The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
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Mrs. Dan Orear and Oval Kinon
were shopping in Amoret Friday at
I ternoOn.
Mrs. Peterson is quite at this writ
ing.
Albert Zinn came home from Wash
inqton Wednesday very seriously in
jured. While he, was working with
a pile driver cant hook slipped and
hitting him in the side knocked him
something like 20 feet. The Dr.. thinks
that an operation will have to be per-
formed. He is some better at this
writing.
c. S. Nestlerode. and wife were
county seat visitors Thursday.
Ray McCann has employed Mrs.
Hurt Of Butler as nurse for their son
Paul who is greatly improved at this
writing.
Marion burst while playing at
school one day last week sprained
his ankle.
While at the literary last Friday
night Clarence Spillman fell while
cutting up with some boys on the
well curb and severly cut his lower
lin and knocked some of his teeth
out. He was taken to a doctor and
had few stitches taken in his lip.
Ollie Fritts came home Saturday
from Kansas City where he has
been working on a street car line.
Ora Browning is coming back to
old Missouri to work in Kansas City
the rest of the winter as his wife has
very poor health in Utah.
The debate for Friday night the
26th is, Resolved that the Indian
has more right to complain of i'll
treatment from the whites than the
negro" The debate was two in
favor of the negative and one for the
affirmative.
C. S. Nestlerode has very sick
boy at this writing.
The pie supper at Miami Center
was great success. The proceeds
amounted to $16.15. Miss Mary
Conrad got the candy for the most
popular young lady.
The Christmas tree entertainment
at the Crook school house last Fri
day evening December 10Th, given
by Miss Olive Judy and her pupils
was a grand success. The house
was suitably decorated for the occa-
sion. Atthe beginning Of the exer-
cises,. the house was darkened and
the lamps lighted which caused the
tree and decorations to look very
pretty. The little folks we're all pre-
pared with recitations and dialogues.
Then comes the distribution Of the
presents from the tree. Each child
received gift from its school mate
and also received a treat and oranges
by the teacher. The scholars pre-
sented the teacher with a hand paint
ed china plate. Quite few of the
patrons Of the district were present.
Tanzer Smith returned home from
Kansas City Saturday where he had
been with his wife, who was operat-
ed on. He reported her getting
along nicely.
Mrs. Geo. Rubel is on the COM
planning list.
Billy Bones an old resident of
Bates county died Monday 22d. His
brother-in-law Charley Heckadon left
to attend the funeral Monday eve.
Henrietta Micheal from Rockville
Mo. is visiting her cousins Mrs. Geo.
Rubel, Miss Rachel Park, W. w.
Park.
M Garner went to the county
seat Monday.
Coleman Snodgrass had sick
horse Monday night. ..
Quite a snow fell Monday night.
The Epworth League topic for De-
cember 28th. ''fhings to be for
gotten and things to be remembered"
Phil. 1874; Psa. 1882, 1915. Miss
Helen Park teacher,
Miss Mable Sunquest cameto spend
the holidays with her aunt Mrs. Ada
Oldham.
Miss June Schesler came home to
spend the holidays.
Mrs. Sims went to Bolton to attend
the funeral of Miss May Sloan Tues
day and returned Saturday.
Arthur Westover is hauling corn
from Amsterdam this week.
- Frank Hedger came home Thurs
day and decided not to farm thisyear.
Abe linn came in from Kansas
Saturday.
Mentry Hughes sawed wood for
Tom Schmehls Monday.
Miss Helen Park is spending her
vacation with home folks.
Jim Norman had a very sick horse
Hedger's Tuesday.
Mrs. Grant Oldham is on the sick
list again.
Frank Nance's sale sold like hot
cakes. II amounted TO $500 which
was $500 over his estimate. Mr..
Nance will move to Oklahoma the