The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-06-17

Our good friend w. A: Baker, OF
Pleasant Gap township, was in But
Ter Tuesday on business and fav-
ored- lis With-a-most- pleasant call.
Mt. Baker is enthusiastic over the
outlook for Democracy this year,
both nationally and locally, and ex-
pressed himself as confident that the
meaningless mass of words adopted
by the Republicans as their national
platform is certain to bring victory
to the democratic standards.
j Walter Thomas and Miss Lavina
Florence kctron were married at the
country home of Mrs. Monroe Nor
rell, Wednesday, June ?. The cere-
mny was performed by Justice Of
Peace I. ]. Farrell There were
bors present \ big dinner WAS
served at the noon hour. Congratu-
lations and best wishes were extend
ed to the happy couple.--tIumc Telc-
phone.
Judge l.. 5. Paddock OF the west
part OF the county was in town Sal
urday and dropped into The Times
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his son, VIM. Paddock, OF Kansas
City, who has been for the past
twenty years holding a responsible
position with the Kansas City Jour
nal The Judge says that crops are
looking good in his section with tn.
prospect, for Il big year for the far
mers.
Friday night was some big night in
Butler. The streets around the
square and ior two blocks on either
side were parked with automobiles.
l he tent show played to capacity \
record breaking crowd listened to a
first-clas> concert by the band, and
there was enough LETT to fill Fisk
Opera House and enjoy good laugh
at the antics OF Charley Chaplin. 1t
was a jolly good natured crowd and
everybody had a good time and the
Butler cafes, and ice cream parlors
did d good business
The T.. y. Strout Farm Agency
sells more farms than any firm in the
United States. Canterbury & Harper
are the Bates County representatives
and are now listing farms for sale.
We do not ask exclusive az. ICY. we
only ask Tor chance to sell your
land 1T YOUR price.
II II, sale is mat." you Az ut at
any expense and sc thorui,-h1v ad-
vertise all properties listed ana I.
there is a buyer we find him for you.
See IS right away that we may put
your farm before our customers for
the fall business.
Canterbury 4 Harper,
liennettWhceler Bldg.
.'o-It Butler. M.
Headlight overalls will outwcar
two ordirnrv pair. Black & Sons. 25-ti
+ tt7C Republican,, have called
State meeting to be held at Sedalla
Thursday, June i, 1920. The call is
signed by ". {. Pierce oi Maryville
and other, from the Fourth congress
sional district and the papers say
that the St Louis and Kansas City
professors have agreed to abide the
date fixed by the Fourth district
committee The call urges lral at
least as many men attend this ,.ect-
ing as each county had dele Gates III
the late State convention. The meet
ing is to be open 20 every ktp;'bli-
can, and the chairmcn OF tie coun-
ties are being urged to sec that every
county is represented. Inc object
the Republicans say, is 20 review the
situation in Missouri and t.. take
some action touching the conduct OF
National committeeman Babler, state
chairman Cole and all others who
were parties to the handling I'll the
lowden, Morse, Babler fund. The
Republicans in Bates will doubtless
represented, and jHtlgi ing tfott, the
resolutions =;ttoptcc- last SATURDAY,
some OF them have the war paint Oh.