The Butler weekly times., 1917-07-26
T. c. Pollard and family returned
the last of the week from a IL days
automobile tour through Kansas.

the last OI t0c Week IIOLl IL udyS
automobile tour through Kansas.
Butler and vicinity was visited by
fine shower Wednesday morning.
We did not learn how much terri
tory it covered, but it was very well
come.
Claude McCombs and Bert Eggle-
son, who have been spending the
summer working on ranch in Colo
rado, returned home the first of the
week.
Alex Cameron and family returned
owe rIand the first of the week from
visit at FL Dorado Springs. While on
the way home their horse went
through a bridge and was badly
crippled, otherwise they had very
enjoyable trip.
II. O. Maxey addressed an en-
thusiastic meeting at Prairie City
Sunday and Red Cross. Chapter of
IS members was organized. In very
short time every township in the
county will be organized to help in
this great work.
The Times good friend, l. NJ. Kret-
singer, of Spruce, was caller at this
office Monday. While Mr. Kret-
singer is little too old to be caught
in the army draft himself, he is in
terested in the boys from his part of
the country who will go.
This office is in receipt OF a card
from Prof. Kennedy, formerly prin-
cipal of the colored school in this
city, asking that the address of his
paper be changed from Columbus,
Kansas, to Joplin, where he is prin-
cipal of the colored school.
DR.. Herbert w. Insley, of Rich
Hill. received notice last week that
he had been commissioned a first
lieutenant in the medical reserve
corps, and was ordered to report for
duty at the officers training camp at
Fl. Riley. Kansas, August 5th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kenney and
Mr. s. F.-Warnock returned Satur-
day from Kansas City where they
had been with little Melvin Kenney,
who underwent a severe surgical op-
Grafton at the Christian hospital in
that city. The little fellow returned
with them and is getting along nicely.
! Harry Barber came down from
Kansas City the last of the week on
a visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Barber. Harry has joined
one OF the ambulance companies that
are being raised in Kansas City and
will leave in a short time for ope of
the training camps to prepare for SER
vice Somewhere in France"
Among the callers at this office Sat-
urday was Our good friend J. M.
Green. of Route eight Like most
everyone else, Mr.. Green is interest
ed in the army draft. While his fight
ing days are past he has son who
is on the list and may be called to
go. There are very few families in
the county who are not interested in
some young man who may be called
to help subdue the Mad Dog of
Europe
Relatives in this city received word
Mdnday that William Wainwright,
sergeant of the First United States
infantry stationed at Honolulu, Hi
waiian Islands, had been promoted to
second lieutenant and ordered to the
United States, where he will in all
probability be stationed at one of the
training camps as an instructor. Lieu
tenant Wainwright was one of the
boys that went out with Co. B in
1903 He has seen service in all of
the island possessions of the United
States and has made fine record as
a soldier, as is evidenced by his pro-
motion
Several cars with members OF the
Butler Commercial Club that start
ed to Amoret last Thursday evening
turned back when they struck a
heavy shower a few miles west OF
town which made the roads rather
heavy. The Amoret lodge of Royal
Neighbors had invited the members
of the Club over to eat ice cream.
However, several car loads finished
the trip and they received welcome
that more than repaid them for run
ming through the mud. The ladies,
knowing the capacity of some men,
bers of the Club, had provided a
bountiful supply Of ice cream and
cake to which the Butler bunch did
full justice. Short talks were made
by DR.. Hull, president, and A. H.
Culver, secretary Of the Club. Mr.
Culver, in his talk, made an appeal
for the Red Cross and invited the
citizens of Amoret and vicinity to
visit Butler Saturday, July 28, and