The Holt County sentinel., 1918-01-18
NORTHWEST MISSOURI NEWS
TIE Most impestant News Condemned
From the Leading Papers, By
A. A. Jeffrey.

Six years ago not more than hall
n dozen automobiles were owned In
Hopkins, says the Journal, and the
same proportion held good oil ovei
Nodaway county. Today there are
$500 cars in the county-so many
that local garage men cannot handle
the repair work, and there is talk OF
establishing at Maryville a garage and
repair plant on large scale TO re-
pair and furnish repairs for all pop
ular makes Of cars.
"A Nodaway county stalk field
brought Sl.25 an acre at recent pub,
lie sale, and n" the buyer is offered
50 an acre.
Seed corn now Is dividing honors
with the war, so far as talk Is con-
cerned. The farmer that has corr
that will grow seems 10 be the excep-
tion in this locality.-Hopkins Jour-
On the recent happy occasion Of
her s7th birthday, Mrs. G. NJ. Ingram
near Hopkins, counted up her children
and children's children, says the Jour-
nal, and found that her living descend.
ants now include Is children, 81 grand
children and % great grandchildren.
While a Nodaway county woman
hclped her husband with his outdoor
chores the other evening, their little
3-year-old daughter, left alone In the
house, got too near the stove, and was
burned so seriously that she died the
next day.
"A spectacle rarely witnessed on
the streets Of Maryville, and recalling
descriptions Of old Spanish market
places was seen this afternoon, says
the Tribune, when $50 geese were
driven from the Wabash freight de-
not TO the Burlington. They greatly
resembled regiment Of miniature SOL
diers as they marched up West Fourth
street, a long line In double file. As
they approached the square their dis
play Of marching tactic was superb.
en- In goose language, they fell into
close formation, wheeled 70 the right,
and Mt the next corner 10 the left
again. and then marched straight
ahead with their long nccks swaying
back and forth in perfect marching
time.
Bethany. GAINESVILLE. Unionville
and several other Northwest Missouri
towns, are holding school six days a
week. making each Saturday take the
place Of a day next spring, when the
young folks can help in the field and
garden.
--"Grcat Balls Of Fire." exclaims
Editor Crouch, Of the Bethany Repub-
lican, In an effort 10 steady his nerves
while reporting the true statement
that Mrs. Ollie Baker, Of that neigh
borhood brought 10 town last Satur-
day ITO dozen eggs for which she re-
ceivcd 80 cents Q dozen. She cleared
up 81 900 on poultry In 1917.
When the exhibition airplane,
sent TO entertain Harrison county
folks at the Bethany fnir, In 1915, col
lided with q wire over the quarter
stretch and injured It's pilot, Fred De-
kor, II started . romance which, &C.
eorting 10 the Bethany Republican, re-
suited last week in the marriage Of
Mr.. Dekor and Miss Rachel Daniels,
che nurse who cared for him while In
the Bethany hospital.
The pastime Of guessing at the
final figures Of the corn crop Is noted
by Fred Harrison, Of the Gallatin
North Missourian, ~ popular In Dav-
less county. In q conversation at Gal
latin some weeks ago q group Of farm
err placed their estimates Of that
eouniy's corn crop ut IA, 2 and 3 mil
lion bushels, respectfully, and then
Jewell Mayes came along with the Of
fetal guess Of 4,i4i 1855 bushels.
Though II happened much longer
ago than last week, here is the story