The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25

Dennis >wartz and Ralph Thomas
came down from Kansas City and
spent Sunday and Monday forenoon
.o.1H1g 1f.eH0s and relatives.
The Rich Hill basket ball teams
won two games from the Hume teams
Friday night. The boys score was
Rich Hill 3S Hume 81. Girls, Rich
Hill II. Hume II.
Mrs. Dan Mcconnell. OF San Ber-
nadine, California. has been spending
the last few weeks in this city with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Weight, and
with old friends and neighb"f in and
near Butler.
B. r. letter, Clerk Of, Butler Camp
No. 245S. Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica has received notice that the death
claim OF Herbert G. Walton for $4,000
ad bee nallowed. This was very
prompt settlement.
When in Butler go TO WeMott &
Majors harness and hardware store
and examine their Shrmate razors.
We will exchange without question
any Silunatc razor which may prove
unsatisfactory. The user to be the
sole Judge. WeMott & Major. LIT
A. O. Yeomans, who has been for
the last few weeks at work in the
| Philadelphia navy yard has returned
home. While Mr.. Yeomans liked
J n--5ing for the United States, there
were some features Of the work that
did not appeal to him, SO he resigned
and came home.
Mrs. Adeline Stanley and daughter
Miss Daisy, who were called to this
city some time ago by the illness of
Mrs. Stanlcys sister. Mrs. Caroline
Morrison. have returned to their
home in Kansas City. The many
-;cnis Of Mrs. Morrison will be glnd
to learn that she is rapidly recovering
her usual. health.
Miss Anna Wright, who has been
visiting old friends near Butler, left
,a'urday for Kansas City, where she
will make a short visit before return
ing TO her home in Ft Worth, Texas.
Miss Wright is a daughter of the late
Capt. T. J. Wright, one of the early
lay residents of this city. She is max
ing the trip in her automobile.
Charles Mcfarland, after. a brief
visit with home folks. left last week
for Kansas City. From t. ere he "';''
return to the Mcfarland ranch, near
Kress, Texas. The week before he
had brought $50 head of one and two
year old steers from the ranch to
Kansas City just in time to have them
burned up in the stock yards fire.
The Bates County Banker, A,so-
station met in Butler on Monday. o.
t,htr I'D to plan the finish OF the
campaign for the sale of Liberty
'onds 1t was decided to put three
men from each bank in the field as I
committee fro mthat bank to solicit
subscriptions. Tch campaign will
close on October .7th, and the bank
ers hope to place bond or two in
every home.
IN eartlA!'al., oil some intensity
and lasting more than an hour was
reported Saturday by the George
town seis1nolOgiCal observatory. 1t
was about 1000 miles from W's"', =
ton, and began at 11:43 a. m. Friday.
The maximum vibrations wc,c
corded between 1852 and 1883 a. H.,
and the tremors died away about
p. IN. Director Tondorf said there
hal been since August 20 the most
nuict seismic season in years, only
one disturbance having been reported
in the two months up to Friday. On
September 20 there was a very slight
disturbance.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. NJ. Buckwalter and
children, Alice and Harmon, who
have been visiting Mrs. Buckwalter's
sister. Mrs. J. t. Thompson, left
Wednesday for Warrensburg, where
they will visit for few days before
returning to their homie at Bisbec,
Arizona Mr.. Ruckwaltcr is cashier
oi the Miners & Merchants bank of
Bisbee, which is one of the largest
financial institutions in that section
of the country The Buckwalters
have been on trip to New York an
other eastern cities and stopped f
on their way home to visit their Mis-
souri, relatives.
Captain George Caruthers arrived
Friday from Camp Doniphan on ten
days leave Of absence. He will use
the ten days in making the acquain-
tancc OF new daughter, which ar
rived at his home Thursday. Cap
.ain Caruthers says that in the reor-
yanization Of the Second regiment,
which took place as soon as thew ar