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The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

not doing bH-iuE n this state FROM ped
ding or soliciting orders from hUuse TO
house, except ~ payment n merchants
licenses.
To smash baggage. HhethsI tie -
fense be committed - a bas2ageCaan
or other enploye II rai.r-ad company.
is maCie a mIsdemeabDr oy bill NITRO
iuced by Nj Prather. Of TaGey. \ fine
Of so IL imposed for SUCH otfense.
The Mann bi! t. establish the Tor
rens system OF registering titles to real
estate has been made special order
for Thursday evening. when number
of ST. Louis aud Kansas City real estate
men viii appear before the committee.
'hDads and Highways" seem = be lL
the AR and uu the brains of the mem
! D-Fs Ot the house OwinG % the drift Ul
public sentiment toward g0Ud roads.
Many bills have been introduced en-
bDdyIng Various aud suudry Ways Gt ln
proving tie public roads. and II Is 10 be
! hoped that ont of them vii be evolved
some one method which will De both
gou-i aud acceptable. Looking n th:e
( direction is bul introduced by Nj
| kneisiey, of Carroll, providing for d
! Highway COMMISSION" Of three pei
SOUS, whose duty il shall lac TO gather
Information, data and statistics On the
| subject OF roads and highways, 10 ex
anime into the highway laws Of othel
states aud their methods of executing
them, etc. Inasmuch as the good road:
question has assumed such Importance
10 this state, this bill does not seem &
! be far from good one.
! WhItecotton, OF Monros, introduced ;
bill to license manufacturers companies
general agents and other persons wht
sell sewing machines in the state. The
license Is fixed at 800 a year. Fines fO
violation of the act are fixed at from
so To 800 for each offense.
To steal personal property OF tn,
amount of $50 is grand larceny unde
the present law. Mr.. Argon, of Dent
wishes to strike out $50 and insert 81
and also to make dogs asubiect OF gram
larceny. The trouble about the do
feature would be to find jury whlcI
would be convinced that any dog /
really worth SO and the result might b
that dog-stealers might go unpunIsheC
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
Tuesday. March 21. 1899.

thu fnlluWing described property. tn wit
HORSES A\D MULES span ur
Work HORSES. coming Is years old. weigh
II-s about l.EH each: ! span of Work
Mules l. and ~ years old; ; span uf
N"uug Mules, coming years old grntlr
hut not broke; span of Driving Ponies
:, Years old. CATTLE good Milk
Tow: Dry Cow. l li~iicrS fresh soon:
- hrad uf calves m"stly steers: Short
lIorn Bull full stock Hogs - tn b
Lead of Stock Hogs, consisting uf broud
.nvs and Shoat<. 100 tu 3.uD1 bushels
uf corn: about sID bushels If White Seed
Oats Farming implements. consisting
of Farm Wagons. | Lister and Drill
combined: Dis,' Harrow: > Stirring
ifuw-; =; CultIvaturs. one nf which * u
New Departure. guusi as new. ! Wheat
Drill. Lister Harrow: Mower: | ilaN
Hlkc: ! Cider Mill: > set uf duubl.
Work Harness: st uf Hack Harness.
almost new; full heather top Buggy
and other things too numerous to mon
tlun.
TERMS - and under. cash. over -
"a credit Of lt months will hr given. pur
chaser giyin. hankahic NOTE ut : per
cent interest. Sale tu begin az Ia o'clurh
-. u. Frr, lunch at noon.
GEO. " COTTON.
H. G. BENTON. AuctIOnsrr.
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True to Life

There appears in McCiure's Maga
zine for December an illustration from
photograph made hy Il staff artist of
the Chicago Record during the Santiago
campaign. Having personal interest
in the picture J wish IL know If copy
of the original photograph could br OBJ
taincd. The illustration is Ia hr found
on page III nf McClurr's Magazine. and
is entitled N Field Hospital near Fl
Cancy. '\s il appears in the magazine
several of the soldiers are recognizable.
In the foreground are two wounded sol
diers. The one with his naked right
arm across his face iS First Sergeant
William Nchcr. Company ID. Sth infan
try. severely wounded. Il ball having en-
tered in front of his left shoulder. find
ing an exit in the small nf the back. He
was carried 10 the hospital and stripped
of all his clothing. being supposed To he
mortally wounded. He recovered. how
ever. and Is now a second lieutenant of
the 81 United States infantry, under
Col. j. II Ray. At that time | was on
duty in that hospital, and when the pie
turc was taken was trying Sergeant
Neher's pulse The white vest | wore
M that time can he seen i'll the picture.
WILLIAM \. AUSTIN.
Hospital Corps. lSt United States In
rantry. Pincr del Rio. Cuba. Jan -.
The author of the above item is Il
nephew of Robert Montgomery of this
city, and Il brother of Mont and Robert
Austin. of Forest City. He has con,
tributcd several sparkling letters To THE
SESTISFI.. during the Cuban campaign,
and as there are Il number nf McClu :
Magazines taken here. We publish the
item in order that the readers If this rN-
cellent publication may turn to page III
of the December number and come
thereby in closer touch with III" article
The Night .hfter San Juan"
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
The Death Record.


