The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-04

-hlSS WIN mas
been attending the State Teachers
College in Maryville, returned home
one day, the latter part Of last week.
Jake Hinkle purchased a new
Fordson tractor ,one day last week,
and is using the tractor TO pull one OF
his binders. This makes Mr.. Hinkle
two tractors on his farm, and he and
his sons, Roy and Bryan, have been
using both tractors pulling two bind
ers n their wheat fields. The weather
was too hot last week to take chances
pulling the binders with horses, and
a number Of good mules and horses
have been lost in this and the Fortes-
cue sections this season due TO the eN-
treme hot weather. II is reported
that Ira Alkire lost 5000 mule team,
one Of the best teams in that neigh
borhoOd, due TO getting too hot.
Miss Lizzie HutsOn IL in Oregon,
this week, visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
Art Carson and family.
Earl Ford, who has been on the
sick list for several days, returned to
work for Charley Lease, the first Of
the week.
Mute Mullis was a st. Joseph Wis
ltOf, last SATURDAY.
A. r.. (Tuck) Smith bought a
Fordson tractor, one day last week,
and used the tractor to cut his wheat.
Tuck said he did not want TO take any
chances with horses during the hot
weather.
John Mcndenhall loaded and ship
ped out the first car load Of new
prairie hay to Shenandoah, Iowa, last
week. The hay is Of good quality,
possibly little coarssr than last year,
and is the yield is good. The hay
business began in real earnest this
week and there are several crews cut
ting and baling the hay rs fast as
possible.
Jim Smith was in 81. Joseph last
Saturday securing repairs for his bind.
err.
Mrs. John Smith Is in Fairfax
this week, visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. X. Gardner. Mr.. Gardner was
kicked by horse one day last week,
and was pretty badly hurt.
Dave Yount, of Bethel ncighbor-
hood. bought new Fortlson tractor,
one day last week.
The weather was very hot the
first Of last week making II very hard
on men and teams in cutting the wheat
and quite q number OF horses were
lost in this vicinity due TO getting too
hot. Friday evening the weather turn
cd much cooler, which enabled the har-
vest men to get more work done. As
a rule farmers have got along very
well with harvesting, trading off with
each other. and some Of the town men
getting out and helping shock wheat.
will begin the latter part
Of this week or the first of next, and
the wheat will be rushed to market as
fast as threshcd. Farmers don't want
10 take any chances with this high
priced wheat and they are never GER
tain Of their wheat crop until II Is
placed in the elevator.
Mrs. Dan Larkins was on the sick
list several days last week.
\ A large per cent of our citizens
will spend the Fourth in the wheat
and corn fields. Some will 40 10
Oregon TO celebrate. Farmers are
early and late this week in
order to get their wheat cut and in
the shock. Corn as "a rule Is looking
good and the alfalfa Is looking lots
better since the army worms left.
Robert Asher was down from Om-
aha, several days, the first of the
week, visiting with home folks. Bob
is soon 10 be promoted to freight
run on the Omaha division
of the Burlington.
Mrs. W. T.. Preston, who has been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Hat
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