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9 YOIiTBIE XV. Local Jottings. Elder Wetzel of Mound City was a -welcnina visitor to turn last Monday. the Sentinel sane- X.xt Fourth of Jnlv will come on a Sunday and nest Christmas on aSat- urdar. Iter. George A. McKinlay will t t-cvWh at Forbes in the st the White school house m the afternoon; and at nighland school house at night. Prof.W. K. Burton, the nccom plished Principal of the Mound City ' .-wis. rame down to Oregon to attend the Text Book Convention last Tuesday. The following are the present pri ors hrins- nnid for grain and hogs at Torest City: hogs $3.75 to S4.00; viJmntSlXW to corn, 23 cents; CO nnnts: barley, 30 cents to 40 -j - - ecnts, according to grade 'SqiiireW.b.CallawayofWliigVnl- ley passed through Uregon lasi o.iwu dayon his way to Petersburg, 111., wliere ho will spend a month or six weeks visiting old friends. The Skx tinel wishes him a pleasaut journey and a safe return. There was a brilliant wedding at "Monud Cltv on New Years eve, the in terested parties being Mr. Andrew J OHn and Miss Cynthia Gillis, daughter of George Gillis of that place. The ceremony was performed at the Pres byterian church, Iter. Duntan llrown officiating The attendants wero Dr. Allen and Miss Delia Gillis, and J. Fos ter Marshall andMiss Jennie Hoblitzell. The presents were very numerous and costly. The groom will be remember ed as the Democratic candidate for Kecorder in 1878. He was at that time ji resident of Monnd City, but has siuce removed to Xishncbotna, Atchison connty, where he is now engaged in business. The bride is one of the most charming young ladies of thegcograph ieal center. The Sentinel extends congratulations. A change took place on the first of this month m the store of A. 12. McKin ney, the well known St. Joseph mer chant, who has a host of Holt county patrons. For the purpose of enlarging Lis business "03- investing more capital, Iklr. McKiuney has taken two partners, r.)id the firm is nov MeKiiincy.IInndloy & Walker. The new partners are ex perienced business men who have well earned reputations for reliability. Mr. John It. llundley is the late senior part ucrfn the dissolved firm of Hundley, Judd& Smith of St. Joseph; is vice president of the Merchant's Hank, anil j.sone of the most substantial citizens of. that city. Mr. H. G. Walker has been j for the past eleven years a superintend-1 cntofone of the departments in the luamuioth dry goods establishment ofj Held, Leiter & Co. of Chicago, and. brings the 'highest recommendations from that city. The new firm is ccr taiulv a strong one and has the Senti KKL'a best wishes for success. Every person engaged in growing Fruits or Flowers, should take a paper exclusively devoted to these subjects, as is Purdy's Fruit Recorder anil Cot ton Gardner a monthly of 16 pages, at only 81.00 per year, published m that great Flower City snd fruit section, Rochester, N. Y., but controlled and edited by A. M. Purdy, of Palmyra, N. Y., a.lile-long fruit grower and florist, now having over one hundred acres In to fruits, flowers, ect., and editing his paper from a practical daily experience, and years of close obcrvation and study. Seed to him, :.t Palmyra, N. Y., for n specimen copy. It will speak for its 8elf. Orbyseuding on the subscrip tion price, S1.00, now, you get the full volume for 18S0, and either of the fol lowing premiums, postpaid, now or next Spring, as you may choose: The three last numbers for 1879. or Purdy's U-page Small Fruit work, or either of his beautiful Fruit or choice flower seed, or one strong root of the most beautiful, hardy aud fragrant Honey suckle grown the Halead, or 25 assor ted strawberry plants of.the best sorts grown for this latitude, or C assorted liardr raspberry plants, and the bpit hardy gooseberries. The Sentinel docs not intend to 'weary in well doing" in wtrniug far mers against the sbiu-pers who travel through the country, pretending to be agents for sale the of agricultural imple ments, bee hives, etc. Their manner of operations has been exposed repeat edly, awiyctscft-ccly a day passes tiiat wedonotbeof some farmer being swindled by tm. A gang of the ras cals is now operating through this sec tion of country jnud wo warn 8r rural W . 1 m a. I friends to bon me louoawv ior uiem Only last week two scamps, callin; themselves f.gentsfora hay-fork and carrier manufactured at Indianapolis, entrapped a respectable Buchanan county farmer into a contract to act as their agent, they to send the machines . to him and he to sell them and account to them for one-half the profits, which were represented to be large. In pur- suance of this nrranegmont they persaa led him to sign what he supposed was a conditional obligation to. pay them $250 out of of the proceeds of the sales, but which turned nut to be a plain note of "band fur S250. Thoy never shipped the implements to him and never inten ded to. their only object being to get his promissory note and sell it. A far mer of Clinton county named Fagen was similarly imposed on, and his notes offered for discount at the bank of St. Joseph ; but the trick was discovered by the officers of the bank and the transfer of the note enjoined. Farmers unaccustomed to the methods of doing business cannot be too cautious of trav elling