The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 2, 1911, Page 1

‘VOL. XXXII. VIRGINIA. ‘There are lots of papers ButI Uke The Butler Times the best, For the Virginia items in it Are what interests me I guess. I enatoh it up and settle back, .. Aad with eager eyes have gazed And read sbout what happens In the town where I was raised. Its a homey letter telling Who’s well and on their pegs, And who's feeling poorly lately With rheumatios in their legs, And that my old friend Ciabe Jundy Sundayed in the town, And was noticed with « schoolma’m Buggy riding round. ‘That one of Mrs. Rubel’s Plymouthe Laid an egg that had three yolks, And that Sonday Geo. Pahiman Went ont east to see his folks. And there Is a fellow proaching In the town, that’s big and tall, The people have to walk around ‘To.ece the other side of him at all, And D. C. Wolfe is laying tile, Filling bis land full of drains ‘Talks Folk and Bryan Democracy by day, (. At night of statewide prohibition dreams. And last fall the people had nothiag else to do But vote Missoari wet, * And now Missouri’s soil is going dry.without The people’s help you bet. And when I read of Bissie and L e And Pres, who goes with Grace, Oh it always makes me homesick And I long to see each smiling face, And@1 anxiously await each week For the aews both aad and dear, Now please Young Aaron - Send me The Times another year. W. N. Hardinger celebrated his seventy-fourth birthday Monday. E. E. Eggleson shipped a car load of sheep to Kansas City Tuesday of last week. Clarence Porter has moved to the Dick Wolfe farm. - Mildred Burk, who has been ser- iously sick for the past five weeks, is a little better at this writing. . C.S. Robertson is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCann are the proud parents of a baby boy, which’ arrived Monday. Harley Warderman delivered six ‘wagon load of hogs at Butler Monday. J. W: Eggleson: moved -his wind- mill Tuesday. - ~ Andrew Simpson was a Kansas City visitor last week. Miss Lizzie Smith who had been . visiting her brother, Dr. Smith, re- turned to her home at Lebanon, Mo., last week. ; Thomas Huffman finished hauling logs to the sawmiil last week. Bert Blough and Bert Barr finished painting cross-arms on the Butler Telephone line Saturday. 70 acres of land for sale, 10 acres bluegrass pasture, a six room house, small stable; plenty of water on farm, rural mail route No. 5 from Butler, and Charlotte telephone fine goes by the house, scoool house half quarter from house.—J. H. Park, Route No.5, Butler, Mo. Grandpa Jackson was_ reported very low Monday night. His tw sons, Henry and Charley, of Johnson county, Mo., came last week to see him. thd family of Seth Nightwine. and a girl. YOUNG AARON. Public Sale. Having sold my farm, known as the Johnson place, we will sell at public auction 2 miles south of Amoret; 1-2 mile north and 1 mile east of State line bridge, on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1911 the following property, to-wit: 8 head of horses—Large team of gray mares 4 and 5 years old, weigh about 1550 and bred; gray mare 14 years old, weigh about 1408, bred to horse; roan mre 10 years old; weighs 1250, bred to jack;. sorrel mare 13 years old, weighs 1200, bred; six- months-old mare colt; seven-year-old mare, weight 1150, bred; an old mare, weight 900. ‘ 5 head of cattle—2 cows giving milk; yearling heifer; 2 fall calves. 23 head of hogs—4 brood sows, one to farrow soon and the other three to farrow in the’ spring; heavy bone Poland-China boar, weight about 300 pounds; 18 fall pigs, about two months old. Farm implements—Seven-foot Mc- Cormick binder with tongue truck, been run one season; five-foot Mc- Cormick mower, Champion mower; ten-foot McCormick hay rake; Deer- ing hay rake; 3 riding cultivators; 2 pulverizers, one with-tongue truck; 2 corn planters; 2 sulkéy plows; J. I. C. gang plow; ‘end-gate seeder with grass seed attachment; four-section steel harrow, nearly new; 2 walking plows; new hay rack; top buggy; 2 sets work harness; set double buggy harness; good saddle and bridle. Hay, feed and grain—500 ‘bushels of corn, 300 bushels.of cats, about 60 shocks of fodder with corn on, about 6 tons of prairie hay in stack, some straw, 25 bushels of potatoes, nearly new coal heater, X-Ray incubator,_15- foot row boat with oars, and numer- ous other articles. TERMS:—All sums of $10 and under, cash; sums over that amount 12 months time, with interest at 6 per cent from date. 4 per cent discount for cash. All property to be settled for before removal. Sale begins at 10 o’clock. Ladies Aid Society of Amoret Christian church will serve lunch. J. W. DUGAN and HOWARDSCOTT C. E. Robbins, Auctioneer. H. R. Hamilton, Clerk. 