The Butler weekly times., 1911-07-27
FOSTER.


Mr.. Parlier did the concrete worl
himself and it is good piece o
work.
jim McHenry, after an absence o
several months, returned home Sat
urday.
Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Daw
son made our city brief business
visit Tuesday.
a. G. Metzler, who has been spend
ing few days in Kansas, was an ar
rival Tuesday. He reports Kansas
hot and dry.
Mas Mullis, who has been working
with bridge gang on the Mo. Pac.
had the misfortune to cut his foot
with an adj, and is now laid up fol
repairs.
Tom Shetron was an arrival Mon
day from Monet, Mo.
Howard Arbogast was passenger
to Worland Monday, where he has
found employment at the Dunkley
coal mine on the K. C. Southern.
Quite number from Foster are
putting up hay this week on the river.
The state mine inspector was in
this vicinity last week and ordered
some changes made at the different
mines.
Grandma Stewart and daughter,
Mrs. Coyle, of Papinville, are visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Shetron, of this
place.
Lee Shelton and wife, who have
been spending few days in the city,
returned home Monday morning.
Art Gray, of Alton, Iowa, came in
Sunday. Mr.. Gray will move onto
his farm near Foster soon.
Mrs. Claude Cobb left Tuesday for
Valparaiso, Ind.
w. B. Hamilton, of Kansas City,
is visiting relatives at this place.
Miss Mabel Bailey arrived Thurs
day from San Francisco, where she
was sent as delegate to the Inter-
national Sunday School Convention
some time ago.
Howard E. Arbogast, Jr., came
down from Worland on the 1925 and
returned on the evening passenger.
Another fine rain Sunday morning.
Tha train men report good rain all
along the Interstate from Madison
to Butler, a distance of 10 miles.
The Hume base ball team came
over Friday and crossed bats with
the Foster boys. Our boys didn't
feel like playing that day, so they
just chased the ball for the visiting
team. Score % to 8, in favor of
Hume.
We gave our items last week to
4. H. Lloyd to be delivered to the
Times office. Mr.. Lloyd forgot to
hand them in, hence, we lost out. If
Mr.. Lloyd had not been temperance
man we would fhave accused him of
being a little "how came you so?"
C. C. Swarens, after disposing of
his grocery business in Kansas City,
moved his family to Foster Tuesday |
of last week snd now occupies his |
residence on East Sixth street.
The residence of Andy Eastley of
old New Home was destroyed by fire
and most of its contents Thursday
of last week, caused by a lamp ex-
ploding. Among the contents lost
was an organ, piano and two violins,
the value of the musical instruments
was several hundred dollars besides
the furniture and bedding.
Truman Doolittle, who has been in
Arizona for the last four years, was
home last week visiting home folks.
He left Thursday for Warrensburg to
visit his uncle, w. M. Campbell, be-
fore returning to his home in Arizo-
ma. He reports everything prosper
Gus and a good place to make money
in Arizona. Truman looks to be en-
ioying the best of health.
Mrs. p. Y. Morse ut Rest.
Mrs. Nancy Morse, nee Ward, de-
parted this life at the home of her
son, Frank Morse, in New Home,
morning. She has been an
invalid twenty-three years of rheu-
matism. Most of the time she has
been confined to the bed. All these
years of suffering she bore her af-
fiction with christian fortitude. Alt
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