The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 25, 1918, Page 8

: = Mrs. Maude Lampkin called to see o County Happenings. Mrs. Dan Bowman’ called on Mrs. C. C. Wilson Tuesday afternoon. ing with his daughter, Mrs. Marsh Brown, Miss Goldie Wigger visited Thurs- day with her friend Miss Sadie Beard, Mr, and Mrs. Marsh_Brown-are-the}of proud parents of a baby boy, born April 17th. ; Geo. Sargent purchased ‘a cow ef Jim Frost Saturday. Leona Huntsman, of Butler, spent a few days last week with the Evans children. Little Martha Brown spent Tues- day night with her grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Rector. Mr. Newberry one evening last week. Mrs. Jake Fry called at: the T. Anderson home Sunday evening. Geo. Sargent called on A. T, Keen Wednesday. The Red Cross met with Mrs, Will Wigger last week. The next meeting will be-with Mrs. C. M. Wigger, May Ist. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Odneal and baby spent one day last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Har- vey. Mr, and Mrs. Ben Norvill and daughter spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Chitwood, Harry Chit- yeod and mother were also callers in the afternoon, Miss Goldie Wigger spent Satur- lay night at the Will Wigger home. The lightning killed a cow for J. EF. (i Tuesday night. Harry Chitwood entertained pany from Kansas last week, com- Miss Maude Foster spent a few days hast with her sister, Mrs. Will Wigger. a Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hayes called at the Seth Wix home Sunday r, and Mrs, J. E. Harvey and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sargent and daughter Phelma spent Sunday with Merl Sar- ue ids Pearf Jones and John and Sutherland spent Sunday “ 1 Miss Go Wisy rae Newberry of Chicago sd here by the illness of Mys. John Newberry. Mrs. J. M. Chitwood called on Mrs, rsh Brown Monday alternoon, fey Wigger spent Sunday night vith Lillie Wigger. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Raybourn called to see Mr. Newberry Sunday | and Mrs. Jake ry were in} hh r Monday. Irs. Clara Batchelor called on Mrs. | Dan Bowman Stunday VW. Tlarvey delivered stock to the leton City market Monday. Mrs. ©. W. Rector called on her} ter Mrs, Tom. Chitwood» Monday. Mrs. Ben: Wix spent Sunday night nday with her brother Marsh wnand famity. « oak Grove School closed Tuesday, April esd. with Mrs, la Collins of Warrensburg as teacher. Mrs. Col- tins finished Miss Kate Pharis’ unex- pived term sof school, Miss Pharis left some time ago for Canada where she is now teaching. DAISY. Mt. Carmel News. Unele -lenry missed the t tin Hast week and consequent- ty did not appear in print. It sure} s unhandy to live off the R. B,D. Miss Cleo Simpson of near Corn- land is spending a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. W. E. Osborne, | and family Friday was the last day of school} at Enterprise. Agfew took their din- ners in at the noon hour, but on ac-} count of the bad weather only a few were present, AIL enjoyed it) very gnuch, Mrs. EL W.- Cox received word; Monday that her mother in North Missouri.was at the point of death. Mrs. Cox left that evening to be at her be i The Third Liberty Loan drive has been completed in our .road_ district. $5,900.00 worth of bonds were sold in our district. News is mighty scarce in our part Summit Happenings. To ma them,—AH- donation” work, Just take notice. Mr, Kinney’s many friends ness, Butler some two Summit township. The Red Cross met with Mrs. B. P. Powell Wednesday. A little child of Mr. Thomas’ on the Kennedy place, has been quite sick. Mr. Embree is visiting his son, Dan, Mrs. Ray Sturgeon has had all the mumps she cares for. She is getting some better. The Cloud: brothers came Saturday to visit their cousin, Dan Embree. Their homes are at Willard, Mo., and Sapulpa, Okla, Miss: Grace Venable returned Sat- urday [rom a two weeks’ visit with friends at Adrian, Mrs. Buckley visited her brother, J. T. Hyatt and family last week. Little Margaret Simpson is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Charles Douglas. John Wilson, of Foster, Ma. Sunday night