The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-26

the Liberty Advance, Uncle Jim has
lived rs years on the same farm, ant
has slept for 80 years in the SAINT
room. He meets the conditions of the
contest which are that no contestan,
shall be able to read music and each
must be more than 75 years of age
The tunes that have been assigned
him are Arkansas Traveller" and "The
Mocking Bird"
A thing that suggested bombs
and Internal machines set the people
Of Barnard guessing the other day
when small, oval object Of dark met
al. fitted with q screw cap at one end
was found in a carload of corn BY
Gordon Roach. Afraid to open il, the
Barnard folks set ii up and shot a
hole through il with a 22-calibre rife.
II Is now in the hands of the Nodaway
county sheriff. says the Maryville Tri-
bune, and no one has yet been found
who can tell what IL Is.
Ten candidates took the COMPETE
tive examination for appointment to
the postmastership Of Brookfield the
other day. The new postmaster will
be selected from the three candidates
making the highest grades.
The speed craze has extended even
to the men who handle the baggage
trucks on the depot platform at Brook
field, according to the Argus, for Har-
ny Barber, brakeman on the Burling-
ton train No. 8, turned corner too
quickly with q hand truck loaded with
eggs and cream cans and was pinned
beneath the cargo of farm produce
when the load topplcd over. Though
he had to be dug out Of the landslide of
spilled cream and scrambled egg he
was able to continue on his run.
of the original issue Of $4,000
Of school bonds, Maryville last week
retired another block of $4,000. says
the Tribune, leaving only $4,000 yet
to be paid.
The new management Of the Nod.
away county fair has just received q
boost that the old management did not
cnjoy--the. support Of the Maryvile
Commercial Club. Last week that or.
ganization voted to support the fair.
and agreed TO sell 800 season tickets
at $500 each.
of the thirteen doctors Of mill
tary age in Macon county, four al
ready are in the service, six have been
named as ready for immediate call
and three are available for later dc.
mands.
There are go boys and pirls nc.
lively engaged in pig club work in the
vicinity of Callao and New Cambria.
according TO the Macon Republican,
One boy recently sold his mig, md hi.
accurately kept records showed that
he had made s22. 10 profit.
Ten pieces of wool dress goods re-.
ccivcd last week at a retail store In
Atchison county, were inyoiccJ from,
the wholesale house at $500, while tho
same cloth could have been Dough,
last year for si65.
-Thrcshing prices In Andrew coun.
~ were set BY the threshermcn and
county food administrator Mt s cents
for wheat and rye, and Q cents for oats
Here's a man who tried 10 chase
n hog out Of his yard md in the wild
race knocked over stand Of bees tina,
Immediately fell upon him and hi,
aged mother and stung them nearly e
dcath-all Of which, according TO Tho
Savannah Reporter, happened in An,
drew county 40 years ago.
Adopted by a joint meeting OF
farmers and thrcshermen. these price.
are now in force in Gentry county,
oats. q cents a bushel; wheat. 8 cents;
millct, 20 cents, timothy so cents, and
clover. $500 a bushcl.
--Avowing its purpose to become
knsL Ia