agents who ask them to sign their nfl-n i papers. "Tebbs"' communication 011 school matters will appear next week. C. A. Swope of Whig Valley raised scveuty-five acres of corn that nveraged seventy-one bushels to the acre. Hcv. Mr. Miller will preach at New Point on next Sabbath, morning and evening. Mrrried, December 25th at the res idence of the bride's parents, by Eer. B. S. Wagoner, Mr. James Cardreyof Phelps City, Mo., and Miss Barbara Taylcr, of Holt County, Circuit and county courts are both in session this week. We give the pro ceedings of each up to the hour of go ing to press. The remainder will be given next week. The full report of the proceedings of the County Convention of the Chris tian church, "held in this city last Fri day and Saturday, will bo published in onr nxt issue. On account of their great length we are unable to find room for thera this week. -We bare a Stewart-Singer sewing machine new and warranted first class 1 which we will sell at a bargain and .-1 1 of thn imrment in I i:ikii 1L lillk'II lWl HW" ..w ..... 1 - good cord wood. Call at this oilieo audseothe machine and get particu lars. The following letters remain un called for in the Oregon postoffico: Failir Frank ; Fauskct Hester; Frank lin B; Grcsh J; Kiel Matilda; Lchn Frank; Mason Cyntha; Wilison J. S; McWilliams II; Strong LueS Thompson Jennie; Wilier W.M. Some of our neighboring villages have been as unfortunate as Oregon in recoiving burglarious visits lately. The safe of Palmer & Orton in White Cloud, Kansas, was broken open hist week, but as it did not contain n cent of money the fellows had their trouble for nothing. The meetings being held at tho Christian church every evening, con ducted by Elder Maupin, are largely at tended and great interest is manifested. E'der Maupin is an eloquent and ear nest speaker, and has created a deci dedly favorable impression on our com- munitr. WVhnve reccived'the first number of the Stanberrv Sentinel, published at the new town of.Slanbcrry in Gentry county. S. D. Wilson is the editor and he makes a bright, newsy paper. Ty pographically it is a model of neatness. We place it on our exchangelist aud wish it a full measure of success. In fullfilluig its mission as the Great Religious Weekly, the Sentinel to-day opeiu its columns to a Spirit ualist, who gives reasons for his pecu liar belief. All sects anil religions can have a hearing in the Sentinel. We only stipulate that correspondents who writo on religions topics shall not abuse each other after the nir.nner of the;wicked'and worldly minilrd, but shall keep within the bounds of gontle manlv discussion. The new-rear bells hare rung a welcome to 1880; tfc swelled heads of those who during the holidays looked upon the wino when it was ml have been reduced to their normal size; the kindly husband h:is paid for the Christ mas present his wife gave lum; the av erage young man has made his good reso lutions and broken them; tho younla- dic.havc looked about and singled out their leap-year victims; the insurance man has tacked up his calenders for 1880, but letters continue to be dated 1879 ali the same. "So ruus the world away." The following are Tico's weather predictions for the remainder of this month: 8th to 11th, clouding and threatening weather, with heavy rain or snow storms in places;' 12th to 14th, fair and cold; 15th to 18th, clouding, with snow or rain storms; 18th to 20th, clear or fair, and very cold; 21st to 23d, clouding, threatening weather. with severe storms in places; 24th to 29th, clouding weather, with snow or rain ; SOth to 81st, clear or fair. The comparatively warmer days will occur about the 10th, 17th, 23d and 28th. The colder days will occur about the 12ht, 20th, 25th and SOth. As scarlet fever and diphtheria arc now raging 111 borne portions of the countv, the time is opportune to call attention to the f-.ct'that they are high ly infectious digues, and communca- ble from the clothing of those who come in contact with patients sufferini from their effects. To show how read ily these diseases are communicated from one person to another a recent number of the Chicago 2Cews relates the following: A few weeks since an em ploye of one of our prine'pal hotels went to his home suffering from an ap parently blight attack of diphtheria, froni which he subsequently recovered. From him the disease wus communica ted to three children in the family, all of whom had it in most aggravated form, nnd two of whom died. While the children lay sick a very estimable lady fricntrtf the family called to see them. She, too, on returning to her home, was taken down with the disease in it worst type, and in a few days suc cumbed to its virulence. In tho mean time, a nurse who had attended the children from whom the lady took tho disease, communicated it to another family of children, in which it is now doing its deadly work. These facts warn us that the utmost precaution should be taken, by fumigation or oth erwise, to prevent the spread of this fatal disorder. It is now understood by tho medical profession generally that diphtheria is a species of blood-poisioning which is itself the re sult of tho nction of gases caused by or ganic matter, both animal and regeta- ble, but pamcipally the former, in a state of- decay. Every householder