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NEW AND COMPLETE ecooSTOCK OF cece HOLIDAY SLIPPERS Poffenbarger & Hdwards, Platt’s Dexterous Bill. ARE PRAYING FOR RAIN. Woman Ask For Sufferage. Prepon an injury, becanse through its provisions women can be denied : J 1 Washing, Dec 10.—The Senatecom-|the right of’ suffrage in the new representation in the Southisdrawn, Drouth is Becoming Serious in mittee on territories is receiving rea | states.” The comittee on territories ite friends may, with consummate solutions from organizations of wom- | will take up the statehood bill at a adroitners. The adroitness is ex-/ New York and Pennsylvania. le suffragists throughout the coun-| meeting next Saturday. It was said ercised for the purpose of letting Platteburg, N. Y., Dec. 10.—The try proterting against the use of the to-day that the committee would vargas from the logie | aronth is becoming serious to far-| ¥OPd gsea” in that section of the! not take any important action on c 5 i . | Statehood bill relating to theexercise | the bill before the | o'idays. Massachusetts restricts suffrage. eng To ve us poe of the rightof sufferaze in the propos: | : T ' f ballott i d new ~, Thies aec ri . wat peysdiradmitedvesnetle die: manufacturers are obliged to shut | ed new states, ‘This aectlon provides | To Build $100,000 Temple. Senator Mlatt’s bill for reducing signed to eliminate the ignorant and | that sufferage shall ‘ i “y | down every © account of } at sufferage shall not be with-held | IWAEARO.. Maseachonstte, shenjdoes | cia pheied si rage a we ‘onany account other than ‘illiter-| South MeAlester, L. T.—The Scott. : t : : » @ | . . : just whatisdone in the Southern , fis us : pene Pee acy, minority, sex, conviction of aj ish Rite Masons of this place pur- States against which Platt’s bill ig) M@0Ufacturer says there is great} | | titi shased a bullding i ' sans . a ? danger of a pulp and paper famine felony mental condition or of és.) chased a building site and completed 4 We greet you this Christmas with aimed. Hardatute: Ba Des 10 Bictaie j idence.” The resolutions set forth | Arrangement last night for the erect- . ‘ ¢ The Platt effort, for all of its i y odes he die, | that “it ie outrageous inthe $100,00 onie Temple positively the latest and best in quality ora as 1 are being offered for rain in churches | Mt" it isoytrageous thatinthepro. Tou of a $100,000 Masonic Temple. , adroitn: ss,” is impudently ascheme in certain localities of Dauphin, Per. | Visions of this bill women should be! Which is to be the finest in the Uuited hey that we could find in the Chicago to insult and damage the South. | Gonbencnd “ai sureounding classed with illiterates, felons and) States. Work on the new building ' The adroitness only removes the idiots,” and further that the bill, to begin at once, market. counties’ cloak. Under any system of Federal A ae > Blvomiugton, ‘Ills, Dee. 8.—The| = government which dealt with all the Apainbli Wh baotial Titinola ; '#| States alike Massachusetts ‘could ptclandeen bag ietvadiagre ripesinds ie ties have no rights in the regulation of more acute daily. All over McLean y SIASASISILASA LIDIA A suttrage which did not belong to county there is a water famine and We personally inspected each and every article, and bought nothing that SIIISAD IL GA ISSA IA SAS AL A : will not stand the test of time. Mississippi stockmen are finding ditticulty in a It the ignorant and illiterate in | “"PPling stock with water, h ri stm a Ss , “ one state are negroes and the same TAR ge aR ie Good Goods or No Goods” is what we sell you, ane state are negroes und ‘the m2! Scott Favors Retrenchment. By . whites Or untrained immigrants, the} Washington, Dec. 10.—Represent- Py ‘ mere fact, of race ‘an make no differ.| ative Scott of Kansas thinks the ence, The very constitutional | stenographers who report the ses- amendments which force the states | sions of the committees of Congress to give cltiznship to negroes pre-| are paid entirely too much money for vent discrimination for or against | the work they do. When the legis- any other race. } lature appropriation bill was before If Platt and the organization | the House to-day the Kansas rep which he represents can induce the/ resentative offered an amendment Republican leaders to make a party | reducing the salaries of these sten- . issue of this legislation they may ographers from $5,000 to $3,000 a PDB DBP BBP BBB BOOS | force it through Congress. The peo- yeor. Mr. Scott asserts that there ; ple have faith that Mr. Roosevelt | are thousands of court reporters and Hello Good People!!! v ee COMING and nre already here with a big lineofevery- thina to ratisfy your wants Of course you have a lowof things to buy bef re Christmas and possibly don’t know just where to look, but if you will call at our store and look through our line of ‘@IVNOGOVAA eUlvU 2y} SIvaq aFexHoud seUsIIYyD INO JTS LY W.S. Macdonald, RELIABLE JEWELER AND OPTICIAN. ‘asja Suiyjzou Avo om osneooq—spcos poos suiezuo0o AjuIe}100 ILI FS ZIA A GEESE LEEGEEOS ELS LLL SS # has judgement and manliness enough | other shorthand writers who would to oppoee, and, if necessary, to veto | be glad to do the committee work any euch bill. for $3,000 a year. There were few In the event that he yields to the! members. party } ressure and lets a bill of that —___—_— sort become a law the next general! Destruction on 203-Meter Hill. election will witness a reversal of the recent verdict and mejorities as| Headquarters of the Third Japan. Jarge.