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~. DANISH. mas tccp IN
Nnc wholesale tusirtS~ for ciehictI
wars uNas rstar0S t,rrns 70 aod English,
wants a situation tn 81 wholesale business
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A YOUNG LANN capa'No S., teach'ns
scholastic Nrarrh's t-~.rs-~ 81 iN~tlyn
Hs eONs.'sses aT tt.ni-i nip1aoln at'
Hcc I'd
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j. 81 DAVIS, manufacturer OF hUgs,
top ana cu7hiona General renaiMng. .H
AT lam stfgrt,
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Help Wanted.


-
Holm wantod
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m,h.i'S' H""i i'aNihs nus'll's5S' mn. isn'
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W AN r'l' tNrerienr"d INDY or gentle
liau st'nosrApher ana EeinnS'on on
eifinr who can act as substitute at
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maehln@s for sool'ns refsesistqrs-
charged Tx. a storage battery. koens
pnfiSh,ble nri' nles ill,tofinit..ly lnae-
slruetihle. everlasting. Every owner of
AGENTS. TO lNNDI.E OF II TTiE-
phcnr Tablet. Lawn Sprinkler and II u
Grade spcr,ultics pays S5l1 voarjv.
Victor Mfg. CO.. lle."iand ohio. i,
AGnNT.i, either Sex. New Patent ar,!-
salary. Stamp for ,,arttc,1lar. r;1,shi
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fishing CO., Lakeside Bldg, Chicago
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49, ~ ,'ilipn -, '.i,u,o every
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t'bt'r..o 1'''''P '''''V" iharh'icol CO;
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WANTED Five experienced specially
sh'"smnn TO sell oar row speciality to
me me, rstnt trade; heh commission, only
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AGENTS WANTED Campaign hook.
iosluW"iy only authentic. officially In
1orsed lives Of cand,dnt"s:. history Of
% per cont outfits really Scnt pre-
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Main street, Houston. Texas IL
''"'S' 10
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ANTFl' n competent White qirl ns
COOK anu house maid. German pr. ,err.d
.,nply Monday No, no Rusk co nor
hbStAl- ID.
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cANCIi. urcd IN seven days without
rain no ours 40 pay, pr Sidaona tp6,,
Mliu streei. ~
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.78'G; I9al: 1872 (p i277: 1853. 7755: 1856 e.,
r.: ~; 'i0a; Good Pay On; House a..
,S9 Ia5l %; Loan; 5oSs ts,. 7lsS. 7slt
.it9; ~ On 5nia 90 iGl7 On rps fo
.ola; 2i2n: 721l; 72N 7oIs, 7aaS: william
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WAN a VINO cirl - nsaist In hn,i.--
work. Can mt NJ. 1903 SchNling stro.
rum w'rl, opposite Missouri. ka,l,,I
and Texas freight coro II
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W, IEi)-Mon ara women 10 work al
nome l pay 8 to so pr week for MAY.
~, ~, NIiaYon lor'raiis, new patented
mrt ,',ol, ana any ono who can read or
w,r,Ie can do the work at home In SIN re-
,,nf' Gay OF evening. send for pariieu-
NJ aaa hrsin work al once hrldrnss
- ~. ..-rillan artist Tyrone Pa
fN ,ai.,, Z WANTED for political cam
lH.s" buttons MI parties. suit nnvn,a
ca " nov aluminium novelties tust ont.
go,.1nne" I'M pryiil Secure territory ana
.pn' 'n',A OF 800 ensravings sampie IL 6r
New YORK. - - 900 Broadway.
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Personal.
TINS evening at o'tasg ac4nee TO
natriaiieatiyn az IGN Nanse slr,et IA

- ltlNtiff, atoml1efs ast! hot Ndf.r
iHsa ail Kinds, and OF tAo hoa; quality
for sale q ipw pgiefs ~ ne patloir q
Bin1 hdlla,ng. Lady attendant. ~
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non T:=-= R.ENT-lq g IIss a I.S'' o'F I
taecs. two Of iiye sew sewer ~
Mm,iy iii pallas avs !: ,:.;.:l
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Bids and Proposals.

