The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-06-03


w. w. Lollar, ofnorthwest Of town,
was in the city Wednesday and made
us most pleasant call.
Miss Dora Sheppard one Of the
teachers in the Webster school re-
turned to her home in Warrensburg
Wednesday.
Lee Briaht, "a iiitney car driver, was
arrested Wednesday afternoon for
reckless driving and fined S and
costs in police court Thursday morn
ing.
Mrs. Jean Watson, of Rich Hill,
wrs in the city last week attending
the Sunday School Convention and
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Osborne
Leedy.
Mrs. C. H. Ticknor and Rev. Owen
Ticknor returned Tuesday evening
from Butler, Ind, where they had
accompanied the body of the late DR..
C. H. Ticknor.
Rev. j. C. Haynes, pastor Of the
M. E. church, South, of Rich Hill was
the guest of Rev. w. j. Snow and
wife last week while attending the
Sunday School Convention.
Elmer Campbell, Nat Stubbfefield
and Clarence Bolin went to Lees
Summit Wednesday. They willbring
back Mr.. Campbell's automobile,
which he left there last week when
he was caught in the rain.
Hayden Ray, who has been for the
last month in Kansas City undergoing
treatment for the removal of a cata-
ract from one Of his eyes, returned
home Monday. Mr.. Ray is much i'm
proved and hopes for the entire re-
covery of the eye.
Quite number from Butler attend
ed the Mrs. Richard Harper sale
southwest Of Adrian Tuesday. 1t
was a big sale and everything sold
well. Cole. E. Robbins and Jeff
Met Comb conducted the sale.
Rev. C. C. Miller, OF the Presby-
terrain church of Spruce, was a caller
at this office while in the city Friday.
Rev. Miller is a new conner to this
county, having succeeded Rev. Cal
ther, who recently removed to Okla
homa.
Rev. C. G. Hamilton, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church at Pleasanton,
Kansas, visited Rev. w. j. Snow and
family Sunday. Rev. Hamilton and
Rev. Snow were old college friends.
Rev. Hamilton occupied the pulpit at
the M. E. church south Sunday MORN
ing.and evening. - y.
James C. Wright and two daugh-
tiers, Misses Lee Ada and Leoto, of
Okemah, Okla, arrived Saturday
noon for visit with Prof. L. S.
Wright and wife, south of town. Mr..
Wright returned home the first of
the week. The daughters will make
a prolonged visit.
The Times good friend, G. w.
Daniels, Of Lone Oak township, was
in town the latter part of the week
and made this office pleasant call.
Mr.. Daniels said he believed that de-
spite chinch bugs, Hessian fly and
floods, the farmers are going to raise
a good crop this year.
w. C. Heddon of the Rich Hill
neighborhood was a Butler visitor
last week. Mr.. Heddon is one of the
best known country newspaper CORE
spondents in the state. He has for
years written for the Rich Hill Re-
view over the name of Gabe. We
acknowledge pleasant call.
Del Lutsenhizer of Spruce was in
the city Wednesday and says that
Deepwater creek near Spruce was
higher last week than could be re-
membered by the oldest settlers.
Considerable corn and other crops
on the bottoms were washed out and
will have to be replanted.
Banker ]. C. Biggs, while boring a
well at his residence in Hume, struck
a heavy flow of gas at a depth of 1873
feet, Monday evening. 1t is a much
stronger vein than the one at the
electric light plant. Mr.. Biggs ex-
poets to utilize it for heating purposes
in hic homo -Rovdor To1onhono