The Holt County sentinel., December 02, 1904, Image 1

About The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980

Image provided by: State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO

                
Btnte Historical Socletf
lie
(luuntn
40TH YEAR.
OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1904.
NUMBER 29
SBMmmmS; 'ffiaV- -S
HPIBBIIPjIbp'VPPaVMHHRHsmBv
Arrival and Departure of ICails at the
Postoffice, Oregon, Mo.
MAILS' DEPART:
For Omaha am. intermediate
points, and all points north, east
and west. y
For all pointsriorth, south, east
and west, except Tarkio and
VUllsca branches.
For St. Joseph and intermediate
points.
For Xew Point, only. S "
Helwi-s supplied by 'Rnrul Car
rier,, fContc So. 1
For Villisca, north, mall to all
points north, east, south and
7 :S0 a. m.
13:lOp.m.
8 :45 a. m.
3:30 p. m.
16:ee a. ni.
4:25 p. rn.
west, .except intermediate he-
txeon Forcstrlty "Si nfl St: Joseph
12:4.- in. For all points north, xmth. east
andirest. Mail mailt nj at S:'H)
p. m.
MAILS ARRIVK.
8:50 a. m. Oiualia Mulls f nun all iointj.
north. e:iM. Mutli and west.
10:20;i. in. VHlisca and Tarkio Valley j
hranches. Mails from north !
east. outh and west.
11:30 a.m.
3:15 p. m.
From New Point oulj-.
Maiu line K. C, St. .lot. & C. B.
Malls from all points, north,
south. et and wet.
From St. Joseph.
Rural Route No. leave.. Re
tt -lis at 4:K3 p. m.
Rural Route, So. 1, leave-.. Re
turns. 4:0(1 p. m.
Rural Route, No. 'A, leaves. Re
6:00 p. rn.
io:oo a. in.
'0:00 :t. m.
t:4.- a. ui.
turns at 4:tt p. m.
S:30a. in. Main Hm K. C..St. Joe & . II.
Mail fnm all points.
Mails are made up pmmpvly 15 minute.-, be--,
fore departin? time.
New Point mall arrives and departs daily J
except Sunday.
Mail to Fortesime. Ruto and points on the I
B & M. In Nebraska within 100 miles of this
office, should be mailed before 8:43 a. rn. in
Order to reach its destination the same day. '
f. -.. n..f k n si . to.. r. n
north and south, ure made up and depart at
the same time, for day train, 12:10 p. m.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.
Convenes first Monday in January: fourth
Mondays in April and August.
Gallatin Craig, circuit Judge.
Frank Petree, prosecuting attorney.
George W. Hogrefe, circuit clerk.
James A. Williams, sheriff.
Harry M. Irwin, stenographer.
Probate Court.
Convenes second Mondays in February,
May August and November.
Henry T. Alkire. probate Judge.
County Court.
Regular Terms: First Mondays in Febru
ary May, August and November.
Jacob Wehrli, presiding judge.
G. W. Pullen, judge 1st district.
Wm. H. Allen, judge of 2d district.
Enoch A. Welty, clerk of county court.
F L. Zelier, deputy county cleric.
County Board of Health.
Jacob Wehrli, president.
G. W. Pullen, vice-president.
W. C. Proud, county physician.
Enoch A. Welty. secretary.
County Board of Kriuealion.
A. R. Coburn,, Oregon.
W. W. Gallaher, Mound City.
Alberta U. Green, Craig.
Collector of Revenue, Nicholas Stock.
County Treasurer, Lew is I. Moore.
Recorder of Deeds, Robert Callow.
Commissioner of Schools, A. K. Coburn
Public Administrator, M.I). Walker.
Superintendent, of Poor, Aimer Cai-vm.
Surveyor, O. M. Armstron;.
AjjSi-esSor, W. 11. Weiuht-unui.
: i
""-The Walker boys. Lawrence and j
Warne, delivered 190 head of hogs to j
Will Derr at Forest City, Monday of
this week. They averaged 170 pounds
and sold at 1.
