The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-17
Douglas shoes at Black & Sons.

Rubbers, overshoes and boots.
Black & Sons will save you money.
L. c. Miller came in from Joplin
Saturday to visit his mother; Mrs. u:
{. Miller, and sister, Mrs. Z. A. Har-
din.
When you trade with us, we both
gain. Try us next time, Black &
sons
Mrs. r. L. Braden departed the
last of the week for lola, Kansas.
where she is visiting her son 4. NJ.
Braden.
Little fellow overalls and rubbers.
Also suits, shoes and caps. We can
outfit him, Black &, Sons.
Mayor o. A. Heinlein, of the Ben
nett-Wheeler Mercantile company, is
attending the Implement Dea.ers
convention in Kansas City.
Russell Armentrout, rural carrier
on route three. out of Amsterdam Of
flee, has resigned, says the Enter
prise and will go to Liberty, where
he has purchased barber snop.
Albert Bolin arrived in the city tho
first of the week from Ray, Arizona,
and spent few days visiting his fatn-
er, Thos. Bolin. Dock is mlning IN
Arizona and says that times are pros
porous out there.
A letter from Homer Z. Martz, who
last summer enlisted in the navy,
says that he has been transferred
from the Great Lakes Training school
to the Philadelphia radio station and
from there to the battleship Missouri
The United States department of
Agriculture has sent out warning
to the effect that grasshoppers a,e
apt to be numerous in this part OF the
United States next summer. In some
parts of tie country they have
stripped the early wheat and rye.
Mr. and Mrs. John Powell and
daughter, imusene, OF Chicago, spelt
a -iew- days in -this-ci last Meell- will
friends and relatives. Mr.. Powell is
manager of the western department
OF one OF the biggest tool manufac-
turers in the United States.
DR.. Allen registrar of vital statis-
tics, has just completed the report
for the year 1917, for district No. 50,
comprising the city of Rich Hill,
Usage, Lone Oak and New Home
townships which show total deaths
"a; births 7o-Rich Hill Review.
Harry Barber, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Len Barber, of this city, was marri-d
at Lawton, Oklahoma, January 5, to
Miss Inez Jones, OF Springfield, Mr.
Barber is a member OF an ambulance
company stationed at Camp Doni-
phan and is expecting orders to go to
France any time.
We are in receipt OF letter from
F. +. Thurman. OF Westville, Okla
honla; enclosing a remittance to set
his dates ahead another year MIR.
Thurman was formerly resident OF
the western part of the county, and
keeps posted on matters in Bates
county by reading The Times.
George .Alsbach went tip to Kansas
City one day the last OF the week ex-
pecting to stay few days visiting
friends and relatives, but he found
things in such a tumble on account
OF the blizzard, that he came home
on the first train. Street car and taxi
cab service was almost at standstill.
Nathan Groves, or0many years
citizen of the northwest part OF the
county. died suddenly at his home
in West Point township, Sunday, De-
ccmber 81. Mr.. Groves was one OF
the most prominent and highly re-
spected citizens OF that part OF the
county.
A. w. WcMott and Claude Major
left Saturday for Kansas City, where
they spent Sunday with relatives and
this week are attending the meeting
OF the Implement Dealers convention
in session in that city. Lewis Del
ienbaugh is looking after the business
at the harness shop during their abb
sence.
Mrs. Yeas Price entertained her
Sunday School class, the Eversrcens.
of the NJ. L. Church South, at her
home on Ohio street. Thursday after
noon of last week. A musical pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental music
was greatly enjoyed by the ladies.
A dainty lunch was served by the
hostess.
Lieutenant w. o. Jackson, OF Camp |
Doniphan, spent several days the last
Of the week in this city at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. o.
Jackson. Lieutenant Jackson has re-
centlv COMPLETED a course of training |