The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-04-07
FOSTER.

H. o. Make was over from Sprague
shaking hands and feeling
the Democratic pulse.
Miss Seba Grant who has been,
spending the winter with relatives in
North Missouri returned home We'd
nesday morning.
A. G. Metzler was passenger east
over the Emporia Sunday.
Mrs. Greene, of Blue Mound, Kas.'
who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. E. E. Laughlin, departed We'd
nesday morning for her home at that
place.
w. R. Bell and wife came down
from Butler on the Interstate Satur-
day morning to visit his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. j. L. Bell.
d. L. Hughes came in Sunday
morning from the Riverton Illinois
coal fields, and will spend a few
weeks with his family during the
strike.
County Clerk C. G. Weeks was
down last week shaking hands with
his many friends.
Mrs. John Newkirk left Thursday
evening for johnson county to visit
relatives,
DR.. Rhoades was reported on the
sick list Sunday.
w. A. Ephland, of Shawnee, Okla,
came in Friday. Mr.. Ephland was
formerly cashier of the Farmers
Bank and leading merchant of Fost-
er.
Judge John H. Sullens is still very
poorly at his country home, east OF
town.
Ed. Gibbs and wife, of Colorado,
were arrivals on the Sunday morning
train and will visit awhile with rela-
tives and friends.
Bunk Shelton, an old time Foster
boy, came in Saturday evening. Bunk
is working at the Holland Mine and
dropped in to shake hands with old
friends.
w. B. Hamilton who has been
visiting relatives at this place the last
three weeks departed for his home
in N. c., on the east bound passen'
ger Sunday. He was accompanied
by his daughter-in-law and children
Mrs. E. L. Hamilton and Mrs. Milton
Journey.
! Mrs. Shanks, of Pittsburg, Kansas
came in Sunday morning to visit he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Bell.
In our write up last week we for
t got to mention our barber shop, o
which Gus Trussel is proprietor. Mr.
Trussell's shop is first class and equa
=, to any in Bates county. Also we fail
, ed to mention the Hurry Lumber. Co.
e C. B. Cullison proprietor; The Eleva
tor Co., J. w. Darby manager; ant
, ]. L. Bell livery and feed. 1t is no
|. our intention to slight any one AM
). we regret very much we over-looke
l. this last week.
A Happy Birthday Surprise.
The old settlers, of Foster, gather
r ed Friday evening, April LIST, at tn
home of D. H. Arbogast, it being hi
v 5Oth birthday. The ladies' OF Foste
t had been making great preparation
for several days to make this happ
birthday surprise. About 8 p. N
with Lieutenant Mat Gray in CON
il mand, the suprisers stormed Quallt
a Hill with we'll filled baskets of goo
n things to eat, that made our tabl
farely groan beneath its load. Tn
IS supper was elegant and enjoyed b
r. all present and will long be remen
'e bered. While we have reached tn
fiftieth mile post, "a years OF our Iii
Is has been spent in the little town
Foster among these good peopl'
whose acquaintance we have nevt
! regretted and will ever hold the
- friendship in memory dear when "
pass to the better world. Those pre-
s. ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Ora
ne MIR. and Mrs. j. L. Bell, MIR. and MIR
ID j. H. Mccullough, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Badge
]. w. Darby, w. B and E. L. HAM
ton, Mrs. Henderson Miller, Mr.
- Mandy Webb and Miss Myrtle Wit
row. The evening was spent
merry making and music until la