The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-07-20

Uncle Moses Conklin, of Ell Dorado
Springs, who had been spending a
week with his brother, l. ]. ConkliR,
left for home on Monday.
Miss Ida N. Conklin who had been
visiting the family Of her uncle, 1. ],
Conklin, left for her home In Denver,
Colorado, on last Monday.
Joe Meyer left Sunday for Chicago
to purchase goods. His daughter,
Miss Classic accompanied him as far
as st. Louis where she lie visiting
friends.
Butler and Amoret ball teams
played a good game Of ball in Butler
last Thursday, the Score standing 6
to 2 In favor OF Butler.
Miss Georgia Bsgley. a charming
young lady of Kansas City, is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. J. r. Angle.
She will berhere for several week.
Mrs. James Winsett and mother,
Mrs. Patton, who have been visiting
relatives and friends here, returned
homo to Miami, Texas, the frat OF
the week. Miss Mabel. the eldest
daughter OF W. N. Arnold, accompa,
MED them home.
Squire Hemstreet is desirous Of
competing with the best farmer in
the county in the matter Of raising
big corn, and has on exhibition In
the Bates National Bank a thirteen
loot stalk with four ears.
The Butler and Rich Hill teams
crossed bats at the Lake and Park
grounds on Sunday. The result was
in favor OF Butler by score OF 4 to
l. II was hotly contested game.
both from the point Of playing and
the weather.
Judge j. C. Phillips and wife, OF
Joplin came up the last OF the week
for visit to their sons Joe and Roy
Phillips. Judge Phillips was at one
time q very prominent farmer In
our county. He ia now running a
livery stable at Joplin.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Walton left the
last OF the week for a long trip
through the northwest. They will
probably 60 as far az Alaska. They
will visit the Lewis & Clark ex-
position at Portland, Oregon and
return home by way Of California
and Colorado. They will be gone
several weeks.
Uncle George McKissick was in to
see US yesterday. He had 60 acres
OF wheat, which averaged 17h bushels
to acre. He just threshed, sold and
delivered at 10 cents per bushel. The
wheat on this same land last year
WAS washed into the Missouri river
after it was In the shock.
j. F. Keren was a pleasant caller
on Monday. He recently sold, 1 900
bushels OF wheat raised on his place,
formerly the A. and NJ. L. Fry ranch,
in Lone Oak township, for 81 cents
per bushel. Mr.. Kern took the in
itiatory in the fight for the drainage
canal now being considered by the
county court, as he has considerable
bottom land.
Clark A. Hays, at Diana, Texas,
sent his mother Mrs. E M. Hays, q
crate Of choice peaches, with instruc-
lions to remember Jake Allen with q
mess, and If there is a time on earth
the aforesaid individual likes to be
remembered 1t is when the good things
are passed. The fact that we are
remembered by these good friends so
long away touches a mighty tender
chord.
IT. s. Wilson Saturday shipped
out two cars of wheat, the first Of
the 1905 crop. 1t tested around
the 60 mark, for which he paid so
cents per bushel. He informed the
writer that the wheat crop was
making On an average about 20
bushels to the acre. "Sixteen dollars
an acre is not 80 bad for crop after
all. said Mr.. Wilson, land there's