should sec to it that the premises which he occupies arc perfectly free from all deeaving vegetable anil animal matter. UAItCELOXIZED. Schnltc Brothers' Store Burglars. Entered by TIicKnTc Ilrokcti Open with (Powder and nobbed of itx Contents. Early last Saturday morning our citi zens were startled by the report that the store of Schnltc Brothers in this city had been broken into the previous night and an extensive burglar com mitted. A Sentinel embassador was prompt ly dispatched to investigate the matter, who, upon arrival at the store,, found abundant evidence of the recent pres ence of unwelcome visitors. The safe door was torn from its hinges and shat tered; clothing and dry goods were scattered over the floor; and the room presented an appearance of great con fusion. From tlio facts then and subsequently gathered we are able to make the fol lowing statement o' how the burglary was probably committed, The front door of-tho store had '.been lined open with a large framing chisel, which was left on tho floor nnd which was identified by Mr. Lit. Edwards as his property. A large brace belonging to Mr. Ed wards was also found in the the store, near the safe. Upon exam ination, Mr. Edwards found that his wagon shop had been entered b break ing a pane of glass and unfastening the window, nnd that tho parties had left a small brace in place .of the large one which they took. After effecting an entrance into tho re the burglars went to tho safe and drilled sersx holes, each about five eighths of an inch in diameter, through tho outer iron plate.which is about one fourth of an inch in thickness. These holes were around.and close to, the lock. Powder was then poured into them; a slow match applied; a terrific expdsion followed, and tho door wastorn from its hinges and thrown several feet across the room. 1 The money tho bnrglors were after was contained in a small cash drawer in the safe, and, as this was also lockwd, they tore out the inner works and car ried them out into tho backyard, where tho drawer was broken Into nnd rifled of its contents. Having thus captnrcd the ewng, the parties returned to the store and pro ceeded to solace themselves after their arduous labors by taking a refreshing lunch. Drawing three eliairs up near the stove they opened a can each of oysters, salmon and peaches, which they took from the shelves, and which they cvidantly relished, as they left lit tle else in the cans except the smell. After appeasing their appetite they took a look through the store in search of whatever might strike their fancies. Clothing and othergoods were thrown on the floor and tramp cd under foot, but what goods were earned away the proprietors are unable to say. All that they have missed are some gents' kid gloves and some ladies' neckties. The money taken from the safe amounted to something over two hun dred dollars, and this added to the goods taken from tht store will m.-.ke tlie loss of the S'ehultcs about three hun dred and fifty-dollars. Two young gentlemen Messrs. Dan ecker and Schatz ."deep up-stairs in the store and Wnu Torpy sleeps in the adjoiniug saloon building. Neither ol these heard any noise during the night. But Mr. Jonas Watson who was sitting up with a sick child, and Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Zook, whose rest had been dis turbed by stealth footsteps around their house, heard a loud report- about half-past two o'clock in the morning, which is suppo.sed to have been caused by the blowing'opun of the safe. The tracks of a buggy or light spring wagon were found in front of tho store aud these were traced to near the nor thern limits of the city, where they were lost among other tracks. Tn tho hack shed of Foster's livery sftblcift canl was found, on which were some figures added up. Close by was a dollar.Jbill which had been dropped, and several pairs of gloves, and also a lrgc sledge hammer which had been taken from Cook's blacksmith shop. Appearances indicate that three per- Bs were engagcu in uie uurgiary, uiu L 1 " .1 . , 1 wltbey were or where they came from is jit a profound niy&tcry. Jvo suspic- iouAtrangers had been seen about town fonAnu time past. It may he here ufteil hinvever, that the stine of W. II Williams 111 Forest City was broken i3 about ten o'clock tho samo night - , e--- six revolvers and cartridges carried Al:& that Nim. Kyger had only lay bmore withdrawn three hun- and six revolvers anil cartridges carried off. the d drod dollars which ho had been keep- in? iu tin? safe, and that tho Gardner Brothers took from the safe eighty dol lare which thoy had there and sent tho same to Sft Joseph only a day or two before. These facts seem to warrant the sup position that tho burglers were aware of tho fact that considerable sums money were usually kept in the safe. '1 ho loss falls heavily upon tho Messrs. Schulte, who are young men just get ting fairly started in business, and they have tho sympathy of tho community .in their misfortune. It is to hoped tho ruiltv parties mar vet bo brought to justice A. II. Jamison and h ,1. Kellogg, attonicj-s, respectively of Mound City and Craig, were among tho welcome visitors to tho Sentinel sanctum this week. Itev. Bishop Gilmoiir of Cleveland. Ohio, has used tho Great German Bern edv. St.Jacobs Oil. ami endorncs