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McKIBBENS THINE 2Tot a Suit of Clothes, pair of Pants or Overcoat in our store but what was bought this winter and we are selling them less than 25 per cent off. Isn't this an OPPORTUNITY Which you shold use. McKIBBENS. BUT'.ER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS Notice I want, 1000 pounds good butter. . C. F. Phabis. A H. Culver is on the sick list. Mrs. G. B. Hickman is quite sick. Candidates for township offices are beginning to loom up. Col Pace, returned to Jefferson City Saturday evening. John Jamison, of Rich Hill, was in Butler Saturday evening. J. B. Hays, of Ballard, favored us while in the city the last of the w eek. Bead the advertisement of Mrs. Peter Lane, she is offering some bar gain?. J. E. Hooper a substantial farmer of Spruce township, favored us Sat urday. Dan. It Sheilds, the noted temper ance lecturer, died Friday at Green ville, Ills. Circuit Clerk J. C. Hayes says the court docket for the February term will be very light. If this pleasant weather continues much louder the farmers will soon be plowing for oats. H. L Tucker was called to Waver ly last week on account of the seri ous illness of his father. G. O. Thompson, of Mound town ship, was in the city Saturday and had his name enrolled for tho boom ing Times. Peter Lane spent Suuday in the city with his family. He reports haviug a lively trade, taking orders for, his spring trade. Carpenters have about completed their work on the two elegant resi dences of Messrs. Percival and Car rithers, on quality hill. Del Welton says he is having good luck this year collecting township taxes, as the people are paying more promptly than heretofore. W. R.'jeukins, of Rich Hill, favor d us Saturday. He is an industri ous miner and has recently purchas ed a farm in Osage township. Owing to the change in this judi cial cirouit, circuit court will begin on the second Monday in February instead of the first Monday as here tofore. The cannon ball now goes north at 8:38 instead of 9:05 p. in. About half an hour earlier. Other trains have made no change in time of ar rival and departure. - Sunday last Don Kinney handed in his resignation as superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school and T. J. Smith was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. The Ca&s county papers with the exception of oue or two are advis ing the settlement of their bond troubles. The election to compro mise will be held the 2Sth. Robert Colyer, 14 years of age, son of Sheriff Colyer left home Tuesday evening, and his family are worried about him. Sheriff Colyer says the only reason he knows for his action is that he threatened to punish him for playing "hooky" from school. . J. E. Williams &. Co., have bought of Sam'l Levy the store, room they now occupy next door to the Palace hotel, and inform us they will build A new brick in the early spring. Geo. W. Vanderbilt denies that he is engaged to a western widow. John Duncan was down from Adrian Monday and gave us a pleas ant call. Ove Harris and Cassel Hale, two stalwart democratic leaders of their sections complimented us Tuesday. The Cassville Democrat says the wolves are numerous in that county and are playing havoc with the Pig"- Brick Newsom who has been vis iting relatives at Knob Noster for the past' two weeks will return home Sunday. "Handsome is that handsome does," and if Hood's Sarsaparilla doesn't do handsomely then nothing does. Have you ever tried itt Senator F. M. Cockrell was elect ed to succeed himself in the United States senate by the legislature on Wednesday of last week. Chauucey I. Fiiley was tho republican caucus nominee. Amos Drysdale and wife came over from Foster the last of the week, and Mr. D. left for Colorado, where he expects to make his per manent home. His wife will follow in the spring. Forty instruments were filed for record in the recorder's office Satur day and Monday. Recorder Martin says business has been good for the past month, and all have been kept quite busy at work. C. F. Holderman, of West Boone township, gave us a pleasant call the last of the week. Mr. II has pur chased the Jesse Connell farm, is a genial gentlemau, a good farmer and a good democrat. John E. Shutt recently returned from his trip through the south. He says there is a, great change in the country to what it was twenty years ago. It is greatly improved the people thrifty and energetic and business good. Miss Mary Ried, a maiden lad, died at the residence of her nephew, R. S. Crabtree in Neva 1 da Saturday at the ripe old age of 92. She was born in Georgetown, Kentucky aud is the last of her im mediate family. Father John T. Culleton, pastor of the church at Raywick, Ky., has renounced the faith and excommuni cated himself from the Catholic church, and has become a benedict. His bride is Miss Anna Culterton and is his own cousin. R. J. Stark returned Monday from a two weeks trip through Texas where he had gone to look up a title to a piece of land in the panhandle. He gives a glowing account of his trip aud speaks in the highest terms of the soil and climate of that sec tion. Rev. Pearce informs us that he has paid for 'and has a deed to the lot northwest of the square, on which he expects to erect a fine church. Work will begiu as early in the spring as the weather will permit and a church edifice will be erected which will be a credit to the town. A Lone Oak man says the scram ble for the Stumptown post office, under the primary system is absorb ing all other questions in that township. The woods from possum trot to the Miami is full cf candi dates aid if the weather keeps fair time is fun ahead. ' Does devotion to letters and learn ing unfit women for domestic duties? This interesting question will be pleasantly aud adequately discussed by Col T. W. Higginson in an arti c!e on '"Literary Women as house keepers" in the next number of Har pel's Bazar, published January 2S. The price of corn aud hay