The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 5, 1909, Page 1

i3 * day of last week. They used to live VOL. XXXI. . —« Che Butler Weekly Ti State Historicai Soci- ety, Nes, BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909. Virginia. Mrs. Dr. Rhoades and 3 sons, of Foster, Mo., and Mrs. Elmer Bennett and son, of Stotesberry, Mo., were the guests of Mrs. G. W. Park Thurs- in Park Town a number of years ago. They were little girls then, Mrs. Rhoades was Miss Effie Rice and ret. He says his brother Ira is living at Silver City and is doing well. They willgo from here to Iowa to visit kinfolks. Mrs. Ell Stephens reported Mon- day that the people in her neighbor- hood appear to be happy and hard at work trying to save their grain. We noticed R. T. Judy coming in Mrs. Bennett, Miss Eva Rice. It has| from the roasting ear patch with his been a long time since they were in|arms full of roasting ears Monday Park Town and their old friends were |forenoon. Mr. Judy says he always glad to see them once more. Mrs. G. | did enjoy eating them. W. Park was very glad to have them| Plowing for wheat is the order of > wily of Everet Drysdale. come to see her as she used to be with them so much when they were little girls. Henry Gardner has lately bought a new steam hay bailer. John Nance is engineer at present. Miss Georgia Smith is on the sick list. Vane Walker and family visited his father, James Walker, south east of Butler Sabbath. Miss Maggie McCann spent last week with her sister, Mrs. May Baum, near Butler. Grandpa Sanders is on the sick list and is very feeble. Mr. and Mrs, Will Hardinger went to Nevada Saturday to visit the fam- Preaching atM. E. church next Sabbath at 11 a. m. and night. There will be an ice cream supper at the Christian church Friday night, Aug. 6th. Supper will be ready be- fore 7 o’clock for the benefit of the old people that do not like to be out so late at night. Everybody is invit- ed to come, young as well as old. The bride and groom may be there. Lucius Gardner and family, of Silver City, Idaho, are visiting his brother, Henry Gardner, and his the day now. Geo. Rubel and Clark Draper are tting ready to put up their new getting ly to put up Charley Custer who has been on the sick list for some time was. able to commence work again Monday for D. C. Wolfe. Young Aaron and wife took dinner Sabbath with O. M. Drysdale and family at Amoret. The city is on the boom. We noticed several new store buildings, also some residence houses. In sight-seeing over the city some how we got out of the city limits. We came across a Duroc Jersey sow and nine pigs that Dr. Brooks pur- chased of J. H. Park last March. The Dr. told us he had them ina lot up town, but they were equal to the Kansas pumpkins to grow. They grew so fast they filled the lot full and pushed the fence over onan other man’s lot and he moved them to the country for fear they would push some of the city’s sky scraper buildings over. Tuesday morning Mrs. Geo, Mc- Guire laid two large yellow tomatoes on the table in Young Aarons office. They grew from seed that she brought from Kentucky and they are fine ones. Mrs. McGuire has a_fine garden. this year which shows she understands the art of gardening. Miss Birdie Wolfe and Miss Wilma Smith went to Amoret Tuesday to visit Mrs. O. M. Drysdale. Miss Leona Steele, of Butler, is spending a week with Miss Josephine Simpson. Young, Aaron was at Hockett’s blacksmith shop Wednesday morn- ing and heard an old time Miami ‘farmer say that he had raised a bum- per corn crop and had roasting ears for three months, and the first mess was the 4th day of July. Mrs. N. M. Gregory's 34th birthday and her nephew, Ed. Winfrey's birthday was last Saturday and Sat- urday night at Mrs. Gregory's they had ice cream and cake and -lemo- nade. There were 54 present. YOUNG AARON. West Star Items. The weather is fine. Jess Warren is still putting up hay. Lots of people are plowing for wheat. Mr. Dunlap died at the home of his son, Will Dunlap, last Thursday. He was laid to rest in Fairview grave yard. Laura Stewart's cousins visited her over Sunday. Ethel Searfus went to town last Wednesday and came home Sunday. Lulalia Daniels and Mrs. Myrtle Thomas visited G. W. Daniels last Saturday. Foster. J. W. Darby made a business trip to Amoret Wednesday. Miss Nora Miller is visiting her lady friends the Misses Lawrence, at Thayer, Kansas. Mrs. Jim Sacre, of the Virginia neighborhood, was visiting her sister Mrs. T. S. McHenry in North Foster last week. Russell and ‘Richard Cecil are visit- ing their brother J. F. Cecil on West eighth street. Mrs. Ellie Merrejl and children, of +, | Shawnee, Okla, are visiting her par- ents, Mr. and. Mrs. Mat. Gray, on Tyrannick Street. Jim Hamilton returned home Sat- urday from Kansas City. J. L. Barnett and family, of Ft. Scott, Kansas, visited with his niece, Mrs. D. H. Arbogast, last week. They came prepared to camp a week on the river and fish but owing to the over flow and mosquitos they had to abandon their trip and return home. Born, July 27th to Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Stuffin a 12 pound