The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-02-10
johnnie on the Wing.

james Monroe Chambers, of Elk
hart and one of our old friends was
iii the city one day last week.
Joseph Coop, former resident Of
the Passaic neighborhood,s now OF
Kansas City, is, visiting friends and
relatives here. u
Rev. Laban Anderson, Of Windsor.
held services at the Black school
house last Sunday.
l.. NJ. Cole, of Williamsburg, Kan:
sas. former merchant here, is III ;hc
city looking after his farm in Summit
township.
D. Allen Zwahkn, Bailey Beckett,
y. +. Lockaf% and Fritz Meier were
all seeninthe county Seat this week.
H. r. l.. Scott, w. IT. Hart and M. B.
keeton, all of the Elkhart neighbor:
hood, were in the county seat this
week on business " tla d +
Newton Allison. and Dell Requa, of
| the Peru neighborhood were on the
streets OF Butter, last Saturday.
| d, w. Newton, Of Ballard has
moved on the T. c. Jones farm north
TO Oak Hill cemetery. I
Joe Wright. OF Summit, was in
| town several times this week on bus7
mess.
Circuit Court opened Monday win
Judge Calvird on the bench. The
court is now down to business and
will last at 'easi two weeks.
(y YARD is luIdins 4 barn i'r
John Boulw.rc On his farm nc4r Star
school house.
Dick Combs was in the city few
days ago, and had pleasant chat,witll
the writer and I'd time friend Dick
says that this is his 2;th ye Is as a
resident OF Lone Oak township. He
has a fine farm near Rocky Ford on
| the Miami.
We met our old friend w. @. Nor
rison, of New Home, Monday all
| dressed up with clean shirt and
iwlliie collar and asked what about
| the occasion and lie informed lis that
he was a member of the petit jury
and had now became part of the JAdi-
eial machinery OF Bates county. w.
y. said he was we'll satisfied with his
new job and was earning its about
the ways Of the law.
The Probate Docket for the Febru-
AIRY Term which meets February 2S,
- nv" pSlilS puDlIsHCu ana CCI''dlllS
about SO cases. The docket appears
III our leading paper The Times.
/ Our old friend Thomas L.. Pettys,
whom we have known for many years
has sold his grocery store on the
southwest corner OF the square to
john Bonner, formerly with the Raw
leigh Medicine Company. Mr.. Pettys
has been in business for many years.
hut failing health has compelled him
to retire. We wish Mr.. Bonner Sue
cess in his new enterprise.
Mrs. Martha Reed, widow of the
late w. A. Reed, TO Elkhart, returned
to Kansas City last Monday after .
visit to friends here. 4
Bert Bradley, deputy sheriff, has
been the busiest man in town during
the past week getting things ready for
court BERT has visited every part Of
the county notwithstanding the mud
dy roads which in some places have
.heen almost impossible. He went by
auto as far as he could and then had
,tos take horse and get through and
1T one place tied up his horse and
walked but, he got all of his work
finished, and on. Monday morning pev-
cry paper had been served for the
February term of court. i
John Moore is now living on the
old Rafter farm just south 4 of the
Lake and Park and Isl doing some
clearing along Mound branch. i
We are glad to know that Our old
friend Uncle Jack Powell, residing in
the southeast part OF the city is able
to be up and around after a fall On
the sidewalk several weeks ago.
Claud Berry las week purchased IS
acres from Henry Herman adjoining
his place for $I335oo.
Roy Cope last week sold his farm
of 40 acres .on the Butler and Rich
Hill road formerly owned by Fred
Wright, to Fl. a. Herman for
SI4II7.8o.
w. w. Lollar purchased the Will
Cooper place in Lone Oak few
days-age. The farm ensists OF 40
acres the price was $I375o.oo.
Tom Dunlap and family OF Nyhart
spent last Saturday i'll Butler. ........
Mrs: T: J. Smith. is visiting her
son, Gardner Smith, in Kansas City
and will. visit her daughter Mrs. Me-
eraw in Fayette before returning