The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-17

The Journal says that the new ele-
vator at Adrian will be completed
this week.
w. P. Sewer has purchased the
Mrs. J. S. Francisco property on
Pine street.
Carl Chambers OF Kansas City. the
son OF J. W. Chambers. OF East
Boone township, spent Sunday here
with homefoiks
Miss Alice Smith attended the
funeral of Mrs. J. X. Davis, which
was held in Kansas City one day
the last OF the week.
Shrader p. Howell, assistant at
torney general, was down from JET
ferson City attending the adjourned
term of the circuit court Monday.
DR.. T. w. Arnold and DR.. J. T..
Hull attended meeting OF the
state dental society which was held
in St. Louis the first part III the
| week.
Mrs. John Mckissick, who has
been visiting at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Frank, has returned to her home i'll
Kansas City.
Mrs. Lucy I-uvin. who had been
spending the winter in this city at
the home OF her daughter Mrs. ).
w. Davis and Mr.. Davis. LETT NJ on
day for Warrensburg, where she
will for a time visit {. son. u, y.
Luvin. From Warrensburg she will
go to Pueblo, Colorado, to spend the
summer.
Prof. c. A. Burke was unanimous
ly reelected superintendent o. the
Cass county schools at the election
held two weeks ago. So well had
he, discharged the duties of the OIL
flee, the Cas- County Democrat says,
that the opposing party never even
considered putting out any one
against him. Prof. Burke is also city
clerk of Harrisonville.
Miss Burney Rice, principal OF the
High School and Misses Ruth
Wyatt, Maurita Jenkins and David
Thompson, Vernon Johnson. lhas.
Pollard and Wilbert Sunderwrth.
members of the senior class, went
to Nevada Saturday and that night
saw the students OF the Nevada
school put on the play Green Stock
ings," which the Butler Seniors VIII
give at the opera house Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, April p and y.
They gained several valuable point
ers and think that they can de- as
we'll, or better, than the Nevada
folks.
The grand jury Tor the February
term of the Bates county circuit
court, which adjourned some time
ago to April IL, resumed its session
Monday and by Tuesday noon had
completed its work and was finally
discharged by Judge Calvird. Sew
eral witnesses were examined Mon
day and Tuesday and it is supposed
that indictments were brought. out
they cannot be made public until
service is gotten on those VINO
might have been indicted. The prin-
cipal work of the jury was the lind
ing of several indictments against
Rockville parties for the illegal sale
of liquor, which seems to have been
going on there for a long time.
Frank Yates, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Weldon Yates, OF this city, arrived |
the last of the week from Fit Sheri.
dan, Illinois, where he had received
his discharge from the army. Frank
was a member of Co. b. and went
with the company to Camp Doniphan,
where it was merged with another
company and made a part OF the
I78th machine gun battalion. OF the
3Sth division. After a period OF
training the organization was sent
to France, where it participated IN
the big battles of the closing days
of the war, in one of which MIR.
Yates was wounded on the left arm
by machine gun bullets. He is one
of the first of the Co. B boys that
went from Butler to return from
France. !