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On Farm Louwns BUTLER, MO. offer inducements { long time, easy payments, liberal terms aud fair treatment, PERCIVAL, in the matter of A ALI LPL PALA LP EBRPRLLLALLPPPRLERLAPD PLS J OMAN ASSAULTED der Arrest Charged With the Crime. ‘The Victim Is Mrs. Wm, Taylor.--Peo- ‘a ple Are Excited and Mob Violenge a - 1s Feared. t. Scott, Kas., Aug. 22,4 p m.— he indignation and excitement Dyer the dastardly assault made by Wnegro upon Mrs. Wm. Taylor yes- day afternoon is unabated. A gob surrounded the jail all night. Phe identification of the negro is not mplete so far. _ Fort Scott, Kas., Aug, 22.—At AT FORT SCOTT. | o Negroes Were Placed Un- | PRICE OF MEAT TO STAY UP. Armour, Who Admits Trust Controls the Market, Says There Will Be No Change This Fall, New York, Aug. 21.—J. Ogden Ar. | mour, who will be one of thecontroll- | ing spirits in the great $250,000,000 meat trust, said toa Post-Dispatch correspondent that, when organized, | the combination would control the meat industry of the United States. He said: “It is news to me that the combi- nation is to be capitalized at $250,- 000,000, but it may be so. I'll know more about it when I get to my of- fice in Chicago.” “Will the combination, if effected, control the meat industry of this country?” “I think it would, It is impossible | for any combination in “ni 30 iy afternoon a negro, bon 20 years old, entered the home Wm. H, Taylor, a retired bu’iness pW of this vity, and assaulted Mrs. ‘ayNor, who is “nearly 60 years of ge, Walked to a stOre several blocks way and told of the cri The Taylors reside in «a siivgurban ome, several hundred yards trom jny other house, and the victim o he negro was alone when he entered. fe threatened to cut Mrs. Taylor's broat if she made an outcry. He in threatened her when he left, Mand it was half an hour before she ft home to give the alarm. | The negro ran from the house ina putherly direction and was pursued ly two posses of men, headed by the beriff and chief of police. The citizens are excited to a high itch and if thenegro whocommitted é assault is caught he will be nched. Ay8 o'clock a negronamed Joseph get, who lives in Kansas City, was \ rfested in East Fort Scott and was it mediately taken to the new county sil, where a large crowd gathered. eputy Sheriff Ball begged the peo- Je not to do anything rash, as there no certainty tuat they had the hfman. Just then a telephone Wessage announced that a negro id been arrested at Girard as he inped from a freight from this city. Sheriff Brocks and Deputy Sheriff all went to Girard to bring the her negro to this city. The negro who was arrested here s taken from the county jail by me means and hidden in a secure e. He was taken to the home of . Taylor to night and at the first “Bince, the injured woman recognized Jap 2s her assailant, but, ona fur- WX inspection, she said positively M\he was not the man. He is still Kn his secret hiding place, how- , apd another effort will be made Morning to identify him in light. Women who reside in the hborhood say positively that he ? man, as he was at their homes e he went tothe Taylor home. a h eee eed Gen. Miles Is Turned Down, hington, Aug. 21.—Gen. Eli nee, commander-in-chief of the ~#BER., has selected Col. A. Noel man, his’ chief of staff, as chief (pha! of the parade of veterans to = gi4 on Oct. 8, during the national _ 7 opment. ;. a ¢ Torrance’s selection is in ac- nee with the established prece- ' the commander-in-chief's ¥ of gtaff shall command the en- parade. és ection of Gen. Neléon A. honor by the citizens’ aN was not approved by Gen. i » President Roosevelt: let mn that making the veteran States to control the meat trade of Europe, because of the large ship- ments of cattle from Argentine and | other South American countries.”’ “Will the large corn crop causea reduction in the price of beef?” “Tt will eventually, but will not af- jfect prices this fall; not before next spring.” Mr. Armour said the report that the-size of his packing house in Kan- sas Citywwas to be increased was not true. “We intend, however,” he said, to build a million dolar plant at Fort Worth to handle Texai export trade.” To Cure a Cold in One Day ‘Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s sig nature is on each box. 25c. Went 1,500 Miles in Wagon. Danbury, Conn., Aug. 21.—John Black and family have reached Dan- {bury from Arkansas, after a three months’ trip. They came in @ “pra- rie schooner” from Booneville, Ark., 1,500 miles away. Black, who is said to be independ- ently wealthy, conceived the idea of visiting his relatives in Connecticut, and driving the entire distance, liv- ing a gypsy life en route. The family left homein May and headed for St. Louis, traveling from there to Terre Haute and thence to Indianapolis, from which point they journeyed to Wheeling and then struck a straight line across the country to Newburg on the Hudson The travelers covered about fifteen milesa day on the average and camped at night, using the huge wagon for sleeping quarters and cooking over camp fires wherever they stopped. Beds, cooking uten- sils and a supply of provisions were carried in the wagon. The whole family were in excellent health and spirits when they reached’ Danbury, which was practically the end of their journey. Court Must Go to Accused. Owensboro, Ky., Aug. 21.—Because @ prisoner is too fat to get through the court room door United States Commissioner Dudley Lindsey has telegraphed tS Washington for per mission to hold court in the open alr. he prisoner is Jane Woolsey of Litchfield, arrested for making moon- shine whisky. She was hauled to this city in a wagon, but it was discover’ ed she could not be taken up the nar- row stairs leading to the courtroom. She is five feet five inches high and weighs 430 pounds. CASTORIA |DANGEROUS DISEAS Gj ei hme Ser Iahate ond CalMieem 3 att eugene the} The Kind You H Always Bough ad Tuberculosis Declared to be Acute and Infectious Malady. American Congress on Tubercalosis Takes Strong Recommeadations of Preventive Measures, Important Action—Makes The American congress on tuber- culosis, which has just adjourned its session at New York city, adopted strong resolutions that “tubcreulosis is an acute, infectious disease” and urging pre tionary measures, The resolutions follow: “Whereas, Tuberculosis is an infee- tious disease, ordinarily communieat ed from person to person by mouns of the dried sputum of a consump tive patient; and “Whereas, The spread of tubereu losis could be largely controlled by proper care of such sputum and the enforcement of comparatively simple ures; therefore be it olved, By the American con gress on tuberculosis, that the health authorities be urged to disseminate to the widest extent — possible through the public press and other- wise, correct information as to the manner in which this disease is pro- duced and the means to be employed for its prevention, “Resolved, That we believe it to be the duty of the national, state and municipal governments to t ra- tional methods for the prevention of tuberculosis, and we recommend ¢he establishment of institutions for the care of indigent consumptives. “Resolved, That there should be state and municipal supervision of ail public conveyances for the portation of passengers, and in view of the fact that spitting on the floors of public conveyances favors — the spread of tuberculosis and is injurt ous to the public health, it is reeom- mended that transportation compa- nies be induced to pass and to en- force rules against this act. ¥.J. TYGARD, — President. woe WARTS Ue - HON .J. 