The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 28, 1916, Page 1

f i “last Sunday. e Buller ekly. Ne Historical Sog VOL. XXXVIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1916. si Cimes, NUMBER 50 Elkhart. Well, it has been about four months sinte we took a lay off. I don’t know whether I can find any: news or not but will try. So here goes for what I can find. Clem Custer who has been very sick for three weeks is in a fair way to get well. There were three doctors to see him, one from Kansas City. He got his pay and pulled for home. Clem Custer’s father and two brothers from Kansas City called to see him last’ week. Miss Nellie Bruner and Bessie Allen took in the show at Adrian _one night last week. They report it o. k. John Halford and family made a flying trip to the county seat last Saturday and back to Amster- - dam in tine to’take in the show they made the trip in their Ford ear. _ The big meeting at Mount Ver- non is still going on it is report- ed. Miss Nellie Bruner and her best fellow took in the doings at Fair- view church last Saturday night. Miss Ella Anderson, Charley Cowley and Miss Nellie Bruner all took dinner at the honie of Bad Bailey last Sunday. They re- port a good time. ° Ed Bailey’s car went dead on him last Saturday as he was go- ing to Amsterdam. The last we Saw of him he was going to town on foot. We guess that he got there all right. The writer called at the home of Fred Bruner who lives out on the state line. We found Fred and his wife hard at work. Fred had the bad luck to lose one of his fine big mares one day last week. Mrs. Tom Raybourn went to Pittsburg, Kansas, last Saturday for a week’s visit with friends. Tom is keeping hatch. How do you think things will look when his wife gets home. Mr. MeDaniels who has been out in Kansas this summer is vis- iting his daughter, Mrs. Fred Ar- mentrout, in Amsterdam this week. He will leave in a few days for Michigan where he will spend this winter. G. W. Armentrout and the writ- er took in the baptizing at the Jackson ford last Sunday. There were fifteen put under the water. Miss Euphie Scott of Adrian is out in Elkhart taking in the sights and calling on her friends. W. F. Stephens is fixing up for cold weather. It is reported that he is building a concrete cellar. The writer made a flying trip over in Kansas one day last week. He stayed all night -with old friends out there. We saw some eorn over in the Sunflower State. They had a fine rain and the grass looks like in the spring of the year. Unele Jake Masterson. came down from East Boone township He brought a sample of the corn that growed on his farm up there. It is fine. There is one more chance for 4 wedding in Elkhart, but we can’t tell, when it will be pulled of. Pate Nafus was seen going south last Sunday morning. We didn’t see where he tied up. Charley Misner has a bad hand. He ‘got it cut on a barbed wire and blood poison set in. The doc- tor has been to see him once or twice every day for about p week. We heard this morning that .he was some better. - Sid Good called at Tom Brun- er’s this morning long enough to help eat watermelons. There will be some place to go all of this week. Sales three Jays and the street fair at Amsterdam the 27th and 28th. Don’t fail to come. Mr. Ed Bailey has got to be quite a Sunday school goer since he got his little Ford car. Miss Ida Ferguson and her brother spent last Sunday at the home of Miss Cordia Bruner. John Dawson, father of Mrs. Tom Bruner, spent last Sunday with her. . Lige Spillman and family spent last Sunday at the home of R. L. Scott. Uncle Ellis Hand and wife, Mrs, Minnie Allen.and daughter, Miss Hand. We went out to help Ben get some corn and were very much. sur- prised, as Ben has some of the best corn that we have seen in Ekchart township. Mrs, Finley, living in Grand River township, had the bad luck to fall down a few days ago and break her left arm and Mr. Fin- ley is reported on the sick list. Mrs. Ben Coats returned home last Sunday from Mr. Finley’s where she had'been for several days, helping to care for Mrs. Finley. I will ring off or this may go to the waste basket. JOHNNY. Mt. Carmel] News. Mr. W. spent a few days the first of the week with his sons, W. E. and P. H. Osborne, Mrs. J. W. Jarvis spent a few days the last of the week with rel- atives in Kansas City. Mrs. Hall of Pleasant Gap visit- Mrs. Guy Thomas, and family. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Osborne and | family took Sunday dinner with | his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y.! Osborne in Butler. E. C. Ison’s sale was pulled off in good shape Monday with Col. | Beard at the hammer. Grandma Corlett returned Sat- bday dau a visit wth relatives J. E. haonand sold John Har-) per a fine heifer one day las week, Rev. Spencer filled his last ap-; pointment before conference at! Mt. Carmel Sunday morning. J. E. Leonard cut corn for John; McKissick near Lost Corner school | house a couple of days last week. Mrs. W, E. Osborne and chil- dren spent several days last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Simpson near Cornland. UNCLE HENRY. Y. Osborne of Butler; ed last week with her daughter, | : In and Around Maysburg. Quite-a number of people from this vicinity attended the convén- tion and basket dinner at Wal- nut. There was a large crowd, some good talks and a solo by Mrs. Susie Williams which was appre- ciated by all and plenty of good things to eat. Mrs. Farmer is quite poorly at this writing. Most of the farmers are sowing wheat in this vicinity. Mr. Jimmie White of Appleton City took dinner with his uncle, | Tan White, Thursday. Mr. Ed Hook, of Appleton City came out Thursday to figure on, ‘painting the buildings on his farm. Mrs. Edrington of Butler, has been visiting her son, Albert, and daughter, Mrs. Gilbert, the past few days. Powell-Gilbert. . A very pretty wedding was sol- emnized Wednesday evening, Sep- tember 20, at the home of Mr. and | Mrs. Riley Gilbert, when they gave in marriage their daughter, Miss Elsie Frances, to Mr. Ray Allen Powell. } At 7:30 Mrs. Allen sang ‘“‘T { Love Thee’’ beautifully, while the happy couple, attended by. Mr. Dode Holland and Miss Kathryn Middleton took their places be- | fore Rev. R. M. Talbert, of the Si1iin uF rho O- nounced the ceremony which made them man and wife, | Naomi Edrington, cousin of the bride; was the ring bearer. bride wore organdy and net and learried a boquet of bride’s roses. The bridesmaid wore white and earried pink roses. The color | scheme was white and pink. The {house was beautifully decorated 'with smilak and lillies of the valley. After the ceremony @ dainty three course lunch was jserved. The bride and groom are| { ents. Little |; The |! both held in high esteem by all who know them. They were the receipients of many useful pres- All wish them a happy and prosperous married life. A NEIGHBOR. < North New Home. Mr. and Mrs. Stanfield visited with their daughter, Mrs. Milt Reeves, last Tuesday. Mr. Stan- field bought a calf from Tink Hedger, Mrs. Geo. Frank and Mrs. Char- ley Frank and Mrs. Fritz visited i Mrs. Linendoll last Thurs- ay Miss Minnié Gaston visited over Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Noah Nyhart and daugh- ter, Mrs. Mary Frederick visited at Ida Clark’s from Saturday till Monday, then they will visit Geo. Clark, near Foster. Jack Skaggs visited at Phelps Sunday. Homer Linendoll and wife went to the Darby fruit farm after ap- ples one day last week. Milt Reeves-and wife, Henry Ehart and wife visited at Cliff Ehart’s Sunday. Stanley Patterson is wi orking on the section. Walter Strein and J. W. Jones; delivered cattle to Butler Monday to Hensley. Mrs. Gaston John and daughters spent Sunday with her son, Geo. | and wite, Bud Berry and Sunday afternoon at ton’s. Perry Osborne and family spent Sunday at Mr, Chandler's. Brick MeCaughey bought a horse at the Ison sale Monday. ~ Asa Simmons is working | the roads east of Charley Franks with ‘an engine. COR. family Lee Comp- Stetson hats, Black & Arnold. Oak Grove Items. . Misses Martha and Frankie Gragg spent Sunday at the home of their sister, Mrs. Cleve Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Cumpton spent Sunday at the Mrs. Clara Batchelor home., A. L. Gilmore and family spent Sunday at the Boyd Williams home. Mr. Warhayer of near Creigh- ton was in this vicinity buying cattle last week. Mrs. A. T. Keen, who-has been visiting her sister, Mrs, Rilla Rad- ford, of Butler, returned home Sunday. Several of this vicinity attended spent | P. V. MeCook’s sale. Rey, Frey filled-his regular ap- pointment at Pleasant Home. Mrs. Cleve Hunter and children spent Saturday at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Will Gragg. Mr. J. B. Newberry is enjoying a visit from his grandson, Bert Newberry. Clarence Bowman Thomas Frost Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Evans and jdaughter, Edna, and Mr. and iMrs. C. W. Bourquin and son, Gaylord, ealled at the G. W. Keen home Monday. Joseph West moved to Butler last week. | Mr. and Mrs. Claud Quiek and childrenspent Sunday at the home of her.mother, Mrs. Randall. ealled on : a st 7 Irs. Clara Batchelor, spent Mon- it the home of their par- and Mrs. W. G. Cump- PANSY. id ents, Mr. ton, Appreciation. To the many friends whose sympathy and services have min- istered to us in our sorrow