OUR STANDARD 15EARERS.
For President:
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
For Governor:
HKRHERT rf. IIADLEY.
For Lieutenant-Governor:
JACOB F. GMEL1CH.
For Secretary of State:
JOHN E. SWAXGEIi.
For State Auditor:
J ESS E A . TOLLE I CTO.W
Gor State Treasurer:
WILBUR F. MAKING.
For Attorney-General:
FRANK B. FITLKKRSON.
For Representative in Congress
MoIJRIS A. KEED.
For State i
WILLIAM
enator:
DA LE.
For Represent itive:
HENDERSON LEE WARD.
For.Iudire County Court, First District:
PHILIP SC1ILOT.HAUKR.
For.Iudire Countv Court. Second District :
JOHN II. HP NT.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
HENRY TEBBS ALKIRE.
For Snisri!":
ALFRED R. McNULTY.
I'or ( outity Assessor:
FERRY w! RAMSEY.
For County Treasurer.
NEVILLE DICKSON.
For County Surveyor:
JOHN H. PERET.
For Public Administrator:
MARCELLUS I). WALLER.
For Coroner:
ROY R. MILLER.
"WE POINT WITH PRIDE."
The Advancement and Development
of the Beautiful City of Oregon
The Seat of Government of
Holt County.
No town in our great state has a moie
intelligent class of citizens; more refined
and cultured society the term is used
in its broadest sense. It was founded by
an intelligent class of people, and during
the whole period of its history it has con
tinued to draw unto itself, under thelaw
of affinity, as it were, residents of a like
character, until now it is pre-eminently
disttnguised as a city wherein the stand
ard of intellectuality, refinement, moral
ity and similar qualities is exceptionally
high. The evidence of the traits is tobe
seen in many ways in our city in the
number of her churches and the mem
bership of their congregations; in the
costliness of her school building and the
record of educational attainments; in
the meager reports of her police courts;
in the absence of brcthels and dens of
vice; in the cleanliness of streets, yards
and borne surroundings; in the universal
cultivation of flowers and fruits about
the homes of her people; in the flourish
ing condition of the societies and organ i
tions for amelcoratiug suffering, reliev
ing distress, promoting sociability and
paternal fellowship, and stimulating in
tellectual activity in short, in the whole
tenor and tone of public and private life
in the community.
It was established as a county seat by
the general government.
Oregon became an incorporated city
in 1857, the first to be incorporated in
the county.
In 1881 she became a citv of the
fourth class.
It was made a money order office
lSG'J; the first in the county.
it was made a .tresiuentiai ouice in
1892.
It had a complete telephone system;
local and long distance in 1S93.
It has as many leniel feet of concrete
walks as any town iu the county.
Her people bonded themselves to tho
amount of $23,000 for tho construction of
a water works and electric light plant,
and these were put into operation Sep
tember 23, 1393.
Her citizens subscribed 89,000 for the
construction of a canning factory and it
has been in operation since that time:its
pack taking the world's fair premium at
Chicago.
She raised 800,000 for the building of
the Oregon Interurban railway, now be
ing built.
Her citizens subscribed 81S.000 for the
building of tho Hotel Woodland 30
rooms, and it was opened to the public,
in March,lS93. It has the Lawn Hotel
with 12 rooms capacity, and numerous
restaurants.
The first rural delivery system was
established at Oregon in 1901, and has
five routes with a mileage of 103 miles;
serves 467 families and a population of
2,335, its routes extending in Clay, Hick
ory, Nodaway, Benton, Forbes and For
est Jtownships. Thus it is in daily
touch by telephone and rural mail ser
vice with these townships as well as in
telephone touch with every nook and
corner of the county and country Kan-s-iB
City, Omaha, Chicago, St. Joseph,
etc.
She has the largest assessed valuation
of any city in the county, and her mer
chants, next to those of Craig, carry the
largest per capita stock of merchandise
of any in the county.
She expended more per pupil for edu
cational purposes, than any city in the
county, and Maitland Craig ranking .in
the second place, according to the 1906
official reports.
