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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-11-17
Forteocue.
Mr.. Lease moved to town Alast

Mr.. Lease moved to town last
week. ..... ,....
Joseph Morris is painting his
new house. ,.,,,4 ....s ...
J. r. Henderson was q st. JOSEPH,
visitor last week.
Il. NJ. Minton and wife were st.
Joseph visitors last week.
The Oregon bridge builders were
working in our neighborhood last week.
II. Il. Stuart and +. e. Boyd
made business trip to Oregon last
week.
John West has been working at the
elevator the last week repainting ma.
chinery.
John Beesley visited Rudolph Or
wick Sunday evening In spite of the
weather.
Quite a number OF our young
folks have been attending church at
Walnut Grove.
Henry Cook, OF Oregon, was In
our vicinity last Monday, erecting q
monument for Joe Butrick.
Miss Mugs Minton and Miss
Florence Boyd called on the Cotton
girls one evening last week.
The L. II. NJ. S. will hold their
social meeting at the home of Mrs.
Cooper next Thurday evening.
We are having nice weather after
the blizzard Of last week and the
farmers are busy husking corn.
Several Of our prominent young
ladies are making preparations TO at.
tend the box supper Friday night.
We are Informed that there will
be preaching services at the Brick
church by Rev. Davis, Nov. 81. Ev.
erybody cordially invited to attend.
f. l.. Craig Is making prepare.
lions to go to Arizona for his health,
which has been poor for some time.
We earnestly hope this change will
benefit him.
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The Perfect Town.

Ferdinand, Ind, Is getting an I'M
due amount OF advertising these days
As the perfect town. Its white rec
ord OF pulchritude shows no divorces,
no jails, no graft, no justice of the
peace, no arrests for many years and
no civil suits, In the memory OF the
oldest inhabitants. All hail Ferdi.
nand the spOtless! What an example
N civic achievement! No graft, no
jAil, no divorces! Death can have no
sting for Ferdinand, for Ferdinand is
already dead. But perhaps Ferdi.
nand Is only the name of some In.
dians' graveyard.
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the stn6 were endorsed. Grants
horse was shot under him. Grants
plan Of attack was TO keep the left
flank near the river TO prevent re-en.
forceinents from crossing over from
Columbus and by spreading out the
line partially surround the Confeder
ate camp. A united effort In the nu
turc Of charge. but prevented from
being one by the roughness Of the
ground. drove. the enemy from the
emba nkment through the woods TO an
open space around the inclosed line
When Grants excited soldiers saw
close AT hand the defiant flag waving
above the guns and Confclerates run.
ming back across the field their en-.
thusiasm knew no bounds.
The spreading Of Grants line Great.
ed n gap In the ranks opposite the enc.
my's battery. The seventh Iowa rush.
ed into the space and In a few mo.
ments drove the gunners from their
pieces with n hot hrc Of bullets. \
rush Of the whole line precipitatcd n
stampede In the enemy's ranks. and
Grants men swarmed about the flag.
pole. tents aud cannon like bees around
an upturned hive. II was their first
fght. their frst victory and first seizure
OF the spells u war officers and sol,
diers alike jumped upon the gun car.
riages and platform and delivered flow.
cry speeches to their comrades. who
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RichVille.

Farmers are busy husking corn.
Everybody is enjoying the cold
weather.
ID. N. Crop Is husking corn for
A. +. Hibbard.
Fred Weigel visited A. f. Hib'
bard, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Klinepeter and son are build,
Ing a barn for Robert Kneale.
Miss Edna Iddings, Of Richville,
was the guest Of Miss Emma Open.
lander, Saturday and Sunday.
On Wednesday OF last week, Mrs,
John Hibbard and Miss Bertha Us.
borne were visiting at Richville.
Charles Hornecker and wife: Ed.
Kraemer, wife and daughter, Mil.
bred, were guests OF Robert Kneale,
Sunday.
"Wednesday of last week, Mrs.
Fannie McIntrye and Misses Ina and
Goldie were visiting at Robert
Kneale's.
Robert Kneale and mother, Mrs.
James Kneale; George Webster and
wife we're visiting at Bill Dreher's,
Sunday last.
lily Weigel, wife and children;
Sherman Kee, wife and little son
willard, were guests Of Ernest Bah
Ter and wife, Sunday. RUBY.
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M. E. Church Notes.

