The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-05-16

after pleasant visit with her father
at Spruce.
Homer Cameron returned Monday
to Springfield after a pleasant visit
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Cameron.
Circuit Clerk H. o. Maxey is i'm
proving his residence property on
North Main street by the erection OF
spacious new concrete porch.
Wool, cream, poultry and hides
wanted. Come see us. Well give
you top of the market and appreciate
YOUR trade. 28.3t.
Butler Produce Co., Payne & Ray.
Judge Frank Fix Of the Southern
District has registered his farm in
Rockville township with the county
clerk, under the name, the "Wak
Homa" farm.
Ray Tyler, the timer, moved this
week to Grandview, NO., where he
will engage in business. R. G. Hart
wells paint shop will occupy the
building vacated by Mr.. Tyler.
The Carthage District Epworth
League, embracing the counties of
Mcdonald, Newton, Jasper, Barton,
Vernon and a part of Bates, will hold
the annual convention at Nevada June
18, 10 and 20.
| B. F. Bush and a party of Mo.
| Pacific Iron Mountain officials passed
through this city Monday in special
train, on trip of inspection over the
system. Miss Helen Gould accom-
panied the party.
| The heavy wind and rain storm
Friday night did considerable damage
throughout the county. Buildings
were unroofed or blown from their
foundations and trees were broken
| and blown down.
: Miss Bessie Foulk, aged Is years,
|. died at her home in Carrollton, Mo-.
April %, of tuberculosis. Miss Foulk
was a niece of T. l.. and T. w. Fisk
of this city and had visited here a
number Of times.
Frank Divers returned Saturday to
Roswell, New Mexico, after enjoying
o several days here with the family OF
o T. w. Fisk. Miss Marie Fisk ac-
companied him home for several
e weeks visit.
I J.K. Kelso, our township collector,
l. went to Kansas City, Thursday, where
he will be treated for stomach trouble
e which he has been suffering from
IT since March 1. We hope to soon
hear of his permanent recovery
Hume Tel.
|. City Attorney j. F. Smith argued
the demurrer in the case of Chas. S.
Gill, Receiver for the Butler, Water
Light &. Power Co. VS. the city OF
" Butler in the Federal Court in Kan
sas City Monday before Judge Van
d Valkenberg.
Ohio street is being put into shape
to receive the application of crude oil
e contracted for by the property owners
0 on that street. All holes and depres
Y. sions will be filled and the street will
be we'll rounded so that a fair tria
e will be- given the experiment.
Rev. L. R. Elliott, pastor of the
i Baptist church, left Tuesday to atteno
the annual Southern Baptist Conven
! ton. Rev. Elliott informs us that he
y expects to be gone about week anc
S that there will be no preaching at the
|. Baptist church Sunday.
e Fred Gilbert, the we'll known con
v tractor and builder of this city, has
v secured the contract for the construc'
ton residence of Mrs. D. A. De-
= Almond, to be built upon the site oc'
q cupied by the former residence. The
plans call for spacious seven room
bungalow.
O Miss Caroline Hook, the charming
f daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed A.
s Hook of Appleton City and Mr. Gro
yer C. Motley of near Rockville,
were united in marriage at the home
}, of the brides parents Tuesday even
u ing, May 7, 1912, Rev. Liggett Of
d ficiating. The happy couple will
make their home on their farm near
e Rockville.
Miss Frances Pauline Cook has our
thanks for an invitation to the Com