The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-11
FOSTER.

Foster has taken another boom
We have new roof on the calaboost
and picture show.
Harry Simler and family, of Mound
vile, came in Sunday to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Bunk Shetrone.
w. j. Parlier is visiting his mother
at the old home in North Carolina.
Miss Sylvia Metzler is home from
the city and will spend a month with
home folks.
Mrs. A. E. Perkins and son, Char
ley, Of Hume, were business visitor:
in Foster Thursday of last week.
Mrs. M. C. Miller and Mrs. Frank
Jennings were passengers to Pleas
anton Thursday.
Alma Courtney was a passenger to
Butler Sunday noon.
Mrs. w. M. Mills returned from
Butler on Saturdays train, where she
had been visiting her brother, j. A.
Trimble and family.
w. B. Hamilton and wife, of Kan.
sas City, arrived to visit relatives and
friends Sunday.
| Mrs. P. G. Snuffer and children, OF
the city, are visiting relatives at this
place.
Chester Cobb came down from
Kansas City to spend a few days with
home folks.
Arthur Boron and wife, of Kansas
City, visited relatives in Rich Hill and
Foster few days last week.
Mrs. j. L. Bell returned home Fri
day from Kansas City, where she has
been visiting her son, Prof. J. V.
Bell and wife.
Misses Clara Reider, of Butler, and
frankie Collier, of Oklahoma, visited
their cousin, Ed Doke and family on
9Th street last week.
Misses Lula Keele and Mona Rook,
of Butler, visited their aunt, Mrs. B.
B. Writ, of the east part of town last
week.
Mrs. F. A. Scholler left last week
for Leroy and other Kansas points
for a several weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends.
J. w. Prince, of Kansas City, was
here few days on business and Wis
iting his brother-in-law, John Lind
say.
j. G. Reed and daughter, Mrs. r.
O. Grant, returned from Colorado
Thursday, where they had moved
last spring.
Grandpa Goodenough, wife and
daughter, Mrs. W. P. Cobb, were ar
rivals from Butler Friday, where they
had been visiting relatives.
Mr.. De Moss died at his home south
of town Wednesday and interment
was made at independence Thursday.
G. w. Mullinaux and wife were
out OF town visiting Friday.
l. H. Botkins and wife returned
from Iowa Saturday, where they had
been called by the death of his BROTH
er, Ben Botkins. He was 80 years
old.
The little son Of Ike Appleby had
the misfortune to fall from scaffold
last week and broke both bones in his
right arm. The little fellow is under
the care of DR.. Rhodes and is getting
along fine.
Uncle Lewis Jones left for Rex
ford, Kan., the first of the week, to
look after his farming interests at
that place.
Saturday night about II o'clock the
residence of Vernie Botkins, one and
a half miles east of this place, was
by fire with all contents.
A "sparring match" was pulled off
At this place on the 4th between Luth-
er Mccarthy and Jimmie Ryne, "wat-
er moccasin rules, punch and bite"
Phone manager Scholler is rum
ming the wires on the new line south
IN F street. He also is running a
inc to Worland to connect with
oleasanton and one through to Rich
Hill.
Joe T. Smith is fencing his farm
With cedar posts. The. driveway
eading from the road to his residence
ire heavy concrete posts. Mr.. Smith
s fixing up his farm in fine shape,
which shows he is flIlI of enternr;ea