The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-04-13
Virginia Locals.

BADLY behind with their work, as there
has been scarcely any farming done
at all on account of SO much rain.
MI and Mrs. Bud Jones have re-
turned to their home from kansa:
City, where they have spent most Of
the winter. Mrs. Jones has been TAX
ing medical treatment and is reported
10 b. greatly benefited.
Peaches. pears, apricots, plums and
goorcL crrics are all in bloom. If Mr..
+. Conner will just hold the colo
weather down we surely will have lots
OF .r-.t.
!. g. Sanford purchased fine
young mare at the j. +. Parks sale
as week.
t,i:. Fritz, who has his sawinill
near. Amsterdam, will move farther
south as soon as the weather will per-
init
Harry Sanford, who lives on the
Henderson place is building new
men house.
H. d. Henderson, representing the
Mount Hope nurseries at Lawrence,
Nan made large delivery at Am
stcrIam April 6. The stock was in
fine shape and the customers were
we'll iieased. 1t bgins to look as ii
Old Bates was going to have some fine
frni IN the future.
Mrs. p. M. Famuliner OF Butler was
cut to see her sister, Mrs. Carrie
i!en1cr&on, who is sick, last Thurs
day
The doctor was called to see Mrs.
IKE ,-ockeridge Sunday night. She is
afflicted with rheumatism.
There was a spelling match at Con
cord school house last Thursday
nigl.,
A !. Wycr has been having serious
lrouhlo with his eyes and has just
been lifted with new glasses and We
mop he will get along nicely.
Mr.. Harry Henderson and baby.
EuturA. spent the day Thursday with
Mrs Carrie Henderson.
TIE directors at Plainview school
ncld ,hcir meeting April g. The ger
claI routine Of business was transact
3D.
During recent flood the bridge I
mile south and Ia mile east OF Am
stcrl-,m was washed out, causing the
trai il TO have to drive through the
fields II order to pass. However they
naye Il new bridge in now.
Ihc Narais des Cygncs bottoms
We're covered with back water which
e"u,I be seen for miles Sunday an |
.t.'l raising.
Ilerc are 10 more days OF school at
CONCORD at this writing. They expect
to have big basket dinner the last
lay Il school.
Johnny Kaufman was kicken OH
the knee by horse one day last week
which laid him up day or SO.
The Kansas City Southern railroad
company was watching their bridge
across the Marais dos Cygnes river
since dis recent rain and had men
workirs to hold it for several days
'ately.
Willie Englchardt had his team to
run and break loose from the buggy
short time ago and they went home
They broke up everal things for him
Lewis \. Carrier was quite sick last
week.
Ms. Henderson is some better a
his writing.
We noticed quite lengthy com
munication in The Butler Week.
Times last week from our old friend
| \. NJ. Nestlerodc. It seems good tc
have him back in the harness agar
after being absent so many weeks
So come again Uncle Nelse and come
regular even ii you can't beat Sleepy
jim lying.
We received copy OF the AmSter
dar, Enterprise last week. 1t is SURF
ncNsy paper. Amsterdam and Mer
win business men seem to be patron
izirg It very handsomely, With Mr.
and Mrs. Pattcc behind-it we predic
grand success for the paper. Ih;
wri'cr never met mo"H pleasant pco'
pie than they are and the Enterprise
should be i'll every home IN Bate
county.
SLEEPY JIM.