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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.riRcrrr iwkt.

Convenes first Monday in January:fourth Mondays in April and August.

Gallatin Craig, circuit judge.Ivan Dlair, prosecuting attorney.George W. liogrefe. circuit clerk.John Ramsay, sheritT.Hurry M. Irwin, Stenographer.

rKOIIVTK mKT.Convenes second Mondays in Febru-

ary, May. August and November.George V. Murphy, probate judge.

OH'NTV IIU'lCT.

Regular Terms: First Moudays in

February, May, August and November.C. A. Doughty, preiding judge.G. V. Pullen. judge 1st district.M. S. Norman, judije 2d district.Knoch A. Welty, clerk of county courtWni. M. Morris, deputy countv clerk.

COUNTY ItOAKD OK HFAt-TH-.

C. A. Doughty, president-G- .W. Pullen, t.

S. V. Aiken, county physician.Enoch A. Welty. secretary.

Collector of Revenue. Nicholas Stock.County Treasurer, Lewis I. Moore.Recorder of Deeds. James E. WellerSuperintenden of Schools, J. U. Cro-se-

Public Administrator. M. I. Walker.Superintendent of Poor, Abner CarscinSurveyor, C, G. Landon.

GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

Giles A. Laughlin is Found Guilty ofEmbezzlement, and Penalty

I'ixed at Two Tears inthe Penitentiary.

The event of the week in the circuitcourt was the trial of Giles Laughlin on

the charge of embezzling the funds ofvarious estates in his charge, while In

was public administrator. Laughlin, atthe January term, was on trial for si in

liar offense, the case lcing that for embezzling from the John Brodbeck estate.He was acquitted. He was put on trialat the present term for embezzling fromthe estate of Stella Hahn. The casewas heard by Judge J. W. Alexander, ofGallatin, who is the circuit judge of theseventh judicial circuit, which comprises the counties of Daviess, Caldwell,Ray, Clay and Livingston. He was appointed to the bench by GovernorDockery, to till a vacancy caused by theelection of Judge E.J. Broaddus to thesupreme court.

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Judge Alexander was born in Cincin-nati, Ohio, in 1852, and came to Missou-ri when eight years old, locating at Can-

ton, and was educated at the CantonChristian university. He read lawthere, and in 1873 went to Gallatin,where he continued to read law, andin 1875 was admitted to the bar. Heserved in the 32d, aid and 34th generalassemblies of the state. He is a mar-ried man and has eight children.

He made a favorable impression uponthe members of the bar and those out-side of the bar with whom he becameacquainted. He presided with dignity,and showed marked ability throughoutthe case all his actions impressed usin 6uch a way that we are inclined tobelieve that Governor Dockery knewwhat be was doing when he made theappointment of Judge Alexander.

The Judge did not arrive until Mon-

day afternoon, and after the usualcourtesies of introductions to membersof the local bar and court ollicvrs

Craig, the case of the state vs.Laughlin was called, and Judge Alex-

ander took his seat to hear the case.He was at once greetea by the attor-

neys for the defense with a " motion toelect" requiring the state to electupon which count in the informationthe defendant should he tried tiou.This was overruled.

The second step on the part of thedefense was to file a motion called "pleain bar" that is. that Laughlin, beinga public officer, had been arraigned,tried and acquitted on the charge ofembezzlement, and could not le tried asecond time on the same offense. Thismotion was most fiercely contested byboth sides. Authority upon authoritywas brought to support both side::, andshowed a vast amount of research onthe part of hot h state and defense, andespecially the latter, but the court over-

ruled the motion of plea in bar.The third move on the part of the

defense was to file a motion to quash,setting up, as their grounds, that therewas no such,an officer as "public cu-

rator." This motion met the same fateas tho former motions, and the threefirst rounds in the legal light were wonby the state. The arguments in thesemotions occupied Monday afternoon,several hours Monday night and sometwo hours Tuesday furenoon. It wasabout 11 o'clock before a jury wts

which consisted of the following:

