The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-15
Buy stetson Hats at Black & Sons.

Buy Stetson Hats At Black & Sons.
\ Ed Heavilin came over from
il Amsterdam the last of the week and
spent several days in Butler.
Richard Claunch received several
severe bruises on his left arm Sun
day when John Henry that he was
cranking Sunday afternoon kicked.
You can haul two ton on the Max
well truck.
Jefferson Highway Garage
Carbon paint that will stand 700
degrees of heat before burning, made
especially for engines, boilers and
smokestacks, Logan-Moore Lbr.
| Yard gilt
Douglas Shoes at Black & Sons. If
Myra Badger, aged 81 years, died
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. S. Badger. of Amsterdam,
Friday, April IS, after long illness
of Bright's disease.
Rev. John Baxter Clyde, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, and A. H.
Culver, are attending the Presby-
terrain assembly in St. Louis as COM
missioners of the local church.
Charlie Tuttle, of the Cass County
Leader, of Harrisonville, was visit
ing Butler friends Sunday. Charlie
has recently returned from overseas
dnty with the American expedition
AIRY forces.
Inspect the Maxwell truck before
you buy.
Jefferson Highway Garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Custer, of near
Amsterdam, were i'll Butler Satur-
day on business trip. MIR. Custer
predicts fine wheat crop in his
neighborhood and says the corn is
coming nicely.
Mrs. Fred |. Glenn, nee Miss Rosa.
lie Funk. for several years local re-
porter for the Daily Democrat, has
severed her relations with that pa
per, and will devote her future to the
duties of housewife.
High Art Suits at Black & Sons.
Lightning struck the barn on the
o. g. Cook farm near Aaron Tues
day evening and burned the building
to the ground. 1t was good build
ing, worth probably about $I,5oo
The loss was partially covered by,
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Squire D. G. Newsome went to
Kansas City the first of the week to
make short visit with his daughter,
Miss Ora, who is a teacher in the
Benton public school OF that city, and
with his son. Scott, who has a posi-
tion with the Harvey eating house.
\ proposal was made to pave the
main street OF Appleton City with
asphaltic macadam, but a protest
signed by large majority OF the
property owners affected put crimp
III the plan. The property owners
probably took the view that the i'm
Irovement would benefit the whole
town and the town should pay the
bill.
Wilcox Bros. sell the Maxwell
Truck.
w. O. Atkeson returned the first
of the week from Henry county.
where he had spent some time deliv-
ering the History of Henry county
to those-who had subscribed for the
work. He took vacation from his
task and spent one day in Springfield
where he met his son, Lieut.. Wendell
Atkeson, of the I20th machine gun
battalion, who passed through that
city Ell route to Camp Funston,
where he was discharged
A letter received from John futile
last week asks that The Times be
sent to him at Seward, Alaska. John
is still i'll the grocery business and
has charge OF that department in one
of the big stores at that place. He
says that the snow is beginning to
leave. and that as new strike is
from the inteSior the old
are all disappearing from
town. Each one certain that he will
strike it rich in the new "diggins."
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Walton and
Mrs. Ed Snider returned last week
rom St. Louis, where the ladies had
attended the bi-annual meeting OF the
Missouri Federation of Womans
clubs. While in St. Louis they wit
Iessed the home coming OF several
st. Louis. units of the American ex-
forces, and they report
hat the welcome was warm and vo-
.iferous.N in many instances the
treets being SO crowded that it was I
lmost impossible for the soldiers to
orce their way through. |,