The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-10-05

uay, tney Ousteu u DIX SWARM anG
took 200 pounds Of honey.
Fourteen feet high with two gooc
ears, the lowest Of which is eight fee.
from the ground, is the description b.
the Hopkins Journal Of q corn stalk
exhibited by VIM. McMaster.
A record of travelling 236 miles on
10 gallons Of gasoline was made be-
tween Butler and Hopkins last week
by Chas. Pollard in a Dodge car, &C
cording to the Hopkins Journal.
In order to complete car lot ship
ment of poultry from st. Joseph the
Norris company sent 1000 pounds OF
poultry from their Burlington juno
ton branch to st. Joseph last Monday
in a motor truck, a distance Of 20
miles.
The record price-s215.4o-for one
fat steer on the St Joseph market
was captured last week by Fred Glau-
ser, of Tarkio. with n steer weighing
1920. and selling at II cents a pound.
This steer says the Avalanche, was
fattened on alfalfa and corn and made
an average gain Of pa pounds a day.
A group Of young folks in the La.
throp Christian Sunday school call
themselves the "Mho DO Class" and
thus far the name has not been UNI
lucky.
The first instance in which the state
has revoked the drivers license Of an
automobile owner. occurred recently
in the case Of a Livingston county
motorist whose reckless driving had
already caused the injury Of several
persons. Upon the recommendation
Of the prosecuting attorney the license
Of this motorist was revoked and he
can no longer drive his car anywhere
in Missouri.
Accompanying her husband TO st.
Joseph with a load Of lambs. n De-
Kalb county woman saw the city last
week for the first time. Though hav-
inR resided in that county, within n
few miles Of st. Joseph. for forty
years this woman had never visited
The Northwest Missouri metropolis
before. says the Maysville Herald.
We always aim TO correct errors In
this paper, says the Barnard Bull
lctin. Last week We asserted that
Geo. Rasco's dogs killed a coon TINT
was found in his cocklcburrs. George
informs us that the hunt occurred In
Carl Perkins jimson patch where the
dogs were unable TO get the coon on
account Of the height Of the weeds.
q 10 tho
next day In Bub Rasco's corniicld,
playing in the branches Of the big
horse weeds.
An entire page Of Accordingly inter-
esting letters from Andrew county
boys now serving their country makes
n notable feature In the Savannah Ne
porter, and brings news from Perish
ing's force In France, from the Mis-
souri, Ambulance Unit. from q battle
ship on the Atlantic. from tho FORTH
cations In the Panama Canal Zone
and from Camp Clark. These letters
growing out Of the war form At once
a comfort and a liberal education TO
those who must fight the country's
battles ut home.
Considerable land Is changing hands
hands In Atchison county, reports the
Rock Port correspondent Of the Tar.
kio Avalanche. Most Of the improved
farms are held ut sl35 to $l1b an
acre and transfers are being made NJ
these figures.
Entrance into the capitalist class Is
the latest feat Of Uncle IVES Robert
on, Of the Gallatin Democrat. This
epoch in his life was marked by the
recent Q few days ago OF check
from the Uncle Sam Oil Company, OF
Kansas City, In payment OF his share
in a recently declared dividend on oil
stock. The amount Of the check Is
25 cents and the valuable slip OF pa.
DER Is now posted In the window OF
the Democrat Office where all may
see Il.
The annual fall festival and stock
show Is In progress this week, Octo-
Der 2 10 8, at Gailatin. The exhibits
will be placed In a large tent this
year as the open air plan has proved
unsatisfactory In former years.
On ground that was formerly In o.
fslfa 3 Ray county watermelon grew
70 the mammoth size Of 66 pounds
and lis grower, J. w. George, rave II
to the editor Of the Richmond Mis-
sourian.