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The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02
Death of Edward Pinl<stOn.

Edward piukston was born In
Oregon, Missouri, March 18th. \. d..
1852, and died In 81. Joseph, Missouri.
April I'D, a. d.. 1913. lie was the
son OF Henderson and Julia I'inksion BE-
his mother being Il daughter Of Adrian
and Elizabeth Ilobli'hcll. The subject
Of this sketch spent his youth and
early manhood In Oregon. In Sep.
TENDER 1883 lac was united In marriage
TO Miss Mary Collins, Of Oregon. lie
then owned and operated lumber
yard IN Oregon and Forest CITY. In
the spring of 1851 hc aud hi, young
wife removed 10 Maitland, Mo-. where
he again engaged In the lumber bust
ness with his uncle, Joseph lloblilurll
the firm being known ~ iIoblitnll
n Pinkston. lie and his brother.
Adrian, owned and operated lumber
yard In Skidmorc undcr The firm name
Of pinkStOn brothers.
On December lOih, l>>o. his wife
died leaving al infant daughter
was united ~ marriage To- Mi>st arlic
Lump, ~ Forest cay, Mo-, aud of his
union there vas born daughter.
Dorothy, In lDhi lac and his uncle.
Jo,cph llublillcll, disposed OF their
lumber interests IN Maitland. and in
l'",N, lr and his family renewed To
81, Joseph.
Tie was very active IN hi,inr>S
circles and lead Il very busy life. and
Was one oi the hest known business
men OF Holt county.
lie was identifies In membership
WIN the VI H. church for more than
twenty-five wears, and Mas an earnest
and Faithful member ani wor,,rr. At
his deal II he and his iami Y h"d heir
membership IN the NJ h. church.
"The White Temple" IN ~. Joseph.
he being u steward lie j. a member
IN good standing of the ". q. ".
lie leaves surviving him: his wife,
and two daughters; also Two sisters.
Oia Ware, OF Oregon, and Anna How.
man, OF Pueblo, Colorado: Il hall-sisier,
Mrs. Ida kreek, Of KANSAS CITY: and
his step-mother, Mrs. Sue rinkslon,
OF Kansas CITY. Ills brother. Adrian,
and his half.brother, Ira. having pre-
coded him some years ago,
lnterment was had in the X. i.
cemetery at Maitland, on the 2ltii
inst, and was conducted by his pastor,
Rev. Frank bay, u. d., assisted by the
resident pastor. Tie choir rende red
excellent music. The love and respect
In which lie was held was manifested
In the profuse floral offerings, large
attendance and expressions OF SYM
pathy from his concourse of friends.
The church and grave were beauti.
fully decorated by the ladies IN charge,
whose loving thOughtfulness was to
lessen the sorrow OF the bereaved
family and friends, they and most In.
innate friends meeting them At the
railroad station and entertaining them
In their hOspitsble homes. ,
"Thus another Of nature 3 llohiomun
las passed away"
4 FRIEND.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02
Need for a Strong Navy.

