Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-12-28
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d uee Wnlie CHASING q squirrels;
Governor George Clarke has
been elected dean Of the college
Iof law of Drake university, and
has announced his acceptance
Joohn Roberts of Mt. Ayr, aft
Ter predicting his own death sew
eral days ago, was killed when q
fifty-foot beam fell, striking him
on the head.
According to dispatches, Geo
Hill, formerly of Dubuque, now
living in Saskatchewan, Can,
murdered, his wife and then took
his own life.
Mrs. James Berry, wife OF
Jimmy Berry. who has been in
ithe employ of Iowa university as
fcustodian of the athletic field for
Fifty years, is dead.
Harvey L. Taylor, aged "a, OF
McGregor, was instantly killed at
Green Island when rcushed be-
Tween an egine and a string OF
cars on a sidetrack.
Desk Sergeant Phillip Dunn
tphey Of Sioux City was accident
Tally shot by Chief of Police John
NV. Geillis, while examining a re-
Ivolver taken from negro pris-
|oner.
The G. w. Parsons Co. of New
ten has landed contract for 500
tractors to be used in the Eu-
ropean war. The tractors are to
cost $4,000 each, making total
of s2,5OO,O0O.
Roy A. White, his wife and four
children, formerly of Charlton,
lost their lives in a fire at Ghey-
enne, Wyo., when a hotel: in
which they were staying was
burned to the ground.
An Illinois Central train struck
an oil tank truck at Iowa Falls
as the driver attempted to cross
ahead of the engine. The engine
caught fire and the driver was
burned to death.
Clifford H., Thorne state rail-
way commissioner ! for 7the past
six years, has accepted an offer
to become special counsel for the
National Live Stock Shippers
Protective league.
Henry Henderson of Des
Moines was killed at the Success
full Farming, plant, when lassifell
from a PLATFORM, striking his
head against a car wheel: He had
been married the evening before.
John Noble, aged 30, nearsDes
Moines, is charged with, DESERT
ing his 13-eyar-old wife. While
talking to attorneys she cried for
two doAls that she left at the
home of her husbands parents.
Going suddenly insane, Mrs.
Hugh Conner, near West Union,,
killed one of her twin babies with
a poker and was prevented from
throwing the other in the stove
by the timely arrival of her
brother.
g. A. BoneweH, farmer near
Grinncll, sold his farm Of $40
acres, which he bought three
years ago at $2O8 per acre, for.
$3.50 per acre, making profit
of $4,000. Since then he has
purchased 40 acres near Al
toona for $4,000.
Frank GARNER, near MARSHALL
town. while hunting rabbits, was
attacked by huge wolf, which
he fought with his bare hands,
dragged him to a nearby fence,
where he wired the animals
muzzle. The wolf measured five
inches across the head and his
fangs were over an inch in
length.
Iowa almost reached the 2OO,-
600 mark when the registration
of automobiles for 1915 closed.
The total for the year was 1885,
iO1, an increase of 52,492 over
last year. The fees collected
amounted to sf,854,5OO, an in
crease over 1915 of $32I,448.
The registration Of motorcycles
in 1915 was 6,9Oi.
Through the activity of some
of the public spirited men of
Iowa, the art exhibit Of France
and Belgium which was shown at
the Panama Pacific exposition at
San Francisco, will be placed on
exhibit at the public library in
Des Moines the latter part of
March and all Of April. The pic
lures will be free to all Iowans.
Fire destroyed the lumber
yards at North English at Z loss
Of $25, 900.
The Cochran pool hall at Man.
son was broken into and robbed
OF 1925.
Thieves entered the Owl drug
store at Davenport and secured
$50 in cash.
According to the new; Des
lEMoines city directory, the popu-
lation Is 1856. - ~