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fOL. XIX.
3 IJTLER, MISSOURI. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2G, 1890.
NO 2
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issouri
OF BUTLER, MO.
CAPITAL
SURPLUS FUND
ttetives Deposits. Loans money, Issues Drafts and does a general Hanking business.
We tolicittht) account of Farmers, Merchants ami the public generally promising a
Ife Depository for all funds committed to our charge. We are prepared to extend
liberal accommodation in the way of loans to our customer,
or T C. Boulware Booker Powell Frank M Voris
Oeo LSmith H H 1'iggott J M Christy
John Deerwester C K Kalford K G West
J E Jenkins TJ Wright .Wra E Walton
Thanking the public for their confidence and liberal patronage during th" past Of teen
vesrs we solicit a continuance of the same promising honest and coiiBcrva'.ive man -urement,
with strict attention always to the wants or our enstomers.
J. R. JENKINS, Wji. E. WALTON,
Cushier. President.
Virgin in Items.
b writing news for the Tixiks this
yea".
It will be things we see and hear,
And if we net them wronif or mixed
Friends forgive U8 for this is 'DO.
Jliss Sadie Whinnery spent Satur
day at home with her parents.
jag Crook, of Amoret, was in Vir
ginia Monday after chickens.
Harper Bateman preached at the
Peter Crook school house sunday eve.
A V Simpson is building a new
cattle shed.
Ed Dudley is buying turkey, hogs
snrl furs.
jno Nance has turned part of B F
Jenkins' bam into a repair shop.
Anyone wanting work done in his
line will do well to give him a call.
Preston Cooper is the boss corn
hunker of Charlotte township.
The trustees of the Virginia grave
yard reqests all those interested, to
meet them Friday morning to clean
up the yard and put up hitching
posts.
Sixteen families took their children
out of the Bethel school on account
ofdintheria. The school was closed.
Alf Jackson had $5 stolen out of
tbe pocket of his Sunday pants,
which he left hanging in the hall.
Mrs Jas Cuzick lost a pocket book
containing $2 between her home and
Virgina one day last week.
Missl'avis, who is teaching the
Willow Branch school, spent Satur
day and Sabbath with friends here.
Geo Thompson lost a mule last
week from eating wormy corn.
Mrs Henry Feebeck and two chil
dren were taken sick Thursday, the
mother threatened with pneumonia,
the children with diptheria. They
got better, but Saturday little Cora
grew rapidly worse and died at 11
o'clock, and was buried in the Vir
ginia cemetery Sunday. The funeral
nervice was held at the house by Miss
Lydia Witherspoon. To the memory
of little Cora Feebeck by her grand
mother, Mrs Jas Pilgrim:
Tis hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the heart
lis hard, so hard to speak the words,
We must forever part.
Dearest loved one we must lay thee
In the peaceful grave's embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished
'Till we see thy heavenly face.
There is quite a stir about dipthe
ria again. A number have taken
their children from school on account
of it.
tieo Pauliuan's children have the
diptheria, and it is reported that one
of Cal Button's children has it.
Rev (ialbreatb preached Sabbath
night at the M E church.
p W Wolfe goes around partly
shaved since Uryan did not get there.
Mrs Geo Jenkins and daughters,
Misses Ethel and Esther, visited rel
atives in Butler last week.
John Rogers and wife of Auiorett,
attended the funeral of Cora Fee
beck Sunday.
Miss Lula Schlichnian of Mulberry,
passed through Virginia on her way
home from Butler where she had
been visiting old friends.
Portable wells are moving round
Virginia of late.
Jefferson Park was under the doc
tor's care last week; Dr Christy was
&UVALL & PERCIVAU
BUTLER. MO-
, Moner to loan en farms at reduced rates of
, nuterest. Your notes are viable at our oflic
. d Jon find them here when dne We cive
? privilege to uay any timet Honey ready
soon as papers are signal. S"i U j
Stale
$55,000.00
2.500. OH
called to see him, Sunday he was a
little better.