it high Iv. Ho writes about it as follows:-! am ilcas:d to sav that the uso of St .Jacobs Oil has benefited mo greatly, and I have 110 hesitation to recommend it lo all as an excellent curat ire. OREGON, jNOSSOUBI, Monnd City. Where is the Pomological cuss that regularly each year about this time, predicts that tin fruit is killed? Why don't he get in his work? Haven't wo had a sufficient variety of weather to form abasis for every kind of prophecy? Do you know of any man with a few surplus thousands? Mound City just now oners an opportunity ior a nrsi class investment.. It's the opinion of well informed men here, that a few thousand dollars put in cottage homes would j-icld a return annually from 15 to 20 Scr cent on the inrcstment. This item is worthy the attention of those having idle capital. Don't yon hone for suitable epithets to apply to this universal looseness in tho bowels of the weather? We don't mean to grumble, but remark that this mud subject is so broad and deep that it covers the whole ground of tho weather topic. Sheriff Frame was on our streets Friday. So far, he is pronounced a gen tleman and a faithful, efficient officer. We interviewed the Resident of the Teachers' Institute, to bo held at your city on the last Saturday in this month, who permits mo to say that an interes ting practical program is nearly com pleted. A stifliciont number of teachers have responded -to tlio call to almost fill the. program. Let those who have made no selection of subject, do so at once and. report same. Quite a delegation from this vicinity will be in attendance nt court this term, lawyers, litigants, witnesses and spec- ators. Owing to tho present bottoinlesi con dition of thuroad, thu grain and t.tock trade is almost suspended. Give m a polar wavo! Carl Schnrz secured the surrender of the Utu Indians, just like ho carried tho German vote in his pants pocket in the Grcely campaign. The wily Teuton up to the present writing, has been thoroughly beaten by tho untutored. Tho Indian-has made, "Lo" "Jack" and the game to Mr. Schurz high (com mission.) Tho next hand the red man went out. They'll bo apt to stay out- Mr. J. F. Marshall of your city was anions: us last week. lie came over to loan" his assistance in the Olin-Gil- is nuptials. Tho Now Year's .dinner ntthc Uigdon House was a gratifying success. Mora than a hundred guests; with victuals to tho right of them, victuals to the left of. them, victuals in front of them, upon which, voraciously gnawed the one hundred. Supper and fcs ival at Methodist church not patronized as liberally as it should have been. Too many enter taiumcutsof the amo kind had pre ceded it. Gross receipts about forty seven doll .rs. Owing to tho prevalence of dipthcria and had colds all rouud, the vacation of the public schools has been extended another week. (Jraiit that he won't ho toasted in tho other world as he has been in this. Sec? No charges. Mr. Durham intends to run a public hack to a d from Oregon during the present session of the circuit court. All concerned take notice. .? Finis. The Masqasraile. Thu Masquerade Ball given by the Ore- ou Comet Band at Collins Hall on New Year's eve was an occasion of jreat enjoyment to all present. About fifty couples" participated in the various dances during the -vcning, be side whom were, a largo " number who came merelv to look ou. Dance music wiis furnished by Zook's orchestra, and Messrs. Schatz & Moore, tho restaurateurs,, spread a splendid supper. Miss Jennie IIiiffnejrfKSfSt. Joseph was the costumer, nnd among those en mttzque cur.rcporter noticed the follow ing: African, Wm. Denncekcrp Jockey, Wm. Schatz; "Hcathcrn Chinee," C O Proud; Italian Knight, J E Cummins; Louis XVI, Dr. J T Thatcher; French Noble Lady, Miss Julia Gear- hurt; - - Bti.ssiau Lady, Jeiinio Cotton; . Turk, Charles Zook; Hungarian Lady, Emma Curry; Page, Wm Torpy; Huntress, Ella Polk; Full Deck, FS Rostock; Highland Lasso, Mrs Mary Xtas; Normandy Bride, Lota Wilson ; Spanish lady, Flora Cheshro : Clown, Lee Polk; Humpty Diiinpty, Joe Hoblitzell; Black Crook, Ed l'iukstou; Captain .links, Geo Schatz; Nothing occurred to mar the enjoy ment of tho occasion aud all present united iu pronouncing tlie affair a per fect success. We nro glad to learn that tho Hand netted about twenty-live dollars, which will bo used iu paving for their instru ments. From expressions we have heard we judge that another ball during tho win ter, under the sam.o auspices, would bo largely attended. Siekness in the family of Judge McCoy prevents his attendance on county court this week. The correspondent from Uichville who signs himself "Lynx," should have .scut us his iiame if ho expected his com munication to bo publishvd. The following attorncra from abroad are attending circuit court this week: C. A. Morsman, J. W. Boyd and T. W. Collins, of St. Joieph; G. L Bry an anil Charles Boohcr, of Savannah A. II. Jamison, William Wilkiiivin and C. E. Barnes, of Mound Citv: aud E J. Kellogg and J. W. Stokes of Crai; FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, I860. THE TEXT BOOK CONVENTION. Tlie Old Nerl4 of Raoks Adopted. O'ciierully The Text Book Convention of prcsi- one year in four, dents of school board of tho various j Tlio party at Mr. E. Weber's, was districts of the county met pursuant to I well attended in spite of the disagree law, January fith, 1880, in tho office of ; able evening. Several of the "hand Dr. Goslin in the city of Oregon. Or- j boys" wore present and helped pass a ihiuization resulted in th. election of Edmund Anibal, president, with Irving Blnir, Pocrotary. Upon the roll forty-seven members responded out of seventy-eight, the total number of the county. At this point a question arose as to whether pre.