The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-05
Elkhart.

writer has tried to write any news
from this part of the county. The
writer is on the go so much that he
hasn't had time. We landed at the
Bruncr ranch about week ago.
Have been helping to water and feed
! the stock.
The writer has been in Bates coun-
ty for 5, years. Talk about dry
years. This is the worst one that |
have seen since have been i'll the
county. The water question is getting
to be serious thing. 1t would be
worse ii it should freeze up without
rain.
Most of the farmers are cutting
corn. ] said corn. but it is false
report 1t is fodder and very poor
quality at that.
We took in the sights at Amster-
dam last Saturday. The biggest sight
we seen was the public we'll they are
drilling right in the center of town.
We see where they are right. That is
better than getting it out OF the
&lam 6 b
Mrs. Ella Scott. who has been in the
hospital in Kansas City, returned
home one day last week. 1t is re-
ported that she is getting along all
right.
Liye Spillman was seen down on
the Miami last Saturday. We think
that he was looking for place to get
I drink
| We arc sorry to report that Mrs.
| VIII kershncr is still confined to her
I ,j II f~orIe l,I,oa that Shss Will
be all o. k. in short time
1t is reported that Charley >kersh-
ncr and wife arc talking of going to
Wyoming on visit. We don't think
that they will find anything out there.
think that is the last place on earth.
Miss Euphie Scott OF Adrian. is at
!. X. ScStt's, taking care OF Mrs.
Scott.
Lee Galloway, of Nebraska, is down
on a visit and looking after his farm
in this part.
Anyone wanting good coal can get
it at what is known as the old Dubes
bank, eight miles southeast of
Amsterdam or "a of a mile southeast
OF Concord school house.
We would like to know what kind
OF luck John Stephens had last Mon
day night trying to get his kids to
sleep. He was heard singing one-halt
nile away. -.
Frank Stilwell, living north OF
Amoret had his barn struck by light
ming last Sunday night and it was
quite a loss. We didn't learn what all
he lost.
Talk about dry town. We think
that Butler has got all the towns
skinned on that point.
Ed Crowdery, of Adrian, was out
running around in Elkhart one day
last week
The ritter called at the home OF.
Judge Paddock few days ago. He
has one of the finest lot of pigs that
we have seen. From the looks OF
things we think that the Judge is go
ing to get him car.
Mrs. Guss Bruner was trading in
Amsterdam last Saturday.
John Stephens and Guss Bruner
made haul on some ones water
melon patch last Saturday night. On.
you bet they got some fine ones tor
we helped to eat them.
Jack Mangold and wife, Boyd
kershncr and mother all spent last
Sunday at the home of Guss Bruner.
George Halfert is riding around in
a new car. He says it is all o. k.
Well, talk about the dry weather,
but last night knocked the bottom
out of it. We had one of the biggest
rains that we have had in two years.
The creeks are running all o. k. and
water hauling has stopped.
John Barton's two girls and his
Oldest son were all pleasant callers
at the home of Gus Bruner last Mon
day.
place last Monday morning. His
cows saw the pond full of water and
they stampeded and he had quite a
time before he got them corraled.
JOHNNY.