The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-08-03
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baby by death Thursday. Mrs
Mech is daughter of R. D.
ckett.-Merwin Sun.
Elder Leslie Lucas, pastor Of
the Adrian Christian Church ten
dered his resignation to the
Church officials last week, effect
i've at once. We are not advised
as to the reason for this action
Adrian Journal.
Fifty dollars looks like a big
price to pay for hog, especially
when it is not pedigreed stock,
but according to the Metz Times,
that is the price Vernon county
farmer received for one in that
town recdntly.> .
/ The Hume Chautauqua which
was held week ago was a sue
cess, according to the Telephone.
The sale Of tickets did not quite
pay the expenses but the hackers
checrtully "dug up" the deficit,
and said ii was worth the money.
III. V. Adams sold his lumber
yard at Decatur, Ark, to the J.
p. Rouse Lumber Company, and
will move to Hume and enter into
partnership with NJ. L. Beadles
in the real estate, insurance and
loan business.-Hume Telephone.
Montrose recently sold their
gasoline street lights to Rockville.
The Recorder takes on lot of
airs and says they are good
enough for Rockville but Mont
rose has electric lights and has
outgrown such things as gasoline
street lights.
J. X. Sweger an old and re-
sprcted citizen living near Johns
town died at his home Monday at
tcrnoon of this week. He had been
sick only few hours Funeral
services We're held at J0hnst0wn
Tuesday morning and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the
Johnstown cemetery.-Montrose
Recorder.
The j. w. Elliott family who
went to Western Oklahoma last
fall, have all returned but Mr..
Elliott and he is en- route with a
carload of goods. The drouth
burnt them out. They will live
on Billy Marsh's farm until they
get possession of their own Mar.
1st.-Merwin Sun.
DR.. G. G. Bates, of Adrian, has
purchased the office fixtures, etc,
Of the late DR.. C. P. Bowden of
Appleton City, and has taken
charge of the office says the APP
pleton City Journal. He will oc-
cupy the quarters held by DR..
Bowdcn and expects to be ready
for active practice right away.
Mrs. Jesse Spurrier suffered a
stroke of apoplexy Tuesday.
July 25, forenoon and passed
away at :25 o'clock that after
noon at the family home south
west of town. Mrs. Spurrier suf
fered similar stroke several
years ago while visiting in Kan
sas City.~-Amsterdam Enterprise.
James Sartain and family came
in Monday evening for a visit
with his mother and sisters. They
left Springfield early last week
and drove overland to Keetchem,
Oklahoma, where they visited /
w. Prime and family. Mr.. Sartain
reports Ike and family doing well.
James says that it is dry every
place he has been, worse if any
difference, than it is here
Adrian journal.
Frank Taylor, while saving out
finishings with a circular saw in
his shop at home Saturday fore
noon to be used in building gar
ages for w. I. Lewis and Fl. o.
Owen, accidentally sawed off his
right index finger at the first
joint and some of the ends of his
thumb and second finger. DR..
Martin is mending the members
and in a few weeks Frank will
be at work again and Of course
later on will hardly miss the miss
ing inch.-Merwin Sun.
Prof. s. E. Smith, former prin-
cipal of the Harrisonvile High |
School, who has been attending