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fOL. XVIII,
BUTLER, MISSOURI. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1896.
NO 15
Missouri
OF BUTLER, MO.
Transacts a general banking business. We solicit the accounts of far
" merchants and the public generally, promising a safe depository for
liquids committed to our charge. We are prepared to extend liberal ac
mniodation in the way of loans to our customers. Funds always on hand
rkD on real estate at lowest rates, allowing borrowers to pay part or all
jj,ny time and stop interest.
Or T. C Bo ul ware
.k. nerweterl
Booker Powell
II II K(?Ott
C K BaJford
TJ Wrleht
jgjeaklnt
Geo L Smith
iBtrUett
trgiret Bryner
lalu Brown
Hl7 tumber Co
gBCheW
j Courtney
lobert Clk
crAStColeman
nBiDeerweiter
T A DeArmond
John Evana
Dr J Everingham
Edith EverinKham
CAE Freeman
G B Hickman
D B Heath
Semnel Levy
C H Morrison
Vircinii Items.
"In writing news for the Times this
year, ,
It will be things we see or hear,
And it we get them wrong or mixed,
Kind friends forgive us for this is
John Shacklford of Amsterdam,
us in VirginiaThursday on business.
John Foster has plenty of corn for
Bert Orear of Kansas City, is visit
tor bis parents this week.
Uncle Peter Crooks is on the sick
"ciifton Jackson has bought the
f m Widders farm and moved there
last week.
. rv T T Mirnhell is nuttine III) a
- A't V v . , ' . ,
'woven wire fence on the east side of
his lot.
The Christian church at Miami
Center held a meeting last week and
appointed a building board and they
committee to solicit money to build
i new church.
Jefferson l'ark is up and around
Miss Melvia Gardner after going to
bed Sunday night, commenced
gap and her lower jaw came un
hinged; Dr Brooks was called and
put it iu place.
John Jackson repaired the old
ilerrlt Zinn barn last week.
8 (i Adams, the tax collector, is
taking in the farmers' cash of late.
Rev Mill of Neb., will preach at
Virginia Friday night March Gth,
UatnrHnv ultrht ami SuildaV.
Wm Simpson's house burned down
last Thursday night. Caught tire
from a flue: most of the things were
red.
T L Pettys and wife of Butler pass
k thrnutrh liuro lfttit Sabbath.
Albert Pilgrim has clover, timothy
and prairie nay lor sale.
Mrs Amos Hricrht is on the sick list
Herman Mauser and Miss Annie
Kelley were married Feb. loth.
Rev Reid will commence a protract
ed meeting at Miami Center Tuesday
niirhr. anrt ormtinuw over Sabbath.
T 8 Harper closed his school last
Friday and will have exhibition and
box supper in the near future.
P M Famuliner is on the sick list.
Lewis Garner is on the sick list.
Mrs Robinson of near Rich Hill, is
visiting Mrs Uarner.
Chas Cope was in K C last week.
CW Wolfe went to Burlington,
Kansas, Mondav.
Deputy sheriff Dalton was in Vir
ginia Mondav.
Prof Whistler is visiting old friends
around Virginia.
Misses Daisy and Lillie Walker and
May Bard Saturday at home.
MrsC Kelley died Thursday night
of last wc?k and was buried at Mul
berry Friday.
The ladies of the M E church will
have a box supper at the church
Monday night March Mh.
The party at Isaac Lockride's last
Friday night was a success.
Jake Oowgill has moved to Butler.
, tyiite a number commenced plow
ing Monday.
Quite a number of friends gathered
t tthe hom of Goo Thompson Tues
day night. Feb. 18th. it being their
flfteeuth wedding anniversary, and
U enioved an old fashioned tally
Polling. At ten o'clock a lap supper
m served. At a late nour an went
noiue savimr thev had a irood time.
v Changes last week: W T Cownn o
"is farm known as the Lee Browning
Stephen Cook from Geo Ruble's to
farm bought of lleckadon.
. Fred lleckadon to the Beckett
'arm.
DUVALL &
BUTLER,
FARM LOANS.
Money to loan on farms at reduced rates of interest.
Your Notes are Payable at our Office
.and you find them here when "'.ue.
We give jou privilege to pay at any time. Money ready as
soon as papers are signed. - 33-tf.
4
State
lank
$110,000.
