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BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY JUJSTE 6, 1S83.
NO 27
A Pleasant Affair.
The party at the residence ot Mr.
S. W. Peach, on last Thursday
evening, in honor of his son Robert
VIT. Peach, who left the following
morninefor West Point, was per
haps the most pleasant and largest
social gathering: of the season.
There were present about seventy
five or eighty persons, and many
turned away because there appear
ed to be no more room. The But
ler Band was present and discoursed
some of its excellent music. In ad.
dition to this the evening was inter
spersed with vocal and instrumental
music from a number ot the city's
celebrities. At a late hour the com
pany retired after expressing them
selves to the host and hostess for the
becoming manner in which they were
entertained, and bidding our young
friend Robert, a hearty goodoye.
Commencement Exercises of the But
ler Acadmy.
Annual examinations , Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 12,
13 and 14. Annual address before
the the Hesperian Literary Society
in Presbyterian church Thursday
evening, June 14th, at 8 p. m. by
Rev. J. II. Miller, ot Kansas City.
Alumni and Graduating exercises,
Friday 10 a. m. Presbyterian church.
Annual reunion, at the Academy
building Friday evening, June ith.
The friends of the institution are
irspectfully invited to attend all of
he exercises. J. M. Naylor.
Prise Tickets.
V The following numbers are those
which drew prizes at the drawing
of Burns & Co. on Monday June
4. Parties holding tickets with any
f these numbers are requested to call
and get their present :
- O '7 O ' v
it
3799
4,211
2,426
3iS9
3i463
473
3,027
3.509
4,14s
4303
3.437
2,78
3374
2,619
3,855
3,000
3,3
2,851
3S77
3,940
3,669
3,296
A cool aad charming dress for
morning in the country is ot pale
gray nun's veiling with the skirt in
five lengthwise plaitings from belt to
foot m front but only half that depth
behind. The gracefully festooned
polonaise is caught up very short on
he front and hips by bows to match
are on he tournure.
"HAPPY RESULT.
Marsh's Golden Blood & Lirer To-ac
it a Grand Remedy.
"My Wife has used Marsh's Golden
Blood & Liver Tonic for Dyspepsia and
derangement ot the Liver with happy re
sult." (T. H.Johnson, Austin, Minn.
"Marsh's Golden Blood St Liver Tonic
has cured my little boy m Scrotula and
General Debility. It U a grand reme
dy." (Tho.. J. Smith, Kansas City
Mo.
"Yoar Golden Blood & Liver Tonic
and Golden Balsam for the Throat and
Lungt give excellent satisfaction to my
customers (L. T. Dorsep, druggist,
Burlington, Iowa.
Marsh Golden Blood St Liver Tonic,
ihe great alerative and cholagogue, and
Marsh Golden Balsam, the famous
cough remedy, are for tale by J H. Hit
shew St Co., druggists. Sutlcrl Thou
ands ot bottles have been given away . to
Prove their extraordinary merit. Large
bottles o cents snd $1. Iune-t t-m.
Twenty Dollar Reward.
Strayed f om my place in Vernon Co,
near Hume, one Hght bar horse, with
Me in tore head and one hind loot
. white. 15 hands high and 4 jeais old.
Aha one yearling man: mule. $20.00
reward will b paid upon the recovery
anddeliverr to me of said property.
William Vail.
7-4 Hume Bates Co. Mo.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
It is reported that Maj. John N.
Edwards, Missouri's most gifted
journalists, has taken editoria1
chargh of the St. Joseph Gazette.
Boliver Herald: Monday last a
drove of 1,-50 sheep passed through
Boliver on the way to Northwestern
Texas. They bad been driven from
Illinois.
Lexington Intilligencer : Mr.
John Pool showed us, last Saturday
morning, a white owl which he had
killed a tew days before. The bird
is rare, and rather prettier than the
common owl. lie will have it stuff
ed Lamar Democrat'. The Barton
County Fair Association wiii have
the finest exhibition this fall ever
held in South West Missouri. Our
fans are noted and strangers from a
distance have signified their inten
tion to be present.
Lamar Democrat: From the
Combs farm south of Lamar, a bunch
of red clover was taken up and
brought to this office. It is 18 inches
high and siands thick on the ground,
and this was just an average bunch
not picked for the occasion.
