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A Six Days African Battle.

Berlin, Dec. 4.-The BondelEwerts
tribesmen OF German Southwest
AI6ica, after their defeat November
81 by the German expeditionsry col
umn, ratreated into British territory
and occupied some Islands In the
Orange river. The battle, which was
ct Sandfontein, began November 2.
The firing continued almost continu.
ously six days. The tribemen lost
heavily, according to the official ad-
vices, and the German losses were
slight, but are not enumerated. The
British column, sent by the author
tiles Of Cape Colony to prevent the
Bondelzwerts from entering British
territory, was not in touch with the
German expedition 1t is presumed
that when the British fnd the rebel
lious natives they will be driven over
the border
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Order of Publication.
State of Missouri, ! :.

State of Missouri, !
County OF Bates DO
In the Circuit court of Bates county. Missouri
IN vacation November 18th, 1875, Wesley Ar.
Iasmlih plaintiff. vs.. Maggie Arrasmit Ii.
defendant.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein nv
MS attorney and dies herein his petition and
amdavit, alleging among other things that de-
lenuant, Maggie Ar asmith, Is not resident
vi tne state Oh MISSOURI and that che has depart
Ell from her usual place Of abode in this state "a
that the regular process of law cannot he sery, 4
on her. WhereupVn Ii is ordered by the clerl in
vacation, that said defendant be notified nv
publication that plaintiff has commenced A suit
against her In this court, the object and gem
eral nature OF which Is to obtain a decree of
divorce from the bonds of matrimony contractnt
WIN the defendant and that unless the said Mag
sie Affasmith, be and app. ar at this court. AZ
thenext term thereof, to be begun and holden A.
the court house, In the city OF Butler, In said
county, on the first day OF February. lyo4. nert-
ana on or before the third day OF said term. II
the term shall 80 long continue and II not. then
on or before the last day OF said term, answer
or plead to the petition In said cause. the same
y Win pc tAEen as confessed and judgment rem
And be IL further ordered that copv hereof
De published, according to law, In the BUTLIR
WEEKLY IhEs anewspaper published in said
county OF Bates, for four weeks successiyeIy.
puonshed ct least once week, the last inser.
lion TO be at least thirty days before the drst
DAY OF the next February term OF the circuit
court. J. A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record
Witness my hand and the seal OF
the circuit court of Bates county.
tsEALl this 18th day Of November, lgOs,
A. PATTERSO =, Circuit Clerk
Sat c NJ. BARKLEY, Deputy.
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Prays and Then Cruelty
Whips His Adopted Child.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. "A warrant
was Issued to-day at Arapahoe, Okla.
for the arrest OF c. E. Beneley OF Gyp.
charged with whipping his adopted
daughter, Mamie Pierce, aged 8, un-
til her life is despaired OF.
To escape his alleged treatment
the girl ian away from home, hiding
In the bills, and slept on the ground
until exhausted from exposure and
lack OF food.
She was discovered by Beneley, who
1t Is alleged, took her home and again
numerically beat her. He is an elder
in the church, and before whipping
the child the last time, is said to hav.
dropped on his knees in the preeence
OF neighbor and prayed for guidance
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Shenrs,Sale.

By virtue and authority OF . general execution
issued from the once Of the clerk OF the circuit
court OF Rates county: Missouri, returnable al
tn October term, lsse. Of said court to me d.
rected in favor Of Laura ID Morley and against
C b Amyx have levied and seized upon all the
right, title, inreresr aud claim Of defendant G
Amy I in aad TO the following described real
estated in Bates county. eissouri. to-wit:
Lots IA, Is Is L Is. Il. ~, y and p Of block
8 Of Amsterdam, No., viii on
Friday December Z, l90S
between the h0ars Of nine o'cicck in the fore
mon and Eve o'cloek In the afternoon Of that
day. as the eass frost door 81 the court house,
In the city Of Butler, Bates county, Missouri,
sell the saUe or 20 BaeA thereof - may be re
CURED st public vesdae 10 the highest bidder
for cash, 70 sss1sfy said execution and costs.
JOE + SMITH,
1-lt Sheriff Of Bates County No,
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New Orleans Wants It.

New Orleans, Dec. 5.-Frank B
Williams, a sugar planter, chairman
OF the republican state central com
mittee of Louisiana, announces that
the Louisiana republicans offer
100000 for the next national Ie.
publican convention and want it held
here. He offered S25, 900 himself and
promised to raise the balance from
eleven Louisianians, each giving a
similar amount.
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For Aged Veterans Home.

