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The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Obituary.

Mrs Mary f. Beck was born in
Athens county, Ohio, November 4, 1898
and departed this life at her home in
Princeton, Mo-. November -, 1903. after
a short illness OF pneumonia. She was
ths eldest daughter of John V. and
Mary II. Norton, and was united in
marriage with Jacob Beck, September
~, 1857, and together with other rela-
tives emmigrated to Missouri in 1860.
When quite young she joined tn, Free
will Baptist church and remained a
true member until a few years ago,
she became member of the Methodist
church and was a devoted Christian
the remainder of her life. She leaves a
husband.six children and two sisters.
Mrs. Z. W. Marsh, of Wathena, Kansas,
Mrs II. Boyd,of Nodaway, Missouri, be
sides host of other relatives and
friends to mourn h-r death. Funeral
services were conducted by Reverend
Gillis, of Princet IN. after which the re-
mains we're laid TO rest in the Princeton
cemetery, there to await the resurrec-
ton.
Dearest mother, thou hast left us.
And our loss we deeply feel,
But it's God that has bereft us,
And our sorrows all will heal
4 precious one from US has gone,
4 voice we loved is stilled,
4 place is vacant in our home.
Which never can be filled.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

next Assembly il Demoeratic, even
mare so than twu Years ago, THIS TINS
There VIII be IN tie senate "a l,smocra's :
and Rrpuhllcans, and in the hou Il, M
i'en.nc' and 5G Repuhl cans, thus
giving the Dcm"cra ., on Join ballot
n majority of III votes.
la regard la the occupatirn Of the
different members of each body the law
.ers art IN a majority in the senate
tGerr being 20 members of the legal pro
fession ia that body. There are asI n
the srnat -, / farmers, , merchant,
undertaken, ! medical student, hotel
Keeper, | molder, ! banker, > lumber
dealers and | physician.
ln tie house the lawyers also are il
evid' nee, heading the list with -
while tn farmers come IL clos. ,econd
with n: of merchants the. e are IL, and
AN equal number Of physig ians. Their,
ar. also in the house . editors, . schoo
teachers, ministers of the gospel, {:
real estate men, bankers, , clerks, anC
on OF each Of the following: Shoe
maker, reporter, municipal sgent, com
mercial traveller, 5 ockman, boiler max
er, car Inspector, insurance agent, proo
reader. machin:st, contractor miller an6
druggist.
The Legislature will meet Oh the s. c.
ond day of January, which is the first
"Wednesday OF that mont. Jefferson
City Press.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Cut with q Razor.

Grace Mahaney aged q years, ,smarting
under the memory Of the most grieyous
wrong a man Can infiict upon a woman
and angered because Walter Banks,
whom she accused of the injury. denied
it, Monday night, Nov. 26, 1900, at 8
o'clock slashed his face and head with a
razor, INJECTING painful but not serious
wounds The assault occurred IN the
yard of ii. G. Bergman, zoos North Sec
ond street, st. Joseph. Bergman is an
uncle of young Banks. The latters
home is in Preston. Nebraska Young
Banks is Holt county boy and used to
reside at Napier He lost foot by a
train, near Napier in June 1897, and he
afterwards removed to Preston, Nebr.
Those connected with the affair de
clined to discuss it, but it is learned
from an authoritative source that the
trouble originated over the remem-
brance Of the wrong which Miss Ma
haney charges to Banks. Monday of
this week Banks vent to st. Joseph and
shortly after his arrival he was seen by
Miss Mahaney. During the day she Sc
cured razor belonging to her brother
and concealed it about her clothes.
About 9 o'clock, as she was standing in
front of her home at 1915 North Second
street. talking to an acquaintance. she
saw B ,nks coming out Of the Bergman
reside ice and she darted toward him.
Again, it is said, tho young woman
charged Banks with wronging her and
he denied it, As quick as a flash she
drew the razor and commenced slashing
Banks with it. The cries Of the young
man brought assistance. He was bleed
ing profusely from the cuts on his face
and head and his clothes were cut and
torn. He was taken into the boase and
his wounds dressed. In the meantime
a warrant was sworn out by Bergman,
the young mans uncle for the arrest OF
the woman and it was given to Deputy
Sheriff George Hayes to serve.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Owns Only 80, 600 Acres.

