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VOL, XXXVI. ON THE WING. ‘ The pie supper.at the Mt. Vernon school house Friday night tookin $14. woe. pie supper at Eldorado- or Hot] ‘ater school house took in $27.15 for pies and $10 for the most popular fant sheet school house. A young lady. Miss Mary Allen of| ™S*et dimmer turday. Amoret got the cake. ‘i "Mrs. Ada Oldham and Mrs. S. N. Kinion spent adnan with Mrs. ‘S. S. Martin ~ Mrs. #1 Burk and Ethel Burk and »_ two-sons visited Sadie Miller Tues- day. head Ike Dawson went to Amsterdam Sunday to visit Victor Green and see about renting his farm south of town. Claude Kinion, wife and baby, Mrs. S. N. Kinion spent Tuesday. with Dan’l. Orear and family. Laul Laughlin of Foster spent Sun- day with the Pahlman boys. R. P. C. Jensin and wife took din- ner with G. M. Garner’s Sunday. Mrs. Angest Sunquist of Vinton, Mo. is visiting her sister Mrs. Monty ‘Oldham. Mrs. George Jackson has the rheu- matism very badly. : Well, the ground-hog saw his shadow Monday, Feb. 2d. Report says McBraden has a new automobile. Ike Dawson has begun to build his new house on Knobs Creek. Ed Bollings of Elkhart visited Geo. Zinn Sunday. Simon Harbaugh will move on the ~ Jim Satterlee farm that he bought March Ist. Z “Tom,.Grimsley lost a good mare and.colt'a few days ago. Harry, son of Cyrus. Nestlerode has been quite sick fora few days. — The 7th and 8th is Baptist meeting Eastern Bates. R. B. Keeble the. Scully lease that Charley Flickinger now occupies, will move the lst ot March. The High School proposition that was voted on Saturday the 31 was defeated by a vote of-99 against 51 for it. J. E. Kretsinger’s sale pulled off Monday, everything sold well. J. A. Beard did ‘the selling. The Epworth League topic for Fri- day night, Feb. 6 at Spruce, ‘John’s Gentleness with Vehemerice,” Mark 3:17, Luke 9:54, John 13:23—25, 21, 20; 1 John 2:12—14. Everyone cordially invited. The Ghristian Endeavor topic for Sunday eve Feb. 8 atthe Presbyterian church at Spruce, “Twelve Great Verses’. Leader Clyde Borland. Every one invited to attend. : W. E.. Vansant: went to Butler Tuesday after a load of household goods for his son-in-law, Henry Dater in Kansas City, Missouri. They will locate here, about the 1st of March. Oscar Baker purchased 3 of the, first prize ‘winning Indian Runner ducks of J. R. Mooney of near Butler Saturday. Mrs. Eliza Beard returned Mome On account of the three pie suppers{ Thursday from Parsons, Kan., where the attendance at the Crook’s literary] she had been at the bedside of her Friday night was: very light. Next) grand danghter Alfa Beard who on Friday night. the-question will ‘be, ‘Monday und@rwent an dperation for ‘Should any.man’ -mnapey-till che, ‘has appendicitis.. Word~ was- received $00. ee Monday that she is stilfinproving. | Alarge lot of ‘winter: plowing has| _ LIBERTY. been done and farmers -are contem- plating an early seed bed. The ground. works nice. - Tansy Smith the road boss has graded the road 14 miles southwest of Peter Dhnnin’s, in fine shape. He is worth re-electing. T, J. Hockett and wife . returned last week from Johnstown where they visited her daughter, Mrs. Grace Burns. Frank Christopher of Elkhart town- ship wants to buy a good milk cow. Those who wants to sow seed oats, see me. | _Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pallimer spent the day Friday with T. J. Hockett. Mr. ‘Standfield and wife visited Sunday with T. J. Hockett. ‘Mr. Peterson went to Ed Duncan’s Jast Sunday. “Mr. Waller of New Home deliver- ed a fine yearling jack to Ed Bailey a few days ago. Price $100. Anyone wanting a Scully lease, see Grant Oldham. and C. S. Nestle- At'the surprise dinner at Geo. ‘Crook’s Sunday, $2 were. in attend- * ance for'his. birthday. All reported _a jolly good time. . Julius Heckadon of New Home is} ‘able to:yo to work again in the mines |} after being hurt by coal falling on ‘him. He carries-one arm ina sling. day. ~ 100 Pieces Cambric Jar 18c value...... rer 8, sells els elsewhere BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1914. ‘idance Monday night. Everyoné en |, Up to 12 inches wide, fast —— regu- One lot