The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-22

Mrs. J. J. Cameron, OF South Me-
chanic street, received word the first
of the week that her nephew, Claude
Pahlman, had been killed in France
July rs. The letter was from his
parents and gave no particulars. He
was son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carl PAIL
man, for many yearsresidents- nj the
west part of the county and who
moved to Vernon county some years
ago.
Faul Levy, of the Sam Levy Mer-
camille company, returned the last OF
the week from buying trip to New
York. lie reports the feeling in re-
gard to the war as being much higher
in the east than in this country. the
reason being, perhaps, that they see
more war preparations. being nearer
to the ports of embarkation. but while
the feeling may be higher i'll the east.
the west will at all times be found
right on the dot ready to do her part
and little bit more.
n. +. Young. engineer for the Allen
Coal Co., at Worland in the western
part Of Bates county. received i'll
jrries Monday evening from which he
died three hours later. Mr.. Young
had gone to Pittsburg. Kas.. where
he purchased an automobile and was
driving to his home at Worland. when
near Pleasanton. Kas.. the car was
struck by Frisco train and complete
ly demolished, MIR. Young had both
arms and one leg broken and his skull
was crushed-Rich Hill Review.
John Stangle, engineer at the ice
plant at Rich Hill. was 4 county seat
visitor one day the latter part OF the
week. The Rich Hill folks have been
a little more fortunate or Il little more
iarsighted than Butler. They have
had plenty OF water and ice during the
present hot dry spell Nearly every
night autos from Butler go down
there and get supplies OF ice ior pri-
vate individuals and on Saturday
night trucks went down and bought
several loads OF ice which were re-
tailed on the streets.
One OF Buffers prominent business
n.er was arrested last week charged
with using water Tor purposes forbid
den by the mayor in his proclamation.
This is time Wiltn i man can we'll
foreso> certain III his supposed rights
for the benefit Of his uetgllhnr> and
the public generally The mayor III
his proclamation called attention Il
the scarcity OF water and asked that
il he 11scd as spaTing As possible and
forbid that it be used at all for >rrink
ling, washing automobiles and other
purposes not absolutely Necessary.
u C. Mize. O; the Foster neiyhb"r-
hood, was a county seat visitor Tues
day and conplimented this oii'cc4with
a SOCIAL call. He had brought ever his
seasons crop OF wool. which he sold
to I. local dealer Tie has 70 head ri
Shropshire, sheep from which he
clipped s. pounds ot wool He re-
ports that most OF the farmers i'll his
giborhuod are hauling water both
for household use and for their stock.
He is looking forward to big time a;
the Ex-Con1ederate reunion which IS
tC be held next month at Tulsa. Ok
la,1u1Ila, provided he can get oil the
water wagon long enough to go.
Miss Ruth ScroggS. who is now en-
ploycd as an operator at the switch
boar dof The Cass County Telephone
Company in Flarrisonville. spent the
most recent weekend with her par
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. George r. !
Scroggs, in Butler. The Rev Mr. |
Scroggs and family will soon he per-
located in this city. where
he has accepted the regular pa>tora,e
Church. They will occupy the place
known as the Colonel Robert I.
Railey home on Quality Hill. -Cass
County Democrat.