The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-18

VIM. Groutsch. the south side bak-
cry man, spent Sunday in Nevada
visiting relatives.
We carry a full line OF buggy tops.
We will fit one on your old buggy
while you wait. WeMott & Major.
Let
Maude Tilsey, OF Amoret, and Ira
C. Seidelman, of Kansas City, were is
sued marriage license in Kansas
City Monday.
Remember we always carry full
line of flash lights from 75c to $500
and push buttons to fit, WeMott x
Major. l-H
Drs. Boulware. Lockwood and
Newton spent the first three days CT
this week in Kansas City attending
a medical society meeting.
Mrs. John Yaple, and little daugh-
ter, Alice, of Horton, Kansas, are
guests at the home of their father, r.
C. Smith, on West Dakota street.
The Missouri Pacific railroad COM
pany is selling Liberty Loan bonds to
their employees. The employees can
buy a bond and pay for it at the rate
of SIS per month.
The appointment OF Or. c. A. Allen
of Rich Hill, to first lieutenancy IN
the army medical department. will
leave a vacancy in the office of cor
oner of Bates county.
VIM. Vodry, chief of the Rich Hill
fire department and Mrs. Daisy
Frazee were united in marriage at the
parsonage of the NJ. E. church in that
city Sunday evening, says the Rich
Hill Review.
Friday night the high wind caused
the Chase-Lister people to abandon
their evening show. For time about
7:3o that evening it looked as though
this section might be in for sure
enough cyclone and rather than take
chance on their tent being blown
down and perhaps injuring 10, of
folks, they called the shown off.
Work was commenced Monday
morning on a new front in the build
ing occupied by the gents clothing
and shoe department Of the Sam Levy
Mercantile Company. The old stair
way was torn out, which will give
them considerable more room. New.
up-to-date display windows will be
put in and the whole front remodelel
and made to match the front OF the
on the north, occupied by
the ladies department Of the same e,,-
When completed the
Levys will have one Of the best dis
play windows in this section of the
Lieut.. c. A. Lusk, OF the Medical
Officers Reserve Corps, on duty at
Camp Funston, is spending five
days leave of absence. The Doctor
likes soldier life and it seems to ha:.
agreed with him, but he says that !:
IS no place for lazy man, as they
ire kept busy for about twelve or
fourteen hours per day. In the fore
loon they are first put through thir-
y minutes of vigorous physical ex-
.rcise, then a two hour drill is III
order followed by lectures. In the
lfternoon there are more Lectures and
lfter retreat two hours are devoted
o study and by that time the soldier
S ready for bed and sleep. or
course, he has no idea as to when he
will leave Camp Funston. There are
go doctors in the camp.
While Congressman Dickinson was
n town last Wednesday he took up
he matter of the inferior brick that
ire being used in the construction OF
he new postoffice with committee
If the commercial club. Samples OF
he brick that are being used were
hown Mr.. Dickinson and it was
proved to his satisfaction that they
we're soft and porus, and according to
he testimony of brick men in few
,ears the mortar would disintegratc
md fall out Several changes in the
,uilding were gone into at the same
ime and Mr.. Dickinson assured the
committee that he would at once get
nto telegraphic communication with
he supervising architect Of the treas
Try department and do. all in his
'ower to have the suggested changes
made. u
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