Houston, Tex, Dec. 2-The State
division OF the daughters OF the con.
federacy has appointed a committee
to moralize the legislature for an ap
preparation to establish home for
aged veterans and their wives as an
annex to the Soldiers Home.
The division shows an increase of
1900 members for the past year.
The management OF the confederate
home, at Austin, acknowledged re-
ceipts OF 223 rocking chairs sent by
the Daughters and ola Thanksgiving
dinner which lasted a week.
The division will be in session here
for days.
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Order Of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court of Bates county, Missou-
| ri in vacation November, lgrS, A PEGS plain
| TIL, Va. Victor LogOtierce defendant.
Now at this day comes the antin herein by
his attorney I " >iyers and files his petition
| alleging Among other things that DEFENDANTS
not resident Of Missouri; and that he has de-
parted from his usual place Of abode in this
state, so that the regulai process OF law cannot
be served on him. whereup0n IL is ordered by
the Clerk In vacation trat defendant be nor fed
by publication that plaintiff has commenced 9
suit against him In this court the object and
general nature OF which lie 10 obtain decree OF
court divesting defendant of al right, tie and
interest in and to the west half OF the northwest
quarter of section nine CD In township forty
one (lD in range thirty-one i3l) In Bates county
Missouri, and to vest the title thereto In the
plaintiff A. c PEGS, and that unless the said
defendant be and appear at this court at the
next term thereof to he begun and holden at
court house, in the city of Butler, In said
county ON the first Monday in February. 1904,
and on or before the third day thereof, and
answer or plead to the petition In said cause
the came will be taken as conf ssed and judg-
msnt will be rendered accordingly.
And be 1t further ordered that copy hereof
be published according to Law In the BurLEE
and published in Bates county, Missouri, for
four weeks SUCCESSFULLY, the last insertion to
be OF least fifteen days before the first day OF the
next term Of the circuit court. true copy OF
the record. j. A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
Witness my hand and tie seal OF the
IsEALl circuit court Of Bates county. this 9Th
day Of November, l003.
]. A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
sat c. NJ. Barley. Deputy.
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School Fand Mortgage Sale.

Whereas James c shelton ana susan o Shell
ton his wife on he tn day OF Nov. $50, execute
and deliver 70 Ba,>s coenty, in the state of
&issouri. his seo0Sl fund mortgage which said
school fund nsrsxaxe Was duty recorded in
DO Il % OF page Ear Of the school fund mortgage
record Of Bates connty, Mo-, conveying
Bates county the following described real es
tate to-~it: Lots on, Two aud three In block
eighty -four in the osIy Of Walnut, which was
maze in trust 20 sscnre the payment OF one GER
tsin school fund bead therein described and
whereas the Prsnciral and interest N said
schoo. funt oond IL now past Que and unpaid
Now, therefore. !, pursuance OF and order of
the county es1r-. maie II the regular Novem
Der {. rm, 1919. held Nov. 9th, 1908. l will pro
coed to sell the above described real estate at
public veniue 10 the highest bidder for c'sh al
The west front door OF the court house, In the
city of Butler. eounIy Of oates and state OF Mis-.
souri,, on
saturday, December le, 1893.
between the hoc.r Of nine o'cluck in the fore
noon and ty- O'Clock in the afternoon OF that
day for the purPcs- Of satisfying said bond, in
terest and eos q Of executing this trust
JOE +. SMITH,
Sat sheriff OF Ba,es County, Mo
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Order OF Publication.

STATE o. MISSOURI, So
County 0f Bates. So
In The Circuit Court, october Term. leos.
Anna l.. Campbell, Plaintiff,
VS.
Thomas II. Campbell, Defendant.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein nv
her attorneys, Dooley &smith, and nles her nett.
lion and amdavit, alleging, among other things
that defendant 10 not resident of the state OF
Missouri -
Mhereupon, II is ordered BY the court In term
time, tnat said defendant be notified by public
cation that plaintiff has commenced a suit
against him In this court, the object and gener-
al nature OF which is to obtain q divorce from
the defendant herein upon the grounds that the
said defendant has absented himself from the
plaintiff without reasonable cause for the spsce
OF one whole year prior to the Ming of this suit
and that during said time has failed 10 contri-
pute anything TO the support OF plaintiff and
children, and that unless the said Thomas n,
next term thereof, to be begun and holnen AZ
the court house In the city OF Butler. in ssid
county on the lst day OF February next and
on or before the frat day OF said term, il the
.erm shall so long continue-answer or plead to
tne petition In said cause, The same will be
-ttsFAd Aeeefaif
And Il is further ordered, copy hereof be pub
lished, according to law, In the BUTLER Wing
Lf lAEs, anewspapur published In said couu-
" OF Bates for four weeks successively, pub
ished IT least once week, the last insertion To
be at Leaf thirty days before the drst asy OF said
next February term OF this court.
J. A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
Bye, NJ BARKLEY, Deputy.
A true copy from the record
Witness my hand, and seal OF the
lskALI Circuit Court OF Bates county,
this 9TH day OF October, 1893.
A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
2-f by z. NJ. BARKLKY, ID. C.
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-6rJipruf Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI.
c...,n IS.

