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— ij ee a, ? —————— County Clerk’s Notice of Primary Election. STATE OF MISSOURI,’ County of Bates, ;™ Rev. Forcee, the traveling preach- er who fs char, with bigamy for wed cade | The Lowry City Independent man marrying Mrs. Minerva Griffith, of this city, when {t is alleged he had Notice is hereby given that a primary election will be held at the nother wife living in Nebraska, was regular polling places in each precinct of the said county of Bates, and arraigned Monday for preliminary the polls will be open between the hours of seven o'clock in the morning hearing before Justice L. N. Ken- and six o'clock in the evening, unless the sun shall set after six, when jedy. He pleaded not guilty to the —the petis-shall be _kept open until sunset. on the first Tuesday of August charge, 1908, being the 4th day of August 1908, for the purpose of nominating candidates for State, district, and county officers, to be voted for at the genera! election to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd of November, 1908. That the hereinafter mentioaed.tist-contains the names and post-office address of each candidate for nomination, togather with the designation he represents, as the same appears law: of the office for which he is a candidate, and the party or principal that from a certificate from the Secretary f State and from nomination papers on file in my office, as required by Candidates Representing the Democratic Party. For Governor— DAVL> A. BALL, Louisiana, WILLIAM 8, COWHERD, Kansas City, HENRY F. STAPLES, Rockpot WILLIAM H, WALLACE, Kaneas City For Lieutenant-Governor— BEN M ANDERSON, Columbia, WALTER A, KEL St. Lou's, WILLIAM H, Li NBY, Bethany, WILLIAM R, PAINTER, Carrolton, HJ. SIMMONS, Clarence, ARTHUR J, TUBB, 8t, Louis. For Secretary of State— MICHEAL K, McGARTH, St, Louis. CORNELIUS ROACH, Carthage. For State Auditor— JOHN L, BRADLEY, Desloge, BERNARD DIERKES St, Louls, JOHN P. GORDEN, Lexington, FRANK A.J, HILLER, St, Louis, JOHN 0, LONG, Powsi, ‘or State Treasurer— JAMES (COWGILL, Kansas City For Attorney General— ELLIOCT W. MAJOR, Bowling Green, For Railroad and Warehouse Com- missioner— WARREN © BRONAUGH, Clinton, RICHAKD L, HALL, Springtielt, JOHN A, KNOT, Hannibal, WILLIAM M, SMITH, Kirkwood, H.C, THRELKELD, shelbina, NOVA, WINTERS, Milan, 4 eat For Judge of the Supreme Court— “WALLER W. GRAVE>, Butler, NAT M, SHELTON, Macon, For Judge of Kansas City Court of Appeals— JAMES ELLISON, Kansas City For Representative in Congress 6th Congressional District. DAVID A, DeARMOND, Butler, For Representative — LAWRENCE M. GRIFFITH, Rich Hin, , For Railroad and Warehouse Com- tory of the New England colontes | JOHN J MARCH, New Home Township, JAS, N. SHARP, Mound Township. For Judge County Court North Dis- trict— L 8, PADDOCK, Amsterdam, ESTES SMITH, Mingo Township, For Judge County Court South Dis- trict— ADDISON D. HYDE, Prairie Township, J. K, KELSU, Howard Township. For Prosecuting Attorney— WATT B, DAWSON, Butler, For Sheriff— JAMES R. ANGLE, Butler WILLIAM. J. BULLOCK, Adrian For Treasurer— SAMUEL L, COLEMAN, Deepwater twp YANCY C, COMBs, Butler, THOMAS W, FI+K, Butler, H. IL. Havely, Foster, J. EMMIT HOOK, Hudson Township, HARRY W. JE’ KINS, Shawnee Twp., JOHN ALFRED ROGERS, Butler, GW, STITH, Butler, For Surveyor— JOHN H. ETTER, Butler, ROBERT KE. JOHNSON, Butler. For Public Admistrator— JOHN C, HAYS, Butler For Coroner— CHARLES A. LUSK, Nyhart. Candidates Representing the Republican Party. For Governor— HERBERT S HADLEY, Jefferson City For Lieutenant Governor— JACOB F, GMELICH, Boonville. For Secretary of State— JOHN E.SWANGER, Milan For State Auditor— JESSE A, TOLLERTON, Branson For State Treasurer— WILBUR F MARING, Jefferson City, For Attorney General— FRANK B. FULKERSON, St. Joseph, NORTH T GENTRY, Columbia For Railroad and Warehouse Com- missioner— AMOS L. COLEMAN, DeSota. H, H. WASHBURN, Cape Girardeau. Wa. W. WILDER, Ste. Genevieve, xr Judge of the Supreme Court— ARGUS COX, Bolivar, EDWARD HIGBEE Kirksville, JOHN G. PARK, Kaneas City. For Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals— ARCH B, DAVIS, Chillicothe. EDWIN C, MESERVEY, Kansas City. Representative in Congress, 6th Congressional District— WULLIAM O, ATKESON, Butler, JOHN RB. HALES, Rieh Hill, For For