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The Holt County Sentinel
Oregon, Holt County, Missouri
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Collection of local social notes from Nero reporting recent visits, trips, illnesses, community events like church meetings and a box supper, and mail service changes in late 1916.
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— with Mrs. Ralph Meyer
— Mrs. Shannon Hardman returned from Oregon, Thursday.
— Mrs. Jeff Springer spent a few days in St. Joseph, last week.
— Mrs. Dan Dreher, who was quite sick, the last of the week, is better.
Will Terry and family and Fred Davis and wife spent Sunday at the Central office.
— Will Deffenbaugh, of Quitman, came Monday evening, to visit with Everett Agler.
— The band went to Mound City, Thursday, to play for the mule, horse and colt show.
— Fred Cook and Zina Bragg spent Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Glenn.
— The protracted meetings in the Christian church began Wednesday night of last week.
— Mrs. Earnie Kurtz and children were week-end visitors at the home of Lyle Bender and family.
— A box supper is to be given at the Shiloh schoolhouse, November 8, 1916. Jean Wilson, teacher.
— Mrs. Lyle Bender was quite sick, Saturday and Sunday. Dr. Thatcher was called Saturday evening.
— Margery Brooks was quite sick, the first of the week. Dr. Kearney was called to see her Monday.
Misses Maude Hardman and Bernice Agler went to Mound City, last Thursday, returning Saturday.
— Pansy Hamm was a week-end visitor in Excelsior Springs. She went home with her sister, Mrs. Titus.
— Homer Edwards and oldest son were quite sick, the last of the week, with the prevailing cold and sore throat.
Albert Williams and family left for Cameron, Mo., Saturday morning, where they will visit Mont Williams and family.
— Mrs. Henry Meyer visited at the home of her son, Ralph, Saturday and Sunday. From there, she went to St. Joseph, Monday.
— Watson Bloomer returned from Guilford, Friday, where he visited his daughter, grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
— Ruth Carson desires to thank the members of the C. E. and the school children, who gave her a post card and letter shower. She appreciated them very much.
— Sam West, wife and two children, Cora, Fred and son, and Ollie Armack, of Wauneta, Neb., are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Boswell, and brothers, Spencer, Dan and Robert and their families.
— Both of our mail carriers are now up-to-date, coming in their cars. It makes quite a change, as the mail arrives about 10:30, and leaves before 12:00. Mr. Lukens expects, very soon to get back to Oregon with the mail, so it can leave on the 12:10 train, so the patrons will have to hustle to get their mail ready.
NERO.
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Reports of local residents' visits, returns from trips to places like Oregon, St. Joseph, Mound City, Excelsior Springs, Cameron Mo., Guilford, and Wauneta Neb.; illnesses and medical calls for Mrs. Dan Dreher, Mrs. Lyle Bender, Margery Brooks, Homer Edwards and son; social gatherings including Will Terry and family at Central office, Fred Cook and Zina Bragg with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Glenn, Mrs. Earnie Kurtz and children at Lyle Bender's; band trip to Mound City for mule, horse and colt show; start of protracted meetings at Christian church; upcoming box supper at Shiloh schoolhouse on November 8, 1916, taught by Jean Wilson; thank you from Ruth Carson for post card and letter shower from C. E. members and school children; visitors from Wauneta Neb. at John Boswell's; update on mail carriers using cars for earlier delivery, with Mr. Lukens planning return to Oregon route.