The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-28

fn,otIaer and with other relatives. He
/ iiIld returned to Gimp Funston, but
j exptcts to be home in q short time
tor good now that the kaiser seems
tto be thoroughly canned.
Rev @. NJ. Hickman, presiding
lefder OF the Nevada district OF the
IM.4E. church,, South, was in the city
MONDAY and in the forenoon held
quarterly conference for the local
chNfch. This is the first official visit
lofRev. Hickman, who was appointed
lpIesiding elder at the last session. Of
the southwest Missouri conference.
The first snow Of the season visit
led these parts Friday of last week.
But it was only an. occasional snow
flake drifting through the air. Sum
day. morning it started in to snow
sure enough and soon the ground was
covered with light coat of, the
beautiful snow. but it only lasted a
few hours.
The annual Turkey day football
game between the Universities of
Missouri and Kansas has been called
foff on account of the influenza epi-
demic. This is the first time in
many years thai the two schools
have not met to settle who had the
best. team and several from this city
whUF had planned to attend will be
disappointed.
Mrs. Susie Ewing, for many years
Ia resident OF this county, died at her
home in Stockton, Kansas, Friday
morning, November 22, says the Rich
/ Hill Review. The remains were
brought to Rich Hill and Monday
morning inferred in the Rider Gene
terry. Rev. S. c. Welborn, of the
Rich Hill NJ f. church, South, con-
Quoting the services.
The fact that it pays to advertise is
proven every day The other day a
farmer lost mule and ordered an
advertisement in The Times to that
effect. The advertisement was
ordered in the morning and in the
afternoon the mule came home.
Even the mule knew there was no
escape if the owner was going to adj
4ertise-
Born to Rev. and Mrs. A. ]. Cutrcll
Thursday, November Fl, fine girl.
Allsparties doing we'll. The preacher
while admitting that he was some
what excited on that occasion denies
that he was SO ratified that when he
ATTEMPTED to ring I'D central he by
mistake got hold of an old fashioned
| ,x>ffnn IN~ fne %a,,al 20 tina N.an
instead of the telephone.
Scully Lease for Sale:-12o acres :
IA miles east of Butler on Butler and
Spruce road. 81 acres wheat. Good
Improvements.
OFT w. lsley.
Tel. 70 on 10 Butler, Mo-. RI. /.
Some time ago George Nafus and
]. G. Garrett enlisted i'll the United
States marine corps. in the hopes
of getting crack at the armies OF
the Hun. but the, war was over before
themgot into attive service, but they
went to Kansas City Friday morning
OF last week, where they reported
for duty in the hopes that the.
might be sent overseas for service.
Miss Rachel Jingle. Chairman vi
membership of the Red Cross for
Bates county. is appointing township
chairmen. The membership drive
will be made December 1923. MI
who are now members will be asked
to renew their membership and new
members will be solicited. We want
10000 members of the Red Cross i'll
Bates county this year.
Eddie Campbell, gunner in the
United States navy. arrived in the
city the last of the week to spend 4
short furlough with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Campbell. Eddie EN-
listed in the navy about two years
ago and they have been busy years.
He has made four round trips across
the Atlantic and has visited England,
France and Italy. He is gunner on
an armed merchant vessel.
{. NJ, Barley was called to Nor
man, Oklahoma, the last OF the week
BY the news that his mother, Mrs. G,
W. Hartsock, had suffered stroke
of paralysis. A letter received from
him Wednesday morning states that
she is getting along nicely. She is
the widow of c. w. Hartsock, for
merly sheriff of Bates county. Dur
ing his absence John Hartsock has
charge Of Sallee Coal Companys
yard.
Our good friend F. F. Dalton, who
lives about two miles north of But
Ter. on one of the prettiest and best
farms in the county, was caller at
this office Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Dalton's son. Eddie, was one of those
who made the supreme sacrifice for
his country, in France not long ago.
The young man was living in. llli-
nois when he enlisted and his father
had just received several letters from
his friends in that state, all testifying
to the h.regard in which the young
man was held in the neighborhood in
which. he lived
Mira II. J. Smith received letter
the first of the week from her son.
First Sergeant Gardner Smith. OF the
coast artillery, stating that he had
passed an examination to artillery Of
ficers Straining camp. but just about
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