The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-08-08

has been grown on the farm for years,
but he says that his oats are nearly
all spoiled.
Capt Nickels seems to be enjoying
himself. talks free coinage and has
good crops on his farm.
Mr. Graves has a fine field of buck
wheat, and has trimmed his maple
trees i'll the yard so that his senatOri-
al voice can go out TO his neighbOrs
on thu free coinage OF silver.
w J Bard is putting up a large
amount Of timothy hay.
John a,.d Cole Hensley have been
fixing up their farms. All appear to
be- eujos ing themselves.
Some Of Jhe Virginia people thought
it was I. great thing for a man to
drive Il team tin oUgh Butler without
lines. There i an old lady in this
township says that is nothing, as in
an early day she used to drive yoke
of oxen hitched to wagon with
baby on her lap and knitting stock
ingS, and did not think it any great
thing.
Geo Smith, of Butler, was in Vir-
ginia Monday.
Some farmers are getting their
plows ready to plow for wheat.
Mr. Roland, who has been visiting
relatives at Harrisonyille, returned
home last week.
James Dark has two very sick chill
dren. DR. Heath, Of Butler, is attend
ing on them.
Mrs Charles Gardner, who had her
thigh bone broken, is able to get
around the house on crutches.
Miss Kate Hareer, of Butler, was
at the NJ f Sunday School Sunday.
Will Smith and Rollo Flesher, of
Butler, were at the Christian En-
deavor last Sunday night. On ac-
count of the storm they stayed with
q w Park until a III Monday.
| Report says John Armstrong sold
his sixty acre farm, one half mile
south of;Virginia.
| Robert Bracken and family, of
Kingfisher, Oklahoma, are visiting
his brother Jacob and sisters, Mrs
Bette Dudley and Mrs John Phelps.
Mr. Erwin lost a package between
post office and John Hensley's. Find
er will please leave same at P 0.
Mr. and Mrs Griest, of Lordsburg,
Cal, are visiting her sister, Mrs Dave
Bean.
James Crooks is building wagon
she'd
VIM Hardinger, Jr, and family
were at Drexel last Friday and Sat
urday visiting Mr. Hendrickson.
A Park, Jr, returned from Clin
ton Sunday.
Mrs X L Judy went to Warrens
burg Monday of this week.
A hard rain fell Sunday night anC
Monday morning. Some flax and oat.
are in the fields yet.
Mrs Garner received Il Telegram
from her daughter, Carrie Henderson
in Kansas, last Thursday saying she
was very sick. Mrs Garner and hel
daughter, Mrs Famuliner, started
Friday morning to see her. Monday
of this week she was better.
DIR Mitchell was called to see a sicb
child near Thomas Lackey's Monday
Mrs Nels Nesterode, of New Home
was visiting friends near Virgins
and the river got SO high that she
had to remain several days. Mr.
had to do his own cooking.
1t is with deep sorrow that we re
cord the death of JAS } Crumley, O
Ninton. The deceased was abou1
| SlAlN years oIu, WAS DOFIl III ltHIl.
lived in Iowa a number of years
where he married, He has lived IL
Bates Co on the place where he dice
more than twenty-five years. Nj
Crumley was n consistent member O
the Quaker church. During the pas
winter he fell against some hard sub
stance, which caused a rupture nea
the umbilicus and his medical at
tendants failed to recognize the tru,
nature of the trouble until almost to,
late. The hernia was reduced. a trus
applied, and yet an operation wa
necessary, The operation was per
formed on the morning of Aug I'd b,
DR. futile, of Adrian, assisted by DR.
Hall, Sun and Mitchell. The inteS
tine had become much congested b,
long pressure and, although he raj
lied well after the operation, he 500
began TO sink and peacefully breath
l l ed his last at p III, surrounded b.
his devoted wife, five sons, and tw
daughters, several grandchildren an
many others. He was a man of grea
4 worth to the communitp and will b
sadly missed by his many friend,
The remains We're followed to thei
last resting place in the Scott GENE
, terry by host Of friends.
NILS CLERK.