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The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
ST ATE OF MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, W. f. Mills and Flossie
Mills, his wife, by their certain Trust
Deed OF date June ID, 1917, and Of
record In the Recorders office Of Holt
County, Missouri, in Book 1875 at page
263, conveyed 10 Alpha r. Holdeman.
Trustee, the following described Real
Estate situate in Holt County, Mis-
sour, to-wit: 30,77s acres being the
East part Of the West one-half Of
Section Two (2); 1890 acres being
the East part Of the Northeast Quarter
of Section Ten n0), 4.943 acres in the
East part of the Southeast fractional
of Section Ten l0)i 4.943 acres in the
the Northwest Quarter OF Section
Eleven ll); 5I,7s3 acres being all Of
The Southwest fractional quarter Of
Section Eleven llD, All in Township
Sixty (60) of Range Forty (4O), con-
tanning 2S4.S33 acres being all the
lands heretofore patented TO James II.
Holdeman, by Holt County, Missouri
and recored in Book 1874, page 604, in
the Recorders office of Holt County,
Missouri, in Trust to secure the pay
ment Of one certain proniissory note in
said Deed of Trust described; that
Alpha r. Holdeman, the Trustee nam.
ell. is a nonresident of the State Of
Missouri, and by reason of such nom
residence is under a disability and can
not act as such trustee; that the un-
dersigned is the acting sheriff Of Holt
County, Missouri, and as such under
the terms and conditions Of said trust
deed is qualified to act.
That default has been made in pay
ment of the interest due on said note
and the legal holder thereof has re-
quested me to exercise the powers to
me delegated in and by the terms of
said Trust Deed, and ! will in Satur-
day, July I'd, 1921, at the Court House
door in the town Of Oregon, Holt
County, Missouri, in pursuance of such
request and by authority of the powers
contained In said Trust Deed sell said
above described real estate at public
yendue to the highest bidder for cash
in hand.
ALBERT W. sEEMAN,
Acting Sheriff of Holt County, Mo-,
Trustee.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
MISSOURI FAIR DATES.
List Of Agricultural and Live Stock
Exhibitions Of 192fin Counties Of
Northwest Missouri.

jefferson City, Mo, April 14.-The
annual roster Of county and district
fairs, including 1921 datings and sd-
dresses Of fair secretaries. was an.
nounced today by Secretary jewel
Mayes, Of the state board Of agricul-
ture, in charge Of county fair admin
istration. Those Of Northwest Mis-
souri, are:
Bethany, Harrison county, North
Missouri District Fair; W. T. Lingle,
secretary; Sept. 6-i0.
Broollfield. Linn county, Brookfield
Elks' Fair Association; no fair this
year.
Hamilton, Caldwell county, North
Missouri Fair Association; W. +.
Howell, secretary; Aug. 30-Sept. 2.
Maitland, Holt county, Nodaway
Valley Agricultural Fair Association; I;
G.. F. n Bord, secretary; Aug. 1926.
Pattonsburg, Daviess county, Pat.
tonsburg Fair Association; Il. r. Mau.
pin. secretary; Aug 1926.
Platte City, Platte County Agricul-
tural. Mechanical and stock Associa.
ton; j. +. Sexton, secretary; Aug. 80.
Sept. 2.
Ridgeway, Harrison county; c. A.
Stoner. secretary; no fair for five or
six years.
Salisbury, Charlton county, Sails
bury Fair Association; secretary to be
selected; October, date not set.
Savannah, Andrew County Fair; n.
II. Hooper. secretary; Aug. 29.Sept. 3.
Trenton. Grurdy County Fair As.
sociation; +. n. Winslow, secretary;
Sept. 1916.
The Missouri State Fair and Cen
tennial Exposition will be held al Sc.
dal'a, Aug. s 20 20; +. G. Bylander,
secretary
The American Royal Live Stock
Show W. II, Weeks secretary. will be
held at Kansas City. Nov. 1919.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
CRIMINALS USE THEIR BRAINS
"profession" Of Roouery Today Has
Risen TO Dignity Almost Ap-
preaching q Fine Art

