The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 26, 1910, Page 1

The Butler Weekb;T - “VOL. XXXII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1910: 1WM12e8, _— = — NUMBER 31 VIRGINIA. When a girl's brother asks her fel- low what he thinks of the place and the young man replies every pros- pect pleases, and then her brother tells him he heard mother telling father he had asked his sister to be his wife, and that the prospect pleases, is what may be called a sure sign ofa wedding. Be on the lookout. John Becket, of Adrian, re-built a fire for W. W. Park last week. T. J. Day, of Butler, put upa monu- ment to the grave of G. W. Park in the Virginia cemetery Friday of last week. W. H. Duna, of Grand River town- ship, candidate for county clerk, was around Friday shaking hands with the boys. We stated last week that Miss Clara Mager and Miss Mattie Slade, of Amoret, came home from War- rensburg Monday of last week. Miss Mager did not come until Friday. Miss Margaret Meinen and sister, Katie, of near the Tygard school house, took dinner with the family of D. C. Wolfe Sabbath. They called ¥ to see Mrs. G. W. Park. Miss Edith Smith, Kan., is visiting her Geo. Thompson. Miss Bessie Wolfe spent a few days last week with her aunt, Mrs. 0. M. Drysdale, at Amoret. Dr. C. T. Seaton, of the Miller Medicine Coe., was in Parktown Wed- nesday of last week. The Doctor outlined the benefits that would fol- low the use of his remedies. James E. Park has been employed to teach the winter school at Bel- mont. Children’s Day at the M. E. Church has been changed from the fifth Sab- bath in May to the second Sabbath in June. Dr. Carl Jones, of the Rauleghs Medicine Co., was around Monday. The Doctor has learned how to talk of Stockton, cousin, Mrs. up his remedies. ‘ Most of the farmers have got their ‘ corn planted over again. 4 Young Aaron has not learned when the state wide Prohibition rally will be held at Virginia. From the way the people and candidates talk it sure- ly will be soon. L. I. Browning lest a buggy lap- robe between the Virginia cemetery and Butler last Saturday. He will give the finder one dollar if he will leave it at Virginia central office or Norfleet’s store at Butler. There will be a short memorial day ‘program given at the M. E. Charch! next Sunday, May 29th, at 2 0’clock p.m. After the program they will goto the cemetery and decorate the graves of our departed friends. All are requested to come and bring as many flowers as possible. Harvey Rodgers, of near Butler, visited the family of D. Mager, at Amoret Sabbath. Miss Helen Park, of Parktown, accompanied him. Last week when the earth passed through the comet's tail, three bright little meteors appeared, two nice little boys, one at the home of Henry Wemis and one at Ed. Corlett’s and a pretty W. C. T. U. lady at Charley Heckadon's. Mrs. L. L. Judy is on the sick list. Ed. Corlett has a pair of twin mules, J.C. Crosswhite and wife visited Wednesday of last week with rela- tives in Rich Hill. Miss Maggie McCann has been hir- ed to teach Enterprise school and Jas. Park, Belmont, each in Char- lotte township the winter term. Mr. Leonard lost a fine lamb Wed- nesday night of last week. Either the dogs or wolves have gotten two before this one. That wedding will come off soon or not until this fall. Listen for the wedding bells. Grandpa Hardinger bad last week. Miss Ivah Ayers entertained a few of her friends last Friday night with a pie and pound party. The evening was spent in social games. All en- joyed a pleasant evening. Those present were: Misses Bertha and Ada Craven, Olive and Una Judy, Maud and Edna Burk, Maud and Olive Nightwine, Tute Nestlerode, Sadie Dudley, Edna Fleming and Elsie Englehardt and Messrs. Oscar and Willie Craven, George and Earle ,Burk, Clarence and Jess Fleming, was feeling (Clarence Welch, Courtney Minor, | Arch Lewis, Perry Burk, Chas. Kos- ter, Carl and Dub. Grimsley, Jess and Sam Short, Willie Englehardt, Ernest Nightwine, Lee Hardinger, Mr. and Mrs. Burge, Mr. and Mrs. Will Ayers and Mrs. Judy. Robert, Earle and Grace Osborne, Belle and Roy Burk, J. C. Crosswhite and wife and Charlie Crosswhite, of Mt. Carmel, attended the commence- ment exercises at Butler Friday night. Ed. Corlett is feeling big now. He has a new chore boy at his home. | He came Thursday evening. Rev. Stille preached at Mt. Carmel Sunday morning. F. L. Hahne is painting and paper- ing for J. C. Crosswhite. YOUNG AARON. East Lone Oak. Rev. Whitsett filled his regular ap- pointment at Peru last Sunday morn- ing. There was no preaching at night on account of rain. Children’s Day exercises will be held at Pera next Sunday morning. Everybody is practicing to beat the band this week. The Methodist quarterly meeting will be held at Peru by the Rev. E. J. Hunt the first Sunday in June. Ev- ,erybody cordially invited to attend. C. W. Done and family spent Sun- day at the home of Mrs. Visa Gough. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Williams spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eckles. Mrs. Ella Thomas has been improv- ing some lately, She made some new conerete porch steps. Mr. Sly- ter did the work. Mrs. L. H. Evilsizer returned last week from Altona, Ill, where she had been making a brief visit with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur McCray. On account of so much rain the farmers are getting somewhat dis" couraged about the prospect for a corn crop. A great many that had part or all of their corn planted, had to plant it over, while others have not got any planted. E. E. Eckles had two rows planted, and doubtless will have to plant it again. Ed. Hall, of Pleasant Gap, invited his neighbors last Saturday to come and help raise his lange barn which he is building. Nearly all of the boys of this neigh- borhood attended the commencement exercises at Butler last Friday night. Mrs. White, the Misses Bently and Dot Harper visited peur tives at Rich Hill last week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Thomas, of Pleasant Gap township, visited at the home of T. J. Booth last Sunday. E. C. Harper was around the first of the week with a petition and get- ting subscriptions for a new bridge west of Peru. We hope he has the best of luck, for the bridge is badly needed. PUSSY WILLOW. S. W. A. Hoots has returned to his home in Adrian after a visit with his son, William Hoots. Annie: home in Ft. Scott, Kansas. FOSTER. H. H. Havely was transacting busi- ness in Butler Tuesday of last week, and returned home on our new pas- senger (The Halley’s Comet.) Wiley Woods had some nice fish in| town Monday. The new city council met Monday night. Miss Irene Izett, a pretty little miss of Worland, came down on Tuesday morning train on a brief visit to her uncle, J. E. Newkirk. She returned home on the evening passenger. Louis Staker, who owns the Old Bainbridge homestead on the river, was in town last week. He reports plenty of water and fishing good. Will Briscoe and family, of the Greenview neighborhood, _ visited Tuesday at the home of D. W. Steele in the east part of town, Mrs. Dr. Rhoades and Mrs. G. W. Ingersoll were visitors to Hume last week, W. M. Lyle, OL Selders and Jessie Doolittle were visitors to the county- seat Saturday. Mrs. Abe Shetron and children, of Scammon, Kansas, came in on Thurs- day's local from the west to look af- ter her business interest at this place. |, H. Botkin left for Butler at noon Friday on business. General Seig left for points east on the Halley’s Comet Sunday. Fred Loyd and wife, Miss Cleda Doke and Mrs. Bright were in Rich Hill shopping. E. E. Laughlin was a passenger west Sunday on the 2 o'clock train. Married.—In Butler May 2nd Miss Lula Bright to Cleveland Mullis, both of Foster, The bride is the daughter of John Bright, of this place, and the groom isa well-known railroad bridge man on the Missouri Pacific. Mrs. B. B. Wort was a passenger to Butler Wednesday, where she went to see her sister, Mrs. J. R. Ford, who is reported quite poorly. Mrs. McAntire, who has been visit- ing her son, John Allen, left on the noon train for her home in Nevada Wednesday. Mrs. Tom Lenord was a passenger west for Pittsburg, Kansas, where she went to attend her sister, who was badly burned last week from gasoline. Mr. and Mrs. McFealy departed Wednesday on the local west for their Mrs. Me- Fealy has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin, at this place for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sacre, from across the river, visited Wednesday atthe home of J. H. Cope in New Home. They stopped a few minutes in Foster on their return home. King Johnson had the misfortune last week, while