The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 23, 1911, Page 1

I 4 weeveus Say J tem vua ra, tat sty, Historica) Sooj. Nes, VOL. XXXII... BUTLER, MISSOURI, -THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1911. NUMBER 22 FOSTER: - The funeral was preached bythe] _ In and Around Maysburg. Grandpa and Grandma Jacobs vis- ; _, |Rev. J. A. Moorman of the Pleasant . ited at their son Joe’s Sunday. Miss Blanche Cullison went to But-| Ridge M. E. church iri the. presence| Mr. Guy-returned home with Mra! Mr and Mrs, Hart went home with ler, Saturday. / ofa large number of relatives’ and Hf from McComb, Ill, hea she! Mr. Dale’s from Sunday school. Mrs. C. B. Briscoe and son Jeter|sympathizing friends. The body was| ad been for treatment. She is get) i. bs dcon's visited Mr. Middle- returned home Friday. laid to rest in the Pleasant Ridge “ Hef Bi well aah isitea | tW2'S also. se visitinw this: weelc| camsetery. erling Harness and family visi eed at ‘fo hone ot Ed Hai Well do we remember when we| at Montie Simpson's Sunday. Mes aos Beet Mey Wl Bee Mrs. Gilbert visited her mother Mrs. Edrington and her daughter Elsie who is attending school in But- ler the latter part of the week. Mr. Godwin and family spent Sat- urday evening at Mr.. Guy’s. i Mr. Harve Harness and family, Mr. Cordia Simpson and family spent Sunday at Lee Potts. Mr. Farmer helped Mr. Cannon sow oats Saturday. Mrs. Brown and daughter Olive visited with her daughter down near Piper over Sunday. Tan White, wife and baby went to Butler Thursday returning Friday. Emmett Brown and Wallace Baker left last week for Towanda, Kansas, where they expect to work this sum- mer. Well this community has lost an- announced in these columns the ar- rival of this bright and sweet little girl, who came to bless the home of the parents, but little did we think two years hence we would be called upon to write the obituary of Little Nina Cathaleen whose short life, has brought sunshine and happiness to the home. To the bereaved parents whom death has caused a cloud of sorrow to fall heavily upon, we with their many friends of Foster extend our deepest sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. Shofner for several years lived in our midst, where Nina Cathaleen was born and her short life was spent. She now rests, in the little city of the dead at “Pleasant Ridge, in North Missouri, far‘ from the home of her birth; but sweet will be her sleep. : Mrs. Dr. Wilson and Mrs. A. G. 5 Metzler were county. seat ,visitors : Wednesday. ee A. G. Metzler made a business ‘trip \ to Hurne Saturday. Mrs. Alma Courtney who has been quite sick, we are glad to report im- proving. D. H. Arbogast, after four weeks in bed with sciatic rheumatism, is able to sit up some. Walter Shofner renews for The Times and orders his paper changed. to Moberly, Mo., where he has a po- sition in the machine shops. Mrs. Frank Scott and daughter, Mrs. Elmer Morgan, of Sommerset, Colorado, arrived in Foster last Sun- day on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCollough spent several days last week in But- Most of the farmers are sowing oats or have finished sowing. A NEIGHBOR. Good Savers in Carthage. Washington, D. C., March 19.— The branch of the postal savings bank syrtem at Carthage, Mo., after two months of operation, stands fourth among the forty-eight branches throughout the country in the total amount of deposits received. A statemept “issued to-day shows the Carthage depository to have had on hand February 28 deposits amount- ing to $7,802. This amount was piaced in the office by 165 depusitors. The best record was made by the office at Leadville, Colorado, where 362 accounts were opened, and the aggregate deposits were °$21,253. ler, where they were called to the AUNT DINAH. | other or its young ladies, Miss Zella| Anacona, Montana, came second with bedside of their sick daughter, Mrs. Elkhart. Snow and a Mr. Dale from over near | 256 accounts and $14, 750 on deposit Harry Crow, who was quite sick. ___|Dayton were married a week ago|and Globe, Arizonr, third, with 138 r ’ ho has been visit-| Mrs. Judge Paddock was trading/Sunday. . : accounts and $9,747 on deposit. ? ; Ralph BoOH a . depart- | in Amsterdam one day last week. The people south of Mayesburg are; The average balance per depositor ing his parents for BOMISTANE,) part: The wheat out in this part of the|Sure glad Mr. Clinton took it in hands |at Carthage was $47.28, at Leadville of Tisugeday towards the, setting enn. county is looking fine. and burned the hedge’ brush out of /$58.71, at Anaconda $53.71 and at Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Shelton spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.’ D. H. Arbogast. Mr. and Mrs. Scholler and daugh- ter, Annie, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stikes, south of the road south of the city. Globe $70.63. ne 90 PEOPLE 50 | Butler Opera House Col. Lockridge and wife took in the literary at West Point last week. Vie Barnett was in Butler last week having his eyes treated. Mrs. Sarah Adams was on the sick town. list last week. J. W. Darby was a passenger to! Some one visited Mrs. S.. G. Butler Monday. Brown’s corn crib last week. Esq. Levi Gritten and old and high- ly respected citizen of Walnut town- ship, died at the home of his son, Ike Gritten, neat’ Mound City, March’ 18th. Squire Gritten, as he:is -famil- larly known, is an old settler of Walnut township. The remains were laid to rest in the Woodfin cemetery Monday. Reunion of the Brisco Family. ,Sunday, March 19, relatives and friends gathered at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Briscoe to celebrate the arrival of their son Jeter, from Arkansas, who had been absent for two years. All their children and grand-child- ren being present and an elegant dinner was spread to which about] forty guests did ample justice. Mrs. Briscoe had arrived home Saturday with her son from Arkansas, where she was called by telegram a week ago announcing his illness. The day was warm and beautiful and all report and enjoyable time. It is reported that our mail carrier on Route One has had the small pox. Mrs. W. I..Crumley received forty post cards on her birthday last week. Mr. Dannuline living east of Con- cord had a new girl come to his house one day last week. Will Reedy had a young man come to his house on the 17th. All parties doing well except Will. J. E. Romine living north of Elk- hart had the misfortune to have his house burn down the 15th. They lost the most of their goods. Misses Inez Beck and Hazel Dubs say they didn’t have to walk to the league‘last Wednesday night. Mrs. Ella Scott and Miss Euphie delivered 108 dozen eggs in Amster- dam last Saturday. Ike Dawson has a new boy at his house. Ike says that he hasa nice little family, eight boys and four girls, Some one visited Col. Lockridge’s FRIDAY NIGHT .- Mrareh 31, 1911 eeeeeereeeeererseeeesesesesee eee reee eee. LEE On the Wing. wife’s people Saturday and Sunday. J. C. Romine’s house and contents} Dr. Compton, of Pleasant Gap, VIRGINIA. F, P. Smith of Lebanon, Mo., is visiting is visiting his son Dr. Smith. Eli Mattan and son of Kansas City, were the guests of James Sacre and family Friday of last week. A fine boy arrived at the home of Ezra Burgess Friday night and one at the home of Elijah Ison Saturday night. The Democrats nominated their candidates for township offices Sat- urday afternoon at Virginia: Trustee, Will Durst; Collector, Vane Walker; Clerk and Assessor, Thomas Grims- ley; Justices of the Peace and Mem- bers of the Board, Ed Corlett, —. Jackson; Constable, James Sacre. The Republicans held their con- vention the same day and nominated the following officers: Trustee, Ev- erett Drysdale; Collector, John Huff- man; Clerk and Assessor, George Thompson; Justice of the Peace and Member of the Board, T. J. Hockett and W. G. Sellons; Constable Chas. Lent. The issue between the parties is oftice. Hayden Ray of Butler was out last week fixing the spouting on Mrs. Darr’s house. ‘Andrew Simpson and daughter Lutta, went to Kansas City Monday to spend a few days. John Huffman, wife and baby re- turned from Springfeld last week where they had been visiting Mr. Huffman’s aunt. Monday of this week the baby was reported quite sick. Otis Judy and wife who have been visiting his aunt, Grandma Judy and his cousins, Mrs. Thomas Hockett and Mrs. T. McGuire left Saturday for their home in Indiana. Joe Denning and wife of Joplin, came Saturday to visit his brother, Peter Denning and family. Mrs. John Harper and daughter Mary spent Friday night of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bean at the county farm. Grant Hunter’s mother who is here visiting him was very sick Mon- day. Roy Cuzick of Kansas City spent part of Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cuzick, and the other part with near relatives east of Virginia. : Clark Draper of Brownington, Mo., spent a day with his daughter, Mrs. Carl Jenson. Dave Rubel who has been visiting his brother for several weeks left last week for New Mexico where he has a claim. Oats and flax sowing is the order now. Tuesday morning Mrs. Dr. Smith and the Doctor’s father