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The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01
Benton.

-Grandmn tadlry. Who Inns been sick,
is some better.
MIR. }. n. Msnifer was IN our nelgh-
borhood Monday, on business.
MIR. and Mru. W. l.. Staley we're
visiting relatives Saturday afternoon.
--Daphens Casun WAS the gun.t of
Mrs. Matte Barnes, of kimsey, over Sun
day.
-MIss Ella Staley spent the afternoon
with Mrs. u. x. holland. uur day last
week.
Mrs }. W Krng spn' n. light
with her daughter. .Mre I;'---" S'"I'.! last
week.
Miss Edith FraZrr l.. spending IA few
days with Mrss Grace ih"Inas, OF Ian
coin. tins week.
Mr.. Gus Norris aud wife have
moved on Mr. Otis Norris's farm IN Lin
coin neighborhood.
Mrs. j. M. Stuley and daughter, Miss
Ella, spent the afternoon with Mrs. X.
q Emerson, Friday.
Mrs. Guthrie, who hHs been I'll for
sometime. Is much improved. and we
hope for her speedy recovery.
Miss Ella Staley and Fannie Emer-
son we're the gaests Of MIR. and Mrs
Waller Staley, the first of the week.
Miss Edna lnterm,ll, Of I.incolL
nelghborhood. WAS the guest of her Bis
ter, Mrs. Ella Hutton, few days, last
week.
Mr.. Mat Thomas aud family ant
Mr.. Reuben Cason and family sIent th'
day with M. Frnzar's the first OF TIM
week.
| On account Of the heavy rains thu
ice cream social WIS pnstponrd unit
Tuesday night, of last week. 1t wa
quite success and every one enjoyed
themselves immensely.
I
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Societies Must Paw Taxes

In the state supreme court at ITS recent
session Judge Burgess flied an opinion
holding that secret societies orgauized
for charitable purposes must pay taxes
il they hold property which they rent
and secure money. even il this goes INTO
the lodge fund for charitable purposes.
The cases decided were that of the Ma
sons, Odd Fellows andKnights of PythiaS
lodges, Of Trenton. Grundy county,
against the collector of that county,
for an injunction to prevent the collec-
ton Of taxes againt their property for
the year 1896. The lower court granted
the injunction, but the supreme court
SAWS il erred i'm so doing and reversed
the decision.
The Masons own three story brick
building, the third story being used eX
clusively for lodge purposes, the first
and second being rented or leased te
other parties. The court holds thai
the third story would not be taxable
for the reason that it is devoted ex
clusively to charitable purposes, bu
the other two stories are taxable
because they come into competition
with similar property in the city. The
other lodges have similar property il
Trenton.
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Holt County Teachers Institute.

The Holt County Teachers Institute
board met Monday, May 2S, and organ
lied by electrng b. n. kunkel char
man, and b. \. Williamson, secretary.
1t was decided To have the institute,
which will he held at Oregon this year,
to begin Monday July lG. The institute
will continue three years.
J. l.. Croscn was chosen conductor OF
the institute, and ID. l. Roberts, and j.
W. White of Kansas City, were selected
for instructors.
Ii may he that another instructor Will
be selected If the board finds that the
funds II be sufficient.
.J.U. Crosen and ID. l.. Roberts are
we'll known to the teachers OF Holt
county. and j. ". White comes very
highly recommended.
We bespeak a successful institute.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01
If You Are Gong Away.

