The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05

| N~J WY last VI tnc week. ono Was
very much interested in the working
ut the Linotype. the last word in type
setting machinery. and also wanted
to see Just what Sunny Jim looked
like At close range.
lou can do us good turn by
telling your friends about us, Black &
Sons
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vanhoy, James
Sherman. John Mulkey, Coleman and
w. .. Snodgrass and George Van
hoy. OF the Spruce neighborhood
made an overland trip to Camp
Funston last week to visit Cecil
Sherman, Claude Snodgrass and Vest
Murphy. who are members of the
National army in training at that
place,
Saturday night, just at the conclus-
ION OF the band concert, Marshal
Rradcn arrested man who gave his
name AS Spencer Wilson, who lives
south OF Rich Hill. near the county
line, ior fast and reckless driving of
an automobile. He put up cash.
bond ior his appearance in police
court Monday morning. He did not
appear and the bond was forfeited
Keep coming u, Black & Sons.
MIR and Mrs. T. T. Dickerson ar
rived in the city Wednesday from
Maryvillc, Missouri. and will make
this county their future home. Mr..
Dickcrson was here some time ago
and bought the J. NJ Scrbner farm
ives, ~ town. They will reside in the
l-cedy property, ON Mechanic street
until spring when they will get pos
session OF the farm.
Fred l.. Rich, formerly OF Spruce,
writes from Bunnell Florida. to keep
The Times coming, as it is one OF the
things that cannot be gotten along
without. He says that they like
Florida, Have had few hot days
this summer and no dust. In the
evening he takes a swim in the At =
lantit Ocean and goes to bed and
sleeps until sun up the next morning
Trade with the boys-they appre-
cia,c it, Black & Sons
. II. y. Mills, of Spruce township,
was a County seat visitor one day the
first oi the week and while in town
dropped into The Times office and
ordered tina, paper sent to his address
for the next year. MIR. Mills is one
of the successful farmers OF Eastern
Rates and informs us that he has corn
on his place that will make IS bushels
To- the acre. which is pretty good corn
for this year.
Trade with the ,.ovs-they appre
cia,c it. Black & Sons.
The Rich Hill schools opened
Monday morning, but owing to the
fact that the board had SO lar been
unable to secure a suitable supcrin-
Acndcnt :hc school was dismissed UNI
til an organization could be- perfect
cd, Miss Rraton. principal OF the
High School, was made acting super
'intendcnt and soon things were
Strengthened out and the schools 60
ing on regular schedule
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Duvall and son, Leslie. motorcd over
~ Columbia, where Leslie entered
the university. Mr.. and Mrs. Duvall
returned l. way OF Jefferson City.
where they were joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. +. S. Austin. who came to But
Ter with them and remained until
Monday visiting relatives and old
friends. Mr.. Austin is editor of the
Ncifcrcon City Capital City News.
! Some time ago Miss Edna Clark.
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. r. S.
Clark, OF this city. WISHING to do her
( bit in the service of her country, vol
!unteered for service as nurse in the
| United States hospitals for sick and
wounded soldiers that have been re-
turned to this country. Friday OF last
week she received notice that the |
government would accept her services
and that she would in the near future |
hc notified where to report.
Trade with the Doys-they appre-
ciatc it. Black & Sons.
Judge w. L. Cole last week had a
return OF his old trouble. A diseased
nerve in one side of his face which
causes him the most acute pain at
times. A few months ago he sub
mittcd to surgical operation in the
hopes that he would get relief but it
turned out to be only temporary and
the last of tho week he went to Kan
saS City again for a further operation
which his many friends hope will be
successful.
George Alsbach returned Sunday I
from weeks stay at Fl Dorado l.
Springs. When George left town a Is
week ago it was supposed that he !,
was on his way to visit an aunt in I
Illinois, but he got to thinking of i
that odiferous III Dorado Springs s
water that he had partaken of some
time ago and he couldn't resist 60 t
ing back to get more of it. SO the II
visit to the AUNT" will have to wait c
until later. a
T. A. Black has received telegram
that his son. Bruce L. Black. who left
Butler some time ago with a contin-
gent for the National army and who
,as been in the training camp at