The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 14, 1916, Page 2

SEORT STORIES % Of Local Interest—Clipped From Our Exchanges. Nortleet & Ream of Butler un- loaded a var load of Fords here Saturday.— Amsterdam Enter- prise. Mrs. Lon Speece, wife of J. R. Speece, formerly of near. Mont- rose, died at her home in Prinee- ton, Cal.. Nov. 2, says the Mont- rose Recorder. The blacksmith shop of Am- oret changed hands Tuesday and Chas. Ehrbar the new proprietor is now in charge. Mr. Ehrbar is a practical all around mechanic. —Amoret Leader, Mr. Irvin Campbell, of Garden City, Mo., and Cora Pearl’ Allen were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Allen, Wednesday morning, December 6th, 1916, Rey. W. S. Hood offieiating.~-Adrian Jour- nal. A box ‘supper which was held at the Harwood school Thursday evening was attended by hun- dreds of persons and the proceeds amounted to $94.13. A cake voted to the most popular young lady — brought $80.10.--Metz Times. i Mr. Lloyd Murray, of Hume, and Miss Aliee Shepherd, of Rich- ards, were united in marriage, Thanksgiving day. They will make their home:in Hume. The groom is’ the oldest hon of Mr. and Mrs...J. W. Murray, and was born and raised in Hume.—Bor- der Telephone. Mr. W. E. Bowen, of Topeka, Kansas, and Mrs. Edith Webber of Adrian, were. married in Kan- Elkhart. The writer called on Uncle Geo. Fulkerson the-other evening, He is wanting to rent a small farm, wishing to take life more easily. We called at W. F. Stephens one night last week. We took a look at his new conerete cellar. It is one of the best that I have seen in the ‘county. We stayed all night with him and you het we had a jolly good visit. The candy pulling at the home of Jim Kershner one night last week was all O. K. John Steph- ens and wife, Guss Bruner and wife, Will Kershner and family Pate Nafus “and Aunt Lizzie Kershner and the writer were present. They all, had a_ jolly good time, F The dance at Elkhart last week was pulled off on time and they all report a good time.. The. preacher stayed. all night ut Ress Conard’s last Saturday night and preached at Mt. Vern- on Sunday and Sunday night. John Stephens and wife spent last Suday at the home of Mrs. Kershner. : Jim Fuller and wife, Mrs, W. A, Crumley all spent last Sunday at W. HL. Keeton’s. : John Barton and family visited at Rome Morris’ last Sunday. Emery Crumley and wife spent Turner Hender- ast Sunday at son’s. John Fritts and wife, Chauncey Fritts and wife, and ye seribe all took dinner at the home of Dea- con Fritts. The Deacon is feeling powerful good the way that the election went. We guess that the i Deacon must have had some good luck. We saw in the paper last week that Sunny Jim had got a mes- sage that he couldn't get enough papers to supply the demand sas City Sunday, December _3, 1916, and departed for Topeka, where they will reside and where the groom has a good position with the Kimball Piano Company. ~Adrian Journal. Miss Susan @ilkeson, the 19-{ year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | J. C. Gilkeson of Drexel, Mo., died here at 4 o'elock Sunday morning from pneumonia, at the| home of her sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Wal- lace at Warrensburg, whom she had been visiting the last eight weeks. The Kansas City ~ Southern, Sunday inaugurated a new pas- senger service by the addition of two new trains. One of the new trains, No. 5, leaves Kansas City at 8:00 a.m, The other new train No, 6, is scheduled at Kansas City | i | ischool house on the 15th. Times. We will feel bad next week if we don’t get The Butler Times. Now Mr. Editor please reseind your order and send The Times out for we can’t afford to miss a number as it’ gives us the news from all parts of the county. Ed Bailey and wife and Miss Nellie Brown were out joy rid- ing last. Saturday. Uncle Jake. Masterson left one day last week for Saline county, where he expects to stay this win- ter. The school teachers of five jtownships will have a big teach- ers eeting at the Willow Branch If you want to hear some good speaking be sure and go as there is to be some fine speakers there that day at 6330 4. m. Regular No. 4° is now a through train, and does not | stop between Pittsburg and Kan-! sas City. | Mrs. Elizabeth Sehlabah, who! has loug been a resident of Ap-! pleton City, and is the mother of | W. Eo and A. 2B. Duncan, well known business men of this city, ! djed December 2, 1916, at her home in the south part of the| city. She had been an invalid for! a year or more and while her! death did not come unexpected, | it brought, of course, none the! less sorrow to relatives and | friends.