The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-23

: WANTED, a girl for general house
: work, inquire of Mrs. Bert Allen.
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Waller Todd, of Richmond, Ken
. lucky was visiting his old friend T.
X. Isle, and prospecting the country
! with view of buying farm. We
acknowledge pleasant call. He is a
cousin Of DR.. Todd, of Adrian.
: Acting on a telegram from West
Plains, Sheriff Bullock arrested Geo.
KeSterson, helper with horses at the
race track on Thursday. He was
charged with wife desertion. Sheriff
Heard, of West Plains, arrived in
Butler Thursday and took his pris-
oner back on Friday.
. Judge Jno. H. Sullens writes to
have his paper changed from Corpus
Christi, to San Antonio, Texas, where
he says they will live this winter.
He says they will be back in Bates
about April LIST, 1910, but expects to
make Texas their future home. He
writes that he and his wife are both
well.
Mrs. John C. Whaley, widow OF
: the late Senator Whaley, of St. Clair
! county, died at the home of her son,
Hon. Nat. c. Whaley, at Poplar
Bluffs, with whom she was making
her home. The remains were
, brought to Osceola last week and laid
, to rest by the side of her distinguish
ed husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McBurney
have issued handsomely printed in.
, vitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Bonn Joy, to Fred E.
, Witter, at their home, in Amsterdam,
Mo-, on Wednesday morning, Octo,
Der 9Th, 1909. The young couple will
be at home in Merwin after Novem'
Der LIST, 1909.
lnez Voris, the eleven year old
, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Voris, fell from a stump on which
she was playing and broke both arms
above the wrist, at their home south
, of town on last Thursday. The fall
, was not great, but her arms were
, twisted under her in such way as to
8 break the bones in both members.
Mrs. T. j. Wheeler, while in Butler
: last Friday lost S25. Mrs. B. j. Ber'
! ry, matron of the rest rooms, found
, the money and promptly returned il
TO the rightful owner after proper
, proof Another woman made appli
cation of Mrs. Berry for the money
found, but was unable to give the ex
act amount, or describe the money.
, E. D. Kipp, AL. Blachert and wife,
of Kansas City, were in Butler Thurs.
day to attend the fair. Mr.. kipI
complimented The Times sanctum,
and was kind enough to say that But.
Ter looks so good to him that when
his ship finally arrives, he expects tc
locate here for his declining years,
which, from his present youthful ap'
) pearance, will be long time off.
Rev. o. E. Vivion preached his last
sermon at the. M. Z. Church South on
Sunday before departing for his new
fields of labor as presiding elder Of
the western district. Mr.. Vivion was
much attached to the people and the
work of this charge and was sorely
; disappointed in not being returned,
Notwithstanding his appointment as
5 presiding elder is a promotion with
increased pay.
County treasurer Sam L. Coleman
went to Kansas City Monday, accom-.
panied by his brother, Judge John
r Coleman, to consult a specialist rela.
tive to his health. DR.. Griffith, after
) very careful examination, assured
: him his case was not alarming, that
| he needed quiet and rest and posi-
! bly, a change of climate. He stood
the trip to Kansas City and return
very well.
A wood-chopper by the name Of
/ Woods was killed by the cars at Athol
on Monday morning. He attempted
to flag the south bound train, which
does not stop there, and was standing
too close to the track, so that the pilot