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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19
Ballard Breezes.

Last Friday was drummer day for
our merchants, only eight or nine
here, which shows our merchants buv
and sell lots ofgoods.
+. NJ. Fort wants some one to sit
up with him to watch his oat stacks.
The lost oats have been located but
no tidings of the peaches.
+. NJ Patrick and Jas. Barker and
son took loads of produce to Clinton
for Prices and Kiersey one night last
week.
T. y. Hendrix sold quite a lot OF
hogs last week and delivered them at
Passaic. He did not sell the S.. 81
hogs but was there the day they were
sold.
John Mosier and wife and mother
were over one evening trading with
our merchants.
Tom Murray brought in a load of
-four for II. L. Price, also a new
clerk.
Mrs Emma Mcfarland and son
and Mrs Fannie Cloud and children
visited us one day last week. The
former is looking well The climate
iusts suits her, also her work. She
has good school on an Island
called Avalon, where our brother
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19
SETTLEMENT DOCKET
Of Probate Court, Commencing
Monday, Aug. 10, 1900.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1900
William Ludwick, G W Ludwick, admir-.
d Wright, l. NJ Wright, admr,
Richard sheppard, Anna Z Sheppard, G 4 c
Beall, W Jamison, admir-.
Angie II smith ct al, Annette Smith
G&C.
Augesine Gutridge. d v Brown, admir-.
Rachel Roe, D Brown Gd'n
John Evans, louisiana Evans, Elk.
Cornelius Cannon, D v Brown, admir-.
Lethia Begun, ct al, w Tygard, csc.
Fred Medley, jenkins, G &C.
Bonnie koeger, ct al, j. HI. Mallon.
SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST Ia.
Anna Cowgirl, james DrysdaIe, admir-.
Denton Mitchell, Geo Logan. G &C
William Thomas. Cyrus Requa, Elk.
Precella Mullis, Aullis, Ex.
Lucuis Babeock, Jno d Moore, &C.
Sarah Baum, Herman Loeb, G &C.
Aaron Smith ct al, D V Brown, curator.
Albert Duffy, Geo. Alsbach, curator
Christ Schmidt, Christ smidt, C.
Della Kisner, Miller, &C
John futile, L Allison, &C
William Worrell, ct al, ( williams, eura.
tor.
THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10.
Carl Henry, Lide Henry, GAG
BERTHE o Gentry. Sarah E Gentry, curator.
Alice Weller, ct al, c A Emerson, curator.
James Nesbit, F1oriIla Nesbit. admx.
John Green, Jacob Green, EX.
Ernest Rhodes, stAl, Susan VI Rhod es SC
French NJ. Frederick, Mary Frederick c.
Willie Talbot, ID Brown, admir-
Frederick W. Boreherding, Frank sehuster,
executor.
Nathan D Walden, W c Walden, admir-.
JEANETTE Allen, " II Allen, admir-.
L. d. sanderson, Sarah A Sanderson. Ex.
FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16.
Mary Boxl-y, and Fred A BoxIev.
admrs.
Charles Porter, Josephine Porter, Ex.
Daniel Barber, W Tygard, Gd'n
Albert Newton. Margaret & Newton, admx.
Daniel Shook, ID Brown. admir-
Martin shafer, D Brown adnr
John A Ensley, W. n. Knsley G q
Jeddlah II. Frost. James H. Raybourn admir-
Requa, H ID Requa admir-
Aelchior Euchs, Margaret Fuchs, sdmx.
r Lee, Jacob Hirni, admr.
q C. Ah"' >
STATE OF Missouri.
County OF Bates ss.
hereby certify the above and foregoing to
De true and correct cooy of the ssttiement
docket for the term OF the probate court. com
meneing on the l4th day of May, 1900.
Witness my hand and seal this the
tsAAL-l l4sh day OF April 1900.
J. +. SMITH, Judge Of Probate
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19
POpuIist County Ticket.

