The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30

Lewellyn Smith, of the Republican
Press, was taken Saturday night with
a severe attack OF ureinic poisoning
and for time was in very critical
condition, but is somewhat improved
today.
The condemnation proceedings OF
the NJ. K. 4 7. railroad company VS..
isaac Varnes, Z. P. Griffith. Fred G.
I.gger, Florence Egger and August
.Johannigmeier were called in Justice
b. +. letters court Wednesday for
final action. August .Jol,annigmeier
settled his case with fife company.
The other parties filed their notices
and bonds in appeal. The cases will
now be certified to the circuit court
Tor review.
Rev. w. D. Vaughan. who Tor the
past three years has been an inmate
OF the National Soldiers home. Leav-
enworth, Kansas, spent a Jew days
with old friends i'll this city last week
Rev. Vaughan fought through the
Civil War. with a New York regi-
ment and few men of his age, "a
years, are as well preserved as he
He says that while there are more
than 1000 veterans at the home there
is room for many more.
Used cars for sale-Fords, Bucks.
Red Ball Garage.
NJ. B. keeton, OF near Nyhart, was
a caller at this office Saturday. He
says that crops simply could not look
better than they do at this time.
There being only one crop failure i'll
his neishborhood this year and that
is fish, which were all iroze last win
ter. Mr.. keeton is one farmer that
is thoroughly satisfied. He says that
the crops are fine and the prices that
are being received, even for hogs, is
very satisfactory and altogether he is
pretty we'll satisfied with the pros
pect.
d. w. Russell, one ii DeenMater
town Hips most up to the minute e.
terprisins farmers and stock raisers
was in the city Monday. He ha"
brought in a load OF hogs for which
he received a satisfactory price. f1e
says that the farmers in his neighbpr-
hood are so busy nowadays that
- fall
tics, but that crop prospects are SO
good that next fall about all that they
will have to do will be to spend the
money that they will have to receive
ior their wheat, oats, etc.
Beautiful New Silk Tissue Cling
hams 0oc. Walker McKibben 5.
Squire 0. NJ. Burkhart, one OF the
Times good friends OF Pleasant Gap,
was Butler visitor Monday and
dropped into the office to pay his re-
spects. The Squire drives a John
Henry fliver, but since seeing the fly
ing machine that passed over Bates
county and spent the night III Pleas
ant Gap some time ago, he is OF the
opinion that that sort OF machine
is better adapted to get over the hills
and if he can swap his flivver in on
one he may make his trips to Butler
by the air route in the near future.
Refrigerators all reduced this week,
Murray.
Last Thursday Chas. L. Baker had
the misfortune to badly saw his right
leg between the knee and ankle. tie
was feeding circular saw and when
some sticks OF wood piled up under
it he attempted to kick them out OF
the way and his leg came in contact
with the rapidly revolving saw. For
n time he did not realize that he was
hurt, but soon noticed that the blood
was running out OF his shoe and an
showed that quite
piece was cut from his leg. The
wound was dressed but in few days
symptoms OF blood poison developed
but his physician tells him that the
danger is passed and that he will be
all right in short time.
We will trade for your oil stove
or refrigerator, Murray.
Volney McFadden came in from
Washington, where for the last few
he has been connected with
the office of the custodian of allan
Tuesday and is visiting at
the home OF his parents. Judge and
Mrs. J. w. McFadden, at Virginia.
Mr.. McFadden has resigned his posi-
ton with the alien property custodian
and enlisted in the Photographic de-
oartment of the aviation corps and
will report to the Photographic school
1t Rochester, New York, about June
). He is an expert photographer and
thought that he could be OF more use
% his country in that branch of the |
service than he could in an office in |
Washington. so he will do his bit
aking pictures and acting as the |
eyes OF the army"
Donald Pharis came in from Col