The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 31, 1911, Page 1

i \ VOL. XXXII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1911. ' FOSTER. P. L. Shelton made a brief trip to ‘Butler Tuesday noon. Ralph Mills and Ed. Cullison ar- ‘rived from Colorado on Thursday evening train. S. C. Collier is a new subscriber to The Times this week. Mrs. J. H. Smalley of Kansas City, is visiting friends and looking after her property in Foster. ‘ Mrs. Mullis from near the State line, is visiting with Mrs. M. C. Miller. Wheat sowing will soon be the or- der of the day. Some are preparing their ground for wheat now. Mrs. Kennie living east of town, is visiting her sister at Morrisonville, Illinois. Miss Winnie Frankenfield returned home from her visit to the City Satur- day. Mr. and Mrs. Keele of Butler, visit- ed at the home of her aunt, Mrs. B. B. Wort, last week. Dee Arbogast was an arrival on Thursdays train from New Cambria, Kansas, where he had been for sev- eral months. Mrs. M. C. Miller and Mrs. P. L. Shelton were Butler visitors Saturday. They missed their train and had to return home overland. A. G. Metzler and wife and Fred Treasure and wife made a flying trip to Rich Hill Thursday in Metzler’s auto and took in the show. L. E. Deaton and wife were passen- gers to Kansas City on the noon train Sunday. Mr. Deaton expects to re- turn Tuesday, but Mrs. Deaton will extend her visit a week longer. A bad wreck on the Interstate last week and train services were poor for a couple of days, when the pas- senger (Halley’s Comet) was wrecked near Kincade. From L. E., Deaton our section boss, we learn that the brakeman was the only one hurt. Esquire Darby who has been visit- ing at Colorado Springs, was expect- ed home last week, but so far has failed to put in his appearance. The question being asked on the street is, “Where is Darby?”’ Some say he is on his way home, some say he is in Oklahoma, and others accuse him of going to Salt Lake City. Johnny Davis who has been spend- ing a month visiting his mother at this place, departed Friday noon via Missouri Pacific for Washington where he will teach this winter. He ‘was accompanied by his brother Ed- gar as far as Kansas City. Mr. Heller living on the old Walk- up farm north of Foster, had his sale _|____Thursday-and—teft-Saturday- for Hli- nois, where he will make his home. Dr. Rhoades returned Friday from sunny Texas where he had been.to look after his land in the Pecas valley. The Doctor says the cotton looks well there, but much of Texas is dry and practically nothing. The Doctor vis-|- ited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Borron former- ly of this place and says they are as happy as June bugs and are doing well. A Little Shawnee. From our friend Mark Thomas we learned that a sweet little girl arrived Aug. 13th to bliss the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Ephland at Shawnee, Oklahoma. We guess grandpa Eph- land will have to wear a larger hat now. Dinah joins Grandpa in wish- ing the little lady a long happy life. DINAH. Mulberry and Western Bates. Mesdames Frank Stillwell and Peter Morwood and Misses Blanche and Marie Stillwell were visitors at the Sam Roberts home Wednesday. Rev. T. Maschoff drove over to Butler Wednesday where he met the Rev. August Wheimer, wife and four children of Jerico Springs, this state. - M. Weimers and son, George, are busy hauling rock and sand for the foundation of a new house that he will build on the farm he bought of H. Heyen a short time ago. G. Uschkrat returned from a ten days trip to Grundy Center, Towa, near which place he rented a farm. Mrs. J. H. Leiner and Anna Wei- mers spent a day the first part of the week at the M. Weimers home. C. W. Kelly-and son,. Bob, drove over to La Cygne with a load of melons Friday. Miss Carlena-Heinrichsmyer of St. Louis and Mrs, A. Wehmeyer of Jerico Springs were guests at the W. B. Johnson home Friday. Mesdames Wm. Henderson from across the border- line and J. C. Sageser left for Excelsior Springs for a months outing. Geo. B. Bohlken and sons have been setting a good example that would be a great thing towards help- ing out the appearance of the road sides by cutting all the brush that has been there since the days ‘‘before the war.”’ 5 Rambler did a little rambling last week. On Friday we drove over to the county seat, our wife, daughter and son, Charles, accompanied us. On