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t : BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN, Ep:ror. hi 7 |. D. Atten & Co., Proprietors. house Kling, and Superinte: represe i TERM S OF SUBSCRIPTION shed eyery any address IMES, Che Wzex:y 4 “hursday, wi! gne year, pos to € se age paid, for $1.00, lent rintendent An epidemic of typhoid fever I8!up the ¢ he claiming raging in Chicago + ind unfit to —___—_—_—_—— - cs iae Sartlett claims Acorner on potatoes caused the |#° in e wall. Mr. Bartlet iim p* vee : Mr. B further claims that the Cincinnatt: ——— pia wr the building are defective Gen. R.C. Horne will after August | an4 at it will be impos for Ist succeed M. V. Carroll as chief } roceed until they are cor clerk in th e of labor commis-! py. ted and all differences adjusted sioner. * Hie further insists that he cannot — zi te the an is better under Mr. MeDonald’s supervis- No sta i ni b t ry ee paige pared to st: drought than 1 femmand hat : perial Missou She will rise {miss him as Superintendent dn | come agair therhand Mr. McDonald insists that Ere | + plans are all right, that thesame p Clark favors | date to succeed Se Congressman Ch: have | used in the construc- an for the nominating three similar building in this United + ate rood tates s ator Vest, by primary election | onstruction. and chs that the The Sedalia public library, the gift | ontractors are net proc eeding ae of Andrew Carnegie, which has just } COT ling to plans and specifica- been completed at a cost of $50,000, {tions and are trying to compel was formally dedicated Tuesday. j changes to be made for their ownad- Sa {vantage. The above, so far as we a fair statement There are We were satisfied that Bro. Wade, after mature consideraton, his calmer moments, would repudiate his are able to judge, i in of both sides of the case. criminations and recriminations on | both sides, all of which are not of in- What the pub- ic is interested in is getting a good baseless insinuationsthat something | po county officiz “somebody” | | | is wrong with our The old gag that “somebody” terest to the public. bieves, or that charges urt house for the money, and this that something is wrongistoo trans-} y parent to hold. een must have and are looking to the ounty court to protect the county's The court met yesterday and will no doubt adjust the matter satistactorily. Ifthe plans arefaulty there isa way for the court to dis- interests Thename “Republican” appears to have been very unlucky when applied to Butler. Several papers have started out here with flying colors, all of which have come to grief. The Bates County Republi- can was the to suecumb, and now the Free Press has dropped the ‘Free’ and adopted “Republi- ean.” Brother Atk bly be able to overcome all obstacles and make it He has certainly had experience enough. newspapers in cover it and have them corrected, on hand if the contractor is shirk part of sponsibility under his contract he to Up to this time the work has been very satisfac- tory, and the public need have no fears but what their interests will be the other trying to any his re- one will be brought time son May pPossi- win thoroughly protected. R. T. Booth has resigned his tion in the State Auditor's office, accey ta position in the legal depart- ment of the St. Louis and San Fran- cisco Railway Co., with offices in the Century Building. St. Louis, with the posi- } bs - to FLOPPED AGAIN. W.0. Atkeson, the erstwhile leader in this county of the populist party, th iabor uflion party, the greenback party andevery other off-shoot which general offices. Mr Booth has been] has afflicted our people politically in in the Auditor's office for twelve! the past fifteen or twenty years, has years, and it has been his duty to audit fee bills. He has also been the secretary of the of Equalization and his services have | into the re- tl the gone, bag and bag: publican party. He purchased Bates County Republics la ige, State Board n of J. Frank Chambers on Mor and willchange been invaluable to that body His the name of his ee Press to The loss willbe keenly felt by Auditor tepublican Press, and will run a Allen. It isnot known who will b straight republican paper—for awhile appointed to replace him. rt will no doubt, appear strange to Tas T1 at = many who have been following him E MEs tas no interest whate 2 : blindly and ranted erin the fight between the superin-| 43 oe 5 jover the corruptness of the two old tendent We depending upon the county court and while he raved and contractors. are | parties, prophesying the most direful | consequences to the country if either th w expect to sustain those gentiemen in that they adopt