The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03

the children, big and little, are making
preparations this week. The school
house Is being renovated from top TO
bottom and new black.boards are being
Installed. The teachers are gathering.
Everything points enthusiastically to
. good beginning Of a good school year.
Let the parents continue their Parent
Teacher meeting and aid In every way
TO make the schools At Craig measure
up to the day and minute.
Opal, the three-year. old baby Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Combs, WAS
playing with the kitty, last Friday
evening, when the kitty became tired
Of the baby's company, and In order 10
yet away scratched the baby In the
eye. The scratch WAS . dangerous
one. The parents brought her TO Town
at once. The doctor found that the
scratch was on the ball Of the eye and
barely missed the pupil II WAS treat.
ed aud will get OIL right, but the little
one has been suffering considerable
since.
Last Tuesday afternoon, Elmer
Keenan, drove into town In . fine en-.
closed piano auto.truck. lie soon WAS
shaking hands with his many friends.
IL has been sixteen years since Elmer
and his brother, Frank, we're In the
musical instrument business here.
Elmer has Travelled over every state In
the Union since that time, selling
pianos and other musical instruments.
lie 10 taking . survey Of the situation
with the Intention OF remaining with
Us and providing the homes with
pianos. Elmer Is certainly an expert
plano salesman.
Rev. Z. o. Lockart, Of this place,
and Rev. Hunt, Of Fairfax, left about
! four o'clock, Monday morning, IN an
auto for Chillicothe, to attend the
annual conference Of the Missouri Con.
ference Of the Methodist church,
South. The conference will continue
through Sunday, and on Monday
morning, the appointments for the
ensuing conference year will be made.
We do not know who will be sent TO
Craig. II WAS very much desired that
Rev. Locksrt be returned, but there Is
. better place In store for him, and 30
Craig Is TO have . new pastor the
termined by the Bishop and Presiding
Elder.
| Wednesday night, the twenty.
| nth. was the date arranged for the
silver medal contest. There were
Tour contest ants. namely: Misses
Msude Rumble, Terra brewster, Mae
Naumsn and Alma Egan. These
young ladies were all good speakers
and did justice TO the subjects they
| represented. IL was hard for the All.
dience, rs well IS the judges, TO make
. decision - TO which WAS the beat
declaimer, but ~ only one could win
the prize, the judges decided In favor
Of Terra Brewster. The net proceeds
OF the contest were for the benefit OF
the Craig Public Library. We iid not
learn the amount, but It was Q good
sum. for the contest WAS we'll patro.
niled.
The w. G. r. u. district conyen.
tion WAS held In this city last Friday
al the Presbyterian church. There
were . number OF delegates
present from other parts OF the dis
trici The convention OF the W. &.
J.. u. now N not so prominent In dis
play Is u was At one time, but the
meeting Is more for actual business
Reports OF super!ntendents and SO.
forth were made. A big dinner was
spread al noon on the lawn at the
Kellogg home, and everything was
conducted In shlp'shop order. There
was no night session, as II usually the
case. TINS was because many of the
delegates wished to get back TO their
homes, and the convent ion was a real
business affair and not for speech.
making as In days OF yore.
We are required TO chronicle the
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home In this city. Tuesday morning,
August 81 lie has been suffering
with tuberculosis for the past live or
six months The dread disease fasten
ed Itself AT the tirst with q deaf h.yrlp,
and all that could be done seemed To
hasten rather than Tetard the end.
Marcus leaves Q wife and two beauti.
full little girls, aged about twelve and
ten years lie WAS born In the botto
near the Perkins farm, the son OF our
aged and esteemed citizen, James
Spencer, February rs, 1878. Marcus
Is the fourth Of this family TO be car.
ried away by consumption. two sisters
and one brother preceding him. His
funeral Was conducted from the family
home, Wednesday, and burial WAS In
the Mound City cemetery.
--JOnn MARION Cer.tOn Olo0 At Ills
home In this city, August %, after .
period OF illness extending over the
greater part OF the spring and sum.
mer. He was seriously sick some Two
months ago and II was believed st
that time no would pass away, but
his robust constitution Of former dsys
was an asset that helped him TO par.
TALLY recover, 90 much 20 that he was
able TO be on the streets for several
days. He WAS taken to his bed about
two weeks ago and was never able to
rally. He was born In Hardin county,
Kentucky, April IA, 1888, and at his
death was more than II years old. He
came to Craig with his family about
1882, and has been identified with the
history OF the town ever since, and 1t
one time was mayor OF the city. He
raised . large family, consisting OF SIX
boys and three girls, ell OF whom are
living and have families. His funeral
WAS Conducted from the family home
by Rev. +. p. Brewster and his body
WAS laid to rest In the New Liberty