The Holt County sentinel., 1919-03-21
BIGELOw AND VICINITY.
The Most Important Local Events
Which Have Transpired The
Past Week.
(By George A. Conawsy).

places were filled with water by Sun.
day morning. Water poured over Big
Ditch on the east side and the rail.
road tracks were under water for a
distance Of half mile; two large
holes were washed under the tracks
short distance east of Big Ditch
bridge Saturday night after the north
bound train had passed. these were
repaired Sunday about noon and train
service was resumed ON Monday
morning. The wagon bridge near the
A. D. Rose place washed out late Sat.
urday evening. the levy breaking ON
the west side OF Zig Ditch let q large
volume al water down the west side
between Dig Ditch and the railroad
tracks. To the north the Jessup farm
was entirely under water and Allen
smith and family were compelled To
move upstairs IN order TO keep out Of
the water. and II II reported the water
in that vicinity was higher than in
1915, our last biz flood Some water
went To the west of Zig lark. but
not enough IN do any particular dam
age big Tark was full OF water and
overlooking In some places. large
amount Of water from that section OF
the country coming down the east side
uf the track and into the bed OF Little
Tark and covered quite lot Of wheat
ground on account of the cool wea'
Their and the fact that the water did
not remain ON the ground very long u
is thought there will be very little. II
any damage over on Big Lake the
wind blowed n gale about 9 y. m. on
Saturday evening and tue house on the
banks of big Lake. just north Of the
home place Of Hugh Henry. occupied
by Joda Bccknan. wife and child, WAS
blown all to pieces and about all the
family saved was their bedding, their
dishes and furniture being ruined By
the rain and storm. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beckman were In the house NJ the
time and were pretty badly hurt,
Joda's LETT arm was disloCatcd 1T the
elbow, the Childs collar bone was
broken and Mrs. I,cckrian received
several severe cuts on her head which
took several stitches to close. Foriu'
natoly Jim Bunker was close by and
rendered all the assistance possible,
Dr. LATE Minton was called and was
soon on the scene. administering med
ical relief. Joda and family are NJ
III. home Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. y. Beck
man, who live Just u short distance
north OF where Joda's house was and
ARE getting along ~ well M could be
expected. ON account Of III. high
waters there was no train service on
the Tarkio Branch sunday and Mon
day. the water ~ Milton being report
I'd 10 be- -four feet over the tracks
ON sunday evening
AT the Christian Sunday school
on last sunday morning there was AN
attendance vi twenty nine and the
selection amounted to SIG,
Mrs. u. l., Bridgmon, who had
been visiting with relatives and
friends In padonin Kans., for several
days, returned home, Monday evening
Mrs Effio Dodson and Mrs, Min
ME WaRgunrr returned home on
Thursday evening al last week from
Columbia. Mo, where they attended
the state convention Oi the ". -, ".
circle They report u very profitable
trip and very much pleased with the
hospitality Of IN" Columbia peopl"
The next state convention viii be- held
In Joplin. Mo,
Twenty one scholars attended the
Methodist Sunday school on last sun
day morning and the collection
amounted TO $40,
Charley Ci-s, the man who sell
the Steel Mule tractor nj Craig, wal
down In this vicinity, on" day, las
week, interviewing u number oi pros
pectivc customers. Charley, IA nun
Der Of years ago, WAS assistant ag"n
here and has host OF friends her
who give him the glad hand when h
visits this neighborhood,
brakeman Dan l.arkins, who Ia
been taking vacation of seyerl
days. resumed his run on the branc
the first OF the week.
Mrs. Chas, Catron and childre
were up from 81, Joseph over Sunda!
visiting with Mr., and Mrs, W. l., q
tron.
Mrs. Fred Gresham was ylsitin
with Mrs, A. W. Ginning, one da.
last week,
Mrs. W. NJ. Henning and It'll
daughter. who have been visiting wit
her parents, MI. and Mrs. j. A, VA
Wicket, lor several days, returned
her home. near Napier, last Sunda
evening.
Charley Walden and family al
moving on the j. +. Bridgmon hon
place, this week.
1t IL reported that George (Winl
Borchers Is thinking seriously OF /
yesting in a grist mill,
This entire community was ma,
very sad last week when the news
the death OF DIR. J. l., Hogan, of Or
gon, was received. Dr. Joe, AS he W.
more familiarly known, had visit,
and assisted his brother, DIR. +.
Hogan here for several years, al