Butler Relief Committee Report and Thanksgiving Service
Butler Missouri notes the Relief Committee year ending November 27 1913 with receipts of 484.69 and 102.71 on tag day. 52.36 spent for toys and candy and 56.65 returned to the treasury. Thanksgiving at M E Church South drew 134.61. New committee names and officers are announced with Maxey as president Culver as secretary treasurer and the board renamed Board of Employment and Public Welfare. Adjourned to December 4 at Culver's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Johnson
Treas
M. E. Church
South
Claude Hanby
Will Stanley
Baptist Church
H. O. Maxey
Christian Church
W. D. Yates
T. A. Black
M. E. South
A. H. Culver
Presbyterian
Board of Employment and Public Welfare
Culver
Pleasant Gap social notes keep busy weekend
Pleasant Gap items summarize a light social weekend with visits to Butler and local gatherings. Families including the Phelps Merchant Dandon and Wix clans joined tacky party attendees at Carl Wittie residence, sharing games and a late departure after a fine time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Stubbs
Butler
Price
Jim Phelps
Jim Merchant
Elmer Dandon
Dan’t Stuffs
Carl Wittie
Messrs
Mesdames Wm. Wix
Lewie Finkland
Lewie Steiner
Wittie
Finkland
Mary Kauffman
Rosa Lee
Lula Hellwig
Cora
Emma
Tillie Wix
Annie
Lena Finkland
Nellie Baugher
Myrtle
Elsie Stuffs
Sylvia
Alma Merchant
Cleo
Pug
Tobbie
Sprague Meeting At M E Church Hears Sermons
The M E church in Sprague held a Sunday night meeting. Rev Adams delivered a strong sermon morning and evening to a large crowd. Mr Hutchison and family visited Mr Weedin. Many Sprague residents attended the pound supper at Fair View last Wednesday. the program was excellent and boxes sold well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Adams
Thanksgiving Feasts Highlight Sprague Visit and Home Turkeys
Mr. Cline arrives with a car load of corn at Sprague while many friends gather at Mr. McGinnis home for a Thanksgiving turkey. The event reflects community sharing and seasonal festivity among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Argenbright
Albert Argenbright
Summit Township
Reward Raised in Bates County Murder Case
Governor Major raised the reward to 200 for the unknown killer of Bates County Constable Sam Queen who died Friday night. Authorities link the crime to the Kansas City murder of Policeman Rogers last week. Queen had just arrested a suspect when a confederate shot him before transport to Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Major
Sam Queen
Bates County
Rogers
Kansas City
Queen
Butler
Rube Field dies famed Missouri math prodigy
Rube Field known as a mathematical prodigy in Western Missouri died Thursday morning at the county farm in Little Blue after a stroke on Tuesday. He was about 70, committed to the farm by the county court in 1907. Born in Bath county Kentucky, his family lived near Fayetteville Missouri. He could compute wheel revolutions and column sums instantly, feats that made him renowned. The long obituary notes his health decline after a period of extraordinary mental power and lists various local events and notices from Butler and Bates County tied to the same week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rube
Missouri
Little Blue
Bath County
Kentucky
Fayetteville
Johnson County
S. R. Humphrey Called Home
S. R. Humphrey, longtime Hume resident and bank vice president, died suddenly at his Walnut Street home on Friday November 21 1913 from heart failure after morning faintness. Funeral services were at M E Church South at 2 PM conducted by Rev Oscar L Adams with interment in the Hume Cemetery. he was born August 17 1851 in Jackson County Iowa and married Fannelia Connor October 21 1873 in Muscatine Iowa. He belonged to Unity Iowa Presbyterian church since 1885 and was respected as a Christian and upright businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Humphrey
Hume
Walnut Street
M. E. Church
Oscar L. Adams
Silas Richardson Humphrey
Jackson Co
Iowa
Fannelia Elizabeth Connor
Muscatine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Unity
Hume Commercial Bank
Hume Telephone
Pleasant Gap Meeting at Pleasant Gap Baptist Church
Pleasant Gap Baptist Church hosts a weekly meeting with strong attendance and growing interest. Workers announced last week will participate this week, and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Gap Baptist Church
Christian Science Services at Probate Court Room Sundays
Reading of Christian Science services announced for Sundays in the Probate Court room at the courthouse. All are invited to attend. (Note: readable fragments indicate a weekly spiritual gathering with a focus on unity and creation.)
For Sale Piano in Good Condition Seeks Buyer
For sale a piano in good condition as owner leaves city. Call 313 5-It for details and to arrange purchase.
Porwam Fapgiess Dyes Color Silk Wool and Cotton
A note on dyeing by Porwam Fapgiess outlines the dyeing of silk wool and cotton at a shop priced at one gram. The text also mentions food unrelated to the dyeing process and a suggestion about Pursan usage.
Rid Yourself of Burdens with Doan's Kidney Pills
Butler citizen endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and back pain. Mrs M M Coombs testifies relief from back pain and dizzy spells after using two boxes. Sold by Clay's Drug Store with price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
M. M. Coombs
E. Dakota St
Butler
Clay
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Milwaukee Press Club bars Sulzer appearance
Milwaukee Press Club trustees vetoed a plan to invite former New York Governor Sulzer as a guest to inscribe his name among national figures on clubroom panels. The board ruled Sulzer not sufficiently prominent or national in stature to warrant inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Sulzer
New York
Milwaukee Press Club
Jack Johnson
Taft
Roosevelt
Mabel Hite
Admiral Peary
Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Butler Weekly Times
Bobt
Allen
Poat Mice of
Butler, Mo
The
Butler Relief Committee
Royal Arch Masons
City of
Eens Ladies Coterie
R. R. Fare
Joe Daniels
Mrs. London
Etna
Packard
Budd’s
Walker
McKibben’s
the Quality Store
Bradley
Warner
Warner Redfern
Big Buck
Wizard Triangle
Wizard of Figures
John Powell
H. H. Council of
Troy
Adrian
Butler All Stars
W. B. Weeks
Warren
the Elks
Farmers Bank of
City
State Utilities Commission
Water Company
Butler High School
Thorougly
Campbell
Wolfe
Weeks
T. J. Smith
Harper and Fix
C. C. Dickinson
J. E. Williams
W. R. Bell
Washington
Dickinson
C. A. Chambers
Missouri State Poultry Board
T. E. Quisenberry
Christian Science Services
H. E. Muleey
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