Today, Friday, June Is, the cen u
enumerator will be abroad IN the land,
gathering facts and statistics for the last
national census Of the nineteenth Cen
tury. Many will be absent from home
ou business or other errands daring the
brief time in which the population is to
he counted, and in order that they may
not be omitted in the count the com.
missioner general Of the census has Is
sued some suggestions for their nforma-
ton and guidance.
The count Of the people in the United
States will begin in all parts Of the coun-
try June |, aud end in the cities two
weeks later and in the rest of the cnun
try before the close Of the month. Tue
people are TO be counted at their places
OF residence. but rs many persons and
families will he away from their homes
during June. there is some dagger that
! such persons wall not hn counted. II
they are not Uuunied. the lrraiIty in
which they lryr Will be m'srnpresented
! to that extent. and IN some cases thls
| misrepresentation muy be enough ;o
affect the representation IN cuEgress vt
the state from v hich they come. Is"cal
pride and +, ste pride. therefore. should
iriiu.nce all such absenters 'r take rra
eonabla precautions against being omit
ted from enumeration IN their places of
residence.
In all cases Of contemplated uhssGcp
the head of the family IL requested 10y
the census office Ia rommunirarr with
thu supervisor "f the dIs,r'c, ~ which he
lives. lla ~ also requested tn lrar" IN
formation regarding h,s answers To the
questions which are In L.. asked with
somr rrTIunsIblr nr,nhhnr Nh" NJ
ayr, q tn see TINT II rrarhrs the enumerH
tor un lls rnundt. Such Information
might better he left as u mrnuranjum
IN writing, ns ~ thu, rnsr II is less like
~ To he Overlooked. Tho purstIuns tu
which answers arc desired apply pr,
marily Ia the pnpuln,i ms. hut ais t. all
farms aud manufacturing establish.
msnts. They ara hring published from
tim. Ia i,ur III tn" Ir.'', uf the com try,
Ry taking Ihis trouble IL" a'srn, rl,i-
z-u> rf our count, viii Il" jusiIce Ia hls
LOCALITY aud h,s sin,,. and m,,"r'ally
aid the census "ilicr III Tia" performance
of liz duties.
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FOrteScue.

John &. lIinkle is around again,
after severe spell of sickness.
William Whipple, section hand. got
his foot hurt by tie falling on it.
Ivan Miller, Charlie Bledsoe and
Louis Fields were in town Sunday.
Misses Rosa and Alice bush were
visiting Grace llinklr. Saturday and
Sunday,
-Skct Lyons has the boss launch at
Big Lake: it is operated with gasoline |
and makes good time.
Harry Iiazrlet, depot agent, has
returned from visit TO friends in
| Nebraska.
Mr.. Mnntgom. ry. Of Mound City,
WIS fishing AT the lake the other day
and carried fine s'ring nf croppies
hnmc with him.
John West. Will" working last week
with The steel gans. laying track, had
his thumb nearly cut oir 10y getting il
caught h,tNrrn two rails
Mr.. Jacob Divlry. an old soldier and
respected citizen. died at his home at
Burr Oak uf heart disease at the age OF
1i wears. last Thursday. May ~, 1900.
a large numb, nf people are not
done planting corn work has been re-
tarlrd on account of too much rain
Ill ~ nr N hpnf
and oats aIr looking we'll.
William Il. Hopper had IA head "f
IA, strrrs nu the Kansas City market
last Thursday and struck good market.
tons selling fur - H. II srrms as though
PROSPERITY has struck ". H., but hr
wont admit that the pmglry Bill. or
the Republican administration had an!
thing ,o do With IT.
The Is y VI. Il Il. CO. has large
force of men at work grading and laying
track from Rulo bridge. siN miles up the
riv r. The company IL making tins rN-
tension in order L. ship IN stone, vii
low uuI other material for riIrapping tho
river hnuk for the protection of the
b .i,..r, whiyh IL in great danger of
being cut away. This IL u big job and
will give employ m'nt /" many men.
On ias, Thursday night thieves came
into FortrScur and went into Jasper
Williams barn, stole two hridl"s, two
saddles and g"irS Ia Mr.. Strclrs barn
tnk some Corn,'ut his harness 10 pieces
slol, George ilInklr's skill, sailed down
> Tarkin into Missouri river, and perhaps
crossed over tn the Indian Reservation
or landed ut White Cloud Probably
somebody om the other side is short twu
, horses. ~
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01
To the Pen.

