The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-01-26
THE YEARS HAPPENINGS.
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trict, to A. II. Ware, for large tract
of Lane county, Kansas. land.
On the oath the New Point post
office was robbed Of si5 in cash.
J. I. Henningcr buys the W. II. Post
stock Of drugs.
The County Court granted petition
90 create special road district out OF
Mound City. No. ~; Liberty, No. ~;
Ross Grove, No. IL; South Center, No.
IS; Pleasant Hill, No. 10; Mineral
Springs, No. 20; Bagby, No. 80; parts
Of Bigelow. No. 10; Sgaaw Creek, No.
ID: Blair, No. 33. An election was
held on the 3ist. resulting in the de-
feat Of the proposition by the follow
ing vote. North Benton, for 10,
against. 1874; South Benton, for. b,
against, a.; Liberty, for, 2, against
90.
Consolidated school district No. 1,
composed Of Minnesota Valley, Ross
Grove, Liberty and Glendale, deli-
Gated It's new High School building on
the 23d. with elaborate program.
District Republicans selected Ralph
o. Staubcr, Of Buchanan, and d. w.
Porter, of Holt, delegates to the Chi
cago National conventions; &. T..
Stevenson. Of Andrew. and T.. n.
Raines, Of Atchison, rs alternates;
Chas. N. Ward. of Platte. presidential
elcctor.
Democratic district convention
selected Geo. +. Baker, Of Nodawa,
and Geo. W. Akcrs. OF buchanan, ~
delegates to National convention, at
81. Louis; J. I. Bennett. Of Andrew;
IL. J.. Dillingham;, Of Platte, as alter
mates. II. l.. Minton. Of Holt, presi-
dental clector.
April.
Suit is filed in the Circuit Court b.
Charles Rocker. to break the will Of
his mother. Lizzie Rocker.
Consolidated district No. o, conf
posed Of Brush College. No. 10: Star.
No. s: Mt. Hope, No. :; and Huston.
in Atchison county, voted on the 18th.
upon consolidation and the proposition
carried by vote Of - 10 32.
No. 8 has ~ pupils with a vslua-
ton Of ss7i20; No. Z, % pupils, valu.
alton. $3.50: No. 10, ~ pupils. valu-
alton. s63.320; total Holt county
pupils. los: total valuation, S2i3.390.
The board Of directors chosen were:
Chas. Bostwick and Fred ". Cook.
for three years: I'd. G. Lawrence and
Frank Mccoy, two years; Robert
Means and Chas. Gaffr,y. one wear.
The first auto hearsc and ambulance
In the county. was brought to Oregon.
by Dawson & Moore. undcriakers. on
2is,. Jesse Buttcrficld first to take q
ride In II: taken 10 Forest City, u
victim of appendicitis.
The ]. U. q. y. Of the county. celc-
brated the 9th anniversary Of the
order, on the 26th. with Forest City
lodge. Past Grand Master J. l..
Eastin, Of ST. joseph. was the orator.
May,
Mrs. Elijah Alkirc stricken with
apoplcyy on the 9th.
T. e. pungnn's law library was
purchased by eight members Of the
Holt county bar and same was placed
In the Court House.
For the first time. the assessed
valuation Of Holt county reached the
ten million mark. and tho county rond
tax was increased from 10 cents to 20
cents on the 500 valuation.
Harvey Weaver arrested In Iafay-
cite. Ind, on the 9th. for forgery
raised check on Joe Murray from 81
10 $40. Was given two years in pen.
On the 10th. VIM. Schultz was
chosen cashier Of the Citizens Bank,
Oregon. vice Cave J. Hunt. de-
ceased; Mrs. Jessie Jones chosen as
assistant cashier.
On the sth the County Court sod
some 5000 acres Of bar or nccrctcd
lands, south Of Fortescuc, the pur.
chascrs were: