The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-09-23
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OF Local Interest Clipped from
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J. w. Anderson went to Kan
sas City Wednesday to attend
druggists convention.-Rockvill
Booster.
Clyde Anderson departed TO
Seneca last week where he has ;
position with the Mitchell Dru,
Co.-Rockville Booster.
II. d. Chambers went to Kan
sas City the first of the week t.
attend Federal court in the capa
city of juror. He will be gone
Gov some -weeks.-Adrian Jour.
hal
Mrs. Shelby, widow of the late
Gen. Joe Shelby, arrived in
Adrian Sunday to visit Mrs. An
ME Ferris and other relatives in
this community. She receives a
hearty welcome among her many
friendsh ere.-Adrian journal.
Albert f. Glass, Harrisonville IS
premier chicken raiser and fam
cier, was called to Butler last
Thursday evening to judge the
poultry on exhibit at the fair, re-
turning home Saturday after
noon.-Cass County Democrat.
The foundation of the city elec-
trio light plant is about complet-
ed. The building will be 2Ox30
feet and will be built of brick.
Two crews are at work wiring
the houses and more will be adj
ded if necessary.-Drexel Star.
Cecil Grippe, of Montrose, and
Gordon Parks, Of Clinton, were
winners of the State Fair Schol-
arship for Henry County. They
will be given a week at the Fair
with all necessary expenses paid
except transportation.-Urich
Herald.
AT a meeting held>a at the Henry
County Court House on the
evening Of September 9, it was
decided to hold a rousing cele-
bration at Clinton on October 9th.
when the old railroad bonds,
which at last have been paid
will be placed in one heap and
burned.
Mr.. annd Mrs. Albert linn are
rejoicing over the arrival Of lit
tie daughter, Friday night, Sep
TENDER 10. Mrs. linn was for
merly Miss Rena Moore of the
Peaceful Valley neighborhood.
They now live west of Amster-
dam, in the Mt. Zion neighbor-
hood over in Kansas.-Amoret
Leader.
Mrs. Allie Blake and son, Earl,
had their household goods hauled
to the depot Saturday and ship
ped to Texloma, Okla, and Sun
day afternoon started for there
to make their home. Upon their
arrival Mrs. Blake is to become
the wife of Johnny Haines, for
merly of Drexel.-Amsterdam
Local.
w. X. Frost came in from Ma
comb, Illinois, Friday to look af-
ter his farm interest in this town.
ship. Mr.. Frost says that crops
are good in Illinois, but the Foot |
and Mouth disease is playing hav-
oc with the cattle and hogs.
Hundreds of animals have been
killed by the officers and strict |
quarantine = Observation-Disclosures
journal.
All who attended the Pleasant |
Gap picnic say it beat anything|
pulled off in this part of the state |
SO far as good stock and farm
products are concerned. Hooks |
mule that got the blue ribbon at |
Appleton City was glad to get a |
red in competition with stock |
there, from which we infer that |
they had Some mules on exhibit. |
A large crowd was in attendance. |
Rockville Booster.
Last Saturday j. D. and H. A. |
Parker were engaged in putting |
up woven wire fence when the |
failed to hold its grip |
and bounded back with terrific |
force. The end Of a bolt struck |
]. D. Parker on the skull and
made an incision which required |
several stitches to sew up. For
the, skull was not frac-