The Butler weekly times., 1916-10-12
Sunbeams from Nyhart.

OF Jail or words to that effect,
s. want to ask, if my neighbor plants
Il melon seed on his lot and the vine
e tresspasses on my lot by creeping
Il through my fence and deposits a
d melon on my end of said vine,
II would l be strictly honest if
n only kept half of said melon, or
i should | keep it all?
e ! paid six bits to see "The
Birth of a Nation' the same be-
: ing a good show. Also it was
surrounded" by some of the
very finest "horn tooters" | ever
) saw or heard. Furthermore
learned from the picture that it is
possible to subsist on parched corn
and potato peelings, which infor-
nation may be very useful as the
unprecedented increase in the cost
of living may drive yours truly
to the corn crib before spring.
| The open season for quail
shooting will soon be here. Bet
ter get your hunting license. Pre-
paredness means safety. Mr.. Pat
terson, an efficient game warden,
is very particular and also very
erratic in his movements. So
play it safe-get your credentials,
your ammunition is ready for you
al the Nyhart Emporium.
Last week Mayor, Campbell took
Mr.. r. j. Sprouts and family in his
"iitney' and motored over to l..
X. Boehms place east of Drexel,
Mo-. where Mr.. Sprouts and fam
lily Spent the day visiting. The
Mayor drove I miles west of
Drexel and spent the day with his
old friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Win
Hickman. Win has 100 acres of
fine land, considerable stock, con-
Sisting of hogs, sheep and cattle
and he has plenty of feed of all
kinds to carry his stock. through
the winter.
This world is full of trouble .
Fords and dry
weather. AS soon as we are born
we start for the "boneyard" and :
the longer we live the faster we
go that is if we are able to buy :
a cal--Selah. :.
f. f. Wilson of Hume, Mo, is =,
ii very busy man. He is shipping "
hay from our station. He's a
right nice feller' but "fussy" d
at times. Still taken by and
large he is my style for he is a !,
sunny most all the time and any u "
business man who can be sunny .
these days is built of the right
ain t it.. i"
j. A. Patterson and family at ID
ended Old Settlers day last week.
Doe said he Just went along to
AXE the folks to the picture show
nut say-thc yarns Doe will spin
when he meets his old cronies will el
'c worth hearing believe me. ia
Fred Ahlfeld has joined the es
anks of the motorists and is the er
,roud owner of a Ford He also te
alls heir to special brand of "
rouble' hitherto unknown toll til
i'm. Oh, well Fred nothing Ie
'rings out the character like get dc
ing out and getting under" Just 81
'c sunny, herc's s sympathy. 10
Henry (Hank) Sellers has bills re
ut for his sale October 9, 1916. Sc
looks like everybody is selling of
ut. Some folks can t stand mis- tn
ortunc "a tall'-me? Now
nd misfortune are old pals. M
WHAT'S the use in quitting the tn
1orld hates a qutitcr. Keep peg lei
ing along, smile and be sunny. on
Hep yo' self and de Lord he 'ps te
ou.' be
VIM. CASTOR, mother and sister, tn
re moving their household goods lie
. Butler, where they expect to mi
lake their future home. The
astons are nice folks and we re- it
ret their going from our village. us
Seems that about all the fire co
apartment could do at the recent in
ig fire in Butler was to save the alt
It and protect other property. CHI
he boys are all to the good but TIN
lie water work ks system needs pa
king. to
c. R. Simmons moved his silage the
liter to Jim Malone s today and
i'm will proceed to put away his
inter rations. Money spent in
lilding silos is certainly we'll
'ent and will bring big returns. MI
cts have more of 'em. A"'
When hear folks grumbling
I'd growing at things in general
I'd at providence in particular l Il
n reminded of the dog who, Sci
hen the moon shOne bright int