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

*gave an entertainment, , jamming; “old settlers picnic last week. We VOL. XXXVI. Cornland and Athol Gatherings This community was visited by quite’a changeable storm Sunday which consisted of high winds, rain, "snow and sleet. Mrs. A. W. Shay called on Mrs. Fabion Saturday evening. Sylvia Vaughn called on! the Mor- rison girls Saturday afternoon. H. D. McClintic spent Monday with Wn. Sproul who intends leaving for Montana soon. - On account of bad weather there was only a few at Sunday School. It was our intention to close. the Sun- day School to attend: the township convention at Starr, but ‘on account of the bad weather, was unable to at- tend, and had our Sunday School. Mrs.‘ Poe called on Mrs. Soder- strom Saturday afternoon: Will Morrison and Clarence Hovey went out to J. T. Hyatt’s east of But- ler Saturday. Will brought back a nice mare and colt. _John M. Carnie who has been em- ployed near Missouri City for.the past year is staying at home at pres- ent. . Friday afternoon the school girls which was good considering the little time and trouble which was spent, and with little practice. Those who attended were: Mrs. Shay, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Callahan, Mrs. Boyer, Misses Sylvia Vaughn, Margaret Morrison, ~ Ethel Boyer and Mr. Roy Cope. Several from here attended Old Settlers’ Reunion in Butler; had a jolly good time and shook hands with all our old friends. We hope to have a like opportunity next year. Miss Bessie Fox is staying in Rich Hill at the present writing. L. L. Brewer and J. J. Nickell took a load of: fish to- Butler ~last Wednesday worth telling about.. The bottom of their wagon box was com- pletely covered with fine ones, most- ly large catfish weighing from about 20 to50 pounds. It made us feel like baiting our hooks and hie away tothe river. We heard that they took a similar load to Rich Hill after that. This is a true fish story. Every body has a job in Cornland. No loafing allowed. Virgil and Ray Morrison and,Preston Dark husking nubbins; Chas and John Carnie meet- ing trains; Lloyd Brewer and Robert Poe fishing; Roy Warren whistling; Roy Cope gassing; C. I. Burk sow- ing; Frank Romine carpentering; Henry Hill and Matt Simpson wind W. O. Morrison, A. W. Shay, S. M. Boyer financering. In fact everything is whizzing and the wheel of progress is rolling. and last but not least Duncan McAllister heads the list courting. sale. It is reported that his straw hat got tolerable wet. ee The ladies of Mt. Vernon church put up a good dinner for all who had the price. Rambler must be on the sick list or else there is'a wedding coming off over there and he is waiting to write it up. : : Our attorney, Bob Marshall, must be on the sick list for he failed to show up at the sale last week. We had the pleasure of meeting our old friend, Joe Denton, at the picnic fast week. We are glad to see that Cornland has got a writer from that part as. there are several we know in. that part of the county. Miss Myrtle Spillman took dinner at the writers last Sunday. W. F. Stephens and wife were pleasant callers at the writer’s last Sunday evening. ° Col. Sharp.was at the old settlers reunion and, by the way, he was hav- ing a jolly good time. The Royal Neighbors met at Elk- hart last Saturday. Charley Henderson must be on the sick list for he failed to be at the sale on the 16th. ‘ George Fulkerson is still holding down his job, keeping batch. JOHNNY. “+ Worland | Sunday afternoon for about a half | hour this country witnessed quite a snow storm. We learn that Mike Phalen has found a new hitching post in this town. . Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bush and family entertained to dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Bush, Mrs. Blanche Mil- ler and children and Orion Kinney. -Cimes, BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1913. NUMBER 1 Coon and family loaded the cars for| Arthur Burkhart paper hernew house} Ekke Taute and family spent Wed- Illinois where they will make theif |Friday. | Nesday evening at J. H. Lieners. future home. There was a dance at R. L. Scifers' Frank Hedrick, Charles Boor, and There was a dance at Will Cowels| Saturday night. There was only a|F. A. Gabby made a business trip to Saturday night. There was a big/few in attendance but everyone had a|Osceola, Iowa, the forepart of the crowd there and all report a good| mice time. week. time. , Mrs. Dan’! Stubbs was called to! E. E. Booi traded his