The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 29, 1910, Page 1

~— The Butler Weeklg- Times, .... Lee and Ed Shelton were called to VOL. XXXIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1910. NUMBER 10 FOSTER. Mr. and Mrs. D, H. Arbogast on West Deepwater. VIRGINIA. holidays with his parents and kinfolks. Pleasant Gap. .,, |Quality Hill. Bro. Johnson leases] 7), ad Some of ! i iehl visi ie teachers at Valley and Comp- ‘ i; i me of our people are expecting) Mrs. Diehl visited her daughter, Mrs, Ray Lockhart, of Kansas City, | land from Ponca Indians and is some- ton: Bimaiseet Frida Ae = Week's Courtney Minor is spending the| township office will choose them | Mrs. Cumpton, last week. was an arrival on Friday’s train from} what of a broncho rider as well aathe . y holidays with his parents, Mr. and fi realy ‘ Rich Hill where she had been visiting Indians. They lefton the2:000'clock vacation. Mrs. Sam Minor. peed partner for pial — i John Campbell and family from relatives and friends. 9 Ruth Leonard was on the sick list} . Miss Mamy McKibben will visit her | Rich Hill, visited Haskins Sunday. . Elmer Price, of Pittsburg, came in Friday to spend Christmas with his best girl. Harley Shelton was an arrival on Saturday passenger from Spokane, Wash. Mrs. A. J. Webb is a new subscrib- er to The Times by Dinah. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cox came down from Kansas City to spend the holi- days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cox, southwest of town. Miss Annie Scholar of the central office force arrived Thursday from Parsons, Kansas where she had been visiting for several months. Miss Pearl Badgett was an arrival from Ottumwa, Iowa Sunday. She was accompanied from Kansas City by her nephew Orbin Hobbs. D. H. Arbogast and wife ate dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Bad- gett. The dinner was elegant to which we did ample justice and only wish Christmas would come every day. Miss Sylbia Metzler came down from the city Sunday. Saturday was a busy day for the merchants of Foster. Wedoubt very much if any one merchant in our sis- ter towns, Butler or Rich Hill sold more Christmas goods than W. M. Mills of this place. Mr. Mills will surely have to stock up before he sells much more goods. Fred Bell came in Thursday from Kansas City to spend the holidays with his parents. Miss Virginia James camein Friday from Galatin, Mo. where she is at- tending school this winter. Miss Francis Campbell was an ar- rival Saturday from Warrensburg on the Saturday evening train. Mrs. Alex Goodwin returned home Sunday after a few weeks visit with her daughter Mrs. John Allen of Ne- vada. W. H. Ross and wife of Creighton, Mo., came in the first of the week to visit his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jones on east 7th street. George Pymal, of the Greenview neighborhood moved to Foster Friday. Mr. Pymal bought the grocery store of Messrs. Belk and Webb, they will invoice Monday and Mr. Pymal will take charge of the business. Walter Shofner, wife and children left on the noon passenger for Harri- son county to visit relatives. Howard E. Arbogast and sister Ada, and Master Joe spent Christmas with the Misses Katie and Margaret Kenney and reporta very pleasant visit. Master Joe is looking after his brother Dee’s interest down on tne farm. Prof, Chamberlin came in ‘on the west bound passenger Friday tospend the holidays. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chamberlin on east 6th street.He is teaching fhis winter at Lincoln, Mo., south of Sedalia. Mrs. Dalmar Webb departed onthe 11:30 passenger Friday to visit rela- tives at Moberly, Mo. *Phone manager Scholar was setting poles for a’‘new line running south on G. street last week. Fred Belisle and son of Kansas City visited last week at the J. L. Bell home. Mr. Belisle is a. nephew of Mrs. Bell, and_is president of the New York Life Insurance Co. been with his son, Paul, who had an operation performed on one of his eyes at the South-side hospital of that Kansas City by ‘phone message Fri- announcing the illness of their the