The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-19
Virginia Items.

Iowa, is visiting his brother.in-lsw,
nj. ii. Writ. Mr.. Stevens owns the
Helmer iarm, and is here fixing places
tostore away his crop.
The largest living freak Of nature
In the world passed through Park
Town Sunday morning. The parties
that had charge OF the OK, let the
folks Of Park Town see him. Mrs.
Washington walked out to the road
TO see him. She is 81 years old.
Park Town boys and girls went to
see the animal. lthas six legs, double
body and shoulders. tweighs ! $40
pounds,
No Sunday School at Virginia Sun,
day on account OF the burial OF Cole
Hensley,
Mrs. Carrie Harper, of Butler,
brought her daughter, Miss Zyx, to
her school Sunday.
jane Wolfe, o' Burlington, Kan,
attended the Fair nj Butler last
week. Lust Sunday he was shaking
hands with Virginia people.
Regular preaching at the NJ. +.
Church next Sunday night.
Elder lshmel will preach the fourth
Sunday mt IL n. M. and mt night;
also Friday night and Saturday
nights before.
Miss Maggie McCann attended the
Endeayor, east Of Butler, last Satur-
day, She was II delegate from Vir-
ginia.
Oscar lIensley, OF Kansas City, at
tended the funeral OF his uncle, Cole
IIensley,
A. Ii. Culver, Of Butler, was out
with his fine hearse to the iHneral
Rev. Vim. Miller, OF New Home, Is
sick and could not come and preach
the funeral.
David Bean and daughter, OF But
Ter, attended the funeral of Cole
Hensley.
Mrs. Everett Hickman, of Psols,
| Kan, attended the Fair and visited
her sister, Mrs Geo. Thompson.
| II. C. Lyons, OF Rich Hill, attended
the Fair one day and visited Aaron
". W. Park was worse Monday
night. His daughter, Elsie, is about
the same; she has been for several
days.
Mrs. Andrew Simpson took very
sick Monday night. DR.. Smith, Ct
Virginia, was called to see her.
COLE HENsLEY DEAD.
Cole Hensley died on the morn.
ing OF October the 18th at ) o'clock
a. m. He was born In Montgomery
county, Kentucky, October 2nd.
1912. He spent his boyhood days
In that county. At the breaking out
OF the war, he enlisted in the Four
teenth Kentucky Cavalry, Union
| overheard hun and a Confederate
soldier talking over some VI their
lives, how the two regiments chased
each other. He married Mary Jane
Hc lily in Kentucky December Goth,
1854. To this union there were
twelve children; three passed to the
land beyond years ago. He moved
| to Illinois to 1865 and remained there
three years in 1868, then he came to
Bates county, Mo where he has lived
until death called him to q better
land. He followed buying stock and
shipping, and was constantly IN the
saddle travelling over the country for
about thirty five years. His brother,
John, was with him moet OF the time.
John bought mostly west Of Null
berry and Cole east. He knew Of
everything the farmers had to sell
lin thu territory be Travelled. The
farmers always could learn Of him
where they could buy horses, cattle
Or hogs that they wanted, or he
would buy for them on q small per
cent. He will be missed as trader
he was unfortunate In putting his
name on paper for men that coula
have paid and relieved him. He had y
literal heart in him. The last nickel
would 20 to help his suffering fellow
man, when in distress. Hegaveirecly
mot grudgingly-to every cause OF
charity. He was always liberal to
the calls of the church, so far as he