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BUT1 EK WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS The Woods local option has been knocked at CameroD, Mo Bring yout Lickory nuts to Jas. Smith at A L. McBi ide's, and get cash for same. If you want a fine Thanksgiving or Christinas turkey call on Mrs. Laura Concklin at Passaic, Mo. We understand that our friend Mayor Pace will go into business in the city and we wish him Buccess. Democrat. W. W. Concklin, son of Chas. S. Concklin, left Monday for Neosho where he enters Scarret College for a four years ooursi. Mrs. Laura Conkliu has some very Hue Bronze turkeys which she will sll reasonable. See advertisement in another column. W. O. Jackson sr., and daughter, Mrs. Phelps, uf Bloomfield, Iowa, father and sister, to Attorney W. O. Jackson of this city, spent several days in town last week. Chas. S Concklin informs us that he has broken tight head of weaning colts to drive. Had McFarland Bros to make harness to order. Charley is very proud of his little drivers. Uncle Maridu Todd, of West Boone, one of the bent democratic workers in the county, tried an 1 true for principal ake and not for the hope of gaiu, complimented us Monday. Judge DeArmond informs us that all arrangements for putting up the three brick store rooms on the Dix on corner are being perfected as fast as possible, and that it is the inten tion to have the buildiug completed and ready for occupancy by Christ mas with no bad luck. Miss Belle Ross, the charming daughter of W. W. Ross, and Lete S:ickett, u prominent young railroad mau of Marked Tree, Ark., were married at Memphis, Tenn., hibt Wednesday. W. W. Rush accompan ed bis daughter to the latter place and witnessed the ceremony. C P. Baldwin, of Jacksonville, Ills , traveliug freight agent of the Jacksonville Southeastern Railway, iame in from Chicago Monday in response to a telegram that his brother, T. P Baldwin was in trou bio. He was accompauied by J. L Morrison Esq, attorney for his road. Your attention gentlemen, just a minute. We ask you to look over the mammoth advertisement of A. E Blachert. He has thrown bis winter stork of clothing on the market which is fresh from the mauufac tories, and if vou fail to call and see him before buying you at e staud ing in your own light, for he has all the latest styles in dress suits and a large and handsome line of overcoatf. Prices no object as be bought the goods to sell and not to look at. Call and see him, just west of the Palace hotel, north side. Sam'l Levy, the great dry goods s merchaut of southwest Missouri, is talking cloaks this week to the ladies i anil what they say in their advertise j inent can be depended upon. For rich goods and fine assortment their stock is not excelled. Their stock has just Wen received from New York, aud embraces all the latest styles in the stock line. Now is the time to bur. Now is the time for bargains aud the ladies should not A delay iu taking advantage of the op p port unity. They are glittering beau ties and the latest fads. Go aud see them, aud to see them is to buy. J. A. Florence, of Kansas City itavling reporter for the mercantile aiienev of R. O. Duun & Co., who has been spending several days iu the city on business left Monday. While in our office Mondav he said: WeI vou have a good town. Iu short i is lie best town and vour business lueiiare in better shap thau any place I have visited in south we Missouii. The compliment to ou ntv and business men coming, as t did from a mau thoroughly poste R to the btandard of business ami wealth of every town iu the section of the state should be highly appre ciated by our people. TOM BALDWIN SHOOTS Hal Evans And Empties His Ke- volTer At Cy Patten. ause of the Trouble Unknown- On 1'ridiy evening hist about 'J o'clock our citizens were arouse. 