She ranks third in bank deposits per
capita, Maitland being first, Craig sec
ond and Oregon third.
In delinquentcy on payment of taxes
she ranks at the foot of the li-at, being
but one half of that of our sister city
the north.
She led in the organization of the
great benevolent, societies - Odd Fellow
ship in 1352 and Masonic in 1853, out of
which came the sister lodges at Craig
Mound Citv. Forest City. Maitland and
New Point.
She organized the first woman's club
in the state; the Woman's Union in 187
and is still a vigorous organization.
She manufactures her own brick; the
Green 7 Brothers manufactures.
The Smallwood broom factory sup
Dlies the local demand and fills liberal
orders from abroad.
She established the first bank in the
countv. 1S66. bv Levi Zook and James
Scott, and gave a start to the first ban
established in Mound City the Holt
Countv Bank, established by Robert
Montgomery, president; Albert Roecker
vice president; Hugh Montgomery
cashier, February 14, 1S30.
She helned to establish her sister
cities of Forest City, Maitland, White
Cloud. Kansas. Plattsmouth, Nebraska
and Mound City William Jones, Gale
Crow. Ira Peter. B. F. Ruffner and
James Foster, were conspicuous in giv
msr Mound Citv her start and place on
the map in 1855-57
The first flouring mill established was
by the Kunkel's in 1851.
Her interest in educational matter
gave ner tne urst special scnooi uisinci
in the county 1858, and the first High
school, 1873.
Her citizens organized the urst agri
cultural fair association, and it was held
here in 1SG8.
The first Chautauqua ever held in the
county was organized and held in Ore
gon.
The urst 4th ot July celebration was
held in Oregon iu 1851, and who is there
that does not delight to come to the
beautiful city on such occasions. Plenty
of water, shade, shelter for man and
beast.
She organized the first G. A. K. post
and was the first to observe Memorial
Day 1882.
She organized the first Horticultual
society 1S83.
She organized the first poultry associa
tion, holding the first show here in 1899
She organized the first lodge of A. O
P 1892; the first P. E. O. society, 1903
She organized the Historical Society
in 18C8.
She established the first telephone
system in the couoty 1898.
The first sugar factory was established
here by S. H. Whitmer, now deceased,
in 1876.
rne hrst flower show, was Zbeia in
Oregon, in 1S96, and these annual ex
hibits by the Oregon Chrysanthemum
Society, are ever looked forward to with
great pleasure by the people of our
county.
The nrst corn snow was neid nere in
1903.
She organized the first A. O. U. W.
lodge. 1880; the first W. W. lodge, 1894.
She gave the first art show; 1900.
She organized the first commercial
club, 1893.
She set the pace for sister cities, by
inaugurating the free street horse shows
May, 1905.
She is within G miles of the geo
grapical center of the county.
Never in the history of the city of
Oregon, has there ever been a time when
connections with trains have been aban
doned by reason of conditions of the
roads.
She is recognized far and wide as the
fru;t center of the Platte Purchase.
Her taxes are light in fact among the
Cholera is tiding many of the pem
of hoys for the farmers in Forest town
ship
Miss Blanche Markland Iefiluesday ! St. Joseph visitors, on Monday
tor .rarkville, wnere she will attend
C. D Zoo had bus iness in Omaha,
Tuesday of this week.
Henry Cook and Harry Pollock were '
of the
twelve
to all
very lightest in the state for a fourth
class citv.
It is within 20 minutes ride
railroad station, from which are
fi'st class passenger trains daily
points norih, east, south and west.
She maintains two splendid musical
organizations a cornet band and or
chestra, with soprano soloist.
There is less in fact none of the
squalled wretchedness within its borders,
than can be found in any citv west of
the Mississippi,
Her schools are her pride and stand
second to none.
The normal temperature is 51.65 de
grees: normal rain tall db inches; normal
snow fall, 37 inches.
