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ase eter one ya es gana tenes ve en oa erunttiss Secu: Sor RRR TEN YEARS AGONY — ECZEMA CURED BY eee RA all hope, w CuTICURA tt cakes of CUTICL Coricera (ointment), absolute and permanent cu DAVID M.S ree TREATMENT ¥0% Lome oF Hain — Ww gx with C t I used two » boxes of Sold throughout the w 4. Porter Devoasy Ce _Come., Sole Props., Boston. “ How t w to Cure kezema For Sare—A good jersey calf. two months old. Enquire at this office. Low Rates. Frank Aen. Good Insurance. 19 tf For Sare Cnuear—One good 16- inch Cassady riding plow; also a self rake reaper and mower. C. W. Proctor, Boston Meat Market, southeast corner square, Butler, Mo. I represent six of the largest In- surance Companies in the world. 19-tf Fraxk ALLEN. For Sate Curar—Two jersey milk cows and two jersey heifers. P. J. Jewett, North High St 21-lm Butler, Mc. To Cure a Coldin One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure, co. The genuine has L, B. Q. on each tablet. 52-6m Our young frlend Walter C Hays, at Waverly, Wash., sends us & remittance for another year. Governor Bob Taylor, of Tennes- see, will bein Kansas City May 12, and deliver his famous lecture on “Love, Laughter and Song.” W. M. Roe, of Shelbina, Mo, was visiting his son, Dr. Roe, the last of the week. In company with the latter he paid the Tres sanctum a pleasant call. E. W. Allen, of Hiawatha, Kan., brother to the late F. M. Allen, was visiting his nephew Frank Allen the last of the week. Heis 70 years of age, hale and hearty. Prof. Maxey and wife, of Amster- dam, are visiting Mrs. Maxey’s rela- tives in Montrose and vicinity this week. Mr. Maxey is one of the best educators of Bates county, and has been engaged to teach the school at Amsterdam again the coming term. —Montrose Democrat. W. W. Eldridge and family will move to Westport, Mo, this week. This is an excellent family of old settlers in Butler and their many friends here will ba sorry to learn of their contemplated move. They go with the best wishes of our people. “bad a case this Franklin Jeter, J. P., before Judge Manchester of township this afternoon. acting in the capacity of attorney, in this instance, Mr. yer as well as a township judge.—R. H. Review, 28 Our former excellent citizen, J. U. Bruner, now with the land depart- ment of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, was in the city Monday and paid the Times a pleas- ant call. He owns a fine lot on North Main street, in this city, upon which he contemplates building a handsome residence in the near fu- ture. Mr. Bruner and family will meet with a hearty welcome on their return to Butler. The friends of Conductor Sam Clark, along the line of the Missouri Pacific, will be sorry to learn that that gentleman has resigned his position, says the Rieh Hill Review. His resignation takes effect at once. Mr. Clark passed through Rich Hill yesterday on his way to Kaneas City, and from there he expects to go! East, where he has two lucrative positions offered him, one of which | he will probably accept. The funeral of Edith, daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. George Patrick, aged 11 years, who died in this city Sat-| urday night at 9 o'clock, took place| from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. } Dennis Thrall Monday at 3:30 p. m. The little girl had been quite sick| with pneumonia and was getting better when she was attacked with spinal meningitis, which caused her death. The parents in their be- reayement have the sympathy ofa host of friends. day for Old Mexico. He was} | It would be a grave mistake to de- | feat the school levy. Farmers are hard at work in their | fields when the weather will permit. } | A epecial train of eighteen cars loaded with sewer pipe was shipped from Deepwater, Henry county, Sun- George Davis was tried in the federal court at Kansas City for rob- bing the post office at Rich Hill, plead guilty and was sentenced to six months in the Bates county jail. Miss Clara Dugan, a pretty and popular young lady of Charlette township, bas her name enrolled for the Times. Her father is one of the best citizens of that township. The 225 prisoners confined in jail at Kansas City were vaecinated Monday. The jail has been under quarantine for the past week and visitors have not been allowed to enter the building on account of thé presence of small pox in the city. George W. Pharis was in the city the city the last of the week on busi- ness and favored us pleasantly and substantially. He reports consider- able corn planted but much ground yet to break. Said he saw three wagons in corn fields gathering corn as he came in, @ rather unusual | sight for the last of April. Mr.! Pharis is one of the substantial citi- zens of our county, has a fine farm in Hudson township, is an old settler and a true blue democrat. A little boy about six years of age got on the morning train to-day. He had a paper pinned to his waist, which bad written on it: “I am go- ing to Garden City, Mo., where I will meet my uncle, E. F. Pierce, with whom I am going to live.” Upon investigation it was learned that the little fellow was brought here from Cedar county and that his parents were dead, and haviog no relatives here he was going to bis uncle’s home to live.