The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-08-06
Fortescue.

-Ms. G. Goiens has been III, the
past few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greiser spent
Saturday In st. Joseph.
Mis- Edna Rossch, Of st. Joseph,
visited Sunday ct J. Z. Mintons.
Mis- Edith Stuart he's bsen III
for several days, but y recovering.
Mrs. Allen Motley hes been visit.
ing the past week ~ Bert Stuart'a
Miss Lula Sinc,at, spent the
week end with reistivea In st. Joseph.
Harold Kshu sad Henry Hinton
spent Saturday snd Sunday 10 St..
Joseph. lGE,.S
w. c. Bro hos been work.
ing for c. E. moved to. st.
MI. and Mss1 3eho Idsn we're
shopping In So J9sph, Friday and
Saturday. ..
Miss Bessie HUT, who has been
1t the Bert stuart NOME, returned 10
her home 10 Bigelow, Friday
Miss Genevisvs Price, who has
been visiting At Yes Howard's, has re-.
turned to her home In Mound City.
Mrs. Butler, OF St Joseph, IL here
for . visit with her daughter, Mrs
Bertha West, who has been very III.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Golens, Of
Forest City, came Monday, called
here by the illness Of Mr.. Goiens'
mother
Glenn Yancy, who has been visit.
ing at the J. L. Minton home, re-.
turned to his home In St. Joseph,
Sunday.
Misses Mae and Alice Wheeler,
Leo Meyer and George Alders, oil Of
st. Joseph, came Tuesday for . visit
At the J. L. Minton home.
There has been . company Of
seven men working on the depot, the
past few days, building . new plat.
form and rsmodeling the interior
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Batson spent
Sunday with their parents 1t Robin.
son, Kansas. Mr., Bstson formerly
had charge Of lumber yard At that
place.
The ball game between Fortescue
and Arkansaw VAS called OIL Sunday
on account Of rain. The game will be
played next Sunday II the weather Is
favorable.
-Fortescue Is becoming more like
. city every day. We have . clean.
ing and pressing establishment now
. new enterprise, owned by Edmonds,
the barber.
II. G. Edmonds, Of Burlington
Junction, Mo-, Is here, this week,
visiting his father, T.. +, Edmends.
Mr.. Edmonds Is In business, selling
Ford automobiles.
DIR. G. II. Thomas and wife have
been visiting, the past week, with
DR.. l. N. Minton. DR.. Thomas has
been getting exercise, doing ditch
work on one Of his farms, east Of
town.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. whiting and
their sons, Carson and william. Of
Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived Tuesday
morning for . weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. q. Il. Hitz. Mrs. Whiting
lisa sister TO Mr.. Hitz.
In spite OF almost continuous
rains, some grain 10 being brought to
the elevator. John G. Hinkle and
Dave Romine have been delivering
corn, the past few days. 1t 10 ssths'
unusual to see corn coming In st this
time Of the year.
The revival meetings are pro-
gressing favorably In spite Of rain,
bad roads and mosquitoes, The town
Is full Of rigs every evening, and II
we can only have . little better
weather, the attendance will un'
doubtsdly increase. ave..
Lloyd Thatcher, Of Oregon, who
has been Waiting Joe and Jay Min
ton, returned to his home In Oregon
Sunday. He and Joe launched Z
canoe ct Forest City, last week, pad
died up to Little Tark, east Of For
tsscue, and from there carried II over
land to Big Lake, where they now
keep 1t. ..,
Tho big topic Of conversation
these days 10 the drainage PROPOSE
tion, and the question Is ITO dig Of
not to dig!" While the present ditch
has not been an unqualified success
1t Is at least step In the right d.
rection, and we believe that eventu
ally . plan will be worked out that
will prove Of benefit In time Of floods