Tho court house isone of the most
substantial structures of its kind in the,
state; ample for the needs of the times:
electric lighted, and telephone connec
tious, and is protectod by a fine system
of water works, fire apparatus and fire
company.
She has more telephones and electric
lights in proportion to the population.
than any town or city in the state.
where she
school.
Mrs. G. W. Murphy was with her
mother and sister a Mound City, Sun
day last.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baley is now making
her home with h-r brother, John J.
Brown, of near Napier.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rayhill have re
turned from their visit with Mrs J. B
Denny, of Mound City.
Miss Mary Whitmer has returned
from her visit with her unc e, JonaB
Whitmer, of Mound City.
Carl Green has returned fr im his
summer vacation with his uncle, McHen
ry Green, of Pueblo, Colorado.
John Feurbacher sold a buuch of
56 hogs this week, that avereged 23u'
pounds. Will Derr took 'em at 8640
Mrs. Will Drurv has returned to
her home in St. Joseph, after an extend
ed visit with her sister, Mrs. S. N. Bu
cher and other relatives.
Dr. Sterrett has sogreatly improved
that ne nas returned to nis borne in
Cornintr from the hospital, and is now
able to resume his practice.
The St. Joseph Presbytery will cm
vfne Tuesday eveuing, at Rosendale
church. Pastor Walton will addross
the meeting on "Evangelism."
A. H. Bailey, wife and daughte
Grace; Cora and Rosa Noellsch and
Hazel Hoffman, enjoyed a few days ou'.
ing at the Big Lake, this week.
Misses Dorothea Thomas, Jennie
Foster and Mae Jackson, have returned
from a visit with J. M. Foster and f;im
ily, of Robinson, Kas., and other rela
tives in White Cloud and Hiawatha.
Kas.
The election in Nodawav countv to
issue oonu-. to me amount o: C4.),uuu to
improve the roads and bridges, was
one-sided affair. There were only S19
votes for the proposition while 2,061
voted against it.
Loyd Lewis, in the years gome by
an Oregon school boy, but now of St,
Louis, was up to iMaitlanil last weeit,
visiting his parents, D. P. Lewis and
wife, and his little son, Dan, who is
making his home with his grandparents.
Bigelow is coming right to the front
in the way of cleaning up her streets,
and putting in grantoid sidewalks. They
now have completed 1,600 square feet of
these walks on tho main business streets
and are now putting in 1,500 more square
feet.
A good safe driver for a lady, for
sale by Garfield Bailey.
Don. Hunt ".jot dizzy" on Tuesday,
and fell from the lumber wagon in the
Ruley & Kunkel yard. He is at home
with a bruise or two, and getting along
nicely. Don. declares he had taken
nothing stronger than coffee. A vertigo
attack was the cause.
D. Beeler was picking apples for
Mike May last Thursday and Friday and
from three trees he picked 84 bushels.
AtSl.oOabbl they would bring 842.
They were Vandiver Pipins and were
nice large apples. Mr. May lives on the
bottom 3J miles northweBt of Forest
City. ForeBt City Press.
We acknowledge a delightful cal
from Judge C. A. Mosman, of the Bu
chanan Circuit Bench, who was here
Friday and Saturday, to relieve Judge
Ellison. In the days before the "wall"
the Judge and the Senior of The Sen
tinel, were school boys together in St
Louis, and our meetings always brings
up the pleasant recollections of the long
ago.
-Sunday's services at the Presby
terian church were unusually interest
ing. Tne evening, Bervice was an appeal
to the unchurched to take their places
n the church of God, and share in its
toils and blessings. The pastor will use
few evenings for direct evangelistic
services. iNext bunuay evening tne sun
iect will be "No One Cast Out " The
morning service will be in tho interes
ot labor. All wno ton witn neau or
and are cordially invited. The C. E
society will b led by Miss Byrd Perot
The last meeting was the fullest of the
mon'h.
