The Holt County sentinel., 1917-11-02

wagon, topped by two-foot sideboaryl,.
and hauled seven loads of pumpkins
from the five hills, is reported, but not
absolutely guaranteed truthful by the
Richmond Missourian.
"lf. that is the way TO win the war.
am ready to quit business tomor-
row." said Gus j. Athan, proprietor o.
Maryvillc's biggest candy kitchen.
when informed by local wholesalers
that an order from Washington for
bade the delivery Of any more sugar
to confectioncrs. Mr.. Athan is q ma
tive OF Greece, says the Tribune.
Grant City's Korn karnival is dated
for November 8 and ..
Circumstances conspircd with his
own physical handicap TO bring calam-
ity upon Grant City man, according
to the Times. Andrew Strain, aged
20, Is subject TO heart trouble and re-
sultant attacks Of dizziness. One day,
last week, he stood near a cane mill,
and just at that inopportunc moment
he started TO fall. In putting out his
hand to regain his balance he thrust
IL between the rollers Of the mill.
where Il was 30 manglcd that II had
TO be amputatcd.
a Nebraska live stock feeder visit.
cd Pickering. last week. in search Of
several car loads Of new corn. lie
tried to contract IL at 81 "a bushel, re.
ports the correspondent OF the Hop
kins Journal, but had no luck In this
vicinity.
There IL n coal famine in Pickering.
the yard being clear out. Men have
been hauling from Hopkins, and re-
port that fuel Is also getting scarce
there. II remains for some one to
strike "a flow of oil or gas--thc kind
We furnish won't burn.--Pickcrin
Pick-ups In Hopkins journal.
The sale Of 200 acres Of Missouri
river valley land. near Hardin, nj
$50 au acre. or a total transaction of
SiO5.OOO. was made last week. and
reported by the Richmond Missourian.
Il should be comfort 10 Newspaper
| men to know that their stuff is read
This sort of satisfaction has come 70.
I ''HNiN w JtNfl huNfHs VI tft hltt-
mond MiSsourian. Following n reccn,
glowing account Of the pcrsimmon
crop in Ray county, n published IN
the Missourian, "a 'possum was seen
In broad daylight entering the yard
Of the Maycs home. Rather unfort.
unatcly Vernic Mcdonald, a passing
hunter, caught the 'possum, without
giving him chance to fully prove
the object of his visit, but Kelsey
Gossagc, Of Richmond, AYERS that
without doubt the animal expected 10
find some remnants Of the luscious
crop around the Maycs home.
After running "a bO-ccnt nd In the
Lathrop Optimist, Mike Grady could
scacrcly load apples fast enough for
the customers that responded and
within u few days had disposed Of 400
bushels Of fruit.
Forty-ivc dollars for one box at
box supper. near Skidmorc, sets the
record FOR this fall. Miss Okalia SUIT
tie. teacher Of the school, prepared
the record box and had the added sat
isfaction Of rcDorting the total pro-
cccds Of the supper as Ss2.II.
That twin girls recently born TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Stafford are
thriving, under the names Of Ezzclyn
Marguerite and Evelyn Margaret, is
reported by the Burlington Junction
Post. Ezzelyn Marguerite wears
white ribbon on her arm TO enable her
proud parents to distinguish her from
her sister.
Frost and scarcity Of help conspircd
10 rob James Gates, u Clay county
tobacco grower. of $500 worth OF to-
bacco. whoch he was unable to get
into the barn ahead Of cold weather.
As the result of being turned into
q lot where hogs had been fed corn
fodder several weeks before, two val
liable cows died on the Mort Ellis
farm. near Liberty. They ate the dry
stalks which the hogs had left.
A l2-pound beet was exhibited 20
the Plattsburg Leader by ID. ID. Sell.
who grows white mangels In his gar
den for COW and chicken feed.
With the completion Of the survey
Of the new road between Lathrop and
Holt and the purchase Of the right
of-way, except through one farm, the
road men report to the Plattsburg
Leader that work will begin on the
new road soon.
Unless blood poisoning sets in, the
four -year-old son Of Curtis Campbell,
near Fairfax, will recover from in
, juries inflicted by an angry sow. The
boy was badly bitten about the head
when he entered the enclosure where
the sow was guarding little Of young
pigs.
To stimulate attendance at the
Maryville schools, the superintendent
has announced that all grade pupils
making q months perfect attendance
record shall be given half holiday,
and that this offer shall continue
throughout each month of-the school
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