Kansas City Southern for that night. om Butler, where she had gone Myrtle Crow rand wife of this place, and wife of Ponca City, , ate dinner, Friday, with train for Worland to visit relatives. The following new names and re- newals to The Times are Salia M. Ar- bogast, Colorado Springs; Mrs. A. J. Webb, Foster; Rev. J. M. Clark, Us- tick, Idaho; and N. E. Bright, Foster. The Christmas exercises at the M. E. and Presbyterian churches were well attended. The little folks did fine and are to be commended the way they sang and spoke their pieces. Vint Comeford and wife of Ponca City, Okla., visited last week with her brother, J. E. Newkirk of north Fos- ter. Married—At the parsonage of the M. E. church, Butler, Mo., by Rev. J. M. Carter, Dec, 22, 1910, Miss Lle- wellen Havely to Mr. Fred Treasure, both of Foster. The bride is the eld- est daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Havely, and isa high cultured young lady, and her amiable disposition and winning ways has made her a host of warm and intimate friends. The groom is one of Foster’s promising young men, sober and industrious, and is to be congratulated on his choice for his helpmate through life. They returned on the west bound passen- ger Friday and received congratula- tions of their many friends. We join with friends in wishing Mr. and Mrs, Treasure a long and happy life. DINAH. Public Sale. I will sell at public auction at my place, 6 miles west of Passaic and 1 3-4 miles south of Elkhart store, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1911, the following described property: Horses and Mules—Roan mare; work mule; mule colt; brown mare; sorrel filley, coming 3 years old. Cattle—Eight head milk cows, will be fresh in early spring; three cows now giving milk; two coming 2-year- old steers; white face bull and three spring calves. Hogs—Fourteen shoats, will weigh from 75 to 100 pounds each. Three brood sows. Farm Machinery—Deering binder; Plano five-foot mower; three walking cultivators; twelve-foot harrow; two sixteen-inch sulky plows; two twelve- inch walking plows; disk; hay frame; end gate seeder. 6 Tons Timothy Hay in Stack. Some household and kitchen furni- ture ‘and many other things too numerous to mention. TERMS:—On all sums of $10 and under, cash. On sums over $10 a credit of 9 months time will be given on bankable note, to draw 6 per cent interest from date. 2 per cent dis- count fer cash. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock a. m. S. S. FOX and J. E. FORD, Col. Frank Green, Auctioneer, Ed. Bailey, Clerk. 10 2t :-: Adrian. From the Journal. Herman Crow, who is attending the Oklahoma State Normal at Tahle- quah, is at home for the Christmas vacation. . S. D. Anderson, who had been visiting Major Snow and family, re- turned to his home in Dryeen, Ken- tucky, Monday. Adrian Lodge No. 13, 1. 0. 0. F. observed Rally Night Tuesday evening. I. M. Kretzinger and J. H. Baker were transacting business at the county seat Saturday. T. J. Binns is plastering J. Smith's house this week. Grandma Carroll has been suffering with a painful eye the past week. Miss Ada Vansant returned home Saturday after a visit with a sister near Archie. James Frost and family moved back on his farm last week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Carpen- ter a girl, Dec. 22, 1910. Mrs. A. L. Gilmore, who has been very sick with pneumonia fever, is reported to be recovering. Edward Winters, of Pleasant Gap, and Miss Alice Turpin were married on Wednesday of last week at Butler. Their many friends of this vicinity send out congratulations wishing them much joy and happiness as they sail over life's matrimonial sea. A good program was rendered at both churches at Spruce with beauti- ful trees and heavy laden. Our cen- trals at Spruce was very much sur- prised and delighted when they re- ceived a $25 silver set as a gift for the good service they rendered to the patrons of the phone lines. _M. V. Carroll, of Sedalia, arrived here Sunday to spend a few holidays with relatives. Dr. Fletcher made a flying to But- ler Thursday evening to get a supply of drugs. John Radford and family, of Boul- der, Colorado, come out from Butler, Sunday, to spend holidays with rela- tives and friends. L. A. Fuller was around last week supplying the people with McConnos medicines. 