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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Reports Shows Missouri
Soil Leads Other States.

Columbia, Mo-, Dec. 25.-An official
report Issued by George B. Ellis, sec.
rotary OF the State Board Of Agricul.
ture, states that the soil of Nilsson r,
Is moreproductivs than that of mos
OF the other crop.growing States, as
demonstrated by official reports
from all sections OF the country.
Mr.. Ellis states that reports fro m
Washington show that the average
production OF corn in Missouri dur.
Ing the last four years 1904 bushels
per acre, an average yield OF so 8
bushels. For the same four years,
1902 to 1905, inclusive, the average
yield OF corn In Iowa, one Of the
greatest corn States in the Union, is
only 3lS, or one bushel less tina n
the average yield for Missouri.
In Nebraska, another great corn
State during the same period, the
average yield was only 800 bushels
per acre, or nearly two bushels less
than Missouri. In Kansas, another
border State, the average yield va
only twenty-six bushels, or 8.s
bushels less than our farmers pro.
ducsd.
Secretary Hills further says: "whils
this official statement shows that
Missouri soil and Missouri farm ers
are equal. II not superior, tothoss Of
other States, It also shows that the
limit OF production Of corn and other
crops he's not yet been reached in
Missouri.
MANY farmers have made On aver.
age yield during the four years men.
toned Of from forty TO eighty bushels
per acrs, and there d no reason vhy
the average yield for the entire state
Of Missouri should not BE- increased
to at least forty bushels per acre, II
ouriarmsrs win apply we'll establish.
cd scientific methods oisslecting SEED
and In cultivation and tho nee Of
proper isrtilisers."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas City Live stock.

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-Cattle-Receipt
5000; market l0c higher native steers $3.B
@6.25; southern steers s2.5Oa45O; southern
cows $2,00aS25; native cows and heifers
s2.0O@5,00 stockers and feeders $2.75Q4 90;
bulls $2.25@4.0O; calves s3.0OQ7.00; western
steers $325d4.S; western cows &. 3563. 60
Hogs-Receipts 10000; market 10c higher
bulk Of sales s5.05@52O; heavy 61566. Is:
packers $5.loa5.aO; pigs and lights N.7b0
$40.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market 10c higher
muttons $4.5OQ60O; lambs s5.75QI50; range
wethers S.50a6.5O fed ewes s475Q6.3.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
New japanese Ambassador.

Washington, Dec. 26.-viscount Siuzo
Aoki has been appointed japanese am
bassador to this country. Informa-
ton to this effect was conveyed to
Secretary Root Tuesday by Mr.. Hiroki,
the japanese charge here. viscount
Aoki is member of the privy council
and Of the first class order of the
Rising Sun. He is Of the highest d.
plomatic rank.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

Uniontown, Pa, Dec. 26.-Fire early
Tuesday practically ruined the inter-
for and contents Of the Exchange Hotel
one Of the leading hostelries in this
city. Guests numbering $50 were
forced to Zee to the streets In their
night clothes,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
STABBED the Peseenaker.

Springfield, No., Dec. 2s.-Purd Pat
ham. q railroad man Of Jonesboro,
Ark, was seriously stabbed Monday
night while acting a. peacemaker b.
tween . friend and Frank Rssves.
His physician thinks b WIN rscovse.
6essss ~ ben asssstsd
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec 26.-Cattle-Receipts 49,
0O0; market strong; beeves s35OG6. 40;
cows and heifers sl.5Od4.75; stockers and
feeders s250d4.25; Texans $350lS4.25
Hogs-Receipts 10000: market 10c higher;
mixed and butchers s5.OOa5.3O good heavy
s. 1858; rough heavy A.95@5.10; lights
$495@5.25; pigs si.7OG5.20; bulk of sales
S. 1Od5.25.
Sheep-Receipts 1900; market stronI
sheep a.00q5.90 lambs AS5d775
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

WANTED:-Bright honest young
man nom Butler, No, to prspersiof
paying position IN Governments Hail
Sssy,cs. Box Ons, Cedar Rapids, Il.
81
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Sc. LOuIa Live stock.

st. Louis, Dec. .-Cattle-Receipts s.
500; market higher; beef steers s275a6.0O;
stockers and feeders s2.00@45O; cows and
heifers s2.25d350; Texas steers s. 1905. 80:
cows and heifers s20O@3.25.
Hogs-Receipts $500: market 10c higher;
pigs and lights s45OG5.25; packers ASO@
5.25; butchers and best heavy $515Q5.3O.
Sheep-Receipts leo; market strong;
natives $50Oa5.50; lambs $5.25D7.50; Texans
$3OO@4OO
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-Close-Wheat--
Steady December IS; May 7sN: July 75K.
Cash No. hard 7sdS1; No. 8 1919; No. 3
red $500; No. S3dSs. Corn-Lower Do
cember 35%: May 35N: July4O Cash No.
Q mixed 3S1k@39x; No. white ssx0le:
No. sshG3sx. Oats-Steady No. white
310S2; No. mixed 31h
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Kansas City Prsauc..

