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L eamennaaned Butler Sales Co Will hold Their December Sale | aturday, December 5, '08 AT HARLEY SMITH’S BARN We will have a number of buyers here for good fat horses, mules, cattle, etc., and if your stock is good and fat and you want to sell, list it and bring it in to this sale. There will be an oppor- nity, also, for farmers to buy some young stock and mares at our sales, and you take no chances as this stock must all be as represented before you pay for it. If you have good, fat stock that lyou want to sell at the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE, you will find good buyers present. Commission charges are $1 per head on horses and mules, 50c per head on cattle, 10c per head on hogs and sheep, 2% on wagons, harness, etc. Feed 25c. All stock must be listed and in barn ready for sale by 12 o'clock, noon, December 5, 08. You can list you stock with Clyde McFarland, Wesley Den- ton, Peoples Bank; Brown Walton, Mo. State Bank; Homer Du- vall, Farmers Bank. Rain or Shine. Sale Commences 1:30 p. m. CLYDE ROBBINS, Cc. F. BEARD, Reaonees. BUTLER SALES C0, PP0PFSS-F904 000 90066000000 9620DLESLDE0 000 SOPOSOLS LOLS 000 OOOO OOSOOES Lambertville Rubbers Once worn you will wear no other. Come to us for the most complete and best line of Rubber Footwear. Poffenbarger & Douglass, THE ONE PRICE SHOE HOUSE EW MOULDING! A big lot of new picture Moulding and picture frames just received. 150 styles of mouldings to select from. Bring in your pictures now and see tow cheap we can frame them. .H. Culver Furniture Company Headquarters for Good Furniture COL. C. F. BEARD,| Auctioneer . Member of the State Auctioneer’s Association, also have twelve of successful experience. Is now ready to make dates for your ‘ublic Sales. He is thoroughly acquainted with the farmers and stockmen of the this county, and is better prepared than ever to give you complete satisfaction. He {e thoroughly familiar with the values of your stock when put up at auction, and will get for you the highest price ible. His record ts the high dollar and a equare deal for both the seller and buyer. Hie termeare reasonable see him before claiming dates, and ask for instructions as to pre- paring for and advertising a Public Sale. Have license. Can give any reference. WRITE, WIRE OR TELEHPONE Virginia. Rev. Wm. Miller, of New Home, will preach at the Christian Church next | Sabbath at 11 a. m. Many years ago he was pastor of the church here. Many of his old congregations have passed to their long home. Mrs. Carrie Henderson, of Stock- ton, Mo., renews for Tur Toves an- other year. She wants to hear all of the news each week from her old | home. - Miss Rachel Park returned home from Kansas City Satueday. She had been there for treatment. She |left home Oct. 10th. She took a good long stay. Last summer we heard talking that Mulberry Creek was a good place to hunt equirrels, but little did we think the hunting would term!- nateasitdid. Squire Thomas Lackey was called on to come last Sabbath afternoon east of Amorett, just west \of the bridge that crosses Mulberry Creek on the north aide of the road in the edge of the timber. Squire Lackey, with knees trembling said to Thomas Hockett, “wilt shou take Mrs. Smith to be your lawful wife; love and cherish, etc.” He sald to | the woman,“‘wilt thou love Thomas,” | Mr. Hockett’s family have all lett him but one daughter, and she s of such age, she is lable to leave at any time. We wish him and wifeahappy life the few remaining years they ‘have to livein this world of sorrow |and trouble. He can make a good | living, working {n his shop and rate- ing hogs on his little farm, 2 miles | north and half mile east of Virginia. T. 8. Harper ts building a new | kitchen to his house, | Some of our people attended the | big meeting in Butler Sabbath, | SS. Martin te digging @ stock well, | Some of our dear people attended | the meeting in Butler last Saturday ‘night. They did nos get home till Sabbath. James Wolf expects to remain over Thankegiving. He bad intended to |! have taken his auto home this week, but the hard rain Monday week will prevent it. It {s reported the debate at Con- cord school house last Friday night decided in‘ favor of the attirmative, “that liquor destroyed more live, caused more misery than war.” Isaac Lockridge was one of thespeak- ers on the affirmative; Thomas Hockett on the negative. Mr. Hock- ett had so much on his mifid; he could not do the subject justice— marriage too near at hand. Will Barnhart sold Friday his 80 acres on the road,to RecorderSmith’s son, of Butler, who will take posses- sion the first of the year. Mr. Barn- hart has his timber land on the creek. Report says he will move on that and have the timber sawed {nto jlumber. He had built a nice house | on his 80 acres and a barn. Isaac Dawson, who sold his 40 acres to Mr. Reedyson a short time ‘ago, bought the George Parker 80 —40 of timber on the creek and 40 jot the old Parker farm. We learn he jintends to improve it. He has got | nearer to school than he has been for years. | Wetell youin time. Look out for | the next marriage feast. It will bea ‘greater suprise than the last one. | There will be two soon. | Endeavor at the Virginia Chris- | lan Church next Sunday evening at 6:30. Topic: Home Missions: Our foreign immigrants.