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

| Miss Helen Chastain left Thursday
tor Anadarko, Oklahoma. where she
will teach history in the high school
Miss Margaret Harper and Mabel
Clark left Monday for Mexico, Mo-,
where they will attend Hardin college
the coming winter.
l.. {. Miller, who is in the real es-
tate business at Joplin, made brief
visit with his mother, Mrs. G. {. Mill
er, the last OF the week.
W. +. Walton. who has been spend
ing the summer in Denver and Colo
RADIO Springs. Colorado. returned
home the first of the week.
Mrs Minnie Oppenheiner returned
the frs, OF the week to her home i'll
Plcasan, Hill after a visit with rcla-
tives in Rich Hill and with Paul and
Julius Levy in this city.
New crop timothy. alfalfa, recleancd
seed rye, blue grass. winter onion
sets. turnips, radish, spinach, lettuce
seed, etc, d. O. Deacon's. South Side
Square, 4S-It
MIR, and Mrs. w. G.. Cumptpn and
Mrs Clara Bachelor, Of Decpw.tcr
township. left the first OF the week
for Topeka. Kansas. where thcy are
visiting relatives and attending tine
State fair
Fred 1.cfkcr. an old time resident OF
Butler, came up from Fl. Scott,
edncsday and spent the day shak
ing hands with old friends. This was
his first visit to Butler in the last
nine years.
Miss Ruth Moore. who spent the
summer in this city at the home of her
parents. Rev. and Mrs S. B. Moore
left last week for Manhattan, Kansas,
where she has position as teacher i'll
the public schools
l.. r. Shallcy. OF Phoenix, Arizona
is vi,iny relatives in this city, Mr..
Shalley at one time many years ago
conducted the general store at Ny
hart, This is his first visit 20 Butler
in more than 20 years.
Dr. and Mrs. +; w. Arnold and two
children, who have been spending the
last ie% weeks in Colorado. arrived
home Sunday afternoon The trip
which they report as being very
pleasant one was made in their car
Mr. and Mrs y. X. Means, VIII"
have been visiting Mrs. Means moth
cr. Mrs. J.. Glover. and sister. Mrs.
Walter Barron. lett Thursday al last
week fo: Kansas City, where they
spent a few days before returning to
their home in PaWl1usku, Oklahoma.
" u. Vaughn, an old soldier who
lej1 the soldiers home 1T Leaven-
worth, Kansas. Il few weeks ago and
intended to make his home in this city
returned to the home last week. Tie
had no family and he was too old to
live alone. 50 he concluded - return
Ia the home.
Jim Aver came in Sunday on a
furlough to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. u. Aver, north OF the city, Jim
is member of a crew OF a L. ) bat
tleshi" conveying American troops
overseas. and is home from a return
voyage to an Irish port.-Rich
Hill Review.
Pete Denning. oi the west part OF
he county was in town Wednesday
hat he will have in the near future.
Nr. Dcnning has concluded to take a
veil deserved rest and will sell his
personal property, rent his farm and
axe a trip through the West.
John Pyle, one al Buffers oldest |
md most highly respected citizens,
Who has for long time been serious
y sick at his home on So'lth Della
ware street, is growing weaker day
" day and his family fear that he
viii not last much longer. Only his
vitality has kept hI!n
live for the last few weeks.
The body of Roy Ghere. who was
murdered at Nevada Saturday night,
ias brought to this city on the Il
clock train Tuesday and taken to-
he home OF his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
ohm Ghcrc, west of town, where
1neral services were conducted thar |
fternoon at o'clock and intermenl
Jade in the Virginia cemetery.
Sergt. Volncy McFadden. who has
cen spending Through at the home
t his parents. Judge and Mrs. J. w. i
lcFaddcn. left Monday for koches-
r, New York, where he will report
n duty and assignment. He had
,mplcted his course OF training at
lie army school oil photography be
ire he came home and now expects
} be assigned to active service
Among the new subscribers TO The I
ines this week is K. L. Masterson, a
Wilmore, Commanche county,
ansas. MIR. Masterson formerly t
led in the west part of the county {
ar Amoret. and wants To keep :
'sted OH happenings in the odd
me neighborhood." In his letter
says that wheat made good yield
his part of the state this year.
S. E. Hunt. of Wellsville, Kansas. s,
cretary and general manager OF the +
ar Lumber Company, was in the
y Tuesrday on business connected