is de. predating, so our local daltr in form us. Corn has dropped to 25 and 26 cmts per bushel, and hay from SG.50 and $7 a ton to $5 and S3 50. So the farmer who is hoi J ing his hay and corn for better pi ices will not be iu the swim if he does not dispose of his surplus pretty soon as the near approach of spring will bring the price down lower still. Dr. Boulware was called to Vir ginia a few days ago in consultation with Dr. Mitchelhto see Mrs. Jenkins, a widow lady who is afllicted with a tumor in her side. The doctors after making a careful examination decided that nothing short of a surgical operation would relieve the patient But owing to her advanced age, 70 years, it was deemed prudent not to resort to so extreme meas ures at the present. Ben Smith, of Fayette, Mo., pass ed through town the first of the week on hisjway over to Sprague, his former home, aud while in the city gave the Times a pleasant call. He informed us that he would make ap plication to Col Pace for a position at the penitentiary. Mr. Smith is a good accountant and if he secures a clerkship under Warden Pace it would be a gratification to his many friends in this section. Mayor Wycoff informs us that the financial condition of the city treas ury is getting in good shape". A large amount of the outstanding debts have been liquidated and it is the intention of the city authorities to balance the books by March first. The treasury has now on hand about fifteen hundred dollars and the ad ditional taxes remaining unpaid which the collector will get, the mayo;- thinks there will be no deficit after the above date. We see from the Hume Telephone that Miss Mojlie Foster,of that town, was seriously hurt Friday. She was returning to Hume from the coun try in a cart aud near home the horse which she was driving took fright and ran away, arriving at the barn lot the animal jumped the fence taking the cart with it. The young lady was thrown out backwards cut ting a severe gash in the back of her head from the effects of which she lay in an insensible condition until Saturday morning. The friends and neighbors of Col. Pace last week, irrespective of poli tics, gave evidence of the high es teem in which he is held by mak ing him the strongest bond perhaps ever given in this county. Each of the three banks of the city were rep reseuted on his bond The value of the bond in real and personal property will 'exceed oue million dol lars. The law requires forty thou sand. Col. Pace expressed himself highly gratified at this token of con fidence by his friends. Prof. W. G. Manly, Greek profes sor at the State University at Colum. bia, was in the city Monday and Tuesday visiting our Academy and gave us a pleasant call. Prof. Manly's mission is to visit the high schools in the different counties and endeav or to persuade them to so arrange their course of instruction as to pre pare pupils for the freshman class at the state university, which will en able that institution to abolish the preparatory department. This will prevent the University from com peting with our high schools. A couple of tramps 6tole a muf fler from Mr. Gilbert's store and an overcoat off a dummy ia front of McKibbens. Both were captured by the officers and sent to jail. For cases of this kind the eity should have a rock pile and the vagabonds put to work. We understand the county court is anxious to make such characters and all others confined in jail earn their board, and would be perfectly willing to turn them over to the city rock pile if the town would furnish the guard to make them work. This would not be very expensive and the city authorities should make the arrangement with the court. John B. Newberry was in the city the last of the week. Our old friend J. P. Thomas, of Walnut township, complimented us Tuesday. Oscar Reeder, ex county treasurer was down from his farm Monday and gave us a call. Parish Xickell, our young demo cratic friend and committeeman of Homer towuship camp in to see us Tuesday. Superintendent of Public Schools L. E. Wolfe, married Miss Anna Smith, his stenographer at Moberly, last Sunday evtning at nine o'clock Do not fail to secure your seats in a Ivaue" for "Bleak House" Tues day eyeniug, January 31st, the fashionable theatrical event of the season. The report brought to townTues day that the lost child at Coruland had been found iu the cornfield was not true. Up to going to press the whereabouts of the little child still remained a mystery A private letter from Col. Pace Monday conveyed the information that his bond was approved, his commission issued and he took formal charge of the wardenship Mondav afternoon. Capt. J. L. Pace has been appoint ed warden of the penitentiary. An excellent selection, Gov. Stone. Now, who'll be the lucky man for coal oil inspector at Springfield? Springfield Express. Those who have read Dickens' "Bleak House" in advance will have the eminent satisfaction of seeing it in its dramatized foini presented by a great actress and superb company at the opera house next Tuesday evening January 31. Quite a discussion is being carried on by morning and evening city pa pers as to their relative importance and benefits to society. Each excels in its own sphere and each is impor tant and well nigh indespensible. So there is no need of quarreliug between them. Another searching party was down on the river yesterday looking for the lost child, which has been gone over two weeks. The suspense is killing the mother, and the neigh bors are determined to leave nothing undone to discover the corpse, as it is now certain that the child is dead. The St Clair Co Republican: The Osceola Sun, the oldest Democratic newspaper published in this county has suspended. publication. Its last editor, S. E. Barber stated last week that without more support the paper would stop publication. The Sun had just entered its 16th volume but for several years past has been play ing a losing game. The protracted meeting which has been in progress