The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1889-08-07
Ballard Squibs.

Glad We indeed WAS to meet Uncle joe Reed
sr. have heard Of him these many years, but
never had the good pleasure Of meeting him
until to-day. He IL one Of our eldest and best
citizens. has lived on his present farm for 70 or
20 years. We are told, and all speak well Of
him We are sorry to learn his aged wife 10
!. scarcsly able to walk even with the aid Of
crutchss.
! John Lentz is busy to-day fixing sickle. for
the old mowers.
We shook the hand Of Judge Cloud to-day
and must say he is Bates Co. judge indeed.
One BY one the young folks gathered ct n.
L Embree's Sunday evening until time fer
| church, when they left for Oak Hill two by
| two.
! EVA Cloud visited in the village Sunday.
| Amos Hughes after his TIHEs Thursdsy eve
| Geo. Price at the shop this morning. Says
he never saw the bumblebees SO thick Is they
| are this harvest.
| We can hear the whistle and see the smoke
Of steam threshers all around us. but so far
have not been able to get one to come into this
nsighborhood; have the promise Of two in ten
days.
Guess NJ L. Embree intends starting foun-
dry from the number Of old machines We see
him handle. hence shall expect one good bind
| er next season.
L. e. Armstrong has his diploma from Prof.
Burke, and is good one considering he has
not looked into = school book for Is years.
+. N. Fort stacked his oats Tuesday.
Would you have thought it, listen Mr.. s.
W. Price pitched hay all one evening. and its
all due to the treatment Of the K. C. doctor.
By the way. Uncle Sam is much better.
| Mrs Board and her daughter called to see
| DR. Nc this morning all sorIa H.,
| who are in need of medicine. in this communi-
ty, that is, those that do not 60 to the Kansas
| City doctor or some other place; N. DIS, are
thick.
Elder Carpenter preached two excellent ser
mons Sunday at Oak Hill, to an apprscative
audience. DR.. Choate and lady were there
Judge Cole sowed turnips last week, as also
| did Mr.. Fort.
Rev. Russell called to see the sick Sunday on
West main.
| Wilson Davidson represented the Fairview
| wheel at the county wheel, which met Friday
| the s6th at Grange Hall, Lone OAK township.
| w. H Bradley and c. d. Cox talk OF going
| to johnson county for seed wheat. They want
the Fulse variety.
K. j. Starke is turning soil for wheat ON the
| Webb farm.
DR.. Nc. is quite busy, see him going day and
| night.
Who stacked that hay for John Hayes? AK
Jas. Arbuckle. the stacker.
How we did hope to see Sam Jones at Pertle
Springs. and see some old friends, but our
business would not allow us to leave.
Sam Nc. and Alton F. are plowing this
morning.
Sam Kiersey sold this week to q Jackson
county man, his IS head of mules for 3 good
| rolnd price, seems to us. and to-day Friday)
| has gone 20 deliver them. Sam is a mule man. 4.
sure, IS he makes them bring good money.
The thresher is threshing that big hay crop
on Dixie Hagsard's farm, We hear.
Mr.. Tyre, Of Minso township, gave us .
pleasant and substantial call one day this
week, hope his son is much better.
A child of Arbuckle's received kick from .
colt, which let mark above his eye.
w. W. Moshier and wife went to Montrose
with a load of chickens to-day. Will return
with load OF Montrose flour.
s. W. Price and NJ. l.. Embree in Montross
to-day after load Of -four. Why is it all our
men 90 to Montrose instead of Butler for flour,
when Butler has three -four mills: A wrong
somewhere, Mont.ose is the town fer the
farmers, claimed to be the best in this section
of the county. As for us, we are for our Co
J seat all the time, and would Re glad to see al
Bates county stick to Butler, hence hope the
business men OF Butler will awaken to theil
interest and look q .er the farmers.
Sam Kiersey gone TO jackson county will
his mules, to-day.
The village was full of neishbors yestsrda!
evening, and after playing marbles until tires
OF that, repaired to the ball ground where al
engaged in a lively game of base ball for q cou
pie Of hours.
Dick Hoffman. o young man living with Jas
Rutledge, skipped leaving Us out q few dollars
! The infant child OF VIM. Bolton died OF con
gestion Of the bowels, the evening Of the 3lst
aged about ten months.
Misses Emma Ed :ngsol Fannie Buck and
Miss -, of Urich, called Thursday as the
e were on their way to Judge Coles to spen
the day. Ladies always welcome aad visits n
q turned by our junior brother.
J. To-day it is raining little as We write tn
item, end caught Uncle Sam Price and ". "
L Aoshier with grass cut and not stacked, but ,
IT. 1t helns to make them lots Of corn they do n,
complain.
B. Hays marble yard at home is in fiji
n coalition, and he can beat the champion
:. | any neighborhood, even Adrian, Alton
- Urich and Jehnstown.
It Sam kiersey gene to Urich to meet Polk
; friends, they will spead several days in Il
- neighborhood visiting relatives.
]. Geo. Evans fax .nceshed IL bushels to Il
10 acre, pretty good, was it not2
Geo. Teeter and family are visiting in sout
Il EN- Bates and St. Clair county.
ri Ike Dawson and Jas. Wilds are stacking oa;
Mrs Hooper visited in Ballard the week, h
' former home.
Where in the world d'd Will Hooper get th
dog?
The Johnstown and Ballard fast mail line
= .ri-daily, leaves Johnssown Tuesds
- Thursdays and Saturdays at ? 80 p. N. and s
"a riyes a. Ballard between and O'Clock, d
Id sance six miles; aay one wanting transport
n ton, bv calling at the postonice can obtain
reuud trip ticket for 80 cents. No stops or