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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-20

Mrs. Matt Eilcr and son. Lewis,
are visiting with relatives In st. Jo-
seph;
Mrs. j. !. Hcnninger Is visiting
her parents, who reside ut Carnegie,
Oklahoma. .,
W. G: Graf and son, George, and
lanes holland and daughter. Miss
i'elle. Of fortescue. were Oregon Wis
itors. "wednesday OF this week.
Mrs. j.. q. Conner, OF the Schafier
school district, who has been very sick
with pneumonia. Is, we are glad to
learn, now considered out Of danger.
Mrs. Gerald A. King and little
daughter Jeanne, accompanied by
Mrs. A. w. King. visited with rela-
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-20

Mound City, the latter part of last
week, the guest of her friends.
Tom Bridgmon Is showing his
stripes floating over his residence.
ID. Ward King, of Maitland,
was visiting with friends between
trains here, last Sunday morning.
--Harlod Larrabee was down from
Maitland, last Sunday, visiting with
relatives and renewing old acquaint-
ances.
Mel. Newton was over from
Mound City, the first Of the week,
/ papering some rooms for Mrs. Julia
Jones.
Miss Ruth Maier, teacher In the
Cottonwood schools, was sick, several
days, last week, with an attack Of ton
silitis. =.
Mrs. Holly Carlton and daughter,
Miss Louise, visited the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. W. NJ. Whaley.
In Maitland.
Mrs. Guy Jones and daughter,
Elizabeth, were visiting with Grand.
ma Spellman In Mound City, one eve
ming, last week.
M. A. Hill got In large bundle
Of fruit trees, the first CT the week,
which he will set out on his farm,
southwest of town.
u. +. Slater. Frank Walker and
Judge V&uCsmp began Wednesday to
assess damages In Squaw Greek
Drainage District, No. 2.
Henry Joice was unable to pass
the medical examination to Join the
regular army, and has returned home,
aad viii work on . farm for the pres
| ooe. vi s.f
Mis- Mildred Drowning, Of Mound
CITY, was ~ guest Of Miss Gertrude
Walks ~ 4 Eiaay evening, and It.
tended the minstrel program, ct the
..Rinshsrt' Brothers, eontsactors,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-20
BIGEI.Ow AND VICINITY.
The Most Important Local Events
Which Have TRANSFERRED The
Past Week.
(iiy George 4. Cona~ay)

DIR. 7. T.. Hogan was a 81. Joseph
visitor, Tuesday.
Jim Smith was business visitor
in st. Joseph. one day, last week.
Miss Sallic Rock was "a weekend
visitor with relatives In Mound City.
Spring wheat Is reported to be an
extra good stand and Is looking fine.
Paul Adams Is home, this week,
from Tabor, Iowa, on short vacation.
Mrs. II. NJ. Davis was visiting
with relatives in Craig, last Sunday.
Guy Jones shipped u car load Of
hogs to st. Joseph, one day, last
week.
Harry Morris received u ship.
mcnt Of bee supplies the first Of the
week.
Ed Preston was down from Quit.
man, las, Sunday, visiting with home
folks.
Mrs. Lot Brown was visiting with
relatives In Ncbraska City. last Sat
urday.
MIR. and Mrs. W. u. Asher were
visiting with relatives in Napier, over
Sunday.
Mrs. l.. l.. I'M wa visiting with
relatives in 81. Joseph. several days,
last week.
RI Mrs. Dan Larkins and Charlene
l.arkins we're Nillisca, Iowa, visitors,
last Sunday.
Miss Esther Sinner, of Fortcscue,
spent the weekend visiting with the
Grow sisters.
Frank Walker was a business Wis.
itor In Mound City, one day, the first
Of the week.
Miss Minnie VanVickle was visit
ing with friends in Craig, several
days, last week.
The Ladies' Aid society met at
the home of Aunt Matt Hinkle, one
day, last week.
A Don't forget the commencement
exercises at the school house, next
Friday evening".
j. d. Morris and Geo. W. Hinkle
were passengers to st. Joseph, last
Tuesday morning.
AIRS. G. 5. Mckee was visiting
with relatives In Craig, one day, the
first Of the week.
r. l.. Bridgmon was busienss
visitor in st. Joseph one day, the
first of the week.
y, ---Mrs. q. NJ. Larrabee was bust
ness visitor in st. Louis, several days,
the first Of the week.
bill Allison, of Maitland, was an
over Sunday visitor with Mrs. A. Il.
Crow and daughters.
Mrs. 7. J. Bridgmon and daugh-
tor, Miss Dorothy, were st. Joseph
visitors, last Saturday.
John Mendenhall was o business
wkitor in St. Joseph, several days, the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. N. f. Reno Is. here, this
week, Whiting with her son, Al Reno
md family, northeast Of town.
sTMr., j. N. Wilson was over from
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-20
ReRT G. PIERCE
DENTIST,
Oregon, Mo. Sas;; !; :, : , Z s''s
Phones. Old VI, Mutual -.

