The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-07-25

. The two steam shovels that are
digging coal at Montrose has added
10 families to the inhabitants of that
town, says the Recorder.
Roy Fl. Biser, formerly of Hume,
has been appointed chaplain in the
army and ordered to Camp Zachary
Taylor, Kentucky, for training.
NJ. D. Order has purchased from
his father the elevator and grain bust
ness that the elder Order has con-
Quoted in Appleton City for the past
several years.
The Amsterdam Enterprise says
that from the personal appearance
and actions of some parties in the
town on Wednesday one would know
that someone had procured "a small
bottle" from the city and several had
imbibed too freely OF it, :,
Amorct claims the distinction of
having the youngest baker in the
state since Miss Allie Harris pur-
chased the bakery at that place from
Mrs. J. {. Rush. Miss Allie is only
IS years old and is sole proprietress
and manager of the institution.
Miss Vera Duffcy entertained a
number of soldier boys at her home
in Elkhart township, Monday night
before their departure for service
Wednesday. A. large number OF
friends were present to pay their re-
spects to the boys and Miss Vera
proved very charming hostess
Adrian Journal
Amsterdam has war enthusiast
who gauges the patriotism of his
neighbors by what papers they read
and what they throw in the garbage |
can, Both plans are good, but why !
not add another. How do they sup
port the Red Cross and kindred Or
CARNATIONS? That is really the best
gauge OF mans patriotism.
Robert Alvin, the Io-year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. u. G.. Goodenough,
died at the family home north of
Itumc. July IA. 1oIS.of typhoid fever
Funeral services were held at the In
dependence Church. Tuesday after
noon, conducted by Elder w. W. Bla-
lock Of the Christian Church at
Hume. Burial was made at the In
cemetery. Tele-
phone.
The barn on the Chas. Harper
farm, five miles west of Adrian,
burned Sunday afternoon together
with its contents. The barn was
substantial building which cost prob
ably $I2oo, its contents consisted of
about fifty bushels OF corn, ten tons
of hay. harness and machinery. Be-
side nearby stack OF hay and ma
chine shed were burned The total
loss was not far from $1,000. 1t was
partially insured. The origin of the
fire is unknown as the family was
away from home at the time-Adrian
Journal.
J. c. Biggs reports that the wheat
crop on his farm made 500 per acre.
F. ). Pearson threshed I,45o bushels
of wheat from 40 acres and sold it for
$2.Io per bushel, bringing $76.I2 I-2
per acre. VIM. Thompson's 30 acres
OF wheat made % bushels per acre.
And the average will hold good
the border country The
acreage is fifty per cent greater than
ast year, and from present indica-
lions next years crop will exceed this
in number OF acres. Some of our far
ners have already stacked their grain
and began preparing the land for
seeding. Hume Telephone.
The Rockville News intimates that
The Times stretched it trifle when
t said the week before that man in
he western part Of the county
:hreshed 200 acres OF wheat that av
,raged "33 and a. bushels per acre,
md the News was unable to see how
/ man could have two averages on
wheat. Did the editor of the News
ever know of man to have two .
wheat fields and have them average
| bushel difference per acre? Be-
sides 50 and 81 bushels per acre is f
lot the highest average in this part
If the country by any means. There ,
ire several fields that have beat that !