For the past month or six weeks
the progressive peoples party OF
mid-roaders have been holding pri-
mary election in this county to nom.
mate "A county ticket by theinitiative
and referendum plan. 1t was a free
for all go and ballot slips were sent
out to voters, to be filled in with
the choice of the voter for the respec-
tive candidates he desired. These
slips were then returned to the Free
Press office and July 9th the vote
was counted and declared by Jas.
Drysdale, chairman OF the commit
tee, Land the following named were
declared nominated
There were four candidates for rep
resentative and Geo. Church won
with 20 votes.
Judge county court, south district
four candidates and r. $. McHenry
won with 26 votes. North district,
four candidates, j. III. Douglass won
with 36 votes
Prosecuting attorney, two candi-
dates, p. III. Holcomb and W. o.
Atkeson, and Holcomb won with II
votes.
Sheriff, five candidates and c. F.
Beard won with 1O2 votes
Probate iudoe fOurcandidataS and
{. III. Morrison won with 60 votes.
Surveyor, three candidates and
Fred Church won with 102 votes.
Treasurer, seven candidates and
&. W. Borland won with IS votes.
Public administration, three can
didates, and J. NJ. Cumpton won with
100 votes.
In all, the readers cast little over
200 votes, probably theft strength
OF the party in the county.
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Follows Webster Davis.

Carthage, Mo-, July 14.-Great dis
may has fallen upon the republicans
OF this city by reason of the an.
nouncement that A. L. McCowley, a
rising young attorney, has followed
the course of Webster Davis and de
nounced the republican party as
traitors TO the nations flag and re-
fusing to follow them to imperi-
alism- He was bitter in speaking OF
Mckinley before the Bryan and Stew
enson club and declared that the
Kansas City platform is a second
Declaration of Independence. Nc.
Cowley is powerful speaker.
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Passaic Items.

These fine rains will make the corn
crop boom as well as all kinds oi
grass, which was getting rather short.
Elmer Packer. who has been visit.
ing his brother J. W, for some time.
returned TO his home in ILL., He made
many warm friends here, who wish
him success in life.
VIM. Zimmers has gone to ILL.,, to
visit friends. He has been employed
to teach the Passaic school this win
ter and will return to attend the in
stitute which meets at Adrian the
last of the month.
Geo. Walls has Just finished pillow
ing a fine field of corn.
This kind OF weather is hard on the
fax lying on the ground.
George Ruddle threshed his fax
one day last week, said the seed was
good, but the yield small.
Arthur John is stacking his oats:
he says his crop is good.
Mrs. Jas. Chambers had a fine lot
of turkeys eaten by wolves one night
last week.
f. F. Boswell 5 new house is rapidly
nearing completion under the skillful
workmanship OF Mr.. Oring and his
two sons.
Mrs VIM Walls has gone to Adrian
to visit a few days with her daughter
Mrs Cowdre, who is in the grocery
business in that city. Uncle Billy is
able to be up looking after the inter
ests of his farm
Mr.. and Airs. W. J. Crews Sundaved
with daughter Mrs. Ed Crowder. Mrs
Eichler would have gone also, if L.
{. had not been sick. The good news
of the convention was too much for
him. Hope he will be shocked in the
same way in November with the
joyful tidings ofthe election of Bryan
and Stevenson.
J. n. Sharp and family now ride
in new spring wagon. He attended
the X. {. convention. where he met
some of his warmest Tennessee
acknowledgements to the convention
whom he had not seen for many
years. Z.
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IS holding "A good position.