3 C. F. Beard and family visited in this vicinity Friday and Saturday. Those on the sick list are: Allie McCracken, Chas. Rich, Chas. Eads’ baby, Mrs. J. H. Baker, J. E. Kretz- inger. The many friends of Mrs. R. L. Reese will be glad to hear that she is improving. G. W. Newberry, of. Kansas City, visited at the home of his father’s, J. B. Newberry, Sunday night and Monday. Claude Stephenson’s baby has the pneumonia fever, also Ray Young. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Black. spent Christmas with Mrs. Black’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Voris, near Ballard. Earl Thonias and family moved back on the Allen farm Monday. Miss Lola Mulkey, of Montrose, visited at the home of John Mulkey ‘Sunday. Mrs. Cornelia Gilmore died at the home of her daughtdr, Mrs. Ambrose Keen, Thursday, Dec. 22, 1910. Death was due to infirmities of old age. Five children are left to mourn her loss. Funeral services were held at the house by Rev. Gather and in- terment was made in High Point cemetery. Mrs. Helia and daughter, Mollie, of Butler, were here Sunday visiting relatives, and returned home Tues- day. Mr. and Mrs. D. Vanhoy spent Sunday at the home of Del. Lutsen- Mrs. Jennie Warford entertained a|izer, of Summit. number of young people at dinner Mis Laura Ragan and brother Wil- Wednesday in honoe of the twentieth/ lie, and friends, of Adrian, spent E. E. Laughlin arrived home from | birthday anniversary of her son, Vir-|Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Kansas City Thursday where he had}gil Proctor. The dinner was com-| Andy Black. plete in every detail and the guests ate with hearty relish. Last Friday was the nineteenth : FARMER JOHN. Real Estate Transfers. the latter part of last week. Lee M. Hardinger was pleasantly surprised Thursday evening when a number of his friends gathered at his home to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. Light refreshments were served at a late hour after which all departed for their homes wishing Lee many a happy birthday. Those pres- ent were Maggie, Lawrence and Henry McCann, Earnest, Maud and Olive Nightwine, Albert, Howard and Helen Leonard, Earle and Rob't. Os* borne, Edward Stroeber, Chloe, Iva and Melvin Berryhill, Thos. and Maggie Vance, Alva Crosswhite, Courtney, Bessie and Euel Minor, Nellie Pugh, Archie Binns, Luella Bosina, Chas. and Ethel Koster. Miss Myrtle McCann is spending a week at home. Rev. Stille filled his regular ap- pointment at Mt. Carmel Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McElroy of Butler spent Sunday at the home of W. M. Hardinger. Mr. E. Stroeber and family ~and Fred Stroeber and family visited rel- atives north of Butler Sunday. Charley Crosswhite and Grace Os- borne are spending a week with their parents. Mrs. J. R. Baum of Passaic spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Rob’t. McCann. Mr. Lloyd Burk of Columbia is spending the holidays with his parents. Mrs. Effie Warderman is visitin relatives in Crestline, Kansas. | Little Hazel and Mildred Burk are quite sick at this writing. Guy Park, wife and daughter came | Friday to spend Xm&s ‘with “his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Park. Mhey will return to their home at Quincy, iil., the first of this week. Andrew Simpson was a Kansas Ctty visitor last week. Dr. Smith has given his new buggy a trial trip. James E. Park hitched up his horse to the buggy to take his mother and sister, Helen, to the Christmas tree Saturday night. The horse became frightened and threw them out of the buggy breaking Helen’s arm just above the wrist. Dr. Christy of But- ler and Dr. Smith set the arm in place. James and his mother were not hurt. Tuesday morning Miss Helen was getting along nicely. Mrs. Clark Daaper’s sister, Miss Basly, of Kansas City, spent Christ- mas with her. ! | | | | | Mrs. Newman and daughter, Susie, of Henry county, Mo., came