O, Missouri!
O, Missouri, Mizzoo, I'm a
weepin1 for
you.
My tears are a fallin' like rain.
I'm a sobbin' boo hoo! 1 O, Missouri,
Mizzoo:
My heart is nigh broken with pain.
Oo you I'ye relied .with a whole -lot of
pride,
And counted you safe from the fray.
But O, what a slide why I mighty near
died
A seein' you wander away
fO, state of my birth you have squelched
all the mirth
And made me feel lonesome and blue.
Though I wander the earth of all joy
there's a dearth,
O fickel Missouri, Mizzoo'
1 nave alwavs avowed that of vo I was
prond.
j But this i- a bWw to my pride.
1 1 am sobbiu' aloud, ana my spirit is
cowed
To think that you'd over blackslide.
You have wandered away from the old
path today.
And you'll find that the pic-kin' is
poor.
You will find it don't pa do you catch
what I say?
Your new friends will bunco you sure.
When on hu9ks you must dine in com-
p'ny of swine
Just recall what 1 whisper 10 you:
jg - Jr the old wavs you'll pine, and vou'll
kir'in lina
ei oacK m "ne
Repentant Missouri, Mizzoo!
. ... . .... , ,
Missouri; its tough! You were quite
old enobgh
To know a lot better than that.
But you swallowed the guff O, Mis
souri, it's rough
To have all our hopes busted flat!
But, Missouri, Mizzoo: we're a lookin'
for you
To come back again to the fold.
And the day that you do what a hulla
baloo We'll raise when your form we be
hold. Will M. Maupin in the Commoner,
November 25, 1904.
The annual meeting of the North
west Missouri Press Association was
held in St. Joseph Friday and Satur
day of last week. It was the fourteenth
time they had met in St. Joseph and
the last meet always seems the best.Rnd
each time Frank Freytag and his com
mittee associates try to out do them
selves. This year the details were in
the hands of Frank Frevtog, Jphn Al
j bus and Ed. Hart, and they filled the
j bill to perfection, besides filling other
j things. They were eo bent on showing
, their country cousins a good time, that
j it took generalship on the part of Presi
; dent Mayes to get through with the pro
igram but they got through with one
of the very best programs in the history
! of the association. The entertainment
j furnished by the committee was all right
! in every way, especially their trip to see
the "Forbidden Hand" The fourteenth
annual meet of the newspaper men vi
this P;irt of Missouri, was in every sense
a decided success.
Mrs. Emma Brags ha returned
from Skidmore. where she was visiting
with relatives and friends.
In the Probate Court.
Judge Alkire finished his docket Mon
day of last week, completely disposing
of all business in the probate court. On
Monday the following cases were dis
posed of:
The sum of $200 was appropriated out
of the John Brodbe'k estate, for his
support for the coming year.
An appropriation of $100 was made
out of the Blevins heirs estate for sup
port during th coming year.
SfiO was set asde out -of the Mary E.
Reel estate, for her support during the
coming year.
Joseph Groves, as guardian of David
K Propee, filed his final settlement
showing a balance in his hands of 74.71,
which was ordered turned over to his
ward, he having arrived at the age of 21
years. Final receipts were tiled and the
guardian was discharged.
Albert Chiming in charge of the
Charles W. Stanley estate, filed his final
settlement showing a balance due the
estate of 8286.37, which was ordered diB
tributed one-seventh each to Claude.Bes
sie and Clara Stanley: to Claude as
guardian of Allen, Harry, Guy and
Mary one seventh each. The uncollect
able notes belonging to tho estate were
j ordered turned back to the heirs.
M. D. Walker, public administrator,
filed settlements in the following estates:
Ah guardian r f the Tabor heirs. he made
his final settlement, and on filing re
ceipts, he was discharged. Fifth an
nual in the Wm. Burgess estate bal
ance due the estate, $33034. Third an
nual in the Blevins heirs estate, showing
a balance of 1,879.13 as due the estate.
