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uticura *OOAP For Sanative Uses. Its remarkable, emollient, cleansing, and purifying properties, de- rived from CUTICURA, the great skin cure, warrant the TICUKA SOP, in baths forannoy- inflamma. ngs, for too ir. and also inthe form of shes and solu- and formany es which readily eat then , and es fo eothere The use of CUTICURA Ointment with CoTICUKA Soap will suggest iteelf in the severer cases. rou; the world. Porresr D. anv C. Conr., yoee. Besta Gori uma Soar Boos, tree to Women. eanative A. H- CULVER, Funeral Director. JNO. HUTCHISON, Licenesed Embalmer. ia ce WITH THE | | ) « BUTLER CASH , DEPARTMENT STORE. | : a. Allorders attended to prompt- yornight. The best > in the county. CASH OR ON CREDIT. ly, hea > Terms: No. TELEPHON 109; Day, Dyeing is as simple as washing when you use Putnam Fadeless Dyes Sold by H. L. Tucker. Republic: Colonel Joe Flory will have to lift his tricycle off the track when the Dockery express along headed for Jefferson City comes Lee Culver left Thursday of last week for the wheat fields of southern Minnesota, in the interest of the Mc- Cormick Machine Co. As they only send expert salesmen, this speaks well for Lee as a “bread winner.” You never read of such cures else- where as those accomplished by Hood's Sarsaparilla, did you? It is America’s greatest medicine. Mrs. H.C. Clark left forSpringfield, | With 70 votes Mo., Sunday. She was accompanied by Misses Norma Day, Reggie Rosser and two young ladies from Jefferson City, who will be guests of hers husband during the encampment. An exchange explains it this way: “A lawyer may in a court room, call aman a liar, a villian, a scoundrel or a thief, and no one makes a com- plaint when court adjourns. Ifa newspaper printssuch a reflection on a man’s character there is a libel suit ora fight. This is owing to the fact that people believe what editors say.”’ | oa * lorganization will declare for Bryan | | | elf and | {our candidates, J. H. Douglass won friends need not be} ir republica s surprised if the land slide of 1892 is | not repeated in 1900. The anti-imperialist league will| hold a conference at Indianapolis on | neust 15. It is expected that the] | as the most effective way of defeat-| ng McKinley. Your Attention. | We are giving some extra bargains | in Baggies, Carriages and fine Home} Made Harness. Get our prices before | you buy. McFarLanp Bros. 5-2t 35-2t. Butler, Mo. Central College of which Dr. E. B. Craighead is president, is one of the oldest and best equipped colleges in | the west. The new Cupples Hall, just finished at a cost of $28,000, is per- haps the finest college dormitory in the state. Here young men of limited means find board, including steam heat and lights, at about $2 a week. By recent action of the trustees, the college is now open to women in all departments. Thus a superior edu- cation is offered to girls at about one-half the cost in female colleges and boarding schools. Young wo- men, too, may obtainexcellent board at Smith and Wills halls at actual cost. Central College has in build- ings and endowment 400,000. There were 450 matriculates duri the past year. The college has a} 000 loan fund for promising stu- dents with limited mean Free cat- alogue: address Dr. Craighead, at Fayette, Mo. 36-3t .e. oO. w. Populist County Ticket. For the past month or six weeks the mid-roaders have been holding a pri- mary election in this county to nom- inate a ceunty ticket by theinitiative and referendum plan. It was a free for all go and ballot slips were sent out to voters, to be filled in with the choice of the voter for the respec- progresssive people’s party or tive candidates he desired. These slips were then returned to the Free Press office and July 9th the was counted and deelared by Jas. Drysdale, chairman of the commit- tee, fand the following named were declared nominated: There were four candidates for rep- resentative and Geo. Church won vote Judge county court, south distriet, McHenry North district, four candidates and T won with 26 votes. with 36 votes. Prosecuting attorney, two candi- dates, P. H. Holeomb and W. 0. Atkeson, and Holeomb won with 17 votes. sheriff, five candidates and C. Ve wie Waid Beard won with 102 votes. Probate judge, four candidates and C. H. Morrison won with 60 votes. Surveyor, three candidates and Fred Church won with 102 votes. Treasurer, seven candidates and The Summit Township Sunday G. W. Borland won with 48 votes. School Convention which was to have Public administration, three can- been held at Elizabeth Chapel July didates, and J. M.Cumpton won with 15 but was not on account of the stormy weather, will be held at the above named place July 22. 