The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-08-30

w. O. Atkeson, editor of the Rec
ord, spent Friday afternoon in Rich
Hill,
Gus Bennert, OF Springfield, was in
the city the first of the week on a
business mission.
NJ. Jay Gordinier and Orville Ray
made business trip to St. Louis the
latter part of the week.
Charley and ]. v. Thomas LETT
Tuesday for Sedalia, where they will
remain until after the State Fair.
Mrs. Maria Lindsay, who has been
visiting relatives at Liberal for the
last two weeks, returned home Mon
day.
Mrs. A. +. Hickman and daughter,
Miss Mamie, who have been spend
| ing the last three months visiting
Butler relatives, returned to their
home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
Wednesday.
D. K. Walker, of the Walker Nc
Kibben Mercantile Company, re-
turned the first of the week from St.
Louis, where he had been looking
over the winter styles and buying
new goods for his store.
Mrs. w. L. hampton left the first
of the week for Oklahoma City, Ok
lahoma, where she will spend few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Sam
Armstrong. Dr. hampton accom-
panied her as far as KANSAS City.
|. Mrs. Frank Wells and Lieutenant
| Leo J. Mccarthy, who have been Wis
iting at the home of their parents,
MIR. and Mrs. D. Mccarthy, left Fri
day, Mrs Wells for her home in KAN
sas City and Lieutenant Mccarthy to
Join his regiment, the goth United
States infantry, at Fl. Smelling, Min
nesota.~
Rev. Claude S. Handy, former pas
tor of the Ohio Street NJ. +. church
spent from Saturday until Tuesday in
this city as a guest at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Sleeth. Rev.
Handy is now stationed at Rolla, but
is spending the month of August on
lecture tour. He iectured at Drexel
Tuesday night.
Large numbers OF Butler and Bates
county folks went down to Nevada
Sunday and saw the soldiers at Camp
Clark. There are about ten thousand
in the camp now and it is we'll worth
the trip to see just how soldiers are
being made from the raw material,
and how the government cares tor
its soldiers. The camp is open to the
public every day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Warnock and
daughter, Marion, and Mrs. w. F.
Keasling and daughter, Avis, re-
turned Saturday from a months au-
tomobile trip through Colorado. Mr..
Keasling, who started with them was
called to St. Louis on business and
did not return. They spent most OF
the time touring Colorado and not
withstanding lots of rain had very
enjoyable trip.
Deputy United States Marshal
| Thomas Mitchum Tuesday brought
to Butler Fred Watson and Hina
Kunzwiler, two young men
charged with robbing the Little Blue
postoffice, and placed them in the
Bates county jail as Federal prison.
ers. Young Watson. who is about Io
years cid, was born in Butler and left
here with his parents when about SIX
Years old. They will remain in jail
funtil next November unless they give
bail for their appearance at he next
term of the United States Court at
Kansas City.
The Nevada folks are throwing fits
because the Missouri Pacific will not
put on a shuttle train between Camp
Clark and town so that the soldiers
can come in and see the town.. and, OF
course, spend their money. The Ne
Ivada city council has pushed the ji..
uey tax up to $2s, so that the jitneya
haxe to charge so cents for the round
tsip to town and the, result is that
most Of the boys stay in camp. Pres
lidsas 3ush in turning down their pc
t1tjoa foe the shuttle tssin- said that
In rolling stock was needed TO trans
f515js 6o31iefs and their supplies %
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