The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-23
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day from Kansas City, where she had
been visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. I. Hull, Mrs. G. P. Wyatt
and Miss Rachel Tingler motored
over to Amsterdam Tuesday to in
spect the local Red Cross work.
New White Skirts S and So. Wal
ker- McNibJen 5.
J. |. Wolfe, an attorney OF Burling-
ton, Kansas, arrived last week to
spend few days in this city with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe.
w. O. .Atkeson has received card
from his son, Lieut.. X. w. Atkeson.
OF the Roth Machine Gun Battalion,
saying that they had arrived safely
in France.
Miss Helen Maxey, daughter OF H.
O. Maxey, has been elected principal
of the Merwin consolidated school
Miss MaNey was formerly a teacher
in the Franklin school, OF this city.
but for the last few months has been
teaching at Ralston, Oklahoma. She
is graduate OF the Warrensburg
State Normal school and is in every
way qualified for the duties OF her
new position.
Mrs. w. Z. Baker, OF Pleasant Gap
township was pleasant caller at this
office Tuesday. Mrs. Baker is one
OF Bates county's most loyal Red
Cross ladies. Besides her housewor!, |
she devotes considerable time to her
garden and her chickens and on top OF
that she finds time to do large |
amount OF Red Cross work. She says
that it is rather hard, but she believes
that every one should make sacrifices !
these troubulous times.
L. S. Wright, who for the past year
has been superintendent OF the Amo-
ret public schools. was last week
elected superintendent OF the Bolton
schools at d handsome increase in
salary. Professor Wright is teach
ar OF experience and ability and the
Bolton folks are to be congratulated
III securing his services. For sc' e;l
years he, was in the schools of this
,itv, as principal of the Franklin
school and later the Washington
school.
3. ?. Powell. J. r. Simpson and
!. \. Strickland, the commissioners
appointed some time ago to fix the
rice OF certain land in the, east part
ii the county near Appleton City, that
5 wanted by the NJ. X. & T. railroad
Company on which to build reser-1
Dir to supply water for their new
criminals near that city, went over
he land "Wednesday. They were &C
:ompanied by 7. w. SiverS. who
epresents the land owners and B. +.
eter.
ID. Jensen, OF route one Rich Hill, !
1ade this office a pleasant call while !,
i town Monday afternoon. Mr..
enneson is native OF the North OF
elgium and naturally is very much
lterested in the war. He has sew
raj brothers in Belgium from whom "
{ has not heard for some time and "
aturally supposes that they are in fl
le Belgian army. He has one son q
ho is a member OF the hospital de- +;
artment OF the United States marine "
)rps. A.
Highland Mitchell, formerly OF u
lnmit township, writing to friends ,
this city says that he is in COM |"
and Of company OF Indians in the Il
end regiment OF infantry, stationed .
Camp Bowie, Texas. He says that c
ey are rather hard to handle but
i'll give all excellent account OF
emselves when they get over there, III
I'd Highlands old friends are sure hs
at if they can be handled at all he d;
the man to do it. He has had many DR.
ars of military service and posses tn
S sufficient backbone to make good Sit
his present position. or
Wesley Boyles. who for many years tn
ed few miles southwest of town. on
t now Of Fayetteville. Arkansas, da
IS a caller at this office Monday 4,
'enoon. Mr.. Broyles says that
ops in Arkansas are not nearly so an
cd as in this part OF the country w,
e peach crop there is entirely de- -
Dyed and the apples and straw =
-ries will only make a part OF
'p Oil account of the late frosts and
| storms. Wheat in this state is
ahead of Arkansas. 1t would not
surprising if Mr.. Broyles con-
des to come back to Bates county
the near future as he says that it is
superior to that part OF the coun-
Dur one cent sale-People wonder
v we can do this during war times
en- materials are scarce, freights
wing slow and factories operating
one-half the help they need. We