The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
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bought the Ed. koontz interest il
the Kuntz & Davidson threshing an,
milling company and will start a mil
\ mile east.
The late weather sent US and quit
a number of others to the shops Il
have our horses shod.
l.. 5. keirsey and Gully Fort wen
to Butler Friday, where the formel
attended the Giant Oaks, of which h,
is member.
Rabbits by the 100 and quails b,
the dozens come to our market daily
Almost everybody seem TO be- hit
ting themselves with felt boots.
l. s. koontz and family live on
Bryan ave. this winter.
W. b. Price has purchased the stock
of merchandise at Spruce, lately own
ed by Sprague & Co. The community
will find him TO be No. l boy, hon
est and straightforward.
Milt Teeter had quite time last
Friday shoeing horses; seemed 10 be
an unlucky day for him.
VI. l.. Embree was here collecting
taxes last Friday. He speaks in glow
ing terms of Oklahoma. where he has
a good home.
Robt Alexander says his son, Lew,
is again able to attend school
George Price bought up load of
hogs for the h. c. market, but sold
them in Adrian to Marion " Gods.
Our neighbor Thos. Williams, We
hear, thinks of locating in Johnson
county.
DR.. Wolfe writes that the wheat
crop is looking fine in Oklahoma.
Public sales are quite numerous in
this part of Bates. People are anx-
ious to find something better.
Mrs. j. c. Noble, wife of our p. m,
was quite sick last week.
W. ID. keirsey is feeding a fine lot
of hogs for this January market.
Hoover Bros of Henry county and
Chambers Bros. of Deepwater town
ship bought felt boots at our spot
cash store.
Lonnie keirsey took in a load Of
game Friday evening and brought
out a load of mdse for his store.
Ira Ray, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hick
Ray, n: ar Culver, died Dec. II, after
a long struggle with typhoid fever
complicated with lung trouble of sew
eral months standing. He was con-
fined to his bed about two months.
The parents and relatives have the
sympathy of II host of friends.
T. d. Embree will be here the last
two Fridays in the month and at
Johnstown the last two Saturdays.
Remember the penalty is Jan. 1.
Quite number seemed to take part
in the shooting match Saturday.
r. A. Chenneworth was in our vii
lage last Saturday.
j. f. Warford bought some calves
of Geo. Price
l. S. kuntz and family visited home
folks in Henry county last week.
DIR. Bowden passed up Mckinley
Ave. Saturday in sleigh, stopping
with the boys long enough to shoot
for turkey.
Rev. King enjoyed himself quail
hunting Saturday and Monday.
Our friend Hick Ray and family
visited his son Perry, Saturday.
The past week was a good one for
our merchants, they did a rushing
business.
Burg Price, wife and little girl Wis
tied south Sunday. They will leave
for Spruce soon to reside.
Buck Hendrickson has again con-
cludsd to move to his farm.
NJ. L. Price & Co., shipped out Alp
rabbits Monday, besides several hun
dred that the two stores shipped last
Friday.
The home folks of W. ID. keirsey
met there and all ate the fatted hen.
W. W. Hill was scared out of a |
years growth while out hunting the
other day, by his partner letting his |
gun go off accidentally a couple of
times, almost getting him. PAT
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