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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
They Sailed on the Same Ship.

The death OF Mrs, Daniel Kunkel,
ST. which occurred recently ~ Los
Angeles, Calf, whose obituary ap-
pears elsew here In this issue, REGAL Is
the incident OF her coming TO this
county, from Baden, Germany.
She was then Mary Elizabeth Haner,
and aboard the same ship, bound Tor
the United States, we're Fred Markt,
Fred ID cher, Isaac Kurtz, and Mrs.
Isaac kurtz, who WAS then Miss Mary
SeemAn Fred Dreher and Isaac
Kurtz are nov dead, the others are
living and will hear viii, sorIoS OF
the death Of Mrs Kunkel The patty
came TO this country Ia 1876, on the
old sail ship, white to day they c >uld
10 back and forth across the mighty
ocean In much ess time than VA
m lde by the old time sailing vesse,
and In . verit able floating palace
with oil the modern convenlences oil
. modern palatial hotel.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
No Chrysanthemum Show.

So the public may know, and gov.
ern themselves accordingly, we will
impart the Information that the 10.
dies OF the ChTysanthemum society Of
Oregon will not have a Chrysanthe-
mum show, this year, the first time
they have failed TO make . public ex.
hiblt In 10 years, and which was a.
always looked forward to with much
pleasure, not only by may OF the cit.
liens Of Oregon and vicinity, but by
the entire county and country. The
principal reason for this IL that many
Of the ladies are getting along In
years and are not able, physically, "a
raise and give the care and attention
to produce . beautiful Mum" and
the younger generations tastes, Ap
psrently run In other directions. VIZ
might mention some OF these dlrec
lions, but will forbesr. Too bad
that we are not to have any more
mum Shows"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
o. c. c. Club Halloween Party.

The o, c. g. Club entertained .
large number OF their young fftends
with . party 1t Miss Pauline Ruley's,
last Friday night, In ceiebration OF
Halloween. The guests, on arrival,
presented their invitation cards IT the
door and were received by . ghostiy
figure, who directed them to the dress.
Ing rooms upstairs. These rooms we're
each guarded by other ghosts that
stood sentinel before the uoors. The
entire decorations, which we're very
elaborate, were In harmony with tile
festive season black cats, witches,
Voblihs OF black aud yellow paper,
adorned the walls, the curtains aud
the drapery OF the piano: pumpkin
jack.o.ianterns grinned from nearly
every corner. The guests we're AL
masked and dressed so as to be per.
fectly disguised. They represented
Indians, cooks, darkies, Turkish Ia.
dies, etc. Some OF the boys we're
dressed as girIs One such found nis
srmor somewhat embarrassing, as IL
was 30 tight he could hardly breathe,
and lie could not yet IL OF until he
reached home. An old witch with lief
broom was found In a dark corner and
many had fortunes told, but they are
not likely TO turn out right IS the
seekers mostly forgot ~ cross tile
wttch's hand with silver After en-
loving their DISCUSSES for a while, ev
eryone unmasked, ~ q signal, and the
rest OF the evening Was spent IN vAri
Gus games, conversation and songs. A
most delicious t~o.course Luncheon
was served, after which the guests de
parted with many words Of xpprecia
ton and thanks to their hostesses
the o. q. C.Club, for adelightfulev enin,
and one that Will long be remembered
by all that had the X cd fortune TO b
present. The club members ROUNDED
out the evening by all spending tin
night with Miss Pauline Ruley, ant
from all reports, they made a nigh
OF It," Why need one waste time II
sleep when one has all day Saturda.
TO make II up inr
The members OF the club are: Mise
Pauline Ruley, Blanche IIodgin, Jenu
bankers, Mildred Tochterman, Esthe
Kelly, Mildred Moore, Ethel Greene
Grace Mcdonald and BYRD Peret
The following were the guests o
the club: Misses Roaena Pierce, Ellel
Pennel, Jaunira Patterson, ANN
Markt, bot smith, ADbie Murray
Armeline Perkins, Nelml Markt
Agnes schultz and Ruth Markt; an
Bernard Mitchell, Thomas TeArs
Carrie Alkire, George Meyer, Geors
Hinde, George Mclntyre, Byron Hen
ton, Byron Murray. Clarence Dis
singer, John Matkt, joint
Netherland, John Chandler, Rus
sell Meyer, Alien Bunker, Loui
Kreek, Kenneth kunkel, DICK Bridge
Il. al.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
Wins $500 Prize.

