Local notes from Foster and area roll through town
Foster and surrounding town report visits from Butler and Sprague families, wedding and birthday events, and residents moving in and out. The Caton home near Sprague burned Monday morning, likely from a faulty flue, with eight rooms lost and little insurance. Will Scrivnier died from injuries in a Louisiana railroad camp, a Foster connection noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Doolittle
Country West
East 8Th Street
Russell Place
Mr. Doolittle
Farmer’s Bank
Frank Scott
Mountainview
Missouri
Foster
Frank
I. H. Scrivnier
Will Scrivnier
Louisiana
Scrivnier
M. C. Miller
J. R. Tolliver
Missouri Pacific
Pleasanton
Kans
Caton
Noah Caton
Sprague
Amos Fritts
Kansas
Great Bend
Concord
Picord
Ed Winfrey
Ed Bailey
George Lockridge
Butler
Johnny
Elkhart Notes and Local Happenings Report
Elkhart residents recount missed paper delivery and editor absence. Mrs. May Scott is reported very sick while Mrs. Mary Keeton and daughter visited W A Crumley. Several neighbors plan hog killing, and Euphie Scott and Mrs Tom Rayborn shopped in town. The K C Southern Railway opened a bridge near Amsterdam and Redmond school entertained, raising 1968 dollars. A wedding prospect, goose business, and numerous visits and travels are noted. Masonic Grand Lodge instruction held in the city with Grand Lecturer McLachlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euphie Scott
Tom Rayborn
Elkhart
Jim Kershner
Clem Custer
K. C. Southern Railway
Amsterdam
Redmond
Rambler
Virginia town notes mix of visits and Christmas plans
A Virginia area page records visits by Nora Lanyon and families, Christmas shopping in Butler, and church events. Local residents reported illnesses, road work by Denning and son, and social calls between Amoret, Lacygne and nearby towns. A Christmas program, school events, and future weddings are hinted, with community greetings from A NEIGHBOR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Denning
Bob
Virginia
Parktown
Mr. Denning
Butler
J. W. Rogers
McFarland & Sons Advertise Milburn Wagons for Trade
16 secondhand vehicles including buggies carriages spring wagons and runabouts plus two farm wagons offered. Will swap new Milburn wagons for young mares or cattle. McFarland & Sons Butler Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland & Sons
Butler, Mo
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. G. Metzler
N. L. Caton of
Henry Briscoe
Grandma Scott
Kansas City
Mrs. Lockhart
May Scott
Mary Keeton
Altona
W. A. Crumley
W. F. Stephens
John Zinn
Mr. Hughes
Oklahoma
Col. Lockridge
Geo. Lockridge
Flossie Fritts
Goldie
Clements Ranch
W. H. Hart
Brother Dukes
Mt. Vernon
Lola Chambers
Masonic Grand Lodge of Instruction
Grand
Nora Lanyon
South Mo
Peter Jundy
Jake
Clade
Lonzo
Ray
Dr. Smith
O. M. Drysdale
Amoret
Drysdale
G. W. Park
Jay Bright
Virgil Jenkins
R. T. Judy
Geo. Zinn
Geo. Crooks
Grandpa Minton
Christian Church
Bean
John Harper
W. J. Wolfe
Burdee
M. Drysdale
Fred Garner
Cass County
Ernest Judy
Thomas Huffman
Charley Grape
Will McKibben
Bunk Dickinson
Schyler Ison
Bert Eggleson
Jack Skaggs
Bunk Dickerson
Minnie Cox
Lacygne
Kan
Robert Crear
N. Kini
Ethalbert Hughes
M. E
Charley Crosswhite
Ihand
Young Aaron
Maysburg
Hackler School House
Minnie Dudney
Rev. Smith
Tan White
Mr. Godwin
Messrs Hibbs
Clark, White
Cannon
Mesdames Clark, Cannon
White
Godwin
Crawford
and Suedes
Sam Levy Mercantile Company Dry Goods Clothing Shoes
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