The big rcbberles Of jewelry in the
south Of France recently are re-
mibder Of the ubiquity Of the modern
'rlmiual. TIE thieves may have been
local men, but the probability is thai
hey were importations from England
or Australia or the United States.
Criminals engaged In the big push"
are much.trsyeled men. The whole
world is their hunting ground. A few
thousand miles are OF little moment
with thousands Of dollars as the ul;i
mate goal.
Expert jewel thieves confidence
'ricksters. card sharTers, exponents ~
the ".nfallibe" betting systcm-all
NJ one time or another make tours
of the world. II necessary, In order
20 pick up wealthy victims and 10y
,killful nursing lull them into a belief
TINT dishonesty is a silly rumor iu.
g,ad " an irrefrngahle fact
II does seem strange to the millions
~ people who carefully guard their
pennies that men are 70 he found who
will hand over thousands of dollars to
comparative strangers "u,S to find
when too late that they have been
sSiUdlcd.
A fool and his money. We are told.
soon part yet, as matter ~ fact,
b; il the man who regards himself ns
shrewd and careful who l. most sought
a''er by these Ingenious ln,rlgu.rs
The fool is apt To- be 'o" suspicious
nd. anyway, he has uo' mn h money
Every liner that lcnv"s Great Brit.
Iiu has among its frs'.cluSs rassen'
gers criminals who are Haklng the
",,rr for 10" rlrasur" ~ working
-rrrm CmiInou,al Edition " the
',rluu Mail.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
A Generation,

A generation is single succession
In natural descent, the children OF the
same parents; In years three genera
,ions are accounted 10 make n century.
Tie term generation II also applied
10 the whole body of persons of ths
same period or living at the same
'iiuc, as the present generation. The
term Is sometimes used with reference
10 the average lifetime of all persons
or syucrronuus age. The historical
average, or that Of all persons who
pass the stage OF Infancy. Is commonly
reckoucd at about thirty years, while
the physiological average, or that Of
oil who are born, Is only aoout seven
teen years.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
Administrators Notice,

Notice Is hereby given that letters
cf administration on the estate Of Kate
Tochtcrman, deceased, were granted to
the undersigned on the firs. day OF
June. 1921, ny the Probate Court Of
Holt County. Missouri All persons
having claims aga'ns, said estate are
required 60 exhibit them fof allowance,
to the administrator within six months
after the date of granting Of said let
ters. or they may he rrecluded from
any benefit Of ,a!d estate; and II such
claims bc not exhibited within one
year from the date Of granting said
letters, they shalt he forever barred.
WILLIAM PRuSSMAN,
Attest: Administrator.
HARRY VI. DUNCAN.
lSean Judge OF Probate.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
Freak Of Nature.

There are plenty of people who firm
ly believe that man has one less rib
than q woman, because Of the sacri-
fee required OF Adam when Eve was
created. Observation Of human skel'
etons fails TO confirm this idea.
But how about the Arab horsef
Why does II lack vertebra.
All other horses have "a vertebrae
in their backbone; the Arab has only
%. \
This shortness Of the Arab horses
back may have something to do with
the animals superior endurance, ~
often proved by long-distance tests.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
SlCilY's MANY FAMOUS CITIES
Have Beer Prominent In History Main
" Because Of Geographical
Position Of island.

SICILY. named by IT'S admirers "IJs-
ola lpg,r,,yoIe"--l,lund of ,uchnn,.
m,t..-i. ,.,uut,d M tle very 10. OF
,hc hoot mnd. by Inly. Ms II about 10
10. sl,s,, .u, ~ IN. wny. nuJ Il In.
elul,l IA ,hc pnsse.slou. W that coun.
,ry. II .sn c"lnrful island In old his
tory. E.,.r. N. 1r,,pn wnr--flre
Klnll.l by IA, light Of n voman's
.y..-,h. pln.niclnps son, colonies 10
Sicily syracuse. lts priuclrnl city. Ia
,.,.,..'.t 4, =, H., a. ,t, -. a.,
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
DREAMING Of Arms.

