The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-01

Mrs. l.. w. Richardson of Adrian
spent Wednesday here with her par.
rnts. Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ Wood.
J. NJ. Graves had sale bills printed
the first oi the week for public sale
which he will hold at his farm south.
ives, of town on Wednesday, Novem.
hcr !.
j. c. Berry. OF southeast OF town
hauled in a load of broom corn
brush. one day the last of the week
ior which he received the neat little
sum OF 5000. Broom corn brings a
big price. but it takes considerable
work and care to get the product on
the market in good condition.
Among the callers at this office
Saturday was X. y. Stubblcfield, OF
east oi town. Mr.. Stubblcfield was
feeling good over the way things sold
at his sale last week. Mules sold for
S1,'5 each and cattle averaged over
500 per head. There seems to he
plenty OF money in the county
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Snidcr spent a
few days in this city the last OF the
week visiting old friends and making
preparations to move back to Butler
from Joplin, where they are now liv-
ing. Mr.. Snider has about recovered
from the severe injuries and burns
that he received when he was caught
under his engine which was over
turned by another engine running in
to it near Cranky one day last spring
w. II. Allen, jr, OF MaySburg, this
county, who was commissioned a
lieutenan, in the L. S. Army Medical
Reserve corps, received a telegraphic
order last : (Friday)> night to report
for duty to the commanding officer
at Fort Oglethorp, Ga. DR.. Allen
made arrangements for early depart
lrc to enter upon his duties Having
seen live years army service in the
Philippines. gives DR.. Allen valuable
experience in army life. and his early
promotion is anticipated by his many
riends.-Rich Hill Review.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Sprouts. of
Bowler. Montana, arc visiting at the
iomc of Mr.. Sprouts father. Robert
sprouts. of near Nyhart. In order to
how what sort of country Mon
ana is, Mr.. Sprouts brought home
With him peck of mighty fine po-
atoes, and says that the potato crop
5 good out there but they can only
ret 90 cents per hundred pounds for
hem. The country is settling up
cry last around them. Four years
go. when they located there, Mr.. |
prouls says, that at night the lights
rom only four neighboring homes
ould be seen from their place in the
alley. but now he is able to count
nirty.
L. ID. Carpenter. formerly prom
lent business man OF this city, but
ow of Colby. Kansas. was business
isitor to Butler the first of the week.
fr Carpenter was the founder of
,e old Carpenter & Shafer firm. now
,e Home Produce Manufacturing
He tells us that he and
is old partner, W. G.. Shafcr. have
,rmed another firm of the same
ame and are doing business in Col
y. Besides their produce business
ley are extensive owners of Kan
Is farm land and last fall threshed
ut $4,000 bushels of wheat. They
i've already 800 acres sown this
Ear. Mr.. Carpenter left Tuesday for
ates Center. Kansas, where he is
le owner OF another produce COM
my.
At the last meeting of the county
,urt it was decided to cut down
me of the old decayed trees in the
'urt house yard. and last week a
rec of men commenced choppingl
em down and cutting them into
owe wood Some years ago some
,dy in good authority took notion
at the trees should he trimmed up,
Id as is usually the case, when man
les to improve on nature, it didn't
ork. The trees were so badly
angled that many of them died or
lrtially died and detracted from the
at looks of the court house park
oung trees will be planted to take
e place of the ones cut down, and
is hoped that some county court d,
the future will not take . notion I
do some more trimming. II