The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 19, 1912, Page 1

eal + eekly BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1912. NUMBER 9 9 - FOSTER. A. G. Metzler camein on Saturday’s local from ‘Butler, W. M. Thompson and family of the country west, visited in Foster Sun- day. Ed Hereford and family visited Sunday with his brother, George, and family northeast of town. W. J. Parleir the city miller is do- ing considerable grinding. Prof, J. V. Bell and wife left for Warrensburg on the noon train Sun- day. N. L. Caton of Sprague visited his daughter and family, Mrs. Henry . Briscoe the last of last week. Grandma Scott: left Thursday for Kansas City where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Lock- hart. Jessie Doolittle and mother, of the, country west, have moved to their new home on East 8th street known as the Russell place. Mr. Doolittle is cashier of the Farmer’s Bank. Frank Scott.and family have qui ’ their Mountainview home in south Missouri and moved toFoster. Frank talks like it might be a little rocky down there. I. H. Scrivnier received the sad message Friday that his son, Will Scrivnier, had died from injuries in a railroad camp in Louisiana. Nothing __further-is-_known-as-to--the--cause~of|— his death at this writing. Mr. Scriv- nier formerly resided at Foster, where he is well known. Mrs. M. C. Miller was surprised one day last week, it being her birth- day. A concourse of relatives and friends gathered at her home with well filled baskets and a deliciousdin- ner was spread. J. R. Tolliver, Missouri - Pacific agent of Pleasanton, Kans,, was a Foster visitor between trains Sunday. Caton Home Burns. Monday morning about 10. o’clock the residence of Noah Caton near Sprague was entirely consumed by fire. The fire, it was supposed, started from a defective flue as the roof was ablaze when discovered by Mr. Caton, who was alone at the time. Only a few things in the house were saved. The house was an eight room frame and from Henry Briscoe, ason- in-law of Mr. Caton, we learn there was only a small amount of insurance on the building. : DINAH. Elkhart. Well the writer failed to show up last week on account of not getting my paper till Monday. We thought the editor had gone hunting and got lost. We didn’t know which. Mrs. Mag Scott is reported very sick. Mrs. Mary Keeton and daughter of near Altona were visiting at the home of W. A. Crumley last week. W. F. Stephens and wife spent one evening last week at the home of the writer. John Zinn has sold his threshing outfit to Mr. Hughes and is going to Oklahoma. Several of the neighbors are going to kill hogs soon and then we will) have good times. _Miss Euphie Scott_and_Mrs.-Tom4 Rayborn were trading in the city of Elkhart one day last week. Jim Kershner and family called at Clem Custer’s last Sunday evening. The K. C. Southern Railway has put a fine bridge over the railroad south of Amsterdam. We see in The Times of the 5th that the Redmond school had an en- tertainment and took in $1,968. Pretty ty good for one night. | he came out. Rambler reports that there ts good raroatect for a wedding fy that part. Well, we think from what we saw last Sunday that he is dorrect. Mrs. Col. Lockridge and Mrs. Geo. Lockridge were seen in Amsterdam last Thursday. From the looks of things they are going into the goose business for they both took home some fine geese. Miss Flossie Fritts and sister, Gol- die, called at the Clements ranch one day last week. W.-H. Hart went to Oklahoma last week to take in the sights of that country. Tom Rayborn and wife were trad- ing in Amsterdam last Saturday. We haven’t heard anything of Brother Dubes for a long time. We would like to hear from him. There is a big meeting in progress at the Mt. Vernon school hduse this week. Miss Flossie Fritts returned from Western Kansas last Friday, accom- panied by her little niece, Lola Cham- bers. ‘Amos Fritts has returned home from Western Kansas. He was in the hospital at Great Bend eight weeks with typhoid fever. The spelling match at Concord last Thursday night was well attended and a good time is reported. There will be a cord December 18. Come out if you want a good time. Ed Winfrey is working for Ed Bailey. George Lockridge pulled out for Butler this morning with a cow in the wagon. - We haven’t