The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 1, 1910, Page 3

I The Friendly } Critic — ——e When Jenks returned to the office after a visit to the tonsorial parlor be was in a happy frame of mind. For two weeks he had been urged to get his hair cut. The entreaties finally took the form of a command and it really looked as though there might be per- sonal damage if Jenks didn’t acquiesce and let the barber trim the mat down to reasonable proportions. “They will go into ecstacies of de- light now, I dare say,” muttered Jenks. “The've won, The hair is cut and they can see for themselves.” “Jenks. your intentions were fine,” | the head bookkeeper remarked, “but in the name of Mike, who ts your barber?” “One of the best in town,” Jenks repiied. “He charges 35 cents for his haircuts, and he has had a world of experience.” “Why didn’t he finish the job?” the credit man asked. “He gave me a haircut, didn’t he?” Jenks replied, doggedly. “There is no doubt that he started something,” the head bookkeeper broke in. “Was be in a hurry?” “No, he wasn't in a hurry.” “The haircut appears all right to me,” the credit man’s stenographer that the sides interrupted, “except don’t balance.” “Why don't they asked “The right side is longer than the left side.” “The balance?” Jenks sides are all right,” the head broke in “indeed,” Jenks retorted. “I was under the impression that one of them wes left.” ‘ “1 mean that the sides are even,” the head bookkeeper returned, “They might appear to be uneven, but that's an optical illusion. You kind o' hang down on one side, anyway.” “1 note that the barber shaved the ba¢k of your neck,” the eredit man said ‘is that what you call t?” the ste- nographer asked, “I thought that he had shaved the back of his head.” “You know | appreciate these crit! cisms,” Jenks said, “but you have my permission to saw off at any time The haircut suits me.” “That's because you feel It, and don't see it “I can look at it if T want to,” ex claimed Jenks. “But don’t do it, old man; for the peace of your mind, don't do it. Think of us—we have to look at It.” “In New York, you know,” the credit man resumed, “a first class barber never shaves a man’s neck unless he has a Hick in the chair and wants to entertain the other barbers. Why, any man who would walk down Broadway with his neck shaved would be arrested for inciting a riot.” When the noon hour arrived, Jenks sneaked over to the barber shop and began a cross-examinatton. “What do you think of this hair- cut?” | “a fine haircut,” the barber sald. “Is it cut even?” “I belong to the union; you don't think I'd cut it uneven, do you?” “Do you think you should have shaved that neck?” “Shaved your neck? What did you want me to do—cut your hair and leave a bunch of corn silks om the back of your neck for the cows to play with?” “| never thought of that, but the gang over there says they don't shave ‘em in New York.” “Don't worry about the way they do things in New York. Let me tell you something (the barber grew confiden- ial and spoke in whispered tones) the ginks around here that tell you about the way they do things in New York never saw New York except on the railroad map. They get their style charts from De Soto, Mo., For- get it.” “That's an example of the power of suggestion,” the barber remarked, aft- er Jenks had departed. “Them same guys, you know, make well-meaning citizens throw away new five-dollar hats. Ever have a crowd of ‘em dl- agnose a boil on the back of your neck? They'll have you thinking that the boil’s goin’ to break on the in- side and cause death by blood pol- soning before you can telephone the police. On the level, they do.” A Dream of Days. The month rises before me like a dream. 1 see three days of sane and safe quietness, albeit of stealthy prepara- tion. I see one day of wild and unbridled tumult. Then there pass before me twenty- seven days, each bearing in its arms Mniments ard bandages and surgeons’ dill, “What are you?” I call to them. “We,” they answer, “are the and-so fourth of July.” ——_$_———_——— Not Retiring. “Your daughter seems to have a re LL. Elkhart. Walter Young returned last week from Oklahoma. He says Old Bates |is good enough for him. | Uncle John Barton took Thanksgiv- hing dinner with W. F. Stephens. Arthur Westover moved his saw- mill to Sugar Creek, Kansas, last week. Mr. White, living north of Mt. Ver- non school house, was seén on the Miami one day last week trying to fish. W. T. Frits had a big dinner on Thanksgiving—a big turkey and a goose. Those present: John Blake |and wife and Miss Alice Blake, all of | Amsterdam; Lee Browning and wife, | |Mrs. Ed. Bailey and her daughter, Miss Ina. They all report a splendid time and a fine dinner. Judge Paddock has sold out his butcher business in Amsterdam. There was a dance at