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4 4 bd 4 el g 4 4 4 4% 4 4 4 4 4 4 @ hi 4 4 4 4 4 4 ak The {Big Bargains atthe 0 K. Store, CLOAKS, COATS, CAPES. Ladies and Misses Coats, long and short, mostly this 1o Ts sb eb 4, | LFF + year’s styles in all wool Meltons and Beavers at 25 cents on the Dollar. of original cost. All must be sold. Good all wool Misses Reefers from 50c to $2, worth from $2.00 to $8.00. Ladies jackets from $1.00 to $5.00, made to sell at from $5.00 to $20.00. This is your chance to get good warm garments at littie cost. All our fine all wool Dress Goods at Half Price. Heavy Frieze and Meltons for skirts and suits 27'yc. Big Underw ear Sale. Men’s merino winter underwear at 19 cents, Men’s heavy knit fine random shirts and drawers worth 50 cents at 30 cents. Men’s fine soft wool undershirts, silk tinish, sold gen- erally at 88 cents at 45 cents. Also finest gauze heavy fleece lined at same price, The finest and best heavy Fedora fieeced, silk finish underwear with lung protectors on shirts, sold every- where for 75 cents, at 49 cents. Our Shoe Sale Is still on with sales increasing. No wonder, Sueh goods at such prices. Wales, Goodyear, Ball and Candee overshoes boots and felt bootsatdry weather prices, Kp G0 Sb So Sip Sb Eb Gd Aad Gb MEd MED ED MED aD WED MED MED Mad Mas Sip WE tb Aa Wed Es 1a Wa Sa Wi Hk Sa Web tad WED ASD HE Had Hi io ai tie th sk Wao ae Oo ain in di a OD I aI aD aD BBD ORB ALR Rott DEORE BLO EERE EREDEMEREDEMO THE MAN TO SEE When you need your buggy, carriage or spring wagon re paired i is TW. LEGG. He can cut up your axles and take out the wiggle wouble. Ile has just put inthe best machine made for putting on RUBBER TIRES We don’t know everything but WE KNOW THE BUGGY BUSINESS. We sell Buggy Tops, Dashes, Cushions, Shafts, Poles and the Best Paint on earth. T. W., LEGG, PDP BBB EE EINES UE ES 28 ; GE OE OG OG OE A Or Gag Oh hd hh IT WAS NOT SUICIDE AT OMAHA. IN OFFICE FOR 74 YEARS. } The Gas That Killed a Pastor and a} Roswell Beardsley, Postmaster, is Dy- Woman Accidentally Turned On. ing in North Lansing, N. Y. Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 7.—Roswell Beardsley, who was appointed post- master at North Lansing by John Quiney Adams, and whe has held the ottice ever since, is dying there, He ehureh, has revealed circumstances|is 93 years old and has held office that relate the direct cause of the| seventy four years. He is the oldest tragedy. In the little vestibule is a | postmaster in the United States. gas pipe upon which are twostops| It wasin July, 1828, thata stage within three inches of each other.| coach left an official letter at North One supplied the light jet and the| Lansing signed by John McLean, other a gas stove. Since they ares0| John Quincey Adams’ Postmaster close together and the stops turn 80] General, appointing Beardsley post- easily, the knuckles will turn on the] master. The salary was $12 a year. latter when the former is turned off.| Mr, Beardsley had never applied for Deputies of the coroner experimented | the place. Years afterward he dis- with the stops several times and the|}covered that the recommendation result was always the same. The/had been made by William Seward, theory, therefore, is that the couple|then a young politician at Auburn, turned out the light in order that}N. Y. Mr. Beardsley was only 19 persons outside might not look into] years old and $12 a year was not to the room, and in doing so, turnedon} be laughed at in those days, so he the other stop. As the two were ly-| accepted the offer and two years lat- ing on the floor, they inhaled the |er erected a frame and stone building most deadly portion of gas which | which he has occupied ever since. seeks the floor and which kills ina} Mr, Beardsley was one of the char- short time, physicians testified, termembers of the board of directors Otticer