at the Robt. $ home and while here pure Sturgeon farm. . Possession given December ist. Mrs. Ritchey is staying years ago from spent will be with her for the little granddaughter. Leon Norris sold several loads of hay this week. Miss Lela Wayland closed the Sum- mit school last Saturday. of fat cattle to market Monday. Dode Holland and wife visited his parents the first of the week. Mrs, Jim Thomas and daughter, Louise, spent Saturday. night with Mrs. Clarence Bolin, ISIE NSHBHEN 1B: Little Arthur Sellers is Dead. H The death angel has again visited} our midst and claimed for his reward litthe William Arthur Sellers, the son! of Brother and Sister Rufe Sellers ot} Cedar Grove. William Arthur Sellers} was born in bates County, Misso February 4th, 1908 and departed this life April 13, 1918, at the age of ten] years, two months and nine days. Little Arthur had suffered only a few b s when he clasped his little} hands and said “lt is finished, in| gone, and his body lay back in his| a corpses. Yes, Art is gone to the Paradise of God, where he will su never more, sto be clotued in ents of white and will be one of t selic host to s God sister's arms praises of Jesus forever. cand God takes away. tlow tiiss him in the home, but remer the Saviour said, “of such is Kingdom of tleaven.” Our Jicaven’s gain. We shall again if we walk the straight and na row way that leads to life eternal. Che tuneral was the largest that ever attended a similar service at the Cedar Grove cemetery. we shail loss is see hi procession the pall-bearers were: Frank Rob- erts, Jim Payne, J. J. Morris, and S. G, Meyer. Islder N. Simpson: con ducted the ewal service and tried to speak words of comfort and cheer to the stricken family. The whole com- munity extends heart felt’ sympathy to the family. We should not weep for him as these who have no hope, for God: has pleasure in the death oi the pure but has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. He is at in the arms of Jesus. May Ge richest blessing rest with Brother and Sister Sellers, and the family, ani may the home be soon filled With Ever since Monday there has been a regular bombardment on Siimmit C. W. Rector spent Saturday even-| road. -A few men fall into line each day. John Hines is the commander. e a long story short these men with dynamite are tearing out big rocks and making small ones out teo, hope for his recovery from his serious sick- The Kinney family moved to daughter, Mrs. Roy Baker, and caring |’ Grover Gilbert drove a fine bunch | ;C. A. drive in this township Monday. morning to see the ground Peru Items, Us kids thought it was Christmas Sunday morning. What did you think? Mr. and Mrs. Grover McCoy and children visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Homer Jenkins. Pearl Chaney, Gilbert Blankenbak- er, Leonard Thomas, Emery Short, Dot and Fern Harper, have had the mumps this week. Rev. Giunicutt filled his regula® ap- pointment at Peru Sunday night. He preached a good W. C. T. U. sermon. Margaret Thomas and Faye Blan- | kenbaker spent Sunday with Annie Walters. The friends of Carl on his furlough. Raymond McCoy and Norma Lyle had the Liberty measles last week. The Peru school closes Friday, the 26th. The pupils and the teacher are | preparitig a good program. Go and} hear it. Buy a Liberty bond. * Ross Williams has put in another} phone. E. last week, 5 Peru Sunday morning school, Margie day night with Ina May Hart. navy in the ¥, P. B. contest? need your help. BILLIE AND SUSIE. Elkhart News. day. until warmer weather. orning and evening, There was a large crowd, as there always is when Rev. Peterson is to be there. Mrs Veterson came with him, Grandma Cowd an early settler in this township, died at her home in Adrian last Friday night. . Funeral services were held from the Adrian Christian church Monday at 2 p, m. in Crescent Hill cemetery. about eighty-six years old. khart Red Cross meetin The Farm Club met there Mr. MeCarthy, the county presi dent of the Farm Clubs, came up to John Cox’s Monday after seed corn and brought with him a load of the were out on a Red Cross and Y. M. BROWN EYE Brackney Items. Sunc