The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-11
Methodist Circuit.

Our last quarterly conference for
this year will be held at the Ohio St
M. f. church in Butler, Saturday
July 18th. All official members arc
urged to attend.
The District Superintendent. DR.
Wright will preach at Mt. Olivet next
Sunday morning. You are cordially
invited to attend.
Robt. L. Hunnicutt
Keep trading with the Boys at
Black & Sons.
Judge ]. +. Smith, who has been i'll
bad health for some time, went to
Kansas City Saturday and entered a
hospital, where he underwent a sur
gical operation. His wife has writ
ten to Eutler friends that he stood
the operation we'll and was getting
along nicely.
w. J. Middleton, of Mingo, was il,
the city Saturday interviewing the
voters in regard to his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for Judge
of the north district He has recent
ly received a letter from his son. Roy,
who is corporal in Battery B. $50
field artillery, in camp at Camp Dix.
New Jersey. Hc is making good as
soldier and expects to be with the
boys "over there" in a short time
A short time to buy overalls. shirts,
Jackets and gloves at the old price.
Black & Sons.
Rev. l., w. keelc, who spent the
last few weeks in the Kansas harvest
fields returned the last of the week
and is at work in the county clerks
office. He says that the acreage OF
wheat in Kansas is greater than ever
before but that the yield is not SO
large as had been estimated, averag-
ing only about IS bushels per acre.
NJ. a. Hax, who has been visiting
friends near Butler, left Monday for
visit with friends in Iowa. Mr. Hax
formerly lived on the Vandruff farm,
southeast of town, but on the death
of his wife, which occurred last fall,
he sold out and since that time has
been making his home with a SON at
Geary, Oklahoma. He may conclude
to Duy another farm and again be-
come a citizen of Bates county.
Threshing is the order of the day in
Bates county and the wheat yield in
most instances is bearing out the ear
ier promise of the biggest crop ever
produced in the county. J. S. Fuller.
If south of Virginia, was in Tuesday
md said that John Harper. in his
had finished the
hrcshing of 200 acres which yielded
rom 81 to 50 bushels per acre. The
girls. in. the same neighbor-
lood, had yield of go bushels to the
lcre on 70 acres. 1t is thought by
ome that it will be necessary to get |
lew threshing machines to take care
# the big crops as the machines are
low behind with their schedule and
very farmer is anxious to get his |
wheat on the market as soon as pos
ible.
The Times good friend, Hanley
lark, who lives just east of town was
pleasant caller at this office Tues
ay morning. Mr.. Clark is one Of
bates county's old timers, and one of
hose who have made it what it is to-
ay, one of the best counties in the
est state in the union. He was born
4 Saline county and moved from
here to Bates county 20 years ago
nd located on a farm on the eastern
dye of Summit township, where he
esided until about ten years ago
hen he. moved to his present home.
When he came from Saline county he
auled all of his belongings in one
'agon. In the bed of the wagon was
n old sow and u pigs and on frame
uilt over them was the remainder Of
Is worldly goods. Il didn't look
cry big to make start in . new
ountry with, but he possessed the
pirit of 4 pioneer. which combine
18th energy, determination and SELF
email soon made him the owner %
ne Of the best farms in the county.