The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-18
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. Butler visitor laet Sesus19 %z
/ RIA. Pigeott and family AZ N !
trip 70 Kansas City Thu wee
CIV Peacock and wife ~ 1Sscs
Were in the city one day this vel
Miss Mary Walden has ecesf4 I
| position in the Recorders offi6e
DR.. j. Al. Patterson and wife al. nv.
hart, have returned from 2 few 4eys
visit to their son, Al III Patti sat
Kansas City. 81 VA
John Strange and wife have Snns
to Smithville;- Mo-, on visit t0 their
former home.- Is
R. L. flanders, of Hillyard. WISH.
| ington, Is visiting at the home of his
grandfather, Squire J. B. III McDan-
lei, of Nyhart. 3a se H; n s 'as
Rev. r. Fl. Biser and family nre
visiting at HOLSTER, Mo-, this week
and attending the State Chris1ian
church convection. sss
Rev. H. O. Moore has commenced
a protracted meeting at Pleasant Gap
and will continue several days.
Claude Norwood spent ! few days
in Kansas City last week on business.
Judge J. w. McFadden, Of Virginia,
was county seat visitor few days
ago. The Judge is living retired
| life and just takes life easy.
Circuit Clerk c. c. .Swarens and
wife attended the State Fair last Fri
day and Saturday.
Fl. C. Morris, the hustling iilsur-
ance man spent a few days in Henry
County last week.
The old Geo. Fox residence owned
by Mrs. w. F. Duvall is undergoing
repairs and will greatly add to the
appearance of West Fort Scott street.
The county jail IS being extensive
ly repaired and new lining is being
put in the Jail room. We guess that
Sheriff Petty is getting ready for the
fall season and wants his boarders to
be sure and remain with him until he
asks them to leave.
County Treasurer Norwood has
filed I45 tax suits in the circuit court
and the amounts range from 43 cents
to $4,000. Three suits are for as
cents and trimmings amounting to
$I.53 each and are all on some lots at
Worland. Looks like property i'll
that town is not on the boom.
C. Z. Wendlcton has purchased the
Opera House Cafe from Mrs. Stone
burner and has taken charge.
Fl. 0. Maxey has been engaged by
the Christian. Church at Rich Hill to
occupy the pulpit the second X and
fourth Sundays Mr. Maxey is good
speaker and we'll posted Bible
student. E
Elisha Dudley recently celebrated
his oend birthday. He is hale and
hearty and is up town nearly every
day. lie has resided here for neariy
fifty years.
|. The Rockhold Motor Company has
filed articles of incorporation and
have capital of $6oooo.oo. They
have several plants over the country
and MIR. II. d. Rockhold wilt have
charge of the headquarters here.
!. w. Alder has sold his 3o3 acre
farm in Elkfart township to f. M.
Souers for $22. 10000.
Mrs Dora Trimble, Of ST. Louis, is
visiting in the city. Mrs. Trimble.is-
the daughter OF the late Col. w. I.
Heath and lived here for many years.
She has been i'll St. Louis for several
years. She always enjoys being back
with her old friends.
There will be Kentucky picnic at
Virginia on Sunday, August 2Sth.
Everyone from the grand old state
who resides in the county should at
tend this gathering.
The Republicans are now having al
good deal of trouble about framing a
new revenue bill. The most unpopu-
lar thing suggested is the tax on bank
checks. Mr.. Wilson once proposed
this and we remember the remark
Seator Tillman made about it. The
Senator said that every time person
would write check and lick a stamp
he would curse the Democratic party.
We believe it weulA be very .isf jsss
tax. D aa
Postmaster J. E.. Williams has
proved himself some landscape gard
ener and last week had the post office
lawn all renovated and trimmed and
all the shrubbery and trees and cut the
ss-a..d took al the weeds and
grass from around the walks. 1t novhl
looks like neat little park. We sug-|
gest that it would be good place for
garden party and we think that the
postmaster should have party there
some night and have all OF the patti
rons invited and serve punch. and ice
cream. Assistant Postmaster Camp-l
bell could be chief usher and Tom
Wainwright. Lloyd Brooks, Evelynl
Smiser and Nat Stubblefield could
preside at the punch bowl. Ira SUIT
ton could call the dances and be mas
ter OF ceremonies while Fred Will
liams could furnish the music. Char.
lie Grout, Ed Smith, Clarence Bolenl
and Harry Welton could be the male