The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 8, 1912, Page 1

VOL. XXXIV. FOSTER. Rev. Cockrell of Pagker; ‘Kansas, preached Saturday night at the Chris- tian church. : Windle McHenry left on the noon train Sunday for Butler. ,. Mrs. W. M. Collins is reported on the sick list. Rev. Hidlebough filled his appoint- ment Sunday at the M. E, church. Born, Feb. 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. ler Veekly Ti tate Hi 'Storica; oc ety, Oricai Sooj. ies, BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1912. NUMBER 16 Mulberry and Western Bates. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sageser visited at Ed Rush's in Amsterdam Wednes- _ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ewbank and daughter, Hazel, took dinner at Rambler’s Tuesday. Mrs. Bernie Bohlken and daughter, Fanny, Mrs. John Dykinan, and Will R. Bohlken returned home Thursday from a visit at Leavenworth, Kansas. Mr. Sales, the mule man of Drexel, | Robert Bri } ‘obert Briscoe, a boy. A i J. G. Reed returned home Sunday Ne ogee ing some of the long: from Amores and Virginis.. 4 Fred Ewbank delivered thirty-two Luther McConnell was an arrival!joag of May pigs in Amoret that Sunday from Kansas City ~ averaged 252, Price, 6 cents. Kirkwood London came in from) 1, 1, gmiser was a caller at our ee vee office Friday morning. + P. Cobb was transacting busi-| Rp J. Elkin, one of Homer town- ness in Rich Hill Wednesday. ship’s hustling farmers, who lives on . an excellent official. Frank Badgett came up from Ne- vada Wednesday and made homefolks a brief visit. ‘A. G. Metzler came down from Pleasanton on the 11:26 Sanday. Mrs. N. A. Bright returned Sunday from Butler where she has been re~ ceiving medical treatment. Lee Helmer of Lawrence, Kansas, was an arrival Sunday to visit his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Scholler. Friday was ground hog day and the gentleman surely saw his shadow but we don’t know what the results will be. Ross Vaughn paid home folks a brief visit last week. Ross is attend- ing college at Merwin. C. E. West orders The Times sent to his. brother, W. T. West, at Bethney, ‘Nebraska. Mr. West was city marshall of Foster for a long time back when it was ‘‘Mayor Stiner, Huldy, and Tom.”’. ; From Miss Pearl Badgett we learn her sister, Mrs. Rose Quinlin and son, Jake, left Kaneas City the first of January and are now running a room- ing house in Salt Lake City, Utah. W. M. Collins left Wednesday for Pittsburg, Kansa8, after a visit with his brother, E. R. Collins at that place, he will visit his uncle at Pines- ville, Mo., before returning home. We are glad to see the citizens of Butler buckle on their backbone stiffeners and offer a reward for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties who have been scat- tering poison around their town. There is a little old town southwest of Butler that needs renovating along that line, While Foster people have no dog fund on hand, one thing they can do, ‘‘thump the devil out of them if they are caught.’’ There was a farewell party given he home of M and Mrs eland the F. A. Oline farm, will be a reader of The Times. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Meints visited at the Frank Bohlken home Friday. Dode Worley of Miami, Oklahoma, is visiting with his old neighbors and friends. , Thursday evening about thirty young people met at R. L. Nichols’ home and spent a very pleasant even- ing in honor of Miss Ada’s birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morwood, Dode Worley, Lawrence Reed and Miss Fay Stilwell were guests at the Manley Green home at Old West Point Sun- day. 3 Messrs. Stanley Morwood and Harry Cheshire visited at the D. W. Beall home Sunday. D. W. Beall and ‘son, Ira, made a bysiness trip to the county seat Thurs- day. W. A. Downey drove over to But- ler on business Friday. who has traded for the Beall farm arrived with a car of personal proper- ty. Mrs. Hennon ‘and ehildreti ‘ure visiting at Cleveland until the Beall family get started for their Iowa home. F. M. Davidson of Amoret made a business trip to Butler Monday. M. Wiemers and family moved in- to their new home and Henry Leiners moved into the place vacated by Mr. Wiemers. