The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
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Local Interest," Clipped Prom
M Our Exchanges.

4 Nh Local Interest," Clipped From
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The Journal says that Lee Stith has
his garage in Adrian to parties
0fA Oklahoma. 's3 ss'5 N
n. L. Lothrige, formerly. cit,
fkEof Adrian, died at the home of
II ldx brothcr, ]. M. Lothridge, in Kan
City, September S, of cancer of
n thssstonach. says the Journal
sJsSC. Smith, Of Adrian, shipped
n lArGe box of ladies' new cloaks to the
tRelgian relief committee, says the
II journal. The goods will invoice sew.
EeYal hundred dollars and were in
Eaord condition. ~
The Hume High School is another
schUol that was forced tofopen with
Iouta full corps of TEACHERS; AT last
N accounts Rich Hill had been unablesto
secure a suitable superintendent Tor
hef public schools. 81
INC Hoyt ,,riiacsxfter ! several days
II shitt down, on account of lack of
Efminers-the Leader editor being the.
oniy one on the job two days last
EWSek-rcsumed operation Monday
morning. Leader.
H 40, Shcehy had seven sons for the
i draft in Thursdays registration, says
II the Border Telephone. One son,
LFfank, is now i'll the service overseas.
N PrDbabl5; this is the largest family. OF
Brothers within the draft age in either
tBakes or Vernon. counties.
An Appleton City's annual fair and
l stock show was held Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday Of last week. The
dry weather cut the exhibits down
tsomewhat, but "a good crowd was in
attendance, and taking it all around
Il the fair was decided success.
i There was meeting held in Am
Isterdam Friday night for the purpose
of-organizing home guard company.
i Another meeting rs to be held in the
near future When Capt. Fisk, of the
Butler Company will be present and
the, organization fully perfected.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Miller departed this
life at her home in Hume, September
II, 1918, after an illness of only few
days. The funeral was conducted
from the Christian Church, Monday
forenoon, by Elder w. w, Blalock
Burial was made at the Lawrence
cemetery border Telephone.
lon Wednesday last Cleo Mitchell
and Miss Mabel Staley, both of Amo-
lret, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Mosslander and the groom's mother.
Mrs Charley Mitchell, drove over to
Butler, where they were quietly mar
ried by Judge c. J. Henry.-Amoret
Leader ....
A very pretty home wedding took
|place last Wednesday evening at the
r. {. Brayton residence when Mr..
Jesse d. Hayden, a successful young
FARMER from near Virginia, and Miss
Hattie Grace Brayton, modest
worthy woman of our own village,
Iwerc united in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Leader
Many men have been rejected for
army. service because they were short
Ia finger or toe,, but it remained tor
Virgil Dimhann, of Creighton, to be
Projected for having too many fingers
and toes. He has one extra on each
hand and foot, and the Creighton
News is not certain whether he is
lucky or unlucky. 1t depends some
what on mans patriotism and love
of country.
Amsterdam now has town we'll
and are prepared for the next dry
spell. The Enterprise says Friday
afternoon shot of dynamite was put
in the town we'll now being dug by
Bill Porter The shot was put 3 feet
down in the ground and the shot
opened vein of water which soon
had about s feet of water in the we'll.
They are digging farther down and
intend to go as far as they can and
get plentiful supply of water.
The Metz Times thinks that the
name of that town. which was named
after the strongly fortified German
city of that name, be changed to
something more American and asked |
for suggestions and the Border Tele- |
phone asks why not change to Pro- |
test. Why not let it alone for short
time According to General Foch |
and in line with the events of the |
last week the stars and stripes flag |
will soon fly over the ramparts OF
the German city of that name and
that will take considerable disgrace
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