The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-17
ON THE WING.


daughter, Miss Nina Harris, of
Merwin, Mo-, went to Wellsville,
Kas., to visit his daughter. Mrs.
Walter Mccullough, for ten days.
They drove through, starting Fri
day of last week.
Geo. Harris and family went to
Nebraska for a 2 months visit
with her rarets, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man. Mr.. Norman was formerly
a resident Of Elkhart township.
Rome Morris rides now in new
auto.
Simons and sons say they have
33 jobs of threshing on their
book to do yet and say it will take
them until October to finish.
Mr. Miles Mcclure said his
thermometer registered 40 in the
shade Thursday of last week.
Jno., Hedger, Jr., and family Of
near Foster, is spending a week
with relatives in and around Vir-
ginia.
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give you one.
The auto roads almost choke a
person with dust when you ride
down them.
The Christian church at Merwin
had a moon shine party in the
cottage yard. Ice cream, cake
and candy was sold for the bene-
fit of the church. A large crowd
was in attendance and bought
freely.
Jay Fleener and wife, mer-
chants of Merwin, went to St.
Louis in their car for two weeks
visit among his relatives. Mr..
Robert Lacy has charge of the
store in his absence.
Glade Jundy threshed IS acres
of flax that made 21O bushels.
Glade is good worker and his
old father teached his boys farm
ing from their teens up as long
as they stayed with him. All
see wrong with Uncle Peter is
that he brought his boys up Re-
publicans.
Mrs. JAS. Young called on Mrs.
JnO. HuSSpy Sunday afternoon
John Harper is buying some
good cattle now days.
Grant Oldham and family and
Mrs. Nels Nestlerodc spent Sun
day with Mr.. Tinker Hedger. of
near CORTLAND.
The surprise party on Fred Gar
ner Friday night was we'll attend
ed, about 30 being present. Mr..
Jones Went down to- Gamers
about sundown and got Fred to
go fishing with him and when
they returned the house and yard
was filled with young people. A
great long table was filled with
all the good things to eat you
could wish for. All present en-
joyed themselves and left at IA
late hour for their homes.
1t has been announced that Ike
Lockridge was dead. If you could
have seen him at the primaries at
Elkhart YOU would have thought
he was the livliest trotting corpse
YOU ever saw. Ike says he won
every man he was for.
Mrs. ALI Jackson of Amsterdam
Route 2, Sundayed with w: N.
Mrs. Jackson has
good brooder for sale.
Attorney V. McFadden of Kan
sas City is spending a week with
his parents in Virginia.
G. w. Gamers big house is go,
ing up fast with D. D. Downey
contractor.
Mrs. Pack Burnett, daughter of
John Foster, of Joplin, is home
On visit.
While taking out coal on S.
Harbough's land, Jho. Foster ac-
sidentally struck a pick through
Mr.. Harbough's s hand. They are
getting out good quality of
.oal.
}. T.. Hilton, of Merwin. has
lult the lob as foreman of the
Jorbin ranch and turned his at
entlon to the auction block. He
s first class beyond a doubt.
Fred Mccall is baling straw
low days.
Uncle Charley Wolfe of Butler
vas out Wednesday in his new
ar. He had it full of women and
hildren and l tell you he was
laving lots of fun.
Uncle Jess Francis died Auous+