The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-12
SHORT STORIES
OF Local Interest-CipEed Prom
Our Exchanges.

II Our Exchanges.
II Prof L. S. Wright moved las
Thursday to Bolton. Mo-, where he &C
cepted position rs Superintendent
of the Public schools OF that place
Amoret Leader.
Railroad men are getting so scarce
the section foremen OF the Frisco have
been instructed to recommend all
capable men under them for promo
ton to locomotive firemen, says the
Hume Border Telephone.
Robt. +. Barton. who has lived in
eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
died at his home near Amoret Aug. 81,
says the Leader Uncle Bob Barton
was one OF the best known men OF
" estcril Bates
Mrs. Linn received word last week
from the Great Lakes Training Camp
that her son. TroaS. had been quite
seriously injured ANA was in the hos
pital \ heavy timber tell on his left
loot and it was badly manglcd.-
Adrian Journal
The Appleton City Journal has dis
covered that when :. town gets Tree
mail delivery tina, :. is not exactly
free as s"uchutly has t., pay ior it,
The journal will probably lNiy more
81 the bill than amy ether business en-
lvrpri>e IL tina city.
The \murt, I.eader j afraid tina,
Uncle Sam is not ent rt'ng the "wor>
or fight order r;giily enough Thr
Leader says that >e>,ral coal miners
are needed III Ina, locality and init
mates that TIE enforcement of tn.
order MlSht ..,vc 4 tcndvacy to maxi
up the shortage
For several wears ii has been the
CUSTOM to take group photographs q!
the old soldiers attending the reunion
at Urich, The nulnacr in the picture
grew fewer and fewer with each year
until this year there wcrr but 70 faces
in the picture Within the next few
years. they will be gone and the re
unions will be held by the boys now
chasing the Huns i'll France.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Ellis ri this
city were greatly surprised last week
by The arrival OF their oldest son. II. !
A. Ellis, who dropped in for a three
lays visit with his parents. II. a. is
taxing a course ii training in trac- t
.or sch fitting himself for posi-
ion in ,he army and hopes L. get into +
active service in a few weeks. Apple /
on City Journal.
The second fire caused by >pontan- !
,o1ls combustion in coal stored away j.,
or winter use was found in the Drug ,
store Monday morning. The fire was !,
ound ust before it would have burst ,
nto flames which alone saved the i
own from another disastrous fire.
The frs, fire OF this kind was found i,
II the coal belonging to Amos Hall i
a,t week Amsterdam Enterprise
Lightning struck the barn belong
ng to ". +. Stilwell during the rain
sunday night and completely de .
'troyed it. \ line team all OF Mr.. I
>tilwcll'> harness and other belong
ngs also persisted in the fire. Other
'ut buildings including garage were
aved. Lightning last Friday nigh. !,
$50 killed horse for II. Il. Anderson ;
VII" lives northeast oi t"wn.-.\m- =
tcrdam Enterprise =
MontroSe suffered a disastrous lire
londay OF last week, The fire start S,
d in the Sellman restaurant. south OF W
he Kat tracks. That building and
he two story adjoining building q
wned by Jno. Straup and occupied by OF
lie Montrose Recorder Was totally II
cstroyed together with their CON C
,nts. The second floor OF the restau- in
ant building was occupied by DR.. r.
. Fewell "a all office 1t is to be re
oped that Editor Sawyer will soon 81
,sume publication fthe Recorder. "
The Country Culture Club OF Iiud-
III has a far famed reputation as be. th
g a live organization. that fact be ch
g attested to by a picture OF the br
ub and write-up that appeared re-
,ntly -ir-thc Country Gentleman Il as
,blication of national fame which is 81,
1blished in New York The club -
embcrs no doubt feel considerably tn
'uiied" over this lar famed notorety. q.
Id we will add that the club is made &C
, OF as fine bunch OF country wo- as
Ell as could be found anywhere and lal
serve the best that is going-.Ap-l so
eton City Journal.