The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-23

Mrs. Margaret Conger, 68 years of
age, and for many years a resident
of Rich Hill, died at her home in
that city at nine o'clock Thursday
evening, after long illness OF heart
trouble, says the Review.
R. w. Vail left Sunday for Kansas
City for visit with his sister, Miss
Julia Vail, and brother w. P. Vail,
before he reports for duty at rhe Of
ficers training camp at Ft. Sheridan,
Illinois, where he will try for COM
mission.
Misses Amner and Minnie Bullock,
who have been visiting relatives at
Oak Groye and Kansas City, re-
turned home Tueusday. Emmett
Bullock, who has been spending the
summer at Wellington, Kansas, is ex-
pected home next week.
Mrs. ]. E. Forbes and daughters,
Dorothy and Charlene, who have
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Forbes parents, Judge and Mrs. w.
+. Coke, have returned to their home
in Kansas City, where Mr.. Forbes is
connected with the Kansas City Post.
Mrs. Laverne Ward left Monday
for Scott City. Kansas, where she
will spend few days visiting rela-
tives and then proceed to Caney,
Kansas, and join her husband, who is
an employee Of the Wells Fargo ex-
press company at that place.
C. H. Clouse, OF the Foster neigh
borhood, was in the city the first OF
the week. Mr.. C1ouse was over i'll
his rar and intended to return home
Monday morning, but owing to the
muddy roads he did not leave But
Ter until in the evening.
Gardner Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. J. Smith. of this city, is sta.
tionea at the United States army
camp at San Antonio, Texas. where
he is secretary and instructor of the
army Y. M. c. A. He is getting
along nicely .nd likes army life i'm
n1eRsely.
TIE Times good friend, Roy Ash
bury, made tins office an appreciated
cali while in the city Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Ashbury recently moved
from southwest of town to farm
on route two and came to town after
lumber to bus.d hay sheds on his new
plzre.
The Hudson annual fall picnic and
fam will be held this year orn Thurs
dag, August 80, says the Appleton
City Journal. The Hudson people
are among he most progressive to
be found anywhere, and their annual
fairs and picn1cs are we'll worth going
a 1rng way to attend.
Captain George Caruthers, OF Com
paay B, was in Butler for a short
time Sunday. He came in on the II
O'Clock train from the south and left
On. the 1:1o in company with Mrs.
Caruthers and son, Marion, who will
remain in Nevada as long as the Cap
ram is statianed there.
Ivan Ray, member of the head
quarters company of the first Mis-
sour brigade, failed to pass his phys
cal examination at Nevada last week
and mas returned home. 1t sure is
aard luck when young man wants
70 serve his country and for some
minor physical disability is refused
he opportunity
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt c. Chastain
eft Saturday for Chicago, where Mr..
-hastain will enter the officers train
ng camp at Fl. Sheridan. Mrs. Chas-
ain confemplates entering a nurses
school or some other branch
Il the Red Cross work, so that she
nay be near her husband. They
made the trip in their motor car.
Lieutenant J. w. Wainwright. Of
he new national army is. in the city
,isiting his brother, Thomas VAIN
wright, and other relatives. Lieu-
enapt Wainwright left his post at
ionolulu some time ago and was or
Iered to Fl. Benjamin Harrison, In
lana, a. second lieutenant. Hardy
lad he arrived at his new post when
Ie was commissioned = first lieuten-
NJ M given . short leave Of ABB
enee at the end Of which be WI!
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