The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-07-27
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
denscd From the Leading
Papers.
(By A. A. JcHrcy.)

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The boys and girls of Harrison
county, who have been in the bird club
this year, have just finished a three
months course Of study Of bird-craft.
II has been an interesting and bene-
fetal course and there are more birds
in this vicinity this summer than for
years, partly as a result Of this study.
All of the inscctivorous birds have
been protected and many English
sparrows have been destroyed. Near
~ eighty boys and girls have taken
the pledge and received instruction.
A prize will be given at the fair this
fall for the best paper on birds
Bethany Republican.
Because Of recent depredations Of
chicken thieves the Prairie Hill CO.
operative Club, Of jefferson township,
is offering n cash reward Of 500 for
the arrest and conviction OF any person
stealing chickens or other property
from any Of its membcrs.-Gallatin
North Missourian.
Ten to twenty chickens a day have
disappeared lately from the Nose
Mann farm near Gallatin. One day
last week, the thief, big wolf. was
seen carrying chicken into corn
field, and the North Missourian de-
clarcs that II the Kaiser himself had
been surrounded in that field there
could scarcely have been greater ex.
citcmcnt. The neighbors turned out
with guns and the wolf was killed.
With 10000 acres under lease, con-
tracts let for the drilling and an ex-
pert gcologist making the final sur
vcys, Davies county capitalists an
nouncc that drilling for oil and gas
will begin within sixty days.
Up-to-datc equipment for road work
in Liberty township, Davies county,
recently purchased. includes one large
tractor.pullcd grader and four light
four-horsc graders, says the Altamont
writer in the Gallatin North Missou-
rian.
The recent prcdicamcnt Of a Gilman
man us narrated by the Guide certain
ly had It's thrills. Forest Lewis crawl
cd under his house to remove some
dead rats that were threatening the
health of his family. lie entered
through n hole In the brick founda-
tion--that being the only place Of en-
trance or exit. When he started 20
crawl out again he found q monstrous
blacksnake coilcd between him and
the hole in the foundation. He sum.
moncd enough breath 10 whisper
"shoo," but the reptile wouldn't shoe
worth cent. When the snake finally
reiterated before bombardmcnt OF
rocks and scraps Of mortar, Lewis
made his getaway and the Guide af.
firms that he knocked several more
bricks from the foundation as he came
out.
Announcing the passage Of n rcsolu.
tion Of necessity by the city council
calling for the oiling Of ten streets
In Savannah. the Reporter says: The
road TO be oiled will be "a feet wide.
II your property abuts Il you will pay
for ~ feet and your share Of the
corners. The estimate for nm s0-foot
lot is about 81. Think Of clean.
cool, sanitary, dustlcss sO-foot lot for
thnt small amount. Next year Il will
cost about the same and after that II
will be permanent.
At social gathering among the
members OF the Fillmore NJ. T.. church
on July 18th, d notable feature Of the
refreshments consisted Of liberal
treat Of Andrew county apples Of the
1916 crop, still fresh and appetizinG.
On Monday morning. Charles Coo
began the delivery. direct from the
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