Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • Page 1

i RING FIELD LEADER Everybody Beads TUB LB ALEE. ADVERTISEMENTS IN IT Will Pay Bcittr Thai ii Any Other Far. THE ALL LOCAL C7 112 EAT IN THE LEADER fwrteei Sours AhuJ iH VOL. V. SPRINGFIELD, 310., THURSDAY, JULY 22, 18S6.

MO. 111. Our Sales during the last 10 days have been something enormous, and in order to CLOSE OUT AND 600 REMOVE our Dry Goods Stock now in tlie Boston Store to the Herman's old stand, we arc compelled to reduce the stock one half within the next 10 days. OS I'a Pnnnnt Dsihlif Pnttxii Dn4li C4nMC in firm Vtrtl'fll'Onm no uaiiuui i uooiuijf uai i uuiii vituvixo who iui ti uum. ALL RECORDS THE tt? raj.

rn BROKEN! LOWEST NOTCH! Fancy Dress Sateens worth 10 cents will bo sold for Sets York Gingham, 10 conts, will be sold for .5" Heavy Linen Table Damask, Fancy Borders, worth 40 19 Large Turkish TowoU, cheap at 25c. will be sold I AH Linen Damask Towels, cheap at 20c. 10" Odd i lll. 10, UUU Dollar. 860 Pairs all wool Jeans Herman's Price, $L50, $2.00, $2.25.

Now Going at 75c, $1.00, $1.12 1 2. PANT I HI 763 GREAT CLEARING AMD SALE THE LAST CALL! All Linen Tablo Napkins, each, only He. Turkey Red" 2cts Laco Window Curtains valued at $3.50, we now oiler at $1.75 Ida Corset, wen worth ioe. now selling for 39cts Boston Friend Corset, worth now Our Ladies' Ilose are all reduced in proportion to tho following: lOct. Hobo for FIVE CENTS; Lisle Thread Ilose well worth 35 cents, will clear out 15 cents.

The Entire Stock at FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR! OF THE CELEBRATLD JOHN B. STETSON BEST HATS IN THE UNITED STATES, IN THE LATEST SHAPES'AND BEST VARIETIES. Herman's Prices; They go at Positively JU CIS. Fine Mafle to Order Pants. $150, ON $5.00.

THE DOLLAR. And it is well known that Herman Brothers carried the Finest Line in the Southwest. Their Prices ranged from 50 75 cents, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.50 each, and from One Dollar a suit up to twelve dollars. ouu Don't miss the GREAT OPPORTUNITY when you get them at PIPTY CEMTS OH THE DOLiLAR of Herman's Prices. RIen's, Youths' and Children's OVERCOATS Uerman'B Price ranging from $4.00, $5.00, $7.50, $3.00, $9.00, $10.00, $12.00, $12 .50, np to $35.00.

Come and get best pick at 50 Gents on the Dollar. no Fine Made to iirilfip Snits. UU Hafle to Orfler irom $25 up to $45 ucr Suit. Sunday HOCIAL AND PERSONAL Ueveruent or lh People la end About SprlncOeld. John F.

Troxell, of Rolla, came in last night. J. R. Miles came in from City last night. Miss Amanda Cowan left for Clinton this morning.

G. A. Bowerman Swoet Springs, is sojourning in this oity. Col. F.

S. Jones contemplates visiting Paris Springs shortly. Will Banks is building a new poroh to his house on Cherry street. B. B.

Price oame in from Forsyth last night and registered at the Trios. II. Douglas, of Fineville, MnDnnalil countv. was in town last night. E.

J. Newton left this morning with the excursionists to hear Sam Jones. E. P. Kinne, a big rancher near Chadwick.

registered at the Central last night. Frank Huston, the barber, has gone to Clinton to get a glimpse of Sam Jones. Col. James Dumars, reoeiver of the U. S.

land offioe, is laid up with a bilious attack. Mr. Wash Merritt ha returned These Goods Must and Shall be Sold, Regardless of Cost, Value orLoss. frm.T?! if" James Hodnett boarded theinorn inir train on the Gulf probably to hear Sam Jones at Clinton. William A.

Netherton and Frances L. Connor, both of North Springfiold, have obtained a marriage license. W. Soott. of Kansas Oity, rep resenting the Southwestern mutual benevolent association, is in the oity.

T. Morton, W. P. Whitlock and II. H.

Westmoreland are listeniag to Sam Jones' eloquence at Clinton to day. V. T. Dnlanev. wife and child are rusticatina at Eureka They nrobab be home Saturday or O.

