The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-25

Judge C.. A. Calvird, of Clinton, was
in the city Thursday and held a short
session of the Bates county circuit
court and disposed OF some matters
| left over from the last term OF court.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Dawson re-
turned the last OF the week from an
overland trip through Kansas. They
were gone eight days and say that
they found plenty of moisture, as II
rained on them a good part OF the
way sback home.
Mr., and Mrs. Elmer Weaver drove
over from their home at Ottawa
Kansas, one day the first of the
week and spent couple OF days with
relatives and old friends. Mrs
Weaver will be better remembered as
Miss Ida Sherman
Army boys who leave here Friday
,, take notice-Uncle Sam suggests that
you take some extra clothes with
you, such as shirts, trousers. hose and
underwear. See Black & Sons, head
quarters for khaki trousers, KHAKI
shirts, underwear and hose
Sam Davis, of the Democrat, at
tended meeting OF the executive
committee of the Missouri Press AS
sociation at Kansas City, Saturday.
The meeting was called to make ar
range,nents for the annual meeting OF
the association which will be held al
Springfield, September L. and IS.
w. O. Atkeson has received word
from the publishers that the history
of Bates county that he has spent the
last few months compiling, will be
ready for delivery about the first OF
August. The printing is all done and
the book is now in the hands OF the
binders.
w. O. Atkeson returned the first OF
the week from FL Dorado Springs,
where he has tbeen attending the big
annual picnic and shaking hands with
the Cedar county voters on whom
he urged his claims as the Repub-
lican nominee for congress from this
district. Mr.. Atkeson is mighty
fine gentleman but he is wasting
whole lot of valuable time in running
for an office that the voters have al
ready made up their minds that they
will give to another man.
Among the callers at this office.
Monday was H. B. Chelf, of Mingo
township. Mr.. Chelf is one of Bates
county's pioneer citizens and no man
stands higher in the part of the coun-
ty where he has lived for the last 80
years. In speaking of the candidacy
of Mr.. Middleton. who is "a candidate
for the nomination for Judge of the
north district, he said that he had
lived a near neighbor to Mr.. Middle
ton for the last IS years and has had
opportunities to know him under all
circumstances. He says that should
the voters of the north district see
fit to honor Mr.. Middleton with the
nomination they will have no occas-
ion to regret their choice.
John Nickel, of the west part of the
county was = county seat visitor Sat
urday and made this office pleasant
call. Mr.. Nickel came to this county
in 1868 and has resided here ever
since. During. that long stretch OF
years he says that he has had lean
years and fat years but that by ener-
gy and industry he has acquired a
and some time ago he
came to the conclusion that it was
time for him to retire from active
business life, 20 he gave each of his
children . farm and stock to run it
with and retired to enjoy a well
earned rese. He will leave the first
q next moath for the west where
two Of his ehildrea live and If the
scuatfy ssits HIN Ae may conclude to
1penee there.