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BUTLER, MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19. 1800.
NO.
lissoun
State
Bank
PITAL,
OF BUTLER, MO.
$110,000.
Ls Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money, Maki :s Collections ;uid
Joes a General Banking Business.
loan
JoLn Adair 6pent a few days laati
week in Morgan county, visiting Lis
parents, returning Lome Saturday.
I.: .vis Hoffman Las secure! a po
sition with Fuuston k Co., wool
coiiiUiibsion merchants, of St. Louis,
and will travel iu the interest of the
liriu. The company could not have
secure'! the services of a more
worthy or competent young man.
ami the Times wishes him success.
.yake
the Real Estate Loan Department.
m Real Estate on Ions or short time
lowest rates without delay.
at
Irt. Levin a
T (:. I'hvalrlan
mron r'ariner
J N Farmer
Kilinuml Farmer
B Karmer
h, U A r armrr
U M I' iVRK lan
(bert Farmer
l j m stooa m-aiwr
Vr. John farmer
SlOOKIl'JLUtlW
HariilnKcr. W X Farmer Smith, (i L Liveryman
Hirkman, It t urniture .lealor Smith. .lohn T Lawyer
.iHiikins, J It Aan'H ahliier Starke, I. I l.y.iitv vireuir rl
Klnnev. Don Hank Clerk Tnrner, Mrs M h Capitalist.
Levy Sam lry lino-ls ft UoUilnfcTurker, W L I'entist
Mnfrlaon. C II Karmer
Miller, Air rarmer
Norton.. I A Hank Clerk
Men, M V Karmer
I'haris, John Grocery
I'haris, C K Grocery
I'atton, M rnyaieian
it Foreman 1 iMinomrtrowfii, imoaer r arnier
beta. KC Con. A Rea't I'ltroU, II II Itank Clerk
C II I rr ormni cn i;onier, j m rarmer
..l it A Circuit Judge UanMn. J L Farmer
tbn Farmer Had ford, Chaa It Farmer
Lm. J I'hvalrlan Helmier. J W Insurance
In M Farmer
Tucker. .1 M Cauitalirt
Tyler, W It Karmer
Voris. Frank M Karmer
Vaujrlian. .1 M Capitalitt
Woods, F M Karmer
W vatt. H C Lnmher dealer.
Walton, Wm K Caehier
Writrht. T.I Capitalist
Weiner. Max Itootn ft Shoes
Walls. Wm Farmer
W alton. GW Karmer
u. .11. .1 T l'hv.li lan
Whipple. X L Physician
Ch-t r!i.- TLle of the Cash Printin
li .i . J j-i;n, j e.'jt Sunday ati'.l
M'iii i:iv i.i t'.-- cty visiting his fath
er and fri i. i-. Clutrii" does not pre
i : ' . h-t. hut !: d.ine
near i.ittinjr the nail on the head
v': i. he t'.l 1 u-i i:i n i-.revicin visit
- lo. f tin- election tiiat Jasper coun
ty would eiert t lie driiioci atlC ticket
Anjliuw Auh. he 1-ft town singing
'sl.e's niv Annie."
Sullenai J L I'rea Judge Co.Ct Williams, It V Farmer
BKEB. POWELL
C B0CLWARE
president
vice-rrosident
WM. E. WALTON
3. . JEXKIXS
cashier
Asst. cashier
Ijp"'jWfrlI'IrF
Leaoinq Importers op
Diamonds, Watches
and Jewelry.
LOWEST PRICES.
ho: Vi.:u c ci
i,-fts Ctettfilatt,
tt.80.
letl
Oir lllistritt. Cttilepi,
Th haKdaamaat aar laauaa In th.
Wnt, will ga ymt thousand of
MitMlleas m to what will maka a
nlca Aanlvaraary, Blrthaay or Moj -aayaraaant.
Wrlta ua, wa will
(loaly Mno H to Too
tOO VWtlaf Card!
frm Plata,
1.00.
m Plated Ware, Table Cutlery,
Weddimq and Engaqemeht Rings.