L. Thomas, a oitizen of Mary villo. Tnnn arrived in the city this morning and is viewing our many at tractions. Miss Susie of St. Louis, UU Ms to Order from $3, to $12.50 per Pair.

5: These Prices Cut in Tvao, or 50 cents on the Dollar, ALBERT SILBERBERG, Proprietor of Boston Store and Herman's Old Stand. i We are bound to sell tho whole of Herman stock in order to make room for tho Boston Store dry goods. Everything must go. 18 spending the summer wi This is no sham advertisement. We don't intend continuing in tiie doming outness, will tarce all tho room on the main lloor, second 10lcr JUD floor and third Moor for our Drv Good.

Millinery and Notions Business, as wo will carry a very large and complete stock, and make this person vui.ut. one of the most complete Dry Goods Establishment in tho great Southwest. Bert Raymond and W. G. Porter, srT ix a i OI TX ir returned irom 1 oronio lasi uigm.

Look at Prices! We arc Determined you Shall Trade With Us! Georga fnd wm Raymond eta. two or three days ago. days age 860 PAIRS GENTS" KID GLOVES The Finest and Best Selected Stock Ever Shown is this City, worth from 1.00 to a pair. We will sell them at ONE HALF REGULAR PRICE, OR Fifty Cents on the Dollar. Over 2,000 Pairs of Men's Fine Half Hose HERMAN'S PRICES, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50, At Positively 50 cents on the Dollar.

Only 650 300 ff PAIRS OF SUSPENDERS. Herman's Price, from 15c up to $2.00 PRICES OUT IN TWO I FINE SCARFS put up in a JOB LOT. Herman's Price, 50c, 75c, and 1. CHOICE OP 25 CE1TTS. Pairs nnriTO nfln on George MoKinBtry, 1 Pftn FINEl LAV7DIE? SlIIRTS' 111 WbUe' Decker MoKinstry, will leaye 10 1 ArWVJVJ and Blue Cheviot, TST af rnr lWUior snrinirs.

in Jaok ifir Uerman's Price $1.00 to $1.25, fST J.J UVU LTntv to bo absent several OOf)A FINE SIlIRTSof the Celebrated fWfWVlU It. K. Davies Wilson Bro's. T. M.

Miller, representing R. FINEST SHIRTS IN AMERICA. Woods commission merchants Herman's Prices, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50, $2.75 and $3.00 Memphis, is in the city to Uay fCT All going at Xl A T11 positively KT UJV Ull JLFUWJll' All Uermau's Prices Cut in 2. Earl Wilson COLLARS, at mc. (Known the world over at 25c.) CUFFS at 20c.

(Known the world over at 40c.) ATlOnt CAQ FINE TIES, SCARFS, ETC. eUU UW WW Herman's Price, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, PRICES CUT IN TWO. $1.50. and appears to be well pleased with Springtielu Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. A. O. Woolley, Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Amhrose and Mr, and Mrs Geo. W. Anthony are ex pected home from tho lakes of Min nesota next baturuay.

Frank Boase and Miss Emma Ma nor were married last night by Rev. M. L. MoCluer. The bride is a liif sister of elder Matthew Sims and is well knowD In SpringfieldJ Mr.

Homer Boughton, Jrom Tope ka, inspector of loans for the Kansas loan and trust company, is in the oity interviewing their agents, Messrs. Newton Overman. The voung ladies of the firist Bap tist church will giyo a musical and literary entertainment at tho church Monday evening, July SOth. Admission only ten cents. A full house isdesired.

Mr. John A. Stephens is expected home from Toronto to night or tomorrow morning. During his ab scnoe Capt. Moorehouso and J.

L. Alexander are keeping the machinery in motion. J. A. Williams, of Fahy's dry goods store, reports the arrival of a full blooded uemocratio boy at hit home on Market street.

Weight, eleven pounds. Hurrah for the fourth wtrd immigration boom. Mrs. James Flanner is recreating at Paris Springs. Mrs.

W. T. Bi bee and Mrs. Lee Holland will leave for 'that famous resort the first of next wopk. A brass band has been encased aud guests are being well entertained.

George Stephens has reoigned his book store and now Bakcr'a elevator, By the way. George celebrated bis fiftoenth birthday yesterday evening, quite number of his young fri ul being in attendance. j. The Queen City cricket club and ierrnania Saenjferbund, accompanied by ninny of their friends, departed for Gates' on the James thia morning in vehicles to have a grand picnic and match game of cricket. Probably thirty or ftirty persons went down.

