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Circuit Court
The August term of our circuit court
has been such a ligdt one, that but for
the appearance of Judge Ellison and his
stenographer, you would hardly realize
that any court was grinding at all. The
docket was a very light one, and but
one really important case was on the
docket the Fulton will case, on change
of venue from Platte county. It has not
yet been called, and will not likely be
until after the election; the lawyers in
the ca-se seem to be politicians first
lawyers afterwards.
Ihe state cases docketed vere pretty
much cleared from the docket. The
State against George Gelvin for ob
structing public road was dismissed.
Against T. M. Hunter for issuing
fraudulent prescription, was continued.
Against Dr. S. W. Aiken Jor the same
offense, the jury found not guilty.
Against Wm. Crawford for illegally
selling liquor, the jury failed to agree;
standing 11 for conviction to 1 for ac
quittal. This is the third trial in this
case, and each has ended as the last,
with the jury in each case standing 11
tol.
Wednesday, after having returned five
true bills The petit jury was discharged
Tuesday.
D. P. Wilson, of Mound City, was
granted his final papers of citizenship.
The court adjourned Thursday and by
noon the court, lawyers and others here
on court bu-iness,had li-ft town.
In the case of Nodaway Drainage Dis
trict No. 1, the death of une of the peti
tioners, Dan. Hardman, being suggested,
the case was continued. -
Back to Agriculture.
The tendency back 10 agricultural
pursuits is fevicTenced by the movement
that is now' setting in among college
graduates towards this field that has
hitherto been regarded with less favor
than the so-called learned professions.
No lets than 10 college graduates will
enter the College of Agriculture of the
University of Missouri this fall. Among
the number are several foreigners. The
latest foreigner to indicate his intention
to come is H. Wm. von Geller, a grad
uate of the Royal Agricultural College
of Rou mania. In his native country
Mr. Geller holds an important govern
ment nOsition. He has alreadv . snent
Against Fount Wagoner for disturb one year at Wisconsin University and
iuur jearu ui .ne,j.uicuigau .agricultural
College from! which he. graduated. He
The Struggle for Supremacy-.
Nearly half a million men are battling
and hnve-been for the past two days on
the great plain of Liao Yacg. The Jap
anese army composed of 240,000 men,
has been pounding the Russian center,
while the Russian right flank has ben
repelling Gene-al Nodzu with 60.000
men. Kuropatkin has 200.000 who are
fighting stubbornly, hand to hand, bay-'
onet to bayonet, to protect his front
and guard his flanks from 'the desperate
charges of the Mikado's men. , '
Noi in the history of a crotury of. war
have so many men and so many guns
been engaged in a death grapple for the
safe guarding or defeat of the plans of
empire. Sedan, Gravellotte, Schipka
Paes, Gettysburg, were tremendous bat
'tles, but they were fought with fewer
men and fewer guns.
Little of the stragetic situation haB
developed so far. The result of the
battle is in doubt for it is not over and
may continue for several days
ing the peace, the jury said not guilty.
Against P. S. Moores, for unlawfully
killing wild duck.the case was-dismissed
at cost of defendant.
Against H. E. Bell, for allowing minor
to play pool, was found guilty and fined
$50. ' . .J...,,
Against George Ward, for defacing
public property, was continued.
Against Wm. Blakely, 'for' gambling,
was continued. ' .' "
Against Alf. Goodin, burglary acd lar
ceny. On the 8th of July, the defendant
entered the office of the-depot agent at
Forest City, while the -night clerk had
gone to his breakfast;'and' just before
the day man went on duty, tapped the
cash drawer, helped himself to four sil
ver dollars, and went out to have a time.
There was over $50 in the drawer at the
time, and why he did not. take it all was
strange. When the case was called, he
came forward and plead guilty, and be
ing but 16 years of age.he was sentenced j
to three years in the state reformatory I
school at Boonville.
Against John Jones, for burglary. On
Friday of last week, the defendant broke
into a railroad car at Mound City, and
Jaid in a supply of various articles. He
was arraigned before Judge Ellison, and
plead guilty, and the case was taken un
der advisement by the court.