heard how JOHNNY. Masonic Grand Lodge a; Instruc- tion was held in this city Thursday, Friday and Saturday by Grand Lec- turer McLachlin. | being prepared by. tite “Christian | one or two. VIRGINIA. ea ied urch will be given Tuesda even- |X Mrs. Nora Lanyon of South Mo. is Jing Dec. 24, 4 : eae visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs S|" Peter Jundy and brothers, Jake, Clade, aetan d Ray. | spent Sunday with their daughter, | In and Around Maysburg. REMC E Teen ahd> Mra 0. Mt hee John Harper and family. Mrs. Farmer sold turkeys in Urich Drysdale of Amoret dinnered with | Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wolfe and sis- Wednesday. Mrs. Drysdale’s mother, Mrs. G. W. \ter Burdee, spent Sunday in Amoret | The box supper at the Hackler Park Wednesday of last week. | with their uncle O. M. Drysdale and | school house Friday night was a suc- Jay Bright of Butler delivered | | family. cess. . Miss Minnie Dudney won the Xmas goods to Virgil Jenkins and| Fred Garner, who has been work- | ake as the most popular young lady. John Zinn Saturday. ‘ing in Cass county, is home for a} Rev. Smith filled his regular ap- R. T. Judy was afflicted again last short visit. jjpelitttnarG isin, week like he has been for several | Ernest Judy of Kansas City spent, Tan White hauled water Saturday years, This is the worst one he has | | Sunday with his father. to filkhis well. had. He is past 73 and his age is! Thomas Huffman, Charley Grape, | “We ah all a merry YOUNG AARON. Mr. and Mrs. Bean of Amoret| : Mr. Godwin butchered Thursday. against him, he was resting easy | Will McKibben, Bunk Dickinson and | Messrs Hibbs, Clark, White and Can- Monday. | Schyler Ison hauled coal from Butler | non assisted him while Mesdames Geo. Zinn and Geo. Crooks butch- | the first of the week. | Clark, Cannon and White assisted ered hogs Tuesday and Wednesday.| Bert Eggleson and Jack Skaggs | Mrs. Godwin. They will have something good to/|are on the sick list. | Mrs. Russel has begun practicing eat when their friends come to see] Bunk Dickerson’s children are on|the children for the Christmas pro- them. | the sick list with sore throat. | gram at the Christian church. Grandpa Minton was able to be up Quite Ammnbrre Gan INmere Ab Jack White and wife went to Adrian and arround some last week. 'tended church at Virginia Sunday | Thursday, returning Friday. Peter Denning and son Bob hitched ' night. | There was a basket dinner at Mr. to their 4-horse road drag last Thurs-! Dr, Smith and family and Mrs. 'Cordey Simpson’s Sunday. They day and dragged their road from | M. Drysdale of Amoret spent Sunday! | expect to leave the first of the year their house to Virginia passing ' evening at W. J. Smith, alsoattended | for Southern California, through Parktown. People wish to’ church. _ Mr. and Mrs. Russel were shopping thank Mr. Denning and son. The peter Denning and family eantie Creighton Friday, man that drags the roads and keeps gunday with their daughter Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert were Urich them,smooth so the horses can not! ‘Minnie Cox near Lacygne, Kan. | visitors Friday. stumble and falland the buggies and | Mrs. Robert Orear of Foster visit. _Mr._and Mrs. Sterling Harness 3 5 me 7 cong is dragging se ty ed her parents, S. N. Kinion Sunday. , went to Urich Saturday. struction from the great highway of, Ethalbert Hughes came home last | life so the boys and girls as they are, ‘week and brought a new piano with | growing up can not stumble and fall | | i him, it will be said of him, Blessed is that; The M. E. church will have Xmas | out to their farm Sunday. man for he maketh the paths smooth | exercises on Xmas eve. A NEIGHBOR. for man and beast. | Charley Crosswhite went back to Clean Up Sale. A number of our people were at school Monday. 16 2nd hand vehicles consisting of Butler Saturday Xmas shopping. ' Corn picking is about completed | buggies, carriages, spring wagons Elder J. W. Rogers preached an and Xmas is about here and we would | and runabouts and two farm wagons. extra good serman to a large congre- not be surprised if there were not) Will exchange new Milburn wagons gation at Virginia Sunday night. | some pretty home weddings near at| for Young mares or cattle. 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