The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

w. T. Duncan, aged 81 years, a
former resident Of Rich Hill, com.
mttcd suicide at Windsor, Mo-,
Friday night by discharging the
contents of a shot gun into his
head causing instant death says
the Rich Hill Review.
Josephine Piggott, Of Helena,
Mont, who has been visiting rel
atives and friends in Bonneville,
Kansas City, and Leavenworth,
kas., arrived in the city Monday
evening and will continue her Wis
it to her aunt Mrs. j. \. Trimble
j. f. Shut, of WarrcrShurg.
was in the city last week on a bus
mess mission. Mr.. Shut vas for
many years a resident o. Butler
and Bates county and h" greatly
enjoys getting back occasionally
and meeting his old friends and
neighbors.
The Times good friend, r. \.
Ilisrr of Deer Creek made this Of
flee an appreciated. call while in
the city last week. Mr.. lIiser is
democratic committeeman from
his township and is one of Bates
county s most energetic. progress
sive democrats.
Rev. r. NJ. WebdclI returned
Monday morning from Antioch
where he preached Sunday. Rev.
Wendell is District Missionary of
the Butler Association of the
Baptist church with headquarters
at Butler. He has recently held
good. meetings at Merwin and
Passaic
Mrs. Pearl Beachamp returned
to her home in Columbia Sunday
after visit in this city with her
daughter. Miss Alene Beauchamp,
teacher Of music and drawing in
the Butler High School. Mrs.
Bcalrhamp is IA teacher of Ian
guageS in Stephens College at
Columbia. .
II. O. MaXey will go to Metz
Saturday where he will deliver
an address on the consolidated
schools. Mr. MaXry has made
thorough study of @thr Buford
Consolidated School Law and is
prepared to speak with authority
on this subject.
\orfret Il Rraln are remodel
ing the garage on ONO street.
The mainentrance is being placed
in the center of the building and
a big display window will be
where the entrance now is. This
arrangement will leave very much
more room for the storing of ears
besides being more convenient.
\ committee of ladies from the
Wednesday Coterie Club have
been soliciting donations of
funds, holdings etc., for the new
county infirmary during the last
week. The ladies have met with
Substantial success in this most
worthy cause. BY the time ar
rivrS for the opening OF the in
Urinary the ladies Of the C"teri.r
hope to he able to furnish the
bedrooms in good shape.
Il. y. Montgomery and family
became residents Of Rich Hill to-
day (Monday) having moved in
from the fine Montgomery farm
nine miles east of this city.
Mr.. Montgomery is president Of
the Commercial State Bank Of
Rich Hill and is one of Bates
county s best citizens. Mr. !
Mont gomcrv and family will meet
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Rich IIill.--Rirh Hill Review.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the new shelters at Rich Hill.
says the Review The forms
have been set for kilnS No. |. >. 3, I
md I annd are waiting the an I
oading of chat. sand and brick
for their completion. New ore
,inS have been constructed, the
bridge work has been completed
md ties laid for the steel rails.
As soon as the rails are laid the
'Orcc will be increased to 40 men
md the work rushed to compile
ion
Among those from this city 1
H., ,@t,nJ,l fh., Christian