The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 24, 1914, Page 1

XXXVII. ee an 2 next year, - “dam, Zinn pany Auten There will be an entertainment and moves the date of his paper! 4 Christmas tree at Pleasant Val- away up in 1915, A. D. & ley Wed: ‘ y Inesday night given by the Geo. Rohrback is quite ill at present school. Miss Leola Rice is teacher. © The Boling boys ‘lost a fine horse __ PUSSY WILLOW. _ ‘One day last usa from cern stalk! Mulberry and Western Bates. ee "poison. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Booi réturned S.G. Adana our tax collector, will} Wednesday from a visit with rela- - only make one more trip to Virginia| tives at Danforth, Ill. : ‘to collect taxes before penalty isadd-) John Dykman was on the sick list sed. You will save by paying in 1914. the.fore part of the week. _ Xmas is. coming. I hear it is going! john H, Nutt has traded hia farm ~ 4to stop at Virginia and leave me some |'4,, one east of old Vinton and ex: a hoes pects to move in a few days. ing of Fulton, Kan., is} Mrs. W. J. Bard and daughter An- . ‘in our midst, bagi de Reon ead old na visited with fede Butler ‘friends. | Wednesday and Thursday. - Messrs. Will H., George H., and Miss Sena Bohl ken were shopping in Butler Thursday. The young folk of the neighbor- hood serenaded Mr. and Mrs. Law- rance Reed at the W. F. Stillwell home, and Mr. and ‘rs. Luke Booi at the C. H. Lamar home Wednesday night. : Miss Hazel Caldwell was a guest of Cyrus Nestlerede was out the other day breaking:a colt for spring work. ~ > The quilting at Mrs. Jno. Hedger’s ¥ ‘Sr., was ‘a pleasant day. spent in ‘quilting, joking and: eating of good ‘things. Oh! my, I wish I was a quilt- ser, the bid did not reach me. » Prepartions -are being made for Xmas entertainments at~ both the ‘Virginia churches. Come and see preparations:carried out. Miss Judy, teacher at Olive Branch school contemplates a box seppar in he nea Arthur ‘Westover signs forthe Times. . day. Two score or more young people ture seed Bs berry Saturday night.— The literary at Crook’s school house had a pie supper. $20.50 was taken in. Golden, Ill., to spend the holidays with their parents. N. M.N. ‘East Lone Oak, _ Rev. Gaither will preach at Peru ‘next Sunday morning and night. Rev. Spencer closed a two weeks meeting at Perti last Sunday night. There were nd conversions, ‘There willbe an oyster” supper.-at Peru Thursday night, Dec. 24 1914. - Admission 25 and 15 cents, i F. L. Blankenbaker sided up his bungalow one day last week. Peru church has new song books and the people are very much pleased with them. Alonzo Lacoarce of Cedar County arrived home last Monday for a visit with the O. L. Blankenbaker family » during the holidays. Cleve Steer arrived home last Friday from a visit to Cedar County. Mrs. J. R.-Slyter spent Sunday “with her parents in Rich Hill. Elmer Requa and Ernest Gough “purchased some throrough bred Po- land China sows of U, S. Ison last “ week. _-Henry Thompson and Nelle Thom- - as called at Elmer Requa’s last Sun- ’ -day evening. The Peru M. W. A. are going to ~~ give an oyster supper for the mem- cbers New Years night. Miss Maude Morgan is spending a ~week with Mrs, Ella Thomas. ‘ Wm. Scifers was out looking for a "— :good short horn bull the first uf the week. i Another wedding before thisreaches -our readers, will. probably have oc- ‘cyrred. We will give | further details ~ ext week. “Wednesday, December. 16 1914, Mies Elsie Hart and Willie Griffin ere__united in marriage. A large belfry Friday. .mas dinner with his parents. Nutt’s Sunday. - os rs: Padiey is very ill with pneu- ai at the home of her son Arthur. ‘and with Dell Requa on the shares Finey Phebbs is taking care of Ekke Taute’s stock while the Tautes Lare away. John K. Knox was a caller at Har- lan Porter’s Monday. Rev..‘G. P. Crebs of Rich Hill drove over in his car Sunday and preached at the Mulberry church. RAMBLER. _ In and Around Maysburg. Mr. Sterling Harness and family were shopping in Urich Saturday. Mrs, Gilbert and Coonrod sold tur- keys in Urich one day last week. On account of the storm Sunday there was not much Sunday School at either church. _ The pie pupper that was to have been Friday night at Smoky Row] w. postponed until Wednesday night of this week. Miss Stella Ramsy teacher at Smoky. Miss Ollie visited Mrs. Godwin Sunday. Mr. Farmer and family visited Mr. Clark’s Sunday. Rev. Smith preached his last ser- mon at the Baptist church Saturday That congregation has called Miss Mary Knox Saturday and Sun-j Rey, Jordon for their pastor the com- eve. ing year. _On account of the storm Sunday enjoyed a skating party on the Mul-/Rey. McCormack failed to organize his singing class. Mr. and Mrs. Ekke Taute and three} The-Baptist church is preparing a children left Monday Morning for | nice program and tree for Xmas. We are having plenty of snow at present, The German Lutheran church has} Mr. Wendleton has moved to the a new bell, which was placed in the! farm he purchased from Ernest Mid- dieton. John Taute left Monday morning] We were sorry to hear of Tom for Golden,-Ill., for a visit at his boy. |Swackhamer’s house Burning one hood home and expects to eat Christ-| day last week.” from home helping butcher. We will place) - -on Sale All They were away They A..G_ Payne: visited at —_— -H, | didn’t save muctrbut™ bre #-good i : ;| surances; % _ BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1914. NUMBER 10 Butchering seems tobe the game the fast two weeks. Miss Guthrie, teacher at Hackler is to have a Christmas box and program at the school house Thursday after- noon. -Tan White and Sam Farmer butch- ered for Mrs Dudney Friday. Thelma White has been quite sick but is about all right again. Well, we sincerely hope Old Santa will not overlook any one this year. ‘ A NEIGHBOR. i North New Home. ‘What has become of Elkhart? i; Chandler has built a new barn. rt Linendoll helped Lewis’ Mc- Kibben ‘thrash wheat and oats last Bén Pickett was taken very sick Saturkay and Dr. Foster was called to see him. Orval Pickett and wife and Mrs. Linendoll attended the funeral of Mrs. Orr at Rich Hill, Friday. Ralph Newcome’s baby was buried at the Morris cemetery Sunday. Ben Zinn of Gasconade county, is visiting at the home of his uncle, Mr. Keeton, at ie -Parks.