The League topic Sunday night
Is, "Giving Christ the Right Of Way"
Gal. 300.
notwithstanding the cold wave,
the attendance At church and Sab.
bath school was very good Sunday
morning. We notice that the super.
intendent has . nice, new bell with
which to call his school to order.
Miss Fannie Perkins. of Burmah,
India, occupied the pulpit Sunday
morning and evening. She has spent
twenty.one years In the foreign field
and Is a most interesting talker. She
Is teacher and preacher In charge Of q
large school composed OF European
children.
AT a business meeting of the Ep-
worth League the following officers
were elected for the ensuing six
months: President, Reed Bailey: LIST
vice.president, Jessie Ramsay: md
vice. president, Mrs. Jennie Dillon; 3rd
vice.president, Nellie Graham: 4th
vice-president, Lou Petree: secretary,
Helen Mckee: treasurer, Nina Dillon;
organist, Gladys King: chorister, Oak
ley Morris.
We forgot to mention last week
the meeting Of the W. r. NJ. Society
at the home Of Sister Morris. II was
a most enjoyable occasion. After the
devotional services the regular study
OF the lesson was held, after which
the society was delightfully."- enter
tained with music. Among the mum.
beers was solo by Miss Gladys King,
which was heartily applauded. Az
the close refreshments were served
and all present were unanimous In
their praises Of most pleasant and
profitable meeting.
TIE PASTOR.
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New Point, and Vicinity.

Ralph Meyer made a business trip
to Oregon Tuesday.
The Highly picture show Is to be
mere again Saturday, the 18th.
Mrs. AlmasCaldwell was called to
st. Joe Wednesday by the illness OF
her mother.in.law.
Mrs. Ida Miller came down from
Skidmore, Friday. and visited with
her mother few days.
Miss Kate Murphy came Sunday
from wichita, Kan. to visit NJ her
fathers, Mr.. Buchanan. She was ac-
companied by her niece, Wilma Jones.
Mrs. Maud Shoemaker and baby,
Of Quincy, H., and Mrs. Grace IIoH-
man and baby, o! Kansas City. are
visiting at Father Boomers, this
week.
The High School basketball team
went to Roscndale, last Saturday, and
played game with the Rosendale
team. The score was ~ to In favor
OF New Point. The girls certainly
played a hard game, as the wind blew
so hard and II Was showing. The
team consists OF Anna Springer, cap
tain; Retta Boswell, Edna Rayhill,
Myrtle Bender, Flossie Boswell and
Catharine Terry. Harold Hodgin,
Fred Davis, Joe Praisewater, Harri.
son Kunkel and Perry Boswell accom-.
panied the girls. In spite Of the
storm they enjoyed the trip, and are
enthusiastic over the kindness and
entertainment given them by the Ro.
sendale people. They hope TO return
the courtesy In the near future.
NERO.
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Setter Dc Over the AvsrsSs When
vsunO and Under When Old,
Gay Insurance Men.

At the annual meeting Of the Az.
sociation Of Life Insurance Directors
some facts were brought out In re-
gard to the best build Of men and
women from the insurance mans
point Of view.
In the New York Life Insurance
company efforts have been going on
for many years to determine the ex.
act influence Of build on longevity.
says the Medical Record. Il 10 sug.
gested that q mistake has been made
In assuming that the average build
OF any cge 10 the most favorable
build that that age or the build from
which II may be expected the most
favorable mortality will be sustained.
For instance. figures show that at
the age Of twenty all risks from ~
per cent, overweight to 10 per cent.
underweight are better than average
risks. Does II not then seem prob.
able that the point Of most favorable
build Is about half way from "a per
cent. overweight to 10 per cent. under.
weight. or In the neighborhood Of
: per cent. overweight? n this IN.
ference is correct the tables now
used are too favorable to the under.
weights by about z per cent.
At age sixty. on the other hand
the super.standard risks begin at abou
2 per cent. overweight and extend &c
about % per cent. underweight. The
mem pOint hetween thesa extrornitiDo,
lies at about 7 per cent. underweigh;
and the conclusion appears evident
that the present table based on
average weights IL too high by abou,
Z per cent. At the intermediate ages.
30 to 80. the mean point lies not a,
the zero but on the heavyweight side
Of the zero at the age Of thirty and
at the lightweight side Of the zero
at the age Of nifty. and only at tho
age Of 10 Is the table apparently cor.
rect.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-11-17

