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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03
A Spleptlid Affair.

The exercises leading up to the an
nual closing of school is ever happy
event, especially TO the pupils and par
ents, and also the tcacher-to the lat
ter, of course, IL means much hard, pa
tient work, but they are ever ready to
do their part with all their might and
free from complaining.
This year the grades gave their "bill
of fare" "A couple of weeks in advance
of the custom, and il is generally ac-
cepted by the parents as being one Of
the most pleasing and fascinating pro-
grams ever presented by the pupils in
the l-1th grades of our school.
Every pupil a. well a teacher was
in the affair. and the little men and
women Of the grades acted their parts
charmingly. while the teachers are 10
be congratulated on the development
of such AN excellent program.
The girls of grade one gave their
Daisy Drill, while the boys gave the
"Short Stop Drill; Miss Alice Bur
CERT, teacher.
Grades two and three. in charge Of
Misses Annie and Hattie Godbcy. The
boys put on their sailor drill and the
girls the butterfly drill.
"lSN 'it'' FflNllfs w 'NtiE' w
grade four, put on America in pan,o-
mime. by the girls.
The little misses Of grade five, Miss
Nell Kennedy, teacher. gave the rain
bow drill.
The lads Of grades four and five
were little soldiers. dressed in regrla-
ton khaki, and went through regular
military drill, both in foot cvolutions
and the manual of arms.
The Young Patriots League. q play,
was presented by grade six, Miss Alma
Berry, teacher.
Miss Olive krcck's scholars. Of grade
seven. gave the play. Jolly Min.
strels." In black face and It, too, like
all the rest. was most pleasing.
Tie entertainment was held Friday
evening. Of last week. April 20, in The
/ h.'h school auditorium. and. oG cnur.'
: d Wn. packed 60 its capacity hy tn,
papa. aud ranma.. Who were -,Wp'y
I delighted with the entertainment. ~,
tt.. uuys U1d 'h,.r "uak,.gp" az,
, drc.sri tH' character. So e h,uH d,grc,
b uf conception.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03


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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03
ROBERT EVANS
License Applied For

Robrm lyuu WJ, sired by H"n Evans.
lIis sire wa #tu'nuy, imported from
England. and rpyrmrd loo the Shire
Horse Association Of England Rob
Evans dam was Lucille. imported from
France. lucilc's grand dams sire
was Old Coco, the greatest rcrchcron
Horse. Lucille Is recorded IN France
and America,
Robert Evans dam ;, n rcrchcron
mare. Whose breeding certificate was
lot.
DESCRIPTION: Color, dark dap
pied bay, rs hands hivh, weight 1900
lbs, when in fat condition; kind dis
position; will show colts with any
stallion in Holt county or adjoining
counties; nine years old in May.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03

TERMS: Sl2,5O to insure living
colt; viii not charge for any dcGorm-
tiles. Care will be taken TO prevent
accidents, but will not be responsible
should amy occur If mare Is disposed
Of. either traded or sold, service Zoe
become. due at once,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03

This Horse and Jack Will make the
season of 1918 at my barn, known a.
the old luckhardt place, I blocks north
and one wc-, ri I'D kramcrs Garage.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03
p. M. BABB.
Owner,
DIR. T. A. LONG, Tender
OREGON, MISSOURI.

Il have about lis bushels
of Pure Reds Yellow Dent
Seed Corn left. This corn
tested 90 per cent. II you
need Seed Corn, see me at
once, as II will not last long.
Price SIS. 90 per bushel.
GERALD A. KING
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03
JUMBO

Black Mammoth Jack, ljia hands
high, good bone; good action; 6 years
old this August.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03

Remember the hours, 500 o'clock IA
the morning and 500 in the evening.
Both phonC,-Call Either of is.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03

w. C. Proud, M. D., Eye, Ear,
Throat and Nose Specialist. Office,
Physicians and Surgeons building,
7th and Francis streets, 81. Joseph.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-03

Ladies stylish dresses Of silks and
fine serges 3 big assortments. special
in this sale at SIG. 1887. and e.ee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
Hog Island and Some Hogs.

