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OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 10U.
NUMBiTU 43.
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De Blackbird Fetched De Spring.
Wln-n dn until tun U'lilies wml Utln,
An' it tryln' Iit lilt lixwi'i
An' de apples In de ctduli pn-s
Had done turinsl Inter Julcct
When d liliieklilnl (rut dnwnliniMed
An' mitdi' up hi' mind trr isu,
lilt was den de time ilN dlik's tn'iirt
Was JtV piMmlM wld woe.
Hi- wai wld me In tlif dories
In ill Kuinniitli flrliNiitioo'n.
An' iinuin' a-lumkln' clii'rrk'i
'Dfpil In1 w in, n)V ebhvrjr mu'ii,
An" h lip'p tin- drllii-ilr horses,
tMukl nn' fliiM trr mukr 'cm irn.
list's why I 'lim dlsilithkj'n licurl
W Jes' tmlilKillnl ttld wor
Hut In- iintli-eilut di-yelli'tlli'
Win a cumin' nn du Irsls'.
An' di' win' miiimi'i ' wlilnln, tin.
.Iii' like ii dnit dut arils'.
An' ld iiumn' In de elii-try tree.
Ktcepttiitf wlntiili href,
dm' ilny In full In1 'lowed lie'd Ko
Kit Jos' nklpout liltiui'lf.
Ill kuln't HTMi'ly liliilni.'lin
li.iv I'd unit i'f I wnolilitil
'dm In- kni'W ilf wlntsli wedder
Would dimi' frri't Mm tndt- llmli.
U'uv lii'i'iiiildn't Im'dly niivlituti'.
Cri-outdn't I'liii'k iTilnit.
.Kn mi hi' said i ''llnod-liy. ole mini.
I'vriiinlii' kick In spring."
Ill-, mnlinln', luini-y, Mini I liierd,
Wln'ii -llTty 1'liiit winonlw,
A nu dut trti'lii'il niiili ihi'iiIi' lii'.itt
l.lki'nll nf uliiililest liiitin.
An' wlm xlmulil I mv settln' ilur
I 'pun ili' nil' hay Mirk,
Hut ni:ili liliii'klitrd, sliiuili, mli lil.u'kliliil,
An' V until, "I'm' JiV nut Imrk."
I ii'ii lu'iipmed iiplil nutltle.
wiii'ii di- arntli' linN u vi(t
t'liiniMhiiii'ln' from di' lilllt"r. ilur
An' o'er di' inrililali rmll.
Aiulnnli liynrtiv nr.itiraliln '.11'
lle-iou-im' lhi"ln'il lil wliii.
An' pmlvil di I .m'iI nf ulnry.
Kii" my lilMi'klilnl fi ti'lii'il di' spriim
111 I1 KIN"
The Lorimcr Whitewash.
I'nllcd Stales Senator Lordlier N
six votes from being :t briber. Ily :t
Mile nf lulu in tlii Culled Stales
Senate ili'i'lili'il mi Wednesday la.(
Ilia) Hit Illinois man not buy his
scat anil Dial I lie members nf Hie
Illinois legislature "In" swore they
WOIO l.llll III VOtt fill' llllll lor M'll.lllll
Mid.
It nilu'lil I i.i vi' counted for lllilf If
unit 1 1 1 1 1 1 il- legislator liail liranili'il
himself a traitor by making alllil.ixlt
to Hut fact tliat Ik had sold his vote
In tin' lnti'ii'"t of a man who wished
Ills inoni'.v In cairy him to the M'tiatti
or (lit Cnltod SI at i' s. lint it Is 0011.
trar.v to tin1 law of avfracs that i'.
iTal int'ii .-lnnilil liavn tukt'ii this ?-t f (.
anil that all should Iiiim' ifijnril
thl'lllsl'Ut'.s,
lit- It ald to tin- 01 i'il 1 1 of Mlssiinri,
hoi 1 1 ItsMiiiators vottd In favor nf
unseat Iiik Mr. I.oilmt'r.
l.orlmfrV 4H votes const it ntn just
half I hit normal sunatu inumU'ishiii
of til', hut iIiitc an; only HI iiu'iiihi-rs
at' prt'svitt , hucaust! the .vuranc.v
caused liy the death of Senator
Hughes, of ('oloiado, has nut been
tilled. There were live absentees, in
cludlio; .".r. Lorimvr, and the llfth
one was ireseiil bul did not vote.
