Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-10-19
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near Fairfield sold for $3.50, 900.
Martha Mason, daughter of c..
]. Mason, died of infantile paral-
ysis.
A new artinficial ice and cold
storage plant is Ncwton's newest
enterprise.
Eli C. Perkins of Delhi, former
state senator, died after a years
illness.
Thieves entered six stores at
Ames and secured about 5000
worth of goods.
Sioux Rapids has been made
division for the Northwestern
freight trains. I
F. f. Schultz of Dcs Moines
has just obtained a patent for a
seamless milk container.
Miss Clara McKinstry of Vim
ton was instantly killed when
struck by an automobile.
The Lee county flour mill at
Donnellson was destroyed by fire
at loss of $4,000.
Morris Little of Cedar Rapids
was seriously hurt at Dubuque in
an automobile collision.
J.. Roy E. Tucker, formerly Of
Creston, was drowned in an auto
accident at Stockton, Cal.
Hiram Winchell, mechanic of
Shenandoah, committed suicide
by drinking carbolic acid.
Mrs. Charles Jayne of Grand
view, former teacher, committed
suicide by drowning in we'll.
A car load of fish was taken
from the Mississippi river and
the contents placed in Clear
Lake.
An auto at Keokuk crashed into
a string of freight cars on a
crossing and injured four per
sons.
The price of Boone coal adj
Sanced twice in two weeks. Coal
now costs SO per ton at the
mines.
Peter Winders and wife of Du-
buque were badly injured when
their team ran away sdown a
steep hill.
Oscar DIESEL of Ida Grove was
seriously injured when an auto in
u
which he was riding turned tur-
tie.
5, One person was seriously in
Jured and score badly shaken
up when two street cars met at
Dubuque.
Mrs. Hattie Hurst of Boone
was instantly killed by a North
western train while on her way
to church.
Thieves broke into the Strand
theater at Cedar Rapids and Sc
cured the days receipts, amount
ing to si65.
DR.. L. G. Lawyer and M. J.
Plese, dentists at Iowa City, were
robbed of a considerable amount
of gold leaf
Henry McGrath. a Northwest
ern brakeman, was beaten and
robbed by thugs in the railroad
yards at Sioux City.
Ellis Lee, near Cambridge. was
Killed when struck by a Rock
island passenger train while
walking on the track.
Cort Evans of Ames was ar
"esfed charged with stealing a
barrel of brandy from the Mil
wa'IAee freight house.
Granny Randall of Bloom
lied celebrated her 103d birth
day. She had grandfather Who
lived to the age of 40.
A race for a street corner in
Glearfield between two autos
ended in tie and collision in
which ten persons were injured
Sanford Olson of Roland was
seriously injured when thrown
from a racing automobile when
1T struck a rut i'm the road
The 8-year-old SON of John
fraves, a farmer living near Har-
Ian, was dragged to death by a
pony while playing "cowboy.
Mrs. Margaret Brown, aged as
OF Newton. was badly burned
when her clothing caught fire
while She was tending a bonfire
Frank Urban. prominent farmer
near TT. Dodge. was killed when
ne was dragged under a gang plow
attached to a tractor.
Frank Bell. machinist in tho
railroad shops at Dubuque, had
his foot badly crushed when =
piece of iron fell from an engine
The Mississippi Valley Iron
company of st. Louis may make
Waukon one of the locations OF
the proposed new armor plant in
Iowa.
Catherine Branigar, aged 40 OF
Oskaloosa, was badly bitten by
a dog when she attempted to PLAY
with him while he was eating.
Tony Mitchell, aged so. of Lohr-
VILE, was killed when he became
frightened at an approaching
traln at a crossing and jumped