Members OF meyer Post, G. A. r.,
will be the guests Of their comrade,
Robert Montgomery, ut his home, on
date Of next meeting, April 2S, At g
P. m. All comrades are requested to
be present.
G. ". CUMMINs, Commander.
+. S. MORGAN. Adjutant.
State Auditor Geo. T.. Hackmann,
until recently county clerk of Warren
county, was acquitted Of the charge
Of fraud In office by q jury In the
Warren county circuit court, Wednes-
day afternoon Of last week. After
this case was won by Mr.. Hackmann,
the case for perjury was dismissed
by the court ut the request Of the
prosecuting attorney.
-Reoinald Hinde, who has been
here for few days, the guest of his
parents, has returned to Manhattan,
kansas, where he has been student
In the State Agricultural college, but
now he Is in the charge of Uncle Sam,
having recently enlisted In the regu-
lar army, In the cavalry, and Is now
at Fort Logan, Colorado, where he
goes into training. You can always
bet that Reginald will do the right
thing and at the right time. '
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-20

elves proud, and when made up were
he cutest little "niggers" you ever
aw. Joe Poynter was the middle
nan and handled his part to ferfec-
ion, In fact, II he ever gets out OF q
OBJ and wants to make a little money
N the side, all he Will nave TO 90 "
o black up and he can pass muster
anywhere as a iirst-class negro MINIS
Ter. Glen Walker and Maynard Us,
,orne were the end men, ana puileu
Of some extra good stunts. Miss Dor
,thy Bridgmon made the announce
nents to the credit of herself and inc
club. Every member OF me cup did
heir parts nicely. The debate. Ike
solved, That stealing chickens amt no
'rime," was ably Defended by poth
negative and affirmative, ana was de-
'lded IN favor OF the aflrmatlVe oS
The judges. Ihere was lar sized
'rowd IN attendance VINO enjoyed INC
program very much, ana we JON tne
patrons Of the schools IN coheratuia,
ing. the members OF the mlnstrel SluD
and Miss Smock on ,heir eNceileni
program. Inc proceeds, sIo''V' VIII
be used fy school purposes.
Harold Edgar Shepard was porn
IN Fairfax, Mo- May ., 1851 ana dieo
in Sacramento, California. April z,
l9lf. aged ~ years anu III mon'ns'
October rs, lvi6, ne was untea IN
marriage win MISS harr,e,, W. MN
ton, daughter OF Dr. ana MRS. =; u.
Minton, OF fortescue, 'ne weou,ng
taking place IN Portland, oregon. nc
deceased was son OF Dr. ana MIS-:
J. r.. shepard, VINO tof NUMBER OF
years lived IN fairtaN ana Skidmore'
where the tather praetieed nus profcs-
sion, ana whcrc MS iather uied AT tnc
lat'er place, Marcn =, ivvo. TOT tne
past sevcrs, years inc iamliy nave
lved IN Saiiiornia, wnere harold was
engaged W tne Iru,, business, owning
large iruit rahcn anu employing
ana overseeing NUMBER OF men III
the raising producing and marketing
ms irult. 10 DC taken away IN the
prime oi MS ne u lhueeu SAD. anu ne
caves wife,, mother, sister, two
III es,n. an. ~ VINO sne" nm; as
nls ,r'enus' ana the en,'re nelghpor
noou' VINO mourn anu sympath'ze
WIN .ne reln i, harold was a
m m,n OF slver oak camp, NO. 100,
racine yuiisd'etlon OF the Woodmen
OF tns world, ana also member OF
tne Mounu ',S Lodge, NO w, A.
80 - W. ne Mooonen ana MA,
son's nVuRes w sacramento rendered
wv, NV i,aI,! ~, unc assistance possible
VIC 'a.'c, no'n'ng Masonic services
we. ''c rc .r, IN sacramento, at /!
IL w" a,.o un "..suay .. 'as. week, W
'",''''S wv 'uHVIt'
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-20
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that the un-
dcrsigned executor of the estate Of
William C.. Opel, deceased, will make
final settlement of his accounts with
said estate as such executor, ut the
next term Of the Probate court Of
Holt county. Missouri, to be holden
at Oregon, In said county, on the l4.h
day Of May, A. d. 1917.
,EoRGE W. CUMMlNS,
Executor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12

