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yoOoL. XX. Virginia Items. We write what we hear the Virginians say is true; Reader, don’t blame us if we hear ’em say "What happens you. Afew evenings ago several of the yighbors headed by Prof Whistler wife, surprised Mr and Mrs C H Yorrison at their home, with some peautiful vocal and instrumental gusic. All enjoyed it. Frank Watkins moved to Rich Hill Saturday. : RT Judy, wife and daughter, Mra JW McFadden and son, returned home from Kentucky last week. | WA McElroy has three Jersey! heifers forsale. One is fresh, the other will be soon. aitea number of our people at- tended old settlers reunion at Butler | Saturday. Jas Cuzick attended the state Christian SS convention at Nevada | jast week. Dr Nieukirk, wife and daughter, Mrs Dema Dillon of PryorCreek, I. I. P are visiting relatives here, | A J Dugan has returned frou: Ohio, where he has been visiting for ‘some time. | Lewis Dudley, who was on the sick Ist, is able to be out again. | Julius Heckadon and wife, of Rich | Hill, visited home folks Saturday and Sunday. ¥ Charley Cope and wife are visiting his sister, Mrs Joshua Herd at Eure- ‘ka, Kan. Newport Owen and wife of Butler, visited his sister, Mrs Peter Crooks, faturday. | | Cole Hensley celebrated his 54th hday last Sunda We had an! Mavitation to eat of the good things pared for the occasion. He in- Mormed us that he had killed a fine ‘mutton and Mrs Hensley had dressed slot of chickens. His children anc | rand-children were present and a mumber of the neighbors. Ben Durrett of Co. E Fifth Mo., § at Virginia last Sabbath shaking hands with his old friends. ' Jacob Cowgill, a volunteer of the /K O regiment, was in our city Thursday of last week. Geo Ruble is putting wind mill. | Dick Wolfe is building a hay shed. Gordon Wallace and wife are visit- ing her parents, J D Durrett at Lee Summit. | Mr Martin’s child died Saturday ‘night. They are living on Washing- F ton Park’s farm north of the creek. } Thethird quarterly report of the | Christian S Sis, average attendance 10 weeks 50; two Sundays rained, ‘no school. Miss May Bard will attend school Springfield, Ohio, this winter. Chas Hensley took a loadof goods toPaola, Kan., for John O’Rourk, who is moving to that place BF Biggs was at Paola, Kan, last up a new John Hussey and Elmer Garner, room mates, were on the sick list Sunday. | Dan McConnell, of east of Butler, attended church at Virginia Sunday | night. William Cuzick was born near Richmond, Ky., November 4, 1872, and died near Lexington, Ky., Sept. ' 23,1898. His health had been failing im for some time, and he spent sev- ral weeks this summer at Monegaw rings, but was not much benefitted. | He went on the excursion to Cincin- Batiand then to Kentucky to visit | Telatives and recuperate, but his ime was short. He was stricken down and inihree weeks from the day he left home he was laid to rest beneath Kentucky soil. When a mall boy his parents moved to Texas, from there they moved to eary county, Mo, and in 1874 moved to Bates county. His father died 16 yearsago, his sister Lizzie about 9 | -Yearsago. William and his brother | ohn cared for the mother and sister | Ida; when John married the burden | fellon his willing shoulders, About | two years ago his mother married | Amanzar Hensley, who lived but al | | | | -thort time. William was one of our ustrious young men, had many Warm friends among the old and Young, alway ready to perform his duty. He wasan active member of the Virginia band. He will iong be | Temembered by the people of Vir- | ginia, His mother, brother and sis- terhave the sympathy of the entire | community. His mother has passed | through many trials since she has come among us. To his memory by the writer: | We miss thee, kind friend, from our gatherings, We mis thee everywhere we go. Ashadow o’er our society is cast, | We miss thy smiling face. We miss thy kindand gentle voice, ¥ fond and earnest care, ur society is dark without thee, We miss the every where. Wm Kyatt and wife of St. Louis, &te visiting her sister Mrs Henry rdner, | Bob Wheeler, of Co. Bis reported | DUVALL & ati a a ae | Shelton schoo! this | relatives her | Miss McCla {and the di __ ee BUTLER, MISSOUE FARM LOANS. We have the cheape ever offered in the county. PODODOISIOS POOP OOCIISS SOG OOO IGE z syveny > rec Oy >4 a Rr, So ele le fs | very sick at jexington, Ky. QUAY IN TOILS O TS Harper commenced ginia school Monday. Mrs Dave Kean, Mrs ( and son Fred, returned rado Monday. »M I from Chris McGuire. who has b making honey drip molasses his mill last week for the season Ben Parker of east of But menced the Nestlerode sc day, Mrs Cliftor Jack relatives at Indeper Mr DedAriman, of near Virginia, made a flying trip to Paola last week. Win Ruble went to Butler Monday to attend sckc ol this winter. Elder Jones preached at the Chris- tian ehurch Sinday. Rev Hulet spoke on tion question at the house Monday night. the Forbes prohibi school Mr Shields’ +on, who is home on @ sick furlough. reported very sick “Monday morning. AARON, Deepwater Items. Grandma Wilker and Mrs John Borum have returned from their visit to Walker, V county. Judge Coleman t several days in Butler last week on busine! The youth and beau of this vi- cinity met at Mr Seeton’s Friday night and tripped the light ‘‘fantas- tic” to the music of the string band. Miss Rilla Gillmore will teach the vinte Rev Ray preached his first sermon on this work ir Jehnstown Sunday. Mrs Jackso: of Harrisonville, is visiting her daughter, Mrs J W Choate at Jonnstown this week Arthur Chambers is teac x Elm Grove school this winter. James Auli zer and Miss Maud Young, both» Spruce, were united in marriage by Squire Radford, on last Sunday. Mrs Belle McCool and Miss Mollie Oneal of Johnstown, spent a few days last week visiting friends at Clinton. SL Coleman attended at Walnut Grove Sunday. Com Coleman with others have opened a coal mine on one of Judge Coleman’s farins southeast of Johns- town. Anyo: would do well to see Mr Coleman be ‘ore buying their win- ter coal and ge. prices. Ed White an’ wife, whe spent the summer in Oki homa, haye returned to Johnstown Some of our voung men attended the log rollin +t Sedalia on Thurs- day last and :eport a good time. Messrs Commodore and J man also Willi attended the tabernacle mesiing at Walnut Grove Sunday night end reported a large crowd and a good sermon. Mrs Annie } oward spent days in Butler ‘he first of the on business. the preaching se Cole- Shelton a few week Judge Coles: in attended ex Butler a few cays the first of the week. Roy Johnst> spent Sunday witl George Shelto: WH Zimme:s, our road overseer, willcommence grading the Johns- town road tl week, ROSE. Stoves, St- es, Stoves for every body, and stoves so cheap that you can not affor oeven sit out in the sun to get worm. At Frank Suir: & Son. 1 Gap Pickups. Corn cuttiz,, is about over with, and corn gathering will soon be the order of the dey. Mr K bs. returned hom e from 8 a au6 it to reis Pp friends in O} The Misse to their hom: Miss Boyd of her friend report a fine t Mrs Turnex a Kansa ntertai fonday nigt ne. who | aft f | Saturday wi. » she sister, and t return in Virginia. Quite an ver from this vic attended tk ld settlers pieni Butler Ed Walk bon Center. bas been visitin s here Miss Ali school at 1} obtaining h The part prove Miss - Mr Bergi in St Louis Miss Gle her home day. PERCIVAL, money to loan Call on us. 90000000000 4. 0:000000600 000 000 6 od POPS HOS tier, and most ef it bas been si paid. | Bucklen’s Arnica S The Best Salve in the world for| cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped . aj Unar o Use Pub Philadelphia. Pa, Oct. 3—War- rants were i-=ued to r the arrest United States Ssrator Mat- thew Stanley Qusy, his son, Richard Hayw.o i Charles H. McKee of | Pittaburg, !aw partner of Lieutenant Governor Lycn. ‘they ure aceuse lof conspiricy with Joho S Pop formeriy cashier of the People’s | bank, to use public woneys for their owo use. Hopkins jlast March. short'y ure of the bank | Senator ( and | up from Atlantic City as soon es | they heard of their intended arrest. | They promptly surrendered them- selves and Magistrate Jermon held} son came | them in $5,000 bail each for a hear-| Jing at noon next Thursday. Davi i] |H. Lane, the republican leader, became their boudsman and this} afternoon