A balance of SG3.01 wa rhown to be due
the heirs of the Ilousworth heirs. His
5th annual 'settlement in the Mary .
Keel estate, showed a balance of 8461.40.
A balance of 2,055.95 was shown to be
due the John Brodbeck estate.
Wm. Debord, as execiuor of the Wm.
Wagoner estate filed bis final settlement,
showing no funds on haodjthat the heirs
had paid off all liabilities of the deceased,
and the executor was disoharged.
Birtha German, widow of Wm. C. Ger
man, who was killed- lat summer near
Skidmore,.by falling from a bridge,came
into court and showed to the court that
the estate was oot worth more than she
was entitled to under the statutes as
widow, whereupon the court refused the
( grant of letteis for administration.
Albert Jriatdman, as administrator of
the Anthony Hardman estate, was or
dered to sell certain real estate at pri
vate or public sale.
D. A. Gelvin, as guardian of the Gel
vin heirs, made his fifth annual settle
uieni,showing a balance of 6332 80 in his
hands.
Robert Montgomery, as administrator,
fill d his final receipts in the Ira Peter
estate, and he was discharged.
The following demands were allowed
against the Henry Shutta estate: in
favor bf Kreek &Watson for 6154.30: Dr.
J. T. 'J hatcher for 459.30. Against the
Louisa Taylor estate in favor of Fitts
Merch. Co., for $34 80: Jonas Watson,
$1.75. Against the Charles Jenet estate
in favor of G. W. Hitt, for 45.
Court adjourned to meet December 12.
Every Amendment Defeated.
The official vote on the constitutional
amendments in the late election has
been announced. All the amendments
were defeated by big majorities. The
first, which was the proposition to allow
the cities to pension their disabled po
licemen, was defeated by 75,254. The
second, the direct legislation amend
ment, was beaten by 43,540. The third,
the free school book amendment, was
defeated by 63,201. The fourth, the
railroad pass amendment, was defeated
by 123,561. The fifth, the new capitol
amendment, was beaton by 113,910
votes.
It is rather odd that so few Missouri
voters took the trouble to indicate their
preferences on the proposed constitu
tional amendments. About 640,000 per
sons voted for governor, while the num
ber of votes on the amendments did tot
much exceed 300,000. More than half
the meu who went to the polls ignored
the proposals to amend the constitution,
although they concerned matters of im
portance and had been widely discussed.
Evidently, training is necessary in order
to persuade the voters to take advant
age of a referendum when it is offered
them.
The people of Missouri will take a
natural and justifiable pride in the
state's magnificent showing in its agri
cultural exhibits at the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition. Its three grand prizes
and 252 m-dais given by the committee
on awards constitute a fine tribute to
the state's agricultural eminence and to
the skill of tho men who arranged the
displays for the exposition. Missouri is
such a well balanced state in its farm
products that outsiders sometimes fail
to recognize its important position in
furnishing the nation's food. The news
of the St. Louis awards will emphasize
to the country the extent and finality of
Missouri's vase agricultural interests.
Death of C. C. Potter.
Many of the older set of citizens of
i Oregon and Forest City, will no doubt
remember C. C. Potter, who in the early
80's was the telegrapher at the Forest
City station. They will also remember
us speaking of him as the clerk of the
district court of Iowa, which position
he had held for some 11 years, when he
was discovered to be an embexzler, and
'of his conviction and having been sent
to the penitentiary for a term of ears
from Mills county, Iowa. On his leav
ing Forest City he went to Pacific Junc
tion as telegrah operator, and while
here he got into politics, and his won
derful personality, for it was by his
personality that he commanded the
confidence that Mills County, Iowa,
voters repeatedly accorded him when his
name was among those of the candi
dates for office, and in 1892 he was first
elected clerk of the district court, and
for eleven years he held this position,
when he was found to short in his ac
counts, and about a year ago he wa6
sentenced to the penitentiary at Fort
Madison. His nervous system com
pletely gave way, and he was confined
to the hospital the entire time until
Monday, October 31, 1904, death came
and released him. His is a sad ending
of a life which had a peculiar influence
upon all whom he came in contact. Mr.