Against Verne Smith; the charge was
burglary. On June 17th the defendant
entered the Poynter harness shop and
took $13 which he found in the cash
drawer. On the night of the burglary
Smith went home as the gue9t of Loren
Poynter. During the night young Smith
got up and took the key to Poynter's
harness shop out of Inren's pocket and
went down and entered the shep and
emptied the cash drawer of its contents,
getting something over 13 in money and
a small check. He then broke a glass
out of the back door of the shop to make
it appear that the burglar had entered
that way, and returned to the house. It
sussed omitn irom me oea. sometmng !
aroused his suspicion and on investiga- J
tkra, he found that the key to the store j 2g
was missing from his pocket. He awak-1
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comes to Columbia as' a candidate
the Masters degree in Agriculture.
for
Beautiful Oregon.
All hailjk) Oregon!
Of all the cities in Missouri's Nortwest
We, her people, think her the best.
She has excellent schools,
Where discipline rales, '
Andelectrjc Jights -i - -
Which shine on dark nights'
And paperwork's too, r -..
Whijuh turn red flame blue.
She has beautiful shade
And houses well made.
Her churches are nice
And gossiping wonrtm quiet as mice.
Her people have excellent health
And; plenty of wealth,
Her business men all thrive
And' The Hoir County Sentinel is still
alive,
If you're seeking a home
From which never to roam
Why to Oregon, won't you come? C. M.
NOTICE.
AH pupils haying irregularities in
their work are requested to be at the
High school auditorium at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning, in order to make
proper arrangements for their classifica
tion. Pupils who have moved to Oregon
since last school year and also non-resident
pupils who desire to enter school,
where it is possible to do so, are urged
to be preset) t at that time. All teachers
are requested to be present at 10 o'clock
for teachers' meeting. A. R. Coburn.
Genial, companionable, Hf 'Hersh-
berger, now "of Eskridge, Kas'jj -jM!j'f
town.- Wednesday, looking after r:'s6i
business matters. When he pulled outi
of here to try his fortune in KarisjBVe
do not believe there 'was a single soul in
our town but regretted his going. We
see from papers that he has been un-
Something New at
Ereok & Hasness
We have just added a ten
cent counter to our stock
and you will be surprised
at what 10 cents will buy.
8 sizes and styles berry bowls at 10c
QUEER ANIMAL BATTLES.
Booster Kills a Fox and a Kangaroo
Battles with, and Conquers
a Buffalo.
the
arr z'.
eer:.?::
breed
6 styles pitchers
Fancy Vases
Jelly Dishes
Sugar Bowls
Spoon Holders
Butter. Dishes .
at 10c
at 10c
at 10c
at 10c
at 10c
at 10c
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When once an animal's temper has
has become aroused, it is strange how ut
terly reiiarf.icss it becomes of the
strength and ability of the object of its
anger, says London Answers.
At Compton Pauncefote, in Somerset
shire, a lex was killed in a nnnltrv varrt
S-Jiuriateci ccck. It appears that
made a raid on the young chicks,
er hilling several belonging to
hers, turned its attention to the
oi another. This conduct, hnw-
c-er. the plucky cock would not permit
without a struggle, and rushing at the
fox. it was fortunate to pierce it in the
eye with its spur, with such force that
the spur penetrated right into the fox's
brain, becoming so securely fixed that
the victor could not remove it without
the assistance of a farm laborer who..?
been an interested spectator of the con
test between the ill-assorted pair.
Another curious contest, between a
kangaroo and a buffalo, took place in a
large zoological park in the north of
England. The two animals, after break
ing loose from their inclosure. met face
to face in an open space in the park.
Without any preliminary quarrel, the
bull made a furious onslaught on the
kangaroo, which at first contented Itself
with an endeavor to avoid the charge.
After a few moments, however, the
hulls attention! became altogether too
personal to pass unrebuked, and, using
its hoofs as battering rams, the kangaroo
belabored the buffalo in the most effec
tive manner. Roerinar and heHowin
-thethe irate buffalo made reneatefl at-
Htemptr- t6'eet4ti antagonist to death.
The Valley Weekly, of St. Louis, is
one of the brightest publications that
; comes to this othce. and one I am suie
our readers' would enjoy very much.
They are now making a special intro
ductory ' subscription price of $1.00 per
year, and presenting each subscriber
with a set of four artist proof pictures
of the Valley Girl free. These pictures
are lis 14 inches, and each one is a
work of art: Those of our readers who
want to take advantage of this offer
should send their subscriptions to our
office.
The Valiej' Weekly also wants an ac
tive agent to represent them in this
community, and an one wanting a good
money making proposition shoufd write
them at once. Sample copies and full
particulars mailed free upon receipt of
request.
animously chosen by the Democracy as I
their candidate for state senator, for the
district composed of Wabaunsee, Riley
j and Geary counties. If it is Democracy
they want they surely have it in friend
flersh berger, and, while he is an ex
treme partisan, he is one who possesses
many qualifications to nil the position
for which he has been nominated. He
would make a spleadid state senator.