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman and son, John, and daughter, Emma, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leiner, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schmale, M. Wiemers and fami- ly were guests at the W. B. Johnson home Sunday. Mrs. R. L. Nichols and son, Clar- ence, left Sunday for a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Harrisonville. George Pabeu of Beatrice is visiting his brother W. B. Johnson and_fami- rank Hennon of Hedrick, Iowa, | _ Lafe Frazee. About four o’clock last Saturday morning, February 3d, the angel of death hovered over the home of Mr. Neff Blough and called Mrs. Blough’s father, Mr. Lafe Frazee. Mr. Frazee was an old settler of Bates county, having landed here in the year 1857. He was married to Miss Melinda Wright in February, 1857. To this union were born four children, two girls and two boys. Two children, Mrs. Mollie Blough, of Butler, and Mr. O. H. Frazee, of Baxter Springs, survive him. His wife and ason and daughter preceded him some years to the home beyond. Mr. Frazee was called to lay down Elkhart. Well, if I owed the editor a bad day of storms and he would not take last Saturday for the debt I wouldn’t pay it. From the appearance of the weath- er we think that the ground hog saw his shadow last Friday and went back. : It will soon be moving time. There will be several changes around here. We will tell of them later on. John Stephens and wife visited Mrs. Kershner one day last week. The Deacon is going to move his saw millon the Towers ranch west of Vinton. If you want any sawing the guest of Mrs. Romine the last of the week. Frank Miller and Jack Skaggs at- tended the sale at Martin’s Friday. Mrs. Bert Bosley called on Mrs. Wm. Sproul Friday. Rev. Lewis Keele, wife and baby spent Sunday at J. C. Berry’s. Jack Skaggs and family visited a John Phelps’ Sunday. Mrs. Thomrson Dark spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Strein. Mr. and Mrs. Garwood, of Foster, came over Sunday to visit with Mrs. Garwood’s parents, Thompson Dark and wife and other relatives. Lou Smith and family and John the burdens of his life on his fifty-|done you had better get a move on|Ehart and family visited at Mr. Linen- fifth wedding anniversary. His ill- ness was of short duration. While sitting ina chair he was stricken with paralysis and lived only about twelve hours. We extend our heartfelt sympathy tothe bereaved ones but we know that our loss is his eternal gain and we beg you to rest on Him who said He would bind up the broken-hearted and comfort those who were dis- tressed. AUNT SALLIE ANN. On the Wing. Ben Craft, on the Duvall ranch, signs for The Times this week. Mr. Craft is straw boss over about 24 teams and hands. He is in the lead at all times. Mr. C. is a whole-souled fellow and most all the hands like him. Mr. and Mrs. Craft visited Geo. and Kiney McGuire the first of the week and took in the sale at Mrs. C.’s Uncle George’s. Frank Smith treated himself to a new stem wind Elgin watch. Now Frank says she will not have to tell him when it is time to go home. Some of the boys asked Frank what | he gave for his watch and he said, “By golly, just $1.75 more than Frank Davidson asked for his and that was $10. Rev. L. W. Keel signs for The Times this week. Four of the boys at the boarding house on the Duval ranch bought a pair of $4.50 boxing gloves. The boys are all out of practice and it lots of fun forthem. Arch Binns and Ed Wright took a round with them Sat- urday evening and almost made the blood flow. Mr. Kegerris contemplates putting up his big saw outfit on the Duval ranch soon. Dr. McClintock is putting up a nice shed. Most of the men put up the barn first. Dr. says some men be- gin at the rough place to build. you. Jim Fuller lost a valuable mule one day last week. Mrs. Mattie Clement visited at the home of the writer one day last week. W. F. Stephens and wife visited at Albert Daniels’ one day last week. Tink Hedger and Miss Eva Bel- gum of Burdett pulled into Butler last Thursday and were married. We wish