The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-27

NdS., ldSI week says the hum
Telephone.
A horseshoe pitching league ha
been organized at Metz. A pre-.
ident, secretary and all the nee
csssary officers have been elected
DR.. Martin reports a daughte
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 10
Braden, east of the city. The cut
little Miss arrived Thursday
Merwin Sun.
Ricardo Martin, the great teno
with the Boston Opera Co., which
was in Kansas City last week, il
just plain Richard Martin and j.
son of Y. +. Martin Of Ell Dora
do Springs.
G. C. Stokes and Miss Dorothy
Miller, both of Butler, were
married in the rest room at the
Court House Wednesday after
noon at | 100 p. m. Rev. King
Stark officiating.-Cass County
News.
William E. Parrish, a brother
of Mrs. Capt. Dounohoe, of Apple
ton City. died at the home of a
niece at Latour, Mo-, last week,
says the Appleton City journal,
The body was taken to Appleton
City for burial.
Ralph Creighton was chosen
mayor of Creighton at the recent
election. Not often that a town
and it's chief official bear the
same name. We hope Creighton
will give Creighton an acceptable
administration.-t rich Herald.
John Mitchell, a farmer living
near Montrose, received injuries
which resulted in his death when
his team, which he was unhitching
from the wagon, became fright
,ned and ran away knocking him.
Town and running the wagon over
lin says the Montrose Recorder.
Otto Piepmeier and Miss Pearl
Bailey, two we'll known young
people Of Appleton City, were
Wednesday evening, says
he Appleton City journal. They
ave gone to housekeeping on the
Id Magee place northwest of that
ity.
Billy Lee, the popular rural
nail carrier, reached his half cen.
tary mile post Tuesday and is yet
boy in life. AS a proper func-
ion for the occasion he was ban
ueted on the fatted lamb and
nndered several nice presents by
is friends that evening at his !
ome.-Nlerwin Sun. 1
Jake Payton, owner OF the Inv
ry barn, became owner of the
morct Garage Saturday when he
aided his coal mine southwest OF
,wn to Frank Daniels. Mr.. Pay
IN will operate the garage in
,nnection with his barn. Mr.. :.
aniels will continue to operate
le coal shaft. Leader.
The only paper in this part of '
lie county, so far as heard from,
lat is not hit hard by the paper
lortage, is the Metz Times, which
IS enough print. paper on hand
last year. A county editor
it'll enough business sense to pre- r.
ire for the present emergency =
lght to have enough business '
nse not to be country editor.
DR.. futile has received instruc- y
)ns for the organization of Ma v
oral Rifle Club in Adrian. Ten il
.rsons can organize such club v
, organizing, adopting the con- "
tuition provided by the govern 7
ent and paying the necessary b
e. The government will furnish Y
fles and ammunition for practice. V
r. Tuttlehas fall instructions for V
journal. is
Manager Harry X. West has or u
nized base ball team to be y
Town as the cubs. The boys will e.
actice Tuesday and Thursday g
each week. Mr.. West thinks !,
has strong team and expects -,
put on some good games dur
2 the season. The fans are hop
g for a good team and will do
they can to encourage the boys
their work.-Adrian Journal. 50
B. A. Biggerstaff, one of our IL
.mer residents, now of Bates 81 81
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