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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14
Should Be Protected.

The bob white has been called the
most marvellous engine of destruction
ever put together Of flesh and blood,
for the pests on the farm. lie not
only devotes his entire time to In.
sec;s, catching and eating them from
IL to ~ hours day, but when the In.
sects are gone he subsists upon the
seeds Of weeds which have ripened In
the land. Occasionally lie gets few
grains Of wheat that have been left
on the ground 10y the reapcrs. hui lie
does no damage In California, val.
ley quail II has been claimed -
have n times consumed altogether
too much wheat for the good ~ the
farmers. but on, side of California this
conditiu does not hold.
one hundred and twcnjy.nine diff.
icrcn, weeds have been found tn con.
tribute 10 the quail'> bill! of fare. To
>how what effect this continuous
work ut the bob white means. II j.
claimed that /! IN Virginia and North
'dIoi'Ild ''l'l' nv ''"I bpb Nilli'> W
every square mile aud each bird con-
Sumc~ one ounce Of seeds per day. the
total destruction uf weed seeds from
September |. 10 April 30, IN these
states alone will bc ,jil tons.
Besides the t., species uf weed
seeds consumed by the quail. there
are III species Ut insects destroyed 10y
him. The 'n'prado potato beet L., cu.
cumbcr bor'ir. rhinrh hug. mosquito,
cabbage patch fly, Squash beetle. cot.
ton boil Wrrril and worm. grasshop.
per. cpddliug moth, ny. stable ny and
other less common insects are his
steady proi. iIarprr'~ Weekly.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14
Happy Hearts.

\ very pretty church Wedding. In
which, two Of our most prominent
young people were the cont racting
parties, took place IN the Nickcll's
Grove Evangelical church, Thursday
evening, March u, 1913.
The bride, Miss Eva iie'slncr, is the
eldcs, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs, An.
drew ilershnrr. Miss Ilersl.nrr grew
10 young Womanhoud here and j. one
of our most accomplished and popular
young ladies. Frank iiuni2, the
groom. l. spn Of Mr.. and Mrs. \. !.
BnntI, of Mound city, aud l. one Of
Mount tiri'~ most prominent young
men.
The churrh Na~ riai,oraicly deco.
rated WITH rycIgrrril> and puitvd
plants and tl,r bridal toiufS were car.
rich uUt IN green and White f">toon.
ingS.
Promptly a. >ryrn u'ciock the we'd.
ding part! entered the church Ia the
strains Of l'iIrrgriu~ wedding march,
rendered los Ms. j ". Iachman.
rhr u>,ur~ Mr.. Harrison kunkcl
and Nj Il y lirrshnrr. passed dow u
the mldai" a'slr, then 'le groom and
the best mIu. Mr.. i;uSsrl Runi2,
brother of rir groom. ,hrn the brides.
maids. Miss iir>> smith and Miss
Emma iiunll, # Mound cay. Then
the bride entered wi,hlcr sister. Mrs,
Lee S,rphrn,'g, IL Ma,ron If Honor,
where ,hri were me, ~ the altar by
Rev G. ", Wei irmirr. vino per.
formed ir ceremony,
The irIdr'- dress. made .nlrain,
was Of whI'" rrcprmrator. trimmed
IN shadan ace and crystal trimming.
She wore II vii fastened with lilies,
of-lhe.yailr,. She carried shower
bouquet of bridal roses. The Matron
Of Honor wur' white inassoline and
carried a hDuIucl Of white carnat ions.
The Two bridesmaids wore dresses Of
light green r.rpe.de-cheinc and car
ried white rarnatio ions Immediately
after the ceremony reception was
given 1T the brides home.
A GUEST.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14
They Buy in Texas.

Mcssrs. Marion Dick and Henry
10y y ". Gotten, our real estate
agent, Of this place. have just re-
turned from the Rio Grande Valley
Texas, where Messrs. Dick and Deg.
low being so well pleased with the
climate. land and general conditions,
that they purchased Of the Standard
Land Company, an eighty acre tract,
Just two miles west Of Edinburg,
county seat OF !lidalgo county, pay.
Ing sl15 per acre for the same. They
have listed their farm with A. w
Gotten for sale. For price and terms
see A. W. Gotten.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14
Big Opportunity
to Profit on In
creased Value of
Government Ir.
rigated Land.