Mrs. Martins new parlormaid. gu.
san. appears to be not only extremely
well trained and all that . correct
parlormaid should be but also Q young
woman Of unusual penetration. When
Mrs. Martins acquaintance, Mrs. Da.
Wis. comes to call on afternoons. Susan
ascends the stairs to her mistress
room and declares to that rather as
tonished lady that MRS. Davis. one
OF the gentry. Is in the drawing room"
On the other hand when Mr.. Smith,
the book agent, or Mr. Jones. the
piano tuner, rings the front door bell
and sends up a card, Susan 10 not to
be deceived, and announces. "Mr.
Jones or Mr.. Smith. not one of the
gentry!" Mrs. Martin 10 at q loss to
account for these distinctions.
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GENERAL GIDEON >. PILLOW, O. a. A., CON.
sPicUoUs AT BELAONr.
ence at home and abroad. II gave the
northern navy one Of the finest har.
bors on the Atlantic seaboard as Z
base for operations and paved the way
for the b 'ckade OF the entire coast
south Of { arleston.
Other events Of the week were the
seizure Of the Confederate European
commissioners, Mason and slidell. on
Board the British steamer Trent in
the Bahama channel by the Cnitet
States steamer San Jacinto ON the
9Th. q heavy skirmish at Piketown.
KY, between General william Nei.
sons Federals and Colonel J. q. vii.
liams' Confederate force on the 9th
and two minor actions at Occ0qunn
river, virrtnia. and Guyand0tts. west.
err Virginia. 6n the 10th and 18th.
The Trent affair created y worldwide
sensation when The facts Of the seiz.
ire became known On the mainland.
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U. S.v.
Copyright BY American Press Associa-
tion. 1siil

~ Captain GEORGE T. kiLr1eR. Lsts
u. SV.
Copyright BY American Press Associa-
tion. isii.l
~N Nov. Z. 1861. two officers Of
comparatively Insignificant
" rank made their bows to the
American people a. leaders In
hattie. One was U. q. Grant. a brig.
adler general Of volunteers: the other
q r. Dupont. commodore Of the Unit
I'd States navy. A different fortune
awaited them. for. although Grant
failed In his undertaking at Belmont.
he arose 10 the head of the army. Du.
pont succeeded nj Port Royal and was
. stubborn fighter when commanding
the south Atlantic squadron. yet In
the end the chief honors Of naval com.
mand went to another.
At Belmont. Mo. opposite Columbus.
KY, the Confederate general. Folk.
had established n camp Of observation.
occupied by one regiment Of infantry.
. battery Of artillery and n squadron
Of cavalry. In order to command the
approaches TO this position by the
Confederate batteries on the high
ground at Columbus. the trees had
been felled for some distance along
the west bank. and the fallen timber
had been so placed az to form an
abatis capable Of obstructlnR the nd.
vance Of an enemy. This camp Grant
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decided TO attack. Accordingly. at
about 3 o'clock on tho morning Of the
7ih, he disembarkcd his force on the
Missouri shore. some Hve miles above
Belmont. aud ordered the gunboats 10
drop below md engage the batteries NJ
Columbus. Quickly forming his col.
umn. Grant pushed for the Confeder'
ate camp. hoping TO take the Confeder.
ates by surprise.
Grants Foe Reinforced.
In this he was partly mistaken. for
General Folk. who was ut Columbus,
had been notified Of the landing Of
Federal troops on the west shore Of
the Mississippi and promptly dispatch.
cd General Gideon ]. Pillow with four
regiments to succor the threate ned
camp. This reinforcement raised the
defenders Of Belmont 10 about 3.OOO
men. with six cannon. Grant had
about 5000
After marching q mile through q
wooded swamp the Federal column
reached n cornheld. aud the Seventh
Iowa deployed as skirmishers among
the tall stalks to the farther edge of
the field. A company Of Confederates
was IN hiding beyond the field and
fred at the IOwans, killing one man
A line OF battle was quickly formed.
and the whole command moved on
ward through the woods. The fight
Ing was steady and continuous from
that point to the Confederate works
The way was Obstructed by heavy un.
dcrbrush and fallen trees, and the
men had to climb over or crawl under
the obstacles as hest they could. the
while keeping lookout for the enc
my In places the ground was
swampy. and between fighting, find.
Ing road and waiting for the cannon
to be dragged along with the column
the march was slow and difficult.
0acsrs Chosen Targets.
The delay gave the enemy time to
select positions and get in good shots
At the end of q mile the whole line
was held up by q new obstacle, a sort
Of secondary river bank that formed
a natural breastwork TO- the Confed
crates. Grants column had also got
within range Of the 6eldpieces at Bel
mont and Of the heavy guns at Colum.
bus. and shot and shell tore through
the forest, giving the farm boys q
taste Of real war. The Confederate
ri6emen were favored with picked
fell rapidlr General J. A. McCler
nend. second In command to Grant
had three horses shot under him one
after another. Colonel Lauman Of the
Seventh lowe lost bis horse In this
action and was afterward severely
wounded himself The mounted men
were chosen targets. and several Of
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the w6rks NAMED respectively for
Beaufegard and Fort Walker. consisted
Of forty.three guns about evenly dc
tributed.
Dupont's pinn Of attack was to call
rapidly between the forts. deliver bis
IRE on both while passing: then. after
going two miles In. return and take
Fort Walker on Its land side. which
was the weakest A the feet advanc.
ed Tatnall's ships met them In the en-.
trance. and the pennant Of the Confed.
erate flagship was CALAMITY dipped
three times to the Wabash for the sake
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THE PASTOR.
Remember the dates OF our An

