The Holt County sentinel., 1916-06-09
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
T.. densed From the Leading
Papers.
(l,y a. 4. IeHrey.)

(By a. 4. JeHrey)
The May rainfall in Nodaway coun-
ty. as recorded at Maryville. was 10
inches. This Il les not include the ram
storm that visited that county on tho
night of the 3ist, washing on; RAJ.
way and highway bridges a. ElriD
and Quitman, and doing much damage
TO fields and crops.
r. W. Grow. the Maryville photo
grapher. narrowly escaped serious in.
Jury, when run down By an autorto-
bile on the streets Of Maryville, last
Wednesday. When he found himself
unable TO dodge the car. he lcarcd into
the air and came down upon the hood
from which he rolled onto the pave
ment, receiving only slight bruises.
The Hopkins Journal says II takes
Hopkins TO pull of real stunts and
offers the following in proof: Frank
Billings, the young medical student,
was in the Lewis restaurant Monday
afternoon when some one hantcrcd
him TO sell the suit he was wearing.
lie named price and the offer wa.
at once accepted, II being stipulated
that he must deliver the suit then and
there. George iowory then made an
offer for his underwear. the stipula-
tion being the same a. with the suit.
This offer was also accepted. leaving
Billings with nothing on br his shoes
and socks, or in other words a. bare
as the plates IN the historic cupboard
Of old Mother Hubbard How 10 reach
home in broad daylight now confront
cd the young man, hut the owner Of
the restaurant came to his rescue by
going 10 u nearby grocery and buying
barrel. The head wa. Knocked IN
and Frank then surrounded hi. ana.
tony by pulling IL down over his head,
making his way home through the
business streets with a. much dignity
n II he had been wearing Prince
Albert suit
4 Hopkins man removed good
sized eat from salmon can the other
day. That wasn't the first time the
can had been opened. however. Tom
had gone IN H. yet "a taste Of salmon
and Wa unable 10 remove his head
from the Jagged opening In the can
The ncighborhood enjoyed one quic,
night anyway.
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80, T.' 1919,
ing for bid. for the erection Of an al
minisiration building. two large stock
barns, q grand stand, one mile 81 tracl,
fence, Judges .and band s,ands. rnc,
horse barns aud ticket offices. Bid.
are 10 h" IN 10y June 10. and woIh
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j. Matt Burk, "a highly rcspcctc
Harrison county faim"r. killed him
sclf last week. he had 200 acres %
corn planted on bottom land. aud (!
IL thought tina, two recent overflow
in quick succession caused worry an
j. W, Brooks delivered nincty.thrc
head of hugs here. Wednesday, whic
brought him the sum Of SI,12G, n
These hogr were all Of hi. own raisin,
and had been On full feed for 80 ,laS,
little morn ,bnn t,vo n,unJ. cnrh Jn,
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