The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 5, 1911, Page 1

VOL. XXXIII. FOSTER. Harry Martin is reported some better. Shirley Treasure was an arrival on Sunday’s train from Nevada. P. L. Shelton was a business visitor to Ft. Scott one day last week. J. W. Darby was a county seat visitor the first of last week. A. G. Metzler and wife made a fly- ing trip to Rich Hill in their auto Tuesday. Bert Webb moved into the Ed Shelton property in the west part of town. ’ : Quite a few from Foster attended the ice-cream supper at Independance Saturday night. Garfield Shetrone, wife and daugh- ter, are visiting his- mother, Mrs. Mary Shetrone on East 7th St. Since our new concrete walk is nearing completion we dare anyone to make a face at Foster. Elmer Price of Pittsburg, Kansas, spent a few days with his best girl last week. The few remaining pioneers of Western Bates, as has been their custom for years, attended the old settlers reunion at Butler Thursday. Foster was well represented at the/| Stock Show, Friday, at Rich Hill in) spite of the threatening weather. A. G. Metzler and wife left Thurs- dap for Sedalia to visit his sister and take in the State Fair. John Creveston, formerly an. old land mark of Foster, but now of Long Lane, Mo., was in Foster Sunday, shaking hands with old friends. W. M. Mills has treated the front of his store building to a new coat of paint, which improves the looks very much. It is hoped others will follow ’ suit and help the looks of 6th St. Paul, Rutherford and David Laugh- attend the State Fair. They are three bright little boys of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Laughlin south of town, and will enter the corn judging contest at the Fair. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Eastly of Hig- bee, Mo., are visiting his sister, Mrs. Will Humphrey, of this place, also his father, Andrew Eastley, of New Home. They were accompanied by Mr. John Mason, of the same place, an old friend of Mr. Eastley. BORN—Dr. Rhoades left a sweet | little five pound daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jennings, Oct. 2, 1911. The Doctor has been awful- ly good that way this summer to the people of Foster and vicinity. Braxton Cox, who has been spend- ing a few years in Old Mexico, is here visiting relatives and friends. | A Birthday Surprise. The children of Mrs. A. J. Webb surprised her Sunday with well filled baskets of good things to eat, it being her fifty-seventh birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Webb and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Webb and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. | Steffin and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Shelton, and Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Bright. Something We Long to See. | From the Republic. In order that the true history of | early life on the plains may be hand- | |ed down to posterity, the members of | |the Old Plainsmen’s Association are going to each write the story of his | life on the plains. | When all the contributions are | finished the work will be sold under | direction of the association and the! money used to erect a monument to! the plainsmen in the public square at | | Independence, from which the long | ; wagon trains started on their trips west. We State Hi if ety, , t storical Soci- ekly Plainsmen’s Association in Independ- ence. It was charged that the early history of the West was being so ex- aggerated that future generations would be unable to.ascertain the real life of the time. ; Nothing is to be printed that the writer does not know to be a fact. Even with this elimination of color those who-are to compile the book say it will contain many suggestions for melodrama plots. The association. has long contem- plated the erection of a monument to the men of the West, those early set- tlers who faced hardships and priva- tions far from civilization. It is ex- pected the publication will be ready for distribution at the meeting of the} association in Aug., 1912. George W. Harrison of Warrens- burg, Mo., is chairman of the com-| mittee on publication. DINAH. Elkhart. The writer failed to show up last week from Elkhart. News was so scarce we couldn’t find any. W. A. Crumley reports that the army worm has -taken one piece of his wheat. George Fulkerson is fixing up his house some at present. He is helping the looks of things around there. I see in The Times that P. M. Alli- son says that Mulberry has one of the finest school houses in the county, a good enrollment; one of the best teachers in the county and that she | receives the small amount of $30 per month for teaching. I met my old friend Bob Braden in Butler at the Old Settlers picnic and he said that he was going to be the next treasurer of Bates county. | Two of Otis Summers’ children | have the typhoid fever. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6§, 1911. on a corn sled and had to be killed. of hands one day last week making him a pond. class workmen. ed on the sick list. | It is reported that Abe Zinn has, NUMBER 50 lin departed Sunday for Sedalia to/| discussed at the meeting of the Old horse one day last week. It got cut}doing the work, and they are first- | in to say goodbye. Ice preieee and 'cake were served, and a fine time re- W. F. Stephéns had hima fullcrew| Arthur Westover’s baby is report- | ported. Laura Stewart is visiting in Kansas. Quite a number from this part of Those who report the army worm | traded his farm to A. Westover for a the county attended Old Settlers Day. working on there wheat. are W. A. Stephens, Albert Daniels, John Steph- ens and Rome Morris. Mrs. George Lockridge was trading in Amsterdam last Saturday. We seen our old friend Nelse All- man in Butler at the Old Settlers picnic. He was wearing a broad smile and said that he was going to be the next sheriff of Bates county. | | Nelse is all O. K. | “Col. Lockridge and wife took in the Old Settlers picnic at Butler last week. Oscar Hand has but ina new bridge at Elkhart which was badly needed. That young man from Elkhart who went.out to Wyoming some time ago is well and doing well. He is getting $110 per month. We think that he is worth waiting for. You fellows over in North New Home had better lay low. We heard that Henry Ehart had got to be grand- papa. Miss Inez Beck of Mulberry visited at J. E. Dubes last Saturday and Sun- day. Mrs. Nafe died in Amsterdam last Saturday. She had been sick a long time. Miss Hazel Dubes and Miss Beck attended the league last Friday night at Mt. Vernon school house. They report a good meeting. We heard that Mrs. George Cow- drey is no better. She has been sick for some time. J. H. Keeton is building him a new house, 16x34, two stories high. He is putting in concrete foundation. thrashing machine and a sawmill. | Preaching at Concord next’ Satur- | day and Sunday. i Wilbur Park lost a valuable horse | one day last week. He got cut on a} corn sled and to be killed. | JOHNNY. | West Star Items. I think this wind is worse than , Western Kansas. It has almost blown | all the hair off Aunt Sally’s head. | The wheat is pushing now; never | seen such wheat weather. | Ross Williams and Archie are still thrashing at L. G. Thomas’. They had bad luck and broke their machine, and on account of the rainy | weather has kept them from thrash- ing. Mrs. Campbell is here visiting Mrs. Charley Daniels. Eulalia Daniels left Monday noon for Ft. Scott. Mrs. Kate Heinlein's little boy of | Kansas City, happened to quite an ac- | cident last Friday. We did not learn | the full paticulars, but heard a wagon | run over one of his limbs. | Mrs. L. G. Thomas visited her, mother, Mrs. Geo. Daniels, Sunday. Archie Thomas is the owner of a! new buggy. Jones Bros. have just finished sow- ing 80 acres of wheat. Rome Daniels took quite a nice lot of poultry to market last Thursday. , Charley Stewart is getting along, fine with their new house. Eulalia Daniels was honored by a, surprise last Saturday night. Quite | The writing of the advénture was | Mrs. Will Allen lost a valuable}|.Ray Kershner and Edgar Smiser are| a number of her old friends gathered | her Sunday. Charter Oak Stock Farm’s ANNUAL FALL SALE OF Polan At Butler, Missouri Thursday, Oct. 19, 1911 Consisting of Tried Sows, Fall Yearlings and the top of the spring crop of Boars and Gilts. An ideal offering, both in individuals and breeding. 4A—HEAD—44 We are sorry to learn of Robt Lyle being sick with typhoid fever. AUNT SALLY. Along the Miami. J. D. Chappell and family are vis- iting relatives and friends at their former home, Stewartsville, Mo. Mrs. Byron Clossen took her little daughter, Irene, to Kansas City Fri- day for an operation of the throat. Irene stood the operation well and all hope for a speedy recovery. Mrs. Clossen returned with her Tuesday on the noon train. ; Mrs. Meintz, of Amoret, spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. M. H. Meinen, last week. Misses Marie Wolfe and Ola Mus- tard were guests of Miss Vivian Wolfe Sunday. Mrs. Money took her daughter, Belle, to Kansas City for an opera- tion Friday. They returned home Saturday night. The little girl stood the operation well and the indications are that she will be fully recovered soon. George Herring has not been so well for several days. * There were 42 present at the Ty- gard Sunday School Sunday. They ‘meet at the school house for song practice Wednesday evening. Ev- eryone invited to practice singing and to attend Sunday School every Sun- day afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mrs. Lewis Porter received word that her mother, Mrs. Dickens, was very ill at her home near Peru. Mrs. Porter and children started to see MIAMI. d-China Hogs We earnestly desire the attendance of all lovers of good hogs, whether you care to buy or not. Sale in McMullen’s new sale pavillion. Write, phone or ask for catalog. Sale commences at 1 p. m. sharp. AUCTIONEERS: . Harriman rks - po Robb Leg