The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-15
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Walton re-

Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Walton re
turned Tuesday from sever
weeks trip to California, They
report a fine trip but were glad tt
be back in old Missouri. They
saw many former Missourians al
different places in the west and
they all seemed to be prospecting.
Tell your friends to trade with
lis, Black & Arnold.
Mrs. B. C. White received a tel,
egram Tuesday stating the death
Of her father, Ben Goode, of Will
dcrness, occurred that morn
ing. B. G. White and Charley
Goode left that afternoon for Will
derness and will accompany the
body here for burial in the West
Point cemctcry.--Amstcrdam En-
terprise.
e. c. Vandcvoort of Carthage,
was in Butler for brief visit with
old friends Monday. Mr.. Vandc-
WORT was for many years local
agent for the Missouri Pacific rail
road and some time ago was pro-
NOTED to the Carthage office. He
is now enjoying vacation, a part
of which he will spend at his old
home in Ohio.
On January LIST, Ed Waller of
this city purchased two car loads
of hogs from Charley Argenbright
OF Butler, to be delivered in June,
paying $12 per hundred pounds.
Today (Friday) Mr.. Waller sold
these hogs to Geo. Young of Schell
City, at 1913 per hundred pounds
and cleared the neat sum of 1916.
Rich Hill Review.
Butler Encampmcnt No. 76, l..
0. O. F. had a big time at their
regular meeting Tuesday night.
Five candidates were initiated af-
ter which an oyster supper was
served in the Masonic lodge
rooms. The Butler Encampment
is now in very prosperous con-
dition with new members being
added at nearly every meeting.
Our prices to suit the times,
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
Robert and John Cornett, of the
northeast part of the county, who
were arrested some time ago for
stealing shotgun from the ear of
a. NJ. Gloyd have been discharged
by order of Prosecuting Attorney
Dawson. 1t was at the time Of
their arrest that their father. Boss
Cornett, was shot and killed by a
Cass county deputy sheriff.
According to the Henry Com-
ty Democrat, Peyton Parks Of
Clinton, who underwent a serious
surgical operation in Kansas
City hospital a couple of
weeks ago, is getting along
nicely and will be ont of the
hospital in about another week.
He will probably 90 to Excelsior
Springs for a short stay before re-
turning home.
The order of the day in and
around Butler is planting garden.
People who never did such a
thing before in their lives are
planting patches of potatoes and
garden truck. The high cost of
such things this winter has set
folks to thinking, and not only to
thinking hut acting and they are
trying to lower the cost of living
by being producers as well as con-
Sumers. ----------
Robert Davis an old resident of
Hudson township, was adjudgcd
of unsound mind by the probate
court Monday and "A guardian,
his son, Leonard Davis, was APP
pointed to take charge of his bust
ness. Mr.. Davis, who is seventy
one years of age, is an extensive
land holder and on account of his
feeble mental and physical condi-
ton the court thought it best to
the guardian.
Saturday afternoon as r. s. |
Catron started to walk across the
floor in his office in the court |
house. he was overcome by IA spell
of weakness and fell. An auto
was called and he was TAX
en- to his home, where he is get
ting along very well, except that
he is very weak. Uncle Bob
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