Potter's known embezzlement is said to
have been about 7,000, but he plead
guilty to having embezzled 2.400. Many
of his personal friends believed that he
was not guilty of any criminal act and
that he plead guilty to avoid a trial
which would have resulted in discios
urea that would have implicated others
of bis associates.
Much Ado Over Small Amount.
In the case of Ed. Burch vs. Ben
Bosch.known as "the cornn'usking case,"
the adjudication of a slight difference
out of court would have saved consider
able litigation and a good sized sum of
money.
Burch in a boy, under age, and was
employed by. Bosch to shuck corn. He.
shucked something over 1,500 bushels
and asked thathe be paid three cento, a
bushel for his work. Bo9ch refused .to
;pay three cents, but offerad to pay two
and one-half cents.
At this basis the difference in the total
avunt .was 87.50. lo round figures
Burch claimed his work was worth
$47.50,while Bosch thought it was worth
only $40 and offered to pay him that
much.
Neither would agree to the other's fig
ures, so young Burch's father brought
suit. About thirty-five witnesses were
summoned in the case on both sides.
First it was tried in justice's court, then
appealed. The parties live in north of
Orrsburg and the witneaees had to come
a good distance.
The jury decided that Bosch must pay
Burch three cents a bushel for hi9 work.
When the costs were figured up Thurs
day after the decision was in it was
found that the case had cost the loser
over 200. Maryville Tribune.
Were You Thankful?
Thursday last was Thanksgiving day,
a day named for the people by tho pres
ident of our glorious country and the
governors of the several states. It is
one of the most unique, beautiful and
uplifting of all our holidays. It com
bines gratitude to our Father above
with the feasting, rejoicing and mutual
helpfulness to cloBely akin to a deep
sense of thankfulness. Like all occas
ions of human rejoicing, Thanksgiving
brings its burdens of sorrow to temper
the gladness of the day and hour. No
doubt many a Thanksgiving dinner was
eaten in tears provoked by the sight of
the chair filled by some loved one a year
ago, now empty and sacred, to a past
that can never be recalled on this side
of the dark river. While this is true,
God has set us in a large place, in which
our present life is linked with better
and greater things to come; and, realiz
ing that sorrow patiently suffered brings
blessings beyond compare, eveu those
who have been sorely chastened doubt
less lifted their grateful hearts to the
Giver of all Good. Never, aside from
the homes where affliction has come,
have so many homes in our dear old
town been so bountifully cheered with
the good things of life as in the present
yer. Therefore all us, those who have
sorrows and those whose sorrows are
yet to come, could be truly thankful;
while those to whom the day was sad,
no doubt was mindful of those to whom
it brought sorrow. Oregon never seen a
fairer Thanksgiving day, nor one more
generally observed. The weather.which
was so warm that the day hardly seemed
the great festival, added, however, to its
attractiveness rather than detracted,
and when tho feasting was over, our
people came down town for an after
noon stroll. Services were held at the
M. E. church, the pulpit beiug occupied
by Rev. Bower, of the Evangelical
church: the Presbyterian pulpit was oc
cupied by the pastor, Ryv. McFarland.
Kaging Prairie Fire.
A raging fire 'vas in progress in the
bottom lands southwest of town Wed
nesday, Nor. 23, 1904. It began on the
McCoy tract south of the railroad, and
is supposed to have started from a upark
from a passing locomotive. Owing to
the rank growth of prairie hay which
was as dry as a powder horn anda heavy
wind that prevailed from the north, the
flames spread with great rapidity and
for a while threatened the destruction
of the several homes and thousands of
tons of wild hay in stacks. Roaring
like an approaching cyclone, leaping
into the air at a great distance and
bounding southward with furious speed,
the devouring flames and great volumns
of smoke presented an awe inspiring
sight to those in the immediate vicinity.
