The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-27

Jake Jordan, OF Sprague, was {
county seat visitor few days ago
Jake is good Democrat and Away:
comes up to see the boys and take a
few notes on the campaign just be-
fore the primary.
Charley Zwahlen OF Walnut, an
other good Democrat was a visitor
here this week. Charley is fine
fellow and always takes an active in
tercst in the affairs of his party.
Prof. Chas. A. Lee, candidate for
state school superintendent returned
from weeks visit to central Mis-
souri, Sunday. Prof. will spend most
OF this week in eastern Missouri and
St. Louis.
We met our old friend D. c. Mize
Of Foster a few days ago. We have
known D. c, Mize for many years
and he is fine gentleman. He lived
for many years in Butler, He later
moved to his farm in New Home
township and then sold out and
bought in Usage township and re-
Gently sold his Usage farm. He not
long ago purchased a farm southeast
OF Foster where he now resides
This later farm was entered by Mrs.
Mics father. Mr.. Jennings. and is
part OF the old homestead and near
where Mrs. Mize was born.
Chas. c. Shubert, OF Grand River
/ township, was in the city few days
ago. Chas. Shubert is one OF the
leading farmers OF North Bates and
| is a good-ctiizen.
Frank Wyatt and wife OF Salina.
Kansas, is visiting relatives in Adrian
and vicinity.
l.. H. Perkey. OF Elkhart town
ship have some very fine peaches
apples, blackberriei> and lots OF
chickens, geese and turkeys. II has
a very fine farm.
j. F. Gragg and wife OF Kansas
City are visiting friends in Adrian.
Chas, Bateman OF Adrian is erect
ing wind mill on the Jesse Smith
farm near Foster,
Paul Moore OF St. Louis and VIM. |
Moore OF Terre Haute, Ind, are Wis
itmlg their parents, Geo. Moore and
wife of Adrian.
c. G.. .Blackmon OF St Louis is Wis |
iting relatives near Adrian. i
Willie Simpson Of New Home !
township has entered Deameter hos
pital at Rich Hill for an operation
for appendicitis
W. p. Sewer and wife visited |
friends at Rich Hill few days ago.s
B. w. Dixon, of Vernon county
Mo-, is the father OF 81 children and |
eighteen OF them are living. He has
IS voters in his family. They are all
Democrats. If we had a few fam
lilies like that scattered over Bates
county we would need not worry
about the Republicans.
w. F. Duvall and wife and Leslie
Duvall and Miss Pearl Rosser left
Saturday on an overland trip to the
northwest.
Leslie Holloway of Kansas City
was a visitor here Sunday. Leslie
is connected with a garage in that
city.
Prof. Arthur Lee, Calvin Luuallin,
Frank Carter and A. J. Mann all of
Clinton were in the city last Satur-
day in the interest of Hon. c. c.
Dickinson for congress 1t looks like
c. c. Dickinson will have An easy
race at the primary.
The following Butler citizens at
tended the big road meeting at JEFF
ferson City this week: Col. c. E.
Robbins, J. A. DeArmond, c. A.
Norwood, c. H. McNay, Wesley
Denton. John Coleman, Jesse Smith,
o A. Heinlein, VIM. Rice, Chas.
Fisk, ]. E. Zwahlen and w. w.
Henry.
We are very sorry to record the
death of our friend Asa c. Roster of
Mound township, which occurred last
week. Mr.. Roster was a good man
and he will be missed in his COM
He leaves large circle Of
friends.
Dr.. H. c. Taylor and wife Of