The Holt County sentinel., 1898-01-14
LOOKING BACKWARD.
The Important Local Events As
Cleaned From The Sentinel
Files of 1897.
January, !

an arm.
Fred Markland opened dental rooms
i'm this city on the ith,
\ burglars alarm was sounded at the
Citizens bank on the night of the I'd.
IL proved a false alarm.
On the llth, Miss Lulu Emerson was
badly injured by the accidentaldischarge
OF a gun in the hands of her cousin, Mr..
Miller. both bones of the left leg below
the knee were broken and tearing the
flesh horribly. The limb was amputated
on the 10Th and the young lady died on
the 18th.
At the january term of circuit court,
article incorporating the Presbyterian
church of Maitland and Oregon were
filed.
Mrs. Anna Raiser, demented woman,
attempted suicide by laying on the snow
and ice in the backyard of the CONNER
cial hotel at Forest City on the night of
the 18TH She was found in time and
restored.
Henry. Kirk, Andy Taylor. Frank and
Henr. Ferrin We're lodged in jail on the
18th charged with having stolen 400
bounds of meat from Judge james Viii
sons smoke house.
On the Both at S:.J2 a. ~. James b.
Inks paid the death penalty for he
murder of John Patterson, on May ID.
! 1888.
\. T.. Horn. arrested near Craig on the
18th. charged with kidnapping his =
wear old child.
Pat Brown. an engineer on the X. L.
road. was severely injured by falling be
tween engine and tender. on the 26th at
| Forest CITY. He died i'm St. Joseph on
| the 9th.
\. J. Ritter resigned as cashier nf the
bank at Corning. |. 5. bankers was
chosen To fill the place on the 18th.
Kate Kraemer was badly hurt by being
thrown from her horse in Corning on the
25th.
Volume /, No. |, of the Forest City
Record appeared, dated the Both. Mrs.
Clara b. Dobyns. editor.
The Hotel Woodland directors declared
a per cent dividend
Ice packing begun on the 18th. and
WIS to II inches in thickness.
FEBRUARY.
DIR. Berry Meek, of Mound City. fell
and broke his arm On the ith.
General ..,Jo'' Shelby died on the 18th.
James Kelley had his leg broken ON
the 18th. bv his horse falling upon him.
MARCH.
Joe HoblitZell purchased the lumber
yard of Ed. PinkSton. AT Maitland, on
| the lst.
W. L. Hiatt and wife celebrated their
golden wedding on the lst.
On the LIST Joe. j. Pierce entered upon
his duties as collector of the revenue.
Jas. S. Hart was appointed coal oil in
spector for Mound City.
Robert S. Meyer had public sale on
the 2ith.
\ curfew ordinance was adopted by
the city council of Oregon.
The Holt County Christian EDdeavor
held their convention i'm Oregon. l3 and
18th: AT Corning July IL and 18th: at
Maitland, November IA and 18th.
Mrs. Underwood was found dead in
her room at Craig on the 10th, where
she had been for several days.
The old VanBuskirk frame north of
the Montgomery Il Roecker bank was
removed: it was built in 1858.
Ed. Hayes, aged l3. was shot in the
forehead on the 18th. by the careless
handling of a pistol in the hands of Led
ford Goatcher: the wound was only
slight.
sicianS of the county. was adjudged in
sane and sent to the asylum on the 18th.
Miss Tillie Gross. stenographer for the
circuit court of this circuit. died at Las
Vegas, y. NJ, on the 2ith.
The lI-year old grandson Of Joseph
Wilson. of Forbes. accidentally shot him
self in the mouth with 22 pistol on the
9th.
D., II..l.,,, .,,,J 10 ,.,., ,.,.;,J,nt
ally killed on the 23d, by the premature
discharge of his gun while hunting.
Henry Blum, a former citizen of this
county. died at his home in Culbertson.
Neb.. on the I'D He was 10 years Of
| age
\ few of Maitland's citizens were con
| fidenced Ia the tune of SD each, 10y a
man named Jones. on the 18th.
Gideon Kunkel and wife celebrated
| their 9th wedding anniversary on the
2Sth
James Wilson. of Platte county travel
ing overland to Iowa, died in camp near
this city on the 2Sth.
Ted Garner fell from his horse. by the
saddle turning. and had his left upper
jaw broken. and his face badly distig
ured. by the horse stepping on his face.
He was about 22 years of age.
The supreme court decided the Book
IIeesley land case in favor of BeeSley. at
the March term.
l. APRIL.
Roy Quinby, of Craig. charged with
the killing of one Hill. at RuiO. had his
trial at Falls City, and found guilty of
manslaughter.
The Missouri river high water reached
danger line. on the l4th.
The G-year old daughter of Geo. Har
vey. of Mound City, was badl. burned
10y a bonfire.
W. ri. Saltzman. living near the iron
bridge. was badly hurt by ii tree falling
upon him that he and companion had
frlled.
Charley Ward was appointed post
mast Craig. and Fred Dege at Corning.
On the 18th the Democrat was re-
moved to Mound City John HasneSs hav
ing sold his interest To VIM. Dray. his
partner.
DIR. {. l.. Evans. +. f.. Bullock and X
Fl. Chittenden were appointed members
of the medical examining board for the
pension department.
Sol Miller. editor of the Troy Kansas
Chief, died on the 18th.
High water prevailed the entire week
ending the 20th.The Big Lake was out of
its bank, and many farms IN that section
of the county was under water. The b.
and NJ. fill AT the south end of the lake
" as washed ont.
J. \. Oren sustained severe injuries in |
foot and ankle while alighting from a
wagon heavily loaded with lumber. on
the 26th.