The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-21

Quarterly meeting at the Methodist
church next Saturday and Sabbath, the
22 and % inst. Official conference Sat-
urday,3 p. m. Preaching p. M. and
services Sabbath at the usual hours.
Rev. &. III. Bradford of Wesley church
will preach at all the services He is a
very promising young man and. the pub
lie may expect good treat. All invited.
A nice entertainment has been pre-
pared by the Presbyterian Sabbath
school to be given in the church on
Christmas eve at o'clock. There will
be tree and treat for the children,
music by orchestra, class exercises,
songs, declamations, dialogue and drill
To help meet the expense of the treat
an admittance of 10 cents will be charged
to all except scholars of the school.
The meeting of Oregon Camp, No.
50J6, NJ. w. a. Tuesday of last week
was not very largely attended, owing to
50 many attending the entertainment at
the NJ. e. church. The following off
GERS were elected, to be installed the
first meeting night in January: V. G.
Frank Woodward: W. A., Jas. Bishop:
Banker, Robert Ruley: Sentry, NJ
Adolph: Watchman, Bert Lynch: Es-
cort, Frank Lynch: Clerk, Geo Lehmer:
Manager, J. y. Zachman. Delegates to
county convention, Geo. Lehmer, Frank
Lynch, Fred Markland and r. G. Ruiey.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the Venerable Consul. The next
regular meeting will be held the Thurs
day night after Christmas. There were
four candidates elected at this meeting
a T. ant hn Anl Of
Craig the second Tuesday 10 January.
State Senator elect Stubbs was i'm
town Saturday, and it was our very
great pleasure to meet him, and enjoyed
a very pleasant chat with him. 1t is
his intention to go to Jefferson City a
little in advance of the day of the meet
ing of the legislature, for the purpose of
seeing how the land lays" He will
find that the land lays awfully rough
and Jefferson City Il typical southern
city dilapidated and slow. From our
conversation with him. We believe him
to be opposed to the enforcement Of the
Third constitutional amendment at
least the drastic features of that law.
But he does believe that every citizen
should hear his Just portion of the bur
dens OF government, and believes this
could be secured with few amend
ments to our present revenue laws.
Like THE SENTINEL he thinks all notes
should bear some evidence as having
been assessed: that all properties should
he listed at its true value: that the
state board should fix the basis of true
value, in accordance with the needs of
the state, for taxable purposes.
Mrs. Peter Galbraith gave one of
the most enjoyable surprise parties Of
the season. at the family home near /
Forest City, Wednesday evening, Dec I
II. The party was given in honor of
her daughter. Miss Kate The evening
passed merrily with games and music !
One charming feature was the millinery
and carpenter shops. The young ladies'
were sent to one room. provided with
nails, hammers and pieces of small pine
boxes, anil each required to make box
The gentlemen were sent IN another
room provided with trimmings and hats
of all descriptions and required to trim
a hat. Mae Zachman carried off the
prize for the best box and Clarence
Hinde for the best hat The prizes
we're dainty gilt and celluloid pen point
holders. After a late luncheon, the
midnight apple biting was INDUCED in.
Maggie Boyd and Robert Frye carried
off the prizes. Those present were:
Misses Pearl Anselment, Mae Zachman
and Alice Price, Oregon: Libby Gelvin,
Maude Taylor, May Crawford, MAY
Sentney, Minnie Hill. Minnie Hahn,
Maggie Boyd and Flo Cain, Forest CITY:
Messrs. Moss Noland, Weed and Clar-
ence Hinde, John Curtis, Robert Frye.
Willie Moore and George Lukens, Ore
gon; Charley Sentney, Albert Crawford,
Fred Alkire, and Oscar Bullock, of For
est. In the "wee sma" hours the Young
guests took their departure declaring
they had been royalty entertained both
by Mrs. Galbraith and her daughter.