The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-26
Johnnie on the Wing.


with. of Prairie City, was a count
seat visitor one day this week.
E. E. Morlla of Fl. Scott, Kar
sas. spent few days here this wee
on business.
w. E. Mitchell has sold his IL
acre farm in Grand River townshi
to Ben Allison for $I167o.oo.
Uriah Aver has placed I6 fine cal
tic on his ranch north OF Rich Hill.
C.. C. Browning has sold the Bap
fist church in Hudson township tw'
acres of land in Section 81 for churcl
purposes.
A. w. WeMott and G. ]. Major at
tended the Implement Dealers Con
vention at Kansas City last week.
]. w. Alder of the Merwin Ban'
was a Butler visitor one day thu
week.
A new radiator was installed i1
the County Treasurer's office TINS
week and Treasurer Norwood ex'
poets to keep warm this wintr.
Frank Allen, of the Allenv'ew
Farm. was kicked in the mouth while
1oadinp calf one day last week.
DR.. Fletcher OF Spruce has moved
TO Cleveland, Mo, to practice med
icinc. This leaves Spruce without d
nhvs;c;an and it would be a good 10
cation for good doctor.
Perry Rourquin and John HuKc'
have left for visit to Los Angeles
California. Mr.. Hukel will spend a
month and Perry will remain all
winter.
H,r,er and Rowe, OF Homer town.
ship have been shipping hogs to inc
Kansas City market.
Mrs. T. S. Grimsley, Of Charlotte
has been on the sick list Tor the past
several DAYS, but is reported better.
Amoret is to have jeweler and
dentist and next we hear o. Will be
shoe factory or Wholesale grocery
house.
Mr.. II. J, Copeland and son.
Marvin. of Rich Hill, spent last
Sunday in Butler, being the guest OF
the c. w. Ward home. Mrs eope-
land is niece of Mr.. Ward.
A letter from John Boulware. VINO
with his wife, is at Rochester, MIMI
saws that he will return in SNORT
time
Peter Gallagher has returned from
Sparlsnd, Ills, where he accom-
panied the remains of his w'fe'
Rhoda Gallagher.
Rev. L. w. Keele has been con-
fined to his home for the past TWO
weeks with eye trouble. Geo. u.
Henry is looking after the collector
office during his absence.
Henry Herrell. of Omaha, Neb'' IS
in the city visiting relatives anu
friends. Henry was raised here and
we knew him when boy. He mas
been gone for over twenty-five years.
AT a recent meeting of the Char-
,o+,c- Homer Special Road District
Henry Gordon. of Amoret. was elect"
ed committeeman for the next year
The meeting was held at Virginia and
attended by 60 eiecors.
We are sorry to hear of the death
of William Oldham, Of Charlotte
which occurred Jan. rsh. He was 10
wears of age and a splendid gentle
man. /
T. Fl. Bratton, an old resident OF
Butler, died at Nevada last FRIDAY
and was buried in Oak Hill cemetery
Sunday afternoon.
Thomas G. Hines, an old and re-
spected citizen of this city, died last
Friday at the home of his son in Ne
braska. He was for many years
resident OF Hudson township ana
was the father Of John Z. Hines OF
Summit township and Mrs. Philip
Neu of this city.
Postmaster ], f. Williams went to
Nevada last Friday on business
mission.
We saw in the paper recently that
Dick keele and President Wilson
had birthday the same day. Well,
that is quite an honor and we hope
that Dick may some day be president
himself. and ii he ever does we-will
make him a visit and will call him
Dick and put our feet on the table
and smoke our cob pipe in the blue
room and act just like we did when
we visited him in Missouri. |
A. +. Waddell and family left Sun
day for Manhattan, Kansas. to make
it their future home. Mr.. Waddell is
a good man and we wish him and his
estimable family much success in
their new home.
paad;oU frouf> The Oaoers last week