farm in Clark Mrs. P. F. Constablereturned home| Butler Monday to attend the funeral. county Iowa for the F. A. Gabby and Monday after a two weeks visit with} of her sister, Mrs. Percy McCullen,| Howard Scott farms. her daughter, Mrs. Artie Green, of|of Nevada, who died Sunday morn-| M. H. Meinen is painting Frank Pleasant Hill, Mo. ‘ing and was shipped to Butler Mon-| Hedrick’s house and barn. Mr. and Mrs. Bunk Setrone spent|4ay. She was buried in Oak Hill) Claude Morwood made a business Saturday and Sunday with his mother | Cemetery. " itrip to the county seat Friday. in Foster. Mrs. Arthur Baker had quite a mis- | Stanley Morwood spent Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Henry Constable ae the noe Lodi vatican and Sunday with home folks. spent Saturday night with her sister, |50mehow she mashed her finger or | - . Mrs. Rob Seiwright. fingers in the washing machine. le : Pas i Plead nies Geo. Craig is home now for a few She spent Saturday night with her | o5th. ne days. He is working in Pittsburg, | ther, Mrs. Lee Wix. \ Kansas. panes and Lillie Pandon’ and’ little Jennie Porter Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Mullis spent sister, Ethelbelle, called on Elsie | RAMBLER. Saturday and Sunday with his brother | Stubbs Saturday evening. See and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Mullis| News is scarce as ‘‘Pug and Tob-, BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS of near Hume. bie” failed to visit much this week. | - AND TEACHERS Mrs. Smith is staying with Grand- PUG and TOBBIE. | ny supt. p.m. antioon ma Summers now. 7 Coleville has an enrollment of 23 Orion Kinney spent from Saturday Mulberry and Western Bates. | and 22 were present. They are hav- till Monday at the home of the writer. §¥ Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Johnson of ing a fine school again withMiss Cleo Tom Jones is sporting a new bug-t' eatrice, Nebraska, are visiting at ' Hatley as teacher for the fifth con- gy. Wonder who the lucky girl wilfgthe M. Wiemer’s home. secutive term. be? ® Mrs. G. A. Jones returned home Crescent Hill has an enrollment of Mrs. Ida Schrogeon and children |{?0™ an extended visit with friends | 95 and 18 were present. They have left Saturday for a visit with her|4¢ Gentry, Arkansas Tuesday. chicken pox in this school that is cut- mother in Amoret. AUNTIE. Jake Bitner and sons were busy at! ting down the attendance some. is aoa the molasses factory last week. | They are having a good school with Pleasant Gap Items Mr. and Mrs. M. Wiemers, Mr. ' Miss Mabel Blair as teacher. We were visited Sunday evening|and Mrs. W. B. Johnson were guests’ Hess has an enrollment of 15 and by a light snow. This is the first|.at J. H. Leiner’s Monday. |15 were present. They have Miss snow of the season and came pretty} Dr. J. C. Sageser was a caller at Gera Rush for teacher again and are early. iPeter Morwoods Wednesday. ‘well pleased with her work. The Elsie, the 13 year old daughter. df Frank Hennon’s new cottage on Pupils are good workers. They have Mr. and Mrs. Dan’l Stubbs, had théfhis farm east of Amoret is almost | Put in a new library case. misfortune to run a rusty nail in her completed. Liberty has an enrollment of 19 foot Thursday evening. Mrs. R. L. Nichols who has been 2nd 18 were present. They too have Tom Ison went to Rockville Thurs- staying at the Richard Goode home 2 new library case and a new porch. day and was caught out in the rain.|}in Amsterdam and seeing that her | Miss Edith Addleman is teacher again We didn’t tearn how Tom liked it. young granddaughter was properly Which speaks well for her. Ben Kailer and ‘family and Lester. Mrs. Ewing Bassett helped Mra,dcared for, returned home Saturday. | Red White and Blue has an enroll- Easy Pickin’ Suits and Overcoats ARE HERE We never had such a comprehensive range of styles and fabrics at modest cost. Beautiful new browns, new greys, new Mrs. McClintic’s and Mrs. Ever- man’s sister, who was to arrive from Illinois last week, was detained at home on account of the sickness of her daughter-in-law. Elkhart The water man has made quite a change in the last few days. Plenty of rain and a light sprinkle of snow. Mrs. Florence Keeton of Adrian visited Miss Inie Barly last week. Mrs. Chandler of New Home is visiting her father, Rev. Lewis of West Point township. _-W. A. Crumley and wife took in the old settlers picnic. The writer and wife attended the had the pleasure of meeting a good many old friends among whom was J, A. Wright