The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 10, 1912, Page 1

AS oy . and discussed the sixth amendment ekly Semes, “VOL. XXXIV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1912. VIRGINIA. - Mrs. W. J. Park and daughter, Dessie,of near Mt. Zion school house, were at Virginia Friday after pears and calling on kinfolks. A literary was organized at the Crook school house last Friday night and will meet every Friday night during the literary season. Dr. Lusk went to Kansas City Thursday of last week and. brought home Mrs. Charlie LaFollett, who was operated on there some time ago. Mrs. Lona Hines and husband of near Foster were the guests of her ‘brother, Everett Drysdale, and wife Saturday night and Sunday. Peter Denning, wife and son, Roy, returned Thursday from the west, where they had been visiting for sev- eral weeks. They made the trip in their car. The items last week should have said that the band boys’ pie supper at the Enterprise school house would be held Friday night, Oct. 11th, instead of Thursday night. A short program will be rendered and music by the band.‘ The girls are especially in- vited to come and bring pies. The boys are especially invited to come and buy the girls’ pies. You may get the bride’s pie and the groom will have to get some other girl’s pie. Come and help the band boys along. G. R. Darnes left Sunday for a visit at his former home, Harper, Kansas. Miss Edith Park and Mr. C. C. Franks, of Moundville, Mo., came through to Virginia Sunday in his car and spent the day with relatives and friends. They took dinner at the home of D.C. Wolfe. Her sister, Miss Mattie Park, who is teaching school in Amoret, came over Satur- day and stayed until Monday morn- ing. C. W. Wolfe, wifeand lerand: -daugh- ter, Josephine Simpson, of Butler, spent Sunday with R. F. Harper and family. Maxwell Park spent last week at home, the school at Cole Camp, Mo., where he is teaching, being closed on account of diptheria. Lonso Jundy brought a load of lumber from Butler Saturday. When he got home he went to take some galvanized iron off the load, his team became frightened and started to run. He was knocked down and the wheel passed over his leg and abdomen. Aside from being bruised he was thought not seriously hurt. I will sell my improvements on my Scully lease, one mile and a quarter north of Virginia. There is a never- ending well of water, 40 acres of timothy and blue grass pasture, 20 acres hog tight. John Foster, But- ler, Mo., route 5. Jake Jundy is hauling material for his new barn. Carl and Frank Jones, Wm. Allen, Lige Ison, Bob Denning, Charley Vermillion and Charley Grape are hauling coal from across the river. D. C. Wolfe has been dragging the road along his farm. W. W. Park sold some fine fat hogs to John Hensley Monday. Young Aaron has a new pencil to jot down the weddings that are close at hand. We expect to write about the couple that are nearly the same height first. It makes no difference to our new pencil which one it tells about first. Mrs. John Foster attended the fair at Sedalia. She says*it was a great sight. We should have said last week that Mrs. John Huffman lost a suit jacket instead of a silk jacket. Will McClure’s little boy was badly kicked in the forehead by a horse Thursday of last week. Geo. Zinn has his wheat sowed. The. Charlotte Anti Single Tax met Friday night. They read and passed the following resolutions: + We, the citizens of Charlotte town- ship, unanimously condemn the sixth amendment as unfair, unjust and un- “American, and destructive to the best of the state and all the peo- will cast our. vote solidly the Single Tax amendment. ‘believe that all fair-minded Come to C. R. Brady’s sale, 3 miles southwest of Passaic and 5 1-2 miles northwest of Butler, Monday, Octob- er 14, 1912. Fine cows, best brood mares, extra good suckling mules and 35 head of good hogs. Some young barred Plymouth Rock cockrels for sale. Mrs. W. J. Smith, | Butler, Mo., route 5. Dr. Lusk was called to Rich Hill! Monday night to hold an inquest. Everett Drysdale’s mother, of | Malta, Washington, is visiting him. All the young ladies who can make good pies are engaged to go to the band supper Friday night. Mrs. West and four children, of Clay Center, Kan., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewelling. She had not seen them for eight years. Geo. Allen of Elkhart and Charley Grape and family spent Sunday with J.C. Vermillion. Missouri, of the new Missouri I am dreaming, With this flag o’er her capitol