The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-25

| IIOI. VSAuA NVUAueOu VI VuSe
City. Oklahoma, arrived here last Sat
p urday for several days visit to rel
atives and friends. Frank was raise
Il in Shawnee township.
We see by the papers that there il
! an oil excitement at Grant City, Mo.
and that the indications were SO yer,
: favorable that they wrote to- the de
pa: lment OF geology at Columbia tt
send them one OF their best men t.
: lock over the field and make an ex
animation. Prot. James S. Williams
!, vas selected to make this survey ane
], is now there working, on his report
This is quite an honor for Prof. Viii
liams and we are also proud of the
TACT on account of his being a Butler
citizen.
Rev. H. S. Sl1angle, OF Milton, Ore
son, is visiting in Rich Hill, Rev
Shangle was the first M. L. church,
South, pastor in Rich Hill. This is
hls first visit there for many years.
The Missouri Pacific railway had
one of their old mortgages on the
road and equipment released Of rec
ord in the Recorder Fortunes office
last week. The mortgage was for
thirty million dollars.
Rev. r. NJ. Talbert, former pastor
Of the Christian church here, has been
elected chaplain of the Constitutional
Convention at Jefferson City. His
many friends here will be CAD to hear
OF his selection.
Mrs. z. Clay Plummer, who has
been here for some time, has left for
her home in Rankin, Oklahoma.
Miss Rebecca Shelley, who has
teen engaged in nutrition work under
The Red Cross for some time has left
for her home in Minneapolis, MINI.
Circuit court convened Monday
with Judge C. A. Calvird of Clinton
presiding. The docket contains 200
cases.
DR.. J. T. Hull, wife and daughter,
Gertrude, lett Saturday morning for
an overland trip to California. They
will be gone three months.
Nearly all of the old teachers were
elected for the coming year in our
public schools Seven new teachers
Will be in the faculty for next year.
Mrs. Chas. Wolfe, aged 70 years,
enc OF the pioneer citizens OF Bates
died last Thursday night.
She resided for many years in Char
Ictte township. She was splendid |
woman and leaves large circle Of
friends to mourn her loss.
H. Ellis entertained Howard
Ellis and family and the writer at his
home in the south part of town Sun
day. A fine dinner with lots of
strawberry short cake was enjoyed by |
ali present. Ike and his good wife |
are sure good entertainers.
The Christian church parsonage is
being reprinted and overhauled in
side and vii. be in first class shape |
when the new pastor arrives next
week.
A good rain fell Sunday night and
morning annd it will bring
the corn up in good shape.
Cyrus w. Ward made his weekly
vls;. to Rich Hill last Sunday and Cy
says he had fine trip and will try
and go again next Sunday.
Clark Hart, the well known mer-
,hant at Passaic has purchased Ford
touring car and will now visit all the
II. ighborhood and look more closely
after his business.
Fred O. Lefker is building nice
on his vacant lot on the
:crner OF Dakota and Mechanic
street. 1t will be nice home for
Fred and his family.
The preliminary hearing OF Rufus
Campbell, charged with assaulting T
Fountain Miller, was heard before
Judge b. F. Jeter last Friday. Rufus
vas bound over to the Circuit Court
II the sum of $4,000, but failed to
five the bond.
Rolla Brooks is visiting near
oogers, Arkansas, this week.
We hear that J. NJ Zumwalt, trus-
&c of Lone Oak township, is consid-
ring making the race for the Demos
ratio nomination for judge of the
outhern district before the, Demo-
ratio primary. He is a good man
nd would make the court a good
lembcr.