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Evening star., 1915-09-13
Selwianka Is Crossed.
Russians Admit Retirement.

The Russian onicial communication is
sued by the war office in Petrograd last
night said that because Of the salient
Of the armies on the Niemen it had been
decided to retire short distance. still
holding back the Austro-Germans' Of
Iensiye.
The final objective Of the central pow
ers in this campaign is still matter of
conjecture, but Gen. Ruzsky, commander
of the northern Russian army. declares
positively that there Is no danger that
Petrograd will fall this year before the
guns Of the invaders.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
John A. Coodhart,

IN the late issue OF the New Sd eiTer
sonian, Of december -, says that
dale Watson and his cousin. Os'
car Parson, Of Rlcliland County Ohio
went TO Humboldt, Nebraska, last
Sunday to visit. their cousin, J. J,
Goodhart,
William l'arson has rented loo
acres oflihe Lewis farm and intends
moving on the Granville Kerns W.
Mr.. Fingler viii move on what Is
known as the Mike Debott place.
Aunt Bette U Shields, who las
been sick and not expected TO live for
the past two weeks, Is still alive. She
Is unconscious and the end is expect.
ed daily. her daughter and her
granddaughter, Mrs. Mart Now land
OF Kansas, have been here for the
past week.
billy Jim has shipped two more
car loads OF hogs since our last writ.
Ing. We understand he has 400 head
left Tie intends to send out a car load
a week until his supply Is exhausted,
after which We intend to crate billy
and send him TO the stockyal DIS and
have him fumtgated and cleaned up
In good shape IN order that lie will be
able 10 raise another supply for the
coming season.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Kills Four.

We have quite a number Of resi-
dents In Holt county, Who formerll
came from the vicinity Of Luray, Vir
sinis, and doubtless some OF thes,
win be Interested IN the follow inI
associated press report, which give,
the news OF the killing OF a woman
and her three children at that place
January 3rd Of this year:
Four persons were found dead will
their skulls crushed, In their noun
tain home, near Luray, early Sunday
They were Mrs, Charles Burner, aged
q, and her three children. James
aged s; Walter, I, and q baby I year
old.
Charles Burner, the father, has dis
appeared. He vas released recently
after serving a sentence for felonious
assault.
The children apparently had been
killed as they slept, but there was
evidence that the mother had fought
desperately.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Our Greetings.

TiIE SENTINEL sends It's heartiest
congratulations to Grandpa and
Grandma, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ".
Thomas; and to their son. Charles
and wife. OF Sacramento, California,
Who we're visited by the stork on he.
cember 9Th, and left with I EN- a
son. whom We hope ~ the years come
and 10 may develop into ~ splendid a
man a. his daddy, and emulate the
life example set by MS grzndparents.
The new "daddy"was born In Oregon.
In the home nov occupied by Fred
hruntineyer, while his grandaddy was
a practicing lawyer here back In the
early SOS.
The Daily Woodland CAT Demo.
crat ~ December ?sth In speaking VI
this arrival says:
The family OF Attorney Charles W.
Thomas, OF Woodland, II strong on
history, and one member has been In.
stitnting comparisons with the stu.
arts Of England. Charles First OF tie
royal line fell into the hands Of his
enemies and lost all his possessions.
Charles First, of Woodland. Il sur.
rounded by his friends and his prop
erty Is safe. Charles Second Of Eng.
land was a merry rake and left nc
heir. Charles Second Of the Wood.
land house Is a model husband and
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Novel and Thrilling.

II took many months and more
than $4,000 TO originate and initislly
produce From Molten Steel to Auto
mobile" the wonderful motion pic
ture sensation put out by the Max
we'll Motor Co., Inc, Detroit, Mich.
and TO be seen here At the Royal
Theatre, Oregon, Mo-, January II,
1914. The entertainment will be Civ.
en- under the supervision OF NJ. V.
Hanson by special arrangement with
the Maxwell Company, The pictures
are novel, thrilling and highly educs.
tional. A wide range Of territory was
covered In getting the various scenes;
but those despicting the making OF
the famous Maxwell "25" car viii be
undoubtedly most admired, for they
add interest to the car that Is SO
widely and fsvorably known. Realism,
variety, scenic splendor and heart In.
tsrest are fsscinatingly combined
With the more commercial phases Of
the business.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Methodist Episcopal Church.

