The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-01-08
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
densed From The Leading
Papers.


(By A. A. Jeffrey)
The merchants of Harris have
unanimously adopted the cash basis
Of doing business beginning with the
New Year.
"Aian IL made of dust, dust settles.
Ne q man, call and settle" tersely
says an advertiser in the Milan Re-
publican.
The December receipts at the LIB
crty postofiicc up 20 the 9th already
were more than 500 in excess Of any
December In the past.
Seeing q business opportunity Gre
ntcd By the high price Of -four and
cereal foods o Liberty man has start
ed a hominy factory.
In the four-year official term Of
Sheriff Wallace, Of Nodaway county,
he made 30i arrests and escorted "a
persons to the penitentiary.
Several Of the country churches
are coming back and making good,
says the Altamont Times, naming
several local instances in point.
A Sullivan county turkey gobbler
was brought 20 market the other day
and tipping the benin at 3b pounds
brought its owner the snug price Of
81.
A whole load Of corn was stolen
l r.
but by prompt detective work the
owner tracked the thief and recover
cd the stolen property.
When Vim. Cochran's Santa Claus
costume caught fire nj Prairie Dell
school. near t.athrop, he had presence
Of mind 10 lie down on the floor where
the flames were quickly smothcrcd.
Eight sealed envelopes were placed
on the Christmas tree by q Maryvillc
woman. Mrs. J. NJ. Hughes. agcd 20,
for her eight sons and daughters.
Each envelope contained q check for
$500.
A pretty fair price" comments
the burlington JUNCTION Post In not
ing the fact tina, l.. o. Staples mar
kctcd three hogs for siTi. The pork
crs averaged $40 pounds each and
brought 10 cents a pound.
After having furnished the COM
munion for the NJ. T.. church ut La.
throp for 20 years. Mrs. John Arm
strong received from the apprcciativc
members Of the congregation q
Christmas Gift Of $40 In gold.
Among the things thnt can disturb
the equilibrium Of Tin Willy a Mar
tinsvillc man found that throwing on
the brake too quickly wns about as
had ~ n blowout. The car turned
lover and both occupants were badly
hurt.
The boys corn growing contest Of
Nodaway county ended with Dean
Goslcc, Of Skidmorc. winner of fira,
place with n yield of ~ bushels and
~ pounds from one acre. His near
est competitors secured Yields Of co,
6s and 65 bushels each.
Workmcn In many Northwest Mis-.
souri, counties will be affected by the
recent increase In wages announced
by the Rock Island Railroad. All ON.
ploycs who did not receive an increase
In wages last July will now receive
an increase Of five per cent,
A wireless station capable Of re-
cciving messages from great dis.
tanccs has been fully equipped by q
young man in the Linden neighbor.
| hood Of Atchison county. Other wire
less stations in this locality are those
nj Mar.villc. Mo-, and Clarinda, Iowa,
Quite aside from the war there Il
healthy demand for Missouri mules.
From Norbornc the other day 81
mules were shipped To Tennessee for
use on a large plantation. At Tarkic
last week fam sale included six
spans Of mules which averaged $500
q span.
, On the Mt. Tabor road, between
Elmo and the Iowa line there is bu,
one farmer who does not own an au.
tomohilc, and he recently told the FL,
mo Register rather than he q re,
proach to his neighbsorhood he would
buy car at once and make Il unani
nous,
The Guyton 4 Harrington Hors,
and Mule Company played the biz
Santa Claus by giving each man Il
their employ, S07 In oil, Q Christmas
check. The checks were from 81 h
$50 and the total gift to their men wal
between $500 and $2000.-LathroI
Optimist.
The latest turkey story from Har
riscn county is the beat yet. Aim,
and Alice England have Q turke,
mine. says the BETHANY Republican
nyeilinG any gold mine In the yalu'