The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-29
East Lone Oak.

Sunday morning oy Kew. bengStoh'
Mesdames Lizzie McGinnis, Viss
Eckles, Visa Cough, Lizzie Blanken
baker, and Messrs. G. w. Thomas
) and Ernest Cough attended the Sun
day School convention at Butler las
week. They report good conven
ton with plenty of good speeches
and entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deller Lindsay O
, Prescott. HAS,, visited the family o.
J. H. Thomas the first of the week
Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Lindsay are
sisters.
E. E. Eckles delivered wheat tt
Butler the first of the week.
Work has been started on the new
concrete bridge east of Pleasant Val
ley school house. As soon as that is
completed work will be started on
the bridge south of F. L. Blanken'
bakers.
Fred Harcourt and Emery Short
have purchased new buggies. AS far
as the girls are concerned we think
Fred's will be in use about 81 OF the
time, but Emery is rather bashful.
John and Robert Thomas are work.
ing for Charley Thomas near Wor-
land. Charley is building a large
barn something like Ross Williams
of this vicinity.
There was an ice cream supper at
Double Branches last Friday night.
Several from this vicinity attended.
School will commence Monday at
the several school houses in this
neighborhood with the following
hands that WELD the rod: Peru,
Miss Maude Morgan; Pleasant Valley,
C. w. Ray; Brackney, Miss Blair;
Double Branches, Miss Jessie Burch;
and we think Miss Grace Moreland
will teach at Star. If that is wrong
we would like to know, as we want
to know ourselves.
C. w. Doane and Grover Mccoy
have rented the wheat land on the
Greenlee place for another year.
Misses Edith and Frances Enos of
Adrian, visited at the home of Visa
Cough last week. They were hur-
ried home by the presence of Fred
Hartwell of Ottawa, HAS,, who took
Miss Edith home with him for an ex-
tended visit with him and Mrs. Hart
we'll, who is Edith's sister.
A Large Fishing Party
Gathered at Peru Tuesday of last
week. They then proceeded to the
mouth Of 'Possum and along the Mi
ami, where at the proper time a
bounteous feast was spread in the
shade of the beautiful trees. After
all had paid due respect to this part
of the program, the afternoon was
spent in fishing and bathing. The
prize winning catch Of fish was
caught by Miss Amy Miller, who
caught string of seven catfish.
One enjoyable accessory to the creek
was grape vine swing part of which
would swing out over the creek.
Late in the afternoon all returned to
their homes, while not burdened
with fish they were filled with pleas
ant memories of the past few hours.
Those present were Mrs. Ed Cough
and family; Mrs. Job Utley and
daughter; Mrs. Visa Cough and fami-
ly; the Misses Irene Nafus; Amy,
Cleo, and Dorothy Miller; Edith and
Frances Enos and Leona Padley, and
Messrs. John and Steve Thomas.
Mrs. JUNE Latham Algire, who
has been visiting at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Latham,
started Monday night for Los An
geles, CAL, to join her husband,
where they expect to make their flu.
ture home.
E. C. Harper and family, Will Har-
per and family, and Misses Ladine
Harper and Emma Wells are enjoy
ing an outing at Ell Dorado Springs
this week.
Rev. w. L. Requa and children
visited relatives in this neighborhood
last week. He preached an excellent
sermon at Peru week ago last Sum
day.
There was family reunion and
big dinner at the home of G. w.
Thomas and family last Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Deller Lindsay, who had
formerly lived here were the guests
of honor. 1t has been a number of
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