The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-30
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Geo. B. Arbaugh, an old Con
federate soldier, died at the HON,
Of his brother, James Arbauoll
near trich, Monday, Dec. 20
says the Urich Herald.
Otto c. Putnam and family
have moved to Amsterdam where
MIR. Putnam is employed Oh The
Amsterdam Enterprise, recently
purchased by the Pattees. Am
oret Leader.
4 Mildred, the fourteen year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. =. r.
Phipps, died at the, family home
four miles northeast of Adrian,
Tuesday morning, December 21st,
1913, at AIS O'Clock. Adrian
Journal.
The Sheldon public schools
We're closed last week because so
per cent of the pupils in the high
school were out Of school because
of illness says the Nevada Mail.
Typhoid and grip are the prevail
ing forms Of illness.
MIR. Walker, who lives east of
town with his SON Miles M, and
family, left Tuesday evening for
Kansas City to spend Christmas
with his brother and family. At
ter Christmas they will 60 to
Florida to spend the winter
AMoret Leader.
Chas, E, Booi is building fine
big sheep barn on his farm south
Of Amsterdam. The barn is
1SxA feet and has "a pens, which
are SO arranged that the sun can
shine ipto each one. When COM
pleted it will be one Of the best |
sheep barns in Bates county
Amsterdam Local.
F. H. Hoffman sold two pigs
Tuesday that We're six months
and twenty one days old that
weighed $50 pounds, or 265
pounds each. That is a record
that few, if any, can equal and
certainly none can beat it. Mr..
bought the SOW and pigs
IF Frank Mansfield. They came
from the George Ar
herd.-Adrian journal.
Lloyd Niece who sometimes
ives on his claim near Shelby,
Mont, bat who has been in AL
'erta, Can, the past two months
accompanied by his brother, Lo--
AN. of Baird, WASH, arrived in
Saturday to spend the
with their grandparents,
n, A, McGee and wife, annd nu-
nerous other relatives and
riends.-Rockvil!e Booster.
A Clinton man has received a |
etter from Minnesota relatives Y
tating that the corn crop in that
state is a total failure on account
+ freezing weather coming be- I
ore the corn had sufficiently ma
ured, says the Henry county
Democrat. He was requested to
'et local quotations -on corn to
hip there for feeding purposes.
Henry county is one of the =
Missouri counties that :.
id not send a single prisoner to
he penitentiary during the past =
welve months. In his three =,
ears of incumbency, Sheriff :
'epper has taken but four to the =
enitentiary, four to the reform ;,
,hool and two to the girls in 6
ustrial home.-Clinton Demo-
rat.
On account of the prevailing
rip epidemic, the Hume schools r.
re taking their Christmas vaca- e
ON this week. More than half a
he pupils were absent last week L
a account of sickness. School
i'll resume next Monday morn tt
lg-that is, if the epidemic has N
bated. It's now up to the chill m
rem to remain gripping and get Il
no weeks off instead of one-one W
i'll be added to the end Of the CT
'rm.-Border Telephone. al
Lewis Norton Holland, SON Of n,
has. j. Holland, died at the par
ltal home in Mount Hope vicin- =
y Friday, December 18th, after -
1t \ brief illness Of pnuemohiA
evils was a student Of the Mont =,
sc High School and was an ex- =
.Hent young man with q BRIGHT
,pe for the future. His death
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