The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1895-06-14
ME Of organization. G.. ". Huutley was their

time Of organization. G.. ". Huntley was their
first minister.
The christians erecte, their church in ISL.
Elder +. j. Williamson was the FIRST pastor.
The MaSons organiz-d their lodge July \. l.tU.
Milton >. Moody WAS made W. NJ; Levi Zook.
). W: Hiram Patterson, j. W.. and Daniel
The Frazer s Mcdonald bank was originally
Il trte, Ia 1873 ~ private bank. and on July $.
state. with capital Of sO.UJU. the enterprise
originating Alta u. b. Frazer and DIR. ID. Me-
Donald. who conducted the business up 10 the
time 0f its becoming a chartered institution,
when George Weber bscam- cashier and II. h.
y. EobiIsor. teller. lis present home WAS
erected In ls,i. Ou MAY =. lSSs. THREE G'en en-
I. red this bank and held up the cashier. L. j.
Hunt. and the president. 'ievrg. Weber. They
Mere never apprrirndett.
The hrs; newspaper established IN Forest City
was in lS5S. and was started by J. Il. NanNaita
and Alvin X. Conklin. aud WAS known as the
Monitor, aud IN l>Jy lis name WAS change Ia
the Courier. The Coiri-r WAS Succet.,iri IN lsil
| ii,h-d bv Daniel Znok Il 10. II lived hut live
| WEEKS and remained buried uni II Aug iSt3.
when II asa'n appeared only - dis IN the Ioi-
l"Mins nti"l'r, The Ml;.onr i II hSPrs Was WAS
| In February. lisa. the u"lt County Journal took
| it, place. This was published by L. III. ami X.
\. Frame. and it lived but eighteen weeks. Ia
| Ip,crmi-r. lStg. &. W. am, q. ". Is"wmai eS-
iah>!iri th.. Forrest cit, independent. ami con-
inlird ~ It's head until Octocer. 1870. when they
| sold IL H. J.. Ballard wh" Continued The pirer
| plant vas ninv ii Ia ls,.k Port The indrprhd
mt started ami conducted by Mr.. il">kIus.
then a Mr. Briggs. then Albert krun>"a- wii.'
>hi'i tn Ei y. Hays. VII. conducted II until the
I'LL -. 1871. when the pnt was moved To- pr,'-
| g',n ,Id consolidated with the Holt County
| n.n'crat.
| G-"r-.. and Gabriel Mauck operated the trst
null. iiId wa, bnilt III iS,. IN thr u.rthern por-
| tI"n III th- t.,wH. huck ~. The present mill
was huiiL hy l.. VI. k:,u. ani WAS cornplrte, IN
| lS,;s.
J. Drmuth started foundry there In l>.i5. and
cnlinurl 10 uI 1, JahIilr, I->,. whc;i he moved
the plant Ia 81. bose ,'li.
| Amongst thu old eiInruS of Forest Who were
there before the laying Out If the town are DIR.
II. VI. WiISan. Delaney Wallace, Tobias :. Lease
aud Ge"rsr W .brr. AL vt whom have had aeon
| tiHiiuls residence here since thai time.
| Adrian NoblitZrn perhaps has the greatest
number al years To his credit. Delaney Wallace
perhaps comes next. John ID. Able II crowtiinr
| ~ t.oS, To MIR. Wallace, who Mas born in RdtlrI
| county. Ohio. la 1913. Mr. Abb. WAS "a citizen al
| Oregon for several wears briorr H.. moved e.
Forest W. II. Williams, one Of the oldest hti>i.
ness men III Forest. WAS. AT the breaking oat ~f
| the WAT. Il citizen 81 Oregon.
| a. W. iiitt and Thomas Cslins wrrr an'nng
the first who t,uk rrsidenre AMI still Iiiini lain
II.
We have tried To get the names and
mention every business represented III
this thriving little city, but 1t Is impossi
BILE to not make al error. IN many IN
stances. and il anyone should be omitted
piease remember tina. it is AN oversight
and not Intentional.