The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 5, 1910, Page 1

VOL. XXXII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURS DAY, MAY 5, 1910. Che Butler Weekly cimes, NUMBER 28 VIRGINIA. Luther Judy was around with his fish wagon Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McElroy, of Butler, visited in the country Thurs- day of last week. W. N. Hardinger visited Everett Schwenk at Amorett Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. Crosswhite, Osborne and Hardinger have had some papering done. Mrs. J. N. Yates, of Billings, Okla., renews for The Times another year. Mrs. Yates was Miss Susannah Park. She says they are well. Wheat and oats are looking fine, and the pros- pect is for a big crop this year. From the Pleasanton Observer Mrs. Elizabeth Wright has been allowed a pension. She was married to W. J. Culbertson in 1860. He went to the war and never returned. In 1886 she married Thos Wright, who was an old soldier and drawing a pension of $12.00 per month. He died in 1895. She at once made application fora pension, but it was never al- lowed until a few weeks ago. It will amount to nearly $2,000.00. She is 75 years old. She lived with her son, Marion Culbertson, when he was living on the A. J. Park farm several years ago, and many here remember her and her son well. Judge Wolfe brought home a new carriage from Butler Saturday. is no strange sight to see four or - - Young Aaron warned the people last FOSTER. week that the cold weather had dis- turbed Cupid, and the wedding ar-| Judge Sullen’s condition remains rangements had become tangled, and | about the same. the great event would not take place! Miss Gertrude Rooney and brother as soon as scheduled. Young Aaron | Edward arrived from Arkansas Fri- will warn you again to be on the|@ay and will visit relatives at this lookout. The one you have not| Place. - thought of will come first. Gus Trussell was an arrival on G. M. Garner expects to help W. the Thursday evening train from J. Bard raise his new house this | Kansas City. week, A new piano came last week to ing her son, John Allen, of this place. stay with Mrs. Geo. Rubel. Mrs. Rose Quinlin, of Kansas City, Geo. Crooks and his sister, Mrs. J. }°2™¢ down Thursday to visit her H. Park, spent Saturday night and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Badgett. ; part of Sabbath with their mother, Dr. Rhoades left Thursday evening Mrs. Peter Crooks, at New Home, | °Ver the Kansas City Southern for who has been sick for a long time. | Kansas City to be present at the She is in a critical condition. surgical operation performed on Mrs. T. S. Harper has 80 acres of corn Steele, J. W. Darby left Monday for Fort planted, and will plant $0 or 40 scres Lupton, Colorado, to visit his brother- ‘nara in-law, C.F. Jennings and family. Ms C. Wolfe is through planting He will visit his brother at Grand Junction before returning home. We Dr. Lockwood, of Butler, called | wish the Esquire a pleasant visit and Saturday as council with Dr. Smith in| a safe return. the case of Mrs. Clark Draper, who! Prof, W. P. Kinion closed a very has been sick for sometime. successful term of school at this place on the sick list, is improving. ‘ants, Misses Maggie and Myrtle Mc- Warren Ayers is still working on | Cann. The school has been a decided his new house. success. The young ladies departed The Rev. Baylock filled his ap- Saturday evening for their home pointment at the Christian Church #¢tSs the river. Sabbalh. Miss Lorell Boughan and Mrs, Roy ; : | railor, of Rich Hill, were canvassing Miss Eda Lockwood, of Butler, was Foster last week in the interest of | the guest of Mrs. Dr. Smith one day Mrs. McAntire, of Nevada, is visit- | Miss Georgia Smith, who has been | last Friday, with his two able assist: | the Republican Press. Miss Boughan | West Deepwater. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Winans were} Butler business callers Monday. Allie McCracken shipped a car load | of fat cattle to Kansas City Monday. Dr. Zey was out Sunday to see | LaFollette was a former resident of this community several years ago. FARMER JOHN. West Star Items. There was Sunday School at Star ; ; ~~ Sunday morning and preaching at 11. Mrs. W. C. Turpin who is slowly len-| there was 3 a pose d pre Aah proving. |Rev. Bradley preached his farewell Most of the farmers are through sermon Sunday. planting corn. All of the corn that} was up before the freeze had to be planted over. A good rain visited this section Monday morning. | Rev. Gather filled his appointment lat the Presbyterian church Sunday. | It was reported in our columns alr short time ago that I. M. Kretzinger|; ~ had purchased a new buggy, but we were mistaken as it was