The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-04

4 Wanted to Buy-Good second hand
hay baler. J. w. Pritchard, R. R. 6
phone 9 on 81. 37-2t
4 MIR. and Mrs. J. NJ. Chambers, OF
Miami, Arizona. arrived the last OF
the week to visit Mr.. Chambers sis
ter, Mrs. Roy Wilcox and Mr.. Viii
cox.
Thomas Rhodes, aged IS years, a
pioneer citizen fthe county, died
at his home in Rich Hill, Thursday
morning. June 27, of paralysis, says
the Review.
Mrs. l.. Clinkenbeard spent Sunday
at Horton with her husband, who is
station agent at that place. He ex-
poets to be transferred to another Of
flee in the near future.
| Mrs. Ivan Reeder left the last of
the week for her home in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, after visit in this
city at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Green Walton.
Mrs. Claude Cosgrove and son,
| Master Lee Davis, who have been
visiting at the home OF her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam w. Davis, have re-
turned to their home in Wichita,
Kansas
A. c. Coberly, of the Logan Moore
Lumber Company, left Thursday for
the northern part of the state, where
he will visit the yards OF the COM
pany at Salisbury, Forest Green,
Bosworth and Hale.
Mrs. L. G. ley and sons, Gordon
and Edward, left the last of the week
for Waunita Hot Springs, Colorado.
where they will spend Jew weeks.
They were taken as far as Kansas
City by Dr. ley in his car
Deputy County Clerk Dode Hol
land. who several days ago enlisted
in the navy, has received notice that
he has been accepted and to hold
himself in readiness for orders to re-
port at some training station for duty.
The telephone service OF Butler has
been much improved since the COM
pany and the striking operators
reached all agreement last week and
the strikers returned to work. While
The Times knows nothing OF the
merits OF the controversy, it certain
ly hopes that there will be no more
strikes, whoever may be at fault.
Several times lately Butler has
been up against all ice shortage. The
excessive hot weather OF the past
weeks have caused an unusual de-
mand for ice and the plant could not
make enough to supply the demand.
The condition does not seem to have
been local. but towns all over the
country hare been in the same fix.
Relatives in this city have received
letters from w. Z. Black and w. Il.
who for some time have /
been stationed at Camp Hancock,
Georgia, saying that they have been
transferred to the headquarters Of
ice at Camp Raritan, New Jersey. IT
S probable that in short time the
,oys will be on their way lover
here"
Prof. A. Gorrell, who was until the
lose OF the last school term princi-
,al OF the Butler High School, has
olunteered for army service and has
,een given a place in the educational
department. OF the army His duties
will have to do with the training o!
disabled soldiers SO that they may be
,etter able to make a living after the
var. His first station will be at San
francisco, California.
Mrs. Lloyd Burk, and two children,
'hila and. Lloyd. who have been Wis
ting relatives and old friends in and
ear Butler left Tuesday for FL Dor
do Springs, where they will stay a
cw days and then go to Ash Grove
o visit Mrs. Burk's brother, J. B.
tarper and family. They expect to
- iIoill tACIC ~ w dSuiAStOh, ~ ~
here Mr.. Burk is connected with the ,
ureau of markets in the agricultural
apartment.
Rev. J. A. Cutrell, OF the Ohio t
treet NJ. E. church, is certainly /
,orking preacher. He spent last &
eek in the harvest field working =
ard. Came in Saturday night and
unday conducted the usual services
/ his church and in addition united a +
,uple in marriage. Monday morn t
e he was in the country again ready G
} help whip the Hun by helping the t
lrmer save the big crops that he is t
Using this year.
Earl Crouch, son of D. J. Crouch, c
no left Butler some time ago with Il
e colored contingent for the Ma ii
onal army at Camp Funston, writes a
at he likes army life fine and that L
{ boys are well treated and fed. b
arl has been promoted since his ar ii
ral at Camp Funston. He is quiet, c.