In the Circuit Court OF Bates county, Missou-
RI. in vacation November ., 1903, Ben amin Mel
ton, kebecca v Bearce, Eliza A brown and W
q Brown. plaintiff, VS.. Joel Melton, Jane
sturts, Benjamin Melton. William II Cotton.
George Cotton, John Cotton and Thomas Co ton
defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiffs herein by
their attorney Silvers, and file their petit
ton alleging among other things that defend
ant Joel Melton, Jane Sturts, Benjamin NJ
Melton William II Cotton, George Cotton, Jno
Cotton and Thomas Co, ton. are not residents OF
the state Of Missouri; whereupon 1t 10 ordered
by the Clerk In vacation that the defendants
be mott fed by publicat on that plaintiffs have
commenced suit against them in this court
the object and general nature OF which
10 TO oh ain q decree for the partition and sale
OF the following described real estate lying and
being situate In Bates county, Missouri, to-
wit The nur h half OF the southwest quarter OF
section twenty one 60 and the north three
eighths (3-S) of the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter or section twent, (20) and one
acre in square form in the southeast corner
Of the northeast quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of said section twenty (2D), all Of said land
being In township thrty-nine 1917 of range
twenty mine esp Ia said county AID state, and
for the division Of the proceeds Of such sale be-
tween the plaintiffs and defendants herein
above set forth according to their resp ctve
rights and interest in the same a. heirs at law
AMI descendants of Will am II Melton, dereas-
ed, who died owning said land, or theirspliyi
III odIu anu that ubifSs tue Sdlu utltllu-
ans Joel Melton Jane Sturts. benjamin NJ
Melton, william HIT olton, George Lolton, Juo
Cotton and Thomas Cotton, be and appear at
this court, at the next term thereof, 10 be be-
gun ana holden at he court house, in tire city
OF Butler, H. sid county, on the Isl day of Feb
ruary, 1901, next. and on or Def re the third
day thereof Of The term shall 50 long continue
AMI ii not then on or before the last day of said
term, answer or plead to the petition in said
cause, the same will be taken as confessed and
Judgment will be rendered AcCOrdingly.
And he 1t further ordered that a C, ply hereof
be published according to law, in the BUTLER
WEEKLY TIMES. weekly newspaper printed
ami published in Bates county, 80 for -four
weeks successfully, the last insertion to be at
least thirty days before the first day OF the
next term OF the circuit court.
j. A. PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
true copy OF the record Witness
[sEALl my hand and thu seal Of the circuit
court Of Bates county, this 9TH DAY OF
November, 1908
SIT j A PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk,
BY G. NJ. Barklry, Deputy.
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Administrator Notice.

Notice II hereby givea hat letters Of admins
trstion with win a.sexed uPsa the estate Of Vim
ed to he Ssdsrsis.sd, By ne Bates County
Probate Court, IN Bsses County, Missouri,
bearing dass he ssA day Of October, 1903.
All persons having claims against said estate
ance within oae year frun tie date Of said LET.
ters, or they may be preeluded from any bene.
nt Of such esssts; ard II said claims be not ex.
hibited within two yeau from the date Of the
publication Of this nooce, hey will be forever
barred W. CAMPBELL,
50-<t Administrative with will annexed,
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Executors Notice,

