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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21
Phones, Old 81, Mutual +3.
Back Home.

Mrs. Geo. V. Blazer, after having
been In Oklahoma for the past month I,
returned home Monday evening. She
was called there for . settlement Of
her fathers estate and had sntici,
psted on staying only two weeks, but
on account OF extreme floods there
she WAS forced to stay longer. Mrs,
Blazer says that many large bridges
we're washed away which impeded the
travel and that the heavy rains had
caused much damage 10 homes.
The crop conditions In Oklahoma,
however, are exceptionally good and
especially the fruit. Mrs. Blazer
brought . small twig Of green apri.
cots to the Herald office and the
branches seem overloaded with frnit
Upon inquiring about Mrs. Blazers
nephew, Vern Keller, who WAS injur.
ed In an automobile wreck here last
summer, we learned that his health
Is very poor, possibly caused from
tuberculosis Of the spine which was
injured In the Observation-Disclosures
Herald, May 18th.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21
J. {. WHITMER,
DENTIST.
PROUD BUILDING.
North Side Of Square.
Both Phones.
Class Cards Coming.

Tue SENTINEL acknowledges the
coming TO Its table Of invitations to
the commencement exercises OF the
Mound City High School, from Miss
Ruth, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
McNulty; Dellos, son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Andy II. Morris. Both have many
friends here who will wish them, .
bright future, and As their real life
work Is only just beginning, may they
be able to overcome the obstacles that
will come In their way while journey.
Ing along life's pathway. Have Q goal
Ruth and Dellos and 10 after IL with
heart and SOU, with dets rmination 4
win.
The SENTINEL sends Its congratula.
lions TO the other members Of the
Mound City High School class OF 1915.
May each and every one do something
In life worth doing.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21
His Final Summons.

ueCh VI tHt uOui1tu buSItdHio.
his eyes sweeping the vista Of a re.
lentless sea, which lie knew was
waiting to engulf him, Charles Frol.
man gave voice to the sublimest
philosophy Of all the ayes when he
said: why fear deathY II Is the
most beautiful adventure in life"
Thus We are led TO say to those
dear ones, and hosts OF friends whom
"Bont" Van Deyeer leaves behind, to
experience the most beautiful ad,en.
ture In life, for Ills life among us all
these many years was such that lie did
not" fear death. "IIewas so made upin
his nature, that lie seemed 10 yet so
much out Of life, by reason Of trying
to make oil happy about him. Ills
genial and companionable nature
made fast and true friends, and lie
never faltered IN being steadfast and
true to them. Ills candor and frank.
ness enabled all to know where to
find him on all general topics, and his
neigbbors knew they could rely ON
him In the lime of need A. Ioya,Iy As
the needle to the magnet. lie be.
Iiey.d that deeds and actions meant
more than profession. No truer bus.
band. indulpent father, or kindly
neishbor abided with us. and his
friends we're numbered by his assoc,.
a,es and more Intimate acnuain, apce.
shin. Ills daily tex, for action WAS
the lesson Of the Golden Rule.
MANY beautiful floral tributes came
to "Bop,." as IA. Law mute before
them, hearing their silent ,ribu,. OF
love and esteem for him; lie Who was
ever 10 kindly, and genial IN compan
iopship,
Mr.. Van Deveer had been a great
but most patient sufferer from as,h.
ma. for - wears. nm to ia. Tim. of
his death. and o,niths,andin, ,h,s,
wears of suffering. "A, tarm,d and did
uha,,y.r his hands could lind In do
and ,y., doi,v his hos, ui,hout ,pur.
mur mr. comnlain, nc In his Io,.
Harrison Van p,y,,r MAS horn IN
Tr,y. Miami county. Ohio. ON Christ.
mas day. Isip. and died nj his HON,
I'm Oregon. Mo. NAV IL. 1913. I'm ia,
1,,b wa, Of his ave. n, MAS raised
on the farm. receiving a common
school education. lie came to i,ol,
county In 1870 for n visit with Ills up
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21
Triumph.
John A. Goodhart In the hewlett
ersonian, May l3th.