Cambric- Edgings, Insertions to Match ~ Regular 8c value.. OMAR ee aes rete BG ‘One fot Linen and Cluney hile ei a the thing ‘for ynderwear and pillow SESS A peg area eee, 10c -fegular price 25c yd., at.......26..66-s00e0++- ABE One lot 18 Inch Flouncing Worth up to 60c at.......5...0ceee ees *,.80¢ Det 106 ghane Star, In and Around Npragas. North New Home. After a-space of absence we wilt Mrs Newberry of Jefferson City return to meet you again. Was the guest of Mrs. Patterson one day last week. bind Rave beeb haying sonte fing Mrs. Perry Osborn and _ children weather, and everyone is beginning) visited with her sister Mrs-Bud Ber- to farm once more. ~-} fy last Wednesday. Mr. Weedin and family visited at} . Mrs. Young and children of Kan- Mr. Puryear’s Sunday. sas City visited from Tuesday until Miss Bettie Hutchinson and Tom) rity * the home of her uncle Tke Jenkins have returned from their four weeks vift in the North. -Ed Campbell visited with his broth- er Mell, Thursday. Mr. Sartorious and wife and Mr.| Wm, Hutchison Jr., who has been aerate at Mr. Floyd’s Sun-/ visiting relatives, returned to his ay. home in Eldorado Springs Thursday. Mr. Merritt gave a social dance A large crowd attended the pie Thursday night. There was not aj Supper at Nyhart poy night. They very large crowd but all enjoyed. @ the he a which will be used for most pleasant evening. Music wag Puedes furnished by Mr. Floyd and Mr, pe hig Jie left Saturday for sburg, Kansas, where he has a Samuel Bradley. position with the Kansas City South- Miss Willa Floyd visited Inez Sar- torius Saturday night and Sunday. busy attending sales as they are get- ting very numerous in this part of the country. , ..The meeting at Bethel began a week ago last Tuesday night. Miss Ola McGuire was the guest of Miss Rosa Obannon last Thursday night. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Niggley January 22nd, a boy. ‘Mr. Health is baling straw for Harold Shelton. Mrs. McGuire and Mrs. Stover vis- ited Mrs. McGuire’s sister near Bal- lard last Monday. Mrs. Johnnie Hermann and Mrs. Alva Deerwester celebrated their birthdays together at the home of Mrs. Hermann last Sunday. Mrs. Shelton has been visiting. at the home of her son, Harold Shelton, for the last few days. Miss Rosa Obannon and Miss Ella Pulliam visited Miss Ola McQuire last Tuesday night. Floyd Fortner and sister, Ethel, visited at Mr. Stover’s last Sunday. As last Sunday was Mrs. Hanson’s birthday she was agreeably surprised about noon by seeing many of her friends coming with well filled bask- ets. It was her forty-seventh birth- day. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Stover, Mr. and Mrs. McGuire, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stover, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Ab- ner Cunningham, Mises Ruth, Belle and Mary Cunningham, Ola McGuire, Roy Stover, Chris McGuireand Homer and Lon Cunningham. About five o'clock they started for home wishing ern railroad. | -Mrs. John McKissick and children Rev. Claylock filled his regular ap- visited with relatives in Butler Sat- pointment at the Christian church | "day night and Sunday. Sunday. John Ehart ae a party Saturday ; a A ; night for the old folks. Those pres- Miss Ruby Cussiman visited friends | ent were: Jim Clark and family, Mr. in Rich Hill Saturday and Sunday. Cragg qd tt Jom cusp ae ‘ z family, Lon Smith and family, Cli Mr. J. S. Cline shipped @ car load Ehart and wife, Milt Reeves and wife, of cattle and hogs from Sprague | Harve McDaniel and wife, Ida Clast Monday. ‘and children, Albert Dunsworth and If the ground hog didn’t see his | fa ily, Miss\Anna Malone, Bro. Stan- shadow Monday he must be blind. ly Patten eitnctaa Bowles. Music i ha Visited at Mr Hutch John Phelps and Mrs. Mattie Rich- isons Monday eve. mond and children visited at the Frank Merritt visited John Blank- | home of Ike Kelly’s Sunday. enbaker Sunday. Cliff Ehart, wife and baby spent Mrs. Guy Davis visited’ at Mrs, | Sunday with J. W. Jones. Ryan’s. Sunday. John Ehart and family visited at The needle club met at Mrs. C..C. |the home of Fred Medley’s Sunday. McGinnis Wednesday evening. Stanley Patterson and Andrew Mr. Floyd