Billy Barnes and Will er have purchasfd them a team and wagon with which they intend spending the coming fall in hunting. They are two of Springfield's most noted nimroJs and will no doubt make a scarcity of game where they hunt. Confederal Cemetery. A meeting of a committee ap pointed by the vice president of the state ex confederate association was held at Prof. Mitchell's photograph gallery Tuesday night.

The object was to raise money to bay headstones for the graves south of this citr. The meeting was called to order by W. J. llaydon. Thos.

II. Cox was nominated and elected permanent chairman of tho committee, Dr. E. 11. Mc Brule secretary, and L.

LI. Murray treasurer. After the chairman stated the object of the meeting, the following committees were appointed in the various wards and North Springfield: First ward Thos. II. Cox, Prof.

Mitchell, Mrs. W. J. Llaydon, Miss Pauline Russell and Mrs. J.

U. Aumoth. Second ward Mrs. D. M.

Noe, Mrs. Col. Rathbun, J. M. Doling and Mr.

Ault. Third ward Mrs, E. L. Weaver, Mrs. J.

W. McDaniel, Dr. E. A. Roberta and W.

II. Craig. Fourth ward Miss Susie Cra vens, Mrs. D. C.

Kennedy, Mrs. Thos, C. Loye and Dr. E. 11.

Mc Bride. North Snrinclield W. A. Reed, Dr. J.

W. Weir, Mr. Brooks and Mrs. John Peers. The meeting adjourned subjoct to call of tho chairman to meet at same place.

Tl rirat Fulr, Tho first fair ever held in Greeno county was in October, 1S5G. It lasted three days, and a argo crowd attended. Seven counties participated and it was called tho southwest i Missouri district fair association. Many visitors from' Taney, Dado, Polk, Lawrence, Webster and Barry counties camped out' lhe asso ciation owned grounds about a mile and a half west of the city, Col. Marcua Boyd was president, and 1.

G. Newbiu vice president The Greene county diroctors were J. W. Hancock, N. R.

Smith 8. C. Nevill, John U. Miller and It. B.

Weaver. Among the premi urns awarded we note: Best buggy horse Win. McAd ams. Best cows Chan. A.

Haden and It. P. Faulkner. Best span of mules T. G.

New bill. Sweepstake premium for best bull C. A. Haden Co. This year, owing to wet weath er in the 'spring and drouth in the fall, there wnjKi Jmlure ot crops consequently tho exhibits nore limited ijd inferior.

The ffrpsont fair association should be enlarged by taking in stockholders from evory county in southwest Missouri. We could then compete with St.1 Louis and Kansas City. Besides Springfield would not an advertisement that would do more than a doen immigration societies, Whoop this Bcheme up, gentlemen. A Model Tiiure a molul wutclimuu at I'lum atoad who mtiHl have bona lulundoj for a railway Hiuulnuh. It is unarly oven yuura siuou tliU touli old gentle mini weal to bod; uml though lie ia now 71 years of age he la "iiuitu active and In cui'luil hualtb.

This Is tho way bo puts lu his day. Ju the day. tlmo hi) a watchman at tho workhouse, and iu the night ho holds tho post of axMntutU portur. Ucciuioually fie fuels aluupy, uod thuu he takes an hour's doo la an arm chair; on one occasion, nowovor, on siojn lor turee consucntivu hours, i lu a tetoUirr; but as It was only the other day that he guru tho tlowlng howl altogether, that cart bo hardly Called tho st' ret ot his strength. In one way ho has bn extravagant, lie ha.s been dovoled to his and tin aud it have bevu on such luiiiualo terms during those long wnlohvs of tho uight that of late ho baa smuked iiuio ounces ol tobacco a week.

Tliis represents quite a little income: aud ao lUe old watchman has parted company evou with hu pip Tapomry IVrovtug. Tapestry weaving was Olio ot lb distinct, vo arts of Violence at that tiuia, when tho buy liuuraaud rfiud tasts ot her stulvoJ ait.stio fnus out of evoiy material lliey touched. It marble or canvas, itotio or sua, wood or precious stones. Liko mot of tho art of tho thia was also brought lioiu tho I at tho tiiu of tho crusudtfs. tjok root la ttanoa aud tieimany and readied iis cuiiu turn In Italy.