is holding good position.
Will Hendrix and Henry keirsey
came over a few evenings since.
q. e. Gratin and son are harvest
ing.
Ed. Smith makes a good clerk. he
helped II. l.. Price few days. Ii
YOU want good help see Ed.
W. l.. Hooper hauled corn from
Thomas Browns.
a. :. keirsey shipped out all of his
! COWS and calves from his big creek
pasture about 100 head. and also
hogs from his home place. He is
sureley getting scared about it not
raining.
William Davidson has pulled his
| Thrasher away south into the Spruce
/ harvest fields, while his neighbors at
/ home are anxious TO thresh and are
/ out hunting a machine TO come into
/ this neighborhood. Why l. il?
| John Greer, a former Bates county
/ boy had 100 acrer OF wheat which
threshed about 1000 bushels and 20
acres of oats 1000 bushels in Oklaho-
| ma.
/ NJ l. Price is drinking ElDorado
water by the bottle of late, as he
buys it by the case.
". l.. Hooper made himself new
wagon boz.
f. j. Smith and W. L. Hendrickson
each made hay frames.
X. \. Chsunewerth was UP try
ing our merchants Oh cheap goods.
Elmer Hendricks took a lay off
Saturday from the hay fields.
The Johnson Co Star is letter
from our Old home 10 Us each week.
NJ. +. Perry was down Saturday.
He is all right for Bryan and Steven
son. Glad we have IA western ticket.
We are linking of making "a call
for all the Democrats within reach of
here TO come and let : organize a b
x { club. Will you come? What say
you, Col. Jones, and all near us.
Rev. King preached TO a few of us
here Saturday evening last. He will
begin a protracted meeting at Wal
nut Saturday night before the 9TH
Sunday, you are especially invited.
Quite gathering at the Gates ice
cream supper last Saturday night.
Abe Stuckey and wife visited home
folks on Bryan avenue
Burg Price and wife spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his uncle. W.
II. Warford, and family.
|. 5. koOntz is helping his brothers
with their harvest
Mrs. John Deerwester is quite sick.
DIR. Robinson and wife have the
sympathy of all in the loss of their
baby who died at their home in Jop-
lin last Saturday.
A number from the south attended
the supper here Saturday night.
Among them we noticed Claud Etter
son OF our old friend, J. III. Etter.
W. b. Morlan was out looking after
his farm las week. He hired a man
TO cut the weeds off his pasture.
Frank Hedricks and family visited
home folks Sunday
A fine rain here Sunday which made
all rejoice, as some were already get
ting long faced.
+. VI. Richardson, traded a horse |
for hack in Butler.
Hayden Ray and family returned |
to Butler Monday after visiting a |
couple of days in the country. He is
a No. i timer and has worked up a |
good trade His shop is opposite !
Deacon Bros. & Co. 3 store.
Glad to hear Jess Spearman is do |
ing well with his thresher. PAT.
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Spruce Items.

Corn never looked better, and
broom crop and cane crops are fair.
There were quite number of cattle
and hogs shipped from this section
the past two weeks
George Newberry and family have
been visiting her parents the past
week.
Mr.. Evans has been visiting his
daughters near Spruce last week.
Rev. Harvey and family of Rich
Hill, has been visiting relatives here
this week
VIM Hall was presented with a
flne girl baby one day last week.
Ava Boards surprise party was a
decided success.
George Watson was seen on our
streets one day last week.
Isaac Lawson and son left for Min
nesota last week where they intend to
stay untilfall
l. VI. kretzinger will ship car
load of hogs next Thursday. ANY
one having fat hogs for sale will get
the market price from him.
The basket dinner at the Pleasant
Home church was rained out Sun
day.
Art Gilmore made a business trip
to st. Louis last week.
Rev. Moore OF Spruce, VIII leave
next week to go south to preach.
Claud Stephenson says he will be
able TO ship next week.
The ice cream supper at Mr.. Quick's
was well attended and enjoyed by
all 'FRONT.'.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19
Excursion Rates.

Woodlands Picnic, Sedalia, Aug
8, 1900. Tickets on sale, special
train August 3, at rate of 1925 for
round trip.
National Encampment Grand Army
OF the Republic, Chicago, ILL.,, Aug.
p to September l, 1900. Tickets
on sale Aug. % to 20, 1900, and
may be extended to return to and
including Sept. 30, 1900, at rate OF
one fare for round trip.
Rich Hill Fair Aug. 18th to 18th,
fare scots round trip. Harrisonville
Fair Aug. Goth to oath, fare S1.15
round trip. E. c. VANDERvooRT.
Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19

Our republican friends need not be
surprised if the land slide of 1892 Is
not repeated i'll 1900.
The auti-imperialist league will
hold a conference at indianapolis on
August u, 1t is expected that the
organization will declare for Bryan
a. the most effective way OF defeat
ing Mex inley.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19

Lee Culver left Thursday of last
week for the wheat fields of southern
Minnesota, in the interest OF the Me-
Cormick Machine Co. As they only
send expert statesmen, this speaks well
for Lee as a "bread winner"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19
Was It a Miracle D.?