Free Lectures,
r i with pleasure that we an
la ( course of free lectures un
.tmU auspices of the Butler
my. These lectures will be by
talent; quite a number of our
g citizens having consented
upy one evening each during
ming winter. The churches
I rriindly granted the use of their
tt, free of charge, for the pur
f furthering the good cause.
ictures will be given on such
en iga as will least interfere with
ited meetings of churches and
' societies. A list of speak-
Ih their topics will be annouue
due time.
good people of Butler have
' i them the prospect of an inter-
and profitable seiies of enter
' mta for the winter evenings
J s trust they will appreciate and
snance the enterprise so as to
ate in this community a taste
i! ientific and literary matters.
sh hope to be able to indicate
jedJweek the time and place at
r Hthe first of these lectures will
r' Vered.
Vli
I luhr waa sick, we care her Caatori.
tho become Mlaa, ahe clung w caawn
the bad CUldrtB, ate gaw them Caatori
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Miss Maccie Arnold spent Satur
day and Sunday" in Independence
visiting relatives.
Reed. McKinler and Ouav have
gone to meet McQinty at the bot
tom of the sea all dressed in their
best suit of high protected clothes
President Harrison wants congress
to meet next month and after passing
the appropriation dius to aujourn as
soon as pos9iDie.
Corooral Tanner has made $200,
000 in pension fees in the past year.
It's a cold dav when Tanner don't
Innlr out for the old soldier, particu
- r
larly the old soldier by name of Tan
ner.
The city council will hually pass
upon Lr. lietz water, gas ana elec
trie light ordinance to morrow nigbt.
Of course the taxpayers are invited
to be piessnt and hear the ordinance
read for the last time. Should tht
council accept the ordinance it will
he published the required length of
time and then a vote will be taken
for its adoption or rejection as the
cae may be.
Luther Shobe, now residing in
Wellington. Kansas, spent Thursdav
and Friday in the city on business,
trreetincr his many friends. In form
er vears Mr. Shobe was sheriff of
this county, also county treasurer
and later mayor of tne city 01 But
ler. He is a first-class businessman
and the only regret we have is that
e is not still a resident of our city.
Mr. S. ia still a thorough democrat
and laughs heartily over the predie
. a . A. a -
lineni ox tne republican party in
Kansas.
Chris Herni, the newly elected
county treasurer, came within six
hours of being too late to hie his
bo ad of sixty-eight thousand dol
lars as required by law. However,
had he bee 1 three days late tne dem
ocrats would not have taken advan
tage of his delay. Democrats are
not built that way. Mr. Herni was
elected and the democrats propose
... . Mr FT . 1
tn rpa that ha rretB tne omce. . naa
he failed to make his bond of course
the governor would have had to fill
the vacancy by appointment.
k Drummond has just made
k.e of over 5.000 Rolls of new
au8laper which will arrive from
1 slatft f:nie &a the various designs
irned out from the factory be
ll 1 this and the 10th of January
1 191. informs us that the effects in
UUL n.i ,Uairn are original and
o- ,
surpasses in eiegance auj-
tbat has ever before been
on the market, besides the
;U h even lower than has
:k nBint aeason. His stock
'MW ..
L 11.. l.rnoit ami llinlt COm
riuv imt" " i ,
V.t k.asvar UtM DrDUL'Ut IU Ifl'uumau.
tv. embracing inauv new xea- j nuimu-0
"Those who contemplate pa-1 down the
.:n .i.n1.tlc t'm.l it interest- : lepublican.
1) 111 VH'itf - -
profitable to consult
imond. ami it posMtw
icw goods arrive.
The democaatic majority in Mis
souri will be between 50,000 and 58,
000; so the secretary of state says.
This is putting the state back to the
old time majority.
Mrs. R Carver, of Shawnee town
ship, and one of the Times' best lady
friends, while in the city tne otner
dav makincr winter purchases, canea
at McFarlaud Bros, and treated her
horses to a brand new set of harness.
Th Journal at Adrian has chang
ed hands again, the Josrnal Print
in a Cit. Viftn sold the office to A. D.
O . , ... ,. iL .
Hogan & Co., who wui continue tue
publication of the Journal at the old
stand, and who promise to make it
more local newsy in the future.
Tnr tho information of a number
of inquiring persons, we will say the
term of the newly eiectea congress
men will hecHn on March 4th, but
thftT will not take their seats until
TWMiiher. 1891. unless called to
gether in special session.
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ackel
ry 11
The Kansas City packing compa-
no, one of the largest packing houses
; th w9t was forced to make an
...imimsnt Friday, and over 600
Trt an VaT atA lirotrn out of eiuploviiaent.
Just what caused the failure none of
Tr.nco City oarers seem to
The liabilities of the firm is
estimated to be one million dollars.