John S. Biiby, of Quitman, Nodaway
county. is very unpretentious looking
man. Neither his clothes nor any Pc
cular:ty Of his manners would attract
attention among strangers. Bat in his
own country he lis very big man, and.
the amount of land he owns being con
sidered, he would he big man any
where. Mr.. Bilby, who personally looks
after all his gigantic business interests is
the only person who knows exactly how
much land he does own, but it is in the
neighborhood of 10000 acres. In North
west Missouri more cattle are fed and
shipped to market than any other equal
territory in the world. Mr.. Billy, David
Rankin. of Atchison county, and David
Gelvin. of Holt county, are said to be
the most extensive living feeders and
shippers. And OF the three, the first
named is said to be the biggest. He
owns over 10000 acres of land in Nod
away Atchison and Hrlt counties, and
ab ,ut lOO)G acres in Nebraska: as much
in Arkansas rs in Missouri: and, besides
he has land in four other stats, among
the others being large tract in Illinois
where he once lived.
He went to Nodaway county not many
years after the Platte purchase was
opened up to settlers, and he has beeu
there ever since. He has always been a
great believer in the country. He
thinks its soil the richest and not year
has passed that he has not bought some
of it.
In general appearance Mr.. Bilby is
.farmerish," He dresses plainly-al-
most poorly-usually wearing an old suit
of clothes and white felt hat. and his
snow white beard and hair do not receive
frequent attention from the barber
When he speaks, he gives the stranger a
surprise: for the words jump out Of his
mouth with the most astonishing jerk
mess and rapidity, and they nev-r fail
to convey his full meaning.
Mr. Billy is radical Democrat, and
was an earnest advocate Of Bryan's
ell ciion and free silver 10 1895 an d 1870.
He admits feeling of keen dissapppint
ment with the result, but naively sIg
gests the possibly that he will be able N
worry along just the same as though
Bryan had won.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

selecte Bigelow, n small station north
of st. Joseph, as the scene of operations
After reaching the lake, about four
miles from Bigelow, they hired a boat
and went out after ducks. They met
with poor success, and after awhile th-y
rowed t, shore where DR.. Suddarth
got out. Wilford then rcwed out into
the lake and tied the boat toa snag
He then reached for his gun and, IN
pullin it toward him over seat IN the
boat, one barrel was discharged. The
shot struck him ju At bsloy the heart.
DR.. Suddarth, hearing the sh 1t, called
to him and in reply Wilford said, 81 am
shot" DIR. Suddarth then asked" Can you
row to shore" The reply came fainter
NO" and Wilford sank back in the
boat. That was the last word he ever
spoke.
An inquest was held and the verdict
returned was that he had come to his
death by gun shot accidentally.
DC. Carbaugh, father of the boy and
j. T. Miller went to Bigelow last night
to bring the body back to Waldron.
Wilford Carbaugh Was a young man oi
Is or 10, and clerked in Millers drug
store in Waldron.
His parents live few milee east of
Waldron and the family is well known
over the country. They have the sym
pathy OF all i'm their sudden bereave-
ment.-Platte County World, Nov. 22
1aA
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Benton.

The protracteI meeting beIau Sun
day night,
Sam Norris has moved to his farm
west OF the church.
Raymond and Bessie Emers IN spr mt
Wednesday evening at j. NJ. Staley's.
Miss Laura Cromer gave party in
honor o. Mi Eva Randalrs birthday.
Mrs. N. Fyke spent the night with
her daughter, Miss Maude. at W. l..
Staley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Menifee spent
the Gay with r G. Emerson and family
Monday.
Misses Ella Staley and Bessie EN-
erson and Gerald Andler spent Thurs
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. W. l..
Staley.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Staley and daughter,
Miss Ella, and Mrs. Bessie Staley, spent
the day with Mrs. J. W. King. of Lin
coin. Friday.
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Intoxicants Prohibited.

