The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-10-26

t furniture store here and was ar
3 undertaken. Harry is now con
nected with a stationery com
, pany and has a good position.
Cyrus w. Ward visited Ricl
, Hill last Sunday and reports hav-
ing a fine time, but got q little
wet in returning but what dit.
ference does that make if he had
to swim part Of the way. \
| H. T. Carr, DR.. w. E. Huff
man, Walter Berkebile and Don
Dugan, Of Adrian, has left on
an overland trip to the Ozarks,
where they will hunt big game.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Bruce Of
Los Angeles, California, visited
Judge P. A. Bruce, of Adrian, q
few days ago. They will 80 to
Florida to spend the winter.
The Mcclure Mercantile Com
pany have painted their store
building at Virginia and it now
presents a neat appearance.
Herman Loeb Of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting relatives
lin Rich Hill, has returned home
! G. r. King, station agent at.
Passaic has been promoted and
will be sent to a place near
Carthage. He will leave in q;
short time.
Col. w. O. Atkeson CAM
paigned in Cass county last week
and will make johnson county
this week.
L. W. Smith and family Of
Lone Oak spent Sunday in the
city. being the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivan Warren, on Fl. Scott
street.
Mrs. Eunice Shalley of Foster
has been granted a pension OF
$4,000 per month from Sept. j,
1921, by the pension department..
She is a widow of the late Il.
R. Shalley who several years ago
conducted store at Nyhart and
later moved to Phoenix, Arizona,
and died there in June, 1921.
B. F. Jeter of Butler Camp No.
245S N. w. A. has received mo-
tice that the death claim OF
Rufus Sellers had been allowed
for 100000. Mr.. Sellers for
merly resided near Nyhart and
moved to New Mexico about four
years ago.
We had the pleasure Of hear
ing Rev. L. o. Carder, the new
pastor of the Ohio Street M. E.
church last Sunday night. His
subject was "Why God Made
Woman. 1t was a splendid adj
dress and was highly appreciat-
ed by the large audience present.
Rev. Carder is an able minister
and a most excellent christian
gentleman.
Wallace Walton Of st. Louis is
the guest of his uncle, Paul Wal
ton of Lone Oak township, this
week.
John Gench and son, Marvin,
will soon open up new hard
ware store in Rich Hill. They
both have formerly been in this
hnSinnss and no donbt will eniOV |
a good patronage.
Mrs. T. NJ. Hampton is visiting
in Independence, Mo-, this week.
M. Mann, who has made his
home with j. K. Mcclure of Elk
hart township has returned to
his former home in Louisville,
Ky.
Eskimo pies are now becoming
popular and we read an item a
few days ago that might be of in
terest to The Times readers
Give cents on a dozen cakes is
what G. X. Nelson of Onawa,
Iowa, gets royalty on his inven-
ton Of Eskimo Pie, a unique con-
lection. Since he placed his idea
on the market last January he
has averaged $4,000 per week in
royalties. However his discov.
cry went begging almost four
years. The son Of a small town
confectioner this young man first
thought of a plan to cover ice
cream with chocolate in ) much
the same manner as candy, but
when he tried to market his
scheme he was laughed ct. Gov
er ice cream with chooolatei Ri
diculous,' he was told. Finally
an lice cream manufacturer at
Omaha saw its possibilities and
backed the inventor. The choco-
Hate cake Of covered ice cream is
NOW sold by tho : millions each
day, especially around New York