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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
3
Charlotte Reporter Highlights and Local Letters
Charlotte News reports Mr. Jackson improves from typhoid fever with fever broken. Homer Terry visited his mother Mrs. G. AM. Garner. Bates county expects late corn harvest this winter. G. M. Garner hauled hogs to Amia ret. Smallpox at Amsterdam. A tramp badly burned at West Point schoolhouse. taken to Kansas City hospital. Frank Oldham butchered Friday. Crooks schoolhouse literary well attended. Virginia churches prep Christmas programs. Denning spoke on Red Cross and canvassing Charlotte township. Ford owner Prost seeks missing car. League topic The Plague of Discontent led by Larry Henderson. Five rules for happiness. Jones preaches at M E church. Epworth League topic The Birthday of Love. M I choir practices Christmas songs at Carrie Henderson’s. W C T U meets with Mrs Nightwine Thursday. Charlotte Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point School House
Ile
Iris Back
Kansas City
Frank Oldham
Crooks School
Virginia
Denning
Methodist Church
Red Cross
Charlotte
Bro. Prost
Larry Hederson
Jones
M. FE
Epworth League
M. I
Carrie Henderson
Nightwine
Charlotte Reporter
Sunday Social Notes Show Neighborhood Happenings
Sunday evening weather grew milder and a quiet week brought weddings, visits, illness, and church services. Families like sr culd Tret Trinor and Mimi Gray’s kin, Jack Mangold and Tom Drown’s households, and Cord Crown’s Mt Vernon parishioners figure in small town life. A wedding occurred in West Mount township, while notable trips include Amsterdam and Elkhart outings. Typhoid fever sickens a child while Dr Amyx attends the ill patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinor
Mimi Gray
Jack Mangold
Tom Drown
Cord Crown
Mt. Vernon
West Mount Tustship
Campbell
Oliver
Bail Grider House
Toon Braner
Mt. Vernan
Jel Half
Vernon
Treman Len
John Halfert
Amsterdam
Sunny Jm
Sunny Jim
Elkhart
Lice Spillman
Amyx
Charlotte Weather and Social Roundup
The weather forecast notes a drop in temperature since the last report with a 10 below reading near Virginia on Saturday. Mrs. Shessler visited Mrs. Carrie Henderson, and Mr. Slayden was a county seat visitor. W C T U meetings were held at Mrs. Lusk and later with Mrs. Nightwine, with Red Cross workers visiting homes of Ollie Greenup and Thad Harper. A League study class gathered at Rachel Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shessler
Carrie Henderson
Mr. Slayden
Lusk
Red Cross
Ollie Greenup
Thad Harper
Virginia
Geo. Crooks
Henderson
League
Rachel Park
Nightwine
North New Home community notes and farm prices
North New Home community notes report local activity from Bodkin sale attendance to farm tasks and Sunday visits. Names include Orval Pickett Croft Kas Mrs of Albia Town and Mrs McCormack Butler RF D No 6. Death of Mrs Jefferson Dunsworth in Foster buried Morris cemetery. Local farming events cover milling husking corn hay shipments and hog butchering. Sylvia W innett died at Henry Hotel Tatler mourned at Morris cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Orval Pickett
Croft
Kas
Albia
Town
McCormack
Butler
F D
Times
John
Clif Ehart
Jefferson Dunsworth
Morris Cemetery
Claud Berry
Mrs. Gaston
George
Meritt Pickett
L. Simpson
Willie Simpson
Ed Jones
John J. Jones
Roy
Clyde Miller
John Phelps
Rev. Keele
New Hope
Homer Linendell
W. W. Cannon
Henry Ehart
Ken Johnson
Blizzard disrupts church services and local activities
In And Around Maysburg reports a blizzard kept Rev Henry Prost from preaching at Cove Creek on the second Sunday with plans to preach the fourth if possible. Cheeks filled the Baptist church. Numerous local residents are noted for selling turkeys, butchering, illnesses, and social visits as the community recovers from winterweather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Prost
Cove Creek
Cheeks
Baptist Church
McCoy
Clark
The
Red Cross
Butleriday
Maysburg