109 votes. In all, the roaders casta little over The | 200 votes, probably the full strength program that was circulated will be | Of the party in thecounty. carried out. Come everybody and make the convention a grand success. 5. E. Brack, J.J. Beaman, Secretary, President. Excursion Rates. Woodman’s Picnic, Sedalia, Aug. 8, 1900. Tickets on sale, special train August 8, at rate of $1.25 for The Butler Flambeau Club left this | "U"d trip. morning for ElDorado Springs where they have a contract to give agrand display to-night and National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, Chicago, Ill, Aug. 27 to September 1, 1900. Tickets to-morrow] on sale Aug. 25 to 29, 1900, and night July 19th and 20th, during the may be extended to return to and anniversary celebration of that place. | including Sept. 30, 1900, at rate of The club has its full compliment men, its paraphanalia was in good fa shape and we are satisfied they will give such a pyrotechnic exhibition as | round trip. that town never saw before. George Clark of Texas, a corpora- tion lawyer, who was kicked out of the democratic party of Texas by a majority of nearly 200,000 votes several years ago, is another one of the “leading democrats” whom the Hanna organs are advertising as having bolted the Kansas City ticket and platform. He is the rotund in- dividual whom Hon. James Stephens Hogg once christened “the jug-bellied lackey of the Farmers Trust Com- pany of New York.”—Kansas City Times. “The world do move” after all. Last Tuesday evening Webster Da- Vv Davis of Texas, Charles A. Towne of Minne- sota and Gen. J. B. Weaver of Iowa, all made speeches from thesame plat- form at Lincoln, Neb., each strongly advocating Bryan's election. Four Years ago the first named was Mc Kinley’s chief spokesman west of the Mississippi, the second was a middle- of-the-roader, the third was a silver republican, while the fourth was the chief figurein the populist party. They are now allagreed that the first thing to be done is to defeat McKin- ley and Boss Hanna.—Ex. s of Missouri, “Cyclone” f] one fare for round trip. Rich Hill Fair Aug. 13th to 17th, re 50ets round trip. Harrisonville Fair Aug. 20th to 24th, fare $1.15 E. C. VANDERVOORT. Agent. Follows Webster Davis. Carthage, Mo., July 14.—Great dis- may has fallen upon the republicans of this city by reason of the an- nouncement that A. L. McCowley, a rising young attorney, has followed the course of Webster Davis and de- nounced the republican party as traitors to the nation’s flag and re fusing to follow them to imperi- alism. He was bitter in speaking of McKinley before the Bryan and Stev- enson club and declared that the Kansas City platform is a second Declaration of Independence. Me- Cowley is a powerful speaker. Was It a Miracle? “The marvelous cure of Mrs. Rena J. Stout of consumption has created intense excitement in Cammack, Ind.” writes Marion Stuart, a leading drug- gist of Muncie, Ind. She only weigh- ed 90 pounds when her doctor in | Yorktown said she must soon die. New Discovery and gained 37 pounds in weight and was completely cured. It has cured thousands of hopeless cases, and is positively guaranteed to cure all throat, chest and lung Then she began to use Dr. King’s} diseases. Price 50 cents and $1.00. | Trial bottles free at H. L. Tucker, druggist. } ' i ing his brother J. W., for some time, returned to his home in Ill. He made many warm friends here, him success in life. visit friends. to teach the Passaic ter and will return to attend the in- stitute which last of the month. 2 Mrs. died on July had just r before. SI he QHZ Summer Colds = are noted for hanging on. They weaken your throat and lungs, and lead to serious trouble. Don’t trifle with them. Take Scott’s Emulsion at once. It soothes, heals, and cures. SOc. and $1. a, Atl druggists. Passaic Items. These fine rains will make the corn p boom as well as all kinds of} ss, which was getting rathershort. Imer Packer. who has been visit- who wish Wm. Zimmers has gone to IIL, to He has been employed school this win- mIneets at Adrian the Geo. Walls has just finished plow- ing a fine tield of corn. This kind of weather is hard on the flax lying on the ground. Geor Ruddle threshed his flax oue day last week, said the seed was | t good, but the yield small. We heard it and jotted it down. What happens in and out of towr Puesd: Spot Cash Store. We move soon and must close out some lines of merchandise. 20 shirt waists at 48c, former price 65e to ists at T0c, former price $1; 50 shirt waists at sc, price $1.25 to $1.80; 1000 yards of lawn at 2 cents per yard ; 700 yards wash goods + cents per yard: all the balance of our wash goods, former price 6 1-4 Silk and satin waists, benefit. 