Satur- day to spend Xmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith. Dock Harper jr. and his sister, Mary, spent Xmas with their grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bean at the poor farm. sister, Mrs. Olie Walker, at Kansas City this week. Eivian Allen who has been in Kan- sas City has returned home. Albert Allen who is at Garden City this winter spent last week with home folks. Will Hensley of Kansas City is visit- ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hensley this week. Mr, Knox living west of Virginia had the misfortune of getting a rib broken Monday of last week. Carl Jenson who has been taking a short course in agriculture at Colum- bia returned home a weeks ago Sat- urday. Edgar Smizer received an invitation from Gov. and Mrs. Hadley to attend a luncheon given for the officers of the state militia at the executive man- sion Saturday night, Dec. 31st. We expect to tell in the near future of an Illinois lady coming to live in Missouri, Have your lamps filled and be ready for the bridegroom is on the way. The farm has been rented andthe best-turkey—of-the flock selected for the feast. Mrs. Draper's sister, of Kansas City, is visiting her. Chester Atkinson, of Adrian, was the guest of Willie Ruble Monday. Jasper Bowman reported no better Tuesday. Mr. Seth Nightwine and son visited | with relatives near Passaic Sunday | and Monday of last week. William Crutchfield is building a new barn for Tommy Flanery. Lloyd Burk came home Sunday to }spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Burk. Mr. and Mrs. Hngo Kippe spent Sunday with S. Craven and family. Mr. Bob Smith and family of Rich Hillspent Christmas with Mrs. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burk. Hurbert Stelle has purchased a restaurant at Pleasanton, Kansas. Warren Ayers has completed plast- ering his new house. YOUNG AARON. Mulberry and Western Bates. Peter Morwood was a caller at Dr. J. C. Sagesers Thursday. John R. Knox had the misfortune of having a young cow butt him against the barn with such force as to ; break several of his ribs. The ehtertainment given by the Mulberry school at the church Friday night was a success. The program consisted of songs, recitations, drills and showed that the teacher, Miss Della Stephenson, had taken great pains in getting ready for the evening. The band boys were on hand and furnished several choice selections. Mrs. W. E. Caldwell who has been quite sick is reported a being better. Clarence Stephenson of Adrian, Miss Annie Woody spent Xmas with her sister, Mrs. Dick Wolfe. Misses Ruth and Ruby Orear helped their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Park, eat Xmas dinner. visited with old neighbors and friends Friday and Saturday. John H. Braden, of Amsterdam, spent Sunday with his mother and brothers, David and Mack. Grandpa and grandma Coburn, of Stockton, Kan., are spending the holi- days with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Thompson. The Christmas exercises at both churches were good and well attend- ed. The little folks enjoyed their gifts and so did the big ones. Mrs. W. J. Smith received a tele- gram Saturday that her daughter, Mrs. Dale, of Okla., was not expected to live. She left Saturday for her bed side. Henry Bowman, of Lynchburg, Virginia, who spent the summer with his nephew, Charles R. Bowman and family, left for Winfield, Iowa, to visit with other relatives for a short time before going to his home back Easf. Henry Weimer had a closing out sale Wednesday. He expects to move to northeastern Kansas in the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gardner and sons, Bennett and Teddy, were quests at wedding anniversary of Mr, and Mrs.