The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-05

" The Timea il 'tin sreceipt5of ! letter
from olney MeFadden, giving . new
address for his paper. Mr.. McFad-
den is connected with the legal de-
partment of the WAR risk. insurance
bureau. with headquarters at WASH
ington. He states that his work is
very interesting and takes him to all
parts of the county. Mr.. .McFadden
is another Bates county boy who has
made good in his profession, that OF
the law.
Donald Pharis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Pharis, of south of town has &C
cepted position in the Palmyra,
Missouri, school as teacher of vo-
eational agriculture. Mr.. Pharis IS
graduate of the Butler high school
and of the Missouri University and
is eminently qualified for his new
position. He left Saturday for Kan
sas City and Columbia, where he will
visit friends for a time before going
to Palmyra.
&C. F. Stewart, who owns fine loo
acre farm few miles south of town,
made us pleasant call while in the
city Saturday afternoon. He reports
that everything looks good in his
neighborhood and that the farmers
are happy over the fine rains that they
have been having the past few weeks:
He is conducting a bachelors half
nowadays as Mrs. Stewart is enjoy
ing the summer with her daughters in
Southern California.
A reunion of the Kash family was
held Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Berry at. which there
were seventeen members of the fam
lily in attendance. Among those
present were: J. o. Kash and family
of Paola, kans., who have been visit
ing ut the Berry home; Eldridge
kash and family of Eldorado Springs,
Mo-; Lillian Moore and son William
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kash of But
Ter. A delightful time was had.
i The shooting of one of the shallow
wells of the Rich Hill Oil company
on their Holland lease Thursday at
ternoon was ineffective, through the
failure of the shot firers to place stuff
ficient explosives to reach the oil
| sand. Oil however, was bailed out
, by the gallon, it is reported. This
we'll will be shot again. The oil men
, from Kansas, who visited the well
will return to Rich Hill and spend a
week in this district-Rich Hill Re.
view.
; Number 1, volume 1, of the Cass
County Republican, Published ii
Pleasant Hill, is the newest exchange
to be received at this office. A. J
Jones is the editor of the new pub
. LEGATION and as its name implies it /!
!, republican in politics. 1t is we'll edit
j, ed and good looking sheet typo
A graphically. However, it is making
serious mistake in taking up the of
republican crv that Missouri stand
near the bottom in the school bust
: ness That fallacy was disproved
i long time ago and the people of Mis-
$ good educational advantages as an
II state in the Union.
Bert Warner, member of the ere,
e OF the Simmons threshing outfit mai
S, rowly escaped fatal accident Thur
T. day, when he was caught between tn
e drive and fly wheel of the machin
r rs they were moving the machir
3, from one location to another west {
town. He was riding in the cab
1.-THE engine, the separator being ia:
= tened behind with chain. Coin
: down a small hill Mr.. Warner though
) that the separator would run onto tn
engine and he tried to jump, but fe
G on the drive wheel and was force
against the rapidly revolving fl
e wheel. His left hip was broken an
he suffered severe buriscs on differ
Il ent parts of his body. He wa
3 brought to this city and taken to til
v Southern hotel, where physician a
:. tended to his injuries. Monday h
"a was taken to his home at Cornlan'
~ where he is getting along as well ]
" could be expected. While his il
juries are painful and severe he is fol
d tunate that he escaped as well as h
n did.