W. H. Carson, a mechanic, of Bige-lo-

township.George II. Landrey, farmer, of Forest

township.C. C. Peret, until recently engaged in

tho saloon business at Forbes.J. E. Alden, cigar maker, Oregon.Charles Flinn, farmer. Forest town-

ship.Jeff Springer, farmer. Hickory town-

ship.John F. Meade, farmer, Forbes town

ship.H. J. McDonald, tinner. Oregon.J. H. Anderson, farmer, Union town-Davi- d

Ely, fanner. Hickory township.Ws. Springer, farmer. Hickory town-ki-

. Gay Cipher, telephone lineman, Ore- -

The state introduced evidence to show

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that Laughlin was public administratorduly qualified: that the estate of StellaHahn, a minor heir of Daniel Hahn. Sr.,had lieen ordered into his hands, andthat while in charge of this estate thesum of was paid to him for thebenefit of said minor by the sheriff:that he deposited this in the CilircnVHank of Oregon. That a short timeafter this he hud cheeked out all of thefunds he had to his credit in this bunk,excepting ten dollars, fl.W of thismoney he paid out in distributing thebalances duo the heirs in the Tritt es-

tate, which included the 229 .hi he hadreceived for the benefit of Stella Hahn.and not any of this latter sum had beenpaid to his ward His final settlementshowed that this sum was still dueStella Hahn: that his successor in office.M. I. Walker, hart made demand uponhim for this amount, and he was unableto meet the demand.

Mr. laughlin was placed on the standin his own defense and stated that hehad never paid Stella Hahn any of themoney due her, but denied luving embezzled any of the funds. Several witnesses were put on the stand to establish the previous good character of thedefendant.

This closed the evidence, and after theinstructions had been prepared, Mr.Blair opened for the state, followed by--

Mr. Frank Petree, of this city, andCharles llooher. of Savannah, for thedefense, Mr. Stokes closed for the state.

The case was given to the jury aboutlive o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and at 9p. m , they returned a verdict of guilty,nxing the punishment at two vears inthe penitentiary.

Tho usual motions, for arrest of judgment, new trial, etc., were filed Wedne?day, and then an affidavit was filed foran apoal to the supreme court.

The state made a strong case, andnothing seemed to have been omitted byProsecutor Blair and his assistant, MrStokes, while Mr. Laughlin was ablyrepresented by Messrs. Petree and Booher, and he can have no complaint as tothe ioyalty and devotion of his attorneys.

Missouri Valuations.As illustrative of the unequal taxation

in Missouri, the action of the StateBoard of Equalization al JetTerson City-i- s

most pertinent.When the returns from the different

counties were canvassed, it was foundthat some of the county assessors hadpermitted the value of the property tofall below the usual amount, eventhough there was no loss in actualproperty value. So largely was thisdone that the state board was forced toraise the assessments in a number ofcounties up to that of 1900. The totalof the increases thus made aggregatedSM79.G82.

Comparison of the assessments madeon live stock shows the same inequality.In Clark county horces were assessed at815.43 a head, while in Pemiscot theywere valued at $35.80. Mules in Put-ma- n

county were taxed at the value of817.82, while in Holt they were assessedat $27.00. Cattle in Holt county wereassessed 50 per cent higher than in NewMadrid county.

There is an increase in the total forassessment purposes of the whole stateover that of 1900. The total assessment for this year is 81,008,948,753,while last year the total was 8989,730,- -

264, a gain for this year of $19,218,489.For the first time in the history of Missouri the billion dollar mark is passed

No true valuation of property will besecured, even on staple property, suchas stock, until some standard is adopted.The continued conflict between the taxrate and the assessment values is as un-

fortunate as it is unnecessary.No one believes for a moment that

the value of the property within thestate is only a billion dollars, or triplethat sum. Both dodging and unfair assessments keep the truth from beingknown.

Department Stores.The Chief has several times called at-

tention to the advertising being done bythe department stores. The chief feature of department store advertisementis the attractive talk made by the ad-

vertiser. His business is to sell goods.To do this he must convince the prospective purchaser that he has a betterarticle for less money than can be hadanywhere else under heaven. A cleveradvertisement writer is worth a mintof money to a department store.The other day a farmer came , into Mc- -

Clellan's and asked Mr. McClellan if hecould sell him a harrow as cheap as hecould buy it of a department store. Mr.McClellan said that he would, on thesame terms: the purchaser to pay thefreight. McClellan keeps the depart-ment store catalogues on hand for 'ref-

erence, for he has found that they areJecoming competition for him. He hadnot before had occasion to look up theprice of harrows, and was not sure ofwhat he was going against. He sellstho make of barrows the customerwanted. He turned to the catalogue.The department store priced the harrow at $10. The freight added made itcost the customer $11.70. McClellanhas been selling these harrows rightalong fjr $10, and take his money whenhe could get it. The department storeman took the cash or kept the harrow.The postage paid on the catalogues sentto the Troy postoffice by one of thesebig department stores since the first ofthe year amounts to more than anyTroy business linn has expended foradvertising in the same time. Andhalf a dozen Troy business men haveassured The Chief that they could notafford to advertise; that they wouldrather give their customers the benefitthan pay it out for advertising. This isan old story. It is the lazy man's ex-

cuse for not doing as much business ashis hustling competitor. Kansas Chief.

