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The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-24
M. E. Church Notes.


The rain and cold and other un.
avoidable conditions prevented many
from coming to church last Sunday,
who would otherwise have been there.
However, we had a fine CROWD, both
In the Sunday school and public ser.
vice.
Sunday was a full day for the
worshippers OF our fair city. Sunday
school at a:lj, preaching at II. the
funeral Of Mr.. Soper at ,, the funeral
Of Brother Meyer at 3, Young People :
meeting at I, aud preaching again a,
:. We we're constantly or the move.
from early morn until late at night.
hut after all didn't our Heavenly Ia.
ther intend that we should he busy
men and womenY
In the death Of Brother George
Meyer, the entire church and com.
munity has sustained a great loss
lie was one OF Gods chosen vessels
Ills religious life was a principle and
not an impulse. lie had been a
Christian many, many years. lie be
began when young man, and con.
tinued IN Gods way for more than
sixty years. Ills funeral was very
largely attended, many coming from
a distance. lie was greatly beloved
by all who knew him. His funeral
sermon was preached In our church
by his pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Meyer,
pastor Of the German NJ. T.. church In
Oregon, assisted by the Rev. MI.
Clagett, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church, and the writer OF these notes.
The family have the sympathy Of a
very large circle Of friends.
At2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon at =
o'clock also occurred the funeral ser.
vice Of Brother Mel. Soper, Of IIor.
ton, Kan, formerly OF this city, al
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. + &. Dun.
gan. The Masonic Lodge, Of Horton,
had charge, assisted by the writer.
Mr.. Soper was well known, and his
friends we're numbered by his &C.
quaintances. Ills Borrowing loved
ones will have the sympathy OF all In
their bereavement.
Brother Prather, OF Tarkio, Mo-, was
with us In Sunday school and church
last Sunday. Brother Prather Is one
OF the solid, substantial members OF
this great church. lie represented
the Missouri conference as q lay dele.
gate In the last general conference,
two years ago. We were glad to have
him with us In worship.
We fell three below the hundred
mark last Sunday In the Sunday
school, but with all the other things
we had to encounter we were very
well satisfied. However, by next sun.
day We want to yet back to the nor.
NAL condition again. Let us reach
the 80 mark next Sunday morning
We can do II and We mus, do Il.
because Of the two funerals In
which the writer had to take part, he
did not get TO the Culp appointment
last Sunday afternoon, but will 30
next Sunday afternoon. However. ]
am told that they had - In the sun.
day school, which VAS very crafty
Ing
We had a most helpful and delight
full young peoples meeting last sun
day night, There were forty persons
present to enjoy II, and Miss Spoerli
was the leader. She had her subject
well In hand and made the meeting
very interesting To every one. Tie
pastor will lead next Sunday night,
We had line service Sunday night
There was a great company Of young
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RERT G. PIERCE,
DENTIST,
A. A. ONCE IN the Moore Bldl
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people present, beside many Of the
older ones. The best Of attention was
given the message. Our night SER
Vices are growing In interest and
numbers.
Many inquiries have come asking
the amount given at the time Of the
mass temperance meeting held In the
church few weeks ago. am now,
and not until now In q position to an.
swer with accurateness. The amount
given was $3.50.
Next Sunday night being the fourth
Sunday night OF the month, the ser.
vice will be union and will be held
presumably In the Christian church
and the sermon will be preached by
the Rev. Mr.. Williams, of Liberty,
Mo-, who is the field worker for Tie
State Sunday School Association, Ev-
erybody will want to hear Brother
Williams.
The writer Of these notes has been
engaged TO give the anniversary adj
dress at the 05tb anniversary Of the !,
o. q. +, The celebration will be held
at New Point, and all the lodges In
the county Will participate. The sub
ject to be discussed will he Crater
nifty, What 1t Is and What Is Its Re-
lation to the Church Of God2" The
meeting in the afternoon will be pub.
lie and the public Is most cordially in
vited to attend.
Beginning with next Sunday night,
In the Young Peoples Meeting the
pastor will give Q series of lessons on
the Bible and Its principal characters.
We will ask the folks who attend to
come prepared to ask any question OF
answer any question that may be
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asked by the leader.