-i dents of school boards could bo represented bv proxy. Com- j niissioner Anderson promptly decided that proxies under the law were not admissible, but the conventionlby a largo majority decided to tho contrary and the proxies for Oregon, Mound City and one or two other districts were received. At this juncture it was ordered by , r oitiinnia, ounuay nigiu. the conwsiilJoh that an parties except , Mr. L. Ferrin started back to Colora membera ofTthe convention aud mcm-j .Monday, where ho has bou for liors nf t!i nri'ss he excluded: before i th .-xit nf thi. book agents, how- : exic 01 mo hook ugunw, huw- r, they were permitted to" state , terms, furnish bonds and guaran- ever. n tees of faithful performances ol ttie several propositiun3jin case of adoption of any or all their books. Alibis point the agent for Appletou's Keaders offered to exchange his sc ries of books without a cent, of to cost for first introduction to pa trons. Why this, proposition was not accepted is a question that may be discussed hereafter and made highly interesting to certain parties Afterlerrnhyt.tatenieuts from the sev-1 cral book agents that were present, Com missioner Anderson moved that the text books be adopted seriatim, beginning with spellers. The proposition was carried and, upon further motion of Cominisioner Andcrson.Swinton's serie of spellers were adopted for tho use of our public schools during the next fivo years. At this point an adjournment of one ftbur for dinner was had. AITEltNOON SESSION. Tho Convention reassembled prompt ly at oue o'clock nnd continued tho bal lotting with the following results: GKOOUArillES. Cornell's, 2 books, SI 85, 2 votes. Montieth's, 2 books, $1.'J0, 38 votes. Maury's, 2 books, $2.08, 2 votes. Giving Montieth's thirty-four votes overall and was therefore adopted. S. 1 n 11E.UEKS. .Appletou's, S2. 10 set, received Uf yotes. Metiiiffoy's, 2.20 sot, received irty-liino votes. i,' KKAMXAKS. Clark's received thirty-one votes Reed & Kellogg received nine. .vatesJ Clark's was declared tho choice of the convention. AiiiTnuirrics. Kay's received twenty-three votes. Venable's received livo rotes. HISTORIES. Swinton, thirty-four votes. Quack- enbos, none. Holmes, one. CIVIL COVKKNMEXT. Townssnd upon National Government and Shannon upon Missouri, were both presented nnd adopted. Ou penmanship the Spcucerian Sys- cm was adopted by acclamation. Ai.QEiiitA (one to bo adopted). Bay's received five rotes. Ycnablc received twenty-eight votes. l'lirSIOLOGYS. Steele's received four rotes. Huxley's & Youuian's received twen- tT-fivo votes. White's School Register was steel ed by acclamation, Asd the aamu with Webster's Dic tionaries. Tho meeting was not notable for its decorum and systematic work. Yet all the business was done in rather a good humored off-hand way. There being no further business the convention adjourned to meet live, years hence. t Conrt. Tho January term of tho Holt circuit court convened on Monday hist, Judge Henry S Kelly presiding. The following jurors were impaa- neled: BRAND JCUOltS. Jonas Wliitmcr, N B Browniug, Hon ing, Henry Hogrefe, Richard Collison, GWGaskill, J FBridgmon, Charles Puaree. Gotlub Mover. M S Moodie. E B- Randolph, Daniel Ettinger, Thomas McKmnev. rirriT jrKOiu. Wm Smith, Jacob Grosbeck, Win II Watt, It P Hickman, Ephram Roberts, Wm Richardson, J It Sharp, O C Oun nuigliani, A B ejlon, Jacob West, James Ramsey, Harvey Evans, Roily T Ramsey, Christian Weiglo, Samuel G Park, James Dcbolt, Richard Halm, A Demutlr, V L Graham, Daniel Ilui ntt, John Zuek, David Barbeau, W W Frazer, G 1) Ohrisinan Below wo give a list of cases disposed of up to tho hour of going to press: 1. State vs William Payne lined one hundred dollars. 3. same vs Samue1L Thompson lined one hundred dollars and four months iu county jail. 4. same vs John Davidson contin ued 8. samo vs John Swope fined fivu dollars. 9. samo vs John Swopo nolle prose qui. 1 1 . samo vs George Shufelt fined five dollars. 12. same vs Geo Waggoner nolle j)ro.icqut. 14. samo vs dollars. Chris Frei.e fined five 15. same vs Chris Fries nollcjtrofc (jui. 17. samo vs Silas Bueher fined twenty-live dollars. James VanWonncr, of Toledo, Ohio, is visiting his brother, Dan. Van Wonncr near Craig. Forest City. Christmas lias come, New Year gone and it is Leap Year again. Make good j use of your time.girls, for you only have delightful evening, with music Mr. and Mrs. Wobar know exactly how to put every one at case. The largest party given this season was at Dr. Wilson's, there being about sixty persons present. Quite a num ber were in from tho country, among which were Mr. and Mrs. May aud niece, Will Hershberger, and J. W. Et- tinger. Invitations are being issued for a par ty to be given at Mr. May's the 7th. Mr. aud Mrs. Moray have returned to their home m Blue Hills, Neb. Chas. Graves and George Meyer left several mouths.. In the midst of our holiday joys death ------ -- - .