The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-11-23
majority.


Col. w. 0. Atkeson has gon,
? to Washington to resume hi
: duties as congressman and will
, serve until March 18th next
Wendell Atkeson left last Thurs
!, day in his car and will make the
trip overland.
Squire w. f. Hemstreet and
wife departed last Friday for
Kansas City, where they will
spend the winter at the home %
ID. D. Mccain.
Ben B. Canterbury has been
elected Secretary of the Butler
Commercial Club. Ben is good
capable man and will make ii
first class secretary.
We believe that Landmark pre-.
cinct in, Howard county will lay
claim to being the banner Demo
cratic township in Missouri. AT
the late election the Democrats
polled 118 votes and the Repub-
licans 6. The Republicans just
had enough to fill out the cleo
ton board. J
j. A. Cobb is building q new
barn on his farm south Of the
city.
Neff Blough, of Lone Oak
township has been suffering for
several days with carbuncle on
his right cheek. 1t is giving him
much pain.
L. L.. Trent has rented the
John Lawson farm in Summit
township for another year.
j. M. Axtrell Of the U. s. Rev
enue agent of Kansas City, has
been in the city for the past week
looking over some income tax re-
ports.
Mrs. Mary i. Jenkins has sold
her residence on West Chestnut
street to Geo. NJ. Garrett. Mrs.
jenkins will leave in few days
for Montana to reside.
w. c. Turpin one of the lead
| ing farmers III II H49eep44ater WAS in
the city Il few days ago and told
us that he was still rejoicing ovcr
the big Democratic victory and
was proud of Jim Reed.
Chas. W. Queener ii prominent
farmer of Pleasant Gap township
celebrated hrs 37th birthday last
Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Charley
was born in Pleasant Gap and
still resides near his birth place.
Mrs. John B. Armstrong is Wis
iting her daughter, Miss Dor
othy in Kansas City.
IIarve johnson has sold his
residence on North Water street
to Chas. w. Garrard for $25OO,
We suppose Charlie purchased it
for speculation.
Harvey Rogers of Chicago,
His, is visiting his brother, Fred
Rogers and sister, Mrs. Russell
Green, south of the city.
The District meeting Of the
Rebckah lodges will be held at
Rich Hill on November 2Sth.
Rev. +. II. Williamson Of Sc
dalia spent several days i'll the
county in the interest OF the
Christian church.
j. c. Gritty has purchased 100
steers for his farm near Altoona.
n. j. Adams of Adrian and
Chairman of the Democratic Cen
trail Committee visited Butler one
day this week. Mr.. Adams made
a fine record as chairman and
the splendid victory gained at the
election was the result OF the
good committee organization
with Mr.. Adams at the head. We
had good central committee
and all did their work we'll.
We had the pleasure of meet
ing Mr.. B. II. Plattenburg, who
recently purchased the Evans
place just west Of the city limits.
Mr.. Plattenburg is from Higgins
vile, Lafayette County and is a
fine gentleman.
The revival meetings at the
Ohio street NJ. +. church con-
tinue with increased interest.
Rev. Carder is conducting the
services and is a good speaker
and it is we'll worth while to at
tend some Of these good meetings.
Cyrus W. Ward says that he
won out in the late election and
got every man he voted for and
is now laying aside the political
game for the present and enter
ing the social arena and will try
his luck in capturing some fair
one. If Cy has as good luck so
cially as he did politically he will