The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-01

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paign is on we have plenty of oppol
| tunities to attend.
We regret to hear of the death G
Hon. Peyton A. Parks OF Clinic
which occurred last Friday. He wa
splendid lawyer and fine gentle
man. He was quite we'll and favor
ably known here.
Thoms \. Scully. OF London
England, spent several days here las
week looking over his estate which
comprises about $4,000 acres OF land
in Bates county. We saw Mr.. Scui-
" and he is a gentleman OF good ap
pcarance and looked like a good man.
His land has more than doubled in
v'iuc since it was purchased. Arnold
and Trapp are the local agents and
We have never heard any complaint
about their management and all ten
ants are given lair treatment and in
bad years have been granted rent r.
auctions.
Rev. I. Sanford Williams will de-
liver his first sermon at the Christian
church Sunday morning. All art m
v:ted to hear the new pastor.
The Ohio street N. L. Church h. d
a good meeting last Sunday ni-jt I
d.! Foster of Carthage conducted :
the services. Stcriopticon pictures
showing the good advanced move
mont of the church in its centenary t
were shown.
We published few weeks ago
story about an old fashioned br ad
Ak being found i'll the Court House
basement when cleaning up the room
or the American Legion. The Times
,ditor received letter from Mr..
Hook OF Rockville stating it belonged
% the Hook family 1t shows that our
'rticles are read in every section OF
he county.
Percy Lotspeich. former Bates
ounty resident, died at Clernont,
Nyo., last Thursday. Mrs. !. Il,
-otspeich, mother, and Mrs. o b.
Ray and Mrs. Chas. Campbell, s:s-
RS left to attend the funeral.
Thursday, June Ist. closes the .ime
} file for any OF the Offices and all
andidates must have their names IN
1c list by that time. Several have
led and there may be some late i'll
lgs. By the next issue OF the paper
C can find out all entrants on the
Official race track and make all es,-
late on the probable outcome OF the
2ntest. There will be a few sur
rises somewhere along the line.
The new band stand erected last
ar in the court yard has never been
ven that promised coat o. ,lucco and
e believe as the summer season is
NV approaching that it should re-
i've attention. Ii there are 40 funds
aiIable, better have a radio concert
r the benefit or have soug OF the
me talent to give a suitable play to :,
lsc the necessary funds.
The writer spent several day in
est Point and Elkhart townships
is week visiting old friends and
lghbors. We are always accorded
cordial welcome in this section.
John H. Weddle, who ha, been Wis
Ig friends here for the past three
eks, left Monday for his home in C.,
oenix. Arizona. John likes Phoe- Br
and says it is fine place to live.
We met our old friend Squire J. B. i'y
Mcdaniel, o! Nyhar,. a Jew days 10
} and it was the frs, time that we
seen him for nearly year. The H.,
llre left LIST August for an extend Nj
trip to Miller county. No. and re-
med all winter and spring and has lily,
RETURNED home. He enjoyed his we
t there but says that it does not
npare with old Bates and that this wi
lis home and he will stay at home an,
NJ now on. The Squire says that ,
political sentiment is changing in tic,
rock-ribbed Republican section fan
that the high taxes are not meet {
with aDDrOyaI amopg ,b. s,r,,,are NJ