them the best of luck. The dance at John Hedger’s last Thursday night in honor of his new daughter-in-law was all O. K. and they all report a good time and plenty to eat. Misses Flossie and Goldie Fritts were trading in Amoret one day last week. We can’t blame Hawkeye for not coming out very often for we think that he has the hardest names to spell of anybody that writes items on the job. Charley Spillman was up in Elk- hart last week looking around to see what the boys were doing. Charley is all O. K. Charley Henderson will have a sale on the 9th. He has some good prop- erty for sale. The ladies of Mount Vernon church will serve lunch. It is reported that Edgar Smiser is going to make the race for Repre- sentative of Bates county. Edgar is all O. K. and will add strength to the ticket. The Jenkins sale was pulled off last week and most of his{goods sold very well. There was a good attendance. The ladies of the Mount Vernon church had dinner on the ground at the Jenkins sale and it is reported that they took in $24. We see that Young Aaron failed to show up last week. He guess he got froze up those cold days. Amos Fritts returned from Ne- braska last Friday. He says that country is too cold for him. The literary at the Crooks was Shelton Friday evening in honor of|ly. RAMBLER. Mr. Rankin, who left Saturday for cea ee eae West Star Items. his home in Treego county, Kansas. There were about 40 guests present, anda most enjoyable time was re- ported. We are glad to know ’Squire J. W. Darby has decided to make the race for judge of the south district. ’Squire Darby is a staunch Democrat and for ~ some time his friends have been urg- ing him to make the race and it has only been recently that he decided to do so. ’Squire has held the office of justice of the peace and member of the township board of Walnut town- ship for several years, and has made I. H. Scrivner, one of Foster’s old- est and highly respected citizens, celebrated his 75th birthday Saturday, Feb. 3... Mr. Scrivner says he is enjoying good health and feels like a young man and is thinking seriously of entering the matrimonial field, this The weather is still fine but looks as if we might have more snow or rain. William Searfus delivered hogs to market Monday. Mrs. Geo. R. Daniels has returned to her home in Imes, Kansas. Marie Gough and May Daniels accompanied her home. Mrs. Myrtle Thomas and Mrs. Geo. R. Daniels visited at the home of G. W. Daniels last Tuesday. Charles Daniels, Allman Daniels, Mrs. C. M. Thomas, Alice Wishert, Mrs. Geo. Daniels and Maay Searfus are on the sick list. A dinner was given Sunday at the home of G. W. Daniels ‘in honor of Mrs. G. R. Daniels. Those present were: Geo. Thomas and family, James and Myrtle Thomas, L. G. The literary at Cornland is surely a success from the great interest taken in it. They have excellent order under the management of Mr. Gil- bert, the president. Bud Berry is at work rebuilding his house which was destroyed by fire about three weeks ago at Lost Corners. Chas. Howe stove up one of his hands boxing the other day. John Yates, the cook at Duval’s ranch spent Saturday and Sunday pulled off last Friday night with a| good program and they all report a good time. Col. Lockridge and wife spent Sun- day at the writer’s and we had a pleasant visit. Little ‘Ola Violet Stephens, only child of John and Bertha Stephens, was born Sept. 23, 1909, in Bates county, Missouri, died on Jan. 28, 1912, aged 2 years, 4 months and 5 days. Funeral services were con- ducted by Rev. Clapp and interment was made in the Scott cemetery. doll’s Sunday. Mrs. McCormick spent Thursday with Mrs. McCoughey. Cliff Ehart took a load of corn to J. F. Kern’s last week. Rev. Keele preached at New Hope Sunday and Sunday night. There was nota very large crowd on ac- count of the cold weather. Frank Vance called on his cousin, Frank Miller, Sunday afternoon. Those in this neighborhood who’ went to Butler Monday were Mr. and Mrs. McCormack, Mr. Smitherman; Bert Warner, Jack Skaggs, Ike Kel- ley, Mr. and Mrs. Keirsey, Frank | Miller and wife and Brick McCoughey. Grandma Pickett, after spending a very pleasant week