Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-31
holland

NOl1AND
Happy New Year to ali.
All sick folks are improving.
Lots of stock changing owners.
Last Sunday was a genuinely cold
day here.
b. F. Sisson has bought a Jersey
from G. T.. Moore
John Hargreaves has been visiting
his daughters in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bridges dis
missed school here for the latter part
of Christmas week.
Mrs. Virgie Cox and Mr.. and Mrs
Ira Tyler of Cedar Ridge were shop
ping in Pocahontas recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Herndon gave
dance for the young folks at their
home on Christmas Eve.
elisha Story has been Joined here
by his wife and daughter, Lillian of
Denver, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Cox from east
of Black river were recent Sunday yisi-
tors with Mr.. and Mrs. Bob White.
Gordon Slayton of Pocahontas was
a Christmas visitor at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Pyland.
Clauds Moore left last week for
Gary, Ind, where he will work this
winter.
Sherman Cox and sister, Miss Mag
gle, spent the Christmas holidays with
relatives at Black Rock.
JnO. W. Hancock of POcahOntas
visited at the Herman White home on
Tuesday of last week
Mrs. Cora Myers, Miss Fern Myers
and Miss Lillian Story were Monday
callers with Mrs. Emma d. Level.
Mrs. Virgie Cox and Mrs. Edna Tyler
of Cedar Ridge called ON Mrs. Evalyn
Sisson on Saturday afternoon.
A heavy snow fell here last Monday
night and lay on the ground for al
most three days.
Mrs. Emma ID. Level and Mrs. Freda
Moore took Christmas dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Story.
Fred Smith and Flemmons Million
drove down from Pocahontas last week
and talked Chevrolet cars to the No
landites.
Judging from the Santa Claus let
ters, Randolph county must be popu-
lated with model children only.
Ed Browns, Mrs. w. L. Hisey's.
Bob Whites and l. NJ. Oglesby's have
moved since our last report
Guss Cox of the T. s. Snagboat.
John Cox of Cedar Ridge and Law
renee Smith of holland took Christmas
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. n. II. Sis
son.
Santa Claus must have some rather
elderly devotees judging from the sig
natures which some of his correspond
ence bears from this section.
Some badly needed work was done
by local farmers on the section line
road running east to Black river on
last Saturday.
Little Maxine Huff said tooth ache
is enough to drive person distrac-
ted" so she drove into town. and sit
ting bravely down, had the trouble
some thing extracted.
Frank Turner of Arizona and North
Carolina was a business caller at the
B. +. Sisson home on Tuesday of last
week. Mr. Turner is an experienced
oil promoter and is very enthusiastic
over the oil prospect in this section of
the county.
Billie Penn, our local mail carrier
had the misfortune TO wreck his car
at the culvert just north Of the post
Office on last Tuesday evening. Mer-
chant Clark's car turned turtle with
him at the wheel a few days later.
No one was injured but the ears were
pretty badly jammed.
The home of MIR. and Mrs. Elihu
White was saddened on last Monday
night by the sudden death of their
six-year-old son, Allen. The little fell
low had been in his usual health and
spirits all day. He began to complain
Of not feeling well along towards night.
A. rising temperature brought on un-
consciousness, death resulting in a
few hours. Burial took place in the
sutton cemetery on Tuesday follow
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