The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-03-03
VIRGINIA.

Ray L. McCann and Miss Mabe
Worick were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony Wednesday oil
last week in the ladies' waiting room
of the court house at Butler, Rev.
Shelton officiating. These young
people have a bright future before
them and Young Aaron feels safe in
saying that all the people in this
vicinity Join with him in wishing
them all the happiness and as long a
voyage as is permitted any couple in
sailing over the matrimonial sea to
the shore of the land Of eternity.
Truman Gilbert is topping the ma.
pie trees in his yard. These trees
were set out by Geo. Fleisher who
first settled on the farm and passed
to his reward many years ago, but
the trees he planted are still hale and
hearty.
M. H. Meinen moved last week to
Harley Smiths farm near the Tygard
school house. He had lived on the
DR.. j. j. Mitchell farm at Virgins
for 2 years. Mr.. Meinen is a first
class painter and has painted many
houses in this locality and all are
pleased with his work. He learned
the art in Germany and anyone hav-
ing painting to do will do well to give
him trial.
j. w. Archer was called to Iowa
last week to attend the funeral of a
relative.
W. w. Park has part of the timber
on the ground to build a fine barn.
Fred Brayton put in the most OF
last week hauling his summers wood.
w. w. Rubel had several teams
hauling corn from Butler last week.
James Pahlman is on the sick list.
John Foster has the rheumatism in
his feet.
S. G. Adams, tax collector of Char
lotte township, who has been coming
to Virginia every Thursday during
the collecting season was there Thurs
day, his last day for this tax year.
Young Aaron has received a wire
less message that there will be anoth-
er wedding soon and also that anoth-
er contract is all completed but pa
giving his consent. Some pas are
like hand press, a very complicated
thing. Not at the time my son but
its apt to result in complications after
the girl consents to be yours.
w. j. Smith is erecting anew cow
shed for DR.. Smith.
Mrs. John linn received a letter
Monday from her daughter at Min
don, Mo-, informing her that her
step-son, Frank linn, fell from a
loaded wagon at that place last week
and was badly injured.
Mrs. John Hensley went to Liberal,
Kansas, last week to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Tom Wright, and from there
she will 60 to Okla.
Bro. Blalock will preach at the
Christian church next Sunday morn
ing, also at night. Topic for the
Young Peoples meeting "Christ Our
Guide" Luke, 7:77-79, Rev. 7:16-l7.
Leader, Claude Jundy.
Miss Grace Martin has been visit
ing some of her friends south east of
Butler for several days.
Albert Hensley left Tuesday of last
week for Arlington, HAS,, and ex-
poets to be gone for some time.
The evening of Feb. 22nd Mrs.
Vane Walker gave social at her
home in honor of her Sunday School
class, which is composed of the
young ladies of the Virginia Christian
church. The rooms were tastefully
decorated with the national colors
and the entertainment throughout the
evening was marked success. About
thirty were present and all went
away fully convinced that Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker know how to entertain
the young people.
Mrs. Claude Bummet, of lola, Has,
spent last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Smiser.
Miss Ida Smiser went to Kansas
City Monday morning where she will
be employed in the millinery business
for two weeks after which she is
coming back and help Mrs. McAninch
in her millinery department at
Amoret.
Mr.. Feasel met with what might
have been a serious accident last Fri
day morning. His team became
Just west of Virginia and
he was thrown from the wagon but
fortunately was not injured.
The prospect for a dry Missouri
This fall'is bright From the way the
people talk even the candidates for
nomination in both old parties declare
hey will vote for a dry Missouri. The
people are awakening, their silence
3 breaking and like Bryan are getting
on the right side Of the liquor ques-
Ion.
WIN Hughs b doing repair work
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