The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-11

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surfaced roads Is proposed for Bu-
chanan county and a $2,0CO, 900 issue
will be voted on in that county, jan
uary "a. The election was called at
the instance Of $500 petitioners.
in winning first prize Of $50 In
the Nodaway county acre-yield corn
contest. Charles Hartman, Of Barn.
ard, produced yield Of GO bushels and
80 pounds on one acre. says the Mary
willie Tribune. Second prize went 10
Dean Goslec, Of Skidmorc, one Of last
years state winners, on . yield Of 81
bushels and 10 pounds.
When q motor car In Worth coun-
ty neared two horses that were loose
in the road, one Of them wheeled sud:
denly directly In front Of the car and
was struck. The horse was killed and
the car slightly damaged, says tho
Grant City Times, but none Of the oc-
cupants Of the car were hurt.
Having received IN offer from m
Iowa seed company Of IS q bushel for
l7b bushels Of old corn, . Hopkins
farmer, last week, printed In the
Journal q notice Offering this corn for
sale at the same price 20 farmers In
his own county II taken by the end Of
the week. He was unwilling TO send
this corn away and permit the seed
company TO sell Il back to his neigh
bors next spring ut . big profit.
An unusual proposition 10 just
now offered farmers in Nodaway
county by q Maryville firm Of Short
horn cattle breeders through the col
umns Of the Tribune. +. Ogden &
Son offer for sale Q number Of pure
bred cows and agree TO pay one-half
the cows purchase price for her first
calf ut six months Of agc, and the
same amount for her second calf.
"A vetera nof two wars, resident
Of Mercer county for 20 years, and
still an active, wide-awake citizen Of
Princeton, ut % years Of age, Joseph
Shook died In that city last week. Mr..
Shook had an interesting eareex says
, the Post. Thrown on his own re-
sources at l3 years Of age, he became
q cabin boy In steamboat on the
Ohio river and followed the river trar-
hc until the Mexican war. He served
brsvely In both the Mexican and Civil
wars.
-Reckless shooting appears 10 have
become chronic with Mercer county
hunters. They shot and killed fine
horse In the pasture Of A. A. Snyder,
near Princeton, laSt week, and now
Mr.. Snyder's name Ia added 10 the
Posts list Of those barring hunters
from their farms.
Unusual Christmas exercises were
held at Wild's Chapel, In Mercer coun-
~, says the Princeton Post. The even.
Ing was given over TO the pupils Of
Norton school, who chose 10 forego the
pleasure Of Christmas tree snd "a
bring their savings and pledge future
earnings to aid the little French boys
and girls. AZ result Of the evenings
giving the school Ii now able TO adopt
. little French orphan and the Nor
ton pupils are eagerly awiting Q let.
ter from the child Of their adoption
There died In Worth county, last
week, the last Of the little group oi
petitioners who asked tho Missouri
legislature In 1861 for tho separate
establishment Of Worth county. Gott.
lisb Bran, who died there last weel
In his 80th year, says the Grant City
Times, was one Of those who raised I
fund Of 500 and sent q COMMITTEES Il
Jefferson City TO gain Worth county
separate recognition.
Tho splendid now building recent,
occupied by Maitland's school 10 o.
pecislly pleaaing 10 the community
says the Herald, because Of Q larg,
auditorium included In The buildinl
for The purpose Of assembly, enter
tainmsnts and eoumuzlly Rcthsyinee
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