—Isa. 2:1-22. Leader, Roy Cuzick. Every one is invited to attend. ! We received a very heavy rain here ‘Monday. The lightning struck Mrs. |Schmtdtz’s new house, which {s lo- | cated on the south side of the road, | two molles east of Virginia, known as the Jap Plerce place. Reported. part | of a chimney, part of the spouting, door and part of a porch were de- stroyed. b Geo. McGuire, just from Kentucky, has moved on the Scully farm, better known as the Charley Hensley place. Dr. Smith was called Tuesday morning to Luke Dunsworth’s near Nyhart. A word of explanation, the Mrs. Smith that Mr. Hockest married is the widow of William Smith, who died several years ago at Amsterdam. She is a daughter of Rev. Judy. The Charlotte Telephone Company will hold its annual meeting at Vir- ginia on December let at 10 o'clock a. m.,for the purpose of electing three directors and for the transac- tion of any other business that may come before them.: Quarterly meeting at the M. FE. Church next Sunday. Preaching Saturday night. Aaron. Marriage Licenses. ‘LV. Brown, Appleton City, Mo. Grace McDavitt, Appleton City, Mo. Geo. B. Foulke, Hume, Mo, Foster Notes. Hige Moral Standard of College A. H. Loyd, our hustling coal | operator of Foster, returned Sunday Athletes. morning from Kansas City. | L. H. Biglow, Head Coach of the Yale Footbal! Grandma Badgett ts laid up with| 5aus4, in Lesite’s Weekly. rheumatism. The big man at college to-day Is Mrs. Fred Loyd visited Mrs, Geo,|/not theone who can drink every- Bright at Butler Friday and Satur. | body else under the table. The truest day. ‘ and strongest man fs not necessarily The Gold Medal Mine operated by | the one who follows the crowd and Clark & Heckadon has got some one | does what every other man thinks is hold of it that will make itgo. Judg-| the best thing todo. Nowadayscol- ing the way the coal is coming out, |lege morals are on a higher plane. Rev. McDonald, the evangelist, will | Some of the beat men of the colleges commences meeting at Salem next] are those who go in for sporte, anda Sunday. fellow who does so must be a clean Mrs. John Nieukirk has somegold-|man. An old-time follower of ath- en Wyandotte cockerells for sale. |letic sports, who has followed every Anyone wishing to bay will do well|football game for the last twenty to call on her. years, recently told me that he had The new hardware store of Havely | discovered isto bea tact that no & Swarehs is nearing completion. man who was good on the field was W. P. Mullis ts building a new liv-|ever anything but good when he got ery barn, which will add greatly to/ off the field and entered his life work. the looks of the town. We whu have watched football and Geo. Badgett, while returning to| the other branches of college sports his home the other night, was held| have had reason to learn that the up and robbed of a box of crackers, {man on the eleven or on the track Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hamilton left | who has a good religious backing ia Sunday for Kansas City to visit thef? | the man in whom everyone has con- sone, Claud and Benjamin. fidence. You would be surprised to James Hamilton's friends treated| find how many athletes there are him to a surprise dinner Sunday. who at night say thelr prayers be- Dinan, |fore they go to bed, Fully throe- “aaa ca quarters of the athletes | know East Lone Oak. whose work amounts to something, Shucking corn is the order of the|and in whom their team mates have day. Some of the farmers have al-|!mplicit confidence, say their prayers ready finished, whether they be alone or in training Rev. Dancan filled his regular ap-| quarters with other men. pointment at Peru last Sunday, “ena” talienin. There will be a plesupper at Brack- Solit the Prize. ney next Thursday night. Roy Baker and Paul Laughitn are Rober’ and Ella Thomas and Mrs, | joint winners of the $5 00 cash prize Ernest Crago visited relatives near) offered by Hon, Geo, B. Ellis, Secre Paola, Kansas, last week. tary State Board of Agriculture for The Kipp Bros. are baling hay for|the best written description of the P, H. McKenna this week. ~ Boys’ Encampment held near Butler, J. W. McCaughey ts having # new)junder the auspices of the Farmers foundation put under his house, Bank, lust August. There were o Jobn Hedge ts building a new] number ofcontestants, but the judges house on the place where he lives. could not decide between these two, James and George Thomas are|so the prize was split,” each recelv- building @ large barn for a Mr,|ing $2.50. Paul Laughiin was the Reynolds in Summit township. {nner of the $25 prize in the boy’s Quite a number of this vicinity are} corn judging contest at the last State attending the meetings In Butler. Fair at Sedalia. “Roy Baker won the The Misses Myrtle and Edna|echolarship of “Farmer Week” atthe Thomas and Zella Ferrel and the|State Agricultural College, Colum- Messrs John Ferrel, Claude Thomas, | bla, offered by the Miesour! State Claude and Clarance Baker andChas.