15 2t -:- “Art Moore, of Colorado, is: visiting Miss Maud Nightwine is on the sick Born to the wife of J. F. Armstrong on Monday. night twin babies, a boy garden. night with her mother, Mrs. Booth. of wood ready for the stove. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wolfe has been seriously sick, but is some better at this writing. Mrs. Henry Thomas has been on the sick list for a. few days. Emery Short, Hugh Deems and Clarence Baker went hunting last Saturday night and caught two opos- sums and one ’coon. From the looks of Clarence he has been hunting enough to do him a whole year, the other two were old hands at the busi- ness. RAINBOW. Mulberry and Western Bates. Henry Dykeman shipped a car-load of hogs to Kansas City of his own raising Thursday. Dr. J. C. Sageser made a business trip to Pleasanton the first of the week. Harry Timmerman, of Lockwood, Dade County, is visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. T. Maschoff. John Hensley shipped a car of fat porkers to Kansas City Tuesday night. Henry Dykeman made a _ business trip to Kansas City Thursday. R. L. Nichols and family were visi- ‘tors at James Main’s over in Linn County Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leiner had a number of their friends as guests Sunday. Those that enjoyed*the day with them were Rev. T. Maschoff and family, Mr. and Mrs M. Weiners and daughter, E. Taute and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Johnson, and Harry Timmerman. Charles R. Bowman and E. Det- wiler, Amoret’s hustling real estate men were in Butler on business Saturday: George B. ‘Bohlken, Henry Dyk- man and family, John Dykeman and family were guests at .R. Bohlken’s Sunday. ; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Magar were visitors at Fred Ewbank’s Sunday. Rambler has had quite a tussel with the Rheumatism the past week but we are getting on top again. Fred Mager. of Amoret, spent Sun- day with Albert Hensley. Double Branch Items. The good weather is still with us in Those that have automobiles have had good roads to use them most all the time. _It looks like they will have Robert Stanley and wife, of Butler, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs, Frank Blough. Their grandson, Armond Blough, went home with them Monday. Miss May and Annie Bard visited kin folks in Butler Sunday. Earnest Judy, of Kansas~ City, came Saturday and spent Sunday with his father, R. T. Judy. Mrs. Charley Morgison is staying with Col. Clyde Robbins and wife at . Butler. Miss Mary Henesy and Miss Funk, of Butler, were the guests of Miss Mary Allen Saturday and Sunday. Schyley Ison has rented. the Ollie Walker farm. : ; Bonnie Ison was on the sick list - The meeting held at the Christian ehnrch for more than a- week, by Rev..Rogers of Hume, and assisted “by Rev. Williamson of Sedalia, closed ‘and Miss Annie Nestlerode joined the ‘church. * ES of the} “George Baker has been tO quit talking about Missouri’s bad roads. : ; Sickness seems to be the order of the day. There has been more sick- ness than anything else. The ‘doc- tors have been on. the go for some time. W. G. Thomas has been ‘hauling corn to W. Av Baker’s. The cattle buyers have been in this part cf the country buying up all the cattle they can get. The Baker Bros. ate still selling their fine hogs. Chas. Baker shipped two to North Carolina and W..A. Baker has shipped a few out in Kan- sas. > Chas. Baker has got his heg barn about done. He has been selling some of his cattle to Mr. Simpson, of Butler. . There is a great deal of plowing done in this .part of the country— *most everybody