The agitation over the pending en-.
actment by California of legislation
against alien ownership Of land has
brought abou, clash between Presi-
dent Wilson and Governor johnson.
President Wilson appeals TO Gov.
efnor johnson not to cmbarrass the
federal government and suggests that
IL the Californians want tocxcludc all
aliens from the privileges Of land own.
ership they can do 80 along the lines
followed In the laws Of many of the
other states and of many foreign
count ics, including Japan herself.
Governor johnson answers tina, the
Calilcrnians do not wish TO embarrass
The federal government: that the pro.
posed legislation will he general in
character. and hat they are doing only
that which is admittedly within their
province. And lac adds tina, lac can.
not see why a local act of undoublcd
right should become an Internal ional
question.
In the meantime Mr.. I,ryan i on
his way To California as a peace envoy
and the Californian> have agreed I o
await his coming.
Asa matter OF fact. several other
states have long had acts restricting
or prohibiting alien ownership of
lands: Congress forbids alien owner.
ship w the Distric Of Columbia. and
Arizona IN lol2 passed an act similar
TO that proposed IN California. Also
Japan herself pract ically prohibits
alien ownership Of her soil.
Nc,rri lcless, the alien ownership
of lands IN California becomes an IN. !
iernal ional question the moment |
Japan chooses 10 consider II SO and |
make II SO by lodging protes, against |
the pending legislation through it's
Ambassador AT Washington.
The situation has lis lesson, aside
from any question Of the merits of
the con, rovcrsy either ~ between the
nitcd States and Japan or ~ be.
tween the 'nitcd States and Caliror.
mia.
In III" first place, he situation j. an
ANSWER To the advocates uf
Worldwide peace and universal dis.
armament. These peace advocates as.
sumo thai inst hcrarlsr we are III
peace win all the world We will al.
Ways br II peace with all the world.
They argue that because no nation
Just nov wan'slo pick quarrel with
rs no nalion will ever feel different ly.
In the second place, the situation is
a warning TO the nal ion, Ina, the
policy of >kin,pinS the Navy has al.
ready begun 10 bear fruit. 40 elab.
Grafton Of this truth l. necessary. II
Is plain ~ that two and two makes
four.
That interna, ional complical ions
can come like bolt from u clear SKY:
that our rights viii bc respected only
Sd long rs we can make them respect.
ed: that We need Il competent Navy
now as never before these are self
evident truths emphasized by the
present situat ion
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02
II Has Arrived.

Several months ago, several of our
citizens wrote Congressman BoOher
To obtain II possible from the Wat
Depart mcn'. a piece Of condemned
artillery for the purpose of placing
the same In the Court House Park.
Our congressman got busy-and as
soon as the senate bill passed author.
izing the Secretary Of War to make
a distribution OF lO2 condemned can.
mons. Mr.. Booher put up his light.
ming rod. and the result Of his efforts
proved successful, and Mayor Rich.
ards received word from the author.
tiles nj the arsenal al Rock Island
tina, a II pound bronze piece awaited
his order. lie at once forwarded the
instruct ions and the gun, together
with several shots, arrived Tuesday
OF this week. u came unmounted.
but Mayor Richards received blue
prints with instructions from the
depart ment, for mounting on con.
crete base, which viii he done by
the city, rs soon as arrangements
can be- made.
The history of the cannon Is I'm.
known, and Mayor Richards has
written the proper authorities for
all the data relating to its history.
and until this arrives we cannot give
any further particulars: II evidently
has seen much service.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02
The Civic-Beautiful League,

The Civic League composed of gen.
tlemen and ladies' to better civic condi.
tions In our little city. held meet E
Ing at the home Of r. G.. DUNCAN.
"wednesday evening last. and selected
its officers for the year.
Henry &. Cook was chosen presi.
dent. Mrs. r. G. DUNCAN. vice.presi.
dent. and Miss Mary look. secretary.
Tie meeting was well attended. and
the right spirit prevailed. and various
committees were named for the 1913
work.
Finance, Dr. j. G. Whitmer.
Publicity, ID. =. Dobyns.
Legal advisor, w. II. Richards.
Streets and alleys, west side: Mrs.
T. &. DUNCAN, r. G. DUNCAN. Perry
Moore, II. G. kunkel, u. IS. Bridge.
man.
Streets and alleys, east side: II. G.
Cook. II. G. benton, J. II. Peret. Sid
Russell, W. A. =. Derr.
Flower gardens: Miss Mary Took,
Mrs. Fred Philbrick, Miss Anna Curry,
George Schultz, Frank Castle.
Trees, G. J. Koock, Miss Mae Zach.
man, Howard Teare, Mrs. Teare. Levi
Schultz, Miss Mary Price, George
Murray, u. II. Dawson, Robert Hatch
and Gid Kunkel.
Court yard park: Geo. Gelyin. G. ID.
Zook. Harvey Evans, Miss ITortense
DUNCAN, Mrs. Gelvin.
Cemetery, Mrs. q. W. Cummins,
Mrs. Levi Schultz. Mrs. +. s. 10.
stock.
Roads into town, north and west. G.
u. Mum. South and east: Mrs. w.
W. Dawson. W. ". Dawson, Mrs. A.
W. Seeman. John II. Ieret, j. II.
Murray.
station Mrs. NanIiuskirk. l.. |.
Moore. W. \. :. Derr, Don Morgan,
br. T. a. Long.
Vacant lots and bill boards: Mrs.
Geo. i.elImer, Mrs. Carrie O'Fallon,
Mrs. Ecclcs. ;. +. D'Fallon. George
Lehmer
Cleanup Day will he Tuesday, May
G,h. anyone having trash TO he car.
ricd oil on the east side. notify Mr..
u 4. Cook: on the west side. notify
Mrs. T. c. DUNCAN. Tag bay placed
for Saturday. May I'd.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02

