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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
5
Local ads and social notes list visits by residents to Kansas City and Oklahoma City, Bishop to Kings, new fashion items like Palm Beach suits and hats at Walker McKibben, along with multiple city visitors, weekend trips, and upcoming community events including a Methodist conference, Old Settlers reunion, and Children’s Day program at the M E Church.
Arthur Kellar of Frank Clay Drug Store was a Kansas City visitor Sunday. J. L. Beach the South Side Jeweler made a business trip to Kansas City earlier in the week. Horace Emmons of Callaway county, a Democratic candidate for secretary of state, was in town Wednesday. J. M. Reeder of Adrian visited the city last week regarding his bid for the Democratic nomination for Judge of the County Court North district.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John T. Barker will tour Bates and St Clair counties on Thursday June 29 with stops in Adrian Butler Appleton City and Rockville. Barker, Missouri attorney general, is expected to speak at each stop starting 9 00 a m in Adrian 10 30 a m in Butler 1 00 p m in Appleton City and 2 45 p m in Rockville.
The Ladies Cemetery Association are preparing advertising and plans for the best chautauqua yet in the city. A strong program is promised with national figures delivering lectures on topics of general interest. An Agricultural Day and important sports news for farmers are to be featured.
The Charlotte township Sunday schools met at Virginia Sunday in the Methodist church on June 18. Officers elected include President Lee M. Hardinger, Vice President James Park, Secretary and Treasurer Maggie McCann, Elementary Superintendent Myrtle McCann, Home Department Superintendent Carrie Henderson, Organized Class W M Hardinger, Teacher Training Marion Sedwick, Missionary James Keenup, Temperance Burdee Wolfe.
Letters of administration with will annexed granted to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Bates County Missouri dated June 10 1916. All persons with claims against the estate must exhibit them within six months for allowance or be barred. If claims are not exhibited within one year from the date of the last insertion, they shall be forever barred. Date of last insertion July 6 1916.
Word spread last week that Henry Yancey known as Doc Yancey died at relatives home in Paola Kansas. A longtime figure in Butler he was famed for his Prince Albert coat and silk hat and memory lingers among older residents. His mother Aunt Mary once toiled with oxen and wagon to the fields before passing away, Henry later suffered paralysis and moved to Kansas where he died.
117 acres three miles north of Butler listed for rent by Weasley Denton Butler Missouri. Property details read like a local midwestern land offer with a single contact name and place.
Miss Gladys Atkeson formerly of Butler and James Wesley McCreery of Holliday Missouri were married Sunday June 18 at 3 PM at Westport Presbyterian church in Kansas City Rev George P Baily officiating Bride is daughter of W O Atkeson editor of Bates County Record She grew up in Butler and studied at Butler High School class of 1907 She worked at Walton Trust Company then to Columbia as stenographer for Dean J C Jones Missouri University Mr McCreery a 1915 Missouri graduate taught manual arts at Mexico Missouri They plan to attend University of Wisconsin summer session in Madison Wisconsin with both pursuing special work Attending were W O Atkeson and sons Wendell and Clarence of Butler Floyd Atkeson of Liberty Mo Eula Boggess of Kansas City Chas Mains of Jefferson City Bertha McCreery of Holiday Mo and Martin Meyers of Mexico Mo
Mrs Martha Alice Coleman wife of Samuel L Coleman died Sunday morning June 18 at nine oclock after about three years illness Born November 7 1860 in Sangamon county Illinois she moved to Bates county with her family and later married Lane L P Coleman at Johnstown She is survived by her husband a son John W Coleman and a daughter Mrs J M Kash along with siblings and extended family Funeral services were held Monday at two oclock in the Johnstown Church conducted by Rev J M Shelton with burial in Johnstown cemetery Reports note her long farm life and community esteem in Bates county
Earl Fox born Bradford County Pennsylvania November 11 1858 died at home near Cornland June 17 1916 aged 57 years seven months six days. Married November 5 1891 at Vinita Oklahoma to Lucy Carter. Survived by wife six children five living Guy Bessie Bart Ethel Carter, brother Geo Fox of Butler and many friends. Funeral June 18 at 10 a.m. at family residence by Rev L W Keele. Burial Oak Hill cemetery. Community expresses sympathy.
Billy Sunday ends seven weeks of revival in Kansas City as 80,000 attend and 20,000 are converted. The meeting raises 43,000 for expenses and gathers a 32,000 free will offering for the evangelist.
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