The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-10

| SCIGcI car - JuilPCu thS o"~ ~S
turned over when rounding curve at
Maple Boulevard and Maple Avenue.
A soldier from Metz, Vernon coun-
lty, writes to his home paper that he
NAV be looked for home before
Christmas, as he thinks the Boches
will have had enough Of It by that
time. Here's hoping.
Last week St. Clair county voted
several hundred thousand dollars to
pay off the old railroad bonds. and
now they are going right along Sub
scribing for the $333,ooo worth of the
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds.
Henry county can we'll lay claim
! to having one-ef the youngest Amer:-
can soldiers "over there Corporal
Bernice LaHue, who went from that
country, and is now doing his part IN
| the trenches, is only 10 years old.
Many years ago Mrs. Robt. Clink-
enbeard. she was Miss Laura Collins
then, taught in the Sheldon public
schools. Last week she was again on
the job. this time subbing for her
daughter, who is the present teacher.
When a man from Clinton, who Is
an officer in the army, started tor
| France, he. was asked by. friends to
send home button from the uniform
Of the first Boche THAT he bumped
over" The buttop was received last
week.
Because of the prevalence OF Span
;sh influenza in Springfield the men,
bers of the Missouri Press Associa-
ton. which was to hold their annual
meeting there, have received notice
that the date of the meeting has been
postponed.
The Clinton board OF health last
week received orders from the State
board of health, that on account OF
the prevalence OF Spanish influenza.
not to allow public funeral tor
! person dying of that disease ana not
! to allow open caskets.
A Johnson county farmer. who was
tired of being short of water every
summer has just completed a we'll
which he thinks is the deepest in this
part of the country. He went down
6o2 feet, where an abundant supply OF
pure water was found.
4 R, B. Speed, for many years editor
| of the Nevada Mail, and one of the
pioneer newspaper men OF tins Sec
ton of the state, was stricken with
paralysis last week and is confined
| to his room at the Mitchell Hotel. IN
Nevada. His condition is considered
serious.
Paul Tempcrl, member OF the
French Foreign Legion. sent to
America to aid in the Liberty Loan
campaign, died at a hospital in Ran
sas City Thursday of Spanish influ-
enza, which developed last Fridsy
when the others of the delegates were
in this city. = .
After delivering an ultiniatunl that
they would resign" unless they re-
ceived a big increase in salary the
| members of the Kansas City fire de-
| partment thought better of it when
Mayor Cowgirl turned their demands
down flat. They have concluded to
wait until next April before quitting.
| The Frisco passenger train due at
Lamar at 4:Io p. m, ran into a burn
ing bridge at Last Chance, near the
State Line Thursday afternoon. Fire
man Mahan and Engineer McCul;
Tough of Fort Scott were killed and
apouf go passengers injured, though
not seriously. The baggage car was
burned up. -
i AS a result of the so-called Spanish
Influenza. many cases of which have
come to light in Nevada in the last
/ two weeks, the city council has
passed resolution expressing the
/ Opinion that it would be wise If the
churches and places of amusement in
that city. be closed for time. Many
of the cases have been, at Cottey col
tlege, which has been ofdered quaran-
tined by the health officers.
Iieut. Col. ]. H. McCord received
i a call Thursday from Provost Mar
shall General Crowder to furnish nine
ty-fiye negroes from Missouri in graft
| 81 October rs to be given vocational
training. The negroes will be sent to
the University Of Kansas for train
/ ing. Those who have grammar
4 school Quotations or mechanical
1 training and can read and write are
eligible for the training. They vii!
be indicted through their local
| Creighton Is 80 sore on the Men
4 nonites that il is deemed inadyisable
| for them 70 start up their school
there. Members of that sect wrote
H to the StateA Attorney asking - to
1 their fightt "a the matter and pc re.