The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-02
Johnnie on the Wing.

ness trip to Kansas City one da.
this week.
j. w. Packer of Adrian wa
mingling among the county sea
folks a few days ago.
C.. II. King, station agent a
Passaic has moved to Hoberg
Mo-, and Mr.. Foreman of Adrian
has been transferred to the sta
ton there.
Cleve Stott of Atchison, Kan
sas is visiting his father, j. Stott
who is quite sick.
John Ricketts,, section fore.
man at Amsterdam, visited Kan
sas City few days this week.
Mrs. Ethel Lehr and daughter
of Eldon, Mo-, visited her father,
Jeff Shannon at Merwin last
week.
Concord school house in Elk
hart township is having a big re-
vival meeting. 1t will continue
for some time.
1t is estimated that $500 chill
dren attended the fair here on
the last day. 1t was designated
as school day.
The Amoret Leader has moved
into new building which was
formerly occupied by the post
office. The building has been
overhauled and Bro. Pattee is
sure putting on some style.
George Bush and wife of Mo-
berly visited Mrs. w. G. Bush at
the Cottage Hotel this week.
Mrs. Chas. Vickers of Prairie
City is now in the Norman hospi-
tai at Fl. Scott, Kan.
S. r. McCoun Of New Home
township has walnut tree on
his farm which produces a very
large walnut, larger and longer
than our common variety. Mr..
McCoun planted the seed and it
now is bearing.
The Christian church at Rich
Hill held a revival meeting last
week.
Ralph Trowbridge, son of NJ.
E. Trowbridge, of East Boone
township, is reported quite seri-
ously i'll at Kansas City.
Merwin had a fire Sunday, De-
tober % and two store buildings
were destroyed by fire.
S. NJ. Kidwell, of Adrian, has
returned from a trip to Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
The annual convention of the
Christian churches of Bates
county was held at Altoona Tues
day and Wednesday Of last week.
The attendance was good.
II. H. Gilroy, residing near
Adrian sold last week 200 high |
grade chickens to the II. NJ. Beers
poultry farm at Osceola Mo.
This was a big chicken deal and
they brought Il good price.
We had the pleasure OF meet
ing our good friend, Ross Conard
of Elkhart township, ii few days
ago. Ross is one of the leading
farmers Of his Section and a good
man.
D. W. Chapman of Grand
River township received the
grand champion premium for
the best stallion at our late fair.
G. W. Sullivan, of Nevada,
Mo-, is visiting at the home of
his nephew, II. l.. Perkey, near
Elkhart.
Archie will soon have new
post office building. The Gov,
eminent is not building the struc-
ture but the postmaster is build
ing it himself.
Homer Davidson of Mound
township has been taken to a
hospital in Kansas City for med
cal treatment. Mr.. Davidson
has been in poor health for sew
sral months.
Nevada is building two new {
ward school buildings. 1t is said
that they expect to build new {
high school building soon to 8
cost $350,O0000. y
Col. w. o. Atkeson returned {
Sunday from a weeks campaign :,
N Johnson county. He will
spend the rest Of his time in t
Bates county. |
Joe 7. Smith, while attending
he Raschke sale in Lone Oak n
township, was run over bya a /
mule which became loose and {
while bruised up little was not
BADLY hurt.
A. II. Black on October Oath ,
celebrated his S4th birthday at {
he home of his daughter, Mrs. i