The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Oldham, who
recently disposed OF their farm few
miles northwest OF this city, have
moved to Blue Mound, Kansas.
Judge W. w. Graves and son, Sam
and sister, Mrs. Emma Clemens, OF
Jefferson City, were in the city Fri
day attending the funeral of 'ud &c
Graves father, A. l.. Graves.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. c. w. Kin
ion big boy Dec. %, 1913. all par
ties doing nicely. Mr. kinion's sis
ter. Mrs. Blair Walton. OF Butler,
came over to stay few days.
Amoret Leader.
B. G. Culver, manager OF the .Aber'
nathy Furniture company manutac-
turing plant at Leavenworth. Kan
sas. came the first of the week to
visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. FL.
Culver.
A. Z. Patterson. chief counsel for
the state public utilities commission,
arrived from Jefferson City last week
to spend few days with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Patterson, at their
home near Nyhart.
Jacob w. Hartley, one of Bates
eounty's pioneer citizens, died at his
home three miles northeast OF
Adrian, December 20, at the age of
So years. He was born April 9, 1860.
in Bureau county, Illinois.
N. d. Troxell and Miss Sarah Nc
Kown were quietly married by the
Methodist minister, Rev. Moss, Tues
day morning Dec. "a, at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. Moles. They will
BE at home with her mother for
awhile. --.Amoret Leader.
The patrons on rural route four,
out of Adrian, all contributed and
bought the carrier, Hayes Walters. a
fine gold watch, appropriately en-
graved as Christmas present. Il
usually pays for public official to
be accommodating and obliging.
fudge and Mrs, J. A. Silvers were
delightfully."- surprised Thursday
morning OF last week by the unex-
pected arrival OF their son, Guy Sill
vers. who is a member of the United
States marine corps stationed at Nor
folk. Virginia who came home on
short furlough.
Vert s. Chcever, OF Hume, anoth-
IF Bates county boy, has been cited
ior bravcry in face of the enemy.
Cheever, who is driver in an am
,ulance company. in the action OF
September 26-October 1, repeatedly
irove his ambulance into the enc
ny's fire to bring out wounded sol
Tiers. The ambulance was several
lines hit.
Mir. and Mrs. Verne Holloway anu
win sons left for Kansas City Fri
lay after, a visit in this city at the
ZONE of Mr.. Holloway's parents, Mr..
md Mrs. J. w. Holloway. Mr.. Hol-
oway will resume his position with
he Kansas City Star, which he re-
igned nearly two years ago to EN-
ist in the navy from which he has |
ecently been discharged.
G. NJ. Harge.t, who for the past two
ears has been vice-president of the
Walton Trust Company, tendered his
esignation, to take effect this week.
nd has moved with his family to
Kansas City, where he will make his
eadquarters. He was recently APP
ointed national bank examiner
nd is awaiting an assignment to a
err:tory. 7
The Urich school board encoun-
cred more troubles last Saturday.
he mail that day brought the resig-
alton of one of the teachers, Mrs.
race Kerr, and as the schools were
, reopen Monday morning they
ere apparently up against prop.
siticn. The board held meeting
atr,rday night and filled the vas
ancy by electing Francis K. Goodwin
nd he began work Monday morn
lg. He attended the Urich High
chooi. graduated in 1917 from But
r High School and has had one full
ear at the State University, which \.
E was again attending at the time
his election here.-Urich Herald.