Amos Herrick went to K C the first
of the week.
John Aslier will move to near
Springfield, Mo., this week.
Mrs Clouse and daugher. Mrs W A
Ephland, of Foster, visited Mrs Joe
Whinnery Tuesday of last week.
oir l aircnnas oi liutier. atienueu
church at Virginia Sabbath night.
Uncle Billy Drysdale's back has
been hurting him for several day;
Grandma Drysuale had a sick spell
Sundav night but is better now.
(irandma Craig left for the Nation
on Friday, accompanied by Mrs W U
Craig, who has been to St joe having
l. 4- ! t .1.
ner eves ucniru. uiauuiun iiiiurv.-i
the winters milder there, but she
hates to leave her baby girl, whose
"m'Z".-.!,!, u ,.mirr
day in Virginia; Cole Hensley against
ft wyrewoou oi juuiuerry, cow anu
fiilf in iliwruite- witness frniii Aiiiiirer.
Kobt Barton and wife, Thos Lockey.
llie fcuit was uecmeu in favor or
llwntilMV Ilni-ni" the tniirt wa.lt I II?
for the"lawyers to come Thos Lockey
and Chas Morrison had a little rouna
son if Marie Ilanna did not have the
money? Charley said, yes. Lockey
all the parties were a little dishonest
and Charley said his party was not.
money and buying votes he must
have bought them of Morrisons party,
The Virginia Literary was reorgan-
ied last Friday nislit and will meet
every Friday night in McFadden's
J.- t t n- i ii:n
Miss Lizzie Bones, of Rich Hill, who
has been visiting her grandparents,
Mr and Mrs Fhilip Heckadon, for a
few weeks, returned home Sunday
accompanied by Pearl Heckadon.
We copy from the Church Budget
the following which will be of inter
est to the many friends of T P Reid:
"Bro T P Reid writes us from Brent
wood, California, where hehaslocat-
ed, that they enjoy a delightful cli-
mate free from cold, fresh withfruits
and flowers, and that the whole
country abounds with good people.
Look for a marriage northeast of
here soon. Both parties are of age.
Young lady from the west will return
home this week. A.ro.
Klkhart Items.
Corn husking is now the order of
dav.
Lee Culver of Butler, was In Elk
hart last Friday buying egyrs aud
trame.
Abe Talbott, one of Kansas City's
big policemen, was hunting in this
Dart of the country last week.
Andrew Erhart and Ross Connard
have gone to south Missouri to buy
cattle.
Jim liomine lias the cheapest gun
in town; the gun and box of caps cost
him seventy-five cents.
Cora llenson visited relatives in
Cass county last week.
Some of the bovs went, "coon
hunting Saturday night. One gan
caught an o'nossuni and the other
cauerht a rabbit.
Tom Fugate, who got his leg broke
at the Bryan sneaking at Kansas
City, is able to get to town again.
We understand that Miss Lentz,
the teacher of the Lone Star school,
is mukins the bad scholar hard to
catch.
Payton Neafus has swapped his
violin for a shot gun, and the rabbit
had better hide out.
Elliis Hand has lost three fat steers
from a spinal affection of some kind
Thornbrugh's boys have broken
the record on hunting; having caught
73 o'possums and five coons this fall,
Several of our people attended
church at Concord Sunday night.
Harvey Robbins would be much
obliged to the fellow that got his hat
at the party if he would return it
and get his' own property.
Mollib Gazoo.
AqsUh Items.
J W Cordell has returned from K
n with r.ri hnhok of nntAtoes for sals
at 35cts a bushels. from the flue Saturday ZN'ov. 14, and
Mis Katie Kimberlin and Mr Pen- burned to the ground,
nie were married last Sunday; thev John Gilbreath purchased a span
leave for Arkansas, their future of mules, wagon aud a aet of harness
home, this week. in Appleton City Monday.
