The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-10-20
News Snapshots
Of the Week

| iNulN ltflN, WIS WICK.
C. T.. Tcbbcts, adiustcr for the
Hartford Insurance Company. was
here, one day, last week. from lndc-
pcndcncc, Mo-. and made satisfactory
settlements with those who were dam
aged during the recent cyclone.
Seymour Burns, of Mound City.
IL tearing down the livery barn. this
week. and will p-bJild the barn.
co by 30. making a number OF in.
provcmcnts over the old barn. which
vas recently damaged by the cyclone.
.-Ed Gawowcll. WHO has been Wis
ting with relatives AMI friends hr,c
for several days, returned 10 his home
In Ncnango. Ncb.. last Saturday
morning. III said he had too much
work u do nj home to stay away very
long.
j. u. l,ridgmon was down from
Maitland. one day, last week, renew
ing Old acquaintance, and n usual
boosting for his home town. John ".
says he likes Maitland better every
day. and II H. one of the best towns in
the county.
Tommy Asher has resigned his
position n assistant agent n, Napicr.
htlf a''IN'N ~ I'FFIAl'il WIN wv
same company, on the Lincoln diyi-
sion. n freight brakeman. and en-
meets 10 leave within few days for
that point.
Frank Walker accompanied q
bunch to Falls City. Ncb., last Sn,ur.
day morning, whore they heard Chas.
Evans Hughes, Republican candidate
for President, make short talk.
There was large crowd out TO hear
the distinguished speaker.
The Excelsior Sunday school
class met n, the Christian church
last Friday evening. and the follow.
ng officers were elected for the cnsu.
ng year: Miss Jean Dodson. prcsi.
dent; Miss Grace Hull, treasurer, and
Rowcn' Conway, secretary.
Born. 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Lease. last Friday evening, October
~, mighty fine boy Of standard
weight, 10 whom they have given tho
name Of Lawrence. The story II told
on Charley that he is patroni2ing the
cmpty rain.barrcl pretty often. to 80,
how the word Papa" sounds.
--Joda Bcckman and wife. who hav,
been visiting with relatives near st
Louis, for several days, returned
home last Saturday evening. Jodl
says there are no crops down Their,
on account Of dry weather. and tina,
he Is glad to be home again.
Mrs. Susan Twyman Is improving
under the care Of a special nurse. NJ
her home, and last Sunday was alb,
10 hc placed IN rocking chair. ant
taken 10 the dinner tablc-the frs,
time she has been able to dine will
the family for several weeks.
Howard Dodson IL quite sick will
a bud case Of rheumatism. and almost
all kinds of medicine are being tric,
10 relieve him, and several doctors
nave been called on the case. and hi
many friends trust that he will fin,
something to get him out again.
| john lden left last Friday eve
lining for Kansas City, where he me
Mr.. Hayden Edwards, Saturday morn
ing. accompanying Mr.. Edwards from
Kansas City home, Saturday evening
Nv. Edwards did not fancy Los An
geles, California, and decided Their,
was no place like home over ON Bi,
Lake, and returned home.
--Oren Hayes and wife. who hav,
been visiting near Wclch, Okla, re
turned home, the latter part of las
week. Oren reports that crops in tina
part of the country are very poor
owing to the dry weather. They hav,
not had any rain there since the %,
day of last June, and most of tn
farmers had finished gathering thei
corn. Oren says Holt county sur
looks good to him.
| aaI M,a II
have been visiting with relatives nea
Parsons, Kansas, for several weeks
returned home, last Saturday after
noon. Their daughter, Mrs. Milt Cool
and husband, returned with them, an,
Twill probably make their home here
Mr.. Bennett says crops are not yer,
good in that part of the country, Of
account of the dry weather and tina
Bigelow and vicinity sure looks goo
to him.
will Edwards and family vii
move here, this week, from Rinehart
Mo-, and make this his home unit
spring, when he will move to hi
farm, north Of Mound City, which n
recently purchased. No use TALKING
these people who have lived in oil,
Holt county for any length of time
think there is no better country any
where. and as rule, don't stay ava,
very long, but come back to thei
first love.
| The Maitland band was here, on
day, last week, to meet Judge Lamm
the Republican candidate for Cover
nor and TO escort him to Mound CIT
and Oregon. The band boys Shove
up In mighty good shape. with nsa
uniforms, and favored our town wiz
ssyeEal extra god selecticns Of musis
Maitla1A can well bs proud q 'thsi