The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-02-12

| John III. Stone attended meeting
of the state Democratic committee
at Excelsior Springs Saturday.
! Overalls-J umpers-Black & Sons.
w. o. Atkeson went to Ell Dorado
Springs the first OF the week to at
tend the. sixth district Republican
meeting.
Mrs. George w. CLANCY went to
t'Ft. Scott, Kansas the first of the
week for a short visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jesse Knowles.
J. f. kellar, who has been visiting
in this city with his daughter, Mrs.
w. ]. Nix. went to Kansas City last
week to visit with relatives
Mrs. NJ. NJ. kallman arrived Sun
day from Washington. ID C.. being
called here by the death of her g,aad-
nother. Mrs. Caroline Morrison.
T. C. f. Welliver, progressive young
farmer of Deepwater township. was
in the city Tuesday and found time
to make / he Times office pleasant
call.
b. F. Richards, who has a RESPONSE
bic position with the Abernathy Fur
niture company at Leavenworth, Kan
sas. arrived Friday for visit With
home folks.
Miss Lcona Ncwberry, oil Chicago.
who has been spending few days at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. {. :.
Twin, left the last of the week Tor
California, where she will spend some
time visiting.
The city council ui Nevada las.
week ordered all schools, churches.
picture shows and all gatherings dis
continued until the influenza. which
is very prevalent in that, city, is some
what abatcd.
James Owen, the eight year old
son OF Dr. and Mrs. l.. T.. Robinson.
died at the home OF his parents in
Adrian Tuesday morning of pneu-
monia, which followed an attack ni
the influenza.
Mr.. A. e. Coberly, local manager If
the Logan core lumber yard, in
forms us that Mr.. Teal formerly their
agent at FL Dorado Springs, died in
that city Saturday as the result of an
attack Of the influenza.
From w. G. Dillon. who was IN the
city Monday, we learn that there are
still a good many cases of influenza
in his neighborhood. The school liz
that district is closed on account ci
the teacher being down with the DIS
ease. -----
]. A. Cobb, who has been spend
ing the past few months at Las
Vegas, New Mexico, returned to
Bates county Sunday. He says that
things are prosperous in that part Of
the country, but that the influenza
and the small pox are both epidemic. |
Rev. w. {. Bewlcy, pastor of the
Olive street NJ. l.. church, South, of
Kansas City, was called to this city
Sunday to conduct the funeral of Mrs. |
Caroline Morrison. Many years ago
Rev. Bewley was the pastor of the
Butler M. Z. church, South, and Mrs.
was a member Of his cot
yregation.
MIR. and Mrs. |. g. Patterson have
arrived from independence and ex-
,ect to make Butler their future
rome. Mr.. Patterson has been elect
ID vice-president OF the Denton Cole
nan Loan and Title company. lie
lad a position with this company be-
ore he went to Independence some
hing Oyer a Yearagn--
r. Hon. H. O. Aaxey, the present leg
slative representative from Bates
ounty and-a prominent Butler attor-
icy, was here Thursday of last week
N business. We have no infosina-
ion as to Mr.. Maxey's infcntiops or
'olitical aspirations. but we are sure
he Democrats could not find An
bier or more worthy man 10 fill |,
he senatorial vacancy made by the
cath OF the late Sena4os WINS
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