The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-07

business visitor TO the county seal
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Brown OF
Kansas City spent decoration day in
Butler.
Virginia and Walter Foster have
returned home from a visit with rel
atives at Clinton, Mo.
Mrs. D. A. DeArmond has pur-
chased a handsome new Studebaker
Six touring car through the w. W..
Henry garage.
w. A. Baker of Pleasant Gap town.
ship has purchased handsome
Dodge Bros. touring car from w. W..
Henry, the Dodge Bros. agent in this
county.
Clark H. Johnston and Miss Flos-
sic Fay Gatten, of Lacygne, Kansas,
were united in marriage in this city
Monday afternoon, Judge c. J. Henry
officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Marriott, of
Rockville spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Butler looking after
business matters. We acknowledge a
pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Smith accompan-
led by their daughter, Mrs. d. c.
Chastain, are attending the gradua-
ton exercises of the State University
at Columbia, Mo. Gardner Smith is
member of the College of Law
graduating class.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. kretsinger and
wife, and little daughter, Madge, OF
Montrose, Route 81, and Joe kash
of Spruce motored to Butler Satur-
day. Mr.. Kretsinger informs us that
he and Frank Holland have pur-
chased two fine short horn bulls
from the Letton herd in Vernon
county.
Butler lodge No. 254 a. F. and a.
NJ. held their annual election of of
ficers Saturday evening Those elect
ed were: w. NJ, Charles F.. Culver;
S. w., Wilbur T. Welton; J. w..
James w. Harrison; treasurer. Frank
Allen; secretary. Asa H. Culver: 5.
D., Thomas NJ. Thorpe; J. D., Hen
nv Donovan; S. s.. William B. Welch ;
!. S., Lee Mead; marshal, James A.
De.Armond: tyler, B. F. Rosamond.
We received an article this week
purporting to come from the Peru
w. {. T. y. which we are unable to
because the writer failed to sign his
or her name. No reputable news
paper will print unsigned commnnica-
tons and that fact has been so often
published and republished by the pa
pers OF this section of the state that
every one who reads should be famil-
lar with this reasonable rule. II
YOU desire to see your communica-
tons in print, do not be ashamed tc
| sign your name.
BENJAMIN Badger. a prominent far
mer of I 1-2 miles south OF .Amster-
dam, was killed by fall from a
hoist in coal shaft when, overcome
bv gas Monday afternoon. Mr..
Badger descended into the shaft fol-
lowing blast and while working at
the bottom was partially overcome
by gas. Getting into the hoist he
gave the signal to be hoisted to the
surface. those on top complying mn
mediately. When part way up MI
Badger apparently lost consciousness
and fell from the hoist to the bottom
OF the shaft, distance of about ?:
feet He was instantly killed. Mr.
Badger. who was about As years OF
age, is survived by wife and SIN
children. The remains were taken tc
La Cygne, Kansas, for interment.
The incessant rains of the past
week have prohibited any work be-
ing done on the drilling at the Pattor
farm Just east of Archie. The drill
ing rig was set up about two weeks
ago by the firm of Frazier Bros, o.
ElDorado, Kansas, and carload o.
casing and big supply of coal has
been unloaded on the site, but prac
tically no progress has been made
because of the rain. The Frazier
company expects to sink at least two
prospect holes to the greatest deptt
possible, or until they strike oil II
paying quantities. More than s'oot
acres of land in the Archie neighbor'
hood is under lease to the company
and in case of promising indication:
developing from either of the first
two holes, the company will make
determined effort to find paying
well in that locality.-Cass County
Leader.
The body of Mrs. ]. B. Taylor
aged 20 years, whose death occurred