The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-02-16
FOSTER.
Soon will be moving days


Jim. Hobbs and children left Tues.
day for Kansas City.
Rev. Whitsett preached for the
Presbyterians at Salem Sunday.
Lee Shelton was a county seat
business visitor Wednesday.
]. H. Mccullough was Butler
visitor last week.
Edgar Wallar is rushing the season;
he was sowing oats Friday.
j. w. Darby left Monday for Ar
kansas and points in the Sunny South.
Howard Arbogast, Jr., is spending
this week in Pittsburg, Kans., visiting
relatives.
Mrs. DR.. Lusk, Of Nyhart, was
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
L. Bell last week.
+ C. C. Swarens came down from the
City Wednesday on the two O'Clock
passenger on business.
Mrs. John Allen, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodwin, the past week, returned to
her home at Nevada, Friday.
w. T. West, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
who has been visiting his daughter
at Fulton, Kansas, came in Thursday
to visit his brothers, Charley and Jim
West, of this place.
Gus Trussel and wife, A. J. Metzler
and wife made an auto trip to Butler
Friday, shopping and taking in the
show at night, returning home Satur-
day on passenger time.
N. T. Badgett has sold his city
property to VIM. Humphrey. Mr..
Badgett, we understand, is thinking
of moving to Iowa. We regret to
loose Mr.. and Mrs. Badgett from our
city, but wish them we'll in their new
home, wherever it may be.
G. H. Ingersoll and family moved
to Hume Thursday. George H.
Hereford has rented Mr.. Ingersoll's
farm farm and viii raise the big corn
this summer.
Seth and John Cope left Friday via.
Rich Hill for Oklahoma in answer to
a message announcing the sudden
death of their brother, Sam Cope.
j. L. Bell, who witnessed the sad
accident that happened the Linard
boys at the Butler depot some time
ago, was in Butler Tuesday and
called to see Arthur Linard, the little
boy who has never been able to
speak since the accident occurred.
The father of the boy wrote on piece
of paper and asked him to- write his
name which he did. Mr.. Bell said
his father then wrote and asked him,
IF you can write your name, why
can't you speak?" Then the little
boy began crying, which Mr.. Bell
said was pitiful indeed.
oiliiie Roiliie Bassettt; petit tit jiuryman from
Walnut township, was home to spend
Sunday with his mother who has been
qnite poorly.
Miss Mae Cobb returned home
Wednesday from Parsons, Kansas,
where she had been attending high
school.
Mrs. R. j. Keele, of Butler and
Mrs. G. M. Leedy, of Rich Hill, visited
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. B. Wort in the east part Of the :
city Monday and Tuesday Of last :
week. |.
Collie Collier returned from Kansas \
City Thursday where he had been 7
with carload of stock.
The Patrons and Teachers Meeting. l
The Walnut township patrons and l
teachers meeting held at Foster last I
Saturday was very well attended. c
The morning session was composed {
Of an agriculture demonstration, {
given by Mr.. E. E. Laughlin and his {
two younger boys, David and Ruth g
ford. Mr.. Laughlin is one OF Mis-
souri's practical scientific farmers.
Mr.. Laughlin's talk was very instruc-
tive, and this with the demonstration
in which David and Ruthford pardci- Y
pated was very interesting. /"
David and Ruthford won prizes at G
the State Fair last year, and are ex- !
pecting to do even better neat year, 2
judging by indications we are sure =
fh0V will. 80. A