Representative— IRA MARTON LROWN, Hudson twp. BEN F, WIX, Pleasant Gap township, For Judge District— i] R. M, WILCOX, Mound township. ,For Judge County Court, South | District— | W. H. GERKIN | EMMITT McLAL County Court, North ¢ Oak township. IN, Osage township, For Prosecuting Attorney— GEO. TEMPLETON, Rich Hill, For Sheriff— | CHARLES FRAKLIN BEARD, Butler, For Treasurer— | CHARLES ARTHUR LANE, Prairie twp | WILLIAM W, PARK, Charlotte twp | For Surveyor— WILLIAM A, SEARFUS Lone Oak twp, For Public Administrator— FRANK ALLEN, Mt, Pleasant township, @Xpecs to return fn Abou’ a month, | For Coroner— WILLIAM ALEXANDER ROBISON, Amsterdam, Candidates Representing the Socialist Party. For Governor— ae Wa, L, GARVER, Chilllcothe, “For Lieutenant Governor— U. G. SARGENT, Springteld, For Secretary of State— FRANK DAKE: Poplar Blut, For State Auditor— FRANK FOSTER, Hannibal, * For State Treasurer— GUY E EPHERTON, Kansas City For Attorney General— JOHN F WILLIAMS, West Plains, missioner— | U. 8, BARNSLEY, Monett, For Judge of the Supreme Court— L, G, POPE, St. Louis, For Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals— CALEB LIPSUOMB, Liberal, ‘Candidates Representing the Peoples Party. ' For Goyernor— WILMA A. DILLON, Marling. | | | For Lieutenant Governor— H.C, DONNOHUE, Appleton City, For Secretary of State— JAMES M. BURRUs, Kansas City Fer State Auditor— ©. L, ALEXANDER, Farmington, For State Treasurer— F. W, LETSCH, Marshtield. For Attorney General— HENRY H ARTZ, St. Louis. For Railroad and Warehouse Com- missioner. JAMES W. RILEY, Madison, Candidates Representing the Prohibition Party. For Governor— HERMAN P, FARIS, Clinton, | For Lieutenant Governor. MONTAL. PAYNE, Webster Grove. | | For Secretary of State— JAMES F. BOTTS, Lancaster. For State Auditor— GEORGE C, MCLAUGHLIN, Sedalia. For State Treasurer— BISHOP O. TERRY, Green Castle. For Railroad and Warehouse Com- missioner— JAMES M, FULKERSON, Fredericktown For Judge of the Supreme Court— JONATHAN P. ORR, Holden. | For Representative— J. M. SHELTON, Johnstown. ‘For Judge County Court North Dis- | trict— | EZEKIEL T, INMAN, Deer Creek Twp. | For Judge County Court South Dis- | trict. | HENRY GOUGH, Pleasant Gap Twp. | |For Treasurer— | LOUIS M. DEFFENBAUGH, Butler. | For Public Administrator— WASHINGTON H, HOLLOWAY, Butler For Coroner— A. H. CULYER, Butler. STATE OF MISSOURI.) ,. County of Bates, - I, C. G. Weeks, clerk of the county court within and for the coun: | ty of Bates, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct list containing the names and _postoffice address of each candi- date, together with designation of the office for which he is a candidate, the party or principal he represents, and the hours during which the polls will be open. a IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | hereunto set my hand and! Lloyd J. McKibben, SFAL affix the seal of the county court. Done in office in City of But- Pearl C. Johannes, ~.~ ler, this 20th day of June, 1908. Cc. G. WEEKS, Clerk of the County Court. but being unable to furnish bond tn the sum of $1,000 wes sent wo jailto awalt the circuit court’s action in bis case. It is understood she prisoner’s defense will be that he was never married to the Nebraska claimant for his name. He {8 an Evangelistic minister and {t was while holding @ meeting here that he met and married Mre. Griffith. The luster owns some property and ft ts sald the preacher tried to get her to \eell out and yo away with him, but this she refused to do, and as shings look now, luckily. —Nevada Herald. Kodol will without doubt help any- one who has stomach disorders or stomach trouble. Take Kodol to- {day and continue tt for the short time that fs necessary to give you complete rellet. Kodol ts sold by C W. Hess, At Home From Panama. Rich HIN Review a W. E. Masterson and family arrty- ed a night or two since from Colon, Republic of Panama, where he has been for the past 13 months at work on the government canal. \.