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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
improvements On Our Roads.

County Highway Engineer Peret Is
having the ievee road, south from
Forest City, graded higher aud wider.
lie also reports the concrete culvert
~ uie Mrs. Lee beaumont farm, sir
miles northwest Of Mound City, CON
pleted, and viii he iilled over the
latter part Of this week.
The John Fries bridge, over Sluaw
Creek ditch, two miles northwest OF
Mound CITY, has been 70 stfingered
and re iloofed aud the approaches and
piling strengthened.
The concrete gang Is putting ny
walls AZ the i've loot boiler tube cul'
vert AT the Les browning farm, on
the Bluil road, between Mound City
and Craig.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
A Pretty Wedding.

In the presence Of about sixty rela.
tives and friends, Q most Impressive
wedding WAS solemnized At 49, Ia the
afternoon Of August rs, the contract.
ing parties being Miss Ssioma, daugh.
ter VI Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan SmiLh,
Of Oregon, and Clarence Stewart, OF
Centrsiis, Missouri.
The wedding was At the country
home Of the brides parents, and It's
attractivsuess was Increased W nav.
Ing II performed out VI d0ufs. An
arDor VI wild grapevines, extending
W the house, formed with IL Anu Tie
porch an out. of.dovr auditorium for
the guests. TIE porch aud southern
part VI the house we're mass OF green,
the porch being completely hidden
with W BOD. vine, and the house con.
cealed by . bank Of asparagus. Tie
oniy bil VI color against the green
Mas two huge baskets Of ferns anu
pink aud lite dabliss, which marked
the position for tile bridal party.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Mar
garet Tesier. Of Kansas City, . schvol
friend vi tie bride, sang, II KNOW
Not Why" and "A Little Grey Home
In the West" Charley Penn, Of Gen
traiia, sang, IL Love You Truly"
They we're accompanied on the piano
by Miss Virginia Victor, Of MoUeriy.
Then the strains VI "Lohengrin'
were heard In the distance, for Miss
Victor NJ the piano WAS hiuden. Twv
dainty little maidens IN white, With
rose petal laden baskets came out by
way Of the porch. These iittle maid
ems, Who made the flower path for the
bride we're Miss Janette stephenson
uf oregon, aud Elizabeth Vaughn,
Of Hale, Missouri. They both LOOK
their places ~ the far basket. Tie
bride and her sister, Miss Hess Smith
came together, and the groom accom-
panied by his attendant, Mr.. Charley
Green, ot CentfAIix, came from III,
Opposite direction TO meet them.
Tie attendants faced the guests
anu Kew. r. e. Dissinger, using til,
full ceremony Of tie Evangelical
churcb, spoke the sacred and solemn
words uIat made the fate Of tiiess
two The same for xi~Ay During th,
ceremony, Miss Tsgler softly sang
Believe Me, II All those Eiiuearinl
Young Charms"
After the ceremony, the guest
we're Invited into the house, wiiefe ,
delicious t~v course luncheon va
served.
Tie bride Was beautiful IN . whit
Igo~n Of Georsette crepe, and satin
IL WAS made round length. She wor
y veil, and carried Y shower bouque
VI brides roses aud lilies VI the val
ley. Tie maid OF honor wore ros
apricot dress Of crepe de chine wit
short veil of tie same color. and cal
ried MI armiul VI Killarney rose,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
House Party.

Misses Mary lIuntsacker and Ethel
King, OF 81, Joseph, spent the week
end with Esther Kelly. Miss Esther
saye q house party In their honor.
The invited guests were blanche and
Marie TIodgin, Ethel Greene, Mildred
Tochterman, Bee Jones, Grace Nc.
Donald, and Armaline Perkins, OF
Oregon, and Mildred Wilson, OF
Mound City. This bunch and several
Of their boy friends were entertained
At the Royal Theater, Friday even
Ing, by Miss Esther.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Presbyterian Church Notes.

The regular services win be held o.
usual next Sabbath. Preaching by
the pastor at ! .. m. and p. m.
Sunday school At eA5. Prayer meet
Ing Thursday night, September ..
meets next Wednesday At 2:30 At Mrs
Rsyhill's.
MI. and Mrs. Clsgett return home
tomorrow.
T. A. CLAaErT, Pastor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Christian Church Notes.