8. NEWBEBRY, Vice-Pres't. J.C.CLARE, Oashier THE BATES COUNTY BANK, BUTLER, Mo. Suoceseor to BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANE. EstasiisnED Dec. , 1870, “Resoleed—Fhat—appraprninians should be requested from state and municipal ge Mmments for the pub- lication and distribution of literature as a means of education in the pre- vention of the spread of tuberenlosis “Resolved, That all cases of tuber- culosis shonld be reported by the at- tending ph n to the alth boards for the purpose of disinfec- tion of houses oceupied by consump- tives.” LOOK OUT FOR OPTHALMIA. New York Physicians Place the Din. ease on List of the Contagious Matindies, Because of the discovery that op- thalmia, a disease of the eyes, is preva- lent among a large proportion of the pupils in the public schools of New York city, the board of health has laced it on the list of contagions dis- » and physicians hereafter will pelled to make reports of each 2 Through made in two of the pul vols, where the eyes of about epi oct Were ex- amined, it was found That at least 18 per cent. had the diseases In one of the schools 20 per cent. of The chil- dren were afflicted, and in the Otwer 15 per cent. P. According te the ph jan who made the investigation, the disease may be contracted through using a handkerchief or towel that has been previously used by an afflicted per- son. TOO MANY WEDDING GIFTS. Express Agent at Greenwich, Conn., Resigns Because He Cannot Handle Them All, So many car loads of wedding pres- ents have come to Greenwich, Conn., by express to be delivered to the May and June brides that the 1 agent, Charles D. Nowrey, and his assist- ants, Harry Burnett and George Jev- man, have thrown up their positions. There have been numerous weddings among society folks this season among which were the Lander-Row- land and Rowland-Hubbell nuptials, and the agent found that delivering = ONE MORE BIG TRUST Harvesting Machinery Combine Added w the List Ch Aug. details of the org 17 —The followir zation of the ternational Harvestercompany have Sti re ie Paul been made public by the Chronich | enera' nking > GAPITAL, $75,000. -% Business Transacted Seventy vears age a \ nia far. = a $ mer was struggling wi an iden 3 j which, through the provess of evolu Bates County InvestmentCo., 2)tin. i. developed into the harvest. IBUTLER. MO. er trust organized in New Jersey hist “5 Pree * ain Tuesday under the name of the tn apita = «= 200 ‘ , PY . v ternational Harvester compaiy 5 Money to lonu on real estate, at low rates. Abstracts at The capital stoek of thismammwtt ? title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. Choice § Ew a an) : 4 securities always ou hand and forsale, Abstracts of title 4 Organization is £120,000,000, aud farnished, titles examined and all kinds of real estate ( {the hendquartera will be in Chiesuvo } pa eee drawn, ‘i a ) | None of the stoek is for sale, : GARD, ow. J. B. NEwnerry, 1. C. Ghana : } Prosttent, restdont Sen'y, b Tree , [entire amount has been distributed Js0.C Hayes \>atractor 8. F Wannock, Notary ( Jamong the capitalists: interested H t PRERERIE RIB PPEPIOEPL LE LBL IA ARLE PRIA LSB PPLALIALO A Rs Sted the tive cig concerns that have now y LL nse | 116) tthe Mot ormick and APPORTIONMENT CHARLOTTE TWE Deering companies of Chicago: the Plano company of Ply Hb, th i , ‘ 5 } Dist. No. 1 . 