When Mrs, Wilson christened the first
ship TO leave the ways at Hog island,
she marked the beginning of another
memorable phase in Americas fight for
liberty. Hog island is creation Of war,
but a monument to peace, and the prog
ress that has been made in transforming
a waste place into great industrial
establishment was properly celebrated
by the president and large number of
other citizens
The presidents participation in the
ceremonies may be taken, we assume, to
mean that he now has no doubt Of the
legitimate. nature of the expenditures
made in retaining the land and erecting
the plant that stands on it. 1t will be
remembered that in February the presi-
dent called for careful Investigation
by the attorney general into the conduct
Of affairs at this plant. This nation NAV
be sure that were he to-day fearful Of
misapplication of funds, extravaganza,
or waste at the plant, he would not have
attended the launching.
As for the worthy vessel, we do NOT
agree with our correspondent who on
Sunday declared his objection to her
name on the ground that 1t meant "the
place for hogs" Hog islands first ship
may appropriately bear name reminis-
cent of the spot on which its hull was
constructed. The Hog islanders are
proud of the designation they have tax
en- from an interesting place name; their
and riveting champions wear
ii boastfully. And the hog has proved
his worth to the nation in its hour of
need, for it is in the piggeries of the
United States that the meat supply of
the world is being made sufficient to
meet the needs of these disjointed times.
Had we been obliged to depend on steers
for meat, we and our friends across the
water might have learned what real
hunger is; sheep did not fill the bill:
but the misunderstood and maligned
porker came to our rescue in way
that smoothed the road to the triumph
for which we are preparing .-New York
Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
AN IMPosT ON oyERTnMEi

One who works overtime addresses to
the New York Sun a letter in which he
suggests a tax on overtime earnings as
means Of adding to the income Of the
government in these days of wholly UNI
precedented expenditures. He cites the
fact that throughout the country there
are thousands and thousands of men
who are benefting by the war to the ex-
tent that they receive pay for time and
a half or double time whenever they
work beyond the prescribed limit Of
hours.
1t goes without saying that a federal
excise on overtime would raise storm
Of protest, and it would not be confined
entirely to agitators who trail organized
labor and unorganized labor that they
may be ready to create dissatisfaction
on the slightest provocation. Working
men the country over have taken large
blocks of Liberty bonds, and after the
usual allowance has been made for ex.
ceptions, it cannot be said that labor
has fallen down in its support of the
war. A suggested tax of 20 per cent
on overtime earnings provides for pay
ment through the medium of the en-
ployer's office. The matter Of collecting
such tax is the least important phase
OF the question. Either workingmen en-
masse would stand on their rights and
oppose an overtime levy with all their
might, or else they would decide that
there is justice in such tax and pay it
as cheerfully as most Of them have met
other wartime obligations. There is
much to be said on both sides, and in
any event if the day ever comes when
Uncle Sam asks for division of over
time dividends" on the ground that it
Is absolutely essential to winning the
war the issue will not long remain in
doubt. Meanwhile those who have aston
ished even themselves in adding through
overtime to fat envelopes will continue
making ammunition, building ships and
airplanes, and turning out big guns. For
after all the main thing is to get the es-
sentials of war and to get them in a
hurry. And an excise on overtime NAV
not become necessary. The cost of the
war is being pretty equally distributed
under the present arrangement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

which each town must pay to the state
total Of S252 ,S35.l0, which divided into
counties is: Addison Sl5,4l7 81, Frank
lin Sl7 $50, Grand Isle S2,006lT, Lameille
S7,5g0,92, Orange Sll,745.96, Orleans
Sl5,3lI09, Rutland 1913 $685. Washing
ton S27,6sI.70S Windhen So, 5067g,
Windsor $27,622l2 The amount each
town in Washington county viii pay to
the state Is; Barre City S8542.25, Barre
Town S2,26455, Berlin S724.76, Cabot
S845.3l, Calais S54l.50, Duxbury S455S2,
East Montpelier S747.75, Fayston
S223.45, Marshfeld S534.65, Middlesex
$1,000, Montpelier S7,665.07, Moretown
$752.67, Mortified Sl7995l, Plainfeld
S503.67, Roxbury S4l038, Waitsheld
S40l,47, Warren, S40046, Waterbury
81 ,690.ll, Woodbury. S4O926, Worcester
$29003, total S27 ,6sl.70.
What is said by many to have been
the hardest rain storm thai has been
experienced in this section since the
cloudburst in June, 1902, visited this
section during the night and this morn
ing resulting in high water and wash
outs on the railroads. The Montpelier
and Wells River train did not leave the
local station at the usual time of de.
parture because of a washout near the
gravel pit, which had to be fixed before
the train could cross. There was also a
small washout beyond that place upon
which repairs were made The Central
Vermont had experienced no trouble
early this morning The night train was
late, but it was due . Boston and
t1sts A IL,
occurred near the Pioneer, but was easily
repaired The telephone employees had
a hard time OF it during the night, more
especially the operators, for they were
kept busy most Of the latter part Of the
night plugging out lights which were
thrown on by the lightning. The police
men were engaged during the latter
part of the night watching the water
in the streets, the rain falling so fast
that at o'clock the water was well
nigh at danger points The police called
Water Superintendent J. j. Chimney
when they went home, and he took
charge of the matter after that time
The fire alarm was sounded at Z o'clock
which is the call to the merchants of
high water. The northbound 8 o'clock
train on the Central Vermont arrived
practically on time and the crew re.
ported conditions Of the road bed south
of here in good shape for the amount of
rain. The SLOW orders were given by
the dispatehers for places between tits
city and Waterbury, neither Of which
win impair traffic to any extent, al
though they We're watched this morning
to prevent trouble The minor damage
done in the night was repaired to-day
In county court has been entered the
case of Catherine Dunghi against John
Montini to recover $24O. 1t involves the
giving Of a deed.
In bankruptcy court notices have been
sent to creditors Of Clarence Osha OF
Mortified that the discharge meeting
will be held Sept 10.
Corporal Thomas McNiff, who has
charge of the army recruiting Office here,
has erceived notice that he is to accept
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
MONTPELIER
City Council Authorizes Purchase of
Boiler for Berlin Pumping Plant.