at the Christian church for the past two weeks, con tinues with unabated interest, the building being packed at each ser vice from pulpit to door with stand ing room at a premium. Rev. Shrout the pastor has been conducting the services without assistance and from the interest manifested in his preaching seems to be equal to the occasion. Good order prevails and quite a number have united with the church. N. M. Nestlerode, living at Vir ginia, received a letter the 21st iost from his parents, who reside at Bowen, Illinois, conveying the sad intelligence of the death of his brother John, who had died on the 18th, of quick consumption. He was 30 years of age, unmarried and made his home with his father and mother. The deceased formerly lived in Bates county, and is well known by many of our citizens in the west part of the county. He was a young man of good habit?, and his father writes that he died in perfect peace and hope of a brighter and better home on the other side of the river. Mr. Nestlerode regretted he did not re ceive word in time to attend the fu neral. Balk Garden Seed in any quantity, is it not more satis factory to see the seeds and buy them in Butler. We meet any pric s you may get and sell you L. L. Mays Minnesota seed. R. R. Deacon Soss & Co. STILL IN AT OLD "We are not in the clothing tight, but are prepared to melt prices on Dry life, Eoofe, AND K Mill GOODS. We also have a large line of sam ple boots and shoes, gents- gloves, ladies, and gents hosiery, etc., and are selling at cost our Blankets,Comforts and heavy Winter Goods to give room for our large stock of new spring goods. Call and see. nn M rs. Kim Gathering Poisonous Ice. Omaha, Neb., Jau. 18. A seusa tion was produced to day by the public statement of Dr. Souiers, commissioner of health, that the ice now biting stored by the various ice companies is impure and contains poisonous substances. This ice is being taken from Cut Off lake,a pool of water uortU of the city and near the Missouri river. It is alleged that it has no outlet and that it is a reservoir for the reception of filth dumped into it and carried into it by small creeks. The Iowa board of health recent ly condemned ice taken from Lake Manawa, whose waters are purer than those of Cut Off lake. Thou sands of tons have been harvested from the Like this year aud it is ex pected tb.it the board of health will order that none of this ice shall be sold to consumers. This hfke has been used iu former years for ice harvesting aud it is alleged that much sickness c m be traced direct ly to this source. Mr. Geo. IF. Turner Simply Awful Worst Case of Scrofula ths Doctors Ever Saw Completely Cured by HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. - When I tu 4 or fi years old I had a scrof ulous sore on the middle finger of my left toad, which rot to ted that the doctors eat the finger oxand later took oft more than half my hand. Then the tore broke oat oo my arm, came oat on my neek and lace on both aide, nearly destroying the sight of one ere, en my right arm. Doctors aald It was the Worst Case of Scrofula they ever saw. It was siaaply awfml ! Fire years ago I began to take Hood's Sarsaparilla. Gradually I found that the sores were begin ning to heat I kept on till I had taken tea bottles, ten Mian! Just think of what s return I got for that Investment! A th id per ea? Yes. many thousand, for the past 4 years I have had no sores. I Work all the Time. Before, I c Id at work. I know not what to say strong enough to express my grat 1 tiide to Hood's SarsaparfQa for bt perfect eare." Gkokge W. Tckoee. Farmer, Gal way, Saratoga county. X. Y. Hood's Pills Try BUSINESS THE TAIB LAGS Ed Wicked KeTrtda. The dance hall and card table s?em to be taking priority over the churches at Nevada. Anyhow the craze for these amusements and the ungodly condition of both saint and sinner of the town has called forth a long address from the ministers of the different churches of the city, a paragraph of which reads as follows: "Our society is almost wholly given up to two questionable worldly pleasures card-playing and dancing. Whatever may be said about there being no harm in dancing in itself as when confined to the domestic circle, the ball room with its late hours, its style of dress and posi tions aud ita promiscuous company, is regarded by all earnest religious people as no less injurious to spirit ual life than te physical health. So with card-playing. Whatever may be said about its innocence as a pastime, when so much vigor and time are put into it that it becomes the absorbing interest, not only of the young but also of those of ma ture years, when the incentive of a prize is added to make the game ex citing and sometimes the stimulus of the punch bowl, it becomes the duty of the teljgious teachers of the community to sound a note of warn ing against these fruitful sources of evil. Without, therefore insisting upon the most radical grouud in regard to amusements, we ask if it is not perfectly evident to all candid per sons that more time and strength is put by Nevada society into card playing and dancing than is consist ent with an earnest christian life? Clubs formed for the purpose and maintained with more zeal than any religious institution in town, meet every week, sometimes several days in the week Church members, neg lectful of the Lord s house and the Lord's table, always answer to their names at the roll call of the card club. Even on the Lord's day and iu the Lord's house, you sometimes hear glowing accounts of the last ball or the last game and enthusias tic anticipations of the 'next Are 'the thorns of worldly pleasure choking the word?" Such facts and many more that could be mentioned abandently jaetily us, we think, in charging our society with dangerous immoderation in the use ,of worldly pleasure." ' Children Cry for Pitcher's Caotorlal Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorfa Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.