The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-14

Ed Young, who associated with
John Boulware in the clothing bust
ness in La Plata, No., spent several
days here with relatives and friends
the last of the week. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Wells of May
field, Kans., spent several days here
the last of the week visiting at the
home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Wells.
have added a shower bath and
dressing room to my bath rooms and
invite you to call and try them, tub or
shower bath l5c at Jay Gordinier's.
Aft
The Sunday school class of the
Loyal Daughters, Jr., of the Chris
tan church spent Tuesday evening
picnicing at Whites Grove, chaper-
oned by their teacher, Mrs. Geo.
Prewitt.
Mrs. Claude Edwards and daugh-
ter, who were called to this city on
account Of the death Of j. P. Ed
wards, left Thursday for their home
in LosAngeles, Cal.
Marmaduke Camp No. 615 u. C.
V. will hold their regular meeting at
the County Clerks office Saturday,
Aug. 16. All members are urged to
attend. j. R. Ford, Com.
R. S. Catron, Adjt.
Geo. H. Wheeler, president of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Osceola, died at his home in that city
Wednesday, August 6, 1918. Mr..
Wheeler was at one time recorder of
deeds for St. Clair county.
D. F. Payne was thrown from his
horse last Wednesday evening about
six o'clock sustaining several painful
bruises. The accident occurred on
North Main street when his horse be-
came frightened at the six O'Clock
whistle.
Frank Strickland of the Losee
Strickland rancho will put up a silo
or two, then put up his corn as the
Germans do their sauer kraut. All
Franks cattle are trained to eat sauer
kraut. But he probably draws the
line at Limburger. -Review.
Mrs. C. C. McGennis was called to
Rich Hill Thursday, says the Review
by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Willis Crabb. The nature Of the all
ment is not yet fully known, though
fever is feared. Mrs. Crabb is SO
years Of age and her family and
friends are naturally solicitous.
The big hay barn on the Duvall
ranch seven miles south of this city
was, together with over one hundred
tons of alfalfa, completely destroyed
by fire about 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The building was partially
covered by insurance. Spontaneous
combustion is supposed to have been
the cause.
An antediluvian denizen of Butler
has theory that motor cars are re-
spensible for the droughts. He says
there>used to be plenty of rain be-
fore the pesky things were invented
but now they raise so much dust that
the moisture is all soaked up before
it has chance to reach the earth.-
St. Joseph Observer.
Bailey Lansdown, an old Bates
county boy, has volunteered to fur
nish Secretary of State Cornelius
Roach with a fine span of 16-hand
mules to work on the roads August
10th and 2lst. Mr.. Lansdown, who
now resides at Centertown, is recog-
nized as one of Central Missouri's
capitalists.
The Rich Hill Review was worry
ing last week on account of the nom
appearance of its vetern correspond
ent, "Gabe." "Gabe's Cab" has for
years been one of the interesting fea-
lures of the Review and when his
usual column of stuff fails to show
up, not only the management, but
the readers as we'll, miss him.
For damages he says he sustained
July 4 at Thirty. third and Jefferson
streets, woen street car struck the