The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-23
About Spruce Folks.

Everybody in Deepwater township
especially in this vicinity is more o
less interested in a building that wi
answer the purposes of a town hall
When elections are held, the town
ship officers are obliged to use an
sort of makeshift for the judges
clerks and voters. Recent election
have been held in a small shed in tn,
rear of Radford's store. The discus
sions of the matter by taxpayers ha
shown fairly unanimous desire t,
invest at least four hundred dollar
for building that will fill the re
quirements, but the township ia,
levy cannot be legally increased Il
cover even that amount under thu
circumstances, there can be nothing
done except by private subscription
Several farmers in the neighbor
hood of Spruce have lost hogs lately
as result of some disease or sick
ness, that by some has been character
lied as cholera, although there is nc
probability of such a cause. The ex
treme dryness of the season; the
stagnant water in the creeks and
branches, and almost an entire lack
OF water in some instances may have
been the actual cause of these losses.
The severe storm which COM
menced distributing wind, rain and
snow around these parts last Friday
night; not only prevented people from
leaving their homes for any distance,
but kept a representative of The
Times from going home at all. George
Moore was looking for new subscrib-
ers for The Times around and about
Spruce when the combination above
referred to got busy hereabouts,
and was obliged to stay here until
Monday morning. The Times man
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. M.
Tillery during the interval, and car
ried away with him a most pleasant
impression Of the hospitality and
friendliness of which he was accord
ed. Mr.. Tillery looks after the
Methodist church, and the Butler
newspaper man accompanied him to
the church, where the snow was
cleared away from the doorway and
warm fire started-for the Sunday
school classes that might come de-
spite the blizzard that was raging
outside. There was to be no regular
church services, as the pastor was
away on the circuit, but the Sunday
school services are regularly held;
come rain or shine. Finally Mr.. Til
lery's three girls came over, and
"Uncle Jim" Young and his estimable
wife, whom nothing on earth except
another Noah's flood could keep
away, arrived together with young
lad of the neighborhood, and these
eight formed themselves into two
classes. AS the stranger was totally
inexperienced in the matter of con-
Quoting Sunday schools, the import
ant features devotved upon 7Unc1e
Jimmie" and his good wife, and al
though the visitor was asked to offici-
ate in closing the services, the thing
had to be done by brother Young.
The entire experience was both
pleasant and edifying to the man
from Butler, who will visit Spruce
again as soon as the opportunity
permits.
Mrs. E. A. Kimble, of the Spruce
has been receiving
treatment in Butler for a throat
trouble. During the interval be-
tween Wednesday of last week and
of this one, the lady was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Jackson
on Ohio St. Mr.. Kimble drove to
town Monday morning and finding
his wife much better took her home. |
There may be some people in this
neck of the woods that are in favor
Of moving the State Capitol from
Jefferson City, but no expressions of
hat sort are heard. In talking of the
new State building, every
body seems to be agreed that Jeffer-
ION City is as good as any other, and
n some respects a little better than
night be selected by a few people
hat might possibly be interested.
Repairs to Cost $50, 900.
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