The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-04-28
Ramblinss.
By Nelse.

DR.. Hedger was called to Miles
McGuires Tuesday morning to treat
sick mare.
The sand and chat has been hauled
to put in the two bridges one mile
east Of Virginia, and one one mile
north. S. S. Miller, VIM. Sims, Geo.
Crooks. James @Nestlerode and ]. T..
Park did the hauling.
Ike Dawson has the concreting job
OF the two bridges. He is a good one
and don't leave it until it is done in
/ first class shape and then the road
commissioner has but little to do to
receive it.
Tansy Smith did some work Oh
Geo Crooks windmill tower Tuesday
forenoon.
n. NJ. Ncstlerode took his hogs TO
Green Bros. Tuesday at Passa;r,
No.
The Virginia storekeeper says they
had fine trade Saturday and did not
have time for supper until 10 O'Clock.
The following children, of Olive
Branch school did not miss day
and were not tardy during the school
term: Ellis Nestlerode, Helen Old
ham, Nadine Oldham, Matte Jundy,
Dorsey Barnes, Mildred Hughes.
Sarah Mcclure. Myrtle Mccain is
the teacher.
Eugene Nestlerode, of Passaic, was
down Sunday and spent the day with
his brother, Ellis. They spent the
evening horseback riding.
WIN. Burton has had fairly good
luck fishing on Root Branch this
spring. He gets the fish with hooks
and the frogs with his target and his
dog retrieves the frogs for him.
Uncle Tom Pitman is going to
farm with Glenn Deweese this year.
| Claud Green is putting up yard
fence, chicken tight. When he gets
it painted it will beautify his home.
that the Black school house sits OH
has been closed tip this spring. Take
the public road for it.
Mr.. Hartley is putting up fine
hennery for his wife. They have the
English White Leghorns and it will
hold 200 hens.
+ John Hussey,- OF Merwin was down
visiting and fishing Friday and Sat
urday with Jno. Hedger and Grant
Oldham.
Mrs. Grant Oldham is on the sick
list this week.
Monday morning at = o'clock it
commenced raining and it raincd un-
til after o'clock Some hail fell.
Miss Annie Porter and Jas. Ray
bourn were married last "Wednesday |
week. As Jim is a fine blacksmith
and has a shop at Elkhart, they will
live in Elkhart. He treated the boys
with cigars and ladies with candy.
Mrs. Ike Dawson was elected
school director at Olive Branch.
Next election we will put in all lady
directors and then we will see the
lair fly.
Some have planted corn.
Johnny Hedger has the fox hounds
and Albert linn has the experience.
They started on fox chase Sunday
afternoon and expect to be gone q
week.
Uncle Geo. linn had cow killel
Ivy lightning. he received S75 insuf
FIJI ne relatives and-fricnds- gay c
Robt. Mccain and family farewell
surprise dinner Sunday, as he has
bought property in Butler and will
move there this week. About -
people gathered there and had Jolly
good visit with the McCanp family.
They have lived ip the Virginia
neighborhood for 80 years and have a
host Of friends who are sorry to see
them leave.
Miss Myrtle McCann's school was
out last Friday. The program was
just simply fine and the dinner cx-
ccllent About 100 visitors were i,
attendance Standing room was at a
premium and good order was had.
Miss Bessie Browning took the
prize on pcnmanShip.
S. S. Miller dragged the roads FIT
day around his farm.