Froat its editorial page we are to
that tlip Kansjis Citv Globe,
JUUIV . .
task of breaking
Kansas Cit Journal.
While these two paper
Cant. W. C. Bronaueh, First Vice
President of the ex-uonteaerate as
noiation of Missouri, spent Friday
in the city in the interest oi tne as
oc ation. Capt. lironaugn is tnor
riirrhl in earnest in the cause of the
proposed ex-Confederate home in
this state and is givrng tne matter
)ia undirided time and attention.
He said the citizens of Henry coun
ty would give $3,000 in aid of the
home, and that he expected the rich
trnf Rales to do as well. He
V v u aa v
left here for Rich Hill and Nevada,
and next week will attend a meeting
of the officers of the association at
St. Louis.
A Horse Trade.
A horse trade made in May last
between Uncle Lew Haggard and
Martin I. Shaffer, a farmer boy liv
ing in Leepwaier iuusmp, "
fmallr settled in the circuit court
Saturday night by the jury retrra
inu a verdict in favor of the boy and
n.lin.ltripcr damaires against Uncle
J o o "
T,w of one cent In addition to the
on nt damaees Uncle Lew will
have to stand the costs of the suit
whili will amount to about 55100
Th suit crew out of the fact that
rho rtnrae T'ncle Lew traded for was
nrt the kind of a horse he thought
him til he and conseouently was un
fit to roam at large with other 6tock
r,n tli a wavinc preen pastures, r or
this reason Uncle Lew wanted to
rue, but the boy said, "no, a trade
was a trade. Un the reiusai oi tue
boy to trade baek Uncle Lew re-
. J . . 1al L
plevied the horse, ana tne case weui
tn thA iustice court and young Shaf
far namn oft victorious. Not being
satisfied with the proceedings Uncle
Tw annealed to the circuit court
with the above rssults. There is
only one moral to the lesson and
that is if you get the worst of a
horse trade grin and bear it.
Awarded 81.800 Damages.
The case ef Mrs. Lvdia Rhodes
against the city of Nevada, on change
of venue, was tried bs-forf a jury in 1
our circuit court Friday. Iu Juue.
1S90, Mrs. Rhodes in returning from -a
meeting of the Salvation army, af j
ter dark, fell through a defective I
si lowalTc, and Fevcrely sprained one '
of her ankles for which she asked
damages aaiuet the city to the
amount of $7.50r. There was quite an j
eat from Nevad .. uuiong whom w-re
uotici 1 Di-if. 1'iiest, Boyd. Rock j
wood. Dulin. Amrncnm:;. Buchan- .n ;
ai.-l M.iyc-r King. '! ';' aUorneys ;
were A. J. Smith, of Nevada, lor j
plaintiff, and H. B. Leonard, city at-!
torney. and Irwm Oordon, of Neva
da and S. P. Francico. of this city, !
for defendant. The itirv. after being
out a shrt time returned a verdict I
in favor of the ladv for Sl.sOO. We i
understand the suit will be :ii'ea!ed j
to the supreme court. j
!
Circuit Court rrobeeuinss. j
W S Hill ts E B Adams, stioula- i
tiou withdrawing affidavit and boiul
for' removal of cause U. S. court
plaintiff dismisses.
K. C. Crockery Co vs H 11 Uuck-
ltb, plea in abatement filed.
John Caiitrell excuscJ Iiom serv
ing on grand jury aud R W Jams
summoiitd in his place.
State ex rel Joseph Grieves et al
vs Thos Irish et al by agreement
damages are assessed iu favor of
plaintiff.
Sbite of Mo vs Harvey ilaxey plea
of not guilty withdrawn and plea of
guilty to larceny from dwelling
house entered, sentenced to t years
in the penitentiary.
James Camobell vs Rish Hill
Coal Mining Co., non-suit with leave
to set same aside
N J Power vs Alice Power, decree
of divorce granted.
mm a 11
is r Kobbins vs inos uonneuy,
Woa. 49 and 50. motion to dismiss
filed by defendant and overruled
Answer filed in No. 16.
Emma Carter vs Keith & Perry
Coal Co., change of venue granted
to Cass county.
Joseph Carter et al vs Jv & 1 Uoa
Co.. same.
t A Dixon tiLO O Dixon, de-
eree of divorce granted plaintiff.