On Monday of this week, Miss
Mabe! D. Elliott, of Mound Citv, and
Earnest I. Patterson, of near Maitland
came down to the county seat and call
ed at the M.E.'Parsonage, and in a min-
te they were made husband and wife
by Rov. T. J .'Enyeart. They are both
among our very best young people, and
their large circle of friends will be de
lighted to hear this news. They will go
to Kansas City, where the groom id
taking a course in veterinary.
H. K. Hfisuess returned from the
St. Louis market last Saturday after
spendiug the week in completing fall
stocks. He says it takes about a week
to get merchandise in so he don't ex
pect any arrivals before next week.
While there Harry joined the Retailers
Commercial Union A fast growing or
ganization having some 100 members.
The object of this union is to buy differ
ent lines of merchandise collectively and
in large quantities then dividing"tbe lot3
to suit each member. The aggregate
buying power of the syndicateover6200,-
000. They don't have to hunt for mer
chandise, merchandise is hunting them
and at prices very gratifying to the
members and their patrons.
Merrill Christy is back among us,
having come back from Buffalo, Wyom
ing. Lloyd Thatcher is visiting in Kan
aas City and Warrensburg, Missouri,
this week.
Ben Molter, of St. Joseph, is enjoy
ing a week's lay off circulating with his
old Oregon friends.
Mrs. Clara Collins, of Belleville,
Kansas, is visiting her aunt and uncle,
E. M. Norris and wife, and other rela
tives Rev. Tonat and family took their
leave on Tuesday of this week, for Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, his new field of
labor.
Found a sum of money; description
and amount properly given by owner, it
may be recovered on payment for this
notice; apply at this otlice.
Dr. Ike Minton and John E. Slater
and wives, have returned from their
western sight-seeing trip, which was
greatly enjoyed by them.
Levi Schulte and wife, the twins
and Herman, are enjoying the state fair
at Lincoln, Nebraska, visiting Jonas
Watson and other relatives.
Miss Ethel Nacel, who was a mem
bor of our High school faculty, for ti e
past two or three years, has been grant
ed a life certificate, by the State Super
iutendunt of Shools.
Mrs. James McCallon and children,
of Rosalia, Kansas, and Mrs. Walter Mc
Callon, of Fillmore, this state, visited
the past several days, with their ornther,
Ollie Cole, of this city.
Rev. Heiiry Burn?, of Topeka, Kan
sas, is the new assigment to this charge
of tho Gernifiu M. E. church, and he ex
pects to be able to fill' his first appoint
ment on Sunday, September 13th.
John Ruesel, a colored man working
with W. W. Wogan on the railroad
grade, south of this city, was taken to
the St. Joseph asylum last Saturday.
Having suddenly become violently in-
saue.
SIXTH ANNUAL SALE
Of the Savannah Herd of
DUR0C-JERSEY SWINE
A. F. RUSSELL, Prop.
AT THE FARM SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.
65 HEAD OF BOARS AND SOWS 65
Two show herds and two great herd Boars, backed by prize
winning ancestry, as good as the best or a little
better. Don't fail to attend the opening sale
of the season.
Lunch at Noon - Sale Begins 12:30
Auctioneers Col. Fred Ueppert, Col. Judd Mctknvan.
Col. H. L. Igleheart. Col. N. G. Kraschel and Col. "Win. A.
Brooks. Clerks J. K. Gillispie, (x. McDaniel.
Saturday Savings.
j pounds Cane
for
Quart, .Mason or :
dozen
10 cent extra heavy
Kings, dozen
Jersey Cream Flour,
:ehram Jars
;md wide Jar
XXXX Flour,
sack
All our fall stock Calicoes
yard
Coats' Thread.
spool
i quart Enamel Kettles for pre
serving
$1.00
.75
.07
1.30
1.25
.05
.04
.39
Children's Lisle Thread Hose, all
sizes, made to sell at cents a 1 O
pair, special pair
KREEK 6 HASNESS,
"THE CASH STORE,"
OREGON, . MO.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
(Fifth District)
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI.
