punishment, but oa the jary he said | was a quiet, peaceable young man, | —— os resoecus tis.ce3 act yet sixteen years of age, the only | acience ton verdict that would de- child Cepoaey Daca Sac hembie. PENG Ee ae | but oae of the most estimable citi Io tke casa of Mrs. Finley, ai zens of Rich Bill. The evidence at inst Ed T. Steele | the pr ary show that there was and otkera of Richards, tried in the | abso no provocation for the Vernon cireuit court, the cout sus | tained the demurrer to the BS school teacher, a, evidence aud so en y beld that der nis-ithe ex Gemage suit. the sioner, contai | tory to the plaintiff, was « privileged ‘gents the state and W. M. Draffen, ne penalty of comm: communication and therefore not | of Kansas City, and J. F. Smith the actionable. defense. J Prairie, was in the city Monday and pleasant call while in the city Satur- favored us pleasantly and substan- day. He is aclever, courteous young of Adrian was in| the ci:y yesterday and made us a) 2s some telk that he are subordinated to political crimes his chave:s this time fer against tre majority of the party and | : ee s innocent boy be given} the law.! 3 deroga | Prosecuting Attorney Clark repre- _gentleman, a true son of that excep tionally good citizen, R R E:rsom Missouri swill hunters are fouling , their own pens as well as disgracing the party Principles and fairness | OVERCOATS, + SHIRTS, | If the adminietration’s eyes ar+ not open to it, they should be.—Extract |from Filley’s Letter. The Batler banks are all advertis- ing more largely than ever before | We believe it wou'd pay the banks | of the country generally to do some judicious work ef this kind. By m | forming the peogle of their mode of | doing business, more business could be drawo not only to these institu- | tions themee'ves but to the com- munities in which they are located. | —Review. For Men and Boys, money. J. C. Pierce died at his home in this city Monday and was baried | Tuesday afternoon He was in bis! 80th year, and had been in feeble | bealth for come time He came to! this city from Vernon county two or | threa years ago. He was formerly | eae Wolf county, Kentucky, where | Awarded Piatntiff in Case of Baldwin in his younger days he was quite a, prominent man, havirg represented | his county in the legislature and In the case of Baldwin vs. Boul- later was elected sheriff. He was a! ware, brought on a change of venue, lighly respected citizen and held in | from Barton county, begun in our) high esteem by all who knew him. | court the last of the week and com- | pleted on Monday, the jury found! f cb te WERE colciacs! UBunic | for plaintiff and award+d bis dame | rom Clinton county Monday even- | ages in the sum of $1,020 ing where he had gone to attend the funeral of his mother who died sud- | Boulware. a banker at Labersl Mo denly at her home Wednesday | , cused bis competitor, G. W. Bald- morning tae 24th inst. The deceased | 4: with havineiieet Sreb tee candl bolara ie years of age and had lived in| burned his own house. In hie Grat | the neighborhood of where she died answer to plaintiff's petition defend- ' SL years, | She appeared to be iD ant setup the plea of justification perfect health to within five or ten |in that he believ.d the charge was minutes of her death. She ate 4/tu9 Later he changed his answer | Beatty SRT bathed her feet | ¢9 5 that he believed the dwelling aod limbs in warm water, dressed | burned was sot fire by a stroke of nore end ; eae ne) Gen oe ihe i lightning, but he had been told by bediand while laughing ‘and joking | other parties that Baldwin had set withs those “about her passed’ away cre to the dwelling. We are inform without even giving a minu'e's/ 24 that plaiutiff had these parties ATELDE: Bie BOWE Oa the | present to teatify that they had not family told hin her death was like | so reported, but the tria! bad reach- the enufing ofelcandle- She iwas a! edastage when farther testimony aie ? Ah rieti : sar CF Chrietian Union | gag excluded by the court Weare chareh. | informed that Plaintiff Baldwin had Notice Williams Bros advertise | offered to withdraw the suit if the ment. This firm has dons more to| defendant would pay up ell the