NOTICE TO Contractors THO com-
IN Hioiers conri uf liafrfR pognty viii
open bids on MepdHY. Iune r. iSs ai A.
O'Clock noru, for the rn,inE ~ no
lNachhure road from HrnN's hasnu 10
Deep Water In aceaflaner SSH ne
nnuniy surveyor Al bids ar" feanlrii
Ia he accpnpaHied by "A ccr fled clio X
for $50 Tho county reserves tho tieh,
10 reject amy and all bids By order n
tho commissioners court
Is JOHN G. TOD. County Judge
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IN =, dNy c0-ls sNlasn0ln a0f N0'k.
keeper wonii lik- to ohfa'n posi- irn in
COUNTRY town. trSt class references
gwen ADDRESS Sal.snllu. this office. Is
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FOR RENT-fonr rooms i s.olsM,p,al,
rg. handsomely and ..s spD, S,,I.
nisshici. Ige; Main s'1ee''
las.
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A,.lfN Greatest offer given by any
Nowslnper- Fifty cents 10 agents ~,
earh collar. The Catholic News is in.
dolsed ny the Catholic bishops. priests
w eminent writers as the leading
'hihoic family weekly. Suhscrittiof,
price one year by mail. one dollar
.hhN"ssers are allowed the laree com
mission Of hfiy cents on each s.en
IN every city and town Experionie va,
',se'SsatY Write for sample copy. Al
dreSs n" Catholic News, IS barclay
street, New York " "'''"A
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wash and iron for family of three. n,,"t
ne willing to live in yard. ARMY lgoi
Fannin street. 80
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TON BAGGiNCi FACTORY good
| waees. steAhN employment.
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" ANfEp- White woman TO cook ana do
h"1sc"ork for Family of three; no wash
ing or ironing Address immediatelv
houn 10
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FOR RENT-Nic.ss,nsd ali s.ss \
WIN baths. gas , as,u n Mlf
Kinney. M ~
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q, n nA1FNN llN!7 nn.lneor, and AuI-
ycSsr ii02'. 0psialrs) Waahimton -,
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lady's companion Is willing to assist
n honseworS. ~ salary reQuirea Al
'licss Bon s., L. Houston. Texas Is
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WANTED-IilRl.S to work in CALVES
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Ji'LiN rfsSf.S ersaal'ea ml-
ttr res 'eip' H'i trrn l9i5 Prairie ave
~ lti rrr S. nNo;ua. IS
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CINII-I, 0UF11 In soVln days wifhoUt
up pAs. In. Si1lons
Wuu s'rest. II
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lH5.
For Rent.
FOR RENT-Two cottages, }.
NE Sin rooms, stable, bath J
come iiion, and one With IN, !,
nan. lnc'Iire so Dallas ays.s
FOR RENT-Two unfuni.T
rooms, suitable for lleh, tors,
To couple without children. M
allrad. Inquire al Isis P.esle r
FOR KENT-Tcn room hopS ~
RIA and l.aBranch stress VIZ
bath. etc. For particulars al 4
dGres 1871 Rllnnels s,ree,.
FOR RENT-Large unfDrr:..7
.ue' ,noyn- ,,,,., -,
~, snr D c,o o"o VI, y, more, IN
ranmin street. Baptist parss,,s
,n , upief llooi' cohs!stihs tn
offices. $50 per month. ATM
street sS's @
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Fpt lsf.NV-Two connecliis :
furnished for light housskNesi
II iAAS avenue.
FOR RENT Two four.scom cua2
llarrinstA street. in Fifth WI.
also ~ four-room cottages q d
rI per ,, ,non.n- Alsy q
49,. -S Nv ~, e Nh ,,. " m
- ~ ''O' !" a'hsf s'ens
FOR KENT-ln third ward, tass,
SIN rooms large yard. city ~.
Maler: Abby No. ll6 Nan sia|
ONE large nicely FURNISHED irz !
S. also one small FURNISHED 4
with bath privilege; quid M
Pleasant neighborhocd. ILL ~
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FOR RENT-One five roon
State street, 9ll3, SIS per nj
stable and two cisterns, ~
Alllly on promises.
ROR RENT-Four rooms VI
rlshed complete for light y
Or NH rent ZEN, single s,l Sa!a 81 III
FOR RENT-nouye seven wsll
Walker street; all Eo, vi
, menis; Enquire J. C. a'
..,,s, .,
ifdrns Building, corner sII. INA. Mas i
j. lia Ill.,. dfsS ia For r tsEi q
II In II pHolav.
FOR NENT. =, rs, ssol b Tsss' 9
fur mrnis she'd for n,ea lisht h rsSs 81
one large ,sn 'ie1 TsXas aysnIA
F6E T s1 noely Ian y.
with -rast eyposu,foes;s i Tsxs s.I nj.
aer lianl-l I;:.T!,5 z;Is FURNISHED ID
IA sIn l.oh' for 9r'i Ilg iI hcnsekssglt
without Children mn, ,sr h NJ cls, 1
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a 1al ''' e's''''
WI. S,,-,is5-d ron u
DESIRABLE furnls.S1b bal. i u
southern cxp9pii ocI,s from cspa|
10: hu.k street, a AE.: : y,ea I
house. cala sga p stree s,rss.s ~ II
t iana and +. ,,s sum II SUI. -
-7R RENT-Tolr rooms .1 tot n
!rg., han hands. N,s,n street, ret !
nished. l-c' 'n''
i-6 19z- NEzT-dood rooms: l RI
light :, hoq ns,S pp5risSii!s s s'x
- - - 49, --sj-.co In BrpEn
h'," ,, ! a. c n n advance AZ
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SlTtf ALTON WhNrEp-Ey voting man
Wiling TO do any Kind of work. has had
can furnish good reference. J. p. r., this
Office II
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- ~ TED -iAc ad!ress on chrl4tlan
llN t'etinr lh1i .au heal all kinds
Ni 7ffffu.t afi.lgras 1890 t. office j,
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Ta aTTl RElT-TRIss::,s,''ssr n! I,
Ing on Twas aoaeer'lrying ~ T,, Il
We have been oc'In nly i. VIZ
possession given '' -
n 90. -.,,nyfi u =
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Elkhart Items.

