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40TH YEAR.
OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1905.
NUMBER 35
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Arrival and Departure of Kails at the
PostotfLc'J, Oregon, Ho.
MAILS DEPART:
7 :40 a. m. For Omaha anu intermediate
points, and all points north, east
and west.
For all points north, south, east
and west, except Tarkio and
Villlsca branches.
For St. Joseph and intermediate
points.
Fqreyr Point onlys..
Helwig supplied by Rural Car
rier, Route No. 2.
For Villlsca, north, mail to all
points north, east, south and
west, except intermediate be
tween Forest ity and St. Joseph..
12:4b . m. For all points north, south, east
and west. Mail made up at 8:00
p. m.
MAILS ARRIVE.
9:10 a.m. OmahaMails from all points,
north, east, south and west.
Villlsca aud Tarkio Valley
branches. Mails from north
east, south and west.
From New Point only.
Main line K. C, St. Joe. & C. B.
Mails from all points, north
south, east and west.
From St. Joseph.
Rural Route No. 2, leaves. Re
turns at 4:00 p. m.
10:00 a.m. Rural Route, No. 1, leaves. Re
turns, 4:00 p. m.
Rural Route, No. 3. loaves. Re
turns at 4:00 p. m.
Main line, K. C.St. Joe & U. B.
Mail from all points.
Mails are made up promptly 15 minutes be
fore departing time.
New Point mail arrives and departs daily
except Sunday.
Mail to Fortescue, Rulo and points on the
B &M. in Nebraska within 100 miles of this
office, should be mailed before 8:45 a. m. in
order to reach its destination the same day.
Mails for main line of K. 0., St. Joe. & C. B.
north and south, uro made up and depart at
the same time, for day train, 12:10 p. m.
New
THE NEW MISSOURI.
Administration Takes up
Reins of Government in
Missouri.
the
10:20 a. m.
11:30 a. m.
3:15 p. m.
6 :00 p. m.
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0:45 a. m.
2:30 a. m.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.
Convenes first Monday in January; fourth
Mondays in April and August.
William O. Ellison, circuit judge.
Ivan Blair, 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.
George W. Ootten, judge 1st district.
Henry E. Wright, Judge of 2d district.
Enoch A Welty, clerk of county court.
F L. Zeller, deputy county clerk.
County Board of Health.
Jacob Wehrli, president.
George W. Cotten.vice-presldent.
W. O. Proud, county physician.
Enoch A. Welty, secretary.
Connty Board of Education.
A. R. Coburn,, Oregon.
W. W. Gallaher, Mound City.
Alberta C. Green, Craig.
Collector of Revenue, Nicholas Stock.
County Treasurer, George V. Cummins.
Recorder of Deeds, Robert Callow.
Commissioner of Schools, A. R. Coburn.
Public Administrator, M.D . Walker. .
Superintendent of Poor, SebournOarson.
Surveyor, Wm. M. Morris.
Asssessor, Will Fitzmaurlce.
Mrs. D. E. Bennett, is home after
an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs, Pearl Lynch, of Canton, Illinois.
Extraordinary interest is felt by the
people -if our state in the legislative ses
sion, which began at noon Tuesday of
has been lacking. The Democrats were
in supreme control, and it was only a
question of what Democrats would do.
The few Republicans, who managed to
to get elected to legislative positions
could be little more than figureheads.
Now the Domocrats control the senate
and the republicans the house, while
Governor Folk, though a Democrat, is
not in sympathy with man)' men and
methods in his own party. He is there
fore to some extent, an uncertain quan
tity.
This much is certain, however, uo one
party can do anything this winter with
out the consent of the other. To this
general statement there will be one ex
ception, when a sutcessor to Senator
Cockrell is to be elected. The Republi
cans, having a clear majority on joint
ballot, have it in their power to fill the
seat in the United Slates senate, occu
pied for 30 years by a Democrat of the
old school.
Charles W. Watts, of Buchanan
county, was chosen temporary speaker
on Wednesday, and the members of the
43d general assembly were sworn by
Judge Brace, of the supreme court. On
Wednesday night the Republicans in
caucus selected David W. Hill, of Pop
lar Bluff, as speaker of the house, and
also selected the ot her permanent officers.
On Thursday night in caucus, the Hon
Thos. K Neidringhaiis received the cau
cue nomination for United States sena
tor, and on Tuesday next, the 17th inst,
he will be formally chosen to that office,
by a joint session of both houses.
Oo Monday of this week. Joseph W.
Folk and the other stale officers, all Re
publicans, excepting the governor, were
duly inaugurated and sworn into office.
For the first time since 1868, the presi
dential electors which met at Jefferson
City on Monday of this week were all
Republican. The last time a Repub
lican vote was cast by the presidential
electors of Missouri was in 1868, for U.
