The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-20

MS bees SO well trained tnat the
will swarm on his shoulders an
play hide and seek and hum a littl
tune and never offer to sting hin
He says he would not advise any {
his friends to come out and max
the experiment.
Butler is to be pretty well repre-
sented with amusements during tn
next three weeks. This week W
have a tent show. Next week w
have a carnival and the next week "
have another tent show We are 60
ing to try and attend a few times bu
we can't go each and every night a.
our financial condition will not allow
US to be that extravagant.
Sam Bradley recently threshed hi
wheat crop of thirty acres on hi:
farm in Howard township. The yielc
was l., bushels per acre.
w. K. Royce, II old resident oil
Rich Hill, who now resides in Pu-
ask county, Mo-, is visiting his cid
home and many friends.
+ ]. S. Pierce will on tomorrow Fri
day, July 81, 1922, celebrate his 10Th
Anniversary of his birth. He was
born in Tennessee and moved to
Bates county in 1858 making nearly
sixty years residence in the county.
Mr. Pierce is good citizen and is
probably one of the oldest residents
in the county, He is at present con
nected with his soninlaw, II. w.
VanDyke in the insurance business
in this city.
Our old friend Joe T. Smith viii
on next Sunday, July 20, 1929, cele-
brate the 6Sth anniversary of his
birth. Joe was born in Clay county
and when small boy moved to
Bates county and sctted just west OF
Butler and has remained here during
all of these years. Everybody knows
Joe I, Smith and he is fine gentle
man and numbers his friends by his
acquaintance. He is now building
neat addition to his business build
ing on the east end of the south side
of the square and will have one OF
the incest business buildings in the
city. He lis making nice living
apartment on the second story and
will occupy it for his home. We
wish Joe many more years OF good
health, prosperity and happiness.
Miss Doris Denton, daughter OF
Judge and Mrs. c. A. Denton, has
been selected as teacher of history in
the Canton, Ills, high school. Miss
Denton is a talented young lady and
recently graduated from the Mo.
State University. The school board
of Canton made no mistake in Sc
Letting Miss Denton to this position
and she will meet all the require
nents of first class teacher.
Congressman w. O. Atkeson ar
rived last Saturday from Washing
on. ID. G., on months visit home ,
o look alter his political fences and
to visit his many friends. His s,n,
Wendell. came i'll few days before
lin. Col. Atkeson is looking fine
nd it look, like the gay life at the
capitol fully agrees with him. He
peaks very interestingly about his
eccnt visit to Europe and seeing all
he important places OF the late war.
he also told us something OF his
Panama trip last winter. The Col. !
, well posted on all current events
nd is very pleasant gentleman to
sten to and has been besieged by
'is;tors and friends ever since his ar
wal He informs Us that the Militia h
I'LL placing all of the Civil War !,
llitiamen and their widows on
ensionable status has passed the h
louise and will, in his opinion, pass
~ 'oShdtC anu DcCO1lle d law before Ia
he session ends. This will greatly "A
enefit many old soldiers and widows
the county. We believe that Col. G
Atkeson before he returns to his :.
ntes in Washington should deliver h
} the people OF Butler and vicinity
lecture on his late trips and we L
now that he would have large "
idience and everybody would be
lad to hear him. f,
The writer is spending a few days i
sitting in Ell Dorado Springs and
having a fine tine. We left But H
r in company with Judge R. F. a
arper several days ago and we are IF
wv looking after the judge. The nj
rst evening we arrived there was
big dance and the judge said we lin
lght to attend but we talked past
i'm on the proposition and went to
ID carly that night. The next morn
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