The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-09-21

We write what We hear the virgiAians say
true;
Dear Reader. don't blame us II we hear 'sm gay
What happens Vou-
DIR Christy was called to see Mrs
John Hensly last Friday.
Miss Edith Park and Fred Drysdale
Friday after a weeks
visit in Butler.
Peter Dennie was at Carthage 10
see his brother last Wednesday.
Elmer Wells and wife. of the Terri
tory, are visiting her father, George
linn.
Merritt linn returned from the Ter
ritory last week.
Free Methodist quarterly meeting
at Nestlerode school house Sept 2Sth,
and will continue over Sabbath.
Elder Higgins will be present.
Misses Bertha Shubert and Jessie
Parker are the guests of JAS CuZlck's
family.
Ned Maloney has been on the sick
list last week.
DR. Lockwood was called In consul
tation with DIR Lamb at the bedside
of Claus Heinrich.
Thomas Swagerty bought the w ID
Orear property for his mother.
Ben Riggs was confined to his house
last week.
Miss Motley Watkins has been on
the sick list the last two weeks.
The directors at Bethel are build.
ing a new coal house and making
other repairs.
Wv Park has been sick for two
weeks.
MrsG w Patton is quite sick. DIR
Son is attending her.
Lawrence Wallace and sister, Miss
Leda, visited friends in Adrian last
Thursday.
j s Pierce. OF Butler, was In our
town last Friday.
Freddie Lockridge Is on the sick
roll.
Mrs Swagerty, Of Blue Mound,
Kan, visited her son, Thomas, and
other relatives.
Mrs ] J Wolfe parents, Mr. and
Mrs I've, OF Powell Siding, Mo-, and
her sister, Mrs Order, Of Durant, !.
T., are visiting her.
Mrs Coulter and daughter, Grace
,, OF Drexel, visited at J T Millinery
Saturday and Sabbath.
r John Comiford came home from
Kansas City Friday.
: Mrs Yate, living north OF Butler,
visited Mrs John Hoffman last week.
Mrs Alfred and Morton Jackson, ei
Wall Street, Kan, visited relatives
5 here last week.
Mrs g w Park and son will return
e Wednesds night Of this week.
DEArH OF OUR OLDEST cITIZRS.
Israel Eestlerode was born Jan'y i
1915. in Center county, Penn; died
4 Sept. 18th, 90, at his home milei
e south OF Virginia. He moved 70 Bate
S caunty ia 1888, at which time there
were but three houses near him,
Harper. south OF him, Nose Martin
at virginia, and one west Of him
Father Nestlerode had been verI
: stout man in his younger days anS
: had he not been exposed 70 all Kind
e Of weather and had taken care o
4 himself, he might have lived TO hi
y Goth year. He was one OF the MOVING
u spirits in the building OF the sehoo
house across the road from bis home
which was named for him Fathe
Nestlerode had many friends, boil
/, old and young, in this community
- VINO will not soon forget him, n
Joined the Christian church 81 year
!, ago. When We attended the Ere
- Methodist quarterly meeting at tn
- NestIerode school house the decease'
al took an active part in the Love Fsas
N meeting. He told Us then that hi
IN time was short, but he was ready an.
er willing TO 20 over TO the better land
e NJ Nestlerode was married twtc
and was the father OF five children
four of whom with his wife suryiy
him and were present at the fnnera
His son, James, who lived in tn
south part OF the state, died About
a. year ago. Mr.. Sestlerode's funera
De VS. preached by Elder IshmAel an
TO his BODY laid TO rest In the Virgini
40 grave yard. $780,