- , pii-LHcd another victim... Ed ward Poin dexter died Friday morning at 4:15 Though his death has boon long ex- pcuted it Mirurised m:inv. His mother and brothers have the warm sympathy of many friimds. -James Poladextcr spent , Saturday iu Forest. He came to attend tho luneral of his brother. There was to have been a social gath ering at Mr. Tear's Saturday evening; but owing to the rain it was postponed. W. E. Minion spent Sunday at his lamer, win nas useiuea to stay wiin us a .wiuie longer. 11113 win oe gem news to many. Tho E. F. mills am running night and day to fill the demands made upon them. Miss Bettie Burgess, h quite well" I'Mlll. Mrs. Clara Wonder is recovering from a thort but severe spell of sick ness. We know of one young laily who has received a '"No." Bad beginning, that. Mr. Curtis, our county clerk, paid us another flying visit Saturday. Tho boys think it is time the girls were writing "may I have the pleasure if vour company." That's business., Our town is somewhat agitated over a bold robbery committted last Friday. Soma person or persons entered thu hard-ware store and took fceveral re volvers and boxes of cartridges. Tho "robbery was coihmited; it is supposed, between ten and half past ten. The P. 0. door was fouud unfastened the next jituorning but nothing hist. Lin. A Birthday Party. was given on New Years's eve at the residence of Mr. Andrew Brady, three and a half miles north of Oregon,in hon or of Miss Emma Dibble of Orcgon.Mo., by the young men of the Union neigh borhood. At the appointed hour there were quite a number gathered, among whom we noticed Misses Lizzie anil Emma Cottier, Nellie Lewis, Miss Brown, Ella Jones, Ida Evans, Lizzie and Edna Lukeus, Emma Dibble, Mary riiomas, Allie Dtiliu; nnd among the gents were Messrs George, Robert and Malison Thomas; Jessie, John and Tefferson Lewis ;Thomas Riggle, James C. Mvors, C. W. Lukeus, Edward Ev- :111s and James Menifee. After having a jolly good time engag ing in the different popular plays of the day, supper was announced and, this being leap year, the ladies had the pleasure of selecting their company for tho supper; and I am free to admit that language fails to depict what one could have beheld on that bounteous table. It was presided over by Mr. George Thomas and Miss Allie Dulin. After a late hour, the party dispersed to their several homes. Occasional. Bluff City. EoiTon Sentinel : It has been aonii tttno since wo have seen any thing from this city iu the columns of the Sentinel; so I concluded. I would drop you a few items. A great deal of shipping is done at the switch of this place .such as wood, com, lumber, etc. George Quick has boon busily en jagetl the past week filling a car with corn. I'arties .siupptn are allowed to put from -100 to 450 bushels of corn iu a car. Mr. Quick's corn goes to Red ing, Iowa, whero it will be shelled and weighed; J. R. Wilson also shipped a car load a few weeks ago and Jacob Quick in tends shippitig two car loads and Jamas Quick one. Price paid 25 cents. Tho health of Bluff City is very good' and tho farmers don't look quite as bluo as they did a week ago. They begin to think now that the fall wheat is not quito all froze out yet. The citizens of Bluff City were agree- amy surprised on Wednesday evening of last week by a serenade from the hunkel stnug band. I his hand, under tho management of Prof. Cornelius Kunkt'l, is an old hand lit thu "biz' made the welkin ring with sweet sriftiiLs until a late hour, and we cordially in vite theni to call again soon. T. J. Peters & Son, P:v-millers, are now busily engaged getting out logs. The heavy rains of, hist fall tilled the sloughs and loty places in' tho bottom with water which Is all a solid sheet of ico, and. M iv Peters being aware of the coiniUion the roads would be in in the Hpring, took advantage of tho opportu nity, employed a largo nmiioer 01 uaiuis "and teams, anil had them snaked on dry land so they would not be delayed in'the spring for want of logs. Peters & Son ship a great deal of lumber. J. B. Payuo & Co. are now erecting n saw liiill at the stave factory. . This will givo Bluff City two faw nulls. Suc cess tO tilHlll. B. L THE WOMAN'S UNION. Its Eislilll AnntTrrsnry Appropriately Celcbrntcd. On Tuesdar evening, at the Christian j church in tb; city, the Woman's Union j a society well and favorablv known ! not only in Holt count- but throughout Northwest Missouri celebrated, with appropriate exercises, tho eighth anni versary of its organization. A large ami- appreciative audience was present the' church being filled to its full capacity and the -best of order prevailed thmughont the evening. The program was opened by a song, "All Together," after which the Anni versary Address, writton by Mrs. Nan ey Hersberher, . was then read by her daughter, Mi.ss Elnia I lershberger. It was as follows : MKS. lIEnSIIUF.KCJER'S ADDRESS. LntUcs ami Gentlemen : We, the members of tlio Woman's Union, this evening ce:cbrato the 8th an niversary of our society. On the 0th of January, 1872, this so ciety organized with' "ten or a dozen members, having for its object the men tal, moral, and physical culture of woman. The question now arises: why is it necessary for woman to strive for cul ture? There are uumeroiv -reasons for tlii.s and as our time is limited we can give but few. First, the mother has the entire charge of her helpless infant. Its physical form is to be eared for, accor ding to her jtiflgwent. ' Second, its morals are to be carefully guarded. And how a wide field opens to our view, when wo take into consideration the thousands who suffer from their in fancy all through life, simplr bsoanso the mother, through her ignorance of tho laws of health, has not cared for them properly lnthfirtenderchildliood. Again, when we contemplate the moral condition of our country, the number of jails .