The Holt County sentinel., 1907-07-26

Little Edgar Allen, who has been so
very ill for the past 10 days, is now some
better.
Miss Carrie Fraser, of Grand Island,
Neb., is visiting here, the guest OF Miss
Fannie Meyer.
Until further notice we will close
our store at 6:30 every evening, except
Saturday. KREEK g. HAsNEss.
The largest plow ever built has been
successfully used on Texas ranch. The
implement clears strip OF ground seven
feet wide.
Nearly every other man thinks he
could run q newspaper or handle Uni
ted States treasury surplus as we'll as
anybody.
F. e. Wallick, of Pueblo, Colo, has
Joined his wife and little son, who are
here visiting relatives. They returned
to their home Tuesday OF this week.
Rev. John Gillies, pastor Of the
Mound City NJ. E. church, mas returned
to his charge after an absence OF 10
weeks, visiting various points in Eu-
rope.
The steamer Omaha passed down
the river, on Tuesday of last week, July
10th, on her down trip from Omaha to
Kansas City, arriving at Kansas City
the following day.
lightning Sunday night killed
fine steer in Tom Pebley's pasture. The
steer belonged to John Bunch. Frank
Huffman out in Liberty township lost
fine horse.-Craig Mirror.
The reason the Burlington does not
run the Nodaway Valley train Oh Sun
day is. that their line from Bigelow to
Clearmont is 81 miles: the law names III
miles as the distance, requiring branch
lines to run daily train each way.
1t is no longer the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy Railroad Company. On
dumping j. j. Hill, the officials held a
meeting at Chicago last week. and de-
cided that the title to be used hereafter
should be the Chicago. Burlington u
Quincy Railroad.
"A Nodaway county minister receiv-
ed q paper from his former home 10
Sou,h Dakota announcing his death by
drowning. The pastor is having the
matter investigated and suggests that
nearby lakes be dragged for his body,
but adds that until the rumor is verified
he will keep right on preaching as il
nothing had happened.
The fact that the use of the Missouri
river for carrying purposes is practical
proposition has been thoroughly demo
e.rated. The new company, :organized
ut Kansas City, is now carrying come
thing like 400 to 500 tons Of freight
weekly between tbs cities OF st. Louis
and Kansas City, besides enjoying q
email passenger business. This freight
is carried at q saving to the shipper OF
one.third the cost of shipping by rail.
The State Pure Food law, which
harmon,zes with the Federal and NUM-
cipal acts, is now in effect. The com
bined regulation of these several lawt
should insure better protection against
adulterations and uncleanliness thar
the people have ever had before. So fa'
all our merchants seem inclined to keeI
within the laws. especially since th'
rules .have been made under which ole
stock. k.may be disposed of without deceiv
ing the public.
Mrs. VIM. Kneale and four-year OLE
son had a runaway. She got out OF thu
buggy to get a drink when the team be
came frightened and ran, knocking he
down. The horses ran a mile to th'
store in New Point where they wer
caught The clerk took the team baci
and found Mrs. Kneale without
scratch. The little boy held to the line
and made the ride to town. He ssit
hopper would stop the horses when the.
cot home.-New Point correspondent II
the Jeffersoni8n.