The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 12, 1912, Page 1

J. E. Lewellen wasa Kansas City passenger Sunday noon. Dr. Mason was calldd to the country Sunday to see Mrs. L. Crawford, who is quite poorly. Born, Py 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Abe Scholes, a boy. Mrs. L. E. Deaton of Nyhart visited Foster friends the last of the week. W. S. James, of Archie, was in town Saturday for a few minutes shaking hands with old friends. A. G. Metzler and wife took in the stock show at Adrian Thursday. They report it all O. K. 2 Miss Myrtle Hobbs came down from the city Thursday on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Badgett. : Mrs. Charley Ferrell was taken to Kansas City Friday and was operated on for appendicitis. W. M. Mills and wife Sundayed with ex-Sheriff, Joe T. Smith and wife west of town. Col. Seth Cope and brother John were arrivals on the afternoon train Saturday from Kansas City. Lee Mullis spent Sunday with home folks, John Burns and wife are visiting her parents, C. B. Briscoe and wife of the Independence neighborhood. It looks like there will be a wed- ding in Foster soon. The sparks are flying now, a little bit aged but still in the ring. . G. W. Mullanaux, returned Friday from a visit with relatives and friends in north Missouri. W. A. Chamberlin was a business visitor to Butler Tuesday. J. W. Parlier, after atwo months’ visit with his brother in North Caro- lina, returned home Friday. He re- orts a delightful visit at the old ome. Elder Joel Brown, the evangelist, came in on Saturday evening’s local and commenced a revival meeting at the Christian church. Mrs. Tom Hart, who has been vis- iting her father, I. H. Scrivner, for the past month, departed Monday for her home at San Antonio, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Badgett left Tuesday for a visit with their son and daughter at Nevada. M. L. Shields, of Tyconnell, West Virginia, was spending a few days last week looking after his land in- terests here. Those from Foster who attended the show at Butler were A. G. Metz- ler and wife, Mr. Stewart and wife, J. L. Bell and wife, L. E. Thomas and wife, Mark Thomas and wife, Collie Collier, son and daughter, J. W. Darby and Jim Vaughn. T. B. Scott and wife returned Mon- day from Pekin, Illinois, where they had been visiting with relatives and friends. DINAH. K. & L. S. Election. Butler Council No. 19 Knights & | Ladies of Security held their annual election. of officers Tuesday night and the following were elected for the en- suing year; President, Enos Canaday; 2st Vice President, Mrs. Chas. Hupp; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. Ed Dudley; Secretary, L. O. Barnes; Financeir, W. T. Cole; Prelate, Mrs. E. Canaday; Guard, L. A. Barber; Sentinel, Dr. W.- B. Starks;--Conductor, Martha Henry; Janitor, W. E. Hoots; Pianist, Anna Dudley. Marriage Licenses. J. H. Gwinn.............. Rockville, Sarah A. Porter. ...Rockville. E.1. Arnold........ ...Belton Elizabeth Oldham............ Adrian Emmett Shay..... Garden City, Kan. Bama Pullers. ..cc ccs ccecees Butler (fa * . State Historicai “le S TY oe re BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1912. NUMBER 47 VIRGINIA. J. H. Cope and wife, of New Home, were the guests of Young Aaron and family from Saturday noon until Sunday evening. They spent Sunday night with Geo. Crooks. Mrs. Thomas Constable and three children, of Baker City, Ore., arrived last week to visit her parents, W. W. Park and wife. Misses Elsie and Helen Park left for Warrensburg, Monday, to attend school this coming winter. The Charlotte township anti-single tax league will meet at Virginia Sat- urday night, Sept. 14. DeWitt Chas- ‘tain, of Butler, will be present and make a talk on the single tax ques- tion. Everybody cordially invited to attend. Albert Allen and wife, of Garden City, are visiting his parents, Will Allen and wife. Budweiser, of St. Louis, must have been in Parktown Sunday, as his footprints were seen in the sand Monday morning and two of his emp- ty pure food cases were found. Mrs. Barr returned from Morris- ville Saturday, where she had been visiting her daughter for some time. Merit and John Zinn, of Elk City, Kan., are visiting here. They helped Thomas Hockett eat watermelons one day last week. M. C. Burns and family, of near Johnstown, were guests of her moth- er, Mrs. Thomas Hockett and family. John H. Osborne, of Denver, has been visiting his brother, W. Y. Os- borne, the past week. ‘A number of young people from Amoret attended the Christian En- deavor and preaching services Sun- day evening. Will Whineay, presi- dent of the Bates county C. E. Un- ion, was present. sons, Elmer and Arthur, and W. A. McElroy and wife returned froma two weeks’ stay with Frank McEl- roy and family at Farwell, Texas, Wednesday of last week. They re- port a fine visit