ersonian, May 18TH:
Mrs Z L. Watson and son, bale.
Mrs. J. \. Goodhart and Roy Kline
mo ored to st. Joseph last week TO
attend the dollar day" sales, but got |
no discount ON the four pounds Of
limhur,er cheese that they brought
home for j. A q
Lum Patterson took his class OF |
baud boys to attend a picture show
last week and 1t appears he lost the
tai light Of his auto. The marshal
happened to notice this and took Lum |
under his wing, but Lum being rath.
er a slick ,alker talked tie MARSHAL
out Of 1t. lie Was discharged free Of
cost.
w L. Patterson and Linal wyman
are delivering corn to Billy Jim Patter.
son; price - cents. Billy put jOC head
OF hogs In his feed lot last week
which lie has on full feed Billy iscut.
ting quite a vide s~a,h this spring.
He IN putting out 200 acres Of corn
on his home place. lie Is running II
four horse and two 3horse teams
which are Cutting stalks aud keeping
up The corners.
The sick In the neIghborhood are
about all up and around again. Uncle
John Watson, Who Was not expected
to live Is much better. His daughter,
Mrs. King, Of the Fillmore vicinity,
who has been with her father during
his sickness, took him home with her
last saturday where lie intends to
stay a couple Of weeks or until lie 10
able TO take care Of himself lie Il
very weak yet but " able to hobble
around on crutches with a little
assistance. Mrs. Lydia Jones nursed
him during his sickness. Mrs Jones
l. a number one nurse. Dr. findley,
Of Graham, attended him.
Joe Henry has got TO I've quite a
sirategist. Last week while trim.
ming hedge lie took notion lac would
ike to 20 To town but could lind no ex.
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21

-Balsd Timothy and Alfalfa Hay
for sale. Farmers Phone, 40.
J. A. MILNE.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21

Save time and money by buying
your tilms OF r. Il, Weary a. Oregon,
and have him do your finishing,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-05-21
ReRT 6. PIERCE,
DENTIST,

A. a. ONCE IN the Moore R'idg
|lVIpV0U MN Hours y. m. IN " m. iN
O'NSVuS "sV' y. m. 70 ID Y. IN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
MORE BONDS BOUGHT IN PARIS.
Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co. Get Central Pa.
cinc securities for So. Pacinc.

1t became Known yesterday that Kuhn.
Loeb g. Co. have completed negotiations
to acquire I'm Paris bonds OF the Central
Pacific Company I per cent European
loan Of 1911. guaranteed by the South
ern Pacific Company for the account Of
the Southern Pacific Company. There
are $50, 900, 900 francs Of the loan out
standing.
The number and value OF the bonds
secured for the Southern Pacific ON
pany by Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. 10 not known,
hut II has been learned that the Southern
Pacific Company is not considering new
financing at present.
1t IL estimated that a substantial por-
ton Of the outstanding bonds Of this
issue In France has been gathered to-
gether by French bankers. 1t is under
stood that efforts are being made to OBJ
tain tho whole amount. In we'll Informed
circles It Is said that financing In the
future will depend on the amount tho
company will finally obtain through
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Other American railroad bonds now
In France are being acquired by bank
ing interests for the respective companies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
VOTING TRUST LOSES
POWER In FRISCO ROAD
Company's Debts Cut by Mis-.
souri, Service Board, Which
Approves New Plan.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. Dec. 23.-with
several important notifications the Mis-
souri, Public Service Commission to-day
approved the reorganization plan OF the
st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Company. as submitted by a New York
committee. One OF the notifications
completely eliminates what is called the
voting trust. which was 10 have had
complete control OF the company for a
period Of I'VE years unless all ramlhcs-
tons Of the reorganization should be
completed sooner This voting trust is
composed Of Frederick Allen. George W.
Dawson, Charles n. Sabine. James
Speyer. Seward Prosser. Frederick
Strauss and Festus J. Wade, the latter
OF st. Louis.
Total obligations Of the company were
reduced BY the commission to s3la.00o.-
900 from 3827. 900. 900. Obligations OF
the old company itself. as proposed by
the commission, stand TO b reduced $37.-
000. 900. in round numbers. The plan
approved makes a reduction In total
annual hxed charges Of 35.72s,135.
II as expected here that the New York
fnanciers who presented the plan Will
70 icath to give UP the voting trust. but
tho other objections OF the commission,
It Do believed. could be adjusted. The
opinion of the commission contains more
than $4,000 words.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
FATHER HALTS BRIDAL
FEAST; LOCKS BRIDE UP
EX-COnGrcssman VOllmer Tells
Surprise SOn-in-law to
Make Good.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23-Dor);hea vollmer.
daughter % ex-Corgressnan Henry VOL
mcr of Davenport, Ia, returned to hei
home a week e for the holidays frorN
Miss Soiners's school for girls at Wash
!nston. Edward Victor Palm, son of a
and Harry Vollmer. brother OF Dorothea.
are classmates al Yale. Young Pain.
was Invited TO spend me vacation will,
the Nollmer family.
Within "A week Mss Nollmer aud Palm
knew that Yale and Mss Soner's schoo
would have to get along without them,
Nut they also decided tina they could
not get along without each other. Yes.
terday they motored to Moline. bough'
an engagement ring and n wedding rim;
AT the same time and then hurried after
a wedding license They then went with
Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Dye OF I%ndianapo-
lis, mutual friends, to a hotel for the
wedding feast.
While at their wedding dinner some
friends tclephoned 10 Nj. md Mrs. Vol.
mer and the mother and father ap.
peared unlimited Al the festsl board.
Dorothea. who il 10. was dragged from
her young husband, and locked in her
room at zone.
This evening Palm returned to Chi
cago. lie has been told that he must
make good"
81 am going 10 accede To the wishes
Of my wife's parents ne said. Il can
show them that | can take care OF her.
] shal see al attorney to find II the
marriage can be annulled without my
knowledge or consent. But I am going
to go back 10 her-and l am going back
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
new ICE COMPANY TO
Be FORMED BY MERGER
Interests in Control Of Burns
Brothers Said to Be Back
of $780, 900 Deal.

