The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-06
The American
QUALITY CORNER

Mayor A. V. Smith, of Adrian, was
county seat visitor Tuesday.
! Mrs. A. X. Guyton spent few days
the last of the week in Kansas City
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Deffenbaugh
of Kansas City spent a part OF lass
week in this city with home folks.
Mrs. Willard Isley, who had been
visiting relatives in Kansas City re-
turned home the last of the week.
Miss Madeline Aull, who was a
member of the High school faculty
last year, spent the week end with
Butler friends.
Mrs. Robert Megraw, OF Fayette,
arrived last week and spent the holl-
days in this city with her mother,
Mrs. T. ]. Smith.
Fine Fur Scarfs 30 to 50 per cent
off. Walker Nc Kibben's.
Mrs. A. L. White, who has been Wis
iting at the w. b. Dawson home in
this city, returned to her home in
Rich Hill Thursday.
Mrs. Lucille Aldridge, of St. Joseph,
spent few days last week in this city
as the guest OF her parents, Col. and
Mrs. w. P. Sewer.
Sheriff Petty on Monday took the
oath of office as sheriff OF Bates
county and assumed his new duties.
He will move to Butler in the near
future. In the meantime the office
will be in charge of Deputy Bert
Bradley.
The Double Branch w. G. T. U.
met Dec. soth with Mrs. Jobe Utley.
with live members present and had
an all day meeting. A sunptuous din
ner was prepared by Mrs. Utley. We
completed six serap-beeks to send to
the Americanization Center. Will
meet Jan. 18th with Mrs. Lydia Can
der to finish this work.
Prof. and Mrs. S. +. Smith of the
George Peabody University, Nash
vile, Tenn, arrived here last Friday
to spend the holidays at the Frank
Chapman home in Grand River town
ship, and the Smith home in Mingo
township. These worthy young peo-
pie are making good in educational
Journal.
Big bargains in Mems Flannel
Shirts, SASS. Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Feraris enter
tanned twenty. of their relatives at
dinner Christmas day at big dinner.
Those who have enjoyed the hospi-
tality of the Feraris home will un-
derstand the pleasure IN store for
their guests on this OCCASION. They
partook of big dinner and enjoyed
a good time socially.-Adrian Jour
nal.
The house on the Bud Order farm
N West Boone township, occupied by
Paul Mudd, was burned Tuesday
morning, together with its contents.
The fire originated from defective
and the building was almost
-eady to fall before the fire was dis
covered Mr.. Mudd and family lost
III of their furniture, clothing and
bedding in the flames.-Adrian Jour
,al.
The Mo. Pacific continues its re-
renchment policy Of laying off men,
md late order affects this division.
Mil Tarver night baggageman and
at the Rich Hill station
las been laid off and it is stated tina:
he night men at the Butler, Adrian
nd Jacksonville also have been DIS
'ensed with and night agent and OPP
rator at these stations do the work
heretofore done BY these employees.
Rich Hill Review.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kennicott ar
ived last week from Camp Pike, Ar |:
ansas, where he had been dis I;
harged from the army after several 1
ears service as sergeant in the hos
itai department After spending .
wv days in this city at the home Of II
er pafeats, Mr.. and Mrs.. Robert
Iraden, they Will 60 to Alexandfia. II
IouisianA where he viii have ehArDe
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