-.nil prisons, all of them tilled, and some filled to overflowing, wo nro inclined to ask: why is this the case? Wo csnnor. with justice, blainc the mothers of these unhappy and suffering bsings for all their misery. But I do think if thv women of our country had a thorough moral training, they would, at least to a certain ex tent, impart the same moral teaching to the "rising generation nnd by this means do much good and avoid much evil. And where ore the good results ol taincd from intellectual culture without moral culture? Let the children of to day receive a good education without moral culture aud their education will only servo 11s a lever by which more harm can bo done, and on the other hand, let them receive the proper care in regafd to their physical structure ami also a good moral training implanted in their unlearned minds. Then it is important that their intel lectual powers should be cultivated, and who should be first to giro instruc tion if not the mother? But how can the mother give instruct ion when she has not received-the ben efit of snrhMDstruction? . . It is a self evident truth that wo 'can not convey I'nowledga to others which we do not ourselves possess. If the prosperity, liberty, and hap piness of our country depend upon our physical dorulopment, our .moral training aud onr intellectual at tainments, how necessary it Is that the women, as well as the men, should pos sess these qualities. Aud to this pnqmse onr society has been formed. How much good wo have accomplished, and how much evil wo have overcome, cannot be given ful ly here, as we can give but few items. N e have tin thu Mh anniversary ot our Union one nundred names on roll. Eight of our members have been re moved by death. Wo have had at our weekly meetings numerous essays and discussions pertaining to the original object of onr society, tho mental, mor al and physical culture of woman. e have brought before the peoiI of tli's town and neighboring towns some of the most popular lecturers of our country, and by this means have given lwith entertainment and instnict- mn.As to our financial condition no leng thy remaks are iic?ded. We have paid our leuts, rents, ami riinmug expenses. We have at present one hundred dol lars on interest, we hare laid the foun dation for a good library, furnished our room, and made several donations to tlio poor. And had we control of a larger portion of the currency that tho sterner sex hand'? we would "have long lietore this a ha'l ot our own and well furnished. But we must not complain ir.d shall bo content with the crumbs which fall from our husbands pocket- hooks. And now. Ladies and Gen tme n, I sincerely hope I have appealed, to vour common sense and good reasoning. 111 behalf ol of tlie society I can but sav: we, the members of tho Union, claim tho moral right to improve our selves. no claim the right to worship accor ding toilie dictates of out conscien ces and last, but not least, we claim the right of life, liberty and pur suit of happiness. At the conclusion of Mrs. Ilcrshhorg- er's address, Misses Maggie Schatz an Ina Nies performed an instrumental duett; after which Miss Kate Evans gave a select reading, humorous, en titled "Dictation," which created much merriment. Mrs. Kate Schatz then reail. an essay, entitled "Our Thoughts," which was followed by a song, "Floating with the Tide," hy Misses Gardner anil Goslin. Mj-3. M. M. SojMr, senior editor, next road a portion of the society paper, 1 which was followed bv instrumental hlulsT0 tvM Emma loster. Mrs. A. IC. Irvino was uoxt 011 tho program and read an essay cutitled 'Hobbies." This was followed by a recitation by Miss Estollo Goslin, "Tho Iron Gate," OliverWendcllflloliues's birthday poem. Next, music; after which there was a continuation of tho society paper read by the junior editor.Mrs.Luey Kaucher. The exercises were concluded by the reading of a poem by Mrs. F. S. Mont gomery, written by "Mrs. S. O. Huiim cutt, subject "My Dream." The good uight was then sung; after. which Elder Maupin addressed the au dience in a neat and appropriate man ner. Tho "Sweet Bye and Bye" by the whole audience, finished the "evening. Altogether, the exercise were emi- iTOMBER 30. nontly satisfactory and all present felt t hum-ekes richly repaid for their at tendance. Ihe essays were well written; the poem was pretty and pleas- .... 1 . 1 . . ... . . . 