with Mrs. Linen- doll, returned to her home Sunday evening. Johnny Richmond is on the sick list this week with a bad cold. Mrs. Henry Herman visited at Mr. ; Herman’s brother’s Sunday and Sun- day night. Mr. and Mrs. Butler Tuesday. Frank Miller has rented one of J. C. Berry’s farms and will move the first of the month. What has become of Johnny? COR. Linendoll were in Eastern Bates. Henry Porter of Kansas City, and Mr. Hutchens of Archie, visited sey- eral days at the home of W. E. Van-' sant and Mr. McFerian. Vest Murphy met with quite an ac- cident one night last week while returning home church. The horse he was riding became frightened and throwed him off on a fence post, breaking one of the small bones in his neck and fracturing the collar bone. He is reported to be getting along very well. M. V. Carroll of Sedalia, came up Saturday and visited a couple of days at home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Carroll, He returned” home Sunday night. W. H. Charters Jr. hauled his Poland China hogs to Butler Tuesday for his sale Thursday. Chas. Rich purchased a hogat Bak- er’s Poland China sale Saturday, also W. H. Charters jr. purchased four head. I. M. Kretzinger’s baby and Mrs. Stark are on the sick list. J. E. Kretzingeris building a house on I. M. Kretzinger’s land joining Mr. | Newbury’s and will farm there this’ year. | injured her back some time ago is re- ported no better. Capt. Price made business trip to | Butler Monday evening. We think Mrs. Albert Hubbard should have entered her hens in the egg laying contest at Mountain Grove, Mo. Her hens are laying four doz- en eggs a day without any extra care. Her chickens are of the mixed varie- ty and would be branded’ there the Missouri barnyard scrubs. Chester Hubbard is very busy haul- ing lumber from Butler for his new house. LIBERTY. Along the Miami. Percy Hoyle and family spent Sun- day at the home of Byron Clossen. Frank Nance called a veterinarian Sunday evening to treat a horse that was severely kicked by another horse. It will probably recover. E. L. Cain and family are going West, soon. Their friends gathered at their home Saturday night with | good things to eat and gave them a |merry party. Everyone present en- | joyed the evening to the fullest ex- | tent. __ Mr. McElroy, Mrs. Hoyle and little daughter, Ethel and Lyle Fisher were \ visitors at the home of Byron Clossen ‘and family Wednesday. Mr. Couch brought a load of his _ goods from Pleasant Hill Friday. He _ will occuppy the house where H. J. | Martin and family have been living. | Mrs. Clossen sent out pretty little jinvitations to her former Sunday ' School class to attend a valentine par- \ty at her home from 2 to 4 Saturday afternoon. The weather prevented several attending, but those who at- tended were glad they braved the storm. Mrs. Clossen gave each child \a pretty valentine and served a two ;course luncheon. Games were in- dulged in and a happy time enjoyed. Those present were, Opal, Irene and Dorothy Clossen, Cora and Ora Cain, .| Arthur and Aubrey Hoyle, Ethel and | Lyle Fisher, Mary Nance and Orange | Nesbit. Orange brought his moving |picture machine and gave them a good show. Miss Mary Bailey was a guest of Mrs. Newell Saturday. John Nance instead of Vance was j hurt in the automobile accident as | stated last week. | Mr. Dickerson died Thursday night jat his home, just south of the place | known as the Steele farin. He was | nearly 86 years of age.. Funeral ser- | vices were conducted from the home at 2 o’clock p. m., Saturday. Inter- ; ment was made in the Virginia cem- | etery. Miss Margaret Meinen, C. A. | Wright and Walter Fisher were re- | cent visitors at Tygard school. | Mr. H. J. Martin’s sale took place | last Friday. The weather was fine, }a good crowd attended and every- | thing sold well. = W. Critchfield and family were vis- itors at the home of E. L. Cain and | family Sunday. | An earthquake shock was felt by {several in our neighborhood early Monday:morning. MIAMI. | : | Rich Hill Fair Grounds Sale Ad- justed. The fair grounds matter was ad- with home folks in Butler. s The township conventions come off Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Young gave a, justed for the time being this morn- Wonder what the attraction is at the Hill that keeps Frank Davidson from Saturday till Monday morning. Mr. Paul made a flying trip to Sunday night. ' A. W. Shay hauled coal from Shobe Town Thursday for Rev. Lewis Keel. When you want to sell your chick- ens see Chas. Campbell of Passaic. next Saturday. turn out: delegation to Butler on the 12th. JOHNNY. North New Home. Miss Morrison was the guest of Miss Tude Kelley last Wednesday. Every one should] dance at their home on Wednesday Be sure and send a Clark | night of last week. Mrs. Mary Wiggins and daughter, Mrs. Travis, left Monday for their home in New York. Allie McCracken hauled several loads of hogs to Butler Monday. Don’t forget the township conven- tion to be held at Spruce, Saturday, Miss Frank Miller spent Tuesday | Feb, 10, afternoon with Mrs. Henry Ehart. being 7 rs a Thomas and family, Mr. and Mrs. pry << agp pegged Ned Eckles and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson but would not reject one if she was a| Allman. All spent an enjoyable day. little bit Rephblican, provided she| We thank the Foster correspondent is not cross eyed or has her second|very much for her compliment, for - eyesight. We assured Mr. Scrivner | indeed it was a fine one. Our horns 7, The Times’ advertisements would|are healed by this time. We did not bring good results. know we had changed our name, but According to Darby’s census we'll let her go at that. Peroesirmenip te: tebe ema «There was no school at Star Mon- number of widows and widowers in day forenoon on account of the fun- . Foster and this being leap year we|¢t#l of Uncle Lafe Frazee at the Star look for a general stampede along|Church. A large crowd attended the matrimonial lines. . DINAH. {funeral ; ——— ~Charley Doan and George Lawrence - McFarland & Sons are selling all |are slowly recovering from the rheu- He made me some money. 4 on wo pornslpaten “~ home at Amsterdam Thursday. — = ait eo in his residence one day last week. Mouran Stags, of Kansas, was vis-| Jim Boyles gave the young folks a iting Hedgers a few days last week.|dance at his residence Thursday N. M. Nestlerode. |Dight. There was a large crowd ab a SKEET and all enjoyed themselves fine. Tax Notice. John and Cliff Ehart butchered Alltax payers are notified that a hogs Friday. Feb.’ 1 ,1912. Please. call and settle and save|#nd took the pictures of Miss Burris’ penalty. L. S. RADFORD. | school at Lost Corner. 13-tf. B. P. Powell has bought Mr. Fisk’s George Halford returned to his| farm of 80 acres that lies west of the Summit School house. The price Dr. Patterson had a telephone put/ paid per acre was $100. Will White moved to his place last Thursday. Walter Craig moved on the place he vacated. Clay Cumpon and John Vanhoy has been keeping the road dragged = the mail-carrier on Spruce, route There will be preaching at the M. penalty of 2 per cent will be added| N. M. Nestlerode, of the Virginia! FE, Church at Spruce Sunday morning neighborhood, came down Friday | and at night,Rev. King minister. J. S. Greer has rented the H. H. Harshaw place for another year. ; jing, by John Klumpp and Loeb Bros., |assuming the obligation temporarily | for the benefit of the fair association. | Thus the association still has the op- portunity of redeeming this property. The next thing in order now will be | the calling together of the fair associ- ation stockholders at the proper time ‘and arriving at a decision as to the best method to pursue in regard to the matter—and either reorganizing on a sound basis or disbanding.—Re- view. Grandpa Dickerson at Rest. Joshua L. Dickerson, born in Mad- ison county, Kentucky, June 3, 1826, moved from Kentucky to Illinois in 1833. He was married to Corintha Collins in November 1854. In 1867 he moved from Illinois to Missouri, where he died February 2, 1912. Rev. Clapp preached the funeral at the house Saturday at two o’clock. His body was laid to rest in the Vir- |ginia cemetery beside his wife, who Miss Bertha Davis, of Butler, was| Mrs. John Swegger who fell and ‘died in 1902—YOUNG AARON. ty Benes