The Missouri river is slicing awayhuge sections of eaith along the westernbank from Watbcna to Elwood, Kas.The situation is becoming critical, andproperty owners are anxious that some-

thing he done to protect the banks andsave'their homes and farms. The con-

stant wearing of the current at bothplaces has brought about some astonish-ing changes. It has moved the riverhalf a mile to the Kansas side, and hasabsorbed hundreds of acres of land, theequivalent of which has been accreditedin the French bottoms on the Missouriside. It is possible that the presentnorth half of St. Joseph's river frontwill be left high and dry and the easternhalf of Elwood be washed away.

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J. WATSON & CO.,OREGON, MISSOURI.

Holders Mortgages.Holt county records chattel

mortgages bear many mortgages whichhave long since been paid. originalholders these instrumentstaxes mortgage, whether theyhave paid unhss theyreleased according Juneexample: gives chattel mortgage

Bon stock. mortgagerecorded. When debtoriginal mortgage destroyed,

does release mortgagerecord. Under law, have

propertyuntil properly released

records. Following sectionrelative

herebv made dutyrecorder deedB each county

deliver assessorcounty correct certified schedule

unsatisfied mortgages, deedstrust, contracts other obligation"which debt secured, shown

records county. Saidschedules shall prepared deliver

such assessor immediately afterday June year;

schedule shall arrangedalphabetically,and shall show names

grantors grantees, natureincumbrances, where recorded, brief de-

scription property debt, unpaidpart debt, other important facts

county shall recorderdeeds cents each mortgage, deed

trust other security whichproperly correct placed such

schedule.Doubtless there hundreds

mortgages which paid

which stand recordsunsettled. bookJune included

assessor.

Oregon Base Ball Team.Oregon base play

Saturday evening, com-

pleted their organization electingfollowing officers season:

Weller, president.Hausaman, secretary

Molter, captain.manager.

players:Molter, Jonas Hostetter,

Molter, Hausaman,Guy Nipher, Harry Baker,Charles Marsh, Charles Foster,Frank Foster, Wick Green,Frank Pendergast, Jonas Whitmer,

Pendergast, Charles Simpson.With above officers head

loosening players,Oregon ought reputationbeing county. Address

challenges Hausaman.retary treasurer.

The Weather.Corrected weekly William

Justice Peace, Oregon,

PRECIPITATION.Rain

MAXIMUM. minimum. Fall. SnowApril.

May

rainfall April inchesbeing inches above normal.

decade monthsurface where plowedhard. temperature

month about normal.apparent deficiency

heat, average progress vegetationabout normal. highest tempera

month 26th.maximum days

month fruitnever better. Corn planting

progress.May there frosttables damaged places.

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We carry these Lines.

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Kaucber

Canned Goods.

To the Public.As we are aliout to take our departure

for a brief space of time We take thepivlige of Writing This Short Articlecertainly it is Well Knwn to the publicth.it We have been convicted And Areto leave you soon And as this may provesufficient to keep others from taking atrip. We Will Say it is the hardeststep that we ever Experienced in ourShort lives, but we are happy to thinkthat by doing as we should We can atlast Reap the harvest, of the faithfulservant and gain a home where sorrowshall never be known And all our tearsshall be Wiped Away while it is trueMeeting is joy and parting is grief butfull-we- do We Realize this parting isnot forever only a brief space of timeAnd We shall meet our loved ones andfriends again. And as We now Realizethat sin is death and leads to destruc-tion We are going to lay our burden atthe foot of the cross And look onwardand upward to a Brighter day to come,for We now Realize as never Beforo theways of transgressor is hard, for manthat is Born of Woman his days are fewand full of trouble but when we stop fora moment and think that when theBlessed Savior Was here on Earth hehad trials and. and tribulations yet heBore them Manfully And gave his lifewe through him Might dwell in thoBrighter land beyond. And now WeRealize it as Never before in our lives.We Kindly Ask the christian people foran interest in their Prayers And Will bemore than pleased, if possible theywould a few, gather With us here sun-da- y

afternoon for the Purpose of Pray-ing in our behalf still it is true we havebeen going the downward Way to RuinYet we find in the scripture where itsnys Blessed is he that comet h at theEleventh hour for he shall Receive hisfirst reward.

And as now to nur friends and folksat home while it may be hard for themto part with us on this mission yet wefeel a blessing, that has never beforeyet. entered our mind- - and Wc Realizethat we have gained a home where Sor-

row Never Enters in that Bright Worldabove And We are all Satisfied Withour lot and and as to the Oregon peopleWe Will say that We have been treatedwith all due Respect in Every Way.And as to Mr. and Mrs Ramsay, We

Will say they have treated us-- liest instore and not that we would advise any-

one to get in jail, but if you ae going totry to get in the Oregon jail for youWill be treated Well. And as to MrGraham we will say that he is a perfectgentleman in everv Respect and a KindMan.

And cow We ask our friends not toworry over over us for we feel tafe andsecure from all harm And We Will nowclose By asking An interest in the chris-tian people prayers that we may everhold out faithfull and at last Meet youone all, Around the Kright throneabove And Receive A Robe and A

crown and dwell through out endlessdays to come is our prayer and BestWishes. Yours Resp'y,

Skvmouk Schoonover, Craig, Mo.Georoe Brown, Forest City, Mo.Chas. Galvix, Falls City, Neb.

P. S And We Will Say that Wenever met With two nicer Boys thanweleave now in jail to await their trialthey are Both Kind hearted Boys andone of them is a Minister of the Gospel.

Oregon, Mo., April 29, 1901.

The ladies of thesociety, at their last meeting, decided tooffer prizes to the little girls under

of age, that will raise thefinest chrysanthemum's for the showthis fall, from a collection of sixplants or morejrrespective of color. Thefollowing premiums will be given: First,silvef spoon: second, piece of china;third, silver thimble.

at Low Values.

Full Cheap

mortgag-

ed

Hausaman.

Not-withstanding

Chrysanthemum

The Forbes SchoolFriday, April 20, closed J. II. Lark's

third term of school at this place, and aday to be long remembered, especialy

and pupils. At eleven o'clockwere seen coming from all quart-r- s thepatrons with baskets well filled withgood things too numerous to mention,wending their way up the hill to theschool house hall, where Mr. and Mrs.Lark had arranged tables lo serve icecream to the pupils. At twelve o'clockdinner was called and a happier lot ofIieoplo were never before seen. Afterdinner, school was called and a urogram

I appropriate for a last day exercise wasi carried out. Rev E C. Morgan, our. minister, being present, gave a talk that: was highly appreciated by all.i ... ..... . .' iv i. n.r.ii.ii... rv nikiiuuii; nil- - success OI ourschool the past three years to the strictdiscipline of our worthy teacher and theinterest the school board has taken, tomake it one of the best in the county,therefore to reach their ideal they havesecured again tho service of Mr. Larkfor another year. A Patkox.

Mrs. James Mauck is quite sick.C. C. Powell.ourcigarmanufacturer

has returned from a business trip to St.Joseph .--

Guy Roberts, who is a etudent atColumbia, is at present here with hisfather.

Mrs. E. J. Kellogg, of Craig, was theguest of Mrs. Fannie Dungan a few daysthis week.

II. E. Denny, who has been on thesick-lis- t for several days, is now able tobe out again.

G. II. Price left Thursday of thisweek, for Hates City, this state, wherehe will engage in buying walnut logs.

Mrs. Andy Tochterman and chil-

dren, who have been visiting in MoundCity, for sometime, will return home to-

day, Friday.

We were glad to have the pleasureof meeting Editor Kennish, of the Mait-lan- d

Herald, on our streets Tuesday ofthis week.

Jehu Foster, who has been visitinghis son. Frank, and daughter, Mrs.Emma Graham, left the first of theweek for Savannah, where he will re-

sume work as salesman for a nurserycompany.