It was the Old Guard Itepiiblloans
ami Di'iiKHTats, who stand for t lie
"s)t'clal Interests," who sustained
Lorliuer, and these men voting as
they dltl have no more regard for
.political ethics than Mr. I.urlii.er.
In a way, kuikI will come of the ac
tion by which Mr. I.oriiner lias been
lU'oclaliued tit. The public has had
special evidence tending to prove
that Lorimcr was fraudulently elect
etl. As soon as Hie country Is made
aware of the fact that a man need
not Ihi honorable In order to occupy
the position of senator, llieie will be
(.lighter chance of success for those
senatorial processes by which public.
interests are ignored by the employ
muni of hoodwinking and sophistry
.lust what the effect will be at home
Is dlttlcult to say, but. It wouldn'l be
at all surprising It it Increased the
sentiment for the election of senators
by popular vote, or by the Oregon
plan, or similar form.
.-We are glad to learn that Charley
Armstrong, of Mound City, Is now
able to get down In to town again. It
w ill be remembered, Charley had a
slight stroke, about a month ago, and
was on the ragged edge for a short
time. Hut he Is now much better,
and everybody that knows him. will
lie glad to learn this bit nf news.
Andrew Tochterinan has closed
a contract for the building of
a handsome residence for Will llragg,
on the property lie recently purchased
from the James Vaughn estate. Mr.
Tochterinan Is also making plans for
Ed Fuhrman, for a handsome eleven
room house on .his north quarter, Just
north of Oregon, havlngsoU his south
40 to his brother Dan at t)33per acre.
Our sympathy Is extended Will
Uankln, on the death of Iris father,
which occurred at his 'home in High
land, Kansas, on Sunday last, March
ft, 1911. Will was with his father,
Mid after a brief visit here witlt Un
clu Qeorge Meyer and family, lie will
ireturu to hie home, Burklaftea, Wjo.
WIIKItK IT Ml COMKS FIIOM
Collector Seeman Makes His An
nual and Final Settle
ment.
For four years George F. Seeman
has held the oitlcu of collector of rev
enue for Holt county, and 011 Monday
last he closed his career as such of
ficer, ami tiled with the county clerk
I lis' last annual settlement. As an of
ficial, Holt county never had, and It
Isour Judgment never will have a
more capable, obliging otlk'cr. He
hashed! watchful In every particular
to the atTalrs of the oillce, thus ena
bling lilin to collect every dollar possi
ble of revenue due the county. He
leaves his oillce wltli a clean ledger!
with the consciousness of having (lone
his duty to the fullest; a clean otlk'cr,
whose every official act has not only
been a credit to himself but to the
l.Ko. I'. SKI! MAS'.
people of Hie cnunl). Incspect le. ol
pail or cu ed.
Ihirlng the four Jens as culled or
he has handled a total of I!'.VI I'.. of
this sum i'.,ii:;.i'i'ii iMiiie from laud lav
es, s;i,iit; 1 1 01 1 1 lailioad. telegiaph
and li'lepliiiui'. and r.Vi.T1!' finin
diainagecan.il taxes. Mr. Seeinan's
annual repoit which he Hied with the
county ciiuit this week shows his col
lei'tious to have been the largest eer
made hi the history of our county
The revenue handled by lilin came
from the following souices;
He was charged with:
Land hook 1 711,11'
Personal ;il,HI,-i
Itallnud. Tel.. etc t.-i.iitll
Merch. and Mantif 4,48
Squaw Creek Hr li.'TI
Mill Creek I r .I.4III
IligTarklo lr .'..WJ
MttleTarkloDr I.iut)
Nodaway, No. 1 1,'jsu
Nodaway. No. '- .VIU
Total
Ills total collections, as
his monthly balance sheets,
lows:
Current laud
Curieiil personal
Uallroad,Tel..etc
Merch. and Manuf
Siiiaw Creek
Mill Creek
HlgTarklo
Little Tarklo
Nodaway, No. I
Nodaway, No. 'J
Imki laud book
IIhii land hook
Consolidated laud book
Kuril personal
I'rior to IDOfi personal
I Mil Siiuaw Creek
llKWS(tiaw Creek
190l Mill Creek
I'ool I ice use
Peddlers' license
Ferry license
Merch. and Manuf
..H-LIL''
shown by
arc asfol
.. 117, ICR!
