The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-02-06
Virginia Items.

What happened in and out OF town.
Miss Alice Kent, who is a trained
nurse of Kansas City, is visiting the
families of Alton Park and Virgil
Jenkins. She has been in Rich Hill
taking care of patient for the past
few weeks. Miss Alice was partly
raised in the Woody neighborhood.
Gladlto know she is prospecting,
Elder Miller of New Home, will
preach at the Christian church Feby
16thiat. IL a, m. and at night.
We saw II circular from Amorett
making a fight against a saloon
coming there.
James Quaintance and wife left
Friday for their home at Gable, Ills.
He came here to take good look at
Bates county. The snow and bad
weather made his stay short and he
could not get to see how the soil
leekea,5 but he-tuid-us- he was well
pleased with the lay of the land and
the social qualities of the people.
Mrs. Julius Heckadon left Friday
for Coal Gate, |. Ty,, where she will
Join her husband, who is working in
a coal mine. Miss Ada Cope accom-
panied her
Mrs, W. 7, Pyle of Rich Hill, is
spending few days th-her- father
Washington Park, who is very feeble.
Guy Park, who is teaching east OF
Butler spent Saturday night at
home.
| Water is getting scarce and some
are driving their stock to water.
There has not been enough inter
est in the Virginia board OF trade to
build up fire since the snow fell.
/ Some think the wheat is growing so
fast under the snow that it will be
almost headed out by the time it
goes off.
. The ciphering contest last Friday
night between Virginia and Nickel S
schools was success The house
was crowded, but the best of order
prevailed. Miss Mary Braden pre-
sided Virginia school was declared
winner. Theo had two more to draw
on.
| Mr.. Farmers school closed last
4 Friday. He came from Emporia
| Kan, and was employed fora month
on trial, and then hired for three
months longer He gave good salts
faction. The board met Monday and
, hired Guy Park for the summer term.
Dr.sLamb reports number sick.
F. c. Corlett was taken sick first OF
the week, - Clement Satterlee, Elmer
Wilson's baby.
Born, to the wife OF l.. l.. Dicker-
son, II ID son, Jan'y 30
ONE SHORT HUG, so CENTS.
Toledo, O.-The Church Hugging
society organized last week at Belle
Center, O., is raising no end of dis
turbance there and at other points
in the state. 1t was at first propos-
ed rather as a joke, by some fun
loving girls connected with the little
village church, but created so much
excitement that the society was for
mally organized, with B. c. Bates as
president and Miss Idella Dennison
as acting secretary. The schedule
approved is as follows: Girls under
Is years old Is cents for a hug of
two minutes or 10c for short
squeeze; under 20 years, soc; from 20
ITO 25, 75c; school marms, 40c; other
mems wives, 81; old maids Sc each
and no time limit. The society has
43 members and on Thursday even
ing an up-to-date performance was
given along the schedule lines. An
other is set for February 1. The old
er people of the church are up in
arms.
The above just meets Aaron's idea
OF church festivals. 1t saves all work
OF handling dishes, would draw
larger crowds, could make more
than a. = other. Aaron is talking. it
up. AARON.