The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
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Amsterdam 80 stay till Monday and
then start Tor their new home In New
Mexico. John Comfort and Frank
Mitchell leis with their goods the Ssh
and now their families 90. Aaron
hopes shey will do well In their new
home. Five families have left this
winter Tor New Mexico that Virginia
was sheir stomping ground for years
The Literary at Concord school
house was well attended Friday
night. The question for next Friday
night is "W omen should have she
right 80 vote" Aaron sees no good
reason why they should not vote the
same as men, In intellect they are
equal TO man, They command large
crowds TO hear shem speak on ques
tions OF she day shat interest the
young people. The ". T. e. L, are
doing more to elevate the young
people OF the Uuited States than all
she Legislation OF men.
Sabbath morning the trees had
their heads bowed 80 the powers
shat be laden with ice. Many OF the
limbs broke off, the wind blew hard
Saturday night. Many fruit trees
are damaged, Ii ia the heaviest sleet
storm shat has visited this section
for several years. Some OF the tele.
phone poles fell over under the load
OF Ice and wind.
Uncle John Zinn was quite sick
Thursday OF last week
John Foster raised the floor In
Miss Rachel Parks house last week,
it had sagged down.
Andrew Simpson and D. c. Wolfe
mended the broken telephone wires
} that she big sleet broke. hall a mile
r east OF Park Town, Saturday night
! W. W. Park is on the sick list.
Grandpa Dickerson is on the sick
list He Is over 80 years old and Ia
quite feeble
Thomas Constable made a short
visit with hie parents at Lees Sum
mit she last OF the week. His moth.
in-Isw, Mrs. W. W Park, and daugn.
ter Martha stayed with Mrs. Con-
stable Saturday night and came
home Sabbath eve through the
lstorm.
The question debated at Concord
school house Friday night (Which
was the stronger the Sword or the
Pen. Decision In favor of the sword.
Aaron guesses the debators have not
read what a power the prohibition
pen has welded the last few years.
Fired up the whole nation, not ouly
this nation but others. Every legis-
lator has the question before Is.
Reported that Mrs. Ben Parker
who Is In the hospital at Kansas
City is doing as well as could be ex-
pected. She is not able to be up yet
only to sit up in her bed by being
propped up.
Mrs. John Huffman jr. was report.
ed quite sick Sabbath but reported
better Monday.
Mrs. James Sacre reports that the
sleet broke the telephone wire near
their house in swo places Saturday
night.
Mrs. G. W. Park received letter
from her brother, Abe Quaintance,
Ioi Boulder, Mont, stating that the
winter had been the coldest for sew.
ersl years. He is feeding 60 head OF
beei cattle and about a thousand
head OF stock cattle. He started q
chicken Ranch last fall has 20 acres
fenced, has $50 chickens now and ex,
poets to increase the number to
1900. Mr. Quaintsnce was here
several years ago and got acquaint.
ed with number of people
Mrs. T. B. Nolsnd has sold her
farm to a man by the name OF Peters
She will have sale the 25th. She
will visit kiniolks in north Mo-, for q
while and then expects to visit kin
folks In Mont. Mrs. Nolsnd and
husband moved on the farm in 1896
The old neighbors are selling out
and moving away and new ones
moving in. The change will be no
ticesble around Virginia this spring
Some say the grounding saw his
shadow the second OF February and
has gone back In his den for six
weeks. And now 1t is said that some
OF the would-like.to-be candidates
for the Charlotte township Offices
we're out that day and when they
saw their shadows they were 80 bad
ly scared that they have gone to
their den for six weeks and may be
longer, who can tell how long can.
didste's winter lasts.
Miss Gertrude Mauger who has
been visiting her parents for some
time returned to her home In Colo.
RADIO Saturday.
Lawrence Wallace, OF Yates Center,
Kan, who was visiting his sister
last week left Tuesday for his home
He is In the land business there and
: has been for several years. Aaron
talked with him over the phone
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. R. T. Harper was. taken sick
Saturday and Sabbath morning DR..
Smith was called. She was very low