The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 16, 1911, Page 1

FOSTER. Soon will be moving dayx Jim: Hobbs and children left Tues- day for Kansas City. Rev. Whitsett preached for the Presbyterians at Salem Sunday. Lee Shelton was a county seat business visitor Wednesday. J. H. McCollough was a Butler visitor last week. Edgar Wallar is rushing the season; he was sowing oats Friday. J. W. Darby left Monday for Ar- kansas and points in the Sunny South. Howard Arbogast, Jr., is spending this week in Pittsburg, Kans., visiting relatives. Mrs. Dr. Lusk, of Nyhart, was visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L, Bell last week. C. C. Swarens came down from the ». City Wednesday on the two o’clock passenger on business. Mrs. John Allen, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin, the past week,-returned to her home at Nevada, Friday. W. T. West, of Lincoln, Nebraska, who has been visiting his daughter at Fulton, Kansas, came in Thursday to visit his brothers, Charley and Jim ‘West, of this place. Gus Trussel and wife, A. J. Metzler and wife made an auto trip to Butler Friday, shopping and taking in the show at night, returning home Satur- day on passenger time. N. T. Badgett has sold his city property to Wm. ~ Humphrey. Mr. Badgett, we understand, is thinking of moving to Iowa. We regret to loose Mr. and Mrs. Badgett from our city, but wish them well in their new home, wherever it may be. G. H. Ingersoll and family moved to Hume Thursday. George H. Hereford has rented Mr.. Ingersoll’s farm farm and, ‘will raise the big. corn}. this summer. Seth and John Cope left Friday via. Rich Hill for Oklahoma in answer to @ message announcing the sudden death of their brother, Sam Cope. J. L. Bell, who witnessed the sad accident that happened the Linard boys at the Butler depot some time ago, was in Butler Tuesday and called to see Arthur Linard, the little boy who has never been able to speak since the accident occurred. The fther of the boy wrote ona piece of paper and asked him to’ write his name which he did. Mr. Bell said his father then wrote and asked him, “Tf you can write your name, why can’t you speak?’’ Then the little boy ‘began crying, which Mr. Bell te was a pitiful indeed. Walnut nfeve was horns to sensi Sunday with his mother who has been qnite poorly. Miss Mae Cobb returned home Wednesday from Parsons, Kansas, where she had been attending high school. Mrs. R. J.: Keele, of Butler and Mrs. C. M. Leedy, of Rich Hill, visited their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wort in the east part of the city Monday and Tuesday of last week. : coe, Arthur, Earnest and Luther Shelton, Lawrence, Donnie and Her- bert Briscoe, Harvey and Lula Dea- » @ | Dent tara, ’ , Ip Ornires, BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. NUMBER 17 PHOTOGRAPH OF MISSOURI’S HISTORIC STATE HOUSE WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1911. EO ——————————————— Miss Mullies, ‘Order and Neatness of a Schoolroom.”” Miss Black, “‘Securing Attention.” Miss Parlier, ‘‘Story Telling in the Grades.”’ ‘Miss Hoover, “The Virtues of ‘an Ideal Teacher.” Miss Mabel L. Bailey, of Eoster, gave a talk on, “The Teachers Place in the Commiunity.’’ Miss James, “The Recitation.” Miss Miller of New Home township talked to the teachers. Weare glad to report of the follow- ing Professors being with us, outside of our own number: Prof. Smith of Merwin, Holwell of Amoret, Park of Virginia, Buckles, Davis: and Sup’t. Burk of Butler, and Prof. Coonrod of Rich Hill. The meeting adjourned after a talk by Sup’t. Allison. We believe Sup't. Allison is influencing a great change in our county schools and contribute the good results of such meetings, to him. A merry crowd of little folks gath- ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Briscoe, Feb. 11, to celebrate the 7th birthday of their. little son, Forest Lee. . The evening was spent in merry- making, after which ice cream and [left Monday for Cartersville, Mo., to| cake was served to which the little folks did ample justice. Those present were: Hubert Bris- VIRGINIA. The spelling match between 10 of the Hickory Grove pupils and 10 of T Wednesday morning of last week and| Mrs. Corlettis sick with pneumonia. that he was its happy grandpa. Mrs. Ed Hall of Rich Hill arrived , J. H. Cope and wife of New Home| Friday to help take care of her moth- the Grandview pupils at the Grand-| Were the guests of J. H. Park and/er, Mrs. Corlett. view school house Wednesday night! of last week was won by Grandview with 7 of their 10 left standing. Charley Chambers moved Friday of last