Kansas City, Dec. 1.-Eggs-Frssh-'
z5hc per dog.
Butter-Creamery. Extra, =; Aairy,
hrst, nc: packing stock y.
Poultry-Broilsrs ~ sents Per peun1;
hens &c; ducks - young turheya ~
geese. young TAc
Potstoss-Psr bushsl. woooe; sess4 -
10.
Fruit-Appies. siSoa1 ~ M; -.
barrel. 0.W0eoe: psars 0lool0 -
oranges Qlo0oW: lanens Qu0 $3.50
fruit per box &seoS0: sFaat1se -
ysgstahles-TenateeA - - -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

st. Louis, Dec. 2s.-Close- wheat--Fu-.
lures higher; cash dull; No. red co..
elevator so@sl; track s1@Mh: May soE0
s6x; July S1M6slA; No. : hard Uooek.
Corn-Firm; No. cash 4o1i: track N5to
u; December ioat; May ~. Oats-steady
No. 2 cash 81; track s1k@s1k; DedAmbsf
Soh; May 31h; No. white s90a13k
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-04-13

! LOCAL NEWS NOTES. J. J ;
Creamery opens Monday, April
II.
Let us have your next order of
job work.
Bring your cream to the Hope
Creamery.
\ Opera House, Saturday even
ing. April %.
WANTED.-An the cream pos
! sible, at the Hope Creamery.
Easter Opening at Mrs. Bow
!. ems Millinery Parlors Wednes-
day, April 10Th.
Get a cup Of that delicious COT
fee, at the New Cash Store, Sat
urday, April 10Th.
A. USSelman made a business
trip to the Twin Cities last week,
returning Friday evening.
Commissioners proceedings
. on last page of this issue-read
them.
C.S. Moores was in Minneap.
q oils the first Of the week on bust.
meas matters.
Mrs. J. A. Pepper visited rela'
y tives and friends at Finley, be.
y tween trains, yesterday.
Call at The Palace on Satur'
: day and take home a box OIL
Strawberries-the first Of the
. season here.
= The Hope Restaurant is pre-
N pared to fill all orders for Ice
. Cream in any amount. Give us
a trial order.
School Monday, at
* ter a pleasant weeks vacation
y which was enjoyed alike by boil
y teachers and pupils.
The editor has been absen
!, since Monday night, having hat
business in the Twin cities re
q quiring his presence there.
L. L. Lang made a flying visi
to Aneta Tuesday morning. H
returned in the evening and pro
n ceeded on his way to Fargo.
IL Lovers of fine coffee are prom
. Used a rich treat at the Ne
.Cash Store, on Saturday, Apr
NJ Is. Make it a point to be Their
y r. D. Woodwork came i
from Fargo last Saturday morl
TX ing and remained with hon
" home folks until Monday befo1
NJ returning.
Mrs. Bowen will hold her Ea
= ter Opening Wednesday, April
SShe has a complete line of tt
- latest styles in street hats ar
trimmed hats.
R. A. Lathrop left on Monde
= evenings train for Mortified
q Mimi, to attend the funeral
= his sister, Miss Charlotte
= Lathrop, who had been an inval
for some years.
DR.. J. F. Dudley came up fro
= Fargo Saturday and filed Il
= pulpit in the Congregation
church Sunday, morning al
= evening. He returned hon
= Monday evening.
Jefferson & Usselman, of Il
. New Cash Store, desire the {
. tendance of all the ladies of til
. city and vicinity at their demo
D stration Saturday, April Is. H
. coffee and cookies.
. Mrs. Ed. Sitter and baby q
y parted Tuesday evening for W:
. consin, where she will make
. extended visit with relatives al
. friends. Mr. Sitter accompa
y panied them as far as st. Pau
3 At the meeting Of the Roy
= Neighbors held in Woodman h
81 last evening, Mrs. W. L. Stag
y and Mrs. w. II. Farris enjoy
the antics of the Royal goat a
m are now enrolled as membe
~ of that order.
3 MI. and Mrs. A. L. Johnso
3 who have occupied the roor
3 over the Gold Medal Pharmac
HMI-~oJ 1o.k Co4,,Jor, orI n
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-04-13