Hie toiy amy be br.td; traced lu US sucN Lain s. Sarii ii4i Arras ntid 'lptry. li'llih aud fcleticil suca a tho ve.is it 'a churcft ol in tj cu tury, the A menus e'u i j. banj; hi aii'l bavu 1 1, do ni tulat a.i.. y.

aa they a ttev I. DO Oue. er not woycu. tj. ni.t.

as wct. a it tiio i.ia ga ia i ci'. ui ot Arris in 13 i Ijurteu' i and LOCAL JLArOSIC. riekl A beat Tow ell Boey rem Corn looks well, but needs rain badly. Chas.

T. Keet has moved into hi new bouse on east Walnut street. Don't forget the Tennessee reunion at the fair grounds The Baptist church at North Springfield has ordered more pews. An underground sewer ii being constructed on Jefferson street across Walnut. W.

C. Dailv has told a lot la LIo bart's addition to Cbas. E. Hathaway for $300. Why did this morning's Ilerall resemble a powder horn? Because it was dry and bad little in it.

M. M. Hawkins has oommenoed work on his new house, ooroer Camp bell street and Phelps avenue. Buainesa is verv dull in police cir oles. The calaboose doora have been wide open since Monday morn.

ing. We understand several members are expected to be mus tered in to night at a meeting of Capt. John Matthews post No. 6 G. A.

It. The Springfield grocers' exchange and protective aaaooiation failed to meet lues Jay night tor lack of a quorum. That stagnant water under the Boonville street bridge still remaiqs to breed disease. Let it be drained speedily. "If it doesn't rain shortly," remarked a gentleman this morning, "greenbaokers and ohinob bugs will Hourish like a green bay tree." It is rumored that an affort is being made to have a union depot on Phelps avenuo, somewhere between Benton avenue and Boonville street.

A friend suggests that the police had better be a little oareful about killing unmuzzled dogs in the city, as they miirht miss one and kill a candidate. A number of professional men have aeoured offices in Judge Baker's mammoth new brick blouk and fitted them up in elegant style. Some are moving in lo day. The cane of J.W. Stokes, charged with assaulting his wife, waa dismiss ed thia morning.

Ilia wife has three little Children and she begged that no punishment be inflicted. Half and half (Ale and Porter) on draught, 5o. A pint of good whisk ev from 'ii oenta to $1. A bottle of wine to f.iU cents, at Kranua Wholesale Liquor House, 23:1 Boon Vill Street' 1. L.

Ilarman, of this city, agent for the American desk oompany, Chicago, and stool sold two hundred fine assembly chairs to Westminster church. They are to be here by August 15, Bettie Ilardman was tried before Justice Savage this morning.charced with assaulting Sarah Duncan. She plead guilty and waa fined 1 2 and osts in all. Both parties were colored, lhe' fine waa paid. Officer Hayes shot and killed a mad dog yesterday back of Tom Kaet's store.

It belonged to Mrs. John W. Simmons and had bitten her little son back of the shoulder. As no blood was drawn there is no danger of hydrophobia. Capt.

Sara StockarJ, the well known boot and shoe man, recently visited the James on a fishing expedition and caught moccasin scaae thirteen and one half feet long. which he has on exhibition at the store of Wyman, Fuciut Grave. Andy Adams has been arrested for permitting Chas. Dyer, minor to play games on hi promisee with out written permission from parentis or guardian. Defendant gave bond in sum of I IW, with Tho.

Ker sey security, lor appearance before recorder Wilson July li. A girl, who claimtd her name waa Rosa Belle Brown, from the coiiiitrv. went to the residence of Will Banks, on Cherry street, a few dav inoe to bire. bue wa eur aged and Tuesday morning mysteriously d.apper a did also a 20 dre. The police have been notiiied; 'and Will i rather auspicious of country Several spurting men ar waking aa effort to organue a gun cluh th; city wbicu be an honor ty thi pari of the state.

A call fur meeting of thorie who have sJ ready signified their wiil be in Trnt Lx.iyaa iu a few daft. The elub ata out w.ta at least a dvieo i'AJ iv'tive member a ma of whom are od altota either at cr tht J. Remember that tlie oil Hackney Jt Speaker ha J' o.vd 1 1 yvil 94 til sw count. Vs will a favv. theai bv tUng it at ou.v.

All be. settled ii A.i i Ii ti; 'e i. lA'CJIIi..