Miss Emma Wilson has returned Last Wednesday night the Chris
home from her trip to Tennessee. tian church gave a supper at the res
Mr Colar and Mr Demott brought idence of Chas Meyers for the beneht
two big loads of potatoes to town. of the Christian Sunday school at
Mr Smith's 17-year-old daughter, which oysters and peaches were
died Saturday of pneumonia. served at ten cents a dish; a large
Mr Soske:-, our Baptist preacher, and glorious crowd present, and a
is goin" to move on the widow Gar- profit realized.
ret place in Austin. Dr B F Sharpless is having a six
Walter Dallas has got home with room residence elected in Kockville,
hiss father whit hs been in th n.sv- where we understand, he will engage
lum for several year.
Mr Riggins has.80 acres of bottom
land to sell at S?2 per acre.
"kls' Clerk No. 8.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
They Indorse Free Silver at 16 to 1 and In
sist That Government Only Shall
Issue Money.
Rochester. N Y, Nov. 20 The
genera! as-en.blv of tLe Knights of
Labor declared to day for free silver.
The action tikeu ws iu tbe adop
tion n i!. i ..) clause to tbe sev
enteenth pluLk in tbe declaration
submitted by the eonm ittee on Law
As originally framed this plunk held
that interest ber ng boud., bills of
credit f.r in.te- f.l.vu.1 I never be is
Bued by the Government, but that if
need arises the emergency should be
met by tbe issue of legal tender non
interest bearing money.
To this was added the following:
"And that gold and silver when so
issued shall be the free and unlimit
ed coinage tit the ratio of 1G to 1,
regardless of tte acliou of any other
nation
The General Assembly voted down
the proposition to reduce the ratio
of representation of District, State
and National Assemblies.
A proposition granting represen
tation to isolated local assemblies
t4i, j J : . i . , i -i i
attached A"7 to General As
sembly on a basis of a delelegate for
the first thousand members, and one
for each additional tbousaud, or ma
- j, fraction thereof, was adopted,
J
which gives representation to be
Uween 50,000 and CO COO member s
I
who are now eutitled to repreeenta-
jion
A. resolution was adopted that the
Getal Assembly denounce tbe at-
t-mPfc -oon to be made to take from
the Government of the people tbe
sovereign right to issue money and
leaving it entirely under tbe control
f nfttlonfti hankn and ca!'s unon
or lne nauonal oanKS, anacal.s upon
the people everywhere to watch their
represectativeH in Congress aud le
1 . "
mand from them such legislation as
will continue tbe issuance of Gov
eminent money in preference to
money of national banks or copora-
tions
Lewix' Home iMstinr.
Clinton Democrat.
Graud old sixth district! Mow
nobly eVe rallied to the suppora cf
Lou V. Stephens! He carried every
county in the district, and bis tota
plurality in the seven counties is
over 6,000. Here are tbe figures:
Stephens. Lewis. Majority
4,217 3,731 1,563
3. (Mil 2,302 1.5-.8
2 ,237 l.S'.'S WR
J,12fl i.sii :;u
4,20 S.22! ttU7
t,12 S,24 tit
.SjO 1.W3 M7
23 478 17.2G2
Bates
Cats
Cedar
Dade
Henry
Johnson
St. Clair
Total
Konnd Prairie Items.
Miss Grace McDavitt is on the sick
list.this week.
It is rumored that we will have
three weddings to write abcut next
week.
Eugene Wilson of Calawav county
is visiting relatives on our beautiful
prairie this week.
Jim McDavitt bought 500 bushel
of corn of his father last week at 15c
per bushel.
Clarence Dean was kicked by
mule on the side of hit face and le
Thursday evening.
Mr Uosse of ernon county, was
talking with friends on our prairie
last weeks.
Mr aud Mrs O L Housley of Apple
ton City, St Clair county, were visit
ing her" parent, Mr and Mrs Dr B F
Sharpless.