Holden Enterprise : "When the
cruel war is over" between Rich
Hill and Butler concerning the route
ot the proposed C. & A. road from
the last name place to Ft. Scott,
something will be done en this end
of the line.
Lamar Democrat: J P. Bates
from his farm brought us a sample
of timothy now growing in a 12 acre
pasture. It is 15 inches high and
Mr. Bates says he has a splendid
stand. We hear occasionally some
old croaker say that tame grasses
don't do well here.
The Dent county Democrat says
the announcement that H. Martin
Williams would locate at West
Plains caused the railroad company
to tear up its turn table and remove
it to Augusta, Oregon countv, and
that several business firms left How
ell county and have gone to Ore
gon. Lamar Missourian: From inter
views with many farmers throughout
the county, we learn that corn is
looking extremely well the recent
rains having given the crop a splen
did start. Mr. Matlock, living south
of town informs us that his corn is
ankle high, and growing rapidly.
Nevada Mail : A new bank, to
be called the "Citizens Bank," cash
capital $50,000, was organized in
this city Wednesday, and purchased
for $7,500, the lot on southeast
corner of the square, on which a
splendid building will be erected.
By request, we defer particulars un
til next week.
Joplin Herald 1 T. A. Shaw, pro
prietor of the Gulf house at Fort
Scott, and A. R. Webb, manager ot
the Cora Van Tassel Dramatic com
pany, are indulging in a tilt .through
the newspapers that already shadows
some unsavory caryings on in that
hostelry. The disclosures are not
likely to help the fair fame of either
the hotel management or of the Cora
Van Tassel company.
Springfield Express'. The coun
tv of Shannon needs another repre
sentative. The present one, J. D.
Storts, at West Plains one day last
week tried to shoot Prosecuting At
torney Winningham of that place,
but missed his mark and seriously
wounded Steve Hurd, the ball enter
ing below the eye and lodging some
where in the bead.
Carthage Patriot: Another
"Lost" sensation is now challeng
ing public attention. Miss Mary
Jones, a niece of Judge Sherwood,
and a very accomplished young lady,
living at Poplar Bluff, disappeared
some three weeks ago, from home,
and has not been heard from. The
whole country has been flooded with
.lnr...n(!.. - 1 1 1 f - t
ucsvnpuvc .iiv.uiais, anu ner irienus
are m great distress ot mind tor her
safety.
Appleton Journal; We are
reliably informed that the people of
Hudson have adopted a new plan
for raising money tor their Sunday
school. We are told that last Sun
day evening a traveling showman
was allowed to give an entertainment
in their house, and an admission
was charged with the understand
ing that the Sunday school was to be
enriched with half the proceeds
We are surprised that the good peo
pie in that vicinity should counten
ance such things.
Appleton .Journal: We under
stand that some fellow who claims
to be a minister of the gosple is go
ing through the country preaching
that Appleton City will be destroyed
by a cyclone this summer, because
the people here are so wicked that
Providence will frown upon them.
Of course we are not very well post
ed as to what kin, of a record Ap
pelton City has above, but it is our
oppinion that the reverend gentle
man spoken of is just about as likely
to be struck by a cyclone as Apple
ton city is.
Neosho Miner: A little five-year
old son of Alfred Peel, was on the
track near the center of the railroad
bridge, near Avoca on the Ft. Smith
track, when the train came thunder
ing around the curve on Tuesday
last. He threw himself flat on his
face, between the guard and T. rails,
across the heavy timbers that pro
ject outside ot the rails. The en
gine, tender and two cars passed
over him. The train stopped, and
the men rushed up expecting all the
horrors ot a crushed and bleeding
little form, staring and sightless eyes ;
but the little fellow jnmped up,
clinging to his school books and
shapeless dinner bucket. His inju
ries consisted of a bruised arm, and
a slight cut on the cheek. When
the train stopped the boy's coat
sleeve was under the driving wheel
and held him fast. His escape was
a miracle, and was made possible
only by his wonderful presence of
mind and determined pluck.
Springfield Herald: Charles An
derson, a Scotchman who lives on a
farm adjoining Brookline, and his
daughter, were bitten by a dog be
lieved to be mad on Tuesday. The
animal had "been away from home
two or three clays, and is supposed
to have been bitten while absent.