Time after time land IN the great
prosperous West has jumped from n
nominal value To hundreds of dollars
an acre when the ilrsi railroad tracks
opened II up To the markets of the
world. Tina, IL What L. likely To hap
pen in the Zig Horn Basin of wy.
oming.
Soil there, under proper irriga, ion
has for years proven itself capable Of
making farmers rich with bounliful
crops Of fruit, alfalfa. grain, sugar
bee,s, garden truck, etc. All II need
ed was an outlet to market. Now
the Railroad is about to put Line
straight into the heart of this
wealthy territory. Those Who get In
before the track Is laid will reap the
big profits.
You can now Tile on an SO.acre
government irrigated homestead at
no cost except the actual cost OF
the water right and you are given
twelve years to pay fer that, Light
payments the first five years. No
taxes for three years. So you can get
started with very little capital. The
climate is mild and healthful, neigh
bors, towns, churches and schools
nearby.
This Is one of the best chances !
ever saw In all my experience. Write
and ask anything you may want to
know about II, and ] will send you
full information, illustrated booklet,
map, etc. Ny service Is free. Send
me q postal quick. ID. Glen beaver,
Immigration Agent, Burlington
Route, 1904 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
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Resolutions of Respect.

Oregon Lodge, No. 81, l.. o O. f.,
March 8, Whereas, II has
pleased Almighty God to remove
from our midst our beloved brother,
Thomas s. Hinde, who died March .,
1913, after n short illness. attended
by friends and relatives, therefore,
he II
RESOLVED, That In the death OF
our brother, r. $. llinde, we deeply
deplore the loss Of an old resident;
his wife a devoted husband, and chill.
dren considerable parent: the lodge
one OF its Oldest members and past
grands, and the order Jealous advo.
cate.
RESOLVED. That this lodge feels
deeply for his bereaved family In
their sad loss, and with them mingle
the silent tear, and pray the "Giver
Of all good may grant them that
peace and consolation which the
world can neither give nor take
away"
RESOLVED. That these resolutions
he spread upon the record Of the
lodge, and n copy sent the widow OF
the deceased, and that the charter Of
this lodge he draped In mourning for
thirty days a. a token Of respect to
the memory Of our deceased brother.
Gro. +. SEEMAN,
a. q. RILEY. Committee.
u. u. DOByN>,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14

f. o. Phillips, exclusive agent
for "Car.Sul Dip"
We would esteem 1t . great favor
II those OF our citizens, throughout
the county who participated In the
battle Of Gettysburg, whether they
wore the blue or gray, would send US
their names, regiment, brigade and
corps. Commander
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14

Clarence Webster, of Oregon,
bought the Osborne property In For
est City, last week. Greene & Greene
made the deal.
Mrs. Pocahontas Moore, after a
few days visit with her daughter
Mrs. Perry Brooks and family, and
son, Ralph aud wife. returned to her
home In st. Joseph, Tuesday.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-14

For the next thirty days you can
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at Phillips Drug Store for lG. Reg.
ular price, two cakes for PIC.
Geo. b. Handy and mother have
moved TO town, and are occupying the
property he recently purchased from
T.. NJ. Norris, on George and Hamilton
streets.
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LESSON FOR MARCH is.
THE TEST OF AsRAHAM's FAITH.

LESSON TExT-Gen. g2:l-is.
GOLDEN TENT desire goodness
and not sacrifice: and the knowledge Of
God more than burnt offerings.
Sc.
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Abraham had been tried before but
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THIS was the supreme test, for he Is
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wnom thou chcrishest.
Abrahann's Faith.
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must have surgcd through Abraham's
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNiNYSOlOOL
LESSON

IBy f.. O. SELLERS. Director OF Eve
ming Department The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
ONLY FOUR APPLICATIONS
FOR SALOON LICENSES
Owners of Property Unwilling ia
Have Their Names
on Records.

