The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-16
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Joseph Palmer Of Luton hai
been appointed rural csrrier 81
route 81 out Of Montrose says the
Recorder. Route 81 is principal.
ly in Bates County.
j. P. Turner and Fred Penny
returned the last Of the week
from their hunting trip to Arkan-
sas. They report having seen
some large game. -Amoret Lead
er.
Hume boasts Of the only lady
disciple of Nimrod in the county.
Miss Agnes Gasoway Of that burg
having recently taken out hunt-
er's license, says the Border Tele-
phone.
j. H. Phipps has sold his old
farm near Ivy to G. l. Garwood-
Of Foster, Bates county. The
consideration was $3.50. Mr.. Gar
wood will occupy the place some
time in Japuary.-Eldorado
Springs News.
Postmaster Cherry received no-
tice Monday that the department
had issued an order transferring
rural route two from Adrian to
Archie, effective January LIST.
Mr. Bell will continue as carrier.
Adrian Journal.
The Supreme Court last week
affirmed the sentence of the Yer
non County Circuit Court which
assessed a fine Of $1,000 and costs
against Claude Beedle for carry
ing concealed weapons. Pretty
expensive gun toting.'
j. f. Hoyt of California, came
in last week and will spend the
winter here with his brother, B.
b. Hoyt and devote his time to
the overseeing of the development
of the Hoyt Bros. coal mine south
west of town.-Amoret Lead n.
John Swar, who lived with his
parents one half mile north of
Austin took his life by hanging
last Friday says the Adrian Jour-
nal. Swar was about 26 years old
and single. It is not known what
caused the young man to take
his life.
According to the Adrian Jour
nal a lady of that city gathered
her third crop Of strawberries for
this year, last week. Why should
anyone 60 to Florida or Califor-
MIA for the winter when Bates
county furnishes weather that
will ripen strawberries in Deem |
Der.
Mrs. Sarah Lawton died at the s
home of her daughter Mrs. Jo-
seph Allen, six miles west of
Adrian Wednesday, December 8, t
says the Adrian Journal. Mrs.
Lawton, whose home was in Ar t
Kansas had been to Colorado for i
her health and had stopped off on
The way home to visit her daugh- \
,er.
Miss Velma L. Shook, of Pycng
Yang, Korea, who is spending a =
year s farlough in this country =
With the home folks came in Tues :
lay evening from Mattoax, Vir- =
yinia, where she had been visiting y
/ brother. She will spend some q
weeks here with her sister Mrs.J. =
}. Croft, and her nieces, Mrs. !.
frank 3 Pattee and Mrs. AZ ". :.
McGuire.-Amoret Leader. 2 3
w. j. Thurman, General Man Il
lger of the Thurman-Davis Grain L
Company of Neosho, Mo. was in Il
1ume several days : last week o
the construction t
# an ear corn kump and elevator L
N their property at this place. Il
This additional equipment viii p
nut the company in excellent po- d
ition to handle grain at Hume. g
The new plant will be operated by
gasoline engine. E. =. Wilson, ,
Who purchased the grain here for
everal years for the Missouri &
Kansas Grain Company, will con- !
inue to buy grain as the repre- 9.
entative Of the new company t
border Telephone. q
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