—— ere will be a Xmas tree at Ny- Ale oe Last Corner Thursday night. Thelma and Johnnie Richmond spent last week with their mother, Mrs. Mattie Dickerson of Foster. Jim Clark, tax collector, called on the tax payers one day last week. Frank Miller hauled coal from Rich Hill last week. Ike Kelly and Henry Ehart is on the sick list. n Smith and:wife spent Monday home of Bert Gatvin, COR. ‘Ladies’ Coats | Ladies’ Suits Bud Berry is digaing a a well: for! The Right to “Go Fishin’.” A gentleman from Butler County suggests that the efficiency of the Game Warden's department would be greatly strengthened by the rev- enue to be derived from a tax of $1 a year upon all fishermen. He express- es the belief that no man who loves to angle will object to the tax, since it will protect the fish from dynami- ters and other piscatorial barbarians. | an True enough, but what about the joys? ig enough, but what about the ys’ Missouri has several hundred thou- sand boys who never owned a whole dollar in their lives, and if by hook or crook they got one their unatural par- ents would make them spend it for something useful. It is the heaven- given right of a boy to ‘‘go fishin’.”’ No adolescence is complete without the experience of a few hours of wild life now and then with an open fire and something, won from field or stream, to cook oh it. Moreover most boys will have it; so that a proposal |. to tax all anglers boils down to a question whether these dollarless boys shall start in the sportsman’s life as poachers. That will never do. If anglers are to be taxed there must be an excep- SENATOR STONE’S “INFERNAL” MACHINE It May Have Been Harmless but it _ Looked Suspicious to Missourian. Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—Sen- ator Stone had a scare yesterday up- — on arriving at his office when he found a thin mailing tube, which in some respects had the appearance of “infernal machine.” The Senator cautiously opened the can and then hurriedly put it down. The contents did not seem reassuring. A wad of cotton, a small box and the head of a three ounce bottle were the suspicious objects. The manner in which they were packed made the senator wary. To callers the senator showed the can. Several venturesome statesnien started to pick it up, but Senator Stone stopped them. | “What are you~ going to do with it?”’ one curious visitor inquired. “Why, give it to the negro porter and if he lives after emptying the ‘can, present him with the contents,” answered the senator. W. R. -Hollister, secretary to the senator came into the room in time to hear the fate of the tin. He laughed heartily. . -tion-in-favor-of-all boys.— =Repubtic. | —“‘Why, that’s rheumatisn ism medicine | Four Turnips Make.a Bushel. George Wiegenstein of Rural Route No. 3, Fredericktown, sends Near and Far a clipping from a local paper which shows that he is the champion turnip producer of Missouri, He took to the office of The Fredericktown Democrat-News four turnips which weighed three pounds above a bushel. The four weighed 35- pounds. Mr. Wiegenstein writes: ’’I guess that will put your Reynolds County turnip on the blink.” The Reynolds County turnip weighed a’ little ‘more than 10 pounds.—Republic. va ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS " ‘Saturday December 26th Ladies’ Dresses Ladies’ Ladies’ Skirts Waists AT REMARKABLY LOW’ PRICES Senator,” he said. “It came while you were sick, from aSt. Louis friend who said it was a sure cure.’’ Senator Stone passed cigars. around Virginia-Grand View Pick-Ups We did not appear last week on account of scarcity of news. Perry Burkman and wife of near Butler visited a few days last week with Bert McFerrin and wife. T. S. Harper lost a valuable young horse one day. Jast-week. A heavy snow and same sleet visit- ed us the fore part of the week. S..S. Martin’s house burned down Friday evening as the result of a der fective flue. Part of the contents were saved, Miss Ida Englehardt visited iast week with friends and reiatives in Kansas City. Mr. aiid Mrs. Geo. H. Thompson spent Sunday with R. F. Harper and family. Miss Arvie Constable of Nebraska is visiting with Miss Winnie Wheeler. Joe Whinery and family were Amoret visitors Saturday. T. S. Grimsley spent a few days last week with his parents at Harri- sonville, Mo. Perry Burke spent Sunday with rel- atives in Adrian. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fleming and baby spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs, S. Nightwineand family. Lester Ayres spent Saturday night with Dub Grimsley. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Thompsn were Amoret visitors Saturday. : Mr. and Mrs. S. Nightwine have company from Jefferson City. Several from this vicinity did ‘their Christmas shopping at Amoret and Butler Saturday, It was a rather cold day for them. - ’ Mr. and Mrs. John T. Harper were Butler visitors Saturday. W. T. Izatt and family moved to Virginia last week into the house just vacated by Dr. Lusk and family. Miss Mary Harper visited with Miss Irene Lusk Saturday. Several weddings on the program for this week. Lewis Lent and Ray McCann will each have a sale next week.