The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 23, 1913, Page 1

Y " Butler State Historicai Soci- ¢" VOL. XXXV. oe BUTLER, MISSGURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1912. FOSTER. Mrs. Robert Treasure and son Shirley were county seat visitors Sunday. Mrs. Hiram Bassett and son Rollie have moved to the Stacker property near the Christian church. A. G. Metzler was at the county seat Monday on business. Ovid Plymell departs the last of this week for the Pecos Valley Texas to work on the Dr. Rhoads ranch. Mrs. Maggie Armstrong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Hughes, left ’ Wednesday for California, her future home. ; N. E. Bright remembers the Times with a renewal of his subscription as has been his annual custom. J. G. Reed was over Saturday from Amoret on business. ( Alex Goodwin who was hurt in the Frankenfield mine, sometime ago was able to be on the streets Satur- day by the aid of crutches. Mrs. Tom Cobb and children who have been visiting relatives at Sedalia and Warsaw, returned home on Sat- urday train. Mrs. Cobb reports a | delightful visit at the old home. Thompson & Bradwell have pur- chased the meat shop of Ratts brothers and will continue in busi- ness at the old stand, give them a call, 4 | Dr. Rhoades was called to the | country Sunday to see Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Cox, who are quite poorly. G. B. Plymell has opened abuteher!| , shop in the Journey building on 6th \ street. In addition to meat, he will handle poultry, eggs, and cream, at the highest market price, and invites he public to give him a call, “A isquare deal and honest weights’ is his motto. | Swarens brothers, successors to T. 4S. McHenry is starting in the mercan- stile business like old hands at the “biz.” ' These young men are sons of F. R. Swarens and are possessed with good business qualifications. We predict a big business for the new firm. Miss Nora Mills sustained a broken ankle one night last week while out with a skating party. It seems while they were returning home, she was riding on a small sled that was tied behind another and in some way her foot caught on the ground with the above result. Small-Pox Breaks Out in the Foster School. Monday one of the pupils in the primary room, in the public schools was taken sick and was sent home. Dr. Rhoades was called and pro- nounced her case small-pox. The school was closed Tuesday, awaiting }|- further development of the spread of the disease. The Foster doctors disagree as to what the disease was. Dr. Rhoades contended it was small-pox. Dr. Boulware of Butler was called here Monday and pronounced it small-pox but in a mild form. As fast as new cases develop a strict quarantine is inforced. There were 108 pupils in the school exposed, but so far, all that has taken it was inthe primary room. Up to this writing (Tuesday) there are twenty- eight cases in town all of which is among the small children. Foster at present has some resem- blances of the Fourth of July, only the yellow flag waves instead of the stars and stripes. DINAH. Popular Butler Girl Married in Double Wedding. Miss Lou Cameron of this city and William Fritz of. Rich Hill and Lon Miller and Miss Christine Fritz, both of Rich Hill, were united in marriage ata double wedding at the Baptist parsonage in Nevada, Thursday evening, January 16, 1913. Miss Cameron, who was reared to young “womanhood in this city is a charming young lady and has a wide circle of friends. : Christian Sci Servi Will be held at the court house in the Probate Court room every Sun- day morning at 11.0’clock. All are cordially invited. Subject January 26, “Truth.” aside until the weather warms up a little. They do good work and don’t have to hunt for jobs. On the Wing. Chas. Edwards has moved about one mile and a quarter east and likes Arthur Browning has rented his it fine. eee . \farm to Link Zinn for the coming John Lanning is looking for a land oom Mpiprownincisisningioenn sha WaGmbarnhardt sayenane | Scott, Kansas, as soon as he can dis- thinks her motherless colt will make page of Tuy aK en eS it through the winter alright. Ed Barns and Virgil Jackson were P. Herman has added a big cow Preeking mules last week: shed to his barn. It’s a good one. Miss Rosa Dawson will read the J. C. Vermillion has his new barn Wiliasa Hae ts ee completed and ready for the paint. G. M. Garner has over 100 seasoned | hedge posts for sale. Clade Jundy’s new house shows} ‘ ae i up