who is visit- ing him, were oh the sick list. Mr. Maigland and son of Kansas City visited the latter part of the week at the home of Jas. Sacre’s. Wednesday morning of last week Geo. Thompson noticed smoke curl- ing in under the porch. On inves- tigation he found that his house was ty on fire near the flue. Mr. Thomp- son got the fire extinguished before any serious damage was done. Willie Englehardt, Ernest Night- wine and Earl Burk spent Sunday with P. H. Englehardt and family on the Duvall ranch. Mrs. Geo. Thompson fell and re- ceived a very painful sprain in her ankle Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. Colburn who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Thompson started Thursday of last week for their home at Stockton, Kas. Mrs. J. Whinery of Amoret visited Friday with her son, Joe Whinnery and family. T. C. Whistler's sale will be Friday of this week, after which he will make a short visit to Illinois. Fred Hill's sale was well zttended last Wednesday and things sold ata good price. ; Jess Fleming was on the sick list Wednesday of last week. Dr. Smith was called. Mr. arid Mrs. Robert McCann visit- ed relatives near Passaic Monday. Misses Lina and Bertha Burns of Rich Hill have been visiting their sis- ter, Mrs. Crosswhite. Harley Warderman took a load of hogs to Butler Monday. Fred Hill who has been here ona visit went to Butler Thursday and visited until Monday when he left for his home iin Idaho. Drs. Smith and Zey are still at- tending sick folks at Mr. Burk’s. Chas. Dickerson was not so well Sunday. Drs. Foster and Smith were called Sundry morning. Misses Edna and Maud Burk who have been sick with scarlet fever are slowly improving, Their brother Perry is sick with the same. Mrs. Effie Warderman, the cham- pion poultry raiser of Mt.: Carmel neighborhood, has been on the sick list. Earl Osborn visited friends at Cornlahd Sunday evening. Arthur Duvall and wife and W. F. Duvall and wife attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Carl Whistler, Friday of last week. Mrs, T. C. Whistler Annie Nestlerode-was_born-in—Jef-————— burned to the ground Wednesday | treated himself to Morning. Two feather beds were hen house one night last week. The guests were: Rev. W. B. Miller and wife, J. R. Weadon and G visited Judge Campbell wants to buy a wife, William Briscoe and family, | x4 Tom Hackett’s last Sunday. saved. No insurance. Uncle Ro-| good chunk of a horse to put on the Colle Collier and family, Ed Shelton! 71. nemocrats of West Point met| Mine is old and feeble. Ben Coats| poor farm. He wants a good one, and Geo. Hand were around Thurs- day with a subscription paper and Mr. Romine will soon have another house. Mr. R. and wife will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Walker until further arange- ments can be made. The spelling and figurning match and family, Grace Deaton and child- ~. ren, Barton Briscoe and family, Rob- ert Brscoe and wife, Henry Briscoe and family, J. W. Darby and Carl Morris. ; Ata late hour all departed for their homes, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe for he says he knows Dave will take in convention last Saturday and nom- ; care of it. inated township officers. Trustee, John Braden; Collector, —. McBur- ney; Clerk and Assessor, Russell Lewis; Justices and Members of Township Board, I. S. Dye and Bud Grider; Constable, Ed Miller. Ed. Merchant and family visited at Harry McClendorso Sunday. Grandpa and grandma Merchant Spent Sunday with Marion Douglass many returns of the day. ‘ Beck it-| at the Pleasant Ridge school Friday |"d wife. Obituary of Little Nina Cathaleen are nic a2 « aa night was a(.grand affair. The last| J. R. Edwards sold his river farm Shofner. - bt Hes one at thesboard was Tilley Wix;|to a doctor from Kansas for $30 an Rev. Fren¢h and his mother visited at J. E. Dubes one day last week. L. D.. Reedy and wife spent the day atE. Heavilin’s last Thursday. J. E. Dubes and family attended church at Mt. Vernon school house lust Sunday. Everybody knows that Methodist preachers are noted for eating chick- ens. We know one that takes the chicken with him. when he goes to visit his members. 5 Epworth League at Mt. Vernon Wednesday evening, March 15, sub- ject “The Equipment.” Miss Hazel The farmers are busy sowing oats out in these parts. Nina Cathaleen Shofner was born in Foster, Bates county, Mo., July 30, 1908, and died at Coffee. Mo., March 3. 