is plowing. San ( ; Mr. Editor, there is lots of butcher- Mrs. Hasking was at Dr. Cumpton’s ing dong-in this’ neighborhood and | Sunday. _ we think if you-like good, fresh;meat|' Mrs. Alex Nafas and her two sons, selling his | t 2 automobile and broke the tongue [horses and duying mules. got a out. ae terse: ous span ven-| R. B. Campbell made ‘a busi 2 "| rip & Baller Ootilae tat wool A MISSOURI BOY. is almost over Clark Taylor. and family were guests at Dr. J. C. Sageser’s Sunday. James Payne and family, of Amoret, now, and it is time we were all get- ting ready to raise chickens and make Mrs. W. G. Thomas spent Sunday W. G. and Claude Thomas had a little fire at their saw mill last week in which they lost about 8 or 10 loads We hear the infant daughter of ' SER ag) mes, eeklie-S BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911. NUMBER 15 FOSTER. from Parsons, Kans., Wednesday, where he has been for the last week on business. Miss Maude Bowers, of Worland, ter last week. Mayor Cullison was a Kansas City visitor last week attending the South- western Lumbermen’s Convention. Mr. Cullison is manager for the R. J. Hurley Lumber Co. at this place. A high old time was reported at the box supper at Old Walnut, Saturday night. The proceeds were light, only something over $7.00 being taken in. Married:—Jan. 25th, 191i, at But- ler, Miss Myrtle Rankin, of Kansas, to Mr. C. J. Mullis, of this vicinity. Married:—Jan. 25th., 1911, at But- jer, Miss Cora Queen to Mr. R. H. Ferrell, both of this place. Mr. Kennie, east of town, is report- ed quite poorly. Mr. Kennie’s afflic- tion surely is great, being sick for several years. Charley Havely who Was taken to Kansas City to undergo a surgical operation came home Monday of last week, but Friday he was compelled return for further treatment. Those reported on the sick list are: I. H. Botkins and wife, Uncle Lewis Jones and wife, Mrs. Hannaman and daughter, Plezie; Mrs. T. B. Scott, H. H. Havely, Mrs. M. .C. Miller, David and Frank Williams. Mrs. Fred Heckadon, of Wall Street, Kan., came in from Butler on the 2 o’clock passenger and will visit a few days with relatives in Foster and Reavely. W. H. Clouse and wife, who have been spending the winter visiting among their children at this !place, departed Monday tor their home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Patrons and Teachers Meeting. The patrons and teachers meeting of Walnut township will be held at Foster, Feb. 11th. The morning sesgion will begin at 11 o’clock a. m.,/at which time Mr. E. E. Laughlin and two sons will give an agricultural demonstration on corn. Mr. Laughlin’s demonstration we know will be good and instruc- tive and will be especially to those in the teachers’ Reading Circle.’’ If all teachers are prompt in send- ing in their work, we will publish the iprogram in these columns next week. Everyone is invited and requested to be on time. DINAH. Public Sale! at the home of his brother Arthur Payne. There was a large crowd at literary Thursday night. John Goggle, who bas been quite poorly since the first of the year, is able to be around again. RAMBLER. Pleasant Gap. Jess Campbell's wife is at Montrose taking care of her aunt, Margaret Campbell. Bruce Haskins spent Saturday and Sunday at Righ Hill with his uncle. Will Williams spent Sunday with Joe Haskins. Born to Dr. and’ Mrs. Cumpton, a boy. We will sell at_public_auction at W. F. Miller’s, known as the Wm. Stone farm, 9 miles northwest of Adrian and 3 miles southwest of Everett, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 1911. Sale begins at 10 a. m. ; The following described property: 70 head stock. — 12 Head Horses and Mules: Pair black mare mules, 15 hands high, coming 3 years old, broke. Pair brown mare mules, 15 1-2 hands, coming 3 years old, broke. Sorrel brood mare, weight about 1200, in foal to jack. Bay brood mare, com- . "Phone manager Scholler arrived yisited relatives and friends in Fos- _| sawed up Friday. disc, 2-section harrow, Standard mower and rak erous to mention. . Terms:—All sums of $10 and un- County Poultry Association held in der, cash. All sums over thatamount the circuit court