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Le cena cccmmaa i aie | Notice of Democratic Township Convention | Elkbart items. x | The blizzard last Monday was} puting OFFICERS UNDER Sra quite unexpected to the farmers of} D. 8. THOMPSON, Pres ek > B! A. BESNETT, Vice-Fres We beg to offer our services for G_W. NEWBERRY. A F apart or all of your account feeling that we can assure depos- itors all the advantages arising from experience, prudence and vigilance. + EK SUPERVISION Notice is hereby given that on Barta abs ere | Saturday, Feb. 15, 1899, there will Toga Rect hax just eaiee ap] bea democratic convention for the | from a severe spell of la grippe. | selection of 26 delegatesto represent) J joyd Richardson hauled logs to| Mount Pleasant township in the! the Jones’ saw mill last week. i county convention te be held in; John Cox is having the timber cut | Butler, Mo, on Feb’y 25th, 1899, | off of some of his land. | f inat We hear our old neighbor, A Fj per SRO MELO. Oo Roane ee “| wyatt has traded his lumber yard} DIRECTOR: Judge J. Everi | i i EB | causing her in- | That on the same day, Feb’y 18,| western Kansas. | ° It would scab |1899, there will be a democratic Mr Armentroat was absent from | i d ooze cured a box nd the scab fall of of CeTicy Ra (ointmen acake of CUTICURA Soap, and CUTICURA £ VENT, and she was entirely cured without a scar being left. ‘, Bristol, Vt. out schoo! commissioner. }in Butler, Mo., from two until seven o'clock p: m, for the purpose of | primary election at the Court House | his store three or four days jon account of la grippe. | It is reported that A S McClure has and elevator for & ast week sold 70 head of cows to Ed Wyatt. cattle ranch in} er 000000000000 00900 0009006 | Virginia Items. FARMERS BANK for some time, is slowly i roving. a rains; business is lo king UP and { Miss LILLIE CHAS eee : : ‘ : & ape | : Srezoy Core Taxstuaxr — Warm bathe with Cort. nominating township officers of said Some parties from here went to| we write what we hear the Virginians say is Je —— J m — = like gocd | farmers are at work. arene entle anointings Doriccma, the >: i 3 io +4 true; cooks, but of ali they h eure Jas Wilds pele ey Skin cure, and mild doses of Ct . ResoLvent Mount Pleasant township, in Bates! pear the Lane and Jersig trial, but| ) 2° 4.) aont biameusifwe bear ’em say oks, bu 1ey have ever seen lan Wikia tines i farm tee i : : : : . ' up a piece of giant powder and| Ben and George Walls have rent- daughter, Mrs. Geo, Borum, this /;, visiting relatives and friends round | day last week and then pulled under | ty, T April 2d, 1810, die i q : ed their father’s farm for this year. week. 3 Virginia. = | county, Lenn., April 2d, , touched it off; tye powder which had 3 On Munday 2s 98. the -Wirger : the shed. | ne 2 ‘ Charley Chambers has been hel nee. See ss We stopped at A L Porter’s Sunday 3 a _ | at the home of bis son Z. Smith, i been in the barn for some time, was is hers G da Charli. | Geo Price and Johnny Jones, we | 3 ing Lewis Eichler saw wood for the|>rothers, George an aries |to warm; found him confined to the | gre glad to hear, will come out on | Deepwater townehip, December % : supposed not to have been good, but | gummer season. He is a good hand, | ‘ought they would commence Plow-| house with the grip. We did not talk ion after oo wach worry, in the Og- | 1898, aged 88 years, 8 monthe snd ; it exploded and set fire to the build | ‘This is the time of year for town-|/"8. At noon they changed their! joe until we learned that we were | burn-Jones land desl, wi teidsye ‘i ue ing. Besides the building Mr. How |ship elections. Turn out ye true notion, and thought they would|poth born in that grand old state, | i | : i old th oughout the world. Porter Deca awp Camm Cont, Prope, Boston. How to Cure very Humor, £200 To Cure aColdin One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it faiisto cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. 