In a few hours a strip of country several
miles wide whs burned over to a point
east of Napier, a distance of about six
miles from the starting point. At the
time of closing our forms Wednesday
evening, we hear the fire had spent its
force and was thought to be under con
trol. W. C. Andes and John Cottier
lost several 'stacks of hay each. Mr.
Salsburry, who lives on the Anderson
farm, lost all but three of 18 stacks
of hay, amounting to about 200 tons.
With this exception and the burning of
many fence posts, no other material
damage was done by the flames. Jeffer
aonian, The Official Count.
Below will be found the vote, by
counties comprising this congressional
and judicial district for president and
governor:
Parker. Roosevelt.
Andrew 1,690 2,306
Atchison 1,500 1,839
Buchanan 7,746 8,703
Gentry .....2,153 2.060
Holt 1,273 2,208
Nodaway 3,352 3,875
Platte 2,534 953
Worth 965 1,042
In the six counties composing this
congressional district, Roosevelt received
19.884 votes, and Parker. 18,095, a plu
rality of l,789for the former.
In the five counties composing our
judicial district, the total vote was:
Parker, 9,243; Roosevelt, 11,024; plural
ity for the latter, 1,781.
"GOVKiWOK 1
Folk.
Andrew ...1.791
Atchison 1,672
Walbridge.
2,224
1,706
7.633
2,009
2,103
3,725
874
1,001
Buchanan 8,968
Gentry 2,373
Holt 1,453
Nodaway 3,582
Platte 2,613
Worth 1,035
Folk's total vote in the congressional
district was 20,079, and Wal bridge's,
18.265. Folk's plurality, 1,814.
Folk's total vote in the judicial di9
trict was 10,017 and Walbridge, 10,544
Walbridge's plurality, 527.
Platte Purchase (Leads All.
In the matter of awards for cattle and
mules made at the World's Fair, the
Platte Purchase more than held its own
against the remainder of this state and
against the world
For Shorf,-Horn cattle, C. D. Bellows,
of Maryville, was the biggest winner in
the state. He won 17 prizeB two firsts,
three seconds, five thirds, one fifth, one
sixth, one eighth, two tenths, one
eleventh and one seventeenth.
In the Hereford contest, Benton Gab
bert, of Dearboo, too eight prizes, in
cluding two firsts, two seconds and one I
third.
Platte Purchase exhibitors carried off
practically everything in the Jersey
competition. Rolla Oliver, of Dearborn,
took 14 prices with his Jersey cattle.
Mrs. F. C. Thomas, of Buchanan coun
ty, took 11 ribbons. C. T. Graves, of
Maitland, took 10 prizes and Robert I.
Voting, of Buchanan county, won eight.
W. A. Elgin, of Platte City, took 11
prizes with exhibits of mules. Seven of
these were firsts. Among other large
winners who live in Northwest Mis
souri are James A. Funkhaueer, of
Plattsburg, who took 13 prizes with his
Hereford entries, and M. E. Moore, of
Cameron, who won 22 ribbons with his
Holsiein-Freieian cattle. St. Joseph I
News and Press. I
New Branch of Study.
The Missouri Agriculture college has
decided to offer a course in stock judg
ing during January and February for
the benefit of those who want to learn
the more important problems connected
with this important subject. The course
will have nothing to do with science for
science's sake, but only in do far as
science will help solve practical prob
lems will it be considered. Lon winded
discussions and line-spun theories will
be relegated to the background. In
structions will he straight to tha kernel
of the subject by tho shortest cjt and
she fewest possible words. In short,
the course will be arranged for busy
stockmen who have not time for frills.
Roosevelt by 25,600.
The official count of the vote for presi
dent has been completed in this state-.
