The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-01-14
IMPORTANT 1915 DATA.
Some Real Interesting Items About
The Year 1915, Boiled
Down.

n'ltHnOGNOOu, uC'uHltu NY Jas Sp'H'
Ger, January ).
The first burglary was the pilfering
OF the |. y. q. +. hall at Forest city,
January g.
The first fatal burning was that of
Mrs. Mercer Hinde. of Oregon. burned
by gasoline explosion January %. and
died February g.
First accident By the horse was that
of Garfield Shafer. who had leg
broken by being kicked by horse on
January %.
The first will filed was that of Hugh
Ruley. January %.
First cases of smallpox at homes
of Darius Russell and Henry Mitchell
in the Triumph district; quarantined
February 3.
First homicide was the killing of
Mona Hudson. February 10. by his
half.brother, Ernest Walker. near
Forbes. Acquitted at the May term.
1915.
First fatal railroad accident was
Geo. Caples being struck by freight
car running board on train No. 10.
south of Forest city, February IL.
skull crushed. and he died at Francis
street depot shortly after.
First society organized during the
year was the knights and Ladies' of
security. at Forest city. February Q.
There were two births ON Nalcn.
tines day--Guy Jones and wife. a
daughter. and Jas. T.. Ramsey and
wife. son.
The first veteran OF the CNil War
10 III" was T.. l.. Leach. Of III" Second
Iowa Cavalry. who died February II
Two deaths occurred ON II. Nal"n.
tines da, Mrs. Jacob lm"tZ,r aged
20: and Henry Johnson. Hlrd ~.
III" iiist p"nit'nliarN sentence was
that Of Geo BELT two year, Tor steal.
irg u horse from Ben p,atc". NJ craig.
ON February -. S"nl"nr, passed on
Malci .
IN" county road oNorsours' meeting
was held March -.
The fret collection mad" los ". n.
Nlkiro on taking chars. of his uIia,
WIS III, collection uf m" - .Uuu"u m.
h.iituncc tax from The l"gaci,s 81 ~,
Geo. Weber estate.
The first -uicid" WIS that ui Edna
Shull. aged 90. north uf Maitland
March 80. using q revolver.
The iif-t cas-" of drowning was Mrs
sam Hughes. Jr.. March ~. In Noda
way river. her sister. Ida Traub. was
also drowned NJ III" same time.
First fatality by dynamite. Roger
Turner. blowing stumps on III, Harry
Hitz farm, In III" Lincoln district
April ;.
Mrs Alberta Green. Murphy. elected
~ county superintendent OF schools
She was N" iifsi woman ever elected
~ Office In Holt county.
The FIRST funeral conducted by the
chapter OF the Eastern star branch oi
Masonry was that of Mrs, Vim. iiill
ui Furicscur. by Forest Guy Chapter.
April II. ~ oregon,
Corn ana fruit show was held AZ
oregon, October = and -
llorsc show held ~ Mound Ciiy. Or.
tOh,r a.
The first consolidation al schools
'uoCt.d during III" year was that Oi
fur''s,ur, Walker. Elm grove. Wal.
nut GroN" and ldlrwlld,: election held
April ~ This II now Consolidated
District No. .. and 'l5u"u ln Lnud.
We're voted Ut ~" election for a new
school house,
The llos.inn tly aud rh.nCh hu- AZ.
p'aiod In wheat fields and many fields
were ulOw"d up and pui into corn dur
ing the first half of May,
H." lar."si land deal for the year
1915 was q, - lIniman 10 Chns G.
l.Hwr"nc" IN acres IN ~ and IL, 81,
~, for SGaNii
The first special road district 10 be-
organized In IN. county was that
known IA the Maitland Special Road
District, which includes all the roads
in clay township. which WAS 0igan
ICED In November,
sam Dawson. of Forest CITY, died
THANKSGIVING day. November -.
The total number Of instruments
filed for the year with the county re-,
corder was LIE warranty deeds
$50. value. 81, To- ,liS: trust deeds, i:,S,
value. si,3iO.577; value of releases
ssl3,33S. chnitcl mortgages, 800. val
We, s2gl,3ia. Marria." licenses IT,
sued. NS,
The first death was Mrs. Jacob
Shields, January ., aged 81,
The last deaths were Edgar Lum
ley, December 20. aged 20, and John
Dueizcr, January 18th, aged 20.
The. oldest person tn die was sam
uel Gilbert, January 20. aged 81.
The first marriage for 1915 was
that of VIM Herwig, OF Chillicothe
and Miss Ruby Mae Noll, of Mound
city, January 7.
The last marriage licenses for 1915
were those of Frank NJ. Barrett. OF
Skdmore, and Bertha NJ, Weller. OF
Maitland; and George Link and Coda
i, Weller, both of Maitland, December
80
The first birth was a daughter to J
O..iIigsins and wife, January 4.
Grant Roach was given Christ
mas gift by his wife-it was boy.
The highest price paid for beeves
on the ST. Joseph markets was sl2.25
on December 10; for hogs, $3.50, OF
October 10.
The total tonnage handled by tn,
Oregon interurban Railway for the
year 1915 was: Received, 19,3S5,ss1
lbs; forwarded, G957,iil lbs; ey
nr.gg lln tQl lbs tntal % SaG ~,