It is rumored that one of our young
men, who took a young lady to the
supper Wednesday onj account of
bad weather or something he hasn't
taken her home yet.
C C Wilson moved his brother and
sister to Butler Tuesday.
Several of our young men went to
Vernon county last week to seek em
ployment in the coal mines which
opened Tuesday morning.
The old Valeu'tine house, one-half
mile west of Rockville, caught fire
in the drug business.
- J A Hall of Vernon county,
pent
Saturday night and fennday on our
beautiful prairie. Climax.
HANNA CHARGED WITH BUY-j
ING AGRICULTURAL PA- j
PERS IN THE WEST.
The "Homestead" a Des Moines
Publication, to Make Sen
sational Disclosures.
IT "DEFIES LIBEL SUITS.
DECLARES THAT $200,000 WAS SPENT
TO INFLUENCE FARMERS'
PAPERS
IN MANY STATES.
an allk;i:d offer dkclimil).
Des Moinep, Io , Nov. 20 Home
stead, an agricultural paper publish-
d here, will to morrow, in a special
edit ioa of 100,000 conies, expose
the metbo'is of Mark Hanna in pur
chasing tbe agricultural papers of
the central west, particularly in the
doubtful stales, to iclluence the far
mers atvay from silver. The article,
consisting of 15,090 words, makes
direct charges that papers were
bought, nud challenges those impli
cated to cue for libel. It directly
charges that Wallace's Farmer, pub-
ihed here, was purchased, and esti
mates that fully $200,000 was spent
to buy other payers in Iowa, Indi
ana, Nebraska. Illinois, Minnesota,
Ohio sikI Michigan. Although names
of the men who carried on the deal
are not given, they are described.
Tbe descriptions tit a United States
senator, national eomwitteeman and
several Iowa politicians.
The Homestead pays it was itself
invited into the deal aud gives tbe
entire traneaction away. It tells of
conferences with republican leaders
held by James M. Pierce, manager,
and S. F. Stewart, editor, both here
and in Chicago, and says that the
price offered was about $12,000. In
return lor tnis the Homestead was
to publish articles, disguised as non
partisan, to be furnished by writers
in the employ of tbe republican
committee, and to refuse to publish
communications from silver men un
til the close of the campaign. Thou
sands of sample copies were to be
sent to the addresses of doubtful
farmers, gathered by the county
committeemen in the central western
states. Pierce and Stewart eay they
led tbe republican managers on unti
they understood tte whole deal; se
cured the names of papers bought
and tbe prices paid, and then broke
off negotiations
The article exposing the alleged
deal opens with a statement that ag
ricultural papers should be non par
tisan; that they should be unpur
cha9eable because they are depended
on by tbe farmers to tell the truth
free from party bias. It says ibat
different sets of republican workers
operated with different papers, so
that exposure would be more diffi
cult if anything went wrong
Mr. Pierce, in his part of the ar
tic'ie, says be was summoned b'
prominent politician to a conference
early in Juh; that be was asked t
go into the deal and that it waa ex
plained to hiza that at that time
Iowa was for silver by 30,000 votes,
and that somtthiag must be done to
get the farmers in line. Partisan
paper could not do it, he was told,
because the farmers were suspicious
of partisan papers, and tbat what
was wauled was an apparently non
partisan discussion of the question
without reference to republicans or
democrats. It would take lime to
bring them back into line.
Then follows a loDg1 explanation
of the methods used to gat the
Homestead into line. Editor Stew
art went to Chicago, where he held
a cotifereccs with the republican
managers. He Wis told, Le save,
tbat similar contracts bad been made
with, easy other agricultural papers
and the conditions were made plain.
Letters and telegrams explaining
tbe minor details follow. Then, tlie
FARMERS
BANK
BUTLER MO.
Csipitai stott sr.o.ooo
jsui-i)iii!-i liimi sr.ooooo
We Want Your Business.