I, was reported in Wall Street yester'
day tina, arrangements are being made
for I.adenburg. Thalmann 4 Co and
Spencer Trask & Co. TO head a syndicatc
for the underwriting OF stock IN a new
ice which Will be the out
growth OF "a merger OF most OF the I'M
portant independent ice companies IN
N.w York. interests now in CONTROL Of
the Burns Brothers Coal Company arc
credited with being back OF the move
ment.
The new company will be known as
the Burns BROTHERS Ice Company. II vii
have a Capitalization OF $1,000. 600. III
yided into s~1.25O.o00 first preferred
$750.0OO second preferred and S3.o0O.oO'
common stock, and unless the prese'l'
plan IL changed within a few days II Is
expected that first preferred stock IN
the new company will be offered to
stockholders Of the coal company at 9iii
md a 30 per cent. bonus Of common
stock.
The plan provides that the second pre-
ferred stock will he used for taking ove'
the independent companies bv an ex
change OF stock.
1t was learned yesterday that the Ice
business heretofore conducted by tht
Burns Brothers Coal Company. includ-
ing It's entire equipment. lie valued at APP
poxlmately 5000 200, and that whei
the new company begins 10 operate
shortly after the new year II will con.
troll about 40 per cent. OF the Ice busl-
ness In New York.
Under the plan II II reported tina,
stock In the new company may be sub
scrlbed for by members Of TIE Burns
Brothers % Company only.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
THREE POLICEMEN ACCUSED.
saloon Keeper on Trial says H.
Paid for Protection.

Three Police officers were named In
the Queens County Court by Robert
a. Kane, a saloon keeper of Fourteenth
street and Fourteenth avenue. White
stone. as having received or demanded
protection money In the last fve years.
To two OF them he says he paid $50
q month. hut he refused to continue the
payments to the third.
Kane IL ON trial on q charge Of keep
ing n disorderly house, the resort Of
soldiers from Willet's Point. and in de-
Tending himself said that he was the
victim of police persecution because he
refused to pay any longer for prDtec-
ton. For seven 'ars he handled the
finances OF the Whitestone Liquor Deal
ers Association.
The money paid TO the police. Kane
said. was turned over to him by the
association. and was raised by leNying
dues of SO n month on saloon keepers.
The return for the money WAS pernls-
s'on to keep open on Sunday without
being molestcd. When he hnal'l refused
~ pay he vas arrested for an c.cise
violation. The case will go " the jury
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
WEATHER HELPS FREIGHT JAM
Pennsylvania Finds ~ Possible "a
Modify IT'S Restrictions.

