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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
3
Heavy rains ease drought while farmers survey corn fields and wait for better weather. Quiet storm season persists, boosting hopes for stable crops and fewer disruptions. Social events include a birthday gathering for Miss Louise Berry and a young men’s boating outing. Rev. Duncan plans a 4 p.m. service at Brackay as hay yields rise, with transport delays noted for a hay delivery down Mooney hill.
In Quincy after a week in Parktown a resident near J. is expected to settle soon with a partner. Vernia Cook from Safur Kansas City is mentioned. Ray McCann left Tuesday for Kansas to look after a claim in Greeley county. Mrs Peter Crook visited Newport Owen in Butler. Coal deliveries reported at Goodman bank east of Concordal cool house in Elkhart township. Wise Minute Smith left for California, Missouri with Geo. Thompson on a trip to Ohio. About twenty five people visited the bottoms south of Virginia to watch a ditching boat move dirt. Wagons with hay racks carried loads noted. one turn dumped occupants into a ditch but no one was hurt. Peter Denning planned to visit Park, Kansas, for his son Clyde. Missie Smith and William Phillips dined with Aaron. they were taking Pret Steele to Amorett. Mrs Jas Crooke to California to join husband and future home. William Hardingner improving. Dr Smith treating Minnie Marquis’s arm. Many Virginians note whisky issue in Oklahoma and state politics. Church services scheduled for next Sunday and the following Sunday with Sheldon and F Judy’s visits. Aaron signs off.
Local notices describe Mrs Mary of Texas visiting Mrs D Cole and kin in Ballard. Mentions of Price and Lon visiting relatives last week. Edith Warlord and Lele end Edith visited friends in Adrian. A public event conducted by a P. e or assisted by boys favored Hin area Done of J.B.
An effort is underway to form four festive readable events for a standard publication year. The aim is to coordinate community reading activities and promote engagement among readers across multiple venues.
Mr Frank Jennings returns from Olc for health. Hogler of Salina dines with Arbogast en route to Arkansas Derby. Treasurers from California, George Badgett, reach Kansas City then Pittsburg. Howard back from Fort Scott Frisco yards. Miss Green of Mound City visits aunt. Ice cream social at Walnut schoolhouse. Beasell hires four colored men from Kansas City for Foster mine. Oiler Robb moves into Cather hotel. Widow Denton ill Sunday. Hair and Smith busy haying and cemetery work. Will Finten visits from Pittsburg with wife and child. Mrs Niederhelm and three children from Washington visit Metzler. Topsy.
Dr Jacob B Welty died at Ss Josephs hospital in Kansas City where he had surgery after a fall. He was 61, born 1846 in West Newton Pennsylvania and married Mary Slater in 1868. He served 38 years as minister in Missouri Pennsylvania Iowa and Kansas, guiding seven churches. His love of flowers and roses was noted by the Joplin Globe. He came to our city last October and his parishioners mourn his tragic untimely death. He had been the church leader since the reorganized Presbyterian parish here.
Chicago federal court under Judge Landis imposes a $29,240,000 fine on Standard Oil Company of Indiana for rebating railroads. It is the largest criminal fine in U S history, with appeals to higher court planned by the company. Creditors in the Clark bankruptcy case show assets around 19,600.50 and claims totaling 899.00.
Notice to superintendents that the Bates County Sunday School Association will hold the 1907 Convention at the Ohio Street M E Church in Butler Missouri on September 4 and 5. Each Sunday School may send one delegate for every 25 members or major fraction, and delegates should be elected and urged to attend. Jesse E Sava, Sec Bates Co S S Assn.
Grandmother aged 80 with deteriorating health and memory refuses to live with her two sons J M and J E Kretzinger. She prefers the old deserted homestead where she owns about ten acres and wants to live alone. Court orders commitment to the asylum following a sad family dispute over care.
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