Fall Quarter opens September 15, 1908, with a full
course of Normal instruction. Also courses in Agriculture,
Domestic Science, Art, Manual Training, Physical Culture,
Elocution, Music, Bookkeeping and Adademic Branches.
Two year State Certificate and Life Diploma granted.
Write for catalog or further information to
HOMER M. COOK, President.
John Fries is back from Imperial,
California, on a visit with friends and
relatives He is not well pleased with
that section, but will remain through
the winter, and in the spring will seek a
location farther north.
Next Sunday Rev. Christ Herr
mann, will preacn at tne Uerman M. ii.
church, in the forenoon at the usual
hour and at the Nodaway church in the
afternoon. He is here on a visit with
his aunt.lGrandma Kraemer, and other
relatives.
Addison I. Lyon, an old and respect
ed citizen of RuesbI Springs, Kansas,
died at his home, August 17, 1903, aged
81 years. Mr. Lyon will be remembered
by many of our citizens having visited
here with his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Clara Lyon, the widow of the deceased's
eldest son. Mrs. Lyon and her son, Ad-1
dison, nttended the funeral.
A family from the city recently J
moved into the country. A few days af
ter their arrival some unexpected com
pany called iu the afternoon The lady
of the house observing that the cream
supply was short asked the hired man to
go aud get the cows andmilksomecrenm
for supper. As he moved oil she assured
him that she didn'twantmilk.butcream.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
of Oregon Independent School District
for fiscal year ending June 30, 190S.
RECEIPTS.
Juno 30, 1007, balance cash .... $ 3G3 20
Public funds 050 38
Hard and Soft Coal at Rulej&Kun
kel's. C. B. Rayhill and Uncle Jacob Raj
hill, are at Pana, Illinois, visiting rela
tives. Mrs. M. Spoerle has grapes for sale.
The Union school begins next Mondaj-,
with Miss Cora Noellsch, as the teacher.
Dr. B. G. Pierce will be in Corning
next Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 7-8,
1908.
Dr. Bullock, of Forest City, has re
turned from his outing with the State
Fish Commission to Southern Missouri.
He is as brown as a coffee grain, and
comes back home simply delighted with
his trip.
Claude Williams and family have
returned from their auto trip to Bos-
worth, Carroll county, having taken hie
brother Mont and family home. They
covered 390 miles, round trip, without a
mishap.
Mrs. Ira Ford and children, and
MrB Alton Ford and children, of Morris,
Okla., are here on a visit with their par
ents, the former with Thos. Partridge
and wife, and the latter with Phillip
Rush and wife.
Sheriff McNulty left Wednesday
evening with Charles VanTassel and
Herman Davis, whom he takes to Jeffer
son City, to serve penitentiary sentences;
the former two years and the latter five
years. Tne AlcJNuity noys went aiong
to help their pa.
Students and graduates of our st-ite
university held a meeting at the court
house Wednesday evening, and effected
an alumni organization, oy selecting
Miss Edith Dungan as president and
Miss Lois Welty as secretary. The fol
lowing were present: G. W. Murphy,
II. T Alkire, Harry M. Dungan, C. D.
Zook, Edith and Hortense Dungan, Lois
Welty, Eldon Evans, Milton Moore and
John ilil.-enbeck Prof. Otis, of the
State University, whs present, and took
an active part in assisting to effect the
organization. After adopting a consti
tution, Messrs Dungan, Alkire and Mur
phy were named as a committee to pre
pare by-laws.
pelied to resume because of exhausted
surplus stocks, li.dustries of various
kinds have found it uecessary to in
crease their outputs because of special
demands made upon them. The rail
roads, which six months ago placed 300.
000 freight cars and 5,000 iocomotives in
storage, have had all they could do to
get rolling stuck into service again, to
meet increased transportation. The
country has been too busy to talk poli
tics and will be for some time to come,
no matter what the politicians or the
candidates may do in their efforts to in
terest them.
Under favorable condiditions business
means mooey in. On the other hand,
politics, under any conditions, means
money out. People understand this, and
they need money more than they need
anything else just now. That is why
they are talking jobs rather than poli
tic?, and doing business rather than elec
tioneering. The campaign is progress
ing as well as can be expected under
these circumstances.
