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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28
BIG COMMERCIAL DEAL.
Brad. Mum Sell Their Hardware
and Furniture Stock to
Robert Smith < Son.

One Of the biggest commercial deals
In the history OF our town for many
years was consumnated Monday Of
this week. whereby Robert Smi' u and
son. Robert. Jr.. become the owners
Of the Bragg-Munn stock Of hardware
and furniture. and the latter become
the owners OF the Smith $40 acres Of
land near Biye,ow.
The trade Vas "highferclick deal
and was worked up by Albert Gotten
and W. +. Vance.
or the $40 acres loo Is IN wheat
ready for the sickle next week. and
the estimated yield Is about ~ bush.
els: loo acres j. In corn. and a moderate
estimate for that section is Is bushels
per acre. The land has been rented
by the Smiths. and under the deal
Bragg Il Mum will receive onc.half
the wheat and two.fifths the corn.
The older Smith is an experienced
mercantile man. and VAS In the gen.
eral mercantile business for - years
at Marion. Kan. and a. soon a. the
junior became old enough le was put
behind the counter. and thus has
lad some ten years business expert.
ence. Both are married men. They
made a deal for the land a few years
ago, and for the past year have been
residing AT Mound city. and In March
last moved Ia their farm. Thcyc come
backed 10y years uf experience, and n
reputation for square dealing tina,
TnE SENTINEL j. only too glad To
welcome such people 10 our com.
muniiy and the business circles
Of our beautiful little city. which
they will find TO bc one of the very
best and most substantial to bc found
IN the state.
We are sorry 10 lose Messrs. l;ragg
and Mum from the business ailairsof
our little city. for they have made
good every way while among H.. both
as tn their business dealings and their
splendid citizenship. and while they
have not yet decided a. to their fu.
ture plans. We trus, they may decide
10 again engage In some branch of
business IN our city.
Mr.. bragg came TO Oregon from
New Point. and purchased the schultz
Bros. stock Of hardware IN December.
l8"i, and the following summer Of
lM' his brother.in.law. &. T.. Mum.
Of Mound city. became a half part.
ner, and the firm Became the bragg.
Mum Hardware Co., and In June,
l'Nn, they removed their stock from
he Schultz corner 10 Wcnpy the NO
large siprrruoms In the Woodland
block. and added furniture 10 their
line Of stock.
As soon ~ ~. smiths can obtain
Residences they viii mo,rto our city,
and become, IN our opinion. valuable
additions To the commercial and -.
cial affairs " our city, and IN behalf
of all our people, We bid them Wet.
came
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28
Seed oats for sale. Inquire of NJ

NUnII.
Frank Walker, Of Bigelow. re-
turned Monday IRON Chicago, where
he attended the Republican conycn-
ton. He Is still fun OF what he saw
up there and the many notables he
met, and also had the pleasure OF
shaking hands with Theodore Roose-
welt. He wants IL distinctly under
stood that he Is still Republican
and Is also for the nominee OF the
Republican party.
w. A. s. Derr had out two car
loads Of hogs Tuesday, which were
made up by h. +. Pralsewater selling
him 20 head OF Reds, averaging close
to the 300 line, and viii says they
were the finest lot Of hogs he has
handled In over q year. Rem Carr,
Henry Vogel, Vince Order. Henry
Peret, Ed Thurman, II. NJ. Johnston,
Mrs. A, Boer, each sold him I; Jas.
Bucher, George II. Price and A. Fry
man each s; John Greiner, 3: Jno.
IIornecker, II: Harry Hasness, 2: Geo.
Profit, l3; Jas. Ramsay,9.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28

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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28

DIR. Sam Morgan, d. V. s., OF
Skidmore. was In Oregon over sun
day, the guest OF his parents. Judge
u. +. Morgan and wife.
-Maryville Black Wonders VS.. Ore.
gon Comets at Benton Park, Friday,
June ~. Game called at 3 p. IN. Ad.
mission, Is and % cents.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28

S. s. Meadows, OF Maitland, was
In st. Joseph this week, on business.
Mrs. Alice Kunz, Mrs. II. X. Has.
ness and daughter, Alice, were St.Jo-
seph visitors, Tuesday.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28

Mrs. George Lukens, who has
been suffering with appendicitis, was
taken to st. Joseph Monday for treat.
ment.
Henry Williams and wife, of the
CrOzen district, were here q day or
two visiting with Marie Williams and
her husband.
George Poynter and his two chill
dren, OF Bigelow, spent Sunday here,
the guests of Frank Graham and fam.
lily, and Mrs. Minnie Moore and fami.
10
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-06-28
Carries a Sling.