Anyone desiring the services of a
boy, who can do chores, etc., as payment
for board the corning school year,should
see Prof. A. R. Coburn at once, in re
gard to the matter.
Don't miss this counter
when you are in town.
Kreek & Hasness
MARTHA PETREE,
Osteopathic Physician,
Oregon, Missouri.
The Weather.
Corrected weekly by Leah Kaucher.
PRECIPITATION.
MINIMUM. RAIN. SNOW
Os. Fikeand he and Fike' went to the
store.
Smith returned to the house and find
tag that the family were awake,, con
clsded that hie scheme had failed and
palled out. Fike and. 'iren' Poynter
son got on his tracks and caught him
at Napier soon after daylight next mor
ning. When arrested tie made no denial
of the charge and returned the money
mad the key to the store: JdY. -Poynter
amade an affidavit before Squire 'Steele
and on a preliminary examination Smith
was held to answer to a' charge of 'bur
glary and larceny id the circuit court.
On his failure to give bond, he was com
saitted to jail. '-fend Constable' Hall start
d to drive to Oregon with hiin to deliver
htm over to the sheriff. On-his 'way to
Oregon Smith jumped from ihe buggy
and escaped. He was captured in St.
Joseph by the detectiveJ'forfce'on June
23d and brought to Oregon 'on the
following day where 1 he has
since been in jail awaiting ' trial. He
seems in every way a bright young
man, about 23 years of age, and was
raised in this county, and served three
years in the regular army having been
discharged about one year ago. He
plead guilty to burglary on Tuesday.and
the Court gave him three years in the
penitentiary, but gave him a parole,
suitable bond being furnished for his
appearance.
The case of Nancv J. McKinney vs.
W. A. McKinney, was disposed of in
favor of the plaintiff. It appears that
when the final settlement in the Jno. H.
McKinney estate was submitted, the
widow had not been allowed her statu
tory allowance. This was contested in
the probate court by the executor be
cause he thought that the way the will
was written, she had no right to any
statutory allowance that is her imple
ments of industry and sustenance for a
year together with but including 8400
worth of property. The probate court
decided in favor of the widow, aud that
she was entitled to the.se allowances.
The cisewas.aspsaled to the; circuit
court, and oo Tuesday .this court sue
gained the action if the pobate.cour t.
The grand 'i7Djc;iWrooaJ
1904
MAXIMUM
August
82
78
84
94
85
77
79
.36
'51
52
62 5
62
62
62
.02
.75
2.00
T
Total precipitation for the month of
Auguet'was 5.74 inches. Maximum tern
perature was 94, minimum 51. Total
precipitation for the season was 18.47
inches, 4.95 inches above normal. Max
iiuuui temperature or me summer was
94 registered August 15; minimum
temperature was 51 , registered on the
8th, 10th; 24th and 26th of August
if
The j Sabbath school picnic to be
given' by the Presbyterians on Friday,
September 2nd, at Will M ark t'e grove
will , be . splendid event. A fine pro
gram nasjbeeu provided (too long to la
ser t herev) There will be something new
and startling that all will enjoy. The
grand trolley stretched from tree to tree
where ,the children can ride at lightning
speed with perfect safety. The instru
iuouwi uiuBiu win oo oi a uign oraer
mi ' i ;n ...
alio vuuai wui surpass .anytmng ever
heard in the county. The recitations by
the little children and short speeches by
the great orators of the state. There will
be races for old and young, rich and
poor.fat and lead, big and little. Games
of all kinds. Useful prizes will be given.
Every moment will be crowded with
clean pure joy. It is no money making
scheme. There will be nothing sold upon
the grounds, everything will be free.
Free air, free water, free chickens. The
fatted 'calf will be there. Let the whole
family be there. All come and have a
good time. Bring your baskets with
you full and be prepared to carry the
fragments home. Those who have no
conveyance of their own and wish to at
tend please be at the church in Oregon !
at 8:30 a m. sbarD.. as the fust mail nr.
press will leave on time. Leave your
loog faces at home and come bubbling
over with joy and we w ll have a good
time.
Charley .JSjtout Jias returned home
from 0klahpm,4ifter visiting with his
brother 4 and sister there during the
summer. t -" .
Maso.ri Jar'Tops20c dozen.