—Nevada Mail. Kansas City, Mo. April 28 —Dr. W.S Wheeler, state grand master of the Odd Fellows, has ‘returned from Liberty, where he inspected the Orphans’ home, an institution where the widows and orphans of Odd Fellows are taken care of. The home was built at a cost of $75,000 and is surrounded by a tract of 240 aeres of fine land. The home has 51 inmates and is ina flourishing con- dition. Capt. J. D. Allen, editor of the Butler Times, favored the Review with a fraternal call while in the city last evening. From his inquisitive- ness into all the processes, and his close observation of our press roem, we infer that friend Allen is very seriously contemplating the launch ing of another daily paper in Butler We want to inform Bro. Allen right tow, however, that while there is lots of fun connected with the pub- lication of a village daily, there isa whole lot of hard work also. Of j course, if he has his mind made up to start one, he'll do so, regardless ; jof our advice, and no doubt he'll J. being a law- | start a hummer!—R. H. Reyiew. The pranks played by the cyclone in Kirksville last week were numer- ous and wonderful. The following remarbable escapes are reported in Ed. Patterson’s family: When the gale came Patterson’s mother, his sister and his sister-inlaw were| alone in the house. The sister was blown clear through a hardwood deor, along a long entry, and smash- eda door atthe other end of the house, and was yet not even bruised. | The sister-in law was pinned to a| | door jamb by the force of the wind but was not hurt. Finally, the mother, 68 years old the 5th of last month, sat in & parlor and was fairly | buried in the fragments of four big/ | | | ] | windows and yet she did not even get a scratch. Pierce made us a pleasant call on} Monday and renewed. Mr. Pierce | is ST years of age, and is remarkably | | well preserved and active. He came} | to Bates county from Tennessee in } 1852, when it was all prairie where) Butler row stands. The county seat | was at Papiaville, Mr. Pierca was | one of the venire of jurymen called! | to try the doctor who killed his wife, | but the judge was sick and the j Jury | |was discharged. The doctor was eacwass convicted and hanged, it| being the first and only legal e execu- | tion ever had in the county. He has! lived an honorable, upright, temper- | ate, active life, and we hope to see him survive many more years to enjoy the fruits ef his well earned labors. Our venerable friend George W. | | Dr L. Orear, we are sorry to cay, will take his leave of Butler in a few days and will loeate at La Due, Henry county. excellent citizen, and in his depart- ure the M. B. church, South, will lose one of its main supports. The Doctor ia an The Trues office was compliment- ed on Saturday by a call from the Misses Mary and Jane Braden, Miss Clara Dugan, Robert L. and Robert M. Braden. The young ladies and Robert M., came up to see the press run, escorted by Robert L. We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the 7th annual commence- ment of the Adrian High School on Tuesday evening May 9th, at the Christian church, in that town, with compliments of the graduatee, viz: James L. Young, J. Henry Inman, Geo. L. Herrell, W. Arthur Highly and Edna Stearns. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Squires, of Summit, made Toe Tres a very pleasant call on Tuesday. Nancy Squires, nee Nancy White, renewed for her paper, which she has been taking for many years. They are most excellent people and Mrs. we are proud to number them among our friends. The committee appointed by the Marias des Cygnes River Improve- ment Association, for the purpose of making an investigation as to the proposed improvements of the water course and reclaiming of bottom lande, met at Rich Hill Saturday and filed their report. At this meeting it was decided to again hold a meeting at Rich Hill on decoration day for the purpose of discussing fully the improvement of the river and to take final action as to the best mode of beginning the work of a survey, getting right-of-way, etc. The Tives is requested to urge those interested in the movemeat of improving the water couree and re- claiming waste land to be on hand at the meeting to be held Tuesday May 30th. Quaint Sayings. It is interesting and instructive to read bright and well constructed advertisements. Messrs. C. I. Hood & Co. of Sarsaparilla fame, must have been at a great feast and taken everything home with them. They are using a bright eollection of quaint old sayings and proverbs as the starters in a series of clever ad- vertisements, wherein the proverbs are neatly turned and paraphrased to fit the subject matter. The public like this breezy advertising, as it re- minds of other proverbs and opens up discussion. Tube Roses, Double Pearl Tube Rose bulbs 3 for 10 cents. Grows only twenty to twenty-four inches high. Flowers are imbricated like a double cameliag, | very large and fragrant. We have made s> many special orders for these extra large bulbs that we were| compelled to keep them in stock, have just received 100 bulbs to re- tail. Wealso have