The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-06-01

DR.. and Mrs. ]. II. ChrIsty enter
tanned a number OF their friends at
the beautiful Christy lake with pic
ME last Saturday evening.
The body Of DR.. E. ]. Holland, who
died in Adrian, was shipped to Belle
vue, Michigan, says the Journal.
The body was accompanied by II. A.
Holland, son OF deceased.
Henry Diehl, carpenter, while at
work on new house being built for
Paul Tyler In Clinton, dropped dead
at his bench from apoplexy. He was
55 years old and leaves a family.
Misses Lou and Ada Buck, OF Kan
sas City, came down on Sunday and
staid over until after Decoration
Day. Their parents are both buried
here, their father, W. G. Buck, hav-
ing been an old veteran.
Southwest Missouri is great for
corn and hogs, big cattle and lots of
them, and 1t is also at the top Of the
list in producing fine Strawberries.
Nine cars Of Strawberries were ship
ped out OF Monet last Sunday, and
that was only a starter OF the sea.
sons crop,-Nevads Mail.
John R. Battert, OF North Alton,
90 years OF age and said to be the
oldest Odd Fellow In Illinois and the
last surviving charter member OF
Western Star Lodge No. 1, died Sun.
day. He was born in Paris, Ken
lucky Sept. II, 1912, and moved to
Alton In 1894.
We were complimented by a pleas.
ant call from r. F. Harper, OF Char
lotte. Mr.. Harper owns some
bottom land and is therefore inter-
ested in the proposed drainage
measure now before the county court.
MIR. Harper has grave doubts about
the feasibility OF the scheme to carry
off the surplus water by a big ditch.
The Hume Telephone offered three
prizes for persons bringing In the
greatest number OF eggs on Satur.
day, May Goth. Mrs. d. g. Finch
brought In 101 dozen, Mrs. Martha
Kell 81 dozen and Mrs. Ansel Kirby
81 dozen. II the Telephone man had
made it a condition that he was to
receive the eggs, what bonanza he
would have struck.
Mayor and Mrs. A. B. Owen enter.
tanned a select party Of friends at a
Six O'Clock dinner on Thursday last,
at their beautiful home on Ohio
street. The supper, prepared under
Mrs. Owens personal supervision,
W az such as to sustain her we'll earn.
ed reputation as a delightful enter.
t ainer. The evening was enioysbly
spent with cards.
G. H. Spicer was pleasant caller
on Saturday, and favored US with
renewal for himself and W. M. Spicer,
at Nashua, Mo. Jack, as he was best
known, while he was the popular Jail
er under Sheriff Smith, lives on the
ex-sheriff's place east OF town, but
owns the G. T. Morgan farm, closer
in. He is just now modestly bearing
the title OF papa, over Miss Madge,
the finest baby in the land.
E. A. Bennett left Thursday noon
for three months tour of Europ".
He will visit Washington, Philadel
phia and Boston, from whence he
will sail June Bird. He will land at
Naples, and before his return will Wis
it Germany, Switzerland, Scotland
and England, his daughter, Helen,
accompanying him- over part-efi his his
trip. He will also see the Misses
Parkinson before his return.
Lightning does not strike twice in
the same place, but horse thieves do.
April 1st D. f. Clark had bay mare
stolen by Charles Stoltz, a reform
school boy. After a weeks search
the animal was found over in the
edge OF Bates county In possession Of
q farmer who had traded for it.
Stoltz was sent back to the reform
school. Sunday night Mr.. Clark
place was visited again by horse
thief and the same mare stolen
Clinton Democrat.
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