The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
densed From the Leading
Papers.
(By a. A. JcHrey.)

| hopViS'
(By A. A. JcfTrey.)
A Norbone farm wife likes so
well to raise chicks that she says
she could spend her entire time at
it. AS it IL. using only the time she
can spare from her household duties,
this woman, whose name Is Mrs. Ella
Buster, has 1900 chicks to show for
this springs work.
There's no accounting for tastes.
A Burkesvllc hen has adopted n litter
Of pigs, in another part of the state
a poodle is nursing four little kittens,
somewhere else under the Richmond
Mssourian's eagle eye cat is
scratching for brood Of little
chicks. while close to Richmond a
man has goat that chews the ray.
and Squire Goaldcr has a $500 colt
which likes the taste of bride reins,
stirrip feathers and driving gloves.
XII In the Office Of the Richmond Mis-
sourian IL n relic Of 1885. n clovis
made that year by local blacksmith
and used for the lead yoke of oxen
on an cmigrant wagon that went 20
California. Of the large party, which
accompanied the clcvis on its six
months trip across plain and noun
tain. fifty years ago, only three per-
sons are now living.
il A bursting emery wheel caused the
\ death of Phillip Smith. ut Chillicothc.
last Thursday, when he was grinding
! he blade of a road grader. Flying
\ fragments Of the wheel crushed the
mans skull.
! In n pool in Platte river. near Gull
l ford, on the evening Of July ath. Ia
I vid A. Cunningham, farmer. was
teaching his little boys how to swim.
\ Suddenly taken with cramps. the faith
( or sank and was drowned before help
could be summoned.
HI Nodaway county stands fifth in
rank among counties of the state IN
\ the number of automombilcs regis
tered with the secretary Of state.
With $500 machines listed. Nodaway
! stands next TO the four leaders.
(which are =. Louis. jackson. buchanan
and Greene.
< The Liberty Tribune says: "For
the second time in history a Clay
county company of soldiers has left
for Mexico. The first was in lSiG.
seventy years ago las, month, and
the second was on TUESDAY of this
week, when ~ Of our boys marched
away. or the first company only
one man. Captain John Shousc, Of
Washington township. H. living.
With prices Of all sorts Of things
soaring skyward, thieves are direct
ing their covctous efforts toward ncN
kinds Of plumber. Two men were AZ
rested In Grundy county. last week.
charged with stealing some flccccs II
wool.
DIR. j. q. Scott. the oldest practition.
or In Mercer county died las, week
Mt Princeton. lie had practiccd mcdi.
cine In that county IL years.
Trenton was recently stirred with
excitement by n visit from u portion
Iof the Second Connecticut Infantry.
They remained In Trenton only an
hour. finding u q welcome chance In
stretch their legs after four DAYS of
riding on the train cnroutc for the
Mexican border.
Grant City boosters have submitted
n proposition 10 tho burlington Rail'
lwny comnnny lacking IN Inc bu,IJin,,
of n new demo, md improycmcnt ~
the station grounds. Tho amour,
to cxpcnd is about So 600, and in con.
ncc,ion with This wort The loo Al
boosters promise IN buv adiaccn,
grounds and lcnsc them IN tho mil,
l way company for n long pcriod >,
wears 10 be used ms n miblic nnrk
II Bethany's oldest citizen IL Mr.
! Ncttie Travis C;illespie, agcd o6 vcar.
1 She has lived In Harrison county ror
m voars ard nor oiios, son s.,,,a