The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-21

years has lived few miles southwest
OF this city, has sold his farm and
left with his family for Fayette,
Arkansas, where they expect to make
their future home.
Mrs. Harvey Copeland came up
from Rich Hill "Wednesday and IS
staying with her aunt. Mrs. Cyrus
Ward. Mrs. Ward has been suffering
for the last three years with cancer
and at present she is very low
Butler relatives and friends have re-
ceivcd the announcement OF the birth
of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Noel
Mills, of Kansas City, on Sunday,
March 10th. Mrs. Mills is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Arnold,
formerly of this city,
Mrs. Lou Emma Weeks, widow OF
the late VIM. Weeks. was married in
Kansas City Friday afternoon, March
I5, to Mr.. A. S. lIunsker, of Miami,
Oklahmoa They will make their
home in Miami, where Mr.. Hunsicker
is interested in mines.
Our good friend W. J. Parleir, Of
| Foster, was a pleasant visitor to this
office Monday morning. He reports
everything as moving in good shape
in the Foster neighborhood, with the
farmers all busy with their spring
work.
Among the new subscribers to The
Times this week is G.. c. Seymour, on
route six MIR. Seymour and family
recently moved to Bates county from
Medford, Idaho. and wanting to keep
posted on county news naturally sub
scrbcd for The Times.
County Court held an extra session
Friday to make annual settlement
with County Treasurer !. H. Stone.
1t was not a very difficult matter to
make a settlement with an official
who keeps the books and accounts in
sucl, good shape as Mr.. Stone.
<. {. CObcr1y, local manager OF the
Logan-M NJ Moore lumber yard, returned
Saturday from Kansas City, where he
went three weeks ago and underwent
d severe surgical operation. Mr..
Cobcrly stood the operation well and
expects that in a short time he will
be restored to complete health.
The city council OF Adrian has
passed an ordinance requiring auto
mobiles to be parked in the middle
ui the street and iorbiddng car be-
ing lett in front OF a business house
for more than ten minutes. Butler
will get out of the jay class one OF
these days and pass an ordinance OF
that kind.
The case of Seese KS. Harp, tried
before Justice \ew>omc Tuesday was !
decided in favor oi Harp. The case !
grew out OF the sale OF blacksmith |
shop by Harp to Sees. In the shop |
at the time of the sale was about $50 .
took claiming that he had not sold it
with the shop. Scesc sued for the
value of the medicine, claiming that
he purchased it with the shop.
Owing to the shortage of help we
have been unable to give service to
many of our customers. We put this
sale on in good faith and to prove it,
we are extending the time limit for I
week or till March 27th, to give those
we couldn't wait on chance to buy
at 20 per cent off on wall paper and
sundrics as advertised in last week S
ssue of The Times.
Travis Drug & Mere. Co.
Former Sheriff Joe T. Smith, who
ior the last few years has been living
near Foster. will move back to Butt
er in the near future. He sold his
arm that lies just west OF Foster and
purchased the Gish farm. on this side
If Foster, which he kept one day and
hen sold it. Uncle Joe has many
riends in Butler who extend him n
ordial welcome to again make his
lome among them.
A. w. WeMott. who was nominal
d for alderman for the fourth ward
It the Democratic convention, de-
lines the nomination because he
loes not want to take time from his
BUSINESS to properly discharge the
uties of alderman. Besides Mr.. We
Mott was member of the city coun-
il for several years not long ago and
e is perfectly willing that the honor
hould be<passed around. The Dem
cratic City committee has SO far not
amed any one to fill the vacancy. II
Alfred Newton, son of Mrs. S.
Iewlon, of Summit, left the last of
he week for Kansas City, where he
ad been ordered to report for trans
to Charleston. South Caro-
ma, where he will go into training