In and Around New Point.
Taxes
Tuition..
Total..
Teachers .
Janitor. .
5,267 00
51S 70
DISBURSEMENTS.
.67,120 37
..$5,310 00
. 300 00
Fuel 343 SO
Laboratory supplies 1ST 19
Books and incidentals 319 21
Fire escape and repairs 59(! 34
June 30. 15)03, balance 7 77
Total 87,129 37
Indebtedness none.
Rate of taxation 75 cents on the $100.
Daniel Zachman, President.
J. T Thatcher, Secretary.
L I. Moore, Treasurer.
Progress of the Campaign.
Expectation that the presidential
campaign would open in interest im
mediately following Mr. Bryan's speech
of acceptance, has not yet been realized.
Indeed, there is so little interest in poli
tics in many sections of tho country,
that politicians are solicitous regarding
what they are pleased to term tho
apathy of the people." Mr. Bryan
himself has become anxious to 3uch an
extent that ho has made a two weeks
tour; and Mr. Taft now announces that
he will make several speeches in the im
mediate future. Anxiety of the poli
ticians and the candidates, is, however,
a little premature when commercial, in
dustrial and business conditions are
taken into consideration.
The country na3 been passing through
a period of adjustment following a bank
er's panic which, affected all lines of j
business. Before adjustment has really j
been completed, mills have been com-
Caleb Rayhill is no better.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ilardman were Oregon,
visitors Saturday.
Rev. Walton, of Oregon, visited Rev. Rob
erts, Wednesday.
Mrs. Thos. Cain returned Thursday, from
a two weeks' visit in Colorado.
Mrs. Ethel Aldrige.of Couneil Bluffs, la.,
is visiting f rinds and relatives.
Jesse Cain was hired as teacher to take
the place of;Mr. Lake, who resigned. s . ...
Green Kingjspent the first of the week in
Mound City, with his "best girl," Mrs. King.
The Clifton Remedy Co. that "showed"
here all of last week, went to Fortescue where
they will show this week.
When Amos Lentz is out of town, any one
wanting new batteries for their phones, can
get them at the central ofllce.
Miss Hael Crouse received the diamond
tins, given by the Clifton Remedy Co., to the
young lady receiving the most votes.
Ice cream and cake were served at Hard
man and Kunkels' More Thursday night, af
ter the show, fur the benefit of the Aid so
ciety. Mrs. Willis Acton entertained her Sunday
school class Thursday, with their children.
There were 'XI present. Icecream :ml cake
were served.
Mrs. D. M. Lay and .Mrs. Dr. Kearney,
were iu Oregon, Saturday. On her return
home, Mrs. Kearney was gladly surprised by
her mother, who came to make her a visit.
- I will not bring ou a stock of millinery
this .casnn. I have some nice tips, plumes,
velvets, ribbons and other trimmings will sell
at cost. Also a few felt flats and shapes will
sell at cost. Mn. L. Tkukv.
A birthday surprise party was given at
the home of 15. F. l'rals water,; Monday even
ing, in honor of their son. John, and Miss
Mattie Glenn. (Juite a number were present
iu spite of the weather, and reported a line
time.
The people in and around New Point will
be greatly surprised, if at the next term of
court Dan Ireher brings suit.for slander. The
Clifton Remedy Company gave a live baby to
the ugliest man in the tent, last Thursday
evening. Ky vote of those present the baby,
a little chicken, was given to Dan Dreher,
now every one who ever saw .Air. IX knows
that is a ba-.e slander, and us no one knows It
better than Mr. I), he is thinking seriously of
brinsiu? uil for slander. Xkuo.
Letter List.
The following letters remain uncalled
for in the postoflice at Oregon, Mo., for
week ending September 4, 1003:
I.ETTEICS.
M. T. Simmon3.
In calling for the above, pleftse say
"advertised."
G. H. Alle.v, P. M.