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MR. HAY’S ENGLISH COACHMAN. His Apology for Crossing H Street Was Accepted. Eazl iz this story about bs iry Hay in Was! ton, which - is goodenongh to be true. He em- I ian Englishman once to drive s carriage. The first evening the use fnnetion. cold, and the coachman his guild at a tavern he White house e slightly befuddled on ‘all ud kindred lique Mr. s every one knows, lives on H street, opposite Lafayette square, L of vequaintance with the neigh- borhood combined with the eouviv- ities of the evening, conspired to mi the coaehman he puiled his horses to a standstill and announced in’ his cheery British way: °° Ome, sir.” The Secretary at once divined the istake and also the condition of his matin, whom be began mildly to take ‘You are on Lb street,” he explain- You et without knowing it, intoxicated,” and knowin ed, Sa block away from home, crossed I and vou are A vrent light came into the coachman’'s eyes as he ex- laimed in triumph “Pardon, sir, Pardon; hit’s hallelear, sir, ‘ow thedeplorable weurred, sir. Hi ham an Englishman, sir, as you are doubt. less aware, sir, so that hit’s perfectly natural for nie to drop my hs, sir.” but now mistake GENER WAS INCOMPLTENT. tien. Wood's Reasons for Removing Havana s Mayor Given, Havana, Jan. $.—Gen, Wood's reasons for suspending Miguel Gener, TNA: i) avana, Yes erday, were lis alleged incompetency and inattention to business. The peti- tion for the mayor's removal, signed by twenty-three of the councilmen of Havana, was seeonded by Senor Nu- nez, the civil governor of Havana, and Diega Tamayo, the Cuban secre- tary of state. The second assistant mayor of this city. Nunez is conducting the investi tion of Mayor Gener's character, Gener has been the Maso faction in Havana, and is one of the officials who came out openly for General Bartholomew Maso, the recent candidate of the democratic party for the presidency of Cuba. Gener has gained the enmity of the Cuban official element and of the councilmen of Havana, The local press has been predicting his remoy- alior agmounath past. n had to drive his master to the The weather rrounds, where ake the Driving up to a large house Civil Governor leader of the OLD OFFENDERS IN CUSTODY. \ cers Under Arrest. Joplin, Mo., Jan. 9.—Chief of Police Cofer, of this city, he has found the men that killed policemen James Sweeney and Bert Brannon, of the Joplin police force, in April last. William Gravette, Ark., on a charge of sedue- tion and was lodged in the same jail with J. E. had been arrested for forgery, When Dra- goo saw Raper behind the bars he for his attorney and told him he desired to turn states evidence. He said he believed Raper would turn evidence and he desired to anticipate this by turn- ing state's evidence himself. He im- plicated himself as one of the erowd which killed the ofticers and gave the names und descriptions of the _re- mainder of the party Dragoo is the man who also wrote a letter to the chief of police’ of St. Louis, stating he knew who killed Capt. MeCalloeh, eashier of the State bank, at the corner Fourth and Locust streets, in St. Louis, a few years Chief Cofer states that he believes from his knowledge of Dragoo and the circumstances of that murder, that Dragoo may be implicated or closely indentified with that crime also. An effort will be made to have the inst the two men now at Bentonville dismissed and the men extradited to this county, where they will be tried for murder, The police believe they have information suffi- cient to enable them to capture the remainder of the believes Raper was arrested at Dragoo immediately sent state's of ago, charges i gang’. BABYS FACE MADE HIM REPENT. Photograph in Stolen Watch Reminded Thief of His Own Dead Child, Middleton, \. Y., Jan. 9.