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

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lar died quite suddenly Sunday night
July II. 1913. at IL o'clock, at hel
home in Sprague, Mo. She was abou,
I Has as years IT She is is survived st,r b., b.
a husband and three children.
Il Judge ". T. Cole left the first Of
the wceI for Kansas City, where he is
Visiting his daughters. Mrs. Dan
Monyhan and Mrs. ]. f. Forbes, and
.Eof course taking in the shows with
his charming granddaughter. Doro-
.Ithy' and Charlene.
Mr., Abe Zinn and Miss Sarah J.
Smith. two we'll known young folks oi
the Amsterdam neighborhood, were
united in marriage Wednesday after
noon by Justice OF the Peace B. F.
Jeter in the office OF the recorder OF
deeds. They will make their home
on a farm near Amsterdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Arnold and Mrs.
W. i. Hcmstrect motorcd up to Kan
sas City Friday, where they enjoyed
a short visit with Mrs. Arnold's son,
Walker Smith, who was passing
through Kansas City from Camp Ere
mont, California. to the officers train
ing camp at Camp Hancock. Georgia
| Rich Hill Review:-Robert Thomp-
son, east OF town. put to work gaso-
line balers and an cight-foot mower.
harvesting $50 acres OF bottom land
hay. which he believes will make a
ton and thrce-quarters per acre, and
which he finds a ready sale at $l2 per
ton.
Butler friends have received word
that Prof. John Craig, who for the
last two years has been teacher of
the commercial course OF the Butler
High School, has enlisted in the
marine corps and is at. the Paris
Island South Carolina. training
camp,
Again i, happened This week we
have bunch of good. live items from
one OF the best localities in the coun-
ty, but for the reason that the writer
failed TO sign his. or her, name we re-
Eluctantly consign them to the waste
basket, Come again, bu, don't forget
TO sign your name.
Rich Hill Revicw:--Nm. r. Grii-
| fin of Pleasant Gap township, oandi-
date for presiding judge OF the Bates
county court. was in Rich Hill Sat
urday meeting many voters. While
delayed in making his canvass by at
tending wheat harvest. Ms. Griffin is
now making a complete canvass OF
the county,
Luther Talbot. who csed to live in
this city. was. down from Kansas City
Sunday and Monday visiting his sis
ter, Miss Ruth. and meeting old
friends. Luther Has enlisted in the
navy and is expecting a call t" service
4, any time. His brother. Virgil. ."is
member of a signal corps now in
France,
MIR. and Mrs S. w. DAVIS. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Nj. Harget and daughter,
Helen Louise. and Miss Hazel Hardy,
of Versailles. returned Sunday from
three days camping trip to Cap-
linger's Mills. They report iinc
time but Sam Davis and Mr.. Harget
are still arguing over which OF Them
caught the biggest fish.
James F.. Williams. SON OF Post
master Williams, went to Kansas
City the first of the week and enlist
I'd in the navy He has been ordered
to seport at the Great Lakes training
school July p. Jimmie was a triile
.lader weight, but the navy surgeons
told him that he would soon make
that up under the navy training
J.. A. Trimblc, the genial druggist,
returned the last OF the week from :.
two weeks stay i'll the Ozarks, at the
Bungalow OF Zan Keller, Elk Springs. |,
Mr. Keller, who is treasurer OF the |
Onpheun theater in Kansas City, is
an old time Butler boy and Fxed for
many years on East Dakota street. in
he property now occupied by George
One day last week as N. NJ Nestle
ode was blowing. with sulky plow,
N his farm east of town. he got to
Lay dreaming and the first thing he
snew the plow upset and dumped
lin off, breaking his right collar
zone. He is getting along all right,
,ut as he has a broken wing he can
lot soar anything to speak of and
lis wife is writing On the Wing"
ntil he is again able to handle
eucil.
Judge James a Kemper. OF lnde- ,
endence. was the speaker at the .
nion services of the Butler churches. I
cid at the Baptist church Sunday s
light. Judge Kemper is good |
peaker and had a lesson for those q
tho came out to hear him. He said {
rat things are being accomplished in $
1e few years of the present war that
'ould have taken centuries under or s
;narv conditions The uar &c hrinU- | \