The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 25, 1913, Page 1

ON THE WING. - Mrs. Dan Orear apd Oval Kinon were shopping in Amoret Friday af- ternoon. nN Mrs. Peterson is quite at this writ- Albert Zinn came home fram Wash- « ington Wednesday very seriously in- jured. While he. was working with | C! a._ pile driver a cant hook slipped and hi tine in the side knocked him something like 20 feet, The Dr.thinks that an operation will have to be per- formed. Heis some better at this writing. C. S. Nestlerode: and wife were county seat visitors Thursday. Ray McCann has employed Mrs. Hurt of Butler as nurse for their son Paul who is greatly improved at this writing. Marion Durst while school one day last wee his ankle. While at the literary last Friday night Clarence Spillman fell while cutting up with some boys on the well curb and severly cut his lower lip and: knocked some of his teeth out. He was taken to a doctor and had a few stitches taken in his lip. Olie Fritts came home Saturday from Kansas City where he has been working ona street car line. Ora Browning is coming back to old Missouri to work in Kansas City the rest of the winter as his wife has very poor health in Utah. The debate for Friday night the 26th is, ‘Resolved that the Indian has more right to complain. of ill treatment from the whites than the negro.” The debate was two in favor of the negative and one for the affirmative. C. S. Nestlerode has a very sick boy at this writing. playing at sprained The pie supper at Miami Center|’ wasa great success. The proceeds amounted to $16.15. Miss Mary Conrad got the candy for the most popular young lady. The Christmas tree enteriainment at the Crook school house last Fri- day evening December 19th, given by Miss Olive Judy and her pupils was a grand success. The house was suitably decorated for the occa- sion. Pigs beginning. siete ene ~ Gines,.the house was, darkened an: the lamps lighted which causéd® the tree .and decorations to look very pretty, The little folks were all pre- with recitations and dialogues. Then comes the distribution of the presents from the tree. Each child received a gift from its school mate and also received a treat and oranges by the teacher. The scholars pre- sented the teacher with a hand paint- ed china plate. Quite a few of the patrons of the district were present. Tanzer Smith returned home from Kansas City Saturday where he had been with his wife, who was operat- ed on. He reported her getting along nicely. Mrs. Geo. plaining list. Billy Bones an old resident of Bates county died Monday 22d. His brother-in-law Charley Heckadon left to attend the funeral Monday eve. Henrietta Micheal from Rockville Mo. is visiting her cousins Mrs. Geo. Rubel, Miss Rachel Park, W. W. Park. G.-M.-Garne seat Monday. Coleman Snodgrass had a sick horse Monday night. Quite a snow fell Monday night. The Epworth e topic for De- cember 28th. “Things to be for- gotten and things to be remembered” Phil. 3:13-14; Psa. 103:2, 137:1-6. Miss Helen Park teacher. Miss Mable Sunquest cameto spend Rubel is on the com- the holidays with her aunt Mrs. A Oldham. Miss June Schesler came home to spend the holidays. Mrs. Sims went to Belton to attend | "# the funeral of Miss May Sloan Tues- day and returned Saturday. Arthur Westover is hauling corn from Amsterdam this week. r came home Thurs-| Har; ~ Frank Hedge: day and decided not to farm thisyear. - Abe Zinn came in from Kansas Mrs. Grant Oldham is on the sick ‘Miss Bessie Fox and Mr. R. K. ‘onng of Rich Hill, both subscribed for The Times, These people intend to keep up with the times. : Duvall’s ranch lost a fine brood mare Sunday from alfalfa bloat. The: family of K. M. Couch spent Saturday night with S. P. Adams. ts ab spent Sunday with Ben ral John McKissick has a pair of mares for sale. R. K. Young of near Athol, makes axe handles and they are good ones. Clay Carpenter, who has worked on the Duvall ranch for years, took the train for Kentucky Friday. Quite a snow fell here Monday. The Rankin shooting match on the Duvall ranch was pulled off in fine shape Monday. They had lots of fine geese and turkeys and a good crowd was out. Lewis Smith is doing some good good clearing on his bottom farm. Bert Blough’s wife is slowly im- proving. . ‘ Dr. McClintic spent Sunday with W. O. Morrison. Williams & Petty were shopping in Rich Hill Monday.. Mr. Williams said he was going to bring out Christ- mi a8. Mr. Wm. Hall of Panama, was on the