writer's of these letters look at the
question from totally different
angles.
The lawyers views are socialistic;
the soldiers reactionary. The fact
remains that in every large city
there are thousands of young peo-
pie who have left their homes for
these create centers in order to en-
gage in various occupations. They
are alone without friends or rela-
tives, and they suffer from a cruel
and unnecessary loneliness.
There is also a large class which
for various reasons cannot receive
their friends in their homes.
That there is no adequate provi-
sion for a normal, agreeable ana
properly supervised association OF
these young people is incredible. l
shall take up the question in flu
ture article. And, by the way, /
like the phrase used by the Man
in Uniform" n Clearing house of
friendship" much better than my
own, begun in jest, "a clearing house
OF hearts" Mine is too sentimental
to cover this large question.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
By JANE MCLEAN

Hurry up or We'll miss that
train said Mr.. Curtis to his wife.
Now, if you fluster me, John, I'll
be sure to forget something, and I'd
much rather not go at all than leave
something | need at home"
Il know, but we must make that
train, you know: and you've had all
morning to get those two bags ready.
l don't see what the delay is about. >
WELL said Mrs. Curtis, hastily
tucking a chiffon waist into the bag
and handing it, packed, over to her
husband to lock, everything went
wrong. You know how it is, John.
People kept coming to the door all
the while, and l was called away
from my packing for all kinds of
things"
well, are we ready now?"
"All ready, dear"
THE taxi is waiting, and has been
for ten minutes"
I'm sorry, dear, but it hasn't
been all my fault, really"
Feels Safe at Last
Settled in the taxi, with their bags
safely in with them, Mr.. Curtis be-
gan to feel safer. Il guess we'll
mako it all right. I had him come
early on purpose, so we'd have
enough time"
well. I'm glad of that. Oh, John,
look! Do you suppose this process
sion is going to hold us up?"
Mr.. Curtis leaned out of the win
dow the better to see q funeral pro-
cession that was obviously going to
block their way. There were sew
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
A Quitter


Last year l went to- a farm to
work for the summer. I left after
a week. When l returned "a certain
girl" called me a gutter" Natur-
ally, 1 did not like to believe myself
one, yet it preyed on my mind. This
summer l determined to try again.
But again / was a victim of misfoT-
tune. The cost of living had greatly
Increased and the farmers were try
ing to save food. So with heavy work
and scanty meals 1 lost weight and
again returned after one week. This
time a real" argument occurred and
the girl and L have not spoken since.
Now, Miss Fairfax, the main reason
for writing you is to ask your opin-
ion on the subject, as l am still un-
decided as to whether l am wrong.
]. J. W.
No, l don't think you're a quitter.
being a quitter doesn't mean stop
ping and hauling yourself out of it
when you ind yourself in an inn
possible situation. What it does
mean is, not being man enough to
lift yourself out of a situation that
is impossible and to find one where
you can work to advantage. Per
haps you have a tendency to PAM
per yourself and not to be willing
to put up with difficulties and hard
ships. If the meals on the farm this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
'Win-My-Chum" Week in
Mechanicsburg Church

Mcchanicsburg, Pa, Nov. 12.-Be-
ginning with last evening, a series
OF meetings will be held in the Meth
odst Episcopal church during the
week under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League and designated as
"Win-My Chum" Week Out-of-town
speakers will be present every eve
ming. The Pennsylvania Railroac
Y. M. C. A Gospel Crew. of Harris
burg, with Ira p. Dean, religious
work secretary, had charge.
This evening the meeting will be
addressed by August T.. Zimmerman,
of Carlisle. pastor of Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Lewisberry, student at
Dickinson College. Tomorrow eve
ming John G. Davis. pastor of Meth
odist Episcopal Church, CoXestown,
student at Dickinson College. On
Wednesday evening, superintendent
John Fulton. of Bethesda Mission,
Harrisburg. Thursday, George NJ.
Lsndis, student at Dickinson College
Carlisle. Friday evening. Ralph L.
Minker. student at Dickinson College,
and Sunday evening. November 1S,
praise service.
Following the meetings. evangelis-
tic services will be held the follow
ing week. in charge of the pastor.
the Rev. j. Ellis Bell. Among the
singers who will assist in making
"Win-My -Chum" Week a success are
Mrs. Emily Miller Miss Mae Gross,
Miss Anna Boyer and Mrs. John Full
ton, of Harrisburg; August f. Zim-
norman, of Carlisle; Mrs. Jacob ".
Miller, Mrs. II. A. Surface, Mrs.
George Hershman and Mrs. c. M. Nc
Kelvey, of Mechanicsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
ALPS w ell That
~ Ends Well y

