The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-15
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Crum-
ley, on Saturday, August 3, son.
Amsterdam Enterprise.
Mrs. Molle Hartsell died at her
home, 8 miles southeast of Adrian,
Monday, August 5th, 1918; aged, 50
years, months and IA days.-Adrian
Journal.
w. w. Hill died at the home of his
nephew, E. +. Hill, in Mound town
ship, July 24th, 1918. He was strick-
en- with paralysis July 10Th, and never
rallied-Adrian Journal.
Mrs. Flora VanBuskirk, a pioneer
citizen of Appleton City, died at her
home in that city August 1. She was
about e years of age and had for
many years been a resident of that
city
Postmaster Sam Jamison, of Rich
Hill, has received notice that free
mail delivery will be commenced in
that town September 1. 1t will COM
mencc with one delivery each day to
the residence part OF town and two
to the business part.
DR.. +. V Rawlins. OF Appleton
City, who some time ago volunteered
for army service. went to Springfield
last week and successfully passed his
examination, says the Journal. lie
was informed that he was liable to
be called for service at any time.
Mayor Smith, of Urich, has re-
ceived notice, says the Herald, that
the Missouri Union Telephone COM
pany had filed an application with
the Public Service commission asking
permission to raise the rates for ser
vice in Clinton, Deepwater, Windsor
and Cricll.
The body OF VIM. i. Lanman, who
died in the State Hospital at Nevada
July 80, was shipped to Hume. FRI
day, and taken to Foster for burial
Deceased. was over so years OF age
and brother OF Mrs. X. II. Good
rum, ut New Home terwnship.-Humt
Telephone.
II b. Mcdaniel who was SO badly
injured when he fell backwards oil
ri the coal dump at the loading dump
III the Appleton City Fuel Coal Com
lanv. died at the Stebbins hospital
1T Nevada Monday OF last week, say
the Journal. Mr.. Mcdaniel had driv-
en- hi, wagon ON the dump and was
irving t. loosen the end gate when
lie lost his balance and fell back
wards, striking his head on the Car or
the siding.
". {. Foster, jr., lost nine head OF
cattle one day last week from pruss'(
acid poisoning caused by eating kaili'
corn. Mr.. Foster turned the stool
on kaffir for grazing. After eating
short time the cattle keeled over II
their tracks. dead. Don't let stock
on kaffir, milo maize, feterita, or kin
drcd forage crops. at tins time Oh
year, and especially when it is so dry
and hot The juice OF these plants
undcrgocs a process that turns Ger
tain amount of the juice into prusslt
acid, virulcnt poison.-llume 1ele-
phone.
Last Sunday night between 10 ano
II o'clock fire broke out i'll tlent:
llarrison's barn ON his farm north
east OF Altoona, and the building and
its contents were soon destroyed
The building was 4ox42 feet and l.
iect high and substantially built. The
contents consisted of 400 bushels o!
oats, 20 tons of hay, a binder, buggy
disc, harness and many other thing
of value. At the time MIR. Harrison
and daughter were at church III Al
tona, Mrs Harrison being alone
The fire originated in the barn lott
Its origin is a mystery.-Adr'an
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