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fc'lftle HMnrlcnlflofM. Colli III bin Xl- Wm $1 47TH YEAR. AN OLD LANDMARK. Some Interesting History of Old Ht4lister Mill of .Sixty Years Ago. the Among the landmarks of Holt county, none has a more Interesting history than that or tin- old llollister mill, which In Its early days was the central point for the farmers of Holt, Andrew, Atchison and Nodaway counties. The pioneers came for miles and would wait their turn, camping and discuss the great religious and politi cal questions of the. day, and the merits or demerits of the prairie and timber lands; how- to sow and how to plant and when to do these things and strange to say the discussion Is still one among the farmers and agri cultural Journals of today. THE OLD "To Mill" was a great event In those days, and after a week's discus slon between tlie man and wire, the oxen were gotten out, the old wagon loaded, and .lohn started on his way, not knowing when he would be able to return to the home with his load or Dour and meal, that would le the year's supply. The old llollister Mill was a busy place. When the old mill licgan to grind Its first grist, Holt county was but Rlx years old and Nodaway and Atchison had lcen created but two year hero re. Us business grew, ror there was not a mill near ror many miles, .lust lie low It was the old stage crossing of tlie St. Joseph and Council llltilfs stage line, llollister built a large and commodious house, for tlie ac commodation or those who did not care to camp out, and to entertain many or the early-day politicians ho came to tulk politics with the owner, who In those days was active. Some have supposed that this was one or the stage stations, but this Is a mistake: the station proper was on the opposite side or the river, wheiu Fillmore now Is located, and hero thu changes were made, and many would cross over to llolllster's ror politics and to see I lie mill and the dam. and then take the stage at the old Dins morn toll terry, and on to Oregon, thence to Council Willi's, via .lack son's I'olnt, Mound City. The origi nal crossing was over the old bridge put in by a Mormon named Wooduut, but. It soon washed away. Dliistuore built his bridge some 40 rods below the mill site and after a while moved It above the dam. The county after wards bought the bridge and It Is now known as the cable bridge. Ill the session acts of lH4:i, page 14.1, it will be seen that Jacob (ilngery, Michael T. Summers and Harney Har per were authorized to build a dam for milling purposes, on the Nodaway where the said river passes through .section II, township no, range ,'17. This Is the dam that was erected to afford power for tlie old llollister Mill. Oakley Morris, father of Win. M. Morris, helped to build the daniat Co cents per day fur labor. A. G. Hollister bought the dam rights, and in 1I7 built tlie mill, which afterwards became famous In this section of the state. It, was de stroyed by the In tlie fall of lsno, and us the owner was a most, rabid Lin coln man, he believed Unas the work or his political enemies, but. Il was the opinion or the more conservative or tlie people in that section at the time, that the lire originated from combustion. It was tlie tirst mill erected In Nodaway township, and was built by A. G. llollister in the spring or 1847, and in those days was an Important elemcnl or the manufacturing Inter ests of the county. It Is a three-run mill, and Is today in operation by George Leach, who Is still making a splendid grade of flour and meal. It Is the only one of the older mills of PPPPPPBBPJb- . a . PPPPPPpHPJB pIpJPjS . Asia'al PjHPjHPjHPjHPJifF PJPjPJPJltBJSPJPJIBflkPJHPJ BHWBBIPIWSBRiHHBBBIppHplpppppppppPB MBmsmJI m tin J. ' iaMltfBBHBkBBBBBH the county In operation today. After tlie destruction of the orlgl nal structure. Hollister quit, and sold tlie dam rights to a man named Win tier, who reiitillt. unil minister en tered politics, being elected to the legislature or 1SH2 and lWll.and was one of the famous committee or TO scut to Washington to secure a more radical policy In the conduct or the war. In 17.1 he went to Santa liar bara, Cat., where he died April 24 MM, aged Til years. Mr. Warner sold to human & Inger sol and they to a Mr. Miller, and then he sold to (lie present