to « to continue : itic arn that he epublican or demo ke vined that party le z : arty their wisdom | : 5 whieh in course tin pow to lez ompel the contractors | ' 2 is thas j in sym-j slete their work d con ichings. | GRAVES. Demo 2 -ars past Wal- Demo: s the Judge of t v nt ft at ir = i As (lr. t sfi * ae sd or Jvears was the J se i ; te © The real cause of so-call } Court of ) filled aves I 5 s often a red cc n j the positior owe x és ad pepsia, tion, Jbar and t 1} jo a S r the Fermer > Vomi jh 1 I > s is ency, Impure Blood, Irre | decessors, at ! > rs i complaints, having t Wright. Johnson sis t ssured relieved and permanently cured by Eupepsia |ton and others i s aldis By increasing nat j pressed that this y + m vs make rich blood and create sound lequneet Wis acest a ness, good spir mal th SE S Ibench of this ¢ st Pr W t eutury pas i > st Miss Eupepsia Tablets have been a g to say that the td r Miss Suz Leaturaman, Sa less, and that natio Inder ¢ and in fact, W 1 ‘ S Worthy successor ea Your in good hig , x character and lofty arned | r in the science of the law, fair and im- | ci oi the St ss partial, fearless, courageous and hon- | ; of est, he is deserving of his well-earned | Chief Clerk Hora reputation and merits at the hands | Jeferson City Press, 2 of his constituents all the honors Horr they have bestowed and hasa right to hopeforandexpect future prefer- ments. At the next general election three Judges of the Supreme Court, the highest tribunal in the State, are to be elected. Why should not Judge Graves be of dare say, after his two years off one them? ith- fuland acceptable service as a Circuit Judge, he is not ferment? Without his knowledge or consent this paper, having no purpose but the lieving he is worthy of the position. vod of the State, honestly be- as high and honorable as it is, s' gests Waller W. Graves : candidates of the Democratic party for Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. What has the to sav ¢ 8 one of the press of this Circuit oncern ing the suggestion? The Missouri State University Library. The University library will ,000 books on its shelves by tember 1. a remarkably large number of books Sep i This does not seem such but if one would think for a moment that it would take more than ninety years read book per day them all, reading a the to number is large. The books are on all subjects and stud are open to the use of I gz made, which when completed will render the library much more useful for, by A card-catalogue is now beir the means of it, every book of the pertaining to any be found in generat librar. given subject L very few minutes. These books | the last ten y are up- equal by expe! to-date, and are in every way ss te ections viceable in ser manyeo of 100,000 made vears ago es all his past te under their contract. and according | } fol ° A 2 ae | he has foresworn free sil- tothe plans and speciticationsadopt- | Sa a ,{Ver, government ownership of rail-| ed by the people. Our people ask 3 z ee g : . roads, and all his other populistic | nothing more of the contractors than } } } - : e aye » {And even his anarchistic ideas that they honestly and faithfully | “ 1 Z : aunts ed trusts, goldbugism, ia carry out air obligations. 7 ee rinlism. high ind everything 1 do expect that to hay se | have a righ } | a politically that has been foreign and the letter ‘oO matter what the sU-j Oy } eS | = obnoxious to his who eson perintende have been, that] 3 oak et : u proceeds on the theory that does not release the contractors from | : } t he has been a patriot asingle it the contr he will be courtis in ion to enforce that to = laope for his own protit the letter wing these gentle-! : pe men as we do we know that >| the resul | A trans ript of « records from _—— Nebraska, showing | rson county Beautif ame to the reli Be mation th ast of the week. | that in 1890 an indict vas found While it was ite to help early |284nst G. E. MeDonal ittempt- jing to bribe a county ymmissioner at benefit to that alre eorn, if was a contract, and to which McDonal still greer out, which ady tasseled guilty plead rake some corn, stays seasonable. and most excellent - : = yam fodder. F s will sow rye, millet | PUOHS- co ee and cane for roughness and pastur- | 7°" 4 . M os ee 3 eps & county clerk who afterwards commit- age; turni make splendid feed While the farmer: } by j ted suicide by hanging himseli: that | promptly | forcows anc the governor of Nebraska have been init the long con- {remitted the fine after investigation, | and he has a letter from Ex-Governor | jdohn M. Thayer, of Lincoln. dated 29, 1901, in t he had remitted the f er investigati tinued and severe drought, it