The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-07-21
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lanes H. Hayes one Of thes2d
timers of Homer township was inS
county seat few days 40 on bsst-
| acss.
A, w. Padley of Pleasant Gap sSTas
t in the city last Saturday H. y
Uncle Moses w. Concklin has art-
| turned from a several weeks visit to
| Eldorado Springs.
Iohn S. Krinn. of the Farmers
Bank force and W. D. Yates Of thc
Duvall Percival Trust Company force
are taking their vacations.
The band concert last Friday night
was held in the new stand and 2
large crowd was present to hear tfie
excellent program.
Ed Dillon, of Kansas City, was il
the city few days last week looking
after his farm near Ballard. Ed was
former resident here and was
deputy under Sheriff Bullock.
Mrs. Lem Swartz and son, Dennis,
| of Kansas City are visiting friends
here this week $
Squire ]. w. Darby who had sick
spell last week has nearly recovered
and is able to be out again. 4's
Minor Deal and wife have purchas-
ed a farm in Wayne county, Missouri
| and left last week overland tor their
| new home.
The Loyal. Sons had good meet
ing last Sunday. These meetings are
well attended and fine program and
good music makes them popular.
The meeting OF the union church
services last Sunday at the court
house yard was well attended and
fine program was rendered by the
choral club and and excellent dis
course by the Rev, 7. c. Brammer,
pastor of the Baptist church.
George Fulkerson has been quite
sick for the past few weeks. he
seems to be no better at this time.
G. M. Hughes who is quite sick at
his home on South Fulton street is
no better:
John H. Stone and wife leave this
week for Walker, Mimi, where they
will spend a month taking life easy
in the cool north woods and lakes.
G. w. Trent of Cedar county is Wis
ting at the home of Mrs. r. S. Trent
in this city and the Trent brothers in
the country.
H. Fl. Moore and n. E. Sophiai,
owners of the Lakeside farm spent
few days in the city this week
They have nice farm and expec,
to make some improvements Nsis
summer.
The new Christian church al
Sprague is competed and the dedica-
ton will take place Sunday, July a.
and the sermon will be preached BY
the Rev. John Jones, former pas
tor in that community and now oi
Springfield. A big time is expected
4 The Christian church at Butler will
have a church gathering and basket
dinner Sunday, July 81. All the
churches in the county are expected
to be present and good time is cx-
pected. 4
Frank Stillweli, of Homer, was at
: tackled by a hog few days ago bu'
was not badly hurt. only bad cut On
his arm aud hand. i
w. A. Grotjan residing two and
one-half miles north west of Butlei
has traded his farm for 100 acfes ID
Vernon county and will move there
shortly. Mr.. Grotjan is fine gen.
tleman and we regret to see him and
his family leave our community. W.
understand he has nice farm II
9 Vernon county only short distances
from Nevada and near the oil oper-
! atoms. A@
Butler has all kinds of baseball
clubs and will soon become base.
hall center and can furnish player.
for any teams on short notice. II
MIR. and Mrs A. w. Shay, of Corn
and attended the Union services lss
: Sunday night.
A fine rain fell Monday morning
cooling up the atmosphere and break
ing the intense heat wave 5sfy
The Butler and Rockville ted1nl
+ crossed bats on the diamond her
Sunday and Butler won by score q
! s to Q.
Al Mrs. w. D. McCann and daughxer
Pearl, of Kansas City are in the Citl