.. jii,nii:i
.. I. '1,111 1
. . 4.4KS
.. N,:t47
. . .1,071'
. . 4,W4
7MI
.. 1,10:
.. 1 J
4ai
jitt
87L'
:m
turn
207
U4
X'8
JO.')
i;i
.. 2,019
Collateral Inheritance
Total annual collections. . . .I14.',087
During Mr. Seeinan's four years as
collector his annual collections have
beeu:
llHW 104;tt
WW U4,ao2
ui,a7
i Wifm
Total WW.tl'.'
Mr. Seeman is succeeded bv How-
ard Tcare. a vounir man of clean lire
and splendid fitness for the duties of
the office, and ve have no fears'what
ever for the reputation that has been
c well maintained by Ids predeces
sors in the administration of the af
fairs of that offices he will continue
to make It good in every nay, and al
though not of our house of faith, we
welcome him to the office, knowing
(Continued on Fourtli Page.)
It's Movin' Time.
The past week has been a stren
uous one for those who from circum
stances have had to move.
Lou King has left the corporate
limits of the old town where he has
abided for the past fifty years, and
moved to the Heeler farm Just north
nf the city limits, which he recently
purchased.
Will Markt leaves his '"mi anil
moves to Oregon, having purchased
the L011 King residence property.
Thos.lteynolds, who has been living
011 the old Heeler place north of town
has removed to his home recently
completed In Glen Kchoc Addition on
the north.
Clrlch llurger comes to Oregon,
having t lie in acre property of Dan
Martin's hi thu southeast corner of
town, paying Kilo per.
lolin Markt moved to the Tom
Foster farm, which he puichascd a
few weeks ago. .1. W. Acton, who
has been on this place, moves to the
0. W. Lukeiis farm In llickoiy town
..hip. Georgu Devorss. of Forbes town
ship, is closing out his stock, etc.,
and will go to Colorado.
Will Itlsk had his sale yesterday,
and will leave the laud of birth, and
go to Texas; only to come luck, we
opine, a wiser man.
Chils.lamlson has left the farm
south of Fines! City, and moved Into
that city.
llowanl Tcaic. of Forest City, our
collector now. lias purchased the M.
K. Martin properly, and will occupy
11 as soon as It can be vacated. Mr.
Mint in has rented the Fred Cook
properly, which he will occupy until
lie can build.
K. I.. Mullen, a hiickmasiiii of Fill
nunc, has moved to oiegon. and I
le.tdy to cont ract w It h yon.
Charley Schooler, of Maitland. the
blacksmith. Is now with us, having
icnled the Howell shop, ami he and
family are occupy lug it pail (if I lie
Howell lesldetice.
Mr. Graham has rented the Genrgi
licMll fill 111 east of Megou.
Mis. M. K Noe. of I'oibes, afier :t
li'sldenceof II jeais In I'mbcs town
ship, has removed lo Oklahoma.
The .lolui liou'.tu farm near the
Khcufc r chinch will In in chaigt- of
Will Murray this year.
The L.issel farm will he run this
year by Will Lang.
Klvls Meadows has mined to Hit
F. C. Meidowh farm hi the center
district.
Tom Armstrong will try farming,
having located 011 his Hue fruit farm
east of Mduiid City.
The Miller farm, northeast of
Craig, has been rented by Wilbur
Kennedy.
A. II. Ciiton has taken possession
of the W. F. Cat on so In the Summit
list 1 let.