Merle Norris won the prize, given
by the Merchants Matinee Club, At
tie Royal theatre last Saturday after
noon, for the largest amount OF goods
purchased from members OF the club,
that day. presenting . recsipted bill
from the Reeves Bragg Auto Co., for
el88.53 The % 90 prize. for coming
the greatest distance, was not award
cd, no one making . claim for II.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
Forest City Methodist Church
Notes.

The revival announced to have been
In progress this week has been post
poried on account OF illness Of the
wife of Rev. Davis, who was to assist
US.
Preaching service Sunday morning
ct Kimsey, and at Forest City ct 7:SO
Sunday school at 10 O'Clock at each
OF these places. -, =,
You are Invited to Join with W in
oil OF our services. Get the habit OF
going to. church-ttt . good one:
Good for you and others. So come
on, let's DO friends.
r. N. WETzEL, Pastor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
Sons of Veterans.

All members OF Oregon Camp, No.
q, Sons OF Veterans, are urgently re.
quested TO be present at our next reg
ular meeting, Monday, Nov. ., 1915,
At I. q. O. +. Hall. Matters OF grave
Importance will I've brought up, and II
IL hoped that every member will bt
present. Comrades OF the @. A. X
also requested to be pre- .ent. BY or
der OF FRANK PETRsE,
Commander Sons Of Veterans.
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-O~sn Dsnksrs 10 working In the
d, N. Martin store,

-OWen Dsukers u WORKING IN the
ID. d. martin store.
George Lukens has some 8 per
cent money to loan on farms.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Fred WeIzell is having serious trouble
" tn her eyes.
a., - u
of ST. Joseph. are visiting her oar.
ents, @. n. Price and wife.
a., 40,
MISS lua oon man went 10 oo,u
oIa, Sunuay motn.ns 70 ,ak Ni! gVu.se
sity.''
.,
~. H. rI'ce anu VIE Ate en'e',
tanning MIS- maitih DunhAm, I
U D' Neo'' WHO u = COUSIN Vi WIS.,
-Di. hoean teiis US pAuy uoy Vas
born 70 Frank GiilenwAter snH VIE
OF foioes township Iuesday' No'em'
oer "a
Miss Hortense simpson went 10
81. Joseph, SatuidAy evening, IoI
lew DAYS res, ~ tne NOME Vi he' s''
oesche'' "iss msnon'
DIR. Evans tells us that George
Hibbard's condition, has not improv.
90 SINCE lsst week. lie u SUN III
precs'ous eo"o'''o"'
Glass No. 4, Of the Methodist Sun
day school, OF Forest City, were enter
tained At the home Of their teacher,
Mrs. Ralph Meyer. A most enjoy able
time WAS hsd'
Jonas Watson went over to Savan.
a
Mrs. Frank sutton home, Who had
been under treatment At the cancer
hospital at that place,
=, .,
>. NJ. Conmsn ana Iamily, accom-.
panied Dy m,ss L ~, I,asIoid -, asV =.
Cofimsn's brother, II. II, n. Kelly and
family, last SUNDAY evening.
a. xs,. n,,
~. Y. balenseI am M,ss L.s"
r. Larsen, po,n OF onnton, low,
we're mAIrieu ~ ,he " ps'Ssonske
on WednesuAy OF th,s wees, Nos d.
ny the PASTOR Kew D. W. hnue'so"'
, FLOYD CofIman, teacher Of the
Union school. reports the school as
progressing nicely, makinssooo gisoes
ana good daily attendance, W., o,
~ enrolled There MAS Al average Oh
Tor the last MONTH
i have n few ferns and beyonias
for sale~haye more than I have room
Tor. Apy one desiring plants for the
winter. cali and ace them-I may have
someil,inv YOU want for your window
MRs. +, S, RosroCk.
,,n ,-,,,., &c.,
uoIi county's treasurer from ISL To
isSp. was I'M town, Tuesday, shaking
hands With old time friends and tell.
inc a story or two. lie and George
Warrington came into tits world on
,hs sans day of the month. hut Levi
did moi arrive until 1872, and is there
fore nearing his Iith birthday,
-, ,
we regret 70 learn o. the illness
OF Dr w. a; Long OF mo'nd C!y
b,rthdsy. having come on earth IN
P.nn.yiyania. January ~, 1875, and
came 10 Holt county In 1872, and wa,
among the earliest Of the dentists &c
practice here, lie WAS 4 chart er mem
ber OF Mound CITY lodge. l. o. o. r.
and WAS its first noble grand.
,.',,,,
,-Tne many personal IfiendsoiJ uug'
WIN; =; Ellison, OF MaryvilIe, throuRn
,, out uo't coun'y,w,ll learn WIN muci
regret tnat nus health nAs ecom'
such lnAt he uAs mwe" conPeneu "
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05