88308 BOTS ; pun) amo, Th. the State, County and Township School) | 3S ie} Champion company of Milwankee, Monies tor the Year 1902 a des H *) Wis. and Warder, Bushnell & “ 5 (3 6 yas] Her, Of Springtield, O, MINGO TR, in thi : ‘ ‘ ray wu The Virginia farmer, the prog be aed i in 2 ST tor of the MeCormicks of Ch . state, County. Twy ; Was the real father of the trust, for Dist. No. 1 $3082 8 alo rg ELRUART TWP Without the beginning made by the i : M4 eee Tinh Ses: 4 ae sizse | humble rustic there would have bee , : rey i ‘ ’ R " " 2 2 g ")no sturting point from whieh the DEERE aun | ‘ “pr 4 «| Dig: manufacturing « Ompanies eould wh ORO nw sao} roll along the road of prosperity. to Dist, No. 1 es ow “) the culminating point-—a New Jersey he 2 RAST corporation, * “ ‘ a 1 % owen ie og his 3 tt) Educate Your Bowels With Cas ‘ < w1 rer ~ a Candy Cathartic, cure const ipi t r. i Wa 2 47 41 100, 2c. If C.C.C, fail, druggists ey. DERPWATER TWP, ; ni e 7 i me ‘;. r ig ee ¥ Bankers May Pension Forger !f He Dist. No, 1 WEST BOONE TWP ‘i “ 2 Will Only “Be-Good kamal 2 M4 16 5 San Franciseo, Cal, Aug. vo as : ‘ : nN . Chas, Becker, a most expert copyist of nates and one of the most orig “ a NT TWe : PBN RONEN nal and daring of that class of men Dist, No. 1 20 o> iM $14 v0 wt which tampers with bank paper, is 2 2 ae Ie OS ) : 2 ape : drawing toward the end of his sen «a ‘ + oh. 41 rid fence in San Quentin prison, and itis “ 8 ; : Pe iy id '*l stated that when he comes out into one i a ; a the world again, it will be to draw a HS pea rgb a HOMER TWP, pension of S500 n month “to be Sinner Dist. No.1 Os Wis} good.” This pension, if paid, will, it : i ‘ i - u is said, come from the funds of the Dist, No. 1 $251 95 G8h-21 Stal as ‘ ‘ 140 30 7 g|American Bankers’ association, The = s tla lreport is current among ofticials at PRAIRIE TWP, WALNUT TWP, the State’s Home for Criminals, and ove ae dies. 4 50 Dik Nort ia ak | Was repeated Sunday by J. M. Oliver, " 2 075 450 2 om 2is/secrpatary of Warden Aguirre, toa : ‘ ot 88 is : ‘ is i ‘ party of friends from San Francisco — a aa isa] ’ Becker, while in prison, boasts of ZASANT GAP TWP, ‘ 6 t40this skill and prowess, and declares Barcnner ‘a : tig{that when he is free again he will “ 3 Lew! show the banking world that he did _ s nee not expend all his ingenuity and art 7 : og Dist. No. 1 $i 04) before he went across the bay. He “ 2 M2 3 = “ x oe) 4 po a threatens openly to make a greater ] bs ‘ ‘ 21 os} haul than he has yet done, Ali this, SUMMIT TWP -. ofcourse, is contingent upon his not yen san being provided with an income by “ay 40 {57 US Ba gy the bankers of the United States. ik i | 1S. T. Broaddus, clerk of the county court} Becker was one of the trio whic bin ‘ ‘4 of said county, hereby certify the above to be a 1896 raised a draft for $12 to one of Hei 3255 | correct copy of the apvortionment of the state, aa CE ,county and township schoo: monies for the |#22,000 and deposited it, in the year I, Witness my hand and the seal of | Nevada bank, drawing down $10,000 Dist. No. 1 21 62 (seat) said court this, 2th day of August, eee ip a 8. T. BROADDUS, of that amount. a | n Clerk, Saiemiam a “a ‘ “us ae Summer Complaint } The Finest Fabric is not always brought about by GRAND RIVER TWP, | wai dvb ticle atall eiacce change of air and water. The“stay- de by human skill is coarse eom-|, 9 t ae i . | ’. ‘ at-homes” are just as susceptible to seal dee ea Ciba S23) pared with the living of the bowels. diarrhoa; due, generally 5 over: ef ; re : When this tender membrane is irrit- eating, as unripe fruits, ete: and, eae" Wy 15 95 | ated we posted eriping ant diar- drinking ice water; all aecompamed ; ‘ H = - cholera ae oe Hagen by paintul bowel discharges: and, if PERE CREEK: THY. belle 8 fo Me hated trouble, take | not checked, results seriously. Perry Dist, No. 1 M08 817 76 gto us| a a eae to) Davis’ Painkiller is the only purely ! pe y | . ~ on * - is Pa ee 765 | the ¢ irections wit n each bottle. reliable remedy. 