The count was on the first presidential
elector for each candidate and the vot
is as follows:
Robert H Kern. Dem 295.87
L. M. Jones, Rep 321,447
S. S. Allen, Prohi 71.18L
F. D. Atkinson, Soc 13,008
J. F. Garber, Soc. Lab 1,685
H. N. Ess, Peo 4,226
Jones' plurality for Roosevelt, is 25,
600. The vote for president in 1900 waff:
Bryan, Democrat, 351,922; McKinley,
Republican, 314,092. According to the
official vote Parker ran 66,075 votes be
hind Bryan and Rooeevelt ran 7,344
votes ahead of McKinley. Parker re
ceived 30,805 fewer votes than did Folk
for governor and ran 10,048 votes behind
Rubey for lieutenant governor.-
After the Packers.
Commissioner James A. Garfield, of
the bureau of corporations Is in Chicago
to complete the Beef trust investiga
tions begun last spring under a resolu
tion of congress, by calling before him
the leading packers to answer questions
which he may propound, based on the
evidence collected by the special agents
of the bureau in the last few months. It
is stated on good authority that the
leading lawyers of the government are
of the opinion that the commissioner
has legal right to compel the testimony
of trust magnates, and that he will sub
poena the big packers to appear before
him, with their books 'and papers, if
necessary, in order to answer the ques
tions he may have put to them. The
scope of the iuquiry will be broad for
the commissioner has at his command
in statistical form the data gathered by
his special agents, which coven most of
the cattle on the ranges, . freight rates,
stock yards charges and cost of manu
facturing the cattle into beef products
for the market.
The evidence thus far gathered meets
the demand of the resolutions of congress
and, it is believed, shows this necessity
of m. further investigation to determine
if the packers hare violated the Chicago
injunction against the Beef trust. Ever
since the bureau wm created it has beeu
expected that the first tgoet to be pro
ceeded against would hSteo to test the
jaw wmcfigivee-ifttrMhrew ptwer to ex
amine into its business fee the ' parpose
to determine whether or oot a trust to
the detriment of trade existed. If the
investigation thus far conducted has
suggested the necessity for further prob
ing, the Beef trust may be the first to
either establish the precedent of "laying
down" and opening its books t the gov
ernment or of making a fight to ten-t the
conatitutionality of the law which gives
the bureau of corporations such power.
Commissioner Garfield will have the
federal courts behind him to enforce bis
demands in the event of action of thie
kind being taken. The question sb to
whether or not trust magnates must an
swer questions must be decided in the
courts, and if the decision is adverse to
the trusts the packers must either an
swer the questions propounded by the
commissioner or the bureau or face
charge of contempt of court.
Frank Sutton butchered one of his
Jersey Red porkers this week, that
pulled the beam down to 625 pounds.
Frank will get enough lard out of him,
he thinks, to make doughnuts for his
kids for a whole year.
C. W. Lukens and family are now,
or will be, next Monday, residents of
Hickory township, having just finished
moving from their farm in the Union
neighborhood to his fine farm and home,
one and a half miles north of New Point,
known as the Uncle Jacob Rayhill place.
May health and happiness be theirs in
their new home.
The Federal pie seekers seem to be
quite active in some parts of our county.
At Craig there are three who desire the
pleasure of handling Uncle Sam's mail,
these are: Phil. Thompson, Fred Gt ok
and Dr. Kaltentach. In our city, Mr.
Harvey Evans has a petition out, al
though Mr. Curry's commission does m t
expire until a year from next M r h,
sixteen months, at which time he will be
a candidate ior reappointment. Mr. L,
I. Moore is also spoken of in connection
with the postmastership.
Henry Williams, of Clay township,
was in town, Monday last, having
brought his son, C. E., and wife, home
from a visit to them. Henry says nearly
all of the, children were home over
Thanksgiving, and a jolly, good time waa
had by all of them. The children pres
ent were: Prof. A. O. Williams, former
ly Coun;y Superintendent of Schools,
and also professur of the Forest City
schools, but now residiug near Warrens
burg, this .state: C E. -Williams and wife,
who are in charge of the Fanners' cen
tral in this cit: Mont. II. Williams;
Lum Patterson, a brother of Mrs. Henry
Williams, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Laa
dreth. and husband, Leonard.