The Holt County sentinel., 1918-02-22
NORTHWEST MISSOURI NEWS
The Most Important News Condensed
From the Leading Papers, by
A. A. Jeffrey.

~. n. JtUrcy.
Community singing is to b. made
Il force for good al Princeton, accord
ing TO the Post. A community chorus
and IN orchestra were organized there
last week. These organizations viii
enroll large number of persons from,
that city and neighboring commun-
tiles and will meet each week in n hail
furnished rent-frcc by the lessee,
heated free of charge by the owner Of
the building and lighted without
charge by the city.
--lndic;.l \ on nine separate counts
for the illegal sale Of liquor a Laredo
druggist last week faced Judge Wood,
and on conviction was fined $500 on
each Of the nine counts-S2,7OO in all.
Death last week removed from
the Mercer county poor farm an old
woman who had been an inmate of the
institution 5j years.
From a part.timc job the Office
of county highway engineer in Mercer
county last week was raised 10 n full.
time position at salary Of 81 900 n
year, says the Princeton Post.
In the matter Of securing farm
agent, Dckalb county recently. saws
the Maysvillc Herald. won the record
for prompt and earnest action. Tho
executive committee of the farm bur.
eau in Tat county raised 81 800 and
the county court appropriated like
amount, providing for $1,000 year
for three years expenses of a farm
agent.
Last week. at Brookfcld, the saic
of The old Kennedy homestead Of 22g
acres called 10 the notice uf the Ga.
Zrttc an interesting Incident IN the hi4-
tory ui this farm. The farm has been
IN" property uf one family for 20
Year.. IT. first hIycr. Wm. l.. Ken.
r"dr SOLD an uN team for $50. rc.
cclNing IN payment one Of the old.
time hrNug.ral $50 gold pieces. With
this piece uf money Kennedy sct out
on foot I" Plattsburg, the nearest
government land office. 10 pay the $50
Zee Tor The old homestead. At plat,s.
burg, however. the land office would
not accept the old coin for more than
Slo, and Kennedy was obliged To- lnnf
around llnttsburg until he could her.
row the additional dollar necessary 4,
accomplish his mission.
The eleven l,clpian ornb,,g
brought In the second contingent rc.
,"iN"d 10y Harrison county, alTcady
Republican.
For provisions. machinery, stock
anu upk"cp Of the Harrison county
poor farm last year there was an OK.
prhdiI urc of S3,j97.TD. says the Bc,h.
any Republican. Resides increase in
stock aud feed still on .hc farm. the
years cash sales or stock and Inrn,
product, from the plnrc during N.
samc time reached S3.77b.a7.
-flovcn sweaters, nine helmets npJ
'hf"" pairs of wristlc,s arc the vnrl
since October. 1917, Of one pln,,shu,,
kcd Gross knittcr. Mrs. Jack Nloorc
according to the Leader. Resides thai
Mrs. Moore keeps house for n fom'I,.
oi seven, washes. irons and mopds fnr
thci" and even help "Pa" milk the
COWS. Wv
Kay county's most valuable car.
ioaa OF mules, according 10 the Rich.
nond News, was shipped the other dny.
10 81 Louis by u Kansas CITY buycr.
W. ): owen. The load included - hcnj|
bought from local buyers for 50 OOb
when good road boosters of IIoI,
county met last week NJ Oregon 10
organic campaign for u 5000. 600
pond issue for hard.surfaccd roads
says The Sentinel. u. Ward King, Uolt
county, famous road drag man. no,v
director Of the federal fam Ionn bn,L
oi St. Louis, asked and wns granted
the privilege Of being the first mnn 10
klNn flH