\ vier he or his fami'y were ill durfu tceir stay In the canal zone. They ariiv- ed on Anprican soll on June 17 an Mr. Masterson says she climate ts nos nearly as bad ae pletured by many. With Amerfean santtatton and methods of ving 1% is quite en- durable, and the conpensation is wood, CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the \ Signature of i tilitkea Not Quite So Bad. Rich Hill Tribune, Butler people are reading the his- with a clearer understanding than ever before. Inthe colonies @ man could mot kiss his wife on Sunday without being fined—the case has hardly gotten that bad as yet butt jis asure thing that thelld ts on | bight. The Butler editors are mourning | because they cannot buy any clothes !on Sunday—we want to know when ‘is got so editors could buy clothing ‘any day in the week. The soda\foun- | suing have also quit thetr cizziitg on the Sabbath. the cigar storgé are locked, men who work at nigh are arrested ff they are caught laorin:: after midnight on Saturday: fi fact ‘Butler would have been good | Parittan elty in Massachgsetts in 1700. “EC Deivite & Co., Chicago, Ll. —G-enilemen—Ia 1897 I had a dis vase of the stomach and bowels. In sue spring of 1902 I bought a bottle | of Kodol and the benefit I received sll the wold in Georgla could not buy. May you live long snd pros per. Yours very truly, 0. N. Cornell, Roding, Ga, Aug. 27,1006" Sold by C. W. Hess. D. B. Hickey was upfrom Rich Hill ‘Tuesday evening. Mr. Hickey tn- ‘formed us that the ditch being dag in the Marais des Cygne bottom did much good during the recent high | water. Two miles northwest of Rich _ Hill the water lacked eight feet of be- fug as high asit has been before, while five miles down the ditch the | water was the highest ever known. The cause of thisis that the ditch | flooded east of Rich Hill, the ditch | vot yet belng completed to the Osage river, thus causing the overflow. He | suid the water was simply a torrent, filty feet wide and twelve feet deep.— | Pleasanton Herald. | Real Estate Transfers. WARRANTY DEEDS Isaac Wright to Iowa Wright lot 13 blk 62 City of Rich Hill $10. Jno W & J L Morgan to James J | Tarner 35 a sec 18 Mt Pleasant hare J B Van Patten to Byron I Cole pt sre 20 Homer $40. | WG Douglas to John Martinson 30 a sec 1 Osage also 50 76 acres sec ' 36 Lone Oak $1215. JL Francis toIM Carroll 1208 acc 33 West Point. Marriage Licenses. Rich Hill. Rich Hill. J.J, Mudd, | Ethel Buchanan, Adrian. | Advertising Pays. had the following ad for printing. and now he ts married. By using husband or wile, elected to office, Give us a call, CABTORIA. Bears the The Lid For Women. not be good for the woman also? be good for woman Man | which is all very good. jand sometimes nine ab uight, | something good to eat ‘This means j work agatio for the house wife. lid” to give “them” all they can eat A SUBSCRIBER, Sabbath day. CASTORIA. meethe The Kind You Have Always Boug't hae MPa Shop. Parties wishing to enter the print jrules Advance to the {nner door and give three raps; the devil will attend to she alarm. address and you owe for the paper. | You will then be adittted into the jsauctuin, Where you will advance to \the center of the room and address the editor with the following count- ersigi: Hold the right hand about two feet from the body with thumb snd walting for me?” “you bet” Echo of Old Times. | Osceola Democrat. St. Clair county. The stationery printed by this of- fice is giving the bess satisfaction. Last week we printed a thousand statements for aman, and by their ald he collected a smalitortune. Two M : months ago man bought “oT ae SA cuun_trap which he _claime¢ some note paper and envelopes to use when writing to his sweetheart, Another! young tan stole some of our paper | to make clzarettes with—he fe dead. A young lady bought some of our vr to carl herhofr on, and now} she has & beau, (We only have a) few packiges ofthis kind In stock.) our printed etationery a person can colleet accounts, tell fortunes make rain, change the color of the hair, extract teeth without pein, find out the name of the future be successful in bustness, triumph over enemies, be - The Kind You Have Always Bought | ,ati meas business good and strong nature The ot y we make r } Bering ne other day we asked our market Mr Eprron:—Seelag the Hd ts put onevery thing pertaining to man’s labor on the Sabbath day, would tt What ts good for man must also ; wants jonly eight hours aday for work, The house wife gets up at five fo’clock In the morning, goes to work | jand keeps at tt often till eight o'clock How ; Would the elght hour system do for | her? Then up early ayaln Sunday } morning, for you know