The churches II Oregon and Union
have given me . vacation for . few
weeks, and during my vacation will
preach st the following places: Sep
tember s, New Point Christian
church, morning and evening. Sun
day, September IL, Forest City Chris.
tiHn church. morning and evening.
Sunday. September 10, Maitland Chris
tisn church, morning and evening.
B. II. DAWSON, Pastor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
G. e. Society.

Christian Endeavor was led by Mrs.
Mints Lynch, with . very interesting
program, Several talks were made
by L. M. Dawson and others,
Next meeting, September 9TH, will
be led by Myrtle French, Subject,
Throw Yourself Into Your Task
All members are urged TO be present,
as II Is conservation meeting.
Dot SMITH, Secretary.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Evangelical Church.

There will be preaching In the Ore.
gon church, Sunday evening. Y.P. A,
service 1t ! p. m.
There will be no preaching Of
Nickell's Grove, Sunday. The dele.
gates TO the Y. p. A. convention
Miss Beulsh and Miss Florence Fuhr'
man, will give their report st the
evening service.
EVERYBODY invited. PASTOR.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
A Good Idea.

Why not . Dandy Corn Show In
Oregon this fsllY Just . little push.
backed up by our business men will
put on corn show that will be talked
about for years to come. Let's get to-
gether and push for . Corn Show for
Oregon. THOSE INTERPRETED.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03

Saturday afternoon, Angus, -, Mrs.
i. Z. DUNCAN entertained Mrs, C..
burns old'time neighDUrs ard a de
lightiul time VAS lad, renewing.
friendships and talking over the past,
A lovely lunch was served In the din
ing room,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Young Agriculturists.

VINES Ms s:, sgoH MUIR. .nnny,. md !, RHa 6
County: dslsgasss p ;, the e. BOY s!.I
department. In connection with the
STATE Eair st Ssdalia, September Is,
to October Q. , ...
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Society,".

Mrs, Coburn, VI Chillicothe, was the
guest OF honor At several charming
AFFAIRS last week. Bonnie Bfodbeck
entefi aimed a number OF friends, tri.
day afternoon, August -, ~ y ken
sington.' Refreshments we're served.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Opening Of School.

The Oregon Public School will be.
gin September Is. 1915.
Supt. j. G. Ensor will be at the
school building IN the afternoon on
September 0, 10, II.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03

On Monday. afternoon, August 70, a
number OF ladies surprised Mrs. Co.
burn. The affair was an indoor picnic
In Mrs. Z. ID looks sun parlor, which
Vas beautifully decorated with vines
and asparagus. Tie typical picnic
plank table was arranged TO seat
twenty-five people, and was decorated
with Vines, and centered with large
bouquets Of dalilias, a sumptuous
dinner was served from baskets, wood
en- trays and paper plates. The fea
ture Of the evening was the arrival OF
unexpected guests, to whom were ex
tended q cordial welcome by all pres
ent. The strange guests we're Miss
Susie Bowen, Cash Coburn, and Henry
Hubbard and wife, from Kansas City
Every one present had the best tim,
ever.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
For Sale.

A farm of 1891 acres, one mile east
Of Oregon, for short time only.
HENRY ADOLPH,
Oregon, No.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03

Mrs, August Tapken, OF ST. Joseph,
was pleasantly surprised Saturday
evening, August %, at the home Of
her daughteF-in.lsw, Mrs. Fred Phil.
brick, when . number Of friends came
In with showers OF good wishes, a.
well as towels, table linen, silverware
and "such," Dainty refreshments
were served, and ell departed st . late
hour, wishing the bride . long happy
life
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03

Prof. Allen Stanley, Of Big I AXE
nsishborhoOd, was an Oregon sisltOT,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
Continued from page 81

The following members Of school
boards we're Also ~ attendance At
Tie meeting:
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-09-03
Real Estate Mlmeograph.

pUsLisHrD WEEKLY nv T. =. RICHARDS.
OREGON, NO,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
New Coast Line Book.

