The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

G. S. Weathcrs, formerly a promi-
nent citizen of Rich Hill died AT
Miami, Florida. Wednesday, January
! 2, says thel2eview.
| Wanted--A salesman and collector
in Bates county. A good man, not
! afraid OF work can make good money
Write l.. Woodbridge.
II4a South Main St.,
I.3-2t* Ft Scott, Kansas.
7. c. Robinson, who has been
draughting county maps in western
Kansas arrived in the city the first OF
Z the week and is visiting relatives.
He says that the wheat crop in that
part OF the country is in rather bad
condition.
DR.. w. II. Ali, g, is in receipt of a
letter from his son, Lieut. w. II.
Allen, jr. stating that he had been
transferred from TT. Oglethorpe, Ga.
to the U. S. hospital at San Antonio,
Texas, Mrs. Allen and baby accom-
.panying him to that post.-Rich Hill
Review.
Mrs. ]. P Edwards has received a
letter from her grandson. Lieutenant
J. p Arnold, who is with the Aneri-
can Expeditionary Forces some
where" in France. He reports the
men of his command in the finest of
spirits and only anxious to- get i
chance at the Boches.
M. \. Hax, who moved to Bates
county some time ago from Vanwcrt,
Iowa, and purchased the Frank Van
druff place, southeast of town, has
sold his farm and the last OF the week
returned to Iowa. Several weeks ago
Mr.. liaX's wife died and he conclud
ed to return to his old home
\ gentleman whose business takes
him over the best part Of the state
OF Kansas was in town the other day
and in talking about crop conditions
in that state said that tie display OF
corn at the Missouri State bank, in
this city, was better than the Whole
state OF Kansas could produce and he
- Il Hiatt HAT 5t4e eeel W
he saw it, too.
", !. Bullock, president of the Red
/ Arrow Oil & Gas Company, OF No
wata, Oklahoma, was visiting hunI"
ioils in this cit ythc last Of the week.
While no gushcrs have been struck OIL
ijic lease, o'ff The Rcd Arrow com
rauy as yet the officers Of the COM
pany think that they have abundant
rrasUns tor thinking that they have 4
good thiug.
One morning last week as Miss
Ncna liatchclor, of southeast OF town,
was cranking her car it in some mar
ner "backfired' and the gas olcne in
the carburctor and around the en-
gine caught fire. Miss Nena, with
rare presence OF mind, shat off the
gasoline supply from the engine and
pushed the car out of the garage
where the fire was extinguishcd.
While digging we'll on the farm OF
Mace Hedges, a few miles southeast |
of town. last week three loot vein oi
coal was struck. A few tons were
taken out and was oi such good quail
ity that MIR. Hedges is contemplating
opening Il coal mine The coal Is
covered "it,l 4 good -fAck roof and it
is Thought tina; the mine can be prof
itabiy operated, especially with the
present high price OF coal
Isaac Lingcnfcltcr. a young farmer
ON route six. dropped into The Times
office Monday and had hi, name add
ed to The Times rapidly growing LIST
of Subscribers. MIR. Lingcnieltcr
formerly lived in the Foster neigh
borloci but Lett there Il lew years
ago ard moved to the north part OF
tie state He came back to Gates
couiity 4 few months ago, and thinks
that this time he will stay here.
Elmer, Har,ingcr, son OF VIM.
lardingcr. OF Charlotte township,
was badly bruised one day last week
while trying to keep big husky cad
from jumping 4 fence. Mr.. Harding.
er saw that the calf was going to ,
Jump the fence and attempted to !
lrive it back when il Jumped and
andcd on top oi him. 1t was at first :
hought that several ribs on the right :
;ide were broken, but fortunately hc :,
vas only badly bruised
Clark Wix has purchased the farm
IF George Pllaris in Hudson town. ::
hip. Mr. Phar!s and family will in
short time leave with his family ior q
5orrons, Canada. where he will spend O
ONE time with his sons, who live in T
hat country, and may conclude to To- a
ate there himself. Mr.. Pharis is one IL
# Bates county's oldest and most II
ighly respected citizens, and leaves a
chind large circle OF friends who II
sill regret very much to lose such an h
stimable family from their coumun- y
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