| Charlotte A Bagley to J M Sallee| Dick Wolfe rented his farm last/tne w. C. Carpenter home Christmas B. A. McRoberts and a number of| part block 2 Wyatts addition $1.00. their friends took advantage of the} Geo H Hereford to Harvey Beshore | Mr. Wolfe is preparing himself for the occasion to give them a pleasant sur-| 40 acres, section 19, Hudson $1600. ministry. J B Stuart to.H H Martin lot 1, blk Frank and Ola Mouse, who were|6, South Drexel $250. injured recently, were in town! JJ Ashbough to Lee'A Criswell 40|City'is spending the holidays with her acres, section 26, East Boone $2000. | parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wallace, Wednesday. Frank’s eyes are im- proving , slowly. “Ola has almost will be pleased to learn they are on} A. B. Jones Boys’ Corduroy Long Pants $1.50, Black & Arnold. week to Clarence Porter, of Okla. uistry. - Another vote added to the Prohibition party surely. Miss Beulah Wallace of Kans:s day. Dr. J. C. Sageser and Mr. Martin drove over to Appleton City Monday on business. ¢ J. H. Leiner and family visited at Dykman’s Sunday. Gid Williams and family spent Sun- day with Haskins.’ Frank Roof and family spent Sun- day with Ed Adams. Mrs. Bruce Campbell is at Mont- rose, taking care of her sick sister. We hope she is improving. Mrs. Roof was on the sick list last week, Joe Hasking was on the sick list. Well, Xmas is over and we hope that Santa Claus come to everyone. R. B. Campbell was at Butler last week, Dr. Cumpton was at Butler last week on‘a trial. Will Thomas was at Pleasant Gap Sunday. Hugh Lacorce and George Starr were at Pleasant Gap Sunday. Charley Campbell and wife were at Pleasant Gap Sunday and spent the day with their father. The drill team of Pleasant Gap lodge went to Montrose Friday night. They met at Spruce that evening and all went from there on. Steve Hart passed through Pleasant Cap Thursday going out to the ceme- tery. Frank Roof and wife went to Rock- ville in search of a place. It will not be long before the rent- ers will have to move, that is, the ones that are going to move. Jess Campbell and wife are visiting relatives in Montrose. R. B. Campbell, butchered a hog Friday. He bought it from Brooks. Wilburn Haskins who was on the sick list is improving. Mrs. Roof was on the sick list last week. Jess Ed Adams, who was on the sick list, could not attend lodge Saturday night. Jake Adams, his father, hauled a load of wood for him. We are glad the Rainbow think that, we have an expert teacher at Pleasant Gap. We heard that John Stubbfield is coming back to Bates county. We wonld be glad to have John back. Jim Steel, Tom Handcock and his father worked at the hall Friday. Will Thomas's wife came to Pleas- ant Gap one day last week. Frank Diehl was at Pleasant Gap Sunday. : Jess done. Brooks has his shredding He is very lucky. W. A. Sleeper has his shredding done. The machine broke down. at his place. Everett Morilla shredded Monday. Louey Deems is moving where Carl Wittie lived. Louie Stiner says that he is going to batch there but I rather think that he will have a mate. We hope so anyway. There has been some change in our weather, it is a little colder now. The lodge people surprised Mr. and Mrs. McComb last week by a party. Walter Henry took his wife up to Butler !2st Saturday in an auto. He re- turned home that evening and did his chores and then went back to town Sunday. Albert and Adolph Durst were through Pleasant Gap Friday night going out to the literary. They were at the Gap Saturday night also. A MISSOURI BOY. Begin trading at Black & Arnold’s. Stockholders Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockhold- ers of The Farmers Bank of Walnut, Missouri, for the purpose of electing six directors to serve for the year 1911, will be held in their bank build- ing in Foster, Missouri, beginning at nine o’clock a. m., Friday, January 6th, 1911. paves: na Gay andisister, Mrs. Will Durst. a SRE | Dated thie the 19th day Docetiben; Marriage Licenses. §. G. Adams, tax collector, will be| Orchard Grove Christian Church. |1910. ‘ Butler] in Virginia Thursday to wait on all] Sunday, Jan. i. Meeting to con-| _ J: G DOOLITTLE, President. Mary Dunn Butler | who come to pay their taxes. sider the organizationota Bibleschool| W:S: JAMES, Cashier. 9-2 GE Scregem Worland| James I. Wolfe of Burlington, Kan.,|at 2 p.m. Preaching at3p. m. by| Boys’ plain Knee-pants Suits, $1, Alpha Deaton Worland| came in Saturday to while away the|W. M. Mayfielp. $1.60, $2, Black-Arnold. .