90¢ ; 52 shirtw to 10 cents, at 5 cents } skirts at 20 percent disc South Side Square. Virginia Items. Mrs. A. J. Park received word t y night that her sister-in-law, Dan Myers of Garnet, Kar “the 10th. Mrs. Park turned from there the week sad be with | few weeks z she was istian E he ¢ leavor Society Arthur John is stacking his oats: | will g 1 ice cream per I he says his crop is good. night. July 20 at Christiar Mrs. Jas. Chambers had a fine lot | aten by wolves one night of turkeys last F. Boswell’s new house is rapidly nearing cempletion under the skillful workmanship of Mr. Oring and his two sons. I Mrs. Wim. Walls has gone to Adrian to visit a few days with herdaughter Mrs Cowdre, who is in the grocery | Saturda Mrs. ¢ business in that city. Unele Billy is able to be up looking after the inter- | I ests of his farm. Mr. and Mrs. V with daughter Mr J. Crews Sundayed Ed Crowder. Mrs. | I Sunday Schooi at Virginia St McKibben, kins, Wil All are invite f Amoret, attended burch. Reese Barton of J.J. Wolfe and niece Miss T Charley Price and wife ted A. B. Shelton and family at Foster Sunday Walter Wallace on the gripman 12th street cable, Kansas City, spent y with his parents, Mr. and . A. Wallace and Sunday with tis best girl. Mesdames W. T. Cowan. Geo. Jen- MekKibben and Miss Clara tes to the Jugan were elected deleg Eichler would have gone also, if L.|Sunday Scheolconvention at Butler C. had not been sick. Thegoodnews| Aaron made a mistake in regard of the convention was too much for|t him. Hope he will be shocked in the | 7 same way in November with the joyful tidings of the election of Bryan and Stevenson. J.N. Sharp and family now ride|i in a new spring wagon. He attended |i the K. C. convention, where he met some of his warmest Tennessee |! friends—delegates to the convention —whom he had not seen for many | t year t SETTLEMENT DOCKET |; Of Probate Court, Commencing |: Monday, Aug. 13,1900. |t ‘ FIRST DAY, MONDAY, avGuST 13,1900. | * William Ludwick, G W Ludwick, admr. 2 JD Wright, L M Wright, admr, I Richard Sheppard, Anna E Sheppard, G &C. S A Beall, J W Jamison, admr. shaking hands large audience. attend, but they o Presiding Elder Anderson's ap- pointment at the M.E. church. It should have been Sunday, July 22, at 4+ p.m. stead of Saturday Chas. Hensley of Columbus, Kan., 8 visiting his parents and relatives n Virginia. It looked uatural to see Charley in Sunday School and isten to his gentle voice and see him with the people on he north side of the house. He tells 1s he is well pleased with the country ind has prospects of a good crop | his year. We noticed him visiting rom house to house Monday. Of course his wife requested him to see all her old friends and Charley is one of the obedient kind. Mrs. Clara Hoffman, president of be W.C. T. U., spoke at the M. E. ‘hurch last Thursday night to a he old politicians were too tired to heard from the neeting allthe same. She spoke of 3ryan as being aclean man, so far as drinking and using tobaceo was Angie M Smith et al, Annette V Smith, |COnCerned. Sete ! Gac. Mrs. James Cuzick left Saturday Augetine Gutridge, D V Brown, admr. for Henry county to see her father, Rachel Roe, D V Brown, Gd’a John Evans, Louisianna Evans, Ex. Cornelius Cannon, D V Brown, admr. Lethia Begun, et al, W F Tygard, G & C. Fred Medley, J R Jenkins, G &C. Bennie V Koeger, et al, J. H. Mallon. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, Anna B Cowgill, James Drysdale, admr. Denton Mitchell, Geo E Logan, G & C William R Thomas, Cyrus J Requa, Ex. Precella Mullis, E Mullis, Ex. Lucuis Babcock, Jno D Moore, G&C. Sarah Baum, Herman Loeb, G &C. Aaron Smith et ai, D V Brown, curater. Albert Duffy, Geo. Alsbach, curator. Christ Schmidt, Christ Smidt, G & C. be Della Kisner, C K Miller, G@ &C. John E Tuttle, L B Allison, G & C. William Werrell, et al, J E Williams, cura- tor. i THIRD DAY, WEDNESBAY, AUGUST 15. Carl Henry, Lide Henry, G&C. Bertie O Gentry, Sarah E Gentry, curator. Alice Weller, et al, C A Emerson, curater. James A Nesbit, Florilla Z Nesbit, admx. John Green, Jacob Green, Ex. Ernest Rhodes, etal, Susan M Rhodes, G &C. French M. Frederick, Mary Frederick, G&C. mind. his wonderful mind when he applies it to doing what is just before God | employed to school who is very sick. We areglad to see that (. H. Mor- rison come out victorious inthe vote for party. probate judge if he could only get enough vote: office in the populist Charley would make a good county Webster Davis is not talked of for president around Virginia now, as he was a year ago by the He was then in possession of a great How soon a person can lose and man. Had he cried kill off those poor men he would have still been great, but when