The Butler weekly times., 1917-11-29
Trunks, Black & Sons.

Trunks, Black & Sons.
Mrs. J. T. Smith was over from
Foster Saturday shopping and visit
ing old friends
George Fulkerson left the last o
the week for Garden City, where ht
is spending few days with his broth
er, VIM. ]. Fulkerson.
Fclts at Black & Sons.
+. p. Bailey, who for many year:
lived on farm south of Rich Hill
died at the Ohio State Odd Fellows
home November IS, says the Rich
Hill Review.
The condition OF {. c. Wood, who
has been very sick for the last few
weeks, is very much improved and
hopes are now entertained for his
earl " recovery.
Our shoe trade is still keeping
up" Black & Sons.
County Highway Engineer Joe
Flammang went down to Rich Hill
one afternoon the last Of the week ON
a visit to his father, Nick Flammang
who is in very poor health.
c. @. Blake will hold sale at his
farm few miles northwest Of town
December 6, at which time some
good live stock will be sold. Owing
to ill health Mr.. Blake will retire
from the farnr and move to Butler.
Col. ]. II. Porter and DR.. Sageser,
of the west part of the county, passed
through town Wednesday afternoon
EN- route home from Appleton City,
where they had purchased nine
Spotted Poland China gifts from the
O. +. Piepmicr herd.
The Times is in receipt ot letter
from DR.. ]. X. Martin. formerly of
Merwin. and now lieutenant i'll the
United States Medical reserve corps,
in which he directs that the address
of his paper be changed from Ft.
Riley to Fl. Logan. Texas. where he
is now on duty as surgeon in the
base hospital.
T. ]. Smith is in receipt of letter
from his son, Gardner. who is with
the Army Y. NJ. {. A. at Camp
Travis, Texas, in which he says that
he is improving rapidly from a Sc
we're attack of rheumatism and is able
to be up and walk around some,
which will be good news to his many
Butler friends.
Chas. Mcfarland arrived Tuesday
from the Mcfarland ranch near
Kress, Texas. He brought with him
three car loads of cattle which will
be put on the Mcfarland farm near
Butler. Mr.. Mcfarland says that the
southern part of Texas is suffering
very badly for the lack of water, but
that in the part of the state in which
he is located they have plenty OF
moisture.
The condition of the two Dudncy
boys. who have been seriously sick
ior some time is reported as much
better this week Arl. who was at
.acked by pneumonia while spending
. furlough from the United States
Navy with his parents in this city. is
80 far recovered that he has dis
charged his doctor and is now able to
,e up. Carl is still in a serious condi-
ion, but somewhat improved.
Among the Bates county men who
attended the Officers Training Camp
It Fl. Sheridan. which ended Tues
lay, d. c. Chastain. of this city. and
4. H. Heck, of Rich Hill, were conf
nissioned lieutenants. Mr.. Chastain
n the artillery and Mr.. Heck in the
infantry branch of the service. Lieu
enant Chastain is expected home the
after part of the week to spend 4
hort leave of absence with home
olks.
When the call for volunteers was
made at the commencement of the
;panish-American war. in 1893. one
f the first to respond from Butler
vas Chas. Fisk, now owner and
manager of the Fisk ODera House
Ar. Fisk is not able to take part in
he present war but is doing his
bit" by admitting anyone who is .
ependant OF . soldier. now in the
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