The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-21
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made money in sheep trade. Ralpl
) says now he will have some mutton
for Christmas.
I Mrs. T. J. IIockett sold her sheer
10 p. Peterson.
linn l laa moved iii in OF k k
Baileys tenant houses.
Virgil Jackson has moved north
east of Butler.
/ Charley Jackson will move in the
house vacated by V. b. Jackson.
Mrs. r. F. Harper died Saturday
OF pneumonia and influenza. She
moved to Bates county in the COS
and has lived OH the same hill eve,
Esince. and raised nice family Of
three, two boys and one girl, T. S
and J. I, Harper and Mrs. l.. l.. Judy
All survive with the husband, X. Il
Harper. Her remains were laid away
to rest in the Virginia cemetery Sun
day afternoon.
Mack Smith motofcd to Blairs-
town in Mcnry county to visit his Sis
ter. Mrs. Jas. Newman, Sunday.
In few, days the government will
turn 10000 boys loose to go to their
homes. The sick and wounded will
be held for medical treatment. Those
in the hospitals will be the last ones
to be sent home.
a. J. Mcclure has a steam well
drill at work on his farm fpr stock
use.
Emery Porter's mules got fright
cncd at the autos SO he can't drive
them together on the road and he
says by putting horse in the lead
he can drive one OF them.
q. A. Jones has 1870 acres Of wheat
in and says if it is wet next harvest
he's going to get an engine and put
on his binder to run everything hu:
the bull wheel and he has enough
teams to pull it, for he wants to save
his Wheat
The Mt. Vernon school house has a
new front and when the painting is
done it will look like a new house and
it will make the children take more
interest in their books to think their
parents have fixed them a good,
warm place to study in.
Veterinary Judge Hedger was
called to his profession at Harry
Hcndcrson's Monday afternoon.
J. l.. Hcdgcr visited his brother in
AARON Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Rhobacker's mother. IF
Kansas :, making her a weeks visit.
=. Mrs. NJ. +. Boiling is down sick
with the influenza and Willie Jensen.
L. l.. Smith, and Mr.. Tracy and
wife.
Frank Oldham. Grant Oldham. w.
J. Smith went Sunday to Henry coun-
ty to visit daughter of Mr.. Smith, in
the formers car.
Married one day last week Miss
Flo Smith OF northeast of Virginia
and Mr.. Tracy. southwest of V'r-
ginia.
c. !. Browning does not approve
of the last ruling of the food admins
tration. He don't .want so much
flour for he says he is not used to it.
Only every Sunday morning.
Uncle. Peter Denning is sick on, in
California and is II miles from a
doctor. His daughter, May. had to
go six miles to phone for the doctor.
He has leakage of the heart and is
threatened with pneumonia.
Uncle Emanuel Ncstlcrode is SICK.
The doctor says that all that is the
matter with him is that he eats too
much. The cook says she will
Hooverizc a little more if that is the
case and lessen the doctor bill
]. w. Fritz has commenced his
saw mill over in Kansas near Boz
:ourt.
How about the 9th amendment at
he election? Did it carry?
f,~ ~ Cr:,,,e H.. IN ,,,t |
or county office next election. He
s. the man, ii ] can't vote for him my
daddy can.
N. NJ. II. Ncstlerodc has been
to Co. A at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma from D. d. and F. camp
]. Z. Hedger and family visited one
lay last week with his wife's folks,
leo. Buffers.
Mrs. Geo. Butler has just returned
rom Kansas City, where she has
zen for medical treatment. +;
Judge Hedger made his six chill
rem present of a calf each.
The Baptists had meeting at Geo.
inns Saturday night.
d Sunday with his brother, Earl, on
he Jim Crooks farm. II
The mail carrier on route 1 out cf
Amoret died one day last week.
o. M. Drysdale, carpenter, was +,
yer from Amoret one day last week
nd laid the lines for Grant Old
ANS new barn and now the cement {
oundation is going in by Tansy .
NTH and Mr.. Bimgar and the Old
am boys.
Gill Walkers carpenters are put
ng up a two-story house for R. p.
. Jensen. 1t is on the old founda- t
on. -
E. P. Nestlerode's sale comes off
aturday, "a mile east of Amolct
lis stuff is all new and will sell, for
= is going back to Kansas City to
ork at the carpenter trade