The Butler weekly times., 1905-10-05
Virginia Items.

kDOWn rs Tue MAJ IllneOu idrul, 10 u
man living near Delta, Iowa. Mr..
Vert will soon leave for Lincoln, Neb.,
where his family lives. He has two
daughters teaching in the High
School of that place, who are egetting
high wages and have for a number OF
years. Mr.. Vert says he likes Bates
county, but his family is in Lincoln,
and oldlage is coming on, and he feels
that it is his place to be with his
family.
n. B. Clark, living near Altona,
stayed with Aaron and family Friday
night. Mr.. Clark brought few as
fne apples as we have seen for many
wears. MIR. Clark moved here from
Iowa two years ago. He gotcaught
under the wings Of the land agent the
'all of the big boom, which made him
feel o little sore for awhile. He tells
us he has lately bought seventy acres
more, and now feels friendly to Bates.
He took a red pig home with him.
DR. Christy was called to see Guy
Park Saturday afternoon, who has
been quite a sick boy during the
week
Cole Hensley is not so we'll and he Is
getting very weak. He is able to be
up most OF the time. Some OF his
friends think he is failing very fast.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Dickerson, OF
Passaic, visited their uncle, r,
McCanns, Sunday.
Rev. Baker will preach at the NJ +
Church the second Sunday at Il n. m,
Miss Zyx Harper, OF Butler, com
menced the Virginia school Monday
OF this week.
Robt. Foster, OF Oklahoma, spent
a few days among his old neighbors
last week.
Mrs. Joe Winery spent few days
at Drexel last week. She went with
ler son, Willie, who has not fully re
covered from his sickness last sum
mer, but he is gradually getting bet
ter.
Miss Icy jenkins left Virginia Sun
day afternoon for Amorett to take
the train early Monday morning for
Kansas City.
MIR. Robbins is still on the sick list
The W. j. Park Threshing Com
pany have been threshing in the
Virginia neighborhood several days
Some OF our farmers are huskine
their corn and hauling it to maket
Rev. Cockerel, Methodist minister
OF Holden, calling on some OF his OLD
friends, stayed all night with George
Ruble. He preached at this place
about twelve years ago.
Wedding on North Main street
In Virginia last Sunday. The cere-
mony was performed by Thomas
Hockett. They we're married in their
buggy-Miss Edith Hinson to Dan
Hickman, OF Paola, Kan, son oi
Everett Hickman and grandson oi
G. B. Hickman, OF Butler. Miss Edith
was raised by r +. Harper, south OF
Virginia. They left for Kansas as
soon as the good word was said to
them by Virginia's good natured
squire. Some people think We will
have another tie-up soon, not very
far from this town. Let Joy go with
them.
Jesse Kockett and wife, OF Alkama
on the Columbia river. about forty
miles below Portland, Oregon, in the
state OF Washington, is visiting his
brother, Thomas, at Virginia and
old friends and neighbors. Many Of
his old friends and neighbors have
passed over to the beyond. Jesse
talks Ike he did years ago and is en-
Joy ing good health. He has been
visiting some OF his children in Okla
homa. He will visit his sister, Mrs.
Crumley, in st. Clair county, and then
return to Bates again for a short
visit. We hear when be leaves here,
be will 60 to Iowa for a short time.
Virginia Is once more In possession
OF a doctor. He purchased the prop.
erty OF Roy Hockett by the side OF
the Christian Church. DR.. Smith is q
promising young man. He says he
has practiced six years. The doctor
is from Lacleae county. He has been
here nearly two weeks, and has com
menced work. His wife and two chill
dren arrived last Saturday. His
goods have not arrived at this writ.
ing.
Cart Wallace sold his farm last
week.
DUROC HOGS: 5Ohead
:!;lysSa!gc OF males; so head Of
pilts; also ten head OF sows and last