We learn In most things by expert.
ence. When somebody tells Us what
has been done In other towns and
what We hope to do In our town. and
when difficulties are catalogued on
the one side OF the column. with sug.
gested remedies on the other side. ev.
erybody should be Interested. The
Civic Club is undertaking some lines of
useful work and 1, should he encour.
aged.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02

Yves Hamm was down to Macon,
Missouri. last week, and made four
purchases Of fine specimens Of short
Horns from the j. +. Richards e. Son,
prominent breeders. They are all
pedigreed stuff, and Yves Is about as
proud OF Ills purchases as are the stock
Of their ancestors. Three are heifers
and the fourth . fine male. To get
them he had to reduce his exchequer
some 400. -
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02

Robert, li-year-old son of Mrs.
Lizzie Nauman. was quite badly In.
jured last saturday. lie was riding 4
pony and the horse threw him into a
mower, The boy struck on his face
and two guards penei rated the flesh.
lie received deep cut ON his left
cheek and another above his left eye.
Craig Leader, April -.
The Holt County sentinel., 1913-05-02

Uncle RUDE German was In town
Tuesday, and he found out what ad.
valorem means.
..WilI some citizen be Gen.
erous enough to Give the ser.
vice OF q team and wagon to
remove the trash heaps as q
result OF cledM:up day?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
SCHOOL BOARD REFLECTS
ON PRINCIPAL 8 HERE


Al the meeting of the Mexico Pub
lie School Board, Monday night, Prof.
Herbert Pryor was elected superinten-
dent Of the Mexico Schools for
next year with raise in salary
from $1,000 year to $2,1OO. Prof.
Pryor has made good since coming
to Mexico and it will be good news
to those interested in the schools thft
he has been held.
Prof. Street, principal Of the Nc
MILAN High School, and Prof. Ro-
selle principal of the North Central
School, were reelected and raised
from $1,000 to $1,000 a year. Mrs.
Houghland was reelected principal
of the South Side School at a sal
airy of $85 month.
Miss Mary Stallings was elected
substitute teacher; Miss Lena John
son elected to teach Room No. 8 al
the North Central Schol recently II
charge Of Miss Eula Gibbs.
The reelection Of all the princi
pals Of the schools is a move in tht
right direction. All of them are pro
gressive educators and are making
our schools take even higher posi-
| tion in the State than they have en-
;, joyed in the past.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24

DEMOCRATS generally are de.
lighted that two Of our most dis
tinguished leaders, Speaker Clark
and Secretary of State Bryan have
shaken hands and become friends.
This reconciliation is not only for
the best interests of the Democratic
party and the country but for the
GOOD OF THE TWO GENTLEMEN
CONCERNED. The interests of
the country and Of the party are Of
more Importance than the personal
ambitions or feelings of any or all
Of the leaders. The representatives
who are employed to look after the
interests Of the people at Washing
ton, who get into such frame Of
mind they can't speak to each other
regarding the business of their
country and their constituency are
surely giving themselves the worst
Of It. We trust the INDIANS" and
they are both "good Indians" who
have buried the hatchet will forget it
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
CLARK AND BRYAN
DECLARE PEACE