We had a very interesting session
OF the Sunday school, Sunday morn
ing. At the meeting Of the sunday
school board, recently held, arrange
ments were completed for a class con.
test for the first three months OF the
New Year Five things enter into
this compel tion: Attendance. study
OF the lesson, new scholars. church
attendance and the contribution.
The class making the best average
record viii he given a banquet.
Herman Allen. Morgan kreek,
Louis kreek, Lloyd Matthews, Robert
Matthews, Lucy Matthews. Gather.
Inc Schultz, Helen Rostock. Glenna
Iluiatt end Mrs. Kittie Thatcher
had not missed a Sunday from sun.
day school during 1914. except from
sickness. and !. j. Lukens. !. A.
kreek. Mrs. Grace Castle. Nellie
Castle. Earl Pierce, Frank Thatcher,
Auvergne Schultz, Robert Thatcher
and Ethel kreek had not missed a
Sunday for 1913 and 1914: and Mabel
Schultz, George Polly and Theodore
Burger had a record for perfect at.
tendance for 1912, 1913 and lali
Three persons were received into
full membership IN the church at she
morning service, Sunday. This, with
the sacrament Of the Lords supper,
l.l q A..
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Bigelow and Neighborhood.

George Conway, In the issue OF the
News.Jeffersonian. Of december 81
tells us that
John Mendenhall shipped car
load Of hay to Red Oak, Iowa. tn,
/ first Of the week.
The Bigelow Grain Compan,
shipped car load Of corn to Hopkins
Mo-, the first Of the week.
C. W. Courier and wife presen. ed
the Christian church with yer,
nice large Bible for Christmas pres
ent.
"A letter from our old friend. Pack
Lundy. at Fort Morgan. Colorado
says he Is getting along just fine, tina,
all OF the family are holding down the
claim while lie Is staying IN town.
Prof. A. Il. Stanley is visiting
with relatives In Labelle, Mo-, this
week, and on his return home he will
spend few days in Jefferson City.
Jake Hinkle:secured his supply OF
Ice from the Missouri river last week.
The Ice was Of the first class quality
and Vas eight inches thick.
The box.supper and entertain.
ment at the Elm Grove schoolhouse
given Thursday evening OF last week
was very we'll attended and about els
Was cleared for school purposes. Prof.
Aikman deserves q whole lot OF credit
for his entertainment.
Coke Jackson Is still IN the Sis.
ters' hospital in st. Joseph and last
reports were that he Was gaining
strength SLOW ly and II va, possible
that lie might escape an operation
Coke has not been ableto eat a square
meal for about two weeks and natur.
ally lac II very weak. Mrs. Jackson re-.
mains with him IN the hospital.
John Iden, u. %. Atkinson and
Cooked ackson are putin up Ic. over on
ltig Lake this week. ld.n will store
SIXTY To seventy .iive tons. Atkinson
about twenty-five tons and Cob. Jack.
son about eighty tons. Mr.. lden says
the Ice Il OF iirst.class quality, 4 little
better than usual and eight inches
thick This Is quite an item TO the
people over there TO secure good
supply on account Of the great ex
pense IN hauling artificial Ice from
Mound city during the summer.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
1hos. Il. Reynolds,
Carpenter and Builder,
Located in Freemsn's Paint Shop,
Oregon, Mo.
Notice OF Stockholders Meeting

Notice Is hereby gi' EN- to all stock,
holders Of The Oregon lnterurbar,
Railway Company that meeting
will he held In the ci'lce Of the com
pany, In the Moore l,lock, In the city
OF Oregon, Holt county, Missouri, on
MONDAY, JANUARY II. 1913.
That said meeting viii he convened
al y O'Clock a, m. OF that day and con.
tinued during At least three hours
unless the object for which said meet
INK Is called lie accomplished sooner.
The object for which said meeting Is
called Is for the purpose Of electins
nine directors for one year.
By order Of the Board Of Directors,
this 2lst day Of November, 1914.
Is, r. MORGAN, President.
Attest l.. !. MOORE, Secretary.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Notice..

Deginning the first OF the year,
THE SENTINEL has decided TO
charge q half-rate to churches, schools
and all societies, for all locals and
notices published, where there 10 a
money consideration made by the
churches, schools, societies, etc. All
sns RsPs,s 70 Sr rn me- COUNTY nave a.
and IN justice to ourselves and our
contemporaries. and on account of
tie increased cost OF all things enter
ang into the production Of a news
paper, we have decided to adopt this
course.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
New Barber Shop.

