The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-12

VIM. Caldwell lett last week for
Colorado, where he expects TO spend
some time for the benefit of his
health, he having ipr long time beef,
a sufferer from asthma. II the eli.
mate proves beneficial he will prob
ably locate there
Rev Geo. SernGgs went to Eiarri-
Sonville Sunday - fill the pulpit OF
the Presbyterian church where he has
been called to preach lie will move
his family to that city ibis week. SO
! far his successor has not been selected
| by the Butler church.
Born Sunday. Sept lst. to Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Alley Il girl Mother
and babe are at the home OF her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. II. A. Stewart,
in this city and are getting along all
right Mr. Alley returned to Kansas
City Mond1y--Ur;ch Herald.
]. D. Black, OF i-ompoc, California,
writes and says to- give his respects to
| his old Butler friends and to tell them
that he has retired from the harness
business which he mas been engaged
III Tor the past 80 years. Mr. Black
was formerly resident OF this coun
~.
Ben Young, who arrived Last week
to visit with home folks ard attend
the funeral OF J. 4. Shut, returned
to St Louis Monday nigh; He has
for the last ten years been member
of the st. Louis police force and is
at present working out OF ,ht Eastcn
avenue station.
Steve Hart arrived Monday morn
ing from San Antonio, Texas, and is
spending a few days in this city with
relatives and friends. He reports
Texas as being very dry, but says
that San Antonio is booming, due
largely to the big army training
camp located there
D. NJ. Radford of Spruce, was a
pleasant caller at this office Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Radford is enjoying
the respite from the water wagon
which he has been riding Tor good
part OF the summer, hauling water to
his stock. He thinks that the late
rains should make considerable fall
pasture and thus save some OF the iced
for winter.
One day last week Sheriff Baker
arrested Herman Rooney, SON o; A.
Rooney, of Rich Hill, and Paul
Thomas, son OF Jim Thomas, OF Yer
non county, two IS or 10 year old |
boys who about :; week ago had ran
away from their homes. The boys
were rather proud OF their escapadc
and said that they had seen consider
able of the world in the week that
they had been gone. They had spent
most of the time in small towns in
eastern Kansas
Three more families were added to
he population of Butler last week
when M. H. Osborn, Chas. Fulton and
Bert Lowrey moved their families
rom Merwin- to this city. These
gentlemen are operating an oil drill
which they are setting up on Scully
ease few miles west of town. lt1'
ook IS teams and one truck about 10
lays to move the rig to its present To- s
alton and it will fake about five more
ays to set it up and get in shape for {
york. 1t is the intention to work the v
rill "a hours per day until it is def +
itely settled as to whether there is a
il in paying quantities underlying this I
art of the country. n
Mr. and Mrs. F. Bassett, and little a
on, Glenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl burst Z
nd Mr.. and Mrs. John Lee returned
londay morning from Camp Funs
IN, where they had spent a few days II
isiting their sons, Chas. o. Bassett. {
dolph and Albert burst and Albert r,
zee, who are in the National army. t.
hey report the boys as being we'll a
lred for and putting on weight since N
icy have been on government ra- II
ons. They left. Butler July 26 and RI
e expecting to be moved to some di
mp in California in the near future. OF
rom there they will, in all proba- in
lity be sent to join the Russian ex- d;
.dition which recently landed at ia
ladivostock n,