Thanks 70 the favorable weather. the
Pennsylvania Railroad has been able TO
make some impression on the congcs-
ton Of freight traffic in the New York
district the last few days. According
to an announcement by the company
yesterday. II is hoped that II the wea-
cher remains favorable some modiica-
tion Of the restrictions on traffic for
track and station delivery may be made
next week.
with the exception Of food products
and certain coal shipments the company
has not been accepting freight for the
congested territory for some time. II
IL now urging shippers TO forward only
such freight 40 can be disposed OF
promptly upon arrival in this district.
The company purposes to analyze care
fully the ~lighterass freight awaiting
delivery and, where h supply OF any
one commodity has been disposed OF
by consignees. TO remove the restr'c-
lions on that commodity II conditions
justify this action.
All arrangements for modifying the
restrictions now existing on lighterage
freight will b made at a special bureau
este biished 1t che Pennsylvania station
IN this city. This bureau will handle
also all inquiries from consignees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
RUNAWAY CAR TAKES 50.
THROUGH HOUSE DOOR
Frightened Women Carried
Into kitchen-SOme Cut.
hut Nobody Badly Hurt.

Thir,y-fve unexpected guests. mostly
frightened wonen arrived lutte precip,-
tously but just in time for supper last
night in the kitchen OF David H.. Arm
s,rong's cottage at s2a Richmond venue
Bulls Head. Staten Island. The unusual
character OF their arrival was due 20 the
fact that a Richmond trolley car had
kitchen door.
Car No. i3f o. the Richmond Light
and Railroad Company. Motorman WILL
lam Cowles at the controller aud Con-
ductor Frank Butler where he belonged.
struck the curve at Richmond avenue
Bulis Head, with such headlong mo-
mentum abou' 80 yesterday evening
that the wheels left the rails and rolled
10 Mrs. Armstrong; kitchen. BEFORE the
front end OF Car No. l3l had reached
the tea kettle on Mrs. Armstrong; stove
Car No. l3t had fattened out a high
picket fence,
Several OF the passengers who did not
want TO be hurled at somebody else's
supper left the car before IL reached the
cottage back door. but as the women in
the car were loaded down with Christmas
bundles. they didn't Jump. but screamed
and tried 10 teach Motorman Cowles all
about brakes. Mrs. Armstrong had pre-
pared supper for her husband. II was
keeping hot IN the oven while she read
the evening news in the dining room.
There was n large amount OF glass
| broken In Car No. l3l and some Of the
unexpected guests a. Mrs. Armstrong;
were cut and bruised IN the stampede
aboard the car before II reached the
Armstrong Kitchen, hut an ambulance
surgeon from 81. Vincent's Hospital
found little work to do when he arrived.
The supper. by the way. was unlnJured.
but the Armstrong kitchen will stand
about $3.50 worth OF repairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
OIL PRICE MAY KEEP
KINGS GAS RATES UP
Thompson ommitte Faces Odd Problem in Holding
Up Public Service Board Ruling on Appli-
cation to Reduce 95 Cent Figures.

Public Service Commissioners George
V. 8. Williams said yesterday that there
IL Just a chance that the kings County
Lighting Company will be forced to sell
gas at something les than the rate IT
95 cents per thousand cubic feet,
which now prevails. Continuance Of that
rate was recommended In an opinion by
Commissioner Williams. blu that ruling
was never presented to the commission
because Of objections Of the Thompson
legislative committee.
In arriving at the rate Commissioners
Williams accepted IN per cent. as .
fair return on the appraised valuation Of
the company's plant. lie also took into
consideration a contract for gas oil from
the Standard Oil Company at Ab1o
cents a gallon. The Thompson com
mittee tool issue with him both on the
allowance Of financial return and also on
the good faith OF the oil contract. II
was shown that other compaies paid less
for their gas oil and also that the n
tract had been entered into before this
oil was needed. IL was contended that
the price OF oil had faiien since the n
tract was made. Tho contract expires
on September !. 1915. anc Commissions
williams was of h opinion that the
company should be permitted to charge
?5 cents from January I. 1915 to
December 81. 1916. the -four months be-
You'd expiration Of the oil contract being
allowed for the drawing Of g. new order
by the Public Service Commission
Commissioners Williams said yesterday
that he had learned from former Com
missioner Maitbie. who drafted ~ similar
opinion. that the extra II per cent.
allowed for financial return was in con-
sideration Of the company's going vatue
Commissioner Williams a decided that
the company has no going value INT ne
In willing now TO reduce the return per-
centage to Z. This would materially
cut the rate to consumers, and at first
thought a rate OF SIS cents, or even so
cents. was vtsioned.
But now comes h lighting company
with a statement h a with whatever
,nsinuations its contract with he STAN
dard Oil was assailed by the Thompson
committee. the act Is that a oil is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
EXTRA DIVIDENDS BY BANKS.
Fidelity Trust aud Chemical Ma
fiona Add to Disbu r. e nts,

