The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-07-30

Uooklet, we are 10 DE entertained Dy
some Of the best talent In the coun.
try. ThsEhaytauquaswill be above
the ordinary And wf,ffenett credit on
those who are In charge.
e. L GaHney has finally broke
over and Joined the motorists. Last
week he bought fine tive.passenger
1Overland, and now any time one can
see him or some member Of the fam.
lily learning to drive 1t on the hills,
near his home. Well, the most un.
expected are the things that happen
these days. Who will he the nextS
Thomas d. Fnzer, Of St. Joseph,
was . visitor In Craig last Monday.
Mr.. Frazer Is an uncle Of our esteemed
townsmsn, Frank X. Allen, and at
one time, some thirty.fve years ago,
was interested In several mercantile
concerns In Craig. He states that
many Of the old landmarks are gone,
but he was able TO meet several Of
those he knew In former days.
During the terrific down.pour Of
rain and the deadly flashes Of light.
ming last Friday night, the herd Of
mules belonging 70 +. h Stricken
became frightened and ran into the
wire fence: some Of them were very
badly cut. one died the next morning
and three or four are practically
ruined as far a. market purposes are
concerned There were thirty In the
herd, all more or less cut by the wire.
The many rains and bad weather
have helped to cut up the streets and
roads In and around Craig fearfully.
The business men Of the town have
made up a sum Of several hundred
dollars to liz them, but the rains have
kept the workmen from the work 10
much that the streets are getting
worse rather than better. There will
come time when We can work, but
wheny
Miss Ruth Smith departed Friday
for a five weeks visit TO Denver, Col.
orado. She will tarry IN Kansas City
; day or so, and then proceed TO La.
mar, Colorado, Where she will visit q
week or ten days With her brother,
Henley, who II a postal clerk AT that
place, thence she will continue her
journey to Denver, where size will
, he the guest Of her sister, Luda, dur.
, ing the remainder OF her vacation.
Captain John Michel, = represen.
tatiye Of Nave McCord Mercantile
Company, Of ST. Joseph, was In Craig
Friday, invest igating the conditions
Of the community after the Hood and
2 trying to ascertain Just how bad the
, country was hurt 80 that his concern
9 might yet fair estimate for the IA.
, ture business they might expect from
9 this district. lie says that We are In
line condition, compared TO some part :
: OF the country that he has already
, visited.
MIR. ami Mrs. George Adams, oi
Minneapolis, we're the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs ;. T., Horn, Saturday and
Sunday, Our people will remember
Mrs Adams better by the name OF
, Miss Frances Elliott, who taught In
; our schools some seven years ago
Mr.. Adams has been engaged In tile
. automobile business In Minneapolis
. for the past year, but Is moving his
5 business TO Joplin, where he expect,
TO conduct an extensive business IN
D the sale OF automobiles.
It. A. Ward and little son, Thorn
; as, were passengers TO ST Joseph on
the noon train, Sunday Mr.. Ward
: went to consult physician about hi
condition, brought about by being Ivy
poisoned some two weeks ago and from
), which he can lind no relief. While
] there he will have the physicians ex
anime the arm OF his son, which Wal
broken five or six weeks ago and did
, not heal perfectly, The little fellow
I has los, the use OF the arm almost en-
tirely and II Is believed that II vii
o have to be operated on, or broken ovel
q and reset.
'. Rose, the twenty.two-mont old
. baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wise. dice
9 Tuesday evening, after two weeks o.
Q severe suffering from spinal meningi
tbs. The mother Of the baby has beer
. very III for . number OF months ant
|. the little one has been cared for II
the home Of Its aunt, Mrs. Leeper
4 and Its grandmother, Mrs. Preston
v Wise. A trained nurse and the best
Of medical skill has always been In At
y tendance since the babe became III
but nothing could deter the hand o.
y Providence that moves In . mysteri
Gus way His wonders to perform. Tn,
= God giveth and the God taketh away
q Monday night, the fine plate glas!