Having opened up a new barber
shop at New Point on north side OF
square, ] invite al OF my old custom.
ers and friends to call and see me
Guarantee good work and fair treat
ment to oil. Cigars, tobacco and
laundry In connection. Your patron.
age solicited
ELMER PENNINGTON,
New Point, Mo.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Attention, Comrades!

Members Of Meyer Post, q. A. r.
will hold their next regular meeting
At the home OF Thomas Frye, on Sat.
urday, January %, 1915, at 2:SO o. M,
sharp, to attend TO such matters a.
may come before them.
G. w. CUMNINs, Commander.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Notice Of Stockholders Meet.
in0, Bank OF Forbes.

Notice II hereby given, that u meet.
Ing Of the stockholders Of The Bank
OF Forbes, will be held In the direc.
tors room, Al said bank. on the 18th
day Of January, a. D., 1915, It. being
Monday OF the week, and commencing
at . q. m. the purpose and object OF
which meeting Is the election Of live
directors for said bank for the cnsu.
Ing year.
I'y order OF the Board,
j, A. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-01-08
Real Estate MlmtograIh.
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UypIct UPSTAIRS ~ ~, Nuon, niD,k.


Abstrscter and Nesotistor Of Loans
Transfers for week ending Decem'
Der ), 1914:
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Henry SidenfAden To sam u
Strock, sw ! u, ~, n...... !
Vim Dcbbins, ct al To u ~ and
Wallace Harden, pt ne sw y.
W, ~ ...... ................... ",Ws'
= NJ Talley to Everett Wright,
pt se nv -. 6., - ............,. 80
Transfers for week ending Decem.
Der ~, 1914:
WARRANTY D.:EDs.
Jesse J hobart TO Madeline II.
der. ! Int " ~ !, ~, :Is.".s I
Tie Iiorigan Realty Co TO Jno
u SclIanR and wife, loi = OF
NV =, ~, .!s,....,..... ,..... iiis
George Thomas Wood will
Transfers for week ending January
=, 1914:
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Clara Wickiser Ia T. ! Nauman,
s2.ii,l0O acres In ~ and ~, ~,
w ''''''''' '',''','''',,''', NN,-'h'
W N llitl to Mrs Lena j Schaf.
fer, lots u, -, -, ~, -, block
~, Forest Cily,.,,,.,......,.. iIj
Emma Bridgmon To Greeley W
Hunt, lots IL. II, block ~,
Cunning Add, Bipelow ..,,,,,, 10
,lno France, Sr, TOT T.. Plum.
mer, lots ., ;, and ), block
~ mo town -. ,..,.,,...,... 80
Joseph Hatfield to VIM kneale,
Pt block u, Maitland ........ u ON
QUIT CLAIMS
G, B&Q u u Co: to Albert
Kollmer, ~ se | 10, III, ~ go. 5oi
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-16
| Better Than
a Legacy
By FLORENCE HENDERSON |

By FLORENCE HENDERSON


81 am glad of it," spoke Harley
Blake, and he looked as if in dead
earnest and relieved.
He was seated before the cold and
empty fireplace of his cherries room.
He made a faint glow of heat and
warmth, however, by striking match
and igniting the letter he had just
received and read. He dropped it to
into fragile sheets of black and then
at breath go crumbling into frag-
ments.
The last bridge burned" he unused,
trying to smile half-humorously, but
the situation was too serious. Il
tives. The former gave me profuse
promises of influence and help and
failed me. My fathers own brother
writes me homily on independence
and thrift, and would not even risk
giving me a recommendation of capa-
bility and honesty. That letter is
the last straw that breaks the camefs
back. Good-by to the old life for
good"
But there Harley hesitated men.
tally. He was poor in pocket, thought
and expectancy, but love is rich and
he loved Helen Wendell. They had
been more than friendly, but that was
before she had gone away on long
trip to the Panama canal with her
scientific father-before Harley had
tried to make his way in life in a
practical way, and had failed.
He had not heard from her since.
When poverty and lack of work had
fastened their disheartening grip upon
him, he had cut loose perforce from
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-16
FRANK SNYDER MAKING GOOD
Regarded by Critics as Best Young
Catcher Developed In National
League in Many a Day.

