The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-29
Passaic Breezes.

FUCKER ~ LlIlliueT OTutTtu tWO cars
of Kansas -four and salt.
Mesdames Davis and Krinn visited
over northeast a day last week.
Charles and Frank Lee were in from
Nabs Creek on business.
l.. S. keirsey, merchant OF Ballard,
spent an evening with us which we
greatly enjoyed as were glad to hear
from all old-time neighbors and
friends.
Prof. r. Belisle, one of the teachers
OF Eastern Bates, has laid down the
rod to take up the law book, and
will read law with a leading attorney
OF Clinton. Hope Richard may land
on top.
John Krinn had a horse badly used
up on the wire Saturday night.
l. Our district clerk reports loss OF
about fifteen OF school age under last
year which leaves us only about thir-
| ty for our school.
]. r. Baum has the sympathy of
his neighbors and friends in his time
OF trouble.
A lady from Adrian came down to
assist Mrs. Walls in cleaning house.
Mr.. Mcdonald reports Colorado
Springs on the boom this spring as
tusuaf|. An excursion Of 2, 900 people
went there from Joplin Sunday.
Mrs Anna krinn visited at Mr..
Church's Saturday and Sunday, Miss
Atkinson, OF Adrian, also visiting
there.
Mr.. Elgin has a brother from Pettis
county visiting him.
j. B. Rice drove in on business Sat
urday.
Elmer Huff drove in from Culver to
meet the train and take theirpreach-
er, Rev. Benright, out, where he fills
his last appointment for the year.
With our widow and little girls we
drove out to Billy Powell's Thursday
evening, coming home Saturday
morning. On Friday in company
with number of the neighbors, we
went fishing and had the usual fish
erman's luck
Crate Wood, one OF our No. /
teachers, drove over from Altoona
Saturday evening.
A son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Lee, of Kansas City. visited them
last week. He is with one OF the
commission firms there. we hear.
We met Frank Patrick, of the r.
F. d. No 3 last Saturday, as he was
headed for Ballard.
Jake Maddy and Geo. Cruce at
tended the singing Sunday evening
at the church.
We hear JAS S. Combs has secured
the Freeze Out school, which we are
glad to hear as he is an all right
teacher, and the patrons are an al
right people.
Judge Booker Powell and wife
John Ray and wife, of Butter, and
Andy Ray and family. of Culver. with
W. S. Griffith and wife, of Ballard
visited at Price Rays in Urich, where
I they went to Grand River fishing
while there.
r. NJ. Wilcox brought us all out a
fine mess of fish Monday evening
from Butler. Bass from 4 to 10 lbs
each.
Rimmer was out lacking up signs
Monday. You will do well to read
them and come.
Ben Walls was in Sunday from his
Mound home.
p. Wright was down from Adrian
to sell his hay to P. & y.
Cal. Robinson's son-in-law and
family, OF Butler, visited here Sunday
Adam Herman was in from the
southwest on business.
Tom O'Day can tell you about the
rain Saturday.
William Walls, OF Pittsburg. Kan,
, is visiting home folks here. He il a
brother OF DR.. Walls. who once had
a fine practice in Butler.
We noticed some OF the farmers
: building frames for their wagons
preparatory to a looked for harvest
Will Chambers was in from Elkhart
to trade with P. & q. He is win.
ming man as we think in the future.
Os Yates pulled his binder in Sat.
urday preparatory to No. 1 hap
vest.
Master Clyde Packer made bust
ness as well as pleasant trip south.
west of Butler Saturday, and Sunday
Children's Day exercises at the
church the first Sunday in June.
Geo. Church and family visited ovel
east Sunday. Say it's the fact.
Mrs. Ira Hardin, OF Nevada, is Wis.
: iting relatives here.
OH for some such rains to come in
July. as we are having now. Give us
! plenty ofwater.
: We see some Of our farmer friends
! had to lay down their plows and
take up the hoes on account Of tbs
: rains. Grass and weeds thick in
natphpe lpAT.