The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 1, 1909, Page 1

ov gt —s The Butler Weekly Ci VOL. XXXI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1909. tate A ety, WAY Fy y Storicaj § 01 NUMBER 36. We Have Mid-Summer BARGAINS 2 « « «- 2 - - 2 - ~ 2 - 2 to Offer IN EACH DEPARTMENT Sam’! Levy Merc. Co. Rockville Items from the Booster Lightning killed one of Lewis Fleisher’s best cows Saturday. Mrs. Deerwester and Lula Her- man, of near Butler, came down Sat- urday to visit with their sister, Mrs. Theo. Marquardt. Edward Voght, who attended the Concordia Theological Seminary at Springfield, Ill, returned Tuesday for a few months’ vacation with home Grandma Britt has gone to Adrian to spend the summer with her daugh- ter, Mrs. J. D. Todd. Lightning struck C. G. Domers’ granary during the storm Friday night, but fortunately it did not take fire, and no damage was done be- side a few damaged timbers. Ruth Brown, the 14 year old daugh- ter of A. Brown and wife, died Mon- day morning after a short illness, at their home on the Dr. Sharpless place. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church at Harwood, and interment was made in the cemetery Rainy again tonight. It just looks at that place. like when it commences to rain there J. E. Zawhlen, of Butler, son of A. |is no place to quit. Zwahlen, of this vicinity, took the) Mrs. R. R. Bennett and children noon train for his home Wednesday | visited Mrs. W. B. Miller Sunday af- after a few days’ visit with his par-| ternoon, ents. He will go to Kansas City at} We were in Foster the other day once in the interests of the Peoples’ | and saw Miss Dinah but she didn’t Elevator with which he is interested | eyen know us. at present. Mrs. Alma Taylor is improving. During the storm Tuesday the)|She is able to be out doors some. Meyer elevator was struck by light-) Last Tuesday while the thunder ning and set on fire. Prompt work} storm was faging lightning struck saved it, however, and but little dam-| close to Chas:*Patton’s hog pen where age was done. he had seven fat hogs. It injured New Home. three very badly, but they are some | - better. A Bargain. W. B. Miller was called to Carbon Iam closing out my stock of Wax | Center last Saturday to conduct the Gold Mould records for the purpose , funeral of John P. Smith who died of of stocking up with the Indestruct- | heart trouble. He had been sick for able records. You can get any num- Some time. ‘ i ber you want while they last at 17 1-2 Miss Minnie Shannon visited home cents cach. Come early. folks Saturday and Sunday. B. F. RICHARDS, Butler, Mo.| The hog men have finished hauling hogs from John Miller’s. They haul- Colorado Lands 16,000 acres of land to be opened in Colorado, July 15, 1909, under the supervision of the State Land Board, according to the terms of the Carey Act. This is part of the Ute Indian Reservation, and one of the most valuable bodies of land in Colorado for fruit and agricultural purposes. 1t will be irrigated land. You can file on 40, 80, 120 or 160 acres. It is situated in Southwestern Colorado, about 20 miles from Durango. There will also be a sale of town lots in s new town. return trip. If enough people go there will be # special car from Paola, Kansas, on July 7th, over the Mo. Pac. R. R. to the town of Ignacio, Colorado. Round trip It is expected there will be a large crowd at the . If you wish to go, notify us before July 6, so opening, you halk alia: sada ed about one hundred or more, some ‘of them were fine ones. | Mrs. J.J. March and daughter, Miss Nellie, went to Nevada last Thursday on the noon train from Rich Hill. They came back by way of Butler where Miss Nellie attended _| the teachers examination. We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Nora Hobbs who died in Collinsville, Oklahoma, last week and was laid to rest in the Foster Foster Notes. The ladies of the Presbyterian pehurch had a church cleaning at Salem Wednesday. » Jule Heckadon is on the sick list. Rev. McFarland filled his regular appointment at the Christian Church | Sunday. Charley Ganoway, of Rich Hill, at- jtended the funeral of their friend ‘Mrs. Hobbs Saturday. | Miss Maggie McCann, of near Vir- ‘ginia, came in on the westbound pas- ‘penger Sunday morning to attend the children’s exercise at Salem. She will visit Mrs. Henderson Miller while here. Clarence Loyd, who had been vis- iting a month at Foster, returned to his home in Pittsburg, Kansas, Fri- day. He was accompanied by his luncle Ed. Loyd. G. W. Summers has been employ- ed by the ladies cemetery association ‘to mow and clean the cemetery at Salem, which will be a pleasure to those living at a distance who have ‘relatives buried ‘here to know that their graves are kept clean. Any contribution to this association can be ‘sent to Mrs. Henderson Miller, presi- ‘dent of the association, as the treas- ‘urer, Mrs. Judge Sullens is absent. Wallace Hodge and wife and Bob ‘funeral of their sister, returned to their home in Iowa Sunday. They were accompanied as far as Kansas City by their sister, Mrs. Rose Quin- lin, who resides at that place. | An old gentleman by the name of {Stanhope