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SS The VOL, XXIX. Complete $3.00 Each. The improved Fire Fly has no Ay among mechanics, ince it has the combination grit CARBORUNDUM cutting wheel.and chain adjustment. The cutting wheel fs 4x1 inch, and has a medium grit on the side for fine edged tools, also a bevel reat for sharpening snips, shears and pliers. A fine finish- ing stone given with each ma- chine. The Fire Fly weighs but 8 pounds, and is built in such shape as to not take up much room in the kit. Runs about 4,000 revolutions per minute wt oat beating. The Carbo Diamond. Complete $1.50 Each. This machine ie designed for strictly household use, where s small inexpensive grinder is sufficient. It has all the egsen- tial features of our beet large sharpevers and grinders, name- ly, the CARBORUNDUM grind. ing wheel, high speed and hard- ened bearings. It weighs but « pound and a baltf, runs about 8,000 revolutions per minute. By means ofa bevel rest on the side, a child can sharpen acis- sors perfect in 16 seconds. It’s aplenic to sharpen knives etc. Deacon Bros, & C0, OLD GLORY FLOUR WENTY-TWO cars of Old Glorv Flour in 12 months! Have you tried it? If you haven’t yeu had better try it and stop trouble in the home. Get your flour now before newjwheat comes in, Don’t forget where to get it. Norfleet & Ream The Only Independent Grocers. BUTLER, MO. LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLL LLL LLL PLP LLP PPL PLL LLLP LL PY Q{ Phone 144. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrtr ttt ls} A Runaway Cost Them $5,000.|School of the Ozarks to Open. Topeka, Sept. 23.—The fires motor! Forsythe, Mo., Sept. 23.—The dedi- e car caseto get into she supreme | cation and formal opening of thenew m. L, Sciffers has bought Paul Fre Presbyterian college in this city will court was filed to-day. It {san ap- from Montgomery county. Calista J. Brock was driving slong 6 country road near Coffeyville when her horse became frightened at a car driven by George snd William Fran- commemorating the opening was thrown oot ;of the inetitution. le, Mre. a injured. She — for $15,000| ‘The echool has been built on an donee and the court awarded her | eminence : overlooking {nalsted shat Sf the ie bel stop . or slowed | #¥er and commands e splendid view down when they saw SLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ELLE 8 xxx xxsssdsSESSSSSSSSSSSSESSESSESSESSSSSSSSSSSS of tho} him straight. ran into & telephone | charge of W. I. Utterback, president for many miles. The institution is Mr; Geo. Wilson's wile of Papto, Is sick. Dr. of ntler Weekly BUTLER; MISSOURI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2%, Virgina Grant Garner left Monday after- noon for Port Arthur. He expects E Garrieon has made several add!- to his house in Prairie twp. long: boiler for the vos ey FDA p A F i § F » at west end of fs @ fine blacksmith and on f Preaching at Sunday at 11 a. m. and at night. Geo. Thompson looke well his fo vo Ly gets around among peo; @ & young man. A novaber of the scholars of the Christian Sunday School went to Butler Sunday; a part united with the M. E., as it was quarterly meet- ing day. a Kimbel fe in Lagann come wheat, preparatory to woving there for their future home. He has broth- era living there. Willie Rubel attended the stock show at Hume, and carried home some of the prizes in the riding and driving contest. bn Hussey and I. M. Henderson, ofMerwin, were the guests of D, C. vlfe Monday night. J. N. Sharp called at Aaron’s Mon- day afternoon. Aaron was husking = and did not get to chat with m. The presiding elder gave a good talk to the people of Virginfa Sun- day. If the churches would do ae {netructed, the fruit of the righteous ie a tree of life, and that wineth souls is wise. 8.8. Martin’s nephew, of Mexico, Mo., Mr. Cary, 1s visiting him; also Mr. Henderson, of Colorado. Mr. Hockett says he wonders which grey horee will win. Do not forget the first day of Octo- ber, lowa picatic at Virginia. 