1911, aged two years, seven months, three days. She had been a consfant sufferer for more than six months with dia- betes. Two weeks ago while visiting with her parents at the home of the acre. The big steam shovel has com- menced work again, taking out the rock that the dredge did not. Oscar Durand is a champion check- er player and wants a challenge. Leonard Higanauer ~was initiated in the M. W. A’s. Thursday evening. Sam Edy gave a social. Thursday night. A full house was in attend- ance and everyone went home well pleased. N. M. N. Early and Late Easter Days. From an Old Scrap Book. The earliest date on which Easter can fall is on March 22, and this only in case the moon is full on March 21, when this date happens to fall on Saturday. This combination of circumstances spelling, Cora Wix, Prof. R. L. Lynn and Ben Wix pronouncers. The en- tertainment lasted till after midnight. Some mischevious boys run the old picture man’s cart in the brush for a juke and I tell you it joked him awful hard. John Barry of near Papinsville died Sunday morning after a long and lingering illness. Funeral was preached in the Prairie City church by Rev. Snyder and burial was made in Prairie City cemetery. He never was married and was old. Ed Mock has found his stray horse. Emmet Hook has oats up four inches high. Ed Henry has his big barn com- pleted but not painted. He is also hauling chat for a foundation to a - Thurman Armentrout and Ben Fin- ley left last Monday for Arizona to + JOHNNY.. henery. : * Py i v* is very rare; it occurred in 1390, 1761 : Butler Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Merchant are the | and 1817; and will happen again in - Sunda , Mar. 28. Bible school 9:30. proud parents of a fine girl. hristian E 6:30. Evening | headway and almost ready to.raise. | ‘April 25; this was the case in 1886, ermon 7:30. on R. L. Lynn and family visited in| and will only happen once in the next Wm. M. Mayfield, Minister. Henry county near Montrose with his century—namely, in 1943. ae C. W. Wolfe who has been on the sick list is getting better. Flech Orear and son Arthur of Butler came out Monday to visit his daughters, Miss Ruby, who is living with Miss Rachel Park and Ruth who is living with Mrs. Geo. Rubel. The ladies of the Virginia Cemetery Association invited the people to come and help them clean the ceme- tery Monday. A large number re- sponded to the call and a first-class job of cleaning was done. E. C. Earsom president of the Bates County Christian Endeavor Union wishes to meet the Virginia C. E. society before the county C. E. conventin in April and will be at the Christian church next Sunday even- ening, March 26th. There will be be no preaching service that evening but Christian Endeavor will meet at 7:30 and all are requested to be pres- ent. Mrs. Terry and family of Illinois have located on what is known as the Helmar place one mile north and 1 1-2 miles west ot Virginia. Mrs. Howe of near Butler visited over Sunday with Mrs. T. Smiser. Elder J. W. Rogers filled his ap- pointment at the Christian church Saturday night and Sunday he gave. the people Prohibition Gospel pure and simple. Mrs. O. M. Drysdale will have a soon. We wjjl use every effort to treat Mrs. Geo. Lockridge and Ed Bo-| you right. . lin’s baby are on the sick list. 22-2t W. T: COLE. ferson county, Penn., in July, 1857; came to Missouri with her parents in 1868; united in marriage to W. C. Comford, Sept. 20, 1876; united with the Christian church 1877; was left a widow in 1896; was united in mar- riage toT. €. Whistler on Aug. 9, 1899; departed this life March 16, 1911, age 53 years, 8 months, 12 days. He life was one of consecration, devotion and self-sacrificing for others —she did cheerfully her duties under any conditions. Her life was worthy of example. Those who seek success at the cost of right doing will find their path a hard one, yet she was not of a dispo- sition to “give up” but was always ready to love the good. Rev. Shelton, of Butler, conducted a short but a very impressive funeral service at the Christian qhurch, Fri- day, at two o'clock, afterwhich her body was laid to rest in the Virginia cemetery. . The life of a loved on is ended, Oh, no, it has just begun; Earth’s fetters at last are broken, Heaven’s freedom forever won. YOUNG AARON. A New Partnership. To my friends of Butler and Bates county: Having bought the interest of J. M. Rosier in the Rosier & Cole Gro- cery stock on north side of square, Butler, Mo., we solicit a share of j 1990, 2076 and 2144. On the other/fine display of ladies trimmed hats! your patronage. The firm is now Communion and preaching, 10:45.| Carl Durst has a big barn under|hand, Easter never falls later than| on exhibition at her store at Amoret| Cole Bros.