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aa mat |WORSE THAN THE BRYAN SAYS THERE Bryan Loses Will Case. OD MERGER CASE. IS BUT ONE ISSUE.| New Haven, Conn., April 2— William J. Bryan loses the case in the ~~ = contest for the admission of the seal- blood puri Mr. Crow’s Opinion of the St.| cq; jed letter in the Bennett will contest ss Editor of the Commoner Tells according to the decision rendered at 11:20 o’clock this morning by Judge Gager in the supreme court in this The best known and most i eine SA SHEE of UL in Aniectla who Louis Terminal Fight. How Democratic Party S. for the blood.’’ \t isa standard remedy, | gt, Louis, March 31.—The attor- are —— for their alterative and tonic prop- Bena pe St. Louis ae al Question. been ge oH! the — = baked with Correct Style, lroad association a greater an’ D , 8 it is not des- in di ¢ dong FROM more ruinous monopoly than the} Lincoln, Neb., April 2.—William J. |cribed with sufficient certainty in the r a only purifies, enriches and in eases yo gee Northern Securities »n dle The| Bryan, editor of the Commoner, in| will and that an extraneous paper P bald Fi, and ‘ ~ m ae tant cae sy gives Anew, of the successful use of |fact of the matter is that if this the course of an editorial, to-day tells | cannot be admitted in construing a Regular custom-make precoel'g coe vee to the entire ficdiestpeema monopoly is permitted to go on and] the national issues for the Demo-| will. are to be found system. oppress merchants and the commer. cratic party to meet in thecoming| This means a loss of $50,000 to A TES For Chronic Sores and Ulcers, |, yEOm campimn, |Cial interests of St. Louis, there will /campaiga Bryan. In the sealed note that the} Me clothes that fl Sos. Rheumatism, ag Poison, acyty % eaqugstionably goog |be no corporate home rue lett at the ~» an - att oa ‘ Nebraskan was fighting to have ad- have this label sewn y Psoriasis, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Acne ever OT aaa gi end of twenty years. The entire ow Wi Democratic party | mitted asa part of the will Bennett oe . ; and such other diseases as are due toa Miseisstppi valley is throttled by this meet the present issues? Or, rather, | bequeathed that sum to Bryan and inside breast pocket. , PP y \ polluted or impoverished condition of the blood, nothing acts so promptly powerful combine, which is permitted | how will the Democratic party meet | his family. Call or write. ia and effectually as §. S, S. It counteracts and eradicates the germs . the present issue, for there is in real- and poisons; cleanses the s of all unhealthy accumulations and |tosay how much the people shall pay | ’ < hs ements 8AM LEVY & CO. soon restores the patient to health, Write us and our physicians will |for a car of goods into or out of the| ty bat cup inons, ond thas lesverens} 4 Surgeon Died Operatin athe gen digg give your case prompt attention without charge. Jcity, and to make the rate stick, no}*hrough all questions? The great p g- BUTLER, MO. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GAs matter how unreasonable or exces. | ®2d overshadowing question present-| New York, April 1.—At the critical 8GPAsk for the “Swelsak’* Suit. moment in a difficult operation he was performing in a Brooklyn hos- pital, Dr, Stephen P. Truex, a gyne- ecologist, was seized by faintness, Feny 18, 1904. staggered into an adjoining room| The New York Life Ins. Co., and in fifteen minutes was dead. 346 Broadway, New York. sive it may be” ed by all the issues discussed is, Shall This corporation is capitalized at|*he corporations or the people bee 50 million dollars, but has property trol the government of the United | RPP PPPLPPRELLEL LAE ; ' rights worth probably five times States? To-day the— corporations ’ that amount. The local merger is are in absolute control, Even when Prompt Payment. now before the Missouri supreme the supreme court decides that the . 