The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 20, 1913, Page 1

q j VOL, -XXXV.° FOSTER. W. P. Cobb madea flying trip to Rich Hill Wednesday. Frank Mace and wife of Kansas City came down on Wednesday’s ‘train on a visit to her father, C. E. West. Mrs. J. E. Neiukirk received a message last week that her father was critically ill at his home at Kings- ville, Mo. : W. J. Parleir made a business visit to Rich Hill Friday. Miss Jaunita Click and little. broth- er, Lovall, visited Saturday and Sun- day with their grandparents. at Wor- land. J. V. Tatley was a caller in Foster Sunday evening. C. B. Cullison, J. G. Doolittle and Ol Selders attended the banquet at Butler. N. L. Caton and wife spent Satur- day and Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Henry Briscoe, and family. J. M. Rowland left on the passen- ger west Sunday evening for Girard, Kansas, Miss Loe Reese, of Butler, one of the teachers in the West School, vis- ited her uncle, C. E. West, Saturday and Sunday. One of Uncle Sam’s boys was here Thursday looking after the postoffice. We are awaiting anxiously tosee who will be our new postmaster. J. G. Doolittle and mother drove to the county seat Sunday evening. Mrs. Bon Eastly and little son, Don- "ley visited with her sister, Mrs. Will Humphrey, Monday. Miss Winnie Frankenfield is visit- ing with her sisters in Rich Hill. W.M. Lyle was down from the city Sunday. ‘Mrs. Robert Treasure was anarriv- al Monday from North Missouri, where she had been visiting relatives and friends the past few weeks. A. M. Minshew of Pittsburg, Texas, our new Missouri Pacific agent at this place, moved his household goods: here Monday and will occupy the) Burge property in the east part of town. Uncle Mat Gray and wife returned on Saturday’s passenger from Shaw- nee, Oklahoma, where they had been called. to see their daughter, Mrs. Ella Merrell, who has been critically ill. DINAH. Moving time is about here. There will be some changing around here this spring. Verg Henderson left one day last week for Topeka, Kan., where he is going to work this summer. W. H. Hart makes his regular trip to Butler every Saturday. W. F. Stephens sold hogs to More- wood one day last week. G. W. Armentrout is moving back to Elkhart this spring. W. H. Keeton and wife were trad- -ing-in- Amsterdam ast Saturday. Mrs. Taz Gray is reported on the sick list. Col. Lockridge and wife attended the pie supper at Miami Center school house last Friday night. The Col. did the selling of the pies. If he keeps on crying pie suppers it wont _ be long till‘he will have Col. Robbins laid in the shade. Will Westover pulled his engine down on the creek last Saturday. They will begin sawing this week and you can bet they will make the quite a ‘possum hunt one day last | week, but failed to get the ‘possum. Vino Barnett and Miss Leora Moore took in the dance at Elkhart last Sat- urday night. They report it all O. K. Miss Inie Bailey and Miss Bessie Allen called on Miss Florence Keeton last Sunday. John Rayborn called on Bro. last Sunday. The Royal Neighbors met at Elk- hart last Saturday. There wasn’t many of the sisters got there. The writer and wife started to meeting last Sunday but failed to get there in time for preaching, School commenced at Concord last Monday. Deacon Fritts was home on a short visit Sunday. Tom Rayborn was out calling on some of the sick folks, last Sunday. From the way things looked at Dick McGuire's lart Sunday we think that he got that hen house moved all right. Mrs. Tom Rayborn was a pleasant caller at John Page’s last Sunday. W. H. Keeton’s baby has about re- covered. Mrs. Spillman moved on to the Clemment’s farm this week. Emery Porter. was seen going north Sunday evening. Clapp JOHNNY. East Lone Oak. Rev. Bengston filled his regular ap- pointment last Sunday night. The weather is fine at this writing|two with his brother, J. W. Thomas| and quite a number are plowing for corn and oats. Geo. Latham and wife visited rela- tives at Metz last Sunday. Arral Bottoms moved to the Charlie Done farm last week and G. W. Chaney will occupy the place vacated by him. Mrs. Arthur McCrey of Lamar and | Mrs. George Witterman of West- phalia, Kansas, visited at the home of; L. H. Evilsizer and wife last week. Misses Fay and Susie Harper spent Sunday with Miss Nellie