covered We were rather surprised with snow. Roy Deems has been entertaining the mumps the past week. lough Sunday from Camp Doniphan. Friday with Mrs. A. G, Deems. wo of the Hartel boys are real with the measles at this writing. lair Walton is spending a few days with ‘relativ Nancie Deems entertained the fol-} lowing guests Sunday afternoon: Mamie Culver, Leona Padley Steffin, Harvey Carroll, I bliss and sunshine. A Friend. The above clipping from the Moun- tainair (N. M.) Independent, refers to Arthur Sellers, son of Mr. and Mrs, Rufe Sellers, formerly of the west part of the county, of the country this week, Thursday, April 11, | someone, through a mistake, left a 16-inch plow share in W. M. Hardinger’s Overland ear which was parked near the Inn in Butler. The owner will find the share at Vantrees blacksmith shop7in Butler. UNCLE HENRY. ji Cornland. Joe Bennema made a business trip to Kansas City Friday. ‘ Edith Soderstrom’s- school was out Friday, but she was unable to return home until Monday, on account of the storm. - Henry Herman and family attended his mother’s funeral Saturday. Mrs. Joe Bennema is visiting in Rich Hill. Virgil and Ray Morrison spent Sat- ‘arday night in Butler. Clark Smith accompanied a friend to Camp Funston and returned Mon- day. Miss Verda McCullock spent Wednesday night with Mrs. A. W. Shay. * August Bennema has been visiting his brother here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Nickols spent Sunday with the Flanders family. ’ Emory Lockard has made two trips -to Passaic this week to see his broth- er, Rufus, who is seriously ill. . Miss Clara Morrison spent Monday with Sylvia Vaughn. North New Home. Miss Edith Miller visited Thursday until Saturday with cousin, Miss Thelma Richmond. There will be an all day meeting and basket dinner at New Hope Sun- day, May the 3th. Sunday ¢chool at 10:00; preaching at 11:00; dinner at 12:00; and Mission Program in the afternoon, and preaching at 8:00 in the evening by Rev. Keele. Everyone is invited to attend, _ Frank Miller and family spent Sun- day at John Phelps’. : Perry Osborne and family visited at Mr. Chandler's Sunday. : Schuyler Ehart and wife spent Sun- day at Clif Ehart’s. Mrs. Brick McCaughey was on the sick list last week. Willie Simpson and wife were call- ers at Mr. Nightwine’s Sunday even- ing. Homer Linendoll and wife were callers at Henry Ehart’s Sunday af- ternoon. John Richmond spent Sunday with his cousins, John and Will Skaggs. J. A. Patterson and Claud Berry were the solicitors for the Third Lib- erty loan in North New Home. Tom Chandler and Henry Ehart assisted Homer Linendoll and son to put a new roof on one side of their house Monday. Mrs. Charley Dickerson and ,son, John, spent Monday with her par- ents, John Phelps and wife. COR. from her Deems, Henry Gough, Harold Car- roll and Blair Walton. | A number of relatives spent Mon-} day at the home of Mr. and Mrs, A, G. Deems. Mrs. Chas. Pry and little daughter of Kansas City are spending this week with relatices of this vicinity. JACK AND JILL. Former Butler Business Man Dies in Kansas City. Frank Bennett, for many years in the painting business in this city, and at one time a partner of the late Wm. Hupp, died in the St. Mary's hospi- tal in Kansas City Monday evening after a long illness. Mr. Bennett was born in New Jer- sey, Februfary 4, 1869. After coming That has not advanced in price during the past year. ‘ Robert Ison was there also. Burch were glad to see him while he was home | . Eckles bought a fine horse| There will be a short program at after Sunday Blankenbaker spent Mon- Have you enlisted in the army or, They | Old King Winter visited us Sun- well. held a’ in the hall Sunday afternoon. | Monday | Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Ghere spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L.