The city council held special meeting
Thursday afternoon, called for the pur-
pose OF considering what win be done
regarding an auxiliary plant for pump
ing at Berlin pond. The water is getting
low and Supt j. j. Chimney called the
matter TO the councils attention. He
said that while he does not expect the
plant will be needed that it is poor policy
to shut the door after the horse Is stol-
en- and the council took his advice, APP
propriating 5000 for the purchase Of
boiler 10 replace the old one The street
committee was also authorized to pur-
chase one car Of oil for road covering,
providing that the state would pay one
half or $500, as has been done in the
past. The matter Of the complaint of
the Woman's club relative to enforce
ment of the curfew law was referred TO
the proper committee. Montpelier is to
have another business school as re-
suit Of Prof. Ira Richardson, who in
stalled the business department in Mont
pelier high school, having resigned to
follow up the work which he started, but
after the school year was completed.
Mr.. Richardson was reelected along with
other teachers, but this new department
has opened up with such prospects that
last week he sent his resignation 70 the
school board, who accepted it at the
last meeting. The new school gives inten-
sive training for those who wish to quail
ify themselves for war work Prof.
Richardson has enjoyed long experience
in starting business schools in this part
ss well as the middle western part Of the
country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

just now when the baseball nagnates
IRE attempting to show that public sen
liment, if not all on the side of the con.
inuing major league baseball until the
'rown October ale is brewed, is more or
ess evenly divided on the question, 1t Is
interesting to observe that tennis tour.
laments, the races and golf competitions,
smong other diversions, are attracting
arge crowds, while the attendance at
he baseball games has steadily declined.
With only here and there an exception,
cam owners are contending for an early
Forlds series, but the most clamorous
emand comes from the cities whore
major league teams in their respective
sagues are morally certain to win a
ennant. Yet the public remains GU.
lously cold. Baseball players put up
90 much of a howl against selective
ervice and too many Of them deserted
the shipyards to expect sympathy
rom the public at this stage of affairs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
The silent Sentinel 81 the sea-


When the British fleet, the day war
was declared, was suddenly lost to sight
and took its appointed station as guard.
ian OF the seas, its fighting strength was
far less than it is to-day. OF warships
and auxiliary craft it now has $780, 900
tons, as against 100000 in August,
1914. The personnel has increased all,
most 800 per cent. 1t has transported
in that period more than 20,000,000 men
to all destinations.
No German battleship or cruiser has
in four years passed the barriers that the
British navy imposed. German sea com
merce stopped instantly. The kaiser's
high-seas fleet had been held in wise /;
the German flag has disappeared from
the water.
A policy Of strict secrecy has required
that Great Britain's navy should do its
work unknown to the world Summer
and winter it has stood waiting for the
Germans to leave their safe harbors and
seek a decisive battle steadfastly in
all weather it has patroled the path
ways Of commerce and guided thousands
Of ships weekly through the mine fields
and submarine zones. Never has it re-
Taxed its vigilance, never has it given
the treacherous U-boats day of rest.
Whatever befel on land, Great Britain's
navy has been there, an impregnable
bulwark against Germanys plans and
hopes of victory.
Some day the story may be told in full
of the achievements of the British navy
in the war. Incomparably more formid-
able to-day than it was at the beginning
of the war it is holding the Germans
prisoners on land and assuring to the
allies and neutrals freedom Of the seas
New York World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