owner, licoige Leach. I he old dam Is about tlie same as It u-4id to he: the original walls still stand. Tlie old cable toll Terry was Just below the dam. and was operated In Its latter days by a man named Conrad, who sold It Just before the gold excitement das. and It became MILL DAM the property of Mr. Dlnsmoie, and It was operated for him by Joe Wick ham. ror whom our present County Highway Knglnecr worked. Dins more moved the toll bridge above the dam, and the people or the two counties-Andrew and Holt, becoming tired or the toll business. Induced the county courts of these counties to purchase it. llollister by his tlrst wife had two girls and a boy, the latter Itelng THE OLD MILL, TODAY drowned In tlie forebay or the (lain. His second wire was a Wlckham, a sister or Mrs. James Kneale and Kb., or this city, who are still llvlm:. ('here was one sou by this union. Many round watery graves near the old mill, and along the Nod away. Among those was the sou of Mr. llollister, which was the llrst to bbbbbh '2SMfvftEE3SHbl m3B&WrsffUujjso ,1114 JJ 'c 7vk' nfcr t"" 3 THE OLD HOLLISTER HOME occur, and which occurred In the forebay of the dam, a short time be fore the mill burned. On December 12, im, Mr. Gladfel- OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1911. ler and a brother, Thos. Ingersoll and a man named Lytic were crossing In a boat: It eapl.ed and Win. Oladfel ler and Lytic were drowned. Win. Meyer, near tlie old mill, .lulj 2.1, liw. Klllott Vincent, January 10, lt07 John Hoiislnger, August u, 1470. Wm. Keasel, January 4, 1177. C. II. (Jesse) Smith, June 21, HMO, near Pralsewater s. Johnny llyan, August 4, 18s'.i. at the Itaplds. Lincoln hyger, May w, lsi7, near the I.lbby place. Wm. Alloway, at the Duncan Mill, December o, lss7. I tattle, Kobert and Ida Welch, near Maltlaud, August ti, Istc'. The miller, whose name was Peters, August 7, 1M2. In the 'iKi's there were nine water Hour and meal mills in the county: these were: Tlie llollister, and An selment In Nodaway township. Sam Foster mill, the Kimkel, and llohson mills In Lewis township. Tlie lietreubaugh Mill in Hickory township, The Oullliauis.iiii HlgTarklo, above Craig. The Sehtilt.. on the Narrows, south or Craig. The Johnson, hair mile south and a mile west or where Napier Is now lo cated. Of all tliOM nine original wa ter power mills hi existence In the oitnty lirty years ago, but one. the old llollister or Leach's Mill or to day Is doing business now, and all have been ra.ed with the exception or tills one and the litillllams and tohiMiu Mills, and these have been out or commission many years. Fifty years ago there were nine fer tile Nodaway, ries doing business on These were: The llrown, Just alwvc the river's mouth. Tlie old state, or llramble ferry on thestateroad east from the Mclntyre place. Ilaius, a little north and east or lllchvlllc. The Conrad, near the llollister Mill. The Klllngton, north or llolllster's; the old road Is today called the F.I llngion ferry road. Thrallkill, or Praisewater, east of New Point. Dellolt, a mile north and a mile east of New Point. At the Duncan Mill, operated by Peter I.oueks. The rapids or the Nodaway extend icross rrniii the southwest or 21, ro, 17 Toole's or llarkhtirst ferrv was located theie. The old road from Sa vannah to Oregon crossed the .Noda way heie. In isTJ the rlvcrwas ford able at this point, which was on th( liii in owned by lilchard M. llark htirst. This was the tli -t f.-t ry es tablished by law, In Holt county, and license to keep II was granted Mr. Ilarkhurst, at the llrsi session or the county conn, March 21, si. Hark- hurst was Moll county's llrst repie jsentatlve. elected In II2. He was a Deiuticnit. lie went west, wheie he died many years ago. I Whiles l ord, Just below the Malt land bridge. There were four principal fouling places along the river: these were known us Willie's, near Maltlaud. Dellolt's, near New Point. Pralsewater', near New Point The Itaplds, east or Tlichville. i - . . f - Mrs. James Peret, of Plalnvlew, l iexas, ana ner two nitieones, son , and daughter, are here visiting tiro tlier John, sister lllrd and Pa Peret, Uncle William Mills, of Mitlllaiid, say he Is gettlnga mighty line bunch or grand children on hand I). P. Smallwood and wife, of Kx celslor Springs, tills