25 and 50 cents. | ne «st | Travelers in all climates carry Pain- aw 221 6 98 | killer in their grip-sacks. Lurge bot- : me 6 a ss sot} thes 25 and 50 cents, Had Him There. “ H 6 ot se] . : : ss ; wis 06 | bee Pa: Excuse me for saying it, my the hundreds of presents along with sal No, the usual run of business was ton much for him. He found it impossi- ble to deliver the gifts and other merchandise on time, although he and his force of four men worked 15 hours a day, and more weddings*were coming, so finally in disgust he threw up the position. FIND VEINS OF FREE GOLD. Miners Rosh to Newly-Dixcovered Region in Arizona That Prom- ises Rich Returns, Particulars reached Phoenix, Ariz., the other day of sensational gold strikes in Picacho, Blanco county, north of Castle creek, The main find!’ was in Exposition group, where at 40 feet in depth a great body of ore filled with wuggets and flake gold was struck. Some of the ore assayed here showed $125,000 to the ton, while none of the samples showed less than $1,000, On the Joe Danly claims in the Trilby group another find of lesser richness was made. Scores of smaller finds have been made in the last few-days and a tremendovs rush into the dis- trict followed. What. Made Mark Twain Weep, ~Mark Twain wept when he visited) the scenes of his boyhood the other day, says the Chicago Record-Herald. He was ‘probably thinking of the di- gestion he had when he left those dear old haunts, Dist. “ “ Diet. Dist, Dist. Dists “ “ No. ee 0 OSAGE AND HOWARD TWP, No. MOUND TWP, Virtue Brought Its Reward. child, but I question the pretentious Toleds, Ohio Aug. 15.—The old of this foreigner who is seeking your Aug. 21.--The 1 3235 B12 ws ; ‘ : a phase, “Virtue brings its own re- hand in marriage. 1 believe he is a ; ‘o | ward,” was amply illustrated yester- | /!8e count. 5 : oo day in Mt. Clements. : Daughter: ; Gout ase, pa, why ‘ =e = Frank Prevost, aged 19 years, the |" should object to him on that ae- = driver of a delivery Wagon, a few count. In the attainments of your MT. PLEASANT TWP, days aga gavea stranger a ride political aspirations you have al- 1 31303 17 Saws 49 guess as | AbOUt the city, and after an agreea- waye been particularly partial to : ws as - ble trip the visitor asked Prevost to that sort of thing.—Richmond Dis- ‘ “6 ue sw /@0toe® saloonand have a drink, — 5 al is 66 432) but the boy declined, saying he did Largest Ocean Liner Atl : es aa x * | not use liquor. He was also asked sec s ses arm ag ff he chewed. tobacco, and upon re- Belfast, Treland, LONE OAK TWP. 1 $15 90 | 2 se 3 4 6 n 10] i se OSAGE TWP, 1 Siem 420 Bis 2 ol 6 a “ : P . 4 138 15 2 tains his majority. Piles are not only in, and of them. }selves very painiul and annoying, 1° $5052 85 os oet 2 R&S 280 8 ou om 4 oe im NEW HOME TWP. 1 887 12 626 ot a se 3 Msi 4351 ‘ sn & HR $98 sam 280 £61 24 1% but often greatly aggravate and ev: eu cause other grave and paintul af- fects, and should, tHerefore, not be neglected. 'Tabler’s “Buckeye Pile Ointnent is a great boon to sufferers as it will cure them, Price, 50 cents in bottles. Tubes, 75 cents—H, L, ‘Tucker. - ‘ plying in the negative was offered a White Star line stéamer Cedrie, of box of cigars, which he also declined, | 21,000 tons, the largest liner atloat, Before leaving the city the stranger, Wwassuccessfully launelied at Harland wy 2» | Who was none other than Higginson, | © Wollf's-yards here to-day. #0! the famous San Franeiseo milhon- | aire, looked the boy up and present- beam and draws 49% feet of water. ed him with five bank notes, four for $500 and one for $100. The boy | tOB8 2nd she has accommodation for She is 700 feet long, has 75 feet Her carrying capacity is 15,100 | Will start in business when he at-|3-O00passengers. Ifisexpected that the Cedric wi!l be ready for service in the autumn. Constipation, ifipained digestion and a torpid liver, are the mostcom- mon ailments that are responsible for that tired, listless, fagged-out feeling that makes the summer a dreaded period to so many people, Herbine will eure contipation, it im: ati the digestion and arouses the iver to notmal activit rice, 56