The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-08
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Il Mrs. E. A. Hook and son
Flames, returned home Monday
evening after visit with rela-
Itives in Charles City, Iowa.-Ap-
ipleton City journal.
/ Tied to the hitch rack at Amos
Halls store Wednesday were a
team of grey mules AZ years old
that had been driven over from
La Cygne that day.-Amstcrdam
Local.
William Newton, aged about
Is and a former resident Of south
of the city, died at his home in
X. c. Wednesday. The remains
We're shipped to Amoret Friday
and buried in Mulberry ceme-
ltery.-Amsterdam Local.
John NJ. Reeder and family
left Adrian last Thursday in
their automobile for an overland
trip to Colorado Springs to visit
Len, Reeder and family. They
expect to make the trip by easy
|stages.-Adrian Journal.
Died-Mrs. Glenn Brunker. age
% years. at the home of her par
entS on the. Mangold farm, We'd
nesday night, of typhoid fever,
leaving a 3-month-old baby. Her
remains were taken to West Line
Friday by her folks, for burial
Amsterdam Local.
Fire destroyed Dan Norbury's
barn. Sunday evening. with con-
tents. Origin of fire unknown.
When the fire was discovered
the building was in flames and
could not be extinguished. It was
partially insured.--Border Tele-
phone.
Irwin Deffenbaugh arrived in
Adrian last Thursday from Cam
bridge. Mass. where he recently
graduated from the law depart
Mcnt of Harvard, University. r.
vim is one of the Adrian boys who
has kept going until he has a long
string of degrees and is q thor
olgh scholar.-Adrian journal.
Mrs. Fred Scholz, a well known
citizen living northeast Of Mont
rose. died Monday morning after
al illness of about ten days dura-
ton. from diabetes. The funeral
services were held from the Ger
nan Lutheran church of Apple
ton City Tuesday afternoon at
90 o'clock, followed by inter-
nent in the city cemetery. An
obituary will be printed next
veek.-Appleton City journal.
w. 4. McBurney has solved the
mud problem. To his binder he
las attached a broad board, as a
kid, and cased the wheels with
;heet ron to prevent them from
filing with mud, With his mas
'hine thus equipped he can cut
wheat in any field the horses can
wade through. Out in Kansas
ONE farmers are using beer kegs
o keep their binders from get
ing mired in the mud.-Amster-
lam Local.
Word has been received that
!. f. Cunningham died at Sc
tile, WASH, Thursday, June "a.
70 other PARTICULARS at this /
ime. Deceased leaves wife and
wo children, Mrs. Della Neon {
ell and DeForrest Cunningham, {
II of whom were with him when ,
cath came. Mr.. Cunningham ,
ad been in poor health for two |
r three years. and left Hume a ,
title over a year ago to be near !
is children in the West.-Bord- s
r Telephone. I
E. E. Parsons of Lone Tree, \
sObert Grover Of Warrensburg /
nd r. D. Reeder of Adrian, the n
lree commissioners recently ap- d
ointed by Special Judge Charles e
!. Calvird of Henry county to as \
'ss the benefits and damages &C. k
.uing to the various parcels of d
nd in the Grand River Drainage
istrict of Cass and Bates Coun-
es, Missouri, were in Harrison
lie today and subscribed to
leir oath of office before Cir
1t Clerk Fred Mayer. They .u
i'll meet again some day next 1
eek and enter upon the active 81
tiles of their Offices Cass m
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