lalmts Patterson was born ia Hamp
shire county. Virgins JuI! II l-p1. and
died - rhe home Of his daughter. Hss.
.icul u. Rark. south OF M.itiaui. N
February -. lS::'. al The age cfG' years.
months and Us days. lie came 10 Holt
county on April -. l~,i>. and located 90 .
farm few miles SouIh If Maitland. He
united with The VI. r. church in l-jr.
and died stead FAST in that faith
September II. 1880. IN his Eaiiyr
county he WIS Gnitcd in lnarriage Ia
Tacey Ann Mcfarland. vino died Sep
t.ubrr =. loIG. By this union seven
children were born. ihr-" sons and four
daughters lwu hnN and three girls sur
viyiug. lhssr arc: Dr, ". II Patterson.
Of Lincoln counti. Kansas: }. /. PattcE
son Of Republic county. Kansas: Mrs
Eliza Anderson. Mrs. John Burke and
Mrs Jam Lacey. nf Hickory township.
He WIS the father Of John Patterson.
no y a. killed 10y JAS. Is. Inks. May II.
l-aJ. and with whom he made his home
until his uu,imelv death. Since then he
has lnadr. his home with his daughters.
Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Burk" and Nr~.
Lacey.
His father was John Patterson Ufu
WIS a native oG ireland; his mother was
Mary Ructman. native of New Jersey
He leaves Ia grand children and - great
grand children.
I Funeral services were conducted a.
the Fairricw church on Wednesday
March Ist, by Rev. E"llS. "f N" Matt
! land VI. r. church.
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Value uf rs rrturued


There are huuGreds Of others Just
like these thai have been unearthed, and
when We come Ia look over such names
As john Drummund. Jno. Liggett.
Charles bradford, Oliver Hart. aud
others who would so far forget their
solemn naths. for the sake Of avo ding the
payment OF few thousand taxes, ls it
any wonder that so little regard fer their
oaths is being shown by so many in the
humber walks nf life. We regard such
returns as nothing less than perjury.
Charles Ii. Bradford one year before
his death returned his list uuder cath
that he had no property subject to taxa
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Peonle Goinn West or Northwest

should not fail TO write Eliot Marshall ,
Division Passenger Agent, Burlington
Route, st. Joseph, Mo-. in order 10 get
the best rates, the best tram service ami
all those travelling comforts which
characterize this railroad. Letters or
inquiry will always be ans Sered with
that fair dealing which has made the
burlington Route what 1t is,-ths road
that can take the best care OF you To any
point in the ve5t
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NlEINtr

NlElNtT.
Died. at his nome in Oregon. Mo. on
Friday morning. March ,. lS99. William
Reynolds EinIng. aged 80 Years. IL
months and - days.
He WAS born in Delawarr county ONO,
April ;, 1SaA. and remained III Ohio with
his parents until he had crown Ia man
hood
In $50 he was united iii marriage 10
Miss Martha MAY. uf Delaware, O.. and
in 1860 came to Missouri locatin" in Holt
county and has resided in this county
cvcr since. except during the period Of
the civil war in which his family was
stationed IN ST. Joseph. Mo.
lie leaves To- mourn his loss 4 wlfrand
three daughters. The daughters are
Mrs. Elmora Kcrblc. of Maitland: Mrs.
Ora McDcrmott. of New Point. and Mrs.
Lillian Carroll. Of this place. His only
son died in Kansas three wears ago leav-
ing five orphan children. Mr.. Nining'
death was caused by pneumonia and hc
was sick only nine days.
As man he was well and atorably
known. lie nas strictly hone i and up
right in all his dealings. lie WIS very
quiet but thoughtful in ali things Eariy
in life hc profcssed his faith in Christ
and united with the Presbyterian church.
After coming to Missouri he and his wife
united with the Baptist church and his
faith in Christ remained steadfaSt till
the last. For some time hcfur' his death
he cared for tha Oregon Presbyterian
church, and took quite an interest. not
only in the house. but in all of lis ser
vices. His burial tooS place from this
. oh \, SnI rf.i Il
conducted by the pastor. Rev. Henry y.
Sawyers, after which his remains were
laid to rest in Maple Grove cemetery
The morning was very stormy. but the
number present made il evident that
the family have the sympathy Of Il good.
~ number of friends.
The sorrowing ones have access Iu the
throne of sustaining grace hut Al the
same time feel their loss. 1t j. a truth
that
How much soryrr in this lif"'- mula
tIunS
We seek our shattered Idols Ia replace.
Not one in all the myrials Of she natinn~
Can eyer till anuihcr's vacant place.
Each has lis "wn, th" >malle~' and most
humble
~ we'll a. he rryrr"l the wi.!r world
thro'.
With every death ~urn~ 10Y" AMI hope
must rrunhlc
Which strive - build themselves snnw.
If th, fair face nf ,ici"ts should perish
E'f"rr another ~vringtimr h"i IT,
birth.
Could all the rusil, blooms which iinr
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

