The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-12-10

Late Cassity's car skidded on the
wet pavement in front of the West
school Tuesday afternoon and crash
ing into the curbing demolishing one
OF the rear wheels.
Mrs. Judge John Coleman enter
tanned party of young folks at six
o clock dinner last Wednesday even
ing in honor of the thirteenth birth
day of her little granddaughter Eliz-
abeth.
j. P. Fletcher died at his home in
Chewelah, Wash, Wednesday even
ing, December, 2. Mrs. Fletcher was
formerly Miss Irene Guyton Of this
city. Robert Guyton,. brother of
Mrs. Fletcher left Thursday for Che
welah.
A banquet and clinic were held at
Nevada Thursday evening for the
Bates and Vernon County Medical
Societies. Among those attending
from Butler were Doctors Lusk,
Boulware, Chastain, Newton, Lock-
wood and Foster.
Judge Graves has been notified
that he won prizes at the St. Louis
county poultry show as follows: First
and third cockerel, first and third
pullet. Judge. Graves only entered
these four fowls and took a prize on
all of them.
Judge Estes Smith was in the city
Monday and qualified for Judge Of
the Northern district. The old court
is now holding its last regular term,
and after January first the new court
composed of Campbell, Smith and
Lowder will have charge of county
affairs.
There seems to be gang of bur
glars operating along the X. c. 6
Gulf railroad on the border; and sue
cessful raids have recently been made
at Amoret, Hume, Richards and
Sprague. Store buildings seem to
be their specially, and all manner of
goods are carried off. No cleW.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Miller and lit
tie son Robert, left Tuesday morning
for their home in Pendleton, Oregon.
They were accompanied as far as
Kansas City by Mrs. Miller's father,
j. r. Ford, who will spend the win
ter with his daughter, Mrs. Emma
Callahan and family at Anadarko.
Okla.
The new time card went into eff
feet Sunday, December 9th, at 1901
a. m. The important changes are as
follows: Train No. POP discontinued;
2O9 discontinued; 2l0 which arrives
at 1880 will be one hour and forty
minutes earlier, arriving at $40; No.
21O which arrives at 800 a. m. will
be five minutes later making it sos a.
m.
J. H. Etter was engaged last week
in locating and establishing the
corners and guides TO the lot west of
the Fraternal Inn under the direction
of the U. S. Government. The
corners were established by iron bars
concreted in the ground. There
seems to be no further question as to
the purpose of Uncle Sam to build
the post office building on this block.
Mr.. William Nelson Of Adrian and
Mrs. Rose Whitley, formerly of Seat
tie, Wash, were married in Harrison
vile on Thursday, November 26, 1914.
Rev. Geo. G.. Monroe, pastor of the
Baptist church officiating. The bride
is a highly accomplished and well
known young lady, while the groom
is a well-to-do farmer, living north
east of Adrian. --Harrisonville Demo-
crat.
A serious accident happened to-
Joshua Beach, the Ia year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L Beach last Friday
night while out 'possum hunting. He
was struck in the eye by a recoiling
limb. He was taken to a specialist
in Kansas City Monday, and we are
informed by his father that the boy
has lost the sight of his eye, at least
temporarily. He hopes by proper
treatment that the boy may be able to
see objects in a general way.
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