0 sys that James I, Wolf, of Burling- ton, Kan., will be present, and tell the folka how he worked for wu living in his early lifein Iowa. Again we say the people are getting ready to recelve the Iowa people without stretched arms. Come and see aa nicea valley as there isin Bates cuun- ty and ae kind people to visitors, as you will find anywhere. You will hear good speaking and good sing- {ng as you will hearanywhere. From what we hear many a chicken will = goodbye to this world that moru- Last Thursday was a very quiet day in our little city. Most every one attended the stock show at Hume. Mrs. Art. Gray and children and sister-In-law, Mies Raby Gray, are visiting Harry Gray, in Iowa. Miss Mabel Bailey arrived home Saturday from Kansas City. Schillar Robb and wife left for western Kansas last week, where they will visit Mr. Robb’s father. Reve. Innifer and Crawford filled their regular appointments Sunday. Mrs. Dollle Davis has gone to Oxlahoraa to viait her sister. ‘Tom and Earnest Badgett went to Novada Saturday and visited over Suaday with relatives and friends. Fletch Orear and wife, of Butler, visited hfS father last week. Mr. Shumate and family, of Rich Hill, and Mrs. Holland and daughter Ethel, of near Worland, attended services at Foeter Sunday and took dinner with D. H. Arbogasts. Mies Eula Steel left Sunday for a two weeks visit with home folks. -Jim McHenry is home from Joplin. Quite a numter attended the ice cream social given Saturday evening by the ladies of the Christian church. Uncle John Briscoe and wife took dinner Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Deaton. = - Mrs. Fannie Scott left Monday for her home iu Nevada, Mo., after two ng. In Washington City they put Car- rle Nation in jail for talking against tobacco In Old Democratic Missouri the Methodist conference said a few weeks ago no one should preach in their conference that use tobacco. How people differ in thelr opinions. Last Sunday but little was said on the Oklahomaelection.One fellow eald they had made another apeech there, they would not have got any elect ed on the Republican ticket. Just then he happened to think it was tbe] weeks visit in Foster. Topsy. Sabbath Day, and so many long —_____—- faces, he said no more. Wireless to Europe, Ed. Smith, mail carrfer, sent Aaron a nice card from LaCygue, Kan., the idon. Heknows what; leases Aaron. Aaron wishes the lid was on in every town. AARON. On the Wing. Mr. James, 3 miles east of Butler. sold his farm to Mr. Millhorn at $724 Glace; Bay,jNova Scowla, Sept. 23 —Declaring that he intended to stay in Glace Bay;uvtil wireless communi!- cations with Eurcpe bad been placed on a commer“ial baeie, Guglielmo Marconia eaid today tothe Assoct- ated Prete: “We have <finally overcome all obstacles and in about three weeks wo will,,.commence a commercial trans-Atlantic wireless eervice.” He stated that bad weather would not offices the service, provided the masts and poles used in the wireless system remained undamaged, shat the average speed used in sending lesBages ,would be twenty words» minute;jand that the rate would be 10 cents word for ordinary com mercial messager and 5 cents a word for press dispatches. This rate, he sald, would be cut in two later. farmers are putting!n a line of their own east of Butler. They have not got into Butler yet. Mr. Bevington has put up a 52-In. fence around 1400 «acres, making about 26 miks. It wil! turn any- thing from a pix up Mrs. Geo. Minnicks has cone to Nevada to see her sick aleter, Mrs. B. F. Kenney, who ‘is afflicted with rheumatiem. Mr. Walter Swezy is preparing for the bride. He is building a fine, new houee. Migs Bertha Diehl has just return- ed from St. Joe, where she has been visiting relatives. Wheat sowing and cora cutting is = order of the day near Pleasant jap. Trace Campbell has hie goods ar- inside so it looks like a city store and a trade that justifies 1s. Esq. Bevington has several teams hauling corn from his ranch east of Butler to his ranch near Adrian, Mo Joe Haskins, of the Gap, a’ wide- awake merchant who has studied the od of 3 people and Lag supply them, is busy as can be. His wth asclote him. Frank MceManma is now in Colo- rado looking out a location. Dr. Miller and family have been vieiting* relatives in Colorado for the past two weeks. Many of the farmers are busy sow- ing wheat, but owing to the contin- ued dry weather makes it very diffi- calt in preparing the ground for sow- ogh out and {fs going to ran Wat- kio’s medicine wagon in Bates coun- ty. Bob fs an alright man. Have bad dealings with him and found|®0ols thie fall. It ecems ae though the demand was greater than the supply. No doubt the Publishing companies didn’t bear in mind that these latter deye were under the ip- morning when the ead news came to ue of the death of Mre. Tim Hoover, who died suddenly at ber home in Creighton. We extend our sympathy has the caseincharge. | to the bereaved father and children. — cman “| ty’s poor are inadequate and over- * | erowded, it being impossible to give . | the inmates proper attention. 1907. Howard County Votes Bonds For Poor Farm Improvements. Fayette, Mo , Sept. 21.