... Kkbek & Hasness.
-George Sopef.'ofSt Joseph, is here
Tisitjng;reSfttive.
Residence, three blocks west of Opera
House.
Examination Free.
'Phone: Independent, No. 57.
An Old Rebel.
David M. Wilson was a caller at this
office last Saturday. He lives three
miles north of town and is one of the old
settlers of the county, a life long Demo
crat and a good citizen.
Mr. Wilson migrated from Hardy
county. W. Va., with his parents in 1850,
settling in Jackson county,' Mo. There
they remained two years and then
moved to Holt county, Mo., and the first
man he became acquainted with was
."Uncle" Tom Cottier. Mr. Wilson's
father rented a farm of 360 acres north
of town. His father died about 20 years
ago and hie mother about 12 yean ago.
The place the Wilson's first settled on
in Hoit county was owned by Geo Hayes.
David Wilson is now. living on the A. J.
Tolby farm.
Mr; Wilson was in. the Confederate
army, enlisting" in the '12th Mo. Cal.
Beg., of which Joe Cooper was captain.
Cooper is now in Texas. Mr. Wilson is
66 years of age. Jeffersonian.
"Parties Wanting Sheep
should correspond with
davis, Mcdonald & da vis,
at
SO. ST. JOSEPH, MO.
There are a great many good feeding she?p coming to market; and
now is the time to buy." You will please direct all correspondence to
Yours truly,
W. TRUE DAVIS,
So. St. Joseph, Mo.
Always Too Busy.
Are we too busy to live to day? Is
that the reason we put'oflff living until
to-morrow?
There is a friend whom we should like
to visit. The days, the weeks, the years
go by and we have not called.The friend
is taken away. We have put off the visit
too long; we were too busy.
There is pleasure to be found in a lit
tle trip to the country. It would rest
the husband and mother and be a holi
day for the children. But we are too
busy. We put it off until some other
time and that other time seems never to
come. We are always too busy.
There are a hundred little kindnesses
we snouia ao it we only had the time.
The chances pass, the time never comes.
We are too busy for the kindnesses.
We are too busy to-day; we are too
busy. We are too busy week in and
week out.
There is time for everything if we
place the most important things fir6t.
We are too busy over trival matters to
get the real good out of living.
When we get over our hurry, we
promise ourselves to begin to live. And
we never got over our hurry.
Some day we shall live as we wish, we
cheat ourselves into belieying. But.the
some day never comes. We come, we
pass,, and. we neyerknow the joy of .life.
We have been too tusy, getting fcady to
live,.. Tooibuay-r-always tobmsylr i;
asssssssBssssaw.
gpwsaw HssBpasc
WB ARE BUILDING A
TRADE fOR GOOD -SHEARS
with th celebrated' WISS line.
The cattlag edges always stay
ihafp. They cut easy-don't chew
the cloth.
' Can be used on heavy, rough
material or on the finest of silks.
Let us show you the WI5S
SHEAR. We guarantee vSSq.
yow perfect satisfac- eTk
tion. ulA.
Look for the trade mark.
Price 50c to 75c
Robeson
Pocket Knives,
Price 2oc to $1.00,
have an unlimited guarantee.
Robeson Razors
are warranted for two years,
Price, $1.25 to $2.00.
Died.
Waldo B. Fosterson of Chas. W. and
Mrs. M. A. Foster, died in the hospital
in St. Joseph on August 28th. He had
been sick for over two months. The
father had taken him to St. Joseph with
the hope that the pbysicans at the hos
pital could aid him, but they were on;
able to do anything for him.' He .died,
from paralysis, brought on no doubt
from an attact of diphtheria. He was
the only child of Mr. Chas. Foster. He
was the sunshine in the home. He was
a great favorite with the family and all
who knew him. The little fellow was so
patient ah through his sickness and suf
fering. The funeral service was con
ducted by Rev. Jas. McFarland at the
family residence on Tuesday, August
30th, at 3 p. m. The body Was laid to
rest in the cemetery near Oregon, Mo.
Brother Foster has the sympathy of the
whole community in this the hour of his
deep sorrow. We commend him to Him
who alone can bind up the broken heart.
"Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep!
From which none ever wakes to weep;
A culm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the hist of foes.
Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest!
Whose waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe, shall dim the hour
That manifests the Saviour's power.