—The res idence of Sylvanus Ashley of Chip- man’s Corners was recently robbed of several articles of jewelry, enelud- ing Ashley's gold watch, the case of whieh contained a photograph of his baby, Gladys. Yesterday Ashley found the missing articles ina package on his poreh, accompanied by the following note: Dear Sir—I stole this property from your house recently, while you slept. When Tsaw the baby’s face in the watchease it reminded me of my own little one, long sinee dead. Then [thought of the innocence of childhood and the happy days when I was engaged in honest and lucra- tive business. This retrospect caus- ed indescribable anguish of heart, and Tresolved to return the stolen property and hereafter lead an hon- est tife-tod-helping-me.—+ op Alledged Slayers of Joplin Police Offi- | | Cn errr | Merry Row May Be Expected. WANTED. On quick delivery I will pay the | Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 4.—Repub- licans will witness a fight here on Monday, when former Election Com- missioner J. H. Harris attempts to take possession of one of the three seats in the boardroom in the place of Charles E, Washburn, who was ousted last Thursday by a decision rendered by Judge Graves, of Butler County Circuit, it being held that Washburn was illegally appointed by Governor Stephens. Harris, accordingly, is claiming the office under the rule that heholds over until his successor is elected and qualifies. When Washburn succeed- ed Harris he did so by blowing the door off the official vault in the boardroom and taking forcible pos- session. Hurris now says he will re- sort to the same method if no other channel is open. Each man has a following in the Republican party. The row is making capital for the highest market price for Tron, Steel, Copper, Brass, Zinc, Bones, Rubber, Rags, Hides, Furs, ' For the Next 60 Davs- ‘J. M. SALLEE, Ohio Street, BUTLER MO, iicentinonsieniinenanll Deep Water Items. ee rere _— ‘Too late for last week’s issue, The protracted meeting is progres- , 2 sing nicely at the’ South Methodist Democrats. church in Johnstown, conducted by Many a bright and happy house- Revs, Vivian and Wagner, hold has been thrown into sadness Miss Cora Stapleton, of Clinton,|and sorrow because of the death of a spent last week in Johnstown, the|loved one from a neglected cold. gin ofr brother and fami. [Balan Horehound Serap ste Mrs, Anna Howard, who has been pulmonary ailments.” Price 25. and spending a few weeks in Butler has] 50 cents, For sale by H. L. Tucker. returned home. _ Rey. Rogers filled his regular ap-} The Joplin Globe very truthfully pointment in Johnstown Saturday |says: “The Carthage Press wants night and Sunday. the Republican party returned to pow- James Hurt and wife of St. Louis, Jer in Missouri, This is very strange. are the guests of relatives in Johus-|'The tax rate in Missouri is now only town this week, one-half what it was when the Repub- The meeting at Antioch is progres-|licans were in power. It is strange sing nicely, that the Press should desire to double Misses Lulu and Gertie Shelton and | the taxes of the people. Butit would Mrs, Ida Ritfle, of Butler, were the|be still stranger if the people agreed guests of William Sutherland and|todoit.” 1s would indeed bestrange family Saturday. Mrs. 8. isa most}and more than strange: it would be excellent lady and a splendid cook} reckless extravagance for the people and a good dinner was served and a|of Missouri to follew the advice of royal good time had by all. the Press. The administration of Miss Tudie Alexander of Montrose, |State affairs under Democratic rule spent last week the guest of friends}has been marked with honesty and in this vicinity. capability. Taxes in this state have D. H. Kash and wife visited W. L.| been gradually reduced under Demo- Kash an ily y gatute Jack Callahan is dangerously ill at| under Republican rule, taxes have this writing. been gradually increased. Missouri’s The residence of Hugh Gilliland] taxation is lower than that of any caught fire from a defective flue, Sat- adjoining Republican state.