4 ena rrer | SoVernment has power to destroy} Dr. Truex had been ill of grip com-} Dear Sir;-Your Mr. H. C, Boone BUTLER, MISSOURI. degrada oe spt pions red the trusts, the attorney general| plicated by heart weakness, but on|and John I. Herrell, agents of your of complaint is looked for within two rushes forward and assures the com-| an urgent call went to the hospital}company, have just handed me a Capital and Surplus Fund a $63, 000.00 weeks. The proceedings involve the binations that the administration to perform a difficult operation, In-| check for Two Thousand Five Hun- right of the company to do business. has no intention of disturbing them, | terest in the case seemed to arouse | dred ninety-eight and 10-100 dollars, Recelves Daposits subjectto Check and always has money The petition alleges that the Termi- The rule of these corporations is un-| him and he quickly took up the op-| being the resulé maturing policy No. _ to loan. Issues Drafts and does a General Banking busi- nals monopoly violates the Missouri limited and complete. eration, Suddenly he staggered back | 30877, for $2500 issued 15 years saee Ban pl Hee eS SOLUTE SAPETY for thelr anti-trust laws and is directly cop-| “The president refuses to enforce} from the operating table and hand- on Lawl gain by . ied gs Ne pa Deposits and every accommodation that is consistent with trary to that section of the statutes the law as it stands, and the Repub-|ed theknife to anothersurgeon whom eng at cas Gandatlon shat pote sould Banking rules, forbidding the consolidation of com- licean congress refuses to enact new| he urged to complete the work. the returns of all premiums paid plus ; * ——DIRECTORS:—— " peting lines of railway. legislation. The government is be-} While his substitute was saving| the face of the policy, 1 desire to pe bn ota ry Wan Ee Walton oabiaaeipceonniicsesetai ing used for the enrichment of the}the life of the patient, Dr. Truex, |express my satisfaction with the re- Dred. M. Christy G'R’ Radford Dr, N. L. Whipple For Ed. Butler For Governor, |! 8t the expense of the many, offi-}lying on a cot nearby, diagnosed his remy hae Say pay Bae Meera C. H. Dutcher Geo, L, Swith T J, Wright. cials are making money by the sale| own ailment as heart dilation, called] |). 4, taking inaurance J. R. JENKINS, Cashier. Wm _E. Watton, President, Trenton, Mo., March 81 —The|of their influence, and corruption is|for strychnine and oxygen, saw the f . Vere truly, Dr, T. C. BouULWARE, Vice Pres’t truth of that biblical reference to the mouths of babes has proved annoy- bor faction which controlled the — |Democratic convention in Grundy = county this week and headed off {n- restoratives fail to work and pro-} 21-46 P. ARGENBRIGHT, nouncing hie casebeyond humanaid,} == See ean passed-away. The Mandjur is Disarmed. rampantin city, state and nation. The public conscience has been stupi- fied by eommercialism until the grossest offenses against liberty and good government do not awaken the protest that ought to be made against even trivial departures from the path of rectitude.” Ella Meek, Clerk, Wesley Denton, Clerk and Bookkeeper. apse apa TIES Shanghai, April 1.—The Japan- A Negro Guilty of Murder. ese consul general has verified the completion of the disarmament of the Russian gunboat Mandjur and the Japanese cruiser which has been guarding the vessel will leave here to- day. The gunboat was bottled up in the river at the beginning of the war, Springfield, Mo., April 2.—Tom Brown, a negro, was covicted of mur- der in the first degree in the Gieene county criminal court this afternoon for the murder of W. W. Weir, a white dishwasher, who worked for a local restaurant. The killing occur [THE WALTON TRUST CO. | [tsar Fat canons ere | OF BUTLER MISSOURI. Prisoner is Shot By Missouri Officer. Moberly, Mo., April 2.—Since the recent robbery of a postoffice near Moberly the Moberly police de- partment has been requested to look out for parties selling postage stamps. This afternoon Officer Sam Mag- terday morning, and the teacher asked the 16 year-old daughter of Always has ready money on hand to beloaned on farms : ‘ in Bates, Vernon, Barton, andjcedar Dade Counties, Mo, | this jolly but misguided Democrat } § ernment class at the high school yes- Capital, Surplus Fund and Profits . = $80,726.02 red in October, The jury was out M 7 eiaicalil only fitteen minutes. The trial be- ay Transfer Canal Now. gan yesterday afternoon. Greene} Paris, April 1.