The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-05-18
Ballard SqIihS.

ID and W L Cole attended the township
convention Saturday at Johnstown.....-..Jas
Nilds x Co. caught lumber of fish Friday.
The squire is practicins SO will know how
when goes mp salt river with the L L boys this
fall. &C Poage at the pOstotice several
times this week: it seems he and Z Ogborne
have some differences cannot quite adjust as
regards Mr. Ogborne 5 entering the ling again
with horse; both are reasonable men, and
they will settle all right .....R J Starke Will
soon advertise for workmen, aS he has short
line of road bed to grade up from the TO be
bridge at Oak Hill. Bud never does anything
by halves .... Chape Crow keeps his boys busy
ploying; he runs three or four teams, and boys
too, and himself the planter - Chris going to
Illinois with his cows this morning .....W Will
| Cole has strung In after Dave and Rob to the
| plow and if they hold ont he will keep them
| at it for a Week at least Wilson Davidson is
along wita the boys planting corn; does not
| like to be last every time Lee Embree is as
happy as morning glory ........ Dan Embree
| writes he has gone on to Washing guess af-
ter pension go. We gardened last Saturday,
planted beans, peas, etc .-.... The band meets
saturday and Tuesday nights. Prof Crawford
leader John Lentz seems to have attractions
here of late, as scarcely ever goes to Adrian -.
Sam Young at the Saturday, but too early
in the day for us ...... d Beatty has q Martin
that ehews gum. See Bob's harness he bought
them at Mcfarland Bros shop, Butler. on,
postmaster can eat more nuts than any pm il
Bates county unless jim Ray is q pm again
if he is Will take it all back 49,. See Miss Alic
, Griswold and Mrs Sue Fletcher are among tn
. | teachers at Rich Hill. We can recommen,
, them as first class IIick Ray president ant
! c ID Cole secretary, is the way to address al
communications to our democratic club.
. Board Bros and Poague have another horse
Good horses are what the farmers need u
Hays went east Saturday but not far, only Z
the Squires Rec Cole plowing for cor
Frank B tells us Gilbert has 100 acres c
corn ploughed. Bill Hughes the happiest ma
on earth, all over the arrival of a colt at hi
, pasture Jas Frazee and family will leav
- the lst of June Eobt. Ray at the postofiiC
Saturday, and hot because he did not get hi
= mail, especially the TIMES. Says he Ordere
e his mail forwarded to this office. Please ss
$ Dick Andrews ard not Anderson, as we hay
: no Andersons in this neck of the woods ..--
y II Bradley has greatly improved the crossin
, ives; Of him, We are informed. Frank Barne:
i wife and son passed Saturday evening boun
; for the west to visit relatives and attend NEE
l. ing at Salem, but the rain prevented the
{ . Tell Wade that Allen, editor of the Butl
n TINES, is a delegate TO the national CONVEX
tisn as is our johnson county Steele. vote
Il for him once to represent johnson county
Q the legislature 80. .. Bob Beatty says lis :!
IS light OF the moon. hence sign not right
plant garden seed 800. The boys Of the baI
hate TO give up Mr. Jim shelton, as he is he
in the highest esteem by all. but he tells the
he must aui. them, for the present. at least
10 Mr. and Mr.. Forsythe of Shawnee, came
o. town TO see DR. Mcfarland few days sine