state, are here on a visit with their many relatives and friends. Our Financial Condition. Hanking Is the heart of the body commercial. It receive distributes and circulates the blood. It must Is vigorous, steady, reliable- well pro tected within and without. Mnnev Is the blood that circulates In, nour ishes and perpetuates this body. It must be pure, substantial and respon slve to demand or need under all varying conditions. This brlet characterization, convey lug so much meaning, can be applied to the banks of Holt county with ab solute truthfulness. They have proved their claim to sound financial health through many severe tests I heir business has been clean, their assets substantial, and thev have been responsive to every ralr demand through peace and through pan I alike. I his reputation, rounded through a long series or good and bad years, Is to-day the one liest asset and adver tisement or our local hanking Institu tions. It Is practically represented by deposits ranging above the million mark, according to their statements last week In the vailous papers or the county. The lamllicat Ions or modem ciedit, Intel woven us It Is with modem busi ness, ale such us were undreamt or 111 the earlier days, The small hns. ness t-niiccin at thecross-ioads Is con nected with Hie big wholesale, house on a credit line, usually: and the wholesale house, In t tun. is anchoted lo some sound hank which knows lt capacity and Is ever leady to luck its business to the full IlinU or sah-ty. The s.une Is true of eion and stock movements, asofpuiely commercial business. When ready moiiev Is re- quired, at certain times or the year, the banks or Holt county are ever in a position to supply it. In this connect Ion, It can he set down that tut group of llnaucial In stitutions anywhere In the rural sec tion of our state, Is better prepaied to hold up thu business or the terri tory tributary to them than the banks or Holt county. on M'ptemiier isi, inn, there was in the vaults or these hanks cash to tlie amount of l,.vq,:n;i, which I a reduction ol deposits to the amount f ilssiiM, as compared with the statements made In March last. liven with this reduction, the amount on leposlt on the 1st Instant, that re serve of the coin or the realm would go a long distance through the ar teries or business. H Hie need anise. The statements published last week show a decline or Rss.llsas compared with March, lull, but are only 20.:i.12 below that ol June, lull), and are the lowest since November. I!M. when I the total deposits were M.I-1.1.172. and are t7l.l,.7 greater than In Fcbiuary, luno, when they to.ulled iso.!Cn, 1 he following an; the deposits in the vai loiis hanks of I loll county, at the close of business, Sept. I, lull: ook'ltocckcr, Oregon i lss,cy, Citizens, ( begun o.i,,,7 Forest City. Forest City ... till . t IT Home, Finest City I2.S2I P.xchuugc, Mound City ii'.i.iilil Hank ol Mound City Iin.l.'is Holt County, Mound City... I4n.nii2 Funnel's. Maltlaud 22-',.i;t7 Peoples, Maltlaud l,Vi.".i lleaton, Craig Fanners V Merch., Craig Peoples, Corning Hunk of Coming Hunk id lllgelow Hunk or Foihes IT.I.Hi m.siK IS.II12 .VI.202 I i, cm ..i,.vm,:ii:i Total Deposits Sept. Mih. " Nov. " June " Feb. I. 1UI1. tl..v,:ii;i . 1,772.7.11 lulu. . l.7i;i,u;n . I.HOl.lill.-, . j.m.700 As compared with the March state incuts there Is a railing olT or iiil,si In loans as shown by the .September exhibits. In March, mil, the total loans amounted lo l..V.l140l: for Sep tember they showii,4sil,.Vi2. I hose who understand such matters will know that Just now, with so many people holding their wheat. corn not yet gathered and uiuuv in vesting in automobile.-, ami much money wlthihawu by reason of reiuov- ;ils from the county, deposits un bound to show a decrease. Only One Syllable Words. Attorney James W. Mylton, ol" St. Joseph, has abandoned the Idea of using words of more than one syllable when talking to porters on railroad trains. Itecentlv he was In Kansas City and returned home on a late t ruin. When out or Atchison u few miles the train stopped ror u few minutes and Mvllon stenoliiL' out, on the platform, felt, the nice cool breeze blowing down from the hills to the east. He took In a long breath. "Isn't this Invigorating" lie said to the negro porter. "No salt," replied the darkey, "this Is Ituslivlile."