The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Miss Doris Wyatt. who has been
spending her vacation with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs G. p. Wyatt, in
this city, left last week for Godfrey,
illinois. where she is attending this
Monticello Seminary.
Charles Flannery, of the west part
of the county. who was one of the
young men comprising the first quota
OF Bates county men for the draft
army, returned from Fl. Sill last
week. He failed to pass the physical
examination and was discharged.
The army authorities are enlisting
regiments of colored men for steve
dore work. The pay is good and any
colored man who wishes to see the
country, without too much fighting,
should apply to the nearest recruits
ing office. Married men will be az
cepted.
George Ashley, of Rich Hill, was
on> of the boys who Friday night
NepdTttu lOI H. DiISS " Joii '"N
National army. On Wednesday OF
las, week he and Miss Mona Fuqua
stole a march on their friends by
going to Nevada and getting married,
says the Rich Hill Review.
s. F. Warnock returned the last Oh
the week from Roscoe, Texas, where
he had been visiting his sister, MRS.
lib Williams. He reports a part ct
Texas suffering from severe drouth
which cut the crops down great
deal and also made stock water very
scarce, making it necessary to ship
the cattle long distances to get them
where they can get water.
Rev. +. K. Wolfe, who for the past
three years has been pastor of the
NJ. +. church. South, of this city, has
been busy the first of this week
packing his household effects for re-
moval to Montrose where he was
assigned at the last conference. Dur
ing his service in this city Rev
! Wolfe and his family have made
many warm friends who regret to
see them go.
MIR. and Mrs. S. w. Davis spent
the latter part of last week in y.
Louis attending a meeting of the
Missouri Press Association. The pro-
pram included an auto ride over the
boulevards of the city, steamboat
trip to Jefferson Barracks, a trip to
Jefferson City. where the new capitol
was inspected. From that point
some of the editors took in the State
Fair at Sedalia.
E. p. Foster, of Adrian route five,
was in the city Monday. Mr.. Foster
thinks that this is the year when the
farmer is lucky and he has very lit
tie patience with the calamity bowler
who thinks the farmer is not getting
all that he has coming to him this
year. He is of the opinion that it
wheat and farm products get ny
higher it would work hardship on
the consumer that has to pay the
high prices for it.
About I2 members of the Appleton
City lodge of Knights of .Pythias
motored over Monday night and Wis.,
tied the local lodge. They brought
candidate for a degree with them
and the work was exemplified by the
members of the Butler lodge. At the
conclusion of the work the visitors
were taken to the Alsbach restaurant
where they enjoyed a lunch before
they started on the home trip. The
Butler lodge is enjoying a steady in
crease of membership at this time
and is in better condition than for
many years.
Sunday was the big day at Camp
Clark. 1t was generally understood
that before another Sunday the boys
would all be moved to Fl. Sill, and
their friends and relatives took ad-
vantage of the fine weather and went
to Nevada and babe them goodbye.
In the forenoon the troops were re-
viewed by Governor Gardner and
there was something going on all
day. The northbound train that
night was composed of If coaches
and they were all packed full of
those who had spent the day with
the soldiers. The order breaking MP
the Second regiment and making the
companies into machine gun COM
pan;es which will be attached to oth-
er regiments came in for a great