bring trade to Butler than any other | cost and make the records show that firm that was ever in business here | he had defamed plaintiff's character They have always sold the best qual | and the charges were not true. ity of goods at the lowest pricesand Baldwin secured a judgment for saved the people of Bates coucty | $1,500 cn a similar caee in the La- lots of money They bave an im | mar cireuit court mense trade. lt. | This seems to be « case in which | @ man eased his feelings at the exe $1,020 DAMAGES vs. Boulware, This is the case in which Green! the The best definition of a_ political UNDERWEAR, prices on this class of goods. to see us on this line. | pense of bis pocket book. H. H. Timmons was attorney for | Boulware, J W Cole and B. G. Thur- boss ia embodied in the following: “He who is not for me is against the party ” EES RITE a = = a 7 J M. Briney, a prominent farmer Our talented young friend VW. M | es sere IE SER EE Se et and substantial citizes of Round Ears.m, of Pleasant Gap, made us a | 3 RAPRAPIAP ARPA D APPA RERPODOR at the lowest possible Don’t fail We can save you RRAPADOD McKIBBENS. aes a RARRRARRRARRR RR RRRRRRR ELS RAPPPRPLR RR man of Lamar and Graves & Clark of this city representad the plaint ff, Baldwin. Da Walker bas purchased the James McKibben property on Ohio street just east of Jas. M. McKib- ben’s residence. Catarrh is a Disease Which requires a constitutional remedy. It cannot be cured by local applications. Hood's Sarsaparilla is wonderfully successful in curing catarrh because it eradicates from the blood the scrofulous taints which cause it Sufferers with catarrh find acure in Hood's Sarsaparilla, even after other remedies utterly fail. Hood's Pills are prompt, efficient, always reliable, easy to take, easy to operate Srrarep from my premises, eight miles southeast of Butler, Nov. 22, 1897, one pair of black mare mules, about 10 years old, one 18 about 144 hands high with ehort, chubby head, the other is about 15 hands high and rather heavy body, both well broke. Information as to their whereabouts will be thankfully re- ceived by Frank Wenrn, 3elt* Butler, Mo. Adwinistrator’s Sale of Real Estate. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of the estate of C.G. Lockwood, deceased, will on Friday, December 3lat, 1897, at the east front door of the court house, in the city of Butler, county of Bates and state of Missouri, offer for sale at public auction the fol- lowing described real estate bel to the estate of C. G. Lockwood, decet » Viz: be- ginning at a point one hundred and ten (110) feet north of the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of section twenty (20) in township forty two (42) of range thirty-two (42) running thence weat one hundred and thirty (130) feet thence north one hundred and thirty-one (131) feet to the northeast corner of school house lot of School district No. two (2) thence east one han- dred and thirty (130) feet, thence south one hup- dred and thirt-one (131) feet to place of begin- ning all in section No. twenty (20) in township No. forty-two (42) of range thirty-two (32) in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, Terms D. V. BROWN cash. D. Vv. s Adm’r of estate of C. G. Lockwood dec’d, November was Hummer, Now for December, Weare in position to give you the Lowesi Prices ever quoted for good reliable Overcoats and Suits, for Men, Boys and Children wear. $1.00, $2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00,6.00 $1.00, 1.50, our double breasted knee suits. our boys long pant suits, our boys cape overcoats, our boys ulster overcoats, our mens cassimere suits. our mens all wool worsted suits. our mens sack overcoats, our mens ulster overcoats. See = S See See see See See See See NO LOWER 3 3 | ed \ Manis good we ; overcoat, ) ¥ Man's good we at, 8 ALL FOR < : a 8 } $2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.50, 8.50, 10.00 NO BETTER MADE CLOTHING, Joe Meye $1.25, $2 1 9o $1.50 .00, $2.50 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 4.00 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00 , 4.00, 5.00, 7.50, 10.00 $ § ; : | | § PRICES. THE CLOTHTER. WSSSSSOGSNSOSOHOSHGGIHOOGSOOOOSOIG OIG OIG, eo i { j