asked by the leader.
a couple OF weeks ago said In
these notes that we were to have a
very great program at our church In
the very near future. | am now ready
TO announce the program. On Sun.
day, May 3, We are to have a Deacon
ess from Kansas City for two services.
On May 10 we are to have Bishop
Shepard for two great services, then
on May II We will have Dr. &. j.
Chase for service al II, and at In
the afternoon and at night We will
have a public program In celebration
u the 2jth anniversary OF the Ep.
worth League Of our Methodism, and
at night on 2ith Of May We will have
a great union service In our church
aud Brother Dissinger will preach
the sermon. A great program, a good
time, and Joy In the Lord. Begin
now 10 think about 1t. plan TO attend
the services, and tell your friends " no
DO not read these notes all about It.
There will he two prayer meetings
again this week, one al the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris, with Dr. Evans
a. leader, the other al the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. CroNell, With the pastor
a. leader. My Dear Brother and Sis.
ter. please plan to attend one or the
other Of these meetings. We need
you and you need the inspiration OF
the meeting. THE PASTOR.
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1.-THE Studebaker IL a Guaran.

teed Carl" 1t has q full.tioating rear
axle, Timpkin Bearings, extra deep
upholstering, and the Famous Wag-
ner Starter, (The starter used on the
Dire trucks In the large city fire de-
Dartments,) The Five. Passenger at
SlOJO, 90, and the Seven Passenger at
Sl575.0O, each completely equipped, at
d. NJ. Martins.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-24
Biz Type Poland China Bears and Gifts

VIM Rostock mile of Oregon, has for sale
II last of March and of April third arrow Bears that
weigh from pounds to 275 pounds and also six brothers
of May Goth arrow the four fall yearngs he sold to
Messrs John Noesch Curtis Whitmer, Oppenlander and
Hoffman, Also of my Recorded Herd Bears great
breeder Mr. Rostock guarantees every hog BREEDER if
not let run with until all safe in pig e will also
sell about 90 Gifts bred Peter Mouws breeding OF
Orange City, Iowa is in twelve of the above pigs.
The Holt County sentinel., 1914-04-24

Mr.. Workman. your
wardrobe Is not complete un.
til you have added the
Hunter Brand" Shirt,
OveraIls and Blouse. Every
garment guaranteed or a
new one. G. w. KING.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

old the hen appeared in the yard in
great distress without her chicks. Aft-
er a long search we found Cora under
an old desk in the dining-room,
crouched down in far corner, the
chickens snuggled to her. One night
in the hay time after We had closed
all the coops for the night, we missed
Cora. After calling to her and wait
ing, we saw her struggling through
the long grass, turning back. then
waiting. When she got through she
had chicken trotting behind her;
we had not missed it, but she had.
Another time my husband was Ill up
stairs. and she found a dead chicken.
which she brought from the paddock
down the broad walk and upstairs, lay
ing it on the doormat. She waited un-
til the door opened. when she brought
it in and took IL to him. Last year
when the first chicken was brought in
she jumped into the easy chair. We
gave it to her, when she sat from six
until ten. perfectly still. Although
she Is good ratter and kills stray
birds, she never touches the chickens
to injure them, and is both affection
ate and obedient."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
DOG MOTHERS LITTLE CHICKS
Correspondent Of Country Life, Tells
Interesting Story Of Very
Intelligent Canine.

London.-"1 am sending you the
photograph of our smooth-haired fox
terrier, Cora, and her adopted fam
ily." says a correspondent of Country
Life. 'She was born on our place
and will be twelve years old on the
Day of st. Swithin.' Her great de-
light has always been every spring
when the chickens were hatched, run
ming about with or sitting in the pad
dock watching them. She is deadly
foe to stray cats. My husband one
year had brood of game chicks.
which he express wished the hen to
mother. When they were several days
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Uncle Sam Has Some Fat Jobs.

Denver.-Uncle Sam has some fat
jobs waiting for proper candidates who
can pass the examinations this sum
mer. A salary of from $4,000 to s4.-
500 year will be paid to the metal
lurgical engineer who makes the best
showing on July 10. If there Is a man
who has any knowledge of plant NAL
nutrition in connection with the bio
physical Investigations of the bureau
of plant industry he may get a posi-
ton as assistant at a salary of from
sl.s0O to s2,40O year. Other posi-
tions ranging from dental interne to
naval observatory instrument maker.
with salaries from 5000 to $500
year, will also he open. Candidates
are advised to seek information from
the civil service commission in the
Federal building.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
BOOSTED UP THE PRICE
When You Come to Think of It the
Article Was Worth the In
creased Amount.

