The Holt County sentinel., 1917-09-21
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
dcnscd From the Leading
Papers.
By 4. a. Jcnrcy.)

U,y A. A. Jcnrcy.)
At the age of % years Matilda
Wright, of Craig died last week leav.
ing two children, ~ grandchildren. 81
grcat.grandchildrc and II great.
grcat-grandchidrcn.
At their T3rd annual meeting n,
Princeton last week the North Grand
River Baptist Association registered
messengers from thirty.onc churches.
The 1918 meeting will be held nj Shell
burn church in Grundy county. says
the Princeton Post.
a Trenton woman was badly shock
cd the other day while talking TO her
husband. Nothing unusual about
that, but In this case /, was lightning
that shocked Mrs. c. G. Wilson while
talking over the phone TO her hus.
band. She was knocked TO the floor
and her left side and foot were scri-
ously burned, says the Times.
The largest sale of fat hogs yet
noted nj l.incvillc was reported by
the Tribune. There were i2i head,
averaging 200 pounds each, all raised.
immuncd and fattcncd on the farm
Of John Rutcr, of Powcrsville. and
bough, by VIM. Lemon. n local dealer.
for the total sum Of si3,305.
The Sunday schools Of Blythcsdalc
expected last Saturday to raise q
l.... f,nI 10. sha inn nf
the local cemetery, and to that end
called for q shower Of eggs. cncour-
aging rivalry among the children OF
the community 10 see who could bring
the most eggs to town for the dona-
ton.
|, Kaiser Wilhelm number two, your
friend. dear Sam. already yet. have
something's dot speak nit you before
your feet nit fight get vet. Wait
now vile you iss counting ten, and do
not hit yourself NIT me, vile ] at first
mine tale begin about der boats down
under sea. You iss der best friend
dot | had and now TO tink you iss so
mad! Val, now, mine nice, dear I'm
Gle Sam, vile nice calm tings Of sweet
I say; please roll all down your
sleeves, mine Sam. vile nit you ex-
plain away! Der loositany ISIS a joke
10 see vot you would do, and now mine
nose nit fist you poke, ven We ISIS
friends nit ages true, Ach, please
don't fight yourself nit me abou. der
pranks down under sea. Ach, vot iss
dot beyond der deep, rising from out
der western sea? II moves, II floats,
Il seems To creep nit all its millions
here at me. Ach. by der dawn's early
dim light I see-von star, Won stripe,
two stars, two stripes-Liberty--
Frccdom-Justice-Right, stand NIT
der weak-dcr Stars and Stripes!
Ach, Himmel, Sam. dot peace ] sue;
l will unlock mine horns NIT you.-
Floyd James in Bethany Republican.
The Richmond and Comden Coal
Company's holdings in Ray county.
including 900 acres, were sold last
week to Pickering Brothers, says the
Richmond Missourian.
To preach as good sermon In three
or four minutes as any preacher could
"get by with" was the performance
with which the Richmond MissOurian
credits Editor Yves Robertson, Of the
Gallatin Democrat, while attending
the recent Methodist conference. Mr..
Robertson has edited the Democrat for
thirty years, continues the Richmond
Missourian, and sis man among
men, a power for good in his locality
and throughout Missouri and editor
Of one Of the very best papers in the
state"
A collection of relics Of pioneer
times II an interesting possession OF
. Rayville man and Is described by
Old Chip In the Richmond Missourian.
Il includes Q cupboard that was made
before the days Of sawmills by an
old-time wheelwright in 1891, each
board being hewn to proper thickness
md dressed by hand. It has had con.
Itant use for more than IS years.
There 10 also . loom on which Aunt
1rissy Hill wove the brown jeans for
1aany . suit for Old Chip and others
q t6e community more than fifty
,earg 40. This loom was made BY
Wiiey Enyss, the grandfather Of
Bscrstary Of Agriculture.
A 10000 investment for System