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Yn =n =) cp) P We are showing, work shoes in Butler—better tian we’ve ever shown. They are 1 D’Onech Hays Shoe Co., who make as good a shoe as is possible to make but without the fancy price for the name. showing their appreciation by largely increas- ed purchases. Try a pair of their ‘‘Columbia’’ calf shoes at $2.50. Es will come back next time. 3 Just received a full line of our famous $2.50 Goodyear welt shoes in full stock calf, box ; calf and vici kid. No other store in Butler Oo Remember the by far, They'll wear so well you gives you full stock welts for Our cut price clothing sale runs two weeks longer. STREET the strongest line of de by the famous Our customers are full stock dO. FAIR. 660800606 00690605 0SG0 0000 GOSESIESESES ‘thinkin BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS | Totes’ Telephone No. 37. 2 =| : ] . . i j i ; -The committee think the premium lists will all be printed next week. County Clerk Broaddus has been laid up with rheumatism for several Biays. “J 7 Marion Colson orders THe Times Ho his address at Hartwell, where he located. Mrs. John Ludwick returned home g thursday morning from Cologado. 4 she was met in Kansas City by her son John L. Ludwi Butler was well represented at the lair this week: Rich Hill will recipro- “giate at the street fair next month.— tich Hill Tribune. Tmade right a trial will convince fou that Yale Coffee is the richest, | ®uothest and most delicate flavored | toliee you ever tasted. AtSpot Cash re. Miss Lou Hardin, whose home is t Staunton, Ind., and Miss Eftie | McCann of Drexel, Mo., are visiting | family of D. D. MeCann. Miss in has a brother in Kansas 8. W. Dooley and Ed Williams went to Amoret Saturday te assist in Banizing a democratic club. Mr. | Pooley made a good tie h and they returned home before ning the names of the officers. | | demoer: Frank Jackson is in off the road Bratew weeks and is helping: his | her-in-law, County Clerk Broad- Mr. Jackson was first deputy af founty cl | ¥clerk fora year and was ef- | acent and popular. | j | There will bea meeting of parties | apMterested, at the Rogers raveyard, it Pleasant Gap township on Satur fay, Sept. 1, 1900 to cage up and | tthe grounds in repair, dinners and stay all Pisa ill bring | Our esteemed friend George Als- | favored us with a call and re-| amg George is one of our most | es ive and enterprising young Mersand aloyal democrat. He ts his father in very feeble ] try alone. The executive committee has book- ed some very excellent entertain- ments for the Street Fair. 25 per cent reduction on all sum- mer clothing for two weeks longer. American Clothing House. Dr A. H. Culp, a prominent physi- cian of Otterville, Mo., has THe TIMEs sent to his address. The 25 yard race Old Settlers Day will be funny. All persons entering must be 70 or more years of age. A handsome prize to the winner. Your eyes may not be in a condi- tion to see, but if made right a trial will convince you that Yale Coffee is the best, richest, smoothest, most delicious flavored coffee you ever drank, sold by The Spot Cash Store. Putnam Fadeless Dye Yellow, is absolutely fadeless to either sunli washing of bleachir and colors about twice as much goods’ as others. 10c per package. Sold by H. L. Tucker. A large party accompanied the Flambeau club to Nevada on last Saturday night. The club gavea very fine display and were highly complimented by Mr. Dockery and others who witnessed it. Art Gilmore writes us that Deep Water organized a Bryan & Steven- son club last Saturday of 75 and adds that they will 200 in a short time. Hedid not give the names of the officers. Major F. H. mem- bers have rowell’s driv @ team | took first premium at the Rich Hill fair last week. His single driver took 3rd prize. Major Crowell cer- tainly has a very fine team of well broke and fast drivers, the finest turnout in the city. We are in receipt of asample photo campaign button of the democratic | nominees for president and vice- president, from the St. Louis Batton | Co. Parties or clubs desiring cam-/| paign buttons should apply to this | house for samples and prices. Our readers will appreciate the amount of work the committee on classifying and fixing the amount and kind of aeons to be awarded when we tell you there is 240 first, second and third seca’ in poul-; Regular 50¢ work shirts for 38e at | American Clothing House. Try a aa of our “Columbia” stock ealf s American Clothing House. shoes, $2.50 3ad blood is a bad thing toinherit or acquire, but bad blood may be made good blood by taking Hood's | Sarsaparilla. Albert Moore writes us from Ham- ilton, Mont ted in the photograph business. . where he is 1c He sends us some splendid views of Montana seenery in and around | He learned the business under town. Mr. that phers and artists in the state. W.