The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-04
FOSTER.

Aunt Jane Arbogast visited few
days with her brother-in-law, D. H.
Arbogast, and family, of Foster.
George Hartsock and Will Frost
shipped their household goods Thurs
day, and left with their families for
Pittsburg, Kan.
A. H. Lloyd was a business visitor
to the county seat last week,
Mr.. Hart, the real estate man of
Butler, was here last week with a
gentleman from the east part of the
county, who was looking for a farm.
DR.. Rhoades and family visited his
brother-in-law, Mr., Bennett, at Stotes-
berry, Sunday.
Misses Maggie and Myrtle McCann
arrived on the Sunday morning pas
senger.
| w. M. Welch, the clever auctioneer
of the Metz neighborhood, was in
Foster Monday. He was one of the
auctioneers at the j. H. Boron sale
Tuesday, and like all first-class auc-
tioneers will read The Times here
after.
Henry Briscoe sold last week to
Albert Dunsworth one of his wolf
chasers for SIS.
Walter Shofner is new subscriber
to the booming Times through Dinah.
He recently moved here from North
Missouri and located on a farm l-2
mile west of Foster He and his
estimable wife have made many warm
friends since locating in our midst.
The dog poisoner has again been
going the rounds lately, and quite a
number of dogs have been poisoned.
| Almost in every instance where the
dog is gone, chickens have disappear
ed also. When our dog met his
doom, we got our old gun down, rub
bed il up and cussed. We warn all
these nights of the road, who love
their chicken and fears the judgment
day, to keep away from our chicken
roost, as our old gun is a 30-inch bar
rel and loaded within two inches of
the end.
| Joe Roberts and Cleve Mullis were
business visitors to the Hill Saturday.
DR.. Rhoades made a flying trip to
Butler in his auto last Thursday to at
tend a meeting of the medical socie-
ty. He was accompanied by the
leading merchant of Foster, H. H.
Havely.
Lee Shelton left Friday night for
Kansas City in answer to a summons
announcing the illness of his mother
at that place.
II Last Saturday Ed. Doke, while
measuring a room at the McCon'
| nell mine, was caught by fall o.
| roof, which will lay him up for re.
| pairs for some time. While he is moi
seriously hurt, his injuries are very
painful.
II Aunt Susan Bartlett, of Butler,
came down Sunday morning to see
| her cousin, Aunt Jennie Darby, who
| is critically i'll at her home in the
| south part of town with dropsy.
Charley Neal, Of Kansas City, wa:
an arrival Saturday morning. He
formerly lived one mile west of Fos
ter. He is in the grocery bushes:
in Kansas City, and looks to be en-
| ioying the best of health.
II There was a masquerade party a
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clouse
| north of town. Quite number were
present, and all had an enjoyable
| time.
II The Township Sunday School con
vention was held at the Christian
| Church in Foster Thursday, Oct. %,
1909, with a good attendance, the
convention opened by singing and
prayer by Rev. j. H. Boner. Mrs.
DR.. Wilson, county elementary su-
perintendent, had charge Of the pro.
gram. The first subject was diff.
culties of a Superintendent" by T. S.
| McHenry, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Camp
bell and Bros. Moorehouse and
Speaks, Of Worland. Whose motto
is: Seek to improve yourself. "
Then J. w. Bailey told how to over.
come these difficulties. Special
days in Sunday School" by Mrs. E.
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