The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 15, 1917, Page 1

i The VOL.: XXXIX. 3 ekln Stat, ‘ -Historicay Soc; lety Cimes, BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917. Again this community is sad- dened by a death. Mrs. Douglass died at the home of her son, Charley Douglass, one mile and a half east of town. Mrs. Douglass ; passed away Suturday night, Feb. 10. Funeral services were con- ducted at the home Monday after- noon by Rev. Talbert. - Mr. H. A. Wayland and two daughters, Kathleen and Mrs. Walter’ Taylor, motored to Rich Hill Saturday to see Ruth Way- land, who has been under the care of Dr. Delamater for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hertz and two:children spent Sunday at the Some of Elbert Thompson. + The neighbors surprised | Mrs. Wick Ray Friday evening, it he- ing her birthday. A good time was had by all. They departed at a late hour wishing Mrs. Ray many more happy birthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt and daugh- ter, Margaret, spent Sunday at - =the home of Joe Clark. Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Ison spent - Sunday at the home of Ed Elling- ‘ton. Lela and Ashby Wayland spent. Saturday evening at the home of ' Mr. Blankenship’s near Altona. Sunday was spent by the young people, of that community at the home of Helen Pullian: Mr. T. C. Jones and son, Leo, went to Mound City, Kan. Sun- day. Mr. Jones returned home Monday noon, but Leo remained for a longer visit with his brother, Tra. Leo is pretty poorly at this . writing but his many friends hope for a speedy recovery. : Several of the people in this eommunity attended the sale at Mr. Jenkins Monday. Mr. Spears will move soon. We are very sorry to lose these. good neighbors but it is not as bad as it would be if they were going to move entirely from the communi- .ty. They are going to move on /F, Baker & Co., was in our vicin- the Mr. Phillips place. Mrs. Joe Clark is nursing a case of tonsilitis. She went to see the doctor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spears and family and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cummings and son spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Jap Harbert. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Jones are again grandparents. A little girl was born to-Mr.and Mrs. Roy Jones Sunday evening, Feb. 11. Jim Garrett hauled hay for H. A, Wayland last week. Mr. U.S. Ison has a sick horse. North New Home. \ Lon Smith and family have moved three miles west of Fos- ter. Mrs. Lamasters has moved back home. Bob Sproul sawed wood for J. A. Patterson Friday. | L..P. Wade the salesman for S. ity the first of last week. Mrs. Mat Simpson and mother visited Friday and Saturday with Willie Simpson’and wife. Mrs. Jack Skaggs’ cousin and family from Johnstown spent Thursday and Friday with her. Mr. Bell shipped a car of hogs! from Nyhart last Wednesday. John Phelps and wife and grand daughter, Thelma Rich- mond, spent Sunday with Frank Miller and family. Jack Skaggs and family spent Sunday afternoon with John Jones arid family. . Brick MecCaughey and Lee Compton hauled coal from Rich Hill one day last week. Mr. Keeton visited with friends in Elkhart last Wednesday. Grandma Pickett is visiting with Mrs. Ben Pickett. Brick McCaughey and wife spent Thursday afternoon at Meritt Pickett’s. Miss Connie spent the day Mon- day at Homer Linendoll’s. .Mrs. Milt Reeves and Mrs. Clif Ehart and baby spent Monday af- ternoo nat Mr. Mitchell’s. COR. The Rural Home Makers Meet. The Home Makers Club held a most enjoyable meeting Wednes- day, Feb. 7, at the hospitable home of Miss Cora Wix, with eleven members and two visitors present. The following program. was rendered : Roll call—Scripture reading. Song—Club. A Plan for Febrnary Work— Mrs. E. E. Morilla, The Spring and Summer Sew- ing—-Leader, Miss Ada Raiis. A Life Sketch of Geo. Washing- ton—Miss ora Wix. Literary Work—Miss Rains. Those present were Mesdames Milburn Tharp, Lem Sargent, Ben Wix, Seth Wix, Joe Knolls, James Steele, E. E. Morilla, Ed Moore; Misses Cora Wix, Ada and Dolla Rains. Visitors, Mrs. Joe Wix and Miss Tillie Wix. The Club was in receipt of a let- ter from an absent member, Mrs. W. G. Mehaffey, who has recent- yl left our community to make her home at Urbana, Tll. We are soon to lose another one of our most faithful members, Mrs. Lem Sar- gent, who goes to make her future home in Idaho. While we are sorry to lose these members, we we wish them happiness and pros- perity in their new homes. After the business hour, Miss Tillie Wix marshalled us out into the yard and took a photograph of the Club, Adjourned to meet March 7, with Mrs. Geo. Minnick. Cor. Sec. Dolla NUMBER 18 Summit Happenings. Proctor Morrison spent Satur- day night and Sunday with the Goladay boys. Mrs.’ Anna Mae Burton was a visitor at ,the Robt. Sturgeon home Saturday night and Sun- day. The young folks are still hav- ing great sport on Mound braneh. They have had a fine time. The boys one and all deserve great eredit for their nice manners to all present and especially those who were so patient to teach the girls to skate. So here is thanks to you hoys, Mr. and Mrs, Coats of the Am- sterdam country were called to Butler on business and teok ad- vantage of the opportunity to vis- it Mrs. Coat’s sister, Mrs. John Rankin, : There were several from Sum- mit who attended Perey Tyler’s sale last week. We were sorry to hear of Mrs. Douglass’ death and extend sym- pathy to the relatives. Reports are being told that the wheat is killed, Mrs. Thomas and daughter, ise, spent one afternoon with Sturgeon last week Miss Anna Miller and brothers entertained several of the young folks with a party Saturday night. Mr. Wayland and Mr. Walter Taylor and wife were Rich Hill callers Saturday. Miss Ruth Wayland is staying at Rich Hill for a while to be near the doctor They found her much improved. The Lafollett saw mill is be. ing moved this week to the . old Friend place which Lewis Cul- hertson recently bought. Mr. Norton is still very poorly and they are talking of moving to town. : Mr. and Mrs. A. M. spent Sunday with John Cummins Ven- |able and family. jnight, it being her birthday Mrs. Sevier spent Monday af-|day night with Lewis Fleischer ternoon with Mrs. Lewis Culbert- | and family. son. Mrs. J. M. Norris was taken quite sjek Monday, but is all right now. Mrs. Wick Ray was surprised by some of her friends Friday | and north of Butler Sunday to visit Mrs, Fred Vogt, jr., ealled on her aunt, Mrs. Frank Rapp Mon- day afternoon. C. M. Rapp and wife and son, Amos, and Fred Branner and wife daughter, Hilda, motored James Thomas was a business} with Frank Dalton and family. visitor to Kansas City last week. Mrs. Engelking and daughter Sunshine feels a little puffed up}and Mys, Huning and little son over the little framed up verse of and John Engel arrived Wednes- Sunny Jim, but our items tell on us that we don’t lose much sleep over them, Mrs. Ezry. MeCormeek of But- ler, is making her and Mrs. A. M. Cummins, a visit this week. Ada Mae Thomas, has a deep cold that is keeping hey out of! this vicinity, returned home near Walnut, Kansas, Mon- day. school. SUNSHINE. Fair Mount News. Quite a few in this vicinity are sick with the lagrippe at this writing. Charlie Vogt of ville visited several relatives in this week. Taber- with last | near days vicinity Mrs. C. M. Rapp after-| noon. C. M. Rapp and family, Frank Rapp and wife, and Fred Branner Friday day to attend the their brother, George. Monday night with C. parents, Mr.) and family. wedding of George Engel and wife visited M. Rapp Fred Branner and wife and daughter, Hilda, who have been visiting relatives and friends in to their Mrs. Johnnic Marquardt gave a surprise party to the young folks Monday night in husband’s birthday. .A er |having a very splendid time and iat a late hour they all departed, wishing him many surprises. honor of her large owd was present and all report more happy Miss Clara Fleischer of this vi i Lae eres icinity and George Engel of near Mrs. Henry Fleischer called oD! Walnut, inna ilast Thursday afternoon at /o’eloek, February §, 1917, in the | Lutheran church at Prairie City by Rev. Henke and gave a reeep- married two were and wife and little daughter vis- iionmat chomllomenon thonbeiders iter Saturday evening with ©. EB. Vogt and family. Lewis Fleischer and part of his| family and George Engel and wife visited Sunday with Wm.) - Bolte and family. | Fred Vogt, jr. and wife and Fred Vogt, sv., and family dined Sunday with Mr. Houg and fam.-| friends and willingly helped us C. M. Rapp and wife and Fred] long sickness and death Joe| loving husband and father. p Branner and wife and parents. nice young people and we join in wishing them luek and happiness They are both known as PRISCILLA. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our many neighbors who 80 during the of our Fleischer and family visited Sun-| Mrs. D. C. Wolfe and Children. s —= BEGINNING = TURDAY, FEB. 17th ANNUAL SALE OF PURITAN UNDERMUSLIN . Snow white undergarments that are daintily trimmed with laces, embroidery and ribbon. Made in clean, airy, light factories by highly skilled operators. Months ago we began to buy for this sale, and to make contracts for the delivery of goods, and it is well that we did for prices on cotton undergarments have advanced 25 per cent in the last six months. Every garment offered in this sale is new and clean. A trip to our store will reveal many true bargains. A larger and better assortment of undergarments than we have ever offered will be offered in this sale. The values are so that you will be justified in buying a season’s supply in these dainty undergarments. | Petticoats $1.00 Petticoats of long cloth, a “ Swiss embroidery, a full flounce, formed with deep underlay ruffle, regular $1.35 Special $1.00 each Corset Covers 25c Made of fine muslin, trimmed with embroidery or lace, regular 35c value : Special 25c Gowns $1.00 Dainty slipover gowns, of long cloth, elaborately trimmed, regular $1.25 value Special $1.00 Girls Drawers 25c Sizes 2 to 12 years Girls Gingham Dresses Fine ready-to-wear dresses made of fast color ginghams 50c Petticoats $2.50 Petticoats of fine cambric tops, the flounce elabor- ately trimmed with embroidery or lace, under- lay ruffle finish with edges to match $2.50 - Gowns 48c . ; Slipover or button front, of muslin, trimmed with lace or embroidery, regular 75c value 48c : Drawers 25c Made of fine muslin, plain hemstitched, ruffles or embroidery trimmed Special 25c - Girls Gowns 25e Sizes 4 to 12 years Girls Gingham Dresses Sizes 8 to 14 75c Envelope Chemise $1.00 Envelope Chemise of Nainsook, daintily trimmed with embroidegy and lace; the neck, sleeves, and lower edge is finished with an edge to match , $1.00 ; ‘Corset Covers 50¢ These pretty corset covers are made of nainsook; the fronts are nicely trimmed with lace and insertion - Gowns $1.50 Gowns made of fine nainsook, trimmed with fast edges lace or embfoidery with insertion to match Ladies House Dresses Gingham and Percale $1.25, $1.50 amuel Levy Mercantile Company Good Clothes for Men and Women