The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 3, 1911, Page 1

_relatives. ety, Pelt al an. State Historical Sooi- J oe oe VOL. XXXIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1911. Cimes. NUMBER 41 VIRGINIA. + Miss Leona Fleisher of Lamar, Mo., visited her aunt. Mrs. G. W. Park, from, Friday until Saturday. Her cousin Mrs. O. M. Drysdale of Amo- ret, spent Saturday with them. Walter Wolfe of Blue Mound, Kas., came Saturday to spend Sunday with his parents D. C. Wolfe and other His cousin, Fred Drysdale, of Amoret, dinnered with them Sun- day. Peter Denning, Dr. Smith and Hol- ly Pahlman went to Kansas City Sat- urday. Dr. Smith and Denning went to look at autos expecting to pur- chase, but we learned they did not. James.E. Park bought a new cart Saturday to brake his new horse to drive single and pull a double load. Mrs. Carl Jenson is visiting her father, Clark Draper, near Brown- ington, Mo. Miss Tilla Woody of Butler, was the guest of Miss Mamie McKibben Sunday and Monday. M. H. Meinen and family of near Butler, passed through Parktown Sunday. They ‘attended church at Mulberry. Robert Denning’s team ran away Saturday. One of the horses was so badly crippled that they killed it. Robert’s arm was badly cut, but he was able to be out Sunday. week with his brother J. C. Cross- white. W. A. McElroy and wife of Butler, have been visiting relatives in Char- lotte township. J. W. Eggleson and wife and Ed. Corlett visited last week at Oskalosa, Kas. Lawrence McCann was sick the lat- ter part of last week. Mr. F. W. McElroy of Farewell, Texas, has been visiting relative here for the past few days. Frank was raised and lived, until a few years ago, in Charlotte township. He says they have a good prospect for a crop in the Panhandle this year. E. F. Burk, Everett Drysdale, Fred Brayton, W. M. Hardinger, L. S. Paddock, Monroe Burk and their fam- ilies and F. W. McElroy went ona fishing excursion Tuesday. Frank says he likes to fish in old Missouri. All report a good time and lots to eat. Our shower Monday was a very welcome visitor. If the showers come often enough we will havea corn crop yet. Every little bit helps. YOUNG AARON. Elkhart. We had a fine rain last Friday morning, the best since the 19th of May. Mt. Vernon school board has hired Miss Marsh of near Merwin, to teach Mulberry and Western Bates. Ora Beall returned home Saturday evening from a visit with relatives at Sigourna, Keokek county, Iowa, near which place he rented a farm. M. S. Haner of Elma, Washington, arrived Saturday and will visit at the home of his old friend, W. A. Downey. T. J. Hicklin the hustling restaurant man at Amoret spent Friday and Sat- urday with relatives in Kansas City. F. A. Oline, the elevator and mill man at Amoret, made a business trip to Kansas City Tuesday. Chris Meints who was in a very critical condition the forepart of the week is reported much better. G. M. Garner, one of Charlotte townships prosperous farmers was trading in Amoret Saturday. ’ Vane Walker of the Virginia neigh- borhood bought a team of exception- al fine young mules of D. W. Beall Friday. John Cheshier and son, Harry, made a business trip to Pleasanton Friday. F. F. Raumaker is reported on the sick list. Mrs. J. C. Sageser visited at the home of daughter, Mrs. Ed F. Rush | in Amsterdam Wednesday. D. Mager made a business trip to Butler Thursday. The rains have improved the corn prospect and has caused the dear people to feel more cheerful. While one wedding was put off until spring during the dry weather scare. We believe since the rains have come there will be new wedding contracts made and Young Aaron will yet have the opportunity to write about sever- al pretty weddings before the year 1911 has passed to eternity. The old bachelors and old maids are not so easily scared by a drouth as the]. younger ones. Why is it when a man ‘comes out and says that prohibition is right, when he is holding a government of- fice, he is asked to rgsign. D. C. Wolfe mowed the school yard Monday. John Flashner and wife of Illinois. is visiting his brother-in-law, Henry Kaufman. The earth vibration that was felt in this vicinity Friday was caused by L. L. Judy falling out of his spring wag- on backwards. Fred Laughliry and wife of near Foster dinnered with her mother, Mrs. R. C. Dayt, Sunday. The Chrigtyan church was filled and overtone’ Sunday evening to hear the prog/am given by the Christian Endeavgr society. The Amoret C. E. dismisged their services and came over fas a society and one of their members, Miss Dettie Rowe, favored thega with a very beautiful solo and sijndid talks were given by their président, Mr. Whinery, and Mrs. Barton. The program was a success and everyone should be proud of the work our young people are doing. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Paddock and son, John, spent Sunday with rela- tives hear Spruce. Miss Cordia Smith is spending sev- eral days with relatives and friends at Johnstown and Montrose, Mo. A little boy came Sunday to live with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Barnes. Mr. John Hedger has gone to Cass county on business. Choice Duroc Jersey males, coming yearlings and both sexes all ages for sale. J. H. Park, Route 5, Butler, Mo. The band boys entertained at the Pahlman home north of Virginia Sat- urday night a few of their friends and at a late hour treated them to ice cream and cake. All present spent wishes for the future. Remember the Sunday school picnic at Mt. Zion, Kas., Aug. 16. Follow the band _ boys, they know the wry. E. E. Egleson and family, C. S. Robertson and family, J.C. Cross- sone ont ally ant We: week. All report a latter part of last/ tion their school at $40 per month. Miss Hazel Dubes spent last Sunday evening with Miss Myrtle Knapp. They report a good time. Hughes and Wallace of Rich Hill, are working the Dubes coal mine. They have plenty of good coal. J. M. Chambersand wife were call- ed to Barton county one day last week. Mrs. Chambers’ sister is re- ported very sick. Mrs. Will Hart was on the sick list last Sunday. < ‘The meeting at Mt. Vernon was well attended last Sunday. Lightning struck, John Garbers barn last Friday morning and killed one of his best horses. One of Peter Denning’s boys got badly hurt one day last week. The team ranaway with him and broke one of the horse’s legs and they had to kill it. Col. Sharp has some of his friends here on a visit, one sister from Ten- nessee and his mother-in-law and family from near Appleton City. Jake Eye and his two brothers of Appleton City, were here last week on a visit to his brother and Mr. Clapp. Preacher Clapp has got him a set of new teeth. He says that he can bite the corner off of the grind stone. W. H. Hart and wife and E. Heav- ilin and wife all took dinner at L. D. Reedy’s last Sunday and you bet Mrs. Reedy knows how to get upa good dinner. Jake Eye has got to coming back to Bates county and writes often. Here of late the report is that Jake is get- ting tolerable sweet on a certain school miss. Mr. George Fulkerson and W. F. Stephens and wife were pleasant call- ers at the writerson last Sunday night. L. K. Boehm and wife of Drexel stayed all night at the writer’s on last Sunday night. That fish fry that Col. Sharp tells about must have been a grand affair. The worst feature of the affair is that the writer wasn’t with them: The! bottom. ice cream supper at Mr. Hart's Fri- next time you go Col. call on the writer and take him with you. Come again. Fred Armentrout and family spent one day last week out at the writer's. A. Westover and wife were calling at Alex Jackson’s last Sunday evening. There are some of the old folks the show but they say they have to go to take the children. That looks a little fishy to us. GeeKelley,_the_watermelon—man, was selling home grown melons in| Amoret Saturday. Willie Burnham, who has been helping Dr. J. C. Sageser with his farm work this season, has quit and gone home to stay with his ma at Amsterdam. Claud Wallace and wife spent Sun- day with Claud’s parents over in Charlotte township. Miss Fayette Stillwell was a guest of her friend, Naoma Rowe, in Amoret Saturday. | The drouth has been hard on most crops but the matrimonial indicator looks favorable for an unusually large crop of weddings and next season may not find as many old bachelors in Western Bates as there has been for the past score of years—and some will be wondering how itall happened. Keep your