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The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09

COUNTY, MISSOURI
To the February Term, 1920.
The State Of Missouri nj the relation
and TO the use Of W. II. Alkire, Col
lcctor of the Revenue Of Holt Coun-
~, In the State Of Missouri, Plain
William Lceper, II living or II dead,
his unknown heirs or devisecs, De-
PENDANT.
Now Mt this day comes the plaintiff
herein by +. T.. Richards, his attorney,
and asks that an order Of publication
be issrcd by the clerk Of this court
in vacation by the clerk hereof,
plaintiff having heretofore on the 18th
day Of December. 1919, filed his petit
ton herein alleging among other
things that the defendant William
Lecper II living, Is a nonresident Of
the state Of Missouri, and alleging
that II deceased, certain unknown per-
sons, defendants herein, have some
interest In the subject matter Of this
petition,
Whcreupon II Is ordered by the clerk
In vacation that said defendant be
notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit
against him in this court, the
object and general nature of which is
TO enforce the lien of the state Of Mis-
souri, for certain delinquent taxes due
and unpaid on the West thirty-five
1857 feet Of the East sixty-five 1867
feet Of Lots one ~, two (2), three
(3) and four az, Block nine (9) in
the original town now city of Matt
land, for the years 1914, 1915, 1916
and 1917, and that unless the said
defendant or unknown defendants be
and appear at this court, at the next
term thereof, to be begun and holden
at the court house, in the city Of Ore
gon, in said county, on the 23rd day
of February next, and on the first day
of said term, answer or plead to the
petition In said cause, the same will
be taken as confessed and judgment
rendered accordingly.
II is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in The Holt
County Sentinel, a weekly newspaper
published in said state and county for
four weeks successfully, the last in
sertion TO be at least thirty days be-
fore the said 23rd day of February,
1920.
Done at Oregon, Missouri, this 18th
day of December, 1919.
Il. A. DUNHAM,
Circuit Clerk.
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Is a true and correct copy
of the order Of publication in the
cause therein named as fully as the
same appears of record in my office.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 18th day of Deem
Der, 1919.
+. A. DUNHAM,
(SEAL) Circuit Clerk.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09
Notice of Final Settlement.

NOtIce OF final StttItmtHt.
Notice is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned, John Ray Hubbard, admin
istrator Of the estate of William Cobb,
deceased, will make final settlement
Of his accounts vi h said estate as
such administrator at the next term
Of the Probate Court of Holt County,
Missouri, to be holden at Oregon, In
said county, on the 9th day Of Febru-
arv A. D., 1920.
JOHN r. HIBBARD,
Administrator, Estate of VIM. Cobb.
First publication, January 0, 1920.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09
Notice Of Election.

NOttce u EiectiOn.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual stockholders meeting of the
Citizens Bank, Of Oregon, No., will
be held at its banking house in the
city of Oregon, Mo-, on TUESDAY,
JANUARY 20, 1920, at 300 o'clock,
q. m, for the purpose Of electing five
directors for the ensuing year, and
transacting any and all business that
may come before said meeting.
SAMUEL DAVIDSON
J. A. KREEK, Vice. President.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09
Notice Of Resignation.
A. NJ. BROWN, Cashier.

In the matter of the estate Of Kath.
leen and Charles N. Morton, minors.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
HOLT COUNTY, MISSOURI.
To the above named Minors:
You, and all concerned in the above
estate, are hereby notified that in
tend to apply to the Probate Court Of
Holt County, Missouri, at the next
regular term of the Probate Court u
be held at the court house in Oregon,
on the second Monday in February
1920, for permission TO resign as Gu.
ra,or of the estate Of the above named
minors. GEORGE X. MURRAY.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09

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Transacts a general banking bust
ness. Interest paid on deposits left
for a specified time.
Drafts issued on principal cities.
Collections made and promptly re-
mitted.
Directors:-D. Zachman, President;
Samuel Davidson, Vice President;
J. A. Kreek, Secretary; Geo. Lehmer
and s. +. O'Fallon.
BOTH PHONES
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09
ZOOK & ROCKER
BANKING co.
OREGON . MISSOURI
Established 1871.