1 . . u" "K " bi-uic gc. "'""f? "?g t''t nuev' " "i .Misses uosiin anu tianinorami .Messrs. Cummins and Montgomery, with Miss1 Susie Miller at the organ. Hit Hla-He Ha? No Friends., Editor Sentinel: A correspond ent of tho Press who denies that the woman was refused the pulpit not'only was'she refused, but niade"--to leave it after she had been allowed to first go into it, says she was refused, because of her "spiritual associatums." .IfJ so,' it js not too late to sav";Souiething as to that ground of refusal. In tho flrst place, there is something so inconceiva bly impudent in begging fnnds indis criminately of all clashes to build churches and aid church causes and then aftorwards refusing the nse of the church to one of a different sect, that I hope all Universalists, Unitarians, Free Thinkers, Spiritualists, Iufldels and Catholics here will bear this in mind and cast it up to the first church beggar who comes. The writer has in his time giv en no little to any and all, yet has been laughed at when he has himself ventur ed to ask some little favor in return. "What! ask us to favor a Catholic, dr an Infidel, or a Spiritualist? How can you have the face to do so?" a the kind of reply we e;et. Now, as to this prompt avowal as to her having been so rodeIr"jtrcatcd";io camc she was supposed to be ' a Spirit uallt, I am glad to heat it. To be a Spiritualist is to be one who"f believes1 that man has a soul which Lslimmortaf and that the spirits of deceased mortals do communicate with us earth dwellers through human media. About thirty years ago it seemed as though an utter disbelief in afuturestate were taking hold of all minds. Even to-day yon can not' read the higher class periodicals with- Lout becoming convinced of a fact that low-class literature puqiosely omits to notice. that Infidelity has undermined ad soeicty in Europe and the Northeast United States and that all the great leaders of human thought are open and notorious Infidels. Nay, ministers of the Gospel openly proclaim doctrines that but a few years ago Would have driven them from their pulpits nnd chained them to fiery stakes. Now.the very foundation of all religions is belief in a futuro state. Spiritualism comes tojprove it, comes with such powerthat half the scientists of Germany have been converted by iu instrumentality: many of the greatest mtnds of England and France hare also been convinced such uipn as Jules Ferrer, A. R. Wal lace, Crooks,- Fichte, Acksakoff, Do Morgan and hnndrcds I might name. In our own country it is known -to the man who has any pretensions to intelligence that thousands of most eminent citizens aro open and arowed Spiritualists. I need only to refer to the late Judge Edmonds aud to one so eminent, so universally ad mired by all parties as Justice McCrary, late Secretary of War, now on the Su preme Bench of tho United States, who" is one of thu most pronounced of spir itualists. One would think that the preachers of a gospel which is nothing at all if it is uot Spiritualistic would hardly vaunt their contempt of Spirit ualism. There are Spiritualists among all denominations, Spiritual Catholics, Spiritual Methodists, Spiritual Chris tians, universalists; and Spiritualists among the old fashioned Infidels. It won't servo any good purpose to con found Spiritualism with Frcc-loveism, any more than it will to confound Pres- bytcrianisni with Bcechcrisai. None but p$ple whose breadth between the eyes Is less than a hair's and whose al titude of ear equals a Jackass Rabbit's, will venture to do so any longer. What Ar Ecks" means by bringing the Bible into contempt I do not under stand. 1 should think that inasmuch as that Book records several niarreluns Spiritual phenomena and bases the whole structure of Christianity on its statement that the sick were healed iu thojireseace of its witnesses who aro but a few, angels or departed soiiLvJtf' apprared and conversed with itsvit noAses and prophecies wcrQ..nUered which wore fulfilled :a these few wit nesses testify. I repeat it, no greater vtnitempt could bo thrown upon that Book than to sneer at, deride-and Jeuy tho testimony of thousands of modern witnesses of the highest intelligence and tiuiiupeuohublo voracity who are now liring and can bo talked with face to face and testify that the samo events have happened in their presence. Be fore March W t8 the grand nnanswrable argument of the Infidel was "your mir acles are impossibilities testified to by hearsay through only four or five ig norant witnesses who lived 18S0 years ago, in a dark ago. Impossible." And all tho Ar Ecks of the world could on ly wag their heads and say with all the Paganism, Buddhism, Fetischism, and Idolaters of all timo: "We believe be cause it is impossible, we know because we do not know." To-day, owing to Spiritualisin.they can point to thousands upon thousands of living witnesses, no: among an ignorant credulous mob of tVi aties, but amung tho most intelligen cultured and scientific, among the in expert nieu and women who began t test it with utter disbelief and yet wi will swear the so called impossible true. And yet instead of beiug grate I for this marvelous, outpouring of tho Spirit, not in pre enee of two or thiv i with injunctions to keep it a secret, not before a few "unlearned and ignora.it men" as 0110 of tho apostles declared themselves to bo. but published .-.o that all may see it if they but "seek it," w have derision and a eontetuptth it would apologise to an enemy for a supposed insult, by a "beg your pardon--thought you were a Spiritualist." t Iokxkt.