CommunityJottings from Bates County Salems and Schools
Rev Wolfe preached for the Presbyterians at Salem. J H McCullough considers buying Harley Imel property in Quality Hill. Mrs M D Russell and children traveled from Kansas City and will stay until after the Russell sale Tuesday. Mesdames Boatright and Gray visited Mrs D H Arbogast and family. Maggie Morehouse and children traveled to Worland. McCullough was a business visitor to Butler last week. Maggie and Myrtle McCann return to start school Monday after diphtheria closure. Frankenfield and sons open a mine south of town. Fred Wagner of Worland arrived from Butler. Mrs Dr Wilson traveled to Butler. Belle Davis to the east. The trained nurse tending the Swarens children returned to Kansas City. the children improve. D H Arbogast and Norval visited Pleasanton for their coal mine business. W T Stover and wife shopped in Butler. John Burge bought Joe Bowman property on East Sixth Street. he will move his mother and sister after Homer Criss vacates. He will move to Russell residence on St. The old settlers fade. Grandma Spence dies at Wort February 8 1910 cancer. Born 1842 in Roanoke VA, moved to IL then Bates County 1868. 42 years on Bates soil. Five children born. two preceded her. Funeral at home by Rev McRoberts. burial Woodfin Cemetery. DINAH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McCullough
Harley Imel
Quality Hill
M. D. Russell
Kansas City
J. B. Boatright
Mat Gray
D. H. Arbogast
Maggie Morehouse
Worland
Butler
Fred Wagner
Dr. Wilson
Belle Davis
Swarens
Son Norval
Pleasanton
Bates County
Wort
Grandma Speace
Roanoke County
Virginia
Illinois
Peter Speace
Great Gulf
Bugal
McRoberts
Grandma Spence
Woodfin
Dinah
Will McKibben
Ollie Walker
Ernest Jackson
Howell
Thomas Hackett
Esther Crumley
St. Clare County
W. A. McElroy
Blanche
Brayton
Emet Burke
Will Hardinger
Everet Drysdale
Mr. Drysdale
Aaron
the Times
Imany
Mrs. Cole
Bryan
Butler School
Carrie Henderson
Stockton
Evelyn Rosella Ingels
Irvin Ingels
Ingels
Rosa Garner
Willie Whinery
Emmett Burke
Valentine
Myrtle Johnson
Margaret Mienen
Louella Bosma
Josie Jones
Bonnie Kate Wolfe
Will Hughes
Grant Garner
Anna Bard
Miss May
Republic
Earl Osborne
Amoret
Pearl Tharp
H. P. Tharp
May Baum
Passaic
Robin McCann
Crosswhite
Lee Hardinger
John Burk
Oregon
Belmont School
Euel Minor
New Hope Baptist Church
Rev
Self
Lewis Ceel
Mt. Carmel
May Morgan
Bethel School
Allison
Joe Fleming
Dolly Martin
Kinney
Adam Herman
Lottie Young
Brackney School
U. S. Ison
al Carroll
U.S. Ison
Emily Gough
Amy Miller
Gillon
Mr. Padley
John Beard
Miria Deems
al Deems
Wm. Steffin
Boone Smithson
Belt
Homer Bartlett
Ransome
Charley Burch
Myrtle Burch
A! Deems
Bertha Miller
Palisade
Tex
Brackney
U.S
Rastus
Public sales and local society notes in Mulberry and Western Bates
Public sales dominate the section with high prices. Col Clyde Robbins handles the sales with hogs around 18 per pound. Farmers ignore the meat boycott. Local visits and family mentions include Dr and Mrs Sageser at John McKee’s, J H Lerner with his sister near Adrian, Jennie Porter with her sons in Hot Water, and others including D Mager, Will Henderson, Wm P K Burnham, Herman Mager, Albert Hensley, Geo B Bohlken, Frank Alee killed by an interurban car in Lansing. Alee formerly lived with Robert L Braden, later moving to Leavenworth Soldiers' Home. John Soathoff plans a trip to Colorado. T H Smiser and son Edgar visited Amsterdam. Ramble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Clyde Robbins
Geo. B. Bohlken
J. H. Lerner
Frank Alee
Lansing
Kansas
Mr. Alee
Robert L. Braden
Leavenworth
For Sale Mules At Dry Ridge Ranch By Mr Moore
For sale nine spans of 3 and 4 year old mules on the Dry Ridge ranch. Mules in good flesh and offered on easy terms. Mr Moore on the place will show and sell you the stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Ridge
Virginia notes and life events in early 1910 column
Virginia area news covers deaths in Howell cemetery and Ingels family loss, illness and hospital visits, school activities, valentines and social events, farm moves, a liquor question note in Butler, and local church meetings. Includes Mrs. Crumley illness, Aaron Crumley’s trip, and Young Aaron’s social rounds.
Bethel School Polite Club Gains Local Praise
Missed notes from Miami to Kansas City recount Bethel school pupils applauding Prof Allison for supporting their Polite Club started last year to improve manners. The column lists numerous local social updates from Rastus including visits, illnesses, travel, and a library prize win at Brackney school followed by an oyster supper for about 50 people.
Elkhart Baptists Hold Monthly Services at Concord
Elkhart reports the Baptist Brethren held their regular monthly services at Concord Sunday. Families and neighbors visited, with dinners and condolences exchanged. An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Jackson died February 10, and funeral services were led by Mr. Clapp as sympathy poured in from relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Jesse Francis
Amsterdam
Alec Jackson
al Jackson
Clapp
Seed oats for sale by Ganz Bros at Jeff Fry ranch
About 600 bushels of seed oats offered for sale by Ganz Bros. inquiries addressed to Jeff Fry ranch in Butler Missouri R F D No. 16 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganz Bros
Jeff Fry Ranch
Butler, Mo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rev. Wolfe
Presbyterians
Salem
W. T. Stover
John Burge
Joe Bowman
East Sixth St
Homer Criss
Russell
St. St
Mrs. Spence
Fred Ewbanks
Mrs. Sageser
John McKee
J. L. Nelson
Adrian
Jennie Porter
Ewbank
Hot Water
D. Mager
Will Henderson
The
Border Line
J. C. Sageser
Wm. P. K. Burnham
Clark Taylor's
Clark
Herman Mager
F. F. Raumaker
Albert Hensley
Liberal
Mrs. Wright
John Soathoff
Colorado
T. H. Smiser
Edgar
Rambler
Sam’! Levy Merc. Co
Grandma Minton
Rachel Park
Geo. Thompson
Jno. Harper
M. E. Church
Thompson
Washington
Christian Church
Roy Cuzick
Peter Crook
Grandview
Mary Allen
Mary Hennesey
Jno. Zinn
Wm. Durst
Susie Hedger
Miami
Flo Nuckols
James Padgett
Appleton City
Bert Padley
Joe Ghere
Nettie
Boyd Williams
Ethel Miller
Elkhart
Tom Raybourn
George Zinn
Bertha Burke
Minnie Jackson
Fred Williams
John Barton
Amyx
John Zinn
Anna Porter
Alma Zinn
Will Keishner
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