The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-19

Leslie Harper, who has been attend
ing the Western Dental college, in
Kansas City, is home to remain over
the holidays. The Western Dental
college was one of those tina. had
a Student Army Training school in
connection with the regular course
and as that is being demobilized and
ii, account Of the Influenza it was
thought best to close the school until
after the holidays.
Claude Shankland, who failed to
register in the September draft be-,
cause of his beng !. cors. il mt, GUS rb-
jector to military service on religious
ground, left this morning for Kansas
City to appear before federal tribu.
nal. About a week ago federal Of
ficer came here from Kansas City
and found Shankland sick at the time,
but he gave his word to the officer
that as soon as he recovered he would
appear in Kansas City.-Rich Hill
Review.
The postmaster again requests us to
call attention to the fact that letters
addressed to boys in foreign service
must have the return card of the send
er on them or they will not be for
warded. There are now twenty let
tiers in the Butler office that are
being held up because they do not
bear return addresses. If you have
mailed letter to soldier on foreign
service within the last 80 days please
call at the office and ascertain If your
letter is still there.
d. w. Russell, of the east part of
the east part of the county was not
flied last week by the war depart
ment that his son, Howard Russell,
was missing in action October 6,
somewhere in France" 1t is sup
posed that young Russell was taken
prisoner by the Germans, but no
particulars were given. Now that the
war is over and American prisoners
are returning from the German lines
daily it is hoped that Mr.. Russell will
soon hear that his son is among
them.
Homer Duvall cashier of the
Farmers Bank returned Thursday
from Kansas City where he has been
in hospital for several weeks re-
covering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis. Troubles never seem to
come singly for while Mr.. Duvall was
in a Kansas City hospital Assistant
Cashier H. II. Lisle went down with
an attack Of the influenza and for
few days they were rather short
handed. However those who were
able to be on the job worked little
harder and managed to keep up with
the ordinary business. Mr.. Lisle has
recovered and is back on the job.
Monroe Burk, one of Bates coun-
tvs best. and most substantial citi-
zens and who owns fine farm
lew miles west of town was a caller
1t the Times office one day last
week and ordered the Times sent to
his son, John L. Burk, at Center
Vile, Washington. Mr.. Burk has put
n many years on farm and recent
y intimated that he has earned a
rest and suggested that he retire
from the farm and move to town, but
he is not OF the retiring kind and
says he can get more enjoyment on
the, old farm and watching things
grow than he could in town with
nothing to do.
Several new trees have been plant
ID in the court house yard recently.
Among those who have donated trees
ire as follows: Frank Holland, coun-
y clerk, blackberry; J. H. Stone,
reasurer, horse chestnut; H. O. Max
y, circuit cerk, Japan walnut; Chas.
!. Fortune. recorder, balm of Gil.
ad; Fire Department, Horse Ches-
ut;E. Nj. Cole, Japan walnut; B. F.
eter, Tulip; George S. Jenkins, elm
nd box alder. Peter Peterson of ,
Ilkhart township brought in six trees
tuesday, two elms and four box al
crs. Last year Elhhart township
allied to donate any trees but this
ear Elkhart has made good and is ,
ow well represented Several other
itizens will donate trees and all will I
e set out by the janitor. "a