Holt county has helped to swell the
number Of inmates in our penitentisry
during the year 1899, by sending the fol
lowing persons:
Walter Cunningham was given three
years, at the April term for stealing
pair Of mules from n Mr.. Skeels near
Mound City.
Lewis Williams was given two years
at the special October term, for entering
the residence Of ID. p. Dobyns, and steal
ing watch.
Ambrose Grounds was given 10 years
at the special October term, for the kill
ing of j. w. Freeman, at Craig in April
Of the same year.
W. f. Bragg, given one year for pass
ing counterfeit money at Corning, ut
March term Of United States court.
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Burglaries.

The following robberies were com
mitted in our county during the year.
1879:
Rife J II, iewclry store in Craig, Au-
gust 20:a number of watches and Irwelry
was stolen.
Frederick & W.residcncc in Maitland,
April IL.
Russell S ID, residence in Maitland.
March III. 4 minor named Elliott con
victed ard given Jail sentence.
Fits &, store in Oregon, February
.: only few trinkets stolen.
Dobyns ID p, residence, watch stolen,
August !. Lewis Williams given two
years for the otfense.
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Her 5Oth Birthday.

On last Monday, May %, a crowd of
invited guests soon filled the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Prate Chesney, and hap,
pier crowd was never witnessed. Quilt
ing was the principal amusement in the
forenoon, and when the noon hour ar
rived, the table fairly groaned under its
heavy load Of eatables which had been
carefully prepared by Mrs. Chesney and
Mrs. Schaifer. All did ample justice at
the table. The afternoon was indulgcd
in singing. laughing and talking. and
about the middle of the afternoon ice
cream and cake were served. Mrs
Chesney was the recipient of many use
full presents.
Thnsa nrpsrnt were:
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W. are authorized Ia announce Lcwls
l. Moore. ot Lewis township. a. a candl
date Tor tho office uf Treasurer oi tiolt
county. subject Ia the decision at the
Republican Nominating Convention.
We are authorized Ia announce w. I.
Pearson, of Lincoln township, as Il candl
date Tor the Office nf Treasurer of Holt
county. subject Ia the decision " the
Republican Nominating Convention.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01

JUICE SAM OFALLoN, the nominee
for attorney general, is Holt county
man, and in Northwest Missouri, where
he is so well known, he will be one of
the leaders OF the ticket. As the repre-
sentative of Holt county in the legisla-
tnre, he has won state reputation. He
is recognized as one Of the ablest lawyers
at the Northwest Missouri bar.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01
For Sale or Rent.

Mrs. NJ. f. Moss, having removed to
st. Joseph, desires me to find hera buy
or or renter for her home here in town
The very best price TO sell is $50 cash
and to rent is 81 par month, payable
strictly monthly in advance. Apply to
II. Il. ALKIRE, Oregon, do.
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ANNOUNCEMENT. A


We are authorized Ia announce \. :.
Smith uf benton township. rs n candl-
date for the office of Collector nf Holt
County. subject In the decision "i IN"
Republican Nominating Convention.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01

We are autorized To announce John
Ramsay, of Hickory township, as can
didate for the office Of Sheriff., ot Holt
county, subject 10 the decision of the
Republican Nominating Convention.
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TRIBUTE TIE DEAD.
Living Heros Honor the Memory of
Their Dead Comrades.