Remember the dates Of our An.
nual Chrysanthemum.:: Show, Gem
Theatre, Oregon, Mo-, November 10,
II, and -, 1911. handkerchief Ia.
zaar and Plant Sale In connection.
Season Tickets. Is cents; Single Ad.
mission, 10 cents. Proceeds TO be
used for improving the cemetery.
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This world would be dreary mono
tone without the mountains and the
lakes. the rivers and the valleys,
which have come through natures
great upheavals. The sufferings OF
earth make II the more glorious. Men
10 much like this In his own expert
ence. The blessings Of like have come
In large measure because Of the heart
aches and the agonies Of men and
women. They have given Of their life
blood 20 that others might bs en-
riched. This has been their crucifix.
ion. But out Of their affection has
come . new life-grown from the seed
Of the best that died In the old self.
This has been their resurrection
Charles 6telxle.
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Battle Of Belmont, No. and Naval Attack at Port Royal
s. G. --- General U. S. Grants First Important En-
tatement Victorious at First and Finally Compelled
to RetreatFlas Officer Dupont Won Brilliant Vic
tory and Opened to Federal Ships Fine South Caro-
lima Harbor -- With Wooden Ships He Outfoufht
Confederate Batteries on Shore---Brothers Foufht
on Opposite Sides
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Awful.