Frank M Vorle
H C Wyatt
B G West
"Wm E Walton
DrWD Hannah
Dr W E Tucker
W B Tyler
E Turner
Wm W Trlgp
Wm Walls
G P Wyatt
Dr N L Whipple
Max Weiuer
K G West
Robert McCracken
A McCracken
John Pharia
J K Rosier
J W Relsner
L B Starke
Clem Slayback
John II Sullene.
Peter Swartzendruber
Dick Holliway from Dr Mitchell to
the Amos Lockridge.
W K Klllott to Jew nome.
H C Wilson of llenrv county to Dr
tru. i.n..
Charlev Tonev moved on C II Mor
rison place.
Free Methodist preactier on 1 a
Harper's place.
Cruth Wright to near Merwin.
Warren Ayers to Butler,
Sam Dray'to Butler.
Tlirum Mnu tn Rntlpr.
Andrew Stauntz to the Dock Pat
terson farm, New Home.
John Foster in Grant Garner's
house.
Oscar Henslev to the Thos Stephe-
son farm.
AAItOX.
Cornland Items.
Mavnr W K Smith of Nvhart.
was
in our village monuay.
Geo K Brooks is visiting at uricn,
Henry county.
Mrs Marshall Calloway, of Corn
land, has her husband, Bill, locked
up In the smoke nouse unuer a iu
days' sentence for misdemeanor.
Miss Bertha Caswell ot men 11111,
was the guest of Mrs Thos Vaughn
Sunday.
Mr Chas Irvin and wife will locate
at Ovid March 1st, to make that their
future home.
Chief of detectective H H Maggart
is out in Kansas on business this
week.
Hon John Stucky has gone to Kan
sas to reside permanently.
Tlins Vaiichri. the victim of high-
way robbers is not getting along very
well at last report.
Geo Johnson of Butler, and Miss
Hattie Talley, of Ovid were married
at the home of the bride's parents
last Wednesday Feb. ltfth at 7 o'clock
p. m. Among the guests were Misses
Karmie Warren, Fraty Irvin, Mr and
Mrs John Irvin, all of Cornland.
Many beautiful presents were receiv
ed. Rev Allen filled his regular ap
pointment at this place Sunday.
l'reacning x nursuay aim r i ma
night at this place.
Cornland debate on last i riuay
night was a failure.
W I Cooper has
returned home
with friends at
nftor short visit
lWn nml rpnorts a pleasant time.
V - rr. '. . , m , ;n
Mr I'Ptpr Harrison oi .Lanorwuf,
buH fion Marvin of this place, left
Sunday for the sunny south, Ark., to
make that their iuture nome.
A wedding to take place at War
ren's next Sunday;Mr Bob Smith and
Miss Erne Warren are me comma
ins parties; so savs Bob. Cyci.oxk.
Johnstown Items.
Everybody busy getting ready to
move.
Our merchants are kept pretty
busy, not so much talk about hard
times as was some time since; guess
times are getting better.
Mr Mat Beusie is teaching us a goou
school.
Miss Dora Crabtree closed her win
ter term of school at Enterprise
March 18. Some 35 or 40 friends and
patrons of the school came with well
tilled baskets, and at noon two long
tables were tilled with the best the
country affords to eat, to which all
did ample justice, for it was a nice
dinner; after which the company
was entertained by Miss Dora and
pupils by carrying out a nice pro
gramme" of recitations, declamations,
dialogues, and music, alldid well: last
but not least came the treat of candy,
nuts and raisins; to scholars and vis
itors by the teacher. Miss Dora is a
very successful and eneigetie teach-
PERCIVAL
MISSOURI-
er she will teacher the spring term at
the same place.
Mr Spears will not move his family
back to the farm. Mr AVells from
near Butler has rented it and will
take possesion the first of March.
ir Howdeu reports some sickness
in the surrounding country.
Preaching at Oak Iliil every fourth
Sabbath. Col. S'iiarp.
uuniiit Items.
An unexpected change in the
weather from Saturdav's gloomy
I ir !-; i t tisuk place Sunday, which
was very agreeable to those anxious
about oat sowing.
A very large attendance at the lit
erary Friday night.
G W Claridy is down with an at
tack of pneumonia. Thursday night
Dr Christy, on his way to Mr Clari
dy's, called ye scribe out at midnight
in the cold and piercing northeast
in1 tn nssist him on his wav. as
one of his horses had taken suddenly
sick, and could not go any further.
We furnished him another animal
and have since had a patient on our
hands. The Dr is liberal, however.
Frank Chambers has rented his
farm to Wilburn Gibson, and will
follow other business than farming.
