The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-04-13

we have no time to concentrate upon
the blessings of our fate. But when
we lie and suffer pain, we think that
when we're well again, we never more
on work will frown, but do each Job
I'D nice and brown, and bless each day
that gives us length to do what lies
within our strength. - Mrs. o. W.
Curry. in Bethany Republican.
A rock or oiled roa<from Hopkins
to Maryville is announced by the
Journal as part Of this seasons
program Of the Nodaway County Au-
tomoble and Good Roads Club.
Bootlegging and car stealing are
placed on the same level by Judge
Dawson in recent Nodaway county
sentences. Persons convicted Of these
offenSes we're each given six months
in Jail while the whiskey peddler
drew a $500 fine besides.
To prevent crows, mice, squirrels
and cutworms from destroying newly
planted corn, I'd Godsey Of Nodaway
county uses turpentine poured into
the planter box. Last year he used
gallon in planting 90 acres, says the
Hopkins journal. The turpentine does
not niure the corn and its odor repels
every kind Of pest.
Corn, potatoes and alfalfa will be
planted much more extensively than
common in Nodaway county this year
says the Burlington Junction Post.
Many are trying alfalfa for the first
time and others are extending their
successful acreage.
OF 81 cases on the criminal docket
in Mercer county az are liquor cases.
or the same number Of civil cases IL
are divorce suits.
Friends made during 80 years resi-
dencc in Mercer county helped VIM.
Maple Of Princeton celebrate his Odd
birthday last week. MIR. Maple scrv-
ed three years in the Civil War and
though not wounded in any Of the en-
gagcmcnts in which he took part one
bullet did pas so close 60 his right
ear. says the Princeton Post, that Il
destroyed his hearing on that side.
Never recovering from the shock
OF being threatened and robbed in his
HON" near Cora on the night Of
March u, Uncle Robert Stephenson,
age ~. died last week and his aged
wife who was kicked twice by the
burglars Is in u serious condition.
Onc uf the robbers has been caught.
II a boy H. caught reading yellow
novel trade him good story for Il.
Reading Is one of the most useful
AMI pleasant pastimes and should be
encouraged. ! have read hundreds of
stories and novels. ! began with
Readc's and Monroe's "ten centers."
These became unsatisfactory when ]
could get something better. Now I
want the best or none. This Is the
experience Of hundreds, and suggests
thu remedy for trashy reading. The
man who puts q good book In the
place of a trashy one Is q bcnefac-
tor.J. N. Hook In Hopkins Journal.
\ cooperative store Is soon TO be
added to Trinceton's enterprises IL
the farmers Of the county carry out
present plans. The Post tells Of u
meeting of forty representative far
mers at Princeton last week for the
purpose Of starting this project.
Ford buyers were lined up her Sat.
urday like patrons Of barber shop
and il only required the word
next" 10 bring n man forward To
plank down his money aud drive away
With his eur. Fight cars were taken
nut in very short time and Orders
were taken tor five morc-iIincetOn
Post.
Mound City, already the hone Of a
company of militiamcn of the Fourth
regiment, Is now organizing u com.
pany of home guards ready for any
,erivce that can be performed at
nome to assist state and federal au-
thorities.
Hard times thcsc-for rural Mis-