—Nevada urday night. and had gotten under] Mail. considerable headway when discoy- a aoa ered. By the presence of mind and Stops the Cold and Works off the good sense of Mr, and Mrs. Gilliland Cold. the fire was soon extinguished with- Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets out much damage. eure a cold in one day. No cure, no Mrs. Ida Riffle, of Butler, spent last |P8y. Price 25 cents. week the guest of W. H. Shelton and family. Q The death, Saturday, Dec, 29th, of pi : : Mrs. Millie Simpson, at the home of _There was a social hop given at her daughter Mrs. Wm. T. Nichols, Vance Stubbletield’s one night last in Adrian, after a brief illness from week, (cag a pneumonia, is reported by the Jour- Mesdames W. L. Kash, Lee Simp- nal. The deceased was 83 years, 9 son and J.B. Kash spent last Tues-| months and 11 days old. She was day with Mrs. Hugh Gilliland. born in Madison county, Kentucky, Grandma Stubblefield of near March 17, 1818. In 1837 she was Spruce, spent last week visiting in| ynited in marriage with Benjamin F, Johnstown, _ Simpson. and in 4859 moved to Mise, John Stevenson and wife are the | gonri, Li-earlytlifeshe—anited—with itis Ref % " GORMAN IS NAMED FOR ——— in Maryland the Democrats Chose Him To Succeed Senator Wellington. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 9.—Arthur Vue Gorman was chosen as the dem- ocratic candidate for United States senator, to sueceed Senator Welling- ton, at the democratic caucus held here last night. Murray Vandivere was chosen for state treasurer. Sen- was unani- refused. to ator Gorman’s selection mous. ‘Three. members vote for Mr. Vandivere, Isaac Lobe Straus refused to enter the caucus. Baltimore, Sixty- four members were present, sixty-one votes being required to elect on joint ballot. The republicans held their caucus yesterday afternoon and nominated Congressman William H. Jackson, of Wieomoco county for United States senator and General Thomas J. Shryock of Baltimore, for state treasurer, of Youngers for the Pardon. St. Pan, Jan. 7.—Formal applica- tion was made this morning here for the pardon of the Youngers, now un- der life sentence, but on parele by special act of the legislature to 35 years, This would be practically a pardon, as the men already have served, with good time, 36 years. They desire to return to Missouri, where friends are ready with capital toestablish them in business. The board meets next Monday. Truman Evans, a star route mail carrier, was arrested Wednesday night at Competition, twenty-five miles south of Lebanon, Mo., by Ashley sif he could find the man he would be his friend, Race Cost Belmont $80,000, New York, Jan. 9.—It cost Perry Belmont $80,000 to run forCongress —and be defeated by a Republican— ina Democratic distriet that hereto- fore has given about 7,500 Demo- eratié plurality. Mr. Beimont’s or- ders were “Regardless of expense,” and it is said that his aides executed the instructions with a prodigality that voters of the district never be- fore saw and will talk about—until | their dying day. The estimate of expenditures runs as follows: Turkeys, washboilers, kitchenware, ete., $15,000; labor (men to wear badges), $12,500; promoting political clubs, $2,500; torchlight procession, $5,000; inter- esting voters on Staten Island, $20,- 000; removing obstacles in the First, Sécond and Third districts, $15,000; cost of pictures, etc., $10,000 Poisons the Cancer Germs, Paris, Jan. 9.—The Academy_of Medicine is officially informed by Dr. Lucien Leroy that cancer ean be cur- ed internally by the administration of arsenic and quinine simultaneous- ly in therapeutic doses. He says that he cured in a few days a case of cancer of the lungs, the patient being a woman 57 years old. He isexperi- menting further, and intends tocom- municate the results to theacademy, He believes that the parasite of can- cer is very similar to that of inter- mittent fever. The civil service commission has called the attention of the secretary of the interior to charges of removal Sheriff Shank, on the charge of bur-| of employes for political purposes glarizing the residence of Frank Welch. against John Perrault, surveyor gen- eralof Idaho. * proud parents ofa fine baby bey. | the Baptist church and remained a By reading these items. SOMA member-untit her death. Nine chil- guess that the people in this vicinity | dren survive her. are calling and paying back calls = this week, so they may start in anew To Cure a Cold in One Day another year. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- W.H Shelton and wife spent last|lets. All druggists refund the money Tuesday with the family of I. N, if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig Smith. Mr. Smith is an excellent | ture 's onary hes. gentleman, a good farmer, and al The Adrian Journal reports the staunch democrat. marriage in that city Dec. 31st of Several of our neighbors went te|Mr.B. Grant Moudy and Miss Myrtle Montrose last week, shopping. Cox. The ceremony was performed J. E. Kash has just returned home | at the residence of Mrs, Jane Cox by from a visit with relatives and friends | Elder Roe. Both are popular young at Nevada. people and received the congratula- Several from a distance attended |tions and best wishes of a host of the Methodist church in town Sun-|friends. Also the marriage Jan. 1st day night. Dr. James W. Hall and Miss Cora Willie Shelton and Tom Guy havé|Tom Paxton, the ceremony took been trading stock this week. placein the parlors of Hotel Lee, and Henry Morehead and wife attended | was performed by Elder Roe. The meeting at Antioch Sunday night. groom is a member of the firm of W. Mrs. Bert Gilliland and Miss|P. Hall & Son. Georgia Ramey dined with Mr. and nscneenineet: inet Mrs. Hugh Gilliland last Thursday,| Educate Your Bowels With Cuscarets. that being Mr. G.'s 70th birthday. | go%ge? Pes eats constipation forever, An elegant dinner was served and all ——— had a good time. Rose. John D. Rockefeller, the standard oilking, has taken up wood-chopping The Pueblo (Colo.) land office has as a. means of exercise. During his issued orders opening for settlement | business career he has had many oth- more than a quarter of a million |°T{ellows sawing wood and watching acres of land in the southwestern | their chance to escape his grasp. It part of Huerfano and the western |'8 also stated that Mr. Rockefeller’s portion of Las Animas eounties, | Wife prepares his meals as a precau- Thisland was withdrawn fromsettle-|tion to promoting his health. He ment over a’year ago for the purpose | 484 fat bank account, but amighty of creating the Las Animas reserva-|P0or stomach. He is resorting to tion. The area is twenty-four by| Vigorous exercise and modest diet eighteen miles in extent. with the hope of prolonging his days CASTORIA | vao~ = Yor Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought D.. = Boars the CE pT EL, Aine nes 6.6. Neve vt Signature of | Beware of the dealer who tries to sell CANDY CATHARTIC Sal Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, } County of Bates 5 7 2 } The properties of Ballard’s Snow | Liniment possesses a range of use- fulness greater than any other rem- a edy. A day seldom passes in every | _ Inthe Clreult Court of Bates County, imag nee a ~ | cation, December 10th, 1901. Mc ousehoid, especially where there are | piaintit, ames Lewis, Defens household, especially where there are | P Léwis, Defendan children, that is not needed. Price | ae soy seen ee 25 and 50 cents. For sale by H. L. | tion snd afidavit, allegin ‘ Tucker. | that Defendant James Lewis is nota or) of the State of Missouri: Whereupon, it is ordered by the cl |cation, that said defendant be y | publication that plaintiff has | asuit against him in this court, neral nature of which is to obts ree from the heay 2 a : into by and between Plaintiff and De! the grounds that Defendant has been guilty such conduct as to constitute him a v der the laws of Missouri in this that able-bodied man he failed and refused to port his wife and family, and Piaintifft alleges as grounds for divorce that Defendant has been guilty of such ind to plffas to render her condition in life i erable, in this (Plainti® alleging fendanthas been guilty of adultery, and had improper correspondence with an ried woman, and on many occasion Plaintiff! with adultery id that unless sa wis, be and this court, at the next term thereof, gun and holden atthe court hous city of Butler, in said county, on lith day of February next, andon or : the first day of said term, answer or plead-t the petition in said cause, the same ro taken as confessed, and judgment will be dered accordingly ‘i Clear Headed Superintendent. Prof. Lynch, of Mountain Grove, has