Secretary Elliott of the Palatka
board of trade has received with the
compliments of w. J. Craig, Passen-
ger Traffic Manager, copy of an
dustrial and Shippers Guide" neat
45O page book just issued by the At
lantic Coast Line Railway. This book
is filled with information concerning
the country through which the Allan
tic Coast Line passes, its shipments
of fruits and vegetables and other
farm products and has many illustra-
tions of towns and cities, with hotels
ETC., and is most useful work, one
that any one contemplating resi-
dence in Florida, especially, would be
glad to secure.
There is a splendid article on Palat-
ka by Moses Folsom, former secretary
of the Palatka board of trade; this is
evidence that it is satisfactory des-
cription, or pen portrait Of the place
for Mr.. Folsom knew how to do that
thing right.
Crescent City's list of fruit growers
is given, together with their acreage
and probable crops.
In addition to this book the A. c. l.
has just issued a very attractive fold.
er which tells of tropical trips, i:
beautifully illustrated, and which also
has little sketch of Palatka.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
4 Long Way to Tipperary-

Gainesville Sun: The editor
of The Sun heard good one anent
the failure of the Commercial Bank
of Jacksonville on a recent trip to
the State metropolis. Herbert
Race. president of the defunct bank
and also candidate for mayor OF
Jacksonville at the time of the fail
ure, was called upon by committee
of colored people who had deposits in
the bank. He received the dele
cation in the cordial manner for
which he was noted for extending
to patrons of the bank and stated
to them that they need not be the
least uneasy. as it was only a little
temporary financial trouble and the
bank would soon reopen when they
would be paid in full. The commit
tee reported to the chairman Of the
meeting which had appointed them
that Mr.. Race said the bank was Oh
.ly closed temporary" whereupon
the said chairman said: 81 don
like Mr.. Races explanation, genie
men, fo' you knows the white folks
has a new song which they calls IT'S
a Long Long Way to Temporary
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

J. H. Smithwick, candidate for
Congress in the Third district, has
decided to become "a hero in the
strife" Last week he dashed from
his Office and caught a runaway mule
attached to wagon in which were
two little girls. He grabbed the
little ones, one in each arm, and turn
ed them over to the painting father
who came running from the rear
Mr.. Smithwick lives in Pensacola,
but the news of how he saved those
little girls from the farm from being
dumped into PalafoX street will ira
vel and get him votes. Some men
are born lucky, others achieve luck
while still others have luck thrust
upon them. Smithwick may be all
three.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
Letting the Work Soak In.

DeSoto County News: We are
rot talking much about citrus fruits
these DAYS, as we are letting tha
work of last spring soak in One
of our most prominent racke~s SOIL
to US a few days ago, Mr. Jones. |
believe that the agitation Of the
question of selling on the tree, or f.
10. b., has done good. At least. If is
very difficult to obtain any fruit on
consignment Sure. Mike. the con,
si~rment business and the auction
market has got to 90. BOYS. DON'T
let 'eul have it. If they can't sell It
outright, you may rest assure1 that
it is better to hold it on, the tree
than to permit it tn 90 to tlarlet on
.an uncertainty. You might get 2
little better price that way once in
a while, but it is a dangerous game.
Don't do it.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
Long Purse-Long Head -

Ocala Banner: When the late
Henry NJ. Flagler proposed building
a railroad down the east coast and
across the gulf to Key West very
few if any ever thought that it would
be a paying proposition but now such
talk as the following is nothing new:
"The natural growth of the Florida
east coast country is providing
greater tonnage than ever before. If
there has been a congestion in the
past. how much more so will that
situation prevail under conditions
that have developed as just mention,
ed. and will continue to develop?
Therefore the railroad will have to
furnish more facilities or we will
have to depend upon water trans
portation, or have our natural pros
perity checked" Time has shown
that Flagler's head was as long as
his purse. More and more it is as
certained that he was Florida's great
friend and benefactor.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
MENDENHALL DECLARED
GUILTY OF MURDER
In First Degree, but Recon-
mended to Mercy of the
Court.
Wife and Daughter Nearly Collapse
on Hearing Verdict-Defendant
Composed.