Thomas. Mrs, E. E. Eckles entertained her primary Sunday School class on Sat- urday afternoon of a recent date. Re- freshments ‘of ice cream and cake were served. The little folks report a fine time. Miss Maud Morgan, teacher of Peru school, accompanied by Miss | Marie Gough and Emmett Hart, spent Saturday and Saturday night with her parents, A. W. Shay and wife, of near Cornland. Ernest Gough, completed a well last Monday, which he commenced something over a year ago. It affords an abundance of water. C. M. Thomas walled it for him. H. H. Evilsizer has rented the place known as the Greenlee farm. We hear he will pay grain rent. G. W. Thomas returned Sunday from Weathersford, Okla., where he was called by the sickness and death of Rev. Henry Allen. Mr. Allen was a former resident of near this place and was well known here. He has preached at a number of places here several years ago. His illness was of short duration, appendicitis being the cause of his death. The friends and relatives of the bereaved ones extend their heartfelt sympathy. Mr. Thomas came home by- way of Mari-| onville, where he visited for a day or and family. The sale of C. W. Doane was well; attended and things sold well. The! sale amounted to something over $21,000. The ladies of the Peru, church served lunch and cleared something over $19. PUSSY WILLOW. ~ Mulberry and Western Bates. Dr. J. A. Corn of Amoret was a caller at our office of legal matters Tuesday evening. Mrs. J. R. Knox visited at W. E. Caldwell’s Thursday. a Herman Mager made a_ business trip to Kansas City the first of the week. Hon. John A. Hall of Pleasanton, ; Kansas, was in Amoret Thursday on! legal business. t Fred Ewbanks helped Miles M. Walker butcher hogs Thursday. It seems like Mr. Ground Hog must have been on to his job February 2nd from the way the weather looks at! this time. | Gharley Weller and J. M. Smalley were in the county seat Thursday. | Miss May Bard visited at the Tom Marshall home in La Cygne Saturday. J. A. McKee is on the crippled list, having had a load of coal pass over one of his feet. Mrs. Elmer Caldwell was on the sick list the fore part of the week. Will Lopeman and family spent Sunday at R. L. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Leiner, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schmeal, Geo. B. Bohlken and Geo. Schmeal visited at the M. Wiemers home Sunday. George Reed of Drexel visited at the Frank Hedrick home Friday. Ross Garren and family visited at Dan Garren’s Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sageser were callers at Peter Morwood’s Monday. P. A. Sargent and W. R. Bragg were Butler visitors Saturday. N. G. Rowe, the Amoret hardware and implement man was inthe county seat oft business Saturday. Mrs. G. A. Jones visited Mrs. Fred | Ewbanks Saturday. across the border line were guests at | the W. J. Bard home Sunday. Bert Jones spent Saturday and Sun- | day with his brother, Will, and family over near Trading Post. | Peter Morwood left Monday even-| ing for Joplin. | Ekke Taute and family visited at J. H. Leiners Sunday evening. Will H., George H., and Sena Bodl- | ken gave a dinner Sunday for a num-| ber of their friends. Those present were: Clause and Riekus Dykman, | Will R., George and Bert Bohlken; | Will, Chris, Ed, Albert, Fanny, and/ | | Anna Meints, | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clark from | State Hj torical Sogj. , ry, NUMBER 18 _ VIRGINIA. Mrs. Ben Parker of ‘Adrian visited her parents over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Denning visit- ed their daughter, Mrs. Minnie Cox, mear LaCygne, Kan., Thursday of last week. Mrs. John Foster went to Joplin Saturday. O. W. Walker of Kansas City visit- ed his father-in-law, Will McKibben, Monday. Mrs. T. J. Wheeler of Butler is visiting Mrs. James Cuzick. Will Ayers is working on his new house. A little W. C. T. U. lady arrived at Mrs. Jennie Porter and two chit | the home of Clade Jundy Feb. 12. dren called on Mrs. Maggie Leiner} Monday. } Miss Ola Nichols visited with Lora | Roberts Tuesday. RAMBLER. Lucky Butler. | The: public) building) appropriation} to be passed before the Aaarrisietl of Congress will carry an appropria- | tion of $60,000 for a public building | at Butler, the county seat of Bates| county. | Our congratulations go to Butler, which is already