Everett Hill, who bought the buggy. } Uncle John Cumpton has several | sick horses. We have not learned | | what the disease is. ’ | Dr. Fletcher was called to see| With Mrs. J. 0. Rogers last week, | Uncle Nick Murphy Sunday and Mon-| Odeith Edleage is visiting with jday, who is quite poorly with kidney Lot Warren this week. ‘trouble. Robert Thomas took dinner with Joe Borland delivered hogs at But- Fred Rogers Sunday. | ler Monday. Acrowd of little folks surprised | J. E. Kretzinger’s children have Mary Searfus on her birthday by | the whooping cough. S Planting corn is the order of the | day. | Rev. Bradley took dinner with All- man Daniels Sunday. Emily Gough and Amy Miller visit- ed the Ethel Searfus over Sunday. Archie and Charley Thomas visited G. Thomas Sunday. Ike Daniels and family went over to Fair View grave yard Sunday even- ing. Miss Willie Floyd took dinner with May Daniels Sunday. Miss Ada Deweeze stayed all week Also, Cal Fer- coming from S. S. home with her. guson’s have been quite poorly with All seem to enjoy themselves. | it. Arthur Gough and family visited Rey. Gather brought a load of his W. A. Searfus Sunday. household goods from Drexel Satur- G. W. Daniels and L. G, Thomas day. delivered hogs to market Monday. Uncle Sam has ordered all the mail AUNT SALLY. Mulberry and Western Bates. Robert L. Braden, of Butler, was out calling on his old neighbors the fore part of the week. The special school election that was held Friday, the 29th, resulted in the selection of a new site on W. D. W. Beall’sfarm, southeast of his home, and a vote for the new building also carried. George Cooper, who has been vis- iting nis brother, Gilbert, left for his home in Iowa Tuesday. Claude Martin, of near Virginia, was a caller at D. W. Beall’s Friday. Claude and Stanley Morwood at- tended the spelling bee at Virginia Friday evening. This section was favored by a fine shower on Sunday and Monday. Mrs. J. H. Leiner visited with Mrs. Harland Porter Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bohlken spent Sunday at Henry Dykman’s. Mrs. Carrie Ashley and daughter, Iva, also her neice, Mabel Millage, of Pleasanton, Kansas, came over Sat- urday to visit at the David Clark home. Mrs. Robert L. Braden and daugh- ter Helen, of Butler, are visiting at the Clyde Moore home, north of Am- oret. Mr. and Mrs. John Dykman were guests at J, H. Leiner’s Sunday. Gilbert Cooper, Maggie and Willie Dykman were visitors at Henry Dyk- man's Sunday. six’buzz wagons pass through Park- town a day now. Geo. Pahlmann closed his eight- month term of school at Virginia Fri- day. He had an old-time spelling match at night. Miss Hawkins was the champion speller. The Mulberry Hay Seed Band was present and rendered some good music, which an overfull house enjoyed. The mem- bers of the band are Miss Letta, Thos. and Edgar Smizer, Dave and Mack Braden;~Stanleyand Claud Moore- wood, Nels. Nestlerode, Jr., Grant Oldham, John Kelly, G. M. Garner. From what we can learn Mr. Pahl- man taught a good school and was well liked. F. Y. Orear and son, Arthur, and Miss Onia Scott, of Butler, took din- ner with Geo. Rubel and family Sab- | bath. The dear people were all excited Sabbath. The word got passed around that there would be a wedding in the neighborhood. The old ladies were as much excited as the young ones, and all were watching for the bride and groom to appear, when Se |Tast week. ” ’ ’ Teka Hi iene Danie Gi is one of the contestants in the piano | w weed prone 4 a rowed contest. The young lady is working | Warden, spent Sunday with home hard for the prize she seeks and is folks. meeting with good success. James and George Pahknann and| Dr, Rhoades, with several other Schneiderwind each had a runaway gentlemen, whose names we failed Saturday, as they were going to But-|to learn, were before the county |ler, caused. by automobiles. None of court the first of the week with a Mr. Schneiderwind were injured, but | petition for a bridge over Walnut James Pahlmann was thrown from | Creek between sections 10 and.15, the buggy and received a severe cut | west of the old Neal farm. It is hoped and bruise over the a eye. He| these gentlemen will be successful as went immediately to a physician, and | this bridge is needed badly for the if vi continues to oe it will = benefit of the traveling public as it is nothing serious. e farmers are al-|a direct line between Foster and most afraid to go to town during the | Worland. | good weather on account of the auto-! Mrs. W. D. Steele, who was op- mobiles. jerated on Friday morning at St. A family named Nowell have mov- | Luke’s hospital for cancer, stood the jed to Sam’l Short’s place south of | operation better than was expected, Virginia. YOUNG AARON. _ | but her life will hang in the balances for some time. | Sunday School Convention. Mrs, Wallace Hodge, who has been Mt. Zion Church, Pleasant Gap | visiting her parents, departed Sunday township, M. E. Church, South, will over the Missouri Pacific for her |hold a S. S. Convention Sunday, May | home in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was |15, 1910, at 2 o’clock p.m. An in- accompanied as far as Kansas City by teresting program will be rendered, | her sister, Mrs. Rose Quinlin, who all are invited.