-St. Joseph Gazette. Growth in Farm Values. Census ilgures show that the value ... ui larm lauos ami buildings more than doubled In the past ten years having Increased from hi.iiU million dollars In Iikki to:i!,iis million dollars In lido. is a runner any richer with Hki acres or land wurHitil,.Uo In into than he was with Hie same inn acies ten years ago, w lien It was worth half that sumv He Is richer In so far as lie lias better buildings, letter fences and more productive capacity In Ids tlelds, either by tlie application of fertilizers or the better way of wise crop rotation for the enrichment of tlie soil with tlie essential elements or making a strong growth or the eed that he plants, lie Is richer In so tar us experience has given him the ability to make more prolllablc use of bis land than formerly. I he average value of the land has grown from l-1,.17 of an acre in I nun to fc I2..V.I an uere In miu, an Increase or lns.7 per cent. Most or (Ids ex pansion Is hi the nature or monopoly value, an Increase due to tlie limita tions of laud urea and the prcsstuc of competition of an incieasing populu Hon to get possession or laud, Vt bile population Incieased 21 pel cent. the total urea in farms Incieased only 1.2 per cent. The portion of farm area which Is Improved In cieased 1.1.2 per cent, and the nuiuhei if farms Incieased lo..". per cent. These coiupailsons show plainly that the giowth of the hunting Industry lias not kept pace with the incieasc in population. The result is u steadi ly diminishing surplus or American rami products available ror exporta tion. That the growth or the Industry has not kept up with the expansion ol the country Is also shown hv the record or urban and rural population. Tlie niinilK'r or dwellers in cities In- creased.1l.il per cent, as comnaied with a gain or only 11.1 percent in farm population In Hie last decade. 1 he ten years from Uxwi to nun was the most protltahle era that tliefarm- ers ever experienced, tint even at that the prollts and allurements of agri culture were not stilllcleiit to check tlie disproportionate growth or cities nud divert men buck to the farms. Maine's Election. According to the latest available terms, Maine Is now "wet." At llrst the teluriis indicated a small majoii ty against the repeal or the const It i. tloual amendment, hut later returns wiped out lids small majority and gave the :iutl-iiolilhltloulst.s u bate margin. This was Incieased us re turns weie verllled, so that piesent Indications are that the statechuuges its constitutional amendment. The lesiill I), a surpllse bnlh to I lie filends and opponents of the amendment as well as lo the icsl or the country, as t he anl l-piohlblt Ionlsts had practical ly conceded the stale to the oppo nents or license lieliue voting began. Maine goes "wet" because Hie el lies voted almost us solidly for icpcul l the amendment as the ruiul dis 1 1 lets against It. (if the .VJI cities and towns or the slate, neatly thiee fourths of them gave uiajoililes against repeal and, while the majori ties were small, In the uggiegate they were not sulll-lent lo oveicoine the linger city majorities in favor of te- ieal. 'i he majorities hi the country districts were much larger than ex pected, while some or tlie city majoii ties were greater than was anticipat ed. This explains why the vote was so close and the result leH so long In doubt. The latest returns show: For repeal iio,.Vi!i Against repeal tio.X'l Majority for repeal l.'iil I r these Ilgures are declared otllclal, arter thu canvass by the state hoard II will probably settle the prohibition iiiestion hi Maine for some time tu come. Will Drive. We reproduce the rollimlng from the Kansas City Times of Thursday, Sept. 11: Dwight II. Fills, 1.1 years old, was granted special permission lo operatu i lie i- ills utility's motor cur under un oidiuancu passed by Hie upper house or the council last night. The city ordinance prohibits unyoiiu under 17 yeurs old from operating a motor cur. The state law burs only lilted eliauf feurs under 1H yeurs. Dwight Fltls Is a sou of J.C. Fltts, of Hie Maxwell, McClure, Fltts Wholesale Dry Goods Company. It was explained that tlie young man had driven the family car twenty thousand miles In the last two years and