Cullen, who broke in the/of the Tompkins County National door and feund the bodies, declined} bank in thia city and has been a to help remove them, He explained | member of the board since 1836. In his refusal, on the stand by stating|sixty-four years Mr. Beardsley bas that “he would not lielp remove peo-| not missed a directors’ meeting, Mr. ple who had desecrated a place of] Beardsley is a Jacksonian Demo- worship by an unholy act and who]erat. His original commission was Omaha, Nov. 8 —The inquest over the bodies of the Rev. Mr. Rabe and Miss Augusta Basch, who werefound dend-in—each—other's—arms-in—the vestibule of the German Baptist AVégetable Preparationfor As- | similating ihe Food andRegula- ting tt the Stomacks and Bowe sof | Promotes Digzation Cleef ness and Rest.Contains neither ng Morphine nor Mineral. T NARCOTIC. Fevcipe of Oe I SANQUEL PUTC1BR ed | Aperfect Remed forConstips- | fish Sour Stomach, Diatrheea i Worms © es — ae Fac Simile Signature of __NEW YORK. s 1 = d *, For Infents and Childr |2 The Kind You Have ASTORI Always Bought Bears the Signature of ' fl Us y For Over Thirty Years had been stricken by God in punish-/ stolen from his offive safe several ment.” Among the exhibits was @] years ago. newspaper clipping found among the’ When Mr. Beardsley closed the belongings of the woman. It was] seventieth year of service, Mr. Smith, headed, “Holy Kiss Causes Discord.” | Postmaster General, seat him a per- : It was dated from St, Paul and told]gonal letter of congratulation, in] Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table how a minister there had kissed a} which he called attention to the fact at Butler Station, woman of his congregation, The/that Mr. Beardsley’s record while] so 3 at Lonle mall a, husband brought charges against} serving under nineteen Presidente | $0 34 Mosinee the minister, who defended himself | and thirty-four Postmaster Generals | 8°: 10+ Looal Fretght........ with the statement that the “kiss | was without aflaw. 22 St Loute & Joplin (imited) 6:03 P was holy and fatherly,” Miss Busen 2 Reassh A Aerie aes a8 left an autobiography, written five ON SPER ATE DIVISION, years ago, in which she suid that she Peay eine Muaicn Depary.«' 7 A. was born in West Prussia, Germany,} Strange, but true—people living in £. CO, VANDERVooRT, Agent, in 1871 and in 1888 she Wasconvert: | adjoining states, Lowa for instance, ed at Oak Park, Ill, at revival meet} know nothing of ‘Imperial Missou- ings. ri,” having never visited us and only having heard of us through papers ni (some of which are published within Barbourville, Ky,, Nov. 2:—Ken-|our borders and who appeal to the tucky oil operators are greatly elat- citizenship of our state for support) ed over a fine strike made Saturday |that never lose an opportunity to on Richland Creek, in Knox county, | Villify or malign us. Thespokesman What is regarded as the biggest well] of a party from Iowa arrived yester- ever drilled in Kentucky, with the| ay to look at our lands, and incon- probable exception of the Hammons | Versation with a citizen said: “Why, gusher No. 1, came in on the Byrley | {am surprised at your state. Never lease, four miles from Barbourville. | heard of anything good of you, ete. The oil sand was penetrated only Why, ifa year ago anyone had ap- five feet, but the oil gushed nearly proached me with a business propo- 100 feet high, making an open gush sition from Missouri, no matter how Finding Missouri Out, K, 0. Pittsburg & Gulf Time Table, arrival and departure of trains at Worland, Rich Strike In Knox County. Remember thie is the popula: iween Kansas City, Mo.. and itary Kan., font, Mo , Neosho, .. Sulphor Springs Siloam Springs, Ark., and the direct oa from the south to 8t. Louis, Chicago, and points north and northeast and to Denver Ogden, Sap Fran Portland and pointe gest and northw No expense has beer pare