The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-24

tended meeting OF the executive
committee of the Missouri State
Press Association in Kansas City 4as'
week.
! All kinds OF underwear and WOO
socks, Black & Sons.
Walker T. Smith, son OF Mrs. VIM
Arnold, of this city, has received a
commission as second lieutenant OF
infantry. He is stationed at Camp
Hancock, Ga.
Get your clothes now before the
last advance goes on, Black & Sons.
Isaac Varnes >of near Appleton
City, was in Butler Monday on his
way home from Kansas City where
he had been laid up with an attack of
Spanish influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Hays, who at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Hays
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hays, in this
city last week, have returned to their
home in Kansas City.
Ladies, come to us for your boys
and mems clothes. Wen save you
PIN" money, Black & Sons.
DR.. J. S. Newton has returned from
Great Lakes Training Station where
he took the examination for entrance
into the Navy medical department,
both of which he passed. He will re-
main here until ordered to report for
duty. Thomas Newton, his brother,
who is on duty at that station accom-
panied him home on sick furlough.
According to advices received here
Worth Alger Mendcnhall, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Mendenhall, has
been killed in action in France.
Young Mcndenhall, with the .excep-
ton OF few weeks had been in the
regular army for four years. His last
letter to his parents was dated Sep
tember 18th. A brother, William w.
Mendenhall, left this city Monday for
induction into the National army.
Florentine Furlamann, aged 81
years and 10 months departed this life
at the home of August Fischer in
Pleasant Gap township on Tuesday,
August 22, 1918, OF diseases incident
to old age. She made her home with
the Fischer family for many years.
Funeral services and burial were held
in Pleasant Gap "Wednesday after
noon.
Harry Pratt, one of Hudson town
ships most enterprising farmers and
solid citizens was caller at this Of
flee one day the first Of the week.
Mr.. Pratt is a public spirited citizen
and in addition to his farm manage
ment he finds time to actively par
ticipate Pin the social and political life
of the community. He is member
OF the Democratic committee from
his township as we'll as being one of
the best township collectors i'll the
county.
Wednesday evening at the Madison
Hotel MIR. Edward Clark and Mrs.
Clark gave dinner complimentary to
Mrs. Clark's sister, Miss Eleanor
Lynch, of Butler, Mo. Covers were
laid for Mr.. Clark. Mrs. Clark, Misses
Lynch, Maude Oberman, Frances
Mosby, Mrs. John RAIDER, Messrs.
Sam Bob Graves and Whitelaw Bond.
Dainty hand-paintcd cards marked
the places on each was an appropriate
verse written by the host, Mr.. Clark.
City Democrat-Tribune.
J. w. Holloway the last OF the
week received letter from his son,
Verne, who is Woman in the navy,
and who for the past year was sta
toned at Newport, Rhode Island,
saying that he had been ordered to
sea. but that he had secured short
furlough and would bring his wife
and twin babies back to Missouri,
where they will divide their time mn
iii the return OF Mr.. Holloway, be-
tween the homes of his parents i'll
Butler and her parents in Kansas
City.
Did you ever notice that the stand
ard articles which sell the cheapest
are also the ones (which are the most
widely advertised? That is fact
and the same is true of mercantile
houses. The store that advertises the
most is in nearly every instance not
only the most reliable, but sells the
best goods the cheapest. The estab-
Iishment that hesitates to tell the
publirits brands and its prices usual
" is forced to make up its lack OF
volume of business by increased
prices, and are seldom, if ever, zone
price to all concerns.
Miss Catherine Hayden, of the
Bates County Democrat staff, re-
ceived long distance telephone mes
sage Saturday, announcing the death
If her nephew X. Gail Carmack, of
of influenza, at Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Ark The young
man was about FL years OF age. He
,adsbeen principal of one O fthe War
rensburg ward schools for the past
two years and was only recently re-
elected fore another year. He was
with a Johnson county contingent
going to Camp Pike about five weeks
ago. Miss Hayden left for Warrens-
burg Saturday night
DR.. John T. Shadburne,' who early
IN the war volunteered his services to
The government and was commits