The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-14
We welcome Mrs. Henry Eccles

and her three children, who joins her
husband here, and become residents
OF our little city. Mr. Eccles Is the
owner Of the Oregon.Forest City tele-
phone line. They occupy the Bragg
property, lately finished for them.
His son Buell. during the vacation
season will assist his father.
A pleasant letter from John
Mohler at Hoyt, Kansas tells us that
he Is well and that the weather is as
hot and dry there as here John has
just closed his first year as carrier Of
the star route between Hoyt and
Nadeau. lie says. II have travelled
over $500 miles through the worst
roads and the hottest weather that
has ever been known here In Kansas"
johnson Rayhill. with the North.
ern Express Co.. al Seattle, Wash, Is
at home with his parents, e. Il. Ray
hill and wife, for a vacation OF ~
days. johnson j. making good"
and Is superintendent Of the night
force. comprising ~ men. This IL
his first lay.oH in III months. lie
says the climate is tine. and up to the
time Of his leaving. the Thermometer
had not registered above 10 degrees.
| The Polk county circuit court,
according 10 the Odessa Democrat,
will soon he called upon TO decide
what j. an "Old School Presbyterian
church" In 1854 Hugh Ross, Of Ce-
dar county, bcqueathed his estate Of
s2o. 900 to that church, after the death
Of his wife. Mrs. Ross died last
February and nephew Is con,csting
with the FRS, Presbyterian church
Of stockton on the ground that the
name "Old School Presbyterian" is
not borne by any church.
George r. Seeman, l.. l. Moore,
&. !. Thurman and Dr. !. +. Thatch-
ga. members Of our school board, were
In Iliawatha, Kan, Friday Of last
week, inspecting the sewage disposal
proposition, adopted by the city and
the public school board Of that city,
and which they say H. a decided sue
cess. They Use what Is called Septic
tanks. and II Is likely our school
board will adopt this system. j. II.
Murray very kindly sent them over
In his machine, his son, James, doing
the driving.
Charley koock has returned from
ISedalia. where he attended the home
looming Of the "koock kids"-three
sons and one daughter. Need II he
said that Ia and Ma koock were
elually ~ happy as when the first.
the second, the third or the fourth
came To gladden. the home-to bring
sunshine tn the home and they have
ever made the sun shine for them,
and never did II seem 10 bright AZ on
Thursday Of las, week. July Il, when
they all came back, and once again
gathered around the family hearth.
stone.
Mont Williams, but better known
as Dog" In this community, and
who was sent from here 10 the peni-
Tertiary at the April term Of circuit
court, 1909, April ~, being the day he
was sentenced, for six years, for steal
Ing three hides from Tom Frye L.
Sons, butchers, arrived here, Tuesday
OF this week, having been paroled by
the governor, after serving q little
over two years. We are informed
that the parole was granted through
the efforts Of Deputy Sheriff George
Il. Gelvin.
The Kansas City Agency Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of.
fered a series Of prizes for the agent
doing the greatest volume Of business
for the tirst six months Of 1911 The
first prize was a trip to New York;
the second, "A gold watch. Prof. Co
burn, formerly Of this place, cap
tured the second prize, and he says he
will pass his old one over TO his son
Richmond and carry the new one.
We congratulate the Professor, as he
competed with Kansas City, 81. So
seph, wichita and agents from many
other large cities.