To have ole cut, announcement ~
the speedy death OF n relative or dear
friend; q male. II the right arm II
injured female, if the left. The two
arms cut, imprisonment or sickness.
The arm broken or rnac!nted, for u
private person, sickness, family az
Fiction. for man In office II denotes
public distress, such rs defeat OF an
nrniy, famine, epidemical Illness; for
q married woman, separation, divorce.
wlduwho"d Arms dirty, distress.
Arms Undated or swollen. riches Tor
brothers or very nfcc,Ionute relatives,
Arms stout aud robust, happiness,
cure. deliverHnce, Unirttcrcd and
well developed. favors 10 lee received.
Larger and NOR. robust than custom.
nry. Joy, profit, un"yp' 'ted wealth
from son or soldier II N" dreamer
he n woman, Increase IN the fortune
aud influence of her husband, Arms
covered with hair, acquisition Of fresh
wealth Arms covered with sores or
ulcers, sorrow, sadness, loss Of time
and Of muncy.-,Gicaco American.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
Order of Publication,

In the Circuit Court of Holt County,
Missouri, October Term, 1921,
Marvin Armentrout, Plaintiff,
vs..
Esther Fay Amentrout, Defendant.
Now here on this 3rd day Of June,
1921, comes the plaintiff herein by his
attorney before the undersigned, +. A.
Durham, Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of
Holt County, Missouri, in vacation, and
files his petition and affidavit setting
forth that defendant, Esther Fay Ar
mentrout, Is a nonresident Of the
State Of Missouri, and that ordinary
process Of law cannot be served upon
said defendant in this state; II is there
fore ordered by me as Clerk aforesaid,
in vacation. that publication be made
in The Holt County Sentinel, weekly
newspaper printed and published in
Holt County, Missouri, notifying said
defendant that an action has been COM
menced against said defendant, Esther
Fay Armentrout, by the plaintiff here
in, in the Circuit Court OF Holt County,
Missouri, the object and general ma
ture OF which said action is that plain
tiff seeks to be divorced from the
bonds Of matrimony co itracted with
defendant upon the grounds OF deser-
tion, and that defendant without reas-
orable cause, absented hersaf from
d aintiff's home and abode for more
tlan one whole year next before the
filing Of the plaintiffs petitions; and
also that defendant offered to .plaintiif
such indignities as to render plaintiff's
condition intolerable. -.
And unless you, the said defendant,
be ara appear at the next term OF this
court ~ be holden at the Court House
in tne City Of Oregon, Holt County,
Missouri, on the cath day Of October,
1921, and answer or plead TO the pet-
tion in said cause, the same viii De
taken as confessed and judgment Will
be rendered accordingly.
E. A. DUNHAM,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy Of the record.
Witness my hand as Clerk and the
seal of said Court. Done at office IN
Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, this
ard day of June, 1921.
=. A. DUNHAM,
fSEAL, Circuit Clerk.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
TInstce's Sale.