isnoth- ing like so bad as it might have been and there will to carry the matter to ofour farmer and ho, be plenty of feed raised whi k through. Itisa Nored that so many their stock cattle and tt of the county. ¢ ock is already scarce u about ti been unjustly sacrifice, this ac and tt wr their stock the winter thankfu iB “fof Winnie D: the old co jerates of the Confederacy bya New York bu {will be married to Miss Gordon to Marry Soon w York. July Miss Caro Lewis Gordon, dau don, and who since the de: 1 is been called by tember. ¢ lucky man. A notable gement is th: federate major is a son —a Down inke rPown is we a the Maine coast Rich Farmer Threatened -—Riech Mattoon, ard Heart farmer of this city, has received three threaten- ing letters demandin only dau would be kidn .. July >, a Wealt fiand near 22 is a widow- s 1,000 acres « lis worth $50.000 its. | its. | entitled to this pre- i have in | Lot ler} cler and 1 the land ment of State Mr k, lis j | | position « j new office General Horne came tot Who will Nast January State Sam mnt HEARTY ACcORI B »partme He was ve work positi of the Labor Bureau ta salary of $1,800 5 M. V. Carro tiring « leaves a record be hind him will seek an ganization of work of the kind It is appointment in hief | / that he] » the or- ilar Bowel ir origin in imperfect digestion, re’s supply of digestive fluic Promote Digestion and Cure Dyspepsia, al and Bilious Troubles ig stive organs. Nervous dyg. Stomach, Heartburn, Acidity and rash, Nausea, Debility, Despond. Action, Headache and other are promptly Malar Tablets. - Eupepsia Tablets flesh, and a condition of cheerful. s and mental brightness is secured. Two Weeks’ Treatment 50 Cents. lets have ¢ me more relief ave ever taken pepsia,** M. F. McCaw, Cleborne, Tex Eupepsia Tablets gave immediate relief."* Haaszy Dovtx, Carlinville, Tl ting, but Eupepeia er than I have fel Hareis, Alma, Ill Your Money Back If They Fail. THE EUPEPSIA CO., 323 CLARK AvE., ST. Louis, Mo. RAS TYGARD President -1% Oapital, HON.J. B. NEWBESBRY, iHE BATES COUNTY BANK, BSvoTrLER, mo. BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANE ss40r t HsTABLIsHED Dac. 3 YAPITAT 75.000 . weet eseee, 9L0,UUU -Z- * Bates County Investment. ©... ‘BUTLER, MO. Money to loan on real estate, at low rates. title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. Choice wee OR res J.C.CLARE, Cashier 4 Vice-Pres’t. . 1870. A General Banking Business Transacted en 850,000 Abstracts of Se 8 the World’s F a as securities always on hand and forsale. Abstracts of title sa vias ur ins | furnished, titles examined and el! kinds of real estate He is finely equipped for papers drawn, : | cs ay ney #5 Troanp Hox. J.B. Newnxnns, 1... Lam, sae 1 by the ex Preatdens Vire- President Secty. & Tree ompan > Jwo. C. Hares, Abstractor S F Wanrsocx Notar § zi \ sete RRRRRPRPARA RAR ADS - . pee Sma shed Joints on a Spree. Pie eve ceruck the {COL. JOHN O'DAY liquor on aecount of a Sunday law i ling eee eink and in 14 He was Once a Power in Mis- | pur Phe ed al souri Politics and Had Goeeiecs and Agee Thrice Married. John O'Day. prominent in demo- v had to hit : state politics, and Known . asked]. 5 2 : throughout the state because of his jlobby work in behalf of the ’Frisco Inherit lroad, died in iltimore last night ee news having sached this city mornin te Auditor is just | : O' De. rne ed. in pamphlet form, conven- | Den w 7 ee : Pac thewise OF ee rscharged | ¥8 rmerly th ch executive of St. Louisands rancis ailroac = . Naderal ind San Franci orailroad s E ea ‘ tol aves FO sons and a = # ; | bri e marri about one oe Ime t real provisions , which he |™Onth ag Col. John O'Day was a Missouri jcharacter and the incidents of his » | 1: é lifé would make n interesting volume. He had twice been married in Her Feet king © jz ifter having been divorced from |his second wife, married his stenog- rapher The trial of the divorce riage t l was well advertised all over 1ited States He was afflicted with Bright's dis- t When he ent ondition was look ed upon oceasione $50,000 is second ars old Valued His Own Estate Acid Thrower is Caught Phe Muncie, Ind, July 30 this evening arrested Peter Tillberry for throwing carbolic acid in the face of Mary Torrence last night at the home of Kate Phinney. and the man was jailed on the charg Tioavhem The victim wi one eve from the assault. The wan is 48 years old and wanted to Miss Torrence, who refosed ii heishe the acid into her face from a neoncent- ed under his co t jlaims be scan drut MILLIONS OF WOMEN Preserve, Purify, and Beautify the Skin, Scalp, Hair, and Hands with uti sup: 1088 OF WOMEN use CUTICURA SOAP, y CUTICUKA on beaw Cuartert 2x. Conr., Sole