The Holt County sentinel., 1920-10-22
EcroSs OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY
Why the County Seat Should
Not Be Moved.
/. Because II is UNNECESSARY.

l. Because II is UNNECESSARY.
Because much accessible than Mound City.
daily on the main trunk line Of the G. r. passenger "'"'
because Mound City has only -four daily,
s. Because Forest City is impossible.
s. because the Bgclow Mound City road Is often impossible
sometimes Flooded for weeks at time.
of the c. II, & q. and that only extreme weather.
Because the railroad tracks between Brcow Mound
often flooded and train service nerferc with for days time
because present jail
fed commodou, and adequate
TO- Because courthouse and jail would have be built
Mound City. at a large expense to the county.
Ii. Becau'" will cost nothing to leave 1t where it is
H. Because Mound City admits it will least
49, Because Mound City.
county, 5%S %a S TSST p' Cow SoS ns nat new
creased four times making the estimate sjOOOOOOO by
the time the bonds retired the cos, to the would be
H. Because taxable property
because ,h, would burden taxpayers
L. Because the Of this tax would bring benefit to
is Because the people will upon hemscvc.
10 because. L the location changed the Offices and their
as place ca" be found to hold court '''
poorly hSuS,a until IT." CoGs Tor new building. can be voted
until bonds be voted until
building up City a, the expense of
trade established
"a adding dollars,
70 ,,eeaue II means taking ao" " nave ln earned, AWAY
hom properly and near every o.h,. county.
up.crng a.D property values all
- Because IL things LEFT business viii
viii bc benefited
the county seat Tor the Sno4d
National ,apltai nansas ,dy
money woum do more good IN schools ana
the : bad, .ro.ud City
City better one? Who viii for ii? Where
Mound City the feproo vaults to tore records" Where in
MOUND C WEy viii ' me, M SGS CITY submit plan. and p
Sasons as" ] h bonded o % T%n W %"
known
Because is against the principles for which America stands
We , got through "senT GERMANY for nc ,a%e thin "
g. 70 tax the count" for court house will keep prospective
buyers away oc from Holt a count" for %T, to ] year"
81. Because 5 good to throw away.
IS, Because building material the highest point the
3d. because thrifty people thrifty by waste
40 Because price Of farm product. are all coming down. and your
income s"ns to be 'n S' at Tina" expense of lot of hard work.
people denied thmevc many comforts order to have
a. Because viii hardship ncshbor, who is in
% ss .s those % %G hsS & %e pay no taxes " vote
Il Because % @ @ out of
own n sS Mo "% G y p s and osa a lose
the court house is diapaed condition we viii gladly 60
% ""S s f S sa ff%
4 & 9 nj nssa , as ns ss' ssianx.
ST. Tn American to destroy one up another
Would destroy business Of ali oSsr towns in county
54 Mound City has just reason Tor asking removal
Use money good roads instead of court house
Material and labor high time for building
present MODERN up-todate and
fully meets the needs of the county =,
3d. Because the of labor and building material are the
highest known,
state and nation at the high
estp point reached in all history. y.
nations the world nearly
of the Great War.
Because build court
make home the county modern and
furnish the all the aborsaving machinery
the has the most beautiful court yard
park IN the state ...ooooo IL, -
49, Oregon donated 100000 which was
by and undermining the court
saved the OF the county that amount
the required build new Court house could
building good roads ana
improving the schools of the county ,,.-.