The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-02
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land. was a Butler visitor Saturday
| DR.. w. P. Hall. of Adrian, i
spending the week with his son
James w. Hall, OF this city.
Dolla Cobb of Kansas City spen
several days in the city the past wcel
visiting relatives and friends.
The county court held a specia
session last Saturday and after tn.
session the township assessors hclt
a meeting.
The lake and park farm southeas
OF the city limits have been sold tc
II. J. Sophian, of Kansas City, and
harry Moore. OF Gardner, Kansas.
We noticed Carl X. Miller of Lone
Oak in town Monday. Carl is one OF
the oldest residents OF Bates county
coming here i'll 1867 and owns fine
farm near Peru.
I James A. Parks, OF Clinton, the son
OF Hon. Peyton A. Parks, was in the
city last week attending court.
Ed Meyer and ]. W. Miller, OF APP
pleton City were attending Circuit
Court here last week. MIR. Meyer is
representative of St. Clair county.
John Hall, of Tulsa, Ok, a former
resident OF Pleasant Gap, rs in the
city visiting relatives.
Geo. Argenbright, OF Grand River,
is member of the petit jury and this
is his first time in that capacity for
eight years.
MIR. w. A. Norton, of Homer
township is serving on the petit jury
and we believe that he is the largest
and really the best looking man on
| the panel. He will tip the beam close
! to the 900 mark and stands six feet
tall. He owns a fine farm near
Amoret and came from Nebraska a
| few wears ago. He is fine gentle
| man.
We have been serving for the past
ten days on the petit jury and still
holding down the job. We like the
work fine and have formed some very
pleasant acquaintance and met many
of our old ones. The court has been
unusually busy and much business
has been disposed of. This will De
Judge Calvird's last term unless the
referen drm holds up the law. We
hope that the judge will serve out his
term as he is fine jurist and a good
man.
Frank Chapman, of Grand River
was seen in the county seat few
days ago. Frank is one of the lead
ing citizens of North Bates and a
pioneer citizen.
We regret to learn OF the death
of our old time friend J. J. Mckee,
who died last week. He was one OF
the oldest citizens and splendid
man. We extend to his family our
sincere sympathy. i
Miss Lille Henry, daughter OF
Geo. G. Henry, died at Kansas City
last Sunday and the funeral services
were held Monday afternoon. we
deeply sympathize with MIR. Henry
as She was his only child.
Mesdames Saml Levy and Max
Weiner. OF St. Louis, are in the city
visiting friends land relatives These
ladies were former citizens here and
have many friends in the community
who will be glad to see them.
Lete Sackett and wife and Harry
Tut and wife, all OF Kansas City
were in the city Decoration Day.
They were former residents.
J. w. Harrison has sold his 255
acre farm near Pleasant Gap to w. L.,
Pyeatt, of Tulia, Texas.
Abe Carpenter, OF Illinois and son,
John Carpenter Of Colby, Kansas,
are in the city visiting at the home
of Ike Kelley. These two gentlemen
were our neighbors thirty years ago
and resided in New Home township
1t is their first visit here for some
time. They are both well and like
their new homes.
Col. S. w. Dooley, OF Guthrie,
Okla, is in the city visiting at the
home OF Arthur Duvall. The Col. is
looking fine and is practicing law at
Guthrie. Col. saws he still likes old
Missouri and il is really home 10
him.
Circuit Court has been unusually
busy this session and the petit jury
has been used each day Of the term
and kent quite busy. The following
citizens comnose the panel: Geo.
Woods c. d. Thatcher, Harve john
son, Clint Ferry. Mark Thomas, ii.
Whitfield, I. NJ. .Kretzinger, A. b.
Cummings, w. A. Norton, R. L.
S~ifres, Paul Walton, G. w. Ward,
Arthur Barker, D. H. Shelton, w. w.
Park, Ed Heavilin, G.. G. Henry, J.
S. Warnock, NJ. E. Briden, T. S. Nc
Henry, T. G. Hines ]. G. Reagan, +.
Greer and G. L. Argenbright. The
oldest member OF the panel is Ed
Heavilin and the youngest is A. B.
Cummings. The largest is w. A.
Norton and the smallest is Geo. Ar
genbright. The best looking is |. M.
Kretzinger and the -homliest "a
close race between Cy Ward and Bob
Scifres, but we believe Cy has
shade the best. 1t is a very good
panel and all are good citizens.
We were treated to a most agree
abe surprise the other day when the
postman handed us big envelope
with four new Mayflower STAINS in
the corner. and postmarked Indian
apolis, Ind. When we opened it. we
found it was from our old friend
Robert L. Graves, who for many
years was prominent citizen of our
city. The letter was a real letter and
we enjoyed reading it fine and in