The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-02-28

| Clarence Allen and Miss Lille
Cuzick, both OF .Amoret, were mar
ried in this city Saturday afternoon
at the office OF the recorder OF deeds
by justice OF the peace, B. F. letter.
| They will make their home in \moret
where the groom is employed as a
coal miner.
Mrs. II. II. Wells. OF East Dakota
street, Saturday received a telegram
announcing the death of her brother.
Nose Matheny, which occurred at his
home in Weston. Ohio. Mr.. Matheny
was the father OF Ralph Matheny, for
merry of this city, and had visited
here several times.
A number OF young Bates County
,ren have volunteered during the past
week rather than wait TOR the next
call of the draft. Those enlisting are:
Arthur X. Fox, photographic D!vis
ion, Aviation Corps; Grover Earl Nc
Bride, Electrician, Aviation Corps;
Otis Norman :ggleson. Spruce Pro-
duction. Aviation Corps, and Nathan
higgins. unassigned.
Aerie ]. Muilenburg and son. John
Muilenburg, of Hudson township,
who were charged with taking 1000
bushels OF corn from the receiver OF
farm on which they resided. and
whose preliminary examination was
to have taken place Monday alter
noon before Justice of the Peace b.
!. letter. of this city, appeared with
their bondsman and by consent of the
attorneys representing both sides the
case was continued to a later date.
Joe Bomar, who in old days was one |
Of the democratic wheel horses OF
Bates county. but who left here sew
eral days ago for Audrain county,
where he has since made his home,
was visiting old friends southeast OF
town the first of the week. MIR.
Bomar says that while he has done
very we'll in his new home that he
may conclude to come back to Bates
in the near future.
G.. NJ Hargett. vicc-president OF the
Walton Trust Company. of this city.
las been appointed district chairman.
or the sale of the next issue OF LIB
.rty bonds. The district comprises
Gates, Vernon and Barton counties.
y. F. Duvall, president of the Farm
II, |
;ates county. 1t will be the duty OF
hese gentlemen to organize their dis
riots and push the sale of the bonds.
Sergeant Leslie Choatr, who spent
short furlough in this city with his ,
arents, DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Choat'. ,
it Saturday for Camp Doniphan. !
rlere he is a member of the ord :,
ance department He says that he i.
lcs army life better every day but is
citing just a little tired of the train
g camp routine and hopes that they
pon will be sent to France and BE- !,
wen a crack at the Boches. He re-
orts the Bates county boys as ali :.
ting along nicely.
Ed Boron, who left here for Pecas
,unty, Texas. about year ago. ar
we'd here Saturday on visit. MIR.
ORION reports that southwestern
exas suffered the worst drouth II
: years, and the cattle situation for
While was desperate One big cattle c
an lost 5000 head. it was stated III IL
,e night. Shipment of cotton seed id
Ike from eastern Texas and hay and d.
ain from northern states has been G
ade to relieve the situation, hut was
ow coming in on account of the al
ow railroad transportation. Hay is m
ling at $40 per ton, corn Sass and d,
It's $I.2s per bushel. Mr.. BORON ia
lieves. however. that the situation e
III improve as heavy. snow in the hi
ountains will furnish water for irri- 70
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