| Ghere and family. Carl Birch returned home on a fur- Everyone was sure glad to see him|{ots y and 10 block 17 Rich Hill again. _ | $200.00, Nancie Deems spent Thursday and! A, \V. Messer to 13. F. Metz lots nest We are selling more than doubled in products have trebled. Take sheep, for Pounds of wool sold f ceeds from 8 pounds o buy 1000 shingles, but Star A Star Red Cedar | | | | $20.00 hay. joe oats, $2 possible to get repairs width, he Red Cross ice cream social, TI ii 5 jwhich was to have been at Elkhart hey will make a roof last Saturday night was postponed for 20 to 23 Ss. In every shingle Dave Lankford is digging a Mr Bolling is Luohitis) him, a) | are boundste advance | Rey; P. Ay Zl eterson of Chicago and higher, and war ta preached at Fairview last Sunday! Phone i8 prices, while some other roofing material has of wool will bring you $6.75; or, in other words, it took 20 pounds of wool to buy 1000 shingles in 1915, but today you can buy 1000 of our Extra < Star A Star Red Cedar Shingles with the pro- . And in 1915 it took 9 bushels of corn to 3 1-2 bushels of corn will buy 1000 of our Extra You can’t afford to let a leaky roof ruin out high priced implements that will be almost im- Our shingles ‘are full sawed from live timber and full thickness. buy a bargain and a roof for twenty years, Shingles shingles at. last year's” price, and some farni instance. In 1915 10 or $2.50; today 10 pounds f wool: today the proceeds from Shingles, You can't afford to let your roof leak when y so much good roofing material for so little. .25 wheat, $1.60 corn, or rust for. ° 1@ inches long, good if properly laid that will last you buy of us today you as labor grows more xes on shipments increase. scarce Lomoco Service Station ’ Shingles are the Only ; Roofing Material A leaky roof soon ruins enough furniture, carpets, rugs and plaster to have paid for the shingles to have covered it. Logan-Moore Lumber Co. Butler, Mo. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS | J. S. Franklin to W. L. Stringer tract section 7 Walnut $800.00. Club potatoes for parties living | tena Morehouse to R. O. Rush around Elkhart. jtract section 7. Walnut $325.00. Elmer Blaser and E. H. McCune} Minnie Summers to W.'L lot 73 part lot 74 Worland $40.00, | Mary H. Whitehead et al to V. R. / Griffith 4o acres section 14 Spruce | $3000.00, 5 Urla Livengood to J. B. Neptune ‘lots 3 and 4 block 157 2nd addition Rich Hill $90.00, } I. A. Reichel to J. M. Kuykerdatl lot 7 block 96 Ist addition Rich Hill $75.00, Alice Heckadon to F. E, Garner 48 acres section 9 New Home $2400.00, J. S. Blizzard to A. E. lot 2 block 9 Cogswells addition But- |ler $900.00, 7 and 8 and 9 block 4° Rich Hill $550.00, Mabel Blair to Jennie Kile lots 9 and 10 block 17, Ist addition Rich | Hill $1.00, Mrs, John Kipf Dead. Ora B, Stilwell was born in East! Boone township in this county, July 1, 1881. Passed away at her home in! Pleasant Gap township Sunday, April | 21, 1918; age 36 years, 9 months and} 20 days. On. Feb. 5, 1902, she was united in marriage to Mr. John H. Kipf, who, with her father, Mr. I. T. Stilwell, of Adrian, survive. At the age of 14 she united with the Salem Baptist church and has lived a con- sistent christian life. She was loved and respected by all who knew her, always abounding in the work of her Master. She enjoyed His‘ services and never ceased to attend only when forced to do so by ill health. May her faith and life inspire us onward Land upward. Funeral services were. conducted from the home Tuesday, April 23, at '}:30 a. m., by Rev. L. W. Keele of Butler, and the body laid to rest be- to Butler he was united in marriage with Miss Nettie VanCamp, who sur- vives him. Besides the widow he is survived by his mother, Mrs. W. Riter, of Nevada, and three brothers, Bert, George ard William, all of Kansas City. The body was brought to Butler and funeral services, conducted. by Rev. Sam J. Starkey, of the M. FE. church, South, were held at the Cul- ver undertaking rooms Wednesday morning and the remains laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. “The Daughter of the Gods.” Annette Kellerman, in “The Daugh- te rof the Gods” will be the attraction at Fisk’s Opera House Wednesday, May 8. Miss Kellerman has been pronounced the best formed: woman now appearing before the public. The | prices will be 10 and 20 cents, th lowest price ever charged for thi; show. Only a. short time ‘ago it was