William Hawley Smith will lecture
here, under the auspices OF the woman's :
Relief league. Tuesday evening March
p, at the NJ. F.. church. This will he
one Of the best numbers of the entire
course.i Mr.. Smith is master Of dialect
and an original humorIst. Here is what
the Kennsbck. Maine journal, says
William Hawley Smith is more than
an elocutionlst: his originality colOTs
everything e.does. His command Il
dialect is wonderful, and his power of
impersonatICn and facial expression is
great. He was ancored again and again.
-Kennebeck Me Journal.
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Through Tourist SlccprrS To
Portland. Oregon, For Puget
sound aud Ala>ka Travel.

From So: Louis Viz Burlington Route.
Personal Conducted Tourist Sltepers
VA the burlington Route from 81.
Louis 70 Portland, Oregon. will be-
established IN service commencing
February 18th. lS.'S.
They leave ~. Louis at ~ u. NJ
Wednesdays; Kansas City lo:i0 \. VI.
Thursdays; ~. Joseph, l2i0 L. NJ.
Tnurs,Iays, and run VIA I.Ircnln. Der
,rr. Scenic Colorado. n Salt Lake City.
The current lowest rates 10 Seattle,
r.-rma aud Puget Sound ports apply
via tins route. offering an unusual
.iiauce 10 make steamer arrangements
either at Portland, Tacoma or Seattle
.lsk your ticket agent or the under
signed for special folder containing all
details.
Howard ELLIOTT. l.. W. WAKELEY
Gsneral Manager, General Passenger
Agent,
st. Louis, Mo.
Vryr HovEY. Agent. Forest City. No
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

,inn under he !awr oi Missouri. vel his
administrators re.ura hi, property as
valued at S2.S,G00; 80 with Oliver y.
Hart. who did likewise. yet his executors
return the property as valued at half
a million dollars, aud vet these men and
all such did not pay Que cent toward
supporting their government, either city.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

one son preceded her to the glory world.
She leaves one daughter. six sons ard -
grand children ~ mourn her loss.
The funeral services were conducted
~ the Nickeii' Grove church. THURSDAY
March =. 1893, by Rev. ]. ". nsugherty
assisted by Evangelist Neher \ large
c0Ecoursr of relatives and friends were
present. h- remains we're laid ~ rest in
The Nici.eli Grove cemetery u awaith
IT,, resurrection morn. Y. II.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

Leaves have their time fall.
And flowers to withcr al tn" north " lnd :
breath
And stars To SET. but ali
Thna hast all seasons for 'hin,. "Nu. q
death.
Mary Hershncr- Pierce. was born
in Baltimore county, Maryland. August
l.. 1926, and died at her home III Nola-
way 10 wnShip. March |. ls99. died
AT the age - wears. months and T.
DAYS. Her sickness was nf but short
puration, she having been taken with u
severe attack of %ripTr. She WAS faith
full member Of the United Brethern
church for - wears, and had always
lived consistent Christian life up Ia
the timo of her death: she wH~ anyinusly
awaiting the Masters call.
At the age Of u she moved with her
parents to Richland county. Ohio. where
afterwards she was married Ia Andrew
Hrrshncr.
One nv one the sickle of time clips the
flowers of life. some in bud. some IN full
bloom and some withcrcd by age. This
one was withered by age that was taken.
Death has again claimed n precious
mother and a loving friend. Her sweet
life passed away as quietly and with the
grandeur of glorious sunset, grand he
cause of its assurance of rising a@ain.for
those that die in the Lord shall again
live
Dear children, grisve not. Let God :
love seal and sooth your wounded hearts.
and the consolation of grand reunion
wipe away your tears. The span is short
between now and eternity, when the
broken links will be joined with golden
bands Of happiness. Till then. dear
mother, farewell.
An aged companion, three daughters and
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10