DECLARE PEACE
SPEAKER Champ Clark and Hon
Vim. J. Bryan secretary Of State
have become friends aealn. The fol-
lowing statements Issued by these
two distinguished Democrats explains
themselves.
eeeretary nryan's statsmsnt fol-
lowe: r.
Ny meeting with Mr.. Clark has
served to cleear up a misunderstand-
ing as 10 my exact position toward
him at the Baltimore convention.
have tried to make Il clear 70
MIR. Clark that have always regard
ed. and now regard him as a good
clean, progressive Democrat.
II my language at Baltimore Great
I'd any impression that was charging
Mr.. Clark with being In sympathy
with any Of the reactIonary forces,
am glad Of the opportunity to por-
rect any such miseonstructIcn Of
ny words or acts, for did not In
tend 70 reject upon either the per-
ec' al or political integrity Of the
Speaker.
Il Is my earnest wish that there
may be cordial cooperation between
the state Department and the Speak
er in Cary ing out the policies Of the
administration.
Here is Speaker ciark's statement:
It is beyore the power Of Col Hry.
an or anycne else to correct the in.
Justice that was done TO me at Baltl.
more. Tire less Of the presidential
nomination was a small thing as com
pared tc the injury done to my repu'
tation in tine eyes Of the world.
But now that Col. Bryan In his
public statement has done what he
can to remo,e the Injurious impress
slcns that were created by his Bal
timore speeches. feel that we car
all the better cooperate for thu
coed Of the administration.
can only repeat what have pub
Iiely declared time and time again
that all personal and selfish con
eerns must give way to the duty tha
ali Democrats owe to our party ans
TO cur country.
| The ST. Louis Republic, Washing
ton City correspondence referring Il
this matter says:
II is extremely probable that Sec
retary Bryan will give an earnest de
monstratIon Of his present cordIs
feeling towards the Speaker by ask
ing the President to make the diplo
matte appointments urged by tn
Speaker In behalf of candidates Il
his district.
The two such candidates personaIl
Indorsed by Mr.. Clark are John 0
o'Rear, for Consul General at Mex
leo, City. Mexico, and X. P. Wardel
for Minister to Paraguay and uru
quay. Both Of these gentlemen llv
in Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
MARTiNsBuRo.

Miss Julia Kirk of Wellsville visit
cd Miss Hazel Friedman Saturday an
Sunday.
Lon Burchard and son, Lon, jr,
spent the first of the week here
hunting and fishing.
Rev. Dillon Of Mexico was in Mar
tinsburg last Thursday calling on
the Rev. J. L. Haar.
r. J. Jacob is in ST. Louis buying
spring stock.
Miss Sophia Tllman was Mexico
visitor Monday.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the new opera house as well as the
office which Drs. jacob and Carr
are having erected.
The Martinsburg public school clos
ed Friday. Grammar school exercises
were held on Thursday night and the
High School entertainment on Friday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24