the way we stopped at John Fosters. He reported some of his corn being light. The village smith at Virginia was busy at the forge when we passed Parktown. Werub- bered across the fence at Young Aaron’s herd of Duroc swine but did not see the face of their proprietor as he had hit the trail for the county seat ahead of us. We arrived at town and dropped in at The Times headquarters and while there Young Aaron, accompanied by one of his sister’s daughters, happened in and a few pleasant words were passed between the pencil pushers of the western section of the kingdom of Bates. ‘‘Bob,’’ of course was all smiles as both of the boys had the names of new recruits to The Times’ long list of readers. We ate our noon day lunch at the Rest Room in the Court House, one thing that all farmers’ wives appreciate when they are so fortunate as to get to visit the County seat. While loafing around we wént upstairs to see the boys that are in the county offices as they are always good on giving a lot of good information to a Rambler free. We feel sorry for these poor boys as they are worked to the limit for whenever they get one job off their hands another pops up, especially if there is a gang of loafers standing around. If they are not busy some one will think they are beating the county and what a howl will go up. Nothing like be- ing a farmer for the only ones to put in a kick at that job are your wife and kids and they might kick if you were a county officer. Dr. J. C. Sageser is keeping bach these days and is so busy that he don’t hardly have time to eat his meals. It is reported that he was seen with the broom in his hands chasing the cat and dog as they need- edthe exercise to sharpen their appetites as the Doctor don’t want any of his cooking on hands or the floor when the Mrs. returns home. Mr. and Mrs. John Caughman and two children of Block, Kansas, are visiting at the R. Bohlken home. Oscar Harris hauled his flax crop to Butler Friday. W. J. Bard drove up to Amsterdam Saturday and reminded his many ac- quaintances that he was as young as he used to be. Cecil Porter who is acting the cow boy for Messrs. Bard, Ewbank, Walker, in the Mulberry bottoms near the rock road, spent Saturday night with home folks. Ma had the fatted chicken for breakfast, pa had some of those -big sweet taters, the boys had in a sample of their water- melons and the baby sister could only smile. John Hutton of Amoret was a cal- ler at our office Sunday morning. Henry Kaufman on Route 5, Butler will be a reader of The Times in the future. Mr. Kaufman and family moved to this county last March from Golden, Ill, having bought the Clark Draper farm. ‘ Sunday, Aug. 27, was the annual missionary and festival day of the German Lutheran church. The ladies of the church went to great ef- forts to have the interior of the church decorated with many beautiful flowers. Rev. T. Maschoff, the pastor, who was organist and the choir had special music that was exceptidnally good. Rev. F. Droegemuller of Paola, Kan- gas, preached in the morning from Acts 4, 19-20." Rev. August Wehmeire of Jerico Springs preached at 2:30 p. m. from Psalm 43, 3-6. Prof. L. -¥. Heinrechsmeyer of Bronvville, New York, preached at 3:30 from Jeremiah 40, 9-11. At the close a purse of $58 was taken for missionary purposes. At noon part of the members drove to the W. B. Johnson home, another lot stopped at the John Taute home while the third part stayed at the church and the women had all brought well filled baskets and all had plenty and enough left to feed another lot of the same size. Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Johnson, George and Anna Weimer sang some quartets that were very pleasing. It has been almost a quarter ofa century since Rambler had at- tended church where the services were in German, but nevertheless we could understand the greatest part. Those present from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Kunz of near Merwin, Mr. and Mrs. John Caugh- man and daughter of Block, Kansas, and the following from Adrian and vicinity: Mr. and Mrs. L. Gibhardt, Mr. and Mrs. George Gibhardt and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Muiller, Mrs. Katherine Muiller and daughter, Minnie, Ed Hess and family and niece, Miss Anna Hess, Mrs. Sophia Jennie and family, Mrs. Emma Hoger and son and her mother, Mrs. Cussman, Mrs. Dr. Shoar, Chris Schmidt and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Muiller and daughter, Mrs. Gauther and family. It may be possible thatsome one that was present froma distance has been missed, but we tryed to get the names of all. The Mulberry school will start Sept. 4, so don’t forget the date. Charley Weller has been drilling a well for Ecke Taute the past week. Rev. Blaylock and family of Amoret expect to leave for Ingersol, Okla- homa, this week. Rev. G. P. Crape of Rich Hill preached at the Mulberry church Sun- day afternoon to the members -of the Iowa Synod of the German Lutherans. