The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-08-07

z Why have your buildings burned,
when you can have them protected.
See Hayden Ray for copper cable.
Gold Bond 20 year guarantee.
Thompson Lightning Rod Co. 43-4t |
Mrs. ]. A. Trimble and daughter,
Miss Hortense, have gone to Denver,
Colorado, where they are visiting |
Mrs. Trimble's sister, Mrs. Lou
Woods.
Dennis Thrall left the first of the |
week for Greeley, Colorado, where he |
intends to reside in the future. Den
mis- is mighty fine man and he and
his wife will be missed by their |
friends in this city.
The Rich Hill ball team Sunday |
defeated the strong Mulberry, Kan
sas team by score of 4 to 3. The
Rich Hill team was helped by several
old time professional players.
Mrs. ]. A. Trimble and daughter,
Miss Hortense, have returned from
an extended stay at Elk Springs, in
the southwest part of the state. The
trip home was made in their touring
car. IT,
Mrs. J. Z. Guisinger and children,
Mary Estell and Joseph. came down
from Kansas City last week to spend
a few days at the home of her sister.
Mrs. ]. E. Thompson. Just north OF
town.
Gus Baummack, who about twenty
years ago conducted barber shop
in this city, but since that time has
been in business in St. Louis, was
business visitor. to Butler one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Balling, Mrs.
w. f. Weber and Mr.. Roy Rhine.
hart, all OF Kansas City, passed
through this city the first of the week
cnroute to Monegaw Springs, where
they expect to spend a two weeks va
cation. Mr.. Balling is with the
American Type Founders Co., OF
Kassas City.
Judge James y. Lindsay, of Gin
ton, Mo-, assistant counsel for the
State Public Utilities Commission,
was in Butler Tuesday to preside at
CHE telephone hearing. and found
time to make US most entertaining
call. Judge Lindsay is clever gent
leman and is recognized as most
able member of the legal profession.
The Times good friend I. NJ. Kret-
singer. one OF the substantial citi-
gems of Deepwater township, was a
Butler visitor Saturday and made
this office a pleasant social asd bust
ness call. He reports crops looking
we'll in his part of the country. The
wheat yielding from 10 to 70 bushels
and one small field running as high
as 80. The corn is in fairly good
condition.
Billie Sutherland, the Io-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Suther-
land, was thrown from horse,
Thursday. while driving stock from
a field and was rendered unconscious.
He was rushed to hospital in Fl.
Scott where medical skill and loving
hands to do him no good The little
fellow never regained consciousness,
and died Saturday afternoon.-Hume
Telephone.
Col. James Sharp was Butler Wis
itor Tuesday asd found time to- drop
into The Times office for a chat.
The Colonel is a mighty busy man
these days and this was his first
visit to the city for several weeks.
He tells US neighbors are rapidly
getting into the plutocrat class.
Thos. O'Dea and Mr.. Eichler being
the last to jois the ranks of automo-
bile owners
Sergeant Clark Nicolay arrived last
week from Camp Taylor, Kentucky,
where he received his discharge from
the service of Uncle Sam. Sergeant
Nicolay left Butler about two years
ago with Co. B, afterwards a part OF
the I28th machine gun battalion OF
the .3sth division, but soon after his
arrival in France he was transferred
to another branch of the service, so
that he did not get to return with
his company.
Last week The Times made men,
ton of the fine herd of hogs on the
farm of /. L. Weirick. of near Rich
Hill. There were $50 in the herd
averaging about $50 pounds in
weight. The Rich Hill Review says
that Mr.. Weirick will soon put that
herd on the market and that he has
purchased $50 more hogs which will
be placed on piece of wheat that is
down and cannot be cut. He thinks
that it will pay better to hog this
wheat down than to try and harvest
It and have it go on the market as
damaged wheat.
Saturday COL and Mrs. Clyde Rob-
bins and little son, Joe, returned from
an automobile tour through the west.
They left Butler. May 2 and have Wis
tied IS states and travelled $500 miles.
Several days were spent seeing the
sights in Yellowstone Park. The
Colonel sayS that one of the draw
backs to camping in the park is the
beafa which crawl into your. auto
OF tent and make themselves entire
u ~ home. One il not permitted to
sAoct = e6n ID the park and the bears
See to be aware OF the fact and act