The Holt County sentinel., 1919-05-02

ated on at the Sisters hospital in st.
Joseph. on Thursday of last week, for
tumor, and reports the first Of this
week are that she is getting along
very nicely, and will be able to return
home in about two weeks. Miss Mol
lie Stewart, a former resident of this
vicinity, is taking a course in nursing
at this hospital.
On account Of the rain and bad
roads there was no Sunday school at
the Methodist church, last Sunday
morning.
Miss Opal Graham is visiting
with relatives and friends here this
week.
Quite a number of the members
of Bigelow Camp, No. 35, visited with
Mound City camp at their meeting on
last Monday evening.
B. o. Atkinson purchased a
bunch Of shoats from our garage man,
John Ecker, one day last week.
Accompanied by number of rcla-
tivcs and friends. the remains of Har-
~ Dean arrived on the morning train,
last Sunday morning, from Falls City,
Neb.. where he died on the evening of
April %, from the gun shot wound in
flicted by his father on Sunday eve
ming, April 90, at their home about
Is miles north Of Falls City. On ac-
count OF losing so much blood before
medical attention could be secured hc
was unable to stand the terrible strain
and although he was taken to a hos
pital in Falls City as soon as possible
A L.. ....e,Ft...s# ..N hA haet Iaf.
tors and nurses were secured II was
found impossible TO save his life.
Some time before his death he rea-
lzcd that he was not going to get
well and sent for Brother l.. A. Hunt
10 come TO his bedside and pray with
him. This request was gladly grant
ed by Brother Hunt, who went and
remained with Harry for some time,
and Harry was converted and told his
relatives and friends that he was sure
Of going TO that better world where
there would be no more sorrow. lie
also attended TO all his business af-
fairs and made his own funeral ar
engagements, advising his brothers the
kind Of caskct he desired and that
he wanted 10 he laid away between
his two brothers, bud and Jesse, in
Mt. Hope cemetery that he wanted
Brother Hunt TO preach the funeral
at the Christian church here. Harry
was born May 20. 1872. in Watson,
Mo-, where the family lived until he
was Is years old and they moved to
Fortcscuc, later on moving to the j..
d. Morris farm. just west Of town,
where they resided for a number Of
.s.u,.a a.I ah.,t ,.s,ts XsauRa ann n.n.g-
cd 10 Nebraska. near Barada, about
IL miles north OF Falls City. Those
of his relatives who have gone on be-
fore are his mother, who died Fcbru.
AIRY ID, 1909, his father dying April
30, 1919. and two brothers, Bud, who
died In Lincoln, Neb., May 1915, and
Jesse. at Beatrice, Ncb., June 2, 1914.
Besides host Of friends to mourn
his death are three brothers, Fred,
and George, OF Barada; Robert, Of
Avoca, Ncb.; and three sisters, Mrs.
Carrie Turner, Of Rapid City, s. D.;
Mrs. Hattie Ninsonhalcr. Of Fairbury.
Ncb., and MlSs Eva, of Beatrice, Ncb.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Christian church here. at ~ O'Clock
Sunday. April %, by Brother l.. a.
Hunt, who preached very strong
sermon OF consolation to the relatives
and friends, taking his text from
Psalms 7l-20: Chou which hast
showed me great and sore troubles
shalt quicken me again, and bring me
up again from the depth Of the earth.
Regardless of the rain there was "a
large crowd gathered at the church
To pay their last respects 10 the re-
mains. The flowers were many and
very beautiful. The pail bearers were:
J. ID. Morris, W. NJ. Stadalaman, Pete
Faster, Guy Jones, Il. l.. Bridgmon,
and J. + .Couts. Those from a dis
lance who attended the funeral wcre:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dean and daugh-
ter, Of Avoca, Ncb.; Fred and George
Dean, of Barada, Ncb.; Mrs. W. NJ.
Goetz, OF Falls City, Ncb.; Mrs. Frank
Honca, of Barada, Ncb.. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Vinsonhaler and two chill
dren, Of Fairbury, Neb.