The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
From Brother Roberts.
sTssfroN, s. D., July s, 1914

DEAh ShNTINEL:-l tnat
you and our many friends In Holt
county might like to hear from us,
pen you this note:
1--WE left New Point about . o'clock
on Monday, June -. Stopped two
hours and half and had dinner with
Mrs. Oren at Skidmore, and spent the
night at Atlantic, Iowa. Tuesday We
stopped few hours at Harlan, Ia, TO
avoid little shower, the only one we
had during the journey and II was so
light we need not have sought shelter,
had we known beforehand We spent
that night at Cherokee. Wednesday,
we inquired for and found Mr.. Nys
Den Ouden, whose wife Is sister OF
DR.. verkuyl. We had a lovelysvisit,
though they cannot speak English,
nor we the Holland language. Mr..
Bert Den Ouden went with us and In
terpre.ed for us. We had dinner
with them and stayed two and a half
hours. They hoped 1--WE would come
back that way and stay all night.~ith
them, and we would enjoy doing.so II
Il should be convenient. "Wednesday
night found us at iIardwick, MINI.
We had some little hope Of reaching
our destination Thursday night, but
fell short twenty or thirty miles.
There had been so muchI:rain up
here for a month or six :weeks that
we found many bridges were washed
out, and while there was Snot much
mud, there were mud holes:and many
rough places. We were glad We had
not come a week sooner, because some
OF the reads had been impassable.a t
that time. We passed through Wa.
tertown. ). D., and saw houses that
lad been overturned 10y the cyclone
that struck that place two weeks lie.
fore Some had been moved OF. the
foundation, some unroJfed andisome
completely demolished We had no,
got 5urcar wheels muddy until :after
sc lal come within eleven .miles u
summit. when a. u o'clock Eve tried
" 80 around a bridge that was out
ana Np stuck IN the mud Mi Rob.
crt, uai 10 walk back long way and
re- nan 10 bring Ills team and pull
~ out, We we're DELAYED an hour and
na,i there, gnd...Spuni that night
wi.A 4 very hO,pitabie farmer.and his
family. Friday mgrnin. when We
reached summit, we telrphoncd 10
the folks and they said 10 walt there
and they would come and meet IL,
aud In about two hours they were
there, baby sleeping In her basket In
tie Ger, between tie seats You may
be sure It was joyous:meeting, and
We we're glad Of the guidance, for tie
roads are not straish, and smooth a.
had imagined them TO he.
We were welcomed al the home by
Mrs. verkuyl and her children, who
had arrived week.;before Our
speedometer registered 81, miles.
We enjoyed the trip, for the most
part, very much. We're, OF course, q
little tired, but the nights rest re-
freshed Us so much that Mr.. Roberts
remarked Saturday morning that lie
felt so we'll he would not know that
lie had taken the trip. In the after
noon we all went over 10 the Agency
and saw the Indians In their big cele.
bration. They make a good time OF
the 9TH Of July-come together and
live In tents for several days: have
speeches, sports, songs and dances,
but the dancing Is very different from
that INDUCED In by white people, 1t
would take too long TO try to describe
II.
On sabbath eight OF us went TO
church, ten or eleven miles away. IL
was decorated In patriotic colors: was
we'll hlled. We were the only white
people there. The tunes they sang
were all that we could understand,
but we enjoyed the service. One
young man was received into the
church, and communion was served In
the regular Presbyterian way.
Now comes the sorry part: Monday
afternoon Mr.. Roberts:was suddenly
taken with q severe bilious attack
and was Obliged to spend:his birthday
anniversary In bed. This morning,
however, lie Is able to be up and
dressed, and We hope will soon regain
his strength,
Ny note has heightened to q letter,
and to escape the waste basket must
Just send you all our best love and
wish you the choicest blessing Of life.
Sincerely your friend,