Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-11-09

While hunting near Mani ton,
I0art Christianson, oged 2S, Oh
sergeant Bluf rs was accidentally
lehot and killed ~ his own weapon.
Guy Brent, a former bank
Ikcokkeeper at Clafinda, was III y
dssted by the grand jury for EN- 81
tAz.lng $4,000 Of the banks,
iAnds. ss,ss:s3 sss n
John COnn0rs. Frank McMlr-
ray and Joe Evans of Charles City
were held for assault following
q shooting affray at The munition.
lplant. 'is' ,s.;
Roy Moore Of Adair was in-
stantly killed and his two neph-
ews badly hurt when an auto in
which they were riding turned
turtle.
The 18-months-old child Of
MRS. Will Snider Of Reedstown
WAS horribly burned when she,
stepped into a pail Of scaldingI
water.
A general upheaval in the coll
llege population at MorningsideE
occurred when a poisonous snake
fused for laboratory purposes es-s
lcaped.
The Greater Iowa association
lis asking that new dreadnaught
he named Iowa, the old Iowa
S|battleship having been sold to
Greece. .7ss5 i
Elmer Matter and Dewey John
|st0n; each 40 years of age, con !
fessed to robbing Alex Johnson, a
trolley conductor at Sioux City,
LOT $50.
A Clinton man took it into his
head about fifteen years ago to
|save all the money he found. In
this way he has saved q total Of
$73.8O.
After medical examination in
the. Sac City schools it was re-
|vealed that 35 per cent of the.
Pupils were in need of medical
treatment.
In the heart of the business
district of Muscatine an old log
cabin was unearthed while exca-.
waiting where the laurel building
will stand.
Sixteen head of cattle We're
found dead near Logan and after.
Investigation it was discovered
THAT the cause was blue mold on:
corn stalks.
The Milwaukee railroad is in
|stailing two artesian wells at
North McGrcgor3 for supplying
1.-TWO huge water tanks for loco.
motive use.
George G. Rose OF Shenandoah
received slf.lO per hundred.
pounds for a carload of cattle
shapped TO Omaha, which was a
lrecord price.
A. gold watch lost a year ago at
Ames college was found and re-
turned to the owner by an EN-
5|ploye of the animal husbandry
department
Mrs. Michael Carthey OF Water
Hoo was overcome by gas after.
putting quarter in the meter and
forgetting to turn off a jet that
WAS turned on.
Peter Hartgenbausch of Ida
a|Grove was seriously burned when
The poured gasoline, which he sup
posed was kerosene, into a stove
land lit a match.
Alfred Butler of WaukOn had
Ibis arm broken in three places
while attempting to put a belt on.
la pully of a thrcshing machine;
while in motion.
Peter Hartenbusch. farmer
Inear Ida Grove. was burned TO
death when attempted to light a
! fire with gasoline, which he sup
posed was kerosene.
Employees of the j.. Ct. Cherry
paper mill at Tama We're happily
sIsurprised when notified that all,
SIemployes would receive a 40 per
lcent raise in wages. j
Fred Whitney was killed in an
,|auto accident near Clarion at the
Isame time that his father. on his.
|way to Clarion from Sheffield, was.
Istricken with paralysis.
Blanche Whayel, 2 years old, of
7|Sioux City was -scalded TO death
when she fell into a pail of hot
water while her mother was do.
ling the family washing.
In order to. get,-two tWb doll
liar bills used for advertising ,pur-7
poses in a window at Ft. Dodge
la robber threw a brick through an
1855 plate glass window.
william Gordon, prominent real
lestate man at Sioux City, was
|seriously injured when he tripped
lover a wire stretched across his
yard by Halloween jewellers.
According to a statement by =.
!!G. Asbaugh of Iowa university,
Iowa pupils numbering 522 a23.
Iare up to the average of children
Throughout the United states.
Nearly all the wells in the
northwest part of Grinnell have.
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