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bohlken had a number of their relatives and friends as guests Sunday. Those present were their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bohlken, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Meints and family, Will Rotert and family of Butler, Fred Meints and family, Ber- ney Bohlken and family, Mr. and Mrs. | Henry Dykman and children, John} Dykman wife and two children, Will R.; George and Bert Bohlken. | Fred Ewbank and family visited at| the W. E. Caldwell home Sunday. J. H. Leiner arrived home Satur- day evening from a months visit in Western Nebraska. He reports hav- ing had a jolly good time. He found things much different than when he located on a homestead in that country about twenty-five years ago. The corn in Bates was far above the aver- age he saw on the trip of over five hundred ‘miles. Miss Irene Ewbank of the Hot Water neighborhood is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Porter. Miss Fayetta Stillwell gave a party at her pleasant country home Monday evening in honor of her friend, Miss Edna Blaycock of Amoret, who will leave for her new home in Ingersol, Oklahom, this week. There were thirty-two of the young people that were present and at a late hour all left for their homes having spent one of those pleasant evenings that will be long remembered. A most enjoyable party was given at the home of A. J. Meints Monday in honor of the 17th birthday of their daughter, Miss Fannie. About 40 guests were present. Delicious re- freshments were served. Ed Mitts is enjoying a visit from his father, Chas. E. Mitts of Lancas- ter, Mo., and the families of Chas. L. Mitts of Cape Mays, Kansas, Gilbert VIRGINIA. Mrs. Dick Wolfe and son, Woody, of Philipsburg, Mq,,, is visiting C. W. Wolfe and other relatives. Rev. W. T. Pyle who has been vis- iting the families of Gus Rubel and .W. W. Park, returned to his home at Baldwin, Kas., Friday. Mrs. Pyle will visit a while longer. Marsh Phelps of Kas., spent the week with J. H. Park. Henry Gardner thrashed nearly 13,000 bushels of wheat for Peter Denning Friday and Saturday. Geo. Crooks is trimming his hedge fences up in good shape. Will Durst is mowing weeds and cleaning up his farm so travelers wil] know that a good Democrat is living there; also his neighbor, Mr. Smith, is giving his hedge fences and weeds a trimming. Miss Rachel Park renews for The Times. She has been a reader of The Times for many years. L. L. Judy has bottom hay for sale, bailed or loose. Henry Kaufman is digging his well deeper. Road Boss Smith commenced work on the road Monday. Mrs. L, S. Paddock is suffering with a very severe attack of neural- gia. Mr. E. A. Smiser returned Monday from Nevada where he had _ been at- tending the encampment. The delegates who attended the County Sunday School Association at Adrian report it the best they ever at- tended and the hospitality of the Adrian people was highly compli- mented and greatly appreciated. Mr. Corlet Whistler has sold his farm to Mrs. Turner of Butler, and has purchased some lots at Amoret and will move to that place the first next month. We are sorry to have Mr. Whistler leave our commu- nity. He resigned his position as superintendent at the Christian church Sunday school last Sunday. Miss Mayme McKibben returned last week from Kansas City, where she was visiting her sister, Mrs. O. W. Walker and family. Miss Mary Ethel Harper is spend- ing several days with her grandmoth- er, Mrs. Bean east of Butler. Teachers and scholars are getting ready for school next Monday. Misses Golden Darnes and Grace Osborne attended the Sunday school convention at Adrian, Wednesday and Thursday last week. L. K. Boehm and Mr. Irish of Drex- el, spent Tuesday night last week with W. M. Hardinger and family. Perry Evans and family who have been visiting Monroe Burk and fami- Wy returned to their home in Kansas ity Sunday. Emmett Burk hada fine yearling colt cut on a wire Thursday morning. An artery was cut just above the knee on a front leg. The Mt. Carmel Young Peoples Union will give an ice cream social at Mt. Carmel church Friday night Sept. 8th. Everybody come. Sunday the friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. La Follette, of Virginia, gave them a_ pleasant surprise. About nine o’clock they began to arrive with well-filled dinner baskets and ice to make ice cream. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Andre, of Passaic, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. La Follette and children, of Butler, Mrs. Jennie La Follette and children, of Butler, Miss Edna La Follette, of Kansas City, Miss Angie Smith, of Spruce and Mr. and Mrs. Sterl Cravens and family. A pleasant day was spent by all. The following men and their fami- Mitts of Neosho and C. M. Mitts of Belton. This is their first reunion in 28 years. Ruffle Armentrout made a tour of of inspection over the south east part of his route Sunday evening. News is very scarce in this neigh- borhood but we will try and do better next time. RAMBLER. >-School Books. Tablets, pencils, slates and all kinds of school supplies. Come early and avoid the rush. Ludwick’s Drug store. East side square. lies went to the creek to fish and en- joy a good time Thursday: L. S. Paddock, Herman Englehart, Roe Burk, Perry Evans, Powell Engle hart, Emmet Burk, W. M. Hardinger, Tom McCall, Jas. Sacre, Roy Emery, Mr. Craven; and Mrs. Everett Drys- dale. All enjoyed a fine dinner. A social was given at the home of W. Y. Osborne Friday night for the benefit of the Mt. Carmel Young Peo- ples Union.. Those present were: Misses Golden, Gladys and Marie Darnes, Edna and Maud Burk, Louise Evans, Grace Osborne and Messrs. Mason Darnes, Clarence Welch, Robt. and Eat] Osborne, Lee Hard- inger, Edward Stcoeber, Chas. Cross- white, Fred Stroeber and family and W. M. Hardinger and family. Misses Blanche and Ethel Burns of Rich Hill, have been visiting the past week with their sister, Mrs. Cross- white. Mr. Roy Eggleson and his son-in- law, Mr. Zoleman of Cedar county, are here for a few days visit with rel- atives and friends. Mr. Zoleman is thinking of locating in Batles county. Miss Kate Tucker of Butler, spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. Leonard and family. Mrs. G. W. Park and daughter, Mrs. O. M. Drysdale, left Wednesday to visit the family of H. H. Fleisher at Lamar and Isaac Park at Mound- ville, Mo. YOUNG AARON. ‘School Books. Tablets, pencils, slates and all kinds of school supplies. Come early and avoid the rush. Ludwick’s Drug store. East side square. Eastern Bates. Frank Holland, wife and son, Dode, and Homer Clark and wife spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Dode ‘Adam- son near Montrose. Jack Knowles, wife and two sons} of Superior, Nebraska, who was | called here on account of the illness of Mrs. Knowles’ father, G. R. Bar- rum, arrived here Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. General Ragan of near Adrian visited last week at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Andy Black. Rev. Gaither filled his regular ap- pointment at the Pleasant Ridge church Sunday. J. E. Kretzinger will begin making sorghum this week. Mrs, W. C. Turpin is on the sick list at.this writing. Mrs. Chas. Nickel is on the sick list. She is threatened with typhoid. James Hill and son, Lewis, are cut- ting broom corn this week. They re-; port a good crop. Uncle John Cumpton was not quite | so well Sunday. Wm. White has bought the im-| provement on his brother Isaac’s place | and -will move on it soon. Isaac andj family will move this week for Illi- | nois, where they will locate. | Miss Madge Stark who has been | spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. I. M. Kretzinger, and mother left Tuesday morning for Aspen, Colo., where she has a position as teacher in the city at that place. The infant baby of Mr. and Mrs. George Foster was buried Wednes- day, Aug. 23, in the Union cemetery. Short funeral services were conduct- ed by Mrs. Graig atthe church. This is the second little one Mr. and Mrs. Foster have laid away witnin the last two years. The sympathy of the community goes out to them in their sad bereavement, The Smith cemetery was cleaned off Saturday. A meeting was