The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-12-20

Squire Darby made business tr;l
to Foster Monday
Thos. Strobe, of north of Spruce
4 made this office an appreciated cal
Wednesday,
We want you to know that we Ger,
tainly do appreciate the Christmas
trade you are giving us, Black &
Sons.
Mrs. William Groutsch returned tc
her home in Nevada Monday after g
visit in this city with her son, w. A
Groutsch.
L. w. Lotspeich, of Hannibal, ar
rived in the city Tuesday and spenS
a few days visiting at the home OF
his brother, r. U. Lotspeich.
! You do not have to climb the Alps
to get a Swiss watch We have ev.
erything inside but the yodel We'll
ton Jewelry Co.
Men! Mcn!! We have just re-
ceived by express some more OF those
sheep lined leather mitts, Black &
Sons.
| O. G. Boisseau, OF Holden, was in
the city Monday attending the funer
al OF his aunt, Mrs Nancy Johnson.
Mr.. Bosscau is chairman of the re-
publican congressional committee of
the Sixth district
The Johnson tabernacle meeting
which had been in session at Clinton
for seven weeks has closed. During
the meeting there were $50 trail hit
ters," and the closing day collection
amounted to $4,000 which was gwen
to Rev. Johnson and party. Rev.
Johnson turned back to the commit
tee ST 900 to make up the shortage in
the expenses OF the meeting.
Harry Garard returned Friday from
Kansas City, where he had been to
take the examination for admission
to the aviation corps of the army.
Owing to disabled ankle he failed
to pass the physical examination.
DR.. c. J. Allen, OF Rich Hill, de
parted Friday night for Camp Fnns-
ton, where he is now a member of the
Medical Officers Training school.
DR.. Allen volunteered some time ago
and was commissioned a first lieu
tenant and placed on waiting orders.
His brother, DR.. w. II. Allen, jr., is
a first lieutenant in the medical de-
partmcnt at Fl. Ogelthorpe, Georgia.
Just received shipment OF overalls
and Jackets, cotton and khaki pants
which was due us in july SO we are
going to sell for a short time at the
old price $l.25 and $3.50, Black &
Sons
Alex Snider, who for some time has
been assistant editor of tnc boonvlltc
Republican, of Boonville, spent a few
days in this city last week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ,nidcr. He
has resigned his newspaper position
and has made application for adlnls-
sion to the aviation service Of the
army. lie left the first OF the week
for Kansas City to take his eNalnina-
ton. The owner Of the Republican
had leased the paper and was in the
Officers Training camp at Camp
Pike, Arkansas.
+. D. Frazier, the we'll known
Poland China hog breeder last week
shipped fine herd boar, for which
he received $500, to parties i'll Cali
fornia. Week before last he shipped
80 to Tennessee. AS all OF these
hogs were shipped to old customers
it speaks we'll for Mr.. Frazier $ stock
and for his standing as breeder OF
fine hogs. He has recently pur-
chased the kohlesberg fern, adjoin-
ing Drexcl on the north, and will
soon take possession and lit it up
as a model breeding farm.
The Times good friend, Joseph
! .ewcllcn, who formerly lived in the
west part OF this county, near Ans
terdam. but who moved to Marion.
Kansas, about year ago. was cal
Ter at this office Wedncsday and had
the dates set ahead on his paper. MIR.
Lewellcn says that he subscribes for
several papers but that The Times,
The old home paper" is always the
first one read He informs us that
his son. Frank. who lives in the
Amsterdam neishborhood, has, about
recovered from severe attack of
pneumonia.
Attorney J. r. llales. Of Rich Hill,
was in the city Monday consultins
with the other attorneys appointed by
he adjutant general to assist and adj
wise the Bates county re,gistrants III
preparing their Questionaires, When
t was determined by the provost
marshal general to rcarrangc The
names of the men that had registered