lamp full of oil and be ready. The Misses Anna, Gladys, and Fanny Loyd of Kansas City are visit- ing Miss Sadie Crum in the Hot Water neighborhood. Mesdames Feeback and C. R. Bow- man of Amoret were guests at the F, F. Raumaker home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gordon and W. C. Carpenter and wife spent Sun- day at Bess Hazen’s home. Mrs. Niles M. Walker is enjoying a visit from her sister and five chil- dren of Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leiner visited at the W. B. Johnson home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schmel took dinner at John Taute’s Sunday. H. J. Mager and W. J. Bard were callers at F. C. Ewbank’s Sunday. John Dykman and family, Berney Bohlken and family were guests at the Frank Bohlken home Sunday. Ye pencil pusher, wife, three. sons and our daughter hitched up old Dobbin and Duck and drove down to the Fred Ewbank home Sunday after- noon. Cecil Porter and Perry Ewbank are acting the cowboys for Messrs. Bard, Walker and Ewbank on the Mulberry and family of near that place. T. L. Harper has sold his farm to his sons and has purchased property in Butler, where he with the rest of his family will move in the near future. Weare sorry to see them leave this neighborhood for they have lived here a good many years and have lots of warm friends here. Dean Rogers of Bronson, Kan., is visiting the Thomas relatives for a few days. S. A. Eckles and wife of Kansas City are visiting at the homes of his brother, E. E. Eckles, and his sister, Mrs. Ed Hall. Mrs. Ella Thomas had lightning rods put on both her house and barn a few days ago. Several from this neighborhood at- tended the big picnic at El Dorado Springs the 19th and 20th. Among the number were C. W. Done and family, F. L. Blankenbaker and fami- ly, Roy and Myrtle Walker, and Elmer Latham. They report a fine time. The stork called at the home of | Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Booth a few days ago and left them a fine baby boy. W. C. McGinnis and family, L. H. | Evilsizer and wife, H. H. Evilsizer and family, N. M. Brown ,and wife, and F, L. Blankenbaker and family | spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Visa Gough, Quite a number from this neighbor. - hood attended a party at the J. F. Isley home in Rich Hill last Thursday night. Those who attended were Misses Grace Gerkin, Myrtle Walker, Eulalia Daniel, Ella Thomas and Grace Latham, and Messrs. Robert, John, Marion and Steva Thomas, Roy and Harry Latham, Roy Walker and Ernest Gough. Refreshments con- sisting of ice cream and cake were served. Otis Andrews, road overseer, with a lot of men worked the rocky ford south of Peru last week. The cross- ing was pretty bad but it’s in a fine shape now. There was some appro- priation from the township and the balance was donation. PUSSY WILLOW. In and Avounil Maysburg. The rain has come at last and we hope in time to save the corn. Peo- ple are now plowing for wheat. Mrs. B. F. Richards and Mrs. A. Waddell of Butler are visiting Mrs. Tan White and Mrs. Sallie Farmer at present. They came out Saturday and expect to stay until about Wednes- day. Mrs. Knight and niece have been visiting Mr. Cunningham and family the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Cun- ningham took them to Urich Sunday. Mr. Godwin and family, Grandpa Jacobs, wife and granddaughter, Mary, and Ernest Guy, Bishop Can- non, EmmetSimpsonand Rsusel Focht visited at Mr. Tan Whites Sunday. We are glad to learn that Mrs. God- win is improving. Mrs. Barth, we are sorry to say, is no better. Messr. Guy and White attended the funeral of Mr. Reese at Appleton City Saturday. Mr. Reese lived around Maysburg for a number of years. Mr. Brown and wife visited their daughter near Piper Sunday. Mr. Joe Jacobs and family visited Mrs. Jacobs’ brother, Mr. Cox, Sun- We understand there is to be an A great many are talking of attend-|day night for the benefit of the ing the Chautauqua at Butler. RAMBLER. East Lone Oak. The weather has been cool and pleasant the past few days, and since Christian church. Minnie Dodney visited at Oline Brown’s Sunday. Mrs. Dodney was shopping in Creighton Thursday. Grandma Jacobs and Mrs. White the rains have come