The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Johnnie on the Wing.

After an absence of over seven
weeks spent at the home OF Our rela-
tives in Sweet Springs, Mo, we have
returned to our home and expect TO
remain the balance OF the winter
We are now comfortably located at
the home of Howard Ellis, on North
Delaware street.
We kept posted on all the news
while gone through the leading paper
OF the county, The Times.
We have noticed i'll the short time
we were absent several deaths and
many weddings OF persons all well
known to us and many other Incl
dents.
We had a. very nice Christmas and
spent the day at our boarding house
and enjoyed a splendid dinner with
= Mrs. Ellis who entertained the toll
loving friends |. II. Ellis and wife,
Alfred Ellis, Harry Ellis and friend
from Kansas City, Mrs. Della Gates
and the writer. On Sunday the same
company took dinner with /. II. Ellis
al his home Oh South Mechanic
street and both occasions were de-
llghtful.
We noticed on the streets last Mon
day c. a. Dalton, of Merwin, and
J. d. Clements and wife OF Passaic.
One OF our Sweet Springs friends,
E. +. Henley, was i'll the city one
day this week. tie is in the rea'
estate business there and is leading
citizen OF Saline County.
We understand there are three we'd
dings in prospect for the new year,
three widowers are going. to take
unto themselves three widows for
better or worse. Let the good WORK
60 on.
The old Sisson livery barn just
back OF the northwest corner OF the
square has been torn down and it is
wonderful improvement for that
corner. The barn has stood there for
fifty years and the writer we'll re-
members when it was built and was a
personal friend OF Col. J. II. Sisson,
who ran the barn for many years.
The Colonel, like many OF our friends
of years gone by, has passed over the
dark river and joined the silent ma
jority.
Our good friend ". @. Atkcson,
congressman elect is suffering with
a bad cold and is confined to his home
but SO tar nothing serious,
Our old friend George LockridSt,
If Charlotte, has purchased him TN
Lizzie ard says that the horse and
buggy is entirely too SLOW Tor him.
He viii now travel by the gasoline
special and ii that proves too SLOW
he will set an air ship.
Gus Brunrr, Buck Manship and
Wesley Raybourn, all OF Elkhart,
were in the city last Friday looking
after Xmas gifts.
We understand that Chas. Graham
has traded off his stock OF merchan-
disc at Amsterdam to Claude Nor
wood for farm in Vernon county.
Wesley Robinson, OF Rockville, was
in the city this week closing the deal
for the old Jas. Wilson farm in Hnd-
son township of 34S acres for $3482..
We met our old friend A. w. Shay
of Cortland in the city last Friday.
He is one of our best friends.
Judge Il. +. Jeter has married SO
far this year fifty couples. This is
pretty good record and the highest
number OF ceremonies performed by
any person in the county.
Our good friend Mrs. H. Z. Butler
vi this city received very large box
Of California fruit IRON her children
at Los Angeles for a Christmas pres
ent. Mrs Butler thoroughly enjoyed
the gift and it was certainly kind
remembrance iron her children.
F. NJ. Woods will leave the County
= Infirmary Saturday and will move 10
Adrian. Marion has made fine
superintendent and will be succeeded
hy Sheriff Baker and Joe will be just
the man for the position. We are
glad to see you get it Joe and know
you will make good.
We took in Christmas eve at the
Baptist church and enjoyed fine
program. y large crowd was in at
tendance.
Three OF our old friends and former
neighbors have been married lately
and all the ceremonies were performed
by Judge B. F. Jeter. The couples
are as follows: Vic Barnett and
Maggie Speaks, of Amsterdam; ]. II.
Perreton and Miss Martha b. Nor
gan of Nyhart; ]. NJ. Stitt and May
Loving Of Merwin.
Our old friend Bert Bradley OF
Sprague has been appointed deputy
sheriff by the new Sheriff /. A. Petty
and has moved to Butler and is learn
ing the work. Bert is a fine young
man and is a son-in-law of the new
sheriff. He has been for the past
year guard At the penitentiary at
jeGerpou City. The new deputy is]
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