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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
4
The Butler Weekly Times is issued Thursdays with J D Allen as proprietor and Roht D Allen as editor and manager. The paper is entered at Butler Missouri as second class mail matter.
County sections report rumors of smallpox cases in Butler but officials state there is no foundation and no cases reported in the city during past fall and winter. Local authorities urge residents to disregard unverified claims.
Joe Morrison formerly of this city now in Kansas City has accepted a deputyship in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Jackson County and will assume his duties the first of the year. The new position is highly responsible and he is to be congratulated on his good fortune.
Butler churches begin the annual Week of Prayer next Monday night with brief discourses. Mon Jan 2 at Baptist church Rev J M Carter on The World's Approach to God. Tue Jan 3 at Christian church Rev A Gwina on The Christian Church. Wed Jan 4 at Ohio St Methodist church Rev J on Foreign Missions.
Experiments at Missouri Station show cows produce more milk when drinking water is warmed to about 60 degrees F. Cows yielding six gallons daily need about twice as much water as those at three gallons. Warm water prevents drop in milk and prevents chilling, with tanks heaters recommended for winter use.
R. E. Anderson and Miss Alfa Koontz, both of Ballard, united in marriage at the bride’s home on December 28, 1910. The groom is described as an honest industrious young man well liked by all who know him. The bride is the...
Mrs Cornelia Loomis Gilmore, aged 71, died at her home. Her passing is noted in local notices with a brief tribute to a longtime resident and community member.
United States figures show 1909 wood distillation consumption at 1,265,000 cords with an average cost of $3.21 per cord, up from 1908. Hard wood distillation gains tied to higher wood alcohol value. soft wood use rose less. The piece then shifts to recipe notes and a letter from C B McFarland detailing ranch investments in Castro county Texas and a Butler Missouri editor’s note.
W H French thanks patrons of Rural Route No 4 for nine years of service and for a Christmas gift of 22 dollars in gold. He invites patrons to visit his business headquarters in Butler.
Judge Franklin Ferris a prominent Republican attorney and former appointee to the Missouri Supreme Court takes oath and assumes duties to succeed Judge G D Burgess who has died Ferris was appointed by Governor Hadley and is based in St Louis He was sworn in on Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by Burgess
Mr and Mrs J E Zwablen of this city celebrate the birth of a child on December 27, 1910. The rejoicing includes relatives and neighbors as the family looks forward to the future.
A D McDonald of Boas NC recounts how his sister nearly died from consumption yet fully recovered after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The remedy is praised for coughs colds hay fever and bronchial troubles with 50c and 1.00 sizes and a free trial bottle, guaranteed by F T Clay.
The State vs John Witherspoon decision from Bates County is reversed and remanded on appeal to the Supreme Court.
A free-spirited spectator enters the grand stand with her escort and, while observing practice, gasps at the players. She notes the uniforms look the same as last year, calling the sight dreadful.
A tongue in cheek warning by the New York Evening Telegram notes that many married men are shot entering their own homes and jokes an excuse to return home at dawn rather than risk more danger. The piece uses humor to critique mistaken home intrusions and danger at night.
A compact reflection on ideal visions versus harsh reality praising airy schemes over grim prisons of daily life. The author contrasts utopian dreams with present struggles, implying optimism about imaginative solutions ahead of concrete difficulties.
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