boy. Mrs. John Newkirk left Saturday for Mound City, Kansas, fora short visit with friends. Will Neace and wife are keeping store while Mr. and Mrs, McHenry are taking in the Seattle: exposition. Dr. Rhoades reports a 10 pound boy atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Franklin, Jule Heckadon, wife and son Harrey Powell has left the country. |Lawrence left last Friday for Wall Mrs. J. J. Cameron isn’t quite so|Street, Kansas, to visit his brother. well this week. Frank Daniels is now the father of afine boy, All parties doing well. You can hear the threshers in ev- ery direction. AUNT SALLIE. Timely Suggestions SCHOOL TIME WILL SOON BE HERE, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET READY. : WE CAN FILL YOUR WANTS ! N is " ic | people at present are practicing keep-' Mrs. Dr. Sagesser is very sick at For the Girls: | For the Little Men: New Style Dress Ginghams.... New 36 inch Percales... New Outings...........................10c yard New Fall Hosiery........ New Underwear......................15 to 50c¢ ..eee+-10 to 15¢ vevsseeeee B% to 12% e w+e+ + 8% to 25c ee eeee New School Shoes.................75c to $2.50 50 School Suits at Half Price. New Fall Style Hats and Caps 25c to $1.50° Mr. Heckadon is in very poor health. Harper and Collier last week ship- ped a car of hogs to the Kansas City market. Preaching last Sunday at the M. E. church by Rev. I. H. Boner. Miss Nellie Jones who has been the guest of Miss May Cobb the Isst few days returned to her home in Rich Hill Saturday. Eric Bowman, of Kansas City, came ' in Saturday to visit relatives east of town. Aunt Jennie Darby is still very feeble. Married: In Butler July 28th by Esq. Jeter,Miss Ozie Vaughan to Mr. George Cope, both of New Home township. The bride is the handsome and accomplished daughter of James Vaughan, living east of Foster, while the groom is a prosperous young farmer of New Home. These young ing house on Quality Hill for his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Jule We.with a host of friends, join in con- | gratulating these young people. i T. S. McHenry and wife, Frank | Swarens and wife and grandma Woodfin left last week to attend the Seattle Exposition. I. H. Botkins and wife left, Tues- day for Colorado and other western points. We understand they will’ take in the Exposition before return- ing home. | Mrs. Luda Shanks is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bell. She returned last week from Colorado where she had been to visit her friend Mrs. Nellie Gibbs. Mrs. Will Clouse entertained her had Metzler ‘arrested. From what New Shirts, Underwear and Hosiery The best SCHOOL SHOE little Sunday School class last Sagur- day at her home north of town to ice cream to which the little folks did ample justice. They report a de- lightful time. made . $1.00 to $3.00 ed battle was inevitable at the eleva- Last Monday it looked like a pitch- tle Tuesday. His sons, Tom we were able to learn there was a woman figured in the deal. As both parties are non-committal we wait further developments until the day of trial when things probably will be called by their right name. Foster seems to be drifting back to the days of Huldy and we advise some wives to bull-ring their husbands and then hold on to the rope for dear life. Mr. and Mrs, Joel Cary, of Red Oak, Iowa, are visiting their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Store, of Old Walnut. Dinah visited Sunday with Miss Winnie Anderson south of town. DINAH. Mulberry and Western Bates. Albert Braden, of Kansas City, who is one of the Western Electric Supply Company's headmen, has been spend- ing his annual vacation with relatives, returned to Kansas City Friday even- ing. Henry Gardener got his new trac- tion engine in Thursday. He intends to rush the hay bailing. The Mulberry Hay Seeds are going to furnish the music for the Mt. Zion Sunday School picnic Aug. 12. Mr. Flougher and family, who have been living in Oklahoma the past year and are returning to their old home at Anderson, Ind., are visiting his sis- ters, Mesdames Lee Dudley and Lee! Withrow. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gorden, of: near Hot Water, spent Sunday with Harlan Porter and family. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sagesser had all of their children to spend the day with them Thursday except their son, John Taylor, who lives in-Ore-! gon. who had been visiting her brother, Elmer, and other relatives, returned home Friday. The lightning Friday night killed a valuable horse for Robert Elkins. Tra and Ora Beall took in the ball game at Virginia Saturday. Little Willie, son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘John Dykman, is quite sick, threat- ened with the fever. Mrs. D. Mauger and daughter, Clara, who had been visiting in Colo- ‘rado for a month, returned home Sat- urday. Will Peyton, of Amoret, is very sick with symptoms of typhoid fever. Fred Ewbank has commenced work on his new barn. present from getting overheated hursday. 