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


Grant Garner OF Charlotte town
ship was a Butler visitor Saturday.
Chas. Lee OF Appleton City was in
the city one day this week on bust
ness.
F. C. Brannock the Nyhart mer-
chat prince, was seen in the city one
or two days this week OH business.
Rolla Crabb of Rich Hill spent a
day here this week. Rella is looking
we'll and is located i'll old Bates tor
good
Rev. Laban Anderson OF Windsor
filled his Appointment at the Black
school house Suday.
r. F. -Mountjoy of Columbus, Kan.
sas has moved to the city and will
make his home with his daughter,
Mrs. R. H. Biser.
H. L. Curtis of the Hume State
Bank attended to business here
few days ago. Mr.. Curtis reports
everything all right at Hume.
D. O. and Eugene Bradley OF Rich
Hill were in the city one day this
week on business. They are pio-
neers of the county and are among
our very best citizens.
James H. Raybourn OF Deepwater
was a visitor here this week. We have
known Jim for over half century
and he is one of our best friends.
The Pleasant Gap fair is in pro-
rress this week and has good at
tendance. .e.,
James Shipley one OF our old
friends OF Pleasant Gap was here this
week. Jim is the leading dog raiser
OF Bates County and has been inter-
ested in the canine family for more
than forty five years. He knows a
GOOD dog and has sent dogs all over
the country from his kennels.
Ivan Warren, wife and son VIII
mer returned from a six weeks visit
to Western Kansas. He assisted IN
the harvest while there.
Mrs. Aft Cobb is teaching the Star
school this term and Miss Mildred
Cobb has position at the West
school in this city.
Ross D. Miller of Detroit, Mich
is visiting his parents, ]. NJ. Miller
and wife residing near the Tripp
school house.
Miss Esther Grotjan was a guest
OF Miss Agnes Ward last Sunday
We met our old friend Judge T.. IT,
Iockard of Passaic on the streets
here this week The Judge is look
ing good but is not elated over pay
ing the increased taxes which the
HYDE administration will levy upon
his land this yeai. There are several
lust like the Judge on this subject.
The Baptist Mems Sunday School
class entertained their friends with a
watermelon social at the Church last
Monday night. Ed Williams ana
John Hines were awarded the prize
for eating the most melon.
T. J. Shobe holds the record tor
growing grapes. He secured some
cuttings from Chas. Douglas last
spring and now has grapes growing
on'the vines. This is something uil-
usual for the first season.
We met our old friend Il. L. Graves
a few days ago and had very friend.
" chat with him under the shades @:
the Court House yard trees. Bob Is
a fire fellow and always has some,
thing interesting to tell and is We:
posted on all the current affairs.
The Mulberry road is in very bad
condition being unsafe for travel.
1t should be closed until repaired,
The Scully renters will have a re-
duction in their rents this year. We
are glad to hear OF this and Scully
always mas been fair to the renters
in bad years. 49,,
A big real estate deal has been
made in West Boone township. +. +.
Chiles has sold his 1900 acre farm
south of Drexel to w. T. Watson OF
Chrisman, Ill.,, and together with 200
cattle. The deal involves consider
alton of S2oo,ooo.oo. This is the big
gest deal that has been made for
some time in Bates County real es-
tate. =,
James A. Harrison and c. w. Ma
han, of Adrian, have traded farms
Mr.. Harrison has traded his 100 acres
in Grand River township valued at
S1o,75o.oo for Mr.. Mahan's 1874 acre
far min Deer Creek township valued
at $zo,zso:ee: -.
We see that the Dickey Tile and
Brick Works at Rich Hill has closed
down and fifty men are out OF en-
plovment. This looks like prosperit,
during these Republican times.
A. r. Guyton has taken coal lease
on the LATE Classify farm in Pleas
ant Gap township. Mr.. Guyton vii
commence work in short time anf
expects to. sell the coal on. the But
Ter market. >.
We met our old bachelor frient
Frank NJ. Oldaker the shoe maker
Sunday all dressed up and we IN
ouired where and what it meant. III