Mrs + NJ Nafus is still on the sick
list.
School will close at Lone Star Feb
ruary Is.
Will Christoleer has moved into his
new residence.
John Romine is putting up a house
in Elkhart. John is just what it
takes to start town-a good carpen-
ter.
West Main street was alive with
comic valentines last Friday.
Rev L j May is holding protracted
meeting at the Fairview Presbyterian
church.
Owen Couchlnan lost Il fine saddle
horse one day last week.
The social at Mr. MarshaIs was
largely attended and all report hav-
ing good time. The organists of
the evening were Misses Bird Yer
million and Minnie Order.
School closed at Mount Vernon last
Friday; all the visitors report having
had pleasant time.
The question for debate at Fair
view last Saturday night was, Re
solved, that Steamis more useful tc
mankind than Electricity: Aft. Lester
Cumpton, Al Wyatt, Enson and Har'
ley Johnson. Neg. George Wyatt,
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here on Wednesday last. John is
moving to Metz, Vernon county.
Lewis Jones is having a hennery
built; } G McKethen is doing the
work.
Yes, Mr. Shally is still in the poul-
try business, but Jim Mex ethen says
he says he can beat Shally's load 81.
ring in full blast.
Mrs Mckethen has two hens hatch
ing. We will know whore to go to
get fried chicken.
Wade Morris is chopping wood to
earn money to buy him horse.
Aunt Mag Welch, of Foster, visited
l. w Jones Sunday.
The county office seekers have
commenced Misunderstanding.
II w Maddox, of Butler, is visiting
his grand daughter, Miss Lula Shally.
Quite a number of our young peo-
Pile attended the valentine party at
Sprague Friday night and all were
well supplied with valentines.
Misses Lottie Burks and Dale Steel
accompanied by Messrs Stanley Fur
geson and Frank johnson attended
literary at Fairview church Saturday
night
Martin Douglass and d l. Clark
were in New Home on business Mon
day.
l. r Shally accompanied ID l. Clark
home Friday and returned Monday
Mr. Caldwell and granddaughter
Miss Lottie Burks, attended church
at Foster Sunday evening.
Miss Nettie Berry departed from
this place Tuesday morning for Cali
| fornIa where she intends to make
her future home.
The party at Mr. Richards was s
grand success and enjoyed by all.
am sorry to say that the New
Home people would rather go to Eos
ter, Sprague or Rich Hill to have
their work done than to give q
feet of ground to have blacksmith
shop built.
Elmer Butcher is able to be ou
again, but cannot use his hand.
The party at Clarence Morris's wa
enjoyed by all.
The horse swap between Miller ant
Littlefield was a draw on account o
Niller's age.
AL Butcher and VIM Miller hav
rented farm near Lamar.
Frank RObb of Foster, comes dow
Sundays and talks threshing and say
mill with Jim Mckethen.
80 A Cope is on the sick list.
n NJ. NEsTLRRODE.
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W0MACK'S
Cash
Grocery
Reopened

