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(THE MISSOURI STATE BANK, of Butler, Missouri. ronage, promising prompt eervice your money. Dz. T. C. Boutware, 0. BR Ravrorp, Ds. J. M. Cunisry, J. R. Jexxiss, Cashier. Parp CAPITAL, - - - — DIRECTORS — Joun Duerwester, T. J. Wricut, Receives Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money, Issues Exchange J. R. Jexxrys, ! and does a general Banking business. We will appreciate your pat- and absolute safe depository for Booxer Powett, F. M. Voris. Wx. E. Watton. Wu. E. Warton, President. The Walton Trust Gompany, of Butler, Missouri. i PaID UP CAPITAL, - - ed to call and get rates. in Bates County. Administrator. 7. J. Wricut, Vice-President at LOWEST RATES and on liberal terms, allowing borrowers to pay | back part or all at any time and stop interest. new loans, or desiring low rate money to pay off old loans, are invit- | Have complete Abstracts to all Real Estate (i Authorized by law to act as Assignee, Receiver, Trustee, Executor or Franx Axiex, Secretary. Farmers wanting Wm. E. Watron, President. a eee TT 7B a €. DUVALL & PERCIVAL BUTLER, MO- FARMBEOANS. Money to loan on farms at reduced rates‘of taterest. Your notes are payable at our office and yon find them here when due. We give Privilege to pay any time. Money ready mM aS papers are signed, GIVEN A GOOD PLACE. Arkansas Assigned a Favorable Spot at the Omaha Exposition. Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 19.—Alex 0. Hull, Secretary of State, and the other members of the Arkansas com- mission for the Omaha Exposition, returned froma tour of inspection tothe grounds. They were received with every courtesy by the Exposi- tion management. A very desirable Bite was selected, and it was decided te erect a creditable State building, one that will compare favorably with those tround it. The site selected is about 100 by 100 feet, just in front of the main horticultural build- ing, by the side of the Missourj building, and near by Illinois and | Nebraska, one of the choicest bits of @eround unoccupied when the eom- : mission arrived, and one of the most advantageous sites of the entire Exposition. The plaus for raising thefunds have not yet been matured. Fort Smith has already pledged to donate the lumber, and from other Psections of the state come promises of liberal contributions. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve The Best Salve in the world for | cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt @rbeun, fevor sores, tetter, chapped | hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin | eruptions, and positively cures piles porno pay required. It is guaran- ed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. L. Tucker. Have on hand a large amount of Money to be loaned on Real Estate Deepwater Items. Misses Dora Conwell and Annie Beam visited at the residence? of John Bassett one day last week..... Willie Shelton made a flying trip to Butler Friday..... Mrs Jennie Wil- lard, who has been spending the winter in Fort Smith, Ark, came home one day last week.....S W Gilliland has been hauling hay to Montrose this week..... Clarence NO 15 MISS FRANCES WILLARD DEAD. Death Comes Peacefully to the President ef the W. C. T. U. New York, Feb. 18 —Miss Frances | E. Willard, president of the Woman’s |Christian Temperance Union, died |shortly atter midoight this morning, jat the Hot+! Empire, this city. | At the bedsids of Miss Willard at the tin of bec death were her niece, Mis. W. W. Baldwio; Mre. L. M. N. S:+vens, vice president of the W. O. T. U.; Miss Anoa M Gordon, Miss Willard’s secretary, acd Dr. Alfred: K. Hill. Mise Willard bad been ill |for about three weeks. There will be funeral services ia New York cityand later in Evanston, Ill, Bliss Willard’s home, where the | body will be taken. Frances Elizabeth Willard was born in Churchville, N. Y., Septem- ber 29, 1839. She was graduated at Northwestern Female college,Evans- ville, Ill., in 1859, became prefessor was principal of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in 1866-7. The following: two years she spent in foreign travel, giving a part of her time to study in Paris and contributing to periodicals, In 187174 she was professor of aesthetics in Northwestern universii r and dean of the Weman’s co! ‘ where ehe developed her system of self-government which kad been) adopted by other educators. Willard left her profession in 1874 to identify herself with the Women’é Christian. Temperance union, serving as corresponding secretary of the national organization until 1879 and since that date as president. As secretary she organized the Home Protection movement, and sent an appeal from nearly 200,000 persons’ Moore and sisters, Cora and Dora, spent Thursday night at W H Shel- ton’s.....Jobn Simpson returned from Montana, being called home on account of the death of his sister. ....