The fact that. under the new excise
law, applications for liquor licenses in
the District of Columbia show the name
and address of the person or persons
owning the property in which the saloon
Is to be located, is believed to be one Of
the causes for the exceedingly small num-
Der of liquor license applications filed to
this time
This provision Of the new law is not
generally known or understood. 1T has
been found. and number of applicants
for licenses, when told that they must
give the name and address of the actual
owner Of the property in which their
places o. business are to be located We're
either unable TO do so or refused, ap-
parently with the intentiOn of learning
whether or not such owners desired to
have the fact that they own property
used as a saloon made of public record.
In several instances applicants for IL
censes were really unable to give the
name Of the actual property owner. their
with agents. In a number of these cases
the applicants have returned with the
statement that the real owners of the
property refused to permit their names
to become part Of the records of the
excise board. and in such cases the ap-
plicati0ns have been refused
Up to the present time only four appli-
cations, accompanied by the $1,000 license
fee, have been received in the Office of
the excise board. On this date a year
ago more than 200 applications had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been report
ed to the health department in the last
twenty-four hours:
Mary Youngman. AZ years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Laura j. Beyeridge, - years, 62S NJ
street southwest.
Vergie Harlan, 8 years, Children.s Hos
pital.
Egbert ]. Jones. . years, Children
Hospital
John NJ Wheatlcy, 40 years, Emergency
Hospital.
Ruth Thornton, 81 years, Episcopal Hos
pital.
Annie r. Miller, year, 10th place Ana.
costa d. G.
Margaret NJ. Lynch, "a years. >. III
street northeast.
Margaret Jean, u days, 40 Warner
street northwest
James H. Burke, o6 years. Tuberculosis
Hospital.
Mary Henson. 80 years, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
BIOLOGISTS IN CANADA
ATTENDING CONGRESS
Officials and Employees of United
States Survey Are Credentialed
as Delegates. Il

\ number Of officials and employees OF
the geological survey have left Washing
ton to attend the twelfth international
geological congress. in Toronto. Canada
The United States delegates to the con-
gress, appointed by the Secretary OF
State. are as follows:
I. &. Chamberlain. George Otis Smith,
David White. Waldemar Lindgren. George
T. Becker. Alfred H. Brooks. Marius r.
Campbell. Whitman Cross, Frederick l..
Ransomc. Arthur Keith, Warren D.
Smith. George II. Ashley. Arnold Hague,
Frank Leverett. T. Wayland Vaughan
and III. : Williams
Tho opening of the congress is being
COMMUNICATED 10y the geological sur
vey with the issuance OF an up-to date
representation of the most famous por-
ton OF the United States and Canada
international boundary line a map OF
the Niagara gorge. The survey for the
map was made by Charles l.. Cooke. a
topographic engineer of the United States
geological survey.
A novelty in map-maSing is the COM
bination % water lining and shading
by which the tumultuous course OF the
Niagara river is shown from the quiet
reaches OF the upper river. past the falls
and through the rapids and the whirlpool
to Lewiston. The student of English
spelling will be interested in noting that
a public building in the city of Niagara
Falls, y. Y. is indicated on this map as
am "armory'' while half mile west, in
Niagara Falls. ontario, Oh the Canadian
side, similar building is shown as an
''armoury.
The geological survey announces that
President Wilson has authorized the tenn
porary appointment, at the request OF the
Chinese minister. OF a Chinese student az
a geologic aid I'm one of the geological
survey parties, I'm accordance with the
practice of the survey OF maintaining
friendly relations with the scientists or
other nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
Births Reported.

The following births have been report
ed to the health department in the last
twenty-four hours:
Axel h ana Elise S. Thompson, girl.
Percy L. and Eliza A. Kicker, boy
twins.
Edward S. and Imogene McKnew, boy
Silas +. and Alice X. Moore, boy.
Antonio and Grace Longo, girl.
William w. and Mary Z. Latham, boy
t;iacomo and Nunzio Leone. boy.
John H. and Amelia +. Klein, girl.
Otis O. and Ella NJ. Holler, boy.
Edwin Z. and Berry K. Haneka. boy.
Giuseppe and Rosa Flaccomeo, girl.
Gustav and Marie Dahlke, boy.
William and Annie Chambers, boy.
Frank O. and Mary r. Cole, girl
Daniel and Bessie Washington, boy.
Herman and Beatrice Owens, girl.
James E. and Mary NJ Marshall, girl.
Robert and Annie Jackson, boy.
John F. and Grace Harrison, girl.
Harry L. and Louise j. Bell, girl
James II. and Ella Arthur, girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
TAKE my SEAT, MADAM,
AND Be A SUFFRAG|ST'
Street Car ChivaIry Enlisted in
the Cause of ''votes
for Women"