Enbraim Roberts was born IN he state
of Ohio. near Wheeling West, Va. April
3. 1878. and died at his home. southwest
Of Maitland. 40. February u. is!!i.aGcd
80 wears, IL months and Is days. When
he was about u years of age his parents
moved 10 II ghland county. Ohio. and
settled near Hilsborough.
April y. llii. he was united i'll mar.
riage to Elvina Davis. sister To Elliott
Davis. OF this union there were born
l3 children. Thomaa. who died in his
infancy: Lucinda Medsker, Jane Bender
and Margaret Barrett, who live south
west of Skidmore. Mo.:Hannah Bennett
Butler. Mo: Anna Mct1uary, who died
in 1915: Newton H., Candacc Samrlson
who live near Maitland. William. who is
in Alaska. Ephraim Z. in the state OF
Washington. Ella and Ellis. who live on
the old home place, and Francis who is
dead.
In lsG6. Mr.. Roberts moved with his
family To Holt county. Missouri. and
settled in what is called Wing tallcy.ln
early life h. WAS 4 Quaker. but after
coming TO Missouri he united with tho
Methodist Episcopal church al Wing
Valley. The old Methodist church in
Maitland formerly stood on h!Sfarm EAST
of where the store and blacksmith shor
were. The church was built III the sum
mer of lSII:. When Maitland was started
it WAS thought best 10 move the church
10 that place This was done in lIS0
Since he became 4 member uf the
Methodist church he has been actively
connected with all lis interests. tn,
loss To the church militant Is severe.
The funeral services were conducted
al the home "Wednesday, February -
BY Rev. f.. l.. Robinson assisted 10y Rev
Reuben Barrett. and the remains "rr,
laid 10 rest beside those of his wifi" anC
daughter in tn" X. =. cemetery At Matt
land
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

The II ee ngs. conducted by Rev
J. W. Daugherty. assisted by Rev. l.. ID:
Neher at Lincoln school house, closed
March ,, resulting in the conversion oil
eleven persons, and good feeling in the
community.
Ira Pipkston is at home for few
days lay off.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
Typography.

Any man. woman or child IN Oregon
can learn the AIT Of Typography, and
thus heautify their home. Instruction
gwen a; Mrs. Dungan'S StIi:r. Samples
e the work m window.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
Mr. .Iacoh Sucttrrlin and hr

Mr. Jacob Sucttrrlin and brl,ir. u'
Graham, were the guests nf their aunt
Mrs Fred S"eman. over SUNDAY.
The tTTlStIIn irmparauc" ur3IpU
vii hO!i their next meat,ng - Mrs.
Champions on THURSDAY. March II.
lSIl. led 10y Mrs Stephenson. Scripture
lesson anil PRAYER.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
Overseers.

The county court at its meeting We'd
nesday OF this week. completed the ap
pointment of road overseers, there being
four districts carried over from the Feb
ruary term. The list Of overseers rs com
pleted is as follows:
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
RED POLlED CATTLE

| hayetsO Rod Pail, Bulls. .yparIIugs past
full stock pAdigreei. that | wish ;n sell.
Stock has good baaf and DAIRY qualities
Call or WRIT" - j. III. G. Curtrs, Oregon,
Mo
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
Public SaIe.

will s,'lI at Public Sale on my bot
tuu farm, ., miles west ~ th" Quick
school house. ; miles su thcast of Forest
{ itN and !; miles south of OTrrnn. nu
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10
IT COMES HIGH.

The Legislative Mil Still Grinds
Doctors Must not Advertise
Probate Judges Must be
Lawers The Deadly
Weapon Bill 1.-The
Stock Yard Bill
Ordered En-
crossed.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-03-10

Four Of these Il will he seen had
passed the M mark. averaging ~ years
aud 3months: four had passed the ~
mIlr post Averaging y vsnrs and Z"
mnr'lS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-22

Our esteemel fellow citizen, Mr. Ed
ward ID. Bassett, has consented TO ac-
cept the Democratic nomination for
senator with a due and proper appfe-
ciation OF the political unselhshness
that prompts 1t. The Democracy can
always be counted upon TO demon
strate political unselhshness when 1t
sees a hope OF victory in furnishing
the Democratic garb to any good felv
low that can be induced to s.ume it
for n while. TO many sturdy Demo-
Gratis this sort OF politics contributes a
paln and they are not partakcrs OF the
wine Of unselhshnegs. Mlr. Bassett cy-
plains that he Is Democrat on Tho
constitutional issue. lie believes in
constitutional revision, as everybody
else does. and ne believes It should be
brought about after the proposed DEM
cratic formula which few people be-
lleYe with him. So he becomes the DEM
ocratle candidate. with string to it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-22