room in this city a credit of 8 months will be given|Friday evening, Jan. 27, the follow- without interest if paid when due, if|i"& officers were elected: President, not so paid 8 per cent interest will be charged from date. 6 per cent dis-| V- Dooley, M. R. Lyle; Correspond- count for cash. Purchaser must give | ing and Recording Secretary, Mrs. A. bankable note with approved security before removing property. MILLER & YOUNGBERG. C. E. Robbins and Jeff McCombs, Auctioneers. Nelson Moudy, Clerk. Christian Church. In and Around§Maysburg. tinues. can’t rain only a shower at a time. up for some time with a broken arm, started to school Monday. Mrs. Steward, who has been visiting them for his home in Kansas this week. ed at Mr. Dales Sunday. Mr. Brown who has been poorly with the la grippe for some time seems to be getting no better. Mrs. Guy is on the sick list. Mr. Guy White and Farmer sawed up Mrs. Dudney’s wood for her Sat- urday morning. Mr. Morland and family have moved from our midst. We don’t know jnst where they will locate. Dr. Miller and wife are the proud parents of a nice baby boy that came to their house a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. McAuther expect to move down close to Montrose some time this week. Mr. Godwin’s and Clark's visited at Mr. Cannon’s Sunday. . Some of the ladies in this locality have hens setting. We suppose garden making will be next if it con- tinues so warm. We are glad to hear we are to have Ballard for central again. Mr. Randles butchered last week. Miss Grace Guy spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. _ Mr. Farmer had his wood pile A NEIGHBOR. Public Sale. Having sold my farm, known as the Low Simpson farm, 5 miles west_and | Emerson | Bates County Poultry e, Avery corn planter and 101 articles to num- Lunch served by Ladies of Everett |$#5. The next show will be made by Well, the springjweather still con- We agree with one of our brother correspondents that Missouri is cer- tainly going dry, as it seems as if it Francis Godwin, who has been laid Farmer’s brother, Charley for several weeks, expects to leave Mr. Montie Simpson and wife hor a subject upon which he is Association Elects Officers. At the annual meeting of the Bates . O. Yeoman; Vice Presidents, S. R. Guyton; Treasurer, C. H. Burgess; Directors, J. J. McKee and Miss Aus- tin Rosser. Entry fees for the next exhibition of the Association were fixed as fol- lows: 1st $1; 2nd, 50c; 3rd, 25c; pen, comparison instead of score. In accordance with a motion made and carried the next exhibition of the Association will be held either the last week in November or the first week in December, 1911. It was also decided that the Bates County Poultry Association become a member of the American National Poultry Association. After adjournment E. C. Branch, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., who served as judge during the recent poultry show was called upon for a speech and re- sponded in an able and interesting manner. Mr. Branch made a most entertaining and instructive talk on thoroughly conversant. A Double Wedding. R. H. Farrell and Miss Dora Queen, both of Foster, and C. J. Mullies, of Foster, and Miss Myrtle Rankin, of Collyer, Kans., were married at the office of Recorder of Deeds in this city, Wednesday evening, January 25, 1911, W. W. Ross officiating. Public Sale of Live Stock. The undersigned will offer for sale at their farm, 3 1-2 miles south of Foster, 43-4 miles northeast of Hume, 4 1-2 miles northwest of Sprague, on TUESDAY, FEB. 14, 1911. Seventeen Head of Horses—! iron gray mare, 8 years old, weight 1500, in foal by jack; 1 iron gray mare, 5 years old, weight 1400, bred to jack; 1 3-year-old mare, a full-blood Bel- gian, weight 1300; 1 bay mare coming 6 years old, weight 1350; 1 pair dark bays coming 3 years old, weight 2600 one of them in foal by jack; 1 black draft filley coming 2 years old; 1 brown horse, coming 4 years old, weight 1100; 1 roan horse coming 4 years old, weight 1100; 1 well bred roan mare coming three years old; 1 pair of sorrel driving mares, extra good ones, coming 3 and 4, weight 2100; 2 bay horses coming 3-year- olds, draft