—-Appleton- City Journal. J. i. Kyle of over in) ‘Kansas received a fine ram by expres Tuesday. This is by far the fin-| est individual that has_ever been | brought to this part of the coun-} try. He is a three year old, im-' ported from England, of the Hor- lick raising, and is an animal that one could be proud of to head their herd. This year he was ex- hibited at four state fairs and got first place at each: Missouri, TIl- inois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Mrs. Hd Bailey had bad luck one day last week. One of her White Leghorn chickens fell in the water tank and was drowned. There will be a pie supper at Mt. Vernon school house next Saturday night. Come and have a good time, The folks of Concord have got their literary running all right. A. Westover is the president. If you want to have a good time just come down. The pie supper at Pleasant Val- ley went off all right last Friday night. The highest, priced pie brought four dollars. We didn’t learn who was the lucky girl that | had the pie. G. W. Armentrout and family Stall spent last Saturday at Adrian. We hear that Jim Marshall has bought a buggy. Who will be the lucky girl to get the first ride in it. Johit Stephens is, happy. killed hogs last Friday. The writer is at Fred Brun He Hilliard called ,| ter_on his farm’ at Nyhart. Peru Items. Evéryone is living since the snow. Miss Florence | Chaney Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Mr. T. J. Morgan hogs to Butler Monday. May and Elmer McGinnis took Sunday dinner-at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Doane, Rey. Harold Hilliard preaches a fine sermon each night. All are invited to come to hear him, The W. C. T. U. met at - the home of Mrs. J. G. Walker on last Thursday evening. - Quite a num- her was present’and they had quite a pleasant meeting. Mr. C. W. Doane took a ear load of logs to Butler Monday. Misses Mildred Hampton, Ethel and Margaret Thomas, Rev, Har- old Hilliard, Joe Rogers, Emmett Hart, and Ilenry Laccoarse took dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. l. Blankenbaker. Tuesday of last week the wo- men spread another big dinner for the men who were hauling rock for the road. Some - fine work is being done. Mrs. Myrtle Lawrenee and lit- tle son who have heen “the past three weeks with Mrs. Taw- rence’s mother returned to their home one day last week. The L. T. L. and Rev. Harold on Miss Ethyl Miller last Sunday evening. They presented her with a nice book for Christmas. Mr. R. J. Lyle has recently had his house painted. é Mr. E. i. Eckles delivered some sheep to Butler last Monday. Miss Mildred Hampton spent last Thursday night at the home! of Mv. and Mrs. R. J. Lyle. MINNEHATIA. Ms Carmel News.— on rabbit spent delivered Candy. . Candy Kisses Peanut Butter Krisps Vanilla Fudge; Tri Colored Cream Fudge Peanut Frippe Wild Cherry Drops Fancy Specialties Oriental Jelly Peanut Wafers Hand Dipped Coco Bon Bons Delux Creams Marble Fudge NUTS Shelled Pecans. Orange Marmalade. without candy. Hard Candy, Soft Can Cocoz Squares, Vanilla Flavor Cocoa Squares, Strawberry Flavor Cocoa Squares, Chocolate Flavor Seeded Raisins, died Citron, Candied Lemon Peel. | CHRISTMAS CANDY Come early before our assortment is broken. No Christmas complete dy, Chocolate Candy, Xmas Candy, Stick Maple Walnuts Mint Pillows | Hoarhound Squares Beauty Caramels Crimped Ribbon Candy Brilliant Hard Mixed Neap Caramels Butter Corn Kernels Snow Top Caramels Cream Corn Cobs Chocolate Kids Neap Caramels Fancy Butter Mixed’ Burnt Peanuts White Marshmallows