NJ. II. Heizer Of Mexico attended
the funeral OF his aunt. Mrs. Susan
Bolts Tuesday, and was the guest OF
his brother, r. l.. Helzer and family
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Forrest Weaver was the guest
of ]. w. Weaver and wife of Mexico
Monday.
Russell Dudley of Kansas City
and Miss Kate Dudley OF Mexico
were the guests of their uncle. Jas.
Dudley and wife last week.
Mrs. Lee Brown was the guest Of
her son, Andrew Cauthorn and wife
Wednesday.
Miss Maurine Cowherd of Mexico
was the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Porter Cauthorn, a few days last
week and attended the school enter
tainment Thursday night
Mesdames Walter Smith and Clyde
Owens OF Mexico spent the weekend
with their uncle, James Dudley and
wife.
Mrs. r. L. Robinson spent few
days in Mexico last week the guest
Of her son, Walter, and wife.
B. w. Robinson and family Of
Bean Creek were guests of R. L.
Robinson and wife Sunday,
Dode Barnes brought out load Of
cattle Saturday which he and DR.. F.
lP. Wood had shipped up from st.
Louis.
Miss Ruth Woods was the guest
of Miss Ellen Carter Monday.
Lee Brown and family were the
Sunday guests Of win Duncan and
/ family.
Sunday School at Mt. Zion at 3
D. m. next Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Worley and children
are home from a months visit in
Fulton.
The contractor has the founda'
ton ready for the new Bank build
ing.
Mrs. r. l.. Heizer's eyes have been
bothering her of late. She went tc
Mexico wednesday to consult DR.
Blank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
NEW HOPE.

Mrs. Carrie Patton Of Centralia
visited her mother. Mrs. Hill, and
brother. Bob Hill, and wife Sunday.
w. N. Chick and wife were guests
Of II. r. DolIins Sunday.
The Rev. Mackey filled his regular
appointment at New Hope Saturday
and Sunday There was a full attend
ance.
Sowing oats and planting potatoes
is the order of the day on the Walk
now.
w. T. Chick and family visited
G. d. Wilson and wife Sunday.
L. F. Davenport and family were
guests of @. w. Wilson and family
Sunday.
The little child of William Wisdom
is better,
Willis Miller has just finished up
new fowl house. w. T. Chick did
tho work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
here were seven graduates.

There were seven graduates.
Miss Maude Hugbart OF st. Louis
is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Overbaugh and daughter. Miss
Ida. who have been In Colorado for
the past six months will return to
Martinsburg In the near future.
Anton Mispagel has been quite i'll
for the past week. His son, the Rev.
Francis Mispagel OF st. Louis, and
his daughter, Mrs. ]. Saale. o'Fallon.
have been called home.
Mrs. Joe JaTbo and Mrs. L. 7. Carr
were shopping in wellsvilIe Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bertels are
spending the week In st. Louis.
Miss Anna Moore returned to her
home in Mexico Friday, after a
pleasant visit with her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hilkemeyer and
son were in Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
Do 1t NOW
Clothes and Shoes.
SKINNER.

ShlNNEhs
Mrs. DeJarnatt marketed rs doz.
eggs Saturday, the fruit OF one
week at is IL cents doz.
The school entertainment at Gate
wood was a glorious success. There
are only dozen in school. The two
hour play was certainly fine and the
recitations were simply immense.
The Fox school closed last Thurs
day with appropriate entertainment
in the evening. We hear the pro
gram was rendered well and the
best of county would do well to emu
late. Miss Mabel Mahan was the
preceptress and gave excellent salts
faction.
Our farmers made the ground
black the latter few days of last
week. Every old tool was Frightened
and the s'donks' and horses of every
description was brought into play.
The acreage of oats will be large
this time despite the fact that the
season is extremely late.
The farmers have the
gorund and not the time to put
in any other crops, hence to oats
must 60. with a good season from
this on good yield may be reaped.
The wheat of our vicinity Is
looking fine. Also the grass. The
trees are budding. Fruit trees are
blooming surely spring, gentle Anne
is here.
Our store continues to do a big
business. One day recently she
took in about 600 dozens of eggs.
Judge H. 7. Squirting and son and
James Chapman had their hogs re-
vaccinated recently by the single
treatment.
The little child of VIM. Wisdom
still fingers very low and may reeov'
er yet. Here's hoping 1t may.
/ At the Dakin sale things brought
good prices. Load Of short two-year
old cattle brought $60.25 per head
sows from $50 to $sS per head
Shoats II or 12 cents per pound
Pair mules $432.50
Mrs. Jno. F. Winn and daughter VII
tied at Elmer Powell's recently. They
report the stork was seen with
fine girl baby.
p. I. Bruce has lot of fine Boone
County white seed corn for sale. Pric
right.
The writer is in receipt of the wed
ding announcement of Miss Patt
Bruce and Mr.. c. R. Boutwell,. Mr.
is cashier Of bank at Auxvasse, Mo
and Miss Bruce is an excellen
school teacher, was reared here, an
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. {
L. Bruce. May they have continue
pleasure and prosperity is the wish
the writer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
TWO AUDRAIN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS APPR ED.

