The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-14
READ LIKE IMAGlNINGS.
Odd and Interesting Happenints
Chronicled During the
Year Passed.

1he newspaper reader, consciously
or not, is always looking for thu.
man interest. and II takes no long ex-
pericnce to show him that he is not
apt to find II "irst page, top col
umn." History may I've chronicled
there, but, as good Hannah More once
wrote: ""Tis triiies make the sum of
human things" and back" in his
paper, half buried, perhaps, among
the real estate items, will lie usually
come upon the unconsidered little
things" which tell the joys and sor.
rows In response to which the worlds
heart beats. Nineteen ten has proven
this over aud over again.
January began the story on its very
frs, day when a Philadelphia man,
Frank Angelo. reported himself at
the Pennsylvania hospital for treat.
men'. His heart was giving him no
end Of trouble every time l,e looked
At a pretty girl. He'd turn dizzy and
the pavement would rise and fan
like the deck of ship AT sea. The
doctors said they hadn't had case on
record like II since 81, and Angelo,
when dismissed, took a solemn vow
always 10 look the other way when
passing the Quaker City maidens.
To jump across the continent, the
same initial month of the twelve
brought the oldest Of happenings to
q Mr.. Scverson. Of Portland, ore.
Back In ~. rather than lose u week =
wages. and "A shotgun, which he had
lent his employer, he took under
protest. a corner lot, JOxlOO feet. On
the day In question II sold for an even
800 900.
An Alderman. OF WilkesI,arrc. Pa.
last March, decided that John Buck.
son, arrested for drunkenness, could.
n, fairly be fined the usual dollar AS
lac lad a wooden leg. which naturally
was no, affected. You're probably
two-,hiris drunk" was the decision.
at u cost you Just ~ cents"
When a Washington judge exam.
lined WI Liam Thomas as to the state
Of his mind, asked him the name Of
the President Of the country, and
heard the reply: "Ah doan rightly
know, jedge. There's Mist Tan and
there's Teddy" lie found the man
wholly sane.
One Of the Smith family Willie din
ing at n hotel In Atlantic city struck
a bargain, for In a single oyster he
bit upon no less than nine pearls,
which later proved worth several
hundred dollars. Just a week later,
Andrew Carnegie announced. 1--WE
made up my mind not 10 make any
more money II ! can help IT," It's a
matter Of point .of.vicw rs TO which
happening was the saddcr.
In October, South Bend, Ind, wit
messed the marriage Of Grace Gilbert
and Giles Calvin. the out.of. thc.ordi.
nary detail here being that the bride
had beard eighteen inches long, while
the groom could only boast Of a very
slim mustache.
Mrs. Josie Pettis. lives on "A little
farm near Dalhart, Tex, from which
she barely supports herself. Late In
January during an unreasonable and
severe thunderstorm, a bolt Of light
ming ripped up 4 hillside pasture and
uncovered spring Of crude oil that
has ever since been running a couple
Of hundred barrels a day.
An East Liverpool, o., grand jury
found George Browns theft Of some
ostrich plumes, valued ordinarily At
40, only petit larceny, as II was .
bargain day when he helped himself
the plumes had been marked down
10 sa3 and possibly the figures sug.
gested the attempt.
a Detroit woman, with a new hat
IN mind, drew SO from a bank, and a
gust Of wind drew It. from her and
sent It flying across the street. A
small boy, driving a goat, CHANGED by,
and Nancy calmly and eXpeditiously
ate the ten. The lady charged the
boy with theft, A policeman was
called In, and the youth proved his
innocence by killing the goat. Then
the treasury department issued the
lady a new bill. No one has as yet
issued the boy a new goat.
Our legal lights might profit as to
the form OF decree In divorce pro-
ceedings, by following the decree
lately issued by a justice In Shanes.
vile, q. The proceedings were
brought by Mrs. Ben Beticofer against
her husband. II says: Mr.. Il, agrees |
to give Mrs. Il. $3.50, $50 In cash and |
note for the balance at I per cent;
meat Of one hog, weight 700 lbs. or
more, and she can have 1t any time
after the hog Is butchered. Mrs. II. |
Is to have IS hens and Mr.. b. to keep