Johnny and Katte and Anna must be gotten | }ready for Sunday School; shen mam jand dad can spend the title time left to wets ready to wo to hear the preacher work on Sunday (preach.) ‘The horses must be driven, which {s| also work, for some Hive too faraway so walk, Then mam must hurry home for dinner, you know dad and the get children hungry and must have ‘Any boy or girl ean enter any or all [for one propose “for those who wish to be so thyht with the Sunday for supper Saturday night and no more tll Monday morning, for you know the Sunday Id is on and we,as peel as they, must nos work on the How to Enter a Country Print {ng office at this season of the year ‘should be governed by the following You will give your name, postottice the number of years fingers extended, the thumb and {n- idex finger clasping a $10 bill which you will drop into the editor’s hand at the same time saying: ‘you were The editor will grasp your hand and the bill and pressing it will say After giving him the news of your locality you will be permitted to re- | tire, with a recelpt for an obligation properly discharged.—Anonymous. The Inet will and testament of Joel H. Haden, vf Howard county was | filed Inst week with RecorderZGover in order to clear some land titles {n The will was dated in 1862 and i disposes of property worth some | $40,000 as that time, but what ren. ders 1s more interesting to the pres- jent generation fs the disposition of|mony was sensational. |negroes, of which he had several.|held for murder, bus owing to the on ‘One negro woman and her child were | difficulty of careing for her bady,| combined | PACKERS’ “COON TRAP.” Preparing to Bieed the Public j Both Comin’ and Gwine. | Roralist. Evéry one has heard of the dar “kotch ‘em both comin’ and gwine.” The packers—generally referred to collectively as the “meat trust’”— have for some time been absolute masters of the live stock markets of jAmerica and able to dictate the | prices pald for cattle, hogs and sheep and to manipulate those prices at will regardless of supply and de- mand, But { seems they are not content with a monopoly of the buy- ing and wholesale selling bustness— they propose to dominate the retull trade as well, Here ts a pointer on ther meshods, clipped from the last {esue of the American Sheep Breeder, Chicago: : The packers are gotng into the re- man how many lambs he sold per week. “About tifty,’’ was the answer, Woe asked him it be would not ike to make a contract to have fifty dress- ed lambs shipped to him from the country, and he satd: “Can't think he has gota lot more, He ts start Ing elghty-tive resall markets, and here is the Ieele trick the packers are playing on the public, They start a resail markes, advertising low pricee. In fact, cu’ away under the neigh- boring market, until they ges agood trade estublished and the local mar Ket mean is frozen out and quits, then they raise thelr prices and tmalutain them without any neces: | sity for further cusslog.”” Field Meet at Play School. Races and contests for the gram- mer wend high school pupils will be! held ubthe play ground the sfser- noon of Friday July 8rd. Grammer school events Will start ab bso p, tm, and high school events as 5 p.m. events of his or her class, Pupils {Was so constructed that it woula|® of ft. Cudahy owns this market and | |The Missourl Pacttic Time Table at | Butler Station. | CORRECTED TINE TABLE, SOUTH BOUND No opiin & Southwest mall & Ex 5:06 am | No, C.& Joplin mail & Express 12:38 p m Ne A.C & Nevada mall & Kijreee?: 18 p @ No, 1 Local freight l1bem ORTH BOUND. tui Kansas City and St. Louis Ex.7:am 2s Kansas City mati and Exprese 12:38 2lv Raneas City limited mail 11:66. p w N No LOCAL FREIGHT No, 292 Local Freignt ILSam No, 202 Kansas City stock Spm INTERSTATE DIVISION, WEST HOUND. No. 74] Local freightand Pas mixed 5:00 8m 2a8T ROUND, No, 742 Local freigh! ‘as mixed ars.00 pw No. unday Pase No, 74 Sunday Pasaenger, arrives 1 K. C, Vanpervoort, Ageai. Home Seekers Excursion. To potntsin Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, tieorgta, Idaho, ge Kentucky, Loulstana, Mext- co, Miselsstpp!, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexteo, Oklahoma, Oregon, South. Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virwinfa, Washfogton, Wisconsin, Wyoming, On all first and third Tuesdays of each month ab rate of one and one half fare plus $2.00 for round trip. Twenty-one days from date of gale, ; B.C. Vanpervoortr Summer Tourist Rates. Season 1908.—On sale dune lst bo Sept. 80; tinal return limit Ocs. 81, 1908, t0 Pueblo, Colorado Springs or Denver, Colo,, $18 50. To San Franelseo, Los Angeles or San Diego direct lines $60 00 Ogden or Salt Lake, Usah, $31 50 Mexico City, Mexteo, ob 75 Portland, Ore, direct line rinidad, Colo., 25 55. and Washtiy fon rages expenses Toth EC. ' ont OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, DK California, Oreger HARRIET CRYSLER, JOHN F, HERREL & SON who sre to enter the high sehool tn the fall can enter the high school events if they desire. The events are open to all pupils, and as a great deal of enthusiasm has been sroused & blgerowd ts expected. Director Teller will act as starter and some of the members of she school board will ack as judges and Timers. Theevents will be as follows: Grammer school starting 1:30 p.m, 60 yd dash for girls under 10) years, 100 yd dash for girls over LO years, Runnings high jamp for girls under 10 years, Ranotng high jump for wirls over LO years, Chinntny con- testforallwiris. { who enter must beable to clin thetiselves at least twiee.) Potato race open to all girls. Half mile Relay race among teams of S wirls. Standing broad jump free for all boys. 60 yds dash for boys under 10 years. 100) yds dash for boys over LO years Kun ning high jimp for boys under 10 years. Runoing high jump for boys over 10 years. Chinning contests for all boys (shose who enter must be able to chin themselves at least twice.) Quarter mile rua free for all. One mile relay race among boy tennis. High school eventsstartiag 5 p.m For boys: G9 yd dash. 1000 yd dash. 220 yd run, 440 yd run. One mile relay race. Running high jump. Ruuning broad jump. For girtes 60 yd dash, 100 yd dash. 220 yd run. One mile relay race. Running high jump. hose Bert Barber, of Elton, Wis., say “TL have only taken four doses of De- Wits’s Kidney and Bladder Pills and they have done for me more than any other medicine has ever done.”” Sold by C. W. Hess. She Pleads Unwritten Law. Jackson, Ky., June 29 —Holding 6 5-months old baby in her arms, Nancy Merrtli,® handsome young woman, was arralgned beforeCounty Judge Taulbee for killing Terry. The defendant admitted that she killed the Terry woman, her defense dee the unwritten law. The testl- , valued at $1200, a negro blacksmith she was granted bailin the sum of ‘at $1250, anda negro boy, evidently ‘the favorite, was given the right to ona ‘choose his master from among all , ousy was the chief cause of the trag-| the mucoes membranes lining ;the children and grandchildren pro- edy. The Merrill woman tea type of} Mr. S s. Dol Ravenowont. ‘vided they wanted him and were will- the Kentucky mountaineers. i= poaaes. Is developed tn the case that jeal- She ing to take him at $1200. In less presents a striking appearance. It than two years after the making of {s claimed that she {s a crack rifle| meses ony. pation had set them free. ‘ \ley in that respect. / She was] Kodol relieves indi Make a Speciality of Farm Insurance and Real Estate BUTLER,MO. “DR: J. Me CHRIST), Digeases of women and Children a Specialty Office The Over Butler Cash Depart- ment Store, Kutler, Mo Uftice Telephone 20. House Telephone) Office in court house, a | + DR. E. N, CHASTAIN, ¢ Brr.Ler, Mo, Office over Bennett-Wheeler Mer, € R nee High s % Office Phone 2is. Residence Phone Lys . Seer ceroeoneeeee ses ve OO OSC OOD 2A APO IS EOS OODOPHE POOP O00 On "| DR.H.M. CANNON, = § i on Dentist, BUTLER, - MISSOURI WILL BE IN ; ADRIAN EVERY FRIDAY, % prepared to do all kinds of den- bal work. a APOOPOEOOS OOFPEEEEOIED 0 000 3. F. JETER, Attorney a& Law nnd Juatice, Omew over H. H, Nichols, Butler, Mc, DR, J. T. HULL DENTIST. Rutranc=, jaime thatlead to Hagedorn 's ‘inilo, north side square, Hutler, Mo ne Hast side square, T. C, BOULWARE, Phystelan and Surgeon. Ottes North Side Square, Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and children aspectalty. Sour, ] “Stomach No appetite, less of Mandl ness, headache, constipation, general debility, sour rist of the stomach are all i $ k rite Fes ‘Litt beige al cemach, trovblas eweetening i i f [ I i odo! Digests Wheat You Rat. Vande