The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-09
FOSTER.
Who says ''Misouri's dry"

FUSIEN.
Who says "Misouri's dry
A nice rain Sunday evening put {
bright smile on people who had t
haul water.
A. E. Perkins, Of Hume, was ir
our burg on business last week.
Frank Badgett left Sunday on the
noon passenger for Kansas City.
The pie supper at Walnut Friday
night was well attended. The pro
ceeds amounted to $20.25, which
goes for a library.
Aunt Mary Hawkins came in Wed
nesday on the east bound passenger
from Mound City, Kansas.
Howard E. Arbogast returned tc
Worland, Tuesday, after a weeks
visit with home folks.
. j. w. Darby was a county seat
business visitor Monday.
Mrs. Ethel Kaiser was in Foster,
Wednesday, on short visit to her
uncle, D. H. Arbogast. She reports
her brother, Sherman Heckadpn,
quite poorly. !
Deputy Sheriff Wallace was in this
neck of the woods Monday subpoena
ing witnesses in the damage suit OF
Wiley Woods VS.. Mo. Pacific Ry.
Mrs. Hiram Bassett is quite poorly
at her home in the west part OF town.
Jim Vaughn moved his large barn
to the farm he recently bought Of
Judge Sullens.
Uncle Lewis Jones who has been
quite poorly with lagrippe, we are
glad to note is able to be around.
The Times can hold itself in readi-
ness to change the address of Esquire
Darby's paper again, as he is billed
for Arkansas next week. The Esq.
is about the only real traveller Fos-
ter has. Ha! Ha! -
Miss Nora Potts is reported quite
poorly with tonsolitis.
Rowland Arbogast and his buddie,
Ira Craig, attended church at Worland
Sunday to hear the little Japanese
preacher.
T. S. McHenry, one of Fosters
leading merchants says he can't ac-
count for Esquire Darby coming in
his store and eating so much brown
sugar. The Squire's trip to Arkansas
next week will solve the problem.
Don't forget the H. w. Seig & Son
stock sale, Feb. IA, three miles south
of Foster. This will be one of the
largest stock sales held in this part of
the country. There will be offered
for sale II head of horses, 20 head of
mules, 40 head of cattle, rs head of
hogs and 500 bushels of corn. MIR.
Seig has a fine lot of stock. Don't
forget the date, Feb. IA.
The new steel bridge that spans
Gillen creek, southwest of town, is
nearing completion. Walnut town.
ship is we'll fixed on the bridge ques-
ton. Now for better roads which
are badly needed, and Walnut town.
ship will be in the front rank of grand
old Bates.
Train service an the interstate has
been very poor for several days on
account of bridge being burned out
near Mound City. The engine of the
west bound freight broke town Satur-
day at Foster, and had to take a trip
to Nevada for repairs before it could
proceed on its journey.
w. j. Parlier received the sad mes
sage Friday that his father, George
Wesley Parlier, died Jan. 80, at his
home in Wilkes county, North Caro-
lima, at the age Of 78 years; was born |
and reared on the farm where he died
When the Civil War broke out he
cast his lot with the South and served. |
two years for the good old Southern.
cause. He leaves an aged widow
and seven children to mourn their
loss. .f
Summers Sawmill Burned.
The S. S. Summer sawmill, located
northwest of town on the Fred Laugh
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