52-6m county, Mo. All known democrats and all voters who will vote the democratic ticket at the township election are invited to participate in said primary Mres 8 Hors, Committeeman of Mt. Pleasant twp, it didn’t come off. U G Park is preparing to move to) Kansas this spring. H LL. Couchman school is going to turn two country graduates this spring. Charley Smpson and his sister, Miss Josie, started to Illinois on a What happens you. Carr Dudley says he will be at the post office February 4th to make out pension papers. Th Christian church has employed Elder Jones another year. He will preach the first Sunday in February. Ed Goble will moye to Amoret. yet Vernie and Blanche gre the best. Mrs Laura Cook is jusé recovering from a severe attack of the grippe. Arthur Payne had a good looking girl out to church one Sunday night. Mrs Geo Hughes is quite sick. Vernie Cook has not given up having the measles yet. Henry County man, Our best wishes fo ow Mr Welly wherever he goes, as he is a good neighbor. Ed O'Neal was here last Saturday collecting taxes, which he says is coming in awful slow. Car] Davis has rented the Knaus : Farmers, don’t overlook McFar-| Bates Co, Mo. visit last Monday. Rev Jones of the M E church at| Thestorm Monday kept most of| farm, where with his new wife he : land Bro ? ad—25 second hand “— = Miss Alice Kinney and her father | Butler preached here Monday and the people home. will settle for 12 months, at least, We : os £ ean Passaic Items went to Butler Saturday on business. | Tuesday nights of last week. M Anna Ross of Kansas City, is} hope it will be a year of Prosperity harness for sale. Say “No” when a dealer offers you a substitute for Hood's Sarsaparilla. There is nothing ‘just as good.” Get only Hood's. The Harrisonville Democrat saye: “there are quite a number of Ses of grippe in this man’s town and The present cold weather speaks well for a good crop and lots of fruit. Joe Fread had his sale on the 26th. Every thing sold well. He will go to Ft Seott, where he intends to run afeed store. We wish him success. Miss Ida Ritter has secured the spring term of the Prairie Rose school. Sheis a good teacher and well liked by both pupil and patron. The lyceum at Willow Branch is progressing nicely. William Denney upset and several members of the family badly bruised, going to a dance one night last week. Quite a number of Grandma Park’s relatives and friends took well-filled baskets and went to her home last Monday to celebrate her 70th birth- day. had lis waguu lof Ben Cumiford Parish Nickell has rented a house and some land of Mi.sAJ Park. Gus Rape on the sick list last week. E D Kipp of Butler, wasin V Wednesday of last week. G M Garner bas cloverandti hay for sale. Mrs Dan Smith has the grip. Mr Dickerson has moved on the inia thy visiting her uncle, C H Morrison, David Jackson died ri a was in the Virginia grave notice next weei The expan sionists have not ts and got to themselves yet on acconnt of both Monday nights being stormy. The society will meet next Monday night Saturday | buried Sunday | yard, further | anti-expan- | ventilate | Mrs Basker has been il! at her pa rents a couple of weeks, but ported some better. Dr Wolf reports Mrs Wainscott as | improving. A B Herman fell and inflicted painful wound in the left side, but | to-day seemed to be getting along very well. Doc Bell is quite sick to-day, is re. there are quite a number of cases of % 4 Low Simpson is hauling rock to] Dave Jackson farm now owned by | and have theirtalk. There aresome| Barker Ford Poultry Co. are out ‘s Emery Lockard leaves this week ss : é ; mee = . Budweiser ia the cellar. Thus ferdowiieestaunt, Kacsn. wheelie rebuild his house, which burned @| gouiiys, ; few warm expansionists, and some | gathering in turkeys and chickens, again demonstrating that conditions | wi}; engage in wheat raising. Mr L. Re Ne ee Ua ncictiseitk een _ SG Adams, tax collector, will be | believe as the president did in his! Jos Me Cuen, Clinton's wide-awake are never so bad but they might be] jis a deserving, energetic young man|a secret just ask one her age? in Virginia every Thursday. message to congress Dec. 77 “I speak | grocery drummer, made his regular worse. and we eee for him abundant John Lemaster is hauling corn to Miss Mary Davis of Vernon county, | not of forcible annexation, for that | trip here Saturday. if Adrian this week. is visiting the family of WC Hensley. | cannot bethought of; that by our| Jesse Spearman had a little freeze In reporting the Normal mid- winter commencement the Warrens success wherever he may go. Ivan Reederis out looking after the taxes in Mound township; says The Jones saw mill will be ready for business in a few days. Pete Nafus has been exposed to Miss Maggie Nickell of Amsterdam, is visiting the family of Geo Ruble. Isaac Park was on the complaining code of morality would be criminal aggression.” There were no servies at the up and then a little “bust” with his mill engine. J P Morris and family left us for | burg Journal Democrat has the|he is meeting