Georce Guire died at the home ofFrank Sipes, in Forbes. Saturday last.April 27, 1901, while on a visit. Hewas alxut 45 years of age, and wasburied in the Huiatt graveyard on Sunday last, funeral services lieing conducted by Rev. Morgan.

Otho Martin writes from Oklahoma,that he and A. R. Rose, formerly of thiscity, have 80 acres of corn'growing nicelyHo is now engaged at his trade, caren-terin- g,

in Oklahoma City. Has plenty ofwork at good wages. He sends regardsto inquiring friend.s His postulHccaddress is Frisco, Oklahoma.

Andy Tochterman is completing ahandfome. four-roo- cottage for Mrs.Thressa Vincent, on her farm, live milessoutheast of Oregon: a line barn andother out building are also among theimprovements. He has also just finish-ed a neat four-roo- cottage on one of G.W. Pullen's farms, in Forbes township,which will lie occupied by his son, Sam.

There is talk in some quarters, thatMayor John Combe, of St. Joseph, willbe a candidate for Congress in 1902. Mr.Combe has made an excellent mayor andhas announced positively that he willnot stHnd for re election. He says hehas no desire to enter congressionalpolitics, but many of his friends insistthat he lead the forces of the Republi-can party in this district, at the nextcampaign nnd it is fiossihle that he willconsent to do so.

NOTICETO

Contractors!In accordance with an order of the

County Court or the County of Holtand State of MUsouri. the undersignedBond Commissioner of Holt County.Missouri, will receive

SEALED BIDSfur "the following work up to twelveO'clock I1IKIII,

Friday, May 10, 1901,Nil Ml. Building a 20 foot pile bridge,

near the quarter section cornerItctween sections llflcen andsixteen, in township sixty two,range thirty t ight.

No. :tl. A twenty foot pile bridge on thenorth line of section twenty, two,in township sixty two, rangethirty eight.

No. An eighty foot bridge near thocenter of the northexHl quarterof section sevcnti-en- , in town-shi- p

sixty-one- , range thirtynine.

No. 'XI. A twenty-tw- foot pile bridge onthe section line between sectionsnmctii-- and twenty, in township tlfty nine, range thirtyseven.

No. .'! I. Repairing a forty foot pileliridgit near the quarter sectioncorner lietween sections sixteenand twenty one, in townshi)Hi.xly-lwo- , range thirty-eight- .

It is further ordered bv the court thatno bids will be considered unless accompanied by cash or a certified check of anamount equal to twenty per cent of theamount nut, said amount to I- )- returnedif bid is not accepted; or if bid is ai:ccptcd to he. retained until satisfactoryIk)ihI is given, ami if bond is not givenwithin tixty days, sn:d sum to tie forfeited to fhe county of Holt and State01 Missouri.

Plans will be on file with tho County-Clerk-,

or at my office in Forest City,Mo , on ami alter May 1st, 1901.

The Court reserves the right to rejectanv or all bids.

By order of the Court, this 10th dayor April, 1901.

C.G LANDON.Road Commissioner of Holt County, Mo

HEfEEB'

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THE LEADING

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SCHULTE BRO'SHARDWARE,

OREGON, MISSOURI

There will be quarterly meeting atthe Evangelical church one week fromnext Sunday.

Rev. M. C. Platz. of Kansas CityMowill preach at Nickell's Grove onnext Thursday evening, May 9th, at 8o'clock. All are cordially invited.

Little Dewey Darnell,after a seriousillness of several wesks, is now able tobe out again, and will soon lie well andstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Darnell desire toexpress their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the many kind friends andneighbors, for the kindness and assistance received from their hands; also toDr. B. B. Simmons for the faithfulnessand care shown by him during the littleboy's sickoess.

List of letters remaining in thepostoffice at Forest City, Mo., uncalledfor during the month of April, 1901

Miss Carrie Goddard. Mr. George Harper. Mr. Allyn Jones, J. W. Mahony, W.J. Martin. Mr. George Mayfield. Mr.Frank W. Moody, Mrs. L. Smith. Cards:Mrs. Frank R. Rose, T. C. Neeley & Co.,T. W. Morton. Percy Lawrence Boyd.Editor of Independent. When callingfor any of the above, please say "adverUsed.1' Neville Dicksox P. M.

