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The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
County Court.

Our county court WAS Iu session f"r H
few DAYS last Week. ani cleaned up the
odds and -u,is that hai accumulated
during The past mouth.
l.. IL. Chadwick who had been al
mIit-d Ia the St. Joseph insane asylum.
~ ii private pay patient Was ahJudg-d II
county patient. Investigation proved
him an Indigent person under The las
with not eStai. sufficient tosupp"rt hun.
Therefore te was acceptei as county
charge. Mr.. Chadwick will be renIrm-
brred by many nf our people, IA II merch-
ant ut CraIg several years hgs. and who
failed IA business. lie then went To
Polo. Mo, and relngaged IN business
but faiit.i. ana from there he went 10
other places, each lime returning to
business and each time failing. At last
he returned To Craig and II has at last
come To light that he WIS not right men
tally, and undoubtedly MAS The cause of
his business failures.
The bond of Marion Scott, lately Hp
! pointed constable Of Forest township Ia
| till vacancy caused 10y the resignation ol
q. IL. Bra'iley. WAS presented aud Hp
proved.
Vi. ii. Wright paId the balance in the
costs IN the John Shepherd road case
and the road ~ petitlOned for was ord
cred charged and opened 40 feet wide.
| The circuit clerk presented crimIna
cost bills, and the county clerk VA,
ordered TO certify these bills amounting
To Se2J.9 10 the county treasurer
q. W. Murphy probate judge filed hi
cost bill for s2}:iJ, expenses 10 trial O
Isham X. Burnett, who Was adjudge,
insane.
In the matter OF the private road peti
toned for by Margaret A. and John II
kunkel, her husband. over the lands u
Margaret Carder, court found that tn
damages AS assessed 10y the commission
ers had been paid. \ precept was ordere
commanding the sheriff to proceed an
open SAID road.
Three loans amounting To $3.50 Wa
, approved by the court. aud one count
loan am mounting t. Sloi1.I1 had bee
hquidated.
The court will hold It's January mee
ing on Tuesday. January >, at which tim
hey will redIstrict The county into ne
rnHd districts and name three romuil:
siOners for each district. who are tu hay
j charge Of the roads of their fespectiy
! districts. This Is under the new la
, PASSED by our recent legislature. wi4ic
, Nill he found IN full IN tfis iSsu-.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
In Samuel's Clutches

Acting on information furnished by
Postofiice Inspector Leland uf ST. JO-
seph. MHrkey Powell, a colOred man WIS
arrested at Macon, this state, recently
and lodged IN Jail. Something over n
year ago Powell married DAISY TIlln an.
daughter OF Mrs. benjamin Harms, OF
this city, and then deserted her, and as
q result a child Was born to Mrs. Powell.
After her child WAS born she wrote
Powell for aid TO assist in taking care Of
it. His reply was what got him into
trouble. The language was nf the vilest
description ever put on paper. and the
injured wife turned IT over tO the FEEDER
al authorities. The letter upon which
the charge is based was written May y
and sent to thus office. but it was for
warded to Lathrop. where the girl and
her mother were then residing temper
arlly, but are now making their home
here. Powell on being arrested gave
bond
Mrs Powell. on the Bird of this month
appeared in Hannibal before the United
States court as the governments wit
n-ss. but owing To the defendant being
quite I'll and unable TO appear the case
was continued.
The penalty for such an offpnse is from
six months IN jail Ia five years IN the
penitentiary, and 81 900 fine.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
Crow Pecks at a Trust

Attorney General Crow won a p"lnt ON
the Continental Tobacco company la-t
week, the supreme court sustaining hiS
motion To strike out lh- petition of the de
feudant company asking tat th"att"rney
general be required Ia max" his plead
ings more definite Ten DAYS was gwen
the company Ia file reply L" the action
of the court. The court alss sustained
the motion of the attorney general Ia
strike out the amended answers OF the
eighty fire Insurance companies that
have not entered pleas pf guilty toviulaJ-
ing the antitrust law. This action, It
Is believed, Will result in the companies
entering pleas of guilty and taking fines
of Sl,WOeach. and permitted 10 continue
business. and the people compelled "a
pay the old line rates. which are idenli
cally the same all over Missouri. Tn,
statutes SAYS plainly they shall b" barred
from doing business iu the stat" upon
conviction. viii the tobacco company
he treated il lk" manner "" wonder:
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
Husbands Property Rights