l have resumed business at my old
stand, one door east of Mo State
Bank on north side the square, with
full line of staple and fancy gro
ceries, queensware, tinware, wooden
ware, nails, salt, garden and field
seed &c. Will have in to day a car
load of new goods, which I paid
Spot Cash for and took the discount,
which places me in shape to sell
cheaper than any other house in
Butler. l do not intend to keep any
books in my house at all. Will alb.
solutely and positively not sell any
goods on credit, intend to pay the
spot cash for my goods and discount
every bill, by so doing will enable
me to sell goods cheaper than any
credit house, who makes bad debts
and adds to the price of their goods
their loss whict if you trade with
them, you will have to pay the loss
Is not this good logic? l have not
time to give you prices this week.
Will say that you can buy goods
cheaper of me aud save more money
than any other house in the city.
In order to get myself before the
people, will give free of charge
the following premium. Having
taken the agency for the Burton
Crayon & Copying Co., Kansas City,
Mo l will present to my customers
a life size portrait, like sample shown
in my store, Of any photo you bring
me, by purchasing $40 worth OF
goods from my store and paying
60c for cost of material. You are
not required to buy frame from us
in order to get your picture. Come
early and get ticket Thanking my
old customers for their liberal pat
ronage and extending a cordial inyl
tation to them as we'll as new ones
to continue to trade with me.
Ir nam yours respectfully
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The Modern Way

Commends itself to the well inform
ed, to do pleasantly ard efectually
what was formerly done in the
crudest manner aud disagreeable as
we'll, To cleanse the system and
break up colds, headaches, and fe-
vers without unpleasant after effects
use the delightful liquid laxative
remedy, Syrup of Figs Manufae
tured by California Fig Syrup Com
pany.
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Elopeu With Four Women.

Liberty, No, Feb. 15.-Elward
Taylor has run away from Snithvil!e
vicinity with Herman C2bb's wife
and three daughters, 4 horse,
wagon aud harness that beloogei to
Cobb were also taken. Cobb's three
sons are with him. The family came
from South Dakota three months
ago. Taylor is a single man and he
came to Sraithville from Kansas
City. Cobb is on The hunt for bis
wife aud daughters. The girls ages
are II. Il and Is.
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Summit Items.

The mud dries fast these sunshiny
a.ys Hope to see them continued.
Burr Raybourn was elected presi-
dsnt OF the literary society, with Mrs
Fisk, sec'y. -,
When John Seelinger put his cattle
an feed last fall he was feeding sc
ssttls: now John holds his head down
and says nothing.
Harvey Rhine says he will move
vben the mud settles. Wish it would,
rigbt ouck; not that we want to get
nd Of Mr. Rhine.
JF Weiner is trimming up his
orchard and says he does not need
An expert at the business.
Grover Jr. was trimming hedge
lest week, and came to the literary
bsdly lacerated in the hands and
face by the hedge and his heat by
finding lost pocket book with a
large number of pretty pictures in it.
TsO bad, Grover, to let such little
things overcome you.
Fair attendance at preaching Sun
day Notwithstanding the bad roads,
il being Elder q w Webb's regular
appointment.
BE Parker was visiting at Rich
Hill three or four days last week.
Look out, Charlie! retaliation is in
order and we've heard several say
they had it laid up for you for the
way you scared them last Friday
night.
1t is said Mr. Holland has embark ed
in the poultry business, but it's a
mistake, as the setting of goose eggs
he received from the north pole failed
to hatch and Mr. Holland concluded
TO drop the undertaking as risky
and cut cupons another year.
What's the matter with Mr. Fisk
he and Mrs Fisk were not at preach
ing Sunday, which makes us all think
something has gone wrong.
Jas Allison is going to work for
John Seelinger this year and if the
climate agrees with him will remain
here permanently.
Bert Stanton talks of locating in
Kansas City soon.
We understand an expert has dis
covered that the dead hog found 10y
"' NiouoH hdd jaw UOilcS tldO ulO
not match. How is it, Mr. Crouch?
JC Phillips and wife visited at L
fGlovers Sunday.
While the populist press is com
mendlng our congressman, Dear
monds course and speeches in con
gress. did it ever occur to the mind
Many that if he is, and we hope will
oe, our next nominee to succeed him
self, that those same papers or edi
Tors will bend every energy in thei
power to defeat him? That's jus
what they will do, and claiming a
me same time he is the man, true an,
lfed, they are looking for, but whel
neis found will put up one who hap
pens to drop in the favor of certain
leaders of that party regardless o
.ne advantages to be derived b.
nking one who has proven true t
ms trusts, we'll qualified and brok
wthe harness. If he should ca
mem down and let them know tina
no encomiums were desired from tha
source, except they expected to SUI
port him in the event of his being i
ne race again for the important pc
s,,ioh ne now occupies or any othel
iwould make him votes.
GROVER.
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Shot Her Lover Then Herself.