with suceess. the measles. Skee é | following of a former Butler young Misses eee Church and Maude Pipa tags Cox is sick with pneumo- list last week. church last night on account of the Joplin. He was in this commu. lady: “‘Miss Stella Harman rendered | Thompson will return to the War- mn Win’ Gifford purchased a pairof| eo Jenkins received a telegram | storm. The meeting will close this| nity only a short time, but by bis y* work horses one day last week. last week from the Nevada asylum | week. AARON. | gentlemanly and industrious habits a beautiful solo “Polly Willis” It was one of the best vocal efforts ever given in Warrensburg. Miss Harman isa polished singer, voice rich and full and under perfect con- trol. She was roundly applauded.” Hank Metzger, brakeman ou Con ductor Vandiver’s local freight met with an accident while switching in the Missouri Pacific yards !ate Fri- day evening, which resulted in the loss of the right thumb. All the fingers on the ssme band were also fine barn for Mr Graham. é eerie : which included Pat, but we are on mashed Mr. Metzger suffered the| Miss Cordia Walls has been down | birthday at J E Kritziner’s January! © 1 Goldsmith of Nebraska City, | toot again and able to attend to monthe, and was treated by soul misfortune while making a coupling | for the past two weeks withthe grip. 80th, and also stated he had gone| called to see Mrs Alton Park last business. | of the best physicians in our city and H bis ihe. bh ital K ES ae Hartasuville through two wars and came ont] wee, Uncle J cannaiea en on } all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our drug @ went to e hospital a ansas todas 6 ’ *, 5 $ ¥ 2 Z i A S o 2G all others will please ist " Ps i City nes oes A ile isetsenigiitine lec breather without a scrate h. : : Monroe Staggs of the Cherokee | take due notice, they will do thelr ( gist, recc mmended Electric Bitters; iy: ~ Metzger bad a finger). Walls and other relatives for|. Marion Haines of Kansas, is shak-|Negtion, is visiting in this commu-| own fiehtir ites Rea and after taking two bottles, I wa - Ps : . . z, al ig ig, r ere . crushed off in the same manner a] 4), past three weeks, has returned |i®& bands with his old friends in this| pity, He is farming there—raising | light pee iia site not in it, too entirely cured. I now take greit & few months ago —Nevada Mail. one. vicinity. wheat. Heand his mother andsis-| ‘MeClenny put in a bri se 7 pleasure in recommending them to Sam Doan has gone to Kansas City | 7s ridge Just | any person suffering from this ter A large barn belonging to Ayery Howard of Walker was buraed to the ground last Sunday. Mr. Howard and some of his neighbors were at the barn, when Mr. Howard picked ard also lost 300 bushels of corn, farm implements and some new rensburg Normal as soon as measies are out of the school. Mrs Harlow is getting along all right this cold weather. She says it reminds her of the winters of 1850 and 40, when she was a young lady. Wm Kennedy has been down with la grippe, but is up again. Uncle Wm Walls is keeping close indoor this cold weather, but hopes soon to be out among his friends. Mr R. Wilcox bought a cow of Col Sharp for $50 that tipped the beam at 1,420 Ibs, she isa dandy. Uncle John McClain is building a Monday was the coldest and most disagreeable day of the year. Oscar Sims is confined to his bed with rheumatism. The young folks have a literary at Mt Vernon every Friday night. democrats and vote for a good man and let us have better township Jeg- James Maddy hauled wood last week. Robt Marshall has corn to gather yet. It is reported that John Lemaster had twelve hogs to stray away from home, a short time ago and hasn’t heard of them since. Wilson Armentrout went to Butler one day last week on business. “The young wen’s debating soci- ety” at the Lone Star school house is progressingznicely. CORRESPONDENT. 