Hot and stuffy was the auction
room. and packed, too-yes. even
packed to its utmost capacity
Suddenly through the crowd pressed
a large, importantlooking person and
held converse with the auctioneer-
converse, low. deep and awe-'nspir-
ing.
Then up spake the auctioneer to the
multitude assembled:
Gentlemen" he said, Il am inform
ed that a pocketbook has been lost
in this hall tonight containing s200
in bank notes"
A great hush fell upon the assembly.
Yes" continued the custodian of
the hammer. "and. owing to other val
liable documents 1t contains. the gen.
tleman will offer ESQ to anyone who
returns 1t. while no questions will be
asked"
Again a silence. deep and unbrokan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Lays Divorce to Music.

"One reason for the great number
of divorces is that women .low go in
for piano lessons and voice culture.
but scorn plain sewing and cooking"
said the Rev. G. H. Seers. of this city.
the first priest to be called to testify
in divorce proceedings in this coun-
ty.
If our girls knew how to cook
meals and how to darn and mend their
husbands would be more contented.
But not all the blame lies on the wom-
ans shoulders. The small incomes of
our workingmen and the high cost of
living DO much to swell the percent
age of divorces" Father Seers de-
clarod.-Cincinnati tOhio) Dispatch to
New York Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

the dark Tie his feet with It. And
make sure his hands are good and
fast"
He was being pushed forward
again. He stumbled against the bot
tom step. was rudely jerked to his
feet, and then propelled upward.
There is no use being so rough"
he heard the sweeter-voiced girl cry.
with note of indignation. "Mr. Cal
lis. tell those men to be more gentle"
After this the ascent Of the stairs
was made easier. Up two flights went
captive and captors. Presently a
door was opened, and under the i'm
petus Of violent shove Tom went
sprawling to the floor. The bandage
was whipped from his eyes. and his
ankle deftly bound.
The rough tumble hurt and dazed
him. Dimly he heard the door shut.
and the click of bolt dropping into
it's socket.
Then-stillness and darkness of the
tomb.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Commodity Rates Materially Reduced.

Denver.-Commodity rates rom At
lantic seaboard points to Denver and
other cities between the Missouri
river and the Pacific seaboard were
materially reduced by an order of the
United States Supreme Court, in its
intermountain rate cases. The Su-
preme court held that the present
charges of carriers for such commod-
tiles as cotton. for example, were
very much too disproportionate, and
that while the railroads had right to
charge more for short hauls than they
do for long hauls over the same route,
under competitive conditions. that
higher charge should be equable.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Road Experts to Convene.

Denver.-Colorado will be repre-
sented at the Intermountain Good
Roads Association convention, which
will he held at Butte. Mont, from
July ~ to 23. by the following dele
gates: w. l.. Anderson and Il. G.
Middleramp. Pueblo; w. I. Barnard.
Rocky Ford; Dal De Weese and VIII
liam Dozier Canon City; Murt Nichol-
son, Leadville: T. w. Mcneil, Mont
rose; DIR. w. p. Harlow, Boulder; A.
w. Henderson and DIR. A. c. Magruder,
Colorado Springs; L. L. Sommers, +.
L. Bartlett and c. A. johnson, Denver;
Fred l.. Bateman, Salida; w. w. Tay-
lor, Trinidad: George II. Wilkes,
Florence; w. G. Ramsey, Grand juno
ton: Austin Gavin. Glenwood Springs;
+. w. Swanson, Alamosa, and F. A.
Chaffee, Fort Collins.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
lyman MAY BUILD HIGHWAY.
Convicts Can Construct Road to Bear
Creek Canon and Save $4,000.

Convicts Can Construct Road to Bear
Creek Canon and Save $4,000.
Denver.-Thomas lyman, warden of
the state penitentiary at Canon City,
is ready to build the road up Bear
Creek canon any time that Commis-
sioner OF Property Otto Thum gives
him the order. The cost of the ten
miles of road, as estimated by Warden
lyman, will be about $500 mile in
stead of $1,000 a mile, estimated by
the city officials.
Warden lyman had a gang of his
men at work on that road two years
ago and was building an excellent
highway when the commissioners OF
jefferson county made him withdraw
his men, although the small expense
which they entailed was being paid by
citizens of that locality.
The road is the southern entrance
to Denver's mountain parks and is the
only water grade highway leading to
them. 1t is a road over which every
tourist will want to travel, whether in
an automobile of a horse-drawn ve-
hicle. The scenery along the road is
second to none, but Mt present it is
too narrow in many places to permit
vehicles to pass each other
BY having Tynan's convicts build
the road the city will save nearly $42,-
900. the difference between $4,000
and $4,000.
Mr.. lyman stated that: Il would
rather build that road than any other
road in the state because it would be
monument to our penitentiary work
and would cause much favorable com
ment from both our own people and
the thousands of tourists who would
pass over it,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
ACTRESS MUST GIVE UP PET
Rumanlan's Leopard Has Been caus
ing Terror in Bouievards and
Restaurants.