The oldest bank In the county. Trans.
acts a general blinking business. In
terest paid on time deposits. Drafts
sold on all the principal cities Of the
country and Europe. Have made spe-
cial arrangements to collect money
due from estates In foreign countries.
The accounts Of farmers, merchants
and individuals respectfully solicited.
Special care given 70 any business In
BOTH PHONES
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09
The Successful Farmer
Raises Bigger Crops

and cuts down costs by investment in
labor saving machinery.
Good prices for the farmers crops en-.
courage new investment. more production
and greater prosperity.
But the success of agriculture depends
on the growth of railroads-the modern
beasts of burden that haul the crops to
the worlds markets.
The railroads-like the farms-increase
their output and cut down unit costs by
the constant investment of new capital
With fair prices for the work they do.
the railroads are able to attract new capital
for expanding their facilities.
Rates high enough to yield fair return
will insure railroad growth. and prevent
costly traffic congestion. which invariably
results in poorer service at higher cost.
National wealth can increase only as our
railroads grow.
Poor railroad service is dear at any
price. No growing country can long pay
the price of inadequate transportation
facilities
Cg,it advertisement ia published byMe
4 ahdociatlon q t9DaiAoay '@xecutlsSA
Tkoss 6sirins isfw~stion the railroad
okan sa~ews BY uviins Ths Assons-
Gss II Rsassy Executives. 81 grosdusy NsU Y~h
II IIII 49, II I|
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09
(SEAI.)
Order of Publication.

State Of Missouri, County Of Holt. IS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, MISSOURI.
To the February Term, 1920.
The State Of Missouri at the relation
and to the use Of W. II. Alkire, Col
lcctor Of the Revenue Of Holt Coun-
~, In the State Of Missouri, Plain
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09

C. ID. ZOOK, GUY l.. CUMMINS.
Prest. Cashier.
AUTUMN CURRY. Asst. Cash.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-01-09

Tkoss dssriHs tNevmstion concerning the railroad stts-
sfisa sssy oksam Hiwsssrs BY ifins to Ths Assoc,s
Men a Rsiivsv Executives. 81 sroadvay. RsW Yovt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
CITY IN MIDST OF FALL
FESTIVAL IN A WEEK

Greater Hammond IS the slogan
adopted By the energetic east side citi-
zens in promoting the coming fall fes
tsval on oct. 81. % and %. Every
thing Is getting IN proper shape for
the big event
The feature celebration will be the
great pageant which VIII take place
on Saturday evening. week from to-
morrow night. The promoters Of this
are much pleased with tho response
for participation in this event. How
ever. there seems to be a little mis-
understanding on the part OF some who
are under the impression that only
the so-caued floats are allowed. This
pageant viii have two and perhaps
three divisions. The first division will
be the foot division This is TO include
ali the different organizations, church
es, etc The second viii show the diff
ferent floats representing Hammond's
fferent enterprises Prizes VIII be
given for the best exhibitions. DIFF
ferent Industries OF the Calumet re-
gion have contributed quite literally
toward this celebration and it IS to be
hoped and desired that a goodly num-
Der viii be represented in this page
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15

ant. The general lineup of this page
ant VIII be given later.
Frank ORourke and Judge Klotz
state they now have a signed contract
with enc OF the famous movie stars
who Is 70 lead in this grand pageant
but do not want 70 disclose her iden-
tity. Each evening VIII have six high
class vaudeville acts \ thirty piece
band viii be on hand. street dancing
VIII be one OF the entertaining features
each night. The closing night viii be
known as the Mardi Gras night and
this no doubt viii promise one OF the
merriest events ever Witnessed. A
grand display of fireworks VIII also be
given on that evening.
The committee in charge feel graft
fed for the support they have received
from the different business houses and
Industries and are convinced they Will
be supported one-hundred per cent
strong
While the burden OF the work falls
on east siders. they want it under
stood that this is to be a Hammond
fall festival for the benefit of the en-
tire city and that sectiOnalism has
been eliminated for this enterprise.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
zAGAR, BURNHAM
MURDERER, PAYS
DEATH PENALTY
[INrERMArIoNAL NEws sERvIcEl

Chicago, Oct 15.-The third man
to be hanged in Chicago within ~
hours paid with his life on the gallows
in the county jail today. He was
Frank zagar who killed two during
the hold-up OF hotel at Burnham. a
suburb. more than a year ago.
Zagar spent his last night on ear :
sullenly pacing the floor OF his death
cell. cursing or playing cards with the
guards. When his 12-year-old sister
flung herself at his feet and begged to
kiss her good bye he drove her away
and cursed the guards for permitting
his family to come near him
What in the hell did you come here
for? I told those guards to keep you
out Of here?" he shouted when Father
James Shields Of Holy Name Cathedral
visited him at 1 o'clock this morning
Almost until the time he walked t.
the scanold. zagar was hopeful Of
roprieve His attorney spent the night
awaiting word from the governor at
Springfield that never came.
Jail guards said zagar was the most
hardened slayer THAI ever occupied the
death chamber here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
MRS. GORDON At
LOWELL SATURDAY
ESPECIAL 10 THE ZINES

