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BUTLER W EEKLY T IMES. 0. ALLEN, Eprtor. Som-+ Vv Lon ; D. Atues & Co., Proprietors. “SUBSCRIPTION: — who eve TERMS OF only t it bears Stephens The Wezary Times, published eyery sang ag will be sent to any address ane year, postage paid, for $1.00. se em i Oklatioma is suaking a great effort cause for the stoni ——<——$_————_— of Cole county City, indicted in | were mi session son Stephens abused and vilified than occupied the high office of| sion is important, A tree can|that the governor iged by the fruit | | pardon after it has been reeorded in ernor | | the office of Secretary of State. and to get into the (inion of states and }/some no istak put another star in the banner. him « t ——————— ; eho cakes Southwest Missourts cotton ¢rop governor of Missouri. ye correctly juc A fair review ficia ere criticism. human and no doubt he rust the first stone, participate in | hyena No honest has TRUE TO HIS FRIENDS. paper has truly said that Judge Hazell, in the cireuit court at Jefferson City, Mo., released W. J. been worse! Ray, a Christiau county prisoner, on of Gov but To err is} has made} in stakes in minor matters. let ne Ww have watched his course as chief ex-| apy man|/& writ of habeas corpus. He who has not, let | Stephens issued at official ob-} j st ir years. emiscot : ss peer v4 000 spelen acanrg in| jects to just and fair criticism, and New Madrid 10.000 bales, in Stod-| Governor Stephens invites it. THE ard, Scott, Mississippi, Butler and) pyyes has not hesitated on several supey iiss 9 OO bales 4c: occasions to criticise what it believed e The deci- because it holds cannot recall a Ray acts gives no just} was serving & Swenty-Eve years s08- {tence in the penitentiary for murder the second degree Governor commutation re- Uleasing him, and after it had been the office of the secretary | alled it, recorded in | of state, rei and it was never delivered to the prisoner. Judge Hazell holds that the deliv was complete and orde the prisoner | ised Population in Counties. We give below 1 census from his son | | Se | ar } ' returns | ten st s of Lincoln Institute] ecuth ith much inte gees att ge of this 1 surrounding counties: — | (color jor vot illegally at the truthf say that we do not believe Bites rs 5 ae ess | last election. [t is charged that they | there has ever been a cleaner admin- ‘ass - - - 636 | istration or one that he n loser ee A = _ - 28.054 | to the business interests of the state. = Gove Stephens’ administration =e ' i : - ; _ 31. ae | and Sam Carr, a newspaper corres-| hag proven him to be just what his} 7, ee eae 1890 anc | pondent, charged with swindling, are] friends claimed for him, a clear-head- | Bates sa eh Bs cae ; eed — now in jnilat Havana, Cuba, with-) oy) proad-minded, safe, conservative |". ee Reg eecoe: pen gatiiractt procpect of ethane OUl|\,0c wea da We displayed other! in b2e0 and Vernon Ae. unless Governor-General Wood issues | paits whict may possibly account | a special pardor in alarge measure for the assaults } The Secretary of the Navy finds made ip u him. He has a combat-| enne [- Pe pf j that it will require $87,172,630.76 | I¥e disposition, quick to resent an | to run actual expenses of the[#sult, a hard hitter and asks no : Navy during the fiscal year ending | WUatters of hisenemies and grants M Cr, C ., June 30,1902. This cate is Svo| them favors. On the other hand 042,714 in exceas of the appropri-| be Was never eon — = back | Are Headquarters for All Kinds : ; sae 0 Schavonn: pon friend. nerein lies his | : fieal year. ha tf in this big state he has } ee oka oo friends, ready and auxious to show $ Hon. ©. ©. Dickinson, representa-| their loyalty to him when occasion i wanti ee take some one a tiye-eleet of Henry county, has con-| requires. “‘Heloves and is trae to his presen we can fix you up on most + sented to become a candidate for the|{riends is enough to entitle Lon V. anythi > : ; speakership of the next Missouri] Stephens’ name a place on the scroll; % yar chit 2 de — clnck — Ltouse. He is one of the most prom-}of fame, were that alone the sum of | oO good things. Why not buy a nice inent lawye ithe state, a genth-| his vir He canafford to bear the DE ELAR, i we Have . man of pleasing address, possesses | slurs a sof disgruntled and large ao ones ones ras sound judgment and executive ability [embittered charls who have been un-} plates, salad dishes, cups and sau- uudis a splendid parliamentarian. able te control his actions and dic-| CT: t-piece sets, cabarets, mush and He would make a most excellent | tate his policies. He will retire from | IK sets, toy dinner’ sets, 8 speaker. the office of governor with more true, jong creams, chamber Sets In fig a Gian cig Thon Pessigcke loyal friends than any man who ever — oui ie oe the Chillicatlie <Cotistivution, is ajo" te ee hs aicenieuke anus ih ion candidate for chief clerk of the next i e n same. Missouri house of representatives, peer aber ie sen that Jos; em | with. we understand, most excellent Plory holds over as: railroad com- Cutlery Cutlery. prospects of success. Mr. Bradshaw |™ls!oner. The democrats take the| ' . has been actively engaged in the ie AL: Bes EN gg meats Sei SAE etait newspapit bisindse tar the past | man in Mr. Herrington’s place to ae eh a as atne of scissors, ae Seonence- Teas ee eae ey hold until the general election in | Set 2 silver knives and forks or a set pithy writ “ie strone man and’ has 1901. Referring to the law govern- | Of Slver tea pat table spoons. We done valliant service for his party me nies | Seman: eihesenen, Wany | ATS Se oat oF ee This is the first time he ever Pribur uy t Be Candies, Candies. a political office for himself. Phis el rly means that t here will = i : ‘i lige, thesglate nud. we Nope He vats var aney in oe tee railroad ik >have more candy than any one ese! commissioner when Mr. Flory's of | in Bates couaty and are sellir ame will be elected. ficial term expires on January 1,and | = ee ee ; Fae : _—__ that any time between thatdate and |" aper. If you are needing any We have no quarrel with the editor) the 1 of the month Governor |¢®24y. oranges, bananas, ete., do of the Osceola Democrat, who is ajStephens can fill it by appointment, | not fail to see us as we ean do you very clever gentleman, so we hear. and after the 14th, when Governor-| good? Special prices to Sunday We have not the honor,of his ae- nope Regence “aaa rey 00 quaintance, nor do we know his j j } Teaneck for some reason is not] Groceries, Groceries. carried at the head of his editorial! ap e We have the best stock of fancy, eolumns. We believe itis Lucas, a} % Cosum ion selected groceries in Bates county elose relative of the famous railroad ¢ i ay and prices as low as the lowest. We and corporation lawyer, John Lu-|} are headquarters for flour and feed. cas, whose hor is iu Kansas City ' very low prices in large quantities. and St. Clair county. We would ad-| ¢5 1 ung by af vise him, if he pretends tornn a dem-| ecisely as Stoves, Stoves, Stoves. ecratic paper, to keep within party | a We still have afew heaters and | party bounds. He has a_ perfect | u is aestruction ee very fine steel ranges that we a right to criticise democratic officials rowing germ. |! e selling way down. Why not buy * when they failin theirduty, but his| ES ee 7 Ola nice ste uge for your wile fora ‘ repeated and continued thrusts at the | 7 et Ee Rolie yOu decocatees: present. We have the : governor are not criticisms of official | p ft & msumptt on. You \ saa line in town and prices lower acts, but coarse, vulgar abuse which : 4 3: jthan the lowest. We have a large are unwarranted in fact, and leads | : tnt, according 0 jtine of cast cook stoves that we can to the conclusion that he is airin; al vher yu begin. jsell youfrom 310up. If needin | personal grievance, | Pale Scouse Baicison ol stove of any kind