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LOCAL NEWS .Republish rules governing pri in another column. m nd subscribe for the paries Come TiES' . party at Mr. tiarnman's on , Thursday evening, given in hon- .(V,u nieces. Miss Sloan's, birtr- 0t 01 fal. jjilb. of Arbuckle's coftee for $i at tartidy Si Pitkin's. Do not let the railroad boom die out. Let everybody take interest and raise the amount required. r.cs lira v. of Sedalia, is visiting fllO J I - the family of Rev. Exley, of this ' city, for a few days For a good suit clothes at hard time price call on Cassidyat mum. A certain young gentleman wishes ,s to thank the young ladies who kind enough to return his tiv a S V '''handkercniei r;. The carpenters work on the hand some residence of Mr. T. W. Childs, m the southwest part of the city nearing completion. Clin. ' ut a small tock ot glass and nueensware. Come and see us. T Cassidy Pitkin. J. C. Crusan, of Charlotte town ship, called on us Monday. Ed. Carnes cut his hand very- bad in breaking a pickle bottle atthe pic nic Monday. The young ladies had a picnic a mile and one-half south ot town.' The young gentlemen were invited out to supper and escorted the girls home. is We received the premium list and catalogue ot the St. Louis fair, which opens Oct. 2nd and closes Oct. 9th. For particulars address Ci. O. Kalb, Secy. We have received an invitation to attend the grand opening ot the opera house at Rich Hill by Nett & Cobb's Chicago Comedy Company. The company is well and favora bly known and a large audience will be in attendance. Sheriff Simpson was notified the first of last week that Frank Lamb, implicated in the state vs. Bvbee case, charged with perjury, had been arrested at the head of Spring River by the sheriff of r oulton Co. Deputy Sheriff Hanks left tor .Sa lem Tuesday week and returned Sunday evening with his prisoner, safe and sound. He traveled 2 OYEKLASD. Through Kansas Her Towns, Counties, People, Crops, etc., etc. 2 1 airo Special Correspondence. Wichita, Kansas, Auo. When I left Butler a week promised some enquiring friends that I would tell the truth about Kansas whenever I wrote or spoke of mv observations while passing in our wagon from the eastern to almost the western line of the State. I deem it necessary to make this preceedmg statement that the reader's mind may be better prepared to accept this as the trtith for once from a newspaper man. I hen, again, I promised my this respect Missouri can lay but j few claims to equal. The most beautiful town or city we have j passed through so far is Burlington, j in Coffee county. It has about 4,000 inhabitants and is laved off in most exquisite taste. The streets ot all the towns we have seen are very j wide, and are kept clean, with shade i trees and pavements at every door j .mnfKiniT Alir m--...!V.- -l.-i.l J i . t- i , i Butler can'tboast of under its present or anv preceeding administration. Lacvgne and Garnett 1 desire to put down as exceptions, for they seem to belong to a past age and are, to my view, as "dead as thunder." Wichita is a place of 7,000 peo ple as thrifty and enterprising as anv in the great W est. It is indeed 1 AV Plltj !Dickey Co T. C. Allen, of Millersburg, Ky., miIes bV rail and So miles by land. ?as in the city last week. He was The Times takes pleasure in un- ooking after his land interests in furling to the breeze the banner of B. this county. & B. the B's. this week which will Frank Hale, formerly a printer in he found in another column in the Butler, but who has been railroad- shape of a mammoth advertisement. in tor several years in north Mis- I he B's, have opened in the store- room rormeriy occupied uy x xis. Bros. They are tip top business men and carry one of the largest stocks of groceries, queensware, glassware and tinware in the city. Their stock is new and fresh, and sold at bottom figures. If vou wish to get bargains and the worth ot your money, Brewington & Brough's is thepiace for you to trade. uri, came in on the train Saturday evening to visit parents. Fruit lars cheaper than the cheapest. Cassldy & Pitkin. Last Saturday evening several couples of Butler's fairest gathered at the Laclede Hotel and were high y entertained with some ex cellent music rendered by Misses Nora and Dora ratten Senator John B. Newberry was in town Monday and gave us a call Last week Win. Johnson, of New Home township, found some of his He expects to start to New York in hogs in Ben. Medley's pen. The 1 hw weeks with his Wife to visit friends and relatives in that state. WV w.-ih him u nlensant visit and safe return. P. C Reeder returned from Eu reka Springs last Thursday, where he has been since last spring. Tom says, as the campaign thickened he culd not resist the temptation to re turn and take a hand.' We are under obligations to Miss Ida Wood for some of the finest peaches and apples we ever saw. They were grown by Mr. J C. Win sett, on the Twin Grove farm, three miles east of Butler. Miss Ida is spending the summer in the country, hnirs each had one ear cut off and the other slit. Mr. Johnson im mediately brought suit before a jus tice for the hogs, when Medley gave them up and paid the cost to stop the suit. A state warrant was sworn out against Medley and he was summoned before Justice Wood, he waived trial and was brought to town by the constable ot New Home township and landed in jail to await the action of the circuit court the peaches she presented. Half a dozen bloods got on a little spree at Adrian Monday ot last week and