The Holt County sentinel., 1918-02-01

was unusually warm ana almost every
one thought We were going to have
the usual January thaw. hut the
weather man changed his plans and
l. dealing out the old time winter
weather. with the thermometer hang
ing round the zero mark.
Mrs. +. r. Hogan and Mrs. Ethel
Osborne will complete their course in
surgcal dressing at Mound City. thus
week. and n class will be started here
under the supervision of these ladies'
~ soon "a the necessary supplies are
received. The ladies have worked hail
on thit work aud every member should
avail Themselves Of the opportunity
to learn this work.
aiiss E.iic 81. John and Miss Dor.
uthy 81. John, Of 81. Joseph, attended
the wedding " Miss Minni, VanNicklc
at the \aHN ickcl hone here, last Sat.
Griay afternoon.
j. II. shelton. who H. IN the ser.
,icc OF Uncle Sam. was here over Sum
day, from Camp Funston, visiting hls
brother. Supt. :. ". shelton and fam.
ii., and hiS sister. Miss Flora.
--Funk kcrran, who has been quite
sick with pneumonia, has 80 far rccov.
cred "a to be- up and around the house
this week.
--Bigclow people are getting just
n l:i'lc too short on coal for comfort
tlin cold weather. Two cars are on
N, ioad, and should have been hero
las, week. While there has been no
suffering yct,amost nil Of the coal bins
are getting pretty low. The school
board has had to haul several loads
of coal from Mound City In order to
keep the schools going.
II. u. Atkinson shipped a car load
Of cattle TO -. Joseph, last Monday
evening.
MIR and Mrs. J. n. Carter and
daughter, Alycc, of Mound City, we're
guest, of Mr.. and MR., =, W, SHELTON,
last Sunday.
Ircd Gresham attended big hog
yn,c. near Fairfax, last Monday,
Mrs. u. |. Perry, who has been Wis
i,lng with her sister. Mrs. NJ. NJ. HUI
man, and other relatives for several
days, returned To her home in Bur
linpton Junction, the first Of the week.
Paul Graham, a member of Com
pany Il. i3sth Infantry, IL home this
week, from Fort sill, on n furlough.
Clyde Thompson shipped a ear
load of mules TO st. Joseph, the first
Of the week.
j. +. Couts returned last Sunday
evening from Adams, Neb., where he
attended "a public sale, given by his
brothcr-in- Charley Dorsey, a
former Bigclow resident. Jim says
the sale was a good one; that cows
sold as high rs Sla3, and a 3-year-old
gclding brought s20i, hogs and farm.
ing Implements in general also
brought good prices. Mr.. Dorsey and
| family are getting ready TO move 10 a
large ranch they have purchased near
Pine Bluff, Wyo.
"A letter was received the latter
part Of last week from Philip Saver
ino. who Ia serving Uncle Sam in the
aviation corps, and who Is now sta.
toned at Camp Custer, Battle Creek.
Mich. lie says he Is getting along
fine and would be glad 10 hear from
his Bigelow acquaintances, His ad-
dress Is, 2lst Co. 9Th, BN 100 ID. b.,
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
| Harold look, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cook, Is quite sick this week,
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Binder were
called TO Villisca, Iowa, last SUNDAY
afternoon, to attend the funeral Of !
friend at that place, Monday, who was
killed In an automobile accident.
Charley Knowles returned home
the latter part of last week from Mer-
dian, RAMS. where he and his wife
have been for the past week with the
latter's mother, Mrs. W. NJ. Burge
who Is quite sick with typhoid. Mrs
Knowles remained with her mother