was a ness caller at Dpstep were Poser sinthiee Bubony: Metz Friday. a Meritt Pickett is on the sick Oscar Masterson visited Reul 1 Floyd on Sait a and family~spend Suns qed lay with Orval Pickett and wife. Mr. H. | Summers gave a J. L. Strein and wife niake a ‘busi- ness to Bob ieciie 's Monday morn- ing. _ COR. days. ee aie Best 2 for 25c Socks. Walker-McKibben. ie joyed a good time. 3 aidiae Embroideries AND.LACES * At. Surprising Low Prices An immense showing of high class Embroideries and Laces which should appeal to most all women. are included in this special Good Luck Sale where prices reach a lower limit than you have witnessed for’ many a All widths . Embroidery One lot Swiss Edgings and Insertion to Mateh Neat effects and edges guaranteed, 100 Pieces New Spring Ginghams _.. «Sells elsewhere 12%c yard, our arg eee ce BO erevaxateestssncsnsyed (0c. All Ladies Suits and Coats “AT HALF THE Benrt-AR PRICE. 10c yd., our price.....:8¢ The men of this community are}, Mrs. Hanson many more happy birth- | S ty, inn: = Y Seay NUMBER 16 Culver Items. Elkhart Well, the writer failed to show up last week as news was scarce. _ The weather still continues fine. We got our potato patch broke up last week and started to plow for oats but got ~~ rained out. The mail carrier failed on Route 2 on account of high water. There will be preaching at Concord next Saturday and Sunday. John Stephens has a fine pile of wood hauled up. If he makes his wife cut it up she will have an all summer job of it. Jim Kershner is going to move back on the farm that he left last spring. John Stephens and wife called to see Mrs. Cora Custer, who is report- ed on the sick list. John Reeves helped W. H. Keeton saw wood one day last week. Clarence Spillman made a flying” trip to the county seat one’ day last week. Will Kershner was trading in Am- sterdam last Saturday. Mrs. Gus Bruner sprung quite a surprise on Gus on the 24th, it being his birthday. She sent him over to one of the neighborsand while he was gone a number of his friends came in with well-filled baskets-of all kinds of good grub and when he walked in the way his eyes stuck out was a caution. We failed to learn who all was there but are sure we didn’t get there. Mrs. Ella Scott invited ina few of her lady friends one day last week and they report a jolly good time, ' plenty to eat and plenty to talk about. Those present were Mrs. Mag Scott, “- Euphie Scott, Mrs. John Messick, Mrs. Reeves, Aunt Lou Scott, Mrs. Ed Bailey and Mrs. John Halford. John Raybourn has bought the Mizner house and will meve in the. first of March. The writer and wife spent last Fri- day at the home of Aunt Mag Scott. We had a pleasant visit. Miss Euphie Scott was trading in Amsterdam last Saturday. We hear that Simon Harbaugh has ~ bought the Will Marshall farm south- east of Concord. We welcome the family in our community. From the looks of things we are going to have a telephone line out in this part. | Deacon Fritts and wife, Verge Henderson and his best girl all spent last Sunday at the home of John Daniels. They report a pleasant time. Tinker Hedger and wife spent: last Sunday at Col. Lockridge’s. Misses Cora and Alice Keeton were Feb. 6. Ei trading in the city of Elkhart last-Sat- urday. Turner Henderson and wife spent last Sunday at Col. Lockridge’s. Verge Henderson and his best girl and another lady took supper at Col. Lockridge’s last Sunday night. They report a good time. The writer and wife called at George Lockridge’s last Sunday evening. Elia Fix and Walter Henderson left for Iowa one day last week. JOHNNY. Mulberry and Western Bates. R. R. Hamilton made a business trip to Kansas City Wednesday. Jaifies Porter visited at the Fred Ewbank home several days last week. Hazel and Noris Caldwell visited at the J. R. Knox home Friday evening. ‘Miles M. Walker's new residence is almost completed. ‘Fred Ewbank, wife and baby visit- ed at the home of Harlan Porter Fri- day. The pie supper at Hot_Water Fri- Fred Meints and family visited with friends in Butler Saturday and Sun- — day. G.. B. Bohlken renews for The There will_be a pie supper at the M.'W: A. ball in Amoret Friday night tybod} come and have a