one of the prettiest | towns on the map and which is well deserving ofa handsome government building. j Let her public spirited citizens fol- low Clinton’s example and send a representative citizen on to Washing- Mr. Ida Smiser went to Kansas City | Monday. Grant Park of Englewood, Kan., | visited his Park relatives around Vir- ginia Sunday and Monday. Those on the'sick list are: Frank Payne, Mrs. Tanzer Smith, Mrs. Nes- tlerode, Otto Hedrick, Grandma Min- ton, B. B. Barnett. About 75 of Mr. and Mrs. Barr’s neighbors surprised them Sunday by gathering at their home in time for dinner with well filled baskets all en- joyed the feast. Smiser brothers of Oklahoma and Howe of Amsterdam attended Sunday School and preaching at Vir- | ginia Sunday. Fred Drysdale and his cousin, Miss. ton to consult the architects of the Mattie Park of Amoret visited rela- government and ‘secure a building that will be appropriate to the city. | The best money ever spent by our business men was the small sum re- quired to send the chairman of our Commercial Club to Washington as/ this led to the selection of a building far ahead of what otherwise would have been obtained.—Clinton Demo- crat. you will find us very glad to show you. OF COURSE You are Interested in knowing what is new in styledom for Spring 1913. Come here and Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Shoes Rugs OUR SILK tives in Parktown Sunday. Elder Rogers’ preaching surely suits the people around Virginia judg- ing from the full house Sunday and Sunday night. ‘‘We believe a few sermons like his would plant the Gospel in the minds of the most skeptical.” D. C. Wolfe. YOUNG AARON. Pleasant Valley Items. We understand that Harry Evilsizer has rented the old Greenlee farm for five years. Everybody had a good time at the ' surprise party on Miss Hazel Wed- Smart styles in all sorts of Up to date Dry Goods Draperies SECTION Ete is full of up-to-date fancy Foulards, fancy and plain Messalines, fancy Serge Silks, fancy Chamouse, fancy Voiles, fancy Marquisets. Our Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Department Is full of the latest creations. Suits, Coats, Waists. Dresses, Skirts and Our prices are always the lowest. One lot of muslin gowns at....... Come and see them. EXTRA SPECIAL From 75c to $2.50 yard. Our Ladies’ Dress Goods Department Latest novelties. i I } All the weaves that are right; all | the colors that are liked are represent- ed here. Come and see them. | ‘. EXTRA SPECIAL 1 } dington last Wednesday night. Mrs. Virgil Wood and Mrs. Chris Later were the guests of Mrs. Cora Powell last Friday. Little Herman Booth has pneumonia fever at the present writing. Smith & Stokes were putting out the lumber last week. Roy Powell and wife and her fath- er, Wm. Jackson, were Butler callers Saturday. Cal Wood was hauling lumber for his new house this last week. Wm. R. Jackson is hauling up his summer wood now. The roads are looking fine now. They have been dragging them in several localities. The wheat is looking very well since the snow. It seemed to do it a great deal of good. John Walker and wife were visiting with his father, d. d. Walker, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bledsoe and family of near Rockville are visiting with their daughter, Mrs. Virgil Wood. Wesley Booth of Happyhill was helping his brother, Tom, haul logs to the mill last week. J. J. Walker is on the sick list at the present writing. Earl Bottoms has moved on the Chas. Doane place. Harve Beshore has purchased a new gasolene engine and is sawing wood right now. There was preaching at Double Branch church Sunday night. Will Griffin rnd family have moved back from Texas. Will has bought the old Steve Hart place north of Happy Hill. Mrs. Hartman near Happy Hill has One lot of corset covers at....... One lot of skirts at........... : One lot of light colored percal at, yard..... Levy Mercantile Co. tee ie New Kuppenheimer Clothes for Men are Here Mas esa e been taking care of her invalid moth- er, Mrs. Lum Pittsford, the last few weeks on account of Lum getting his leg broken. PLOW BOY. The Art Exhibit which opened Monday at the High School, is afford- ing a great treat to lovers of the beautiful, the collection of pictures, representing the highest in art of all Civilized races. The the exhibit has been week.