Whereas, John II. Miller, a single
man, by his deed of trust. Of date the
95th day of February. 1921, and Of
record in the Recorder Office at Holt
County, Missouri, IN Book l30 az page
b6i, conveyed 10 the undersigned, IN
trust, the following described real
estate, situate, lying ard being. IN
Holt County, Missouri, to-witi Lot.
. and 4 of Section 20, Township 80, of
Range IS. also commencing at corner
on original bank cf Missouri River on
the half section line running North
and South through fractional Section
20, Township 80, of Range IS, which
is 22.6g chains south of the quarter
section corner on the North side Of
said Section 20; thence West lJ.Si
feet; thence South / degree Ia West
along the agreed line between Dawson
and Frazier on the West and George
W. Gotten on the East 2023,62 feet;
thence down high bank Of Missouri
River South So degree s. East 4s2.2
feet; thence South 70 degrees ~ East
lss feet; thence South 50 degree u
East 660.s feet; thence south ~ de-
grees East 363.32 feet 20 stake,
thence North 32ig degrees East
1878 feet 10 q corner on Original
bank Of Missouri River on Section line
between Section 20 and 81, Township
80 Of Range IS: said corner beng
2l4s.3 feet South Of the Northeast
corner Of Section 20, Township %, O.
Range IS; thence following the mean
der OF the original survey Uf the ieit
bank of the Missouri River 10 tEe
commencing corner, containing 10
acres, more or less: also beg 0nlnr
AZ a point 2S.5 chains North and ]
chain West Of the center Of Section
30, Town ship 50, Of Range So; theLce
East 22.30 chains; thence North 35!e
chains 10 the old erosion bank Of the
Missouri river; thence following 1p
said erosion bank Of the Missouri river
20 q poiut 3G,0s chains Noitn Of inc
point Of beginning: thence South Y"
the beginning, containing 81 acres
more or less, in trust for the puip"S,
mentioned in said trust deed; that me
lands mentioned and described IN -aH
trust deed have been sold ana trans
ferred and the legal holder and owner
of the notes secured 10y said trust deed
has exercised the option contained IN
said trust deed and declared the obi
cations thereby secured TO be due ana
payable at once as provided by tho
terms OF said trust deed and has le-
quested me, the undersigned trustee,
10 exercise the powers in me vested ny
said trust deed and TO sell the prop
erty for the payment Of the obliga'
tions secured as provided in and By
the terms Of said trust deed.
Now, therefore, in compliance win
said request and in conformity and in
pul suance of the power vested in me
by the terms of said trust deed, | vii
on Saturday, the 10th day OF july,
1921, at the court house door in the
City Of Oregon in said Holt county,
Missouri. same being the building ap-
pointed for the holding Of the Circuit
Court of said Holt County, Missouri,
expose the said real estate for sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand to
satisfy the terms and conditions OF
said trust deed and fYf the paTnc,t
Of the oblisation s,cwed by said unst
deed T. T.. RICHARDS,
Trustee.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
Pride OF Performances.

There's no pleasure In hard work"
said Mr.. Rafferty,. "Mebbe not" re-
piled Mr.. polan. "Mebbe people has
changed entirely, can well remem.
Der when man enjoyed brsggin'
about how much hs could do instead
II how much he didn't have to-"
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
Out Of a Critical Ran0s.

"They call man a lame duck after
he has been defeated for Office"
"Yes replied Senator Sorghum;
"bu- | don't know that he's due for
any e-travagant sympathy. II h
often better to be a lame duck than
one who is flying around to be shot
at"
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
Travels by AlrpIana.

A South American banker, having
business at many branches throughout
Uruguay and Brazil, made q tour b.
airplane. and completed his work In
ten days as against the three or four
weeks necessary when he Travelled by
ordinary means.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
roved March ~. 1894.
PROPOSITION NO. T.