The opinion of Judge Gates of Kansas
City in the ease of Morris Speth W.. +.
+. Swinncy, aduinist ator of the estate
of Hattie Speth, deceased, is attracting
attention among the members of the bar
He decided question under the admin.
istratiun law never raised before.
Mrs. Hattie Speth died last March,
and left a large estate. Mr.. Morris Speth
filed his petition for the household goods
provisions for one year and additional
personal property at the appraised value
of 800. +. +. Swinney, administrator,
contested the petition.
In lS9J the legislature passed a new
section to the administration laws, which
briefly stated, is as follows: That when
wife dies intestate owning personal
property in her own right in addition tC
courtesy, her widower shall be allowed
to keep as his personal property all the
articles asked for by Mr.. Speth.
Petition WAS taken up in the probate
court. and Judge Guinottr decided in
favor Of the husband.The administrator
appealed TO the circuit court. and it was
argued before Judge Gates. The attor
neys for the administrator contendeC
that as there WAS no child born capabl.
uf inheriting there could be no courtesy
therefore the husband was not entitled
to take under this act. They further
commended as the marriage had taker
place before the passage of this act, th'
husband could not take under it, foI i
| he did the act would be retrospective
and therefore void. The attorneys fo
| Mr.. Speth contended there was nothin.
| in the points raised by the adminiStratO
and showed to the court that Mr.. Spetl
WAS entitled To the articles asked for, b.
virtue Of this new act. Judge Gates de
cided in favor of the husband. and statet
that it was not the intention Of the leg
islaturc 10 prohibit husband from TAX
ing under this provision where ther,
were no children. He held that this nc
was not retrospective.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
A Blow to British.

After nearly two weeks If careful
preparations, Gen. Gatacrr opened his
campaign on the southern frontier OF
natal on Saturday of last week, and lost
nearly 100 men, out of an army Of $500.
He found the Beers InSiti"n al Storm
berg iulprcgnablr.
Ii is now two months siurr ihr Trans
yaal ultimatum was delivered. Ninr an
gagements hav" been fought and tho
British have lost lIOa killed. 2'I21 W"urd
ed, and 1917 missing or prisoners.
Ga Sunday last the l;rIiisL met with
their worst defeat uf the war. Meth
uen's army was again checked and met
with severe defeat at Magersfonteln
and was compelled to fall back to Mod
der river. HIS loss will probably reach
800. The news Of these two severe losses
to the British has caused great depress
ION throughout England.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15

TnE Continental tobacco company.
the trust that uwns ali the plug factor
les, ordered In advance Of four cents I,.r
pound, which commenced Drc l. The
hunk which fellow gels for i,m crntS
has shrunk from one fifth "f Il it,uud tu
one sixth. Ii took uur attorney general
only Il few months 10 sct act ion against
the insurance companies for violating
the anti trust law, but aside from dis
posing Of a few minor points h" HIS done
little or nothing against this great to
hacro trust that has been capitalized for
over ln millions. Our opinion l. that
Mr.. Grow does not intend Ia do very
much along this line until after thu next
Democratic state convention and state
election. for reasons best known Ia Mr..
Crow and rX Governor VIM. J. Stuu"
Stone is the legal adviser of the tobacco
trust The Standard oil company X an
other of tn" 100 million trusts that *
still doing business in Missouri Mr.
Stone has said that the anti trust laws
of Missouri wrr" ample la stop every
trust from doing business in Missouri.
and our attorney general has said this
stopping business was wholly state nj
fair. The Democracy have been in con
troll of our state for wears. and not a >in
"le trust has been prohibited from drlng
business in the STATE.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
Use of Mails Prohibited

