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

MIR. and Mrs. Thos. X. Stout, OF
Bartlesville, spent Christmas here
| with Mrs. Stout's parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. J. S. Brown.
Miss Ruth Talbot and Mrs. r. II.
Hummer went to Kansas City FRI
day fora stay with Miss Talbot S
brother, X. L. Talbot.
Carl Card came down from Kan
sas City the last OF the week for few
1 days stay i'll this city with his moth
! or, Mrs. F. A. Gard.
i {. O. Owens, who has a position in
a garage at Emporia. Kansas, was in
the city the last of the week visiting
\ with home folks and friends.
Mrs. w. X, Cumpton and children,
who have been visiting relatives in the
east part Of the county returned the
first of the week to their home at
Topeka, Kansas.
The Christmas dance of the I.lks at
their club rooms i'll the American
block Thursday evening was very
enjoyable event. Music was fur
nishcd by Grants orchestra, OF Ne
vada
Mrs. +. X. Stout, who has been
spending the holidays at the home VI
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. J. S.
Brown. south OF town, returned to
her home at Bartlcsvilc, Oklahoma.
the first of the week.
The tire department was called to
West Butler about 500 o'clock Mon
day evening to .eNtlnguish a fire
caused by an overheated stove in the
Hcolds home, on Grove street. Very
little damage was done.
One of the most enjoyable social
affairs OF the holiday season was the
Chrislmas dance given by Misses
Doris and Ruth Wyatt at the Wyatt
home on West Pine street Saturday
evening in honor OF Phil Hudson, OF
Galveston, Texas, student at the
Missouri University. who is spend
ing the holidays in this city with Wal
ter Williams.
Friday evening as Mrs. Del Doug
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crciseS at the Presbyterian church at
Rich Hill burglars entered the Doug
lass home and made away with her
rings, one diamond, and the other
a ruby, both being worth about 5000.
So far there has been no clew to the
| thief
Probate Judge Henry f. Sheppard
has appointed John W. Jamison,
cashier of the r. & NJ. Bans OF This
city, administrator of the estate IT
the late James NJ. Williams .; Apple
ton City who died some Tim, ago
and who left tn estate OF over $4,000
Ii is understood the heirs could not |
reach an agreement as to al ,.diniris |
traitor. and the matter Vas taken in
to the probate court, Judge Slep-
pard appointing Mr.. Jamison, who
received notice here Thursday morn
ing.--Rich Hill Review.
Ben Wix was in town Tuesday
taking the three children OF his
brother back to Yates Center. Mr.. ,
Wix's brother died last Thursday ,
and they brought the body oa,k to {
Butler for burial. Mrs. Wix is SIX
with inflammatory rheumatism ar1 ,
was not able to attend the illnera'. ,
Mr.. Ben Wix has had more than his ,
share OF trouble i'll the last two years {
and half. In that length OF time he \
has helped buFyfeuf- brothers, ouc
brother-in-law and a step brother. i
We trust that the Wix family has had +
all the trouble that will be allotted to Il
them for many years to come.-Bates ;
County Republican. +.
l.. c. Eichler. one OF The Times
staunch friends and also one of its Y
oldest readers dropped into the office +
for chat while III town doing hrs {
Christmas shopping one day the last {
Of the week and incidentally deposit a
ed the price of another years SUD h
scription. Uncle Lewis, as he is
known among his friends, and they
are legion, is perhaps the only sub
'criber on our list that has continual
y taken the paper since its first is II
Sue. In talking about the present low
PRICES of corn he says that corn has 4
lot yet reached a record low level il
~ whole lot, as he can remember d
back in about 1855 corn was selling Il
It five cents per bushel at Papinsville. i,
n the southeast part OF the county. a
Il
Christmas found Ellis island p
lacked with an overflow of twelve
thousand held aboard ships, and 9TH
L liners nearing port loaded to the
with aliens. seeking admrs.
ion to this country. This Jam Of s.
has caused an overwhelm- /
ng congestion, demanding emer- n
ency measures. which were DIS
used at a conference between Row. c.
and b. Mahany, representing the g
ecretary of labor, and Frederick A. az
Wallis, immigration commissioner. nj
Addressing preliminary meetings
the diet Japanese at Toxic Wis.,
cunt Uchida, the foreign minister,
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