The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-09-28
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claimed some one struck him on the
back of the head.
Robert Furgerson tells US that Jack
Henderson, former citizen of this
section died in the Territory about
three weeks ago.
Mr.. Furguson of Rich Hill, visited
his brother John aud old neiGhbors
q few days last week.
Cole Hensley husked corn Friday
and G. w. Wolf took off his boiled
shirt and helped thresh.
Mrs Vaue Walker, of Arkansas, is /!
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Judy.
Lee Browning lost a log chain ID |
feet long between Virginia and An
drew Simpson, finder will be reward |
ed II the chain is left at McFad |
den's.
Mrs David Mcclure aud husband,
of Nevada, who was visiting her sis
ter Mrs ID r Braden, returned to their
home last week.
Mrs John Drysdale is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Ed. Gable, at Amo-
ret.
Last Thursday morning early we
started for Amsterdam to see the
grand fair. AS we were passing Capt
| Nickels house we Jaw the largest
pumpkin patch III the west part of
township A person could walk over
the patch on the pumpkins, they are
there by the loHd> w have been
in Bates county % years, and from
Butler to Amsterdam there Is the
largest corn we ever saw grow since
we have been in the county.
At Amste I'd am we found two news
paper m-n, O ID Austin aud Mr. J H
Sisson. Tue articles for exhibition
we're placed on tables , feet wide on
both sides of the street in front OF
the sid ewaik. About 800 feet of ia
bles we'll loaded With ali kinds OF
farm products, pumpkins, squash OF
; ali kinds, corn. all colors and sizes,
potatoes, Irish aud sweet, cabbsges,
large corn stalks tied TO the post
: me was SO tail we could not reach
= Tue GdEs bIllST Will nav ~ EtA g
6 move on. In the afternoon there
was display of horses aud colts
, We noticed Capt Nickefs saddl'
? horses aud some of his colts, did moi
learn the names of the other partie
that had horses.
, Omer Dry dale sold his house anC
lot 10 Mrs. Dave Jackson aud bough
his step mothers interest in the hom'
! on the lot where the store is
ni Mrs William DrysdaIe will go t
Kansas, where she has two sons.
The Virginia band furnished tn
Il music We could hear strangers sa
the bows know how TO go at il, o
course we kept still.
e Ats IN match game OF bas
r ball between Lacy gne aud Amoret
We saw no drunkenness, no quarrel
ing, no swearing, of course there va
no army cantern there. Steppin
- into a restaurant we were reminded
of Nasby's first trouble when in tn
s church He had TO throw whisk
>egs out of the window aud the mel
e got rye straw VS. aud pun ped the con
tents our.
We listened to a tOlk between -
Il Austin aud David Forb> from wnIc
we learned that MIR Forbes was on
q of the early hsIr cutters of Butte
The Amsterdam folks can feel prou'
Il II their street fair.
Clarence Coulter and wife are tenC
y lug free Methodist comp meeting Il
ScheIl City.
J w Park got knocked down SUI
J. dav night in trout of the church b
ii buggy.
le E a Hay Organizer of the Law
renee Fraternai insurance Compau
IS Informed us he had % Inc III bers al
20 would organize as soon as the NEE
ing closes. -,
i'm Merritt and John linn lett Tor u
Territory Monday.
De Will Bernhardr aud Will Smith al
two others of Butler passed throug
re Virginia last Wednesday.
IL There was a basket dinner at I'll
Christian church Sabbath day.
)ul Quite a number from PassaIc q
tended church at Virginia Sunday.
Miss Lizzie holland, of Butler, vi
tied her parents, Mr. and Mrs L
III holland last week
III Mrs VIM Judy and three childr,
Nv of Kansas, are the guests OF rel
tives.
AR and Mrs Oasley, of Kansas, Vi
in tied Mrs John Huffman Saturday al
Sunday.
all Mrs Cash Cope, of Eureka, KaI
is visiting Mr. Cope's mother, Gran
H ma Cope.
mi wv McFadden is having the TO
oii hauIed to build q new house, tn
We Virginie keeps growing
Names of those who have JOIN
On the Christian church up till Mond
are Mr. and Mrs Jones, Mr. aud u
Isom and son, Mr. aud Mrs Met
and two daughters Mary and BE
wv gle. Mrs Bailey Wilson and son. al
Will