18 bushels of Spruce Items. Elisha Anderson spent his 65th to buy cattle. Misses Edna Lawson, Prudie Chit- wood and Emma Lair visited Oak Grove school Friday. Mrs Elizabeth Smith visited her wait till the snow goes off. G R Borum and two little daugh- ters were the guests of J E Kretzing- announcing the death of his sister Mrs US Brown. B F Jenkins left for | Nevada Thursday. His re- | mains were shipped to Christian Co., Mo., for burial. Miss Mary McKibben was sick list a few days last week. John Hussy and Will Young are the city wood choppers. Harrison Neal and Sam John took two loads of goods last week to their new farm near Mound City, Kan. JW McFadden, Ben and Albert Pilgrim visited the Virginia school Friday afternoon. sister's on the Biggs ter left here about eight years ago. Walter Wallace was in Butler Sun- day visiting old friends Fred Buyton of Henry county, is visiting his uncle, James Cuzick. Miss Jessie Parker, east of Butler, Ohio, the mother state ef presidents | and great men. He informed us that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve The Best Salve in cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheuw, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles orn. pay required. It is guaran- teed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cente per box. For sale by H. L Tucker Batlard Breezes A number sick the past week, north of us, not over Deepwater, but over adeep bad crossing. “‘Sockless Jerry” seems to be meet- ing with troubie in his late and deal | but hope he will land on top. Davidson and Kuntz threshed one Milt Beatty secured a job for his brother R D on the street car line, so Milt and Bob are there at work, and the world for} has the respect of all who know him, If you haye not already, we advise | you to try Ed Young’s hog medicing | with your hogs, it cures the sick | ones and keeps the others well, Rev King will preach at Walouwt Sunday, come and hear him, Pat, Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering bumauity should be supplied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish the following: “This isto | certify that I was a terrible sufferer | from yellow jaundice for over sit ;rible malady. I am gratefally your M. A Hogarty, Lexington, Ky. Sold by H. L Tucker, druggist | Olitusry. | Daniel Smith was born in Overtos Mr. Smith moved to Bates county | in 1854 and settled on a farm withis | one fourth ofa mile of where le harness —Neyada Mail. oe feeb ee = erlast Tuesday night. He says he oe an oo ae | isis — SAB; The well wishes of Siok ee : e 2 ~ | their many friends foll x QlittorerMGeJan.99.—Ta the Pleasant Gap Items. has raised 1,600 bushels of corn last reading Virginia items found out |} their Kan ae pera stein hanes | This statement is made to corre ireui The snow which fell on J year. We will acknowledge old | where he lived and paid him a visit. | :. so abie dpangeeeas | ‘ Henry county circuit court yester ; i J SUUSTY | eaten ae ii fat ian cee fonds : ns i4_ sity, | ..0 8 Reeder and family go to New | one that was made the week follow day the jury gaye Van Reed a ver | 23 has nearly all gone but it has left} je Green butchered hogs Monday. | ¢ eer - Sopa eee with | Mexico, CR Cole and B F Fort to| ing h’s death. bs dict for $1,500 damages against the the roads ina bad shape. Theroads| Louis Davisof near Hume, is spend- art Wallace. He is mending slowly, Montana, RE Arbuckle to West | ee Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. Reed was a section foreman and was burta year ago while helping to clear away a wreck in the Olinton yards. A freight car was being lift when a piece of iron flew into the air and fell on bis,.head as he was in this township are worse this win- ter than ever before. A few of the yeung people of this vicinity attended a party near Happy Hill January 21. They report a splendid time and a large crowd. The literary at the Scifera echool house was well attended on January ing a few days with his father-in-law Mr Anderson. He going to start to Oklahoma February 7th. Luther Walker has purchased the John Stenson farm, four miles west of Montrose, in Henry county, and will move in abont two weeks, James Evans has rented Mr Walk- er’s farm 3} miles southeast of Spruce but it will be some time before his leg and hipis well. His daughter, Miss Leda is suffering with enlarge- ment of the tonsils, and we found Miss lottie in bed with fever. Albert Pilgrim Kansas City Saturday with hisdaughter Mrs | Arch Waters and returned Monday. The following are the naines of | those having the measles: Jamie} went to Va. Still other changes will be made in the spring. The Bell family are all on ‘the sick list. A daughterat J A Warford’s, Dr Warford in attendauce. Alien Price of Butler, was out serv- | ing papers one day last week, and to be sure, canght us. Several have applied for the Enter- | Robbers entered the Missow Pacific depot office at Lamar Sundsy | and blowed the cafe with dynamile It is said they srcured about $25i cash. A Fleshy running away. He sued for ‘$1,999 20, the houss being crowded. The | the coming year. : Park, Morton Jackson, two of Peter) p1i.g eprip Fl s aereeee M ge; question discussed wae: Resolved Ed Hubbard and family are on Judy’s children, Vai and Novie Hin- & 4 aa _ oa . — ive — that expansion by tke United States their way to Oklahoma.’ “They will | son, Mrs Roe Burke end tenchilidrep, | p~ Party £0-aenn Spearman's last | onsump Public Sais. would be beneticial. The question | tices Mies Leone Cloud, Glen Biggs, Mrs! rs J A Woods bas gone to Illinois Did you ever see one? : , ey ag 1 tives. Bie Pacooc ani baby. Bb sic nage vin one to Illinoi Ps your Hab wens <7 1 will selbat myresidence 2 miles | Was ably discussed both proandcon.| There were quite a number of] Arihus Rape wor ia Pop > @ telegram announcing id you ever hear or ol Arihus Rap ore @ ciean face | the serious illness of her Mrs* Most certainly not. Con 48 seuth and } mile east of Virginia; on Tuesday, February 7, 1899, the fol- lowing described property to-wit: 1400 bushels of No. l corn in erib, 2 extra good work horses, 6 years old; one good brood mare and colt, one No. i milk caw giving 3 gallons of milk aday, 10 head of stoek hogs, 8 dozen chickens, one good rick of flax straw, one 16-inch stirring plow, one} 14-inch stirring plow, 2 New Depar- ture cultivators, one good as new; 1 steel harrow, one Daisy McCormick reape Mitchell wagon as good as new, c set heavy work harness, also one handsome bedroom suit, household i kite furniture and other 1erous to mention >and under eash. ne range cook stove, one | The speakers were mostly men who have'studied the question thorough ly. Zine decision was given in favor of the-negative. Albert Fisker was s2en sleigh rid ing-the day.afier the snow. O..B. Swezy bas all his plans laid for 799. Oar barometer predicts two wed- dings in the near future. Bud Nafus has rented the Milcher Fox place. Godfrey Sigentbaler and Charles Black took supper with the Pontius over SS a credit of H i] | json and stop at Arkansas City and visit rela- Deepwater farmers in Spruce Satur- day paying their taxes. W T Wigger and Billy Griggs start- ed to Clinton Thursday with a losd of poultry. The Methodists are holding a protracted meeting at Spruce. Jim Stenson will work for Wm Atcheson this season and Mrs Sten- daughter will live on Mr *s farm. abeth Smith will make her future home with her daughter Mrs J E Kretzinger. Andrew Keen bas been seen haul- ing furniture over the country; look out, girls, this looks suspicious. while the last snow was or John Hussey is attendir t Miss Cora Dugan has been ill w the grippe. Mrs John Fo-ter whohas been sick a PURE GRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR POWDEA pRices Friday night. sister, Jas Wainscott. Mre A Hiil fell and sprained her % f also falling on a ; large wire | Mall. The country seems to be full of | la grippe with now and then a case of pneumonia. We extend our thanks to our n bors who looked after our 60 ki and willingly nterests while s ito Dr % : ick, ito Dr W tenti u at our bedside until valesce J J Con sumption is a discase that invariably causes loss of flesh. If you are light in weight, even if your cough is only a slight one, you should certainly take Scott’s Emuslion of cod liver oil with hypo phosphites. No remedy is such a perfect prevent ive to consumption. Just the moment your throat begins to weaken and you find you are losing flesh, nine months will be given without | boss last Priday evening Late Saturday evening Mr and Mrs . ke it. _ Sah n due, if | Quite a number of the young folks | Fry received a telegram from Pits- you should begin to take® pa ns a | burg, Kan, saying that their daggh- And no other remedy date. No pro P sme off. Me |last Fr _| from north of the Gap, attended the literary at the Scifers school house ay night. debate was: Resolved that the love The question for | ter, Mrs Annie Fi low. Mr Fry that place. Mrs Fannie Moore of Johnstown, is spending the week with her fath¢r cher, was left immediately BAKING POWDER has cured so many cases of consumption. Unless you are far advanced with this ase, Scott's Emuk set SELLERS. | ef money has more influence over/ and mother, Mrand Mrs John Wig, sion. will hold every 1m E I Aue. eS an. 2 gers. . 5 ain’ Stain } - $ "i one Seas yee oe Jan’y | ar WHE of tho tee was |" Charles Peacock, of near Sprtice Awarded a egg to you for @ { 3@, *92. Lunch on ground by ‘ i in fate: a boa c : Z : ; = Sackett, - ee = is on the sick list, he has poeagoaia Higkest Honors, Werld’s Fair Perlect cu Narrre ‘ \ Gold Medal. Midwinter Fair