eral cars ahead of their taxi, and no
possible way of pulling out.
Cant we take another street?''
he called out to the driver.
Sorry, boss, we can't do it now
We're just jammed in here, and
Wen have to wait till it passes"
We'll, there goes our train. Now.
you sec If you'd hurried a little bit,
Mabel, instead of being so fussy. we
should have missed this procession
entirely"
Mrs. Curtis, feeling actually gull
ty, said nothing at all. She was
sorry, too, to miss the train, but the
funeral procession had given her a
funny feeling and she felt somehow
as If there might be a bit of proyi-
dence in the fact that they had not
let the house in time.
Loses His Temper
1t was ten minutes before the pro-
,cession passed, and they reached the
station just in time to miss the
train. OF course this fact made Mr..
Curtis more angry than ever, and
he heaped imprecations on the driv-
er's head, neglected to give him a
tip, and made himself generally dis
agreeable. The delay meant a wait
of nearly two hours, and besides
they would not reach their destina-
ton until after dinner. 1t was GER
tainly aggravating.
Mrs. Curtis suggested that they go
to the movies.
I'VE might check our bags here,
and then come back for them"
AS there was nothing better to do
Mr.. Curtis grumblingly agreed. The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12

more cordial and democratic spirit
in the churches. / should like to
see every young man or woman who
comes as stranger to church well
coined.
II was thus once welcomed in q
church. The first Sunday | attend
ed my name and address were taken.
During the week the assistant pas
tor called on me. After a few Sun
days / was invited to dinner, and
soon became acquainted with q
charming circle of young people,
among whom | now count some of
my best friends.
AT another time | spent three
years in New England and attended
a church pretty regularly because /
liked the minister: but l never met
any of the congregation. l was toll
Grated, not welcomed, in that
church.
II have been in the military SER
vice for over four months, and / am
as much a stranger now in the state
as when l came here. I imagined
there are any girls in this vicinity
who are worth knowing. and who
would be glad to know a man worth
knowing, under thirty. fho has trav-
eled extensively, who has had an un-
surpassed education, and whose sal
airy, while it is small as an officer
in the service of Uncle Sam, will be
much larger when he gets back to
his usual work in civil life.
But ] don't know how to meet
these girls. I have been to church
in the neighboring towns, and have
been politely shown to pew. i
have heard that the homes are open
to men in uniform, and that the
automobiles are at our disposal; but
1 have seen no indication of it. DoZ-
ems OF autos whizz by every after
noon empty, while we trudge along
the road on foot. 1 can count the
times on one hand that I have been
picked up.
: ut does not matter with me. I
do not need to be entertained. /
have many levoted friends who have
more confidence in me than l have
in myself. But it does matter with
some of the others, with many of the
four thousand men at the Great
Lakes and the four thousand men at
Fort Sheridan who have few re-
sources and who are lonesome. 1t
concerns their efficiency and enthu-
siasm as soldiers and sailors, and
more important, it concerns their
future as citizens and fathers.
Here every church could be
clearing house for young people.
The young men will respond, if only
the churches rise to their opportun-
ity."
l wish l had the space to give
more opinions on this subject, but
| have not; so l have chosen these
two letters because they both pre-
sent the necessity for a saner and
better basis for the association of
young people than any our present
social system provides, and yet the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12

next take two five-grain tablets of
Nuxated Iron three times per day
after meals for two weeks. Then test
your strength again and see how
much you have gained.
NOTE.-Nuxated Iron which is pre-
scribed and recommended abo.e by
physicians in such a great variety of
gases is not patent medicine nor
Secret remedy, but one which is well
known to druggists everywhere. I'm.
like the older inorganic iron pro-
ducts it is easily assimilated and does
not injure the teeth, make them
black nor upset the stomach; on the
contrary it is a most potent remedy
in nearly all forms of Indigestion as
well as for nervous. rundown con-
ditions. The manufacturers have such
great confidence in Nuxated Iron
that they offer to forfeit S10O, 90 to
any charitable institution IL they cam
not take any man or women under
so who lacks iron and increases their
strength 100 per cent. or over in four
weeks time, provided they have no
serious organic trouble. They also
offer to refund your money IL II does
not at least double your strength and
endurance in ten days time. Ut is
dispensed by Croll Keller, q. A. Cor
gas, j. Nelson Clark and ali good
druggists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12

