The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-12-17
Ballard Weekly News.
DEC II l@i


Ep. fiMEs We have had some beautiful
weather the past wssk. but to-day mskes u
hunt up our winter garb. ..... Milt Beatty and
wife called sunday evening, their way
home from papa Warford's We hear al
most daily some one say he has finished gath
sring corn. We see Doc. Greer going down
south Main street this morn ng. ali bumped
up, as If he was cold. Quite . number on
the list for repairs the past week. among the
number are Geo. Vest and his mama Ed.
Griggs and Rec. Cole came in from kan,a.
City Saturday, to spend the holidays at home
-. Bill say from the amount Of music he
thinks they have been studying music instead
Of book k-keeping. The boys have done well
and will return Jim Cole is on the wing all
She time; he drives . stopper ... The drummer
man sold US fine lot of Xmas goods; call and
see us. ~. Bill Hughes has gone to Montrose
so you may expect to hear something drop -.
Will Beatty gave US pleasant call Tuesday
wv. +. LaFollett. the ''quiet man. of
Spruce. called Saturday -. Doc. Greer, i, is
| too late to be gathering corn will Howar,'
| says II must be going, SO good evening boys >
Guess he WAS going to Mingo Ian. CloHi
has not been seen for these many weeks: ANY
one knowing OF his whereabouts will please
70 head of dandy cattle and Sam Young is
rustling the corn for them Dick Andrews ia
D quiet as lamb John Hays called .Satur-
| day, and it was like old times to hear him
| tell some western exploits DIR. Choate, OF
Jshnstown, met DR.. Mcfarland in consuIta-
tion at Moses Greer's Tuesday, each agreeing
that Uncle Nose would get along all right
'hothing new arising. ''...T. W. Dean has
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friends. We have an idea thai ..Pi.tsvilie'
girl had better look little out or Uncle
Tommy will want her to come to Bates Co
John Lentz returned from Adrian Monday
night, looking as pleasant Of If he expected to
| return to Adrian Nmas There was a dance
at w. +. LaFollett's one night this week. and
the boys say they had a good time VIII
Cole is happy; he has been to two dances this
week Writing school is still in progress At
Fairsiew, SO Ray tells US =. Ike and his chum
are out southwest, gathering corn, even on
'Heaihen Ridge Tom Bruner is as fat as
OF old Have you seen Charley Greer and
Hermann since they went to Montrose? If not
Just inquire of John Greer. wv. B. Cole
went to Peter creek to attend court a few day
since Jas. Barker has bought farm of Mr..
walker Henry Moore called Sunday Mrs.
Amanda Mosher is confined to her bed. az are
| number OF others. G. ID. Cole was in But
Ter Alton tells us he will leave for the Bry-
ant 4 Stratton school about Jan 1st..R NJ.
Alexander. I. NJ. stark. n. L. Embree Hick
Ray and II. u. Andrews. jr., called Thurs
day for the papers. Thursdays are our big
paper days. as We get the TINS and Republic
on that day Wilson Davidson has returned
from Marshall where he has been for several
months past. Miss Butler, OF Cass county.
10 visiting at NJ. l.. Rays. .Misa Fannie Ty-
Ter passed the village Friday. -. DIR Warford
is In Sedalia Almost froze, SO will bid all
goodbye this time. 80. Quite Q crowd here to-
| day Come, let's go to the sale.
| Yours, &C.. JAck