-As Collector D H Kash was called to Butler Saturday on busi nese, his brother, J M, received the taxes for that duy in his place..... We were sorry to learn of the death of Miss Marie Odell, which occurred at the home of her sister in Blair town Saturday Feb 19th. She had been afflicted with typhoid fever for about three weeks. The remains were laid to rest in the Johnstown cemetery Monday morning. Marie wasa bright girl and loved by all that knew her..... Eldridge Kash will move to Johnstown soon.. Mamie Burnett, of Hudson, is visit- ing at the home of her uncle, Jobn Bassett... .. Geo Allison and Kert Green went to Blairtown Saturday night..... Jess Blizzards, of Pleasant Gap, came up Sunday.....The dep uty sheriff of Butler visited the vicinity of Johnstown one day last week.....The protracted meeting held by Rev Auld at the Johnstown South Methodist church closed Tuesday night ....Geo Simpson and sister, Mrs Bell Tyre, left Tuesday for their home in Wakomas, Indias Territory. Roser. NOT FOR EVERYTHING. But if you have kidney, liver or blad- der trouble you wil: find Swamp Root juse the reme.!y you need. People are not apt to get anxious about their health soonenough It you are not quite well or halt sick ave you ever thought that your kidneys may be the cause of your sickness? It is easy to tell by setting urine for twenty-tour hou or settling indicates an unt tion ot the kidneys. When linen it is an evidence of kidne Too frequent desire to urin supply, pain or dull acne in th also convincing proof that the kidneys aside your -| well of their treatment. to the Legislature of Illinois, asking for the temperance ballot for women. On the death of her brother, Oliver A. Willard, in 1879, she succeeded him as editor of the Chicago Even- ing Post. In 1886 she accepted the leadership of the White Cross meve- ment in her own unions, which had obtained, through her influence, enactments in twelve states for the protection of women. In 1888 she was made president of the American "branch of the International Council of Women and of the World's Chris tian Temperance Union, which she had founded five years before, and she was repeatedly reelected. Be sides many pamphlets and contribu tions to magazines, Mies Willard has published severa! »olumes relat- ing to temperance and other reforms. Grand Jury Keport. To the Hon. J. H. Lay, Circuit Judge of the 29th District, State of Missouri. We, the the undersigned Grand Jurors beg to submit the following report: We have carefully examined into the merits of all cases of crimes and misdemeanors that have been brought to our attention. We have visited the several offices in the Court House and find the officers obliging, their books in good shape and their rooms neat and or- derly. Under the efficient manage- ment of Sheriff E. C. Mudd we find the jail in the best condition, the prisoners in good health and speak Complaint being made of the county’s poor farm we thought best and bladder need doctoring. There is satistaction in knowing Root tulfills every wish in re or diseased kidne dall fo i- | der trov No ad: Root dneys | as a tonic to f you need y| ef to} ey | his you may have a s great discovery sent ] | buy or trade Land. Town | TO SELL OU Merehandise or other prop | { cation’ or business. DAVID CITY, NEB. | He has customers for you , Send l0c for cata’lg. to investigate by seeing same. We of as the conditions willadmit. We} would suggest th~t the County Court send all deserving poor to the county farm instead of granting temporary sid. We find inmates there who/| should be in the Insane Asylum.