Homestead says, the plot bating
been iatnornea negotiant
were
broken off.
Tbe next chapter takeR
up the
editor of
record of Henry Wallace,
Wallnce'a Farmer and fotmerlv !
auace s x armer ana loimeny eoi
tor of the Homestead, aud shows
that be was a silver man. Then it
prints from the farmer au article ia
which notice is given, August 14,
that a series of "nou partisan" arti
cles on tbe financial question were
about to appear. The Homestead
charged that these are the articles
urnished by tbe republicRii comtiiit'
tee. It prints a table of the circu
ation of the Farmer previous to
and during the campaign. Before
tbe articles commeLced to sppear, it
asserts, the circulation was but
7,000 a week, but that during the
time the alleged deal was in progress
20,000 copies a week were scut out.
Advance proofs of tbe articles have
become public and have caused a
big stir in political circles. The re
publicans threaten to join with Wal
lace in a suit against the Homestead
for libel. The Homestead editors
say they court this, as it will give
them a chance to produce their evi
dence, and promise to drag into
court scores of prominent politicises.
On Trust Has Collapsed.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 22. The wire
cail trust has collapsed and will en
deavor to wind up its affairs Decem
ber 1st. Sale agents representing
mills within the pool were to day
scrambling to sell nail fit SI. 70
per keg in Chicago, which is a dollar
psr keg loer than the trust's circu
lar price, and jobbers were selling in
lots of from one to 1,000 kegs from
store at 2 per keg. Before the end
of the present week the price, it is
said, will be down to $1.23 per keg,
or within thirty centa of the lowest
price they ever sold here. The trust
in a circular to the jobbers gives
them liberty to sell at any price they
piease.
Five Cremated.
!
Hamilton, Mo, Nov. 23 Five j
children of Mr. and Mrs. Snyder i
Neal, living live miles north of this j
city, were burned tj death. The j
Neal dwelling was burned while the j
parents were attending a dnee. j
Soon after starting Lome, the i
Xeals and those accompanying tbem
discovered that the Na' residei.ee I
W&3 on fire. When they reached
the burning building the father saw j
bis 11 year-oid girl lying burning in i
the front door, clasping her I year
old brother in her arms. The futLer '
fell in a swoon, acd has been a ravirg j
maniac ever since ;
The mother is prostrated with j
grief and it is feared that sbs will 1
die. It hat been ascertained that ;
tbe fire was an accident and waa not
of incendiary origin, as at first sup
posed.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
I. N. THOM1-5IIS, ITe.
K. A. BENNETT. V. 1'res.
E. 1). Kll'l. Cashier.
W. Sewberrv
Pratt YTvatt S
Assistant.
DIRECTORS
PE J EVFRIVGHAM.
JNO E SIIIM'T.
W . . WILCOX.
J J. MrKKK.
CLARK W1X.
H M UAIl-KT.
J0. STKELK.
JAS. M. McKlBBEX.
5
I
Trustee's Sale.
Whereas Casper Stammen and Mary St ru
men his wile, by their deedof trnst dated No
vember ., aud recorded in the recorder',
office within and for Rates county, Miesonri.
in book No. 117 page .Mo conveyed to the uti
dersiened trustee the follow inir described reaii
i est&ie Ivintr and beinc situate in the count oL
Bates and elate of Missouri, to-wit:
I5e)rlnnl ot tllB ,n.uh,.Mt rorner of ike-
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
tectUn twenty-three (tS) In township forty
(40) of ranfre thirty-one (311, Tanning thene
uorth two hundred and ten (21)11 feint, tbeix-f
west three hundred and fifty (35) feet, thence
eouib two hundred and ten (210) feet, thsaec
east three hundred and fifty i"!) feet to plarr
of beginning, which conteyance w as made l
trnst to secare the payment of one certain
nots fully described in said deed'of trust; aait
whereas, default ha been made II the pay
ment of said note, and the same la mow pst
dneandnnpatd Sow therefore, at the re
quest of the legal holder of said note and- par-
fctiam io i lie conditions oi said ilnru or trust, i'
will proceed to sell the above described prens-
ises at puldlc. vendue, to the hlKhest tidier
ror cash at the east front door or tlM en art
honne, in the city of Hufler. county ot &llr
and state of Missouri, on
Mouday, December 21, 189G
between the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock in the alter noon ef that
dav, fur the purposes of satisfying said iibt.
lnt.er.-ot and costs. C A. ALLEN.
