The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-22

Mrs. Will Fritts and little son
William, came up from Rich Hill
"Wednesday noon. for a visit with
relatives and friends in this city.
Carl Neiman, one OF Hudson town
|ship's substantial citizens, and a good
friend Of The Times called and had
the dates set ahead on his paper one
day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Fortune, old
residents of Rich Hill, left Tuesday
morning for Kansas City, where they
will make their future home, says the
Rich Hill Review.
Our extra heavy purchases made
carly allow lis to make extremely low
prices on stoves and furniture. See
us before you buy, Murray's, South
Side furniture Store. 45-2t
According to letters received from
Harry Grow, who left Butler with the
last draft contingent, he has been sent
from Jefferson Barracks, to camp at
Waco, Texas.
Mrs. Ida Weaver and little daugh-
ter, Ruth. who were called here by
the death of Mrs. Viewers mother,
Mrs. d. Sherman, have returned to
their home at Ottawa. Kansas.
The two cottages on Maple street,
belonging to the Steele estate and
occupied by R. U. Lotspcich and w.
+. Welton, have been sold and the
boys are spending their extra time
these warm days house hunting.
Tuesday about noon as Claude Nc
Combs was doing some electric wir-
ing at the Norfleet & Ream garage,
on Ohio street, he fell from the lad
der on which he was standing. He
fell about ten feet and broke his right
arm at the elbow.
County Clerk Frank Holland spent
a few days the last of the week at the
Great Lakes, Illinois, naval training
school visiting his son, r. D. Holland,
who was deputy county clerk until he
enlisted in the navy some time ago
and is now undergoing training at
that place. "
Prof. red Patrick, the new superin-
his family, has arrived and is getting
thing, lined up for the opening OF the
schools, which will be Monday, Sep
TENDER = The Professor and family
are at home in the .Adair property on
High street.
Postmaster and Mrs. J. L. Williams
and SON, Walter, and daughter, Miss
Martha. and Recorder of Deeds Chas
Fortune and Mrs Fortune. LETT last
week for an overland trip to Noel
down in the Ozarks, where they spent
several days, just resting and having
a good time generally. u
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Deacon LETT
last wec: for l'onduLac, Wisconsin,
where Mrs. Deacon will spend the rv
mainhcr OF the heated term. Mr..
Deacon will return in about a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon are old resi-;
dents of l'ondul.ac, coming from
there To this city about 80 years ago.
W. @. Jackson went over to Scdalia
last week and took in the State fair
and attended meeting OF the county
cl1airme,l of the -Four Minute Men.
The next Liberty Loan and other
matters of interest pertaining to the
War Saving and Thrift Stamp drives
were discussed.
J. X. Hughes. of the Amsterdam
was caller at this Of
flee Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Hughes
has been resident of that neighbor-
hood for the last 40 years and says
that this is the dryest summer that he
during that time. Most of
the corn in that neighbori1ood will
hardly make fodder, let alone corn.
Mrs. a F. Wyard, of, St. Louis, ar
rived the first of the week and is 4
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Barkiey. Mrs. Wyard is one Of
Buffers old time residents. having re-
sided here from Immediately after the
:ivil war until a few years ago, when
she moved to St. Louis. Her husband |
vas one OF the pioneer harness max
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