If autos were offered for players
who show greatest progress in their
profession in their first year out in
the big shows, then Frank Snyder Of
the st. Louis Cardinals surely would
take a car home with him this fall.
Opinion generally is agreed that not
only is he the best young catcher
developed in the National league in
many a day, but he also ranks high
in the most valuable player to his
team" column. He has caught the
bulk of the games played by the Car
dinals, and Higgins would have been
In sad way without him.
Snyder was picked up in Texas
as a lad of eighteen by Jack Burke
in the spring of 1912 for the Flint
team of the Southern Michigan league.
which Burke was to manage. Dick
Kinsella, scouting for the Cardinals
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en- hours away in loves encnantment
upon a constant sutton who steers
clear of the marriage proposal. Dur
ing the time which she has devoted
to him, with the declaration of love
and marriage undecided, she might
have attracted, been wooed and be-
trothed to one who would have made
a good husband for her.
Falling in love means sacred vows
exchanged; constant visits are sup
posed to indicatk that his heart has
gone out to her Marriage follows.
Falling in love and carrying out the
intentions of going to the altar In
wedlock never leaves broken hearts
among the single daughters The ma
jority of women want a worthy hus-
band in their home for the sake of
happiness. When the betrothed girl
gets a wedding ring on her finger she
expects that all her monotonous hours
are over. Her world will thence be
one of delight and amusement. SEN
timent will never be destroyed In their
lives. She has settled that all this
love shall be never-ending before her
marriage, and that she is not to be un-
happy. If losses walk in at the door,
love will not fly out of the window.
Certainly this is the only delightful
way for newly welded man and wife
to start in on life's journey together.
Pity that those who love so truly, be-
fore and after the knot is tied should
stoop to petty Quarreling over trifies
and relish the making-up part as the
best of wives often do. Last, but by
no means least, they realize, one and
all, that a coy little home-a table
spread with wholesome food that's rel
ished, someone to live in it-someone
who loves helpmate, is indeed a
paradise on earth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-16
FAITHFUL TO HIS MASTER
Won BueIow's Chef Not One VINO
Would Desert Him in His
"Time of Misery"

Prince Buelow, whom the kaiser
sent to Rome on what has proved 10
be a disastrous special mission, has
a fund of anecdotes, and has been
heard to tell this amusing story, in
which the "all-highest" plays leading
part. Some years ago, when he was
retiring from the ambassadorship at
Rome to take up the post of chancel-
lor of the empire, he summoned his
cook. a veritable cordon bleu, to tell
him of the change. 1--WE shall not live
in our present grand STYLE" he said,
"but on a much smaller scale. Per-
haps. therefore, you would prefer to
find another place" The cook, doubt
less imagining that financial disaster
was impending, remained silent for
few moments, then with the air of one
about to perform a sympathetic act
replied: well, excellency, l am
grieved at hearing such melancholy
news, but shall remain in your serv-
ice. Whatever may happen to you,
would not for worlds have it said
I had deserted you in your time OF
misery!" At dinner one evening the
prince told the story to the kaiser, who
had had personal experience of the
culinary chefs skill, and was highly
amused at the princes anecdote. So
interested, indeed, did the emperor
feel in the cook that shortly afterward
he sent the worthy fellow a handsome
gold watch, on the, lid Of which was
engraved the one word Misery" by
which name his majesty ever after
ward laughingly spoke of and adj
dressed him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-16

