The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-13
VirQinia.

Tuesday, about hall vote was out.
Last iall there were 81 dry vote and
Z wet, this time over one hundred
votes and 3 votes called for dry.
Quite change In less than q year.
Walter Wolfe returned home Sat.
urdsy from Braymer, Caldwell Coun-
ty Mo-, where he went with car OF
o. NJ. Drysdsle's goods. He reports
corn looking we'll In that section.
Dow Wolfe came home from Kan.
sas City Saturday and left Sabbath
evening for Butler and Monday
morning back to Kansas City.
Grant Parks two daughters OF
Englewood, Kan, were visiting kin.
folks In Park Town Tuesday.
James Park spent the latter par,
OF the week at Warrensburg, return.
ing home Saturday with his sister,
Miss Elsie, and another fellows sis.
ter, who has been attending school
there.
Miss Verna Cook OF Kansas Cisy IL
visiting Miss Icy Jenkins.
Judge MeFadden was In Butler
Monday to hear Stone.
Geo. Cope OF New Home visited his
grandma, Mrs, Peter Crooks, and
Julius Hecksdon Sabbath,
Mr.. and Mrs W. W. Park are
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
rs Constable had a fine looking girl
come to their house last Tuesday.
Grandpa has not been we'll since.
Grandma says, grandpa cheer up,
1t is a pretty little girl and We should
rejoice over our first grandchild.
Thomas Hockett was kept busy
sharpening plows Saturday. He
works at his old stand on Wednes.
day and Saturday, ,,of each week. Mr.,
Hockett says he enjoys living in the
country, he says he can lay down in
the shade Of a big apple tres these
hot days and the big ripe apples will
fall close to him.
DR.. Smith reports Mrs. Dan Smith
on the sick list, also Charley Warner.
Miss Elids Witherspoon has been
preaching at the Crook school house
and will continue till Friday night
and then goes 10 Mulberry to hole
meetings. Miss Wetherspoon is op
posed to the saloon. II all people
we're like her there would be no ga,
loon, and how can the church car
work for the saloon here when they
know thereis no saloon 10 that lovely
country which they are working fol
and want to 60 to.
1t is reported that W. 0. Atkeson
and Mr.. Funk were out In Charlotte
Township last Lords Day inquireine
Tor the present. committeeman OF she
township, Thad Harper. We believe
the commandment is to do no work
on the Lords Day our selves or our
servants nor maid servants nor
cattle servsntsn or any kind OF ser.
wants. Must the God OF our fathers
be respected. The man from Rich
Hill WAS not with them Come, bet
ter attend our religious meetings on
Sabbath day when you come this
way and 1t will do you good.
Quite q number OF our farmers are
blowing for wheat. From indica.
tions there will be a large acreage
sown.
William Allen got a new plano for
bis daughter Mary.
We do notknow what to say about
the wedding south east OF Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hedger spent
Saturday and Sabbath with Cap.
Nickells and family at Lees Summit,
Mo. We are sorry to learn from
them that our old friend Cap. Nick.
ellis is not enjoying very good health
at present. The Captain has many
warm friends around Virginia.
Truman Gilbert has moved the
store building that he purchased Of
N. Drysdale, and Bsily Beckett is
remodeling II into q barn. The north
east corner Of the square In Virginia
Il l.