died Tuesday night at the ‘home of his son-in-law, John Davis, at the New Home Mine. He was 83 |years old, and interment was made at Salem Wednesday evening. ! The children’s exercise at Salem ‘Sunday was well attended. The way \the little folks sang and spoke their pieces was highly complimented by those present. Messrs. Kinions and Fail with their families visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. Orear west of town. Miss Winnie Anderson visited Sun- , day with her lady friends the Misses ‘ Journey at their country home north- west of town. E. N. Parrett, of Harrison county, Mo., visited his daughter, Mrs. Wal- ter Shofner Sunday. OBITUARY. Mrs. Nora Hobbs, nee Badgett, died at her home in Collinsville, Okla., after an illness of six weeks. She was born in Davis county, Iowa, Oct. 23, 1872, and died June 24, 1909, aged 36 years, 8 months and 1 day. She was married to J. W. Hobbs Dec. 24, 1892, in Rich Hill, Mo., by Rev. Ichel. To this union was born 7 chil- dren—one died in infancy. Three boys and three girls survive with the husband to mourn their loss. Be- sides her family she leaves an aged father and mother, seven brothers and seven sisters. Two brothers Badgett, who had been attending the ! Bates Co. at the Normal. The Bates Co. teachers held their weekly meeting last Friday. There was not so large an attendance as usual on account of some taking the examinations. The committee on “permanent or- ' ganization” was not ready to report. The committee on m report- jed a recitation by Miss Darr for the , meeting, and the following m oll - beg Be S culture,"’ Prof. Harry Phillips, o the Normal; “Fostering the High | School Spirit in the Rural Schools,”” ‘Supt. C. A. Burke, of Butler; “‘recita- | tions and a musical number by other members club.” The committee on entertainment re- pene plans for a picnic at Pertle prings, to be held next Friday after- noon. The report was unanimously lado ted, and from the preparations [the dies are making a splendid sup- per is assured. Prof. H. S. Walter, of Kansas City, a former Bates county boy and class- mate of Prof. Frank Deerwester, made an interesting short talk. He | Suggested that it would be interesting | to have information regarding former |Bates Co. Normal Graduates, who had ‘made good in educational work,” On motion the chairman appointed Prof. H. S. Walter, Supt. L. F. Robinson and Miss Maud Millhorn as acommittee to secure the desired in- formation and report same at next meeting. A motion was passed instructing | the chairman to appoint a staff of re- |porters for the various Bates county newspapers to assist in keeping in j touch with the work of their teachers here this summer. A total enrollment of 46 members was reported. There are probably a few who have not yet enrol _ Mulberry and Western Bates. Geo. H. Pahlman, one of our Hay Seed boys, who is attending the Nor- mal school at Warrensburg, writes that Bates county has about fifty of her teachers in Warrensburg. Some some. Edgar A. Smiser and Rambler were !callers on Claud Wallace, of Amoret, | Sunday. Fred and Clara Mager drove over to Passaic Thursday. J. H. Leiner lost a valuable horse this week. | The remains of the late Dr. Leech, of Chicago, were laid to rest in the Mulberry cemetery Sabbath. The | Dr. was one of the pioneers of West- ,ern Bates. Uncle Robert Braden was called to Chicago the first of the | week, but arrived too late to see the Doctor alive. They were brothers- ‘in-law. | John R. Knox and family and cousin, Senator James Knox, visited at W. E. Caldwell’s Monday. Hon. James Knox, of Boynton, Oklahoma, who was visiting his i brother-in-law, Frank A. Oline, call- ed on Rambler Monday. |. Mrs. Joe T. Whinery and daughter, Mary, spent the day at the D. Meager home Wednesday. Ira Beall drove 2 to Amsterdam on business Wednesday. Mrs. D. Mager and charming daughter, Clara, left Saturday fora month’s visit with her daughters, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Imhoff, and Ger- trude Mager, at Victor, Colorado. Fred and his pa will keep batch, while cemetery Saturday. She lived in this preceded her to the spirit world. the women folks are gone. vicinity about twelve years ago. We were sorry we didn’t get to attend the funeral services. We extend our sympathy to the sad ones left to mourn their loss. Most of the farmers have finished cutting wheat. © We don’t think we ever heard the like of funerals as there has been the past few weeks. The latest we have seen is the men riding round bareheaded. W. B. Miller has a fine crop of red raspberries and quite a few early apples. If it keeps raining for a week like it has the past week the -oats will all have fallen on the ground so they can’t be found. ‘ The river has been raising the last Ei Christian church and was baptized by Rev. Burton, and at 8 o’clock p. m. Friday the death summons came, but her lamp was trimmed and burn- ing, as she went on that lone journey from which no one ever returns. She expressed no fear of death, but re- she knew would soon be motherless in this world of sorrow and tears. At her request the remains were ship- ped to Foster for burial and