The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-09-09

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from an extended trip through
the west. During which he at.
| tended the big fair at San Fran.
cisco and made a visit to his SON.
r. W. Denning, at Hardin, Mont
X. and L. of Security meeting
for the election of officers will be
held on Thursday evening Sept,
Is, at 8 O'Clock. All members
are earnestly requested to be
present.
L. o. Barnes, President.
The Gertrude Ewing Company
which is playing at Fisk's Opera
House this week is being greeted
by large audiences each night.
They have a good company of
capable artists and are putting
on good, clean plays and first
class vaudeville each night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith and
son, Billie, who have been visit
ing relatives in this city, re-
turned to their home in Coffey-
vile, Kas., Sunday. They were
accompanied home by Mr..
Smiths brother, Frank, and SIS
ter, Miss Pearl, who returned
home Monday. \
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Blachert,
Mrs. Blachert, mother OF Mr..
Blachert, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Cal
lahan motored down from Kan
sas City Sunday and spent the
afternoon visiting relatives and
friends. Mr.. Blachert was for
merly in the clothing business in
this city.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George Dear
mond, who have been visiting his
mother, Mrs. Alice DeArmond,
and brother, j. A. .DeArmond,
left the last of the week for
Sioux City, Iowa, where they
will visit relatives before going
to the PHILIPPINES where he will
Join his regiment.
Mrs. G. p. Wyatt and daugh-
tiers, Doris, Ruth and Esther re-
turned Saturday frolpa western
trip during which they attended
the fairs at San Diego and San
Francisco. Mr.. Wyatt stopped
in Colorado, where he will spend
a few weeks before returning
home.
A. F. Fox, the carpenter, had
a narrow escape from death or
serious injury Wednesday. He
was shingling a house when the
scaffolding on which he was
standing slipped throwing him to
the ground 20 feet below. He
suffered severely wrenched
back and was badly bruised but
is able to be up and around.
p. G. Buckles, superintendent
of the Osceola public schools at
tended the teachers meeting
last week and he surprised many
of his old friends by bringing
a bride with him. He was mar
ried to Miss Eva Wheeler
Wednesday, August l. He was
for a number of years principal
of the North School of this city.
Responding to the recent re-
quest of the Rich Hill CONNER
cial club, county Engineer Flam-
mang came down from Butler
and was engaged at work Satur-
day making surveys along the
East road in order to determine
the most practical route to be
improved. This ca.+ road is one
of the most important in South
ern Bates conrty.---Rich Hill Re-
view.
The University of Missouri
College of Agriculture will COOP
crate with the Missouri Bankers
Association, the various railroads.
of the state, and the State Board
of Agriculture in organizing
the farmers of Missouri into COM
clubs. Extension activi-
ties of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service of the University
will be carried on through these
clubs.
A reception to the students to |
the high school, conducted by the
various Sunday schools of the
city was held at the Presbyterian
,hurch Monday night. Rev. Tai
bert of the Christian church de-
ivered an address of welcome
md a program consisting of