The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-14
Virginia Items.
DIXIE l.. HAGGARD.

We write what we hear the virginians cay II
true;
Dear Reader, don't blame US If we hear 'em say
What happens you.
Mrs Sam Cowan and daughter,
Miss Laura, of Walker Station, are
visiting the family of w L Cowan.
Miss Ida Flesher, of Butler, visited
relatives around here a few days last
week
Frank Erwin and John Lopez re
turned last week from Neb, where
they had been working this season.
Thomas Dudley, of Coffeyville,
Kansas, is visiting his brother Harve.
nice little laddie arrived at Nane
Walkers Sabbath morning.
The Feather Renovating Co left
here last week for Austin.
w j Bard has a large force Of men
at work making hay. He will COM
mence baling and shipping this week.
John Hussey and Albert Pilgrim
treated the band boys to ice cream
Saturday night.
ID G Wolfe shipped hogs TO Kansas
City Tuesday.
Miss Lille Hinson will leave Satur-
day with her aunt for Waveriy, Mo,
Mrs johnson.
The old threshing machine has
commenced TO hum.
Mrs w ID Orear, who was quite
sick last week, was reported better
Monday.
The gathering at Mrs Braden's last
Friday night was grand. The busy
time in the harvest prevented many
from attending. We had free lunch
table decorated with flags and all
kinds of products. There were ex-
hibited spoons that were 1875 years
old a book case made in 1902, which
belonged to Mrs Leach; book of L =
church 100 years old; a cane 30 years
old; a butternut pin, worn during the
last war; papers containing accounts
Of the killing of President Lincoln;
canteens carried in the late war; gun
with flint lock: silver star; Il bed
representing Mother Washington's
bed; table cloth used at the wedding
of Mr. and Mrs Leach, also at their
golden wedding; Mexican hat owned
by Mr. Nickells; several cooking
utensils used by the Mound builders
in Mexico; dish one hundred years
old and cup over so years old. They
had a Jacobs well and fishing pond.
1t j. said Mrs Geo Ruble was the ex-
pert at the fish pond. Should they
have another one there would be a
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a good social time.
DIR Lamb, desiring TO bring mp his
little boy in the way he should go,
has ordered the TIMES.
Miss Annie Dodsworth was born in
Yorkshire, England, October 81, 1896,
and came 10 America with her father
and step-mother in 1912. She was
married 10 Charles Gardner in San
dushy, Ohio, Oct 30, 1852; moved 10
Bates county, No, January, 1872, and
settled miles southwest Of Virginia,
where she has since lived. About Fix
weeks ago she went 70 Butler 10 be
doctored, and died at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs Frank Forsythe,
July 4th. We have been acquainted
with Mother Gardner about l. years,
and always found her kind hearted
and willing 70 lend helping hand in
case Of need. She and her step
mother were firm friends and had
always been together. Her step
mother died last fall a. her home.
near Virginia She united with the
church in Cedar county, Iowa, and
connected herself with the II r
church here. Mother Gardner raised
a large family, there being ten chill
dren, two of them have gone on
before 10 that better land. Those
living are: Anna Jane Miller, Cedar
Iowa, Henry II Gardner, Of