The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-10-26

rerrcd that most of them were boost |
or, from other callings than every
day farming. In the same paper sew
eral items relating to the big crop Of
apples still demanding attention, short
pastures requiring unreasonable feed
ing Of livestock, preparations for the
fall sales Of pure-bred stock and the
similar urgent activities Of the farm
ers near Maitland contain a very sat
isfactory explanation Of their absence
from the seed corn mesting.
Making a total of $50, 900 the fifty
four head Of Aberdeen Angus cattle |
sold by the Caldwells, at burlington
Junction, last week, brought an aver
age Of $735 each.
Calves are dying Of blacklcg near
Burlington, loss from this cause being
rcportcd to the Post from nj least
three farms, but vaccination is being
used. and II is thought the disease |
will be checked.
Twenty-Five years ago three boys,
living in the Dawson community. not
far from Burlington Junction, were
locally recognized rs having natural
ability in drawing. About that time
they moved West and have since made |
their home at Seattle, Wash. Last
week one Of the brothers visited his
old friends In Nodaway county, and
the Post calls attention 10 the fact
that all three. Charles. Virgil and
Dick Hall, are now famous artists,
having won high awards ut national
exhibitions and sold some of their
work for rs much as 5000 for . |
single canvas.
Here's a hint for those who wish to
guard their well-stored caves against
intruders. Near Burlington Junction,
the other day, says the Post. two men
started down into u. 7. Shelton's |
cave TO get some apples. and very
quickly came out again. hand |
ed, for upon the cave floor Was Q six |
foot bull snake.
That one Of the old bridges from
the former channel Of the Nodaway |
river near Clcarnont is 10 be moved |
soon 90 complete the new road, which |
shortens the trip from that place 10 |
Braddyville, Iowa, Is reported by the |
Clearmont News.
That things really happen Just the
way they are pictured In the adver-
tisements was proved at Burlington
Junction. last week. when the motor
car Of Edwin Caldwell caught fire
from n short circuit. II blazed mcr.
rily for q minute. says the Post. but
y. A. Lincoln appeared on the scene
with a fire extinguisher and soon the
danes were out
A new form Of entertainment for
n street fair IL proposed for Hopkins
by the Journal. It's q Ford barrel
race. Then the contestants must pass
the barrels alternately on right and
left without knocking them over or
moving them. md the driver making
the zig-zag trip In the shortest time
Is the winner.
The owner of Just an ordinary cheap
motor eur found himself the possessor
Of n car with q disappearing top, the
other day, at Mound City. according
10 the Ncws-Jefcrsonian. He drove
down TO the depot to meet the morn
INK passenger train and drew up
alongside the track. lie did not know
that he had failed to get in the clear
until the train pulled In and-prcsto.
his car was still there, but the top
was gone.
In n hurry 10 get his new span Of |
mules home and at work on his farm, |
near Nodaway station, John Raines |
surprised Maryvlle folks, last week,
when he bought the mules there. by
loading them directly into his motor
truck and whisking them into the next
'ounty ut the rate Of Is miles an
hour.
The oldest man in DeKalb county
and also the oldest reader Of the Mays
willie Herald IL VIM. X. Irwin. aged
- years; and the Herald recently re-
ceived a letter from him. written by
himself, and renewing his subscrip-
ion.
Utter amazement was the portion
4 Earl Young, near Gainesville. last
week. when he discovered ~ cases Of
whiskey hidden in his corn field.
While he went TO notify the officers
of his find, one case disappeared, and
now there are 10 cases or 1872 pints In
the vault at the city hall. says the
News, waiting patiently for the own
er TO appear and claim thenA
When the Rankins fed their 800
guests at the Tarkio Hereford sale
they paid the local Red Cross women
$500 for serving the banquet, and the
guests themselves contributed q pass
the-hat addendum Of sl0i.50. At the
sale the total receipts were $l34,665,
says the Avalanche, as compared with
$3.50 at last years sale. A special
passenger train started the guests on
their hOmeward trip and a special
freight train hauled "a car loads Of
cattle from the sale.
As only one of the many philan-
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