LOWELL, Ind, Oct. 15.-Mrs. Edna
Thomas Gordon. Republican national
speaker, viii talk at a mass meeting
of citizens at Lowell. Ind. Saturday
October 10th, for the Harding and
Coolidge ticket.
Mrs. Edna Thomas Gordon of Ottum-
wa, Iowa is a graduate of the Cum
mock School Of Oratory. Northwestern
University and has taught playground
work and storytelling on the junior
lyceums for four seasons She taught
playground work and storytelling in
the Ottumwa schools, has had charge
Of that work at the teachers Institutes
all over the state. and during the sum
mer OF 1917 had charge of all he young
people at the Lincoln. Ncb.. chautau-
qua
During the war she was one of the
4 minute speakers all through the
state of Tennessee. both in theaters
and on street corners She is the wife
of an English Lutheran minister and
superviscs the keeping up of a seven
room house.
She speaks on Why I am Rcpub-
Iicanr and treats the league Of nations.
the tariff and the high cost Of living in
a clever way.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
COX TO STUMP HIS
HOME STATE SAT.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS
Es1AEE CORRESPONDENT !. n. SERVICE

ESTAFF CORRESPONDENT /. NJ. SERVICEl
EN- ROUTE WITH GOV. cox. COL
UMBUS. O.. Oct. 15-Gov. James T.
Cox today planned to carry his fight
for the league of nations to Senator
Harding's front porch.
His schedule. which called for num-
erous short speeches in Central and
Northern Ohio and main address at
Detroit tonight. Will carry him to Mar
ion early this morning. The governors
advisers differed as to whether he would
speak In Senator Harding's home town.
but majority Of them were Of the
opinion that he would make brief rear
platform speech. Those favoring the
idea We're urging that there are many
democrats IN Marion. particularly
among the railway men. and were argu-
ing that they were entitled to an op-
portunity to hear their candidate
After his address at Detroit tonight
he will come back into Ohio. speaking
at Sandusky Elyria and Cleveland to-
morrow.
Though Gov. Cox plans 10 review his
record as chief executive of the state in
ell these speeches. he will lay partieu-
lar stress upon the league of nations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
STATE SPEAKER IN
CITY ONE HOUR

To set off Nonon train from In
Gianapolis. address the MONDAY lunch-
con Of the Hammond Chamber of
Commerce yesterday for 80 minutes.
and TO hurry back 70 his station to re-
turn to the state capital was all the
work Of an hour for s. R. Inman.
manager for the state Chamber of
Commerce.
Brief as was his time. he left a
strong and impressive message with
his hearers, about so Of the most ac-
tive business mon and industrial de-
partment heads. who had been brought
together by Dr- ". H. Weis. vice
president Of the chamber.
That Hammond must set a goal Of
attainment for iteelf and secondly
tsat employer and employe must re-
turn. and the sooner the better, to the
cId standards of fairness toward each
other were the gist Of his talk. Mr.
Inman is an eloquent speaker. easy 70
listen to. and also a man IL ability as
slown BY the results he IS getting for
the state Chamber Of Commerce.
Upon the urgent request of Ham
nond businessmen, Mr. 1nrnan promised
to return sometime in tile future for
a more extended visit to Hammond
and to deliver talk which is CON
structive Tor Hammond's particular
reeds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
HARDING IN
INDIANA On
COxS TRAIL
Will Tell ROOsierS He's For A
League But Against Will
sons Paris Pact.
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
IsTAEF rnRREspnMnENr N errNrrl