—All obstacles in county never had but one legal hang- the transfer of the Panama canal to ingand that was several years before the United States were removed by the Civil War. the decision rendered to-day by the Very Lowest Rates of Interest whom her father favored for gov- ernor. on one, three, five or seven years time, and allow bor- “I think,” she innocently answered, rowers to pay back part each year if desired. Every “that he fe for Butler.” land owner wanting a loan should oall and get our low rates and liberal terms. Money ready as soon as papers The fond father had business in are signed. Wehave a full and complete abstract of title to every acre of land or town lot in Bates County Kansas City yesterday, but the prac- from the U. 8 patent and showing all deeds of trut, tical jokers are waiting for his re- OO OO Sheriff's deeds, tax titles or other conveyances that have turn. Seine civil tribunal in the case of ise nyrgery — oe: Our Abstract books were steaiiseeniieainahiaiimais ruder arrested a man who had been eS il tril poy p the = c : A .B. . . " olombia agair e Pan :: wolten Gp Gulp iven the couety rersrda "We farcuse A Mountain Disappeared. [selling stamps to several partier.| way Be a Lace Swindler. | ompany. ‘The court helts. tor the reliable Abstracts at reasonable prices and are respon- acai j The man accompanied the otticer ot ely ible for their correctness, ; Caribou, Me. April 1.—Woods | without resistance until the city hall] Fort Scott, Kan, April 2—A defendant. Interest Paid on Time Deposits, men who have just returned here) qoor was reached. Then he sudden:| woman traveling under the names of CASTORIA If you have idle money for six months or longer the bring news that Bald mountain, a!]y made an effort to escape. Mrs. Gorman and Mrs. Durant was] poars the The Kind You Have Always Bought Walton Trust Company will pay you interest on it, small, steep hill, in the Tiboque val-| Pulling a revolver from a beli|arrested here thié evening upon ad-| Signature CLtt, Wm, E, Walton, go rn kg th ieee ley ge e from the = eng around his waist, he fired twice, but| vice received from the officers ut of fe Leki John Decrwester, Win. W. ee. Gs Hoclware’ Wie LG): Dee disappeared. ie ts] missed Magruder. The latter re- Pleasant Hill, Mo. It is charged Sonne eee are f 1 Frank M. Voris, 0. H. Dutcher, —° ©. R. Radford,’ place there is a emall lake. Itisbe-}gurned the fire, the bullet going|that she has been working a lace| MILLIONAIRE’S POOR STOMACH Sam Levy, T. J. Wright. lieved the mountain dropped out of through the prisoner's body and|swindlein Butler, Nevada, Pleasant] The worn-out stomach of the over- is FRANK ALLEN, Sxcy, Wm. E. WALTON, Prks, sight in the earthquake of March 21 lungs, coming out of the left breast. | Hill and other Missouri towns by | fed millionaire is often paraded in paeonned and that the tremor which then shook New England had its birth ip the Maine woods. selling eight cent laces at $1.00 a yard, representing them to have been made by her grandmother in Ire- The wounded man sank to his knees, but almost instantly got up and ran through a livery stable \ RP PREP PPLPQRPLPPPPLPID, public prints as a horrible example of evils attendant on the possession of great wealth. But millionaires are bd ¢ Bald mountain was an odd shaped | across the street, and got as far as| land. not the only ones who are afflicted sscseg cone vrs aap ‘or 4 sides we the Wabash yards. He was brought ship ieabladalaiscaiain with bad stomachs. The proportion was seldom explored. @ general) back to the city hall and placed in a . is far greater among the toilers, Dys- e G nie . 4 r Mo. is g » Dys belief is that it was the crater ofan} eel], Doctors think he can not re A Shooting Near 0 onogo, Mo pepsia and indigestion are rampant ‘1 extinct voleano, Around the base of] eover, Y Joplin, Mo., April 2.