The only stores I'm Pcking that have
glass windows are those OF the watch-
makers.
More messages are sent by wire IN
the United states than i'm any other
country.
The German shipbulding yards have
been offered more orders than they
can possibly carry out
Nine-tenths OF all the sewing ma
chimes used throughout the world are
made In the United states.
Gold plated plumbing will be used in
some OF the new private residences
now being built i'm New York.
In the Connecticut woolen industry
the amount OF wages paid constitutes
- per cent. OF the product value.
The New Bennettsville { $. - cotton
mills will be established I'm time 90
manufacture the next crop of cotton.
The Chattanooga cotton factory has
been formed at Chattanooga, Tenn.
FOR the purpose of erecting yarn mul.
A Michigan legislator proposes 20
make liquor drinkers pay license OF
81 per year for The privilege Of drink
ing.
Contracts made ON sunday may b.
enforced in Minnesota. according q, e.
decision of the supreme Court of th1t
state.
s lot Of bourbon county Ky. cof'io
went into tobacco barn for shelter
during the ne snow. and 80 OF them
died from eating The tobacco.
At North Yakima. wash. hop-buycrs
are now Offering 90 contract the %
crop az ~ cents. This is the best price
offered for years thus early in the sea-
son.
one hundred and ninety-thrce meat
shops IN Parts offer horse meat FOR
sale The prime cuts sell at about ~
cents per pound, and thc Inferior az 20
cents.
a larger portion ~ the students ~
Chicago University are women tnau in
any other of che great universities
Out of au attendance of lit6 last SCAR.
$50 were women.
4 Kentucky farmer noticing tree
on hls place dued with something thaf
looked Ike black fruit Inspected 10
more closely end discovered that hum
dreds 81 black birds were frozen T. thc
limbs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-22

Up 70 quite recently the view that
the best guarantee OF peace Il 10 be
equipped for war has been maintained
I'm practice quite generally. The
United States was the exception among
nations in this respect and now our
country has apparently been converted
to the doctrine by Its experience with
spain and Is providing against further
conflict by preparing for Il. But there
are good and wise and great folks.
statesmen and prelates. who have re-
Gently been moved to cast suspicion ON
this theory, conspicuously the Czar OF
Russia who proposes a general dlsar-
mament and the Pope who has ex-
pressed the opinion that a, permanent
committee Of arbitration between ma
tions would be successful substitute
FOR the armies and navies. And this
suggests the possibility OF Europe
uuIlru a luf GAaA'r " Aut Union are
united. possibility that though un.
doubtedIy remote finds It's suggestion
in history. For the great nations OF
Europe today are united states that IN
the good old times were often at war
and at best made restless nelghbors.
The making Of the German Empire, for
instance. ss recent history illusir3tive
Of The process that has been going on
for centuries. And every school boy
knows that The several commonwealth
original IN our own great country dii
MOI come together without a good deal
~ hesitation and controversy a. % The
pronounced meriis of empire Ia con-
trsst 10 the sacrifices demanded to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-22

An interesting method of measuring
the diameter OF the earth was lately de-
scribed by Professor Porter TO the Lon
don Physical society. IL consists In OBJ
serving the shadow cast by the Peak OF
Teneriffe upon the sea. and measuring
the time that elapses between the mo-
ment when the apex or the shadow
touches the sea horizon and the instant
when 81 rs eclipsed by the shadow Of
Night. n phenomenon hitherto unno-
ticed is the shadow cast by the heated
air rising from the peak. giving faint
the apex.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-22
RAILWAY HEROES.
Brave Deeds Thai have Been Done Without
Thought Of Thar Greatness.

The Century has published several
articles Of the Heroes of Peace" and
one of the best of the series appears In
the March number of the magazine. II
is called Heroes of the Railway Ser
vice" and consists OF notes from the
experience OF Mr.. Charles DE Lano
iIine The writer is graduate OF
West Point. who. after serving four
years as an officer voluntarily resign
cd his commission i'm the Army TO be-
come a freight brakeman. lie worked
SIX months AK n brakeman and two
years as yard master. all the time in
constant contact with the men and
dangers he describes. I'm the late war
he was major i'm the First Distrdict Of
Columbia Volunteer Infantry. Here is
one of the good stories he tells
Not long ago u freight conductor