The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-08
On the Wing.

er and TWO brothers at Amsterdam
and sister, Mrs. J. r. Hughes, thre'
miles northeast OF Virginia Jas
Porter trttd wife were both raise1
near Virginia from the cradle UP t.
the time of their marriage, and afte
being married they lived here for |.
years before they moved to Kansas
Geo. Maloney has bought "a car t.
ride in and says that as soon as HI
learns to drive one good and gets
good wife he is going to buy O.
passenger auto. George is one OF thu
best up-to-date carpenters and his
horse and buggy steals hours of his
time, which means SIS day.
Henry Oldham, of near Passaic
visited his father and brothers, north
OF Virginia the first OF the week and
bought two fine sheep from his broth
ers. Frank and Grant Oldham.
Bill Mcclure has just got back
from Cass county, where he has been
tending the separator for q. l.. Por-
ter, near Garden City.
Grant Oldham marketed his lambs
in Butler Monday Also Frank Old
ham and J. X. Hughes.
NJ. T.. Boiling moves the date OF his
Times ahead year
Cyrus Nestlerode, of near Passaic.
visited his mother and his uncle, Jno.
Hedgcr. one day last week on his
way home from Amsterdam.
All public schools begin in three
weeks, SO prepare for winters job.
Geo. L. Porter went to Joplin and
married Il nice looking woman and
has moved to CasS county on the
Geo. APP ranch on Grand River and
has bought a half interest in threSh-
er. There's no better thresherman
than Lew. He was raised at the
throttle and was born I IL miles
east Of Virginia.
Miss Ruth Orcar will teach the
Crooks school this winter.
Free Stanfil is inqurng about a
good pasture
Dawson's 5. Gratis and McG,lires
melons are ripe. Good sakes alive,
the nights are too dark, you might
run against snag. Charley Hecka
don says he has trained his dog to
take them by the bosom OF the trous
ers and lead them out OF the patch.
q led t1,c dog out)
The primary is over and | am sorry
Tor the cigars the candidates were
handing out were made out OF the
best tobacco and If they had all been
as good as their cigars, they would
have all been elected
Tom Smails has built Il big four
square house and is now ready for the
paint, plasterer and lightning rod
men.
AT a 1freshing crew one day last
week pitchforks came very near lily
ing. They were going some.
Mrs. Grant Oldham was very sick
Monday afternoon There was no
one with her except Helen, 10 years
old, and Nadine, 4 years old Her
mother was sent for.
Coal on Bones Fork at I5c per
bushel Scales to weigh on.
Mrs VIM. Hughes and children of
Kansas, daughter of Aunt Francis
Porter, of Amsterdam, arrived here
Sunday for visit with her folks and
her husbands relatives.
Ike Lockeridge and wife spent Sun
day with Judge llcdgcr.
L. &. Rubiada has sold his Sculley
least, :, miles northwest of Virginia,
on conditions.
Geo. Crooks spen, Monday in But
Ter on business.
Jas. Porter came through from
Kansas III his car.
We hear Amos I.loyd's wife, OF
Foster. is very sick They are old
settlers and well known around Vir-
yina
Farmers are hauling water from the
NJ iam at the Jackson lord.
Bud Jones has built $225 granary
ON his Sculley lease. mile north OF
Virginia for his 600 bushels OF wheat
and 1900 bushels Of oats.
You can get the Butler Weekly
Times this month for. $loo year in
advance
The social at Harry Henderson Sd
one night last weel, was success.
Plenty Of rcfrcshmcnts were served
and royal time was had
Another Letter From France.
July L.. 1918.
Dear Mother
will write you "A few lines to let
you know that | am all O. n. and
hope you are the same. am III my
little bedroom in barn but at that
it is cosy and nice place to stay.
have no kick on my quarters, and
am getting plenty to eat and expect
to- as long as | am in the army.
wrote to you few days ago. Well,
mother, | am glad to think | am IN
the great struggle to set the world
free and am going to stand game.
have been through with more t han
one could imagine, but am still going,
so you need not worry about me.
often wonder if any OF the boys have
had to part yet for service. | am
thankful for one thing and that is that
l am not drafted man. ] came OF
my own free will SO it is no one
fault but my own, if ! lose. but l
don't think | will for | did not come
over here with any intention of los
ing, but if do just say l lost game.
But don't think the Sammies over
here will weaken for that isn't their
motto.
From your loving son. hoping to
hear from you soon,
Roy l.. Dawson,
Coot Co e J62 Inftv |