TOT Gno un0SG ffulGS on Une
market The Palace is the place
to go to.
Mrs. B. T. Kraabel and son re-
turned from Fargo Tuesday
morning, where the little fellow
had been operated upon for the
removal of tonsil and some nasal
gland affection. We are pleased
to state he is getting along nice
ly. Mr.. Kraabel went down
with them one day last week but
returned home Saturday.
The entertainment given Tues
day evening, under the manage
ment Of Mesdames Graham and
Johnston was a success, though
not as large a house greeting
them as could have been desired.
The numbers that had been given
before we're improved upon and
the new ones exceptionally fine.
Among these were the solos Of
DR.. Johnston and a reading by
Miss Carrie Milligan, followed by
a tableau, entitled Rock of
Ages"
The case Of Jas. Scott VS.. A. T.
Ward was tried in justice court
the fore part of the week before
Justice 3. D. Washburn, and de-
cision rendered in favor of the
defendant. The case was for
the recovery of some cattle lost
while at pasturage. Two trials
were had, the first one resulting
in a disagreement Of jury. G. S.
Shippy appeared for the defend
ant and Atty Page, of Valley
City, for the plaintiff.
The reporter dropped into the
the front basement room under
the First National Bank the first
of the week and was surprised
to find it transformed into an
+ ideal Office room, which we are
informed is to be occupied by
Bert Graham in conducting the
business of the local telephone
= system. It has been newly pa.
: pered, painted and decorated and
reflects great credit upon w. I
Stager and his able corps o:
assistants in the blending o:
colors and general pleasing eff
" feet, which shows the hand of
master workman.
An enthusiastic meeting wa
= held at the opera house last Mon
day evening, which resulted il
- the organization of a cornet bant
y at this place under the eficien
leadership of E. W. Bunce. I
s. will be composed of about TWEEN
y. ty pieces. The work of practie
Re ing is to begin Immediately an
ID it is to be hoped that it will dc
I velop into one of the best band
" of the state. AS there is nothin
l, that livens up a place more tina
Of a good band, it is trusted gu
citizens will give the boys a
i'd necessary encouragement, a
+ they mean business. The kid
m band here this spring was Q
10 short duration-having given u
al the ghost after the second NEE
ID ing.
le POSITION WANTED.-A Goo
cook would like a position o
farm. Call at Palace Hotel.
Ladies' Town and Countr
~ Shirts, at Kraabel & Kraabel's.
: A large barn for sale chea1
For particulars call at the Pionee
Office.
Alarge assortment Of Stree
e. Hats and Caps at Mrs. Bowen
$. millinery parlors.
IN just step into the Hope Re-
a taurant and get a good squar
meal for Is cents.
! We can "Cuff," collar" an
"Tie" you IN up-to-date style.
al KRAABEL & KRAABEL.
I'll Parties having Farms or Tow
er property for sale would do we
ed to list them with Danskin & GU
Id ,ry. Office in Rugg building.
RS Business prudence shoul
guide you to our store. We al
F. waiting to welcome you.
q, KRAABEL & KRAABEL.
=, Strictly Confidential
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16
Blu HOWARD FIELDING

