The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-12-06

T. KANSAS City Sunday and spen,
days in this city with old
friends.
A force of So persons has been sent
% France by the Treasury Depart
-. o audit the accounts of the
~ there.
. -rr,ll Campbell, who is a student
the Baker University, at Baldwin,
mas, Spent Thanksgiving in this
J at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. NJ. Campbell.
VI D1dney, who for the last two
c'.s has been in a very serious con-
= on with pneumonia, has SO far re-
c"ered that he is able to be on the
s-'etts, and will in a few days leave
for New York, where he will join his
hip in the United States navy. His
brother, Carl. who has been suffering
with severe attack of asthma, is
also reported much better.
Between August 1 and December
the railroads transported 100000
men to training camps and embarka-
ton points. To insure the safety of
the men i'll transit the railroads have
adopted an average speed OF IS miles
an hour except when freight cars
needed for the transportation of
equipment are included in the trains
The speed is then reduced to 80 miles
The Times good friend l.. L. Dea-
ton. of Foster, was Butler visitor
Monday. Mr.. Deaton is foreman Of
the Missouri Pacific section gang a,
Foster and says that it is mighty hard
to keep force OF men at work now
adays, as they can get better wa les
in the corn fields or coal fields. He
says that the farmers in that section
of the country raised big crops of
corn this year, but are having some
difficulty in procuring hands to har-
vest the crops
The fuel administration is authority
for the statement that, while the an
nual output Of coal has been in
creased approximately 10000. 900 tons,
by the war is 100, 100000 tons. An in
stance cited is that of the bethlehem
Steel Company, which dcmTn,ts all
increased coal supply of approximate
" .'o0o,Ooo tons a year. | he coal de
nands of publicutiity plants, par
ticularly in the industrial sections.
have increased a third
The drill team of the Butler Camp
OF the NJ. w. 4. went over to Anoret
"Wednesday night Of last week and
conferred the degrees nj the order on
six candidates. After the lodge work
was finished the visitors were treated
to a banquet alter which they depart
ed for home every man declaring
that the Nmorrt camp was made up
OF good fellows. The Butler camp
will entertain the Amorct neighbors
At their next meeting. Thursday
evening, December 9th.
]. VI. Spurlock, ol near amsterdam.
one OF Bates countys most cntcrpris-
ing and successful Young farmers. was
a county seat visitor Tuesday. Mr..
Spurlock informed :; Times reporter
that water is gettingg>cr! scarce III
his part OF the country and that he
will be compelled To haul stock water
in Il short time should il not rain.
| However he is very philosophical
abou, the matter and says that it has
been his experience in this county
tha, Il dry winter always made Il good
wheat crop the following year.
Captain J. f. Thompson, OF the
u. S. A.. at Camp Doniphan,
Oklahoma, returned to his station
Friday, after spending 4 short leave
ii absence with home folks near But
cr. Captain Thompson is expecting
IN assignment to foreign service
some lime in the future. hut of course
,c has no idea how soon He says
hat the Bates county boys at Camp
)oniphan are all getting along first
lass and all are anxious Tor service.
Lieutenant and Mrs Gaylord Han
'ock and Mr.. and Mrs. John Han
'ock. of Westphalia. Kansas. spent
in this city as the guests
# Judge and Mrs \. L, Owen.
lieutenant Hancock attended the Of
iccrs training school AT TT. Dodge,
owa, and was commissioned first
lieutenant in the regular army, and
5 enjoying leave OF absence on
motor trip with Iii, brother and their
wives. John Hancock WAS one of the
irst letter carries ont ri the Butler
Deputy Sheriff Otis Baker went out
- Charlotte township Saturday and
rrested an Austrian. who gave his
anne as Wedonitz. who had been
the ladies OF that section
t the country. He WAS 4 rough un-
outh looking customer and would