concluded they would run the town. After kicking every nor ind looks as fresh and blooming as table object off the sidewalk, tear- . .. .. ., ,1 mg down all the signs tney couia reach and closing up the saloon, two of them got into a dispute and went out in the street to settle the matter, with the understanding that when one gave up the other was to quit. The larger acknowledged himself whipped, but when let up he jumped in again at an advantage and got most gloriously whipped by the by standers. All the participants were arrested and fined. The last brick was laid on the Opera House Saturday evening, and the hammers ot some ten or fif- ten carpenters are making music in the air putting on the finishing touches. When completed the Times will ?ive an extended 110- o ticeof this magnificent building. G. T. Williams, living 1-2 mile east of Lone Oak, brought to our office two of the largest apples we have seen this season, weighing re spectfully 1 7 and 17 -t-4 ounces, He Only has one tree'ot these apples and very anxious to find out the name of the specie. Such favors are duly appreciated rrir.sif!erable wain is taken to dem onstrate that the Rev. John A.Brooks, leader of the prohibition movement in this State, is a red-hot, old-fash ioned Democrat. We believe JUr. Brooks is in the habit of spreading this information himseu. 1 ne 01. T M 1 A. - .1 ... 1 r ' . I louis Jinzeiger pruu.s iu-uty .ticuc-i Misses Ella Evans, Nora Patton, from Shelbvville, Illinois,, the former Mageie Evans, Dora Patten, and home of Brooks, in which the writer . .. ... j ... sas r!-at the reverend eentleman was airs. Rachel swiit, accompanieu uy j , , " rmnar,t x, ' f always known there as a rampant, Mr. Geo. Evans, honored the Time radica, Republ,can. He gives him Inst Fridav c u.-: K.r. evening. .The "Times Krew" set temperance man while residing in up the watermelons and they ex- Illinois, but it was not until after he . ... , lnrtfA 5n Missouri that the liffht of with their call. Call again and we will make it pleasant for you. Mr. Henry W.. Broughton, of bbawaee tnwmhin. laid on our table fefnday last, a tew ot the largest and finest beats and onions we have seen thl year. Mr. Broughton moved from Clay to Bates county the 14th ot February, and bought Mr. Wm. ?jraes farm near Altona. He has threshed out 450 bushels of flax, and Ws two small boys have on the place loo acres of very fine corn, besides is he has erected a neat residence oa the place, and says Bates is the. grandest county in the Mate. Democracy dawned upon him. There is every reason to believe that Mr. Brooks was not born a Demo crat. Post-Dispatch. On Fridav says the Mercury, a beautiful little daughter of Newton Sidner, living between Granville and Holiday, in this county, was walk ing in her father's garden, when a rattlesnake, which was lying on the side ot the path, bit her o the foot and ankle three times. A physi cian was immediately sent tor and the greatest possible effort made to save her lite. But all to no purpose, vt. Amu the folio win? day. after cnea j wife that I would write honestly of j a rHOSt beautiful city with its broad Kansas out ot consideration for her ; ieveI streets, lined uoon either side political predilections. In common with the majority of Missourians, who have never had the opportunity, or taken upon them selves the privilege of travelinjr over the State of Kansas, I entered her borders with a feeling hostile to every thing having associated with it the name of Kansas. This, the circum stances ot education and association, had instilled into my mind to remain until removed by actual experience and observation. Entering the State at Lacygne, Linn county, our course lay in a southwestern direction to this point, Wichita. From Lacygne to Gar nett, the county seat of Anderson county, is twenty-five miles, and the lay ot the country between I find to be noted for its hills and general roughness. The soil, however, is rarely excelled, hence there are no vacant lands and the people seem prosperous and happy. The corn, oat and wheat crops are equaled only, perhaps, in old Bates. From Garnett to Burlington, coun ty seat ot Coffee county, a distance of about thirty miles, is through as fine and apparently as rich an agri cultural country as the eyes ot man ever beheld ; and this discnption will apply as far on as Eureka, county seat of Greenwood county,embracing at least fory-five miles, though not so thickly settled. Greenwood county, especially the western part, in which what is known as the flint hills are found, is very thinly settled, being regarded as better adapted to the raising of stock than agricultural purposes, unless the valley or creek bottom lands can be used for that purpose. Coming into Butler county, which joins Greenwood on the west, you at once ascend to an elevated plane, where a breeze as invigerating as that from the Gulf of Mexico produces an agreeable sensation and delights the traveler. Up to this point our party was completely infatuated with Kansas, and I have told it truthfully here ; but now the other side, the dark side, must be told, because I started in to tell nothins but the truth Butler county is almost destitute of timber, and so level that you will travel a whole day without having to "put on" the brake to your wagon this may be a little "stretched." The county has been settled several years and the road from Eureka to the county seat of Butler county, Eldorado, is throush a continuous lane. But the reader will be astonish tn l-nmv that fullv