The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-23
FOSTER.

T. "A. OcnOller was a Butler DuSl-
. ness visitor last week.
!, S. N. Kinion moved onto the farm
he recently bought near Virginia.
S Mrs. DR.. Wilson attended the East
, ern Star and Sunday School Associ-
alton at Adrian last week.
5 Walter Shofner returned Sunday
} from North Missouri.
5 Miss Mae Cobb visited last week
with relatives and friends in Rich Hill.
{ The Hurley Lumber Co. received a
, care load of wire Monday.
Blanche Cullion was in Pleasanton
Wednesday shopping. Blanche re-
fused to tell us who accompanied her
: but we found out.
George Badgett left for Kansas
City Wednesday by the way Of Pleas
anton. "Ha, Ha" Blanche.
Mrs. John Newkirk who has been
visiting her sister in Arkansas is ex-
pected home the first week.
DR.. Wilson was an arrival on the
Comet Saturday from Butler where
he had been transacting business.
H. E: Arbogast came down from
Worland and spent the stormy days
with his parents who are getting old
and feeble.
Ed Lloyd of Pittsburg, Kan., came
up to attend the funeral of his uncle,
Amos Bright.
Mrs. George Bobo was in Butler
Friday shopping.
Misses Nora Mills and Mae Cobb
Sundayed with their friend, Miss
Mamie Swearens, at her country
home east Of town.
D. w, Steele came down from the
City Tuesday. Mr.. Steele fulfilled a
promise he made us on one of his
former trips to the burg and stayed
all night at the home of Dinah. ~~
Mrs. Matt Gray departed Thursday
via Pleasanton, for Shawnee. Okla,
to see her daughter, Mrs. Ella Mer-
rell, who had surgical opeaation
performed. Mes. Merrell is reported
as getting along as we'll as could be
expected
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cecil,
Feb. l6th,' boy. Fred is we'll
pleased over the arrival of the little
blacksmith, as his other boy was a
girl.
Grandpa Bright died at his home
northwest of town Friday night,
Feb. 18th, at the age of 7S years.
Funeral was preached at the home
Monday by Rev. C. H. Horton of
Hume, and interment was made at
Woodfin cemetery.
Quite a number of the young peo-
pie of Foster were invited to fare
well dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Fouts. Saturday, who is
to remove soon from the neighbor-
hood. After the dinner the evening
was spent in social games and music
until late hour when the guests de-
parted for their homes, wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Fouts well in their new
home.
Frank Helmer of Burlington, Kas.,
visited his sister Mrs. F. A. Scholler,
last week, while here Mr.. Helmer in
company with his brother-in-law Wis
tied our county seat. Mr.. Helmer
was pleased with Butler and Foster
and is thinking of making Foster his
future home.
Little Helen Hartshorn Dead.
Helen the eldest daughter of Mrs.
Bert Hartshorn, died suddenly at
their home at Madison, Kas., Feb. 16.
at the age of 8 years. Little Helen
had just recovered from the measles
and pneumonia fever, and death was
due to heart failure.
Funeral was held from the home
Friday at Madison.
The flower tribute from her little
that covered the casket
was beautiful. After the funeral the
remains were shipped to Foster and
arrived here on the ll:3O Saturday.
The remains were taken to the home
Of Grandma Lauehlin, where short
services were conducted by Rev. C.
H. Horton at the M. E. church and
he remains were laid to rest in the