Employees of the Ch cago, Burlington
4 Quincy railro d were doubtless sur.
prised to read in the new book of rules
Just issued by that company the follow,
ing:
Use If intoxicants by employees while
on duty is prohibited. Their habitual
use or tie frequent'ng of saloons where
they are sold is sufficient cause for dis
missal.
"The use of tobacco by employees in
or about station buildings or on pass
enger cars s prohibited"
Though employees OF this system have
understood for years that habitual use
OF intoxicants would not be counte
nanced, this is the first time prohibitnry
rules TO this effect have been printed in
the company's book Of instructions TO
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

its employees,
while this /, the ilrst tiuie our or,lers
against intoNicants anl tobacco have
been pr ntad IN the book of rules, the
spirit of the prohibition has been un-
de stood by the men for several years, "
said an oiiic al Of the Burl ngton.
Since the new book Of rules was is-
sued employees Of thu company have
been reading the two N question ser
iously aud ma. y Of those who have been
in the h bit u! indulging in drink now
and then when of duty are wondering
whether their time has come,
'.On no SYSTEM of similar mileage in
,ha country may be found IA more sober
lot of employs than those connected
with the Burl ngton," said an officer Of
the Ioad. THE men have always un-
derstood that Use Of intox cants and the
frequenting of Saloons meant dismissal
We are hiring new men daily and that
these may know in advauc ce what to en-
pect on the drink question the rules
have been printed"
The Burlington is only one Of many
big transportation systems that have
laid doa hard and fast rules against
the use of intox eating liquors. The AL
ton, Northwestern, Milwaukee Il st.
Paul, Illinois Central, Rock Island and
many other well managed systems have
similar printed prohibitions.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
The New York Sun states that a prop,

The New York Sun states that prop
er transfer of 1000 votes from McKin-
ley to Bryan would have elected the latter
by two majority IN the electoral college.
The Sun might also have said that 60, 900
votes properly placed would have given
Mckinley ~ electoral votes more than
he actually got. But all this is nothing
as compared with the fact that one man
might get every electoral vote il he had
but but one majroity in each state, and
his competitor might beat him with Just
twelve votes transferred to him and
properly distributed in the states. and
would then have six votes to spare.
The states that he would have to carry
would be New York IS votes, Pennsyl-
vania -: Illinois q. Ohio ., Missouri
IL, Texas II. Massachusetts, IL, Indiana
15 Michigan IA, Kentucky IL, Georgia
IL. Iowa l3, total 230.
The dog that stopped to interview his
brother dog lost the opportunity to
catch the rabbit.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
They all Garry.

The official count by the secretary oi
state shows all seven of the constitu
tional amendments have Ieen adopted
by big majorities. Below is the vote:
First amendment: Yes, 1853; no
1O2. .667: difference. 45,2nl.
Second amendment: Yes, l6l go: no
l0S, ,275: differer ce, 53.695.
Third amendment: Yes, 172,G7: no.
10S.674: difference, 63,423
Fourth Worlds Fair amendment:
Yes, 275,44s: no, 6s,s52: difference. 2O6,
496.
Fifth Worlds Fair amendment: Yes.
2i9, ,2S5: no, 5.4Ol. difference, I63.S8i.
Sixth amendment: Yes. l64.9IO: no,
~. .43l, difference, O,IS0.
Seventh amendment: Yes, l5s,425:
no, l03,37S: difference, 55,047.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Nickell's Grove.

MIR. Christensen shipped two cal
loads of cattle last week.
We are sorry to hear Of the serious
illness Of Nathan Smith.
Wesley and Chris Myer made fly,
ing trip to st. Joseph, this week.
-Heory Zachman Was ip the Grove
last week.
Born, to Wesley Zachman and wifi ,
Nov. IL, 1905. fine boy.
Roy Hardman will soon have his
fine house completed. John Lentz and
Jim Ham are doing the work
Will Ebert sold Ed. Markt 800
bushels of corn. Price paid, 20 cents.
The Grove Sunday school has de-
cided to have Christmas entertain
ment ON Christmas eve.
BROTHER AND |.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

