The St. Joseph observer., 1922-10-21

the hog ana the rest of the folks
standing around the big pig" The
picture shows in large lettcrs-75O
pounds.-Clinton County Democrat.
The Langdon Free Lance in the
TarMo Avalanche reports the as
founding news that the leaves from
one Of the big catalogues which flood
the country every fan will wrap just
two barrels Of apples.
The Mexico Intelligoncer rather
breathlossly reports that Mrs Cinda
Murphy Lawson Burchett Atwell had
added another name to her list when
she married Louis Slavens Of Moberly
the other day.
"If you don't know what the irony
of fate is" groans the Moberly Moni-
tor-Index, here it is: To save up
your hard-earncd cash for year to
make the first payment on an automo-
bile and then to have the price reduc-
ed the next week after you get it,"
Jas. Cooper, so, wealthy land own
er, found guilty by a jury in circuit
court at Bloomfield Friday, after 81
hours deliberation. was sentenced to
ten years in the Missouri penitentiary
for the murder of Clarence Cooper,
his nephew, near there, February IS.
According TO the Paris Mercury, a
swarm of bees attached themselves to
the ball at the top OF the flagpole on
the court house. 1O2 feet from the
ground recently. Nobody wanted
them, and later In the afternoon they
vacated.
L. T. NJ. declares In the Osborn
Enterprise II the average man could
hang on to a ten dollar bill with the
same tenacity that woman does
nickel Handkerchief, he could buy real
gold bricks and not get his name in
the city papers either.
They never die up IN Atchison
county. when Sports Cousin came
into Rockport for the race meet he
regretted aloud that he had not
brought his 94-year-old father with
him but said he had left him too busy
cutting hedge to come.
1t cost $G96,4S3.G5 to maintain the
park and boulevard system in the fls-
cal year ending April II, 1922, ac-
cording 10 the annual report filcd by
the Kansas City park board The sys-
tenn has cost to date not including
gifts) s2l,322,2O5.90
Although MansfiCld's public school
building was destroyed by fire last
/ February. the fire was still burning
in the basement Of the ruined build
/ ing, after a lapse Of about eight
months, when workmen began the
work Of cXcavating for the erection
/ of a new building.
/ In the school district west Of Blue
/ Springs, known as "Old Blue Springs"
| there are only . girls enrolled and 22
/ boys. The teacher is W. c. Boone Of
/ independence. old Blue Springs is
I one Of the Oldest country schools In
jackson county ana this was the first
time in its history when so few girls
were enrolled.
Don't Kick a cow" begs the Paris
Mercury, "or If YOU do, be careful
about it--even If the COW kicks first.
/ Leo Lockwood tried it Tuesday night
and was in town Wednesday on
crutchcs having torn a ligament in
his leg"
There was much excitement in the
church at Finley, Cedar county. the
other Sunday night when a good
sized blacksnake was seen wriggling
its way up the aisle towards the pull
pit, Several brothers jumped on it
and stamped the life out Of the var
mint after which one seized II by the
tail and threw It out Of doors.
The Cowgirl & Hin Milling Com
pany's elevator at Carthage and ninety
thousand bushels Of wheat were de-
stroyed In a fire which started at Z
o'clock Thursday night from a hot