The Wilson brothers, It. and Kl
mer, have moved lo the W. I'. Se
crlsi farm.
A newcomer, whose name we have
not yet learned, has rented the Craw
ford farm In the Kiiusey district.
George Crittenden has moved 10
one of the Omer Williams' places hi
the llrusli College district,
George Klllolt will run the old
Hurl Kvaus place in Klnisey.
George llurrler is now a taxpayer
In the Klmsey district, moving to
the old Cromer place he recently
bought from his father.
Med Hoover recently bought the
M. F. Kelley farm, and lie now has
the nine points of the law in his
favor,
Monroe Springs goes to the Frank
Walker place, known us the old I toss
farm.
Strother Field will farm the Hut
ton place this year.
Peter I toss has moved to the Hanks
farm.
George Kelffer's boys, Mace and
Guy, are going to run the Frank
Kieffer farm in the Lincoln district,
Charley Herman has vacated the
Kieffer farm and moved to town, oc
cupying the Levi Hchulte place.
The, I. W. Hendrlx family lias lo
cated on the Selb Carson property,
near the county farm.
Wkci Was It Built?
Our Naplercorrespondent has asked
us to tell him when the first court
house was built In the court house
square. The foundation was laid In
July, Uflo and completed In Novem
ber, ItiVi. Henry Watson was the
contractor.
Will Noland, of lioise, Jdaho, has
been here the past several days, en
joying a visit with his mother, Mrs.
Tlllle Noland. He is still manager of
the Roise, Itaker and Walla Walla
brandies of the Cudahay Packing Co,,
and U prospering nicely. He's an
other of the Oregon boys wlio lias In
every way made good.
TlltKl)FSINlil,KIU,KSSKISKSS
Recorder Hibbard Breaks the Feb
ruary Record for Marriage
Licenses21 Issued.
There surely must be a charm In
.tohu Hibbard that catches the young
men and women, who Just can't re
sist saying, "will you" and "yes," you
tiet, for he has only been hi the busi
ness two months and hi that time he
lias issued .'Hi marriage licenses, '.'I for
February and li for January: this Is
the largest number ever issued hi the
mouth of February, and the total for
the first two months ever before Is.
sued. Ilaltle Hrlckey, Harold Markt,
and llert Kusinluger, being under
age, obtained their parents' consent.
The following Is the 1 coord for Feb
ruary, lull:
Anderson, Geo., anil Maurlc Shoe
maker, or Graham, Feb. 'J, by Klder
s. I. Harlan.
Andes. CIIITnid, and Myrtle Peters,
of Mound City, Feb. '-'-, by Klder H.
II. Dawson.
Ciopp, Lewis, of Mound City, and
Hose Weaver, of .lohusou county,
Neb.. Fell. I.'i. by . I no. II. Steele. . I. P.
Hreher. S. W.. and llattle W.
Hrlckey. Flllmoic. Feb. I. by licv. G.
W. Weldeinler.
Kusinluger, l.olieil. and lloiule
Hatman, of Mound City. Feb. JH, by
llio II. Steele. .1. I'.
I'liikblner. l ied V.. of Graham,
iml Kutli Cartel, or H.iinaiil. Fell. II,
liy licv . .1. Ilussell .limes.
I'lemmiu'.'s, Wm. P., and I'rudle
1 mack, of Mound City. Feb. '-'I. by
le. .1. K. Young.
Golden. Hell. oT Craig, and Ht's-le
M.fuy. af Mound City. Feb., n. by
run. II. Steele,. I. P.
Iiiiuau. .Inn. II.. of Graham, ami
Miss Yinl.t ll.tll..irsklduinic, Feb.-.
ot l!c. .1. K. Young.
Kleppe. Ileiny ituil Ann. l Molluaie,
'if KU'H. K'.t'i.. Feb. . by II. S. Mc.
Donald. .1. P.
Mooit'i It.ilph I '. anil ('ma M. liay'
ullli ol Oiegon. Feb. 1M. by lie..las.
Walton.
Markt, Harold, nf iieon.aiul Lucy
It. Fiance, of Forest City, Feb. '.'J. by
Klder F. I. Augustine.