1 by bur pistol shots, tired in rapid suc- estiion, ou the northwest corner of the square. The shots were tired by P. Baldwin, and Hal Evans stop ped one ot the balls, but the other three failed to overtake Cv Patton. ulicemau Dick Wright was on the ground by the time the last shot was fired and promptly plated Mr. Bald win under arrest. Hal Evans ivuik ed to Hobbs' restaurant, ou the w;t side of the square, and Dr. J. T. Walls was summoned. The doctor ound that the ball had entered in rout and had gone entirely through the left shoulder, and lodged under the skin, where it was removed. The wound, while very painful is not nec essarily daugerous. Mr. Baldwin was placad in the alaboose, but his friends went his bond aud kept him guarded ut the Arlington hotel until morning, when he was taken before Squire Wright and gave bond in the sum of $1,000 to appear for trial on Thursday. xne cause oi the shooting is a mysierv, ana as -ur. midwin hue been counseled by his lawyers to re main silent, it will probably not be known before the trial. It seems the trouble begun at Mr. Baldwin's house, where the two young gontlemeu had gone to call on lliss Cooter, or riokien. who was visiting Mrs. Baldwin. What oe curred and the cause leading up to same is best told by the evidence of those present. cy patteh's statement. Cy Patten says that he and Hal Evans were on the street tojrethfr Friday afternoon and met Mrs. Bald win aud Miss Cora Cooter on the south side of the square, that Mrs lialdwiu invited them to call on .Miss Cooter at her house. That the ladi went east around the square, aud he and Hal went around the cquare in the opposite direction to the post office. That when they returned to the north side they overtook the ladies in front of Weil's shoe store and Mr. Baldwin and Miss' Lizzie Hornberger were with them. They all walked together to the northwest corner of the square, when Evans asked Miss Hornberger to go with him to call on Miss Cooter that eveuiug, but Miss H. had another engagement. Don't know whether Mr. Baldwiu heard that or not. Mr. Baldwin appeared to be in a good humor at that time. Later Cy aud Hal concluded to call that evening and Hal got iu a buggy with Jap Pierce and drove down to Mr. Bald win's to ascertain if that arrange ment was agreeable with the ladies Hal says he met Baldwin coming up town. Tho ladies both gave him permission to call. When they call ed at about eight o'clock Miss Cooter was alone in the parlor, but in a few minutes Mrs. Baldwiu came in. They had been seated probably 20 min utes when they heard tho front gate shut, but as no one came up the walk they attributed it to a passer by shutting the gate, shortly after wards Mrs. Baldwiu went out and they heard angry voices and a pistol was fired. Almost immediately Mr. B. appeared at the door pistol in hand, with his wife trying to hold him. Consideriug discretion the better part of valor, they left and hesitated not on the order of leaving They walked as far as Geo. Smith's house, iu the north part of town, aud then returned to the fquaro. They coucluded to return to Bald win's and learn the cause of their being run off. As tbey turned west bv the Bates Co National Bank building thev met Wiu Hickman with a lantern and turned around to speak to him when Baldwiu came up to them and immediately began to shoot. The fiit shot hit Hal and ho turned his pistol on me. I ran across toward Sisson's livery stable and around by the Palace hotel. I dis tinctly heard the bullets whistle by my head. Tom Baldwiu aud I were ou the very best of terms aud I thought him my friend. Dou't know why he should "thus make an attempt on my life- HAL EVAX'S STATEMENT. Hal Evans, the young man wound od, was seen at the home of his fath er by a reporter for the Times and made the following statement: On the evening of the difficulty Cy Patton and I met Miss Cooter, Miss Lizzie Hornberger aud Mrs. T. P. Baldwin at the ''merry-go-round'' on the south 6ide of the square. We talked to them a few minutes and Mrs. Bitldwin asked us to come aud call ou Miss Cooter. W told her we would. We afterwards met th- again on the north side of the square, and Mr. Baldwin was with them, when the iuvitation t call was again ex teuded and -Mi. Baldwin entered no objections Alter they lelt us ty ana Jl con cluded t call thtt evening, aud Bee ing Jasper Pierce iu his buggy ask- 1 him to drive me to Baldwin's house. He did so aud on arriving there Miss Cooter met me at the door and I asked her if it would be agreeable for us to call that evening. She said it would, and Mrs. Baldwiu who was in the house also invited us down. So I came back up tjwu and got Cy and we went dowu about H o'clock. We had bean at the house about one hour when Baldwiu came home We heard some one walk around the house and Mrs. Baldwiu said she thought the screen