The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-08-21

i X. A. Bachelor and daughter, Miss
Kathryn. and two sons. Allen and
Richard, motorcd over from St. Clair
county and spent Sunday in this city
with his sister. Mrs. v. L. Johnson.
/ Why have your buildings burned,
when you can have them protected.
See Hayden Ray for copper cable.
| Gold Bond 40 year guarantee.
Thompson Lightning Rod Co. 43-4t
| MI. and Mrs. J. B. Duvall and son,
Dwight. and daughter. Miss Beatrice,
Fstarted last week on an overland trip
ito Chicago. They stopped on the
iway and took in the State fair at Sc
dalia. -.-
The 4th and 9th divisions of the
Dorcas circle will serve a noon lunch
at the Christian church on Friday.
Aug. 20 for the teachers. Menu
consists OF bread and butter
Sandwiches. creamed chicken, pickles,
potato salad. ice cream and cake, for
25c. 44-2t
Mrs. Adeline Stanley and daughter,
Miss Daisy. came down from Archie,
where they are spending the summer.
Friday. and are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Caroline Morrison, on South
! Broadway.
| Plume Muslin Underwear on sale
at reduced prices during August,
Walker Mckibben's.
Packer Brothers. of near Adrian,
sold their ga acre farm last week to
Nebraska parties for $Ie5 per acre.
The Adrian Journal says that this is
one OF the best improved farms in
| that section of the. county.
Misses Helen Maxev, Carrie Har-
per. BERTHE and Anna Silvers and
Esther Marmon. Bates county teach
ers who have been attending the
Central Teachers College, at War
rensburg. have returned home.
Mrs. J. W. Grigss and two daugh.
tiers, Misses Naomi and Eunice, who
have been visiting in this city at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Morgan. have returned to their
home at Manzanola. Colorado.
Since the commencement of the
| wheat harvest several weeks ago Sat
| urdays have been dull days in Butler.
but last Saturday was more like old
times. There was good crowd in
and the merchants all seemed to be
doing 4 good husincss-----
Paul Levy. OF the Sam Levy Mer-
camille Company. returned last week
from the eastern markets. where he
secured some bargains for the pa
irons of the store. Mr.. Levy is an
experienced buyer and knows just
what the trade requires and that is
what he buys.
+, h. Gench and daughter, Miss
Selma. who have been visiting friends
at Rartlesville. Oklahoma. returned
home the last nj the week They
were accompanied home by Mrs.
Clyde Johnson and little son. Wilbur,
who will visit with friends and rela-
tives in and near Butler,
= n. II. Heck, a prominent lawyer OF
Rich Hill. was u Butler visitor Mon
day. MIR. Heck has recently returned
from overseas service with the
American Expeditionary forces asd
says THAT there arc worse conditions
than army life. but he Is entirely sat
isfied to return to civil life:
Mr.. and Mrs. I'd Grobe. OF Apple
ton City. passed through Butler one
day the first oi the week en- route for
Colorado. where they will spend a
vacation in the rockies. Mrs. Grobc
is a daughter oi the late Rev. Wat
kins. who severa1 years ago wasepas-
tor OF the O!i School Presbyterian
church.
The Times good friend l.. {. Gull
bertson. OF Summit. was Butler VS.
itor Saturday aud called at the office
for chat. Mr.. CulbertSun says thai
his wheat yield this year did not
come to expectations and by the time
he paid for the harvesting and thresh-
ing he did not have very big mar
gin of profit left
Clark Nicolay. who some time ago |
returned from term OF service over |
seas, has accepted a position with the
Daily Democrat as local reporter. !
Clark has had several years expert
ence in the mechanical departments
Of Butler print shops and should
know a good news story when he
sees it. He is hustler and will
make good
The storm OF Friday night is re-
ported to have done considerable
damage in different parts of Cass
county, being particularly severe at
where the lightning
lid much damage and several build
ngs were blown down. Butler par
lies returning from Kansas City
were compelled to leave their cars at
and finish the trip by
'aNoad. going back later for the
ara |,
Waiter Barron. local agent for the +,
'taaAard Oil company, had q narrow ,
se1pe from u severe accident one
lay last week when the big tank car {
4 sqane mysterious mapner caught t
ire While in the sheds at the filling '
tatJoa near the depot. Although it
ooleed like a forlorn hope, Mr.. Bar
onefsn the car away from the build ;