arrived last resting place be at Salem near the home of her aged parents, which will be gratifying tothem in their de- clining to know that she rests where they ean visit her grave and something that will be a verdant her memory. Funeral preached at the Christian ‘ar’ and inter- sympathy During her sickness she made her! peace with God and united with the | Harlan Porter and family spent ‘Sunday at the Fred C. Ewbank home. Henry Gordon visited with Mrs. Belle Dudley Sunday. The rain Sunday night caught iaany of our young men away from ome. Herrell and Vicinity. ized roof on his barn asa preventive of diphtheria. The young man was taken with a kind of asore throat and was taken to Dr. Lockwood, who thought it best that is gf nicely now. Clyde McFarland is hauling his corn to market this week. Wheat — is in full blast now. and the oats will be the next thing. Miss Ida Dillon has been engaged to teach the Herrell school. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sherman and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pry spent Sunday with Jas. Garrett; Mr. and Mrs. Doe Harbert, Mr. and Mrs. C. W, Smiser and Mr. and Mrs. Jas of the boys at home must be lone-, | Virginia. Friday of last week young Aaron took his mother to Uncle Thomas Hockett's where we were nicely en- tertained by uncle Thomas and his good wife. Uncle Tom knowing us to be a true and tried Prohibitionist took us to his famous spring and treated us to God's first drink for man. What we noticed on our trip: Mr. Mino fixing up his flax machine getting ready to cut flax. W. J. Smith mowing the weeds down on his lots in North addition to Virginia. Mrs. Charley Wort out in the garden with hoe working death and destruction to weeds. Mrs. John Fosterin her bug- gy on her way home from Virginia. grand Oldham taking a strole around his farm, Frank Zinn and Frank Oldham riding around lookin; at the fine prospects for corn, whick looks the best north of Virginia in years. We could see teams plowing corn and cutting wheat in every di- rection. D. C. Wolf has got up 15 loads of clover hay. W. W. Park is helping his son, James, plow corn, Emmet Burk is getting ready to build a new barn. beg, | Aaron has some nice open ‘Duroe Jersey gilts and 2 yearling males for sale. ! Tf you keep on the lookout you will know when the wedding will be and you will not be afflicted with that ter- rible disease surprise, and you will ‘not have to stop so suddenly and weigh the question in your mind, is it the result of pure love or a ro- mance, | Julius Heckadon, wife and son, of Foster, spent Monday night of this ‘week with Mrs. G. W. Park. Misses Maire Jenson and Emma , Pahlman are taking music lessons of | Miss Geneva Draper. , | There will be a celebration at the |Christian church the 4th of July. \There will be a big basket dinner. Rey. Billy Miller will preach’ in the forenoon and afternoon. Bring your baskets well filled and come and hear the music and enjoy a good quiet time. Quite a number of women were plowing corn last week, it is hard work to get hands. If it was not for the women all kinds of business and farming would quit. The Sunday School of the Virginia Christian church elected the follow- ing off Superintendent, Mr. Darr; Seer y, Eva Darr; Organist, Geneva Draper; Treasurer, Bessie Wolfe. Miss Mary Allen entertained her Sunday School class June 27. All re- port a fine time. Virginia played Miami Center Wed- nesday evening, June 23, the first game of the season at Virginia. Vir- ginia beat 7 to 3. Miami Center bat- teries were Joe Herman, Jim Cox, Virginia’s Willie Rubel, Tom Smiser Little Willie threw the balls so fast that Miami Center boys could not see them. While down at the ball game Carl Jenson says he got a mouth full and little Tommy Smiser got a hand full. Dr. Smith was called and lanced his hand. Virginia is going to have _a_basket dinner July 4th. bring the ladies. Roy Burke is home on a visit. Miss Ida Smizer called on the hello girls Wednesday —- The young people gathered in Vir- ginia ony d evening and on account of the raid they got home early Mon- day morning. YOUNG AARON. West Star Items. Come boys and | The corn is getting awully weedy now. L. G. Thomas shipped cattle to Kansas City the first of the week. G. W. Daniels helped L. G. Thomas | deliver cattle. W. O. Card has put a new galvan-! Mrs. Lucy Wishert, from Liberal, Kan., came home\Saturday to C. M. gretted to leave her little ones whom | Ashby Wayland was given adose Thomas’ to visit relatives and friends. of antitoxine the fore poe of last week | ip: Jessie Hornbe returned last wee! rents, Mr. itewart. Miss Emma Hart is visiting with er, from Arkansas, to visit with her and Mrs. Charley Friday night. She desired that her | he should be given the medicine. He her aunt, Mrs. Ike Daniels, this week. One of Miss Ethel Searfus’ friends, from St. Louis, is visiting her now. y Daniels stayed with her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Thomas, while Lute Thomas went to Kansas City with cattle. Lots of the young folks from Peru and Star neighborhood went to town church Sunday night. Lute Thomas lost a fine mare last week.