ed down the shadowy vale Of years into
the past and eternity since the first blood
Of the civil war dyed the walls of Fort
Sumptrr, and quite as long has it been
since the first human life went ont in
defense of the flag in that bloody strife,
when, un an April morning in 1861, the
mob attacked troop Of gallant Boston
boys in blue in the streets Of baltimore.
But it WAS not until the blazing sun
went down at the close of that eventful
Fourth Of july, three years later, that
the present generation was given cause
To commemorate with flowers and
speeches and tears the most pathetic Of
all the nations holidays Decoration
Day.
When Manassas Pass ran red with
1 human blood and the expiring rays of
the sun lii up the Virginia landscape,
tinging each lraflct and ::crag deeper
purple, its lingering beams fell upon the
rrrumhrut forms uf countless scores
whose gallant lives had been burned out
10y withrring grape and red hot canister
linll Run. the first great battle Of the
civil war, had been fought aud done and
the Blue aud Gray lay thick together on
the CORY field. wrapt in deaths cold
embrace.
From then till Ice laid down his sword
before tho city of Richmond, on April",
iS,i5. hundreds and thousands uf lives
were sacrificed. There were killed an
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01

-N'i''N' ~
OF the S3,6i0 10 expended on account
Of the poor fund, s2.0:}5 GO was cn ac-
count Of the county's insane confined in
ASYLUM No. =, and sii9.S0 on account OF
medical attention and experimenting
the poor farm; leaving Sl,l55.31 for the
care of the county poor and all other eX-
penses on account of our poor farm. The
statement also shows that the public
school fund Of our county amounts To
the handsome sum OF SllI I,3IiG, all OF
which is bearing interest excepting So
3254O, which at the time Of the compii-
ing Of the statement was unloaned.
Our people have every reason for con
graduating themselves on having acoun-
ty court that manages the affairs Of our
county i'm such way as To keep within
their income That is more than is be
ing done 10y the powers that Toe at JET
ferson City. by the county courts of
Atchison, Andrew, Genery, Buchanan,
Platte or jackson counties.
THK SENTINEL congratulates the cnun-
ty court on its excellent showing. II
congratulatcs MIR. Welty on the intelii,
gent manner in which he prepares the
statement
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CONVENTION DATES
REPUBLICAN,.

National, Philadelphia, June ~.
Senatorial. Grant City, July 81.
State Judicial, Springfield, Sept. IL.
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DEMOCRATIC.

National. Kansas City, July 4.
State. Kansas City. June ..
Judicial. Sedalia. july Il.
State Delegate, jefferson City, June II
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Sam1 Hershberger, October IS, 1887.
Jas. Foster, May l3, lS93.
4. j. Castle, April =, 1887.
VIM. Cook, December ~, 1897.
Joseph L Evans, February -, 1857.
VIM. Bunker. September II, 1872.
Moses Bennett, June -. 1883.
ID. +. Cottrell, March Il, 1876
L. y. Howard, December IL, 1887.
Jno. Collins, 1854.
Thos. c. Priest, October IL, 1864.
Geo. Seigler, April II. 1886.
The following graves were decorated
by the Grand Army:
GRAVES. DECORATORS.
H. Handley, h Wickham,
]. Evans, f. 5. Rostock,
n. Stockman, 'Jno. Abplanalp,
f. Rinehar t. }. b. Mcdonald,
O. W. Currier, David Elder,
q; Seeman, +. Seeman.
l.. Edwards, G.. Leverich,
J. Mcknight, Claiming kunkel,
J. Shade, ~ Keel,
H. Sopcr, \. II, Green.
j Gregg, a. [. Ware,
-. Gordon, Frank ltuiaU,
Sam Morrison, ID. Lachman,
\. Goslin, ID. W. Thuma,
II. Watson. Jake Markt,
". V. Foster, NJ. ID. Walker.
J. W. Maple. W. &. Opel.
Chas. Keller, j. L. Howell.
NJ Pcndcrgast, \. Wrigelc.
=. u. Doolcy. Thos. uiil,
Josiah Carroll, ID. Il. Nipher,
Il. G. Watson. Ed. = RigGlr.
Pres. Watson. Geo. Cotton.
H.. K Knowles, &c Morgan,
t;ro. Uuiatt. Fred Markt,
r., l.. Allen, \. Rorckrr.
&. Balfry. Alf.Grntry,
X Chesnry, ID. Kunkrl.
II. Is. Gad,iis. John Bond,
Levi Cruusrr, Jake king,
X %. Markland. Henry boyd,
J. u. Curry. ID. l.. Dohyns.
r.. Judd. Dave Young.
T.. licnsnu, NJ. Baum,
" l. Allen. Il. Goacher.
\. Castle. 4. l.. Caskry,
|. Brown. X. Coleman,
". Il Nining. W. \. fctrrr,
Eugene Bumps, Guy Niphcr.
I'D. Morgan. Frank rrndrrgast,
ID. colwrll, Tom Frye.
&. Mryrr, }. lnghram,
Vim Meyer. q. Adolph.
NJ. Bennett, q. W. Cummins,
}. Harmon. ii. r.. benny,
r. Bridge. ii. T.. Prrct.
Vim. Ball, John BALL.
II. }. Phelps, Matt Filler.
Dan Hahn, VIM. Elder,
MOTHERS.
Christian, Leah Kauchcr,
Allen, Edna Morgan,
Guslin, Mrs. \. Peret,
Graham, Miss Mabel tiraiiau
Rhodes, Miss Edith Culp,
Peret, l.ucy Morgan.
burgess, Miss Anna Ihuma
Kyrcr, Miss Fila Molter,
Brinnegar, Bernlce Richards
Moltcr, Daisy Rostock,
Markland, Minnie Rostock.
Hill, Nellie Walker,
Hayes, Mrs. ). Allen,
Edwards, Mrs. Wade Morris,
Davis, Nellie Frye,
Phelps, Dora Biggs,
Lynch, Maggie Bailey,
Soper. Edna Morgan,
Burton. Olive Morgan.
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Our County's Finances.