to make the passenger equipment « is line second to none inthe west. Trav: the new line Onr Gon’) Pass. Agt.. Kansardity, Me, P, L, Payne, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, oo Shoe Store, East Side on Ohio street,—2nd_door heared Pa 4 East Room Iron Block. Southeast Corner Square. | iia aeait oxgergey , enn eo ee I ON Erne WALTON TRUST CO. OF BUTLER MIsSOURI. Capital, Surplus and Profits - : $68,300.00. Always has ready woney on hand to be loaned on farms I in Bates, Vernon aud Barton counties, Missouri, at the Very Lowest Rates of Interest. Every land owner wanting « loan should call and get onr rates before borrowing of others. We have a ful) aud complete abstract of title toevery acre of land or tuwu lot in Bates County from the U S. patent down to date, that we keep up with the records daily. We furnish reliable Abstracts at reasonable prices, Interest Paid on /ime Deposits. ——DIRECTORS. J, Everingham, Wu. W. Trigg, Booker Powell, Cc, R. Radtord, 0. H. Dutcher, Sam Levy, T. J. Wright, FRANK ALLEN, Skcy. Wm. E, WALTON, PREs. RAD RAR PALPAL PLL PRAP RPP LEP PLP RL PPP P PP RPP PPPP?L PPPS J.R. Jenkins, T. C. Boulware, Wu. E. Walton, John Deerwester, Frank M. Voris, | | | | J a. Ce a, RRA RS ey. J. TYGARD, HON.J. 8. NEWBEBRY, 3.0.0LABE, President. Vice-Pres't. Oashier THE BATES COUNTY BANK, = BUTLER, Mo. | Successor to BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. | EstTaBLisaeD Dac., 1870. + Bates Coimity Investment Co.,_ BUTLER, MO 850,000. A Ggnecat Banking Businese Transacted CAPITAL, $75, sacstl Capital, = «= Money to loan ou reai estate, at low rates. Abstracts of title to ali lands and town iots in Bates county, Cholee securities always on hand aud forsale, Abstracts of title “furnished, titles examined and ali kinds of real estate papers drawn, 6 RD, ¥. J. Tras Sa alinahnnees C. Havus, Abstractor. Hon. J. B. Newaenny, Vive-Presi Ce Bias { con White will lead.” There was no brough the casing: rosy-the-apperrance, Hd-have turned: When it had cleaned itself out it]itdown without investigation. We was connected with a 250-barrel|stopped off at Kirksville and found tank which had been hastily erected. that so far above expectation, we It was connected at 5 in the after-}concluded to run further down and noon and filled the tank by 8 the| here we find evidence of thrift, civil- next morning, losing about oue-|ization and refinement, as good fifth of the production. It filled ajchurches and schools as you find second tank in less time and is now|*nywhere. What's the matter with producing twenty barrels an hour by Missouri, anyway? Why, | wouldn’t actual gauge, an experienced gauger be afraid to undertake to live in any making the test. There are only 1,-| town I've seen.’ 000 barrels of tankage on hand, and| If people of other states who have this will be exhausted soon. The been reading such slanderous publi- at of 1 West Schoo! bullding. south side. DR. H. M. CANNON, DENTIST. RUTLER, MO. Wilt be in Adrian every Tuesday and Friday prepared to ‘io all kinds of Dental work. J, M. CHRISTY, M.D, Diseases of women and Ear, Eye, Nose ar’ Children a Specialty, Throat Specialist. DR- CHRISTY & ROE. Office The Over Butler Cash Depart- ment Store, Butler, Mo. Office Telephone 20. House Telephone 16, 6-tt | S.A. ROE, M.D CAS TORI THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORE CITY. The Best is the Cheapest. Not how cheap but how good fa + | the question. The Twice-a Week Republic is not as cheap as some so-called newspa- pers, but it is ascheap asit is posaib to sell a first-class newspaper. -|prints all the news that is w@th ‘| printing. If you read it all the year round you are posted on all the im- portant and interesting affairs of the world, It is the best and most reli- .