nice from the road. It is painted J. P. Zinn has finished sawing and up in good style. has moved the engine away. W. N. Wewie Porter ineumovedihiaieaw: Westover is going to put his engine 3 fs «| to the saw and saw as many logs as mill over on Bones Fork and is doing fi rede a lamming business. are put in the yard inside of 10 days. Bring in your logs. Roy Burk has just finished his big, ooo A . Don’t forget the dance at Elkhart nice cage and has caught the bird and r ‘ put her in it. May joy go with them. February 1st. Strictly partner whirl. Hedger Bros., managers. Jim Welch has got back from the i John Fritts’ motor must have been peacock hunt he had on Grand River. | troze up as he didn’t make his usual The success is not known. trip Sunday. Rob Braden says the smallpox is | f , Cyrus Hedger of Burdette visited harmless in Butler since the severe home folks Friday. cold weather set in. Willie Ganther of Adrian and his Claude Greene, road boss, haskept!hest girl attended the literary at the road work up inSummit township | Gr ook Friday night. in the best of shape. They ought to, amisca ihevatine fy tellin Hee vn, ‘ 'George Lockridge saw wood this Miss Inez Beck, principal of the! week. Mulberry school, has added needle | TheziHedrick isisnending they weelt wore to her school, She has the | with her sister, Mrs. Link Zinn of first and second reader class trained near Main City. so they can cut out and make doll Men sHucheenacimputinemnint arnetie Ma aaRly a bengelt Osa, saw and started home with his oI ‘engine and got stuck in the Miami. Mr. Smalley has plenty of coal out. , 2 t for S: at Mulberry. | E. A. Erickson is agent for Sam ‘Forbes. Anyone wanting lumber Dickerson & Addams have finished | call on him. the concrete bridge. It’s a good one. | Ethelbert Hughes will preach in John Huffman is making his farm | the near future at Virginia. look like a young town by adding so John Zinn’s $1.30 lumber is off many buildings. |like hot cakes. He has cane seed for M. C.'Hedger has laid his hay baler | sale. | W.H. Durst and L. L. Smith took | that goat will be the cause of him | hogs to Butler Monday. getting seriously hurt. | Judge Hedger’s wife and daughter, It is reported that Milt Reeves is visited with Ike Lockridge Sunday. _going to his mother’s this spring. Uncle Johnny and Grandma Minton! Jim Fuller lost a valuable horse one visited with Uncle Geo. Zinn Sunday. | day last week. This leaves him only Uncle Tom Hockett helped Ralph , One horse to make a crop. Hughes butcher Monday. | The writer and wife visited Aunt Will Barnhart and Lee Browning Mag Scott last Saturday and we found visited with W. H. Durst last Friday. | her getting along alright. Edgar Smiser, Grant Oldham and) The neighbors say that they are wife visited Henry Oldham Sunday. | having quite a time with Ben Porter \ N.M.N._ {Since he got tobe grandpa. Ben says | that it is the smartest grandchild that ‘he has yet. Jim Kershner has sold his farm and Pra Giana on BH reported that he i going to Kap | The writer and wife called at Mr. sas. We are sorry to lose the family A A eulotoune ommunity. He got $48! Ward’s last Sunday evening and had _ |a pleasant visit. per acre. Jim Herrell was out in this part last | Miss Jackson was a pleasant caller week roaming around and stayed allt the Ward home last Sunday even- night at W. F. Stephens. ing. JOHNNY. John Zinn’s little girl fellon a hot | Presbyterian Church stove one day last week and was! Bible school 9:45. badly burned. ; Public Worship 11:00. Newt Crumley and his brother Young People’s Talk, on object went to St. Clair county last week to lesson, ‘Creating and Making.” visit their aunt, Mrs. Shoemaker. Sermon: ‘Unworthy Thoughts of John Reeves called at W. H. Keet- God.’’ on’s last Sunday night. There is a P.M. Senior Christian Endeavor young lady visiting there, which ac- 6:30. Public Worship 7:30. ‘counts for John being there. Sermon: How Jesus Christ Thought The dance at Jim Keeton’s last of God. F f Thursday night was pulled off alright | Mid-week Geevice Wednesday 7:30. and a good time was reported. Everybody cordially invited to all Weare glad to see that Rambler pay C. H. Ticknor, ASLO has ‘“‘showed up” once more. Mrs. C. W. Holloway 4 We see in the North New Home yrs. ¢. w. Holloway, aged 38 items that Henry Ehart has got to be years, died at her home six miles jgrandpa. The neighbors say that jorthwest of this city Saturday, Jan- |Henry feels mighty big over being | yary 18, 1913, after an illness of six ‘called grandpa. weelca: | Col. Lockridge and Vie Barnett A husband and nine children sur- | took in the sights at the county seat vive. last Friday. The remains were taken to Blue If Judge Hedger don’t look out Springs, Mo. is the best time to buv clot $10.00 suits and overcoats........ : 15.00 suits and overcoats......... 11.50 20.00 suits and overcoats....... . {3,50 One lot broken size suits........... 4.85 $ 7.50 boys’ overcoats............. 5.00 10.00 boys’ overcoats......... ... 7.50 5.00 boys’ overcoats......... ... §,50 2.50 boys’ highcut shoes........ -. 2,00 Right Now, Sir best place to buy. Our assortment is large and you can buy just what you want and save BIG MONEY DURING OUR Annual Clearing Sale Dry Goods Clothing Shoes Sam Levy Mercantile Company hes. RIGHT HERE is the $ 3.50 boys’ highcut shoes........ 2.50 5.00 men’s highcut shoes...:... 4,00 4.00 men’s leather boots........ 3.25 1.00 men’s flannel shirts........ .80 2.50 men’s corduroy pants...... 1.50 3.50 men’s dress pants.......... 2.25 1.50 men’s Eagle shirts......... 95 .50 boys’ sweaters.............. .35 .50 men’s fleeced underwear .. ANTES, a NUMBER 14 Mulberry and Western Bates. Mrs. L. M. Braden and son, Mac, were trading in Butler Wednesday. Henry, John and Clause Dykman attended the Barnhart sale Wednes- day. Henry bought a fine colt. Charles R. Bowman sold W. E. Caldwell farm to Ray Shelley of Olie Iowa. The Payton brothers are moving their sawmill from Frank Hennon’s farm to Eke Taute’s. C. A. Sargent is hauling from Oscar Harris’. Harry and Elizabeth Porter were both on the sick list last week. Tom Grimsley of Charlotte town- ship, was trading in Amoret Satur- day and shaking hands with his many friends. Dr. J. C. Sageser visited at Peter Morewood's Sunday. John T. Hensley shipped fat stock to Kansas City Monday night. Alex and Claude Moorewood have formed a partnsrship and will buy fat stock for the Kansas City market. Frank Hennon is getting material on the ground ready to build a mod- ern home as soon as spring opens up. May Bard of South Missouri, . ar- corn rived Saturday for a visit with her parents, Col. and Mrs. W. J. Bard. Geo. B. Bohlken is sick with the La Grippe. Maude and Irene Ewbanks visited Ruby Albin Sunday. RAMBLER. Along the Miami. Mrs. H. J. Martin spent Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe Herman. Tuesday of last week the relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burk decided to give them a surprise or two; the occasion being Mr. Burk’s birthday. Tuesday morning a sur- prise dinner was given at their new home. In the evening another crowd came to the same place, wear- ing masks aud grotesque looking clothes. There were 36 in the crowd and the event was long to be remem- bered. Arthur and Aubrey Hoyle were guests of Henry and Herman Meinen Sunday. The first of last week a telegram came to W. M. Gragg telling 6f tho serious illness of Miss Mary Gragg at Warrensburg, who was attending school there. Mrs. Gragg and son Lee went immediately. Saturday night they brought her home. She is suffering from a nervous break- down, caused by too close application to her studies. She is in a serious condition and her many friends anx- iously hope for a speedy recovery. ~ Mrs. G. B. Watson is reported some better, but is not able to leave her bed, yet. MIAMI. North New Home. Mrs. Joe Nue and baby visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McCor- mack from Saturday until Monday. Brick McCaughey and family visit- ed with Jim Morris and family Sun- day. Jack Skaggs and family visited at John Phelps’ Sunday. Those who visited at Mr. Linen- doll’s Sunday were Meritt Pickett and family, Lon Smith and family, Mrs. Fred Medley and son, Orvil. Mr. Linendoll returned home last Tuesday from a visit to Platte cotnty. The wolf hunters were disappoint- ed in their wolf chase on account of the rain but quite a number attended the chase anyway. They captured one wolf near Nyhart. The writer went to Butler Wednes- day and purchased him a new range. Cliff Ehart butchered hogs Tues- day. Uncle Geo. McKissick is very poor- ly at this and getting weaker. Henry Ehart and wife visited with their son, Cliff Ehart and family, Sunday. John Phelps and Miss Thelma and Johnny Richmond called at the writ- er’s last Saturday afternoon. Miss Maggie Vance visited with Ruby Berry Sunday. Sid Zeiler and wife and baby went to Passaic to visit with his sister, Mrs. Art York. COR.