W W Kimball & uo vs ijevi w ar
ford, leave for sheriff to amend re
turn
Rank of Warrensbure et al vs E
T Spillman, sheriff withdraws report
nf Hale.
narret Ashler vs Jay Gordinier,
jury empannelled and verdict for
plaintiff or $45.
.Toserth Stocke naturanzen.
B F Bobbins, et al vs Thos Con
nelly No. 50 tried by court judge
ment for plaintin.
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Cash Capital
OF BATES COUNTY,
$50,000.00
I. N. THOMl'SON .
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SftTriary
i)iin:c roits.
.lu.ljfp t'lark;Wl. Karmt'T and stock raiser.
K .. Iliirlfv nf !J. 1 Hurl, y I nint'ir Onii'Stiy.
I. lv. U;i r, i -l'rt iui nt n.l Isiiin r.
M. S. Kit-rt-e. . Kariiu-r an. 1 stock raiht-r.
K It.'nnrtt. of Bennt'tt. Wheeler A Omii'any an l .'n.l l.'t -Vr-f ;.!ent.
I'. K Km.-ry. U. al Kstatc Inx e-lor
M. li iieo, t anuer au.l Mockraiser
K. M. Oailv, Karmer an. I Stork Kaiser.
M. It l.vl'e. Karnu-r aii'l Httu,krai"-r.
1 S lhuiiii'son. I'reriiiient, tanner ami st.ickrau-er.
John Steele. Karmer an.l ntookraiier.
.I..I. McKee, Karmer aul etookraiser.
t. I. Kil'ii, Caohier.
Keteives Dejiosits tulijeet to cheek, loans mony, Usuei Jrafts, an l traataola a
general banking busings. Yonr patronage renectfnllv aollclteil.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
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ABSOUUTELTB' puss
A SIXTY-DAY COURSE.
A Newly Elected Judge to Be Rail
roaded Through College.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 12. C. McKay
a farmer, was elected judge of the
twenty-fourth judicial district, com
posed of the counties of Barber,
Harper and Comanche. McKay has
no knowledge of law. It is learned
tc-Jay that the alliance has raised a
purse to send McKay to the Ann
Arbor (Mich.) law school to take a
course in law. As his term of office
begins January 13 he has 60 days in
which to master the laws and pre
pare himself for the administration
of justice between the clients of one
of the largest judicial districts in
the state. There are alliance coun
ty attorneys of the state, it is said
None of them are eligible, as the
law plainly provides that a county
ent for plaintiff. attorney must be a member of the
Rhodes vs City of Nevada, verdict J
nar
of $1,800.
A Rare Chance
Is now offered you to decorate
your homes with beautiful crayon
portraits and other pictures made by
your own hands. If you have taste
for drawing you can learn, and it is a
pleasant as well as a profitable busi
ness. My terms are reasonable for
instruction as I guarantee you. suc
cess, length of term, when you can
do work that will sell redily, or in
other words time unlimited. Call on
me for terms and learn something
that will be of great value to you.
J. W. Cover.
tf. cpera b'ld'g.
AN OLD MAN'S HEROISM.
John Snence Battles with Three Rob
bersTwo of them Detd.
bar
The law makers evidently never
anticipated that a man who had not
studied law and been admitted to
the bar would be elected judge,
hence, the statutes do not provide
that a judge shall be so qualified.
and McKav or any other man, no
matter how ignorant of the law !
West Plains. Mo., Nov. 1G.
About 4 o'clock on the morning of
October 1. three men named McDon
aid. Ward ana naves wemiovuei . . ,. , A . , ,.
hn,of John Snence near Alden, may be, is engine to luugcau.
, ill I YTf w 1 libalw ihav tho rmi
Howoll fount, and demanded aa- wmie 11 is
.i,;,iV, tnaa rofnaarl them. I lor;alntvir beinff fctronclv al-
MU.- " l "J . . I tur .vt.""- - 7 O lJ "
when they began to break in the , :n amend the law so as to
1 Viia WAicrht. 1 .... i .
uoor. oput, im" "7e" require a judge to be a lawyer, u is
no-ftinat, tiie iioor at tue inuie uuib i ... t
Ininor hi. knife with hie teeth. reasonable to presume wai tne urfcV
. L.ii.il. l.latni-a ,11 If.
IUO VXWX U v. v v. . " I -1 O
3xt I ..... .
unit ai pftorts oi the men ana tne :rt :n that direction
. 1 i XI 1 ,.
three enierea to uuu iueuiacicBivc . , T ...
