The Holt County sentinel., 1918-04-12
NORTHWEST MISSOURI NEWS
The Most Important News Condensed
From the Leading Papers. by
4. 4. Jeffrey.

Platte county has u National Farm
Loan Association whose charter wa.
received from Washington last week
empowering ii to transact bushes.
anywhere in Platte cornty.
\ full series Of nationally prepared
advertisements in large space setting
forth the benefits and demands Of tho
War Saving Stamp campaign appear
in the Parkville Gazette over the sig.
natures Of twenty local firms who
equally share the cost Of the series
Fire destroyed a crib and 5000 bu.
shells Of corn on the l.. A. Harris
farm near Winston and the Sentinel
reports that the cause is supposed tn
have been a spark from the chimney
Of the farmhouse.
Putting the seed corn campaign on
very practical basis in Carroll coun.
ty. Farm Agent Il. y. Jay held n sale
Of tested seed corn last week at Car
rollion. selling 500 bushels Of whith
every ear had been tested. The bid
ding was lively and the minimum
price was 80 bushcl.
The unusual event of Cuisines
institute" was held nj Maryyillc lat
week and was marked by eager a
Tendance. Frank S'ockdalr. business
export. gave "a series of talks. "Sa'cs-
uau.l.r" said h.. e. Vlotod in a."
p9ily Tribune. Consists IN iniluouc-
ing On, minds of people; bat whenever
luu make q al" for today. profit 1T
the sucrincr of tomorrow. business
you have done dotrlmcnt 20 your
store"
\ record In tho printing ~ sale
bills h'lonrs tp the King city Chron.
ir'c. That paper ha. printed u set,
80 sg'o hiI'- IN the season i1st clos. u
and has vet to hear complaint from
sup If these 81 customers that udycr.
Using did not pay.
To supplement tho proceeds NJ their
recent $1,000 Rcd tfn., s,lr the folk
~ the Graham community donated aud
shiprod last week another $1,000
worth NJ tug- and added to that Siin
IN cash sub criptipn., \ cake brought
Sihi Ht the sale, say. The MHryVillC
Tribune, and goose sold FOR $50.
Since the corn shipping sea IN open.
'd r. Gross has shipped from this
point - car loads " shc'lcd corn.
amounting 10 iBl Isl bushels. The
Rankin Farms also shipped during the
same time - ear '1ld- ~ corn. 20 of
them being handled through the cln-
Natur and q being s,oopod into cars.
That makes n total ~ u little over
lG,OOn bushels shirpci from Tarkio
aud thrr" Wcrr Il dozen ~ more ear
load. NJ cnr corn shipped out. This
corn cost here around ,22OOOn. Tar.
kin Avalanche.
Though they have turned their
clock. ahcrd one lpgr twenty business
houses n, Tarkip nunounc" $50 ~
their new closing hour in order "tha,
lnrkio may have 'hc same privileges
other cities are enjoying"
Having enlisted his profc .sional
training IN III" cause nf humanity. 4
Grant City photographer. y. \.
Combs. lcf, las; week and will receive
'hrc" months training IN aerial pho.
tpgranly. says the Times. after which
he will 90 to France there To photo
plaph IN" Hun lines from an Allied
Hcroplan".
At Savannah $4,000 Red Cross
sale a turkey earned $500 for the good
cause.
Sterling Stiles hairlci u robhcr com.
plctcly just after closing the store.
lie had a roll of bills IN Nj, rocket
and WIS approached by n man who
pointed pistol NJ him and asked FOR
the roll. Mr.. STILES gave him a roll
NJ tobacco and hurried on home
Forty Years Ago IN Savannah Re-
porter.