Try your luck at the fishing poi d
next week at the court house
An entertainment will be given in
connection with Bazaar at the couIt I
hose, on Saturday evening. Dec. sth.
Program next week.
Dan Goatcher has been appointed
sexton of the Maple Grove cemetery. Of
this cit. Any on want ng their graves
looked sf,er should call on him.
After the foxes you know. Fer
weeks Geo. Burnett aud John Filler
have been organizing their forces for a
fox chase They went so far as t. go
into Andr. W and Nodaway counties to
secure the famuu- hounds, Queeney and
Trilby They first offered a hors, for
them: then they offered so IN the coir
Of the relm. bu' without succe :. But
they finally uccee,led in obtaining them,
but the price pal is said to have be- n
almost equal to 2O-a re patch of Holt
county land. These gentlemen with
John Philbrick, Frank Foster. George
Leach and others went out Thanksgiv-
ing day after the pesky fox. We will..have
something more to say on this subject
next week.
The case on which Judge Jones sat
on Friday was a jury trial: Hannah F.
jackson vs. Herchei V. Price, admin
istraior. This suit grew out of the
settlement Of the Richardson estate
Hannah F. Jackson, according to the
testimony, came from Missouri to care
for her mother during her last sickness.
For such service she sought compen-
sation from the administrator of her
mothers estate. The jury retired at p.
m. Friday night and returned their ver-
diet at 1870 a. m. on lSaturday morn
ing. The verdict was for the plaintiff
in the sum of sG5I5.2O.-Mt Gilead
Ohio Sentinel. The plaintiff in this
case is well known to our people. She
is the wife Of doc" OF E. s. jackson,
and used to live southeast of this city,
near Fred Hoffman's.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

There was 3,9i5 head OF cattle and =,
$40 head Of hogs, and about POO head of
mules in excess of the number assessed
a year ago. Cattle has been assessed nj
about els per head; horses, so; mules,
S2'. and hogs at $3.50.
The largest gain over that Of the rs
sesament one year ago. has been made
by Clay township. which shows gain
Of s65.Oc0: Liberty second with an IN,
crease Of al, 900; Hickory third, Sl5.S'0,
and Benton fourth. sl5.a29a.
In the number Of cattle Clay township
maintains first place, with i,l25 head;
Liberty second, with 2,9J3 head: Benton
third. with a,65i; II ckory fourth, with
2.i2s, and Union fifth. with 500 head
Clay township ais leads in tie mum,
ber of hogs, having 6,;l1s; Liberty sec
ond, with 5,lla; Benton third. with L.
O2s: Union fourth, with 1857, and Hick-
ory fifth, with 3,0l0 head.
In the valuations of town lots, slight
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

stration Of christian character made
him power for good, not often reached
by men The people of this community
will long remember the noble example
he has set, and the family will be proud
of it, and his life will rest like a divine
benadiction on them. We laid the NOR
tai remains of our beloved ci tizen TO rest
in the beautiful cemetery at Forest City,
near where he lived, assisted by a large
and sympathizing concour>e of people.
Thus he has risen,
Like the dew OF the morning,
Rises to seek its home in the sun.
So he has gone
hut long will he remembered
Only remembered by what he has done.
Elder. W. ii. Hardman performed the
obsequies.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Obituary
Non.

Delaney Wallace departed this life
November IL. 1900. Was born, May 20,
1917, and had reached the advanced age
of So years, ) months andl day. He was
born in South Carolina, and moved with
his mother to south Missouri at an early
day. He moved to Holt county, Mis-
souri,, in 1S4S, where he has resided ever
since. He was married twice, and leaves
a wife and five children to mourn his
departure. Mr.. Wallace was one of our
landmarks. both as a citizen and chris
tian. His quiet temperate life made him
many friends. His practical demon
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Accidentally Shoots Himself.

The little village of Waldron was start
led yesterday to learn by telegraph Of
the death of Wilford Carbaugh, son Of
ID. C. Carbaugh.
Yesterday morning, Wednesday, Nov.
81, 1900, Wilford Carbaugh, in company
with DIR. c. II. Suddarth. left Waldron
for little hunting expidition. They
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

Sleet fell on the 23rd AMI things be-
came dangerously icy. The roads have
been very bad .ince the 10Th. They are
improving On the uplands now. Farmers
are having disagreeable time gather
ing corn. Wheat looks fine and pastur-
age is much better than usual at this
time Of the year. Extremely cold
weather prevailed in the northwestern
states the past week, but it is modera-
ting now. The lowest temperature for
the month 50 far was 10 degrees above
zero. Zero weather is not unusual for
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Missouri's Vote for Governor,

The vote here given each of the sew
eral candidates for governor is a grand
total of the totals from each county and
the city Il St Louis. 1t can not, how
ever, be called the official vote. as the
verification of thu vote by precincts will
in all probability, d scloss slight errors,
which will to Just that extent affect
these grand totals. 1t will require time
in which to obtain the absolutely cor,
rect official vote
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
Missouri's Population.