Proposed constitutional amendment
providing that IN. interest OF the ,s,y
million dollar au' hortxed road bono issue
may be paid from motor vehicle license
tees.
join and concurrent resolution TO amend
section ,i.a 81 article " ~ the con.
words and ir,eT,si"' lciws.n ,h,
words principal" aud or IN line ~
OF said section.
ps II resolved by the House of Represen.
ta'iNcs, the Senate Cuncurrinr there.
ThH, ~ the general election 10 tr hold
or the TUESDAY ucNt following the afst
.iectl"n 20 be called ~ ~, governor IN
his discretion pftuf To- sch general y'ee.
iion, ,ho'e shall hc utmit'cd tu %" ,I"c.
rejection, ~ am,ndfrcu. 10 the Uu's'itu.
ton of ~, state Ut"pding section 4i-a
q artirl, ~ Thereof uy ris"f'ilr t"'Nrcu
IN" words principal apd ui" 40 ite
Hatrv appear 10 'ln' W - said section
NsH, tl" words and interest 49, that
said '"al"r 1'.h. when amended VIII
section ia iu addition - N. ",rcp.
tinns y ni" and zen % .p section % th"
construct hard surfaced HIlI.. 'tlds
In each county - ~" Ntfs 'u contrast
OF q" huthHriy, ~" ,"i'Fg.'I'e ~ o. 'Hht
o. Iiah.ii'y on b"h,f - lf, state. ana %,
ifNJe tOtds uf other 'N'ivf ',F ~ In.
dchi.in"ts thereof no. exceeding ~ the
lCrrcrnic. .lNiy WiiliU " 70, dollars. sgCN
bonds io bear Interest ~ . fH', Ho' ~.
c.ed,re hN' b'f r"U'LrI per gnTufu, pay.
a., ,t,n.'", "a, ~ ''.' n.'",, n3,
they b"nr T1s stli Iu' o. ana ih' 49,.
t"r,st that vi c~I' irrf-"u thHl ="
paid out 0f flnd a. ho provided ~ 'hr
levy ara COLLECTION Z direct annual tax
upon al taAEbl, prnp.f'y ~ the state
Any motor vehicle f"tir'rpiinn fees nr
except the property .AN 'ho'.uu less ~"
cost and vNb''ss ~ collect on and ne
cos, o. umn.ain,ns nry s,stc highway
law, shall after he Issuance of such
bonds, aud ~ ions ~ any hgndr h,tCin
authorized are unpaid. l., and stand ar
propriht.d without legislative action Tor
snd "a the pnymenl oi N" princinS' and
Interest ~ IN, said l"udF. ana shall h.
credited 80 sinbinr fund Ia be- prov d"i
for by law II shall hc Tho duty 4 the
state auditor, annually. on 90 lcl % 'N"
mrs, dny ot iuN ly dc'e'nins ihr ~ "
Of money needed Tor that y'ar to fhy ttt
principal and inteFcsi maturing m the
next succccdirr yci', tHk,ur INTO ccnsld.
Grafton available fuuds dcIinaucuc,rs
and the cosi Of c"l''utl,r Tie sy '.ur
shall annually certify ~. rate - 'aNatiou
court ~ each county and TO the Rss.ssor
or other officer IN the city of 81 LOUIS
whose duty u may be- to make ur md
tend, a the STATE 'pNts II viii he the
duty q said CLERKS aud the Fsid assessor
or other PROPER officer IN the city 80 -
taxes to he collected and certify the same
"a the collector Of the revenue of IN, ~
Louis. who shall collect such ihS.s at
the same time and .u the same manner
and by the same means ~ are row or
may hereafter be- provided lv law for the
collection ~ state ava county iases and
pay the same INTO ihc s;a.e treasury.
the legislature snail enact such laws ar
~ he q a. H.aI "A
amendment.
Approved March ~, 1897
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01
PROPOSITION NO. T.

Proposed Constitvtionst Amendment
Authorizing the leeislature TO Incur ana
Provide by Taxation for the Payment OF
Indebtedness not Exec edinp Fifteen
Million Dollars for Bonuses TO soidiers
and Sailors
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-07-01

In the Circuit Court Of Holt County,
Missouri, October Term, 1921.
Marvin Armentrout, Plaintiff,
The daily times., 1921-11-23
property in North Carolina.

property in North Carolina
Jonathan Bennett, Jackson coun-
ty man, convicted of manslaughter
for killing Lenora Ray. sentenced to
fifteen years in the penitentiary
where he served a year before es-
Gaping, and fugitive from justice
until 1916 when he was caught, on
ly to get conditional pardon from
Locke Craig, will have to serve the
remaining fourteen years of his SEN
tence, for Governor Cameron Morri-
son today revoked his pardon.
The pardon granted by Governor
Craig was conditioned ON good be-
hayior. Since the pardon Bennett
has SO conducted himself that the
condition of his pardon has not been
called on. During the past few
months, however, he has been -
trouble with a colored man and his
family. He is now cha car
rying a concealed weapon. of assault
ing the colored man, of abducting
some member of his family and OF
embezzling 5000 from the negro.
His violations Of the laws were so
fragrant and so numerous that some
of the officials of Jackson county laid
the case before the governor, who
Immediately after looking up his
record revoked the pardon and or
dered that Bennett be sent back to
the penitentiary for the purpose of
serving the remaining fourteen years
if his sentence
The daily times., 1921-11-23

