The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-04

Cecil Durrill, who travels for a
wholesale hardware house, was in the
city one day last week. Cecil has
many friends in Butler, where he was
a blacksmith many years ago.
Wade Cochran, the Virginia mef7
chant, has concluded to leave Bates
county and go west and is advertis-
ing closing out sale OF his stock
Mr.. Cochran has only been in busi-
ness in Virginia few months, but. IN
that time he has made many friends
who will regret to see him leave the
community.
Wednesday of last week the city OF
Rich Hill sold to the Sullivan Supply
company, of Pittsburg, Kansas, the
old gas pipes under the streets OF
that city for $25.oo per ton loaded on
the cars. Rich Hill used to be very
proud of the gas but now the supply
is exhausted and they are compelled
to do without.
Mrs. Fannie Bledsoe, colored, aged
about 80 years, was found dead OIL
the floor at her home in the north
east part of the city Monday morn
ing, the indications being that she had
died early Sunday night. Coroner
Allen, of Rich Hill, was notified, and
after viewing the remains, decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
Gaylord Vantrees, of the Trimb.e
drug store, is back on the job after a
ItwG. weeks vacation. Early last
week he, returned from Deerfield,
where he and his mother and sister,
Miss Gladys, had spent week visit
| ing with relatives and friends. He,
then went to Kansas City and spent
| Old Glory week watching the so'-
diers parade and taking in the parks.
Bennett Wolfe, son of Rev. and
Mrs. E. X. Wolfe, left the last of the
week for Kansas City, where he en-
tered the Northeast high school. At
the meeting of the M. E. church,
South. conference held at Neosho,
Rev. Wolfe was transferred from But
ler to Montrose and as there was no
high school in Montrose, Bennet, who
was a senior in the Butler High
School, went to Kansas City to fin
ish his school work.
O. J. Scribner, the Indiana siio
man, returned the first of the week
from Sedalia, where he had charge
of an exhibit for his house. He says
that despite the rainy days that the
attendance was many thousands
more this year than any previous
year and the people all appeared to
be prosperous and happy. His firm
sold all of the harvesting machinery
they had on exhibition and could
have sold more If they had had it.
The musicale given for the benefit
Of the National Surgical Dressings
committee. which was held at the
Fisk Opera House Wednesday even
ing of last week was a decided sue
cess, and reflected great credit on
Miss Goldie Newsome, under whose |
supervision and management the en-
was given. There was
instrumental and vocal music, drills
by the Camp Fire Girls and Boy
Scouts and more than $50 was added
10 the fund of the committee. i
i Lloyd Brooks. who has charge OF
the Bureau of Animal Industry de-
partment Of the Texas Agricultural
College, spent Tuesday in this city
with his brother-in-law. ]. E. Har-
per. Mr.. Brooks says that the crops
In Texas are almost . complete fall
ufe this year on account Of the lack
Of rain, and while in the city he pur-
chased several car loads Of feed for
the cattle of the Agricultural College.
He left Wednesday fer Kansas City
where he win attend the Royal Stock
Show. -
Judges Campbell. Lowder and
Reeder. of the county courut and r.
o. Holland. deputy county clerk,
vent. 20 Rich Hill Tuesday morningI
toeix<stigate. the case Of IN aged cis-
~ of that city by the maine OF
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keelth Tor . .long time About
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