The Butler weekly times., 1917-05-10
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/ The people Of Nevada will vot
Tuesday. May 72, on the propositio,
of issuing $1,000 in bonds for buying
motor truck with chemical - tanl
and force pump attachments.-Ricl
Hill Review. -
! U. S. Davidson, of Grand River
township, went to Kansas City Fri
day to see Mrs. Davidson, who is still
in the Christian hospital, but we are
pleased to state that she is rapidly
recovering and will be at home in a
few weeks--Adrian Journal.
6. Fl. Pahlman has made fine re-
coyery from the smallpox and will
soon be able to resume his duties as
cashier of the bank. No new cases
have developed and no cases of any
other contagious disease are known
to exist here.-Amsterdam Enter
prise.
The flecces from sixteen thousand
sheep owned by Monroe and Audrain
county farmers was contracted to a
Chicago firm. Saturday, at the rec
ord price of half dollar pound.
None Of the sheep have yet been
clipped. Most of the wool will be
from Western sheep, says the Paris
Appeal.
The Ideal Coal & Mining Company
have disposed of their steam shovel
and mining equipment to the Hamil-
ton Coal & Mercantile Company, of
Weir, kas. The Ideal folks will re-
tain their coal lands. 1t is quite
likely the new owners will remain in
this field and take out the coal on
this land.--Hume Telephone.
MIR. and Mrs. 4. D. Waller enter
tained the following friends Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Argenbright and
son. James, of Butler, Mr. and Mrs.
James Harrison of Ahona, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine Mccullough and daugh-
ter, Lucille, OF Adrian. Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Argenbright and daughter. Irene,
of Adrian--,Rich Hill Review.
Mrs. Mary A. Luther, 81 years old.
died at 2:3o o'clock Saturday. May 6,
1917, at her home in the east part of
the city. She is survived by the
husband and several children. Fu-
neral services were held at 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon from the Baptist
church. Burial was made in Green
lawn cemetery.-Rich Hill Review.
| DR.. H. G. Taylor brought in 4 l-2
ounce egg. Saturday, that was laid by
common Missouri yearling domin-
ick pullet Even the hens are whip
ping it up on the food supply. The
hen that can produce 4 I-2 ounce
egg, beats the far-famed fowl that
laid the golden egg. An egg now
days is worth its weight in gold: SO
what's the differcnce?-Hume Tele-
phone.
A young. man named Swope en-
ployed at the Perry McMahan mine
had the misfortune to have two of
the fingers of one hand painfully
crushed at the mine Saturday morn
ing says the Review. Mr.. McMahan
brought Swope to Rich Hill in his
car and took him to Drs. Allen who
dressed his injuries. While his in
juries are painful he will not lose the
mangled fingers.
DR.. Herbert w. Insley received Of
ficial notice Friday evening that his
application to enlist in the Medical
Reserve corps of the U. s. was ac-
cepted. DR.. Insley was instructed to
report at army headquarters in St.
Louis on or before May 10th, for
physical examination. which he will
doubtless pass. DR.. 1nsley is an am
bilious young physician and surgeon
of this city, and his desire to join
the army service is patriotic and
commendable. He is likely to see
service in France at no distant date.
His many friends wish him success
full career.-Rich Hill Review.
J. Harlan Porter, the Holstein auc-
tionecr. was a pleasant caller while
in town Tuesday. He informed us
that he had just received some seed
potatoes from brother Of his wife,
who resides in Minnesota. and that
letter received from that gentleman
some time since stated that they had
potatoes there but no market, and
that if Harlan would pay the charges
he would forward him the said
spuds-which he did 1t seems pass
ing strange that they should have no
market for their potatoes when we in
this part of the country have to pay
so dearly for them.-Amoret Leader.
Ernest VonErdmannsdorff, a Rich |
Hill hoy, recently joined the marine |
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