Eckford’s fancy mixed sweet peas 10c¢ an oz., also large Russian sun flower seed for chicken feeding purposes asa Tomato seed has been difficult to secure but we now have it for our customers. Welist the following just received: Blue Gem water melon, Rocky Ford | musk Stowen's Evergreen | sweet corn, Danish Ball head cab bage, Hollow Crown parsnip, Early White turnip ra Plants white cabbage cr butter lettuce, Georgia} Rattlesnake, Kolb’ Gem, Mountain Sweet, Cuban Queen, Duke Jones, Sweet Heart, Long Seminole, Phinney’s Early and Pride of Georgia water melon seed. Deacon Bros’ & Co melon, Awarded Highest Honors, Worid’s Fair Gold Meda!. Midwinter fair Pondor- | Dixie, Jumbo, | SPECIAL, LEVY'S. WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING A “SPECIAL SALB’’ PREP PEREIRA As this is the first speci: “SPECIAL SALE” below their value. We and every class of merchandise and superior than ever before, of prices never known before. Special Sale. SPECIAL Rats DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT. Black brocade 40 inch skirting, regular 65c goods at 45 cents. Black crepons, regular 75 cent goods at 50 cents. 40 inch fine dress suitings, all col- ors, 50 cent goods at 35 cents Novelty suitings 40 cent goods at 25 cents. 46 inch all woo! serges, black and colors, 60 cent goods at 45 cents All wool henrie:tas, black and col- ors, 46-inch, regular 60 cent goods at 45 cents. All wool henriettas ,black and col jore, 40 inches wide at 30 cents. Black and colored Brilliantine, 50 cent goods at 35 cents. Outing flannels, plain and fancies, | Tegular 12} cent goods at § cents per yard. French percales, 36 inch, guaran- teed colors, at 124 cents. + 30-inch Madras cloth, regular 25 | cent goods, at 15 cents. Hamburg edgings and imesertions, 23, 34 and 5 cents | | 500 pieces standard prints, best | makes, a ents per yard. standard un- 4 cents j 3,000 yards 44 | bleached muslin at ¢ We show the largest, most | plete line of plain and fancy sil rapging in price frcm 30 cents to $1 | per yard Ladies’ furais | waists in large |seen to be appreciated para varieties, we are Making Special Prices on all and everything in our house, and it would be well for | gale. Our name have made no mistake. ilsale of this means special department complete as it is generally and we season to greatly surprise the public. prices and special an enormous stock of mere We within itself. known that ive the and we are will We th SPECIAL SALE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Men's plaid cheviot suits $35 1 Men’s all wool worsted suits 6.75 Men's all wool Scotch tweed suits 4 50 Men's fancy plaid cassimere suits 465 Men’s blue flannel! suits $90 Men’s all wool pants 1 26 Men's fancy worsted pants 250 Men's fine cassimere pants 250 Boys suits, sizes 12 to 18 2 00 Boys cheviot and cassimere euits, sizes 12 to 18 3 00 Child's cassimere suits, size 3 to 15 1.25 Child’s fancy plaid suits sizes 3 to 15 100 Child’s wash sui ors, sizes ¢ 50 Child’s knee pants 15 Men’s heavy domet shirts, all 81 25 Men’s woo! hats, black and light colors, large shape 15 Men’s mackinaw hate, large shape -10 Men’s unlaundried shirts 20 Men's undershirts, all sizes -20 Men’s fancy bosom shirts, large variety 40 We show the Jargest line of men’s boy’s and children’s clothing ever shown and guarantee our prices low- er than ever known befcre, + prove to you and we a net saving of 25 per cent ou every article you buy. We herewith name the prices on a very few items only, | you to call and see us and find out the meaning of special has always been a | the county, this special sale will impress upon you that you Yours, are handise, carry our special $155 household thoroughly pre pared prices means goods far goods for all sex nothing but the best facilities are now far public a general pie-nie SPECIAL SALE. SHOE DEPARTMENT. Men's heavy plow shoes solid throughout, our regular $1.26 shoe, sale price 95c. Men’s calf and grain plow shoes, hand made, our regular $1.50 shoe sale price $1.20. Men's calf and grain Milwaukee stock, nene better made, rogular $2 00 shoe, special at $1.45. Men's heavy veal shoes in lace or congress, plain or coin toe, usually sells at $1.25, special 90c. Men's calf sewed shoes, plain or choin toe, lace or congress, our regular $1.50 shoe, special at $1.20 Men's box calf sewed shoe in plain, or pointed toe, lace or congress, regular $2 00 shoe, special at $1.65 Men's French calf, none better lace or congress, pointed or plain toe, our regular $2.50 shoe, special at $1.90 Men's fine vici kid shoes, black and colors, plain or coin toe, lace or congress, regular £3 50 shoe, special $290 30ys plow and calf shoes, regular $1'25 and $1.50 shoes at the uth form price $1.00 Ladies kid shoes. lace ar button, plain and coin toes, regular $1.5) special at $1.15. Ladies calf shoe, heel and spring heel, button or lace, plain or coin,# regular $1.75 shoe at $1.35. Ladies tan oxfords, regular $13 shoe, special 90c. Ladies kid oxfords, black or colort regular $1.50, epecial $1.10. Ladies 1 oxfords, stock tip black and regular $11 special $1 25 fine k , latest toe ar $2.50 shoe Ladies oxford vici in black or colors, r but word in ~ Sam Levy & Co.