The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-23
FOSTER.

Miss Blanche Cullison went to But
Ter, Saturday.
Mrs. C. B. Briscoe and son Jetel
returned home Friday.
Mrs. Brogan is visiting this weel
at the home of Ed Batterton.
Mrs. DR.. Wilson and Mrs. A. G.
Metzler were county seat visitors
Wednesday.
A. G. Metzler made business trip
! to Hume Saturday.
Mrs. Alma Courtney who has been
quite sick, we are glad to report i'm.
proving.
D. H. Arbogast, after four weeks
in bed with sciatic rheumatism, is
able to sit up some.
Walter Shofner renews for The
Times and orders his paper changed
to Moberly, Mo-, where he has po-
sition in the machine shops.
Mrs. Frank Scott and daughter,
Mrs. Elmer Morgan, Of Somerset,
Colorado, arrived in Foster last Sun
day on a visit to relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. McCollough
spent several days last week in But
Ter, where they were called to the
bedside of their sick daughter, Mrs.
Harry Crow, who was quite sick.
Ralph Scott, who has been visit
ing his parents for sometime, depart
ed Thursday towards the setting snn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Shelton spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
D. H. Arbogast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scholler and daugh-
ter, Annie, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stikes, south of
town. ..
J. w. Darby was passenger to
Butler Monday.
ESQ. Levi Gritten and old and high
ly respected citizen of Walnut town.
ship, died at the home Of his son,
Ike Gritten, near Mound City, March
18th. Squire Gritten, as heiis famil-
larly known, is an old settler Of
Walnut township. The remains
were laid to rest in the Woodfin
cemetery Monday.
Reunion of the Brisco Family.
Sunday, March 10, relatives and
friends gathered at the beautiful
country home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Briscoe to celebrate the arrival of
their son Jeter, from Arkansas, who
had been absent for two years.
All their children and grand-child-
rem being present and an elegant
dinner was spread to which about
forty guests did ample justice. Mrs.
Briscoe had arrived home Saturday
with her son from Arkansas, where
she was called by telegram a week
ago announcing his illness.
The day was warm and beautiful
and all report and enjoyable time.
The guests were: Rev. W. B.
Miller and wife, j. r. Weadon and
wife, William Briscoe and family,
Cole Collier and family, Ed Shelton
and family, Grace Deaton and child
rem, Barton Briscoe and family, Rob-
srt Brscoe and wife, Henry Briscoe
md family, j. W. Darby and Carl
Norris. |,
At a late hour all departed for their ,
ZONES, wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Briscoe
many returns of the day. /,
obituary of Little Nina Cathaleen
Shofner.
Nina Cathaleen Shofner was born
n Foster, Bates county, Mo-, July q
%, 1908, and died at Coffee. Mo-,
darch 8. 1911, aged two years, seven q
months, three days.
She had been a constant sufferer e
or more than six months with dia- |,
'etes.
Two weeks ago while visiting with ,
er parents at the home Of the :
aother's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. :
'arrot, she was confined to the bed. :,
lfteI several days Of careful treat
rent she seemedumuch better and :,
,ought to be able to accompany her !.
arents to their home in Moberly, I,
To-, but when they had gottenias far
J Salisbury, they decided she could -
OF stand the trip and deemed it :