introduced the newspaper into hisschool. A part of one day ineach week is devoted by the scholars to reading articles in the newspapers or in having the scholars relate from memory the substance of articles which they have read. Hesubscribes for 56 papers and periodicals and uses them in place of, or supplements rather, the regular studies to a cer- tain extent. He holds that the scholars will grasp the practical side of life quicker and better than by the g s s ys | Aud it is further ordered that a co) old methods. The Professor says} At ur le farther Grtered shat a cone hereot_ that the public schools, newspapers | 'P Tacks, a newspaper printed and pab- and railways are the greateducators lished in Bates vounty four weeks ucces- ivili 7 .. sively, the J ifteen and civilizers of the aige.—Ex. dayatanee the first day of the next term of . the ctreutr court. PSHE ES A. B. LUDWICK, Circuit Clerk, of the record. and and seal of the circuit court defendant, Jame Terrorized by ‘a Hugger. A true cop: Witness my Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 9.—“Jack of Bates souayy. this day of the Hugger” has made his appear- (eta | Deen upwitx, ance in Indianapolis, and, in spite of | 6-4 CireuitQierk. the efforts of the police, he cannot be arrested. For a week he has been ter- rorizing various neighborhoods, but to-night he invaded the more fash- ionable residence districts. One of his victims was Mrs, J. L. Griffiths prom- inentin Indianapolis social circles, She was walking along North Dela- ware street when she was seized from fidavit Heging among other things that defend- behind by the miscreant, who hug- | Ants, Emm Setar Frvanan bes ane scans ged and kissed her, She sought ref. Taree te Of Missouri, ed eae eee uge in the home of Mrs. Benjamin | that saia defendants be notified by publication , that plaintiffs have commenced 4° sui Harrison, Other women also have | them'in this court the object and general na- been attacked by the ruffian, who, ture of which is to obtain a decree of ition” according to the interests and rights of the par- according to their accounts, rides a wheel and thus makes his escape. Order of Publication, STATE OF MISSOURI, County of Bates, In the cireuit court of Bates County, Moa 4 ation December 12, Wl, L. J. Bowmag d Conrad Bowman, her h vce ) Emma Morgan, Viola Gates and G, Gatee her husband, Frank Hoffman, R. G, Hart | well, J. B, Duvall, W. F, Duvall and H, B, Percival, defendants, Order of Publication, Ww at this day comes the plaintiffs herein their attorney \V. O, Jackson, and file their H 88, ties hereto to the following described real es- tate, to-wit: the east half of the northwest quarter, and the northwest quarter of the. northwest quarter of section twenty-six [26] township forty [40] range thirty-three [33] con- tainingone hundred and twenty [120] acres more or less, situate in Bates county, Missouri and to set off to L. J. Bowman her part of sald land in kind, and that unless the said defend-¢ ants, Emma Morgan, Viola Gates and @, Gates) her husband and Frank Hoffman, be and appear at this court atthe next term thereof to be bes) int and holden at the court house in the city of Butler, in said county, on the llth day of saery next, and on or before the first A of said term—answer or plead to the petit said cause, the same will be ts cong haed mt n be rendered accordin#fly. it, the i ving ~ |. And be it farther ordered that a copy#hereof: about it People are caving noth ¥ pubilehed cording to law, in the BUTLER ERKLY TL iug, but pumping oil six days in the es © weekly newspaper _ print. : : : : e an uw week and shipping it at six dollars | fates. for. succes ished in’ said count: 4 the lasti on fob Mise t fifteen days be- : . e last insertion to be at least fifteen days be-. per barrel. Itis not the policy of } fore the first day of the next term of the Clreatt this paper to boast, but just keep court, A. B, LUDWICK, Circuit Clerk. 2 a A true copyof the record, Witness my hand’ your eye on Merwin and we will “show you.’’