The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-20

an enthusiastic Democrat and believe
that the party will win by a D,3 ma
lority this fall.
Mrs. c. G. Oliver and children Q
4 FIT. Scott Kansas, spent lew day
here this week visiting friends.
We noticed our good friend l>ober
, Graves on the streets last Sat,lr
day wearing a straw hat, the li.st o
the season We always kne" thai
Bob kept up with the latest styles and
we will now try and look around and
see il we have straw hat left over
from last year, as we cannot afford
- buy a new one under these good
times.
We regret to read OF the death OF
our former citizen d, i. WyNot. who
1:ed in Denver, Colo, April IN. He
lived at Idaho Springs, Coio, and
WAS buried there. Mr.. Wyi,pii waJ
for many years manager oi the llur-
Icy lumber yard here and was a 50 Vi
man, lie was mayor Of The city 'ust
i''irty years ago.
Cyrus W. Ward informs us that the
recent high waters and overflow OF
the Marais DIES Cygncs river ha,
Worked serious hardship on him on
account OF not being able to drive
through to Rich Hill every Sunday
and sometimes on week days. Cyl
lays that about the only way 10 get
there is to wear bathing suit and
when you reach the river just swim:
"cross, but after you arrive yoA have
no dress suit to wear when you Elake
i cad on the widow. 1t is impossible
To carry it through on your back as 1t
will get soaked.
ThomaJ Newton has purchased the
ferguson property on West Fine
street for 100000. He will make it'll
his residence.
Fred 0. Lefker will build a new res
idcnce OH his vacant lot OH the corner
Of Dakota and Mechanic streets.
Doyle S. West was in the city Sat
urday after an absence OF three weeks.
Doyle says that the bad roads and
heavy rains have prevented him froll
visiting the Adrian neighborhood but
that he was sure going Sunday il he
had to walk or charter an aeroplal,e.
Perry Black, of Adrian, was in the
city one day this week and says that
he likes to be called Judge and is al
ready getting used to handshaking
ard asking about all the folks, but
has not yet kissed any babies. But
he does not know what he will be do
ing before the campaign closes. |
Perry says that before the campaign |
closes i'll November that he will be
so fast on the political race
track that he will not even notice a
little thing like a mole hiii and if any
of the big moles get in his way he
will catch him on the run and have
his hide tanned and hanging to his
belt when he reaches the goal.
Mr.. John d. Moore, of Rich Hill,
was in the county seat one day this
week on business mission. Mr..
Moore is one of the leading citizens of
Rich Hill and located in Bates Coun-
ty before the city was started He
was interested in the early develop
ment OF Rich Hill and when Con-
gresham w. o. Atkeson pub
|ished history of the county few
years ago he wrote an article on the
of Rich Hill and also about
he naming of few towns along the
Missouri Pacific Railway. Mr..
Moore's articles are as follows:
Friend Atkeson:
l will state that many years ago a
abroad man who was familiar with
he matter in regard TO the building
d the road through here told me that
Mr.. Talmage, who was general man.
ger At the time had -four SOFAS. Archie,
Adrian. Arthur and Sheldon and that