The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-05-05

returned from a winters visit to Los
Angeles, Calf. He has purchased
the controlling interest in \ bank al
Eldon, Mo-, and will move thee
| shortly to take charge. George IS a
good banker and we wish him mich
success.
We regret very much to learn thar
L. X. Allen, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank at Adrian has been quite
seriously sick for the past week. tie
is reported now much better.
Sam Duffy, OF Reading, Pa, has
been visiting his brother. Harry -Dnt-
fey, III t.lKllar, township for tie past
week. He returned home Monday.
Judge L. G. Lockard, of Passaic,
was in town few days ago. The
Judge said he was feeling go ID but
did not think that this tax raise was
the thing even if the Republicans
were in favor Of it down at Jcfier-
son City. We think there are sew
eral others who will agree with you,
Judge.
northwest Mt. Pleasant lost a cow BY
| lightning during the recent heavy
rain storm. He carried insurah e on
same and will be fully protected.
| The election OIL the water and lisht
proposition passed off very quietly
! last Friday and good vote .was
I polled. The proposition was d.
feated and now the city must run 1t
on the very best business basis.
We understand that O. A. llcin-
lcin will be TIC new cha" imam OF the
water and light committe.. aid we
believe he can make the same Sue
cess.
Chas. Mcfarland is now spending
a few weeks at home from his ranch
in Western Texas. He reports
everything in good shape there. He
saws his father, C.. B. Mcfarland is
ENJOYING good health and doing fine.
Mr.. William H. Padgett and Ms
Katie Diehl, two OF the popular
Young people of Pleasant Gap were
I united in marriage Wednesday, April
27tl,. 1921, at the recorders office
| bv Judge B. f. Jeter. They will re-
side on fam already acquired by
lthe groom near their former home.
lanes Wray, residing four nisles
west of Adrian has cut down his large
pine grove and is having the logs
sawed into lumber. These trees were
planted there over fifty years ago am
are large and the quality is good
This is probably the first pine lumber
/ ever sawed in the county. When II
comes to Old Bates it can produce al
most anything and is hard to beg: AZ
a place in which to reside:
Dennis Thral1s has decided to Gems
back and be one of us again. re
purchased the Stewart Meat Market
on the West Side and will take
charge about June Ist We welcome
YOU back, Dennis, and know that
| YOU will enjoy a good patronage just
as YOU did in years gone by.
The grand jury adjourned last F.'.
dav after being in session about
eight days. A few indictments we're
returned. The county buildings were
visited and some suggestions mace.
4hemest remarkable thing to US was
that thew mentioned the new janitor
and said the service that he was rem
derine was very inferior and change;
adv;sed.-Just think of it, grand
;urv composed of seven good repubn-
cans censuring a Republican janitor.
One of these Republican members
;s = late chairman of the county com
n,;ttee and 4 warm supporter OF the
county court. ,.,,,
M. Boyd Kershner, of Elkhart,
!. and Miss Veta Vannoy, of this city
were quietly married At Nevada Sss-
urday, April e, BY Judge MOS,
Miss Vannoy has been teaenns .. .re