to the back door was fastened aud excused herself to go and open it. She was gone a little bit and wo heard the shot, and it appeared to us she was trying to hold some one. We could hear loud talk aud knew fn.ni the voice it was Baldwin. Then they cams round the house to the front door aud Miss Cooter went out. We heard Baldwiu say he would get them or something like that, aud Cy And l concluded he meant us and took our hats aud went out the all - duck door and made our escape through Tom Fisk's back j-ard and came up towu. e did not think he was altar us and in talking the matter over oou eluded we would go back down in the neighborhood and find out if we could the cause of the trouble. Wo started down Ohio street and when about midway of the Bates county national bank we passed Win Hick man, who had a lantern and was go ing east. The light of the Lai tern blinded us a little and at the back stairway of the bank Baldwin came up on us and as we turned around he fired. The first ball struck mo and I fell iu the stairway of the bank. He then begau to fire at Cy, who ran away. I then got up aud walk ed to Hobbs' restaurant. "What had Baldwin agaiust you?" "Nothiug that I know of. W have always been on good term. If he had anvthing ugaiust me I did not know it. I aui sure I had noth lug against him. So I cannot u ti de: stand why he acted as ho did Or why he didu't shoot through the windows or doors as they wero up aud open. George Smith: I met Acy Culver ou the north side ot the square ana he told me he was hunting Tom Baldwin. He and I came dawn on the west side aud met Tom. He was very much excited and had evi dently beeu drinking. He left up and went across to the corner saloon. We hunted up Dick Wright and while we were talking to him the shooting bejjan on the northwest corner. Acy Culver said: I am a neighbor of Tom Baldwin. After the trouble at his house I followed him up towu. Told Oscar Heinline to g around on the east side and find Dick Wright, and George Smith and I went around on the west side. Met Tom aud asked him where he was going, said bw was taking a walk. I told him I would walk with him, but he said he didn't want me and he then went across to the -Goose" sa loon. I found D.ck Wright aud while we were talking I heard the shooting. This is a very deplorable affair. The families of all parties are among the best in the city. Mr. Baldwin it a promising young bupiues-s mar-, at the head of the grocery depart ment in the l.:rg-.- siablishment of Betnett, Wheeler A: Co , while his wife is a beautiful aud amiable woman. They have been married only a few months. Parkinson Graves have been re tained by Mr. Baldwin to conduct his defease. T ,, If not, you are doing yourself an injustice. We have but recent ly added our SHOE DEPARTMENT you know, and are aware of the fact that the price is the only magnet that will draw you from others us that our prices auk they must have thought so from the way they bought. We feel very much gratified at our success so far larger than we anticipated.. must be "hummers" from the way they sell. We've duplica ted our orders on them already. They are made to our order on the latest style lasts and have all the appeal anee of much higher priced shoes. In addition to our regular lines, we offer the following extraor dinary bargains from the stock of J. BAUM & CO.. large manufacturers of Boots and Shoes in St. Louis, who failed about three months ago and whose stock was sold at public auction by the sheriff. Childs red top boots size ) to 10 regular price Si, our price 75. Youth " " Youth full stock kip Bovs Split boots Men's split boots saddle seam, " Men's full stock kip boots saddle seam, Men's full stock calf boots saddle seam, Men's full stock calf shoes, all solid Men's B calf bal. shoes all solid Remember these are at sheriffs sale and much below their real value. You'll find the prices right on our school shoes. Come in and bring all the boys and girls. We'll tit you GOOD TO to us. Those who have seen our stock, tell much lower than they've been used to and 11 to 13 1 1 to 13 U 1 to 5 not "job lots," but fresh new goods bought out for very little money, quality considered. IU CLOTHES AND SHOES. our sales being much OMeas'ffliees 1 25 " $1 00 2 00 I 25 1 75 I 25 1 75 I 25 2 50 2 OO 2 75 2 OO 2 50 2 OO I 00 1 35 iTKTTT I