The Post Office Department issued al
order prohi DirIng the use of the mails
against 4. III. Blew, manager of the
National Educational | mon. at Topeka.
Kan. His scheme was To advertise EN-
p!oyment at given salary. TO represent
his company, to instruct or promise
patrons that If they would come TO t.
peka to see him he would pay travelling
expenses provided he dId not give
the employment promised. to require Of
them, on ARRIVAL at Topeka, a deposit
rangine from S3 or II 30 S2u for an
alleged outfit, which was represented tn
be in Chicago, Blew, il is alleged, never
paid any expenses or employed any.
body on salary. His scheme. 1t is sad
was to obtain and keep thsse deposits
for outfits under the pretense that the
employment would be gwen.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15

Go to Mrs. SayI.~ Tor rhor.,. mince
meat
Corn Is mniaudrg ~ .-rn;~ IL
several points in our counts
Dr. A.D Ratiiugrou. The Dentist.
Room 4n. Ba!iingrr blI.: cor. .tr and
Edmond, ~. Joseph. No.
The series of meetings at th- Forest
City Christian church. have thus far
resulted in fifteen additions.
We hav" the finest linz oi Holiday
goods i'll the city Call and -,.,. our stock
before You buy. + : HiSDE II Soy.
Fine Watch. CT Ok and Jewelry re-
pairing. CAREY r BrNkEE.
Oregon. Mo
Go tp Philbrick' + drug Stur,. for YOUR
Christmas and Holiday Goods Goods
fresh and new and the --latest, novelties.
Married, at the Cottage Hotel, Ore
gnn, Mo-, Dee. IL leG' Mr. Warren r..
Conner To Miss Carrie F. Gillian. both
residents Of Laurel. Nebraska, Rev
Henry Champion officiating
/ am read, To auction your sales
Terms. reasonable. Orders will receive
prompt attention. Cali at my place, u
miles east uf Oregon. or address III. al
oregon. No. VI. III. WRIGHT.
-WhNTED:- Reliable men " no can put
III all or part of their time tn take orders
Tor our Lubricating Oils and Greas.,s on
commission. Salary paid To- successful
men. The Federal Oil Co. Cleveland.
Ohio.
+. f. McJImsey. editor Of the Mar,
vile Tribune. was on Tuesday of this
week confirmed by the United STATES
senate, rs supervisor of this census dis
trict, which is composed Of the ith con
eressional district. We congratulate.
Group No. ,. of the Missouri Bank
ers association, held its semi annual scs-
sion IN st. Joseph Wednesday of this
week. This group includes all Of North
west Missouri. Ii was organized about
two wears ago. and holds it's meetings in
that city each spring and fall.
Expert accountants. employed BY the
buchanan county court. To examine the
records Of the county officials, reported
Tuesday of this week. that County Clerk
Nash had retained S:i:'s3.S} in fees more
tldi ne sHOuiu nave COilt. anu Lnni
Circuit Clerk Chestnut was indebted te
the county S3.9O2lh.
Mrs. Mary Miller. widow Of Sol
Miller, of Troy, Kansas, and her son and
daughter are here on a visit. with her
brother. Captain William kaucher. They
are-on their return trip from California.
where they have been on an extended
visit. They will return To- Troy a. soon
a their visit Is out here.
The plant of the White Cloud Mill
ing and Elevator Co. was sold at sheriff S
Sale, yesterday at Troy, by order Of the
district court Of AtchiSon county, Oh
judgment in favor Of John II. Lynds
Mr. Lynds bought the mill IN for some
thing like $3.50. The mill people will
have 81 days from the date Of sale to
appeal 10 the supreme court 10 have the
sale set aside. The property il valued
at from 5000 10 5000 White Cloud
tkaS.. Globe.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
The Status of Cuha

