The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-04
NORTHWEST MISSOURI NEWS
The Most Important News Condensed
From the Leading Papers, BY
A. A. Jeffrey.

The farmers of DeKalb county
have organized farm bureau and
have started a campaign for et least
900 members and a county agent under
The Federal emergency act.
"A sweater was sent of to the Red
Cross by a Dekalb county woman,
finally reached soldier boy in Texas,
and brought a grateful acknowledge.
ment and inspiring letter which was
worth ten times as much as the sweat
er-and that's often the way with the
nnselfsh giving. Here Ia the inspir-
ing paragraph from the letter, as pub
lished In the Maysville Herald: "You
would be surprised to see the changes
that have come over these men since
we began training, Sept. 8. Men that
were thin and pale are now physical
marvels with squared shoulders and
ruddy compilations. Men who never
had q serious thought before in their
lives have now assumed a look that
shows they mean business. The men
are being well trained morally as we'll
as physically"
A broken board, rivalling the long
famed horseshoe nail In its import
ance, gave entrance to a corn crib.
near Union Star, the other night, ac-
cording to the Herald, and permitted
two valuable registered draft mares
to founder. One Of them died.
| Here's old-time neighborliness,
reported by the Maitland Herald.
Neighbors gathered one day last week
at the home Of Grandma Gaddy and
cut enough wood 10 last her all winter,
Then Mrs. Gaddy gave them such a
good dinner that they are planning
another wood-chopping.
| Alleging that the Burlington Rail
way Company failed 10 disinfect the
cars In which he shipped 40 head Of
cattle from Omaha 70 his farm near
Maitland, on Sept. o, d. A, Celvin
has sued the company for s2,9is dam
ages sustained because of the infec.
tion OF his herds with Texas fever.
In another suit. says the Herald, Mr..
GclviD asks the railroad for s3a3.5O,
which is the sum which he spent In
dipping and spraying his cattle and
hogs and In disinfecting his yards and
barns.
The earnest Red Cross workers nj
King City who were appointed 10 So
licit new memberships in that city,
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