C. Cluster’s one night last week. They all report a good time. J. B. Moore and Mr. Keeton deliv- ered hogs to John Morewood one day last week. + Oscar Kershner, the mail man, had the misfortune to have a runaway one day last week. His buggy was quite ja wreck. | Otis Summers and family visited at Mrs. Lou Scott's last Friday. R. L. Scott and family took dinner | at the writer's on last Sunday. The literary at Concord was well attended on last Friday night. Albert Daniels and wife, John Ste- phens and wife, George Moore and family all visited at W. F. Stephens’ last Sunday. Our teacher hands us a list of the names of all the pupils, who attended every day, and was not tardy during the last month. They are as follows: Earl Fritts, Tottie Keeton, John, Al- bert and Fred Armentrout, Iona and Charley Moore, Eula Moore, Alma Barnett, Bessie Dubes, Carl Denner- line and Rena Moore. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dubes and fam- ily and Miss Beck took Thanksgiving dinner with N. Williams and family, of near Amoret. Miss Dessie Park took supper at the Dubes home Wednesday evening. Mrs. Lizzie Griggs, of Appleton City, visited her sister, Mrs. Ed. Bailey, last week. A singing was given at the home of Mr. Bailey Saturday night. : JOHNNY. Pleasant Gap. R. B. Campbell has been hauling cane hay from Round Prairie. Dr. Cumpton has been hauling his | winter’s coal. : There has been quite a change in our weather the last few days. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Campbell took dinner with Frank Fix, Thanksgiv- ing. Marvin Campbell spent Sunday with his father at Pleasant Gap. Ewing Bassett and family spent Sunday with their son-in-law. Chas. Campbell and family spent Thanksgiving with Jesse Campbell and wife. News ‘was brought through Pleas- ant Gap on a mule that Mrs. Bassett visited the Pleasant Gap school Fri- day. Kipps have been baling hay for Dr. Whipple for the last week. Wolfe & Burkhart have their saw- mill in running order. Lute Wix and family spent Sunday with R. B. Wix. Campbell has bee; for his store this week. Mrs. Leeper’s mother is visiting her from north Missouri. Will Perkey’s baby is. very sick. Dr. Cumpton is attending to the-case. MISSOURI BOY. West Star Items. The weather is fineagain. We are glad to see it continue so. L. A. Thomas’ ‘barn is continuing very slowly. é Archie Thomas is shredding cornin Summit the first of the week. Bert Doan bought Henry Thomas’ saw mill last week. There will be a pie supper at the Star school house, Dec. 9, everybody invited to come. Lute Thomas and family visited James Marstellar Sunday. Rome Daniels visited W. A. Sear- fus last Sunday evening. hauling coal Miss Laura Stewart, Laverne Sil- yers and Maud Morgan visited Mae | J. W. Darby ad A. H. Loyd — county seat visitors Monday. | Mas Mullis came in Friday from | Ault, Colorado, where he has been | spending the summer. | D. H. Arbogast and daughter, Ada, |were passengers to Butler on Wed- |nesday evening's train. | Miss Eula James was a passenger to Kansas City Wednesday over the | Mo. Pacific. J. H. McCollough left on the local last Thursday to Butler on business. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hargrove, of Nevada, came in Friday to visit rela- tives at this place. D. W. Steele came in on the local Saturday evening from the west. Paul Laughlin returned to Blue Mound Sunday on Halley’s Comet af- ter a brief visit with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Mize, of the country east, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jennings. Grandpa and Grandma Stover, of Rich Hill, visited their son, W. T. Stover, and wife on Central High street last week. Mark Thomas has completed his new. barn, which can be seen for miles around. Edna McCollough, a pretty little miss of South Foster, visited Sunday with Dinah. The Woodmen had a dinner Thanks- giving day in the Wilson Hall, and a large crowd attended. W. R. Bell and wife came down Thanksgiving in their auto and ate dinner with his parents, Mr..and Mrs. J. L. Bell.: The protracted meeting at Salem is still going on and will continue through the week. Rev. McGee, the state evangelist, arrived Thursday and will assist Rev. Whitsett in the meeting. The box supper at Green View the} 24th was well attended. The pro- ceeds amonnted to $41.80, which goes for a library. Miss Willia Darr is the teacher which accounts for the box supper being a success. E. Bennett and family, of Stotes- berry, are visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Rhoades, of this place. Mr. Bennett is agent for the Kansas City Southern and is a brother-in-law of Dr. Rhoades. Dode Scholes, a section hand, while pumping the hand car Tuesday, the handle broke, throwing him from the car, while running at a high speed. In the fall Mr. Scholes’ wrist was dis- located, which is very painful. J. W. Darby informed us while in Butler Monday of last week he met a Miss Lamb, of Minier, Illinois. The lady was acquainted with our brother and family, N. W. Arbogast, of that place. We would have been glad to meet her, as she came from near the old home of our birth. J.T. Cecil moved his blacksmith and woodshop on the corner lot north of the bank. If Foster can’t build any new buildings, one thing they can do is to move the old ones around. Prof. Maxwell Park, principal of the Foster school, spent Thanksgiv- ing with home folks. Dee Arbogast left Saturday for Salina, Kansas. He was joined at Kansas City by his brother, Grover. V. R. Tolliver, the coal dealer of Pleasanton, Kansas, was in Foster on abrief business visit between trains Tuesday. Bee Jennings, of Ft. Lupton, Colorado, came in Sunday evening to visit his brothers. Otis and Perry, and other relatives, of this place. Mrs. Frank Jennings and son, Bee, arrived Sunday from Ft. Lupton, Colorado, ona visit to relatives and friends. Mrs. Mattie Comifred, of the Indian territory, is visiting her brother, J. E. Newkirk, of North Foster. Born, Nov. 26th to Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughn, a girl. Jim says the young lady weighs 13 3-4 Ibs. We accuse him of guessing her off, but he declares he weighed her. All parties reported doing well. Howard E. Arbogast, Jr., came down from Worland Monday on a visit with home folks. Something doing in Foster the night of Dec. the 9th! What! Is it a box supper? Yes! ‘Well, ma said I could go when they had one of them their things at the school building.” Come bring full boxes and donate freely to the needed library fund. A light program will be rendered by the school and town. Remember this is nota “‘one horse” affair, so every- one come prepared to make the most Large Stock Six of the Worlds Best Silverware Factories Represented in our sidering quality. elsewhere. Notice to Teachers of Walnut Town- ship. We sincerely hope that all of the rchools of Walnut Township will be represented by three contestants in the preliminary spelling contest to be held at Foster Public Schoo! not later than Dec, 12th. At this contest shall be selected three contestants to repre- sent Walnut township in the county spelling contest to be held in Butler Dec. 17th. Arrangements will be made in regard to the township con- test at the next reading circle meet- ing Saturday, Dec. 3rd. If you ean- not attend the meeting, and any in- formation is desired, write us, for we want to decide as soon as possible as to the place of mecting.— -Maxwell Park, Township Chairman. From C. E. West we learn Dan Dryden died recently at his home in Idaho. Mr. Dryden formerly lived at Foster and is well-known to the peo- ple throughout Western Bates, where he lived for many years. DINAH. West Deepwater. The house that Ira Eads occupied on the Sam Coleman place was de- stroyed by fire Sunday night. Miss Laura Ragan, of Adrian, visit- ed her sister, Mrs. Andy Black, sev- eral days of last week. Mrs. W. C. Turpin visited at the home of her son Thursday and Fri- day of last week. Mrs. John Cunningham, who had her finger amputated, is reported as getting nicely. Mrs. Celia Hubbard, of Blue Mound, Kansas, visited several days of last week at the home of her parents, Uncle Philip Carroll and wife, and re- turned home Sunday. John Carpenter has been deliver- ing corn to Frank Allen’s farm. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Compton gave a Thanksgiving dinner. Several of the neighbors gathered in and worked on Uncle Zeph Smith’s house last Friday. A Francis Beard and sisters, of But-, ler, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kretz- inger spent Saturday night and Sun- day at the home of J. H. Baker. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Park- er, a daughter, Friday November 25, 1910. Miss Maude Jones, of Double Branch, visited several days of last week at the home of her sisters, Mrs. Jim Little and Mrs. John Carpenter. Grandpa Keller, of Kansas, is spend- ing the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Jas. Reynolds. Several of the neighbors took din- ner at T. D. Day’s Thanksgiving Day. Herbert Clark and Joe Borland de- livered fat hogs to Butler Tuesday at $6.55 per hundred. The meeting is still in progress at Spruce and great interhst has been taken. There has been eight conver- sions at this writing. The Messrs. Allen and families, of Butler, spent Thanksgiving day on their farms. FARMER JOHN. Tea Spoons 75¢ per set up. Table Spoons $1.00 per set up. Knives and Forks complete $1.00 per set up. BUTLER, MISSOURI Orchard Grove. Well, Mr. Editor, sickness and other matters not neces: sary to mention. We have been un- able to report any items Trem our neighborhood