The Holt County sentinel., 1920-02-13

ness and lghts-business and resi-
dences limited lights from to To-
p. m.
Wood sold in this section dpring the
coal strike, about 81 per load or s24
per cord.
Villisca and other train schedules
out Of order by snow and low temper
ature on the Sth, 9th and 10th.
The appeal taken from Judge
Burnes' court, granting extension Of
boundaries of Squaw Creek drainage
district and extending corporation TO
% years, was dismissed by the su-
preme court. On the 9th the board
met, consisting of Z. W. Zachary, John
r. Slater. J. W. r'itzmaurice, water
Beck and II. A.. EversOn, and ordered
bids TO be received for the engineer
ing on Jan. 10, 1920.
Oregon Chamber Of Commerce es-
tablisned a municipal wood yard, Dec.
.. to relieve the fuel situation caused
by the coal strike.
The st. LOUIS Republic. the oldest
newspaper west Of the Mississippi, es-
tablished in 1908, and one Of the oldest
in the United States, suspended pub
LEGATION, Dec. 4, having bee purchased
BY the st. Louis GloOe. Democrat.
Wartime prohibition act held con-
stitutional by U. $. supreme court ON
the 18th.
The fuel famine compelled Mound
City and her dependent towns to be
without lights and power on Dec. IS,
ID, 10.
Elcven.inch ice was packed from
Big Lake during the month.
by vote of ~ to 80, Consolidated
District No. /, Minnesota Valley, voted
S2b 700 bonds, Dec. 20, for erection
Of high school building.
Judge Fred Lawrence, of Craig
lodge, chosen representative Granu
Lougc of |. U. q. r.
Miss May Long appointed Home
Bureau agent for Holt county, vice
Cora DcN ault..linc, resigned.
The great packing interests Of the
United States compromised with the
government in order to stop antitrust
suit by agreeing to stop dealing in side
lines and conlinc themselves surety
to the packing business.
Farmers OF Union township organize
cooperative merchandise company.
The coolest days of the year, 1919,
was Jan. 80, 20 below zero, ana 10 be-
low on December 10.
The coolest month of the year was
Januafy-mean temperature, Is de-
grccs.
The hottest month was July--mcan,
* degrees.
The hottest days were July - and
Arg. q; both days Ok degrees.
| The drycst month was January. pre-
cipitation, ,0I Of an inch.
The wcttcst month was June; 6i1
| inches of rain.
wcttcs, "a hours, $50 inches of
rainfall May 2-3.
July 4, Lib inches OF rain fell
| There was no 100 degree temper
allure during the summer Of 1919; the
highes; was ~ degrees.
| The first killing frost came Oct. 49,
| Annual 1919 snowfall was 20 inches.
Annual 1919 rainfall was 3s.is
inches.
| Mean 1919 temperature, 5O.5 de.
grccs.
warranty deeds filed 5SS, value
s3,326,1 Ii, average for each, Sj,G56.
Trust deeds flied 5i2, value S2,OS9,.
500, average for each, S4.092.
Heaviest bank deposits were in
March, Sa,l30,T3S.
| Top price for cattle, $3.50, at ST
Joseph
Top price for hogs, S23.40, at St
Joseph.
| AssesSabe wealth: lands, S6,265,,
$50; town lots, SSs9,350; personal, So,
55O,3lO; merchants and manuiactur
crs,' $254 ,i56; railroad, telephone an,
telegraph, Sl,b33,O36; total, N2,402,
532.
Total December tax collections
S225,OTI.
Number of births, IA.
Number of marriages in county, l07
Number Of deaths, lOl.
Miscellaneous accidents, AZ.
| Fires, 80; auto accidents, %, on,
fatal; accidents caused by the horse
IL: robberies, ~; burns, s; gun, 2, on,
fatal; lightning, a. murder, /; suicide
/.
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