stock, good ones; 1 sorrel mare 15 years old, in foal by imported 3 miles north of Butler, I will sell at public auction on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1910 the following property, to-wit: Mules—1 span coming 3 year old mare mules, extra good ones. - 1 span coming 4 year old horse mules, extra large. One last spring mule. 5 head cattle—Two good milk cows, both giving milk, one to be fresh about March Ist, the other in June. One yearling steer, two young steer calves, 100 hogs—Consisting of 10 tried ing 9, bred to Bay Wilkes, weight 1200. Black gelding coming 3, well broke, weight 1300. Iron-gray horse, 8 years old, weight about 1400. Span bay horses, coming 10 years old, Mrs. Newt. Earsom and Mrs. Hartrader spent one day last week with Dr. Cumpton. Frank Roof‘and family spent Sun- day with Bob Adams, Mrs, Boerlian, Clay Cumpton and mother were at Dr. Cumpton’s Sun- day. . . Oscar and Zelva, were driving along when their team’ became frightened Save from 1-4.to 1-2 on your cloth- calves. Coming 2 years old thorough- bred Shorthorn bull. in-crib. oats. 25 tons timothy hay. weight about 1400. Saddle horse, weight about 950. Weanling mare colt, extra fine, sired by Bay Wilkes. 30 Cattle: Including 11 milch cows with young calves by side, 2 5-year- old cows, will be fresh by date of sale. The balance will be fresh early, all are bred to No. 1, Shorthorn bull, they are good stock and extra good milkers; 13 steer and 5 heifer spring 22 Head of Hogs: Including 14 head brood sows, bred to thorough- bred Poland-China boar. Poland-China boar. 7 shoats. Grain: 300 to 400 bushels of corn About 100 bushels fine seed Implements: 2 wagons, an Avery with tip top box, carriage, top buggy, ing. Come and see.—Sam’l Levy | Case riding lister, 2 riding cultiva- Merc. Co. ‘ tors, 3 walking cultivators, Moline} Manning Wilcox, Clerk. corn planters with furrow openers, season only; some brood sows, bred to farrow from March 1 to March 15, 5 tried brood sows bred to farrow in April. 6 gilts bred to farrow in March and April, 20 head of fat hogs, 29 head of fall shoats weight from 75 to 125 pounds, 30 head of winter pigs. These are a fine lot of hogs. Grain, Hay, etc.—1200 bushels of corn in granary, 100 shocks of. corn in field, 100 shocks fodder with corn on. 40 or 50 tons of timothy and clover hay in barn and stack, stalk fields. Farm machinery—2 Black Hawk Shire horse; 1 aged mare and 1 aged Twenty-Nine Head of Mules—1 ex- tra good pair of mules, horse and mare, 8 years old, well broke, weight 2600; 1 pair of ‘bay mare mules, 5 and 6 years old, extra good; 10 head of mare mules, coming 3; 2 horse mules, coming 3; 1 horse mule, coming 4; 7 mare mules, coming 2; 4 horse mules, coming 2; 1 mule colt. These are all good mules and possess the quality. Forty Head of Cattle--3 Hereford cows with calf; 3 Hereford heifers with calf; 1 Hereford calf; 3 yearling steers; 6 head coming 2-year-old heifers; 8 steer calves; 18 extra good Galloway steers, coming 2 years old. Seventy-Five Head of Hogs—35 brood sows, 5 with pigs by their side; 38 head of shoats weighing from 70 to 140 pounds; 2 Poland-China boars. Sows are all bred to farrow in March and April. The above is a splendid lot of stock throughout and most of it is extra good. Will also offer 500 bushels of good sound corn. : TERMS:—All sums of $10 and 1 planter is new, being used one hedge one tongueless cultivator nearly new, been used 1 year. Other articles too numerous to mention. Sale Begins at 10 o’clock a. m. Lunch on grounds. . TERMS:—All sums of $10 and under, cash, sums over that amount 9 months time with interest at 6 per, cent from date, 2 per cent for cash. to be for before ane t settled J. W. POLAND. Robbins, hey 8 4 All Col. C. B. under cash; all sums over $10 a credit of 9 months at 6 per cent interest from date if paid when due, other- wise 8 per cent from date. 2 per cent off for cash. Approved security re- quired. No property to be re- moved until terms are complied with. A. 0. Higbee will serve lunch. Sale begins at 10 o’clock a. m. Don’t forget the date. : on 058 H. W. SIEG & SON. Col. J. K. Harmon W. F. James, Clerk.”