The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-09-14
NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
The Most Important News Con.
dcnsed From the Leading
Papers.
(By A. a. Jenrcy.)

(By A. A. Jefrrcy)
Extensive drainage projects are
afoot in Worth. Nodaway and Gentry
counties. Tentative petitions have
been circulated and IL Is virtually as
surcd that petitions for incorporation
will be presented TO the courts before
the close Of the year. The Platte
River Is 20 he Strengthened from the
Iowa line through Worth and Noda.
way counties. Similar work is being
mapped out on the west fork Of Grand
River through Worth and the south
ern part Of Gentry.
The bluc-string chicken story Is
credited by tho Richmond Missourian
20 Mrs. G.. T.. Hill. Of near Knoxville.
From 400 foghorn hens, Mrs. Hill
sold $500 worth Of eggs between Jan.
and Aug. I. and Matched 700 chicks,
If which she raised 500. Recently
she sold II dozen hens at 50 dozen.
and cashcd In on enough springs 10
bring the years earnings up TO S7f5.
In order 10 extend the manual train
ing and domestic science instruction
Co the two upper grammar grades, NJ
well as 90 all rooms OF the high
school. the Maryvillc school board has
made provision for two extra teach
ers this ycar-two studcnt-tcnchcrs
from the State Normal school. No
fees will he charged the grade chill.
drcn and all will be urged TO take the
courses.
The winters coal supply for the
Maryvillc schools has been bought nj
s5.25 a ton.
A dozen Of the 1917 class Of the
Tarkio high school have entered the
Tarkio College. This high school takes
pride In furnishing about twenty per
cent Of the Freshman students at the
college. says the Avalanche.
Added 20 their natural regret for
the ended vacation the pupils Of one
Nodaway county school experienced
the dismay Of confronting not one
teacher, but two, SAYS the Maryyillc
Tribune. Through a misundcrstand-
ing OF contracts two teachers appear
cd the first day nj the Wilcox school,
and both remained throughout the
day. By the second morning, how
ever. the difficulty had been adjusted
without resort 10 violence.
For the tenth successive year Har-
mony community in Nodaway county
has succeeded In getting It's preacher.
G.. X. Green. back from conference
20 the church which he has made a
homc.ccntcr for all the folks In a
township.
A sign Of the changing times may
be read between the lines Of two items
In the Dckalb County Herald. One
tells Of n local farmer taking IL lambs
TO the st. Joseph market In his motor
truck, and the other notes the pass.
ing through Maysvillc Of. Pattons.
burg farmer with 20 lambs In q sim
liar conveyance.
Returning 10 Missouri from land
seeking tour Of Canada. two Nodawa,
county men confdcd TO the editor oi
the burlington Junction Post that Ca
madam soil did not look good 10 then
mt $40 an acre. considering that thu
land must lie fallow one year IN three
and that fallowcd land H. now yield
ing from 20 10 30 bushels OF whca
10 the acre, while stubble land yield
but o TO 10. They consider Missouri
hoil cHcupcr w i""i 'hH'S WV ~
A novel idea In the way Of VA
cation has been put 10 test and prov
al successful by the family Of cdito
Tom Keeper Of the l.athrop 0ptimist
A friend in the country wished Z
take his own family for Colorado
outing, but could not trust his farm
and livestock TO hired help. The klcp
per family also wished an outing, bu
ut this busy season the editor coul'
not 20 far from his Office. Both fam
lilies got their desire by resort TO re
ciprociiy. The town folks went GU
TO the farm and cared for the live
stock, while the farm folks took 'he'
cross-country trip.
One Of the big speakers Mt the In
throp Chautauqua was more than
little surprised and pleased to be In
yited home with one OF his nearer
instead Of being left TO pass tn
dreary hours between trains as bes
he might. He said he didn't kno,
when he'd been invited "home" wit
anyone before. Speaking OF thi
touch Of Missouri hospitality and tn
good resulting from II, the Lathro
Optimist says: "These great person
have lust the same little soft huma
spot In their hearts that we commo
folks have and we often miss q bless
ing II we shy around In awe Of them.
The will Of Mrs. Mollie l.. Riff
recently deceased, provides that he
home In Mound City shall become IN
property Of the local Methods
church, that her household goods sha
be turned over TO the Ladies' Aid y
ciety, and that $4,000 shall 60 to II
Missouri Wesleyan College at Can
cron.
Having been a respected resideI
Of Nodaway county for % years On
being "a years Of age Matthew Whit
ford died at his home near Guiidor
September s. He owned nearly so