The policy uf the administrators L.
ward Cuba may be cons. i"T'd IL t.
% utllred IN the report of Secretary t,"n'-
l. ather the trend ut .IyvrrLE.rulai ~
ga rd - Indicated. aud tie enact ult-;aoGs
10 be followed ahd the exact t.fn'' ii
Tia ~ establishment e lU4~l-ua.'ir 'Fn
troll and the Withdrawn n! infect
\ merlrau uOutrai ara t.ft e" r-~UH
naturally The year ailsH,.i ty tr-aty
a. AN interim Il military sUTy+.!iah'r
ends On Apri! II. rm. secretary aG
nounces that by that date the census
will have been taken AMI ~ ehhii be
ready la provide for muntr'ph. ".-''ihN
forming local gDy-rru,-n'-' ''''-s."
local InSrrnm" ut-- u l'ih =
represent ittNc cphNrtti'H
frame u cnu-trtuti,i4 aud pro- 4
general government t. 81 Irh 'iie ME"
States shalt surrender g'n'T'i-.
Db. attitude uf the SECRETARY r. s'lIi-
,,ly the .yn.ctsG # the rr+' remaining
nnFuItiIIad clause IL he resolutions OF
Aprll II, 1898, b,. considered q moral
oi,iIpa,iou huding anon tne country,
,hat one the fourth. Xhuh declares
that after IraciiiratIu,I. the nlIed States
will l-aye ..the ruLtrDi e Tie island /"
its people" There are 't,a~" IN b"th
America aud Gaia. the ulrrr. l:ii-.'i-''ni
and far sighted. whu hrnrye iiiht an
nexatlon Is the only thing winch SIt! IN
sure STABILITY to the Cuban GpvrTHmrn'.
How large that clas- MAY he "a Cuba,
rannot as yet be definitely determined.
Il is known. however. that IL numbers
are growing. The Spanish property
owners have from the first favored IL
pendence on Amer ca. To these are
being added CONSTANTLY the smaller land
owners and the more intelligent. lass ~
iIammatory minds, among The Cubans
Viewed with suspicion at first. Am-ri-
can rule has proved itself 10 toe per
fectly Just and free from self seeking
The temper Of the Cuhaus toward the
americans has changed vastly dnr.G-
the past year. 1t has grown - r"nti
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
MAxiMtr MINIMUM. Fall. Snow

Th,. rainfall for December is IA little
mere than normal and the temperature
i about : degrees above normal. The
amount of Sion l. less than usual The
roads are exceedingly rough - that the
little snow on the ground affords poor
srIghing. The boys are getting some
fun uuI of ii sliding down tn" hill side
walks. at tn" expense of pedestrians.
Tia, storm ur series of storms begin
ming with the Sth and continued Oh the
18th. was Of the usual duration, and was
general from the mississippi to the Rocky
Mountains. Herr. We had over 50 hours
| OF rain and snox. The amount Of water
added Ia the supply already stored in
the earth WIS l.i inches. which makes
| the total for the wear 81 far - inches
| and il about t. inches more than normal.
The mean temperature for November
WAS ~ degrees. the highest was 81 on
| the lI;h aud the lowest ~ degrees on
/ the :ird II was the warmcst November
-,nr,. and inrluding lS:IJ. the. nearest
approach being Ia degrees in lsti-j. The
( MAXIMUM was greater 10y on" degree in
I l~tii and cgual"d iH lSHI. The minimum
/ Wa the same in lS'I, and lS1S. Every
other wear Of the period named ii has
( been lower. often below zero.
The Missouri river is closed al Sioux
| City hut III" Mississippi is open at St
/ Paul.
The weather bureau reports the river
closed al Sioux City and rising slowly al
! Kansas City. Heavy rains have occur
red south and southwest. and cunsidera
/ b,r SHOW in the west and northwest ths
. past week. Tn" coolest weather within
Il week was zero At Winnipeg, Manitoba
! and Is below at Prince Albert. Sever,
. cold weather prevails in Colorado. Wrs
. tern Nebraska. the Dakutas and Wes
/ tern Minnesota.
/ River closed al 81 Paui on the l2ti
inst Temperature degrees below Ze
ro at bismarck. q al Calgary, | at Swift
! Current, at Winnipeg, II al Hayre, /,
at QuApriIr H. at Rapid City. and lna
/ WilliSfou
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15