they returned to the sea shore By advice of their attorney they declined to discuas the cease. | | istrict Att nney Grabam said that from evidence in the shape of jJetters and papers furnished to him he believed it bis duty to begin pro ceedings. He added: ‘I propcse to bave a hearing as quickly xs possible} and to produce at that hearing all the facts neceesary to a binding over. Some facts will be reserved until the time of the trial. “If the state of affairs as repre- sented to mois true it ought to be exposed. The rottenness ought to | be shown up. no matter upon whom it reflects. It is not my practice to speak in advance of the trial of a cage, and I will say nothing turther as to its merits.” The Peoples bank suspended business on March 24 last, and it presently developed that Cashier Hopkins had committed suicide. At this tine the state had on deposit in the bark $505,000, and the 2,000, but the institution was solvent. President McManes agri to make good the amount of 1 hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaran- teed io give perfect satisfaction cr money refunded. Price 25 cents }per box. For sale by H Tuclier. T -L. A TENNESSRE KILLING. men are dead as terday’s shooting in jand f | will ree When the party | both barr iscovery for mption: she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benefitted from frst jdose. She continued its use and jafter taking six bottles, found her- | self sound and well as she ever was./ | Free trial bottles of this Great Dis-} jcovery at H. L. Tucker's Drug Store. | | Large bottles 50c and $1. P FARMERS’ BANK. : We solicit your business. ; 3 3 SOPOT OSES DODO CPOE oon 0 Obed ow 0000 Oooo POH OL" OO Ex-Confederate Veteran is Stabbed to the Me., 28 —Captain Lexington, one of Lafay- ette cou ’s most prominent cit zens, stabbed to the heart to-night in the Tivola saloon on Main street, by J. H. McManigall, bookkeeper for E. G. Cassidy & Co The two men were standing at the bar quietly talking in a low tene of voiee, when Mc Manigal! suddealy drew a pocket knife and stabbed Captain Young in the left breast The wounded man was taken to the headquarters of United Confeder- ates, where the surgeons pronouneed his wounds fatal and past their aid, the point of the lance having entered the heart. McManigali was arrested at his home on East Third street and taken to jail. The prisoner claims that Captain Young called him a vile name, when he struck him. Captain Young was here attending the confederate re union. He was was Boonville. He has held several elect- ive officesin Lafayette county and is a United States secret service officer. Captain Young is a cousin of Judge Jobn E. Ryland and Rev. i Zenopbin Ryland A large crowd of ex confederates and Sedalians is congregated around the veteraus headquarters, where the wounded man is slowly dying, and open threats are made that if Tom Young dies they will hang Mc Manigali. The entire police force has been called out and Sheriff Wil- liams is on guard in the vicinity of the jail. dalia, Mo, Sept. 29.—Captain Thomas Young, the one armed ex confederate, who was fatally stabbed t by J. H. McManigal. is The eurgeons at the Capt. Young’s ante-m nt has cleared which « juarre! k gh Tivola stery ed the fatal Captair I know they saved my life, robbed the grave of another No one should fail to try Only 50c per bottle at H. L. | man. and victim.” them. Tucker's Drug Store} one of General Jo} Shelby’s most trusted lieutenants | during the civil war and he had his} left arm shot off during the raid on | McKibben Merca RJ Hurley L L Pett | of organ tile Ce DEADLY BLOW WITH A KNIFE. ; GOOD ROADS. aM Fenny Me w< ‘ wN rae | cu M | wi “ e boast sh Ww M< W \ vA , Ww CBE yw iWs 15 ’ Wi rE ca Dy JW Lewis “AM ne ‘ rH SL Tathweb I s t bRE« t CHARLOTTD ru ' ' Jumes ¢ GW Park (oH Morris cw Ts Ha bhY WATE: Clark Wis 1 New J ti Kay : KD Erwin In nDpsOn 8 1. ¢ t ' CA Rich JM Cumpton Wm if t <n DEER CREEK © LMits DOF r 1M Reeder HOF Wilhite w Madd Dbrkne JE Dowell Geo MeNeii JM 1 } John Ste AM r Tas S Hayes M HF robred | Et seott HoMEL MH Guile Wes Merce Hackett RSE WoL Char Joe r M 1 Male AnD. 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