of Chicago. We hadn't seen him for 16 years and you bet we had'a good old talk over old times had had. more time we could have told some big yarns about each other. ‘John Stephens and wife visited at the home of Gus Bruner a few days j e Men § Suit olives—$10, $15, $18, $20, $25. In the nifty short models and the Plenty of Over coats long ones, shawl ‘collar, belt backs. The fabrics are>Chinchillas, Fancy Cassimers, Meltons and Kerseys—$10, $12, $15, $20, $25. Men’s Extra Heavy Sweaters $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 Boys’ and Children’s Overcoats $2.50, $3:00, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00 Stetson Hats Superior Union Suits Crawiord and Thompson Fine Shoes Wales Goodyear Rubbers Sweet-Orr & Companies’ Corduroys Mrs. Maggie Leiner visited Mrs. | ment of 25 and 21 were present. They need some work doneon the windows ‘and no doubt will do so atonce. Miss Ora Kendrick is teacher and has her work moving well. Mingo has an enrollment of 28 and 28 were present. They have a new building that is worth while. Miss Alta Chapman is teacher and is doing good work. She finds no trouble in using lesson plans and finds them a great help. Iam sure we have no better school in the county. Altona has an enrollment of 22 and 20 were present. They have a good teacher and with the cooperation of the board and patrons will have a most excellent school. Miss Ruby Timmons is teacher. 5 Crawford has an enrollment of 25 and 25 were present. They have jacketed the stove and will add to their library. Mr. Ralph Pipes is teacher and is anxious that his work . be a success and it will be. McKinley has an enrollment of 28 and 28 were present. . They have a new heating plant thatisalright. Miss Lillie Brown is teacher and is doing excellent work. Bryan has an enrollment of 44 and 44 were present. They have a rath- er crowded condition here but the teacher, Miss Mabel Kepner, is doing them good work and the board should help her in every way they can. Hackler has an enrollment of 25 and 25 were present. They have some money left over from a pie sup- per to spend and will use it to make their school better. Miss Audra Guthrie is teacher again. Smokey Row has an enrollment of 24 and 22 wrre present. The pupils of this school are good workers and they have a good teacher and if all will cooperate they will have a good school. Miss Stella Ramsey is teach- er. . Freeze Out has an enrollment of 16 and 10 were present. The light at- tendance is due to some of the pupils visiting. Miss Ruth Guinn is teacher and has her work well classified. Fair View has an enrollment of 44 and 37 were present. They have im- proved their house very materially and will have a better school asa re- sult. Miss Josephine Power is teach- er and is doing good work. Edwards has an enrollment of 33 and 33 were present. They have trouble with their well. Mr. Minnie Kiersey is teacher and has her school well classified considering the condi- tion it was in. Griggs has an enrollment of 33 and 32 were present. They have a new pump in the well and have better water as a result. Their building is not large enough and the board would help things by putting in recitation seats. Miss Elsie Sullins ig teacher and all are well pleased. Fair Play has an enrollment of 14 and 11 were present. ‘ They are re- pairing the building. They are hav- ing an excellent school with Miss Selina Newlon as teacher. Her lan- guage work is especially good. Harmony has an enrollment of 46 and 37 were present. This schoolhas more pupils in a class than many schools have enrolled. They are back to their old time work with Miss Myrtle Randall as teacher once more. iss Randall is rendering excellent service. Olive has an enrollment of 29 and 21 were present. They have a good interest on the part of both teacher and pupils. Miss Sallie Holwell is teacher for the third consecutive time. Little Deer Creek has an enroll- ment of 41 and 23 were present. The light attendance is due to whooping cough. Miss Minnie Holwellisteach- er again and is well pleased with the work they are doing and are her patrons. She is one .of our best teachers. ~ For the fourth year in succession the Prairie City Cheese Co., was awarded the Grand Prize and Sweep- stakes at the State Fair. This is not because this is the only cheese facto- ry in the state, but because their cheese scored higher than any other. It is well worthy of note that cheese — scoring less than 90 cannotbe quirements call for a score of not ses et