bags were checked and they wan
dered into a movie house near by,
where the starting pictures outside
gave promise of u thrilling expert
ence spent within it's darkened por-
tails.
Time taken up in this way passes
very quickly, and the wait was up
almost before they knew it.
WELL" Mr.. Curtis conceded, that
wasn't so bad after all. But per-
haps it will teach you a lesson,
Mabel, and you won't fuss so much
next time"
Mrs. Curtis meekly agreed, and
they were soon ensconced in their
seats and on their way out of the
station.
After all it was a change to eat
in the softly lighted diner, and Sc
cretly Mrs. Curtis was not at all
sorry that it had all happened.
Then, too, there had been that
funeral procession like an oHaen of
bad luck. All things considered,
perhaps it had not been meant that
they should take that other train.
OF course, though, Mr.. Curtis would
laugh at such suggestion.
Intuition Confirmed
After they had finished dinner and
were once more in their seats Mrs.
Curtis could not refrain from speak
ing to her husband of her suspi-
cions.
I'm just as well pleased that we
didn't get that train, John"
"How'S that?"
Because l didn't like that funer-
al procession. 1t might have meant
som ething."
Nonsense! You ought to have
more sense than to believe in signs"
"You always say that, but l be-
lieve that there was some reason
why we missed that train. You just
wait and see, and you'll find that
I'm right"
And when they arrived at their
destination and were met by the
hack from the little hotel where they
were to spend the weekend they did
find out. The train they were to
have taken had been derailed and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
Doctors Reports on Nuxated Ir on
AND CHARITIES
PHYSICIAN FOR TEN YEARS SAYS
Made With On Stubborn Cases Where Other Tonic Had Failed
Absolutely Convinced Him Remarkable and Unusual Power

tised remedies. AMI for fifteen years
While Adjunct Professor in the New
York Homeopathic Medical College,
taught my medical students that such
remedies were generally yalueless'
out in the case of NuXated Iron,
severe tests made on myself and
convinced me that it is u remedy of
most extraordinary merit, and one
Which should be generally. prescribed
by all physicians. notwithstanding
birthday. short course Of Nuxated
Iron has made me feel like a new
man. Friends say: What have, you
@s Segn and dSing m to Of You 0ok oS560 so
there. is nothing like organic iron
Nuxated Iron-to put youthful
strength and power into the veins of
DR.. E. sauer a Boston Physician.
who has studied both in this country
and great European Medical Insti-
tutions said: ''Nuxated Iron is a WON
derful remedy. Not long ago a man
came to me who was nearly half a
century old and asked me to give
him preliminary examination for
afe afe INSURANCE. ms l was astonished to
a boy twenty and as full of vigor,
vim and vitality as a young man, in
fact a young man he really was not
said was taking iron-Nuxated Iron
had filled him with renewed life. At
80 he was in bad health. at 46 he was
careworn and nearly all in-now at
So after taking NuXated Iron. a mir
acle of vitality and his face beaming
with the buoyancy of youth.
If people would only take Nuxated
Iron when they feel weak or run
down instead of dosing themselves
with habit-forming drugs, stimulants
and alcoholic beverages. / am con-
vinced that in this way they could
ward Off disease, preventing it be-
coming organic in thousands of cases,
and thereby the lives of thousands
might be saved who now die every
year from pneumonia, grippe, kidney,
liver, heart trouble and other danger
Gus maladies The real and true
cause which started their disease was
nothing more or less than a weaken-
ed condition brought on by a lack of
iron in the blood. Thousands of peo-
pie suffer from iron deficiency and
do not know it. If you are not strong
or we'll you owe 1t to yourself to
make the following test: See how
long you can work or how far YOU
can walk without becoming tired:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-12
BE FAIR TO HER

Dear Miss Fairfax:
was introduced to a. young girI
whom I now love very much and
she in turn loves me. We became
engaged two months ago. My
friends tell me that / was too haSty,
for this young woman is in a very
peculiar circumstance. She is a very
poor girl and lives in bad neigh
borhood.
Now, personally, I would have no
doubt as to what alternative I should
choose, but | am becoming per-
turbed at the advice of my friends
Ii. s.. II.
Poverty and adverse .circum-
stances need not make a girl Dad"
Even if this girl were a little bit
weak and inclined to choose the
wrong path in life, your faith in her
might be the very thing to save her
and help her in making her fight.
If on the other hand you were to
throw her over, it is very possible
that even a fairly strong girl who
was making a fight against tempta-
ton might in a bitter reaction
against your cruel judgment of her
decide to 'have the game as well
as the name" Faith indeed often
moves mountains. If I were a man.
/ would defend the girl [ loved
against unkind and probably unjust
criticism-not doubt her because of
them. Can't you judge for yourself
whether or not she is fine and sweet
and making the right sort of appeal
to you or whether the attraction she
has for you is base and unworthy.