The St. Joseph observer., 1917-11-03

some purchases with the proceeds of
a sack of beans he brought along to
market. The Index noticed the trans
action and saw the farmer hand over
the beans for which he received two.
duck coats and two pairs of shoes, of
"a total value Of $3.50. Then taking
! the Sc he had left from the sale Of
the sack of beans, the farmer drove
home
! The owner of walnut grove near
McCredie Galloway county, has just
shipped East six cars of logs, which
will be made into airplanes and gun
stocks. one of the logs sold for an
even 500.
Charles W. Woodward and Robert
/ Woodward, brothers, who had lost
track of each other for twelve years
! by whim of fate met at the armory
/ Friday. Both had Joined the Home
Guard and found" each other during
roll call.
Some idea OF how much ore is pro-
duced in Missouri may be gained from
the value OF ore produced in the Jop-
lin district alone. During the past
forty weeks more than thirty million
a.
! produced there.
How old is Sweet Springs" is still
Il mOoted question, and the story that
tradicted by an early settler, who tells
the Eagle the first residents arrived
in 1887, the town then being known
as Brownsville.
With plenty Of game in the Ozark
regions, mystery that perpleXes the
game warden's office is why, with 454
hunters licenses issued in Dade coun-
ty in 1914, the number should have
! dwindled to forty-five for 1917. An
investigation is being made.
Friends and members of GLAND con-
eregation in Harrison county picked
apples for the benefit of the church's
piano fund, says correspondent Of
the Bethany Republican. Their wages
at the rate Of s1.75 day were paid
to the funds treasurer direct
The apple orchard at the state re-
formatory for boys has crop that
will amount to five thousand bushels.
Ben Davis, Jonathan and other va
rieties produced in the orchard are OF
a very good quality. Most OF the crop
Will be stored for use by the lnstitu-
tion.
a story of 10 al color developed at
Sweet Springs when Len Scott, hunt
ing a stray COW near town found in
a clump Of brush a dozen buckets OF
paint. The paint had been stolen
from local dealer. Whose paint
brush il was has not been learned by
the officers.
1t was bad luck FOR p Benton coun-
Ity man peddling over the county when
he seized the hand OF young woman
alone in a farm house and asked her
to kiss him and wish him good luck.
She did this to get rid of him and
then got the wires busy and had him
arrested and placed under $1,000 bond
for assault
4 large part Of the 100000 estate
OF the late Herman Pielstlcker of 81.
Louis probably win he seized by the
fsd deral government. Pielsticker's will,
Iprobated, leaves most Of his estate to
.nephews and nieces in Germany. The
United states district attorney, Arthur
l.. Weaver, said the estate clearly is
subject to seizure.
hoe ~ d wagon near way Alahu
made wild and successful dash foI
liberty by raising the top OF the bed
off and beating il for the brush. The
unfortunate thing about 1t was that
the owner, Mir. John O'Day, was sit
ting on top OF the cover and the sud,
den dash plunged him beneath ths
wagon where a wheel ran across his
body and one arm
r. e. Fleming, naval recruit home
on a furlough acoidently shot himself
. in his hand Thursday evening Of lasl