week to his fathers in Elkhart! township. Lewis Schnidewind will move this week to his new home in Kan. Mrs. Peter Denning’ returned Sun- | day from Lexington, Mo., where she! has been visiting her brother, She also visited Mr. Denning’s half broth- er at Richmond, Mo. Peter Denning see his brother Joe who is very sick. Grant Garner has timothy and clover hay for sale. Presiding Elder Hunt preached at the M. E.,church Sunday night. | Some of Martha Elizabeth Stephens | little friends came in Tuesday of last | week to spend the day and help her eat the splendid 4th birthday dinner, that her mother had prepared for her. | The little ladies enjoyed it and had a; pleasant day together. | Edgar Smizer left Monday for Springfield where he will visit for a couple of weeks and then go to Okla- homa, where he expects to work this summer for the Standard Oil Co. G. B. Bohiken will be & reader of The Times another year. Fine rain Monday night. ton, Helen Bryan, Glenn, Ruby and Mabel Briscoe, Margaret, Irene and Dow Collier, Florence, Lee and Vel- ma Briscoe, Rutheford and David Laughlin, Arthur, Naomi and Leon Livingston, Mrs. Baton and daughter, Blanche, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bris- coe, Mrs. Wm. Livingston, Mrs. Grace Deaton, Mrs. Ed Shelton, Mrs. C. B. Briscoe, Miss Jennie Stevenson, Oliver Scarner and Rowland Arbo- gast. DINAH. Collie Collier returned from Kansas CityThursday where he -had been with a carload of stock. The Patrons and Teachers ‘Meeting. gets Walnut township patrons’ and teachers’ meeting held at Foster last ‘Saturday was very well attended. The morning session was composed of ‘an agriculture demonstration, given by Mr. E. E. Laughlin and his bat iene beat David and Ruth- Mr. Laughlin is one of Mis-}, —_ souri’s practical scientific farmers.| pemnocratic Primary Election Mr. Laughlin’s talk was very instruc- tive, and this with the «demonstration Carl Jensenjand MissGeneva Draper were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Draper, on the evening Feb. 8. The home was beautifully decorated and at 7:30 p. m. the wedding march was played by Mrs. Emma Smith, of Guthrie, Okla., an aunt of the bride. The bride and groom, accompanied by Miss Marie Jensen and Mr. Clabe and Olive Nightwine, Perry, Edna and Maud Burk, Oscar, Ada dnd Willie Craven, George and Earle Burk, Will, Courtney and Euel Minor, Nellie Pugh,. Marsie Powers, Clar- ence Welch, Rob’t. Osborne, Allen Duke, Henry McCann and Lee Hard- inger. school house Wednesday night be- tween Tygard and Grandview schools Wite’Saturday and Sunday. Annie and Sam Malone visited rel- Charley Wort’s sale Monday was tives at Amoret Sunday. well attended and most everyone was _ Rev. Hunt of Carthage preached at ready to buy something. Col. Rob- Mt. Carmel Sunday afternoon. bins was in fine trim and everything! J. W. Eggleson and W. Y. Osborne sold well. Mr. Wort will move to delivered hogs at Butler Monday. Montana the first of March. There 4 fine rain visited our section Mon- will be quite a change around Vir- day night. ginia this spring. There was a fur left at Enterprise S.S. Martin, Judge Paddock report | school house the night of the spelling ao happy in their neighbor- contest. Anyone losing same may notify Maggie McCann. coe rs aegea Foster was ted Charley Dickerson is seriously sick. jtohear Elder Hunt preach Sunday, Tommy Flanery and family visited i ee Reg “God Will Sup- | with relatives near Passaic Sunday. | The Sunday school at the Grand- A pie supper will be given at the | view school house was well attended Virginia school house on George | jast Sunday. Everybody is invited to bie ge bag s birthday, Wednesday | attend. pe dred oginaing at 7:90" Mari| Mr. S. Minor has sold his farm, and by the Hay Seed ae expects to leave soon. Mrs. Wi fe Park of Elkhart iopadl Miss Nellie Phen is visiting with shine visited relives ‘in Parktown | Mr. Stocklofer and family this week. Monday. Roy Dawson, of north of Virginia is Charley Dickerson is reported very | | working Hebb va AARON sick, one of Ed Bolling’s children is, 4 on the sick list also. Elder Anderson, traveling evange- | list of Australia preached at the Chris- | tian church Sunday, Sunday night, and Thursday night, he showed moving picture scenes of Australia. Emmet Burk went to Kansas City Tuesday of last week to visit relatives. Fred Hill is visiting relatives. and friedds here. There wasa surprise masquerade party at Mr. Koster’s Saturday night. Those present were Earnest, Maud | Circuit Court. W. W. Jamison vs G. W. Weathers et al, judgment for plaintiff in sum of $1795.97 with interest at