The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-11-14
FOSTER.

he had purchased the old Bell tele-
phone line between Sprague and
Rich Hill and if the weather would
permit would have this line completed
and in operation in about two weeks.
The new commercial line to Pleas
anton is giving fine service and the
new line to Rich Hill when COM
pleted will be fully as good. The
people are highly pleased with the
service they are getting over the
Scholar system.
Joe T. Smith was a passenger to
Butler Sunday noon.
Miss Cora Easily of New Home
visited her sister Mrs. Will Humphrey
a few days last week.
D. H. Arbogast made a business
visit to Pleasanton Wednesday OF last
week.
Miss Nora Mills went to Butler Sum
day on the 11:45 passenger.
Rowland Arbogast will soon leave
for Birmingham, Alabama, where ne
will take charge of the machine shops
of that city.
Mrs. Dee Webb of Moberly, Mo-,
who had been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Lee Shelton and family, departed
Saturday noon for her home at that
place.
Mrs. John Allen and children OF
Nevada are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Goodwin, OF this place.
Mrs. Hannaman and daughter
Plezzie were arrivals on Saturdays
local from Worland, where they had
been visiting the formers daughter
Mrs. Luther Mcconnell and family.
Mrs. May of Harrison county,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Shot,
ner, of this place, came in Saturday
on a brief visit. She left Sunday
noon for her home.
J.L. Bell went to Butler Saturday
to attend the Democratic Rally. he
reports a big crowd and the court
house was crowded with people to
hear the Hon. w. j. Stone speak.
One day last week while removing
some rubbish from the depot plat
form, Uncle Mat Gray got too close to
an incoming train and was struck by
the pilot and thrown to the ground.
In the fall the steam check struck his
shoulders which kept him from under
the wheels. 1t was close call. For
tunately he was not seriously hurt
but was considerably shaken up.
A Democratic Love Feast.
Friday evening Quality Hill was
the scene of an old fashion Demo-
cratic Love Feast.
The aged and the young from the
city and surrounding country gath
cred at the city home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. H. Arbogast, where an old fashion
love feast was spread.
People came with we'll filled bas-
kets and Jolly crowd celebrated un-
til a late hour one of the most sweep
ing victories ever known in the po-
litical history of this country.
The evening was an ideal one and
; after the feast bonfire and the fire
ing of anvils which cleaned and
echoed over the country as though
they were carrying the good tidings
to some far away land.
We have heard of snowslides and
landslides but never in history have
we read where man slid and took
the earth before him.
The following is partial list OF
those present: T. S. McHenry and
wife, C. B. Briscoe and wife, A. II.
Lloyd and wife, Alex Goodwin and
wife, N. T. Badgett and wife, c. c.
Swarens and wife, Alonzo Bright and
wife, Hiram Ogden and wife, Henry
Briscoe and wife, Perry Jennings
and wife, Jesse Bradshaw and wife,
Lee Mullies and wife, Charley Cobb
and wife, Loran Bright and wife,
Elmer Lloyd and wife, Claude Rate
kin and wife. Messrs. H. H. Havely,
j. w. Darby, Jacen Woodfin, Jeter
Briscoe, Sam Cobb, Walter Jennings,
Clyde Sells, Lee Shelton, Leonard
n and Leslie Swarens, Clyde Bobo,
Ralph Mills, Ed Cullison, James and
Tex Swarens, Charlie Mcconnell,
Johnnie Archer, Charley Reed, Har-
old Cobb, Ole Gray, Noah Bright,
ESQ.,, White Davis, Lewis Swarens,
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