The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-08-14

DR.. Leslie Lamb returned the last
OF the week to his home near Des
Moines. Iowa. after visit to friends
in the Virginia ncighhorhood. where
he practiced medicine several years
ago.
Miss Ruth Sartin, for several years
one OF the popular hello" girls of
the Butler aud Rich Hill telephone
exchange, has resigned her position
and gone to Harrisonville, where she
is working for the Cass County Tele-
phone Company,
T. f. Mooney. who was called to
Bridgeport. Kansas, last week by the
serious illness OF his brother, c. +.
Mooney. has returned home. He
reports the condition OF his brother,
who was suffering from blood poison
as much improved,
The 4th aud 9th divisions of the
Dorcas circle will serve 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
csc. 44-2t
Lete Sackett. Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Boyer and daughter, Martha Jean,
and Lynn Cowics drove down from
Kansas City Sunday and spent the
day with relatives, Miss Halle
Sackett. who has been spending her
vacation here returned to Kansas
City with them,
B. F. Johnson. Tuesday received a
telegram from his son, Lester, stat
ing that he had arrived in New York
from overseas where he had been for
more than a year with the American
Expeditionary forces. He hopes to
receive his discharge and start for
home in the near future,
Miss Bunton Wood has accepted
position in the office OF the Bates
County Democrat, Of this city. Miss
Wool was tor many years book
keeper and collector for the Butler
and Rich Hill telephone exchange,
and her many Butler friends will be
glad to know that she will again
make this city her home. A..
James NJ. Vickers and Miss Clara
L. Speaks of Amsterdam were united
in marriage Saturday afternoon at
the Millinery shop of Miss Rena
Rankin, on the east side of the
square, Judge B. +. Jeter officiating.
The groom has just returned from a
years service in France, being a
OF Co. ID 10th engineers,
3sth division.
Mrs. S. ". Davis met with a pain
full accident Saturday afternoon
which confined her to her home for
several days. She had been calling
at the home OF DR.. and Mrs. Lamp
ton. on North Main street, and as she
was leaving did not notice the step
from the walk leading from the
house to the sidewalk and fell
spraining one of her ankles.
II is reported that the, dog poison
e.. is again getting in his work in this
city. There is no question but that
there are too many dogs in Butler,
but other means than putting out
poison, which is just rs apt to get
valuable dog As 4 worthless cur.
should be employed in getting rid of
the surplus. Besides the poison
method is violation of the laws OF
the state.
The Herrell w. c. T. u. met with
Mrs.. vergie Harbert Aug. =. and the
following officers were elected for
tie eoming year. Allie Alkire. pres
dent; Lottie Ray. vice-president;
Lixzie Clafk. secretary: vergie Har-
bset, eorrespaading secretary; Chloe
Carfett. treasurer Anna Sturgeon.
se6eeinReAAeat of The flower mission
dS66efnenfs- Kaahleen Wayland,
pfS1s fepofter and Zelda voris APP
= 1hed g sueesneendent of the anti
ndrtotze 1ep6ftNent. The next meet
ii Nh g keld Ang. II At the home
i.ssslssS.l = Ptess Reporter.