The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-10-24
Virginia Items.

j. IL. Park, to New Home Sunday.
Most all the - have their eyes on
thar buggy and team, so he keeps to
one side.
Mr.. Blakeand wife, OF hear Passsic,
attended church here Sunday, and
visited Robert McCanns and family.
Anew were prscticing last week how
local option would work by drinking
rain w.,er out of colored bottls;
1t appears to have a good effect,
Many out this wsy are in favor Of
local option. Persons that are in
the habit Of drinking, think they
would be better off, il there were none
to be had.
WIN. Martin has located In Stone
county, Mo near Crane. We under,
stand he has bought a farm there.
Mrs. s. Z. Jones has been down
with rheumstism for several weeks.
Ernest Judy and his two dsugh-
tiers, OF Kansas City, came Saturday
afternoon to visit his father, R. T.
Judy, and other relatives. He re-
turned to Kansas City Monday morn
Ing. He has been In the Commercial
Bank for q number OF years.
Geo. Palman left Sunday Tor Par
son, Kan, to have his eye treated.
Something is growing over the sight.
Do not forget the pie supper at the
Hotwater school house Friday night.
Oct 25th. They always have a good
time at their supper. Come one,
come all. Miss Annie and her helper
will show the people how 80 have a
good time.
| Mr.. Paddock's sa'e was well at.
tended.
| J. W. McFadden Is putting new
roof on his warehouse.
| Joe Wolfe has grown four inches In
height this summer.
Andrew Simpson Is getting ready
to build a barn.
| o. NJ. Drysdale was In Kansas City
the first oil the week, selecting new
goods.
Warren Ayers, the road boss, IL
putting the roads up In shape.
julius Heckadon has telephone
now. Call him up and hear him soy
what you want.
The M. E. protrscted meeting clos
ed Friday night.
W. P. Largent, on Route No. 3,
and W. H. Scales, OF Butler, stopped
Friday night OF last week with
Aaron.
Flossie Ests, aged 10 years old,
died at W. J. Bsrd's last Friday
morning Funeral was preached at
Hotwater school house Saturday af.
ternoon by Rev. Hendricks. The
body was laid to rest In the Jackson
grave yard. (Vers"s by the writer }
Sleep on In thy beauty,
Thou sweet angel child
BY sorrow unblighted,
By sin undefiled;
Like the dove to the ark
Thou hast flown to thy rest;
From the wild sea OF strife
To the home OF the blest.
Geo. Parker, living two and one.
hall miles northeast OF Virginia, went
10 Kansas City last week to have the
doctor examine the cancer In bis
nose. They told him that It would
not be saie to perform an operation
that be would bleed to death. II
hangs out OF bis nose over two
, inches.
James Cuzlck and T. s. Harper are
having their houses painted.
Mr.. Taft, since he heard OF the fstt
OF Vice-President Fsirchilds In drink
Ing cocktail, by the Methodist, said
; to people not to have any at BIZ
re ception. He cav the writing OF
the wall. The saloon must 60
Whsnith church sees the same writ
ing onIthe wall, the saloon will go
l guees they will soon see 1t. They
can not have any revival. When they
carry the saloon on one shoulder ant
the church on the other, The saloor
has brought the trouble on them
selves. They cannot blame the
ch urch, for the church has been kind
} toward them all their days that they
obeyed the law.
The teacher at Virginia had
large number Of visitors from the
&C hool south last Saturday.