Dr. Thatcher is about as muchly init, as any of our citizens, just at thispresent time. The Doctor has beenable to gather a plum from GovernorDockery's political orchard, the governor naming him as the Homeopathicrepresentative on the state board ofhealth: H. Clay Evans, has named himns a member of the pension board ofthis county. The state institute ofhomeopathy has selected him as treas-urer of that organization, and he is atpresent secretary of the Oregon board ofeducation. If the Doctor has any othercommissions hid away in the gable endof his trousers, we would like for him tomake a show down.

Some of Link Bucher's friends arebeginning to feel a little uneasy abouthim. It will be remembered that recent-ly he concluded to become a "cityfied"gentleman, and bought the Culp property nenr the canning factory. He calledinsist mice to put a part of his place in ashape for gardening, and imagine thesurprise that cama to bis hleper, whenhe stacked up fourteen empty quartliottles lalielled "O. F. C. Whiskey," be-

fore Link's eyes, and the members ofthe family. Link swears by all that isgood, that he knows absolutely nothingaliout them, or how they came upon hispremises. His friends are watching him

--The Outlook is making a point ofpublishing in each of its monthlyillustrated issues, portraits and briefsketches of men and women of immediate interest. The May issue containsfine portraits of Governor Odell, theCountess Tolstoi, the new Attorney-Gener- al

Knox, Prince I to (the Japanesestatesman), Mr. Ben Foster, whose paint-ing, "Lulled by the Murmuring Stream,''is one of two .American landscapesrecently purchased by the French gov-

ernment for the Luxembourg; portraitsof the men who have made the

Exposition at Buffalo possibleare also included. (83 a year. TheOutlook Company. 287 Fourth Avenue,New York.)

Iden's Lake House

BIG LAKE ia located 4 milea southwest of Bigelow, Mo., and 3 mile north --

west of Fortexcue, Mo. If you desire a good hunting or Ashing place you will Indit hen. For first-cla- board and lodging come to my house, Have for rent Boats,F.shing Tackle, Torches and Oil for spearing at night. Stable room and boaid forteams. Al . good trantqurtation from Bigelow and Fortescus to the Lake. Char-ges reasonable. Sportsmen will tlnd a supplv of Ammunition. Fishing Tackle.Cigars, Tobacco. Confections. Soda Pop. Canned Goods, Lunch. Etc., always onhand. Have made improvements in the way of more room, having hist completedan addition that gives me four more large rooms, and can now accommodate allwho call.

JOHN IDEN, Prop'r,

FOR 30 DAYS.

WK WILL SELL

HOC K Kit FOK .

This full-size- , polish finish. Golden Oak

Parlor Rocker, with polished wood seatvery comfortable - regular price fcO.fO,

sale price

BIGELOW,

FOR CASH ONLY

$2.85

$2.85

delightful-Cof-

fees"

Will continue sell the Kitchen the next few $3.75Mail upon receipt of Anyone dissat atiel with

it expense, we refund the money.

Weigel & Sons, Furniture Co.,107-100- -m Sixth. JOSEPH,

A. H. Greene is painting JamesNoland's residence, north of town.

Mrs. Henry C. Cook and son, Fred,were visiting in Joseph, this week.Mrs. N. Stock was also a vi-it- or to thecity.

The Fitts have a burrow, consequently the children on Baby Avenueand in the vicinity thereto are havioggay times.

Mrs. R. J. Faris is lying very low atthe home of her daughter, Mrs. R. S.Keeves. Small hopes are entertainedfor her recovety.

Janus T. Howell has made some excellent improvements bis property inthis city te windows, latest inwall paper, etc. ail right, you bet.

Concordia, Kas., correspondent. StJoseph, Evening News, April 25. 1901:

Robert Misell, "the pioneer teal estateagent of Cloud county," escorted IraMclntyre, of Oregon, Mo., to Mdtonvaleto look at a half section of pasture land.Mr. Mclntyre has just purchased theSanders farm near Concordia, paying

cash it."April 29th, 1881, the Miss uin river

was outoi us uanKS ror nearly liswhole length, the water covering thebottoms from bluff to bluff. It was thehighest at this date ever knownor since, and by ins oldest seiners 11

was claimed to have been higher thanthat of 1844. All trains on the K. C. St.Joseph Jfc Council Bluffs railroad wereabandoned, and Oregon received hermail for a week, overland, from St.Joseph, the Foster brol hers, David, Jake.and Jehu, contracting with the citizensto bring the Residents on all thebottom lands had to move out, andnumbers of were drowned.