Paris.-Mme. Argos. n young Ru
manian actress who has been causing
some excitement in the boulevards and
the Bois de Boulogne by driving about
in taxicabs with a formidable ,nmuz
zled leopard. was politely informed by
the police that II she continues to ap
pear in the public streets with heI
dangerous favorite her leopard will be
seized and taken to the fourrlere, oil
pound for stray animals. and be as.
phyxiated.
The young actress, who is passion
ately fond of her pet that has been
frightening customers of cafes and
restaurants out OF their wits. will place
the animal temporarily in the menag'
erie of the Jardin des Plantes.
1t is strange to say that NJ. Hen.
nion, the prefect of police, was unable
to find any recent city ordinance au.
thorizing the police to seize the leop.
ard. or other wild animals accompa-
MED and cared for by the owners, un-
til he discovered bylaw dated April
3. 1928. requiring owners of animals
capable of frightening the public to
provide themselves with special II.
censes. BY virtue of this law Of
Charles X, the police are now able
legally to put stop to the sensational
drives of the Rumanian actress and
her leopard.
Prince TroUbetskoy, the Russian
sculptor. who is In the habit of walk
ing about streets with a huge wolf.
was also notified of the application Of
this newly discovered ordinance.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
SYNOPSIS.

Rudolph Van yechten. a young man of
leisure, is astonished TO see man enter
No. 1913, a house across the street from
the Powhatan club. long unoccupied and
spoken of as the House of Mystery. Sew
eral persons at regular intervals enter
No. 1913. Van Vechten expresses concern
to his friend. Tom Phinney. regarding the
whereabouts of his cousin and hancee.
man Is seen to enter the House of Mys-
terry. A man Is forcibly elected from the
house. Van vechten and Tom follow the
man and fnd him dead in the street:
Van yechten Is attracted by the face OF
a girl In the crowd of onlookers sur
rounding the body. Later he discovers
scorn from the windows of the mystert-
ous house. Detective Flint calls on Van
Vechten to get his version of the trag-
edY.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
BOOK II.
The carew Case.
CHAPTER !.
The Man of Iron.

The Man OF Iron.
Whoever 1t was that dubbed Theo-
oore Van Vechten the Man of Iron,"
he displayed pretty wit. For the
phrase was descriptive of the man,
both fguratively and literally.
His offices were in New Street. Just
on of Wall, and quite close to the
Stock Exchange; a location unrivaled
for his purposes, which were both
tremendous and Infinitely various. He
has also been likened to a fat spider
lurking In the midst of his web. the
filaments of which radiate in all d.
rections throughout the contiguous
territory, and every one of them
guiding steady stream of gold into
the Van Vechten Golfers.
Theodore Van Vechten typified
Power.
There was, first of all, the prestige
OF the enormous Van Vechten for
tune; and then the regulation and su-
pervision of all the money. stocks and
bonds within rife shot of his office;
which is to say. the entire country,
for even the United States sub-treas-
ury-its parent also for that mat
ter-is not excluded from this sweep
ing statement.
As head of the Consolidated Metals
Company. he was shining target for
the United States Attorney-General-
and. 1t is no doubt needless to add,
an invulnerable target There was not
q metal article manufactured and
clothesline to locomotive. motor-car
4 fh.ttf
along one or another of the webs fila,
ments to the aforementioned Van
vechten fortune. Hence. literally. he
was the MAN of Iron"
He was big man physically as
well as mentally. which was as 1t
should have been. His activity de-
manded prodigious physical strength
and vitality, and these two factors in
his makeup. together with an infiex-
ible will, showed never SO advanta-
Scously as in his habitual reserve. his
steady, answering self-assurance,
which made obstacles of no more i'm
portance than 30 many sheets of pa
per opposed to a speeding bullet.
As for his personal appearance. its
general effect was one of iron gray
ness: the smooth-shaven lips were a
straight. thin, Incorporating line
that scarcely moved even when he
spoke; the bare chin was square. mas
sive. iron-like. and the closely
trimmed gray "sideboards" were we'll
nigh eclipsed by these more salient
features. His eyes. under a thatch of
gray brows, were simply a metallic
glitter beyond whose surface no man
had ever seen. His moments of weak
ness, II he had any. would have been
another mans strength.
There was only one person who had
ever been wholly at ease in this mans
presence-his nephew, Rudolph Van
Vechten. OF the hundreds who came
into and went out of the New Street
Offices, this young man alone seemed
wholly oblivious of the fact, or indif-
ferent to 1t. that Theodore Van Vech-
ten had but to utter the word. and
he would be extinguished.
Rudolph paid his uncle visit on
the Monday afternoon that Tom Phin-
ney was cruising around Long Island
Sound in his friends catboat. He
entered the inner shrine. and of
course found his uncle busy. The cir
cumstance was pointed out to him.
Rudolph ignored the other two men
present.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
BOOK |.
CHAPTER vi.-continued.