rate of 8 per cent. ‘ Staté of Mo. vs Donnington, reset for trial on 1st Monday in April, 1911. Stuckey vs Stuckey, divorce con- tested. N. B. Moss vs M. B. Daugherty et al, judgment against defendants for $915.32. S. W. Dooley vs W. R. Morrison, trial by jury, judgment for plaintiff assessing actual damages in sum of no dollars and exemplary damages in sum of one dollar. S. W. Dooley vs Nellie Welch et al, motion to require plaintiff to furnish cost bond. Harry ‘Davidson vs J. P. Edwards, motion to require plaintiff to furnish cost bond. Jennie Loving vs Thos. Loving, The spelling contest at Enterprise Ruthford partici-| Democrats of Mt. Pi township bi ahaa chee will hold a inayat ot he cp sageangatel 2g at, ‘the State Fair last year, are ex- oon ghee betfer neyt year, |6:90 p. m. for the by. indications we are sure : pacbebeawrancd re oyaly ill prepare. | 'esulted in a victory for Grandview. prepare. | We are informed that they will try. divorce granted. Atlas Coal-Mining Co. vs Dunkerly | Coal Mining Co., judgment for $95.20. C.-M. Decker vs Mo. Pac. Ry., judgment by-court $138.79. Green Bros. vs Mo. Pac. Ry., judg- Butler visited Satur- ment by court $75.00. at Mr. Osborne's. R. M. Wilcox vs Mo. Pac. Ry., judgment by cost $45.00. State of Mo. vs Stella Lovell, leave of exceptions. — Double Branch Items. We are still having fine weather in in this section. The people will be- gin thinking about sowing oats hefore long if the good weather continues. We hear that W. H. Charters, Jr., had a good hog lil last Friday at Butler, Mo. Baker Bros. attended the hog sale of Mr. Wallace’s at Bunceton, Mo. They brought back two fine sows with. Tom Binns was plastering Mrs. Ann Nafus’ house the first of the week. Jesse Hall is going to build a new house on his father’s place. Charley Beshore and Jim Wilson left last week for Kansas City to get him a job on the street car line. We wish them good luck. They tell us there was a large crowd out to Sunday school Sunday. We are glad to see the Sunday school go on with good interest. They have Christian Endeavor every Sunday evening at 6 o’clock. Every- body invited to attend Sunday schoo} and Endeavor. Sunday will be preaching day! There will be services both morning come. A couple of men from Shelbyville, Mo., were down at Baker Bros. look- ing at their hogs. They decided that they were good enough to take a few home with them. While they were here they attended Charters’ hog sale. The tell us that Elmer Hall, of Trinidad, Colo., is having The Times sent tohim. We hnow that Elmer will be glad to get the news from home. Born, February 8, to Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Evans, a big, fine boy. Henry Nafus says that Elmer is the happiest man a-goin’. He is so happy that he is making the rocks fly right and left! The Thomas Bros. moved their saw mill last week. Joe Walters is back home on a visit to relatives and friends, and will stay for some time. Joe surprised his home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Bottoms are back on a visit with home folks and friends. They are living in Oklaho- ma. Boys, you had better get your cow bells ready, for we are sure the wed= ding bells will be ringing soon. Clarence Baker spent. Saturday night with his ceusin, Arthur Baker. Don’t forget that Saturday is the date-of the roll call:—The other date was a failure—don’t let this be one, but just make her go. W. A. Baker and family Sundayed with Chas. Baker and family. The contestants that are running for the piano at Hill’s Cash Store are coming right along. We noticed that Miss Edna Thomas was 30 ahead. We saw Miss Lizzie Walters and Alex. Cameron going to Butler last Wednesday to take in the show. We will have to give Charley Burch ablue ribbon for the act he done Sunday. Never mind Charley keep up good courage. Perry Haney has a very sick baby with dropsy. R. L. Scifers and family spent Sun- day with Job Utley and family. Jim Hand is fixing to leave, to go to Montana to visit his folks. S. L. Starr went to Butler Monday and purchased himself a riding plow. Mrs. Ira Hart spent a few days Of last week with Elmer Evans and wife. 3 Well we had a fine growing show- er last Monday evening. It was cer- tainly fine. Walter Little and wife spent Sun- day with R. R. Earsom and wife. Allen Heath is fixing to move to Morilla vs Morilla, divorce granted. | Kansas. Mrs. Ada Thomas spent Saturday night and, Sunday with relatives in” Butler. RAINBOW. .. fifteen or per hundred. sce 8 bee Ber and night. There isn’t a doubt but: what Bro. Shelton will deliver us good sermons. You are invited to ai ito. "Wea.