judge Cra,: Ia hr,us, .'1'' at A.
hluv thu. wrrk
Don't Lu, rr,thmg fnr C:rl-''''H'
irii sou Iu,,i, at l'r"';d s'"' i.
Chr'~tmas I',.-,'..i- G Car. /.
i:uu,."r'- .I..n"'r, Ct..g". Dr.."'n. Vi"
iuR SNLf. I Mi z.'Ii at prI;at.
-,.,''. Is" -,nhI.. h":1.'.. Cali "u, "r al
tr''-- Mr.. y g. ANDERSON. pr'g"u. VI"
t:Iwiu \ W~Ity and family sill
Likely attend ia" Pans 'yp""7tipn John
ny k".y''- "f this rIty Hrii ais" iiE"lS -"
with them.
f"r ia" best !:rId,., s,t na,Ir'. lrIm
hcr. call at I'hIi SrhlutIhau"r = mil
three miles south 30 Poorest City uu th'.
tanks land.
.,H fIn,li"t' rzrrr,.htug I,Irr bush
,.l- % corn nn The t..DTg, SSuI.. !...'i
lniN. all uf whn'h h- ,.Vp-r's t. put rutu
chitl" 'h's N!nt"r.
To clos. out our lidica' aud MI--,.,
wrap before January Ia" first. y" are
making very low prizes ON them Call
I III AT uHr' Iud ~'vurU II bargain.
!. &. FrrI-.
Mr. Ralph D,.Bnrd and Miss Minnie
| Weller were married at the Christian
! church Maitland. last evening. D"ccm
her 18th. They arr. among our very best
! Young people, and THE SENTiyrr. sends
| its greetings
We acknowledge very pleasant call
from Rev. l.. +. Fawks, of TN. Forest
City VI. r.. church south. He tells ITS
the series of meetings at his church
have resulted in ten additions, and much
interest is still being shown. W" great
Iy enjoyed his visit. and trust tr may
continue his visits.
We are truly sorry IN hear that
Chris Whubr-y viii leave Mound City
the first ri TIE year Ia take charge Of n
hotel at CarrolIton lie is born hote
man, and wherever he may 90 We on
Is wish him and his excellent fumii,
peace, plenty and prosperity with his
going Nound CIiN NIll have bat two
hotels NJ believe, the Midland and the
HIATT.
The meetings that have been II
progress at Forest City. have been grow
my IN interest from night t. night
There has barn u a,cessI1uS te the u
f.. church w IL tuesday night, ard 3
accession tu the Christian church
There ai!i hr quarterly meeting held al
the VI. f.. church next Saturday and
Sunday. Al. are invited To attend.
List of unclaimed letters remaining
in ih.. JuStoiii,-,. at Oregon. Mo. for lii,
| week ending. p..'rmI,,.r l.. l~.gi: X. )
Cooper. Walter Hoffman tcardl. Mis-,
Motto L"vcrtun. Oliver Lnudcn. Mis-
Emma Ramsay. Tony Stevens. ami Dan
ieI Webster Please ask for advertised
letters when calling for these. Office
hours from 1::}I a. III. 10 go =. III
THuNNs CCRRY, u. VI.
The most complct" line Of Christina
: and Holiday Goods at Phiibrick'S Dru!
store. This line embraces Dolls, Slcti-
Wagons. Nclucipe,lcs. Toilet Sets. Cola
and CuiT Hnxrs Giuv" Boxes. Fine Per
fumes. Smoking Sets. Albums, Christ
mas Tree Trimmings. Fine Candies, etc.
etc. Call in and look Al the many ME
and useful things We i!ayc that will max
elegant presents. Gn"G- fresh and new
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15

The Modern Wo1dman uf America,
Oregon Camp, No :'uJ,i. held business
meeting last Turs,Ia, evening. in which
the, election Of officers occupied major
pnrtion OF the evening. The newly
elected officers are; Frank Patterson,
Y. C.: Dr. r. u. Markland. ". y;
Frank Lunch. escort: Gcorg" Lehmer,
clerk; Frank iiulatt. banker; VIM.
No"Isch. watchmIn; III. Caldwell,
secretary: Frank Prtrrc. {. W. LUX ems
and W \. Prtrc". werr elected rs
board Of managers. Doctors Evans.
Aiken and kcarncy were retained as
camp physicians. After the election.
rrfr, shrncnt, werr s..rvel. and Jolly
good time had by all present. These
officers will be- installed at the first
meeting in January. 1890. at which time
a program and supper will be- served.
All III .mbcrs with their wives an ladies
should be present at this meeting and
partake Of the good things to he
furnished
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15

