The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Susan Waddel, aged nine
= ty-nine years and six months, dice
at her home in Centerview, John
> son county, last week.
h Robert B. White, for many
/ years prominent business man
Of Hume, died at his home in
d Boonville, Ind, June 6, 1876
Q Border Telephone.
Announcement has been made
I of the marriage of Chester s.
Henville, Of Rockville, and Miss
! Pearl Richie, of Spruce, which oc.
. Cured at Clinton, June s.
The Amoret garage owned by
! Jake Payton, was sold the latter
{ part of last week to Mr.. Frank
Thompson of Hume. He took i'm
mediate possession. - Amoret
Leader.
The Sunday closing movement
has struck Montrose and the Mar
shall has notified the storekeepers
that they must remain closed Sun
day. Drug stores and restaurants
are excepted.
Mr.. Homer Reed has purchased
the Livery barn from Jake Pay
ton and has assumed charge Of the
same. Mr.. Reed owned and op-
Grated the barn for number of
years-up till little over year
ago.-Amoret Leader.
At meeting of the business
men of Amoret one night last
week it was decided to reorganize
the base ball team. Amoret has
a good ball team and with the ad-
dition OF one or two men they will
give good account of themselves.
Joe Baum, for many years
highly respected citizen of Mont
rose, died at his home Wednesday
afternoon of last week. He has
been in poor health for number
of years, but only until recently
has his condition been considered
serious.-N1ontrose Recorder.
Clara, wife of A. Robey, died at
the family home, three miles
southwest of Elkhart Wednesday,
June Fl, 1916, at 4 As p. m. The
Robey family is well known here
as honorable people and the death
OF this good woman will bring
sorrow to the hearts of many
friends.-Adrian journal.
The east road from Butler to
Rich Hill is in fine condition.
The Journal man rode over that
last Friday afternoon.
1t has the best drainage of any
road we know Of in the county.
The road authorities of Lone Oak
township evidently know their
business and they have given
their best efforts to the main
through the town.
Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. B. McCulloh
entertained a number of out-of-
own friends last Sunday at a
Dig dinner. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Argenbright
md son. of Butler; Mr.. and Mrs.
ed Waller, of Rich Hill; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Harrison, of Shaw.
lee township; Miss Jennie Walton
Il Butler, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Argenbright and daughter, Irene,
# this city.-Adrian Joural.
Henry Oliver, for SO many years
sterling farmer of the Montrose
'lcinity, spent several days of last
week in Clinton, his first visit here
n over two years. Mr.. Oliver has
or some months past been in
'inita, Oklahoma, and his host of
riends throughout the county
NIL regret very greatly to learn
nat he is in very poor health,
differing very greatly from asth-
Ia and heart trouble.-Henry
'Ounty Democrat.
Somers Morrell and daughter,
llss verl, were driving into town
thursday morning, when the old
amily horse became frightened
nd ran away. The occupants
ere thrown out on east Hume
rect, breaking Miss Verbs left
rim in two places, and otherwise
ruislng her up pretty badly. Mr..
[orrell suffered injuries about
lie hips but no bones were brok-
Border Telephone.