Duvall ranch and made some fine pictures one day last week. When cattle get bloated saw the big end of a broom stick off and fast- en it in their mouth like a bridle and don’t let them lie down. This will remove the bloat. N. M. N. Eastern Bates. . R. E. Waldner’s sale last Thurs- day went off well. Everything sold brought a good price. Col. Harry Raybourn and Col. J. A. Beard did the selling. Dell Dutzenhizer’s mother of Kan, sas City who has been visiting him- returned home Sunday. Jasper Varnes house was consum- ed by fire Monday night about 9 o'clock. The fire started in the up- r attic by some unknown cause. They saved part of the household goods. The building was partly cov- ered by insurance. Dell Hubbard of Kansas City was out Saturday visiting relatives and ,enjoying.a hunt on his father’s farm. The ladies of the Pleasant Ridge church served lunch at the Waldner sale. They took in $24. While Chester Hubbard was driv- ing to Butler Saturday one of his mules dropped dead. The box supper and entertainment at the Troy school house Wednesday night was carried out allO. K. Miss Donnie Seelinger won the cake for the most popular young lady. The proceeds amounted to $9. ‘ Frank Craig lost a cow last week Miss Mary Gaither came home _ the last of the week from Drury Lanlege ty spend the holiday with homefolks eee and Mrs. Gaither and sister Miss da. : Miss Myrtle Randall teacher at Har- mony school was a guest of Miss Ethel Baker Sunday evenitig. Mrs. G. R. Borum and Mrs. J. E. Kretsinger left Monday for Superior, Nebr. to spend Christmas with their brothers Albert and Marion Smith and: also Mrs. Borum’s daughter Mrs. Stella Knowles and family. by relatives announcing the death of John Cunningham ini Colo. Mr. Cunningham was an. uncle of the writers and a resident of this com- munity 25 or 30 years ago. At the home of the bride’s parents December 20, at 6 p. m., Miss Mar- garet Tillery and were united in marriage by Rev. El- liott of Butler. Only relatives of the da, coniracrang parties witnessed the cer- e bride is a charmin; ood christian girl. onorable and up- Their many friends them a happy ung lady and a groom is an ight young man. loin us in wishin, journey through life. : Hillof El Dorado Ss) arrived. Friday at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Ona Kretzenger. ry just recently recovered from an attack of oid fever and will visit with them for awhile to re- cuperate hishealth.. Everett returned Sunday. Miss Joy Chambers and friend came to the on ee ee from ‘ari : e vacation a owe supper eee entertainment pee: Baker w In and Around Maysburg Quite a cold wave struck this vicin- ity Saturday evening. ; Mr. Clarries and Mr. Godwin butch- ered last week. — Ermine Zimer has been quite sick with sore throat. Mrs. White’s mother, Mrs. Rich- ards, of Butler, came Saturday to make them a visit. The pie supper at Freeze Out Thursday night was well attended. The proceeds amounted to $16 ‘and over. There was a pie supper at Hackler which was a success. acted as auctioneer. there amounted to about $16. Both churches are preparing their Xmas programs. Harry White is spending his Xmas vacation with homefolks. Rev. Smith filled his regular ap- pointment at the Baptist church Sun- day morning and evening. Ethel McClenney spent Friday with homefolks. Jim McCleney bought a hog from Mr. Coonrod Friday. This little piece of poetry was com- posed and written by a lady from Cal- ifornia who was taking care of a little boy who was lonely while his mother was away at the sanitarium. ‘A Boy’s Own Mother Beats All Other Mothers Out of Sight:” “Mother, I am lonely and am want- ing you: to come, for a boy gets mighty lonesome when his mother is not athome. I think when I am com- «jing home from school every night, that a boy’s own mother beats all others out of sight. “It’s true, they treat me very good, I try to return their kindness as all good boys should. Beulah is very nice and speaks up real quick, when ask her to help me with my arith- metic; but some way tho’ I feel puz- zled, my mind all in a fiight, for I think my own dear mother beats all others out of sight.” “Myrtle is so jollyand jokes mea sight, for eating so much gooseberry ie and spoiling my, appetite, and [ now if you could hear her, you would not think it right, for a boy’s own dear mother beats allothers out of sight.’”” ‘ i Mrs. Richards, too, is good and does the very best she knows, such as washing and ironing and mending my clothes. She calls me out of mornings and rushes me around at night, but a boy’s own dear mother beats all others out of sight.’’ “Mrs. Lampton came over and she took me on her lap, and somehow or other my heart went flip-flap, for 1 got just as lonesome as could be, for I was just wishing it was my own mother that was holding me on her knee; but mebby that was not_all to gether right, but any way I think that a boy’sown dear mother beats all mothers out of sight. A NEIGHBOR. North New Home. There is quite a change in the weather and looks like its going to be a white Christmas. There was a large crowd at Frank Nance’s sale Thursday. Everything sold well. CC. E. Robbins did the gelling. They will leave in a short i make their future home. . Mrs, John _Ehart and Mrs. Conl: The "proceeds ; NUMBER 10 East Lone Oak. Well, Christmas is here once_more fand we wish all our friends a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Star church had a Christmas _pro- gram last Sunday morning and Pleas- ant Valley school had one Monday night. All the rest of the programs were held Wednesday night. Mrs. J. W. McCoy went to Kansas City the first of the week for an_ex- tended visit with her daughters, Min- nie and Carrie McCoy. 5 . Mrs. Katie Daniel of Imes, Kansas, is here visiting relatives and friends during the holidays. She stopped Qver in Kansas City for a day’s visit with her sister, Mrs. ‘Visa Gough, who is there receiving medical atten- tion. Shereports her rapidly improv- ing. Miss Smith, a deaconess from the Kansas City National Training School dng is for Rev. Haynes at Peru ist Sunday night and also brought the merits of her school before the con- gregation. Those who heard her re- port a fine sermon. _ Almost everybody froin this vicinity visited the Santa Claus market in Butler last Saturday even if the weath- er was disagreeable. Well, Old Santa comes rain or shine so we just better get ready for him. Robert Thomas had the misfortune to have one of his nice young horses get into the wire one day last week. When we last heard he did not know whether it would recover or not. If it does he will have several days of looking after it. _ Miss Eulalia Daniel is visiting rela- tives in the’Star neighborhood during her vacation. She is teaching in the Springfield Business College. Marion Thomas is repairing and adding to his barn on the Blanken- baker place. We expect he will be repairing the house soon? J. W. Thomas spent a few days last week helping F. E. Wisherd in Shawnee township. Puss attended the Nance sale near Lost Corner last Thursday. Every- thing sold well, wethought. Assales usually go, some things went very cheap, while some others went for all they were worth, so we think it evened up alright. We re- turned home by Athol and saw. W. F. Duvall's large new barn. It certainly isa whopper. It lookslike it would hold all the hay that would be neces- sary for a barn to hold, surely. Grover McCoy is hauling corn from Rich Hill. G. W. Chaney and family and T. J. Booth and family spent Sunday at Mrs. Ella Thomas’. PUSSY WILLOW. Mt. Zion Gleamings. Mr. and Mrs. McCall visited Mr. and Mrs. Adams Sunday. The pie supper at Worland was well attended last Fpiday night. They made $23.90. Mrs. Annie Thompson came Thurs- day from Kansas City to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fout over Christmas. Mrs. T. N. Board ‘and daughter Hazel, visited relatives near Hume last week. Mrs. G. L. Brayton and daughter Bessie, visited Mrs. Minnie Summers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. McMullen and daugh- Elkhart Last Saturday was a little like win- ter. It rained, snowed and blowed. Mrs. Spillman has rented the Cle- ment’s farm for next year. We are glad to see that North New Home has showed up once more af- ter a long lay off. e like to hear from that part of the county. John Messick and wife: have re: turned from Iowa where they have been visiting. Warren White and John Shelby and wife of Buffalo, New York are here ona visit with friends and to spend Christmas. They return the first of the year. Miss Cora Spillman of Butler is at her mother’s on a visit. _ R.L. Scott sold 80 acres of his land to Simon Harbaugh. He re- ceived $45. per acre. We welcome Mr. Harbaugh and family to our township. We hear that Albert Zinn has re- turned from the west and is at his father’s quite sick. Evan Spillman and wife had the misfortune of losing their baby one day last week. W. H. Keeton