The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-22

" W. OdShSoi "Oht W opi hlsiiciu,
Mo-, the first of the week on legal
, business.
C. R. Radford left for Fowler, Col,
on Tuesday where he will visit his
{ daughter, Mrs. Matte Mock.
Mrs. Ed Snider was called to lola,
Kansas, Tuesday by the illness of
Mrs. John Jamison, Mrs. Snider's
! sister.
R. B. Campbell, the popular Pleas
ant Gap merchant, accompanied by
! his wife, was in Butler on Saturday
and made us social call.
I Porter NJ. Allison, County School
!, Superintendent, left for Warrensburg
Monday, where he will attend lectures
( at the Normal summer school for the
next two weeks.
J Mrs. d. A. DeArmond and Mrs. w.
1 Z. Walton went to Nevada Tuesday
} to attend the Ellen Beach Yaw con-
cert They will also visit the chau-
Z tauqua.
, County Clerk C, G. Weeks and lit
\ tie daughter, Elizabeth, went to Rich
( Hill Monday. Mr.. Weeks said the
} bottoms were still under water at
( that time.
I Mr.. and Mrs, j, X. Jenkins left for
} Colorado Springs, COL, Tuesday for
I a vacation. Mr. jenkins has applied
: himself closely in the bank for years
J and long vacation will do him good.
I Miss Jennie Owen delightfully."- en-
( tertained number of her young lady
} friends at the handsome home of her
[ parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Owen,
, on Ohio street, Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Pearl Porter, of Lawton,
> Okla, and Mrs, William Barr, of
!, Hastings, Okla, came in Saturday to
!. visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
|, w. Eggleson, of Charlotte township.
Mrs. Jesse Morris and children, of
Yates Center, Kansas, who had been
is in Butler visiting the family of DR.. j..
e W, Choate, left Saturday for Harri-
e sonville to visit relatives.
s. The U. S. Infantry, 400 strong,
) which expected to camp one day and
night in Butler, stayed week and
d then left by train for Nevada Satur-
n day morning, the first one through.
is Mrs. Martin who was called to Par
:. sons, Kansas, by the serious illness
y of her mother, Mrs. Fred Cobb, re-
q turned home Saturday night. She
g left Mrs. Cobb much improved and
apparently out of danger.
0 Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Rosamond re-
n turned to their home in Haddam,
e Kansas, the first of the week, after a
S pleasant visit with his parents, Mr..
0 rnd Mrs. B. f. Rosamond.
y AT the medal contest held at the
i church in PaSsaic last Saturday eve
ming, Karl Thompson was the winner
+ over eighteen contestants. A large
r audience was present and much in
a terest manifested. All the contest
T. ants acquitted themselves creditably.
S Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Gench and
y daughter left Tuesday for three
n weeks stay in the west. They will
e visit Denver, Salt Lake City and 9TH
er places. Carl Gench, of Rich Hill,
will have charge of the store during
! his fathers absence.
t MRS. James Sacre called While In
e Butler Saturday. In discussing the
recent big overflow she said that they
did not consider it a test of what the
!, ditch would do. She thinks the ditch
g will take care of the smaller over
= flows, and thereby increase very
largely the per cent of crops raised
on bottom lands. Mrs. Sacre said
e they lived on a bottom farm for elev-
0 en- years and in that time raised three
e good crops, all others were drowned
!. out.
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