In our supplement this week will be
found the annual exhibit OF the financial
affairs Of Holt county. From 1t the tax
payers will learn just what has been
done with the revenues collected, We
believe our county is the only one in all
this portion of our state, where the ex-
penditures are held down within the re
venue. Many counties have from s'DOOO
to $4,000 in outstanding and unpaid
warrants. Our state affairs are in equally
as bad condition school funds are
being misapplied to meet current expen-
ditures, and why this brazen violation OF
our laws and disregard Of the constitu-
tion is persistenly kept up, we cannot
understand.
The statement was prepared by our
County Clerk Welty, and is handsome,
neat and precise piece Of work. lie has
made an innovation this year, and it is
one that will be appreciated by all those
who are in the habit of closely scrutiniz-
ing these statements. He shows Just
what cunt of revenue was handled by
specifying the various sources from
which 1t was derived He classifies the
various expenditures Of the poor fund;
the contingent: the road and bridges.
He then recapitulates all the various
exhibits Of the various funds. This re-
capitulation shows the receipts to have
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Goyernor JOSEPH FLORY
Lieuter,nt Goyernor r. +. ALLEN
Secretry OF State .W.L.PORTERFIEL
Treasurer W. y FLEMING
Auditor W. r. BLOEBAUM
Attorney General. =. +. O'FAHLON
Railway and Warehouse Comiais-
sioner. er.........C. G.. GROUSE
Presidential Ele ctor ith District:
WM. {. PIERCE.
The Holt County sentinel., 1900-06-01

Neglect is the short step so many take
from "a cough or coli to consumption.
The early use OF One Minute Cough
Cure prevents consumption. IL is the
only harmless remedy that gives imme-
diate results. 1t cures all throat and
lung troubles. Children all like 1t and
mothers endorse it. For sale 10y 5. W.
Aiken, and Z. U. Proud.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-09-19

