The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-18
SHORT STORIES
OF Local Interest Clipped From
Our Exchanges,

According to the Leader Amoret i
getting real sporty. Last week the,
f had had a vaudeville show and the mex
week they enjoyed CO a merry-go
) round,
Amoret is to have new lighting
system in the. near future. Thu
Leader says that the De1co Electric
Light Co. will soon put in a plan,
for F. A Oline.
On Tuesday, July 80, Appleton City
will hold special election for the
purpose of voting on bond issue for
the purpose of improving the city
lighting system.
The Rockville News says that men
are so scarce in the locality that the
women are hauling the grain to town
while the men stay at home and try
to keep up with their work.
DR.. J. G. Mcdonald. OF Urich, has
received notice of his appointment as
Il captain in the medical reserve
corps, says the Herald. He does not
know where he will be stationed.
A large number OF walnut logs to
be used as gun stocks are being cut
in the Rockville neighborhood, ac-
cording to the News. Before the war
ends there will be very little walnut
timber left in the country.
A load OF poles for the L. X.
Green electric company has been I'M
loaded at Adrian. says the Journal. |
Work is being pushed on the line and |
it is believed that current will be |
turned on in that town early in Aug
,lst
5000 was the proceeds OF the
stands and other sources at the
Fourth OF July celebration at Mont
'ose. After the expenses are paid
What is left will be turned over to
he Red Cross. $I2s was subscribed
o the Salvation Army fund.
With the current number the Ap-J
'leton City Journal commences on
is thirty seventh year The Journal
$ one OF the best papers in this part
# the country and its many friends
nd patrons hope that it may live and
rosper and celebrate many more
irthdays.
While returning from his fathers
neral at Lexington, Mo, word was
rought to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
dumas that Mrs. Dumas little sister t.
ad drowned in the river near that \
lace. We were unable to learn any +
,rther details of the sad affair."
moret Leader.
Edward Henry Muller died at his
ome in Mound township July 4th,
'l8; aged 81 yeats, months and
I days. Mr.. Muller was born in n
ates county, Missouri, January 23rd,
"a, and spent his entire life in the D
ace OF his nativity. When boy he c
as confirmed as a member of the Sc
ltheran Church and remained a de- T
'ut member of the same until death. al
nuary 9Th, 1908, he was united in at
arriage with Miss Bertha Kussman, h:
} this union a son and daughter ii,
ire born, who with the widow, sur ty
se.-Adrian Journal. e
The Adrian Journal chronicles -:
rec automobile accidents that oc- ",
rred in that town last week. A )"
ung man named Rhoades ran his A.
r into a ditch east of town Thurs ~,
y night and the machine was badly w ~,
mayed. 1t was reported that the ~
ash-up was the result of speeding -
racing. The same evening Ken ~
III Black ran his car into ditch 80. -.
ar the w. H. Long farm and upset. -.
. Blacks left hand was badly cut -,
the broken wind shield. A blow of
at the Barley corner southeast IT
Adrian last Saturday caused quite %,
serious auto wreck to a car being ~.
ven by Miss Goldia Ricketts,, the %.
upants beside the driver being 80
S. Tom Ricketts,, the Misses Hazel ~.
Blanche Ricketts, and Richard A.;
ley. AS the car was rounding the 49,.
ner tire blowed out and the auto go
into an embankment. Miss 49,
ncfe Ricketts, sustained a severe ~.
fusion of the lip and Mr.. Epley ~
bruised about the face and head. 49,
other occupants were only Nh
htly bruised. ~.
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