The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-02-02


believe the judge can fill all necessary
requirements.
William NJ. Rice has moved on the
Chas. Thomas farm in Lone Oak
township and VIII says he feels like
being home again He says since he
went to Idaho Lone Oak wandered
from the straight and narrow paths
and went Democratic. He is now 60
ing to correct the mistake and place
it back~in the G. o. P. column.
The Adrian school bonds have
been sold to Kansas City firm and
the new school building will be com
menced in April
We notice that Mayor Poscy As
kew OF Adrian will retire from his
office at the end of his term this
spring and will move back to the
farm. Mr.. Askew has made good
record as Mayor and he was sue
cessfu farmer before he moved to
town.
We had the pleasure OF meeting G..
w. Jarvis. who lives on the old New
ton King farm in Charlotte and found
him very pleasant gentleman. He
came from Jackson county here and
is we'll pleased with his new home.
! The corner stone OF the new Meth
! odist church at Adrian was laid last
Sunday with appropriate ceremonies.
Rev. w. w. King of Kansas City
delivered the address.
| We regret to mention the death OF
Mrs. O. T. Holland, who died at her
home in Hume last Friday evening
| She was the wife of O. I. Holland
and a pioneer citizen of Howard
/ township.
+. The Farmers Community Club had
q big meeting at Hume last Saturday
Prof. Paul B. Maylor and County
Agent Ira Dryman were present and
made addresses.
| TIL Methodists OF Hume will hold
a big revival commencing Feb. sth.
Rev. I. 3. Borders will conduct SER
! vices.
The Amoret Consolidated School
| District held a meeting last Thurs
| day and void to remain as a CONSOLE
| dated district The district contains
| 81 square miles and has q valuation
OF SI,227 ,o4I.oo. 1t has a good build
ing.
Capt. J. +. Thompson was a visitor
to Nevada one day this week
A breakfast food company has
been serving free pan cakes at
! the various grocery stores for the
past owt weeks. We make a point
to visit different store at noon each
day SO we can get a free lunch and
the pan cakes are sure good too.
lust think in addition you can talk
to the good looking young ladies who
serve this delicacy.
Misses Ethel Cabbell and Edna G..
Steele. two OF our popular high
school teachers, spent the week end
at Adrian. being the house guests OF
the Edward Wyatt home.
Our good friend Judge l.. S. Pad
dock has moved to the city having
purchased the Prewitt acreage on
South High street The Judge says
he is going to be regular town fel
low now and has already been &C
ceptcd as a member OF the Knights
OF Rest Club which meets daily at
Squire Henssreet office, He has
applied for a position on Constable
Stott'5 jury panel and his name has
been referred to the executive COM
mittee for approval.
DR.. J. L. Norris, of Summit, re-
ports that his thermometer on Sum
day night January ~, 1922, regis
tered Iour below zero. That is the
lowest we have heard
Thomas Payne, formerly Of Amo-
ret. is now the janitor Of the court
house.. having been appointed last
Thur sday.
DR.. n. |. Stebbins, of Clinton, has
purch..s ed the Egger farm near
Prairie City, comprising 500 acres.
He will raise fine hogs. Cliff Kersh-
ner will manage same.
We received letter from Con-
gresham W. Q. A,kcson few days
ago and he said he has been slightly
under the weather, but was now up
and attending to his duties. The
Col. DID not say anything about go
ing to Alaska next Summer, but We
are gcng to remind him that il he
takes the trip he must not forget to
bring us back some eskimo pies.
Miss bessie Getz OF Charlotte is
visiting friends i'll Fort Scott, kan>
sas.
Il.