Thomas II. Cave, jr., commenced to-
day his annual vacation from his duties
as deputy state treasurer.
Congressman Frank L. Greene of St
Adams called upon his many friends
in the city Thursday afternoon. It is
the first time that he has seen the new
state building and he indicated his APP
prevail, going through each room in It,
He also called upon the different state
officials and then enjoyed run up town
and visited few personal acquaint
anees. He went back to ST. Adams, and
viii leave next week to resume his work
at Washington, D, G.
Thomas H. Cave, jr., Thursday after
noon was appointed by the probate court
as special administrator Of the estate Of
Mary Edward, late Of Barre. This Is
needed in view Of the action taken by
Mrs Scott, daughter Of the deceased,
who through her attorneys, has taken
an appeal from the will of the deceased
in which Mrs. Scott was left $500
the remainder of the estate to brother,
who Is in the marines. Dr. j. H. Jud.
kins of Mortified was appointed admin.
istrator of the estate Of Percy Brown,
late Of Berlin, who was the man in.
iured, and who died last week from in
juries received in the automobile acct
dent at West Berlin. Homer Locke of
Bolton has been appointed administrator
of the estate of o. NJ Locke, late of
Waterbury, and w r. Jones Of the es-
tate Of Nancy Erwin, late Of Waits
field.
H. r. Barrett Of Cabot was transferred
last evening by the district board from
class CT to Al, as result of the review
of his QUESTIONABLE. The board also CON
sidered several other Washington comfy
questionnaires, but this is the only one
in which any change was made.
Col. Fl, T. Johnson, Adj. w. w Russell
and Regimental Sergeant Major X. r. b.
Flint leave Saturday morning for White
River Junction for the state muster,
which commences Sunday. Several de-
tails from different companies leave to-
night to begin their duties. These in.
clude Elmer Pierce and e. L. Blanchard,
cooks in Co. Fl Of this city.
Orders have been sent from the war
to the adiutant general, who
in turn has sent the same to the local
exemption boards relative to the han
ding Of registrants from this country
who are in great Britain These regis.
trants are given chance to volunteer
in service when called, thus preventing
their making trip across the ocean to
respond TO any call to fill county quota.
The notice of calls in such instances are
to be sent the registrants, who may be
living at the time in Britain, early
enough in advance Of the time Of entrain-
ment SO that he will be able to yolun-
teer for service and then report that he
is in service, which will place him in
class 5.
The state treasurer has made the ap-
portionment of the state school tax,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

With the latest order from the federal
food board now in operation, the good
old peacetime combination, the time, the
place, the girl and the fve-pound box Of
candy disappears. Nowadays the girl
must be content with letters from France
and if she gets the one-pound of candy
which the law allows she will have to
buy it herself or accept il from lounge
lizard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

By remaining in Washington when a
thousand or more of the voices that all
of us hear in vacation season, are calling,
Pres Wilson sets bright and shining ex-
ample to some of the congressman who
criticise him most pointedly And it is
only an incident of the presidents deter.
mination to remain right on the job and
forego his vacation that certain con-
gressmen Of his own party who like to
use leader in fence mending have had
their invitations politely declined
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

War prohibition may come before the
states can get around to vote on the
constitutional amendment, and in the
meantime the man who has barrel of
hard cider in his cellar may be able to
keep hot in a spot where the temperature
is the coolest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

BY going overseas to do Y. NJ. G. A.
work, Rev. Joseph odell puts some Of
bis own preaching into practice. He is
The clergyman whose article, peter Sat
By the Fire Warming Himself" in the
Atlantic Monthly, assailed the record Of
he church and clergy in wartime so Wig
'rously as to bring down upon his head
:he accumulated wrath Of many who
disagreed with him most heartily. II
memory serves, his critics proved that
t is just as hard for minister to abb
ior dereliction to duty as it is for the
ayman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

II long distance anathema registered
as effectively as cold lead, the kaiser
would be mourning for his own sons in
stead of shedding crocodile tears for the
sons of his subjects. 1t is one Of the
outstanding features Of this Hun-mad
war that all OF the kaiser boys are still
able to stick up baby or two before
breakfast every morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

-Four hundred Stacker marriages is the
combined record of New York and Chi
cago for single day. With the ls-45
age limit for military service waiting
just around the corner, ducking for the
friendly shadow of womans petticoat
starts anew.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

This weeks red apple in the odd
Items from Everywhere" contest goes to
The correspondent in Wheeling who wires
that the apples on the West Virginia
trees are baking in the hottest sun the
state has ever felt. His story lacks the
inesse that one is accustomed to expect
from Winsted Conn, where the reporter
who furnishes nature stories for the
New York papers would have been only
Too glad to add to the baked apple yarn
COW that spilled whipped cream on the
apples as she started on a trip over the
moon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

A gathering storm in the west? The
Rutland Herald notes that Frank E.
Howe has endorsed national constitu-
tional prohibition and then promises to
reserve comment until the candidate is
out of the hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

All taxpayers who have not dropped in
lately for chat with the folks at city
hall will find it to their advantage to
make that delayed call sometime before
tomorrow night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

Sec. Baker has ruled that none Of the
ball players who come within the selec-
tive service age are hodged about by a
halo of exemption. The public knows it
and shapes its sympathies accordingly,
The protection that the ball players de-
serve is the protection of the dollar UNI
brella.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

Everybody welcome and everybody
free" is the slogan of the Knights of Co.
lumbus in their war work. Only the
boys over there can assess such a policy
at its true value.