The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-16
Johnnie on the Wins.

| L. Scott. Geo. linn, Viii k61hner
Iall Of the Burdett and Elkhktt AEigh-
borhood were in the city last sSAtur.
day on, a shopping expedition.
The .Farmers meeting last Satdtday
was largely attended and VIM Hirth
of Columbia made splendid address
n Merritt Pickett. RoSt. Sprbufs ano
wife. Lon Dixon and wife, s.
A Chandler and Thos. Dunlap all oof the
Nyhart neighborhood were in the
city one day last week. ~,
I'VE met Judge r. B.. Campbell. OF
Pleasant Gap in the city last Satur-
day and had nice visit with him.
The Judge concluded not TO sell his
farm as he though there was no place
like Bates county. You are right,
Judge.
Lee Phelps and family and \ Miss
Cora Sanders of Iowa spent Sunday
at the home OF Walter Strein in New
Home township.
Mrs. Hannah E. Butler returned
Tuesday from the country on visit
and reports fine time.
Mrs. Myrtle Ellis and Mrs. Bud
Small made several calls on old
friends last Sunday evening.
Uncle John Ford and Judge E. G.
Lockard had a big chicken dinner
last Sunday at the Opera House Cafe
and SO far we have not heard of
either of them being sick.
We attended meeting at the Chris
tian church last Sunday morning and
heard an excellent sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Roy H. Biser. One
thing Rev. Biser said that he had Wis
ited the opening of the schools. last
Monday and was shocked to see sew
eral young girls dressed in short
skirts and gaudy clothes and he said
it was now time to have a sweeping
reform along these lines or it would
bring calamity to the young folks in
the future. We think you are exact
ly right, Bro. Biser, and we are with
you on the proposition.
Miss Marie Dark of CORTLAND was
in the city last Saturday trading with
the merchants.
w. 0. Morrison has purchased sew
eral head of mules and will slip
them to the city markets soon.
Dick Combs, who lives on the
Miami in Lone Oak township reports
the river bank full, but does not think
there will be an overflow.
We met one of our old friends,
Tom O'Dea, of Passaic last Satur-
day. We have known him for many
years and he is first rate citizen.
We attended the Republican speak
ing last Friday and heard a small
bore orator of Kansas City abuse
Wilson. That was his entire talk
and he made dismal failure. Bro.
Atkeson and the other leaders were
really ashamed of him and got him
out of town as quickly as possible.
The lady who talked at the Court
House Saturday night made really
good Democratic speech and urged
the women to vote for only good men
regardless of what ticket on which
they were running. a.
Last Saturday afternoon five of
Squire w. F. Hemstreet, aged 81
court house basement. They were
Squire w. F. Hemstreet,aged 81
years; Uncle John Ford, aged 81
years; Uncle Henry Donovan, aged
70 years; w. A. McElroy, aged u
years and VIM. Simpson, aged 81
years. Their combined. ages were
4I3 years and the average age was
&c SIS years. A pretty good group
Of old citizens. 45tsl
The case of L. c. Ruggles VAL
Charles Grape for possession of fhe1
1son farm was called IN Judge JetePs
court last week and Mr.. Grape took
a change of venue and the case was
sent to w. ]. Strein, justice of New
Home township and it will be heafdl
next Thursday. =. HI "a,
W. II. Charters, who lost hoo Id !
transit to Illinois last summer Ms
awarded $4,000 damages by Judge
Jeter last Friday. The Express Com
pany took an appeal. ssi
We are glad to hear that our ,oldl
friend, Mrs. Nancy Troupe, who has
been an inmate of the County Farm
for some time has been granted q
pension at the rate of 5000 per
month and will receive $500 {. in |
back pay. She will now have = lit.
tie home of her own and live com.
fortably the balance of her life.
We see that Gench Brothers have
sold their hardware store to Sam aud
Ed Armstrong, who have taken pos
session. We wish the boys much |
success.
We see that the J. Doug Morgan
show will be. here. this week. Vel
hope that he win have good week 81 |
Doug. is an. old Butler hoy. Wei
knew his father well and he was one /
of the old timers of the city.
We hope that every citizen will :at.I
tend the old and new settlers piehsc 1
here next Monday and Tuesday. It
will be . big event and it il a good /
way to meet your old time neighborsi
and acQuaintances. Hon. John H.
Lucas, Of Kansas City, will make She
principal address on Monday. Be
sure and come.
James S. Williams, son of rps4-
master ]. E...Williams, who = I'll
student at the State University. swat
Saturday and Sunday at home v5fh
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