2-4t Trustee.
Trustee's Sale.
Whereas John C Hlrni and Ollvln D Html.
his wife, by their deed of trust dated Deceae-
berxoth 181. and recordedfn the reoordey
office within and for Bates county, Mlesetart,tt&.
book Ho. 10: page 4HU. conveyed to the uaifsr
elKiied trustee the following described rroV
estate lying and being silnate In the twxuty or.
Bates and state or Missouri, to wn:
The southeast quarter of section twenty It'
In township thirty-nine M of range tiairtv
(3) contalning(H) acres more or less, vrt.fch
conveyance as made in trust to secure Ihr
peyment of one certain note fully deecrirteo.)
in said deed of trust: and whereas, defeat!
has been made in the payment of tbe princifl'
and accrned Interest thereon, now yest dae
and unpaid Now therefore, at tbe request oft
the legal holder of said note and pursuant te
the conditions of said deed of treat. I wHl pro
ceed to sell the above described ttremlsee. 1
public vendue, to the highest bidder fercae.
t tbe east front door of the court beuse- J ti
the city of Butler, county of Batee aao stav
of Missouri, on
Tupsday, December 22, 1896,
between the honrs or mil o'clock in tbe fore
noon and live o'clock in the afternoon of thai
day lor the purposes of satisfying said fcl
Interest and costs. K. O HAUTWELL,
2 4t Trustee,
Trustee's Siiic.
Whereas Filer Sackett and Caroline S Sscs
ett his wife, by their deed of trust dated May
ISth, lial. and recorded In the recorder's (iScf
within and for Bates county Missouri. 1st
boek No.' 102. page loo. conveyed to the Bsder
signed trnstee. the following describee rea.
estate lying and being si'oate in tbe eosnty ot
Bates and tate of Missouri, to-wit:
Lot Ho Three (") in block five (.') is Wr
ren's addition to the town, now eitv of Butler,,
which conveyance was made In trnst to secure
tbe pavment of a certain note fully desclixKp
in said deed of trust; and whereas default ha
beep made in the pavment of the principal art-f
five years Interest thereon now past dse and
unpaid, Now.thtrefore. at the request oftbe
legal holder of said note and pursuant to tLe
conditions of said deed or trust. I will pre
ceed to sell the above described premise lit
l.fiblic vendne. to the highest bidder for easb.
I at the east front door of the court bouse. In.
the cltv of Butler, county cf Bates and tut
or Missouri, on
Tuesday December 22, 1896,
between the honrs of nine o'clock in tbe fore
noon and Ave e'eiock In the afternoon of tst .
day for the purposes of sslisrying ssld 1eM,
inieret and costs. T. L. HAkPEK,
2-4t Trustee.
T. W. LECC-
For alf reiiair. or parts of Be??,, Scnrie.
road wagot.s, farm wagons. phaeu.ns c.jde
shaftf. neckvok'. wlieei. dsnsln-s. cusulon ,
top. I sell trie best
Bugorv Paint on Earth.
vTe reset t!re &r.d
DO NOT RUIN THE WHEEL--
Will furnish you a bogy
HIGH OR LOW GRADE
for very tew dollars. I m thaakfal to alt wt
beve patronized me and hope yoo willcDtJe
to do so, and If yon have nevr tried me. rxmxf
n 1 be coovtoced tbat this Is the right plane
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