The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-30

Mis- lxuby Paate rsnn, .of Nyhart. ii
.sisitine ~ broth y Patterson e y
v Mr.. ana Mi. r: ~ Adair ,are re-
ioicing over The birth Of Fine girl
tuesday, October AZ. "a
& MI. y. &. Carpenter has returned
to her home in t)swego, Kans., alter
d short visit here with friends.
/ Nj. and Mrs. Walker Crews, Of
Odessa, Mo. who have been visiting
relatives here, left Monday for
Adrian 4 Il
Y Richard Newberry, of Chicago, is
here visiting his uncle, Chas. Ewin,
OF this city and his grandfather, Hon.
]. B. Ncwberry, Of SPRUCE.
S. M. Gragg. an old Bates county
boy who is now located at Crowder.
Okla, is spending a week here look
ing aftersbusiness matters. 4
Il Mrs. Ralph Snelgrove and daugi-
tiers, Roberta and Laverna, who have
been visiting at the home of her
father, M. F. Hovey, left Tuesday
for her home at Rocky Ford. Colo
RADIO. M,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.. Padgett, OF
Twin Falls, Idaho, who have been
visiting relatives here left Monday
for Long Beach, California. Mrs. w.
w. Henry, sister of Mrs. Padgett,
accompanied them to Kansas City. :,
Rev. 5. B. Moore, who has accept
ed the pastorate Of the Christian
church at Holden, Mo-, went to that
city Tuesday to look after matters
connected with his charge there.
He expects to locate there about the
first of the year.
Mrs. H. G. Cook and daughter,
Miss Pauline, have returned home
from California, where they spent
the summer at Long Beach and
Berkeley. Miss Helen, another
daughter is attending the University
ut California, at Berkeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Armstrong and
Mrs. Alice Armstrong have returned
home from visit with Miss Dorothy
armstrong at the State University at
Columbia. The trip to Columbia
was made in their car, but on account
of the condition of the roads were
forced to return home by railway.
The Sam Levy Mercantile Com
Lany was the victim of cracksn1an
arly Last Thursday ssasaia4 -a~l.e4'
some one broke window pane IN
the rear of the gentlemen furnish
ing department and entered the store
and appropriated a suit Of clothes,
some silk shirts, other wearing ap"
parel and about Sis in money
Cope, driving the Wingioot
Highways Express, a Goodyear Ser
vice Car. on a coast to coast trip
passed through Butler Tuesday after
noon He is driving three-ton
Sterling truck and is on his way now
70 Ell Paso. Texas. He left Akron,
Ohio, OH July Ist, and since that time
has been in thirteen states. driving a
total of more than 5000 miles
December re- 4o47, Ford car be-
longing to w. w. Lollar was stolen
from in front of the Christian church
in this city. Sheriff Baker has kept
constantly on the job and last week
located the car through the secrc-
tary of states office. The car was
owned by Floyd Patrick, of near
Adrian. who had bought it some time
ago it is presumed from the thief.
A Chevrolet auto was left near the
bridge just south of Adrian on the
jefferson Highway one night last
week. We understand that the car
was stolen in independence. Mo-
Before leaving the car the parties
stripped it of the tires and all the &C
cessorics that could be taken. The
remainder of the car was brought 10
Adrian by the Stith & Son Garage
Adrian Journal. ...
J. S. Walker last week purcha ed
the residence on Pine street, occu-
|pied by Recorder of Deeds Cha>
Fortune. 1t was up to Mr.. Fortune
to get out and hustle for 4 place to
move to. He settled the difficulty
by buying the property belonging to
the John Pyle estate, corner of Ha-
vannah and Fl Scott street: now o.
cupied by ]. S.. Walker. So the two
gentlemen will just trade homes
Residence property is getting Sc
scarce in this city that when one
family moves it usually means thai
e.ye.,1 others are Immediately pu,
Ito house hunting. There seems tc
Ibe no relief in sight for the condition
as with the present high price OF
lumber and labor building is almost
Iprohibitive. And yet the prices Of
neither of these commodities have
| risen higher. in proportion. than 9TH
Ter things one is forced to buy.
Daniel Lee Twyman Dead.
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