—At a spec fal election in Howard county the proposition to appropriate $10,000 for the building of suitable buildings at the county poor farm carried by a heavy vote. The present quarters for the coun The State Board of Charieties, of which Miss Mary Perry, of St. Louts, is a member visited the county farm last summer and recommended that suitable improvements be made. They will be in line with the board’s recommendations. Public Sale. I will sell at public auction at my farm, 3 miles southeast of Butler, on Wednesday, October 2nd, 1907. 'rhe following described property: 5 Heap or Horses: 1 work horee, 9 years old; 1 6 year-old gelding; “Baby Bunton” and “Bonnie Bird,” 4year old saddle bred driving mares; Wykoff gaited saddle horse, 3 years old. 5 Heap oF Carrie: Three reqis- tered Shorthorn milch cows, two fresh soon, Two male calves, regis: tered, 46 Heap or Hogs: 8 brood sows, 5 with pigs by side; two will farrow soon, one pen of thirteen shoats weighing from 50 to 100 Ibs. Farm ImpLements, Erc: Two wagons; 1 low wheel with hay frame; 2 buggies, 1 almost good as new, rubber tire; 1 can; 1 full runner bench sled. 1 Deering binder, 1 Mil- waukee mower, 1 Deerlog hay rake self dump, 1 Deering corn planter, check row and drill combined, almost good as new; 1 Moline Dise good as new, 1 12-inch breaking plow, 1 cul- tivator, 1 double shovel. Harness: 2 sets of heavy work harness, 1 set of Hight driving har- ness, ood as new, 2 sete of single harness. 10 tons of clover hay, 1 stack threshed clover. Household goods and other things too numerous to mention. Sale begins promptly at 10 o’clock 6. m. Terms: Sume of $10 and. under cash, over a credit of 10 months time without interest if paid when due, if not 8 per cent from date. 4 per cent diecount for cash. Lete will serve lunch, F. E, Wevca. C, E. Ropains, Auctioneer. 47-26 FULL LINE-OF MUNSING =} UNDERWEAR For Men, Women, Children Nageze 50c up Other Brands 25c up. WALKER-McKIBBEN, Two Rattlesnakes In Library Books. Broneon, Kas., Sept. 23 —While examining silverware and booke which had not been moved for some time, Mre. Luther Carmean suddeuly felt whatehe supposed to be tho scratch ofa pin. Putting her hand again back of the books she agalo fels the eting and discovered that two rattlesnakes had hidden among the books and that she had been bitten by shein. Her husband had juat 4 short time before left for the field and she was alone, A neighbor was called, who came to town for medicine. Thie was administered afser some hours of delay andthe patient went Into convulsions late 1n the eveulng. Doo tor F. B. Cammings was called and drove {fn all haste to the Carmean uvume, about seven miles out of town, This was a [ste time to accomplish anything, but Mre. Carmean is now recovering. It {is said that Mr. Car mean has killed no less than forty rattlers on his place this spring. Robbers Shot a Minister. Greeley, Col, Sept. 23.—Whib walking from church last night thp Rev. Oscar W. Gustofsen, of the Swedish Lutheran church, was coi fronted by two men, who command ed him to hold up bis hands. Upon his refusal to do so one of them shot the minister, the bullet striking 6 rib. The robbers then ran down th street with the minister in pureult. When almost within reaching die tance of them one of the men turned and fired a second time, the bullet entering the lefé side of the pastor's neck and lodging in the muscles M the back of the neck. It ia believed he willrecover. Posses are scouring the country in search of the highwaymen. = AS LASER SO SETTER TE Ae - We have most all of our Fall Dress Goods in and we ask you to look them over. We are showin7 all of the new things in stripes and fancy weaves. This fs by far the strongest line we have ever shown, and the prices are right. You are from Missouri, we want to show you. New atlke, all colors; the best that can be produced for the mon- ey. You should see them before buying. New trimmings in Persian brands and full bratde, All colors. Ask to see them. Cloaks! The new fall styles of Cloaks are here and are displayed. The loose-fitting cloaks will be the popular kird. All prices and colors. Come{nand look them over. We are sure we can please you. We would be glad to show you them any time, and know wo can save you money by taking a look. In Misses’ Coats we are showing a strong line. are the finest workmanship, atyle and fit. Children’s coate in initiative Bear Skin in both straight and curly. Weare eure you would admire them if you could see them. The new fall Shoes are here for both men and women nothing but Selz Shoes, the good kind. They will give you wear. It you will try them, you will always look for the Selz Shos. We sell the Black “at Hosiery. The best thing made in hosiery. New Belts. New Collars. New Combe. Come and see us. We Want Your Business! Cloaks!! All of our coats We sell o J