The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-12

: Frank Tutt1e, who recently re.
turned from overseas service witt
the 35oth infantry, of the 88th divis.
) ion, was down from Harrisonville
Wednesday on business trip and &c
meet some of his old friends in But.
Ter.
Reports from Vernon and Cass
county are that wheat in each oil
those counties was badly damaged BY
hail storms last week. So far as can
be learned Bates county wheat suf-
fered no damage from the slight hail
storms that visited this county at
that time.
i Charley. Mcfarland arrived the
first of the week from Kress, Texas.
near which town the big Mcfarland
ranch is located. Mr.. Mcfarland
says that crops of all kinds are look
ing fine in Texas. On the McFar-
land ranch there are several hundred
acres OF wheat, oats. kaffir corn and
kindred crops, all of which give
promise OF abundant yields. Mr.. Me
Farland expects to return to Texas IN
a few days.
Sunday as Mr.. and Mrs Fred Cox
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowers, OF
TT. Scott, Kansas, were driving to
this city to visit with Mrs. ]. c. Van
trees, sister of Mrs. Cox, the car
which they were. driving, and which
belonged to Mr.. Cox, caught fire a
few miles south of town and was
completely destroyed. Another car
was procured and they finished the
trip to Butler and returned to Ft
Scott by railroad.
Leslie harper, who recently grad
uated at the Western Dental Col
lege, in Kansas City, went to Jei-
ferson City Monday, where he ap-
peared before the state board OF
dental examiners and took his ex-
animation for a license to practice
his profession. There is no question
but what he passed the examination
with high grade and will return
with permit no do all sorts OF
things to your teeth, most OF which
will hurt like the dickens, but which
will result in ultimate good. He has
two brothers, DR.. John Harper and
Dr.. Clyde Harper, who have made
decided successes in dentistry.
Mrs. Kate Clinkenbeard last week
received from her son Sergeant Fred
i1upp, OF the ammunition t1ain.- OF
the 8Sth division, who recently ar
rived from overseas, an deliberately
decorated cartridge case of a three
inch shell. On the sides of the brass
cartridge is Sergt. Hupp's name. the
name of his organization the divis-
ion insignia and the name OF the
place where they were stationed,
foul, France, when the cartridge
was decorated. 1t is one OF the
most artistically decorated pieces
seen in Butler and will be highly
priced relic in the Hupp family. Ser
geant Hupp is expected home within
the next few days.
Today just before noon while
crew of men were at work, putting
up rafters on barn on the Simon
farm, E miles northeast OF Adrian.
Sixteen sets Of the rafters fell and
badly injured four of the men. The
injured are Fred DeMott, who had
two ribs broken and otherwise
bruised up; J. H. Sollars, seriously
injured in the back and probably in
ternally; Hi Solars slight wound on
right side of head; Gale Maloney
badly injured about the head His
injury is said to have been caused by
leaping from the barn loft to the
ground when the crash came. His
head struck rock and his condition
was serious-Adrian Journal |
Mrs. J. c. Vantrees Dead. |
Mrs. J. c. Vantrees, for many years
an invalid, died at her home on
South Delaware street, in this city,
Tuesday morning at 800 o'clock.
She was born in Illinois, August II,
ISt5, and came to this state IN 1888
and few years later coming to this
city where she has since resided and
where she has made many friends |
who will sympathize with the be-
reaved family in the loss of loving
wife and devoted lf-sacrificing
mother. She is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, Mrs. Luthe.
Angel, of Tarklo; three sons, Clyde,
and Harry, of Kansas City, and Ray,
who is member of the American
Expeditionary forces in France.
She bore her long sufferings with
the fortitude Of the true christian
and was ready for the call when it
came, in fact death must have been
a welcome release. She was a loyal
of the Methodist church and
was always active in the work OF its
various societies until she was in
by failing health.
Funeral services will be held at
t he late home on South Delaware
street Thursday afternoon, and burial
in Oak Hill cemetery.
Spruce News.