The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-03-13

Hill. has been purchased by Robert
G. Glenn. of Harrisonville. who has
taken charge, says the Review,
R. a. Piggott has sold his fine 800
acre farm few miles west OF town
H to c. ID, Hart. OF Oklahoma Guy,
Oklahoma. Consideration $4,000,
Il Mrs. j. c. Nafus left Saturday Tor
FL Dorado Springs, where she Joined
N her husband. who has purchased an
undertaking business in tina, city
| A. B. Burlington. Democrats COM
mitteeman of Spruce township Was
in Butler Wednesday looking alter
business matters and made It's Il mos,
pleasant call.
A. {. Coberly. manager OF the
Logan Moore lumber company's yard
in this city left the last OF the week
for Cincinnati, Ohio. on business for
the company.
Mrs. ]. B. Willard and daughter.
Mrs. Chester Rich. were called to
Nevada one day the last OF the week
by the illness OF Mrs. Wizards
mother, Mrs. II. 4. Collins
M. +. Perry has sold his ITO acre
farm in Shawnee township to l., N,
| Webb and has moved to Butler, HE
has purchased the Trahue property.
just north OF the city limits,
Superintendent A. {. Moreiand
held the regular March teachers e~-
| aminations Saturday. Tweusy-six
took the examinations. which were
held in the circuit court rooms
Mrs. &. w. Wilson and daughters.
Misses Ruth and Martha. lei, the last
of the week for their home in Kan
sas after an extended visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. {. +, Phar's.
south of town.
Ray Heinlein, OF Long Beach. Cal
ifornia, who was called to Kansas
City by the death of his father. Sam
Heinlcin, arrived in the city the las,
of the week to spend few days with
relatives and old friends.
| w. J. Nix. secretary OF the Walton
Trust Co., OF Butler, was here YES
terday mingling with friends and &C
quaintances. Mr.. Nix is one OF the
recognized leaders among the young
err men of the state i'll his line OF bus
mess and has many warm friends
| Jefferson City Capital News.
| Buster Schork. the giant soldier
boy. who has been sojourning Ut Hu,
Springs, Ark, returned Tuesday
night Buster smiles when he is
asked about having an ambition to
enter the pugilistic arena, bn, does
not deny that he may enter the ring
at some future day. He enjoyed his
stay at the springs and looks like he
could reach across the street for Jack
Dempsey or Jess Willard,-R,eh Hill
Review.
Most book lovers have read Mrs,
Gene Stratton Porter's delightial
book "Freckles." and have laughed
and cried with the Birdwonan. the
Angel and 1.-The other characters SO
charmingly depicted. Next Thursday
night they can all be seen a, Fisk 5
Opera House, not in moving pictures.
but real flesh and blood actors and
they are good ones
Henry Herrell spent few days in
this city last week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herrell siemry
left Butler with Co. B and while at
Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, Mas
transferred to other service and has
never been able to get out O; the
United States. He is now >tas:"aci
at South Amboy. New Jersey. Nhcre
he is a member OF a guard cur1pamy
He expects to receive his discharge
in the near future.
On March first the mail route oi
the Butler Interstate from Butler
to Foster was discontinued and mail
for Foster was ordered sent to
Hume, from where it WAS supposed
to have been sent to Foster by one
of the rural delivery lines out @, tia:
toWn, but some way there W,sS 4
hitch and for several days the resi-
dents of Foster went withou, mail
until the post office authorities
Strengthened the matter out.
Last week telegram was received
in Adrian from the war department,
dAAOuANLHE TIC uNdtu VI t-SRt NVNk'~
man. which occurred in France. Feb
ruary 28. as result OF disease,
Young Chapman, who is survived by
a widowed mother. was one OF the
first to enlist in Co. B when that
company was recruited to war
strength in 1917. lie went with the
company to Camp Doniphtsn. where
it was made into the leSth machine
gun battalion. of the S5th division,
which afterwards saw active service
in France.
Friday morning Lee Baugher. who
lives on West Fl. Scott street. got up
and started fire in the stove and
went to bed to wait for the house TO
get warm. The stove became over
heated and set fire to the room and
Mr.. and Mrs. Baugher had very
narrow escape. AS it was Mrs.
Baugher was burned abou, the hsad
as her husband carried her from the
burning building. The fire was cas-
lily extinguished by the fire depart |
,,,eo< HIT MT before II had DESTROYED |