£ of Shawnee, pleasantly while in vored us with a renewal. j influential republ He thinks the cern crop will be fully |as good or better in the county than Largent, complimented us very the city and fa- He is an a prominent farmer in of had been camping in the east part of town.—E!Dorado News. The citizens of Amsterdam have de- posited with the bank the sum of $25 to be paid for information that will lead to the conviction of any party or parties who gell intoxicating liquors in that village. The good people of Amsterdam are determined to stop the illegal traffic and are go- ing at it in a business way. young friend A. A. week the typo Miller. Now if by the latter need not be In giving our Miller a made us say H. H. there is a gentleman name in our county he ashamed of getting his name up with Alf’s, who is a sturdy young farmer, 4n honorable gentleman and a staunch democrat. notice last mixed Judge DeArmond will no doubt conclude to retire from politics after reading the paragraph devoted to him in the resolutions passed by the republicans of Henry county. 3ut holdon. Its we again arraign David A. DeArmond.” Inasmuch as he has been arraigned before he can probably stand _ it Clinton Tribune. another time— Amsterdam is coming to the front in the way of new buildings and more getting ready to build. W. M. Gra- ham and C. F. Howe have their dwellings enclosed and Ray Kershner will soon have a handsome 5-room house up on hislotson Walnut street. B. F. Howe expects to erect a house on Pine street soon.—Amsterdam Tempest. We call attention to the advertise- ment of G.& C. Merriam Co., for Mebster’s International Dictionary, a revised successor to the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. This is not the cheap, reprint, obsolete diction- ary. from phototype copies of a book of over fifty years ago, which is be- ing hawked over the country from $1 to $5. and given as premiums to sell goods, but is what plies and brought down to date. the name im- Little Misses Neva and Winnie Keeser, twin daughters of A. R. Keeser, complimented our sanctum with a pleasant call and renewed for their father’s paper and the one go- ing to their grandfather, Jacob Keeser, Sandyville, lowa. Mr. Keeser is section foreman, has had his home in this city for a number of years, is sober, industrious and trustworthy and always attentive to duty. THE Times hopes to see him promoted at an early date. Henry Thornbrough writes from the Precidio, Cal., hospital, to his father at Amsterdam, that he is that far on his road home from the Phil- jippines. He says of his dondition. “Well I hated to come away and leave Volen over there, but had kept me there two months longer they would have sent me back lion When I left Manila I weighed 103 pounds and now I weigh than I did when I left there.” j railroad and warehouse commission- } jers, Col. Joe Flory had but one office | | at his disposal, a $100a monthclerk ship upon the state grain inspector. In ol ace of bestowing this upon some i of the laboring men who he ¢ laims to h he gave it to | love so muc his son, | Hagedorn. one of the best photogra- | orth Bates. | “ | nm ae |stand, there were quite a number of | last year. Mrs. I. N. Botkin and daughter} Miss Ina of Foster, spent last week at the spri They returned home Saturd::v evening.—Frank Smithand | family ot Walnut, Bates county re- turned home Sunday morning. They if they} about 110 and feel quite a bit better | As a member of the state board of} { full ' {our beloved daughter. Mrs. | some persons put out poiso | around that town. | | | | | | { | / | i ' and immediately commenced writing, out a speech denouncing the demo erats for practicing nepotism. It may also be observed that the Colo. | nel is receiving a salary of $3,000 | year from the state.—Missouri Dem- cosines We know Miss Moore to be a first- class teacher and believe the board | made a good choice.—Amoret Bea- }con. The Bates County Teachers’ Insti- | tute will go to Adrian again next} | lively ne Card of Thanks. We desire to express our thanks to our many friends of Butler who were so kind and consider: te to us on the occasion Of our sad errand, to bury Ada M. Carnes. Mk. and Mrs. A. C. BrEwiInGroy. The Adrain Journal complains that one day last week and killed anumber of dogs The complaint is not for the loss of the ear the criminal act of putting poi son on other’s premises where children mig get hold of it. The people of Adrian | threaten to make it interest for) the party if he is apprehend i | We learn that our school board} has employed Miss Lora Moore, of | Walnut township, to teach the pri-| y department of our school} during the coming term. We under- | applicants but Miss Moore has had 1 several years of experience in prima work and so received the preference H ry | year. It was so decided on Thurs- day last. Butler, Adrian and Ric! Hill were voted on. The first ballot Adrian , Rich Hill 30 Butler 33. The second ballot Adrian 58, Butler, 49. Wecongratulate our xhbor on her suecess in