demanded for right to be done he fell in the eyes of a few n Virginia. Miss Bolen, east of Butler, has been teach the Virginia Mrs. John Allen of Pleasanton, Kan., spent a few days with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cole Hensley. Mrs. Geo. Thompson is visiting her Willie Talbot, D ¥ Brown, admr sister, Mrs. Everet Hickman at Frederick W. Borcherding, Frank Schuster, | Drexel. < : exeeutor. Miss Lena Boyer of Greenridge, Nathan D Walden, WC Walden, admr. Jannette Allen, W H Allen, admr. T. D. Sanderson, Sarah A Sanderson, Ex. FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16. Mary E Boxley,C F and Fred A Borxley, admrs, Charies F Porter, Josephine A Porter, Ex. Daniel Barber, W F Tygard, Gd’n. Albert Newton, Margaret E Newton, admx Daniel Shook, D V Brown. admr. Martin I Shafer, D ¥ Brown, admr. John A Ensley, W. M. Ensley, G &C. Jeddiah H. Frost, James H. Raybours, admr. JN Requa, H D Req admr. Melchior Fachs, Margaret Fuchs, admx. D P Lee, Jacob Hirni, admr. egies A McElroy, et al, John H McElroy, STATE OF MISSOURI, } County of Bates ued I hereby certify the above and foregoing to be strue and correct covy of the settlement docket for the term of the probate court, com- meneing on the 4th day of May 1900. » Witness my hand and seai this the (smat.] 14th day of April, 1900, J. F. SMITH, Judge of Probate Mo., is visiting her sister, Mamie Bover. There was a large number of far- mers in Virginia Monday afternoon rejoicing over the rain. AARON. Ballard Breezes. Last Friday was drummer F. M. Fort wants some one to sit up with him to watch his oat stacks. The lost oats have been located but no tidings of the peach F. M. Patrick and Jas. Barker and son took loads of produce to Clinton for Prices and Kiersey one night last week. T. N. Hendrix sold quite a lot of hogs last week and delivered them at | stay until fall. | . Py Passaic. He did not sell the $8.35 *“Good Beginnings hn but was there the day they were sold. Make Good Endings.”’ You ave making a good beginning when you commence to take Hood's Sarsaparilla for any troable of your Blood, stomach, kidneys or liver. Persistently taken, this great medicine will bring you the good end- ing of perfect health, strength and vigor. dtoods. called Avalon, John Mosier and wife and mother were over one evening trading with | our merchants. Tom Murray brought in a load of flour for M. L. Price, also a new clerk. Mrs. Emma McFarland and son and Mrs. Fannie Cloud and children Visited us one day last week. former is loeking well. The climate The justs suits her, also her work. She a good school on an Island where our brother We have put on sale: Quite a number of. day for | our merchants, only eight or nine here,which shows our merchants buy | and sell lots of goods. BIG REMOVAL SALE AT THE ver yard. ‘ount. Come early and get firs SPOT CASH STORE. FSS SSs2eeeeeeg is holding ¢ »0d position. Will Hendrix and Henry Keirsey came w evenings since. G. G. are harvest- and son Ed. Smith makes a good clerk, he} ped M. L. Price a few days. If want good help see E W. L. Hooper hauled corn from Thomas Brown's. M.S. Keirsey shipped out all of his eows and calves from his b creek sture about 100 head, lalso esfrom his home place. He is sureley getting seared about it not Traini William Davidson has pulled his Thrasher away south intotheSpruce iarvest fields, while his neighbors at home are anxious to thresh and are out hunting a machine to come into this neighborhood. Why is it? John Greer, a former Bates county boy had 100 acrer ef wheat which threshed about 3000 bushels and 20 | acres of oats 1000 bushels in Oklaho- | mA. | M. L. water by the bottle of buys it by the case W. L. Hooper made om be Price is drinking ElDorado late, he himself a new was ; hand W. L. Hendrickson | each made hay frames | R. A. Chennewer was up try- ing our merchants on cheap goods. timer Hehdricks took a y off | Saturday f the hay fields. The Johnson Co Staris a letter from our old home to us each week. M. F. Perry was down Saturday. He is all right for Bryan and Steven- ,son. Glad we hav western t We are thinking of making a call for all the Democrats within here to com id let's organize a BI & club. Will you come?) Whatsay | you, Col. Jones, and all near us. Rev. King preached to a few of us here Saturday evening last. He will begin a protracted meeting at Wal- nut Saturday night before the Sth Sunday, you are especially invited. Quite a gathering at the Gates ice cream supper last Saturday night. Abe Stuckey and wife visited home folks on Bryan avenue. Burg Price and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with his uncle, W. H. Warford, and family. I. 8. Koontz is helping his brothers with their harvest. | Mrs. John