John u. Reeves. of the Reeves
Auto Agency here, j. oil duty n an
expert demonsi ratur for a few weeks.
because lac il now carrying his right,
arm IN "A sling, and which l. nicely
packed In splin's.
lie Was driving hiS machine with
some passengers, Monday evening Of
this week. George Icller, Jack baw.
son, John pcret and Dr. Is. q. Pierce.
from i.igclow toward Mound city.
and ON crossing the high bridge, they
met AN auto coming from Mound
City, the opposite lights seemed 10
blind both drivers, and Mr.. Reeves
was compelled, IN order To avoid a
collision, TO iurn suddenly tn avoid
this and he ran into the guards on
the side Of the bridge, the sudden
compact SO Jared the steering gear
rs to break his right arm just
above the wrist. and To break the
left front wheel Of his machine and
otherwise damaged IL to consider.
able extent.
The machine coming from Mound
City was occupied by Falls city per.
sons and they came TO halt. and
rendered what assistance they could,
taking Mr.. Reeves to Mound City,
where Dr. +. NJ. Miller set the arm.
They then returned to the scene and
took Mr.. Reeves passengers to
Mound City. All OF these excepting
George Xeller,w were somewhat bruised,
but none seriously. The accident oc-
Cured about $50 p. m.
They were brought 10 Oregon by
auto, and the damaged machine Is
now In the auto hospital for treat
ment. 1t was narrow escape from
collision, and had II been such, no
doubt some one or more would have
been killed--therefore be thankful
that II was no worse.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
Warwood Briefs.

Mrs. L. \. Pease. OF Main street.
has returned from a visit with rela-
tives at Parkersburg.
Mrs Catherine Barris. Of Fifth
street. has returned from a trip to
New York. Boston and other eastern
points.
William Lash IS arranging 20 give
another dance in the Owls hall. in
South Warwood. at an early date.
Mrs. William Means. OF Mingo
Junction. o., is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Coyle. OF Hazlett avenue. North
Warwood
Miss Lulu Alkens. OF St. Marv's
W. Va. is visiting Mrs. F. ". Mahan.
of Twenty-frst street.
Mrs. Joseph West and children.
OF Overlook. are preparing 20 leave
next week for Springfield. o.. where
they will make their future home.
W. G. Baughman. OF Warwood. has
been awarded the contract for plast-
ering the new City Hospital al
Wheeling.
Miss Louise Brown. Of Wheeling.
Is a guest Of the Misses Fisher. on
Main street
The new house Of Ross SuIwelI.
on Twentieth street. h. about com.
pleted. and Contractor W. T.. Daniels
yesterday began the work OF placing
concrete walks about the premises
Miss Lille BLACK. OF Gleun's run.
has returned from a visit with re-
latives 40 Wavcrly. ". Va.
Mrs. p. Donlcy. who has been 800
az her home on South Main street
for a long time pas: - reported 10 "a
very critical cOndif1Ou
Mrs Anna Owens. ~ Center War
wood. has returned from a visit with
friends ar FOllansboe
John Doyle. an employee Of the Ohio
r1ver dam here. left yesterday on "a
huntinE trip tO down-riyer points
Mrs. Val Drummond. who has been
laid up with tonsiliti- U.s. much inn
proved
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
SISIERSYILLE

SlSI EkSNILLE. Nov TO- Eddie
Quirlry. oft This city. WAS called fo tho
,0IH' scar cary Friday morning
WIN h's u'tcd bloodhound NICK car
IT,. 10 IflI ihr gang "lo robbed
hit1i. Nbouf 500 Iu cash and quite
t. -i postage STAMPS N.rr secured.
CO., 81 .' l' 'tf Nh" from
0itifraF'le fu MiddInhOIrrn is pro.
IfF'llt and fhn road 's near.
,iNl. n' nI-Iin'" .- i"n miles
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
No Further Diseoun, on Taxes.