| We find no necessary acecmmoda- | tions for incurables. We praeel believe that the system by which | ‘ern district, has given out an inter- erowores F N D Cc W. NEWBERRY, P. WYATT, Ass "t Cashier. DIRECTORS. —o— RS. NDER STATE SUPERVISION an We beg te offer our services fader | fora part or all of your account feeling that we can assure de- positors all the advantages aris- ing from experience, prudence and vigilance, FARMERS BANK. farm be operated by the | We have also carefully examined the court house and would say that the county court should lose no time in condemning same. We consider it dangerous to all persons who have | offices and business therein. We further find no protection of the| valuable court records against fire. | of natural science there in 1862, and While the vault in the Recorder's etc.” It is idle to experiment with office is entirely inadequate to its ever growing demands and its secur ity against fire is questioned. ~ En conclusion we beg to tender our thanks to our able prosecuting attorney, H. ©. Clark, for his assist- n and to the sheriff and his dep- ies who were ever ready and _will- to carty out our iastructions. J. W. McFappex, Foreman. | | Lewis Starts a Row- | Olinton, Me, Feb 16—R E | Lewis, who was republican candi | Gate for Governor of Missouri in | 1896, and more recently an aspirant | for United States attorney for West- | view bere in which he charges Major | a Warner with gross treachery | interests. Mr. Lewis’ charges are not concealed ty inuendos and President McKinley's determination to appoint Warner to the place | affords Lewis an opportunity to pour forth his political grievances at length He takes occasion also to make public political eecrets. Spruce Items. Mrs Elvin Wilson was on the sick list last Monday. Jim Crabtree accompanied Claude Etter to Merwin last Monday, where he will spend the week with Mr Etter and family. A pound supper was given at Mr} Garten’s last Thursday night. We did not attend, so can not give par-| ticulars, A social party was given at the home of Sam’! Budd last Saturday | night; an enjoyable time was had. Quite a number of our boys attend- ed church at Walnut last Sunday night. ~ | I M Smith went to Butler last Mon- | day on bus‘ness. | Bad Barnett is moving this week on the turn Pike road. | Dr Crabtree called on Miss Minnie Burnett last Wednesday eve, who is quite sick with hemorrage of the lungs. J H Smith, one of our prominent farmers, was in Butler on business one day last week. Poke Pierce, one of Butler’s insur- ance agents, was in our vicinity one day last weck. Eldredge Kash, one of our old friends and farmers, who sold prop-| erty near Spruce and bought near|/ Foster, has moved back and will go | into a harness shopat Johnstown. | Evan Stevens and Mrs Carlton went | to Butler on business last Tuesday. | Daly and James Bradley were in| our little town last Wednesday. Charles Norton took a load of hogs | to Montrose last Tuesday. The party at Will McElwaines last Tuesday night wasa grand Geo Fisher and mother vis Sam Bub’s last Wednesday. The bride and groom of Soapereek talk of moving in the house with dad Greer. Some of the Johnstown outlaws will start for Oklahoma ina few days. Alonzo Kash isa new stock dealer in our yicinity. } | | | | cess. ed at this farm is managed to be en- tirely wrong. We recommend that a superintendent of the poor be ap- pointed at a stipulated salary and Quite a number of our boys intend- ed going to the literary at Sam Craig’s between Fairview and Fair- play literary societies; but the rain and sleet spoiled it ail. Sox, | will soon start for Colo, | Metz, a girl. | on business, he is not in good health. The Greatest Discovery Yet. W. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, IL, “Chief,” says: ‘We won't keep house without Dr. King’s New Dis- covery for copsumption, coughs, and for a good farm a two thousand dollar stock of groceries; location fine and a fair cash trade all ready built up. ‘T'wo-thirds cash down re- colds. Experimented with many quired if ona cash deal. Address others, but never got the true reme-; P. O. Box 490, Butler, Mo. 9.tf dy until we used Dr. King’s New Discovery. No other remedy can take its place in our home, 2s in it WI 7. LI A M S we have a certain and sure cure for coughs, colds, whooping coughs, otber remedies, even if they are CASH CROCERY urged on you as just as good as Dr. . Sing’s New Discovery. They are not as good because this remedy has ++ a record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at H. L. Tucker's Drug Store. Have you seen eur Wire Hog Fence? If you have not, don't fail to come in and see it. We bave the Ballard Breezes. best wire fence ever put on the mar- Charley Hill will soon have 80 acres ket; in fact it is the only perfect of land plowed. fence made. Made of the best gal- Milt Beatty returned from K C : 1 with a case of erysipelas in one foot. | Va0ized tough steel wire. Made of Will Hendrix and Daly Bradley | No 12 wire, and isa lifetime fence; where