held in the afternoon and new officers elect- ed. J. H. Baker and Frank Craig were elected committeemen and Mrs. Ada Craig secretary. Mr. Grant Gander of Happy Hill neighborhood was a visitor in this vicinity Sunday evening. Wonder what the attraction is that has called Mr. Gander so far away from home. Miss Mabel Chasten left the 25th for Centralia, Okla., for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. W. B, Young. Mrs. Ed Hubbard and little son, Lloyd, of Kincaid, Kans., came in last Friday for a weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Carroll, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Charters, Sr., attended the funeral of Mrs. Hender- son in Butler Sunday. Mrs. L. O. Troxell left Wednesday of last week for a visit with her par- ents in Illinois. G. R. Borrum, who has been very ill the past week with locked bowels, is reported convalescent. W. H. Charters purchased 22 head of Poland China spring pigs of J. H. Baker. Mr. Charters is making prep- arations to hold another big sale October 19. LIBERTY. Elkhart. Mrs. White, living north of Mount Vernon school house, left one day last week for a two-weeks visit with old friends in Illinois. W. H. Keeton and family and his sister, Mrs. Emma Ellis, of Carl Junction, all visited Mrs. Adams, their mother, one day last week. They report a good time and a fine dinner. Mrs. Ben Pickett, of New Home, is visiting C. E. Crumley’s this week. Mrs. Crumley is reported very sick. Col. Lockridge and Henry Fritz cut a bee tree on the writer’s place one day last week. It was fine. Got about five gallons of honey. We were at the Colonel’s one day last week and he brought out a fine watermelon. It was none of our business where he got it, but we don’t think he raised it. Miss Nola Ellis lost a back comb on the road between Henderson Keeton and the Cowan farm last Wednesday. It has two teeth broken out about the middle. Finder please leave it at the Times office and get reward. Mrs. W. A. Crumley was visiting her sister, Mrs. Cowdery, last Sunday, who is very sick at present. Mrs. Ivy Hall, of Asbury, Mo., is here on a visit with friends. W. F. Stephens and wife and John Stephens and wife and Frank Proctor and wife and Mrs. Stephens, of Carl Junction, all spent last Sunday at the home of Albert Daniels. They all report a hog-killing time and a big dinner. We had quite a rain last Sunday evening about six o’clock. ‘ A. Westover has a little girl to help him take care of his boy. Arthur White is batching while his mother is gone, but we don’t think he took dinner at home last Sunday. N. M. Gregory and wife were up to see Mrs Elgin Crumley one day last week. The writer and his wife visited Uncle Jim Coughlin one day last week and had the pleasure of hearing Uncle Jim tell some of his big fish stories. It was reported that the Colonel was sick last week. He says the bees stung him seven times, but we think the Colonel ate too much honey. Joe Goss is the watermelon king of this county. He pulled and shipped over 400 in one day. JOHNNY. In and Around Maysburg. Mrs. Brown has returned home from her daughter’s, where she has been the past two weeks. Ticia Scott, of Creighton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sallie Farmer. Mary Lee and Francis Godwin spent the day with Mary and Ermin Guy last Thursday. Misses Elsa McCleney and Elsa Gilbert, Messrs. Rottie Anderson, Harry Hibbs and Mr. Charles, Mrs. Gilbert and Albert Edrington visited relatives in Butler Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Rundles and son, Alua, Grandpa and Grandma Jacobs and Emmet Simpson spent Sunday afternoon with Tan White’s. Grandpa Jacobs treated the crowd with some nice watermelons. Olive Brown is spending the week with her sister near Piper. The farmers have begun to get their wheat ground ready for planting, some have already sown, Joe Jacobs and family spent Sunday with his brother, Sam Jacobs. Mrs. Simms visited her daughter, Mrs. Albert Edrington, Saturday night and Sunday. Sterling Harness has returned home. He is getting along fine. Mrs. Simpson is on the sick list. The new concrete culvert east of Mr. Clark’s is now completed. Misses Ina Dale and Elsa McCleney went to Butler Saturday. A NEIGHBOR. Stradivarius Violin for sale cheap. Excellent sweet tone” and in good condition. Could send on trial. Write to Miss Bertha W. Mardis, Route 5, Rosedale; Kansas. 45-tf ' Stee ere