I'ohl. Louis, of White Cloud. Kan.,
and Mae Goldsheriy , of Mound Cllv,
Feb. lA. by P.ev. .1. K. Young.
Pciielt,.lotph. and Maty Walker,
or Mound City, Feb. I'l.
Kowlctt, Waltei. or Mound City,
and Maud Keller, of Maitland, Feb.
I.'i, by l!ev. W. It. Kuyearl.
Itamsay, Latuloroiis. of llaxtum,
Col,, and Llv.lc Cooper, Oregon, Feb.
I. 't, by llev. .las. Walton.
Ithetts, Fred A., or Omaha, Neh.,
and Hose Cotton, ol Fortosoue, Neb.
Feb. W. by K. L. Craig. .1. I'.
Shatter, Win., and Hulah Orendorf,
or Forest City, Feb. '.', by llev. G.
Weldeinler.
Smith, Delliuil, and Louisa Kra
mer, ol Oiegon. Feb. l.'i, by Itev.T.
I I. Huberts.
Tucker. LaurliiHire .1 , Forest City,
and Cleo, Koach.or Maitland. Feb. I.".,
by Iti v. .I. liiisM'll .lones.
Miss OHIe Hrakehlll and Joseph K.
Hall, both excellent young people or
Maitland, were married 011 Hut 1st
lust, at Hie home or the bride's pa
rents, A. J. Ihakeblll and wire, by
Klder S. D. Harlan. The Sentinel
congratulates.
Lloyd Shull and Miss Lulu Weller
came to-our city Wednesday last,
March I, and Lloyd went over to the
court house, had an interview with
Itecorder .lolin milliard, then went
over to the Lawn hotel, showed a
U'autlfully engraved document to
Miss Lulu, who suggested that It
meant the "seelii"' Hie pieaclier,
and the couple called on Klder It. II.
Dawson at his home, who in his affa
ble way, said the words thai made
these splendid young people husband
and wile. Lloyd ami Lulu, here's to
you both: may you live, long and al
ways proper.
Clarence It. Lawrence, of Craig, ami
Miss Alice A. Davis, of Mound City,
were St. Joseph visitors on Thursday
of last week, and while there paid a
visit to the recorder of ituchanaii
county, and the visit resulted hi ena
bling them to hereafter write if: Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence H, Laurence," and
may you both Ihi happy always.
The German telephone girl gets
her Job through a civil service exam
ination and usually hangs on to it for
life. Her average, on entering the
business must be thirty. As she can
stay until she is seventy, but no long
er. One sees many operators whose
age it would be tiriyallarit to guess.
Miss Mollie Palmer, by reason of
tlj6 feeble health of her aiother, lias
been compelled to resign from the
primary cnarge 01 me uraig pudiic
stlwol-lwr place will be hard to tall.
Taft Calls Extra Session.
Less than two hours after the Sixty-first
congress had closed, President
Taft 011 Saturday afternoon, March 4,
Issued a proclamation calling an extra
session to meet on Tuesday, April 4,
for the spcclllc purpose tif passing the
Canadian reciprocity bill.
Falling to enact either or I he Presi
dent's favorite measures- Canadian
reciprocity and the permanent Tariff
Hoard hill the Slxty-tlrst congress
shut up shop by constitutional limi
tation at noon, Saturday, Maich 4,
lull, and turned over the affairs of
Government to thu new congress,
which has a Democratic House and a
greatly reduced majority of Kepiibll
cans In the Senate.
To the "old guard" the sound of
the gavel or the Vice-President strik
ing his desk, as Hit; bauds of theclock
pointed to midday resembled no
ilouht the thud of earth falling upon
the political coltliis of their departed
leaders and comrades. The list of
men who have been told by the peo
ple to "go way back and sit down,"
for the icason we believe that they
represented the "Interests" rather
ban their count rymen: defenders of
capital rather than or the genet al
imhllc good, are:
Nelson W. Aldrich, Hhode Island.
Morgan G. Hulkeley, Conned lout.
I ulliis c. Harrows, Michigan.