Some one remarked that the dog was
mad, whereupon Anderson insisted
that this was not so, and went up to
the animal intending to tie him,
when the dog jumped up and bit him
in the forehead. The dog then bit a
daughter of Anderson's, when it
was killed. The daughter is not
considered to be 111 any danger, as
the skin was not broken.
Carthage Patiot: From the
Springfield papers we learn that the
loyal people of that city kindly re
ceived Dr. Prosser, with the floral
dove prepared and forwarded by the
ex-Confederates of Car thage, as a
floral off enng to decora te the graves
ot the brave Union soldiers who re
pose at Springfield. That was a
noble act of our once Confederates,
and it shows that brave and honor
able hearts, after a lapse of long
years, are incapable of harboring
resemment, much less being beget
ters of strife. Napoleon was wont
to say: "When my enemy is killed
or wounded he is no longer my en
emy," and all history applauds it,
except minds too thin to take up
space in the eye ot a cambric needle.
Work Given Out. On receint ot v,.r
address we will make an otter bv witch
you can earn $3 to $7 evenings, "at vour
home. Men, Women, Boys or Girls can
do it. H. C. Wilkinsons & Co.. 105 and
197 Fulton Street, New York- 21 3m.
At The Depot.
In the Red Front Restaurant. lm h..
G. W. Morgan, you can get a SDlendid
meal at all hours, and everything else
kept in a first class restaurant 23-! m
Try Jacksons Linemen t at (Jus
W vards.
Strayed.
From my farm S miles eaot of Butler.
A dark brown filley, 2 years old, with a
brand of a triangle shape on right hip.
Anyone giving information as to her
whereabouts will be liberally rewarded.
Adress, P. Letton Butler, Mo. 26-tl
For a Clean Shave
Go to Crouch Bros, shop, near southwest
eorner of the square. They have a neat,
comfortable room. o-tt
Crosman Ac Hurt.
When you want neat hair-cut in the
latest style, a clean shave or a shampoo,
call at our shop on the east 6ide of the
square. None but good workman em
ployed. Your patronage is respectfully
solicited. tf,
xiniv LAbbiiY. GEO. W. WILSON.
THE TLsATTE CYCLONE
BLEW FAVORABLY FOR BUTLER AND
CASSITY & WILSON
I lave Landed on North Main Street, with a compietc assortment of
New and Choice Groceries.
You are respectfully invited to their store whether you buy or not.
B- O" 33 "3? ES :E. ,
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Solid Silver and Plateihvare
SPECTACLES
ROCKFORD m
R. R. Watches
Also keeps in stock a
full line of
All Americans
SWISS WATCHES.
Complete Line of
Optical Goods,
opera
FIELO,
AND
MARINE
GLASSES
J Y .
Repairing of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Satisfactorily Done.
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND
A LARGE
BOOTS
STOCK OF
SHOES,
EAST SIDE SQUARE.
AT BOTTOM FIGURES AT
MAX WEINElt'S,
Right at the lower scale. South side square, keeps a full line of
Queensware, Glassware and Wodenware. Also a full line of good
substantial Dry Goods and Notions, Boots, Shoes Hats and Caps,
all sold at prices that defy Compeeition. 25-tf.
wile
IXTES-Vir DR-UGr STcxIBLES
RSI
Keep Constantly on hand a well Selected Stock of
Oils, Varnishes, and Everything in the Dru Line.
WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQOAUE.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded both Day and Night.
Having opened a new Drug Store on North Main Street, and haying had many years experience in the drcR
busniess we cordially invite the public o call and see us. We guarantee our drugs to be pure and ur pnees ae
low as any place in the city. Give us a call BERRY BROS.
R. Weil St Co's boot & shoe stock is
complete in every particular! and the r
prices defy competition. -7-t
TrnnVt ' Trnnk!
A. F, U yard has iust invoiced a fine j
new lineot trunks and vaHe. 'all and !
price them. -7"tf I
TEUH2S! TRUNKS! TEUNES?
New stock, new styles and new prices.
In great abundance, new and nobby styles, all and look.
Me Farland Brothers.