hold- ing the titute. There must be at- tractions in Adrian for the pretty school marms, lac both But- ler and Rich Hill which does not speak very well for the young men of the latter twe towns. stood and 5 sing in The republiean county convention was called to order at the house Saturday morning by Clark Wix, county chairman, C. A. Denton was elected chairman, the republican editors of thecounty secretaries. The | following ticket was nominated: Rep- | resentative, J.N. Pollock; prosecut- attorney, J. R. Hales; George N. Requa; probate judge, W. S. Steele: surveyor, Win. lie administrator, T. judge north district, E. Lockard: judge south district, G. Hirschi; sheriff, George McLenghlin: coroner, J.S. Amyx. opera treasurer, Prier; pub-| Wright: lot of lot of lot lot lot lot } lot One One One One One One 8 One 5 One $1.25 qui of handker« of crash for Mar eee a of corsets fe lot of ladies sh¢ g One lot of suspende 3 Come and see them, we 4 on everything. McKibben’ all wool ser of table line of umbrellas for $1.00. g < $ > £ ~ Barpains at McKibben tor 29 cents a yard, 9S cents. ge Its for hief 5 cents. n for 58 cents a 81-5 cents a vard, or 45 ceuts. ves for S2.00, rs for 15 cents. guarantee prices ¢ North Side 9 Square, $ of W. O. Schil- 20th U We enroll the name of Co. D., .S. Infa Pi w. ( democratic comm teeman of Charlotte, was in to see us Saturday and had bills } democre meeting on atur August to or- van club. Mr one of Bates county's and He believes that Cowan is most intelli- gent, enterprisin, progressive t is not rmers. only necessary for a farmer to study the time and manner of putt but hes vid ] is soil thorou and tending his crops snow the na ly, what it is cap: Bile of i best produe- and how to strengthen and pre- serve it. He believes in fall plowing when the soilis in good c« but does not think breaking. Unele Warr Cornland, complimented us pleasant- He xican war He de- om ndition, f winter much Laben living near ly and had his dates set ahead is probably the veteran living only in the county lights to talk of Abe Lincoln, he knew as a Spring- field, Ils. Said mighty dirty stories and always had young man in Abe could tell some said Lincoln the Mexi- circulars him, opposed to ean war, and they found among Mexieans they captured from Douglas, a crowd around was violently Lincoln and condemning the war and Me- parlors Miss Emma Frank and J« Kissick were married in of Hotel Ross, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Woodruff of Kansas the City, officiating. Only members of the immediate families of the con- tracting parties were present. The bride is the handsomeand attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Frank, proprietors of Hotel Ro The groomisason of J.J. McK isan industrious young man and holds a responsible position in Kan- sas City, fur which place he and his wife departed Sunday night. Ivan Morton got kicked in the face by a horse, last Friday, while work- ing with the hay press at Lon Clay- ton’s, inflicting a very painful wound rendering him for a time. At this writing he is recover- ing nicely.—Mrs. M. A. Duncan met with a painful accident Wednesday, asaresult of a defective While walking along the south side of the square, a loose board tripped unconscious her and she fell with great force, bruising her in many places. It will be some time before she will be able to be around. Better nail down the loose boards.—Hume Telephone. Mrs. James H. Harman, ny with Mrs. John Shutt, mented THE Times very ple on Friday. Mrs. Harman is v her daughter Mrs. Elbert Thompson, and the newly arrived grandson, the first male héir in the Harman family. She is accompanied by her attractive and Gr; were in compa- -ompli- ntly i daughters Misses Pearl Mr. and Mrs. Harman prominent citizens of Summit town- ship, now they have a very pleasant home in Warrensburg arid a fine farm close tothattown. Mr. H. and| wo daughters, Misses Myrtle and ella, are sight-seei in the west and visiting friends alt Lake City and Ogden. once Mrs. Selina J. Yates, wife of J. N. Yates, formerly of this county, died at her homenear Ceres, Noblecounty 14,1900, af Ikla., on Aug. rering illness he age of 62 ¥ lays. Deceased was a fai devoted member of the Christia -hurch, with which she had enna cor nected since her girlhood. She was the mother of threesons, W. D. of his county, M. R. of Pendleton, Ore., |'T. O. of Noble county, Okla., whom | ogether with their father are left to} mourn the loss of one who leaves to} us the remembrance of her many | christian acts and loving deeds. | Wo Bee ter a lin- of several months, at} | churchfor many years. fall t he evils produced by giving sympathy the Mexice the best county, always encouragement to ns. Unele Laben besides being fruit man in the f Butler, Ist Co agent for t of that arrived in the city Wedn «and in company with W. R mor Banks « suntry tolook at sy athe company home Mr alled at this of- fice and left his subscription for the Leader.