There were five men and three
women. The latter were half-hidden
In their wraps and kept their faces
averted. but the men all turned and
stirred at him with a fixedness that
surprised Tom considerably and made
him not a little curious. So he re-
turned the scrutiny with an interest
which nor1 ally he would not have
felt
HI own regard sharpened. And
then his Jaw dropped, and his pipe
clattered upon the grating at his
feet.
He recognized one of the men-the
aged. white-haired servant whom he
had seen once or twice emerge from
Number 1913. Quickly he darted a
glance at each of the others In turn;
but he had never seen them before.
In a flash they were gone, and 1t
was not until vagrant pun heeled
him perilously astarboard that he
recovered his wits and brought his
boat round again into the wind. BY
then the motor-boat had been all but
swallowed In the gloom.
However. Tom reflected, they were
heading straight for Rocky Cove; II
the breeze held he would have his
s-qwn craft tied up at his friends pier
within the Salf-horr; then quick
change Of attire in the boathouse, and
he could put in the evening reconnoi-
tering. 1t would be queer II he failed
to turn up something in little place
like Rocky Cove.
But after he had dined at the one
hotel where he felt free to go at this
season without evening clothes. he
was put out to observe that storm
was brewing. The sky was already
thickly overcast, the night suffocat-
ingly close. and OF to the west light
ming was flickering and approaching
with a rapidity that promised a squall.
While he stood undecided as to
what course to pursue, the matter was
taken unexpectedly out of his hands.
A man, walking rapidly. came alb
ruptly out of the darkness and en-
tered the glare of light from the hos
telry's open door and windows. He it
was who had been controlling the
motor-boat
Tom now had an opportunity to OBJ
serve several PARTICULARS about him
that he had previously missed. or
failed to note hat he was a tall.
loose-jointed. muscular, youngish
man, of a san somplexion and Sc
rious. not to say sullen. cast of coun-
tenance. Moreover. his leap. sharp
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Prohibition Petition Filed.

Denver.-An Initiative petition re-
ferring the question of constitutional
amendment providing statewide pro-
hibition, has been filed with the sec
retary of state by the Anti-Saloon
league. The initiated bill would pro-
vide penalties for the importation,
sale, manufacture or giving away of
intoxicants within the state. The Pc
titions are said to bear 10000 sigma
lures.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

featured face bore a number of marks
and abrasions. as II he had quite re-
Gently met with an accident Toms
own good-humored psysiognomy
more than once had acquired similar
high lights and shadows, resultant on
tumbles from sundry polo-ponies.
The man proceeded upon his way.
looking neither to the left nor the
right. He carried large laden bas-
ket-which he bore lightly-and in a
second or two had passed into the
darkness again.
The night, though. was now SO pune
tuated by lightning flashes. that Tom
found no difficulty in marking his
prograns elong the road that led In
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Children as Dowry.

Geneva.-When the registrar at
Berne asked young man whether he
would take the widow standing at his
side as his wife. he received a sur
prise. mo. certainly not" said the
man. II agreed to marry her. as she
said she had dowry. but now she
tells me she has little money and two
small children" my children are my
treasure" said the widow.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
Think Cat Started Fire.

New Eork.-When firemen cleaned
up after fire that burned out the gro-
oery store of Mrs. Rachel Seeman of
1893 Stockton street, Williamsburg.
they found dead cat in the back yard
OF the store with number of burned
matches and matchbox scattered about
It, They concluded that the cat was
playing with matches and set the fire.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
OK Is a5n. 600 Years Old.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The skeleton of
a gigantic OK. estimated TO be 250,00O
years old. has been unearthed by
Frank S. Leggett. director of the
county museum. from the Pliocene de-
posit of the famous tar pits of La
Brea