The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-04-15
Foster Notes.

Perry Jennings aud wife, OF Rich
Hill, were visiting In Foster Sunday.
Il. II. Havely was elected school
director Tuesday for a term OF three
years.
W. B. Dawson, OF Butler, was In
Foster Wednesday on business.
The city election passed OF quietly
Tuesday, there being only one ticket
In the field the coast was clear. H.
II. Havely was elected Mayor; Jake
Strobe, City Marshal; N. T. Badgett
and A. H. Lloyd, Aldermen South
ward; John Stinzey and Luther Nc.
Connell, Aldermen North ward; d.
L. Arbogast, Assessor; and j. W.
Darby Collector.
Prot. Chamberlin visited with D. l..
Arbogast Easter.
James Moss will have his sale OF
household goods Saturday. Mr..
Moss intends to leave soon for Ari-
zona.
Rev. Shelton, OF Adrian, preached
on Sunday for the Baptist people
at the M. E. church.
Mrs. Rosa Quinlin and son Jake,
OF Kansas City, came In Saturday
evening to visit her parents, N. 7.
Badgett and wife.
The little son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Landon died April 7th at their home
In the east part OF town Of conges,
ton OF the brain. The little fellows
sickness was OF short duration, he
was taken sick Monday and died
Tuesday. The sympathy CT the COM
: munity 60 out to the parents In the
loss OF their little son. Interment
was made at Independence.
Prosecuting Attorney Dawson
while In Foster last Wednesday found
time between trains to get out into
the farming district, and like all
, Butler lawyers imagined he couli
hold pillow. The lister being one OF
the contrary kind was hard 30 keep
In the ground. Mr.. Dawson Will
raised on farm is not the expert
with the plow handle that he is with
q criminal case, however he manag
ed to keep the pillow in the field.
Constable Reed last Monday was
attacked by vicious steer thatthey
were irying 10 get in the stock yard
Mr.. Reed made o hesty retreat With
the animal closa second Luckily
he beat she steers time so the fence
Is was noticed that Reed made bet.
ter race than he did Tor Constable
Mr.. Reed says be believes with th,
training he received he can eatcb
II Pearl Snuffer.
OBITUARY.
Janetta ". Rhcades died at the
:, home OF her son in.law, R. r BENEFIT
in New Home township. Grandm
, Rhoades was born April 18th 1912
died April 9Th 1909, moved with her
hus band from Ohio to Bates county
!. in 1868 and settled In New Home
township, where she resided until hel
death. She had children, 3 girls
and 2 boys, three Of whom with her
:. hus band preceded her to the spirit
, world. Those living are DR.. A. Il
. Rhoades, Of Foster, and Mrs. Clara
BENEFIT, Of New Home, who were with
her at the time OF her death.
, She was member of the Christian
church about fifty years and lived q
, consistent member until her death.
. Her sickness was OF long duration
but she bore her affection With Chris
tian iortitude. She accepted Christ
as her personal savior and His pre-
/ cious promise OF home beyond the
! grave and at 10 O'Clock p. m. Tues
! day surrounded by her family she
crossed the valley OF death to joir
her loved ones gone before.
: Funeral sermon was preached al
9 the Christian church By Rev. VIM
? Miller and her remains were laid tC
rest beside her daughter, Nettie, al
Salem In that silent little city OF thu
dead followed BY sorroving relatives
and friends. The family Of the de
. ceased have the sympathy Of th'
q community in their bereavement.
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