The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-08

Gardne, Smith wnt to Fayette last
| week and brought home the car that
Dewitt Chastain was forced to lea> e
there some time ago on account or
| the Dad roads. lie was accompanied
back by his sister, Mrs. Robert Me-
graw and Miss Jaunita Holloway,
who is student at Central College.
Young mcr1-Frade at the Young
Mems Store, Black & Sons. 23-tt
Minerva Embroidery yarn, 20 col
ors. Walker McKibbens.
Friday might about IT 80 the fire
department was called to the home OF
Mrs. Mary Birmingham, on North Del
| aware street, to extinguish a blaze
that had started in one OF the closets
on the lower floor Beyond scorching
OF the wall paper and woodwork very
little damage was done. 1t is not
known how the fire caught.
Exclusive patterns in Dress Voiles.
Walker Nc kibbens.
llanley Clark, who lives just east Of
the city limits, is the owner OF Jer-
sey COW that is sure enough mort
gage litter" During the past year
the COW has shown a net profit above
all expenses OF about $3.50. Her mill;
tests 5 I-2. With few such cattle
as these one could laugh at the old r..
Z. L.
Oil stoves and Ice Boxes. Make
complete. ID. +. Allen Scond Hand
Store, Seese Block, Butler, Mo.
W. A. Groutsch last week sold the
Star Bakery, on the south side OF the
square, to +. w. Crowley, who took
possession Thursday morning. Mr..
Crowley was a former owner OF the
bakery. selling out some months ag }
plant up to the high standard main
tanned by Mr. Groutsch.
Beautiful exclusive styles in Voiles
and Organdies. Walker Mckibben' $.
john Walters was arrested Monday
morning charged with stealing auto
mobile tires from the Red Ball gar
age and taken before Justice of the
Peace Il. i. Jeter and admittd to bail
pending his preliminary examination
which will be held Monday, April TO.
Walters claims that he bought the
tires from other parties
Mems II. & p. Dress Gloves and
Work Gloves. Walker Mckibben
The coal companies at Appleton
City and Hume are making prepara-
tons to greatly increase their output
during the summer seasons and as d
consequence both towns are enjoy
ing good healthy boom, and despite
the high cost of building materials
4 each expect to see many new houses
go up as soon as the weather will
permit.
Oil color window shades with war
ranted rollers. Walker Nc kibben's
Lloyd Cox, who was injured in the
explosion OF the gas we'll on the Fred
Thornhill farm was taken to Kansas
City last Friday where his left limb
was anputated between the knee and
hip joint. The limb was SO badly
! bruised that gangrene set in and am
/ putation was the only means OF saw
ing the young mans ife-Adrian
| Journal.
Special values in mems Army
Shoes. S7.S5. Walker Mckibben's.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy left the
first OF the week for Los Angeles.
California, where they expect to &c
side in the future. Mr.. Murphy has
lived in this county for fifty years
and it is with regret that he leaves
his old friends, but after visit to
California, where they have relatives,
he and Mrs. Murphy concluded to
move there.
Lots of babies shoes and slippers
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Ralph Berry, one of Bates county's
hustling. young farmers, called at this
office while in town Tuesday and
had-his name enrolled on the rapidly
growing Times list. Mr.. Berry is
farming on the Warnsing ranch, few
miles south of Virginia and states
that he has $50 acres of wheat which
is looking fine, and unless the river
goes on rampage and overflows the
bottoms a good crop is almost AS
sured.
We carry extra large sizes in
dresses. Walker Nc Kibben's.
]. H. Stone of Butler, Bates Coun- |
ty, who is campaigning the state for
the Democratic nomination for State |
Treasurer was in Jefferson City this |
week. He has been in the Northern
part of the state in a number of coun-
ties and finds everywhere much bet
ter party conditions than expected.
The party, in all counties he has Wis
tied, is practically unit for the up
holding of the National and State adj
ministrati0nS Missouri State Iour-