The population OF Missouri as Off
cially announced by the census buseau
is 3,lO6,635 against 2,679, lsi in 1890 This
is an increase since 1850 of i21 ,iSl, or
or I5.9 per ceut The population in 1880
was 2,l6S $50, showing an increase Of
5lO,804, or 23.3 per cent from 1880 to
1890. We give the population in 1900 of
the several counties in this congressional
and senatorial district:
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
The Missouri Legislature

In response to almost daily calls for
the roster Of the 4lst General Assembly
The Pres prints the following concern
ing that body: The complexion Of the
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

Each OF these count es show an in
crease excepting Platte county, which
shows loss Of - as compared with the
census Of 1880. We give herewith the
census OF Holt county during the past
several decades:
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

The first assessment oftown lots made
in Maitland was made in 1882 for 1881
taxes. and We give comparative table
Of the town lot assessments OF our coun-
t, beginning with this 1883 assessment:
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
The WeafhAr

Corrected weekly by William Kaucher
Justice Of the Peace, Oregon, Mo.
PRECIPITATION.
Rain
MAxIMuw MINIMUM Fall. Snow.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
After Eve Years.

II there is n town of thousand pop,
ulat on in our great state that can pro-
duce a greater number Of live, wide-a
wake, progressive women than our beau,
tful little city Of Oregon. We aant to
know where it is located, and we want
t, know quick.
For the past five years the ladies OF
Oregon have maintained a chrysanthe-
mum society, and through this agency
love fer flowers ann the beautiful has
greatly advanced. The OIL coming
from this organization has been 1t in
almost every home in Oregon, its elevat-
ing and refining influence. 1t has ex,
tended the helping hand here and there
wherever in their judgement aey deem
ed the greatest good might he done.
From the proceeds of their iiv- shows
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

\ handsome total indeed to come
from such ,urce, and the society is
entitl. d t. the lasting gratitude of our
entire people.
The society held th-ir final meeting
for the year on Saturday Of last week
and after paying all expenses, they had
small surplus. which they decided to
use in caring for the old cemetery the
coming year. They also decided to
have meeting April q. 1901, at which
time thy will d eide as to the continu-
ance of their annual shows.
The society feels truly grateful to
those who patronized their show, and
especially those who came from abroad.
The home attendance was not what it
should have been, and the guilty should
feel ashamed of their absence.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

We hope to be able to give the popu-
lation Of the state by counties at an early
date
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

As compared with the assessment OF
the last previous year this shows gain
Of sl99,250 in personal properties and
sl30,3l5 in real estate and town lots. All
the townships show a healthful gain ex-
cepting Forest, which shows a decrease
Of alb ,ut $4,000 This no doubt was
caused by the gift of George Weber of
5000 to the City OF Forest, in the way
OF handsome city hall
The changes made as compared with
the township personal valuations with
wear apo are "a follows:
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30

The following fluctuations in values in
notes, etc, will be noticed i'll
various towns, as compared with 1900:
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
The 0ounty's Wealth,

County Assassar burnett and his
deputy, Frank CIR ham, have completed
the annual ass ssnent of the county Tor
1901 taxes, AMI at the meet NJ ut the
county court last week turned over Their
books, which were examined hN the
court, aud they We're received, This Ill
be MIR. Burnett's last assessment, hay-
ing bs-n first elected IN 1884, lie has
made good officer d will retire next
June to give place t. William Weight
man, who was chosen Ia this office at
thu recent elect on. Mr.. Graham, as
deputy, has al q made an efficient assis,
tant, and their books are modrls OF
neatness.
The assessment shows that Holt cuun.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-11-30
year ago are as follows;

Beginning with 1860 we give the land
and personal assessment OF our county
for each 10 year decade:
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