St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 16.-About
10 o'clock tonight, when Henry
Rohlfng was returned to his room,
in the third story of the building at
that the corner OF Olive and Third
streets, occupied by FL. f. Sherman's
priting office, he stumbled over the
dead body Of his brother, John,
stretched out on the stairs. He was
shot through the head IL bis roonf
lay the dead body OF Miss Barbara
Kossel, a pretty German girl, about
II wears old She was dead. A
pool Of blood from a wound in her
head and a thirty.two calibre reyol
yer cheap make tightly Glen ched il
her right hand, told the story o.
her death The two were loTers,
and evidently quarreled. From tAse
appearance Of things, John Rohlfng
had begun to descend the stairs
when a bullet from the revolver in
Miss Kossel'- haud stopped him.
She then evidently retired to the
room aud made al end TO her own
/ life. Nobody heard the shota, but
/ the tragedy could not have occurred
long before the bodies were found,
as both were still warm.
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Who does not know women and
young girls who are continually in
tears7 Who always see the dark
side' Who have frequent fits of mel
sncholy without any apparent cause?
The intelligent physician will know
that it is some arrangement of the
complicated and delicate feminine
organs The young girl suffers
bodily and mentally, in silence
There is undue WEAKNESS, unexpect
ed pain, unreasonable tears and fits
of temper. DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription exerts wonderful
power over woman's delicate organ
ism. 1t is an inyigorating tonic
and is specific for the peculiar
weaknesses, irregularities and pain
ful. arrangements of woman. Care
less, easy going doctors frequently
treat their women patients for bill
iousness, nervousness, dyspepsia,
liver or kidney troubles, when tho
real sickness is in the organs dis
tinctly feminine. and no help can
come till they are made perfectly
strong by the use Of DR. Pierce s
Favorite Prescription.
Send 21 cents in one. cent stamps
to Worlds Dispensary Medical As
sociation, Buffalo. n. Y, and receive
DR. Plerce's l,O08 page Common
Sense Medical Adviser, illustrate d.
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Ir nam yours respectfully
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-20
". G. WOMACK.

culturlsts throughout the West,
many of whom have been called as
witnesses. The suit is known as
the Parker Orchard case. The
plaintiffs charge that spark from a
Missouri Pacific engine, with de-
fective FIRE box, originated a fire,
which spread to the orchard. des
troying 957 ten year old apple trees,
valued at $40 each; 934 four year old
apple trees, valued at SIS each; 153
Russian mulberry trees, valued at So
each; 172 rods of hedge, valued at
81 rod; and 23z acres Of clover,
valued at S235 The entire damage
amounts to S25, ,2O7, besides which
an attorneys fee of 81, 500 is prayed
for. The ablest counsel obtainable
has been employed, and 100 wit
nesses hre present. The Jury has
| been conveyed to the scene of the
FIRE in g special car, and the engine
which it is alleged started the fire,
has been brought from Nevada, Mo,
and offered in evidence. The esti.
nation of well known fruit growers,
who have been examined as wit
nesses, put the value of the orchard,
before the tile, at $500 to $1,000 pei
acre. and after the fire at $50 to SO
Twenty three acres were burned
over.
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New Home Items.

J. Morse and daughter went TO
hch Hill Wednesday.
virgil Trowbridge was out looking
~, ,or carpenter. Look out, girls,
'irgii will soon have his house done.
roik Taylor wants to buy 14-inch
Sohn Ramsey of near Foster, NOV
Wtwo loads of his effects through
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-20
Will Fight the Coffin Trust.

English, Ind, Feb. 15.-A case
will likely be aired in the courts Of
this or Perry county which will 60
to prove the workings of the cetiin
trust. The person who bought the
coffin was farmer named Klutinger,
who declared that an exorbitant
price was charged because he WAS
not in a position to refuse compli.
ance, he took the coffin on credit,
but now refuses to pay more than
reasonable profit on the merchants
investment and declares that he can
prove that the merchant is charging
him 200 per cent profit and that the
merchant has acknowledged this,
but declares the trust compsls him
to do SO, and if be refuses the
agency will be taken away from him.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-20

Bates county democracy appears
to be casting around for candidate
to the state legislature. Ifthey want
the best, and = mau who will be a
strength. as well as an ornament to
their ticket, they would do well to
try aud induce Capt. Nickel, Of
Homer township to accept that
place. This is merely friendly
suggestion from outsider.-Amster.
dam Breeze.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-20

AtcLisou, Kan, Feb. ia dam
age case against the Missouri Pacific
road, now on trial here, is attracting
very general attention from horti-