they | nase expect to get a job onaranch, Will) double wire aud barbed at top and is an old hand at the business, having | bottom, and will turn anything, so spent several seasons there, and we | feel sure Daly will be ere’ long as| arranged to ruo pated aaerer ground good as Will. and so made that it will contract or Jess Spearman has rented property | _ Wil of Dr McFarland and will erect and | expand from heat or cold 3 ill not ron aiill here, assisted by his father | bag or sag; stands perfect with posts the boss of all meal makers, so a mill | f,9m 3 to 4 rods apart, and while we is a sure thing at last. | a In company with Marion Price, we | have the best fence made, and cost drove to our neighboring village of| more to manufacture it than any Mayesburg, where we found all quiet. | . : laid in | Other fence, still we are selling it at from 4c to 5c per rod cheaper than you can buy other fences. We sre not trying to make anything on our sick | . . nak pak. | fence this year,we want to introduce Burg Price took 540 dozen eggs and | it, for we know when once intro about 200 lbs of butter tothe railroad | Sete orcit backa load ot Mane ee ee the fence. Born, Feby 16, to the wife of Geo. All doing well. |Our Pump Business Still Grows Jno Moshier has the Daly Bradley | p team of eee and Earl Carwin a| Hardlye day passes that we don't team of Milt Beatty’s mules. | gell several pumps. We handle all WS Griffith visited his daughter, | 1-14, and we are making the prices. Mrs Anna Koontz, at ber new home on White Oak, and relatives in Urich Chieken Netting Another Leader We have already sold out our last week. S V Ray gave one horse and the large spring order, and are receiving another car to-day. worth of two more in a horse trade and has only one horse to show for it. Something like our horse trading. | Mrs Ed Young went to Montrose to visit home folks a couple of days, Our line of Hoeer, Rakes, Spades, but owing tothe bad weather was| ghovels, Picke, Grub Hoes, Post compelled to stay longer, and in con- 2 8 i Mauls, Wagon and Plow Single and The S S convention meetsat Bethel | poubletrees, Clevicee, Links, Barb one week from next Saturday. A ; s ; Wind number of Sunday schools are expect- | wire, Smooth wire, Pumps, 1D ed to be present. {mill pumps, Wire Hog Fencing, is Pric 2 ively t- " aioe) Doe tage els: eee large and complete, and if we can't Friday the plows were all the fence corners. Jno Spearman moved to the Mrs Moshier farm that he may be handy to help run the will. Mrs D 'T Embree was reported sequence Ed wears along face. urday. About 300 dozen eggs and : 150 Ibs butter, besides cash and | make prices to suit you, there is 20 chickens. | Ed O'Neal was here collecting taxes | use looking in Butler for it. Saturday and they flocked in lively; Come to us for your bulk Garden to pay. He will be at the Swartzen- | . 7 , to POY: wie March 3rd, which will be| 80d Field Seeds of all kinds. We his last day up-here. | are expecting our car of Northern Newt Young and C C Poage have A ., our thanks for favors, call again} Seed Potatoes every day. Come to n need of anything in our line, | headquarters where they ship them inby the car direct from thenortb, if lattention d toour business. ! Ed Young was ting home folks ix ey | you want to be sure of seed and the | lowest price. Saturday. Hereports the Academy ‘Yo are still selling Flour at cost flourishing. Our Shorte Wirt Anderson was down Saturday M B Price came in Monday morn-| for a few more days. ing with Johnstown mud froze to his | J buggy. He puts up Sundays at the) and Bran are the best. Two Dollar house, so he says. . . Geo Price out buying hogs to-day. Weare selling pure Java blend He is a good buyer. Pat. | coffee at 15 ctea th, we have ALL __| KINDS of REPAIKS for ALL | MAKES of Mowere, Reapers and | Binders, and if you guees that we | will sell them less than anyone in | Butler, you will guees exactly right. Roys! makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. . DON’T FORGET THIS. We bave | started in to slaughter prices this year and we are doing it. Come to us for anything you want, it makes no differerce what, if we haven't it in stock, can get it for you on short cotice, at much less price than you can get it elsewhere, | as we charge very little profit when | ordering for our customers. Cash paid for eggs, chickens, butter, | turkeys and all kinds of produce. j Yours truly, WILLIAMS BROS. RCVAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.