The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-21
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con-
densed From the Leading
Papers.
(By a. 4. Jeirrey.)

(By a. a. Jeffrey
The drcdyc boat employed by Nod
away county farmers to straigh.en
the One Hundred and Two River from
the state line down to Maryviile will
soon have completed it, work and
Landowners living along the lower
course of the river are considering
the extension Of the improvement to
the south line Of the county.
| Two shifts Of laborers are employed
on the outside granite work Of the
Inew Farmers Trust Co. Bank at
Maryvlle, and that part of the work
will be completed in another month.
The interior will be finished in bronze
and Italian marble. and the structure
will be the model bank building Of
the Middle West, surprising even the
New England Bank at Kansas City.
Il Although there are now no cases OF
Iinfantile paralysis in Nodaway coun-
ty. the health officers have recon-
mended that children under ten years
Of age be kept away from movie
shows and similar gatherings. Pre-
vcntivc measures against possible
infection are suggested, prominent
among these being the spraying Of
the nasal passages with solution Of
common salt.
i Ravcnwood will vote July 81 on the
! proposition Of taking light and power
from the Maryvllc plant. Parncll u
also considering similar action. Pick
! cring. Burlington Junction and Clear
mont are the other Nodaway county
towns taking service from the Mary.
willie plant.
During the year closing June 30.
1916, the Maryvillc school district
paid out S2i.66s FOR current expenses,
sls,I20 Of this being for teachers.
Il a Hopkins man. Pete Shaircr. re.
Gently Published an offer 60 contract
! 10 pay 20 cents bushcl for | 900
bushels Of sound corn Mt husking time.
Last week, his offer was accented by
Henry Wray. a farmer. who agrees
to deliver 900 bushels Of sound corn
between November 20 and December
20 nj tina, price. 10th men have given
N'll i'il'N NH''hN w NlIN Nli' Gun
tract.
! Failing from hammock. Marie
Dow. tcn-yCar-old Girl of Cl,armont,
Icaught her chin on n wire, which cut
n long, jagged cash ~ near her jugu.
lar vein that she came near losing
her life.
One evening, last week. Glen Davis.
" near Princeton. drove To tina, city
and tied his team IN the rear Of the
lot on which the air,iomc stands. The
team became frightened aud in trying
to make their getaway fell into an old
lwcll. One Of the horses was drowned
and the other was barely able 90 hold
IL nose above water until u derrick
could be erected and the animal hoist.
ed to safety.
Farmers, east Of Gallatin. met on
IJuly ., and took frat steps in forming
a drainage district for the purpose of
strengthening the two branches Of
Muddy Creek. Up 10 that date these
creeks had ovcrilowcd oigh, times IL
1916.
| While fixing his binder in a wheat
field, near l.ivonia, the other day, Dec
lMullcniN received a serious wound
when the team suddenly started and
the needle which ties the bundle bur
led It's point in his forearm.
| u took four men with rope To
land big river catfish at livonia rc.
Gently. The fish weighed - pounds
and was on display at one OF the
stores for several hours.
A twelve year old boy, near Cam.
cron. was prompted by kindness tu
slap a big horse fly that had settle
on an old horse. The blow was sudden
and the motive was misunderstood md
the boy was kicked in the mouth for
his trouble.
A year ago Laclede. In Linn county.
began the use of crude oil on II,
streets and the benefits were so prca,
that during the recent dry period not
q particle OF dust could be seen on
the i.aclcdc streets even on the wind.
est days.
The boyhood of General Pershing.
the central figure in the Mexican
campaign was spent at Laclede, and a
stan writer Of the Kansas City Star
recently spent several days in that
place interviewing old friends and
neighbors OF the Pershing family in
order to get material for a personal
sketch Of the general.
:. AZ union church services In Bur
iington Junction, the pastors asked
the men to leave their coats at home
u weather was warm. And now coat
less congregations are the rule in that
The big sociability run now on its
WAY 10 WINNINGS ovor thn IoUa,,,,.