Will Seelinger says some of his cat
tle wftitrhs 1.800 pounds, and are not
fat yet. Will will break the market1
when he strikes it.
What's the matter with the lick
skillet correspondent in the Demo
crat? We thought that last commu
nication was certainly enough to
bust you; we mean that in which
vou made some suggestion or some
thing of that kind. Come on, but
don't make such a break again. We
understand Mr Peeler is a candidate
for sheriff, and you will be safe, thus
far, in pushing his claims.
Our tax collector, J W Beaman, is
vnrv Viiisv trvinir to round up all the
tax of the township preparatory to
turning over his books March 1st.
We understand another wedding is
the tapis for this week. Bates and
Johnson counties will furnish, this
time, the contracting parties.
Right, Mr. Editor, J udge DeArmond
will be nominated and also elected
because the people of this congres-
Kinun distrifT, nppn. ana want mm in
congress. As the years have passed
thev ve become better aequaintea
with his abilities, and while we may
have a number of good men in this
district, whmiiifirht do creditable serv
ice in congress vet it is always at a
riik- to inn L t a. r'ha.no'ft while satistac
tion is being rendered, as in the case
of the present incumoent. io suc
nucfnl I'uFiMur or liusintiss mail would
think of changing an employee, who
enjoyed his tavor, ior one umrieu or
inATnprienc.ed. It's a safe plan in
politics as well as the ordinary busi
nps of lifp Yes. we are for De
Armond in this neck o' the woods,
and don't you doubt it.
Gkovee.
Married.
EaFollktt Deckkk: The mar
riage of Miss Sadie LaFollett to
At r Wn.it or ripp.kpr was solemnized at
the home of the bride's mother, Mrs
J A LaFollette, seven nines east oi
Butler, on last Wednesday at high
noon in the presence of near relatives
an.i a fw fripnris. Rev W T Morris.
Th attendants were Miss Christine
ToPnllH ami Afr Tarl Decker. The
bride was attired in a beautiful white
henrietta and satin. The bridesmaids
wore white silk. The groom wore the
nonvpntinnal black.
At 12 o'clock the bridal partv
marched into the parlor, and stand
th n. bpautifnl mistletoe
arch, Rev Morris pronounced them
man and wife. Alter congratulations
alt rt rifl irod to the dininar room.
where the tables were handsomely
oWnratpd and laden with all the del
icacies of the season. The presents
wor nimifiroiis and handsome. The
happy couple will remove to the farm
of his lather, ine young peopie arc
null known and hichlv respected by
all, who wish tham a happy voyage
through life. A Gckst.
Elkhart Items.
Copper cents are decreasing in
value at Elkhart seventy-five being
sold for seventy cents.
The party at Lon Prindle's was
largely attended and enjoyed by all.
John Cox, the Elkhart blacksmith
will move to Adrian soon.
Gen Shelby came down from Kan
sas Citv to see his son, Orville, who
lost his hand at Adrian. Orville had
a verv narrow escape, as part of his
hat was cut off by the car wheels.
Jim Vourisr is coins to work for
Mr Lowen this vear.
Mioses Stella Robards and Maud
Marshall spent Sunday with Miss
Grace Compton.
Mr Tedford will move to Elkhart
soon, having rented Mrs Cox's farm.
Anv .me wautine seed oats call on
j P S f erguson, he will either sell or
t-fo.).i fur .crri
Lawrence White, the foot racer of
this citv, has laid aside his weights
and quit the business.
Al Wvatt killed a wild goose one
dav last week after shooting at them
thirteen times. Al is a 'bad' boy with
a Winchester. .
Meeting still in progress at Fair
View church, and Rev May is making
the sinners trtnble.
Owen Couchman will resiae on
we?t mam street this summer.
Several parties have been planting
potatoes the past week.
George llackler has purchased a
bicycle but has not learned to ride
it yet. George seems to think it is a
poor wav of committing suicide.
Molue Gazoo.
i
Will
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CASH
ROGERT
Aa we are now having the largest
trade, since we have been in Butler.
and aa coffee and sorno nth fir nrfinlns
that iiave declined in price, we deem
it our duty, aa we have always done,
to lower the price, at every chance we
nave, we wm Ben you dow,
1 pkg Arbuckle coffee
$0 18
1 " Lion "
1 " Aukoria '
1 " Breakfast "
1 " XXXX
1 ft) broken Java, the best
18
18
18
i rr
iu
20
1 ft good Rio (some calls Java
blend)
ft) pure Java Blend coffee
25
25c ia as cheap as wo can sell
you
pure Java Blend, all others charge
vou 30a for the genuine.