gallant- ly streaming; On this unfurled flag—the best— One star outshines the rest. ’Tis the prohibition star, Missouri re- | deeming. | Purest liberty, thy breath is in the| song | That stirs the sweetest music from; the prohibition throng— ’Tis sobriety’s proud strain, | Echoing oft and yet again. { They are struggling toward the pho- hibition star in Missouri, Tho’ liquor’s storms have swept her vast domain, Yet you can hear the prohibition thunder ere its reign. | Through all her storms now past, Liquor’s doom has come at last, For the prohibition star redeemed} Missouri. | Plan of the ar the foundations of truth. As a sub- ject of Bible study it has been too lit- | tle used by God’s people. mon will be illnstrated by chart. | your Bible! O, long may this flag for Missouri be streaming, In her sky the prohibition star ever be gleaming. D. C. Wolfe hauled six loads of hogs to Amoret Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Crosswhite and Bob Sproul left Sunday for Sedalia to at- tend the State Fair. Mabel Erma Williams. Mabel Erma, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams, living south east of Virginia, died Thursday, Sep- tember 26, after an illness of only a few hours. The funeral service was held at the residence Friday noon, conducted by Rev. Shelton. Misses Edna and Maude Burke, Olive and Maude Nighwine were pallbearers. Little Erma was nearly two years old and was laid to rest in the Virginia cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have the heart felt sympathy of their many friends. The little crib is empty now, The little clothes laid by; A mother’s hope, a father’s joy, In death’s cold arm doth lie. Go, little pilgrim to thy home On yonder blissful shore; We miss thee here, but soon will come Where thou hast gone before. YOUNG AARON. At the Baptist Church. | \ Bible school at 9:30 a. m. The pas- | tor’s morning a will be, ‘‘God’s | History of Man,’”’ or ‘The Divine | "This is one a The ser-| Elkhart. The last few days have been too warm for good health. There are several on the sick list. J. D. Cle- menis is on the sick list and the writ-| er was feeling under the weather a few days last week, but we can ac- count for that. He went toa big din-| ner and we think that he got foundered. | Deacon Fritts was trading in Am- sterdam last Saturday. Mrs. McClure’s little grandson got | kicked by a horse one day last week | but it is reported that he is getting | along alright. The comfort tacking at Mrs. Cle-| ments was enjoyed by all. Those, present were Mrs. John Morwood, Mrs.- Fritts, Mrs. Kershner and daughter and Mrs. E. Heavilin. They ‘ | all report a good time and a fine din-| ner. Russell Armentrout and his best girl took inthe show at Butler last) week. They report it alright. We hear it reported that George Fulkerson is going to have a tele- phone put in. to know what is going on. He says that he wants The biggest job of await ay in this | part is picking apples at present. Miss Inez Beck, Miss Fay Stilwell and Miss Hedrick all made a flying trip to Drexel last Saturday evening. They report a fine time. There will be preaching at Concord next Sunday. John Stephens and wife called at Clem Custer’s one night last week. ~ Albert Daniels and wife are the proud parents of another fine girl. | All parties doing well but Albert and | the neighbors think that they can pull him through alright. Henry Daniels is doing some of the best road work over in West Point township that we have seen done in the couuty. There was a play party at Mrs. Will Allen’s last Saturday night. They report a good time. We failed to learn who was there. Charley Spillman left for Boonville Arkansas, last Tuesday to look for a | Situation. Mrs. Charley Spillman visited at her mother-in-law’s last Sunday. Jake Jundy and wife spent last , Anyone wanting a good drink of | | Sunday with John Stephens. cider can get it by calling on Col. | Lockridge. George Lockridge and wife speht Saturday and Sunday at the home of We would like to know what has Will Barnett in the east part of the scribe. It was like getting a letter from home to hear from that the county. Newt. Spilfman has returned to} Bates county after taking inOklahoma | and Kansas. The most of them come, |become of the North New Home county. Charley Spillman returned from part of Boonville, Arkansas, last Sunday. ‘He didn’t find any situation. JOHNNY. Populist Party Founder is Dead. ‘Topeka, Kan., October 7.