that a bond of .1,ooo would be given. NUMBER 2(). College Drunkards. It. T. Crane, senior memlier or the Hrm or I!, T. Crane & Co., or Chicago, Iron founders and manufacturers of general machinery, has been Investi gating the habits of college students. He selected the larger colleges -Harvard, Yale, Columbia. Princeton and Cornell-and declares that In these Institutions the majority of students are addicted to the use of alcoholic beverages. In his recently published report or Ids Investigation, he says that in percent or Harvard freshmen and n:, per cent of seniors drink lliiuor or some kind, while per cent or the students combine in some degree wine and bad women. hit rein. drink heavily, and I.". per cent hecomo drunkards. He says that the stu dents ol Columbia are worse than those at Harvard, while those at the other colleges are nearly as bad. This Is an Indictment that ought not to go unchallenged. Hut Mr. ( rane reviews other habits or college students. He tlnds that they gamble with large stakes, spend much time and money at cures, rre- queiil houses or had repute, and con- ort with women that they would not lecognlze socially elsewhere. He reckons that they spend less time wltli their studies than they do in their sports, drinking and carousing, and that only a small percentage or any class pais sulci Munition to business. Mr. Cianc believes that unless iheie Is u reformation of our large colleges they will do more harm than good. He does mil say Just what lids reformation should' be. or how it should be brought ulsiut. IVr haps lie leaves (his mailer to college presidents and professors. Thev ought to be heard from after such In dictment of the Institutions over which they preside. He Leaves Us. Itev. limns has returned from thu iiinual conference or Hie Herman M. K. church, which was held at Knter- prise, Kan., September il-lt), and brings us the disappointing news. or change from Oregon to t.'order and Alma, Lurayettecounty.and preached last sermons to his people of Oreirou. Nodaway and lilehvllle churches Sun- day last. We deeply regret this change. During Ids three yeais ministry here lie has won a warm spot in the hearts of all our people, by Ids kind ly, gentle, earnest, Christian churuc ler. and Ids stay among lis will ever be leinciuliered with plcasiue hv ull saint utid shiner alike. He lias been in the service or his Master lor .'is c.nisecullvc years, beginning Ids work on his 2,ld bhlhday. which was Sep tenibei s. s7,-. 0 w . succeeded hereby li.-v. Win. I.. Meyer, who comes tioin Colder, heie. Itev. Slekiuuu, who was here in IlMHi.nl. has been assigned lo Scotia, Neb. I!ev. Hermann, who had lids charge In s7U-s2, now on the supeianualed INI, will till supply win I; at Camilla, Kan. liev. .lolm Lauer, who tilled this appointment in Ispn.tis, will till the Heat i ice, Neb., appointment. Itev. I. C. Schramm, who had tills cliuiu-e In Iss7.n0, now goes to Inde pendence, Mo. Iie F. Kaltcuhuch will have charge ol Hie Kansas City mission. Wheiever Ids lot may he cast wo wish for llev. Ilruns and family, that the (ilver of every good and perfect gift may deal kindly and lovingly for himself and each member or Ids fam ily. Nimrotls are Happy. The open season ror ducks, geese, liraul and snipe dates from Friday last, September 1,1th, and will close May 1. In this season the law per mits the hunter to kill nut to exceed 2-1 idrds a day, but he Isnot permitted to sell or ship any of them. Tlie hunter who is detected with more than .10 game birds In his possession, no matter how long he may have been hunting, is subject to arrest and line. The line Isnot less than W-1 ror Hut llrst oik-use and an additional tine or .1 ror each bird in thu hunter's pos session In excess or the legal number at the I line of his apprehension, The open season for deer, otter, beaver, miiskrat, turkey ami quail dates fiom November 1 and closes as to deer, turkey and quail, December 1. Thu hunter may shoot otter, heaver and muskrai until April I, or next year. - Karl Hock, our new and pushing superintendent of schools, Is moving about at a spirited gait, looking after the rural schools. He and Prof. Iteavis were In Mound City, looking into details for the annual education al exhibit to be held In that rltv sometime In November or December. : j .