one-half of these once cultivated farms, em bracing a strip of about twenty miles, are now abandoned to the sunflower and rattle snake. The cause is drouth. The lands were originally homesteaded or pre-emted and as soon as thev received their title tney mortgaged the farm for five or eight hundred dollars and never becoming able to pay off the sanae they simply stakes" and left the r country. The farms thus abandoned have seldom been occupied since by the renter and remain there as roonu- ments of "what might have been." Those who have been able to stick tll 11 tht thev have had no ram since the planting oi corn. The western portion of the county is more favored by Providence and the hvA Yttpr crorjs and are more prosperous. KANSAS TOWNS. One of the most attractive features -Hare just opened a full and complete line of Staple and Fancv Groceries, Highest Price Paid for Country Produce. Southwest Corner Public Square, snake which had bitten her. 1 jvansas is ner new"- "- with massive maple and cottonwood trees. The residences look neat and tasty and every yard is filled with shrubbery. The streets are mecade- mized with gravel and are kept j clean and well drained. The city j is located on the east bank of the J Arkansas River near where ; assembled in grand council, only a few years ago, upward of 40,000 Indians to divide the hunting grounds for the buffalo and elk. Neither the Indian, the buffalo nor elk are seen, but a beautiful , in dustrious young city marks the spot where stood the wigwam of the sav age. KANSAS WATER. Another very inviting attraction of this State, is its excellent water. We crossed the Neosho river at Burling ton, Fall River at Eureka and Wal nut River at El Dorado, and all, be sides many smaller streams, are as clear as crystal and cold enough for most anv use. Springs abound everywhere, in the prairie as well as timber. Even upon the droughty plain ot Butler county, excellent wa ter can be found in lasting quanti- j ties bv digging for it. If I don't get too lazy I will write you again in u few days. This is as much as I can stand at one time, and perhaps more than will be read with interest. Respectfully, Mc. Oranre Blossoms. Marriku At the residence of the bride's parents, i-i Butler, on the 25th inst., by Rev. Reid, Miss Eva Hutchinson to Mr. VV. J. Donoho. Again ha cupid cast hia dart, and the Tictims pav willing homage at Hymeni- al's altar. A host of friends had gathered to witness the joyous event and partici pate in the festivities of the occasion. The bride was tastefully and becoming y arrayed, and looked beautitul and hyppy as she rested her little hand confidingly upon the manly arm which was to pro- tect and shield her in all the cares ot life. After the kissing and congiatu- lations were through with, the company were invited to partake of a bountiful repast, spread by Mr. and Mrs. Hutchin son The table was ladened with delic ous eatibles and decorated with beautiful flowers. The feast was carried on mid laugh and jest, and toasts were drank to the health and happiness of the newly married couple- After supper, a carriage being in readiness, the bride and j groom steppe 1 in and were driven away, followed bv the best wishes c their friends. We threw our slippers after them. Below is a list of the presents re ceived: Set silver knives, J. D, Allen; five dol lars in gold, Wm. Hutchinson; silver butter knife, Charley Hale; set silver napkin rings, Riley Hepler; toilet set, Fannie Harris; fruit dsh, Nora and Dora Patten; fruit bowl, Hat.ie Van- camp; fruit dish, Ella Evans; set glass- ware, Mary Vancamp; pice ui, Mamie McCants; spoon stand, Gertie Butler; one dozen napkins, Etla Biggs5 salt cup, Adie Butler; cieam pitcher, Mrs. Sallie Ca-. pbell; supar bowl, Airs, jiawie Philpotf.jar of jelly, Mrs. Butler; toilet soap, Hattie Donoho; pair Wie ciou, Mrs. Mary Donoho; lace collar, Alice BoxIey;set sauce pUte, Benj. Butler; butter dish, Fred Butler. The groom presented the bride with a fine white atin feather tan. A TraTeler's Story. After spending months at watering jj places and consulting the best physician without benefit. I retwrnea name hartened and expected to die. A friend urged trial of Parker's Ginger Towe. Three bottles and careful diet ve have brought me excellent health, and spirits, and I hope mv experience may benefit similar sufferers. Cincinnati lady. See other column. lSm It you have anv wheat, oats, or flax seed to sell, , vou will mako money by seeing tfker at the E?i Mills, or T ofl-M- & Brown at the Depot before sel- are burinr for shipment and In J pay the highest market price- A. U McBRIDE&CO., Having the largest stock ot goods in Southwest Miwwurf to select from can and will give you bargains in GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE, Hardware, Stoves and Tinware. All kinds of tin7 copper and sheet iron work a specialty. Give them a call and price their good before buying elsewhete. AGENTS FOR BRIDGE", BEACIE & CO5K Cetcbnttil Superior Cook tove&. North side public scpiave, Hut-lev, Mo. Tlie Largest SOUTH WIST B8CFABMEIDBS0TBEBS, Harness and Saddlery House, Where the best goods for the least money, will be guaranteed. Don't Fail to See Our Stock 33EFOKK 35UYING. South side Sqr. - - Butler, Mo. st doo r East of Factory Store. YOUB, lr boring th AMERICAN FRUIT DRYER It U th. dim., .( p.rf.clon, .0 it th. .rit card.. Mf th. "d can pT for it in twenty duj from the wa'.tn irolt. qo " farm will par o well. Se.dforiflu-.tratedwtaloe. jc B DURAND,1 H PrairU City, Gen. Western Aot