Virdlendrickson
Tan White
Creighton
Gilbert
Clark, White
Dale
Andy Doll
Urich
John Cox
Charley Shelton
Clyde Owens
Cheek
Rainsy
Sallie Farmer
Kansas
Car Thieves Take Ford Touring Car Near Butler
W W Lollar of six miles northeast of Butler returns from church to find his Ford touring car stolen after Sunday services. Tracks lead to Ohio street but are erased by other tire marks. Sheriff Baker notified. no trace yet. C P A camp No 80 offers a 50 dollar reward for recovery and 50 dollars for apprehension. Engine number 2143879 and license 14226750, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Lollar
Butler
Christian Church
Ohio Street
Lollar
Red Cross Seals Drive Seeks Broad Support in Butler
Doubtless every man and woman in Butler will be asked to buy Red Cross seals next week. This is a great work and should have hearty cooperation from all. The small contributions, though few cents, will do much to help humanity against tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Former Butler Boy Adjutant General Appointed Missouri Guard
Governor Gardner appoints Major A. V. Adams adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard to succeed General James H. McCord who resigned to join the U S Army as lieutenant colonel Adams is praised for merit and deep knowledge of state military affairs Born in the county Adams joined Co B in 1888 and served continuously later in the Spanish American War his career includes staff roles and a long adjutant general office tenure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
A. V. Adams
Missouri National Guard
James H. McCord
United States Army
Genl
Adams
Co. B
Missouri
Adjutant General's Office
Weather and community notes from a warm week
It is warmer than last week and notes include butchering day, illnesses in the community, and social visits. Mrs Mary White remains ill while Mrs A J Jones and Mrs Walter Nufus show health updates. The Double Branch W C T L sale at Robin Evans yielded about $20 in net proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary White
Robin Evans
Carapanel
John Ferrell
Herbert Requa
A. J. Jones
Walter Nafus
J. C. Walters
James Ruson
Geo. Jobe
John Kauffman
Clark A Deems Dies at Home Nearby Iowa Born Citizen
Clark A Deems one of the county's oldest residents died Saturday afternoon at his son's home southeast of the city from heart failure. Born in Iowa in 1850s he moved to Missouri and lived in the local area except for a three year spell in Idaho. Survived by son S A Deems daughter Mrs J C Ison and three brothers. Funeral Monday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Alexander Elliott Cemetery burial. The piece notes the Sugar Trust dominance and Claus Spreckels testimony to the Reed Investigating Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark A. Deems
L. A. Deems
Mr. Deems
Iowa
Missouri
Idaho
Nancy Powell
S. A. Deems
J. C. Ison, Bach
This County
A. G
This
William Deems
Oklahoma
Alexander
Butler Baptist Church
Elliott Cemetery
Sunday Blaze Strikes Star Bakery Bake Room
Sunday afternoon about 4:30 the bake room behind Star Bakery on the square’s south side caught fire. Prompt fire department action halted spread to nearby buildings, preventing a general conflagration as flames damaged the oven and bake room walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Bakery
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Wemott & Major Harness and Hardware Store
South Side Square
Charlotte News
Fisk Opera House
Blanche Sweet In
the Evil Eye
A Paramount
Carlyle Blackwell and
June Elvidge
Dorothy Gish
North New Home
Butler Boy
A. V Adams
Gen. McCord
American Sugar Refining Company
the Trust
United States
Claus Spreckels
Federal Sugar Refining Company of
New York
Reed
the House OF Lomoco Service
Logan-Moore Lumber Co
Butler, MO
Old General Santa Claus
Santa Claus
J. E. Williams Gro. Co
Griffin
Santa Clara
Toc
Ines Grocery and Meat Market
North Main Street
Gench Brothers
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