S. Grunt in his first term. At the capi
tals of each of the states the electors
chosen on last election day formally met
at their respective state capitals and
cast their votes for ih- cand.dates for
president and vice-president of the
United States, for while ithaB been gen
erally and popularly believed that Theo
dore Roosevelt has been elected presi
dent and Charles W. Fairbanks vice
president, the actual event did not take
place until Monday last, January 9.1905,
although the election was held Nov 4,
UK)4. Even then the formal cauv6S of
this vote and ihe final clinching of the
process of naming a new head for the
nation will not be until there is a joint
session of the house and senate of the
National Congress for the purpose. Un
der the law this joint meeting to canvass
the vote of the electors will be held on
the second Wednesday in February,
which falls pn February 8.
Iu the case of Missouri the duly of
certifying the election of Roosevelt Re
publican electors fell upon Governor
Dockery and Secretary of State Cook.
The Missouri electors met at the Monroe
House in Jefferson City, Monday morn
ing and organized by electing L. M.
Jones, of Kansas City as president, and
D. M. Houser, of St. Louis, as secretary,
and Polite El wins, of the 13th district,
the youngest elector, as messenger, who
will carry the returns to Washington.
The electors then proceeded in a body
to the secretary of Btate's office, where
they formally examined the returns on
presiuent. a copy oi tne rjeuit as an
nounced will be mailed to Washington
Anotner copy will be transmitted to
Federal Judge Phillips. The third copy
will be borne to Washington by the
special messenger, who must reach
there by January 23.
Joseph W. Folk, at noon Monday, was
inaugurated as the 20th chief executive
of the state of Missouri. The oath of
office was given by Chief Justice Theo
dore Brace in the presence of an audi
ence that packed every nook and corner
of the lower assembly hull. Upon tak
ing the oath and without the slightest
delay, Mr. Folk delivered his inaugural
address. It was listened to with special
attention and constantly interrupted by
applause, the passages receiving the
heartiest approval, being along the lines
of anti corruption. In speaking of the
police, department of the cities, Mr. Folk
said, "I believe those people can be
trusted to govern themselves." This
sentence, the despatches state, received
the generous applause of anything in
the entire address.
The people who usually go to the capi
tol on passes to see the inaguration of
the new governor and tell how much
they did for f'the party" did not attend
this year. The men who made Folk
governor aie mostly people who don't
crowd around successful candidates and
there was not the customary rush in
Representative hall when the inaugura
tion ceremonies were held. There was
no special train with St. Louis police
men and saloon keepers to march in
time and get drunk in the afternoon.
There were no loads from Kansas City,
riding on tickets that read, "pass'twenty
persons, as on previous occasions, and
no army of office hunters with two Pull
man cars on the side track, as there was
four years ago.
A flood of bills have been introduced
in me nouse, out tnere has been no
committees yet named. Of course
they will lie in the pigeon holes until
o i ri!ii . .
opeuKur niu announces tne various
committees, which he will likely do next
Monday. It is thought that Major Bit
linger, of Buchanan, will be made chair
man of the committee on railroads, and
will also be placed on the committee on
appropriationo. Messrs. Allen, of Holt,
and Scammon, of Atchison, are desirous
of being placed on the committee on
swamp lands and drainage. As these
countios suffer greatly from overflows,
etc., they are specially interested in be
mg made members of this committee,
and they will doubtless lend their best
efforts in securing state aid in draining
these bottom lands Mr. Lemon, of
Nodaway, will likely be given a place on
the committee on education and Normal
schools:, and Mr. Moser, of Andrew, will
in all probability, be made chairman of
the committee on agriculture.
flissouri's Next Senator.
Little Ethel the little four year old
daughter of James and Sarah Kelley,
narrowly escaped being burn-d to death
on Wednesday of this week, January 11,
1905. It seems that Mr. Kelley while
out looking after his stock, occasionally
falls to the ground, from the effects of a
broken ankle, and Mrs. Kelley thinking
she had heard him call, started to his
assistance. On leaving the house
she cautioned the children to 6tay away
from the stoy. She had only been
goi e a few minutes when the younger
sister called to her mamma, that ' Ethel
was burning up; to come quick." On
her arrival at the house, she found her
child envelop-d in flames She told the
child to run out and roll in the snow.
This she did, and th burning garments
soon extmgui-hed. She was takrn to
the house and her entire outergarments
had been burned from her, and fortu
nately the flesh had not been burned
On asking the little oe how f-he took
fire, stated that she "did't know unless
it was while she was stting on the sove
hearth, talking to sister." It was cer
tainly a miraculous escape. Her neck
back bair and back were blist-red, but
not dangerously, and Mrs. Kelley using
prompt remedies, the little one will get
along all right.