and that crops look fine. Monroe Burk and wife left for Se- attle, Wash., Wednesday of last week, to visit their son, John Burk and family. W. A. McElroy, of Butler, spent Friday night with his daughter, Mrs. Drysdale. Miss Goldie Darnes left for War- ge burg Saturday to attend the Nor- mal. W. M. Hardinger visited over Sun- day with Everett Schwenk and fami- ly, near Amoret. Thomas Hockett received a letter from his daughter, Mrs. Esther Col- burn, of Stockton, Kan., Monday, stating that lots of horses had died. Some had lost nearly all the horses they had. She said they had one that took sick and died. They were afraid they would lose all of their horses. She said the disease is in the head. Lawrence Wallace, of Yates Cen- ter, Kan., was the guest of his par- ents, C. A. Wallace and wife, Sunday, A nice, little boy arrived at the home of Will Hughes. Sick list: Miss LaFollette, Mrs. Grant Oldham and Bertie Short. Elder J. W. Rogers closed a three weeks’ meeting at Virginia Sunday night. There were three confessions, Mrs. James Payne, Mrs. Beulah Mc- Call and Miss Dola Jackson. Elder Rogers will fill his regular appoint- ment at Virginia next Sunday. From the Daily Forum, Bucyrus, Ohio: J. W. Quaintance entertained his grandchildren Sunday, Sept 1st, in honor of his 84th birthday. His Mrs. W. M. Hardinger and two) friends tendered him a postal shower of 203 pretty views, some of them coming from Missouri. He is a cou- sin of Mrs. G. W. Park. W. Y. Osborne and brother, John, went to El Dorado Springs for a cou- ple of weeks’ stay Tuesday. Mrs. George Thompson is visiting her parents, T. S. Colburn and wife, at Stockton, Kan. Claude Martin, who has spent the summer months in Iowa and Canada, is home on a visit. YOUNG AARON. North New Home. Mrs. Lon Workman came in from Kansas the first of last week to visit with her sister, Mrs. Jack Skaggs, and family. John Carpenter, of Western Kan- sas, came in last week to see after his farm near Cornland and to visit with friends for a few days. Mrs. Lewis McKibben and little daughter Anna and Miss Nettie Bowles attended Band Concert at Enterprise Saturday night. Several of the neighbors attended the show in Butler Friday. They said it did not amount to very much. Mr. Kiersey delivered hogs at But- ler Monday. Jack Skaggs and family, Mrs. Lon Workman and children, Mrs. John Jones and Frank Miller visited at John Phelps’ Sunday. Mrs. Lon Smith spent Monday with Mrs. Linendoll. Frank Bowles and Orval Picket spent Sunday at Mr. Linendoll’s. COR. M. W. A. Social Butler Camp No. 2458 Modern Woodmen of America will give an ice social at Camp’s Hall Thursday, Sept. 26. All Woodmen and families are invited to attend. The Royal Neigh- bors will assist in the program. Outfitters for Men and Women Take our Ac Along the Miami. Miss Edna Fleming left for Colo- rado Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Allen of Gar- den City came Thursday to visit at the home of their parents, Wm. Allen and wife. J. D. Chappell had a telephone put in his residence last Saturday. Their number is 6 on 14. Mrs. Wm. Cutchfield had the mis- fortune to step on a nail Saturday. The wound was very painful Sunday. It is to be hoped no serious results will follow. Miss Beatrice Silvers of Springfield is improving. Her sister, Miss Maud, is taking the fever. Sunday School Convention at Tygard The following Sunday school work- ers came out from Butler Sunday to hold a convention; J. W. Poffen- barger and wife, Chas Barkley and wife, A. H. Culver and wife, Misses Ora Thompson and Nina Culver, W. D. Yates, F. L. Gench, H. O. Maxey and W. E. Talbott. These earnest workers sowed good seed and some of it was sown in good soil. Some of it may be slow springing up, but it is sure to grow. The very presence of a band of earnest workers serves as an inspiration. Their talks, prayers and songs filled this neighborhood with enthusiasm for more and better work. The following township offi- cers were elected: President, J. W. Poffenbarger; Secretary and Treasur- er, Miss Louise Allison; Sup’t. Ele- mentary Department, Miss Maude Hoyt, Sup’t. Home Department, Mrs. Poffenbarger. Homer Linard returned home from a visit with his brother, Ray, in Lin- coln, Neb., Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Kohler returned home Wednesday from a several months visit with relatives in Kansas. MIAMI. vice. When you need legal advice you go to your law- yer, when you're sick you call your doctor, and you follow their advice because you have con- fidence in them. Now our business is Buying and Selling Clothing and we know as much about it as your law- yer does about law, or your doctor does of medicine. We want you to place the same confidence in us and follow our advice—you’ll always be well dressed and money saved in your pocket. 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