The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-10-08
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sedais Evening sentirsl Oct.
A surprise marriage was solemniE
ed Thursday evening at the residence
of Justice J. L. Smith, the contract
ing parties being Mr. Elmer Lee Nor
ris- a prosperous young agriculturist
Of Butler. Bates county, Mo-. and
Miss Lou N. Keel. Of 1919 East 9Th
street, a sister OF W. A. Keel, a limo
type operator on the Sentinel. Before
the genial Judge said the words which
made them man and wife, the blush
ing bride requested that the word
"obey" be eliminated from the cere.
mony, which was done. The newly
welded couple will remain here as
the guests OF relative until the latter
part Of next week, at which time they
will depart for their future home at
Butler.
ID. C. Wol'e's barn is sided and the
the lower set OF raiters on. Peter
Denning's house WILSON be finished.
". ". Parks house is enclosed and
roof on. Aaron has the roof on and
his office partly sided up.
Rev. Sap will preach next Sunday
at IL a. m. He announced that he
would preach a temperance sermon
as required by the discipline OF the
NJ. +. church.
Elder Coffey failed to fill his ap-
pointments Sabbath.
Vim Erhart and son. A. j., OF
Adrian, were at Aaron's Friday look
ing at the red hogs, and took a herd
header home with them.
DIED:-Mrs Thos. Hocket was born
Sept. 81, 1s49, in Elkhart township,
died SPIT. 80, 1908, at her home in
Virginia, aged "a years. She was
married to Thomas Hockettin 1867.
To this union seven children were
born. two OF whom preceded her to
that better world. Those living are:
Ray, Esther and Ruth Hockett, Mrs.
Gregory. all in this vicinity and
Thomas ". OF Pell, Washington
She leaves one sister to mourn with
the bereaved husband and children.
Mrs. Hockett had been in poor health
for many years, but bore her suffer.
irgs without a murmur and waited
patiently for the Masters call. At
an early age she joined the United
Brethren church, AID afterwards
Joined the Society of Friends. She
lived a consistent Christian life, doing
for the Master whatever her hands
found to do. Rev. Coulter read the
scriptures, PRAYED and sang at the
home, after which the body, followed
by a large number OF sorrowing
ones, vas laid to rest in the Scott
cemetery to await the resurrection
morn. The following lines we're &C.
lected by her daughter Miss Esther:
We miss thee from our home, dear
mother,
We miss thee from thy place,
A shadow on our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine OF thy face.
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home lie dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
Miss ley jenkins has been on the
sick list for several days. She says
by the time the paper is printed che
hopes to be in the postoffice again.
r. McCann and wife visited his sis.
ter near Passaic, Sabbath.
| The Lewis Porter Threshing Co.
returned from Okla, last week, where
they have been for some time. They
report big crop Of wheat.
Dan Smith and son Henry are dig
ging a well for Scully on what ID
known az the Gobel farm.
Miss Susan Park OF Butler, visited
the family of James Walker last
week. This week she will visit in
Parktown.
Ray McCann visited relatives near
Merwin several days last week.
Mrs. Oldham Tell and hurt herself
one day last week. II is feared that
some Of her ribs are fractured.
Sabbath afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
. Aaron called tn nee Mrs. Geo. Thomp
son, who has been under the DOCTOR
care all summer. Her general an
pearance 10 better than We expected
She is able to walk about the yard
. NJ G. Dillon and wife Of north O
Butler, was In Virginia Saturday
and called at Aaron's to look at th,
red hogr.
The Free Methodist quarterly
meeting at Grand View school house
commencing Oct. II, continuing til
Sabbath night.
W. T. Cowan. report says, hal
bought q farm two miles north o
, Butler. R R. runs through IL.
Geo. Jenkins has bou9hta half SEQ
ton Of land near Grainheld, Kan.
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