The Holt County sentinel., 1915-05-14
News From Craig.

held AT tie Wickisct the 2lst and
22d. Preparation for class night. Dist
have all been made. and the IIiyil
scuuul does not minrr matters when
they say that this years program vii
he tie best that has ever been rem
dcred IN the opera house.
Mrs. II = johnson, field deputy
for Tie Royal NriglbOrS II America
visited the members Of For get me
not Camp, last saturday afternoon
Tie ladies prepared banquet and a
most enjoyable time was had We
learned that two ladies' we're intro.
duced into the mysteries Of the SO.
ciety ON this occasion.
Friday night. the grades In our
school vii, render at the Wickiser,
an operette, entitled: Golden Hair
atd the Three hears" Tie little
people have been practicing for the
past four weeks and some rare voices
have developed, which will I've a sur.
prise to the patrons Of the school.
The entertainment bids fair to
eclipse all previous efforts.
The Parent Teachers Association
held Its last meeting for the year last
Tuesday night. The program was a
summary OF the years work by the
society. Prof Tlbbels gave a review
OF what the society had done for the
school during the year and advised
what good things II could do In the
days to come. The music and III.
erary selections we're appropriate to
the occasion.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ward
will depart Saturday morning for
San Francisco to attend the exposl.
tion and visit famous places In the
west. They will 10 by the Southern
route and will he gone about six
weeks. Mrs. McColl, OF westboro, q
sister OF Mrs. Ward, Will keep house
for her during her absence. Tom
Ward, the third, will remain with
her, and so will Tom Ward, the tirst.
Last Friday night. the men and
women OF the Wesley classes. " the
Methodist church, gave their second
annual banquet Places were laid
for eighty 4 very enjoyable alllir
was had. Mrs. Susie u Fiilmauric.
OF Forest CITY, was the speaker for
the occasion, aud those Who heard
her say that she has no equal a. a
SUNDAY school orator several al.
dresses we're made aud some good W..
cal aud instrumental music was inter
spersed tia, made the occasion one
long 10 lie remembered.
MIR aud Mrs T. u burns and
little son, Joyce. left Monday evening
for Neral. Mo. where they viii re-.
main a week or ten days, visiting
friends aud relatives, thence they
viii 90 10 thcir new home IN WILLOW
SPRING, Mo These congruial folks
have cndrarei themselves To the
people Of traig during the three or
four years they have lived among rs
~ much - that II l. with much re-
greet that ~ say good bye. kut tie
wishes of all j. Tor q long and pros.
porous VOYAGE through life, and many
Happy Visits to Craig
Mrs. A. NJ Hunter vas called
suddenly from tbs lifc. last Friday
morning. May :. Size has been one
ui ,rais's residents from H. early bp.
vinniug. and In tie -srlN days ui ouI
town vas one Of the leaders In So
cieiy and did much TO improve the
>ocia condi, ions. Mrs, Hunter wa>
born In the state OF New YORK. DE
cemlIpr Il, lSla. She was a Miss Della
Gillette. She became III. Wife of A.
| NJ. Hunter. November II, I'll. with
her husband, her early days ~ mar.
Tipd life waS that OF roaming about
In railroad employment, They came
! to Clay county. Missouri, Immediately
after marriage, remaining six mont hs
/ thence TO New Cambria and remained
! there six months They were al
1 breckenridge, Lathrop, Rigelow, Bart
! lett, Iowa, Ama/onia and Hopkins
/ Her husband was the first agent inl
/ the railroad al all these places. In
/ lS52, they came 10 Craig, and Mr.,
{ Hunter remained the agent until lis
death, about four wears ago. Mrs
/ Hunter vas his faithful companion
and advisor In all these years. To
/ gether, they amassed a modes, tor
| tune. and lost the greater part IN .
I bad business adventure, but through
good management and economy, Mrs
Hunter has left several thousand dol
lars In this world. Tie funeral serN
Ices we're conducted 10y Rev. i, i
/ brewster, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. OF which she has been Z
member many years. ln,erment VA
at the New Liberty cemetery, by th,
side Of her lifelong companion. Al
the head Of the lot. Mrs, Hunter
erected some two years ago q hand
some and expensive monument ant
arranged that her own name III
carved on It at her death. The fol
lowing relatives from other place
we're In attendance at the funeral
/ Mr.. John Hunter, Homer. Michigan
a niece. Mrs. Matilda Rowland, o
st. Johns, Michigan: Mr., George Gil
lette, st. Johns, Michigan; Mrs, 7
NJ. Hunter, OF st, Joseph
Coon ESOuOn,