The Holt County sentinel., 1916-09-01

| While riding roller coaster down
me Of princcton's streets, Lester
lIouck. nine years old. dashed into n
team that was travelling along n cross
-trcet. lie was badly injured by the
frightened horses. His skull was
slightly fractured and his nose broken
bot hopes are held for his recovery.
Wiley Curtis and family. Of Modcna,
believe this is their unlucky summer.
several weeks ago their house and
most of their goods were destroyed
lbs fire and now comes the report
that during q recent thunderstorm
the barn in which they were living
was struck by lightning md burned
Together with the remainder OF their
household belongings.
Lost 20 home folks for seven years
and supposed TO have been dead, Ike
Mullins returned last week to Chilli
Gothic safe and sound. During his
Iahscncc he lad experienced variety
VI good and bad luck. In an Arkansas
cornfcld he plowcd up $500 In gold
used the money to build a house
(which later burned down together with
$50 in paper money.
| A Brookfcld business man thought
20 renew his youth by trying the boys
slippery slide" on the banks Of Grand
River. The slide was long and steep
and slick and before he reached the
water George Smith was going round
and round like n rifle bullet. Striking
sidcwisc on the surface Of the water
he bur.tcl his right ear drum md
NOW has put away childish things
such n slippery slides, while the in
Jury slowly heals.
An obituary notice written and sign.
ri by himself only q day before he
'nmmit,cd suicide ut his late home m
lDklahoma L. the unusual contribution
20 his old home paper, the Princeton
Post, by Ike Crciglcr, n former Prince
ton man.
| IN addition o. the twenty-five sand
rpin,s already In use at Maryyilc.
the city now H. sinking twon,y-siN
new points 10 supply water 10 the
lily when the drcdgc boat working on
'hc Hundred md Two muddics the
water taken directly from the stream.
Three little st. JOSEPH girls who
lad never visited the country before
sucn, delightful week in camp a,
iig Lake near Nigclow la, week NJ
The guests Of Prof. and Mrs. II. u.
Schulcr Of the Maryyillc state Nor.
nal, The Schulcrs had never me,
,h,ir little guests before. having sen,
word IT, the 81. Joseph Gazette that
they would give an OUTING to three
.''' g,,I1 Mhnil ,h' 1 ~ eou.l
''" ,,., u M"''nS. ne lpr,nhat.
"lhHS"rs Wcr" S','In ana Snrah
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The third stolen car 10 he found in
Ian, noivbhorhood ~ E,nn s,,cn.,L,ns
l,hc evidence nvnins, SOW, mi mon who
have bccn arrested in Northern Mis-.
,nuyi and Southcrn Iown n, member
If n motor thief rnnp.
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"Gr,cn beans nrc so tender this
,ca,on," says John Goodhar, in his
Triumph items In the Mound civ
News .Jc,rcrsonian, "that Nil Won hnyc
TO do Is 10 I'm YOUR mouth fuli of nod.
,hakc YOUR head n little md ,hcy nrc
masticatrd."
often enough 10 print the Ncws.JcT-
Crsonian, announces Editor Howard
Mills, Of Mound City. II he gives
| his subscribers rs good weekly rs
he has proved himself capable Of do.
ng with his excellent twicc.a.wcck
paper during the past months they
will be getting more than their
money! worth and no apologies need
hc offered by this loyal, home town
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I'M I,s Iep",iS 10 cars 9i tgper s
y, 20 eon'a,h'h w ,h"se cars SOD
"% ems =" onc u9l,hr pusncl
n,lnsnn ~ can ADDITION 10 inc
, ci,' noY ri, Wea.n amounting 70
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