shown in Nevada and 25 dnd 50 cents was charged. Ridge part) Wm, Sullivan et al to Mable Blair | | with it, List of Letters | Remaining uncalled for in the Post ;Olfice at Butler, Mo, for the week | ending April 23, 1918: M Mr, Roy Butler, Mr. C. E, Garner & Son, Mr. H,. Woodtin, Mrs, Mar- ns, Miss May | Ni Goodenough, Mrs, P. C. | Kidd, Mrs. Fannie Kellogg, Mrs, Ed | Tyson. | These letters will be sent to the j dead letter office May 7, 1918, if not | delivered before. In calling for the oodall, | above, please say “Advertised,” giving | |date of lis J. E. Williams, Postmaster. Boy the Victim of a Dynamite Cap. Johnnie Harbaugh, son of Simon Harbaugh, of southeast of Afnster- dam, died at his home Monday of last week of lockjaw which was caused by the explosion -of a dynamite cap which he was holding in his hand March 28. It seems that young Har- zh had lighted a fuse in the cap vas frightening his little sister intending to drop it before it ploded, but was not quick enough. fhe explosion tore off a part of his ingers and lockjaw resulted. e Not So Bad as First Reported. Mayor Spicer, of Harrisonville, has received telegrams from the war de- partment that the injuries of his’son, | Corporal Hurley Spicer, was not so severe as at first reported. Accord- ing to the first cablegram, Corporal Spicer lost his right arm and shoul- der. The cablegram should have read “right arm at the shoulder.” He is in a hospital in France and is get- ting’ along nicely. side her mother in Crescent Hill cem- etery. ; Amsterdam to Have a Red Cross Sale. On Thursday, May 2, Amsterdam will have a big Red Cross day. There will be patriotic speeches, band music and parades by the ladies of the Red Cross. The ladies of the Amsterdam Red Cross will serve a dinner. There will be a big sale to raise money for the Red Cross. It is an all day cele- bration and a big time is looked for. Snow in. April. Sunday morning the inhabitants of Butler were treated to a rather un- usual sight for this season of the year. in this part of the state. season as usual. _ inspection. the Carpenter & Shafer farm. Stringer Sridges, Mr. Geo, Crain, Mr. Lonnie! at Grape, | Breeders, ATTENTION I have just purchased the Jack known as Big King from Dennis Thralls. This Jack isa fine specimen, is registered and has no equal Grelot, that big “Pure Bred” Percheron stallion will make the Nig Smith is another dandy Percheron of whom I am justly proud-and in whom you will be interested. 4 John L. 8. is a black Jack with white points and worthy your close See above Stock at my barn 2 3-4 miles southwest of Butler, on MERLE SIMON STATE LICENSE APPLIED ‘FOR *‘ | _ William Miller Dies in Soldiers ‘ | Home. William Miller, an old soldier, for |many years a well known citizen of Stafford | this city died at the Soldiers home Leavenworth, Kansas, Friday, April 19, of diseases incident to old | age. “ For many years he lived alone in a |little house in the east part of town | where a few weeks ago he was taken sick and on Sunday, April 14, he was taken to the soldiers home, where he idied. The body was brought to this city Monday and taken to the Double Branches cemetery, south of town, where funeral services were held. Bates County Seed Corn in Demand. Lewis Keele, in charge of the local seed corn testing station informs us that the demand for Bates ¢ounty tested seed corn is steadily increas- ing. He is shipping corn to North Missouri, Towa, Illinois, Michigan and other points. He has five help- ers testing the corn and it keeps them all busy to keep up with the demand. Prices run from $3 to $5.25 per bush- el, depending on the kind of corn. It is expected that the testing station will remain in operation for at least another month, More Unsigned Correspondence. We must again call the attention of our correspondents to our unalter- able rule never to print items unless they bear the name of the writer. This week we have a very interesting account of the closing exercises of, one of Bates county's schools, but no name was signed, and we cannot usé it, much as we should like to. We are very glad to get these items, but please sign your name.