EN ttOL 4 r. WI II SENATOR HARD
ING. LOUISVILLE ky, Oct. 15-FeeI-
Ing confident that Kentucky can safely
be counttd il the republican column this
year. senator Warren G. Harding cross
ed the Ohio river today and uSi ertook
the invasion Of Indiana. another ''pivo-
tai state claimed alike by republicans
and democrats.
Senator Harding entered the Hoosier
state close On the heels Of his demo-
cratic rival Gov. Cox having campaign
ed the state earlier in the week
Jo.aiug the Harding special as 1t
crossed into Indi2na were Gov. James
7. Goodrich. Senator James Z. watson.
who IS up Tor reelection ip opposition
TO Tom" Taggart and other state Of
fcials. who VIII remain with the can
didate during his "a hours stay in The
state.
Senator Harding has found in his in
vaion Of Tennessee. kentucky and Ind
lana that the impression exists in many
quarters that he is against the whole
league Of nations idea. Consequently
1t was said today the senator Will take
particular pains In Indiana and during
the rest OF the trip TO point out that
the issue Is not "a league or association
Of nations, but the" league. as con
oeived at Paris and presented to the
senate BY President Wilson.
The republican FIRE henceforth Will
be directed on this target. with par
tieular reference 10 Article X, which
Senator Harding has characterized as
the most dangerous" and the most
contemplate" proposition ever submit
ted to America
Senator Harding crossed the river to-
day at Jeffersonviue, where the first
halt of tho day was made. Seven
speeches are carded for the republican
candidate in Indiana today with stops
at New albany. Scottsburg Seymour,
Columbus and Franklin
The senator Will reach indianapolis
this afternoon. He Will be taken from
the station on a short motor parade
through the business section Of the city.
winding up at the Hotel Severin. where
q public reception viii be held
Senator Hardings S party viii spend
the night at indianapolis. leaving to-
morrow for st. Louis where he viii de-
liver the last big speech CT his trip.
It was definitely announced today
that Senator Harding would speak in
Buffalo and Rochester. n Y. on Oct.
p and that he would not speak in great
or New York at all during the cam
paign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
Sheffield Addition Newest
Subdivision on Sale Sat.

With exclusive high grade residential
subdivisions in North township limited
In go far as transportation and proxim-
ity to employment are concerned, Cost
lin. Myen & Hastings, Inc agents for
the Indiana Development company. an
-ticipate a clean out" sale tomorrow
for Sheffield addition-tho newest com
munity domestic near the Lake Front
Parks of Hammond and whiting
This property now under improve
ment along the most modern lines Of
subdividins was taken Off the market
three weeks ago. but will be formally
replaced tomorrow after an intensive
advertising, campaign which has
aroused hundreds Of prospects to the
closing point
only S4s homesites arc in the SUBJ
division. which is made up or so and
40 foot lots around beautiful curving
streets and drives.
President Fetterhor. or tho Indiana
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
FIND HIGH
EXPLOSIVE
NEAR ROSS
Red AgitatOr, Held in East,
To Be Brought to
Lake County.


Trailing their man from Gary to
Sparrow Point, Nd. members of the
Gary police department., federal agents
and the sherifs Office were credited
with one OF the most important arrests
OF the year yesterday. when Joe Va
vrek alias orrozs. arch bomb plotter. L.
W. W., Red agitator and radical alien,
as taken into custody.
Upon information received from a
former friend OF Vavrek's a week ago.
members OF the Gary police unearthed
plot, In which. Il Is alleged. Vavrek
probably planned blowing up depart
ments Of the Gary Steel mill during
the steel strike. the destruction of
several Gary buildings and homes and
the death Of q number OF residents
whom VavTek believed were not his
friends.
Yesterday. the information led to
the finding OF eight sticks OF high ex-
plosive dynamite, seven caps and 30
feet Of fuse In g. can on the farm of
Andy Dudas. one-half mile west OF
Ross station. Officer Smelko, an au-
thority and acquainted with the use
Of dynamite. took part OF a sticy, at
tached a cap and fuse and set 1t off.
1t caused a deafening and terrihc ex-
rife explosion. The balance of the
explosive was brought to the Gary
pclice station.
Through two letters which he had
written to his wife and mother, Vavrek
was located at Sparrow Point, a steel
town In Maryland. Fearing arrest
Navrok had fed from Gary. secured
position IN the tin mills near Balt!-
more under an assumed name. keeping
~ Ia Ga1f
Sorbis OF the Gary police wired ahead
and caused his arrest. He has waived
eXtradition and 10 being held by gov
ernment officials at Baltimore. until
the arrival Of the Lake county author
tiles. sI
According to q statement made by
his wife Mrs. Mary vavrek, who re-
sides at 2e15 Grant street in Gary she
was married to Vavrek at St Peters,
Austria. in 1907. At that time he was
employed as detective for the mum
icipai government and It was his duty
to detect and investigate all Illegal
Uses OF passports and tho shipment OF
individuals to other countries
Three years later, after Vavrek had
abandoned his wife and came to Amer
lea, Mrs yavrek learned that ne had
been Illegally Transporting people from
Austria and ned when he learned that
he was to be arrested and punished.
In 1918 Mrs. vavrek secured passports
and came to America She Joined her
husband at Pullman. left him IN 1916
because he had cashed a check that
did not belong to him.
They became reconciled later on and
during the same year they came to
Gary TO make their home where Vav
rex had been employed in the mills UP
until the out break Of the steel strike
G. year ago last month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
Will BeSone
Came-Dinner