vance. he special building fund of
i've million dollars provided by the
last session of the legislature is for
tie purpose of aiding counties in
idated rural districts, and will not be
loaned for the construction OF a
school that has less than five rooms
in it.
The fund of five million dollars
will be available for the counties on
prorata basis..in January, provided
the bonds can be sold. If the bonds
are marketable for less than five per
cent, or If a premium is paid on a
five per cent bond, the whole issue
will be sold but if the bonds do not
bring more than par half of the
amount will be sold then and the re-
mainder later. The different coun-
les have already applied for prac-
tically every dollar of the whole is
sue. This means according to the
superintendents, that North Carolina
will have the biggest school building
program in its history next year. In
addition to the five million dollars
credit the state will lend the coun-
ties. many districts and counties as
well as scores of municipalities ar.
preparing to bond themselves for
school buildings next year BY the
end of the year at least twenty mil
lion dollars worth of school proper
ty will have been added to the al
ready high values of this class of
The daily times., 1921-11-23
NOTICE.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of the power Of sale con-
tanned in a certain mortgage-deed
executed by o. J. Harrison, Wiley G..
Cobb and r. H. Putney to w. A.
Finch, Trustee, dated December IL,
1919, and recorded in Book 1875, page
4S, Wilson County Registry, default
having been made in the payment of
the notes therein secured, and at the
request of the holder of said notes,
the undersigned will, on MONDAY
the 18th day of December, 1921, be-
tween the hours of 1900 NJ. and
100 P. M, at the courthouse door in
Wilson, N. c., offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder those
three certain tracts or parcels of land
lying and being situate in Toisnot
Township, Wilson County, North
Carolina, said tracts being known,
shown and designated as tracts num-
bers twelve, thirteen and fourteen
containing 1875. acres, 1876 acres, and
PAT acres, respectively as will appear
by reference to map of the B. H.
Barnes subdivision, recorded in Plat
Book No. 1, page 179, Wilson Regis
try except that portion, containing
22.S acres, of the above described
land which was conveyed to r. H.
The daily times., 1921-11-23
"ROBIN HOOD"

Singers of Wilson here's real
chance for you to secure vocal de-
velopment and sing in opera. Ralph
Carmen, Robin Hood. and "The
Mikado," wants American voices and
to get them he will give preliminary
trials to all who call at the theatre
during the run of his presentations.
"Mr. Dunbar's Robin Hood" will
be the attraction at the Wilson Thea
tre on Tuesday, Nov. 20 says Man
ager Phillips, and the experts with
the company will be pleased to try
out the voices Of local men and wo-
men. Those possessed of voices show
ing promise will be told how they can
receive training in Mr.. Dunbar's new
studio in Chicago. Then, il their
voices warrant it, positions will be
given them in the operas.
INT. Dunbar wants only American
born people in his operatic revivals.
He does not decry the talent of the
foreign born, but he is intensely
Interested in giving American singers
a chance at big things in the operatfc
ield. 49,
II local singers who desire a try
sut in the presence of the Dunbar ex-
perts will communicate with me, /
win make appointments for them"
The daily times., 1921-11-23
hand, that smaller percentage Of
such projects should be undertaken
when private industry is active.
TEACHERS GATHERING
FOR STATE MEETING
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, Nov 23.-Forerunners
of the 1900 to 1000 school teachers
who will come here for the teachers
assembly this week, are in Raleigh
for the annual meeting of the coun-
ty superintendent association,
which convened in the hall of the
house of representatives on Tuesday
afternoon and will hold sessions
through Wednesday afternoon, COM
pleting their work before the open
ing of the regular session of the
Teachers Assembly on Thursday
morning.
The opening session of the county
superintendents meeting was given
over to an explanation of the laws
passed by the last session Of the leg
islature, which governs the 1922
school term. There are always so
many points about these laws which
cause confusion, that the opening
session of the annual meeting of the
superintendents is given over to an
explanation, discussion and question
ing about the Interpretation of these
laws Among the features of the
new laws explained by DR.. E. G.
Brooks and other members of the de-
partment of education was the five
million special building and other
building funds, out of which the stass
aids the counties.
The regular building fund. built
up through the years past out of the
sale of state owned lands and from
million dollars, but this fund is usual
ly applied for at least a year in ad-