3i lb best African Java $1
00
3 " fancy Peaberv coffee 1
00
4 ' extra fancy Mexican coffee 1
00
: boxes Greenock Lye
4 boxes Greenwich lye 1
1
hi
00
05
lb eoaa
6 " "
25
25 1
bars Silk soap
" Old Country soap
" Fairbanks brown soap
" Clairette soap
" Fairbanks Copco
" Sea Moss bath soan
25
25
25
25
05
25
3 pkg's Scotch Oat flakes
3 pkg s Nudavene flakes
25
25
25
9 ID9 Scotch Oats
10 lb Pearl hominy
lb Hominy flakas
box Kirks Rainwater maker
lb shot pepper
" finest tea siftines
25
18
18
25
Dry ealt meat per pound
07
25 i
lb imperial tea
" fancy sun cured Japan
worth fiOc for
35
1 ft) fancy Moyune Gunpow
der tea
ft) fine twist basket fired
Japan worth 90c for
pail best iellv in Butler
30
G5
45
3 ft3 fancy Cal. evap peaches
3 " " " prunes
6 ' " dried apptes
!5!
25
25
J. " best powder
100 lbs Royal Crown flour '
201
20
1 bbl No 1 fine salt J
1 set Meakins best cups and
saucers
1 set Meakins best plates
1 10-in. meat dish
1 set large flint tumblers
1 set pretty sauce dishes
1 large fruit bowl
i- " " with stem
Finest tubular laterns worth
70c for
Western square washing ma
chines Economy clothes wringers
Loaded paper shells per box
Empty " " Per 100
No 8 cop bottom wash boilers
No 8 solid copper
1 qt covered bucket
20
35!
35
25 1
25
15
20!
35
85
85
30
50
85
15
20
25
Nails per pound
W am ill fit: o-Attinff in a car 01
hicken netting, noes,
rakes, hedge knives, plow single ana
uaiu ? -v
. . . . nnn-a 1rVo VlinCfiS.
uouoie trees, aico, oa-c,.v.-..-, o--'
files,clevices,table and pocket cutlery
ura,l,c ,7-; v
ho ts.bracea ana Dii8,uuuiuici
ets, copper rivets.nog nuKs,
Co-o .ta ranees, enndetones ana
rnnc, O ' o
hangers, open rings and links, trace
.Kdn.. r,nh mauls, screen doore,
vilit' uc ' .
enrin.T hinees, screen wire, gimp
tacks, carpet tacks, shoe nails and
rope fastners; in iact we i.ae .r..j
thino-, in the hardware line, that the
farmers use, and we are prepared to
figure, with any one that is minnug
of building this spring, you iu
lose money if you don't figure with
We hiye a large stock of bulk
oardeu fieed,they are not raised here,
but in the north, and we guarantee
hom n h the finest quality, at
about half what we sold them at Ust
year.
We have jast gotten m a car oi
the Washburn Crosby Gold Medal
Hih Patent Flour, that we have all
heard of. for the la&t 25 years, made
at Minneapolis, Minnesota. We will
sell this nour, while this car lasts at
1 X0 and less in 500 103 lots, what
IK
F
ARMERS'
CASH CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
$55,000.00
D. N. THOMPSON, President.
E. A. BENNETT, Vice-Pres.
E. D. K1PP, Cashier.
J. EVERINGHAM, Seeretarv.
I
do' you think of that price, for that
hieh patent flour? We have two
lSI(Ara nf .TftrsAtr f!rwm flour on.l
while we had some trouble with the
?i. :n i
lasi car id wm never nappeu again.
We have now the best Jersey Cream
flour we ever had in our store and
will warrant every sack to be first
class.
We have iust gotten in today, a
car of extra fine salt, new barrels
and no broken staves, will not cet
hard. We also cot in CO boxes of
Clairette soaD. the people will re
1 k. .
member, that ia the best laundry
soap made, washea as well in hard
water, aa in soft water, the sea moss
bath soap is worth 10c a cake, but
nil sell a few boxes at 5c a cake.
Remember we are eellins our barb
wire, hardware, garden tools etc., at
prices you cannot get,at other places,
come in and see lor yourself. j
Don t let a few cheap prices, uia
played in front of some business
house draw you into a trap, remem
ber a few cheap things don't mean
everything cheap, we have several
thousand dmerent articles in our
store, and we ask our customers t:
notice the price on eyerythiDg we
carry, another thing, we ask you to
notice,and that is, the quality of our
goods, you know, good goods cost
no mora than th nommnn nr infer-
ior goods.
