The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-11

Frank Swarens and family OF Fos-
ter were in Butler Tuesday visiting
friends and shopping.
George Hertz, OF northeast of
town, was pleasant caller at this Of
flee while in town Saturday after
noon.
Buford Baker is down from Kansas
City spending his vacation at the
home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Baker, northwest of town.
Hume is. to have a big stock show
Thursday, September 22 and the COM
mittee is already making arrange
ments for record breaking time.
Lester Compton, of Amsterdam,
was over one day the last of the week
and called at The Times office and
had the dates set ahead on his paper.
Squire B. F. Jeter left Wednesday
morning for Sedal,a, where lie is at
tending the State Fair. The Squire
| is a regular "attender' at the state
fairs, having attended the last seven.
Leatherwear black Taffeta Silk,
warranted, for $I.o9.
Walker Mckibben Mere Co.
II. II. Harper, of Lone Oak, one of
Bates county's most progressive and
up-to-datc farmers, was business
caller at The Times office Saturday
afternoon.
Judge and Mrs. J. A. Silvers enter
tanned Judge J. T. Blair OF the ST.
preme Court and J. D. Allen, Clerk
OF the Supreme Court, at six o'clock
dinner Wednesday evening.
Mayor and Mrs. Hull and daugh-
ter, Miss Gertrude, left Tuesday,
overland, for Warrensburg, where
they will make short visit and then
proceed to Sedalia and take i'll the
State Fair.
W. a. Cachel, field secretary of the
1 American Short Horn Breeders As
ISOLATION, Of Chicago, and Walter
Miller, Of Kansas City, were here
Saturday looking over the Short
Horn cattle and Poland China hogs
i. Charters Charteroak farm.
The Times good friend Alex Nor
wood, OF Amsterdam, was in town
Tuesday afternoon and made this Of
flee a most pleasant call. He in
forms lis that the corn in his part OF
the country is considerably damaged
by chinch bugs. Hay is OF good
quality but the Irice is not very sat
isfac.ory.
Lots of stylish black checked
Ginghams.
Walker M c Kibben Mere. Co.
The annual convention Of the Bates
county w. 6. I. U. will he held at
the Double Branch church 10 miles
southeast OF Butler on Sept. 9TH ana
Sth. Each member should plan 10
attend these meetings. Visitors
welcome at both day and night scs-
sions.
c. w. Ellis left Tuesday afternoon
for his home at LaRue, Ohio, after
ten days stay at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. !. II. Ellis, in
the south part Of town. He was
called here by the serious condition
OF his father, who was suffering from
several carbuncles.
Representative Whitaker OF Hick-
cry county, Republican, leader, re-
Gently attacked the governors pro-
gram as one which had been whipped
into shape for gang OF hungry
politicians who were trying to con-
meet with the state payroll like a
bunch of hoboes waiting for a free
ride OH 4 railroad freight train"
New Fall Bradley Sweaters, better
than ever.
Walker-M Nc Kibben Nero. Co.
Sedalia, Mo-, August 8.-Miss Ma
dine Holloway of Butler, Mo-, ar
rived here today to participate as
Maid of Honor to the Missouri Cen
tennial Queen in THE Pageant of
Missouri" at the Centennial EXPOSE
ton and State Fair here August g.
20. Miss Holloway will represent
Bates County in this great presenta-
ton of Missouri's history.
Butler and vicinity is we'll repre-
scented this week at the State Fair at
Sedalia, which opened Monday.
Many are taking advantage of the