We ex- press in this public manner our deep gratitude. Butler, Mo., Sept. 23, 1916. Thomas J. Smith and ‘family. -Stylish New Hats that are right in style, right in quality $1.50, $2.00, John B. Stetson, $3.50, $4.00 Sam Levy Mercantile Company ~ $10.00, Let us help you to decide. will find it easy and satisfactory to make your de- cision from our new fall styles. a beautiful style and marvels at the attractive prices. What to Wear This Fall? What Color? What Cloth? What Style? You Everyone admires YOUR NEW SUIT OR OVERCOAT will surely come from here where your dollar goes the farthest. $15.00, $17.00 $20.00, $25.00 Your Boy Should be Dressed as Well as Dad Here you will see handsome new fabrics made up into Stylish Suits and Over- coats for boys, at prices that make our “quality clothes” the best for you to buy. $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 New Shoes that you like. We'll fit you right or not at all, and you will-find our val- $3.00 ues uncommonly good. $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 Good Clothes for Men and Women Somewhere in Bates County. We are long on suffering and slow to get hot in the collar but if the county court and the drain- age district committee don’t get busy and build-some new bridges and repair some old ones—I say if they don’t—well, I. suppose we will have to do without ’em,. but watch, see how we vote. Mayor Campbell .of Nyhart is supplying two families in Butler with ‘an article of food that can not be found in any grocery store in Butler and yet they say they are up to date. Best people do their trading at the Nyhart em-" porium., Bob Sproul is entting corn with his corn binder for Mr, Linendoll this week. Bob is a hustler— works day and night—mostly at night. So say his hired men, Charlie Simmons is back in this vicinity threshing oats and tim- othy. He threshed for Lee Ison and John Ehart. Some thresher is Charlie, Let him thresh yours. Business is quiet these days, so darned quiet that a cat with felt Hoots on, walking ‘on a velvet ear- pet three inches” thick, would make more noise. Some quiet! Uhm—yes, sir. Mell Campbell’s fall -stoek of canned goods are arriving and he will soon have a fall stock of fresh goods on hand. This stock was bought last spring before it had low present prices. The same good old prices will prevail at his store. Better do some of your trading at Nyhart. Get ont and try to do some- thing, Don’t say, “TE ean't. I heard of a man who said a cow can’t climb a tree, But did any- onerever sec a cow try? Mayor Heinlein of ‘Butler was » visitor at Nvhart last week. Of course, ‘Junior’? was with him. Some boy that. . What’s the use of erying, care’s a silly calf; if to live vou’re try- ing, the only way’'s ta laugh. Cheer up— the worst is vet ta come, This is the season when the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder should be in the ‘‘silo.”’ Doe. Pat- terson has located a fine pumpkin patch, He says if he gets enough stewed pumpkins he can get along without the fodder, Lost, strayed or stolen—-Several perfectly good bee Any in- formation thankfully received by *Unele Mack.’ The Interstate Commerce So- ciety “for the prevention of eruel- ty’ to the unfortunate passengers on the Interstate branch camped in our village one day last week. They left without saying whether they could do atiything to help the suffering public or not. A poet once wrote, ** What is so rare as a day in une.’ He ought to spend a day or two in “Peaceful Valley” in September. Eien, if ever; perfect. days.”* Joe Flammang, our county high- Way engineer, was out ‘Thursday of last week taking measurements” forthe long hoped for new bridge on the big ditch just south of the river. This bridge is much needed as it is on the main road from Butler to Foster. SUNNY JIM. frees. come Herrell Happenings. (Too late for last week. Mr. Clyde White entertained a number of friends at his. home Saturday evening. Games were played and refreshments — served. All report a good time. Miss Ruth Wayland is slowly recovering from her illness. Grover Carroll and family ae- feompanied Mr. Mark Carroll to Kansas to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. €. Jones and children motored to Hume Sunday to spend the day with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Taylor ac- companied Mr. Jeff Taylor and family to Kansas City Thursday. They went in Mr. Taylor’s new Ford. They returned Sunday. Mr. U. S. Ison and family mo- tored to Pleasanton, Kansas Sun- day to spend the day with rela- tives. Mrs. Francisco and two children from Butler spent Monday even- ing with Mr. John Strange and family. Mr. Oren Ison was on the sick list. ROSE.