The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-16


Prof. Chas. a. Lee, Supt. of school
here. will make the race for Stat
Superintendent before the Demo
cratic primary next August. Pro-
Lee is we'll qualified and we hope HI
will receive the nomination.
The case of State Of Missouri VS.
Paul Baker, Of Pleasant Gap tow,,
ship for assaulting Arthur Padle,
was called in Judge b. +. letter.
court Monday The case was dis
missed, Padley paying the costs ane
raker vacating the farm.
'yrus W. Ward was an early rise.
last Sunday morning and alter Il
careful inquiry as to why he arose
from his slumbers at e3o a. NJ, and
went to West Butler, we found tina,
ic was just going to the depot and
take the early morning train for Rich
i'll. Afterwards VIC found out that
& lar widow was the attraction i'll
'ltai ',t,'e city and as the trains did
OF run regularly Cy concluded that
ht would put in an eighteen hour day
sitting in that vicinity. He reports
i good trip and that he had a fine
time and only hoped tina. the night
train would be late SO he could make
II a Il hour visit.
MIR. George A. Tablcr. OF Kansas
Cl,y. Kansas. and Miss Blanche Rob-
'uson, oi Adrian, were united in mar
iiase Saturday night at the record
Irs office. Judge B. f Jeter official.
zig, They will make their home in
Hansas City, Kansas. g.,
Judge John L. White, of Jefferson
tty. commissioner OF the Supreme
ourt, vas in the city a few days ago.
Judge White is candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Judge OF
,ile Supreme Court before the Demo
ratio primary and is a strong cand;
late,
Chas. i.cFcvrc and wife, .ol Amoret.
',rc III the city Monday. They will
5obabiy move TO Hutlcr some timed
i the near .uturc.
Mrs. !. b. Lot>pcich has moved
rom her home i'll West Butler to O.
:. Kay 5 apartment On the west side
/ the square,
Mrs. Jane Moore, member OF the
cree OF clerks OF the Samuel Levy
!ercan.ile company, has been sick at
le home of her parents, Mr.. and
RS r. L. Braden. she is reported
lrne better, -,
MRS. Mary Holcomb.- widow OF The
.tc T. II. Holcomb, was taken to the
ospItal in Kansas City last week for
calnent Mrs. Holcomb struck the ,
dc OF her foot with an ak while split s
ng wood several weeks ago. The {
'ound became serious and poison set {
}. We hope for a speedy recovery.
Several of our citizens have been !
usy for tic past Jew days making out
'clr income tax reports, Wedncs- |
ay was the last day for the state AMI S
ovcrnmenl and the person who neg I.
ctcd this will be subject to line l.
|c sec that President Harding made
IS Out and then went to Florida for u
rest The blanks arc not as COM s
icated as those OF las, year. Every i,
nglc person who has made 100000 +
over and every married pcson who
IS made $500 or over must make il
report whether he pays any tax Or {
Vt, Il
The township collectors OF Bate
ounty are now busy making their Il
elements with the county treasurer. CT
c believe that out Of the twenty d,
,r collectors only four are Rcpub- 10
ans and all were elected just about bt
ur months after the Republican d;
,dslidc. We believe tina, the town
ip assessors are in The same pro- i,
rtion +
While the county candidates are Il Ia
lie slow in making announcements
the various nominations we be- Ia
We there will be plenty of material al
select from after the filing time G
'ses and We will nominate good r.
ket. One candidate has announced tn
presiding judge and that is T. u.
lbree of Summit township. We be- N
We that Dan will be strong candi- te
&C and if nominated will, without he
Y trouble, be elected.
Judge Frank A. Strickland, mem CIV
of the county court from the
It'll district has proved himself to he
somewhat Of a poet While max &c
an address at a good roads meet W;
several days ago he reeited SO
IN of his own composition and we er,
ieve the judge will rank well as he
al poet. but of course. we cannot tai
- him with the leading American IS
is like Lonngfeliow, Whittier or
PANT, but locally we can properly ne