—Merwin Mirror. and seal of the circuit court of Bates: [seat] county, this ee December, 1901, At A.B, LUDWICK, Circuit Clerk, WILLIAM M’KINEY. j A cheap remedy for coughs and coldsis all right, but you wantsome- His Life and Work, thing that will relieve and cure the | more severe and dangerous resultsof| BY GEN. CHARLES iH. GROSVENOR. throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular climate? Yes, if possi ble; if not possible for you, then in either case take the ONLY remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countrieswith success in severe throat and lung troubles, ‘‘Boschee’s Ger- man Syrup.” It not only heals and stimulates the tissues to destroy the germ disease, but allays inflamma- tion, causes easy expectoration, | ‘TIS GOD'S WAY.’’ Contains photograva ives good-night’s rest, and cures | of tet-photograph—of-President-ever A | »_natia y 0 Re-{Youcan easily and quickly clear. The General requires that share of proceeds of sale \ ofevery book sold shall be donated to a McKin- tey Montmer Thas every subscriber to” this book becomes @ contributor to this fund. Everybody will buy it; orders for the asking; no one will refuse. Send 12 2-cent stamps for ele- gant prospectus; 100,000 copies will be sold in all others interested in the estate of I this vicinity quick; wideawake business men or Nestlerode, deceased, that I, Emanuel Nestle- 7 rode, executor of sald te, intend to make | Woman of some means cah make a fortune quiek final settlement thereof, at the next term of | PY setting sole control of State, ed ‘gel beat 14 aa ur in Base } Address, county, state ssouri, to be held at Butler, TINE : ‘d Missouri, on the 19th day of February A. D. i Gey PREM AL ASPEMELY, 1902 EMANUEL NESTLERODE, Corcoran Bldg., Opp. U, 8, Treasury, OBE Washington, D.C. The Merwin Oil Co. have shipped several barrels of oil during the past week. They are pumping three wells all the time and the flow of oil is in- creasing. While the people of Mer- win do not expect an ‘oil boom” and O ot_spe reine Does It Pay to Buy Cheap? The late President’s lifelong friend, comrade in war, colleague in Congress and champion in House of Representatives; was near the Presi- dent’s side with other great men when his eyes were closed in death; followed his remains to National Capital and to Canton, Millions of copies will be sold, Sales spreading like firein dry stubbie; men and women taking 10 to 50 orders daily. Itis the official book. Eulogies from Governors, Senators, editorials from greatdailies. Last and dying words of word’s great men, but none so grand as McKinley: commended many years by all drug- gists in the world, Get Green's Prize+- Almanac.—H. L. Tucker, Druggist. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given to all creditors, and Executor, Se eed “IT 1S IGNORANCE THAT WASTES EFFORT.” TRAINED SERVANTS USE SAPOLIO THE OKLAHOMA COLONY COMPANY, With headquarters in St. Louis, is now being organized. This j your opportunity to secure a cheap home in the “COMING COUNTR Write to the Oklahoma Colony Company, 717 Chestnut street, St. Lo Mo., for full particnlars, which will be mailed to you free of charge. ORGANIZING AGENTS WANTED IN EACH COUNTY. ’ ~ Please Don’t Read "his! St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 22, '96. I believe that Dr. Tichenor’s Anti- septic saved my life, when, about six years ago, I had hemmorrhage from the lungs. Four physicians had treated me and all pronounced my ease hopeless. Fortunately I had some time before, obtained a bottle of Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic while through Vidalia, La., and hages stopped and withinsix months I was entirely cured and have had no attack of its since. It is the best thing I have found for wounds and burns and keep it for use in case of accident. It is a clean liquid pleas- ant to smell and taste. Respectfully. Henry Faneys:* Steinmetz, Mo., Aug. 28, ’99, _ Have used Dr. Tichenor’s Anti : remembered that it was recommend- | tic for 2 or 3 years and think we ed for hemorrhages from wounds, | could hardly get along without it. I commenced taking it in doses of 60 | It has given universal satisfaction in J. M. drops and within a week the hem-orr- | this section, Always for “> ) A, TRIMBLE ofa