The Holt County sentinel., 1917-06-22
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
densed From the Leading
Papers.
(By a. 4. JeHrey.)

(By a. n. JeHreyO
II J. u. Abplanalp, Of Grant City.
could only have scrapcd up another
handful Of wool he would have had
$1,000 for his seasons shearing from
1876 sheep. As IL was he sold 1896
worth at go cents a pound, that being
rs cents more than he ever had re-
ceived for wool before, says the
Times.
A timely warning comes from
across the Iowa line emphasizing the
necessity just now to beware Of all
peddlcrs. hoboes and other unknown
wanderers. At Henderson, Iowa, a
pcddlcr came along selling innocent
looking court plaster. He was arrest
ed on suspicion, and when searched
was found to have 81 900 in currency
on his person. This increased the
suspicion Of the authorities and
sample Of his court plastcr was sent
to Council Bluffs for chemical analy-
sis. And the anlysis showed. says
the Conway Record, that the plaster
was coated with "A culture Of lcprosy
germs, capable Of spreading through.
out this country the most malignant
and loathsomc Of human diseases.
The pcddlcr was German. scarcely
able to speak the English language,
and appeared a. Indifferent n to his
fate when his ncfarious mission was
found out.
Double patriotism-.thc giving Of
both life and MONEYS revealed in q
letter 10 the Grant City Times BY a
former Worth county boy. now in the
U. :. camps at Barrancas. Florida.
lie states that his company Of about
200 men had bought $1,000 worth of
Liberty Loan Bonds.
Though deaf mute and unmarried.
VIM. ". Brunt, Of Grundy county,
makes SI5 n month. drives n motor
car and has plenty Of time to loaf
around. says the Trenton Republican,
From 20 stands Of bees Brunt made
5000 last year.
Strychnine was used 60 nut a s,op
TO chicken stealing in Princeton, last
week, and was effective. SAYS the
Post. After missing several fowls
from his yards recently. q. A. Rcckey
injected poison into the carcass of q
hen and put her near the hen roosts.
Tho next morning the hen was found
mt some distance from the poultry
house and near her was the thief,
dcad--a big brown owl. with his claws
full Of feathers.
An unusual prdicamcnt confronted
County Judge Hepburn. Of Nodaway
county, the morning after rcgistra-
ton day, says the Hopkins journal
Hepburn was registrar for his town
ship and II was necessary for him To
yet his cards and report 10 the chief
registrar at the county seat nj the
earliest possible moment. There are
seven roads leading from the Hepburn
farm 90 Maryyilc. but on every one
OF these routes the high waters had
removed bridges, making IL impossible
10 make the trip by team or car.
Railway trains were tied up. Con-
scqucntly, though possessed of years
and weight consistent with the dig
nifty Of judge, Mr.. Hepburn set gu,
on foot and delivered his report.
\ Nodnway county farmer last fall
sold his corn crop for - cents n bu-
shell and now admits that Il goes
against the grain To pay 81 80 bu.
shcl for corn 10 feed his team and
other live stock.
To make good Use of his ear even
when the roads were impossible
Clyde Barrett, of Skidmorc, had u raj
killing time with his Ford, the othc,
day, says the News. Running hos,
from the exhaust pipe into the raj
holes under hls corn crib he bankc,
earth around the crib and set the On
ginc going. Then the crib floor wa
taken up and 80 dead rats were 10
moved.
Squirrels are thicker along Bear,
Branch than flddlcrs in Iiadcs, an
one farmer complains that they ar,
riddling his corn field and even cat
ing holes IN the roof Of his house
There l. II fine for killing the SPUR
rels and he Il too poor TO put Iii
roof on his house instead of shinglcs
A local adviser urged him to sprinkl
pepper on the roof but when he wen
to the store he found that pcppc,
too, had gone up, What shall he do
asks the Hopkins journal.
The total registration Of young me
for military service In Nodaway coun
ty was $3.50, and registration wa
marked with an eagerncss TO rc0de
the nation willing service.
At least ! 900 acres OF GROWN
wheat and 500 acres of other crop
were ruined near Hardin. says III
Richmond Missourian, when Ieve
gave way and the waters OF the Mi
souri, River poured in. Much damap
zone Minute"