The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-04-09

AND CHILDREN.
"A regular oil d;ime winter bliz-
I card visited this section Of the coun-
/ try. beginning last Saturday morning,
about . o'clock. and continuing for "a
/ h urs. There was a high north 10
northeast wind, accompanied with fine
heavy snow, the kind that sif,cd
through every crack IL could find, and
piled in drifts In some places IL 60
| 20 feet high. Old tuners are free in
their statements that Il was tie worst
blizzard in good many years. Wagon
roads were impossible almost all over
the country, especially those roads
running east and west, and those who
/ just had to get out were compelled 10
hitch one or two teams 10 a farm
wagon, and then had to shovel their
way through some OF the drifts. The
storm was very hard on both man
and stock. Everybody was more than
glad to bid March weather goodbye,
and with u day OF two of warm spring
weather, Il made this blizzard hard on
every one. The therein, meter dropped
10 Ii above on Monday morning, and
II H. predicted that this will kill most
Of the early fuit in this vicinity. IL
is cstimatcu that about eight inches OF
snow fell during the storm, and while
the snow was very heavy, II drifted
and was hard to move. Inc noon pas
scngcr from Clarinda, Iowa. Sunday,
was unable to get any farther than
Maitland on account Of the drifts.
Early Monday morning an engine was
sent 10 clear the tracks between here
and Mound City, and got stuck in u
snow diit at mile post 10 where they
stayed until the morning train from
the north came whit men AMI shovels
and shovclcd them out. This cleared
The tracks and trains for The la ancc
Of the day were running about on time.
Monday the thermometer rose 10 about
~ above, and warmer weather Is pre-
Ilictcd for the balance of the week.
The remains Of Alex Griffin, nc.
by number of rclutivcsl
and friends, passed through, here Mon
lay, cnroute from Falls City, Neb, 10
Mound City, where funeral services
were conducted by Mound city Lodge,
A, +. & A. NJ, No. pa, Monday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Alex Griffin
was born and raised in this vicinity,
and left here about IL years ago, and
at the time of his death was resi-
dent of Falls City, Neb., where he
was engaged in the transfer business,
and where he was very popular with
the citizens of that town. In attempt
ing 10 cross the tracks Of the Missouri
Pacific railroad, in Falls City, Friday
OF last week, in his automobile, he was
struck by "A passenger train and so
badly injured that he died in hospital
there about 4;30 o'clock, Saturday
morning. II is thought that he did
not see the train coming until he was
on the track too late to stop. Quite u |
number from here attended the fun
eral, and the family has a large circle |
of friends in this vicinity, who SYM
pathi2e with them. MIR. Griffin was
about 81 years old. He Is survived BY
his wife and three daughters, Misses
Lucia, Glenna and Thelma, all at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith were
here over Sunday from Rulo, Neb.,
visiting with relatives and friends.
George Wilson was a passenger t.
Mound City, last Saturday morning.
Russell Wilson, who has been
holding down q car checkers position
with the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany at Grand Island, Neb., for sew
eral months, returned home the latter
part Of las. wco,;. Puss says he is
not stuck on that kind of work, and Il
Is back to the farm for him.
MIR. and Mrs. John Book wer, Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Martin
in Forest City. last Saturday and Sun
day.
On account of the storm, last Sun
day morning, there was no Sunday
school at the Christian church, and the
Beginners class will sing their special
song next Sunday morning, and there
should he large crowd out to hear
this special number
Miss Nellie Williams is here this
! week from Camden Point College ON
her Easter vacation Of week.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. POINTER were
passengers to St. Joseph, Thursday
morning of last week, returning in
their siX-cylinder Hudson sedan car
which had been in the repair shops
there for a general overhauling.
ID. f.. Wilson, the boy with a wis.
dom tooth, lost one of his best horses
one day last week.
i tom Bridgmon accompanied
number OF Mound City Masons I,
Maitland, last Friday evening, wher,
they attended Masonic lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kahn wer
visiting with relatives and friends Il
st. Joseph, several days, the latte