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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
3
Benton Gabbert voices opposition to Jefferson City road laws and old Swiss style contracts. He argues for local contracts with farmer oversight, frequent maintenance, and personal accountability to improve roads within the same budget.
The town notes John Cameron selling his Butler property and moving to a local farm. Frank Blankenbaker and family reportedly moved to Idaho, while John Dillon and family depart for Oklahoma this week. Ernest Crago and wife visit from New Mexico. Church plans include an oyster supper and a new organ. Bertha Thomas hosts and Miss Bertha Thomas hosts portraits. Rev Baker preaches Sundays with service at 11 a.m. and on the third Sunday at night.
The Ohio Street M E Church will host a Christmas sermon at 11 o clock with special music. At 7 30 pm a program features choir greetings prayers recitations by Jennett Josephine Shafer vocal and instrumental duets by local performers Meda Denton Ruth Barker Beth Mildred Lillibridge Mr and Mrs Geo Herrell Catterlin Deffenbaugh and others including a cornet solo The Holy City and a piano solo by Emma Rains. The program ends with a choir piece There is room for Thee.
A London Tit-Bita tale recalls Pierpont Morgan, famed art collector, chatting about a painting with a well dressed woman who later offers to send a check. The dealer reveals the astonished woman had spoken to Mr Morgan, who jokes that forty nine would have been his first income from his hobby.
The county court met in a called session and approved payments to AB Bell engineer 512 50 J H Sharp assistant engineer 210 and other expenses tied to camp work near Papinville. The court reduced lot 25 block 7 Merwin Mo from 225 to 25, allowed W P Connell 27 28 for assessing Weat Boone township and Fleetwood Thomas 26 for jail filing. Several property assessments were adjusted and numerous local names listed as involved.
Wm McKibbin tax collector sets Virginia visits for two days monthly while Butler hosts Saturdays. Local Republicans wear bandanna aprons, a man of Ohio is praised, Elder Ishme preaches, and Elder Cook arrives at Pleasant Hill. Debates at Neatherode and Forbes schools discuss politics, Prohibition, and Christmas preparations amid concern for children deprived by the drink trade.
Two of five students elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Missouri State University last week are girls. The top five honor scholars arise from a class of 57 students split into 26 girls and 31 boys. Maud Williams ranks first, Elsie Adell third, followed by Mae Anderson, W. A. Hurwits, and Carter Alexander.
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