The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-02
Oak Ridge News
Up To The Minute
:. By VEST WALKER

Oak Ridge, June 24-JOs c. Kerster
of Hildebrand was in town on bust
ness Wednesday.
John NJ. Johnson of Sedgewickville
was here Wednesday.
Born, to Vester Cook and wife, We'd
nesday, boy:
A party from Jackson composed of
Mrs. Nettie Howard and son, Ben, and
the Misses Henrietta and Clara Muel-
Ter were out Wednesday in the inter-
est of the chautauqua. They were en-
tertained at luncheon by DR.. and Mrs.
Jos. H. Howard.
NJ. l.. Smith departed for Colorado
Springs, Tuesday, where he will en-
ter the Weodmen Sanitarium. Mr..
Smith has been in poor health for sew
eral months and it is hoped by his
many friends here that the change
will be beneficial.
z. w. Harris and wife spent Sunday
at BurfordYilIe.
Geo. c. Haupt and Frank Horn of
Sedgewickville were in Oak Ridge first
of the week working in the interest of
the bridge to be built across White
water at w. C. Bollinger's farm. This
bridge will fill long-felt want, as the
Neeiy's Landing and SedgewickVille
road is one of the oldest and most
travelled of the inter-county roads.
Wash Miller and John H. Bowers
made trip to the Cape Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Wiley and children of near
Jackson are visiting Mrs. Wiley's pa
rents, VIM. Etheredge and wife.
During the storm Friday morning
lightning struck one Of the large oak
trees on the High school campus.
Bern Looney of the Bell Telephone
Co., was here Tuesday in the interest
of the company.
Hunts Seabaugh, the lighting rod
man, was here the first of the week
putting up lightning rods.
Ed Chappins of Perryville was in
town Tuesday.
Thomas Shsfer made trip to Wit
tenberg Tuesday.
Miss Pearl Futrell departed for
Campbell, Mo-, Friday, for a. brief
visit with friends.
Ed Dieckriede, St. Louis travelling
man, was here Tuesday.
Lynn Allen of the Roberts School
neighborhood, who was badly injured
recently from being thrown from a
motorcycle, was able to get to town
this week.
The first official souvenir coin of
the San Francisco Exposition to make
its appearance here arrived this week
and is the property of DR.. W. X. Stat
Ter. 1t is silver half-dollar and came
direct from Frisco. DR.. Statler is a
great numismatist and his collection of
rare and foreign coins are about as
fine as can be found anywhere.
Drum and Wilson are making some
Improvement to their store front,
which greatly adds to its appearance.
Geo. F. Ellis of Sedgewickville
transacted business here Wednesday
and motored down to Advance where
he has farm.
Hay harvest is now in full blast
throughout this neighborhood, and the
oats harvest will begin next week.
Both crops are very promising, es-
pecially the oats crop as it is cOnsid-
cred about the finest crop ever raised
in this part of the county.
According to the almanac, We didn't
have good old summertime until Tues
day, as that was the day of the sum-
mer solstice.
Several from here went on fishing
trip to Whitewater, near Bakers mill
Wednesday.
Misses Kate and Gusta Frissell re-
turned from St. Louis Tuesday. Miss
Gusta had been there on a visit, while
Miss Kate taught school there. Miss
Kate has her same place back for next
year with in increased salary.
c. o. Alton of Vincennes, Ind, was
here this week in the interest of the
Osborne Co., of Chicago.
Thos. Harris and wife of Jackson
spent Saturday nihgt here with Mrs.
Harris parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ.
Nelson.
E. H. Rastl and wife of PocahontaS
were in town shopping Wednesday.
Mrs. Chap Drum and daughter of
Daisy were In town Wednesday.
A. C. Wilkering departed for Lake
Geneva, Wis, Thursday, where he will
spend his vacation.
Henry Young of the Cape was an
Oak Ridge visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Ludwig of Pocahontas
was here shopping Wednesday.
During the storm of last Wednesday
night the lightning played havoc with