The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-09

Mrs. fsanry Reinheimer and chii-
drep left Wednesday on. . trip, for IN
outing In the osarks of South Mis.
souri,. -,
Earl burst. Of Rockville. passed
through Butler one day the first Of
the week en- route to Lawrence, Kan
sas. on visit to his mother.
Black & Sons Clothing Co. 43.tf
Mrs. Len Barber and daughter, Ada,
left Thursday morning for Mulberry,
Kansas. where they will spend week
with Mrs. Barber's sister, Mrs. Cleo
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wolfe came in
Wednesday from Anadarko, Okla
|homa, on a visit to Mrs. Wolfe's sis
ter, Mrs. ]. R. Douglass and Mr.
Douglass.
A High Art Suit will wear from,
three to five years. To be convinced
try one. Black & Soss. 43if
Mrs ]. E. Harper and son, Rich
ard, and daughter, Frances, left the
last of the week for Glasgow, where
they will visit Mrs. Harper's sister,
Mrs. Harry Hughes. Miss Sallie Joe
Harper, who has been spending about
month with her aunt, will return
home with them.
A Douglass Shoe is yours for 81;
$3.50, 81, $3.50. The best values any
where. Black & Sons. 43-tf
Wendell Atkeson, who has been
acting as stenographer for the dean
of arts and science at the State Uni
versity, returned home the last of the
week and after few days visit to
his father, w. O. Atkeson, will leave
with Co. B for Nevada, where he will
be attached to the brigade staff as
clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Hardin mo-
tored up to Kansas City Sunday to
spend the day with relatives. They
started home in the evening and
when about five miles the other side
of Harrisonville the rain storm hit
them and they were forced to Leave
their car there and come home on
the train.
| RI. B. Robinson, of Kansas City,
and his sister, Mrs. Nels Maddox, ar
rived in the city Monday and spent
few days visiting friends. From
here they go to Joplin, where they
will visit their brother, c. B. Robin
son. Mr.. Robinson was for many
years resident OF this city being en-.
gagged in the plumbing business until
he removed to Kansas City several
years ago
Lafe Cassity was i'll town the frs
of the week and said that the farm
ers: in his neighborhood were wear
: ing a smile that would not come off
The rain of Sunday night came jus
in stime to insure a pretty good corr
J crop. Mr.. Cassity and Milo Stoffel
} brought in two loads of wheat fo1
which they received about. $eoo, ane
they said they were not very big
loads at that.
l.. B. Starke, a we'll known forme1
bates county citizen, now prom
inent attorney of St. Louis, was
Butler visitor the first of the week
Many years ago Mr.. Starke was dep
uty circuit clerk under the late Johl
C. Hayes and later private secretar,
to Congressman DeArmond. While
in Washington with Congressman
DeArmond he studied law and wa!
admitted to the bar and took up tht
practice of his profession in St
Louis, where he later became clerl
of the probate court.
Mrs. A. L. Alexander and two sons
of Columbia, arrived in the city Sat
urday on a motor trip to visit rela
tives in South Missouri, Oklahoma
and Texas. Mrs. Alexander's aunt
Mrs. Marie Lindsay, made the tril
from Butler with them. AS the,
were all ready to leave town, Mrs
Lindsay went to the home Of neigh.
Dor to leave the key to her house
and as she was going up the back
steps at the neighbor's house she in
some way fell and badly sprained her
ankle. A physician was summoned
and dressed the hurt and Mrs. Lind
say was helped to the car and made
the trip despite very painful in
jury.
Judges Campbell, Lowder and
Reeder, of the county court and
Frank Holland. county clerk and Joe
Baker, sheriff, were called to Rich
Hill Thursday evening to investigate
the mental condition of Mrs. Smith
Potter. The Review says that the
unfortunate woman had barricaded
herself in her home in the south