The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

Monday and favored The Times with
a brief, though pleasant call.
Black & Sons Clothing Co.
w. Fl. Hart, of Elkhart township
who was in town Saturday dropped in
on business. He says there was 4
heavy rain at his place Friday night.
DR.. J. r. Martin, formerly of Mer-
win, but now of Huntsville, Texas,
has our thanks for a remittance set
ting his dates ahead for another year.
School Suits, Black & Sons.
| Walter Woody was in from Elk
hart township Saturday and called on
us. Mr. Woody is one of our strong
est friends and has been a reader of
The Times for many years.
Col. W. B. Tyler came in Monday
and had his dates on The Times set
we'll ahead Col. Tyler is one of our
most valued friends and has been a
reader OF the paper for many years.
School Suits, Black & Sons.
Jesse II. Little Of Route I was in
Saturday and favored us substantial
| ly. Mr.. Little is suffering just now
from boil on his right hand which
is not only exceedingly painful, but
| inconvenicnt as well.
Del Lutsenhizer, one OF Our sub
stantial friends on Route was in
,,11nl Ne ,,tc
or says that while the corn generally
is badly hurt, he will have some fairly
good corn i'll the creek bottoms
School Suits. Black & Sons.
The Kansas City Star has virtually
come out in opposition to the re-elec-
ton of congressman Dickinson. The
woes of Mr. Atkeson have begun to
multiply, Whatever the Star opposes
is a safe proposition to gamble on
St. Clair Democrat.
One oi The Times old regulars, e..
| w. Zinn, Of the Amsterdam neighbour
hood. WAS in town Monday and made
this office pleasant call. He has
lived for long time in Bates county,
but says that he has never seen it SO
dry as it has been this year.
School Suits, Black & Sons.
W. II. Wright, who owns one OF the
prettiest farms near Butler, was in
Saturday and set his dates ahead for
The Times. Mr.. Wright just recently
built new bungalow and informs us
that he will make other extensive i'm
provrmcnts in the near future.
Sam !. Patterson who is with the
Kansas City Southern at Hume
orders The Times sent to his address.
Mr. Patterson. who is the son OF for
mer circuit clerk !. A. Patterson. is
a capable, energetic young gentleman
and holds all important position with
the railroad company.
School Suits. Black & Sons.
sc r. w. Vail, who was formerly
with the Welton Jewelry Co., of this
city, has accepted position with the
Myers Jewelry Co., of Kansas City.
Mr.. Vail left here last spring, enter
ing an army officers training camp.
but was afterwards disqualified on &C
count OF physical disability.
School Clothes. Black & Sons.
w. B. Hurt. of the Ballard neigh
borhood, was a county seat visitor
Saturday. MIR. Hurt has out IS acres
of broom corn this year and he ex-
poets to receive fancy price for the
brush, but with the present scarcity
of labor. his profits will not be much
larger than in ordinary years.
School Clothes, Black & Sons.
]. G. Walker, OF Lone Oak town
ship, was in the first of the week and
made us a most pleasant call. Mr..
Walker has been rather under the
weather for several weeks. but his
many friends hope that when cooler
weather comes he will regain his Old
time vigor.
School Clothes, Black & Sons.
VIM. Cummings, of route 5, who
was in town Monday informs us that
the sorghum crop is going to be
rather light Mr.. Cummings has
the reputation OF making mighty fine
molasses and lovers of that delectable
sweet are going to miss their custom
airy ration this fall, according to him.
School Clothes, Black & Sons.
]. A. Cobb was in Saturday on
business and made us pleasant call.
'Klondyke" as he is known to his in
innate friends, is one of the old
liners on The Times list, having been
| reader for nearly thirty years. he |
S also sending the paper to his
laughter, Mrs. Alice Roe, at Denver,
colo.
School Clothes, Black & Sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hill and Mr..
ILLS mother. Mrs. J. +. Hill, of the
asst part of the county passed
through Butler Monday morning en-
QUITE for Kansas City. where they arc
pending a few days with relatives.
hey report that fine rain fell in
heir neighborhood one evening last
week. |,
Bring in the bow and we will outfit