DIR. B. G. Quigley, Of Mound City,
wss here attending our circuit court
Tuesday. n, ,
Mis- Myrtle Hueston, Of Firth,
Nebr., 10 the new stenogrspher fol
Frank Petree.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05

Albert Jones, wife and little
daughter, of Rushville, were guests
1t the J. N. Campbell home, the lat
ter part Of last week.
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I'm no dancing teacher" IneZ man
aged to stammer at last between her
Clenched teeth. I'm an artist. | am,
even IL am in the chorus. l haven't
always been in bum shows like this
one. I've been on Broadway, l have.
And anyhow. Miss Bend. IL was a
lady professor I'd as lief take money
for trying to teach you that dance
as steal cooky from blind baby II
would be grand larceny, that's what 1t
would be. grand larceny"
Miss Bend took the few steps that
separated her from 1nez and then,
laying her hands very gently on the
girls shoulders. smiled down pleas
antly into the pale. tear stained face.
I'm sorry I said that" she apollo
gized, Every, very sorry. / wouldn't
have hurt you for anything--not to
be the greatest dancer in all the world
really wouldn't. Won't you forgive
me, Miss MacTavish?" And tuck
ing 1nez's arm under her own she
led her toward the broad staircase.
The two girls sat on the lower step,
Evelyn looking very tall and beautiful,
her straight back against the newell
post. and 1nez facing her with her
arms folded and her narrow shoulders
resting against the wall.
Now said Evelyn, II ask you as
an expert, Miss MacTavish. What
are you going to do about it?"
Inez shook her head and looked as
Il the future was entirely without
hope.
II tell you. Miss Bend" she began.
"you can't do anything with that
dance. 1t takes what we call a wild
dancer to do That Beautiful Rag
right. and I guess there amt no such
thing as an amateur wild dancer"
The general gloom that pervaded
the staircase had extended to Miss
Bend.
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avoid the long, dark walk back to the
stage entrance she opened door TO a
sort OF lounging room through which
1t was necessary to pass in order to
reach the front Of the theatre. Here,
under the glare Of a blazing chandelier,
she found Evelyn Bend entirely alone,
her skirts pulled up to her knees, a
do or die expression on her pretty
face, indulging in a most sincere effort
to acquire the steps she had so
signally failed to perform on the stage.
SO interested was Miss Bend in re-
garding the movement of her own
black silk stockings and patent leather
shoes that she was quite unconscious
of the presence Of the young girl who,
with her hands stuck deep in the
pockets of her long gray sweater. was
calmly leaning against the newell post
OF the stairway which led to the
balcony.
"That's a rather difficult step" Inez
suggested.
Evelyn looked up, very much sur
prised at the interruption. promptly
dropped her skirts and blushed
violently. During the next few mo-
ments. while trying to regain her
breath, she cast several glances of
polite inquiry at the strangers queer
little face. the untrimmed felt hat and
the short. 1.-THE figure clothed in the
i'll fitting sweater and short skirt.
IL suppose 1t is rather difficult"
Evelyn gasped at last. ut certainly
is for me. Can you do it?''
II can as a matter OF fact" Inez
laughed, 'ibut dancing happens to be
my business"
Evelyn's pretty figure seemed to
grow suddenly taller, and the smile
went out Of her eyes.
"Oh. see, you're an actress"
I'm with the Jarbow troupe" Inez
explained. I'm in the chorus
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Evelyn inclined her well poised head
in the general direction of the chorus
girl. II understands; and as pro-
fessional do you really consider it a
very difficult step?'
IT'S like this" Inez said and NOV
ing over so that she stood directly
under the chandelier. pulled up her
skirts so that Evelyn could see her
feet. Its not only that the step is
difficult but the man / saw teaching
you on the stage just now put step
before it that makes the combination
almost impossible"
And then with much nimble grace
and a perfectly evident knowledge of
the matter in hand Inez proceeded to
show Miss Bend the practical difficult
ties OF the steps and just how the
trouble might have been avoided.
II fear" she said, finishing her
demonstration with graceful little
hitch kick. 81 very much fear that you
and the other young ladies have bitten
on more than you can chew
For a moment Miss Bend was in
Clined to resent the frank criticism Of
the young person in the long gray
sweater and ragged skirt, but there
was something so essentially comic in
the little figure and the girls manner
was so entirely sincere that she de-
cided not to be resentful, bur to accept
Inez's unpleasant truths in the same
friendly spirit in which they were evil
IDENTIFY spoken. Smiling and with out
stretched hands she advanced toward
her.
I'm very glad to know YOU" she
said; my name Is Bend-Evelyn
Bend"