|able newspaper that money and brains can produce—and those should be the distinguishing traits of a newe- paper that is designed to be read by all members of the family. Subscription price, $layear. Any newsdealer newspaper or postmaster will receive your subscription or you may mail it direct to Tue’ Repvsiic, St. Louis, Mo WATCH ST, LOUIS. The greatest world’s fair the world has ever seen will be held atSt.Lo in 1903. To keepin touch with tg worl «of preparation for this grea wor! ‘s fair and to get all the news of al ‘he earth, every reading person shov! lat once regs for the grea’ spaper of St. Louis, the GLC E-DEMOCRAT. Ttstancds pre emin-atand alone among Avierican news apers, and acknowledges no equaiorrival, Its circulation ex- tends to every state and territory in the union, to Canada ard Mexico, and to every part of the world where there ure readers of the English lan- guage. It ought to be in your home during the coming year. See udver- tisement elsewhere in this issue. ade cern cations would lay aside prejudice an BOULW sand was found at 340 feet. come to see us and mingle with us Not far away is the Byrley well No. | for a few hours they would return to 2, which makes forty barrels daily. their homes with the erroneous im- ysiclan ani . Surgeon, Office nortn side square Butler, Mo. Diseasesof womenand chil en aspecialty. . This well has not been drilled in yet. | Pressions entirely removed and their It will be as good as the last one,{8ouls filled with charity.—Mexico which is No. 3, as soon as it isdrilled | Ledger in. DR, J. T. HULL DENTIST. seer Over Model Clothing Co. trance, same thi net ito nee inn PULL OINTMENT CURES MOTHING BUT PLES, A tata and CERTAIN ne 6 Bolomen Slew a Teacher. Not His Tura. MaitbeNGwc BD: 0; i anila, Nov. 3.— on! ° “May you take this lesson home ery, superintendent of pron ap with you, dear friends,” concluded a Oriental Negros, was murdered Fri- preacher at the end of a long and day by ladrones, three‘ milee~from wearisome sermon, “and may it8| Bacolod. Mr. Montgomery was spiritual truth sivuk deep intg your! going to Bacolod for a consultation hearts and lives to theend that your] Sith the retiring superintendent and soul may experience salvation. Welt assume control of the division. will bow our heads in prayer. Dea-| 4, hag money with him. M, Six natives armed with bolos and r-sponse. “Deacon White,’ this) ears attacked the superintendent, known for (5 years as the time ina little louder voico, “will /xitled him and then mutilated and|9 BEST REMEDY for PILES. you lead?” Still no response. Evi-| -obbed him. ‘Theconstabulary have SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. [ dently the Deacon was slumbering. | tored a reward for Mr. ifontgom- The preacher made a third appeal ery’s murderers and it is believed Pea a eR A. and raised his voice to a pitch that|+ia¢ they will be y captured. Rob succeeded in arousing the drowsy |;, understood to have been pope. man. “Deacon White, will you lead?” |+ive tor the crime. This is the firat The deacon in bewilderment, rubbed instance of a teacher in the Philip! his 0.9% and blurted: “On. G0 to} pine islands being harmed while in teint discharge of his duty Mr. Mont- gomery leaves a widow, who is a * It is a very rare occurrence when a ogee Se Ment © Poem. Mr. Montgomery was a resident of fruit tree bears a second crop and ¢| then aoe ily immature and| Lexington, Neb. He sailed for Ma- 78 has proved anex-|uila upon the transport Thomas, per Tire D.J. Harlan Pg July 28, 1901, with the teachers who} ~ J fasample apple of the second were sent out atthgt time. The war eat from a de oh er er - PATENTSIE® open gee dealt.” yard. This not department has received confirma-| 4 “but it beets tion of the death of Mr. Montgom- Anyone sending a SR pw emt desert} ee ae ee see for securi ‘site waifie Hesericaa, OKLAHOMA CITY, WICHITA, DENISON. je exremience eyoenacs * Café Observation Can a, Se application, by any Fe A NEW FAST rma Oe ce I