Notice lie hereby given that letters testamen,
AIRY upon the estate Of Edward Henry.
deceased, have been granted 10 the underslen.
ed, by the Bates county probate court, In Bstss
county, Missouri, bearing date the srd dsy OF
All pereons having claims against said est.t.
are required to exhibit them to me for silou
within one year from the date OF said letters
or they may be preciuded from any beneat y,
euch estate, and II said claims be not erhlhi,.,
within two years from the date Of the publlc.
ton OF this notice, they will be forever bsrr.d
g. @. HENRY.
z-H Executor.
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Order of Publication.
STATE or MISSOURI, D
Comfy Of Rata. -

STATE on Missouri. "a.
In the Circuit Conrs. Of Batsa county, Mis.
sonn, Eovembsr tsrm, 1908. The Stats
Of AiIsoun 81 the relation and 70 the use
Of ". 7. johnson. ex-onacio collector Of the
revenue OF Bates county, In the State OF Mia
aouIi, plaintiff. vs. Anna Hedges, Emma
J: Mercer " A, Lsnsdo ~, MARY L WAlls.
Meyer Brothers Drug Co., 3. HIrsch q CO.,
Civil sesion for delinquent taxes,
Nov Of this day comes the plalnsin By
her attorney before the clerk Of he oircuit
court OF Bates county. In the state OF Mia
SCUM, In vscation. stating among other thinRs
that defendant. Emms J. Mercer, 10 q nom
resident Of the State Of Missouri. whersnpon
it lie ordered by the CLERK in Vacation
that the said defendant be notified BY publIca-
tion that plaintiff hss oommanced suit zgainst
her In this cosrt oy petition the object and
general nature Of which is to enforce the lien
OF the state OF Missouri for the delinquent
tsxes OF the years 1900 and 1901 Amounting
In the aggregate TO the sum OF q. as together
with Interest, costs commissions and fees upoa
the following described tracts OF land situated
In Bstescounty, Missouri to-wit:
The east twenty Ave feet OF the south half II
block nine In the city OF Butler and t.a
unless the ssid defendant be and appear =.
tne nexs term Of this court To be begun al
hOluen 81 The court house; In the city OF Bus
ler. In ssid county. on The Hrst Monda,in feb
rusry, EN and on or before the third da
thereof, uf the term shall go long continue anu
not then before th- end OF said tern, j ami
pl-si 80 sald p-tition according 20 law the
same Will b@ taken rs confessed and juugmest
rendered scont'iing To the prayer OF said petit
tiOh AID the above described real estate sold To
sa,isfy the ssIue
And IL 10 further ordered by the clerk afore-
SAN that copy hereof be publ, he'd In the
BuTLsR NkkKLr TlNss. . weekly Newspaper
printed ami published In Bates county, Mis.
rouri Tor four weeks excessively, the last
Insertion W eat least thirty days before the
nrst day OF the next term OF the circuit court.
true copy OF the record. Wit
tsRALl ness my hand and the seal OF the
circuit court Of Bates county, this
the God day OF Nov, mber, lsOt
j. A, PATTERSON,
lev Circuit .rk
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Order of Publication.
STATE Ct MISSOURI.

STATE CT MISSOURI
County Of Bates.
In the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missou-
n. n october term 1903, the State of
Missouri at the relation and to the use of "A
/. johnson, Ex-ofiic0 Collector OF the Revenue
OF Bates County, in the state Of Missouri plain-
TN, VS.. - l. Simms and NJ Tucker, delend-
ants.
Civil action for delinquent taxes.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff by her at
torney and files her pe.ItiUn stating among
other things that the above named defendant
NJ Tucker, is non resident OF the State OF
Missouri; whcreupon II is ordered by the court
in term time, that the defendant be notified by
publicatio.. That plaintiff has commenced a suit
against him In this curt by petition the object
and general nature Of which Is TO enforce the
lien OF the State of Missouri for the DELINQUENT
taxes or the years 1855 ls4,, lao, 1901 ainuunt-
ing in the aggregate to the sum of SEAL
together with Interest, costs, commissions and
Tees upon the following described tracts of land
situated In Bates county, Missouri. te-wit:
Blocks A, =, e. ID, Z, I, q X. II, l., except
lot six C6) and NJ, except lots one IN and two -
In Simms 4 fuckers addition 10 the town 81
oriand, and that unless the said defend.
an be and appear al the next term of this
court to be begun and holden in the city of But
Ter, Bates County, Missouri on the drst Mon
day in february, igu4, and Oh or before the tirst
Jay thereof plead to said petition accord
10 law tho same will be taken as confessed and
Ju s5ment rendered according to the prayer OF
SAID petition and the above desert bed real state
sold 10 satisfy the same
And IL is further ordered by the court
that copy hereof be published in the But
Ter Weekly TIMES weekly newspaper printed
and published In Bates county, Missouri, for
TOUR weeks successfully, the last Insertion 10 be
at least fifteen days before the ilrsI day of the
next term of said court. A true copy of the
record.
Witness my hand as clerk aforesaid
lsEALI with the seal of said court hereunto
AFFIXED Done at Office in Butler on this
the 18th day of November, 1875
- ~ j. A PATTERSON, Circuit Clerk.
c. Nj Barley, Deputy.
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Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice 10 hereby given to all creditors and
others Interested In the estate Of SusannAh
Parker, deceased, that /, I. S.fHodges, adj
ministrator Of said estate, intend to make final
seetIement thereof, at the next term of the
Bates County Probate Court, In Bates county,
state OF Missouri, to be held ct Butler, Nilsson
ri, on the 9Th day of February 1904.
"A - 8. HODGES, Administrator.
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Notice oil Final Settlement