—William Charley Mizner and wife called’ on | aifreq Peffer, founder of the Popu- ‘Mrs. Turner last Sunday evening. list party, and as United States Sena- The B. Y. P. U. will meet at 6:30 Miss Sadie Mizner is staying with | tor, the only man of that party ever The evening sermon will be airy | “Help In Time of Need.” Bring! ip. m. Subject, “Loyalty to Christ.”’ | Mrs. E. Heavilin this week. | sent to the upper house of Congress, Miss Rena Moore of Mulberry vis- | died today at the home of his daugh- ited at the home of Mrs. Mattie Cle- iter at Grenola, Kan. | mehts last Saturday night andSunday. | Cumberland county, Pa., in 1831. He was born in YARAVERESAVERS Nifty Coats ranging in price from.... Nobby Suits ranging in price from.....10.00 to 40 Handsome lace Blouses, all colors.... Messalin Petticoats, $4 values............ GET THEM NOW. That Satisfy When You Start.out to Buy Your Winter Togs You'll find our assortment large, our styles elegant and the way we serve you pleasing. In fact, we have done, and will do every thing in our power to make this a pleasing and satisfactory place for you to trade this winter. 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Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mullis were ar- rivals Sunday from Colony, Kansas, where Mrs. Mullis spent the past week visiting relatives, J. W. Darby left Tuesday for Clin- ton to see his sister, Mrs. Duvall, who is quite sick at that place. Miss Bessie Havely reports a fine time on her visit with relatives and friends in Illinois, and says she could see many changes had taken place at the old home since she left there four years ago. Many she knew had passed away and gone. M. V. Owen of Adrian came down Sunday with Rev. Sage to attend the funeral and talk up the new Baptist church, G. H. Ingersoll and wife of Hume were over Sunday and attended the funeral of Grandma Burge. Otis Jennings and Ike Appleby were up to the county seat Saturday on business. Geo. Woods, who has been’ here for several days on a deal for the F. F. McGovern farm east of town de- parted for his home at Green Ridge, Mo., Sunday noon. A. G. Metzler, grandjuryman from Walnut township, went to Butler Sunday noon to take his seat in the jury box. Mrs. Ed Doke and Plezzie Hauna- mon were at Hume Friday shopping. The Ratts brothers have opened a new butcher shop in the Parlier build- ing on the south side of 6th St. Suc- cess to the new firm. Mrs. Annie Turner Kan., is visiting her Roberts, of this place. Judge Havely isa mighty fine old man, but he had better climb back in- to the Democratic band wagon for the tail hold on a “Bull Moose’? am mighty short in Bates county. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Metzler ree turned from Sedalia Thursday where they had been visiting relatives and taking in the Fair. Mr. Metzler re- ports a big crowd and the exhibit grand. Mark Thomas sold his yearling mule which has been walking away with the blue ribbons attached at the street fairs for the handsome sum of $190. No flies on a Missouri mule that will bring that price. Grandma Burge Dead. Mrs. S. M. Burge, aged 75 years, died Saturday of infirmities incident to old age, at the home in east Foster. For the past year and a half her health has been failing her and for two months the death angel hovered over the home, until 2 o’clock, October 6, surrounded by her family the death summons came. During her long illness she mur- mured not, and bore her affliction of Wichita, brother, Joe 3.50 to$ & with Christian fortitude, and thus another good mother and neighbor has gone to her reward. Grandma Burge, as she was famil- iarly called, was born in Shelby coun- ty, Kentucky, in 1837. She was united in marrirge to G. L. Burge (now deceased) at the age of 16 years. To this union were born 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, namely Ezra Burge of Virginia, Mo., John Burge, of Hamilton. Mo.; Mrs. Mel Campbell of Iola, Kansas, and Carrie Burge of this place, all of whom were present at the time of her derth. She moved with her family to Missouri in 1869 and in 1871 moved to Bates county on a farm east of Foster, where she ree sided until three years ago, when she moved to Foster. She became a member of the Baptist church in 1874 and was one of the charter members when the church was organized at Foster, 38 years ago, and lived a con- stant member until she was called home to the better world. Funeral was held from the M. E. church. by Rev. J. W. her rel after which the Diimie wate wed to the Salem cemetery concourse of sorro ih HS friends. INAH.