The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-10-19


good audience.
The Loyal Sons Bible Class
went to Adrian Sunday, where
they were the guests Of the
Loyal Mems Bible Glass. They
report having a very fine meet
ling.
Train service on the Missouri
Pacific will be resumed and
Tuesday we had the service re-
stored. If We could get an even
ing and morning train it would
be still better.
We met our old friend Alvin J.
Smith and wife at the fair here
last week and had a nice visit
with them. We have known Al
a long time and he is one Of The
old timers of his section. We be-
lieve he started the practice Of
law when Adrian started and is
still there. He has prospered
and enjoys a good business.
The new sign in front of the
Democratic Headquarters on the
east side looms up and can be
seen clear across the square.
The committee and candidates |
held good meeting last Tues
day.
Hon. C. C. Dickinson, Demo
cratic nominee for congress; Hon.
Sam NJ. Snodgrass, Democratic
nominee for state senator and
Judge c. A. Calvird Democratic
nominee for circuit judge were
here last week attending the big
fair and meeting the voters.
Hon. Albert Chambers, Repub-
lican nominee for state senator
was also here meeting the voters
and our two home nominees, Col.
W. 0. Atkeson, Republican nom
inee for congress and Judge c..
A. Denton, Republican nominee.
for Circuit Judge, were also
mingling among the voters. We
should not omit Prof. c. A. Lee,
candidate for state superintend-
ent.
We notice that the county
court has been filling some va
cancies in township offices. VIM.
Witt has been appointed member
of the board IN West Boone
township. r. +. Woirhaye has
been appointed to. the same posi-
ton in Mingo township and Al
bert Ellis to the same position Ill
Mound township.
We had the pleasure OF meeting
during the fair our good friend
W. G. Hedden, commonly known
as Gabe, the versatile correspond
: ent OF the Rich Hill Review under
that name Mr. Hedden is one
+ OF the old timers OF South Bates
and has tine farm and IS
splendid gentleman in every par
tlcular. lie has been writing TOR
the Review for more than a third
OF century and his articles are
always read with interest and a
copy Of the Review with Gabe s
items omitted is not counted OF
much value by it's many readers.
Mr. Hedden IS taking life easy
and visits good deal with rela-
tlves and enjoys meeting his
friends. We wish him many
more years Of good health and
happiness and hope that his items
Will continue to appear IN that
leading newspaper.
Rev. D. G. johnson, of Archie
was a Butler visitor last week
and while taking in the many ex-
hibits visited tine cattle depart
ment and while talking to the
superintendent R. F. Allen, west
Of the city, found out that they
came from the same community
: in Virginia. The parson re-
marked that the meeting was
. worth more than the entire trip
to the Big fair.
, DIR. Fisk Elgin, of Washington,
D. c., visited his cousin, Mrs. n.
G. Sellers during the big fair. He
will spend the winter in Georgia.
We met our old friend Squire
F. NJ. Taylor Of Altoona in the
city few days ago and he in
. forms us that ne Is going to make
visit to his old home IN Gaines
willie, Ga, in November and will
|. probably spend the winter there.
Squire said he was going to wait
until the election was over.
4 Mrs. Catherine Daniels, aged
, 78 years, died at the home of her
! son q w .IarYis in Gharl0tte