The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-01

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home at Omaha, Nebraska.
We were favored with most &C
ceptable remembrance the first Of the
| week in the way of an Elsie Lee
watermelon from the famous linn
Brown patch. Mr.. Browns variety
melons which are the product of his
own experimentation and culture are
regarded as the highest type OF melons
and are much sought by lovers of the
fruit. Although they were little
late this year he has large crop.
Clyde Butler and Addie Reading
were arrested for stealing some cas-
ings and tubes from the car of A. D.
Fortner, which burned last Friday
night by Sheriff Petty and Marshal
Braden. They were arraigned before
Judge B. +. Jeter Saturday morning
and gave bond for their appearance
Wednesday, Aug. 81, 1921, and when
the case was called Wednesday it was
by agreement continued until Sep
TENDER 18th, 1921.
Miss Mary ,Braden returned the
last of the week from Altoona where
she had been called earlier in the
week by the serious condition OF her
cousin. Miss Mary L. Braden, who
was suffering from blood poison.
Miss Braden was trimming her black
berry bushes and accidentally cut her
hand. The wound became infected
and blood poison followed. A
trained nurse is i'll attendance and
her early recovery is expected.
A cross, sickly baby suffering from
digestive troubles and looseness OF
the bowels needs McGee's Baby
Elixir. 1t checks the bowels, eases
the stomach and restores healthy
conditions. Price, $50 and 6oc. Sold
by Travis Drug & Mercantile
Co. Sept
Wednesday night of last week the
fire department responded to an
alarm from she northeast part OF the
city when neighbors discovered that
the vacant house on Smith street and
owned by S. M. Asbury was on fire.
Before the fire was discovered 1t
had gained such Roadway that it could
not be extinguished and the house
was practically complete loss The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
The bridge just north OF the Uncle
John Hensley farm north from the
Hot Water school house Went out III
one of the recent raises of the crec.:
after hard rain and number OF
cars have been getting into trouble
there. The creek banks are SO steep
that they cannot make it out after
they get in and they have to be pulled
out. The drivers follow the other
car tracks in only to leaEh later that
the cars ahead had got stuck too, and
had to be pulled out-Amoret Lead
or.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Harrison, who
recently sold their home on South
Delaware street, this city, left Mon
day for Texas county, where they ex-
pect to make their future home. Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison are among the
comnty's oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens and their many
friends deeply regret their departure
but wish them health and prosperity
in their new home. Their son, War
rem. lives in Texas county and it was
to be near him that they decided on
the move
]. T. Prewitt, who some time ago
opened a grocery store on the west
side OF the square, has disposed OF
his store to w. D. Mccullough, who
took possession Wednesday morning.
Several years ago Mr.. Mccullough
engaged in the grocery business in a
small way in a store located on the
lIolcomb lot on North Main street.
His business steadily increased from
the start and as he was forced to Sc
cure larger quarters to care for his
growing trade n. bought out the
Prewitt store. where he can be found
with line of up-to-date groceries
which he sells at reasonable prices.
According to Tuesdays Rel Hill
Review one of the celebrated Moon
shine" cases went to trial Monday
before Justice of the Peace D. G.
Smith of Lone Oak township. This
seems to have been the fifth time the
rsse had been set for trial and this |
lime the defendant, Bud Smith, was
and fined $roo and costs,
IN an to about $z7r, and
took "A appeal to the
circuit ecaft. Smith. John Heed and
FRANK Bueu1ess were charged with /
naefueiuf nWo1ll On tie tanks Of tlle
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