Asleep in Josus! Oh, for me
May such a blissful refuge be;
Securely shall my ashes lie
And wait the snmmons from on high."
provlng;amsstrJsllppery!foe.-Th'e fray
waxed furious :for over an hour, at the
end-Tof which -time he buffalo retired,
not before, however, its carcass bore un
mistakable signs of the kangaroo's at
tention. Gillies in Scotland relate many stories
of fierce contests between stags. It is
believed that these lights are invariably
brought on througlj jealousy, caused by
one stag challenging another's right to
be at the head of the herd.
Using their antlers as weapons of war
the two stags thrust and irore at each
other until one animal is done to death.
It is hy no means an uncommon thins for
their massive antlers to become entang
led and locked together, In which case
one animal's horns are frequently pulled
ngnt off its head; while on several oc
casions pairs of antlers have been found
on the moors unmistakably witnesses of
the ferocity of a contest between these
animals.
Horses use either their teeth or their
hoefs as a mode of defense. A curious
Instance of the effectiveness of these
weapons once occurred at Sheffield park.
A bulldog, barking and snarling, chased
a horse turned loose, around and around
a meadow not with angry Intent, but
purely from an excess of high spirits.
After galloping round the field several
times, the horse stopped dead, and, turn
ing sharply around, lashed out at the
yelping dog, with a fatal result, for its
skull was cloven.
The gorilla is a most formidable op
ponent in battle, its great strength lying
in its powerful arms. Few animals of
the forest have the slightest chance of
overcoming a gorilla; but a python has
been known to encircle Its coils around
the gorillals body, only, however, to have
its own body torn open by its adversary'!
hands.
Fish fighting is arooet popular sport in
. Siam. and some'years'ago some Siamese
brought over several "pla-kat," or fight
ing fish', to England, with the object of'
establishing the sport in this country
The two fish, trained from the age of six
months-' to, fight, are placed in a large-
glass bottle. ... ,
It Is most esrYons to note each fish's
attitude when it seeoSBes aware of its
adversary 's preseace in the settle. Swel
ling with rage and sride, they sail around
and around the narrow space, preteadias; -
not to notice each -otter, antil sadiealy
one fish makes, a savage dart at its an-
welcome companion, .biting its fins and
body. The fight coatinvee sntll . the
referee eees.that the Israe Is no longer .
in doubt, when the contest is stospsd. t
tae
x.
We buy all of our Cutlery direct from j
the Manufacturer and every piece isj
fully warranted by us.
Butcher Knives
that are hand-forged from tool steel and
oil tempered. Sold with an unlimited
guarantee. Price, 35c.
SCHlEiTE BROS.,
Oregron, Mb; J
Letter List.
The following letters remain uncalled
for in the postoffice at Oregon, Mo., for
the week ending September 2, 1904:
Dud, Wm.,
Tbornburgh, Wm. .
When calling for any of the above
letters or cards, please say "advertised."
Tom Cubby, P. M.
Prof. A. R. Coburn has moved into
the Pinkston property, vacated by Mrsv
Emma, Bragg. Mrs. Bragg, will visit
with her children until her handsome
new home is ready for ocusneyrwhich
wUl.es, a a Jew weeks." -
Wonsssfcrssrthrflese.
In .some coast UiaM
Danes, Norwegians an4 Frams i
employed as sailor aad -prove them
selves to be" sxysrt saariners. In the
smaller sailing' ships, where there Is a
woman on boardrwhethershe be the wife
of the skipper or stewardess, she is ex
pected to take her turn at the ordinary
work of the sailor, not even excluding
the duties of the man at the wheel or of
the night watch. Denmark employs
several women as state officials at sea.
Experienced captains assert that the
woman make excellent sailors are equal
to most seamen in dexterity and power
of endurance.
Best Woman sTountaineer.
By far the most expert woman moun
taineer in the world is Mrs. Fanny Bul
lock Workman. In the Himalayas she
has climbed to an altitude of 22,568 feet.
On the same occasion her husband broke
the world's record for men by 311 feet,
by climbing 23,194 feet up a mountain
24.479 feet high. Mrs. Workman is of
medium height, and there is nothing
in her appearance to suggest the strength
she has displayed in some of her wonder
ful feats.
Ratio of Second Itarriages.
Of the marriages in general in the-
United States it'Ji discovered that out.
of the 1,00: 'coo steered 1S9 saen will
have beea marrlef at least oaes hm
fore the oslebmOea massr eonrtdes atloa..
while the Ml wtU ave aase vows fsr ;
the first time. Of thel.fN wosseaiaae
oery fsj will lm worm wHew '
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