The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-01
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Dudley, OF
1T. Scott Kansas, were in the city the
first of the week visiting with old
friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Fred A. Boxley. who has bceil /
visiting at the home OF her brother,
County Clerk c. {. Swarens, has re
turned to her home in Kansas City.
Miss Annabelle Thompson lei;
Monday for Kansas City where She
will visit friends Tor few days be
fore returning to her studies at TIE
University OF Missouri.
Leslie Choate. special agent tor the
Northwestern Insurance company
with headquarters in Kansas Clty,
spent Christmas in this city with MS
parents, Dir. and Mrs. J. w. Choate.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John MckisscN, whn
| have been visiting at the nome 9!
Mrs. Mckissicks parents, Mr.. and
hrs. George Frank, west Oh town.
! have returned to their homes III Nan
sas City
Sergt. and Mrs. Herbert {. kcnn:-
colt. alter, a visit in this city at tie
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. l.. Bradcn have returned t.
Camp Pike. Arkansas, where the Ser
geant is attached to the hospital
-torrs as a supply clerk.
The coal shed in The yard OF tie
county jail caught fire just after
moon Tuesday it is supposed ir"'.l
sparks from the illue OF the jail
The lire department was called ai"i
Ithc blaze distinguished before any
4rca, amount OF damage was done,
Judge al Mrs. W. IT, Cole re-
turned Monday from Kansa, City
where they lad been spending d week
with their daughters, Mrs. J, +.
Forbes and Mrs. Dan Monyhan. The
Judge says that he has just about re-
covered from the effects OF eating
turkey aud 'ii&in 5" ncarlp>rvery day
iur d week.
Miss Dorothy Armstrong, who ha ;
been spending the Christmas holiday :
with her parents in this city, lelt IN"
first OF the week for Seattle " ash
inston, where she will enter the
VI ashington state university in the
. school OF journalism. and continue
line course which she has been study
ing at the University "i Missouri.
MIR. and Mrs. Jor Smith were il,
town one day the first OF thA. week
visiting at the home OF his uncle. Joe
: +. Smith. and shaking -hattr4~-+it11'
Iue's many Butler friends. lie i
connected with the TT. Smith Riscu,'
; company, with headquarters at IF
Smith. Arkansas, and had been il
Kansas City spending Christmas with
his mother.
: Chas. frhomas wa, last Wc,nc >dal
taken severely i'll with some form OF
stomach trouble and continued T.
grow worse until Friday when ht
. was taken to Kansas City where ht
entered Research hospital with ths
intention of undergoing "A surgical
operation. but after an examination
+ the Kansas City surgeons concluded
. that he was in no condition TO stanC
an operation. Later reports iron
the hospital indicate that tie is
. no IIUpI Wv C1IlIut III HIS ANIIluii .pIi.
: The case of Bennett Wheeler Mrr.
camille company against the Pass, {
Elevator and H. G.. Ward whiyit
was called for trial before Justice ~
the Peace .Jetcr. Tuesday. was con-
'inucd until January .. The SUIT
grew ont OF the sale by Ward ~ IL,
elevator company OF wheat on winch
the Htnnett- wheeler company claim
to have a chattcl mortgage to secure
a note given by Ward. The defense
made Il motion to dismiss alleging
want nj jurisdiction by the court.
The motion WAS o>errulch and ,,'e
lease reset.
Mrs. Cnas. Maddox went to Kan
saS City Saturday for visi, with
relatives.
Ira Sutton, OF the postofiice iurcr.
was a business visitor to Nevada Sat
Irday.
Ira II. Rockllold, who is employ ed
by big oil concern near Wichita
rails, 1eNas, spent the holidays III
this city with his family and with his
parents near Adrian
Mr.. and Mrs. X. b. Hurt, formerly
we'll known citizens OF Butler. came
down from Kansas City and spent
Christmas holidays with old friends
and relatives.
Alex Snider, editor OF the Boom
vile Daily Republican, spent CHRIS,
mas in this city with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. I'd Snidcr.. Editor Snide.
is graduate OF the Missouri Uni
vcrsily scho9l and is making good il
the newspaper game.
MIR. and Mrs. J. X. Morrison. ri
Kansas City. were down and spent Il.
few days last week at the home OF
his mother. Mrs. Caroline MORRISON,
Oh South broadway. MIR. Morrison
is III the Office OF the recorder OF
dceds OF Jackson county.
Mrs. |. NJ. kretzinger,~ of Spruce,