Yesterday was the last day on which
a discount will be allowed on the
payment OF local taxes. and from this
on all persons whose taxes are IN
paid will be required TO pay the full
amount due. Tax Collector Bowler
received payments at the South War
wood hose house last evening. The
TO tai amount OF collections thus far
received has been larger than usual.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
WARW00D
Accented Ordinanc.-

The Brooke Electrical eompapv
which was recently granted a fran
chise TO use the streets and alleys OF
NarNoOd for poles. wires. etc. 20
furnish electric Light and power 10
citizens. manufactures and others
mere. Friday afternoon accepted the
ordnance passed by council governing
same. The acceptance was accom-
panied by a certified check for $500
IN payment OF the franchise. which
viii be placed In the bank TO the
credit OF the town.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
Streets 70 Be Graded.

A large quantity OF gravel has been
secured which the town authorities
have decided TO place on the
various streets most needing impro-
vement. Mayor Dowler and other
officials made an inspection tour OF
the reefs yesterday. and Il Is ex-
pected TO complete the work before
extremely bad weather sets In.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
Concrete Base for Paving Track.

Holderman Bros. OF Benwood, who
have the contract for paving Main
street from Twenty-second 20
Iwenty-third streets, including the
east track OF the Pan Handle Tract
Ion line. are putting in a concrete
base for the track paving. Rapid
progress Is also being made in the
curbing and grading for the street
proper. and It is expected that the
entire contract we'll be completed be
fore the end OF next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
Entertained Young Friends.

The following young friends were
entertained by Eulah Mayse at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kerch-
er. on Main street. Thursday even
ing. in honor OF her eleventh birth
day; Leta Johnston. Helen Frazier.
Salome Daum, Leah Miller. Mary
Miller. Lillian Kindelberger. Matte
Petit. Catherine Underwood. Marie
Bingall. Mabel Nesbit, Emma Cam
merer, Alma Sutton. Marie Nesbit.
Janet Baughman. Marie Jewell. Al
berta Sutton, Catherine Blackburn.
Helen Emsley and Marie Meyn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
MANUFACTURES Making Good Time.

The Packers Motor Truck com.
pany. the Alloy Steel Casting com.
-pany and the Warwood Tool com.
rany are all making excellent time.
although the latter company has
been somewhat handicapped by a
failure to secure steel and other ma
terial promptly owing 10 the congested
condition of the steel mills.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16
Noticr

The Warwood reservoir will be
empued and cleaned tonight. Satur.
day. November 10th. Consumers will
please provide sufficient water this
evening TO last them over Sunday.
Warwood Water 4 Light Co.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-16

ms appS
Ne MehnS ar1nns In
"' sl@u pianos and payerthe worlds
Now note this This dolrorour it
o""P unknown
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
1faARRIMpclI
AhgN@11[1S
Conducted by the National women's
Christian Temperance Union.)
GREAT IDEA IS PROTECTION
AnttLlquor Laws Not Intended to Leg.
isIats Morality Into People. but
70 Shield the individual.

You can't ~legislate morality into
people," declares the aeti-prohibitton'
list Those who Imagine that such is
the sole aim Of the reformer need to-
bs reminded that laws arc not enacted
primarily for the purpose Of making
men moral or righteous. but for the
protection Of society. Laws restricts
ing the liquor business are not intends
ed % . rod or lash for the liquor SELL
ers," % the saloonkeepers and their
friends seem to believe. nor yet to
make the patrons Of the saloon sober
and good. They + simply protective
measures. The restrictive idea of the
ordinary liquor laws 10 secondary to
the main idea Of protection. The man.
says the regulative civil law. who
preys upon his fellows. o. who for per-
sonal gain would drain the life-blood
Of q nation, may 60 20 far and no
farther. Prohibitory law. standing up
on the American constitution and up.
on the bedrock Christian principles.
says he must be denied in toto the
opportunity to thus wreck the happi-
ness Of homes and to impede the prog
ress and prosperity Of the people. Pro
hibitionists are committed to the abo'
lition Of the liquor traffic. not alone
for the sake Of the man who drinks;
not even for the sake Of the greatest
good to the greater number; they ad'
vocate it on the ground Of the great
est good to the individual and to the
nation-on the ground Of protection
for the boys and girls. for the men
and women, of the present generation
and for those Of generations to come
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12

