The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 15, 1910, Page 1

Mrs. Mark Shannon and little son were arrivals on the noon passenger Sunday. Dr. Rhoades was a Kansas City vis- itor last week. “ The little babe of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Webb was quite sick last week, but is better at this writing. Miss Maggie McCann, of across the river, spenta few days with friends in Foster. Arthur and Chester Cobb came in last week from the northwest, where they had been spending the summer in Washington. Mr. and -Mrs. Leland Shelton left Thursday for Kansas City to visit relatives at that place. Mrs. A. J. Webb left Sunday on the eastbound passenger for Auburn, Illinois, the old home of her birth. This is her first visit to her old home in 40 years. Strayed or Stolen:—A first-class passenger train on the Inter-State went west Monday and has not been seen or heard of since. Any infor- mation leading to its whereabouts will be thankfully received by the travel- ing public. . : Later:—The passenger came back Wednesday evening. Prof. Maxwell Park wishes to an- nounce the Teachers’ Reading Circle of Walnut township will be held at Foster Public School Saturday, Sept. 17, beginning at 2:00 p. m. AH of the teachers of the township are urged to be there the first meeting. The first book to be used is ‘‘Civics and Health.” The first four chapters will constitute the first lesson. Lee Shelton has bought the J. W. Darby property, west of the school building. | Mr. Shelton “will: his, family the first of this He and his estimable family will be city folks hereafter. Miss Maude Briscoe left for Bur- dett Sunday, where she will teach| this winter, formant the last account he had failed to give bond, and was committed to the Mound City jail. McFarland has a wife and eight children living in jed Geo. Rubel’s silo last week. VIRGINIA. Miss Lydia Smith of Jefferson City was the guest of Miss Merl Hensly last week. . M. S. Meinen of near Butler paint Mathew Simpson of near Cornland Auburn, Neb. The wife pleads for called to chat with Young Aaron mercy for her husband in behalf of the little ones, who must bow their heads in shame and disgrace. DINAH. | th Altona Pick-Ups. The long wished for rain fell last week with a little more than was needed. Broom corn cutting is the order of the day. M. T. Mabrey and family, of Fair- land, Okla., visited old friends and neighbors in this community; also at- tended the Street Fair at Adrian. Miss Myrtle Warford and several others attended the association at Butler last week. D. Teeter and sister, Mrs. Abbott, returned home the first of last week from a visit with their brother, Frank Teeter, in Nebraska, who is very sick. Several of the young folks attended the Fair at Adrian last Saturday and came home after the show, and if anyone thinks it didn’t rain that night, they are surely mistaken. Prayer meeting begins at Fair View Wednesday night. Everybody invited. Miss Minnie Christie, who is teacb- | ing school at the Valley school house, visited Misses Lulu and Edith War- ford last Sunday. Rev. Smith filled his regular ap- pointment at: Fair View Sunday, | morning and night. Miss Gertrude Cole is teaching school, about twelve miles northwest Of Adrian. We wish her much suc- cess. M. N, Teeter and family visited his | mother Sunday afternoon. M. T. Catron went to Adrian Mon- day. GUESS WHO. awhile Tuesday of last week. He took a look at the red hogs before leaving. last week. | W.G. Smith has been appointed: | Toad overseer. Mrs. W. W. Park returned home from Quincy, Ill., where she has jbeen for a month. She was im the hospital 13 days. The rest of time she spent with her son Guy and family. . Most of the people are expecting to attend the fair at least one day. Mrs. 0. M. Drysdale and son Fred G. W. Park, Sabbath a*ternoon. When a young man takes his girl out riding and drives past his corn field to show her what a big corn crop he raised it isa sure sign of a wedding. Be on the lookout. . — Judge Harper is on the sick ist. Lewis Garner was taken quite sick Monday. Dr. Smith was called. Will Ewing's watermelon patch was visited Saturday night and some of the melons were taken. Mrs. Dan Hickman, who is stay- ing at Judge Harper’s gave birth toa fine boy Saturday night. Joe Rhinehart died very suddenly Saturday night at his home at Grand- view, Mo. He came home from town ‘and was very jolly. He went to bed. | Mrs. Rhinehart noticed that he was not breathing right and she tried to rouse him but he was dead in fifteen | minutes. Joe lived near Virginia for ' several years and many of the people ;remember him. Monday afternoon ‘his body was laid to rest in the Scott | cemetery. {Clothes oi Quality GUARANTEED High Grade but not High Priced Are now being shown in our Clothing Department. Men's All Wool Suits | highly tailored and quali- Special ~ ty of the best. values from $10 to $20 Young Men's Suits from : $5 to $18 wonder