The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-06-19
Mesdames D. X. Walker and w.

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Mesdames D. X. Walker and w.
w. Cannon entertained about $50
Of their lady friends in novel and
delightful manner at Progressive
Luncheon" at the Christy Lake Thurs
day afternoon. Among the out-of-
town guests were Mesdames A. E.
Blachert Of Kansas City, G. G. Day
of Oklahoma City, Miss Clara Hill OF
Wichita, Kansas and Miss Anna Bell
Of Liberty.
w. d. Atkeson isno longerconnect-
ed with the State Bureau Of Labor.
He has been appointed Notary Public
and reopened his law and real estate
office on Fl. Scott street. After three
years Of public service he returns to
private life and solicits business in his
line. Notary business either in or
out of the city will receive prompt at
tention. ....
John s.. Morris, aged SO years,
died Wednesday, June nth, at his
home five miles southwest of this
city as the result of a stroke of apo
lexy. He was native of Bates coun.
ty and during his lifetime made
MANY warm friends who will learn of
his death with regret. Three sons
and a daughter survive. Funeral
services were held Thursday after
noon and interment made in Morris
cemetery.
A new 6-cylinder Oldsmobile tour
ing car belonging to Chas. R. Guibor
of Kansas City, was destroyed by fire
at Cortland Saturday evening. A
party consisting of Mr.. Guibor, G. H.
Howe, of Kansas City; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Price, and Miss Kate Lindley,
of Nevada, was riding in the car en-
route to Kansas City, when the ma
chine caught fire and they were fore
ed to abandon it near Cortland. The
car which cost IS, 600 was insured for
$500.
The Norfleet & Ream Grocery
Co., who have the agency for the
Regal in this county, are making ex'
tensive preparations to open an up
to-date garage and machine shop ir
! the Radford building on Ohio street
Competent machinists have been en-
ployed and full line of parts ano
supplies will be carried. The inter
ior of the building will be remodeled
Mr.. Radford, who is now conducting
a livery business in the building viii
dispose of his horses and vehicle:
and will run an automobile livery.
: DR.. H. M. Cannon, D. D. G. M. ant
q A. H. Culver, Representative, com
menced Monday night to visit the
O. O. F. lodges in the County. H
a appoints lodge deputies. Some O
>. the brethren accompanied him. Thi
week they visit as follows:
Butler, Monday night,
Adrian, Tuesday night,
Spruce, Wednesday night,
$ Foster, Thursday night,
/ Rich Hill, Friday night,
e Sprague, Saturday night.
Leaving Amoret, Hhume and Rock
, vile to be visited next week.
Robert Gee, aged about IA years
e was painfully injured in a runawa
v Wednesday morning. Robert an
r his older brother ClarencSNere driv
$ ing a pony north on Lyon stree
n when part of the harness brok
frightening the animal, causing hir
to run away. AS they turned int
9 square from Ohio street Robert iumK
j. ed, but fell under the wagon. H
n was picked up by B: P. Powell an
>. Sheriff johnson and carried into d.
u Newlon's office where his injurie
were attended. Besides several cu1
r and bruises he sustained broke
" bone in his ankle.
Z For the purpose offacilitating farm
" ers institute work and for economic
: reasons, the State Board of Agricu
% ture has divided the state into six al
ricultural districts, placing Bait
+ county in the fourth district. Tw
y periods of two weeks each have bee
Re allotted each district during whie
l. periods institute lecturers may be s
D cured. September Is to q and Jal
'e uary s to "a are the dates set asit