The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-10
FOSTER.

Miss Mae Cobb returned to Par
sons, Kansas, Wednesday after a few
days visit with homefolks.
Windle McHenry returned to But
ler on Sundays train.
Messrs. w. M. Lyle and O. C.
Stewart were passengers east Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mullis were ar
rivals Sunday from Colony, Kansas,
where Mrs. Mullis spent the past
week visiting relatives.
j. w. Darby left Tuesday for Clin-
ton to see his sister, Mrs. Duvall, who
is quite sick at that place.
Miss Bessie Havely reports a fine
time on her visit with relatives and
friends in Illinois, and says she could
see many changes had taken place at
the old home since she left there four
years ago. Many she knew had
passed away and gone.
M. V. Owen of Adrian came down
Sunday with Rev. Sage to attend the
funeral and talk up the new Baptist
church.
G. H. Ingersoll and wife of Hume
were over Sunday and attended the
funeral of Grandma Burge.
Otis Jennings and Ike Appleby were
up to the county seat Saturday on
business.
Geo. Woods, who has been here
for several days on deal for the F.
f. McGovern farm east of town de-
parted for his home at Green Ridge,
Mo-, Sunday noon.
A. G. Metzler, grandjuryman from
Walnut township, went to Butler
Sunday noon to take his seat in the
jury box.
Mrs. Ed Doke and Plezzie Hauna-
mon were at Hume Friday shopping.
The Rats brothers have opened
new butcher shop in the Parlier build
ing on the south side Of 9Th St. Sue
cess to the new firm.
Mrs. Annie Turner f Wichita,
Kan, is visiting her brother, Joe
Roberts, of this place.
Judge Havely is mighty fine old
man, but he had better climb back in
to the Democratic band wagon for the
tail hold on a 'Bull Moose am
mighty short in Bates county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Metzler re-~
turned from Sedalia Thursday where
they had been visiting relatives and
taking in the Fair. Mr.. Metzler re-
ports big crowd and the exhibit
grand.
Mark Thomas sold his yearling
mule which has been walking away
with the blue ribbons attached at the
street fairs for the handsome sum of
$3.50. No flies on a Missouri mule
that will bring that price.
Grandma Burge Dead.
Mrs. S. M. Burge, aged rs years,
died Saturday of infirmities incident
to old age, at the home in east Foster.
For the past year and a half her health
has been failing her and for two
months the death angel hovered over
the home, until 2 o'clock, October 6,
surrounded by her family the death
summons came.
During her long illness she muir
INJURED not, and bore her affliction
with Christian fortitude, and thus
another good mother and neighbor
has gone to her reward.
Grandma Burge, as she was famil-
iarly called, was born in Shelby coun-
ty, Kentucky, in 1887. She was
united in marriage to G. L. Burge
now deceaseO at the age of l6 years.
To this union were born 4 children,
2 boys and 2 girls, namely Ezra
Burge of Virginia, NO., John Burge,
Of Hamilton. Mo-; Mrs. Mel Campbell
Of lola, Kansas, and Carrie Burge of
this place, all of whom were present
at the time of her derth. She moved
with her family to Missouri in 1869
and in 1871 moved to Bates county on
4 farm east of Foster, where she re-
sided until three years ago, when she
moved to Foster. She became a
member of the Baptist church in 1874
and was one of the charter members
when the church was organized at
Foster, 38 years ago, and lived con-
slant member until she was called
nome to the better world.