The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-11

here on business a few days ago.
Mayor George B. Ellis, Of Appleton
City, was in the city this week On
business. Mr.. Ellis formerly resided
| in Deepwater township and represent
ed Bates county for two terms in The
ed Bates county in the Legislature.
He was afterwards secretary of the
State Board Of Agriculture. He i
now. living in Appleton City. u
Squire ]. b. H. Mel Daniel ,of Nyhart
has returned from a several weeks
visit to his sister at Eldor;ldo, Kan
sas, and says he had fine visit and
enjoyed every day Of the stay
l.. @. Robarts, Of East Boone, was
county seat visitor few days ago
and was getting ready for few lays
visit at the State Fair at Sedalia.
Mrs Jemin,a Lemasters died at her
home i'll south west Mt. Pleasant
township last Saturday morning. She
was an old timer. The funeral SER
vices were held Sunday and burial
in Morris cemetery.
II. D. Rockhold the new motor man
has rented the ]. L. Ludwick resi-
dence OH corner of High and Pine
streets. Mr.. Ludwick will live over
his drug store.
The smoke stack at the light plant
on East Pine street was taken down
las Saturday. 1t was 100 feet high
and three feet i'll diameter A guy
wire broke and the stack came down
sooner than expected but no one was
injured.
Fred Cobb, son of ALT Cobb res,d-
in south of town, stuck pitchfork in
his foot while loading wheat last FRI
day. He was taken to doctor and is
now out of danger. @
Mrs. Kern Maxey and children Of
Johnstown are visiting in town a few
days.
Mayor Nels Altman Of Amoret was
county seat visitor this week. He
informs us that all business houses
must close in his little city at $3.50
during the week days and not later
than il OH Saturday nights. We
suppose that the mayor expects to
make model town out of Amoret.
Joe +. Hendrix has leased the
Standard Oil filling station on Ohio
street and expects to conduct the bust
ness as in the pas.
Mr.. Clarence H. Day and Miss Lois
Walters, both of Paola, Kansas,
motored to Butler last Friday and
secured a proper document from Re-
corder Fortune to make them one for
life and Judge B. F. Jeter pronounced
the ceremony which made them hus-
band and wife. Mr.. Day. is a progress
sive young farmer and formerly rfsid- 4
ed in Homer township. The couple
will reside on farm near their home.
Glen Shepherd of Howard town
ship has joined the ranks of Ford
owners and has purchased new tour
ing car. Glen has already become an
expert driver and will as rumor mas
it 60 de(a)r hunting along the Dor
ders of Walnut township. We wish
Glen success and it would not do to
just ride in machine by his lone self
and an auto was never made for one
person.
Harry Lukenbill, a former Butler
boy, dropped i'll on his friends last
Friday and remained over Saturday
night. Harry left here in MAJ, 1893 |
with Co. B for the Spanish war and
never came back. This is his first
visit and he saw many changes. He
is now residing at Leavenworth, Kan
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w. w. Lui<en' III is now An inmate IL
The Soldiers II. me ilr T ,cllo, CO; =
RADIO.
DIR. Z. r. Pace and wife of Osa-
Kansas, were here Sunday
on q motor tour over the country.
Dr.. Pace is nephew Of the late Col.
]. 1. Pace of this city. He resided in
Bitter from 1881 to 1883 and was the
first clerk at the Palace Hotel where
Cooks clothing store now stands.
This is his first visit back and he says
The city has wonderfully improved
ind he was impressed with its APP
pearance.
Jesse Leonard. colored, of Car
image, Mo-, spent several days in the
city last week visiting old friends.
less as he is known by all old timers
WIS we'll known figure here over
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