V e will eive vou some eood reas
ons. Why you should bring all your
butter, eggs and chickens to us, 11
you want cash, we will pay yon as
much as any man in Butler. We
agree to pay you as much tor your
eggs and poultry aa any one will of
fer you, if you want goods, we have
anything you can call for, of the
very finest quality, kverthing irean
and new, at the lowest possible
price. If you want a few groceries,
hardware etc , some dry goods, bal
ance in cash, we will divide it up to
unit vou. and bv takiner an order on
dry goods store, we give you the
trade price, which saves you consia- j
niderable. We know when the peo 1
pie thourghly understand our mode !
of handling produce for our cuBtom
jl 1 1 7 1 1 - 1
ers. mey win au come 10 us.
Promising vou. the beat treatment
D
in our power to extend to you when
in our store.
We are Yours Truly,
WILLIAMS BROS.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and all others interested in the estate or
N. F. Major deceased, tnat I, busan
Major, administratrix, of s.aid es-
intend to make final teuicmem
I tharanf o tha nfvt tprm fit the Bate
i.tww.if ...... -
uutr Z?TleT:r
state or Missouri, to
lui , th-
uh dav oi May
Sisav Major. '
AdministiatrU.
1S96
I.V4t
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The Fee yMem Mn.t t,.
Washincton, D. C, leb. 21. 1 he
house committee on judiciary to-day
. .... .
nerrf.(l to renort favorably a bill to
fc
abolish the fee svstem as applicable
to United States district attorneys.
United States marshals' and their
assistants aod depu?iF, and to sub
stitute salaries.
hest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. 5. Gov't Report
X!
Bank
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THEY SEE SPOOKS.
Col. Wm. H. Phelps Take a Shot at
His Enemies.
St. Louis Star, Feb. 19.
In Tuesday's Po6t Dispatch ther
appeared a dispatch, presumably
from Jefferson City, charging Col.
Wm. H. Phelps, attorney for the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, with be
ing the chief conspirator in a plot
to control the Missouri delegation
to the National Republican Conven
tion. Col. Phelps, when seen Wed
nesday, said:
"The rumor is too silly to talk
about. The Jefferson City corres
pondent of the Post Dispatch is &
myth. The senational specials are
inspired by a gentleman who has
been lying so long with his ear upon
the ground, anxiously listening for
the delayed sound of voices calling
him to lead the host of Missouri
Democracy to victory iu November
on a 1G to 1 or bust platform, thai
he sees spooks. It is doing me too
much honor to suggest that I can in
the least influence the election of
delegates to the Republican Nation
al Convention, or that I can hv
any influence with them after they
shall have been elected. I hav
written no letters asking an 'inter
view' with any one upon the subject
have eent no annual passes to an
one whom I think will be a delegate
and my opinion as to who are likely
to be delegates ia not worth publish
ing I hope I may have one friend
in the delegation, through whom I
can secure a ticket to the convention
as seats will be at a premium, and
the convention will be the most in
teresting National Convention ever
held"
PASSIXU OF ' BILL" NYE-
Surrounded by His Family, the Great
Humorist Calmly Breathes His
Last.
Asheville, N. O, Feb. 22 Edgar
W. Nye died this afternoon at nii
home at Buck Shoals. He remained
unconscious throughout all last
night, and during the day it wae
seen that he was gradually sinking,
and his death was hourly expected.
All the members of his family end
most of his intimate relatives, in
cluding his grandmother, were with
him as he breathed bis last Hie
j death was peaceful. He lay pal
aad wan in tfce bed, oesiae wmca
sat his faithful wife, and loving chil
dren. He breathed calmly, but ver
slower and slower, until his heart
i 1 1 t 1 t U a r.seiul trr-.rr'
s cease'-i to uea.i, uuu uc jjmku
life .to death like a sleeping child
j Hi3 wife, mother ana two uauuieii,
j are prostrated with grief.
; M x- firt became Known as a
) huaiorifct of great promise about eis-
teen vears ngo, when it was disco-'
: - & wrfter of certain
car.ital sketches published iti H
: " , . .
: Western paper, which was w'tu.
r.l tiAnT, tt,i(.nt. for liis wor.
that tini" he has --r oee of tie
foremost humorist- in American
journalism He was born in Main.
It is contended that be is the man
whom Bret Hart- mentions in the
"Heathen Chinee."