Chocolate BonBons, ' tb boxes, 1 ib boxes and 5ib boxes. olate Candy, any kind you can think of, ranging from 17 1-2c to 30c Ib. All good, some the finest made. Peanuts, roasted; Peanuts, raw; English Walnuts; Brazil Nuts’ Filberts; Almonds; Shelled English Walnuts; Shelled Almonds’ Figs, Dates, Mince Meat, Monarch, Farmhouse and Heinz Brands. , Currents, Candied. Orange Peel, Can- - Jello Has Gone Up 30c Dozen We have any flavor you want and 3 packages 25c . Cream Whirls Toasted Marshmallows | Cocoa Butter Cups Assorted O & L Budds . Assorted Balls Mint Cream Wafers Winter Green Wafers Peanut Butter Kisses Jelly Beans Assorted Imperials Assorted Fruit Tablets Cream Kisses Fancy Taffy Assorted Fruit Marmalade Butter Walnuts Assorted Stick Candy 500 ibs Choc” ” v4 Miss Ruby Mullis of Butler spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. Larris Wheatley, and family. Dr. Lusk was called Thursday | night to see Ray MeCann, who was very sick. John Sedwiek of Lamar, Colo- rado, spent several days last week visiting friends here. J. W. Eggleson of Butler vis- ited part of last week with his daughter, Mrs. ©. G. Porter and family. é . Mrs. W. EK. Osborne was on the sick list the latter part of the week, A. 1. Porter butehered Friday. Mrs. Lee M. Hardinger spent Sunday night and Monday at the honfe of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. D. C. Wolfe, at Virginia, helping eare for her brother, Joe, who was sick. Larris Wheatley and J. W. Cox delivered hogs at Butler Monday. Monroe Burk butehered his winter’s pork Monday. Mrs. Edgar Barr of Ft. Mor- xan, Colorado, who has been vis- iting her mother in Butler, came out Tuesday for a several days stay with her-hushand’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N, A. Barr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stephens who have been visiting her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. N, A. Barr, left Wednesday for their home in Topeka, Kansas. Rey. Geo. R. Seroggs, of Butler WANTED amount to depend on. 100 Ibs. of Good Butter in Square Cakes Next Thursday-a-week, December 31, for an order from the Ford Motor Co. Anybody having but- ter they could deliver to us on that date, we ask that you call us up and we can mark down the The Best X-mas Present is a Nice, New Ford They don’t cost much—See us now. NORFLEET & REAM WANTED LARGE BARN NEAR FOSTER | BURNED Barn on the Chas. Clouse Farm ' Burned, Together With i Several Head Cattle and Mules. Saturday night about eleven) o'clock the. large barn, 90 by 100! feet, on the Charles Clouse farm | northwest of Foster, was entire-| ly destroyed by fire. There were | 27 head of cattle, four valuable mules and one horse in the barn! and when discovered the fire had | gained such headway that it was/ imposisble to get any of them out and they were, all burned to; death. In addition to the cattle; Mr. Clouse lost 140 tons of hay, 250 bushels of oats, two buggies, a lot of harness and farm imple- ments. The origin of the fire is| not known for certain but it is | 1 | | | will preach at Mt. Carmel Sun- day afternoon at 3 o0’elock. UNCLE HENRY. North New Home. Mr. Darns, of Harper, Kansas, brought in several cattle to win- Henry and Clif Ehart and Milt and is having quite a fine visit. Cleet Dawson and the seribe hauled a big load of wood today. We guess that Fred will be very He now stands undefeated in the show ring of his elass.—Amster- dam Enterprise. Miss Regina Klein, of Appleton City and Mr. Simon Strouse, of McPherson, Kansas, were united in marriage in the Rose Parlor of the Buckingham Hotel by Rev. Dr. Sale in St. Louis Monday, No- vember 27, 1916. The eeremony, which was witnessed by the fath- er of the bride and a few other near relatives. of the couple, was followed by a wedding breakfast which of course, consisted of a feast royal, after which the bridal couple left for Kansas City and from there to their home at Me- ee City Jour- nal. Attentin A.F.