Deerwester is quite sick. | Dr. Robinson and wife have the sympathy of allin the loss of their baby who died at their home in Jop- lin last Saturday. A number from the south attended the supper here Saturday night. Among them we noticed Claud Etter son of our old friend, J. H. Etter. | _W. B. Morlan was out looking after his farm las week. He hired a man to cut the weeds off his pasture. Frank Hedricks and family visited | home folks Sunday. A fine rain here Sunday which made all rejoice, as some were already get- ting long faced. j E. M. Richardson, traded a horse for a hack in Butler. Hayden Ray and family returned to Butler Monday after visiting a | couple of days in the country. He is | a No. 1 tinner and has worked up a good trade. His shop is opposite Deacon Bros. & Co.'s store. Glad to hear Jess Spearman is do- ing well with his thresher. Par. Spruce Items. |. Corn never looked better, and | broom crop and cane crops are fair. | There were quite anumber of cattle j and hogs shipped from this section | | the past two weeks. | George Newberry and family have | been visiting her parents the past week Mr. Evans has been visiting daughters near Spruce last week. v. Harvey and family of Rich | Hill, has been visiting relatives here this week Wm. Hall was presented with a fine girl baby one day last week. } Ava Beard’s surprise party was a | decided success. | George Watson was seen on our | streets one day last week. | Isaac Lawson and son left for Min- | nesota last week where they intend to / his i LM. Kretzinger will ship a car- load of hogs next Thursday. Any- | one having fat hogs for sale will get | the market price from him. The basket dinner at the Pleasant | | Home church was rained out Sun- | | day. } Art Gilmore made a business trip | to St. Louis last week. Rev. Moore of Spruce, will leave | | next week to go south to preach. | | Claud Stephenson says he will be able to ship next week. The ice cream supper at Mr. Quick’s was well atten and enjoyed by all. P RONTZ. }motion on old Vehicles, does You get the former wool skirts and under. t choice. fey Cc (ell New Invention, I have purchased the Sherman cutter, the finest tool ever im for taking out the wear on axka, shoulder back, makes the wheelg true and nice instead of the w } track, a change money saver users of all kinds of old vehicles, 34-4 T. W. Lege, Butler, [LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM No, 46,97 “I had female com, plaints so bad that it caused me to_haye hysterical fits; have had as Many as nine in one day. “Five bottles g Lydia E. Pinkham’ Vegetable Compound cured me and it has been a year since J had an attack. firs. Edna Jackson, Peart, La, If Mrs. Pinkham’'s Compound will cum such severe cases as this surely i must be a great medicine—is there any sufferer foolish enough not te give it a trial? MANY PEOPLE DIE POOR. And dependent for burial on the charity of kind friends, when the money they wasted for trifles in half a lifetime would have made them rich If saved and putat interest. LEARN TO SAVE. We offer the facilities of our vaults to You sre oor + people who want to save. dially invited to open an account, & sing le doliar is enough. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FARMERS BANK at Foster, State of Missouri, at close of business on the 30th day June, 1900. RESOURCES Loans snd discounts undoubtedly 00d on personal or collateral se- curity Loans snd discounts undoubtedly good on real estate security Overdrafte by solvent customers United States bonds on hand Other bonds and stocks at their pres- entcash market value 6 Real estate (banking house) at pres- eat cash market value 3 al estate other than banking house at ite present cash market value Furniture and fixtures 1 Due from other banks, good on sight _ Grats 7. Checks and other cash items Kationsl beok notes lege! tender United States notes aud gold aud silver certifiestes Gold coin Silver coin. nickirs and penniss c All other resources Tota! LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid is Surplus fund Undivided profite less current ex- penses an taxes paid Deposits subject w draft at sight by banks and bankers Deposite subject to draft at sight by individuals and others Demand certificates of deposit eut- standing ‘Time certificates of Geposit outstanding Bi is peyable and billere-disevunted Dividends unpaid Liabilities otber than those above ste Tots! STATE OF MISSOURI.) ,, County of Botes, '{ - We, W. M. Campbell, President, and Epbisod, Cashier of sal4 bank, cach of sclemniy @wear that the shove oi true to meet of our know! seaithe date last sforesaid. {smat) missioned and qualified fors ring June i¢, 1902.) LIAAM BE. BELL, Botary Correst— Attest.