The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07

lis. Aftnur burton, VINO mas DSen
kSp2nding the last two months visit
It. relatives in Kentucky, has re-
HIensd home.
pode Holland, Leo Deerc ester and
ner Soderstrom, who have been
khding furloughs visiting home
fx0Sks, returned Tuesday to their
4Ankies at the Great Lakeg Naval
FRAMING School.
Mrs. Herbert WeMott received a
lte1ephone message the first of the
lweek from Camp Cody. New Mexico,
St1ting that her husband, who had
1been suffering with the influenza, was
ritch better and was out of danger.
asMiss Helen Chastain, who is
i7sAching history in the Ardmore,
aOklahoma, high school, arrived the
Last of the week and is visiting at the
fhon1e of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. E.
fN. Chastain. The Ardmore schools
Iare closed on account of the influ-
lenza.
w. P. Edmonson was down from
IButler Tuesday. He stated that ev-
ierything was working in good shape
Land the new Farmers Bank of Meta
Twill be ready to open about the mid
Idle OF November. No definite decis-
ion has been made in regard to a
building, but the new bank will
doubtless have home of its own at
ino distant future-Metz Times.
I Judge Selden p. Spencer, of ST.
Louis, republican candidate for the
United States senate from Missouri,
Twas in Butler a few minutes Friday
afternoon and made. an address to a
small crowd on the Peoples Bank
corner. He was on a. finishing up
ftour through Cass, Bates and Vernon
lcounties and made brief speeches in
Teach OF those, counties on that day.
A few evenings ago a citizen OF
Rich Hill went to garage in that
Icity to have the gasoline tank on his
lear filled. He did not know how
much there was in the tank to COM
Imence with, SO after a few gallons
HAD been put in he lit match to see
I If the tank was full. 1t was. He was
mot so badly burned but what he will
be able to do it again in few days.
| c. c. Catterlin last week received
a telegram from his son. w. B. Cat
terlin, who for several months has
been sergeant in the ordnance de-
lpartment and stationed at Camp
Riatan, New Jersey, stating that he
| had been commissioned lieutenant
and ordered to duty at Camp Amatol
New Jersey. Lieutenant Catterlin
was all energetic hustling young man
and was bound to make good. Be
ffore enli>ting lie was assistant cashier
| Of the Missouri State Bank.
After spending short iurlough in
this city with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Holloway, Verne Hollo-
way left Thursday for New York,
where he will report for duty
at the navy receiving station.
He was accompanied as far as Kan
sas City by Mrs. Holloway and the
twins, who will visit for a time with
her parents. Mr.. Holloway is yeo-
man, first class and has been station
ed at the Newport. Rhode Island
station for some time but now has
been ordered to sea duty.
The remains of Mrs. George E.
McReynolds, who died at her home
in Rich Hill, Saturday afternoon,
was brought to this city Sunday at
tcrnoon and interment made in Oak
Hill cemetery. There was a service
at the grave conducted by Rev. Mar
tin of the Rich Hill Methodist
church, assisted by Rev. J. B. Clyde,
of the Butler Presbyterian church.
Mrs. McReynolds was former resi-
dent of this city, moving to Rich Hill
something like 20 years ago. She
will be remembered by her Butler
friends as Miss Swermgen.