The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-08-28

| Mrs. Kate Clinkenbeard left Satur-
day for Kansas City, where she spent
a few days with relatives.
| Mrs. F. {. Ream and brother,
Ditzler Norfleet, -retuFned- last week
from an extensive trip through the
west which was taken for the benefit
of the formers health.
| Otis Berryhill, who has been spend
ing his vacation in this city at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
J. Berryhill, and other relatives, has
returned to his home at Topeka, Kan
sas.
The Rich Hill base ball club won a
fast game from the Nevada club
Sunday, which did something to-
wards wiping out the awful trouncing
the Mulberry club handed them the
previous Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Mcfarland and chill
dren Phyllis and Clinton, arrived the
last OF the week from kress, Texas
where they had been spending the
summer with Mr.. Mcfarland on the
+, Mcfarland ranch.
Mrs. Nat Whipple and daughters,
Miss Frances and Mary Elizabeth,
ave'returned to their home at Par
sons. Kansas, after a pleasant visit
in this city at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Fuller.
The Clinton colored base ball club
came over one day last week and
won a ball game from the Butler
colored boys. There is some good
material in the Butler bunch but
they need lot OF practice and
coaching.
Mrs. Rueb Marshall returned to
her home i'll Kansas City the last of
the week after a pleasant visit will,
old friends in this city. Several
years ago Mrs. Marshall was a resi-.
dent of Butler, when her late hus-
band was an engineer on the Inter-
State.
This is the season when you need
ligt thing rods. Hayden Ray has the
best ones. 43-4t
| J. w. Wheatly and his soh, H. w.
Wheatley, of New Home township,
were business visitors to Butler Sat
urday afternoon. Mr.. Wheatley had
recently returned from the far west,
where he had spent the greater part
of the summer visiting son and
other relatives.
II. G. Cook, of the American Cloth
ing House, last week received word
that his brother, VIM. H.. Cook, had
died at his home in Los Angeles,
California, after a prolonged illness
with heart trouble. He is quite we'll
known in this city, where he had
made several visits to his brother
He was ~ years old.
A shortage in the wirin" of Bruce
Blacks coupe caused it to take fire
while standing in front of the home
of Joe Hupp, on East Pleasant street
Monday noon. The fire was dis
covered by a passer by and a fire
alarm turned in. The cushions and
interior decorating were badly burned
and the paint on the outside blistered.
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
H. H. Dalton and family arrived
last week from Galesburg, Illinois.
and are visiting at the home of Mr..
Dalton's brother, F. F. Dalton, Al
short distance north of town. Mr..
Dalton says considerable land is
changing hands in his part Of I'LL
nois. prices ranging from $500 to 5000
per acre.
r. v. Prics. I prominent farmer of
northeast Of Adrian. was h The city
TuesdaH On SsSStiess before tie pro-
bate court. NJ. Price says hat his
peft Of tie coaaty 4 badly r need
q Eaias tie ~ they had q 90 con
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