Nine widows out of ten, especially
If they be advanced in years, carry
out the trust faithfully. The tenth
widow is an example Of the fool-hardi-
ness of failing to safeguard her as well
as her children.
Prospective heiresses are golden
bats for fortune hunters, but the man
who is intent upon marrying money
knows that her wealth may be with
held by her family, If it is so intrusted,
for long years to come, and he would
have to work for and support woman
whom he was not ardently in love with
for her own sake-during the best
years of his life with expectations of
wealth which might never materialize.
The man who contemplates paying
court to a rich widow faces none of
these contingencies of losing.
Indulgent number one has not taken
the precaution to put strings to it.
If she is woman possessing more
heart than head, easily flattered and
Of the kind who respond to ardent
and persistent lovemaking, he figures
ct out that in all probability he would,
as her husband, be so enabled to estab-
fish himself firmly in her affections
that he could give her children Sc
we're tussle to capture even meager
portion OF the money in absolute con-
troll of their mother. Everyone ex-
poets that a young widow will be
tempted to wed again, if another man
seemingly as good and true as the
loved and lost one comes a-wooing.
Few people suspect the widow of fifty
or Whereabouts to be still susceptible
to the enthralling dreams of loving
again and being loved, yet it is an un-
deniable fact that this is the crucial
turning point in a widows existence.
She is usually too proud to admit
that she is lonely and longs for COM
partnership, but this is the case. Her
SONS may leave her, after the manner
of sons. She is dear to them, but the
betrothed sweetheart with whom they
spend all of their disengaged hours,
it must be admitted, is dearer still,
though in quite a different way.
her daughter changes III nedTt III
terest with marriage. At first, the
young bride divides her affections fair
Iy equally between her husband and
mother, but with the coming of babies
mother is generally apt to take third
or fourth back seat. No wonder such
widows feel keenly the want of COM
partnership and loss of heart interest
in their children which they secretly
bitterly resent
At this juncture, the fortune hunter
considers the occasion is ripe for him
to Undue the widow with the belief
she is dear and first in the heart of
someone. If he succeeds in inducing
her to marry him she finds her trouble
soon after begins. He nags her for
money-more money and yet still more
from morning until night. She has
to buy her peace, If she gets any, with
heaps Of gold. The only way to cir
cumvent the fortune hunter is for
such widows to tell him candidly that,
ere she weds again, she will sign her
chiIdren's money over to them.
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occasion were able to bargain at their
own figures.
Harley was quite glad of the new
prospect opened. He preferred farm
work. Then came new disappoint1
ment The railroad laborers had two
days start of him. The labor mar
ket was glutted. Every place at plow
and harrow was filled.
ooh, well, l shall have to strike out
for a new field, that is all" he told
himself grimly, trying to fancy he was
imbued with the optimism of an en-
thusiastic ambition.
Harley tramped it, brave as a Tro-
jan, for two days. On the morning OF
the third he met his first bit of en-
couragement. He had come upon a
desolate. starved-looking farm and
hailed it's equally dismal owner water
ing lean. disconsolate cattle. The
man himself was grim-faced and dis
pirited in mien and talk.
Il might give you board and lodging
for a weeks work." he said ungra-
ciously.
"Ill take that, if it's only to get my
hand in," agreed Harley cheerfully.
But say, what's struck the placer"
"a sucker!" growled the man, whose
name was Evans. "The sucker is me.
l lost my wife and wanted a lonely
life. I've got it. Traded nice vii
lage home for this-farm, they called
it. Look at it,
'Tt does look forlorn, for a fact"
observed Harley, "but what's the main
subject of encouragement. All, l see
the SOIL" scooping up handful OF
the loose, yellow dirt, scanned it
closely; tasting of it, smelling OF it,
and tossing it adrift with a thoughtful,
"Humph! Got any loose capital?"
what if | have?" demanded the
farmer. surlily and with suspicion.
Because, if you have, and will in
vest it in lime and phosphates, III
make a cast-iron contract to do the
rest that will make this place garden
of Eden inside of two seasons on
basis of fifty and fit
Uncle wasn't so bad, after ALL"
many a time later Harry soliloquized.
He threw schooling, energy and soul
into his first and grand chance at sci
entific farming. At the end of two
years he had made contented man
of his employer and proud, happy
man of himself.
So proud and happy, in fact, that
one day, Notwithstanding the fact that
he had put the past all behind him, In
an idle, whimsical mood he ventured
writing letter to Helen Wendell. He
told her the simple story of his en-
deavors. he told her that a hayward
impulse had led him to hope that she
had not forgotten their old friend
ship and would be interested in know
ing that a small but cheering measure
of success had come to him.
He hoped for reply, but none
came in the form of letter. A week
went by. and one morning as he start
ed for the we'll farmers rig drove up
and Helen Wendell alighted.
She was in mourning, a little care"
worn. q little older, but the old true
eyes looked. as earnestly as OF yore
into the longing depths of his own, as
he said:
rs this the promised response OF
two years ago."
"Am | welcome?" she asked simply
His glowing lips, pressed to her VIII
ing own, answered.