Chivairy is the latest method OF win
ming converts to the votes for women
movement introduced in Washington by
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs of Chicago.
Who is now here aiding the Congressional
Union in its work. Mrs. Stubs TO-DAY
began the distribution to men of small
blue and yellow buttons, with instruc-
tons that the wearers make a point of
giving their seats on street cars to wom-
en-. and in doing SO mention the woman
suffrage cause.
The little buttons. which are of blue.
with a yellow V-shaped figure and the
letters M. L." on them. are being dis
trbuted to members of the Mems League
for Woman Suffrage. to which many SEN
ators. representatives and other prominent
men belong. The buttons are used ex-
tensiveiy in New York, according to Mrs.
Stubs.
Are Told What to Say.
The little formula prepared for the
members of the league by Mrs. Stubs
runs about as follows:
Pardon me. madam, but will you
please have my seat? / am for woman
suffrage and hope you will join the move
ment.
That's ALL The men are not supposed
to continue the conversation or be i'm
pudent but merely to drop a hint that
woman suffrage is a good thing to be
for. According to Mrs. Stubs, the lit
tie custom has never caused unpleasant
ness in New York state. and has been a
fruitful way of spreading the move
ment
Mrs. Emma Smith De Voc of WASH
ington state. president of the National
Council of Woman Voters, which meets
here next Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday, is due to arrive in Washington
tomorrow. She will stop with DR.. Cora
Smith King, treasurer OF the council, at
the Olympia.
On Way From Budapest.
DR.. Viola Allen Coe of Portland, Ore,
who represented her state at the recent
meeting of the International Suffrage
Association at Budapest. is now on her
way to Washington to take part in the
meeting here. according to word re-
ceived from her this morning by the
suffragsts here.
Ii was also announced that all women
from the states where women now vote
are eligible 10 membership in the Ma
tional Council OF Woman Voters. 1t is
expected that at the next election an
effort will be made 10 set these women
to go home to vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
Urges Larger Water Mains.

Increased water mains are recommend
ed as follows: SiNteen-inch on Cameron
from Payne to Union streets, twelve-inch
on Union from Wolfe to OrOnoco streets,
ten-inch on st. .Asaph from Duke 10
Cameron streets, clSnt-inch on Fairfax
from Glbbon To PrinccSS streets, eight
inch on W ollie from onion 10 FaIrIaA
streets, eight-incn ON Queen from Lnlon
to Fairfax streets.
He also recommends that full-paid
fire cher OF appointed, with removal only
tor cause, and that complete rules and
regulations Oh the depai tInent be adopt
eu, that the Guy nave fuli-palO nre
department of seven Tor each company.
adoption OF nre aiarm system is
recommended, and that 1t DE Telegraph
So as to inciude Il breakwheel transmit
ter ut ponce headquarters.
Referring to the water company he
says: The water company, il not legally
bOund to 1urnlSil adequate Ilre protection,
snould conslueI It's norman oDngaton to
give, at least, lair service somewhat
commensurate with the strength OF the
are department and me proDaDie CUT
SIDE ala. AS 1t is ut present, the quantity
available III most of the nigh vaIuc see
tons is 50 SlnaiI to be Almost vaIuc-
less for aEr but small fires.
-tThe city also is at fauil in not endeav-
ornS to bring ABOUT an agreement with
the water company to furnish satstac
tory nrc how ana III nol p,osidne u more
efficient KIND OIL nydrant.
The supply. now being developed
is ample, he pumping Capacity, CON
sIdeflnS the soou reservoir storage,
amounting to thirteen days supply,
sufficient; however, the reservoirs are at
too low an c.cvatlon, resulting IN very
low pre- Ssurc.
insufficient III all parts. anu par,lcu,ariy
along the river front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Milton Wolf of this city and Fannie
Wolf of Uniontown, Ala.
Hugh w. Revercomb and Bette May
Baylor. both of Stanton, Va.
Thomas Parker and Agnes v. johnson.
Joseph Bumbry and Ellen Howard.
Arkie 8. Lee and Annie e. Keys.
Albert Muse and Gertrude Banks.
Spillman Carpenter and Bertha Busey.
Andrew ]. Twomey of Baltimore. Nd.