Mr. Dan. Belden severed h:s connection with the Montgomery & RoeckerBank, 00 Tuesday of this week, havingaccepted a position in Chicago, Illinois.Daring his stay here he has manyfriends, and doubtless his recollectionsof our pleasant little city will always behappy ones, tinged with sadness, for hereit was that he laid away his lovely

companion, lne hearts made dear tohim by his association here will everbeat in sympathy for him, and the bestwishes for his future success and pros-

perity will go with him from his largecircle of Oregon friends. Daniel Kuokel,the III. hs taken place in the bank.and we believe a more capable successorcould not easily have been found.

The Postoffice Department hasissued a fraud order against B. V. Cummins, of Kingfisher, Okla., forbiddinghim the use ot the mails. Mr. Cum-mins had been charged with the issuingof false and frvadulent circulars for thepurpose of obtaining business as anagent and attorney before the land office

by filing derlaratory statements ofsoldiers on lands obtained from theKiowa and Comanche Indians, whichwill be open for entry next August, aswell as on lands. He proposed onreceipt of 820 to pay the expenses ofregistering, to file the declaratory state-

ments of soldiers and soldiers1 widows onthese lands, and for an additional 120 ashis fee on the completion of the transaction. Every feature or Cumminstransaction, as well as the promises hesent out through his circulars andliterature, covered over with inten-tional and he therefore came

the law. Similar islikely to be taken against some otherpersons in other localities, wnonave

similar advertisements.

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List of unclaimed letters remainingn the postoffice at Oregon, Mo., for the

week ending May 8, 1901: Palmer,J. F. PauUnd S.W. Reavis. when call-ing for these letters please say that theywere 'Advertised.1 from7:30 a. m. to7-S- 0 p. m.

Thomas Cubby P. If.Dr. J. T. Thatcher left Friday ot

this week for Jefferson City, in answerto a telegram from Governor Dockery,requesting the doctor to be preseat andassist in organizing the new state boardot health. This is quite an honor, andshows the high esteem in which DoctorThatcher is held by the governor.

The Ladies1 Aid society, of the M.E. church will hold one ot their

at the residence ot Mrs.W. C Proud, this Friday afternoon fromthree to nine o'clock p. m. For themere pittance of 10 cents willserve all who attend with an excellentcup of coffee, plate ot delicious icecream, and a fine piece ot cake all ofthis for only 10 cents. Everybody invited.

-- II. A. Dankers, of Corning, reportsthat there are a number of fields ot vol-

unteer wheat in that part ot countythat will be harvested with the expecta-tion of getting an average crop. This isnot the result of careless harvesting last

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expense of harvesting would be greaterthan the receipts, so many fields wereabandoned or pastured.

The excelsior mill at Forest City.had a close call from fire, Tuesday eve-

ning of last week, the fire originatingnext to tho roof, where a large quantityof dust had accumulated.. By promptiictiin the flames were soon under con-

trol, and very little damage resulted.This was indeed fortunate, for if a fireever gets under good headway in thislocality, it will be a miracle if the can-

ning factory and flour mill escape. Theowners of the excelsior mills should bevery careful and keep the dust downand thus avoid a serious conflagration.

Redemption of Stamps.Circulars, relating to the redemption

of documentary and proprietary stamps,have been issued by the internal revenue mi stamps isbucuunder the "war revenue act will beredeemed, but there will be deductedthe percentage, if any, allowed the pur-chaser. Claims for redemption musthave the certificate of the collector, ordealer from whom purchased, as to thedate and amount of purchase. Stampsnot in the same condition as whenissued will not be redeemed, unless theircondition is satisfactorily accounted for.They must be presented in quantities ofS2 or more, and be presented within twoyears after the purchase from the gov-ernment. AH claims for the redemption of stamns imnrinted on checks.drafts and other instruments must lieentered of record and forwarded to thegeneral collector's office at Washington,bythe collector of the district in whichthe order for the imprinting of thestamps was purchase. Claims pre-sented by any other than the one towhom the stamps were issued mastestablish ownership to the stamps, andbear a certificate of sale tress eachowner from the Use ot purchase. Theowners of all imprinted iastrwests,who deoire to redeeaa, mast forward allsuch instrumeats, secarely pacBsd. toWashington, the expense to be paid bythe sender, who mast also pat his sameand address oa the nntsMsef the pack- -

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