the corn has|cailed on Mrs. Godwin and Mrs. around here talking about going to/ grown very fast, and from the pros-|Simpson Thursday. + pect now, we think corn will yet be a good crop. Mr. and Mrs. Darcer and son, Mr. Leet Simpson and family of Canon City, Colo., are visiting their cousins, Montie and Cordia Simpson, This is Monday morning and we| Zeliner Glenn, of Optima, Okla., are|also Mrs. Lue Ewing. = are having quite a shower of rain. - ,. JOHNNY. Walter R. Crews who for several Frank Clay Drug Store in this city -| here for a visit with the latter’s sister, Mrs. C. M. Thomas, of this place. Miss Minnie McCoy who has been home a few days ago. Mrs. Farmer and Mrs. Waddell seat...’ Sunday afternoon at Dr. family went ona fishing trip] years has been associated with the| for some time in Kansas City returned} Mrs. Minnie Harness and daughter last are visiting in Nevada. left Monday for Lenepah, Oklahoma,| Geo. Thomas and wife left last Fri-| Mr. Tyre and brother are visiting Ss Crosswhite of El Dorado, | to assume his new duties as prescrip-|day for Bronson, Kan., to make ajat Mr. Tyre’s daughter, Mrs. Pearl clerk in a drug store in that city. | visit with Mr. and Mrs..O. V. Rogers | Simpson. A NEIGHBOR. FOSTER. Everything was on the quiet in Foster last week ‘“‘Nothing doing.” D. L. Hughes came down from Burdette Saturday and Sundayed with home folks. D. H. Arbogast and W. P. Cobb made a brief business visit to Rich Hill Saturday. Lee Mullis and wife, Noah Bright and mother were shopping in Rich Hill Saturday. Miss Jessie Davis came down from Kansas City last week to visit home folks. Ben Hamilton was an arrival Sun- day from Kansas City on a visit to relatives and friends. A card from our old friend J. W. Darby who is spending the heated term at Colorado Springs, said in part: “Tam feeling fine and enjoying life, plenty of rain here and having idle summer weather.” Logan A. Briscoe and family, of the Independence country, Sundayed with Mrs. Briscoe’s mother, Mrs. Belk, in the east part of town. Mrs. Church Wirt, of Bradysville, Iowa, and Mrs. Jessie Merrell, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, who have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Gray, departed for their homes Saturday. Mrs. Mat Gray called_to see Mrs. D. H. Arbogast, who is quite poorly, Sunday. A lot of Butler baseball ‘‘kids’’ came down Sunday and played the Foster boys. The Butler boys were good players and it was like batting the ball in to a gunny sack when they made a grab at it. Score 8 to 2 in favor of Butler. Mrs. Alie Yeoman and children, of Butler, were visiting Mrs. Laura Cope of New Home and Mrs. Jule Heckadon, of this place, last week. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Badgett are} billed to visit their daughter, Mrs. | Quinlin, afterwhich they will go to; South Dakota to visit their daughter, | Mrs. Cox, before returning home. A very enjoyable time was had at the ice cream supper at the Laughlin} home Wednesday night of last week. The proceeds amounted to $15, which will go for church purposes. It looks like Bates county would} have more turnips this year than corn | judging from the “amount being | sowed. | Mrs. M. Kennie and daughters, Margerette and Katie, of the country , east of town, visited Sunday at the} home of Dinah. Mrs. Kennie orders) The Times sent to her lady friend, | Mrs. Louise Fuste, Morrisonville, Illi-| $15 nois, for which she has our thanks. | We received a beautiful card last} week, showing the ruins of the State| Capitol, from the “‘old man’’ of The Times, who is Clerk of the Supreme Court of grand old Missouri. We are always glad to be remembered by the Senior editor, of The Times, as it was he that cheered us in our venture in journalism. Prof. Earl Murray, who arrived some time ago from the Phillipines, gave a lecture Saturday night at the Christian church on “The Island and Its People.’’ The church was filled to its capacity and everybody enjoyed his talk, which was quite lengthy. DINAH. Orchard Grove. We have just returned from Eldo- rado Springs, where we have been visiting friends and relatives, and in- cidentally, taking in the annual cele- bration, it being the 30th anniversary of the opening, the 20th of July. We were royally entertained and spent a most enjoyable time. We had the pleasure of meeting many old friends formerly of this community who it will be remembered lived here years ago, among who were Mrs. Ann Gasaway, her daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Wilson and Everett Wilson, all of Nevada; R. G. Burcham, of Paris, Texas; Belford Cassity and son (Wal- ler the kid) of near the Springs; John Rogers and family; Charles Wilson, all of near Schell City. We made our headquarters with the Cassity brothers, who formerly lived in But- ler. Colonel Cassity and O. P. Cas- sity (the Red man, as they call him) with their two sisters Miss Betty and Jenny, and the Colonel’s wife, ne Miss Lou Crosswhite, all live to- gether. They have a beautiful home in the best part of the city. All hap- py, contented and jolly. Will, the other brother, is in the grocery busi- ness, has a nice store and enjoys a good trade; has a nice family, wife and little boy anda fine home. We visited Frank Wilson and family; they have boughta fine farm and doing well, has one daughter, Miss Ruby, at home, Kate married and lives near Windsor. Had a pleasant visit with Geo. Wilson and family. They have sold their farm and bought property and are living in Harwood. They have a neat home and family of grown children, Reuben, Mabel and Marion. Our trip terminated here and we re- luctantly started for home for we cer- tainly had what you might call a “hog killing time.’ The foundation for the new school house at Orchard Grove is completed and the material necessary to erect the building is all on the ground so we will soon have a new house. . The ice cream supper at the Baptist church netted them about $20. The crowd would have been much larger had it not been for the threateing ap- pearance of the weather. We had music—the Campbells 6f Pleasant - Gap, were there with their string band. Mrs. Jane Fouren of Weatherford, Texas, her father, J. G. Ellington and other relatives. Misses Maude. and Donnohue and Maude Steel, of Kansas City, who visited with the families of I. F. El- lington and Lafe Cassity last week, have returned to their homes. Messrs Walter Cassity and Carl Burch with the Misses Donnohue, Steele and Irene Ellington spent the day sight-seeing at Halley’s Bluff Friday. Rolla Hall and wife spent Susy with A, W. Bach and family. ; FLAGG. Eastern Bates. Mrs. Etta Cumpton left Friday for Warrensburg to see her sister who is very ill. Johnny Hoaglan of Virginia visited at the homes of O. J. Radford and | Earl Winans the last of the week. L. A. Fuller was around last week | supplying the people with McConnons | remedies. We learn that Dell Lutsenhizer of Summit has bought the Wm. Ludwick ;farm near Spruce. We welcome Mr. Lutsenhizer and family in our midst. Our printer made a mistake on the ; amount taken in at the ice cream sup- per at Spruce. It was $70 instead of oO Dewitt McDaniel is building a new residence just across the road from where he now resides. His two sons, Omer and Lon, will batch on the old place. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eads, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Winans left Saturday for a weeks outing at Monegaw Springs. C. Z. Baker of Pleasant Gap town- ship was in this neighborhood last week in his new car. _ Grandpa Reese is reported to be improving. Several farmers delivered fat hogs in Butler Tuesday. Hubert Clark and wife of Sprague visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Borum Sunday and returned home Monday. B. Canterbury and son, Dean, of Butler, were out Monday looking after the interests of their insurance com- pany. J. A. Beard of Cape, Colo., arrived here Saturday. He visited his moth- er Sunday and returned home Mon- day. Mrs. Wm. Graves died Monday, July 31, at8 p. m. Funeral will be held at the house at 2 p. m. Tuesday and interment made at the Heighpont cemetery. Abert Hubbard’ 's took their baby to Dr. Fletcher Sunday. Grandma Short, Mrs. Bert Crigler are seriously ill at this writing. Dr. Compton of Pleasant Gap spent the day and night with his father, Uncle John Compton, who is not so well. Mrs. Loe Reese was taken much worse Tuesday and the doctor was called. LIBERTY.