Unique Device for Rocking Cradle.
Unique and probably the most prim,
tive cradle-rocking device ever seen
or employed in any part of the world
is the one that has been adopted by
the matter-of-fact squaws of the
Kwakiutl tribe Of Indians now living
on Vancouver island, British. Colum.
bit. The mother performs the double
duty of spinning and rocking her in.
FAINT, snugly packed In a hollowed-out
cradle stuffed with cedar-bark strips
suspended from the limb Of q sapling.
This is about the most realistic and
accurate representation Of the old
nursery song, "Rock-a-by, Baby, in. the
Treetop," 30 far known; the most
striking part, however, being that Of
the Indian mother using her big toe.
as the motive power. . With a cord
attached to the bent limb and the
other wound around her toe. she
swings her dangling offspring to and
fro, leaving her hands entirely free
for weaving. So out of the ordinary
was this scene Of Indian life, which
was met by an expedition, that a life7
size group Of this subject has Just
been set up in the North Ethnologi,
call hall of the American Museum Of
Natural History, New York.-Chris3
tan Herald.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12

weather? You owe it to yourself to
get a little rest and recreation. You'll
be having heat prostration or some,
thing like that II you don't take cara
Of yourself. Come. let's go to the ball
camel
"Mr. Pye considers. Z hate to go
and leave a lot Of work standing.
,;awn.' says he. Things stop on a dead
enter whenever I'm not here, you
.low. oh, well, I hate to disappoint
Eou, since you've come way up here
.or me- So he reluctantly grabs his
panama and they float out to take the
touring car.
Later on he has another meal at a
roof garden or a summer garden with
music, and the check for him and
lawn is somewhere around $40. The
touring car drops him at his own door
in the moonlight and leaves him to un-
disturbed slumber that he may rest
up for another wearing day.
"Oh," ended Miss Fattershall, II
could just cry owe the way that poor
man is driven with work! l could!"-
Chicago Daily News.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
DANGERS OF LIQUOR HABIT
Employers Becoming More and More
Strict In Enforcement Of Tenn.
peranee Regulations.

Tho sentiment for leaving of the
use Of liquor altogether 10 growing
among the men Of the labor unions.
AZ time goes on, the requirements for
exact and high class work by men in
the trades IL increasing, and they can.
not afford to allow their brains to be
clouded from the effects Of liquor. An.
other thing that is promoting temper
ance 10 the fact that employers are
taking IN interest in requiring their
employees to keep sober. The danger
Of liquor drinking men being injured
while at work, and thus making the
employer liable for damages. has
caused the employers to become more
and more strict In the enforcement OF
temperance rules. l do not believe
that the temperance question can be
settled until people have become edu'
Gated along the lines Of temperance
living.-Edgar A. Perkins. Labor
Leader.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
Walking on Water.

Edward F. Marvin Of the Sons Of
Temperance says the Detroit Free
Press, said in a recent address in
Bridgeport: 1T is easy to answer the
opponents Of temperance. At a mar
iners' bethel. for example, / once
heard an opponent very easily an
swered. The preacher was urging bis
sailor audience not to drink; he was
pointing out to them the Divine admo.
nitions against drinking, when a shell,
back rose u%nsteadily.
Captain said the shellback, T.
don't-hic-believe everything that's
printed In the Scriptures. Take that
there-hic-walkin' on the water. I
don't believe anybody can walk on
the water. Can you-hic-do 1t your.
self?'
my friend answered the minister,
I can walk better on water than
can on rum"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
HOW ALCOHOL DOES ITS WORK
Man, Arguing With Doctor on Neces.
sIty Of stImulant, 10 Given strik-
Ing Object Lesson.

A patient was arguing with a doc
tor on the necessity for his taking q
stimulant. He urged that he was
weak and needed it. II am cold and
1t warns me-" he declared.
Precisely" came the doctors
crusty answer. See here. This stick
Is cold" taking up a stick of wood
from the box beside the hearth and
tossing 1t into the fire. "Now it is
warm. but is the stick benefted"
The sick man watched the wood
first send out little puffs of smoke and
hen burst into a flame and replied:
"Of course not. It Is burning It
SELF"
And so are you. when you warn
yourself with alcohol-you are liter
ally burning up the delicate tissues Of
your. stomach and BRAIN"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
ASKS DIVORCE, HAS A GUARD
st. Louis Woman Who Sues Husband
Protected by Poiies-Eseorted
To and From Home.

st. Louis, Mo.-Every morning for q
week a policeman called at 1922 Sem.
pie avenue, and after ringing the door,
bell, met Mrs. Della Monica Black
and escorted her to the nearest street
a line. There he nut her aboard q
car. tipped his cap and went his way.
Every evening = policeman met Mrs,
Black as she get OF the car. returning
from her work in q downtown MILL,
merry house. and saw her safely to her
door.
Mrs. Blacks reason for asking the
police escort was revealed when she
filed a divorce suit against Charles
q. Black, proprietor of a drug store
at Arlington and Ridge avenues.
Mrs. Black told a reporter that she
believed 1t necessary to protect her
self on her way to and from her home.
Black has refused to make any state,
ment about the case. except to say
he has hired a lawyer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
AGED COUPLE IN BOX CAR
Former Missionaries Share PrIva.
3 lions and Hardshlps-Are Found
in South Dakota.

