The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-05

a political nature and that it wa
taking a strong hold on his system
Well, Lee, the boys are beginning t
throw their hats in the ring and bet
ter come in and join the crowd.
r. H. Barbee, of Linneus, Mo-, i
visiting friends at Adrian this week
Ed Crowder and wife were count.
seat visitors one day this week.
+ A. w. Shay, who has been quite
sick for the past several weeks, was
able to be in Butler last Saturday
We are glad to see Mr.. Shay rapid
ly improving and hope he will be full
ly restored in health.
Hotel Recdcr at Adrian served ;
big turkey dinner to their patron!
Christmas day.
The writer enjoyed very pleas
ant visit last Sunday at the home
of his old friend Ike Ellis, on South
| Mechanic Street. In the course OF
! our visit we stopped on the road
and chatted with a few OF our old
friends and spent a very pleasant
Sunday afternoon.
Judge B. F. Jeter reports thirty
three weddings Tor the past year.
He had fifty the year before. But
considering the past year very dull
one he made the record of having
the largest number in the county.
The writer is an old settler and
has resided in Bates county for near
ly three score OF years. We have
during the past several issues been
giving a few historical incidents and
we expect each week to write UP a
little past history which we believe
will be of interest to the many read
ers of The Times.
Oak Hill cemetery situated at the
end of Pine street east of the city
limits one of the most beautiful
cemeteries in Missouri. The first
grave in the cemetery was that of
Nancy +. Cogswcll, wife Of J. M.
Cogswcll, who owned the land and
lived where the sexton, M. S. White,
now resides. She was buried there
June I6, 1860. A plain marble slab
lies over her grave as it was never
fixed up as intended on account OF
the Civil War coming on. 1t was
the intention of Col. Cogswell to rest
beside his vie. but having to leave
the county on account of the war he
died in Otterville, Mo, and was
buried there. Col Cogswell gave the
ten acres which embraced the north
side of the old cemetery for cemetery
purposes and was used until 1881
when it filled up and some more
land had to be procured. In 1868
Capt. L. p. Henry purchased the
thirty acres lying Directly south OF
the cemetery and afterwards sold
same to the Fair Association. The
Fair Association was not financial
success and the land was taken over
by the Oak Hill Cemetery Associa-
ton The following gentlemen COM
posed the Oak Hill Cemetery Asso-
citation: J. A. Patterson A. Henry,
L. c. Boulwarc, S. p. Day, A. L.
Beatty, J. S. Wright, ]. r. Simpson,
Fl. NJ Cannon, ]. G.. Clark, +. ]. Ty-
gard, Geo. Myers, ]. b, Newbcrry,
L. d. Rafter. X. G.. Hartwell, J. N.
Bradley, +, w. Childs, A. Bremen
man, ]. Smith and J. r. Jenkins.
The west twenty acres was plated
md contains 49, blocks, divided into
hrcc lots making 1913 lots. A lot
)eing I6x24 feet. 1854 bodies can
DC laid to rest on the twenty acres.
The Oak Hill Cemetery later sold
he cemetery to the City of Butler
which now owns same and the pro-
,ceds OF the lot sales are now under
heir direction.
= The Ladies Cemetery Association
las been organized to look after the
cemetery and no care or pains are
pared to make it an ideal resting
,lace for the departed dead. Many
inc monuments have been erected
nd il is a most beautiful spot.
JOHNNIE.