& A M Butler Lodge No. 254, A. F. & A. M. will confer the F. C. Degree Saturday, December 16, 1916, at 7:30 p. m. All members and visi- tors invited to attend. much surprised tonight when he comes home. Juhn Reeves was seen roaming around over in Elkhart last Sat- urday seeing if the farmers had any money. “He may’ get’ badly fooled. Oh, yes John, how many times did the boys trip you up at the dance the other night? The Nabs creek bridge is- all O. K. Now you can eross on it all right, so reported. JOHNNY. Royal Neighbors Elect Officers. At a recent meeting of the Roy- al Neighbors the following offi- cers were elected forthe ensuing year: Ada Holloway, Oracle; Carrie Maddox, vice oracle; Lula Seese, past oracle; Maud Groutsch, chancellor; Edith Hupp, receiver; Julia Gaines, re- corder; Flora Wemott, pianist; Grace Barber and May Herrell, managers; Sylvia Brannock, out- sentinel and Mrs. J. C. Nafus, marshal. er sentinel; Nettie Fisher, outer}. Reeves butchered their hogs last week. Miss Fuhrman and Tingle of Butler visited last Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs, Patterson and daughter, Miss Ruby. Lon Smith bought hogs from John Ehart and butchered them Saturday. Mr. MeCormack from J. F. Kern. Milt Reeves sold one of his work mules to Chas. Argenbright Saturday. Mrs. John Phelps is list. Mrs. J. W. Jones of Albia, Iowa, had the Butler Times sent to her for the coming year. Albert Linendoll was a caller at Henry Ehart’s Sunday after- noon. Willie Simpson and wife spent Sunday with his parents, Matt Simpson and wife. Quite a snow storm visited our vicinity Sunday night. Matt Simpson butchered hogs Monday. COR. Extra heavy silk gloves for winter, white or black, $1.50, Walker-McKibben. bought corn on. the sick thought that it was caused by spontaneous combustion in a silo! adjoining the barn. There was! some’ insurance but not ° near enough to cover the loss. i Former Butlerite Dies in Oklahoma. i The body of Milford Tye, who; died at Muskogee, Oklahoma, Fri-| day of last week was brought to; this city Saturday morning and} taken to Oak Hill cemetery, where after a short’ ceremony, | conducted by Rev. George | Seroggs, of the Presbyterian! ehurch, interment took place. Mr. Tye, who was about 75 years of age, was for many years a resident of this county, leaving here about 15-years ago for Ok-! Jahoma. He is survived by a wife and son, C. J. Tye, and daughter, Mrs. Sallie Grider, both of Mus- kogee, Oklahoma. Champ Clarks Give Luncheon. Washington, D. C., -Dee. 9.— Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark gave a .luncheon today in the Speaker’s private dining room at the Capitol. Among his guests were stveral Missourians, includ- ing Judge and. Mrs. Albert Nor- toni, former Gov. and Mrs. Jo- seph W. Folk, Gov. Dockery, Sam W. Fordyce, Senator Du Bois and his damenser: Miss Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lynch of St, Paul. Mr. Lynch is the Democratic Na- tional Committeeman for Minne- sota. Western Union Gives Employees a Christmas Present. Superintendent — Clinkenbeard | of the local Western Union tele- | graph office received word from the company the first of the week that owing to the prosperous year that the company had en- joyed they were making a Christ- | mas present to their employees, | who had heen in their employ for | one year or more, of seven per | cent of their annual halary. The messengers will receive $25 each. | ' Knights of Pythias Elect Officers. At the regular meeting of Blue Klug lodge No. 190, Knights of Pythias, held at their hall on the south side of the square Thurs- day evening, the following offi- cerh were elected to serve the ep- suing year: TT. LL. Beach, C. C., Walter Barron, V. C.; Rev. BE. K Wolfe. prelate; Fred Hupp, M. of W.; J. E. Williams, M. of E., George Caruthers, M. at .A.; Frank Allen, trustee for three years, Don’t Delay . arriving South Side Square COME IF POSSIBLE TODAY We Have the Only Strictly Entirely NEW STOCK | of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silverware, Hand Painted Chinaware and novelties in Butler and NEW GOODS This stock will have to be seen to be appreciated You will be treated right, whether you buy or not Beachs’ Jewelry Store Your Visit DAILY BUTLER, MO.