The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-15

said he was just taking Sunday
walk and looking over the land
scape and enjoyed long walks espe-
cially when the autumn was near at
hand
w. H. Jones has sold his 100 acre
farm in Northeast Charlotte to L. "A.
Stinson for Sa7ooo.oo.
F. /. Welborn has sold his $40 acre
farm in Mingo township to M. E.
Rice for $35ooo.oo.
The Federal Land Bank made six
Iloans on Bates County real estate
lately aggregating over 100000.
Judge B. F. Jeter was out in Elk
hart township on business one day
this week.
The Methodists have been holding
a big revival meeting the last two
weeks. Mr.. Draper has been con-
Quoting the services and last Sunday
a big meeting was held at both SER
vices. Much good has been accom-"
plished. -,
The Christian Church will begin
their big meeting October 10th.
Gus Trussell of Foster has moved
to Butler and is occupying the old
Holloway residence on East Dakota
street. -.
Judge Harper and daughter. Mrs.
L. L. Judy, have gone to FL DORADO
Springs to spend several days at the
Springs. -. ,,.,,
Editor F. E. Bean, of the Rich Hill
Review, was county seat visitor
lately. He reported the big oil well
getting along all right and prospects
were flattering for an oil strike.
CYRUS w. Ward has recovered from
hi trouble with a carbuncle on his
wrist and is now at work
Lewis Gore, of northwest Mt
Pleasant was visiting here few days
ago. Lewis says he is still conduct
ING bachelors hall at his farm and
said the neighbors were advising him
to build a new house and he would
| have then a better chance for a COOK
and housekeeper.
Mr.. John H. Nolen, of Jefferson
Civ spent all last week here. looking
over the proposed project Of enlarg-
ing the drainage ditch. 1t is pro-
nosed to extend the ditch on from
Papin svilie to Taberville and that
would take care of the overflow in the
Usage bottoms.
/ Congressman w. O. ,Akeson has
two nice pecan trees growing IN the
court house yard and few days ago
had them inclosod so that no one
could iniure them. The trees are
two wears old and are growing tine
Tn few years they will be magnlii-
cent trees and nice memorial to our
popular member of national law max
ers. 1t looks like several other cit,
liens should plant trees in the yard
and make it beautiful lawn with
nice trees and shrubbery. Quite a
number of trees are now planted
there brit there should be several
more, The writer expects this tall
to plant two trees and one. Will De
the Butler Times tree and the Other
will be dedicated to the writer.
The barn OF Congressman w. -.
Atkeso, was struck by lightning ear
( " Sunday morning and partially dc
stroved by fire. A good many OF
our citizens were more than glad TO
hear OF friend w. O. getting struck
hv the political lightning last fall. bit
~epret to see the real old fashioned
lightning DESTROYING his property.
Our farmer friend Doyle S. West
was seen in the Adrian neighborhood
lately and that on Sunday afternoon
and as there was no base ball gam"
i, the neiehborhood it was Our con-
clusion that fair lady was the at
traction and the object of Doyle's
visit
Mrs. Mienon Coleman Shepherd has
turned from six weeks vacation to
i Colorado and has resumed her po-
sition at the Bazaar.
i We regret to record the death OF
one of our oldest and most intimate
friends and old neighbors. Mrs. Nan
CIV 7. Weddle who died here last Sat
urdav morning. We have known
Mrs. Weddle for more than fifty
wears and for several years was ore
of orr neighbors. There was no be1..
ter woman than Mrs. Weddlc and
. she leaves a large number of friends
to mourn her loss. She leaves three
children. Albert s. Weddle, Mrs Alva
Barr and Florence TYLER. W., ex-
tend to her family our sincere SYM
pathv.
lanes II. Weddle. of Vernon Coun-
. tv, former resident Of this county
attended the funeral of his sister-in-
, law. Mrs. Nancy ]. Weddle this
week.
| Richard Frank and wife of Chicago
| are in the city visiting at the home
: OF their parents. Geo H. Frank ant
wife southwest of the city
! William f. Walton. one of oul
, best known citizens. who is at pres
: ent residing in Kansas City came il