Inez took the outstretched hand in
both OF her own and pressed it
warmly. my name Is MacTavlsh--
Inez MacTavish-and I am mighty
glad to meet you, Miss Bend"
Now that we know each other, Miss
MacTavish." said Evelyn. do you
think you could possibly teach me
that dance in week? OF course: you
understand that I would be glad to
pay you and pay you we'll for your
time and trouble"
In the brilliant light Of the chan
delier Miss Bend saw the pale cheeks
OF the young girl become very pink
and the big blue eyes fare up with
sudden anger.
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II suppose you're right she said.
Il certainly am not what you call
a wild dancer and hate the old song
anyhow"
Now If was putting on the show"
Inez went on, I'D rip that number
right out the first thing and put N
something that would help and not
make my leading woman look foolish"
rs it as bad as that" Evelyn
sighed. Il don't want TO look foolish
you don't understand, but really I
can't AFFORD to look foolish that night,
anyhow
lnez shook her head sympathetic
Cally. There's no use sidestepping-
it's plain bad. l tell you it's the fault
of thoss amateur stage managers. It's
just like trying to put a thirty waist
in an eighteen inch corset. 1t hurts
the corset and it don't do the waist
any particular good. If a girl has
ginger in this business | may give her
a coon song or an Apache dance: II
she has good legs make her wear
tights; and If she has nothing but "A
pretty face and a well trained voice, as
you have, why give her swell bal
lad
Miss Bend saw a glimmer of hope
in the suggestion and her dropping
spirits took "A sudden turn for the bet
ter.
IF We could do something else"
she said eagerly. but We haven't time
to learn another dance. Now f"
"Well, you certainly haven't time to
learn that one" Inez interrupted. mot
In this life. Why do a dance at all?
Why not nice love song with the
chorus standing or sitting about you
in a pretty picture, eh?"
1T sounds wonderful" Evelyn ex-
claimed; edo you know a song like
that?"
Inez nodded gravely: Lots Of EN-;
but we want to go slow and pick out
the right one, the kind that will do
most of the work itself In show bust
ness good parts make good actors and
good songs make good singers. All
you want to do is to look pretty and
let words and music do the real work"
For few moments there was 81
lence, and then a smile crept into the
pale lips and the blue eyes of the
chorus girl and she drove her doubled
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just as evident to Inez as was the fact
that the girl was wholly lacking in the
necessary spirit even to give her audi
ence the slightest inkling of what the
song was all about. In fact Evelyn
was so thoroughly bad that Inez be-
came suddenly conscious, blushed vio-
lently and would probably have left
the theatre at once from sheer en-
barrassment II she had not at that
moment heard voices from the broad
passageway directly back of her.
Two young men. who on account or
the inky darkness were evidently un-
aware of the presence of any one be-
sides themselves, were apparently ex-
changing their views concerning MISS
Bend with extreme frankness
THAT should be the big number OF
the show" said one of the voices.
"Sure," said the other. ut comes
at the very end of the piece and ought
10 be a knockout. Evelyn Bend has
no spirit or snap at all, and just look
at her now trying to do that dance.
It's awful"
IneZ looked at the stage, ana the
young man was quite right. II was
awful.
"She wasn't like that before said
the first voice. ~ believe ii was break
ing off her engagement to Phil Gard
ner that took the life out of her, !
have a sort Of an idea that she cared
a lot"
Anyhow it's crime" said the
other That dance ought to be done
by a ball OF fire: Evelyn does 1t as II
1t was a minuet."
And then the two young men walked
on down the passageway and left lnez
alone with her newly found knowledge.
A few minutes later the discouraged
stage manager brought the rehearsal
of the song to a close, and Miss Bend
walked listlessly across the stage and
disappeared behind the wings.
TITS too bad" sighed 1nez too bad.
She's such a sweet. pretty looking
girl, and III bet she likes Phil a lot,
whoever he IL. But II Phil ever hears
her sing "That Beautiful Rag" and
catches her doing that dance It's good
by. little girl. good-by. to sweet
Evelyn."'
With the disappearance Of Miss
Bend from the stage Inez very shortly
lost interest In the rehearsal. and to
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side, she turned back and opened the
door which led to the stage.
Here she found the Thespians hard
at work. and as the apparent state of
complete pandemonium struck her as
most diverting she CROPPED her way
through the passage back OF the pri-
vate boxes and soon found herself in
the dark auditorium. With the excep-
ton Of few whispering mothers and
maids the place was quite silent and
deserted, and so she took a seat in the
last row Of the orchestra and pro-