The teachers of Union township,
will hold a meeting in the High school
building, at Craig, Saturday, January
21, 1905 Superintendent Thompson, of
the Craig schools is looking after the
schools of Union township, and hps ar
ranged a very interesting program for
this meeting.
THOMAS K, NIEDRINGHAUS.
Thomas K Niedringhaus, of St. Louis, the man who conducted the campaign
and introduced the mysterious stranger to the sisterhood of Republican states,
thus rending the "solid south," was nominated for United States Senator on the
fifth ballot in the Republican caucus of the 43rd general assembly on Thursday
night of laBt week, January 5, 1905. Mr. Niedringhaus led on every ballot, but
when the roll call of the fifth had been finished he still lacked seven votes. Be
fore the result was announced, changes were made, and soon the Parker following
became demoralized and went to pieces panic stricken as it were, and it took the'
Warner forces with it the ballot resulted 58 for Niedringhaus,29 for Kerens and 6
scattering, the winner receiving 11 votes more than was necessary.
On the first ballot, Messrs. Allen, of Holt; Moser, of Andrew, and Lemon, of
Nodaway, voted for Warner; Scannon, of Atchison and Bittinger, of Buchanan,
for Kerens; Aibus and Watts, of Buchanan, for -Niedringhaus. Scammon Tmd
Bittinger remained and went down with their defeated candidate, while Moser,
Lemon and Allen went to Niedringhaus on the fourth ballot. Mr. Niedringhaus
led from the start, and gained on every ballot. Mr. Kerens received 28 votes on
the first ballot and 30 on the fifth before changes were announced.
Upon the result being announced, a committee was appointed who escorted
the successful candidate into Representative hall, and he s oke briefly as follows:
"Republicans of Missouri, it is with deepest senre of gratituJe I stand before
you to night. It is with the realization of the great responsibility . before me.
only wish to say to you that asuod gives me strength the duties you nave im
posed upon me shall be. carried out. I accept this great honor with the expecta
tion to uphold the policies of that great leader, Theodore Roosevelt. I pledge
myself to work and labor to the end that all factionalism shall die out in the Re
nublican party of Missouri. Once. more I thank vou and say I appreciate the
honor you have given me."
The feeling in Holt county is that the Kepubiicans nave done well in tne se
lection of Mr. Niedringhaus, he being the second choice of those in tne race,
Major Warner having the decided preference over all the other candidates, and
Representative Allen reflected their honest sentiments in voting for Major War
ner and then changing to Mr. Niedringhaus, seeing their was no hope for Holt's
first choice.
Mr. Niedringhaus is certainly to be congratulated on election. He is clean
and strong and capable, and will bend his energies to the task of being a good
senator and keeping Missouri where bhe belongs, in the Republican ranks North
west Missouri will give him at ail times its most cordial support. Mr. Niedring
haus should make a splendid United states senator, tie nas commanaea re
spect in every position he has ever held. He is a consistent party man, but it is
nfet believed that he will be offensively partisan. It is also a point of importance
that Mr. Niedringhans is a friend and supporter of the President and will go to
Washington to sustain and enforce the commanding policies of the Chief Execu
tive. The Republicans of the Missouri legislature have done well.
In one aspect of the case, the selection of Mr. Niedringhaus is a distinct vin
dication of the Repablican s'ate committee in the late campaign, and so was in
tended. Manv of the opposition newspapers have claimed incompetency on the
Dart of the Niedringhaus state committee: that its labors were mUdirected and
ineffectual. This was both untrue and malicious. In our opinion the commit
tee's work was intelligent, vigorous, tireless and productive of results The desire
of the Republican representatives to rebuke these slanderers and demonstrate the
party's appreciation of the good campaign work done in its behalf added material
strength to the candidacy of Mr. Niedringhaus.
It is gratifying to note that the contest, though waged energetically, was
wholly without b.tterness. Good humor prevailed from start to finish. Disap
pointment has left no soreness among the defeated and there is not the least dis-
nnsitinn tn hrnnk awav from the caucus agreement to support the nominee. Mr.
Niedringhaus will receive the unanimous vote of the Republican senators and rep
rfl-Rntaiivps on Tuesdav next, wheu the legislature in joint session will take
action.
Thomas K Niedringhaus was born in St. Louis, October 21, I860. He re
ceived his preliminary education in St. Louis and later attended Wesleyan college
at Middlecown, Conn. In 1874 he entered the enameling and stamping business,
and he is now manager of the National Enameling and Stamping company of St.
Louis. He was chairman of the Republican state committee during the last state
and national campaign. Though always interested in politics, Mr. iNiedringhaus
did not come into prominence in his party until two years ago, when, as a member
of the St Louis city central committee, he made a G&ht in behalf of those who
were ejected when the local organization split.
After serving on the city committee he became a member of the state Repub
lican committee and, as chairman, managed the reqent campaign with succes.