Thus. H. Cuter, Montana.
t'liaiinccy M. Dcpcw. New York.
duties Dick. ohlo.
Frank P. Flint. CalKoinla.
Kugeiie Hale. Maine.
lolin Ke.tu. New .Icisoy ,
Samuel II. Piles. Washington.
Nathan It. Scott, West Vhglnla.
Ili'sldcs the uii'inbi'rs of the "old
.'ii.uil" mentioned, the following also
will lethe:
Allien .1. Iteteililije. Indiana.
Klini'i-.l. Hurketl, Ncluaska.
William Winner. Mlssouil.
.lames II. I'l.llel , Telltirs.ee.
llvriMiidi.i ! !"ii"y, Ms'ni,
.lame. P. Tallaferio. 1 loilila.
Miattvrvd as the "old guaiil" llud
11 -ell', it is si III In pillion to make a
desperate tight lo retain pot', el Its
leadership will r.ill upon I i.tltlnger or
I'eHliise, though Hell Iter has iualil lis
In command siieli as Aldiicb pos.
sessed. Pen 1 use. Is mi evcellenl or
ganizer, bul is not an able speaker,
anil displays Utile icadlness in de
bate. Gallluger has not Hie catholic
ity of Aldrich nor' his personal mag
uetlsiu. Crane of Massachusetts, has
IKipulailly, but Is not a speaker.
Frye is too old,
It must lie a dllfeient "old guaitl"
In the Sixty-second congiess In older
to command any real consideration.
Its leader must In-a man of brains
like I'ool or Southerlaud one who
has Independence of thought, accurate
Judgment and ability to speak.
The leadership or Hie Senate is
surely swinging towaid the p log less
Ives who will Im the leader: La Fol
ic!. Cummins or HorahV
Peevish Bailey.
I'nlled Slates Senator Joseph W.
Halley . of Texas, In a III id peevish
ness on Saturday of last week ten
ilcied his icslgnallon lo the piesl
dent of the Senate, and also to the
governor til his state, both id whom
"l-assetl," with the it'ipiest thai Jo
seph immediately go over to the
While Houe refilgciator and cool
oir.
The great constitutional lawyer or
the greatest legislative body of I lie
world got mad because a number of
his Democratic colleagues did not
follow his example in the Lorimei
matter, and because they would not
heed his advice and vote against the
Arizona constitution,
Halley is now out of the refrigera
tor cooled off completely, and to the
gratllicatloii of thu Standard Oil and
the "special" interests, he will stay
a United Slates senator for a while
yet.
Ills act has been generally charac
terized as .extremely petulant and
boyish, or Ion' surprising, In a man
or his intelligence and prominence.
It is explained only upon the theory
of his overwhelming self-esteem, fol
lowing the success of his light in Im
half of Senator Lorimcr.
K. W. Powell and son V. L have
purchased the machinery of the old
Lynds ferry at White Cloud, ami have
built a new boat, ami what machin
ery Is thought to iie serviceable will
be used, In the new craft, and thus It
looks as If White Cloud was to again
have ferry service. The White Cloud
Globe says: The lioat, when com
pleted, will bu nixie feet on deck, and
will accommodate four teams with
out unhitching from wagon. Possi
bly six teams could be accommodated
by unhitching. There will be two
gates on either side, through which
teams cau enter.
Kill KICKKRS' Ari'TIDN.
D. A. Gelvin's Big r . Sale a
SuccessHeavy t ,rs..
Big Prices.
Dave Gelvin's great mi. ,,,,.
place on Wednesday of la eek,and
prices ranged stiff, and .(ies were,
made In spans: they were principally
browns and blacks and (hicou-ir-
olds. There were H spau ;l
singles sold, and the awinee .ir....
paid (Htr miilu was a little oter HV).
The buyers were:
Morse & Drago.or Mound t'lty, four
spans, ll.'ll,',. '
Kdward and John Kauklu, W Tar
klo. six spans for l7ti7.,Vl ollu
single rorllWl-tnt.il, IU77..'mi
alter Meyers, span, IXIU.