For the present It is called a golf
match. What IT will end up in no
body knowing the temper of the
contestants can predict. That state
ment is based on the following quo
tation from DR. T. e. Bell who is to
captain the Hammond dentists team
against the lawyers which Will be
headed by Fred Crumpacker.
IF we honest dentists have to
play these cd lawyers first
syllable deleted-make your own
guess) we shall insist. before we
accept their challenge that a referee
and an accountapt be stationed az
each hole, one with a fairly good
sized gun. the other with a rapid
calculating adding machine. we
shall not permit the game of golf
TO go the way of baseball. It must
remain as clean as we can make ii.
etc. You know what 1 mean"
At this point the doctor picked
up a foreceps-the eye tooth one
and came nearer to the reporter and
in an understone said: Make it
sound real harsh. We want to get
their goat, for there is good din
ner IN It for the winners. at the
I<offee Kup. or Burnham. La Sale
or somewhere
The game is to be played one af-
ternoon next week. so please save
your toothache for q later date
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
WOOD WILL SPEAK
At WHITING NEXT
MONDAY EVENING
IspEelAl To LIE TIMEs1

WHITING, Ind, Oct. 15--Monday
evening at the High school Auditorium,
in Whiting. Win R. Wood. Congress
man from the tenth district. Will be the
principal speaker at the Republican
meeting. 1lr. Wood was billed TO talk
at the last meeting but was unable TO
get 70 the meeting.
This meeting is to be a very large
one a sort OF testimonial to Mr..
Wood who has so ably represented
this district for a great many years
he has a special message for the peo-
pie of Lake county and more particu
larly to those who had sons and broth
ers In Siberia and North Russia.
Mr.. Wood introduced in Congress a
bill asking for the return of our boys
IN Siberia and Russia. Probably no
other man IN the house of representa-
tives is as well acquainted with what
part our soldiers played in Siberia, as
he Is. Mr.. Wood also has taken great
interest in this cost Of the war. The
extravaganza Of the present admins
tration in carrying on the war will be
touched upon by Mr.. Wood.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15

Development company. states that he
expects to see the majority of the
residential sites sold before sun down
tomorrow night. The largo tent owned
by the Orak Shrine has been rented for
the occasion and this viii be used as
an office on the subdivision. The down
town office OF tho Indiana Develop
ment company on 10th street and
Central avenue. win also be kept open.
They also announce that this sale VIII
take place rain or shine tomorrow and
continue Sunday and until such time
that ali the lots arc sold. The Arm OF
Gostlin- Meyn & Hastings. Inc. has
conducted a very intensive advertis-
ing campaign and believe that people
IN the vicinity are fast coming to a
realization that there Is very little
residential property available in the
entire Calumet region for suhdividing
purposes. Fifteen statesmen are CON
r4ected with the sale.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-15
DEATH FOLLOWS
ITALIAN RIOTS

PARIS, Oct. 15-Disorders. in which
many persons have been killed. were
reported from various guards OF Italy
today. Ten persons were killed in riots
at Foggia and one at Brescia- Fivt per-
sons were killed at Bologna and more
than 20 wounded in street fighting be-
tween soldiers and civilians. Tho clash
occurred during a demonstration by the
workers A general strike has been
proclaimed at Bologna
A Milan dispatch to the Petit Parisien
Gays that heavy damage was done by
explosions of three bombs at the Hotel
Cavour. where French and British rep
rssentatives of the league of nations
were living. No one was injured The
bomb explosions were attributed to an
erchtsts.
One civilian was killed and several
wounded In battle between soldiers
end soviet ympathizers at Trieste. The
ex-soldiers raided' tho offices of the So
ciaEst newspaper Voratore and set
them on ire