The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1918-07-25

Rich Hill Review:-At meeting
held at Kansas City recently, the l4th
Region of the Resources and Con-
version section of the War Industries
Board was organized and f. f. Lev
ems of Nevada, was elected tempor-
ary chairman for the district compos-
ing the counties of Bates, Vernon
and Barton. ~
A large car in which there were
five tourists, was overturned oae day
last week at the approach to the
Marias DIES Cygnes river bridge on
the ives. road between here and Rich
Hill. None of the occupants OF the
car were hurt. The rains had made
the roads slippery and the car skid
ded and upset.
/ Roy NJ. Chambers arrived the last
of the week from Wyoming with two
car loads of horses, which he will sell
at the brown feed yard Saturday al
ternoon. These are not western
ponies, but big percheron work
horses, broke to work and ii you are
in need of that sort OF horse This
is your chance
| Pete Herman and Carl Decker. two
of Bates county's most enterpriSinS
farmers, the first OF the week unload
ed J. |. Case 1920 tractor and sep
arator. and are now prepared to help
care for our big wheat and oats crop,
At the same time John Seelinger got
a Case 1920 tractor and gang plow.
They were sold through Norileet 4
Ream.
Mrs. John Murphy has received a
card from her son, Harry. notifying
her that he had arrived safely over
seas and would soon be taking his
place with the boys that are making
the Kaiser wonder who it was that
told him that the boys from U. S.
couldn't fight. Before joining the
army Harry was an employee OF The
Times office.
One of the Times Oldest and most
appreciated friends, S. S. Spe ars, OF
south OF Appleton City. was a caller
at this office Saturday. Mr.. Spears
has been reader OF the Times for
about thirty years and during that
time it has never been necessary to
notify him that his subscription was
about to expire. He is one OF those
men who always keep paid Up or a
little ahead.
A recent issue of the Kansas City
Post carries picture of Miss yaun-
ita Jones, a member OF the Home
Service Unit No. 6Io. Kansas City
Organization of trained nurses who
are now preparing for overseas ser
vice at Camp Sheridan, Alabama.
Miss Jones is daughter of J. Ed
Jones, a former resident OF this city,
and a niece of Mrs. Bert Claunch and
Mrs Len Barber. She is we'll known
in this city, where she has visited
several times.
Miss Doris Wyatt, daugh.er OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. p. Wyatt. has v6lun-
teered for service as nurse. and is
awaiting her orders to report at some
hospital for duty. Miss Wyatt is Il
graduate of the Butler High School.
alter which she attended young
ladies school at Monticello. Illinois.
She is one of Buffers most talented
young ladies and was not satisfied to
stay at home when there, ~a> 50
much to be done for the boys who
are fighting the countrys battles.
Ter brother. Harry, is Il lllerahe- ui
the aviation corps OF the army.
Lieut. r. w. Atkeson, with the
Ieoth machine gun battalion, now on
duty somewhere in France. in writ
ing to Butler friend says: This
country is 1000 years behind old Mis-
souri, and | would not trade the
hillicst county III the southwest ior
the whole of Sunny France" and |
could compare wit hthose back at
home in the states. Ii this war does
nothing else'it will make the boys
that are now in France appreciate
those 4S little states over there.
Lieut.. Atkeson left Butler as d clerk
in the headquarters company o. the
Missouri brigade. but was sent to an
officers training school where he
graduated and was commissioned a
lieutenant. He thinks that France is
rather nice but likes the L. S. a whole
lot better. Heis getting along nicely
but is anxious for crack at !he
Boches.