do not fail to see SES See ean pile a ) us as we have the stovesand want to * Lieut. Hobson, the hero of Santi-! d Lis Oil: take a little | reduce our stock before invoicing on azo. is critically ill of typhoid fever! ‘ jJan. 1 in the Presbyterian hospital in New| *~ = | : - z York City. ‘The case of Lieut. Hob-| Buggies, Surries and Spring kon illustrates that to do heroic acts | and perform d of valor for his country, that makes hima hero inthe the {| the world, not the only essential to promotion | a just recognition eds eyes of veople of is of his services ! marmy and navy. He must “stand i on, or have a “pull” Ww years in with the powers | More than since the rified by thedari: this officer and a faced shingt t rld was elex two is passed whole We w men who what to them : di cert and sudden annihilation, to. se their und yet no effort has be to promote and properly re ognize the valor of these n y t yuntry and the otticer lies dy ithe the men ar | a | Wagons. | | We tI a few buggies. surries i @Eies. : ; road wagons and spring wagons} | that we will give you a bargain in this month as we are anxious to close out every vehicle we have in stock before we invoice. So now is you a buggy at a very | rehance to get | Wagons, Wagons. stock and will make vousome goo have ood of ns } Ps On Same Turkeys and Chickens. the 1 ducks that come mth.and will ash or trad to town drive rig ar produce headquarters for same. vking you for past trade and and yall > in a merry Christmas sar, we are Yours truly, Bennett-Wheeler Mer. Co. osperous new 3 turkeys, 1} Dep Theo. Hyatt has received a letter | Frank, a member of apt. Peed’s company in the P hilip- | pines. Frank tells of a maorder com- | mitted in the ranks of the company. Some of the men had got drunk on | veno, a native whisky of the worst | sort. An Italian named Pozzoni | shotand killed a comrade named | Kilpatrick. Pozz was + | and will be court im Baal War rensburg J.- th. } } } | JACKETS, All New and up-to-date in Style, Color and Mak | LEVY'S. OFFICIAL “MENT THE FINANG ae ONDITION OP THE ° i Fawinc:s Bean, IF BATES COUNTY i at Butier, State of Missouri, at the/| close of business on the Ist day of | December, 100. | RESOURCES | Loan | vod on per | Sint mH | undoubtedly 4.215.00 1it.is | Other bonds and stocks at their pres- | ash market valne 000.00 | state (banking house) at pres- | hmarket valu 000 ate other than bankir | atits present cash mark 2,564.20 | : 4,000.00 | Checks and other ite National bank 1 legal tender H States notes and geld and ertiticates ° LIABILITIES kK paid i $50.08 profits less current ex | sand tax a ‘ fabject to = ' H banks amd bankers rivet to draft at s | =and ot s 73.77) ficaies of deposit out- . ee ae ae oto 15 | In J. F. Ludwick’s drug pesit ourst-n | 000 60 : sae i i es counted 000.1% Local watch inspector on Mo. Pac. R. ten other than those al Hl stated 000 oo | ‘ - Total simicos.ez| W.R Hearst, proprietor of the STATE OF MISSOURI, } j San Franc miner, New York f Bates, 5 e i Fhompson, Pr nt, and E.D | Journal a » American, it is . ofsaid ‘bank, each of us, doj. é solemnly awear that the above statement is| said on good authority, is to begin D. KIPP, Cashic pee - i the nex i and sworn to be eos sn | Washi 1. D. ¢ within thi he <t | month. editor-in-¢hief will be no less personage than William } Jennir Bryan's salary, it is sa OOO a year. Trastwe's Sale. L.McBKIDE, § | SaiSke Seana. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ls FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE | } MISSOURI STATE BANK) At Butler, state of Missouri. at the|£ close of business on the Ist day of | December, 1900 RESOURCES | Loans and disc »unts undoubtedly } good on personal ercollateral se- i curity $142,272 39] Loans ani discounts undoubtedly j good on real estate security “09,060 Overdratt= solvent customers Sst.se | Uni ed States bonds on hand 0.0.0) Other bonds and stocks presentcash market value “| Real estate (banking house) at pres \ | | at their ent cash market value Real estate other than banking hon e at its present cash market price Furniture and fixtures ue from other -anks, good on sight draft Checks and other c: items National bank notes, legal tender United States nutes and gold and / silver certificates Goid h coin All eurrent ex pense | Deposits banks and pa raft at sight by draf: at sight b Subseribe of Dee- . BROWN te T. ¢. BOULW ARE “ RIGHT, D RADF:RD, ‘ Wheress, HF. Osterkamp, and A | kamp, bis their certain d j dates tb of Octobe rder’s office of } in k 151 acting sheriff DEACON BROS, & CO. CHRISTMAS SPECIALT 2-blade, ROGER BROS. 1847 tine finish, full Table knives and forks, also carry new designs in shell satin. have his 1847 tea, dessert sugar shells, butter kn new styles. CARPENTERS TOOLS, CGraniteware, stoves, a new line of bridles, and canned ¢ lap wagons, roods, chin robes, horse soap. low prices from now te January Ist on STOVES. DEACON y warranted Besides plain tippe dy new styles just in, f: plated copper tea kettle Small brass lanterns each halters and whips, big line of fine toilet soaps and_ special iES. KNIVES, each, : per set, in Rogers 1847 We goods we table spoons, in beautiful and ves, etc., tinware and en ved nickel 2s coffee and teapots, 25 cents. it) Harness fruits, candies nuts aware, lamps and vases, blankets, scissors and shear mugs and brushes, raz¢ buggies. road razors, shaving or ostrops and shaving BhUS. & C0 HOW I$ THIS? The right goods at Thine right prices at The right place. The largest and most complete line of ware and novelties shown I do optical work, eyes tested free. All kinds of jewelry Timing and adjusting a specialty, Cali and see my new and GEO. W. ELLIS, following described real eounty of Bates and state vat din the to-wit wenty t side of fee: off of Butler. apon which is Mill, which conuvevance w nent of five promn n said deed of mar hereas, «de- ent of 4 and pay trust; in notes and interest, now past due and unp: Now, therefore, at the st of the legai holder of said ory not and in accordance with the terms of said dee of truss, not dersign Will proceed eis hereby given that I, the un- riff of Bates county, Missouri, sell the above described prem- ises ar publie vendue, to the highest bidcer for cash, at the -oart honse door in city of But- — tonaty of Bates and state of Missouri, Saturday, January 5, 1901 between hours of 90’clock in the forenoon and 5 o’cloch in the afternoon ef that day for the purposes of sptisfying said debt, interest Ost. E.C. MUDD, Sheriffand Acting Trustee. Qur $6.00 Black All Wool Worsted Suit. LEVY'S. repairing jewelry, silver in the city. and fine watch work, complete stock before buying Leading Jeweler and ‘Opi store, east side square. Rk. yesterday sent to congress reports on@ The war department ber of important river harbor ineded for connecting the Mi sippi river with Lake Michigamiy means of the Illinois river and @ Chir itary canal, and also extensive improvements on the Sal Ste. Mary river connecting lakes’ perior and Huron.—Ex. ing that OFF TEMENT OF ; FiNA DITION OFTH FARMERS BANK OF WALNUT, MO. at Foster, State of close of business on December, 1900. RESOURCES Loans and discounts undoubtedly good on personal or collateral #€- CIAL STA NCIAL CON Missouri, at the Ist day ants undoubtedly security astomners. band at their pres- United sta Other bond, hi pres- estate other than banking ase at its present cash market Forniture and fixtares. Due from other banks, good on sight draft Checks and other cas! bank ih items notes legal tender 2 and gold apd National | Gold coin < Silver coin nickies and pennies. All other resources « Total LIABILITIES } Surpins fund Undivided p current ¢x- pens pipes at sight by ; sight by of deposit out- deposit outstan dmg: discounted those above Tota STATE OF MISSOUEI, + County of Bates We, W. M. Can Ephiand, Cashic P { said y. &. EPHLANI W. M. CAMPBEL i JOE