The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-30

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The N. B. Mcfarland sale, east of
town, on Monday last was well at
tended and the stock and other prop
erty brought reasonably good prices.
Basil G. Culver went to Oklahoma
City to join his wife and two children,
who have been visiting her father, j.
Y. Whitsett, to return home with
them.
Our esteemed friend o. C. john
son, of Mound township, favored us
pleasantly, while he and his wife
were attending the old settlers cele-
bration.
Miss Ora, daughter of ex-Sheriff
Chas. F. Beard, is suffering from an
attack Of typhoid fever. She is the
third of the Beard children who have
been stricken with this fever.
F. M. Rich came in from Tribune,
Kansas, on Wednesday to attend the
Old Settlers Picnic. He informs us
that he will spend the winter at his
old home in Deep Water township.
Our old friend lack johnson, at
Coffeyville, Kansas, sends us remit
lance for renewal and greetings to
his old Bates county friends. He is
in the feed business and is doing
well.
James Shroyer, another old and
tried friend, who has been with us
since the first issue of the paper thir-
ty-one years ago, sends remittance
for renewal, and also for his son, R.
M. Shroyer, both at Hume.
Centennial Celebration, st. Louis,
Mo-, Oct. 3rd to 10th, l909.-Tickets
on sale Oct. End to 9th; final return
limit Oct. 18th. Fare from Butler
$40. As for the round trip.
j. F. GElGER, Agent.
Rev. j. B. Mayfield is very low at
this writing as we go to press, and is
not expected to survive many hours.
He has been afflicted several months
with heart trouble and has been
growing constantly weaker.
James Welch, our hustling young
farmer friend of Summit, favored us
pleasantly on Monday and ordered
The Times to his sister, Mrs. A. c.
Page, at Appleton City. Mrs. Page
| was formerly Miss Mary Welch, g
talented teacher in our city schools.
T. L. Fisk, of Summit, one of oul
! oldest and highly valued friends, ia.
vored us pleasantly and renewed.
He has been a constant reader of The
Times for the past. thirty years, what
, higher compliment could be paid to a
: newspaper.
2 j. E. Keller, of Monet, Mo-, stop
; ped over in Butler Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. Will Nix. He was or
his way to indianapolis to see his son
Tom Keller, who met with an acct
dent on Saturday, so serious as tC
cause him to lose his arm.
Strother Lewis, wife and two chill
: dren came down from their home ir
West Point on Friday to visit rela
tives. On Saturday they attended
the 10th wedding anniversary of Mr.
; and Mrs. 7. P. Crawford, north Of
town. Mrs. Crawford is Mr.. Lewis
, sister.
AT a party, given by Mrs. M. G.
Kendall and Mrs. Robt. Hallenback
, at the latter's home, last "Wednesday
afternoon, announcement was made
1 of the coming marriage between Miss
t Louise Dooley, daughter of Col. anc
Mrs. S. w. Dooley, and Arthur
$ Duvall, on October 9th, 1909.
Col. L. Culbertson, of Kansas-twC
miles west of Hume-was in towr
| for short visit Tuesday afternoon
' He had started to Butler to attend the
old settlers celebration, but having
| recently sustained a slight accident tC
, one of his knees, which began threat
ening him, concluded to return home,
, Review.
5 County Clerk Weeks has issued 25G
hunters county license and one state
! license. County Clerk Isbell, Of Yer.
non county, has issued 2l1 hunters
$ license, and County Clerk Nixon, Of
Butler county, has issued $40. The
Z last named county evidently abounds
in game and the entire male popula