The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-16
FOSTER.

VlSltor 10 hlcn NH saturday.
Sam Wilson, wife, son and grand
daughter, of Auburn Illinois, visited
his niece, Mrs. Mandy Webb, last
week. They departed for Butler Sat-
nrday evening to visit his sister who
is critically i'll at that place.
We learn that George Kelley has
bought the Berge farm east of Foster,
price $50 per acre.
Miss Minnie Shofner was an out of
town visitor Saturday at the home of
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Shofner, west of town.
Misses Myrtle and Maggie Mccain
spent Sunday with DR.. and Mrs.
Rhoades.
j. w. Lewis sold his so acre farm
north west of town to an Illinois man
at $50 IL per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alb. Lloyd returned
to their home in Pittsburg, Kansas,
after few days pleasant visit with
his brother, A. H. Lloyd and family.
Grant Goodenough, of Texas, was
an arrival Thursday morning. Mr..
Goodenough is here on a business
visit.
Delmar Webb and wife who have
been visiting at this place for a few
days, returned to their home in Mo-
berly Thursday.
Walter Shofner butchered hog
last Friday that weighed 700 pounds.
This is what we call real hog.
Mrs. j. H. Mccullough and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sadie Slower, returned
home Thursday from a visit at Great
Bend, Kansas. They report having
fine visit.
AT the spelling contest Saturday at
Foster the following schools were
represented: Klondike, Jennie Steve
son teacher, Bryan and Lawrence
Briscoe and Margaret Collier; Green
view, Miss Merel Hensley teacher,
Claude Kinion and Marvel Fail; Fost-
er, w. P. Kinion teacher, Goldie
Swarens and Lula Hamilton. The
contestants chosen for Walnut town.
ship to 60 to Butler are Goldie Swar-
ems, Foster, Bryan Briscoe, Klondike,
and Marvel Fail, Green View.
Thomas P. Campbell and family
left the first of the week for Chatopa,
Kansas, where Mr.. Campbell will
embark in the Mercantile business at
that place. We wish them health and
prosperity in their new home.
S. N. Kinion is a new subscriber to
The Times. He came from North
Missouri few years ago and bought
the w. M. Campbell farm north of
town. Mr.. Kinion is one of Walnut
townships enterprising farmers. He
believes in good roads, and the pub
lie road running north by his farm is
a good witness that he practices what
he breaches. He uses the road drag
freely and has the best piece Of road
in Walnut township.
Miss Villa Darr, of the Virginia
neighborhood, was in Foster Friday.
She has been teaching the Greenwich
school this winter but on account of
poor health and the death of her faith
er which occurred few days ago at
his home near Virginia she had to
give up her school for a while. Miss
Hensley is teaching in her place. We
are informed she will commence
teaching again the first of the New
Year. Miss Villa deeply mourns
the loss Of her father and the tender
est sympathy Of her many friends
here goes out to her in the loss of
her best earthly friend.
Rev. Wolf filled his regular APP
pointment at Salem Sunday.
Mrs. VIII Mcconnell and son
Claude returned Friday from Freego
county Kansas.
Mrs. Ellen Newkirk who is teach
ing the primary class at the Christian
Sunday School promoted IL Of her
pupils Sunday. Mrs. Newkirk takes
great interest in Sunday School work
and the promotion Of these little folks
is due to her great effort in teaching
the little ones IN the way they should
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