The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
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Misses Emma Parlier and Jessie
Briscoe went to Butler Thursday to
take the county examination.
Bert Webb and family, Leland
Shelton and wife and Mrs. A. j. Webh
were out of town visitors Sunday.
J. w. Darby came in Sunday on
the west bound passenger from Clint.
on where he had been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Devaul.
Grandma Scott returned last week
from Kansas City where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lockhart.
Fred Cecil who has been spending
a few days at his old home at War
rensburg came in Sunday. He was
accompanied home by his mother.
Mrs. w. S. James and Mrs. w. M.
Mills made a drive to Hume Tuesday,
shopping.
Otis Havely of Erie, Kansas, came
up to attend the funeral of his cousin,
Charley D. Havely, and spend few
days visiting relatives.
Mrs. j. L. Bell received the sad
news Saturday that her sister, Mrs.
Louranda Coleman, died at Rosco,
St. Clair county, NO., March 18th, at
the age of 72 years.
James Bell left for his home in
Idaho Monday. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Snuffer who will keep house
for him.
We acknowledge pleasant call
Sunday evening from Messrs. W. M.
Collins, P. L. Shelton, j. W. Darby
and Prot. Maxwell Parks.
A little St. Patrick arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Briscoe
March 18th. This is not the patron
Saint that banished from Ireland the
snake and frogs, but just a real little
Briscoe that arrived St. Patrick day.
j. R. Ford of Butler was an arrival
on the Sunday train and will visit a
few days at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. B. B. Wort and other relatives.
Walnut Township Spelling Contest.
The spelling contest for the fifth
and sixth grade pupils of Walnut
township will be held at the Foster
school building, Saturday, April 1st,
at Ills p. m.
Each district of the township is en-
titled to three contestants. From this
number will be chosen three contest
ants who will attend the county con-
test at Butler, April 9Th.
The contest will be written and will
consist of one hundred words which
will be selected from the page pre-
ceeding 112. Let us be prompt and
enthusiastic in our efforts.
Died Before Reaching the Operating
Table.
Charley D. Havely, son of Mrs. G.
W. Havely of this place and nephew
of our townsman, H. H. Havely, died
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at st.
Luke's hospital in Kansas City, after
an illness of three years of compli-
cation of diseases.
Some two months ago he was taken
to Kansas City to undergo a surgical
operation, which availed nothing. 1t
was decided Monday to have the
third operation performed at the
home. DR.. Pierce came down from
Kansas City Monday to perform the
operation but on account of his weak
condition they decided to take him
back to the hospital. They left on
the noon train Monday and Tuesday
morning at 8 O'Clock he passed away
suddenly before reaching the operat-
ing table.
= The remains were brought to Foster
over the Kansas City Southern and
arrived at Hume at 5 o'clock Tuesday
evening.
Charley D. Havely was born in
Cisco, Illinois, Feb. /, 1884. Died
March-21, 1911 at St. Lukes hospital,
Kansas City, aged ~ years, month
and 20 days. He was a young man
of excellent habits and business quail
ifications. For four years he was
clerk in the office of the Roadmaster
of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway at Harvard, Ill, which posi-
ton he held to the satisfaction of his
until he gave up his position
on account of i'll health. Five months
ago he returned to his home in Epster