how we do it. New Shirts, Hats, Gloves, Hosiery and Underwear, all reliable qualities and ‘5 priced so as to make you of Amoret visited her mother, Mrs. |) Mrs. James Cuzick got her hand badly turned last Wednesday. Ben Parker of Sedalia is visiting West Deepwater. The meeting that was to be held at the Smith cemetery on Wednesday ner was everything that one could wish it to be. Cider making is the order of the his father.in-law, James Cuzick, and/ of last week was postponed on ac-|@ay out here. John Stephens made family. Young Aaron will offer for sale on count of the rain. Prof. Allison was out looking after farm 1-2 mile east of Virginia, Thurs-| the interests of the schools in this day, the best Duroc Jersey Gilts and some tried brood sows that he has ever offered the public and if you want a good sow come to the sale and we some nice young males and gilts. Geo. Rubel commenced to fill his silo Monday. Uncle William Simpson was re- ported not so well Monday. Miss McGraw, of Oklahoma, has been visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Malone. ; Dan Carson and family of Butler visited over Sunday with C. S. Rob- ertson and family. Mr. Osborne visited the latter part of last week with relatives near Am- sterdam. Will and Bessie Minor have been visiting relatives in Lafayette county. Harley Warderman was called to the bedside of his father, who was very sick in Kansas City Thursday night. He brought him to Butler Saturday. YOUNG AARON. Orchard Grove. We certainly had a fine rain Sun- day-night and Monday. Miss Hazel Titus commenced her school at this place last Monday. The two-days’ meeting — Sunday and Monday—as published by the Baptist Brethren, was _ interferred with on account of rain, Brother Shelton preaching Sunday morning, farther services being abandoned for the time. J. A. Steele and Lawrence Edens hauled apples to Rich Hill Saturday. The storm blew a great many apples from the trees. I. F. Ellington. and family and J. A. Steele and family spent Sunday with Lafe Cassity. Mrs. Lucile Goener invited the members of her music class to din- ner last Saturday at the hospitable | home of her father, W. P. Sevier, which was a very enjoyable affair. The table was well loaded with just the things to tickle the palate of an epicure—due to the culinary skill of the hostess and her mother, who assuredly know how to prepare for just such occasions—to which full justice was done. The afternoon was spent in a pleasant manner, instrumental and vocal music, interspersed with jokes, and some funny stories by Mr. ‘Sevier, being factors in the scheme of entertain- ment. Those preseent were: Misses Edna Harshaw, Fay Reynolds,Nannie Barnett, Salina Newlon, Fannie Bryant and Irene Ellington. Walter Cassity has gone into the hay-baling business, having bought Jesse Smith's baler. Mr. and Mrs. Blam, of Kansas City, are visiting their daughters, Mrs. Milo Stouffer and Mrs. Judd Isley. Joe Blark rented some of the Colli- son land, ithe Fry ranch, at $4 an acre. It looks as though rent was going up. Uncle Joe Ellington sold his farm to his son, Lee, at $50 an acre. Lafe Cassity has bought a fine sad- die-horse from his brother, Will. Frank Thomas his sold his im- provements on the Scully land to Jesse Smith. If any of our readers wish to have their pictures taken, call on Burch & Cagsity. They guarantee satisfaction. “No cure, no pay.” We are sorry to announce the See © X tute, who died t his home September 29th, twenty of] section of the county last week. Mrs. Lewis Hill was taken sick at the home of James Hill and is not able to be taken home at this writing. E. S. Hinson of Passaic passed] will prove to that we have Wm. Silvers, who had his foot rough Parktown Wednesday of] them. Aiea wale vole tasadl o mashed ina hay bailer some time ago, is still improving. Rev. Hargiss delivered his last ser- mon for the year at the M. E. church at Spruce Sunday night and left Mon- day for Webb City to be present at the conference. Rev. Gather will not preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning but will fill his appointment at night. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Osborne of Lafayette county, Mo., are here vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Kretzinger and looking for a location. Ples Evans and Sol Snodgrass moved on the farm of Sam Spears last week and Mr. Briggs and family will live on the place they vacated and board the Valley school teacher J, H. Baker and Frank Holland of Summit delivered cattle at Butler Monday. Farmers are busy preparing their ground and sowing wheat this week. Hay and grain which was stacked and was blown over by the wind was badly damaged by the rain. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Smith of Ne- braska and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kret- zinger attended church Sunday and took dinner with Herbert Clark and wife. A. L. Gilmore is having his house plastered. “W. H. Charters, Sr., and family attended church at Butler Sunday. Misses Ethel and Verna Hubbard, who have been visiting relatives and friends here, returned to their home in Kansas last Saturday. B. Batchelor has been laid up for several days with rheumatism. Arlie Drennon shipped a car load of éattle to Kansas City Monday. | A very pleasant surprise was given last Sunday at the home of T. D. Day in honor of George Pharis and Mr. Day, it being their birthday anni- versary. Fifty friends and neigh- bors gathered and a most sumptuous dinner was spread and a very en- joyable day was spent with all that were present. Mrs. MeCanahan of New Mexico is hére visiting old friends and rela- tives. B. Barrickman receives cream at the station on Monday and Thursday until three o’clock and then he re- turns to his home and _ receives there the rest of the evening. Homer Clark purchased the farm he now lives on of his father, H. A. Clark, at $65 per acre. Mrs. W. C. Turpin was reminded last Monday of her birthday by re- ceiving a goodly number of beautiful cards, Mr. Titus of Summit and another gentleman from Illinois were around buying mule colts the first of the week and paid fancy prices for some. FARMER JOHN. Elkhart. Ben Pickett and wife, of New Home, visited at W. A. Crumley’s last week. W. H. Keeton was trading in But- ler last Saturday. I. L. Lockridge and wife and the writer and wife all took dinner at George Moore’s on last Sunday. Ike went home feeling under weather. Too much fried chicken was the cause. Miss Nola Ellis was a county seat visitor last Saturday. Elkhart a number of years. 30 gallons last week. Come out, if you want a good drink. Sept. 7th was W. A. Crumley’s birthday. He was 50 years old. His friends gave him quite a surprise by going in with well-filled baskets of the very finest grub that they could get up. Those present were E. C. Crum- ley and wife, of Amsterdam; M. C. Pickett and wife, N. M. Gregory and wife, W. H. Keeton and wife, Miss Nola Ellis, Joe Raybourn, I. N. Ray- bourn and Mrs. Thompson. They all report a splendid time, and all joined in wishing that he may live to see many more birthdays. John Barnett has sold his crop, and it is reported that he is going to move to Amsterdam. George Moore is hauling coal. He is getting ready to start his molasses mill soon, There are a good many of the farm- ers fixing to sow wheat this fall around here. J. E. Dubes and wife visited at Mrs. Fortner’s last Sunday. Will Kershner's new barn is about completed. Professor Allison stayed all night at I. L. Lockridge’s, and visited the school at Concord the 13th. Miss Hazel Dubes returned home last week from visiting friends in the west part of the county. Mrs, George Lockridge’s sister, Lottie, is here on a visit from Kansas. JOHNNY. Along the Miami. Miss Sadie Kinney, who has been visiting Miss Dollie Martin, returned to her home in Worland. We read Dr. Allen’s address on “Sanitation,’’- and hope it will do much good for the schools and homes. Miss Maude Hoyt, who has been visiting near Spruce and attending the Appleton City Fair, returned to her home Sunday. Rev. Lewis Keele began teaching the Tygard school Monday, Septem- ber 5. The patrons are much en- thused over the prospects fora fine school. Martin Lawson, of Spruce, visited a few hours in our neighborhood last Sunday. Emmett Young and family visited with the family of A. C. Hoyt Satur- day and Sunday. Miss Maggie Bryant, of Ohio, Mo., spent Sunday and Monday with Miss May Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Wallman spent Sun- day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fisher. A. G. Hoyt has purchased a new wagon. R. D. Bond left for his old home in Stewardsville, Mo., last Thursday. Mrs. Charles Bourquin and Mrs. Ocy Waidelich, of Fort Scott, Kan., drove out to the water works Mon- day. Mrs. Waidelich remained for a brief visit with Mrs. Fisher and fam- ily. Several from this vicinity were for- tunate enough to hear a most impres- sive sermon by W. M. Mayfield Sun- day morning. They also enjoyed the solo by Miss Shaffer, MIAMI. Senatorial Candidate Sues. Independence, Mo., Sept. 12.—Prob- ably the most novel damage suit in history was the one filed here today by J. D. Shewalter, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, against Publishers George Knapp & Co., David R. Fran- cis, James A. Reed, Harry M. Rubey, H. W. Johnson, Nelson McLeod and Murray Carleton, whom he terms a “political trust.’’ He charges a conspiracy to prevent Joe Rinehart, of Grand View, died | him from becoming a candidate, says last Saturday night of| he was not invited to or notified of He was buried at| any of the State Committee caucuses, He lived] and charges The St. Lous Republic with failing to give due. publicity to There was preaching at Concord | his candidacy. He considers himself damaged in aggregate $150,000. The case will be heard at'the present term of court. be Ys fest