lately t will try to make up for loss tiv 1e future. the on account ot recent away The excitement political campaign over has died since the Republicans elected a Dem- ocratie congress. So at last they see the fallacy of waiting Tor the tariff to be reformed by the friends, and have appealed to the Democratic party tor relief promised them by their leaders two years ago. The rank and file of their party have evidently become disgusted with the old song preached to them so long by their ‘spell bind- ers” (that the more taxes you paid the more prosperity you will have), and have decided that such talk is about as silly as the fellow who tried to lift himself over the fence by his foot straps. So there you are The Baptist Church was dedicated jon the date mentioned. | } jopened by some splendid music by |the choir under leadership of C. A }Macomb. Mrs. J \ the organ and after the power of Jesus’ name,” the large audience joined. prayer was offered by Bro. Shelton An interesting and appropriate ser- mon was delivered by Rey. Gwinn, of Butler. A debt of about $850 was liquidated. A splendid dinner was served, plenty for all and plenty left to feed a multitude. Much credit is due Bro. E. T. Shelton, of Adrian, for the untiring energy and perseverance displayed in the erection of this build- ing as well as Bro. Seli, the Kip! family, A. E. Moore and others. The Baptist brethren and the people gen- erally are justly proud of the church, and we hope it will be a potent factor for good in the community. Services ». Kipf presided at ging, ‘All hail in which A fervent A. E. Moore had a narrow escape from a serious fire last Tuesday night. Supposed to have been caused by mice getting at_ some matches left on adresser, as that article was com- pletely burned as well as a lot of clothes. Having water handy, the fire was extinguished before further damage was done. Mr. Moore had , built a new house and was fortunate in not losing-all. | E.E. Morilla has his barn about completed. W. A. Leeper is doing the work. 1. F. Ellington lost a valuable Jer- sey cow by a horse running through the lot and into the bunch of cows, knocking one down and killing it al- most instantly. Jud Isley’s little girl has about re- covered from a spell of scarlet fever. There was quite a scare for awhlle, but no other case has been reported. Mrs. I. F. Ellington and Mrs. Char- les Kisner have: been on the sick list { for a few days, ‘but are some better at this writing. ‘Morilla. Mrs. Beam is visiting her daughter, |Mrs. J. W. Isley. Miss Edna Ellington is visiting Leo Why shop around when you can come to our store and find just what you want without worrying, at the lowest price possible, con- Our Diamond, Watch, Jewelry, Cut Glass, China and Novelty Stock is larger than ever before, at prices beyond a question lower than the lowest. Call and give our stock a fair look before buying Geo. W. Ellis Jewelry Company Grandma Beach has returned from a visit with relatives in Kansas City. Charley Rains, of Oklahoma, is here visiting sriends ad Dave Sinith has his new house about completed Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Turpin visited with their son, Leonard, last week. rave been dens got The quails and squirrels hiding out since Lawrence f his new gua. Mr. Boag and Mr. Titus attended chureh at Orchard Grove Sunday, Mr. and Mrs, A. W. Beach spent Thanksgiving with relatives at Apple- ton City FLAG, Along the Miami. Mrs. Herring and niece, May Her- ring, were guests of Mrs, Joe Flem- ing Sunday. Dick Martin and family — spent Thanksgiving at the home of H. d. Martin and family. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Howell of Nevada and Miss Benefield of Califor- nia are visiting relatives at the home of Joe Fleming Walter Jones and Fred Thornbrugh spent Thanksy y vacation visiting in the country A. G. Hoyt received the sad news of the death of Grandma Pkifeiat the home of herdaughter near Johnstown, Saturday Mr. Hoyt and family went to Johnstown Saturday. Mr. Hoyt, Miss Maude and Floyd re- turned Monday Phifer had visited often with Mrs. Hoyt, her daughter, and was well known and loved by people in this community. Frank Miller and = family spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Miller's sis ter, Mrs. J. F..Nance morning. Grandma MIAMI. D. Rogers is in the city cleaning wells and cisterns without the loss of water from $1.50 to $2.00, Leave orders at Peoples. Feed Yard, Tele- phone 387. Will be here about two weeks. 5-2t No Slip; No Slide 5A Bias Girth Stable Blan- kets don't slip, don’t slide. They keep their place upon the horse. Horsemen like them, recommend them, use them, The horse is comfort- able. No tight girthing. Ruy a 5A Bias Girth for the Stable, Buy a 5A Square for the Street. We Sell Them McFarland &» Sons Butler, Mo.