The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-19
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~ VuNSV oOOO~nS "AN was VA sAAS
sick List last week, was at Sunday
School Sunday.
A saloon worker was trying to per-
suade an Irishman to vote for the
saloon by using the threadbar argu-
ment that if you close up the saloons
and cut off the revenue, it will be
necessary to close up the public
\ schools, and then what will your boy
do for an education? Well, begor-
rah," said the Hibernian, 'T'd rather
have my boy learn his a.. b. c's in
heaven than to be able to raid Latin
in hell"
We attended F. E. Bigler's sale
near Amsterdam Thursday, Jan. 18th.
Mr.. Beigler had a fine lot of hogs on
sale, and they were like the Royal
] Neighbors' lunch, not half enough to
90 round. Col. Robbins cried them
rapidly.
Strayed: last week in Decem-
Der, 1910, a Duroc Jersey gilt, dark
light red color, weight when left
about 10 or lis lbs, was last seen on
the Mosby place, about four miles
west of Butler. Anyone having such
stray pig and will write John Ray,
Butler, NO., or call at his tin shop,
and if it proves to be the pig wanted,
liberal reward will be paid.
Rev. Rogers, of Hume, preached at
the Christian Church Wednesday
night.
Oliver Standfield left Friday of last
week for Favorly, Kan, to see his
sister, Mrs. Richey, who is very sick.
Mrs. J. T. Winery, Of Amoret,
spent Saturday and Sabboth with her
grandchildren, Hattie, Lou and Rubel
Winery, who have been quite sick.
Misses Phansy Pharis and Ada
Cooper, of south of Butler, were the
guests of Mrs. Bert Blough Saturday
and Sabbath
A meeting of the Howell Cemetery
Association will be held at the Crook
school house Saturday, Jan. 81, at 2
.. m. to talk about enlarging the
cemetery ground and other business
that may come up. By order of
Frank Oldham, Secretary.
j. j. Wolfe's sale was we'll attend
ed Monday, and everything sold we'll,
if it was stormy day. Will Aliens
horse broke loose and ran through
the crowd, which caused them to
move out of the way on double quick
time. It was hitched to buggy. 1t
finally ran into the barn and tore
loose from the buggy.
Mrs. Rev. Williamson and son, of
Sedalia, Mo-, came Tuesday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cuzick.
Ray Jundy's, L. Dickerson's and
Ed. Hams children are on the sick
list.
Arthur Browning and wife left Sat-
urday for Fort Scott, Kan., to visit
Mrs. Browning's parents, Rev. Her.
aid and wife.
Grandma Judy, who was quite
sick, is improving. Her daughter,
Mrs. T. MCGUIRE, is on the sick.
Thomas Hockett received letter
from his daughter, Mrs. Ester Cole
burn, and Mrs. Ruth Kellogg, of
Stockton, Kan., stating that their hus-
bands had just sold three thousand
dollars worth of wheat and that they
are feeding big bunch of hogs.
Items are hard to get this time.
Weddings are as scarce as hen teeth. |
Since the men have voted Missouri
wet the young ladies have concluded
that they can get along better without
them. When the ladies have the
right to vote in Missouri, they will
vote dry, so they will have chance
to get good husbands, when they
want them.
Some of our big men are laying
plans to capture township office. It
Is hard to tell which will win, trust
buster or progressive or race be-
tween the vets and the drys.
Mrs. Vane Walker entertained the
Christian Sunday School Friday
night
7Oacre farm for sale, room house,
small stable, plenty Of water. Rural
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