The Fidelity Trust Company has de-
clared a regular 3 per cent ~semi-annual
dividend and an extra dividend OF 10
per cent. payable January 3 to stock
Of record December 90. The board OF
directors also declared a Christmas diT-
dend Of 9 per cent.
The directors OF the Chemical National
Bank ave declared a regular bi-mon;hly
2ta per cent, dividend and an extra divl-
dend OF ) per cent. This Is the first
extra dividend that this institution has
paid during It's existence and amounts
to $4,000 OF the $4,000 900 capital
stock. Joseph u, Martindale, president
OF the bank, said in connection with the
announcement OF the extra dividend:
This dividend has been declared ou
Of surplus earnings OF the past year
The Chemical National Bank. being
strictly a commercial bank. depends en-
tirely O the d~iscounting Of CONNER
cial paper for It's earnings. Despite the
fact OF the low money rates prevailing
during the past year, the increased bust
ness Of the bank enabled the pa! ment OF
an extra dividend"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
ROBBERY ON SHEPARD ESTATE
Lyndhurst SuperIntcndent's Home
Entered ~ Daylight.

T~AERYrowS. y. V. Dec. ?3-The
home Of William +. Russell, superin
tendcn, Of L~yndhu~st. country seat oi
Mr.. md Mrs Finley J. Shepard. ~as
entered by burglars YESTERDAY afternoon
and robhed OF jewelry valued at 5000.
The home If only n few iundred feet
from MIS-. She'G-i's house.
Ms. Russell was in New Work shor =
ping and Nj. Russell was IN T~arrytowA.
When they returned at i o'c'ock they
noticed a glass broken in the dinint;
room window. but thought an employee
had done IL accidentally. AT S o'clocl;
Mrs. Russell went upstairs and then she
found that The second floor had been
ransacked.
The robbery was kept secre, until this
afternoon because the police thought Il
WIS the work o. local thieves.
Many footprints were found n the
snow. Several watches. brooches and
NJ. Russell's wedding ring wee
stolen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
LOSES ALL, BUT STARTS AGAIN
-. Louis Manufacturer who Dts-
appeared Found In Chicago.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Charles r. Wen
neker, four times president OF the Million
Population Club OF ST. Louis, who dis
appeared March ., was foundi In Chicago
to-day.
Formerly president OF the Blanlte-
Wenneker Candy Company OF ST. Louis,
one Of the largest wholesale candy COM
panies in the world, he now Is manager.
s~tenographer. office boy and porter OF
the CONNECTIONS Products Company on
South Dearborn street. His salary Is
SIS n week.
Wenneker, former city official of at.
Louis, former United States collector OF
Internal revenue In the same city and
twice sought by the Republican organ
ization of St Louis as Mayoralty candi-
date. disappeared shortly after he bought
heavily in steel OF a declining mar
ket. II he could have held his margins
two months !onaer he would have made
= million.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-24
CITY LODGING HOUSE SHIFT.
william A.. whiting Removed and
9. 4. Rice Pit Ia Charge.

william y Whiting Mas d"poscd yes
tcrday as acting superintendent Of the
Municipal Lodging House. aai Stuart
A. tiic, who has been q confidential
investigator for tho Charities Depart
mont. was pu' in his place.
Mr.. Whiting, Il is understood, has re-
ceived no pay for his s~ervi,cs from
september Il. the dat, he becam" acting
superintendent, until the .inra Of his dis
missal. although no repeatedly prot. sted
on the ground that tn delay was =
mfr cement OF IN" civil service law.
Before september - ic was deputy
superintendent. AND = signed that post
ton when /" was made acting head OF
the institution
His dismissal is due. 1t is alleged, t."
a litter which I've wrote 20 the advisor
committee Of the charities Department
protesting against the attitude of tn"
Bureau Of ~Sta.dards in the onom
programme as Il affected the Municipal
Lodging House.