The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-10-27
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
dcnscd From the Leading
Papers.
(By a. 4. JcTrcy.)

(By a. 4. JciTrcyJ
A school fair ~ which the pupils Of
the Smith district Of Mercer count )
exhibited varied display Of farm
products and home cooking was offer.
ed the other day n striking proof
that the useful arts are not being
neglected In the training Of Mercer
county's boys and girls. This note
worthy work wa. done under the III.
rcction Of the teacher, Mi.S Ora Van
vacter.
\ check for $3.50 was received -
Princeton the other day. says the
Post, from an Eastern steel bridge
company To- pay the travelling cN-
pcnsos Of the county judges aud On.
ginccr on n trip Of pleasure and invos.
tgation to Tcrrc llautc. Indiana.
"Rnisr more hogs aud less he'll"
was the classic advice coined hy vice.
presidential candidate landrith, the
other day IN answer e. Missourian'.
inquiry M to how sji'iricr, revenue
could h. raiscd without the liquor
traffic.
The north line Of the state was
dcntcd slightly last w,cl, los an cXplo.
sion of grape juice In an Allcr,on
woman'E cupboard. The contents Of
the cupboard were wrecked and "a
panel Of the cupboard door was blown
entirely out. 81, shows" SAYS Editor
fficc OF the Princeton Post. "tha,
oven grape juice IL dangerous"
by the snlc Of popcorn hnlls. fridge. |
punch, other home cooking. fancy |
work and flowers. the women Of the |
Mafyvillc South Methodist church re-.
ecntly cleared Sllj In u single after
noon and evening.
Enrollmcn, nj the Maryyillc Stat
Normal school continues to break all
former records. The present enroll.
ment, 33G. l. 30 per cent more than
that at corresponding date in 1913.
Private investments, amounting 20
5000. have been secured TO build
womon's dormitory at Maryvillc On
grounds facing the entrance TO those
of the state normal school. The work |
Of construction will begin in the
spring and the property eventually
will he taken over by the normal
school, and will be- under the school
management from the frat.
Parnell farmers report n new and
dangerous whca, pest. which was rap
idly destroying whole fields of wheat
prior to the big storm, The insects
are black, says the Maryvillc Tribune.
and have the agility Of the well known
flea. They swarm over the young
plants and sap the vitality. Their
movement seems To be in regular or
der. beginning AT the edge of the field ,
and marching across, There is moth
ing left Of the young wheat In the |
path Of the pests.
In less than two hours 400 bushel
baskets OF peaches were sold at Nary |
vile last Wednesday. The peaches
were sold at 10 cents n bushel.
While out for an evening lark
crowd Of Stanberry young men "hop-
ped" a Wabash freight, intend ~ TO
bum their way to Bedison and return
on the eastbound passenger. Their
night of fun was changed to one Of
sorrow, says the Maryville Democrat
Forum, for at Bedison, in getting Oft
the train one Of the boys, Lawrence
HAYES, aged q, fell beneath the
wheels and had both legs badly man
gled. Returning good for evil, the
railway company held the eastbound
passenger at Maryville and gave the
freight the right Of way on fast time
to Maryville, rushing the injured boy
to the st. Francis hospital at Mary
vile. Both legs We're amputated IN
an effort TO save his life, but he died
two hours later.
A Hopkins breeder OF pcdigreed
hogs inserted an advertisement In the
Journal. During the first week, this
announcement brought buyers for
nearly $500 worth Of the blooded
stock and then-such is the fate Of
the newspaper mantle swine breed.
er ordered the ad discontinued; II had
worked 10 well the first week he felt
sure its influence would suffice TO sell
his few remaining hogs, alsoi
While the Missouri Baptists were
IN session at Liberty, last week. an
accident In the city electric plant
dimmsd Tie lights IN the church h