The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-29
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days visited in Foster returned to
there home in Pappinsville Sunday.
Harry Robb made brief business
visit to Butler Saturday.
j. H. Botkins and wife were tram
sacting business at the county seat
Saturday.
j. w. Darby left Thursday for
Pittsburg Kansas on a business mis-
sion.
Jim Hamilton was an arrival on the
local Saturday from Kansas City on a
visit to relatives friends.
Miss Jessie Davis is home from the
city on visit to her mother Mrs.
George Davis of this place.
Mrs. j. E. Newkirk made visit to
Parsons Kansas Monday, returned
home Tuesday.
w. NJ. Thompson of the county
west has purchared a new sorgum
mill.
Quite a crowd attended the tent
show here Saturday night, the per-
formances were very good but the
people paid for all they saw.
Mrs. Harry Reigel of Parsons Kan
sas, who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. J. E. Newkerk returned home
Monday.
Mrs. Sarah FELTON, of Oklahoma
came in Saturday to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bridwell east of
town.
Fred Laughlin, north of town has
his silo completed, which is As #. in
diameter, and so #. high. Will Bris-
coe of the same neighborhood is also
building one.
F. w. York of Kansas City was
here Monday looking out a location for
pool hall. - ~
Mrs. Minnie Russell of South Dako-
ia came in Sunday on visit to her
grand parents. Grandpa and Grand
ma Mccall, and other relatives.
At the single tax convention at
Butler Saturday. A. G. Metzler was
chosen as delegate from this Town.
ship, to the state convention which
meets at jefferson City Sept. 9Th,
Mrs. Cleaveland Mullis departed
Sunday for Colony Kansas, where she
goes to visit relatives.
We see, the circus people of the
Yankee Robson show wants police
protection at Butler, when Kongo the
big elephant, recently brought from,
South African is unloaded there on
Sept. 9Th. If they think the Butler
police is inadequate, we suggest
they send for 'Tedy the Lion Tanner"
Wednesday night the Briscoe boys
had wolf chase on the river north
of the Haymaker bridge. The people
in that vicinity, being much annoyed
by the pesky things, willingly joined
in the chase, Mr.. Briscoe said the
night was an ideal one for the busi-
ness, and wolves could be heard
bowling in every direction. With
their II Missouri houn' dawgs, they
caught two large gray wolves and
made life miserable for the rest.
Mrs. A. G. Metzeler entertained her
Sunday school class on the beautiful
lawn at her home in this city Monday
evening. Ice cream and other re-
freshments were served, and games
such as the little folks enjoy, were
indulged in. Those present were:
Jessie Roberts, Wesley Martin,
Misses Nadine Cecile, Jaunette Click,
Monte Henson, Pauline Hereford,
Fac Shetrone, Minnie Hines, Thelma
Livington, Mrs. Luella Treasure and
Helen Jennings.
Mrs. Susan chatham from Penn
sylvania and her son, A. C. chatham
wife, and two children of New Mar
tinsville, West Virginia are visiting
her brother, l. H. Botkins and wife
of this place.
Mr.. Dunlap, living on the old Neal
farm, was badly hurt Monday, while
returning from the river bottom. 1t
seems he was hauling his moving
machine, behind the wagon and in
crossing a little ravine, the mower
ran forward and the end of the tongue
striking the spring seat in which he
was riding. Mr.. Dunlap was thrown
from the wagon and received a frac-
ture Of the skull, and other bruises,
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