—Lamar Industrial Leader. i Streiff, eldest daughter n, of thiscity, and John A of this city, were united in f Mrs. Streiff's of the family and immedi- conelusion Mr. and were driven to the suburb, home owned by Mr. Gil- breath, where they will reside.—Ap- pleton City Journal. A.A committed Romans, of Bridgefield, Kan., 1 Dorado sticking a knife He wasat the springs health, and at 3 o'clock in the morning com- He got up and partially dressed, went out and was found dead under some brush later He had $30 and awatch on his person. Mr. prosperous farmer, suicide at | Springs last week by in his throat. | with his wife for her about plained of the heat in the day. Romans was a his affairs were in good shape and his domestic rela- tions were pleasant. It is supposed | that tense heat smind was effected by the in- z see raises a patch of wheat and corn if anybody raises it. Says he always plants about a rod of cane between | his wheat and Chinch like cane better than corn and if it | gets a good start by the time they leave the wheat it will keep them un- til the corn matures. It will certain- ly pay farmers who desire to raise corn. wheat and corn to try that experi- | ment, it is little trouble and inex- pensive. Ada M. Carnes departed this life at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Brewington, in Kansas City. of consumption, August 16th, 1900. Beautiful and impressive fu- neral services were conducted from the family residence Friday evening at 8 o'clock. to Butler rowing relatives and all that was earthly of Ada Carnes was laid to rest, Oak by the side of her little son, in Hill cemetery, to await the great res- | ur A large number of Butler ladies attended the obsequies. ction morn. beautiful tributes of sorrow- ing friends, were in abundance. _Lil- lian, a beautiful girl of fifteen sum- and Edward, a sturdy lad of, feel the great loss of a mother’s love Flowers, mers, and care. Ada M. Metealf was born in Ken- tucky Dec. 26th. 1862. was the grand daughter of ex-zgovernor Met- calf of that state the blue-blood of that She | grand old common-wealth flowed in She came to Butler in the mother and her veins. early eighties with her step father, A. C. 1, refined and talented girl, and by hearts of our people. She was acon- Presbyterian The sorrow- the sympathy of sistent member of the ing relatives have our people. Take Heed Will surely Speed.” Be sure to heed the first symptoms and im- chronic on and ad blood your ts the stomach and quiets hes and vitalizes health restion, nervousness nervous prost Hood's Sarsaparilla is guard. It qu : nerves, purifies, enr: the blood and keeps up the | tone. k the Hood's All liver ills are cured by Pills. - bugs | The remains were brought | Saturday morning by sor- | Brewington, a beau- | rT amiable disposition she won the} safe- | ci It Helped Win Battles. Twenty-nine officers and men wrote |from the front to say that for scratches, bruises, cuts, wounds, sore | feet and stiff joints Bucklen’s Arnica | Salve is the best in the world. Same | for burns, skin eruptions and piles. | 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. | Sold by H. L. Tucker, druggist. Harrisonville Democrat, 16.—Hon. David A. DeArmond, of Butler, the popular congressman of this district, was in the city a short time Tuesday calling on his friends. In company | with Judge Oscar S. Byram, he hon- ored this office with a social call. Mr. DeArmond is enjoying good health, does not mind the hot weather in the least, and is in fine trim for the bat- before the country, and man in the land better equipped for the fray, and heis ready to respond at any time wherever the party may call him. Heis a leader among leaders, and is acknowledged to be one of the purest, trsest, ableat and best posted men in America to- day. Every democrat in Missouri is proud of DeArmond, and there is no doubt but what the sixth district will return him to Congress with an in- | creased majority. tle royal there is no The following story of the remar able journey of a bottle is told by | the Eldorado Free Press, with every evidence of sincerity. We have no doubt that many bottles, with prob- ably more exhilerating contents, have found their way from these shores to our possessions inthe far but in the prosaic hind away orient, pocket of so rs’ uniforms. We hope the writer of this story hadn't been imbibing the contents of one nilar to those re coincidence was reported s week. Qvertwo years ago | Miss Mary Rucker, Miami Station, | while on the banks of Wakenda creek threw a bottle into the stream wh h her name and ad nost forgott en the circum bottle bad be found, Poe, of tt “A str to ust contained Mery 5s. oti a letter. Pa ber bro “Frank Craig, who is with the 29th regiment in Mauila ting that a d of his had pix a it up in Ma- a Bay. The bottle has surely had a remarkable jourt | ever hap ope aed tog its starting place j mystery.” sta