The Holt County sentinel., 1918-06-14
BIGELOw AND VICINITY.
The Most Important Local Events
Which Have Transpired The
Past Week.
(By George A. ConaNay.l

Almost everybody in this vicinity
smoked glasses, last Saturday even
ing. to watch the eclipse Of the sun.
The skies were clear and there was an
excellent view; just few tried to see
without the use Of smoked glasses.
but they soon found out they couldn't
see anything ut all.
Quite number Of our farmers
wives, and there may be some in town.
are serving fried chicken on their
tables.
MIR. and Mrs. W.B.Asher and sons,
Lee and Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Book and daughter. Mrs. Lizzie Jones,
and two children, Rosie and Jenny. Of
Omaha, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Martin,
Of Napier, were Sunday guests at the
home Of Nathan Adams, last Sunday.
Mrs. Hayden Smith Is in st. Jo-
Scph, this week, visiting with her sis
ter. Mrs. Ethel Jones.
The Bigclow base ball team WINS
disappointed last Sunday. when they
went over TO Big Lake to play the Fails
City team. in the afternoon, and tho
Falls City team did not show up. Man
agcr Larry Cumming had his boys all
in frs, class shape for game, and tn,
boys were rearing TO go"
Miss Winnie Craig. Of Arkansaw
neighboihood, was visiting with Miss
Eva Hogan. several days. last week.
Bro. G. I. keran preached an in.
teresting sermon to n small but ap.
preciative audience at the Christian
church. last Sunday evening, taking
for his text 81. John 1915, Behold
the Man."
Tom Bridgmon has gone into tho
goose and gandcr business, having
purchased flock Of ganders from
Mrs. G. c. Catron the first of the week
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. J. White visited last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Smith, OF
the Brown farm, north Of town.
M. A. Hill and wife visited will
Mrs. Mary Hin las, Saturday evening
Mrs. Geo. Harper and Coleman
Lane. OF Bethel ncighborhood. WEI,
shopping in St. Joseph. ono day, las
week.
Roy Stadalman says he's an cX
per; on cranking Ford; oil he need
is just little encouragement.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. {. Hicks, o
Mound City. were visiting with Mr
and Mrs. Frank Walker. last Sunda!
evening.
Mrs. Julia Jones and mother, Mis-
CLANCY, were visiting relatives II
fortcacuc. one day. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. ". Courier drov,
up to Hamburg. Iowa. last Sunday. IL
their car. going via the bottom rua
and returning via fariagut and th'
| hill road.
| &c. ". Hunt and sons. John an,
Charley, are busy this week making
repairs 10 their thrcshing machin'
outfits, getting them rp IN irst-clas
| shape for the big wheat harvest. I"hl
and Charley will run one machine m,
Frank Hunt will run the q. W. Hun
maclhnc. and when their repairs ~,
completed they will pass the ncccssnr!
gos trnmcnt inspection.
go Mrs. o. ". lIogrcfc and litil
DAUGHTER were visitin, with relative
in Fargo, Nebr., several lays, the lat
ter part Of last week.
Mrs. Frank Cooper, of Craig, va
q business visitor In our town, one day
the first OF the week.
%. ". Hoprcfc, the garage man
and Frank Morris, drove down to $,
Joseph. the first Of the week, takin,
some castings to be repaired for IN
Norris Bros oil pull engine. TIN
boys are getting ready for thrcshinp
which will start about the first Of mex
month.
With John Yous and Engince
(hoghead) ". A. dutch Bid Maze
and George Young looking after tn
drags, some extra good work has bee
done on the roads between here an
Mound City, the latter part Of las
week. The boys first used ron
grader, then put ON the drags, puttinl
the road up in good shape. On nc
count of very little work being don
on this road this season, II was gcttinI
in bad shape. and the many patron
of this road will be mighty glad to So
| il put up in good condition.
| Several thermometers in tow
| Monday registered 100 in the shad,