The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-09

Among tn. marriage licenses is
sued in Kansas City Thursday Of last
week was one to John NJ. Olson.
Eureka, Kansas, and Marie M. Bran
don, Of Butler.
Miss Elizabeth Ewin and Miss
Anna Shouse, who have been attend
ing the summer term of the Normal
school at Warrensburg, returned
home last week.
Lavcrne Ward left last week for
Caney, Kansas, where he has good
position with the Wells Fargo ex-
press company. His wife will join
him some time this week.
| Miss Pearl Catterlin, who has been
SO seriously at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Cater
lin, has so far recovered as to be
able to sit up part OF the time.
Mrs. Adeline Stanley and daughter,
Miss Daisy, who had been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Caroline Nor
rison, on South Broadway, returned
home to Kansas City last week.
Major Zack Patterson, of Jeffer-
son City, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Patterson,
at Nyhart Major Patterson is chief
council To the Missouri Public Util-
tiles Commission.
James Wolfe is now driving the
Wells Fargo express wagon. Rich
ard Haynes, the former driver, is
mess sergeant Of Co. B., and was
compelled to give up his job and GO
with his company.
4 The Butler base ball team went
over to Montrose Sunday afternoon
with the idea of winning ball game
but they had mighty bad luck, or
rather they were up against a real
ball team. They lost by a score OF
10 to o.
l.. L. Franklin, colored, who beat
up his wife about a week ago, was
taken before Squire letter, Thursday
afternoon and pleaded guilty to COM
mon assault, and as his wife was not
present to prosecute the court let him
off easy with SIS fine. 49,,
John Frazier, cashier at the Mis-.
souri, Pacific depot, who was elected
second lieutenant of Co. B, quit his
psoition at the depot to take up his
military duties last week. ]. Green
less was moved up from the Rlch
Hill office to take his place.
Mrs. E. S. Brosius, of Kansas City,
made brief visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. X. -Norfleet, of this city
Sunday. Mrs. Brosius has a posi-
ton in the office of E. M. Harder,
Internal Revenue Collector for the
western district of Missouri.
/ IR. Angle left the last of the week
for Holden on visit to his daugh'
tiers, Mrs. George Reutre and Mrs.
C. E. Howard. Mr.. Angle has been
having trouble with his eyes for some
time but he is Of the opinion that
they are improving somewhat.
If YOU are hunting for pleasant,
cool place to spend these hot even
inrs. don't forget that the Electric
theater is the coolest place in the
city and besides the manager, Mr..
II Roster, is showing some Of the best
pictures that are being made
J. S. Brown, the Watermelon King.
was in town Saturday and says that
4 he never saw. watermsions grow as
fast as they have this year and the
prospects are good for = record
breaking crop. They will be ready
for the market in about two or three
weeks. ----- 49,
DIR. and Mrs. ]. T. Hull and daugh-
ter, Gertrude, of this city and Dr.
| John Hull, Of Adrian. left Friday
| evening for Warrensburg IN response
Ito a telegram announcing the death
/ Of their uncle, c. T. Oglesby. They
II made the trip overland in the doc
\ tof's automobile.
Royd Williams, The Times good
|, ffiend uf DeepWater t6vnship. was IN
i the city IuesdAy md made this OF.
n DEE ! pleasant eal1. He reports that
4 sumei iof ~ 1nrhersin = his section OF
tithe eoaSfs1L. ~ oGWsne for wheat,
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