The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-22
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Ter condition haa not improved a
t rapidly as had been expected.
Mrs. Emma Dawson, city collector
has opened up her office in the sec
ond story Of the court house in til
room fitted up for the circuit judge
office and recently occupied by Con
grcssman w. O. Atkeson.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Lee is visiting he
patcn1s at Bentonville, Ark. thi
week
G. H. Smith and wife of the Com
lnercial Club are spending the weel
i'll the Ozark country near HOLSTER.
w, w. Lollar and wife left Tues
day Tor Storm Lake, Iowa, and will
make the trip overland and will be
absent about two weeks.
{. c. Rhodes, the Rexall druggist
visited Kansas City Monday.
T.. F. Jeter, clerk of Butler Camp
~. 245S Modern Woodmen of
America has received notice that the
death claim Of the late Rev. T. C.
Pickett had been allowed. This was
a very prompt settlement.
E.. f. Crumley, of Amsterd ann, has
b,eI appointed a guard at the peni-
tertiary and has entered upon his
dlt,'es.
". H. Reed, Of Phoenix, Arizona,
was in the ;ty last Tuesday enroute
overland for his old home in Lexing-
ton. Kentucky.
W. II. Scifrcs of Pleasant Gap was
in the city Monday on business.
" II. Golbern has sold his 40
,.ci, farm east Of Amoret to r. T.
Morrison.
4 Daily Vacation Bible School is
now being held at the Presbyterian
chrrch in tnid city. The hours are
from Q to II o'clock a. m. each day.
Mis- Agnes Walker is supcrintend-
ent and the assistants are' Misses
Mary Lcfkcr, Doris Denton, Dorothy
Armstrong and Miss Nina Culver.
kcv Clyde, The pastor, is also assist
irg
Clinton had a big fire one day last
week. The Artesi,n Hotel at the
rark caught fire and was total loss.
At the Presbyterian church last
S Il day night Rev. J. B. Clyde deliv-
elct a sermon entitled "A Great
American 1T was a review of Ly
El;.n Abbotts Book, What Chris
ii nifty Means to Me-" The address
was very able and showed much
though: and preparation on the part
OF the pastor.
Mr.. Roscoe G.. Rainbo.t and MRS.
Narnic Delozicr both of Butler were
ur;tcd in marriage Monday night by
Judge &. F. letter at his office on the
cast side OF the squarc at $3.50 p. M.
These people are among our best cit
;2cns and both we'll known here.
They will make their home on North
Maple street where the bride has re-
sided for some time. We wish them
mitch happiness and prosperity
through the uncertain journey of life.
Uncle John r. Ford has returned
from an extended trip to- Oklahoma
aud reports having a lie time among
his children and relatives. He visit
I'd Tor sOme time in Lawton, where
his son, George Ford, is in the mer-
camille business. While in awton
he visited an old Bates county citizen,
D,c Harr 5. who w s once a promi-
nc.' farme- OF Shawnee township.
Owe went 20 Oklahoma when the
strip opened and hasI been quite sue
ces sful and now is living retired life
and has A nice home i'll Lawton. Owe
VA, for some time county clerk OF
{ ommanche county and m he good
record. He is reader of The Times
all always reads Johnnie's itema and
says that they arc very interesting
ana recall many incidents of years
gore by.
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