The Hammond Packing Cos built
j. = IN ~ Joseph. Is nearing cnmple,inn.
Will give employ m,nt I" l.sD or 2Nh
n1lra men and hnys and will have capa-
city uf 3tIn cattle we-k. b-si,ies large.
numbers 81 hogs, sheep and fowls. Oth
- than Hammond. -. Joseph nnw has.
Swift. Nelson Morris \ 60. and Krug .4
rI-at packers. The advent uf these IL
st'utIous has mad" that CITY un,. Of th-.
be~, 1--we stock markets on the Missouri
river aud cattle men oyer Missouri. Kan
So. Iowa and Nebraska ~ we'll as thuse.
o! Texas. Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
New Mrvico and Ariznna are fHst finding
1t out and are Shipping there II, large
quantities. realizing not Hiune her AL
vantBgrs ss a market. but the rheapand
spacIous accommndai pns ctfered by her
stock yards. and the ruling price nf the
market IL as good, II nui httlr higher
than any other pnlnt ON the RIVER.
The Northwest Missouri Tn.n M
tual Insurance company. % Nary Will.
was closed down by the state InsIIrafsc.
COMMISSIONER. The Maryvilla Trihnn.
Save "Thia action was taken in accord
Bncs with "A rrIuest from the directors.
of the company. Last week two Iutg
ments against the company we're nh
tanned IN circuit court one by Il. l..
Smith Of Conception Tor II .Inn. ard an
other by James W Shelton - MaryvIlla
Tor $3.50. The COMPANY was already tot
terinR financially. and these Judgments
served To- hasten It's fall Immediate
ly after they we're returned. the directors
had a meeting at which IL was conclud
ed that. considering the situation Of af
fairs, the best thing they could do wac
to quit. Judge Ramsay, their counsel.
advised them that they could not legally
do go without the intervention Of the in
sursnce commissioner. and letter was
forwarded tn him. asking
that he take whatever step waa necea
sary"
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
Benton.

The health has been good in thi:
vicinity.
There is to he Christmas tree a,
the church.
Rev. Smith visited in our neighbor
hood last week.
Mr.. .Jacksons and family are settled
in their new house.
Mrs. King is taking orders for som,
excellent books ard is having fair sue
cess.
We have been having quite colo
weather the last few days, and some
SNOW.
There were no services at the church
Sunday and Sunday night last, on az
count of the storm. NoN.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
AguInaldo is a EuPitiue

ten. Young reports the rescue of
Brutne. of the Nevada regiment. an,i
Edwards, of the Gunboat Yorktown.
who have been held prisoners 10y the
Filipinos. AguinalGn i fugitive ia
the mountains, his hodyguard having
been destroye and Gregoria del Pillar
killed. Gen. Conception has surren-
dered.
The lie Pan provinc" has been cleared
of insurgents. The navy cu-Opcrat"d
with the army on the west coast.
Two thousand eight hundred released
Spanish prisoners are on their way to
Manila
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15
Don Fail 10 See
the Finest Line of
Christmas Candies
ever shown in Oregon

If YOU want Il Present for 4
Friend get box ofthosc Lovely
Sweets.
Fine Chocolates. II. VI. Cream,
all done up in nice Fancy Boxes.
Those c-pound Portfolios are
out of sight Just what you want
for Il nice present. Ais" full
line Cf Pail and Box Candy at the
Lowest Price. according to quail
ity. also a full line of nuts. Come
and see me.
The Holt County sentinel., 1899-12-15

Rev. Sawyers aud Mr.. L. &. Ben.
ton. who at the mass Thanksgiving
service we're selected as a committee TO
petite Congressman Cochran, Of thls,
district tn use his iuiluenCca against the
eating of PrIygamist Il lberts. of Utah,
performed their duty and received IN
answer the following: 'tientlemen:
Inu are doubtless advised by the news
papers that my position on the Roberts
case is in line with your reC0mmenia-
ton and | may add that on tins sub
l-ct, congress Is unanimous
Very Respectfully Yours,
Z. r. CocHRaN.