. , -v .M J i finnnr vnur U1C1UIC9 iu a iui. w ,
ed by a man Tuyesio uiuauumui o j - t- t
J 1 J , . , - I it, frsu I.qtkI nnd wen artist-
with only a comman poctet Knne. vo, x--- -- -- '
Thev aaaulted Spence with knives, and get the nnest woi. juu
On order of Postmaster General
Wanamaker, Mrs. Margaret Welkins
has been reinstated as delivery clerk
in the Washington postoffiee; She
was temporarily suspended on the
Cth for telling Senator Quay's son
that his father's mail had gone to
the dead letter office. The remark
was originally made by Superinten
dent Bell and re echoed by Mrs.
Watkius.
Located in oiera build
tl.
pistols and sandbags, but the old ever seen,
men enmn effective work with his ing.
kaife, and his assailants seeing that Springfield, Mo., Nov. 6 The
they were no match lor him maae omcia returns will give r van u., z,
their escape a badly cut up trio. 5o,j maiority over Wade R., in this
They were identified, and McDon- district. He carries every eonnty
aid and Ward were arrestee, dui exceRt Chr istian where Wade gets
f
. rt.T'.ititi.r rvi-r tne cone i
wait j r.ud alhi.'ntiive. the limes an.l
I ate walking off with the bone.
lova.ty
Star
Laclede Hotel For Sale.
Three story hotel situated south
west corner square, one door west
of new opera house. Has 35 well
furnished rooms, 2 sample rooms
on ground floor, also one omnibus,
4 good horses and harness. W ill
sefl for cai-h. cue half down balance
in two veins. Hotel has always
raid, uu aire iui "u'ui-
oO-tf
Mrs. M. J. Patton.
Haves has thus far eluded the
li,tVi nf the law.
"McDonald died from the effects
of his wounds in the jail at this place
and Ward has made his escape from
. . a a a 1
the Lamar tail, where he was tauen
for safe keetirjT.
In the struggle Spence was shot
with a pistol and otherwise battered
iit. but his iniuries were thought to
be trifling until a few days ago when
. mm It
hejbegau to sutler considerable pain.
He continued to grow worse until
yesterday when he died.
Spence was supposed to have had
a large sum of money in the house,
and the raid was for the purpose of
robbing him, but it resulted fatally.
The deceased was an old man but
he leaves a record of bravery seldom
excelled behind him. He was ?. vet
eran of the Mexican war an 1 bigUy
esteemed lv his neighbors.
1r niaioritv . Fvan 8
f.roena countT is 1,069 and Wade s
majority in Greene county two years
ago was 1,158.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria. j
Children Cry for :
Pitcher's Castoria.
Notice of Final Settlement. !
i
Notice la htreby fen to all cr?iteri. and!
others interested in toe estate of Martin B '
Owen, deceacei. that we. Martin V. Owenan.l j
L. C. Haesara. executors of aaid eitate. iu-
ten.l to make final settlement thereof, at tie '
next term ot the Bates county prolate court. ,
in Bates county, state of Mi'ouri. to be held ;
at Butler n tie .'tri 'lav of Keiiruary. l-.O, or
as aooa thereafter as we can be heari in faiJ i
court M- - OWtSS 1
! I.. C. I.'AGdAKI).
i;-lt Execntor
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OEJ ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs ia taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, di.pels colds, head
aches and fevers nnd cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
eentahle to the stomach, prompt in
i Ua ntie.n nnd trnlv beneficial in its
majority in . cffect3 prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable sutmances, it
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
-nti!ar remedy known.
j Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
! and SI bottles by all leading drug-
gists. Any reliable druggist who
' may not have it on hand will pro
I cure it promptly for any one who
I Tri?hes to try it. Do not accept any
' nbstitute.
I CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
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Notice of Finar Settlement.
Nttire is hereb )f:en to a:i cre-litor ar.4
otheis interetJ in tbeeta. of U It. f-mirn,
1, tv.at I. J. W. Knnis, altfiir
ira .r. an l as o-h in char ot aii et;,
inten J tiDie Cosl ttleHient thereof at tr.e
Ilt -rva. of tie fca'.es tiDtr yTithtt r.a.-r.
's !:as )3n:rcl''''fM:'ra:i, t- 1 t?M
t; B J'ir on tr'e l-r.b -lar r f Fetraarj'. iti
- .f. W. KNH, Aswrwi'ltaTie.
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