killed a big hog last week and he didn’t forget to send the writer some ribs and sausage. Tom Hockett and wife was trading in Amsterdam last Saturday. We think they were fixing up for Christ- mas. We hear that Col. Lockridge made a fine talk at the literary at the Crook school house last Friday night. We hear that the Col. is getting to be one of the big debaters. Lige Spillman and wife and daugh- ter visited his mother last Saturday night. Charley Henderson sawed wood last week. ‘A. Westover shipped in a car of corn last week of fifteen hundred bushels. It was all O. K. The Royal Neighbors met last Sat- urday at ¢. W. Armentrout. Lone Star school is going to have a pie or box supper before long. The writer got badly shaken up one day last week by falling off the wag- on, John Halford and wife-was in Am- sterdim last Saturday. We think they were looking for Christmas. We have not heard of anybody round here that is going to have tur- key. 5 JOHNNY. Pleasant Valley Items. Christmas greetings to all. May the Christmas spirit pervade ourhearts as well as the letter invade our pocket-books. Owing to the snow storm on Mon- day the Christmas entertainment at Pleasant Valley school house was hardly as well attended as jt other- wise would have been, only a few from neighboring districts being pres- ent, but the program was good and the tree indeed very pretty. The little folks were happy as usual and were well remembered. Their teacher, Miss Evelyn Dever, returned to her home at Rich Hill Tuesday ‘morning to spend the holidays with parents and friends. The Misses Mary and Elizabeth Searfus spent Sunday with the Misses Golda, Sylva, and Lula Smith, Messrs. Gary, Burch and Johndie Deans call- ELKS DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS CHEER Members of Butler Lodge Furnish Bountiful Christmas Dinners to all Destitute Families of the City. Thanks to the spirit of big-hearted good-fellowship existing among the members of Butler Lodge No. 958 B. P. O. Elks, the poor of Butler will enjoy as bountiful Christmas dinners as their wealthier brothers _ The Elks, primarily a char- itable order, have since their or- ganization here always substantially remembered the poor of the city. This year their Christmas remem- brance takes the form of a bountiful basket to each destitute family, load- ed with all the dainties of the season. A committee composed of George Carruthers, J. S. Walker, and Capt. Vv. L. Johnson was appointed to take up the’ matter of furnishing a Christmas for the destitute families of Butler, and these gentlemen, co-oper- ating with the Board of Public Wel- fare found twenty-six destitute fam- ilies in the city, and decided that with the funds available, the most appro- priate donation that could be made would be a large basket of provisions for each family. The baskets were prepared and delivered Wednesday, each basket appropriately decorated. This is what the baskets contained: Dressed chickens, cranberries, sug- ar, potatoes, canned corn, sack of flour, candy, bread, butter. Well Done, Bill Nature’s proud she made this man— This here Bill. For it’s always been his plan To help others when he can— Kindly Bill. During all these hard-time years He’s been drying orphans’ tears And relieving widows’ cares: Has this Bill. With his kind words and his bread Both the soul and mouth he’s fed— Generous Bill. And he don’t reel off red tape And make hunger bow and scrape Till, for shame, he seeks escape— Do you, Bill? Ah, when Judgement Day shall come For all, Bill, With a brass band and bass drum You'll be welcomed to your home Up there, Bill, And Saint Peter’ll spread the gate, Shouting: Bill don’t hesitate, Come right in now. Don’t you wait, WELL DONE, BILL. Carrier Curtis Has Runaways The rural carrier L. F. Curtis had arunaway Monday add was pretty badly bruised us as a result. He was in the closed wagon and his horses started to run, finding it impossible to control the horse he opened the door of the wagon and jumped out. He was pretty badly shaken up and bruised but as soon as possible he got up, though by that time the horse was out of sight, and he followed on over the hill and presently found the wagon, turned toward Amoret and with three wheels out of commission, but no horse. After: walking about a mile and one-half he reached Vir- ginia and found the horse tied up there awaiting him. Securing the horse he went back to the wagon, borrowed three wheels and went on his