THE VERDICT-WE, THE JURY,
FIND DEPENDENT GUILTY OF
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
AND RECOMMEND THE MERCY
OF THE COURT. so SAY WE ALL
Edward C. Allen, Foreman of Jury.
When the above words were read in
the court house at Clearwater at 2:55
Tuesday afternoon, a heartrending
scene was enacted. Tears streamed
down the faces of Mrs. Mendenhall
and her daughter Florence, several of
the jurors wept, and many of the au-
dience, including court attaches, show
ed visible signs of being affected. Men
denhall was seen to start suddenly, but
Immediately regained the composure
which had characterized his demeano'
since the trial began.
The suspense during the time after
the jury in the case of J. j. Menden-
hall, charged with the murder of Susie
Eliot, had been given its instructions
by Judge Reaves at S:45 o'clock Tues
Gay morning, and the hour at which
| lit reported, was a terrible strain on
Mr.. Mendenhall and his family. When
the jury came into the room after
reaching a verdict. the jurors faces
indicated that they had also undergone
severe mental strain.
1t was during the polling of the jury
that the members of that body were
subjected to an ordeal that must have
been most trying. Under the law
each juror is compelled to face the de-
fendant and the question is asked, as
this your verdict?" The juror is then
compelled to look directly at the face
of the defendant and reply, at is"
During this proceeding several of the
jurors made no attempt to stop the
flow of tears that streamed down their
cheeks, when they gave the words that
such was the verdict.
Probably the man who was most af-
fected was S. D. Harris of st. Peters
burg, who had known the defendant
for many years, had been associated
with him in business deals, and had
looked upon him as friend.
When Mr.. Harris was compelled to
reply, it was all that he could do to
utter the words that meant years of
confinement to his friend, should the
verdict stand as rendered.
On the completion of polling the
jury, Thomas Palmer, chief of Mr..
Mendenhall's array of legal talent,
served notice to the court that he
would file two motions, probably to-
day. One of the motions, he stated
would be for new trial and the 9TH
er would be for an arrest of judgment.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

ing in the business section, put down
about eight months ago as an eXpe-
riment, appeared to be as good as
new. "Not a cent has been spent
for repairs" says the Banner, "and
today it is in better shape than when
first laid. 1t is smooth and resilient,
and forms an excellent paving
The Banner declares that the peo-
Iple are well pleased with it, ard
consider the money paid for it wei.
spent. In a number of places ev-
Iperimelts have been made with this
paving plan or method, and while it
probably hasn't been tested long
enough in many places to guarantee
its permaency, or durability, the re.
ports so far made indicate that /,
is going to be one of the most pop
ular ways of paving in some sections
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
and Advertiser.
THE MENDENHALL
MURDER VERDICT.

The verdict of the jury in the Men
denhall case at Clearwater has been
a disappointment to the people of
Florida. The jury found him gull
ty of murder in the first degree.
That was al right, but should
have stopped there; there should
have been no recommendation to the
mercy of the court. At least that
is the consentient Florida view.
Instead of hanging, Mendenhal.
will be shown mercy; his life will be
spared. He will spend his remain
ing days at hard labor in the Flori-
da penitentiary, but not as one with"
out hope; there will always be pres
ent with him the hope of pardon
something to live for.
Does this man who showed no
mercy to two unprotected females,
deserves mercy? He does not; and
it is not likely that the jury thought
so. They gave him mercy because
of his wife and daughter-becan e
of their tears and grief. They didn't
want to further punish them. They
forgot the husband and father of
the murdered women, who was also
present.
Mendenhall not only murdered
Susie Elliott, but he ruined her, body
and soul. He was a snug hypocrlte.
His cloak of responsibility was OF
costly weave and fashionable cut. If
any murderer in Florida ever de-
served the extreme penalty it was
Mendenhall.
The News has never been an ad-
vocate of capital punishment as a
deterrent of murder. Certainly its
infiiction in Florida has rot N-"
prolific of such results. But The
News does believe that where men
of standing in a community are
shown to be libertines and murder
ers, that in the interests of the State,
in the Interest of law and order
and asian example of our boasted
professions of equality before the
law, they should be given no more
consideration than the plug-uglies
of the slums or the brutal negroes
of the alleyway joint who have been
found guilty of similar crime.
Mendenhall was an intelligent
man of affairs; a man with a long
line of Anglo-SaXon ancestors, civil
lized, Christianized, cultured. To him
the line which separates right from
wrong, law and orderly living from
crime. was no indistinct chalk mark
to be obliterated at will. And his
crime was murder-"murder most
foul, as in the best it is, but this
most foul, strange and unnatural.
If any man in Florida ever de-
served the extreme penalty it was
Mendenhall of Clearwater.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