| Bank last year. They are both Burch of the Double Branch neigh-| bright boys and deeply interested {n borhood attended church at Peru] the study of agriculture. last Sunday night. ge Mr. Brown {s shucking corn for George Thomas and John Seward is shucking for James Thomas, We hear that George Padley has Farm. Rich Hill Reylew, Hume, Mo. | Oak township. returned home from Business College at Warrensburg. The teacher and children scrubbed the school house at Peru last I'riday. Mrs. Padiey spent Sunday st the home of her sister, Mrs. Morilla, in Pleasant Gap township Mrs G. F. Dewitt is making an ex- tended visit at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Requa. Mr. and Mrs. Will McGinnis spent Sunday with relatives at Rich Hill. Elmer Cox who has been visiting at thehome of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kvilsizer, returned to his home {fn Moran, Kansas last Thursday. M.S. Jenkins with his famtly has moved to Rich Hill and his son Earl, who has bought the place, will live there in the future. Mr. C. C. Blankenbaker spent Sun- day at the home of Ed. Hall. E. E. Eckles furnished some nice music with his cornet at the church last Sunday. Myrtle Thomas spent Saturday night with Mrs. T. J. Booth. Quite @ number of visitors were at band practice last Saturday night. Pussy WiLLow. Not Open to Everybody. “A most pecullar effect was produc ed by anannouncement in the adver- tisements of a county fair to be held in my state,” says Congressman ChampClark. “Among other things, | the announcement sald that ‘attrac- tive features of this great fair will be highly amusing donkey races und a} pig race.’ Then, the amazement of | the judicious, this note was added: “Competition {n these two contests | will be open to citizens of the county only!” . The “Allen Ranch” Sold. A big real estate deal was consum | mated Tuesday when Rev.J R. Allen sold to W. F. Davall, of the Duvall. Percival Trusts Company 1,960 acres The Maurer Brothers have dispos- ed of the bakery and confectionery business, having just closed a deal with Chas. Price, a Kansas (City traveling salesman, for 200 acres of land located six miles north of Ne- vada on the Marmaton river, though not snbject to overtiow. Mr. Price was given possession of the business yesterday, but Maurer Brothers will conduct it for him until the first cf next month, at which time he will pereonally take charge. Circuit Court. The following proceedings were had on Tuesday in an adjourned sesston of the October term of the celreuit court: Kate Roster vs George Roster, defendant consents to trial at May term. ©. R. Home vs Frank Piumb, writ of summons to Bates county In the case of C. W Decker vs the Mo. Pacific Ratlway Co. for damuge the jury awarded the plaintiff a ver- dict for $202 10 damayes. Motion for new trial was filed. The jury was dismissed. Real Estate Transfers. WARRANTY DEEDS, James C Williamson to Edward Bagly 40 8 see 22 Howard $1,750. John & Zachow to © D Bezanson 91 a sec 21 Rockville $1. Mattle K Dean to Emila M Came- ron 50 @ sec 26 Spruce $1,750. Conrad Bowman to R L Guthrie 75 @ sec 26 Homer $1400. Minnie I Shubert to James H Wyse 80 a sec 23 Grand River $2400 G A Lobban to Israel Dumm 120 a sec 26 Shawnee $6600. Old Time Hospitality, At the present time when 60 many farms in the country are posted with notices forbidding hunting reminds us of place down in Cedar county where # large board tacked to a tree at the corner of afield bears this sign Over a Million People wear Wh For Men and Women They Know We Know YOU OUGHT TO KNOW That the quality of REGAL SHOES made them favorites with the best and most discriminate dressers of have Maurer Brothers Trade For|the world. There are more Regal. Shoes sold at retail than any, other High Grade Shoe. Do You Want Better Shoes? The unapproached de- mand for Regal Shoes proves that they are better. i i] in big letters: “Hunt All You D— | of land south of this city known ag| Please on this Farm and Come to} the “Allen Ranch,”’ the consideration , being $45,000.00 or something over | $22 50 per acre. This land {a sitv-| ated inthe Bates County Drainage | District No. 1. Is comprises sections | 15, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 21, 22 of Lone | the House for Dinner When the Horn Blows.” —Ex. Tin and Granite Ware. We call attention to our new and | Shoe Go. complete stock of tin and granite public. Hayven Ray. 2-46 ware, and invite Inspection of the | The House of Better Shoes,