The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-30

auu ittO WoThiUk VIuVIs Dut VIC
knew what TO do, worked early and
late and had plenty of enthusiasm. |
Under these circumstances and au-
spices the first number of the Holt |
County Sentinel made its appear
ance. June 30. 1865. II was six
column folio. all home print. What. |
ever faults may have been noticed
in the infant venture they did not |
reach our ears. People were uni !
vcr>ally kind aud indulgcnt. In the
absence of the files only few Of
the more conspicuous things THE
SENTINEL did are remembered.
The paper was Republican in poll
tie and was active in support of
Isaac G. Parker for congress as
against Ben Loan. On another oc-
ca.ion THE SENTINEL supported
Ira E. Busick. a young man, against
William kaucher. an old and tried
favorite with the people. In both
of these cases, THE SENTINEL
candidates won. Rev. stephen
Blanchard. Wesleyan minister.
contributed series of articles on
the early history Of Holt county.
but these were something Of dis.
appointment. A. VI. Swan came on
later with series entitled Walks
aud Talks in Holt County" which
was u really valuable contribution
was afterward issued IN pamphlet
form. During this period. the brief
uuadrenium of the writer's connec-
ton with THE SENTINEL, the st.
Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad
was built. and number Of small
new towns sprang up along dts line.
| These, Of course, received due en-
enlargement from THE SENT1-
| MEL. Forest City was already
there. having long been port OF
call for the Missouri river steamers.
The railroads naturally also put new
life into It,. and II became some.
thing of u rival Of Oregon. Major
Kelly established bus line between
oregon and Forest City. the appear.
ancc Of which made u feel that we
we're entering upon u new era. The
,tage coaches, that had for 50 long
provided mail and passenger service.
disappeared. In the course Of time
THE SENTINEL moved from the
Foster block to u frame building
previously known us GreRg's hall
} about opposite the blacksmithinr
. and repair shop Of Captain Walters
and here IL continued during tn,
+, writer's ownership.
What might properly have beer
mentioned earlier, occurring ns u
did the year THE SENTINEL wa
started. was my marriage. Scptcm
!, her nth. 1853, ] was joined IN mat
, rimony to Henrietta Gray Morgan
of Scdalia. Mo-. who was original,
! Of West Virginia. My domestic NE
aud business career having thu
auspiciously begun. alas. that will.o'
: the wisp should have crossed m,
path. an emmissary Of foolish am
7 hition. II had not occurred TO me I,
he u candidate for any political of
y flee, but u jealous army friend SAFE
| ought to hc and could he chic
clerk Of the House Of Represents
' tives. 50 away We went to jefferson
u CITY, aud after considerable TIM
and money had been spent ] lackc'
some votes Of getting the prize. ]
!, would Ice useless now Ia explain ho,
u Il had been done. Nv brethren -
y the press had been very kind Ia m
) aud 50 were a crcditablc number -
'- the members of the House. The cN
. p,ricnce revealed To me that whit
: the duties uf office offered no SER
Gus difficulty, the process of sccul
' ing II was entirely foreign Ia ~
= makeup. hut while ut Jcffcrso
g city another thing happcncd whic
= influenced my future, ] was intr'
% duccd Ia some gentlemen p"liti'
: ians of Scdnlia. who had been PEE
suadcd that was the person the
~ needed IN an enterprise Ia cstnh'is
~ daily paper there. ] stopped Nv,
y and after comforting, the project W
y decided To- H., feasible. and ! was 10
Fl" viSed to dispose of my paper nj Or
gon and come down ut once. In
!. | did. selling the plant in the sprln
~ of 1859 to \. y. Ruley, MARK hl
~ my fall. aud that Il ruined me-" on
re- about onc-half the amount ngrc,
- upon was raised for the undertnI
" ing at Sedalia and ] refused To-
a. on,
We Thus was out Of business, livir
w. expenses still going ON. In u sort
~ desperation bought u newspaper
w Pleasant Hill called The Journi
y, which ! transformed into The Lea
w en- My brothers, George and y,
" son, also John llasness. were vi
~, me. We had fair success. We hi
~ good run of job printing. Son
~ stirring events occurred during q
vi existence of the paper there. d
~ was an effort To establish n,
~ county out Of portion Of Cass, q
y. other, the refunding by the coun
Dy commissioners of some old coun
. bonds issued before the war in ia
~ or of the Missouri Pacific railr0a
Vs. but which had been forfeited. i
" people rose in revolt, and m
v. took one of the county office
ISL commissioner I Think from "A tru