Orlando Reporter Star: Miami
voted Tuesday for $645,000 worth of
additional bonds to make additional
municipal improvements. The issue
when added to previous issues makes
Miami one of the heaviest bonded ci-
ties in Florida, population and
wealth considered, But the people
of Miami are the progressive kind.
There were comparatively few votes
against the proposed bonds. 1t is
the boast of some western cities that
they are bonded to the limit. This
means that they take advantage of
opportunity to the utmost in making
life more pleasant and worth while
for those who abide therein. If a
city gets real value in return for its
money it can well afford to be in
debt.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
X TX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
x WHAT LEADING STATE X
" EDITORS ARE SAYING. x
%XX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
State Treasurer Here

State treasurer mere
Leesburg Commercials: "Did you
see Luning? -,
"No. | heard he was in town and
I've been looking for him but haven't
been able to meet him yet. Where
is he?"
"Gone. Too busy to stay long
but said he had to come in over Sun
day and roam over the old home
place"
"That's too bad. I'd like to have
seen John Luning. Haven't seen
him for a month of Sundays"
That is a fair sample of the con-
versation in Leesburg Monday morn
ing when it was learned that John
Luning had been here for a short
visit.
Leesburg people do not think of
John Luning as state treasurer, un"
less they have some important busi-
ness at Tallahassee. Even then
they attach very little importance to
what office he holds. It's just "John
Luning, my old friend"
For thirty years or so since Lun-
| ing was boy, he has been regard
ed in just that way in this section.
He has the first time to fail a friend
the first time to put his own inter-
ests in the way of one of his ac-
quaintances.
Love and honor and high regard
not politics, greet John Luning
when he visits here.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

Newspaper men in Florida are go
ing to miss the work of L. L. Palm
er. long an editorial writer on the
Gainesville Sun, and whose writings
have been of the uplifting kind,
such as could only come from the
brain of a man who, while learned,
was also "meek and lowly of heart, "
and whose great desire was to help
his fellow men. Mr.. Palmer is op-
ening real estate and collection
agency in Gainesville, and the news
paper fraternity of Florida will have
but one wish, that he may meet with
the success he deserves.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
Star Has Lost its Lustre-

DeLand Record: Don't make fun
of banker and legislator F. A. Wood
of St. Petersburg because he is using
the potmetal route to the governor s
char. The present chairman Of the
State Railroad Commission Won his
political fame in this manner, COM
ing from obscurity down from some
small place on the East Coast. Who
eve heard of r. Hudson Burr before
the advent Of his potmetaI cam,
paign? But R. Hudson Burr's 20.
iitisal star has lost its lustre. anc
he is holding his last term Of any
kirI of an Office in Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

Marion county is going to have a
fair in November for four days
the %, "a, 25 and 26th-and COM
mittees are at work to arrange a
monster showing Of Marion county
products. And that is one Florida
county that has the products Ao show.
The editor of the News is going to
see that Fair if he never lays up a
| cent.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
Sard.hsphalt satisfactory-

Florida Times Union: Indicating
thas Inquiries had been made con
cerning the sand-asphalt pavement
in Dade City. the Banner recently
said that the two blocks of this paw
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

Jacksonville is making great prep
arations for the entertainment Of the
editors and publishers Of the State
about the middle Of the month.
NSafetv first" seems to have been
adopted as the watchword Of these
entertainers, hence the postponment
of the convention until after the Da-
Wis package law became effective.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01
Recording Sound Waves.

A new German method Of recording
sound waves employs a lead pencil
line of varying thickness, formed on
a strip of paper by an electric current
influenced by the yioy%ii'us.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

Mendenhall's wife and young lady
daughter were in the court room at
Clearwater when he made his confes-
sion of liaisons with the Elliott girl.
O. the pity of it all
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

That Mendenhall story Of the mur-
der of the Elliott women was so
"fshy" that it smelt to heaven.
Anyway modification had set in be-
fore it reached Palatka.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

The wise man bottles his wrath and
then loses the corkscrew.
Every man has his field Of use
fulness, but lots of them are too lazy
to climb the fence.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

Gov. Trammell's published pur-
pose-provided he is elected to the
United States Senate-to secure the
equivalent of each thirtJ-second
section of government land in the
State for common school purposes
is in line with the action of wide
awake senator's from other states
Florida's senators have been asleep
We need Trammell in Washington
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-10-01

The editor of the Fort Lauder
Sentinel evidently spends more time
reading "The Menace" than he does
in reading THE Signs of the Times