The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-06-29

OF sugar Maitland man ~ confident
that the coming autumn will reveal
a hidden treasure on his premises. A
large tree, hollow from the ground
up, has lately been chosen 80, home
by large swarm of bees.
IL required twelve automobiles 10
transport the Maitland Boy Scouts
and Campfire Girls to their second
annual encampmcnt at the Bigclow
Lake last week. In two years. Rev.
W. II. Frame has built up a strong
troop Of Scouts and Mrs. Frame has
succeeded similarly with the girls or.
ganization. says the Herald.
A dozen years ago travelling man
named Harry Graham went out hunt.
ing with customer at Maitland He
may have had jolly good time and
sold bill of goods, but somewhere
on the outing he lost valuable watch
"a treasured gift. Last week tho
timepicce was plowed up in a field
and IL virtually uninjUrcd and will be
returned to the original owner. SAYS
the Herald.
AZ q recent thrcc-day sale of purc.
bred Short-Ilorn cattle in Nodaway
county, lSo cattle from three great
Missouri herds sold for a total Of
SllS,OIO, or an average of $3.50 each.
buyers were there from all parts of
the country making one Of the largcs,
gatherings Of Shou-liorn breeders
ever brought together in the Middle
West.
You can believe anything you hear
about n tornado. Laws Of Nature
seem TO bc vhackcd when u twistcr
comes. IT one tells you that s,raws
are driven into tree like nails, don't
sncor; because he can take YOU 20 tho
scene Of last Tuesday, storm here in
Mercer county and show you. II YOU
are told that hide was peeled from al
cats back. feathers picked from chick.
ems, horses cars taken off. hogs neat
" scrapcd. sod skinned off the ground
a. ~ done with spade. people.
clothes torn from their backs. trees
TWO feet through twisted off and their
butts splintcrcd into too,hpicls
buildings completely blown away and
Joists from good, solid houses torn
out and loft sticking in the ground
Ike flnppolcs. don't question his san.
n.y. lie can produce the proof. Much
Of this the writer saw after the tor.
nadn passed. aud his ideas abou,
storm stories were materially chang.
cd'-W. G. Price, In special. illus.
tratcd edition Of the Princeton Post.
An instance of frightfGlncss SINH.
lar To that Of the Kaiser own l. re-.
ported from Forest City. a farm
wife, resolved To protect her chicks
nom, the ra,s, provided them with
metal coops having n perforated door
Tor ntilntion. The other night IN,
rats, unable 10 enter the coop, seized
the feet Of several chicks that ba
crowded near the door for fresh nii
aud gnnwcd their legs Off clear up 10
the body.
Almost miraculou,ly. John SmuIlcv.
Of near Rnvcnna, lived through the
recent tornado 10 tell strange cN.
nrricncc. Tie was in the woods when
The storm struck. Dropping flat on
the ground he held fast L. a small |
brush while great tree were snnppcd
and twisted all about him. Tn, wind
whipped him up and down against the
ground, say the Princeton Post, bpt
NV h'P' H's h"ld'
Worth county, record wool check |
was given +. ". Salmon hat week M
Grant city, For 9,GiI round, shear |
cd from 3lS sheep he received at o.
cents pound, q total Of Sl,GGs.S1, |
says the Times.
Cars IN the center and teams at the
rack " We now hitchlng rule on the
,ohaln county a correspondent Of the
hhSsHille Herald says; "Ihc usual
,roaN' wore present, such rs shingles
being driven into the bodies Of trees,
ana MIX pans and crooks left stand.
,ng by me side OF strong building,
torn completely away"
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ms Is the story of some NOdaway