Notice 10 hereby given to all creditors and
others interested In the estate o. Marion Hall
sdminissrator, OF said estate. intend to make
anal settlement Of said estate Of the mex,
term Of the Bates county Probate court, iu
Bates county, state " Missouri. to be held ai
Butler, Missouri. on the 9Th day OF Move mber
A. n, Ioos, JOHN @. HAYES,
ss.xt Administrator,
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Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice 10 hereby nven 10 all creditors and
others interested In the estate Of W Morgan
decd, that I, II II Gardner, administrator.
Of said estate Intend % make ANAL settlement
thereof. ~ nexs term of the Bates County Pro-
bate Court, in Bates county, State OF Missouri,
to he held ct Butter, Missouri, on he sth day
o. February. lsS. h GARDNER,
sat ,AiE.inistrator,
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CUBAN BEAUTY IS
MARRIED BY PROXY
Comes to United States to Meet
Her husband Whose Father
Made Necessary Pledges
in His Stead.

New York, Dec. Mrs. Rafael
Lopez. a Cuban OF unusual beauty
and some wealth, arrived In New
York to-day from her native land to
greet her husband, to whom she had
been married by proxy on November
10.
Rafael Lopez, the bridegroom, was
at that time in this country and she
was In Cuba.
Lopez met the young woman while
on visit TO his fathers home In
Cuba. She was Anna Rosa Fernan.
DEFY Wegener, an orphan. They
became engaged and plans werp
made Tor wedding which was to
have taken place several months
ago.
Owing to deaths In the family of
the young girl the wedding had to be
postponed and young Lopez wns
forced to return to the United States.
Then 1t was decided tn have the mar
riage ceremony performed in Cuba,
the bridegroom's father acting az
his proxy and giving the usual
pledges and signing the marriage
contract for his son.
Young Lopez is a mechanical en-.
gineer employed in Patterson, N. J..
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Orfer OF Publication.
In the Probate oo1r1 fer the county OF Rate
August tern. ls0. 6 NJ WILEY, deceased,
Dsus, aimirisrrator

In the PROBATE oo1r1 for the county OF Bates,
August tera- lsS. Is N WILEY, deceased, c
Dsos, administrator.
Order Of Publication.
Now at this DAY comes G. W Dooe, administrator
OF the estate q 4 n Wiley, deceased, anu pre-
sents 70 the eo<rt HE p-tition, praying for an
order for the Gale Of % much OF the real estate
OF said deesas-1 a. viii pay and satisfy the re-
manning dsess dee BY said estate, and
vet unpaid Ter want OF sufficlent assets
accompanied BY the accounts, lists and inyen-
tories q required BY law; on examination
whereofit 10 ordered. that Gil persons interest,"
cd In the esssss &C said deceased, be notified
that sppiicatica - Aforesaid has been made,
and aniees he ooatrars be shown on or before
the hrst dsy Of xhe next term Of this court TO
- held % The second Monday Of November
l9S, IN order uill Be made for the sale OF the
whsls, Or - mDeA OF the real estate Of said de-
dess~d = Will Be sancient for the payment OF
said debit and IL 10 further order
ed that this netic~ b Published In some news
paper In hates csaniy, Missouri, fer four weeks
before the Dext term Of this court, and
that copy Of tAis boiice be served on each OF
the heirs 81 deceased, residing In
Bstes county, Missouri. aforesaid, at least
ten days PRIOR 70 the nrst day OF the next
term Of this cOarg