The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-18

o. J.. Radford, who represents thu
Denton-C Coleman Loan and Titl'
Company at Bentonville, Arkansas
came the last Of the week to visit rel
ativps and friends for a few days.
Sheldon Enterprise-Mr. and Mrs
d. F. Payne came down from Butler
Friday, for visit with old friends
here. The Paynes made this village
their home when Sheldon was in her
infancy.
NJ. l.. Sweeney. who has been here
for the past few weeks looking after
his wheat crop on the Warnsine
ranch, ,tsruth of town, returned to his
home at Galesburg. Illinois, Sunday
evening. He had about 200 acres OF
wheat which will yield in the neigh
borhood of 20 bushels per acre.
A fire in the garden at Mrs. Char
ley Douglass property on West Ohio
caused the fire department to be
called out Friday afternoon. The
grass and weeds in the garden had,
in some manner, caught fire and there
was danger of its spreading to the
SURROUNDING property, but the de-
partment put it ont before much dam
age had been done.
Mrs. NJ. Weimers, of the Amster-
dam neighborhood, made this office
an appreciated call while in the city
Monday. She says that it is very dry
in her locality, many of the farmers
are already feeding their stock, the
pastures being nearly burned up. The
wheat made, a fine yield, but the oats
were cut little short by the drouth
and the corn is beginning to need
rain very badly.
Silas Stanley, of Springfield, spent
Sunday and Monday in this city Wis
iting relatives and friends. Mr.. Stan
ley had been to Kansas City, where
he had enlisted in the navy and is
looking for orders to report at any
time. ln a Jew months more there
will be very few young men left III
Missouri at the rate that they are now
going. But the faster they go, the
sooner will the beast of Berlin get
what coming to him.
John T.. Dowell. jr.. formerly junior
editor OF the Adrian Journal, but now
d printer i'll the engineering depart
ment OF the army stationed at Wash
ington City, was visiting friends in
this city one day the last OF the week
Mr.. Dowell had secured a brief fur
Tough which he was enjoying with his
parents. Editor and Mrs. ]. L. Dowcll,
of Adrian. Like majority of the
boys home on visit. the army
seemed to agree with him and he
seemed to like the army.
Harry S. Wyatt, of the aviation ser
vice. came i'll Sunday from Campaign,
Illinois, and spent day with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Wyatt.
He has finished his course of train
ing at Champaign, which is what is
called ground school, and has re-
cciyed orders to go to another camp,
which will be flying field. While
he says that the work is very hard.
he is pleased with the service and it
certainly has agreed with him as he
looks to have gained in weight and
seems solid and well set up. Harry
S another of the Butler boys who
have made good in the service and
will give a good account Of himself
when he tackles the Huns.
The Times good friend. W. g.
Miller. OF New Home township. was
| business visitor to Butler Monday
md Tuesday OF this week and Tues
lay morning dropped into the office
q have his subscription date set
head aid talk over the war situa-
ion In addition to being one Of
Bates county's best and most highly
cspeeted citizens. Mr.. Miller is per
laps the Oldest native born citizen
low living within her borders. He
vas born in 1874 within a few miles
II where he now resides and where |
lie has resided ever since he can re
member with the exception of short |
ime during the civil war. when on ac-
ount OF general order No. II, he was
orced to leave the county for time.
lie says that his part of the county is
from the drouth more than
'utler and vicinity.