Twenty-three million seven
hundred and one thousand dollars
(the amount of the bonds issued by
the State in aid of railroads) multi
piled by two gives just the amount
447, ,4O2, ,OOO) which Mr.. Dockery
asserts the bond-aided railroads
were worth in 1868. He seems tc
90 off on the theory that because
the original law authorizing the
bond issues required the companies
to put up halfthe construction cost
and to put their half up first the
roads were worth that amount.
Dockery ignores the facts that
those transactions were in the days
of Democrat rule in Missouri when
law was not allowed to intervene
to prevent plunder; that the total
construction cost of the defaulting
roads was less than ten per cent
more than the bonds given them;
and that the roads were in bad con-
dition and disconnected. To further
his false impression efforts Mr..
Dockery fails to inform the ''dear
people, that five of the bond-aided
roads, which received $4,000. 900
in bonds, and according to his
compution worth in 1868 forty
million dollars, were, on the same
mileage, assessed for the taxes of
last year at 80, 1872, 500; that the
original cost of building said roads
was but a fraction over twenty-five
millions of dollars; and that tax
payers of the State, under unjust
valuations on the farming class.
have paid more than four times
enough in State interest taxes since
1870, to have paid the entire debt.
Mr.. Dockery proves himself a
demagogue. Salem Rep. Head
light.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-09-19
the farmer can now keep it OIL, the
farm to feed to cattle and hogs all
the year around.
A Bit of States Evidence.

In the St. Louis Republic of
Dec. 81, 1899, Gov. Stephens in
discussing the question of calling
an extra session of the Legislature
is reported as using the following
language:
''The expense would cause US no
embarrassment at this time and
would he trifling if the investment
would net us 100000 annually,
and would transfer burdens from
the agricultural element which are
crushing their hopes and holdings,
to the dividend paying property
of the State in the shape of fran
chise values, now practically free
from taxation. 1t is we'll known
that the burden of taxation does
not rest equally on our people, If
one hand of the government of the
State of Missouri is to be laid up
on the property of the citizen aud
with the other valuable franchises,
paying dividends on millions, to be
bestowed upon quasi-publiccol por-
ations, carrying with the favored
grant exemption from taxation, is
1t less a robbery because it is done
under the forms of law and is call
ed taxation?"
Here. then, is States evidence
from the Executive, who is also a
member of the State Board Of
Equalization, that the citizens un-
der the existing condition Of things
are being robbed, and the corpora
tions enriched-and by whoma Ob-
viously by Legislature and a
Board of Equalization in the pay
of these corporations. There is no
other conclusion logically possible
with the evidence on hand.
The people of the State care lit
tie, comparatively, what MIR. Dock
cry thinks about expansion and so
forth. Our paramount issue in
the election of a Governor is Ia
ther whether under him the pres
ent wholesale robbery is to be per-
petuated. A creature and nominee
of the present State ring is natur-
ally not above suspicion, and the
fact that Mr.. Dockery persistently
lodges the issues we are most anx-
ious to hear him ON is not calcu.
lated to inspire the voter with any
hope that reform in State finances
would ensue on his election.-Far
mington News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-09-19

Many young men in this county
will this year, for the first time,
exercise the right of citizenship.
They are the new voters and may
hold the balance Of political power
in the county. 1t is, therefore,
the imperative duty of this class of
voters to give the opposing local
ticketsthoughtful consideration and
a careful scrutiny before they
make up their minds as to what
ticket they will vote. The Repub-
lican ticket is essentially the
young mans ticket; it has all
the elements which encourage
young men to enter into politics
and take hand in the conduct of
the county's affairs; it is the ticket
that embodies the principles of
fairness to all who have aspirations
to political honors. In its compost
ton no one was shut out from the
opportunity to ask for the party's
consideration and favors, and it
breaches the doctrine Of rotation
in Office in more than meaningless
terms. Free from the stigma of
ring work it invites the attention of
all voters, young and old, who are
opposed to party politics controlled
by ring combinations for the bene-
eft of the few on the inside.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-09-19

There is no people on the face of
the earth that responds quicker to
the cry Of distress than the Amer
can people. Scarce was the news
Of the recent great calamity in
Texas sent over the wires than
aid began pouring in upon the af-
dicted. Il is q beautiful character
istic Of our people that their aid is
always . step or two ahead of their
sympathy.