411 through his canvass he made friends with the people. Of the three candi
dates, Warner, Parker and Niedringhaus, all hud been warm supporters of Presi
dent Roosevelt, and Niedringhaus can be depended upon to support him as heart
ily as any of them. He is a business man of much ability and experience consid
ering his age.
A Sad Death.
Miss Anna Gillenwater, who was so
severely burned by a gasoline explosion
at Amazonia, Mo., Friday morning of
Ia9t week, January (5, 1905, while start
ing a fire, died at the Sisters' Hospital
in St. Joseph, Mo., Saturday night, Jan
uary 7, at 10:45.
She had only commenced working for
Dr. R. K. Kelly, of Amazonia, the day
before the unfortunate accident occur
red. The following morning she arose
and started a fire, which had gone out,
as she supposed, and she went out and
took up a can of what Bhe thought was
coal oil, went back to the stove and poured
it on the kindling and wood, when there
was a terrific explosion, bursting out
both ends of the can and completely
covering the poor girl with the fluid.
There were two cans, standing close to
gether, one containing coal oil, the other
gas line, and by mistake she had picked
up the one with gasoline in.
After the explosion she ran into the
sleeping apartments of Dr. Kelley and
wife, screaming, "Save me, save me."
The doctor jumped out of bed, grabbed
her and threw her on the bed, endeavor
ing all the time to smother out the
flames with the bed clothes, his wife as
sisting him by bringing in more blankets
to extinguish the flames. She was so
severly burned before the flames were
put out, and bad inhaled eo much fire,
that there was very little hopes for her.
Dr. Kelly, however, did not delay a mo
ment, but secured a hack, and putting
her in it, the drive to the hospital in St
Joseph was made in 40 minutes. Every
thing was done for her that skilled
haods could do, but without avail, as
her injuries were fatal from the start.
She was the daughter of Benjamin
and Rebecca Gillenwater, and was born
near this city, May 4,1884 This is the first
break in the family circle. She leaves s
father, mother, three brothers, three sis
ters, uncles, aunts, an aged grandmother
and many friends to mourn her departure
to the other shore. Herparents reside at
Highland Station, Kansas, while two
sisters reside here; Mrs. Lizzie Adolph
and Miss Julia, who is in the employ of
Mrs. Minn Curry.
The remains were brought here Mob
day morning and taken to the residence
of Tom Curry and wife, where' they re-
'mained until Tuesday morning, when
they were taken to the M. E. church,
the funeral being conducted from that
church, Tuesday morning, January 10,
at 11 a. m., the pastor, Rev. A. J. Brock,
conducting the services, the remains be
ing followed to their last resting place
in Maple Grove cemetery by the rela
tives and many friends.
Dr. Kelly, at whose residence the ac
cident occurred, had his right hand
quite severely burned, and it took heroic
efforts to save the residence.
T. J. Partridge received a genuine
surprise Tuesday evening of this week,
when eight or ten families of neighbors,
friends and relatives came in and took
possession of the home. All brought
baskets full of eatables, being sufficient
to serve five tables. When Mr. P. re
gained his equilibrium, he asked ques
tions. Some one told him it was be
cause of his birthday, they had come in
upon him as a surprise. He then sur
prised his callers by telling them his
birthday was not until the next day. It
seems that the "promoters' of the
"sc ieme" had made some miscalcula
tions iu his birth. Should he liye in 45
years, he wiil be a centenarian. All
present had a good time.
R. B. Bridgeman's White Wyan
dottes are again in the winning. Last
Monday he sent six of his choice birds
to the Topeka, Kas., State show.
Wednesday evening he received a mes
sage from J. W. F. Hughes, secretary, of
the show, that he hd won 1st, hen; 2nd,
cock; 2ad, pullet; 2nd, cockerel, and 2nd,
pen. The Kansas State show is the sec
ond largest show in the United States, it
only bein excelled by the Madison
Square Garden show in New York. -It
is useless to sav that Bose is very proud
over his winning, and that his wife is
having a hard time to keep him from
taking the first train to Topeka. W. S.
Rustell, of Ottumwa, la., wa- judge.
Prof. J. D. Eliff, special in-pector of
High t-chools for the State University,
visited the High school at this pi ace last
week, and made a careful - inspection of
the work which id done here. We are
pleased to state that he found the
work very satisfactory. The High
school here now receives credit for
24 units or work. Very few High
schools in the state receive the credit
that is awarded the Oregon High school.
Every citizen of this community should
certainly feel proud of our excellent
school.
Born, to Sam Chesney and wife, of
Forest City, Jan. II, 1905, a hue boy
baby, weight ten pounds, and you ought
to see Jimmy Meer strut nround He
is grandpa now, and acts like he was
the only p-rson that was ever a grand
father.
ing
Dr. Thatcher did the ictroduc-