'Heckadon, while they are absent,/ Charles Glassmeire, manager of the Darby Fruit Farm, had a valuable mare killed by lightning Saturday morning. Lee Withrow and family visited at. the Lee Dudley home Sunday. RAMBLER. Herrell and Vicinity. J. W. Barnhart has returned from north Missouri. John Seelinger lost a horse last week. He went down to the barn and found the animal dead. The writer does not know what the troub- le was or how valuable it was. family, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Thomp- son and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Greenup and family spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. McBride west of Adrian. S. J. Newlon shipped a load of cat- and eorge, went with them. Miss Bell Braden, of Kansas City, ; NUMBER 41. Hume Telephone Notes. Rev. F. W. Starring, at a business |meeting Saturday, resigned the pas- ; torate of the Baptist Church at Hume, jto take effect October Ist. He has | been called to Rich Hill for full time. Ata meeting of the school board | Monday, Prof. C. M. Leedy, of Rich Hill, was employed to teach in the grammar department of our public schools. Miss Fern Holland was elected to the position some time ago, but resigned. Room 3 is still without a teacher. School will begin September 6. Messrs. Joe Franklin, Coyet Mul- lies, Lon Baldwin, Pleas Sylvester, Ivan Mullies and Clark Franklin have opened a new store in Worland. They are going to open up the old Dunkerly coat shaft on the K. C. S. Miss Ona Egbert was thrown from a horse last Thursday, receiving in- | juries which may prove fatal. She was horseback riding and passed a threshing machine. She led her horse past the machine and as it did not seem to notice it, when she came back she stayed on the horse. It be- came frightened, and she, knowing that it was going to throw her, tried to get off but failed. The horse threw her, and she lay unconscious till Friday evening. She is ina seri- ous condition, being hurt inwardly, A geologist who is acquainted with this section of country, informed us a few days ago that a prospect well on what is known as the flats, northeast of Hume, would develope rich coal and oil deposits. According to his line of reasoning the flats is filled-in land between two hills forming a re- -servoir for oil and decaying vegeta- tion, which has since been buried in _sandand earth formation. The strike ‘at the AckeMman farm just on the edge of the flats seems to prove this. | Ballard. The tent meeting at Bethel, con- ; ducted by Rev. T. W. Shannon, is ‘Still in progress. Rev. Shannon is an able speaker and much interest is manifested in the cause of Christian- ity. T. D. Embree and family came out to spend Sunday with home’ folks. Mrs. Embree and daughter will stay several weeks. , D. Teeter and Miss Fern Rogers spent a few days in ElDorado Springs last week. Arthur Anderson, who has been visiting his parents here for several jweeks, returned to California. He was accompanied by his brother, Earl Anderson, and Leslie Warford, who will try their fortunes in the West. | Protracted meeting will commence at Fairview Sunday, August 8. Rev. W. C. Self, assisted by the pastor, J. A. Smith, will conduct the services. Delbert, the two-year-old son of 'Mr. and Mrs. Corwine, died at his , home Thursday, July 29, after an ill- |ness of about three months. He was a bright, handsome child and the bereaved parents have the sympathy ‘of the entire community. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Smith and interment in Bethel cemetery. BELLE. | West Deepwater. | Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thompson and Threshing is nearly all done. Some are plowing wheat ground. , Another good rain came Friday night which was welcome to the corn. Several are on the sick list. There will be a clearing-off around the Smith cemetery Saturday, August 29. All those interested come. ; say Clouse. The trouble was over some With Eth@l Haynes. | mer complaint, flax, but both gentlemen took the’ Miss Burguist, who has been visit- pe Si, ES ee right view.- Only mouth artillery ing in the family of D. A. eaten th ah pe sash anh toate : was used, but hot words flew thick returned to her home in western trobhie, . convaleasent ‘ and fast and when lung powder was Kansas. Retort oe a ; g exhaustedand the smoke of Battle’ John Lawson, of near Summit, lost peechon nigra tay Sayoud with Sf cleared from the horizon by-standers,'4 mule last week. The mule was Pe %unt, Mrs. Lewis Hill, who was BS: when they recovered from their ina pasture west of this neighbor-,°Y sick last week. __ a nervous shock, discovered it was hood. He was over in a field near. 4 large crowd attended the ice, only Bell and Clouse after all. | the pasture stacking wheat when he ‘Team supper at Spruce Saturday Last week quite a lively scrap took first noticed that it was sick. Start- The sum of money taken in was $50. place.on Main street between Turner ing to take it home, the mule gave! Farmers are busy hauling off their Boatright and A. G. Metzler in which’ out near the writer's where Remember: All Wash Dresses and Suits at Half Price. All Fancy Lawns and Batistes at cost, to close out. = GOME TO US FOR RELIABLE MERCHANDISE. _ grain. They are getting from 90c to $1 for their wheat.