—Ola String-| among these people, and they suffer far worse tortures than the million- 4 the mountain hot springs once exist- ed and the rock formation in the neighborhood bears evidence of vol- canic origin. er, 17 years old, shot and killed his cousin, Clinton Dodd, 21 years old, in the public road a half mile east of Oronogo, this county, at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The dead man had brass knucks on his hand when found ten minutes after the shooting. The murderer escaped. Dodd worked in the mines. The cause of the trouble is not known. From & momorandum book found on his person he is believed to be Charles O’Haragan, an entry show- ing that he was in Montana Febru ary 1896, also that he arrived in Moberly January 28, and began working for the Wabash railroad. alre unless they avail themselves ofa standard medicine like Green’s Au- gust Flower, which has been a favor- ite houeehoid remedy for all stomach troubles for over thirty tive years. August Flower rouses the torpid liver, thus creating appetite and in- E: suring perfect digestion. It tones and vitalizes the entire system and makes life worth living, no matter what your station. rial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. Sedalia, Missouri. Missouri’s Leading Farm and Stock Paper. Handsomely illustrated weekly, practical, clean and up-to- date, devote to Agriculture and all of its kindred industries. Interesting and helpful to every member of the Farmer's family. Reet subscri en » $1.00a year for 52 eer a at es! ions at 50CENTS Sree and every sabserber will be given, FREE, 50c WORTH of R LE, FRESH ETABLE ‘and js ane SEEDS. Sample copies free. Address, naming THE RURALIST, Sedalia, Mo. ‘ lished, and will club it with Tax Tumzs * Letter to Mr. J. Gordinier, Butler, Mo. Dear Sir: You’d strike it rich if you could find a way to shave your customers in less time, for less cost, and make the shave last twice or three times as long. You wouldn’t shave the same per- son 60 many times, or get so much of his money, but the whole town would be talking about you, and ev- The Assassins of Rulers. Belgrade, Servia, April 2.—A royal decree issued today retires twelve of the higher army officers. Vienna, March 31.—The royal de- cree issued in Belgrade to-day retir- ing twelve high army officers is re- garded—here asa first step in the ‘Jecheme for settling the question of Devoe lead-and. zinc is exactly that|the treatment of the assassins of in painte. It takes fewer gallone| King Alexander and Queen Draga and it weare longer. Coste lessfor|This scheme is intended to pacify the job, aud you don’t have to do it | those powers which practically broke again for years and yeare—six years| off diplomatic relations with Servia at least. when the regicides were retained in “Fewer gallons; wears longer.” | power. Takes fewer gallons to paint a house with Devoe Reashane. than with} A Bee Hive in His Room. mixed paints; and it wears longer) jineoin, Neb., April 2—J. H ‘than mixed paints or lead and oil. | gonrg, who lives at 1329 M street in Another Try at Port Arthur. Nagasaki, April 3.—Twenty-eight old and useless steamers have been requisitioned, stripped ofall ma- chinery except that necessary tonavi- gation and are held in readiness for Vice Admiral Togo’s orders. The Japanese are determined, it would appear, to block Port Arthur chan nel, and six vessels will be sent at a time to join the fleet unosslW Special one way Colonist rates to Arkansas, Colorado, Indian and Oklahoma Territories, Kansas, Ne- braska and Texas. On sale March 1 and 15, April and 19. Rate one- half fare pes $2. Round trip ticket to same puints on same dates, one Worried About Their Reindeer. | fare plus $2 for round trip, good 21 : days for return. Vladivostok, April 3.—Concern} German Baptist meeting, Carthage, is felt here lest the herd of 3,000rein- | Mo., May 18 to 24 inclusive, one fare — deer, the last specimens of that ani- for round trip to either Carthage or : Youre truly, this city, has a hive of bees in hi Topli ts May 30. y, bas a hive o n bis! mal now on Askold island, which ie| ¥°P!ia, good returning May 30. pod : hd * raphy Fa bedroom. Since the bees began to! within range of the Japanese gune, One rend epg ; P.8-Go ges aaa make their home in his room he has shall be destroyed. The herd is val- to points Os: Ao dcbeaananer bast our paint. | taken more than forty five pounds of ued at { million dollars. The horns honey from the hive. The swarm) (tthe animals are valuable. They / also to points in Cali wascaptured 8 year ago, and, a@Mr.| 5 used by the Chinese as medicine. 3 fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, at | Sears had no yard, he decided to keep low rates. Qn sale March 1 to A K[pindow slightly open, to allow he| Farm For Sale or Rent. | e0..as conutacehicB. chars, Nat ‘bees to go in and out anda modern| , 320 Grocers, Los Ams is provided dercul