The Butler weekly times., 1917-10-25

Several OF Buffers music lovers at
tended the grand opera in Kansas
City
Born to Captain and Mrs. George
/ taruthcrs Thursday Of last week, a
line girl
Mrs. Frank Smith went down to
Rich Hill the last of the week, where
she was the guest OF Mrs. Harve Rob-
inson.
Mrs. w L.. Pierpont and daughter,
vi Omaha, Nebraska, arc visiting at
the rome OF her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. w. Silvers.
Mrs. Mabel Douglass and two chill
drcn, returned the last of the week to
her home in Manhattan, Kansas, after
a visit with old friends in this city.
elmer Gwinn. who belongs to the
National army and i, stationed 1t
Camp Gordon, Alabama, spent few
days last week visiting Old lrlenus
in the Lone Oak neighborhood.
Mrs. Enos Cannaday and two chill
crcn, Byron and Earl. Went up to
Kansas City one day the last of the
week and made Il short visit with MIR.
Cannuday. who is employed in that
city.
! Mrs. Ouin,us kaunc and children,
( :rlcn and Earl, who have been visit
ing at the home ui her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. B. Tyler, in the north
part OF the city. have returned to their
home at Everett, Washington.
! Cy Ward was going around last
! week with smile all over his face
and when asked the occasion for all
the JOY he said that he had just re-
ccived word that he was a grandtath-
cr, a fine big boy having been born
to Mr.. and Mrs. l.arernc Ward at
Caney, Kansas.
S. A. Ecklcs. "i Kansas City, has
been spending some time visiting at
the home OF his brother, L. +. Eek
les, and his sister, Mrs. Ed Hall,
southeast of town. MIR. Eckles sew
rral years ago was clerk with the
Sam Levy Mercantile company in this
city. but is now an inspector with the
kansas City watcrworks company.
The owners ui the Sruthwest Mail
and the Evening Post, Of Nevada,
have affected a consolidation and on
November Ist, the Mail will take
over the Post company's. plant and
business. The effect of this consoli-
dation will make the Mail one OF the
most widely circulated newspapers in
this part of the country. Messrs. }.
II. Bean and w. J.. carp. OF the Mail,
will be in charge.
\. l.. Fisher. former resident OF
thi, county, arrived from Cleveland,
Oklahoma, Saturday and is spending a
few days with friends i'll the Spruce
ncighborhood. Mr.. Fisher went to
Oklahoma about IS years ago. He
dropped into The Times office and
renewed his subscription and re-
marked that he could not get along
without the paper, as it was like a
whole lot OF letters" from home ev-
cry week.
q. II. Couchr,an, of Eureka
Springs. Kansas, was pleasant call
er at this office one day last week.
Mr.. Couchman was formerly resi-
dent of this county, but is now rural
mail carrier at Eureka and spent his
vacation visiting at the home of his
mother. Mrs. L. d. Recdy, and his
sister. Mrs. a. Il. Davis. Mr.. Couch
man says that millionaires are very
plentiful in his part OF the country as
almost any old farm has one or two
oil wells on it.
Sedrick White. the negro cook OF
he 1 almage Hotel, in Rich Hill. who |
.,as been in the county Jail under
harge of stealing silverware from the |
hostelry. was taken to Rich Hill Fri
day and his preliminary trial held be-
ore Justice OF the Peace Baker. Af-
cr hearing several witnesses the |
Rich Hill Review says that he was
bound over to the circuit court, and
as he was unable to give the required |
bond, $500. he was brought back to
Butler by Sheriff Baker and placed
in Jail. The state was represented by |
Prosecuting Attorney w. B. Dawson
and the defendant by Attorney J. R.
Hales.