The marvellous cure of Mrs. Rena
J. Stout of consumption has created
intense excltementinC ammack. Ind. :
writes Marion Stuart. a leading drug
glst OF Muncie, Ind. She only weigh
ed 80 pounds when her doctor in
Yorktown said she must soon die
Then she began TO use DR.. Kings
New Discovery and gained 37 pounds
IN weight and was completely cured
It has cured thousands of homeless
cases, and is positively guaranteed
to cure all throat, chest and luno
diseases. Price so cents and S1.o0.
Trial bottles free at FL. L. Tucker.
druggist.
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Virginia Items.
We heard it and iOtted it down.
What happens in and out of town.

We heard it and iOtted it down.
What happens in and out of town.
Mrs. \. J. Park received word last
Tuesday night that her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Dan Myers of Garnet. Kan.
died on July the 10th Mrs. Park
had Just returned from there the week
before She had been staying with
her Il few weeks and thinking she was
better came home.
The Christian EndeavOr Society
will give an ice cream supper Friday
night. July 20 at the Christian
church. All are invited.
Reese Barton OF Amoret. attended
Sunday School at Virginia Sunday.
j. j. Wolfe and niece Miss Truda
Mckibben, Charley Price and wife
| visited \. B. Shelton and family at
Foster Sunday.
Walter Wallace. gripman on the
18th street cable, Kansas City. spent
Saturday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. {. A. Wallace and Sunday with
his best girl.
Mesdames W. T. Cowan, Geo Jen-
kins, viii Mckibben and Miss Clara
Dugan were elected delegates to the
Sunday School convention at Butler
Aaron made a mistake i'll regard
TO Presiding Elder Anderson's APP
pOintment at the NJ +. church. 1t
should have been Sunday, July %,
at t p. III. instead of Saturday.
Chas. Hensley of Columbus. Kan.
is visiting his parents and relatives
in Virginia. 1t looked natural to
see Charley in Sunday School and
listen TO his gentle voice and see him
shaking hands with the people on
the north side of the house. He tells
us he Is well pleased with the country
and has prospects of a good crop
this year. We noticed him visiting
from house to house Monday. OF
course his wife requested him to see
all her old friends and Charley is one
of the obedient kind
Mrs. Clara Hoffman, president of
the ". {. I. t., spoke at the If. T..
church last Thursday night to a
large audience. Quite a number of
the old politicians were too tired 10
attend, but they heard from the
meeting all the same. She spoke of
Bryan as being a clean man, so far
as drinking and using tobacco was
concerned
Mrs. James Quick left Saturday
for Henry county to see her father.
who is very sick
We are glad to see that {. H. Nor
rison come out victorious in the vote
for county office in the populist
party. Charley would make a good
probate Judge if he could only get
enough votes.
Webster Davis is not talked of for
president around Virginia now, as
he was year ago by the -. He
was then in possession of a great
mind. How soon a person can lose
his wonderful mind when he applies
it to doing what is Just before God
and man. Had he cried kill off those
poor men he would have still been
great, but when demanded for right
to be done he fell in the eyes of few
in Virginia.
Miss Bolen, east of Butler, has been
to teach the Virginia
school
Mrs. John Allen of Pleasanton.
Kan, spent few DAYS with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Hensley.
Mrs. Geo. Thompson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Everett Hickman at
Drexel
Miss Lena Boyer of Greenridge,
Mo, is visiting her sister, Mamie
Bower.
There was a large number of far
mers in Virginia Monday afternoon
rejoicing over the rain. AARON.
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New Invention.

| have purchased the Sherman Az.
cutter, the finest tool ever inrsn,.'
Tor taking ont the wear on axis ~
shoulder back. makes the wheels -
true and nice instead of the woAaI,
motion on old vehicles, does nc'
change track. IA money saver !.
users OF all kinds of old vehicles
344t. L. ". LEGG. RutI., N.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-07-19