mining a shot of coal to get his left leg broken above the ankle. Dr, Rhoades put the broken limb in plaster paris Wednesday, and at this writing the patient is do- ing nicely. Mrs. Abe Shetron will move her family back to Foster soon, and will occupy her home place on East 7th street. The Futhy hay barn at Hume burn- ed Sunday night, the light of which was plainly seen at Foster. Quite an accident happened Satur- day at the New Home shaft. A piece of timber, 2 by 3, several feet in length fell from the top of the shaft a ditance of 200 feet, striking the pitt boss, Steve Campbell, on the head. The lick was a glancing one but laid the skull bare with a gash seven inch- es in length. Dr. Rhoades was sum- moned and dressed the wound, which required eight stitches. It was a close eall for Mr. Campbell. Sunday he was reported by Dr. Rhoades to be get- ting along very nicely. DINAH. West Star Items. The weather of late has been too rainy for the farmers to do much to- ward farming, but hope it will fair up before long. Miss Dora has returned home from Warrensburg where she has been attending college. She expects to make a brief visit with relatives and friends and then return to Warrensburg where she will at- tend the summer school. Rogers Eulalia Daniels visited Ada Deweeze Saturday night and Sunday. Several of the young folks from this part of the community attended the commencement at Butler Friday night. All were well pleased with it. Since they have put the new phone line 10 up there were several of the old members taken off of line 4 and put online 10. We miss them very much. Dora Rogers, Fred Rogers and Laura Stewart were the guests of Miss Ethel Searfus Sunday. Eulalia Daniels and her sister, Mrs. Beulah Drummond visited Mrs. Jessie Hornburger last Thursday. i Special Sale of Muslin Underwear. Underwear During our May Bargain Event. This sale means a satisfied customer, and everybody will find bargains which will please them. Ladies muslin night gowns 48 cents to $1.98. Ladies muslin underskirts 48 cents to $5.00. Ladies muslin combination suits from 98 cents to $2.98. Ladies muslin drawers from 18 cents to $1.98. Ladies muslin corset covers from 25 cents to $1.48. ‘ Lace and Embroidery Specials. 100 yards corset cover embroidery, special, 18 cents per yard. 1,200 yards embroidery, swiss and cambric, special, 9 cents per yard. One lot valenciennes lace worth 10 cents, special 5 cents. Sam Levy: Merc. Co. Ida Laurance visited her brother, Charley Laurance last Sunday. Frank Daniels sheared sheep for G. W. Daniels Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Jess Hornburger expects to return home the last of the week if her health permits. Mr. Searfus and L. sheared sheep last week. G. Thomas Walter Legs is working for L. Thomas. G. There was Sunday Sunday ent. Mr. and Mrs. Neff Blough visited James Marstellar Sunday. School at) Star Quite a number were pres- On account of the muddy roads there haven't been many touring cars of late. Ada Cooper has sent to Kansas City after a 200 egg incubator. Going in the chicken business right. Neff Frazee and and family Wright Sunday, family and Ed Jones visited Newton A serious accident happened to Arthur Geneva Friday, He was chopping a tree down, One of the limbs struck his head and cut quite a gash. .We hope he will recover soon. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Blough, of Vir- ginia, started Saturday to Eldorado Springs ona pleasure trip and in- tended to return Monday. Charley Laurance dation for rromnityg: began the foun- his new barn Monday Archie Thomas has his barn almost -completed, Quite a number of the neighbors were up at 12 0’clock Monday night to see the eclipse of the moon and Halley's comet. Thelma Daniels is on the sick list. Allman Daniels is papering and cleaning this week. AUNT SALLY. 25 Cents to Launder Kitten. “To laundering kitten, 25 cents."’ This is one item of a bill mailed toa Carlinville family by the Piasa Laun- dry of Alton. The Carlinville family sent in a basket of laundry and in the basket was found a 4-months-old kitten. Kitty was given a bath of soap and water and was combed and fed on milk for the two days she was held in the laundry. Yesterday the basket was sent back to the Carlinville family with the kitten done up inside and a blue rib- bon around its neck. |