The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-30
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resident OF the Sprague nclgnDOr'
hood, died at his home in Lamar
Tuesday of last week.
Morris Walters and Miss Mag
gle Miller of Merwin went up to
Drexel "Wednesday, where they
were married, says the Merwln
Sun
Mrs. Harold =. Dyar died at
her home in Adrian Wednesday
afternoon. Nov. 30, 1916, aged p
years. 3 months and , days.
Adrian journal.
G. &. Yconians. who was the
starter of the races at the Bates
County Fair several years ago is
now Il Methodist minister and is
conducting ID revival at Rockville.
Mrs. \. Stevenson. who has
been visiting for several weeks
with her sisters, Mrs. Kate Hag
gard and Mrs. Dave Nartord. re-
turned Tuesday to her home in
Winchester. kentucky.--Adrian
Journal
Mary +. Ford. for several years
IA resident of this city. died at the
home Of her son in Nisatia, Cal,
Nov. It'll. age - years. Mrs.
Ford will be remembered by
lars" circle Of friends here
MontroSr Recorder.
Appleton City has a cheerful
contest club. 1t is composed Of
married ladies and its object is to
scatter sunshine. Each year it
has a contest Of som" sort. when
the members meet. talk over old
times and read letters from alb
sent members,
Noah Duncan. age -, W DO lived
alone two and half miles south
east OF Nest Line. was burned to
death in fire that destroyed his
house Sunday night. It is be-
lieved that he was robbed and.
murdered and the house fired to
cover the crimc.-Mrrwin sun.
T: E, Robinson opened up ID
real estate and loan office in the
rear Of Hume State Bank. Mr..
Robinson was formerly Il Howard
,oH .ahi,y citizen. wh" after scv-
cral years absence, has returned
to make this his permanent home.
--Border Telephone"
Mr.. Albert Beyrr and Miss Ma
Frllc Anderson. prominent young
people of near this city. We're
united in marriage Wednesday
afternoon Of this week at 80 /!
o clock at the residence of the Of |
ficiating minister, Rev. Davis, i'll
Clinton They were accompanied |
to Clinton by Miss Linda Bcver, !
a sister Of the groom. Appleton
City journal.
j. p. Lombard. Of st. Louis.
spent the day Tuesday in l'rirh.
He is tn" owner Of tn" OH Jack |
Carney ranch and is very much
Interested in the work soon to be
commenced by the Pioneer Drain
age District. While here he add
ed a little more to his acreage by
purchasing from j. f.. Sims Il
small tract on Knob Creek
rich Herald.
Mr.. Reuben Gahler died at his
home on East Park Avenue in
Rich Hill Wednesday morning at
> 30 clock, says the Review.
The deceased was born in Penn
sylvania in 1899, being II years
old at the time of his death. He
came to this country Thanksgiv-
ing Day 1888 and settled on
farm east of town.
W. W. Parish just returned
from jacksonville, ILL.,, where he
and James Harrison, of Butler,
traded 114S acres Of Bates coun-
'y land for Illinois land and
cash consideration. This is the
largest real estate deal closed in
this county for some time. We
have not learned what the consid-
Grafton was, but it was around the
100000 mark.-Adrian journal.
Appleton City will not get an
ice plant-at least not right
away. The parties who were ex-
pected to put in the plant made a
proposition to the Appleton City
folks that if they would donate
the ground, erect the building,
drill a well, guarantee plentiful
supply of water, the promoters
would fire up and commence max