The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-03-23

search. There were 300 men and
boys in the line, which finally found
the boy. warm and comfortable and
sound asleep, face down on the
ground with his head on his arm.
Liberty will vote April 3 on a pro-
position to increase the school levy to
81 on the 800 assessed valuation,
and 10 add one month to the eight
months of school required by law.
That $1,000 was raised by popular
subscription and spent for the inn
provcmcnt of the roads of Harrison
county during 1916 is attested BY the
Bethany Republican.
A countrywide campaign Of beauti.
| fcation is under way in Harrison
county, directed by the Harrison
| County Woman's Association. This
organization with its many hundreds
| Of members and its numerous local
clubs will offer large number of
substantial cash prizes for flower and
vegetable gardens throughout the
county.
| Near Gilman City, 243 ewes and
| 100 lambs were burned to death when
fire destroyed the sheep barn Of Al
bert Springer. The loss also included
| 1000 bushels OF corn and will amount
to 5000 or more, without insurance.
An attempt to shoot hawk cost O
young man his life at Gilman City,
relates the correspondent Of the Beth
any Republican. Don Stickler, a
splendid young farmer, with wife
and two small children, was the VIC
tim. Failing to get the hawk he
brought the loaded shotgun TO the
house and attempted to hang IL over
head ON some hooks. One barrel was
accidentally discharged and the shock
threw the gun to the floor where the
other barrel also was discharged and
its load took effect in the young
man's heart.
In "a proclamation. Maryville's
mayor, \. :. Robey. urges his people
to clean the pavemcnts and cutters
In front of their properties this sum-
mcr. using the mud and leaves and
other refuse that collects along the
cutters to add to the soil and fertility
Of their gardens. lie also urges them
to plant flowers and vegetables on
every vacant lot and every plot of UNI
used ground.
| In "a tournament at Maryvilic,
March q and "a, Friday and Satur.
day Of this week. eight leading has
ketball teams Of Northwest Missouri
Will compete for the championship.
L
| Worth county boosters are working
hard To secure q countrywide action
on the proposition to hire q county
agent.
Acting for fhe newly formed Dear.
born Calf Club dairy experts went
last week TO Egin. ILL.,, to select the
two car loads Of calves for which the
boys and girls have signed contracts.
Dckalb expects to be lighted cleo
trically by April first In accordance
with u franchise and contract granted
to the 81. Joseph power and light
company.
ES-roosters bring sI.s5 apiece, an
nounccs Editor Moorchead in the Hop.
sins Journal. Ar Glass, a local poul-
'ryman, sold 20 capons last week To
a Hopkins dealer at 20 cents a pound,
and the check he received was for
Sl3S,20.
Hopkins has "a blacksmith, Charley
Wood. who has been in business there
continuously for 30 years.
The Pickering correspondent of the
Hopkins Journal reports that Lee
broom, the big restaurant man Of st
Joseph, had a representative In Pick,
'ring the other day trying 10 contrac,
with farmers to send him fresh eggs
Generally. it's the man with some,
thing to sell who travels about trying
to make contracts.
II ever man had q strange OK,
perience starting the kitchen fire /,
was X. T.. Terhune, Of Mound City
one morning last week, according y
the News'Jefersonian. In scrapinp
out the ashes he got hold Of handful
of feathers. That seemed strange
and he wondered IL he wasn't reall,
awake yet. Then he discovered that
the feathers were attached to a live
screen owl, which had come down
the chimney instead Of roosting In
the usual hollow tree.
| In q raid on liquor dealers nj In,
thrOp, Sheriff David, Of Clinton coun.
y, was obliged to resort TO the use of
his gun, and Is O result VIM. Red
mond, colored proprietor of the hotel
formerly known as the Central House
is In Kansas City hospital receiving
treatment for a wound in the leg.
In the mines near Richmond nj
least 1000 coal diggers are at work,
says the Missoufian. They make no
less than $3.50 each day, and that,
says the local paper, makes a nav,
roll Of $500 a day, 100000 q month
and $720,000 q year.
| A 16-year-old eve died of old Are
on the farm of Frank Hamilton r