Awful.
n heard Gibbs 10 sick IN BEL" said
Blithers.
"Yes-hs's got, eirrhosis Of the liz.
or" said Jiks, ,.....
"6orosis OF the livsrf" cried Blith-
ers. Gee! Think Of having q WON.
ANA club internally" - Harper's
Weekly.
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COLONEL >. a. LAUNAN, q. q. v, CON.
MASDiNo TH9 SEVENTH IOWA AT BBi~
nOSL
~ aud lang syne. Then the 8rinR be.
gan. TatnaiI was forced 10 retreat be.
fore the brOadsidcs Of his old friend.
Fort Walker had twenty three guns In
The guns rakcd the channel Tor . long
| distance. but Dupont carried his ncet
sufficiently near the works 20 yet their
outline the night before tho battle and
anchored Just out Of runshot
Moving at the rate 1T viz miles no
hour. the Federal ships were complete.
~ lost 10 View In the smoke Of their
own guns. The forts fred at blind
targets, yet bore on the channel. 30
that many shots told. After passing
the forts the nanklng line stood on
and hrcd into works, while the other
ships turned and sailed over the
course Dupont's flagship still led. and
after turning sailed 10 within 100 yards
IT Fort Walker. She was an especial
target, but was scarcely touched.
Brother Against Brother.
Fort Walker was the frst TO fall. II
was commanded by General Thomas
r. Drayton. whose brother. Captain
Percivai Drayton. commanded the TO.
cahontas In Dupont's feet General
Drnyton said that the fire from his
guns was delivered with GOODNESS aud
precision, hut "a his surprise the ships
passed apparently unframed. The en-.
filadIng Hrc from the Hanking ships.
he declared. proved the most dcstruc.
tive 20 his work. Al the end OF an
hour md half the gunners at work
were exhausted, and Drayton went
personally 10 n battery In the rear and
brought M fresh men. These fought
for four hours, and then, when only
three guns remained ht for service.
abandoned the work.
The flight Of the garrison from Fort
Walker was signaled by the Ottawa
Just rs the flagship turned for the
third time to sail past and deliver her
broadside. Orders were given to cease
firing, and the flagship steamed close
and delivered a single shot. II was
unanswered. Captain John Rodgers.
serving as aid TO the nag Officer, went
on shore with a dag Of truce.
The battle Of Port Royal Was one of
the 6rst great Federal successes Of the
war aud exerted u wonderful innu.
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cheered themselves hoarse, and tho
battle. as Grant himself declared. was
soon turned into Fourth Of July
orgy Of bubbling eloquence.
But the Confcderatcs had not aban.
dOned the Missouri bnnk-Only droppcd
down under the blum out OF range.
No one dema nded their surrender. for
the vict0rs seemed 10 think that the
position. the armament and the camp
were the sole objective Of the cam.
Jaign. When the guns at Columbus at.
tempted 70 fire upon the invading mob
ut Belmont the shots passed over, to
the merrlment Of Grants men. They
changed their tune. however, the mo.
ment their enemies under the river
bank began to climb tall trees and send
bullets into the captured camp.
: Successful Flank Attack.
About that time several steamers
loaded with COnfcderates were seen ip
the river steering for the shore above
Belmont. between Grants column AMI
the landing. Then began general r..
treat, and from that time on until tho
transports were reached the march
was one continuous brush fight. The
COnfederates were NJ home on the
ground Grants soldiers were nearly
exhausted by the excitement OF the
day and the labors OF the march, hut
they CALAMITY fought their way TO the
landing. II was there that Grants
horse performed the difficult feat OF
rOtting aboard over single plank
twelve or fifteen feet long.
This sudden turn Of Grants fortunes
had been brought about by the prompt
and energetic action OF General Polk.
the Soldier Bishop" as soon M he
discovered that General Pillows force
was being defeated. The Federal gun
boats Tyler and Lexington. which had
engaged the Confederate batteries at
Columbus. were repulsed after two
attacks and retired to the landing to
await the results Of Grants adven.
ture on shore. The river being clear
Of enemies. General Polk crossed over
tO Belmont In person. with additional
Fe-enforcements. striking the Federal
dank and rear. AZ above narrated.
Dupont Leads the Attack.
Dupont's task at Port Royal was the
dangerous one Of attacking land forth.
cations With ships. and bis 6eet was all
wooden vessels except four little gun.
boats Of the NINETY day" type In bis
AaGShip, the steam frigate Wabash.
Commodore Dupont led the attack.
payiRg no attention to three Confeder,
ate wooden ships commanded by his
old nessmate In the United States
pavyS k;emW0doFs 'Tatsall-ss !Thv<fsvenu
sncounteref lay on opposite sides OF the
sntrance to the harbor about two nau.
Neal miles apart The armament Of
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-06-21
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Eva Haggett has returned home
after delightful visit to Washington
lD.C.
Mr.. Goodman Todd of Cambridge
spent Sunday in Lower Dcrckeste!
with relatives and friends.
Miss Lura West has returned home
for the summer, having completed the
book keeping course at Baltimore Bus.
mess College.
There will be a game of base
ball at Hooper's Island Saturday
June "a, between Secretary aad
Hooper's Island. Admission, Zoe.
| Miss Lola Sullivan, who for the past
nine months has been located at Dade
| City, Fla. arrived home this morning,
and is visiting her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Milton Sullivan, Maryland Ave.
There will be an ice cream festi-
val Thursday evening, June %, at
Emmanuel Chapel for the benefit of
the Children's Picnic Fund. Please
come out and help the children.
Mrs Helen Porter and little daugh-
ter. Dorothy, and brother, Mr. Colds
borough Andrews. Of Baltimore, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Meekins, at their home on Belvedere
avenue.
MIR. and Mrs. William ID. Smith and
son, Harri gtoo, of Williamsburg, have
been the guests of Insurance Commits
sioner and Mrs Emerson G. Harring
ton, at their home on Mill street, this
week.
Ri Rev. Nm. Forbes Adams, Bishop
Of the Diocese, will visit East New Mar
ket Parish on Sunday, June %, aud
officiate in st. stephens Church at l0.S0
O'Clock, a. M, and s 90 O'Clock, p. m.
The public cordially invited.
w. Irving Mace, assignee, sold at
public sale at the Court House door
yesterday afternoon the Samuel M.
Creighton property, on Hooper's Is
land, to DR.. William T. Henry, for
$575 The property is nicely To-
Gated, being very desirable as a
residence property.
Mr.. J. Arev Branhock, local agent
for the Abbott-Detroit automobile, has
Just delivered to Mr.. James Busick, of
"The Moors,'' fine five passenger,
thirty horsepower Abbott-Detroit car,
which has attracted great deal Of at
tention. Mr. Busick investigated a
number OF cars before purchasing, but
finally decided upon the Abbc ttDetroit.
NIessrs. LeCompte & Harper have on
exhibition in one of their windows on
Race street~a number Of pieces of fur
piture made bv the pupils of the Man
uel Training Department of the Cam
bridge High School The furniture is
on mission design and indicates skill
upon the part of those pupils who made
it and reflects great credit upon this
branch of the High School.