Annie. ''She's comm right back" And
she dropped weakly upon chair. "I'm
all right; I'm all right"
Then she began to make calculations
She had been making them all day and
had not reached an answer. though she
was rather good at figures. A mathema-
tician might have been able to explain to
her that her problem involved two UNI
known quantities and no equation at ALL
so that it was essentially insoluble by
any method yet discovered. He might
have stated it for her in this form: A
young woman who supports herself and
two of her dead sisters children has the
sum of GO cents, and the installment man
will take away the best part of her fur
niture unless she pays him 81 this after
noon; required to find a. how much less
than 81 the installment man can be in-
duced to take and (2) how much more
than 60 cents the young woman can raise
Annte's eye fell upon some of Miss Col
bert's summer gowns spread upon a
couch; they were wonderful. Annie
walked slowly across the room, staring
at them, and when she was near enough
She touched one of them softly.
The instinct of personal adornment is
at least a million years old. 1t may have
begun about the time when our ancestors
were learning to breathe with lungs In
stead of gills; when they We're crawling
out of the water into the sunlight. And
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can't be any better luck for girl than
to find out her mistake before she makes
it,"
He leaned in from the window sill
thrusting his face as near to hers as pos
sible.
Are you goin' to stand in my way?''
'Me?' she said confusedly. me stand
in your way?" /.
I'm goin' to have those d'monds," said
he. Its for you to say whether you'll
squeal on me or keep still.
His voice sounded sharp and hard. He
was in deadly earnest Annie was fright
ened, heartbroken and angry all to-
gether.
Don't count on me. Tom" she said.
"This is our finish. I've said that once
before, an mean it. I'm done"
He gathered himself up in the window.
watching her with dire intentness.
You can get out O. here" he said.
There's nobody in the lower part O. the
house. You needn't know anything about
this. Go. Nows your chance"
Don't fool yourself" she retorted an
grly. I'm stayin' right here"
His face took on a peculiar expression.
She saw that his lower lip was between
his teeth. and suddenly there was blood
upon it. The next instant he sprang at
her. He had made his plan upon the as
sumption LUaI SIG WOulu IVY W Ful away,
and perhaps this error accounts for the
surprising sequel. Annie did not run:
she advanced. The collision between
them occurred very much earlier than
Mr. Wilson anticipated; he, was over
balanced; he lost the battle and vanished
from the scene of of it.. There was hor-
rible crash of the stepladder, and Wilson
lay for few seconds quite still amid its
ruins while Annie. weak with fright.
hung over the window sill She had not
intended to push Tom out of the window;
she had merely accepted combat with
true courage.
voice from above cried. Fob de Tub
o. heaven!' And Annie. looking upward
saw the ebony countenance of Mrs
Booths cook.
tom climbed UP on the ladder to speak
to me- said the girl. TON. you amt
hurt? Say you amt hurt"
Wilson sat upon the ground and glared
ND at har-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16

surprise and emotion upon your part
might have drawn attention to my
identity and led to the most deplorable
and irreparable results. AS to Mycroft,
had to confide in him in order to OBJ
tain the money which I needed. The
course Of events in London did not run
so well as l had hoped, for the trial Of
the Moriarty gang left two Of it's most
dangerous members. my own most vim
dictive enemies, at liberty. Travelled
4 for two years in Tibet therefore, and
amused myself by visiting Lassa and
spending some days with the head
lama. You may have read of the re-
markable explorations Of a Norwegian
named Sigerson, but l am sure that it
never occurred to you that you were
receiving news Of your friend. l then
passed through Persia, looked in Mt
Mecca and paid short but interesting
visit to the khalifa at Khartum, the re-
suits of which I have communicated
to the foreign office. Returning to
| France, I spent some months in a re-
search into the coal tar derivatives,
NLASA SOIduIlSi III lalOOIalOly Ut
Montpelier, in the south of France.
Having concluded this to my satisfac-
ton and learning that only one Of my
! enemies was now left in London. 1 was
about to return when my movements
were fastened by the news of this very
remarkable Park lane mystery. which
not only appealed to me by Its own
merits, but which seemed to offer some
most peculiar personal opportunities.
I came over at once to London, called
in my own person at Baker street,
threw Mrs. Hudson into violent hys-
terics and found that Mycroft had pre-
served my rooms and my papers exact
ly as they had always been. So it was,
my dear Watson, that at 2 o'clock to-
day found myself in my old arm
chair in my own old room and only
wishing that could have seen my old
friend Watson in the other chair which
he has SO often adorned"
Such was the remarkable narrative
to which listened ON that April even
ing, a narrative which would have
been utterly Incredible to me had it not
been confirmed by the actual sight Of
the tall, spare figure and the keen, ca
ger face, which l had never thought to
see again. In some manner he had
learned Of my own sad bereavement,
and his sympathy was shown In his
manner rather than in bis words
"Work Is tie best antidote to sorrow,
my dear Watson" said he, land have
a piece Of work for US both tonight
which II we can bring it to success
full conclusion will In itself justify a
mans life OH this planet" In vain
begged him to tell me more. "You will
hear and see enough before morning."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16
BY A. CONAN DOYLE,
listened with amazement to this ex-