jamestown. N. D.-Sharing priva-
tons and %hardships with her husband,
Mrs. X. w. Shepp was found In a box
a in the Northern Pacific yards barn.
She and her husband were travelling
from South Dakota to Idaho, and had
intended going the entire distance In
the a in which they had loaded their
few belongings. Cold weather. how.
ever. made the trip hard, and they
were suffering greatly because of their
scant protection from the elements.
Both are o than sixty years old.
They were formerly missionaries.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
"DEAD ONES" May BANQUET
Imitation Skulls viii Be Used a.
Drinking Cups by Minnesota.
Defeated Candidates,

Minneapolis. - Imitation skulls with
silver mountings are to be the
drinking cups Of the banquet Of
political dead ones" which is he.
ing planned by John p. Nash for de-
feated candidates for public office.
While the date has not been set. the
banquet probably will take place aft-s
er the general election. "
Efforts now are being made to OBJ.
tain the use Of the county morgue
for the banquet hall.
Each banqueter will be limited to
ten minutes to tell how 1t happened.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
A Monetary Contrast,

Last spring the two largest and
swiftest varships Of the world were
launched on the same day by nations
on opposite sides Of the globe. When
Madam Koike sent the japanese
cruiser down the ways to the water at
Barrow. England. three score pigeons
were released from . baloonette sus.
pended at the ships bows-emblem.
attic OF peace and good luck. In Amer.
lea. at Newport News. over the bows
Of the dreadnought Texas, the daugh.
tar Of Col. Cecil Lyon broke . bottle
q ehampasns-smblsmatic of-vhat1
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
Missions and Liquor Trafne

What can missionaries do In this
war for Righteousness. for purity, when
the great civilized nations enter into
q sort Of combination to debauch mil.
lions Of pagan people for tho profit Of
merchants, brewers. and distillers?
What can they do when Africa re.
ceives three missionaries from 4 ship.
and from that same vessel also re.
ceives 100000 gallons Of rum3 The
testimony Of the workers among the
natives In many parts Of Africa 10
that the run shipped in by America
and Europe kills at least four times
as many people 40 all the fevers ana
diseases In that country. - Homer
Clyde Stuntz.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
Had to Wait.

Paddy Dolan bought a watch from
the local jeweler with a guarantee to
keep it in order for IL months.
About six months after Paddy took
it back because it had stopped.
"You seem to have had an acct.
dent with it," said the jeweler.
"A small one, sure enough, sir.
About two months ago I vas feeding
the pig and it fell into she trough"
But you should have brought it be-
FORE"
Sure, your honor, I brought it as
soon as I could. We only killed the
pig yesterday."-London Telegraph.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
Total Abstinence In High Places.

Total abstinence N Hioh Places. !
!, The Duke Of Connaught, third SON
OF, the late Queen Victoria. and cover.
nor.general of Canada, 10 IN ardent
temperance advocate. At q civic ban
quet recently rendered to him in Ham.
ilton, no wine or liquor Of any kind
was served. the mayor Of that city
also being q man Of pronounced tenn.
perance views. The dukes older
daughter. the crown princess Of swed.
en-, 10 q strict teetotaler. and q mem.
Der Of the W. G. T. o. Of her adopted
land. The younger daughter, Princess
Patricia. y alse 9 lefyenal sbstainss.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
WATER TO cHRIsTEN SHIP!
New York w. c. Z. U. Urges LIbatlon
From Niagara for eattieshlp
New York.

Ogdensburg, N. Y.-The New York
state convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union forward.
ed a resolution to the secretary of
the navy, asking that the new battle.
ship New York be christened with
water taken from Niagara falls. II
the request IL granted the union will
furnish the water and the receptacle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-12-12
Second Burbank.

I'm very fond Of watermelon" re,
marked Mr.. Gummey. "but it always
gives me cramps"
"Just wait till my idea is perfect,
ed" replied Mr.. BLENDERS. "and then
you can eat watermelon with inn
punity."
What is your idea, may I ask?"
TO graft the watermelon to ths
Jamaica ginger plant."-Lippincott's.