The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-29

Walker-McKibben's.
Mrs. j. "A. Trimble spent several
days in Kansas City the first Of
the week
DR.. Robinson, Of Nevada, spent
Sunday in this city as the guest
of Dr.. and Mrs. j.. T. Hull. .
New wide fancy ribbons, Csc
and Csc, Walker-McKibben 8.
G. l.. McDanicls, Of Kansas
City, spent few days in this city
the last Of the week as guest
at the home of Mrs. NJ. S. Clay.
The Times good friend, J. S.
Franklin, of the Worland neigh
Dor hood, was a county seat Wis.,
itor Monday and favored this Of
flee with a pleasant call.
Judge A. B. Owen has just had
his car handsomely painted rich
black with red trimmings. The
work was done by B. F. Rosa
mond and is fine spcciment Of
artistic painting.
Mrs. Lucille Georner, who has
been spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Sc
vier, in Summit township, has re-
turned to st. Joseph, where she is
in the life insurance business.
The house of II M. Wilkes, on
East Pleasant street, was dam
aged by fire Wednesday morn
ing. The fire caught from
sparks Oh the roof and quite "a
hole was burned before the fire
department succeeded in getting
the fire under control.
John S. Walker, local agent for
| the New York Life Insurance
company, went to Kansas City
Wednesday where he will attend
Il district meeting of the agents
of the company. The meeting
will be held Thursday in the Ho-
tel MuchIcbach and only those
agents who have written a GER
tain amount of business are in
vited to attend.
Co. b. held meeting ut their
room ON North Main street Tues
day evening and discussed plans
looking toward cnlisting the
company up to war strength.
Lieut.. Ellis was appointed re-
cruiting officer and can be found
at the offices of Choatc 4 Full
bright. From now on drills Will
be held each Monday night and
every member of the company is
expected to attend these drills.
Walter W. Henry, agent for
the Dodge Bros. Motor Car re-
! ceivcd car load of these ma
chimes the first of the week. The
car in which they were shipped
had been held up for some time
by the freight congestion and
during that time had been broken
into and about $500 worth OF
equipment stolen. The new
Dodge is a handsome car, ia
inch wheel base and the appear
ancc has been greatly improved
by the addition of an attractive
mud guard in front.
About two years ago W. H.
Charters. of the Charter Oak
> farm northwest of the city limits.
> sold TO II. 0. McFarling OF Chi
!, dcrs, Texas, Il young male hog out
of his herd of Poland Chinas
, Mr. McFarling took the hog to
:, Texas and conditioned it for Il
: short time and entered it at the
Texas State Fair where it won
first prize in the Sweepstakes and
h Grand Champion class. Satur
f day Mr.. McFarling arrived N
: town after some more hogs OF tllt
s same breed. He bought -four
f young ones of Mr.. Charters foI
1 which he paid $500.
:, Lieut.. Ellis of Co. b, came to
|
-. the conclusion the other morning
= that the Germans, MeXicans o,
somebody was trying to blow him
p off the map. Under the direction
of his wife he was husily engaged
in raking the back yard when he
< found bundle under goose
f berry bush which he attempted to
/ rake out and burn with the other
: trash. He kicked it around for
J, awhile and picked it up and un-
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