The Bolts and the Fox Schools
were approved as schools Of the first
rank last week. The Bolts District
is three and one-half miles east Of Mo
limo. The Directors are R. P. Ell
liott, T. G. Bolts, and Rush Bolts.
Teacher, Miss Pearl Tucker of Mex
leo. Salary. s65 per month. Miss
Tucker holds a State certificate and
is one Of the best teachers in the
county.
The Fox District is located about
four miles north Of Thompson. The
School Board is as follows; L. r. To
reyson, Doyt Miller and John Sim
coe. Teacher, Miss Mabel Mahan.
Salary, s55 per month. This school
has a heating and ventilating plant.
single seats. new outbuildings, and
is well equipped for doing good work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24

Judge Barnett, Of the Circuit Court,
decided Monday afternoon that the
Mexlo, Santa Fe and Perry Traction
Co. electric line and other property
shall be sold at public auction on
May nth.
All Of the details Of the sale
have not been arranged.
Il is thought the bondhoIders Of
The line will buy the property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-04-24
COURT OF APPEALS RULES
AGAINST VETS IN Au0RAlN,
LEDGER SPECIAL.

COURT OF APPEALS RULES
AGAINST VETS in AUDRAlN,
LEDGER SPECIAL.
st. Louis. Mo-, April %.
The "wets" lose. The st. Louis
Court of Appeals upheld the decision
OF the Audrain County Court when it
decided that the petitions presented
to 1t last week by the 'wets" at
tempting to force a local option cleo
tion before the County Unit bill be-
came law and hold the county dry
four years more with Mexico wet,
we're obtained by Misrepresentation
and that in the spirit of the law they
were not by the people for the peo-
pie.
The "wets" secured writ Of man
damus before Judge Allen of the St
Louis Court OF Appeals, trying toforce
the election but the Court quashed
the motion Tuesday. In all probability
a local option election for the
whole county will be held soon wheth
er the County Unit bill is stayed by
appeal to the initiative or not.
Mrs. @. f. Clark is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Illinois.
Moberly, Mo-, April 21.
The retail liquor dealers OF Mis-
souri, met in convention here today,
More than 100 delegates attended,
practically every city being represent
ed.
The business session was held be
hind closed doors in the Commercial
Club rooms, only saloon men being a
mitted
Permanent organization was eff
fected by the election Of t. A. Black
well OF Joplin, president; Charles
Dombach of Moberly and Mike Lau
den of Joplin, secretaries.
The following resolutions wer'
adopted:
Whereas, Both the Democratic ant
Republican parties in their platform
promised home rule to the people
and by the action of the Legislature
the will of the people was ignored b.
the passage of the county unit bill
Therefore, be 1t
| Resolved, That the people OF the
| State be allowed to voice their sent
ment in the matter. and, therefore, b
1t further
Resolved, That the question o
county unit be submitted to the pee
lple by referendum.
| Petitions will be put in circulation
at once, as the time is short.
| To put the county unit up to tn
people for referendum vote, pc
cent of the voting population in no
Iless than eleven congressional dis
tricts must be obtained to petitions
and these must be filed with th
lSecretary OF State ninety days al
tier the adjournment of the Legisla
lture.
| This will make It necessary to fiji
these petitions on or before June 81
and the petitions must contain nc
less than $4,000 names.