—St Louis Republic. ese Army Before Port Arthur, Dee. . Queensware, Cutlery, Guns, Skates, Buggies, Stoves, Etc. you will find that this is the right place, If you want a present for your wife, what would s be nicer than a malleable. steel range, ora SE ELaEEEeieiee Moe 4 ao = yp act atc nice set of china dishes? If that wouldn’t fill ? respoudent of the Associate > bi ’ ; Peoria Bank Robbers Caught. visited 203—Meter hill, the scone ot | the bill, what’s the matter with a new buggy, Peorla, Ill, Dec. 11—The two the awful six days’ fight which ended| @ CE mee Steen ee bandite who robbed the Peoria Na-| With ite capture by the Japanege.| @ . . : : tional bank yesterday noon were| The advance works and the crest of We Have a Fine Line of Vehicles, captured at Tulon this morning, the hill was torn away, the slopes of 4hirty-seven miles from this city, by | She hill were strewn with debris and Sheriff Thomas Malone and Deputy the trenches were smashed and filled Sheriff Davis. with sail. In single section of the he robbers had $1,980 of the| *Fenches IUU yards long more than plunder in their pockets. 200 Russions dead and wonded were At the point of three revolvers the | 8°69: They had been mangled by dy- two men were eurprised in Robert namite grenades. Green’s livery stable, where they ; were waiting for a horse to be hitch- Jockey Heir To $200,000. San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 12.—The ed for them. A hasty search through their pockets revealed five | relatives of J. L. Boyd, a 16-year-old jockey, whose whereabouts are un- large revolvers and several big rolls known, state that he is the sole heir of greenbacks. When confronted with the weapons of the Sheriff and | to an estate of $200,000left him by his grandmother, Mra. J. L. Boyd, his deputy they started to get their of Bowling Greer. Ky. He ia said to own retvolvers. “Hands up or we'll shoot!” was the | he aome where on the Pacific coast, gruffcommand of the sheriff, dnd| with his mother. He rode in the races at Seattle last summer and the robbers seeing their game was up kept their hands in the air. made a contract to ride here for W. L. _Hazlip this year, but this con- _ A Slater, Mo.,, Woman Shot. | tract was canceled, and the boy has tides, Bo., ek: Stee, Raha ee eee Johnson, who lived near here, was Assassinated in Homé. shot to death last night. Her hue ) band said the shooting was accident- See ee, Ses 21 ERED pee paring to retire, M. B. Ely was shot al he stated that he was going thro. d instantly killed b h the house to shoot ateomeawls, | 27° '"* y Min hots pares wie dhe mthracted ighbo known pereon lying concealed out- who as oe dansaan Noty es side the'window ot Ely's bedroom. the floor and Johnson sitting beside ‘Tie Gren meee We tial wad ran 8 hort distatice to a ravine, where it with the shotgun in his hands, |° : they lost the tracks in a stream of No arrest have been made, wie: en 20,000 ACRES of western lands| Here we are again with the finest assortment of Dry Goods, Shoes, Xmas Goods, ete, GISDIDISAADASISAADIAIDA SA A od Ever onealein Butler, at away-down prices. See for yourselves. We would be pleased to j f f f f f ) f have you call and see our new line of goods. f j f j f / f and will make some way down prices this month in order to reduce our stock before our annual inventory. is the largest in Butler, and our prices are as low aa the lowest, so please drop in and see if we can’t sell you a set of dishes, a nice china salad dish, a china plate, cabaret, or something else. QUR SALE IS JUST BEGINNING, Soin order to Secure the best goods, ge’ the greatest bargains, call and see. You must come early. Remember the place. GMAAIASSDALDAASASAAS SY SLSAL A We also have a fine line of : Carvers, Silver Knives and Forks, Spoons, Etc. REMEMBER WE HAVE G ROCE RI ES THE BEST STOCK OF in town and pay the highest market price in cash as well as trade for all kinds of country produce, eo please bring ue your turkeys, chickens, butter, eggs, and you will get the best price going. We also want to remind you that thisisthe only place to buy Christmas candies, nuts, fruits, ete. If wanting a treat for your Sunday echool don’t fail to see us, as we havea very large stock of candy, oranges, etc., and will make you a very low price for your school. Don’t forget to leave an order for that Christmas turkey that you will wantas they are very scarce this year and you will have to come early if you get one. This cold snap onght to remind you that now * ia the time to put in that new heating stove. If need- “ {ng one don’t fail to see the Garland Oak and the Wilson Heater. They are the best made. Thank- ing you for the nice trade you have given us in the past and soliciting a continuance of the same, Just Opened on West Side of Square. J. A: McELROY. [a Ee eee Se we ee eee eee ity. the last two days. In his office, magnificent with ite soft carpete, ite Hannibal, Mo, Dec. 10—The jury,| paintings, its bronzes, ite carved this afternoon, returned @/ mahogany, and, above all, with ite of guilty against Doctor J.B. | towers, there have been, besides his ged with bribery in con- | ston r, two meq, evidently Jury Declares Vernon Gui 3 Wishing you # merry Christmas and a happy New Year, % for sale. Call and see me. We are yours truly, e 45-3m. J. M. Vavenan, Butler, Mo. fir: / ; Bennett-Wheeler Mere, Co : ! a 8 Fe ee I, ae, a +> - + » » e. 4 a BL M2 EN