—John T. Baker. resides at that place. DINAH. boxes on rural routes to be painted and numbered. ' Jones--Ehart. Rev. Beasley, the Presiding Elder, Mr. John Jones, of Alva, Iowa, and will preach at the M. E. church at! Miss Cecil Ehart, a daughter of Mr. Spruce Friday night. Remember the and Mrs. L. H. Ehart, of New Home quarterly meeting Saturday and Sun- township, were united in marriage at day. Everybody invited to come. __ the home of the bride’s parents, Sun- Joe Borland had Dr. Mulkey to day, May Ist, 1910, at five o'clock p. treat one of his horses for spasmodic ™» Rev. Lewis Keele, of Butler, of- colic Monday. ficiating. ; er ' After the ceremony a sumptuous Pan bivmcnm is building an addi- dinner was served to the many | P friends who were present at the | A.M. Beard and family, of Butler, | peautiful ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Kretzinger and) 4 Jarge number of handsome and | Everett Hill visited J. H. Baker and appropriate presents were received family Sunday. by the happy pair. A young boy called on a young Mr. Jones isa clever and industri- lady one evening a short time ago ous young man who stands high in and asked her if he could engage her business and social circles at Alva, company for the next Sunday. The Jowa, where he isinterested in an ex- young lady stood in meditation for a tensive contracting business. minute and finally replied, “My, my,, The bride is a beautiful and ac- kid, I am old enough to be your complished young lady and has al- grandma."’ No wonder the boy wants ways been one of the most popular of to sell his bees. the vicinity. Sad news reached here that Joe Mr. and Mrs. Jones left today for |LaFollette was instantly killed by Alva, Iowa, where they will make | lightning in Arkansas last week. Mr. | their home. WHILE THEY LAST 50 Ladies’ and Misses’ Spring Coats Worth $7.50, now go at $4.50 One Lot of Wash Suits r Worth up to $6.50, now go at $3.98 One Lot of Longerie Dresses Special Prices from $2.48 to $6.50 15 pieces of Plain Colored Linen Finish Suiting 10c yard. Retail regularly at 15c, now go at Reliable Merchandise dam’s hustling young business men, came down Saturday and enjoyed some of ma’s cooking and gave his younger brothers some pointers on up-to-date farming. Geerge B. Bohlken was an early caller Monday at the Rambler’s and took home a supply of early cabbage plants. Miss Grace Darr closed an eight months’ term of school Tuesday. Four of the school boys from our neighborhood attended in the after- noon, The boys were well pleased with their trip, also, think very much of calling on some of those charming little American Beauties. There were four pupils who were neither tardy nor absent: Misses Ruby Albin, Mona Bowman, Maud and Irene Ewabank. Miss Darr is one of our leading teach- ers. Mr. and Mrs. G, A. Rodgers spent Sunday with Mr, R.’s sister, Mrs. David Clark and family. Miss Anna Coffin of Amoret and Miss Maud Williams of Mulberry were guests of Miss Ada Beall Sun- day. R. L. Nichols and family spent Sunday at Charley Good's. — Merwin Mention: The little son of Mr. and Mrs. U.S. Garner has been on the sick list. Gertie Still visited relatives in Bel- ton last week. Mrs. Sarah J. Myers is visiting relatives in St. Joseph. Mrs. Sarah Tucker and daughter, of Worland, have been visiting rela- tives and friends in this city. Mrs. Clara Braim and baby came down from Kansas City for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Chappell. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Chappell have returned to their home at Weston af- ter a short visit with the famlly of R. C. Chappell. Amsterdam News. Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bar- ron, adaughter, Wednesday, April 27, 1910. T. S. Paschall entertained Thos. Forbes of Greenburg last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thornbrugh are vis- iting relatives at Coffeyville and How- ard, Kansas. ‘ A fine cow belonging to Wm. Clif- ton was struck by lightning and killed last week. E. S. Purdy has sold the remain- der of his stock of merchandise to L. C. Wilson & Sons of Amoret. The ladies of the Royal Neighbor Camp are planning to produce a play soon. ome et rip