ceeded thoroughly 70 enjoy the first
amateur rehearsal she had seen for
many years.
ON the brilliantly lighted stage the
entire chorus Of girls was ranged in
two long. ragged rows; a young man
In his shirt sleeves seated at the piano
was playing the refrain of That
Beautiful Rag" and another young
man, also in a state Of dishabille, was
trying to bring the chorus down to
the footlights in series of coon steps,
In the execution Of. which even the
leader himself could hardly have been
called expert.
From the viewpoint Of the profess
sionaI every chorus girl on the stage
should have been discharged at once
for dncompetency and INSTRUMENTATION.
The young man who was directing
them, thoroughly discouraged and
wholly exhausted, wiped the persplra-
ton from his brow and looking over
the footlights called for Miss Evelyn
Bend. Once more the chorus was ar
ranged in two very shaky lines, and
Miss Bend having been placed far
down stage proceeded to sing the first
verse Of that very spirited song, That
Beautiful Rag"
That Miss Bend had a clear, we'll
cultivated and sympathetic voice was
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to a real prayer in her whole rot
ten life. Anyhow. at the finish she
broke down altogether and went off
the stage sobbing like child.
And I'll tell you funny thing.
Miss Bend, that, though she sang that
song better that night than she ever
did before or afterward. and be-
lirvc better than anybody else ever
sang IL. she never got a hand-not
single hand. Sometimes, you know,
I've wonder d if the audience wasn't
on"
eyes on tn pattern of the stair
carpet you can't always tell"
That's right" Inez went on. "Of
course, they didn't know anything
about Johnnys lying there dying in
the hospital, but | figured it out that
when they heard La Rue sing the
song as she did that night it
might have made them think of some
body that was sick or, perhaps, gone
altogether.
That's what | meant VIII I said
to YOU that the wcnCh and her man
in the song didn't really have much
To do with il. 1t was just what the
words happened to mean to me or to
you.
Il do wish you'd try ii. I know
it would suit those deep, velvcty notes
of yours, and | could put it on for
you in no time-that is. of course,
If your stage manager would stand
for an outsider butting in"
Don't worry about that" said Miss
Bend; hell be only too glad To get
rid of that awful rag song and have
"A regular professional help him out"
That's great lnez cried. Wen
telegraph tonight to Chicago for the
song and the orchestra parts and
start in with the piano rehearsals to-
morrow. | wish you'd give M half
an hour with you in the morning to
work on the 500, and then We'll be
ready for the full chorus in the after
noon. I'd like to have every girl
and man they can snare mel won't
keep them more than twenty min
utes."
"Are you going to tell them about
Pauline La Rue?" Miss Bend asked.
mot much ! amt | don't care
what they think the song Is about
they won't cut any more ice next
Monday night than If they We're
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When you'se away de birds don sing:
DE win through de old magnolia tree
All day an night time, too. seems sighin'
an seems mournin'.
Come back, ma honey boy. to me.
ITS a nice song" said Miss Bend
'and, as you say, 30 simple. Did YOU
ever sing it?"
II sang il every night for an entire
season." IneZ laughed; "a whole long
season when | was with the Paris IAN
Burlesquers-that is. | sang in the
chorus. Pauline La Rue did the song"
Evelyn inclined her head toward Inez
in n polite effort to appear Interested
"Was-was Miss La Rue good N the
song?"
Inez pursed her lips as II in deep
thought and stared at the chandelier.
Sometimes" she said, sometimes,
but not at first. You see. it's one of
those songs that may mean great
deal or nothing at all. l heard her
sing it for three months running be-
fore ii ever meant anything to me, or
to La Rue either | guess"
and then" Miss Bend asked; Il
mean after the three months?"
Incz gathered her knees between
her clasped hands and continued to
stare at the lights of the chandelier.
"Well that was sort of funny-one Of
the queerest cases | ever knew in the
show business. You see, Pauline La
Rue had a nature that was about as
soft as a cement floor with iron trim
mings. Believe me. my dear. she was
a desperate character even for "a bur-
lesque troupe.
"She could talk without stopping for
half an hour and never use n word
that wasn't cuss word, and when
she got bit peevish all the girls used
to run away fnm her. ! guess we
thought she was going to bite us.
She really wasn't very old, but her
face looked just like a battleaXe going
into battle. and she had Zaza dyed
hair; but her figure was fine and her
voice was pretty good, too, although
! must say that that was through no
fault OF her own.
"There was one thing, though, you
couldn't take away from the girl, and
that was kind OF love she had for
the second comedian. His name was
Johnnie Megrue, and he was about the