listened with amazement to this ex-
PLANTATION, which Holmes delivered be-
tween the puffs of his cigarette.
"Rut the tracks!' I cried. II saw
with my own eyes that two went down
the path and none returned"
I'll: came about in this way. The in
slant that the professor had disap-
peared 1t struck me what a really ex-
traordinarily lucky chance fate had
placed in my way. l knew that MORT
arty was not the only man who had
sworn my death. There were at least
three others whose desire for venge
ance. upon me would only be increased
by the death of their leader. They were
all most dangerous men. One or other
would certainly get me. On the other
hand, IL all the world was convinced
that i was dead they would take liber-
ties, these men; they would soon lay
themselves open, and sooner or later I
could destroy them. Then it would be
time, for me to announce that was
still in the land of the living. So rapid
" does the brain act that believe 1
had thought this all out before Profess
or N[oriarty had reached the bottom Of
the Reichenbach fall.
II stood up and examined the rocky
wall behind me. In your picturesque
account Of the matter. which I read
with great interest some months later.
you assert that the wall was sheer.
That was not literally true. A few
small 1,ootholds presented themselves,
and there was some Indication Of a
ledge. The cliff is SO high that to climb
It all was an obvious impossibility,
and 1t was equally impossible to make
my way along the wet path without
leaving some tracks. / might, 1t Is true,
have, reversed my boots, as have done
on similar occasions, but the sight of
three sets OF tracks In one direction
would certainly have suggested q de-
ceptiort. On the whole, then, it was
best H.atNI .,hould risk the climb. 1t
was not a pleasant business, Watson.
The fall roared beneath me. I am not a
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glitter Of the stone or the phenomenon
may have had an explanation within the
domain of morals but the simple fact is
that the gems light faded and it's attrac-
ton died. Annie laid it back upon the
plate at last, with a faint sensation OF
nausea. The tombstone had revealed her
weakness; she lacked the power to steal.
There was noise under the window,
and Annie looked out upon the top of
mans head and upon long stepladder
which he was bringing out of the base
ment into the yard. He glanced upward,
and then his mouth and Annie's fell open
simultaneously, and their eyes became
round. The stepladder clattered in the
tagging of the yard and stood upright
by the merest accident the hinged brace
swinging into position as If 1t had pos
sessed intelligence.
The man leaned weakly against the
ladder and put his left hand upon the
back of his head as if he had pain
there
tom Wilson," said Annie. "where'd
you come from?'
Mr. Wilson. for some strange reason.
licked his lips before replying.
I'm workin for Mrs. Booth said he.
"You wasn't the last time I heard of
you," said she, with u woman's cruelty
toward the man she favors.
That's right" said Tom in cautious
tone. II was in the Tombs That's where
was. an never done it. They got the
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the Reichenbach fail. You must re-
member that they knew, and only they
knew, that was still alive. Sooner a.
later they believed that should come
back to my rooms. They watched them
continuously, and this morning they
saw me arrive"
GLOW do you known
Because recognized their sentinel
when glanced out Of my window. He
is harmless enough fellow, Parker BY
name, garroter by trade and a re-
markable performer upon the Jews
harp. cared nothing for him. But
I cared great deal for the much more
formidable person who was behind him,
the bosom friend Of Moriarty, the man
who dropped the rocks over the cliff,
the most cunning and dangerous crimi-
nal in London. That Is the man who -
after me tonight, Watson, and that 10
the man who is quite unaware that we
are after him."
My friends plans were gradually re-
vealing themselves. From this conven-
lent retreat the watchers were being
watched and the crackers tracked,
rThis story will be completed In
Thursdays issue. Other numbers Of
the series will follow.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16
A Curious Custom.

A curious custom has just been celas.
brated at Kiln, near Moscow. All the
marriageable girls in the town lined up
In the principal street decked out in
their simple finery, many of them also
having with them the stock OF linen,
household and personal, which forms
part of their dowry. The young men
contemplating matrimony then walked
down the serried ranks Of beauty a.
they moved toward the church and se-
lected the girls Of their choice. form.s
al visit to the parents to arrange de-
tails was then made in each case and .
date fixed for the ceremony.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-16

wrong man when they got me. An they
took a drop to themselves after awhile
an let me go. l wasn't tried. Indict-
ment dismissed-you know what that
means"
lit means that they couldn't prove it.,
replied Annie. mo, Tom. that amt fair.
l won't say it. You wasn't guilty-that's
the truth--an' I've always believed 1T.
You thought | done it, said Tom.
with gloomy decision. $50 did every
body else that knew anything about it,
It's the same with every man; let him
get run in for stealth the clock off the
city hall an all his friends will put up a
holer asin him, even ii they pass the
clock twict day an see that it's still up
there. D'you suppose" he added, lower
ing his voice still more, that I'd be back
here worl1in for Mrs. Booth if she knew
where I'd spent the summer? Not on
your life! There amt many that knows
about it, That's my good luck. See?"
where's Mrs. Booth now?" said Annie,
to change a painful subject.
"She's gone out" he replied. IAN the
girls are upstairs. I've been cleanin' up
the yard
sudden resolution seemed to seize up
on him. He turned the ladder about and
mounted to the top of it, coming almost
to level with Annie at the window