The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
REV. ]. B. BUTTER
Writes Newsy Letter from His
New Home In Nebraska
Utica, Neb., Dec. 2S, 1910
My dear friend Mr.. Reed:

tuis year pass Witnout WItttuB "
you and telling you how much !
appreciate The Searchlight. Ii is
eagerly looked for every Monday
morning, and when il does not ar
rive on schedule time there IS dis
appointment in the Butter house
hold. When it does come every
thing else is laid aside suntil its
contents all read-from "a" to
"izzard." And without any idea Of
spre aiding "soft soap" | want hon.
estly to say that you have one OF
the newsiest. il not the best, week
ly newspapers that know OF.
We are all we'll here and enjoy
ing life. Our oldest bov. Donald
is now in Spokane where he has a
position as electrical engineer. Our
daughter, Jean is the German
teacher in the High School at York,
about "a miles from here She
comes home every Saturday morn
ing and stays until Sunday evening.
ohm is going to school here, but
soon we will have to send him
away to college. He is now a good
deal taller than his father. Mrs.
Butter is IN good health. tell
her that she is getting stout, as she
now weighs nearly as much as |
do, and | tip the scales at I73 lbs.
For the past year we have been all
real we'll. We like our place here
in Nebraska very much, though at
times | have great longing for
Montana. After all, Montana is
the one state in the Union, and
though | have no intention Of il at
present, it would not be at all sur
prising il some fine morning would
not see me back there again We
have good strong church, and
my people are all that any pastor
could desire. All our departments
OF church work are in a very flour
ishiug condition, especially the
Sundsy school, and that is, | sup
pose, because Mrs. Butter is the
Superintendent. The attendance
at all our services Is most encour-
aging, and the finances are all
right. We have every reason to
be grateful that this place was op-
ened for us. The only thing that
find fault with is, that so few
people marry. | have only had
two weddings since ! came to Ne
braska. How different that is from
Culbertson where had that many
in a week sometimes. From the
Searchlight l would conclude that
Rev. Cowan is rolling in wealth,
Judging from the number Of we'd
dings he has. From the way
churches are being organized IN
Valley County, there will soon he
one at almost every cross roads. |
hope the dear old church at Gull
bertson is doing we'll and prosper.
ing. Ii has nv best wishes and
prayers. Ii affords me special
pleasure to notice that they have
started that library and reading
room IN the church. | can con.
ceive Of nothing-apart from the
church itself-that will be mole
helpful to the community. l notice
a good many changes in Culbert-
son since I left. However, that is
not surprising as any progressive
town must OF necessity, change.
What now about county division
and the location OF the county
seatl hope that Culbertson will
get the latter when the county is
divided.
Our people here remembered us
we'll at Christmas. Mrs. Butter
and myself were the recipients Of
two very handsome pieces Of furni-
ture from the church. They gave
me large rocking chair-up- hol-
stored in leather-so large that il
could hardly get in at the door Of
the manse. II is one OF those you
Can bury yourself in and 60 TO
sleep. I am afraid that il will be