The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-06-18

.Chas. G. Washburn, OF Nashville,
Tenn was the guest OF his sister,
Mrs. :. T.. Judy, over Sunday Of last
week. lie departed for Quincy, III.
nois, Thursday, and Mrs. Judy went
with him. Mr.. washburn is a profess.
sor Of vocal music In Belmont College,
q school for young ladies', at Nash.
Vile.
Calvin NJ. GuilIiams, In attempt.
ing TO climb a barbed wire fence, Sun.
day, slipped and fell. In falling he
the wire, trying to catch
himself and pulled the barbs through
his hand, making a very painful
wound. For fear OF infection, he
called the doctor and had the hand
dressed. II Is a very severe cut, but
not thought TO be dangerous, unless
1t becomes infected.
MIR. and Mrs. Claude WEIGH came
In the evening Of the sth, having been
married that day at Walnut, Iowa.
Mrs. WEIGH vas a Miss Karstens, OF
Walnut, and Mr. WEIGH Is In the EN-.
ploy Of Ora Scriyener In this city.
They viii he found at home In the
new property, recently completed by
A. r. Parrish In the Ward and Price
Addition. We are glad TO welcome
Mr.. and Mrs WEIGH TO our midst
The STANDARD oil Company are
putting IN an oil station on the
ground, north Of the IIrownileld ele.
vator II will contain two larg.
tanks, thirty feet long and about
twelve feet In diameter The rock
for tie foundation arrived Monday
and was unloaded Tuesday Tie
work will lie rapidly pushed by A. r.
Parrish, who has the contract for It's
construction.
The Sunday school people at beth.
I'll have set Sunday, June -, as the
day for their basket dinner and sun.
day school picnic. A Children's bay
program Is being arranged for the
forenoon and after dinner: several
good addresses will he delivered by
those who are capable on live Sunday
school topics. We prophesy q glori.
Gus good time at BetEe' . week from
next Sunday.
James Brough, OF the Elk bale
neigliborhood. came to town Friday
forenoon, with q badly cut hand. Tie
was helping his hand cut the hedge
and accidentally struck Ills left hand
with the sharp knife that laid II open
TO the bone, The doctor dressed the
hand and N no complications set up.
II viii soon heal, but not In time for
Mr. Brough To be OF much use In TAX.
ing care OF his grow ing crop.
quite a large number OF those
farmers Who have been interested In
the big ditch suit that has been going
on from time TO time In the Andrew
county court, were again called b. Sa'
ysnnah last Monday for & hearing.
The move was made TO pm, the Judge
that II trying lie case OIL the bench,
and llie Judge helped the matter
on 10y declaring himself oil, which ne
cessitaled new Judge to try the
case. But the new Judge can not he
had for the present term, so II was
set over To tie next term, or until the
Judge can arrange q call session Of the
court, II II the opinion Of many who
are keeping track OF tie affairs OF the
ditch matter that II will finally 'go
TO the supreme court for final settle
ment.
MONDAY and Tuesday OF this week
william Cobb, under instructions
from the committee To Tx the streets
and roads, using the big grader, has
put q ditch next to the sidewalk on
Front street and rounded the street
up SO as TO turn water both ways,
There will be drainage arranged u
take care Of the water. Much talk I,
now going on among the interested
ones In favor Of paving or oillng the
street, and II Is very probable that
the result will he In favor OF some
project OF that sort. The hitchrack
Is I" be moved to q place north OF the
Browntleld elevator. and the place
where II now Is Will he curbed and
Tiled In and planted In flowers snd
grasses. There Is no doubt about the
old town needing something Of tina,
kind done, and II now seems .,
though II Is TO be done.
Last Sunday, Liberty township
I held their first township Sunday
school convention since the organiza
tion last fall. Tie meeting was at
the Pleasant View church, and the
Sunday school OF the place held theiI
Children's Day exercises In connection
with the program OF the convention,
The day was Ideal, and the people for
miles around, including visitors from
the neighboring towns, turned oul
enmasse. There were reasonably as
many as 600 people present. The ex
ercises Of the children were held Ia
the morning, after which the has
kets were produced and an elaborate
spread OF the good things to eat was
made, There was plenty and Il
spare, The convention proper was
called to order by the president OF
the township, Isaac Painter, and tn,
program that had been arranged car
ried out practically to the letter
The topics were discussed ably b,
Abe Showalter, OF Sharp's Grow,
school; Henry Fell, OF Minnesota Val
ley school, and Mrs. McNaul, of Matt