J. I. Chappel, span, WiO.
Arthur Ho.ich, three span, 171., mid
me single, IHki total, t'liu.
John Lung, span, 12;in.
ueo. i.oiicKs, span, Ti'i.
W. N llodgln. span. 1.170.
Tom Hunker, of Fortesoue, eouihuf
.'ycar-oui jack, io.
The side aggregated l."i,ti.l7.'V, am ,
we believe the b!' ale or klck.r,
ever made in the county,
February Weather,
The gioundhog 0.11)10 I on IhelM
yet we hate had unuvially plcasan'
February, and It he will hut cont Inn
lo give lis such I'ebliiitiys In Hie fu
lure, we will mil pmtcst It lie sec
his shadow on the LM.
Tin' month Just passed has V
three degiees itbotit the uorut'i,
glees above Zero wi. Iheculd-d ,.
m was the wannest. The.
mean heie w:is tu.JI deuices In -and
the lowest was y below zee .!'
ru.iry IT. I7, and the net i'';
was 'J.'! below, Feliiuaiy ;'.. KiU.
The lalurall for Fehiiiait. llTt'w
l ':ii l'l'.iic""! Uhlt'h IsJ.dl Incites In
cess of die iiAriHiil fall, Thlsh.isiie
"vccvdi'ii hut once, which was In I"
wlull '"...t" Inches-. Iml the :N-!iuiir f.i,
for the mouth In lull was the great
1st ever liel'e, l.-il IlK'hCs. Twli'i;
llnit' rain fell h (Iiiihu IVIirmtry
Ihau iliiriug Hie uiiilllhs of 1 ii'tolter,
Noii'iulier and Deceiiiher, lulu, and
January, lull during these lour
months we only had I..V Inches,
while for Ft'liiiiiiry wehail l.::ii luclies.
lulling these htur months the total
liiufitll was only LM Inches wit
should have had 71 Inches.
Tlie snowfall for the mouth Just,
passed was only li Inches, whereas
we should have had 71 inches. In
lV we had 'J7..ri luclies, and only .11
id an Inch In ISM -these, am Hie ex
tremes In snowfall here for Febiuary.
We generally have a snowfall here 011
1 lie ,'ld, 4th or.'ith of the mouth. This
was the case this year, lull, when we
had t Inch on the 4th. Our records
show that snow has fallen here 'Si
times on thu 4th, n times 011 the :td
and 1'.' limes on the .ilh since livVi.
We had thunder ami lightning on
Hie Mill.
Stock lus enjoyed good pasturing
nearly the entire mouth.
The extremes tor February, ltd I,
have been:
Max. Mln.
I ill' 4-'.'.l 'i
V! .VI 7 It
i:t-l7 fm '.'o n
l,' fi ui ., :t
HI ,'7 L'7 1'J
J clear Jtt '.' li
l4--cloudy 17 14 SI
'J-2 clear 117 14
llalnrall 4'lil Inches; heaviest L't
hour rail, I.hii inches on the lth.
Snow rail 11 luclies.
There weie III clear days, 11 cloudy
ami 4 partly cloudy days.
Thunder and lightning 011 the 4th
and Hith.
A two-days blizzard prevailed
throughout the Southern states on
the llith and '.Dtli, principally severest
In Texas and Mississippi.
On the 2'tth, snow fell at I'assadeua,
Cal for the first time in twenty
years.
-Henrv Hosellus. Jr.. came In
Tuesday mornlnc from St. Louis to
see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
kosciius, who are stilt very reeble.
Henrv. Jr.. left Cornlm- Mav l.V IHUi.
and has never visited at home during
all lhal lime nearly nineteen years,
lie lias continually resided since in
St. Louis. He will probably remain
several weeks and then return. Jits
own folks could hardly recognize hint
as he had changed much In nineteen
years. The editor hud him as one of
ins pupils in the i;orniug school mora
than twenty-five years ago and lie
knew us at first 'siuht when In town
Tuesday, Corning Mirror.
Dan Zachman Is now able to ba
out on the streets after a ten days
struggle with the grippe.
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