The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27


ney of Kansas City, was in Foster tn
~latter part of last week looking owe
some oil leases that.a company tina
he is interested in has over there. !
Mrs. George Caruthers and tM.
children, George, jr., and Heller
Elizabeth, accompanied by Miss Hell
en- Braden, left Friday afternoon TO
Camp Doniphan, where they will
spend Christmas with Captain Georg.
Caruthers, who is stationed ther,
with the goth Machine Gun battalion
OF the ssth army division.
The Christmas rush of work at the
Butler postoffice this year was a rec.
ord breaker. During the last few
days of last week and the first of this
they sent out an average of 50 sacks
of Christmas packages daily. In or
der to accommodate those who
wished to mail packages the office
was kept open few hours Sunday.
4 marriage license was issued in
Kansas City Wednesday of last week
to Chas. Douglass and Mrs. Margaret
S. Elgin. we'll known citizens of But
Ter. The friends of this worthy
couple had been expecting something
of the kind for some time. They have
returned to Butler and are at home
on the farm of the groom just east
of the city.
f. l.. Thomas was over from Eos
ter Thursday doing Christmas shop
ping and shaking hands with his
many friends. Like the majority
from that part of the county Mr..
Thomas is convinced that in short
time there will be severa! John D.
Rockeiellers over there as the drilling
for oil is going on right along.
Here's hoping.
Leslie Harper. who is attending the
Western Dental College - Kansas
City. spent the week in this city with
his mother, Mrs. 7. l.. Harper. Mr.
Harper has joined the dental reserve
OF the United States army. but will
not be called for service until he has
completed his studies, which will take
one more year. He will then be COM
missioned lieutenant.
Several from this county spent
Christmas with soldier relatives at
Camp Doniphan. 1t was thought for
Il time that a considerable number of
the boys would be allowed furloughs
to come home and spend Christmas,
but the authorities concluded that it
would take too much time going and
coming and as the boys needed tine
time for training, no furlSughs were
issued.
Alter starting to Fl. Leavenworth,
Marshal Bankson, taking Harvey
Cone. deserving IRON Camp Doni-
phan and later captured here, was in
tercepted at Pleasanton, kas, by a
telegram from Gen. Wright instruct
ing him to take Cone to Nevada,
Mo-, and turn him over to Captain
Bridges. quartermaster at Camp Clarl;
which was carried out Thurs sday, last.
Rich Hill Review.
1t was asked some time ago that a
Red Cross service flag be placed in
he window of every home, where
here were Red Cross members, on
christmas Eve, and that a lighted
andlc be placed before it. The Ma
ional Board OF Underwriters called
attention to the fact that in all prob
bility there would be many fires
aused by the lighted candles and
sked that the candles be dispensed
With and only ordinary lighting OF
he room be used.
Thursday afternoon the three upper
lasses of the Butler High school i
we're dismissed and the members put
n the afternoon .hustling for men,
,ers for the Red Cross. \ house to ,
louse canvass was made and the CAM
,aisn resulted i'll the addition of more ,
han $50 new names to the Butler .
Red Cross chapter. If they missed
on don't feel sighted, but call up H.
}. NldNeS dltu IC Will SSuN SoliS ohS |
fter your dollar, or better yet take
to him yourself.
Zeph Smith, an old resident Of this {
ounty, died at his home in Deep !
ratcr township, Frilay morning, De- !
ember II. of complication of dis |
asses incident to old age. Mr.. Smith {
vas born in Illinois in 1896, and came {
D this county when young man, /
lie is survived by two sons. Edward a
nd James Smith, and one daughter, t
!iss Angie Smith, all OF this county. a
'unera! services were held at the +
ONE Saturday afternoon and inter t
lent made in the Smith cemetery.
Tie Butler and Rich Hill basket t
all teams divided double header on Il
,e courts OF the Rich Hill team Fri y
ay night. The Butler girls found p
lie Rich Hill girls just trifle too ii
St and lost their game after = hard q