route, reaching the ir. Dent Russell | F ime for Oklahoma, where they a is visiting relatives at Hume for a few 8. Dr. Patterson and wife were shop- ping ia Butler Friday. -N. M. Nestlerode took in the pie supper at Lost Corner Friday night. John Ehart was a Rich Hill visitor 'riday. : Fred Ahlfield has sold his farm and will move to Oklahoma. The pie supper at Lost Corner Fri- day night was well attended. Frank Nance got the pie for the ugliest man. The net proceeds were $9.50. Geo. Albin and wife and _ little daughter returned to Amoret Satur- day after a week’s visit with Ike Kel- ley and family. Homer Linendoll, Henry Ehart and Orval Pickett unloaded a car of corn at Nyhart Saturday and Monday that they had bought at Hamburg, Ia. Looks like old Bates has gone back on the farmers as the most of them have to buy corn this year. _ Mrs. Frank Tyler of Idaho came out from Butler for a_ short visit with Mrs. Jim Romine and they were callers at Ike Kelley's Sunday. Lon Smith has rented John Car- penter’s place for the coming year. “Mattie Richmond is visiting relatives and frietds in Butler. Frank Boules visited at Mr. Ro- 8s ca deaith dad tamity visited at Ike ter Pearl, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rankin the past week. Mr. Redlinger visited home folks Sunday and returned to his work in Kansas City Monday morning. Miss Iva Ayers visited home folks Sunday. Miss Nora Lovell of Stotesbury, is visiting friends near Worland the past week. There was preaching at the Wor- land Baptist church Sunday at eleven o’clock and at Mt. Zion school house at four o’clock. Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Foster went to Amoret Monday. PANSY. In and Around Sprague. Well we are having a little Christ- mas. weather now and we are ex- pecting Santa Claus to make his usual trip to this part of the country. Rev. Adams filled his regular ap- pointment at the M. E. church Sun- The noted Pee yy singer of is go ina Christmas ong” We all hear this. ‘Mr. Lofenbarger had a sick cow one day last week. Claude Main visited Reuel Floyd Sunday. C Merritt was a Butler visit- or i The contest of the W.C.T. U. was well attended Friday night. The Ing In the evening. Mr. Arthur Geneva and Miss Hazel Weddington stole a march on their friends by going to Nevada and get- ting married Monday, Dec. 22nd. May happiness and prosperity ever attend them, is the wish of friends. Miss Irene Nafus of Eldorado Springs, is here to spend the holidays 1 with relatives and friends. Howard Smith is convalescing after a week of serious illness. Amoret post-office an hour and three- quarters late, considering himself lucky to be able to get in all.—Amo- ret Leader. Presbyterian Church. A. M. oe School 9:45. Public service Young People’s Talk ‘‘Cob Webs.’’ Sermon, ‘The Picture of Happy Man and an Unhappy Man.”’ W. A. Searfus has purchased the|P. M farm of A. P. Geneva. Mr. Geneva has not decided upon a location, but is considering Kansas City we believe. Fred Harcourt left for Kansas City Monday. He expects to visit his grandmother at Independence and an uncle at Holden, Mo., before return- ing home. More Time for Fair Building. Jefferson City, Dec. 18.—Norman J. Vaughn of St. Louis, secretary of the Missouri commission in_charge of the state exhibit at the Panama- Pacific exposition, was here today and informed Governor Major that the exposition board at San Francisco has granted the Missouri commission a additional days from January 1, 1914, in which to commence the construction of the Missouri Building. It is proposed to expend 000 on the Missouri structure. H. H. Hohens- child of Rolla has been named as ar- chitect for the building. Junior Christian Endeavor 3:00. Senior Christian Endeavor 6:30. Public Worship 7:30. Sermon, ‘‘Joshua the Man of De- cision."’ Workers Meeting Monday evening. Mid-week Devotional Service Wed. nesday evening. ; A cordial invitation is given to all to attend our services. C. H. Ticknor, Minister. K. &L. S. Social. Butler Council Knights and Ladies . of Security held a social session Tues- day night. A large crowd was pres- ent and an elegant oyster supper was pete Music, ee and a social good time was enjo: i a ng ol a u their wall. Judge Cole has been the far henry 1B youth ana isbeld ahah lor nea! years and is in esteem by every member. It isa ting tribute memorial to his faith- ful and efficient services. For Sale. nish u place to food a or out. G. 0. 10-4t* Route 4, can fur- © feed it