Dyeing is as simple as washing
when you use Putnam FadeIess DYES
Sold by H l.. Tucker.
Republic: Colonel Joe Flory will
have to lift his tricycle. off the track
when the Dockery express comes
along headed for Jefferson City.
Lee Culver left Thursday of last
week for the wheat fields of southern
Minnesota, in the interest of the Me-
Cormick Machine Co. As they only
send expert statesmen, this speaks well
for Lee as a dread winner
You never read of such cnres else
where as those accomplished by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, did you? 1t is
America s greatest medicine.
Mrs. Fl c. Clark left for Springfield,
Mo, Sunday. She was accompanied
by Misses Norma Day, Reggie Rosser
and two young ladies from Jefferson
City, who will be guests of herself and
husband during the encampment.
An exchange explains it this way:
"A lawyer may in court room, call
man liar, a william, scoundrel
or thief, and no one makes a com
plant when court adiourns. If
newspaper prints such a reflection on
mans character there is a libel
suit or fight. This is owing to the
fact that people believe what editors
say
The Summit Township Sunday
School Convention which was to have
been held at Elizabeth Chapel July
10 but was not on account of the
stormy weather, will be held at the
above named place July %. The
program that was circulated will be
carried out. Come everybody and
make the convention a grand success.
f. f. BLACK, J. j. BEAMAN,
Secretary, President
The Butler Flambeau Club left this
morning for ElDorado Springs where
they have a contract to give grand
display tonight and tomorrow
night July 10th and Goth, during the
anniversary celebration of that place.
The club has its full compliment of
men, its paraphanalia was in good |
shape and we are satisfied they will |
give such pyrotechnic exhibition a $ |
that town never saw before.
George Clark of Texas, a corpora
ton lawyer, who was kicked out of |
the democratic party of Texas by a |
majority of nearly 100000 votes
several years ago, is another one of
the leading democrats" whom the
Hanna organs are advertising as
having bolted the Kansas City ticket
and platform. He is the rotund in
dividual whom Hon. James Stephens
Hogg once christened 1.-The Jug bellied
lackey of the Farmers Trust Com
pony VI view IOTh. KANSAS ltV
Times.
The world do move after all.
Last Tuesday evening Webster Da
Wis OF Missouri, Cyclone" Davis Of
Texas, Charles A. Towne of Mime
sofa and Gen. ]. B. Weaver of Iowa
ali made speeches from the same plat
form at Lincoln, Neb., each strongly
advocating Bryan's election. Fonr
years ago the first named was Ne
hmiey's chief spokesman west of the
Mississippi, the second was a middle
of-the-roader, the third was a silver
republican, while the fourth was tbe
chief figure in the populist party
They are now allagreed that the first
thing TO be done is TO defeat NcE;n-
ley and Boss Hanna.-Ex.
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TRAMPED MANY NILES.
A Girls Walk From Virginia 10
Philadelphia.

girls Walk From Virginia to
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. April I4.-Prctty Mel
lie McHeury. twenty-ono years OF age.
who says that she left her home in West
moreland Cross Roads. Va. on Friday,
April 6 and started 10 walk to Coatesville.
Pa. arrived in this city. trayel-staircd
and foot sore.
Policeman Robinson who met the plucky
traveller was 50 impressed with the story
she told him that he gallanly escorted
her TO the statiouhouse and turned her
over TO the matron. The latter. after a
liberal application Of soap and water. sue
ceeded in restoring the girl 20 state OF
comparative cleanliness. After eating
hearty breakfast, provided at the expense
Of the policeman. the girl related the story
Of her experience as a tramp.
She said that her mother had been left
widow at WeStmoTeland Cross Roads
Va. and was obliged TO seek aid from her
relatives az Coatcsville. Pa. The widow
had merely sufficient money to pay her
own fare and that OF her little boy. and
Nellie was LEFT behind. She got so lonely
that with g. for expenses she started 10
walk TO her mother. Her tramp finally
landed her in Philadelphia.