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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
Why JOIN THE soys' CORN
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1t isn't the mere belonging to a
Club that makes the acre corn
growing contest valuable. There
are real advantages to the boy
who becomes club member, as
pointed out by the 4 Agricultural
Extension Department az Iowa
State College.
l.. There is an opportunity to
|get some valuable instruction
land experience i'm growing corn.
Corn production is the great in
dustry of Iowa. 1t will continue
TO be so and boys should learn
the best methods of growing it.
2. Prices are high and profits
are great and will undoubtedly
continue to he so this year. Corn
i'm our local market is now worth
around a dollar a bushel. If a
boy grows IS bushels on his
acre, as many boys in last years
contest did, it will mean that
next fall he will have a mighty
valuable crop to sell.
3. There has never in history
been a time when there is so
great a need of an adequate food
supply. III is the patriotic duty of
every boy to get busy and pro-
duce just as much foodstuff as
he can. Most boys are not old
enough to go TO war if this
country becomes entangled in
such calamity, but they can
stay at home and produce stuff
that is as important an item in
warfare as bullets--food. The
question Of growing more food is
the first great problem of ma
tional defense and the boys acre
corn contest is one chance for the
boy to do his share.
4. The boys acre corn work
furnishes a good time. The state.
county and district leaders will
perhaps come and visit the boys
acre in the summer. Boys corn
club farm tours may be planned
that are always a lot of fun for
1.-THE boys. A club picnic will be
held in June or July to which all
club members will be invited.
There will be music, picnic din
ner, games and sports. In the
|fall series of corn shows will
be arranged for the boys.
5. Each boy stands chance
TO win a state, county. township
or local prize which will add to
the pleasure and profit of the
club work. Even the boy who
does not win a prize will be
awarded an achievement medal
by Iowa State College, if he does
his best and finishes his work.
He will also have a good crop OF
corn to sell--much of it for seed
with the proceeds of which he
can buy a calf and join the baby
beef club next fall if he wishes.
But--boys cannot wait toe
long. They should write to their
county leader, C. w. Hammans OF
Mondamin and make arrange
ments TO join now, s+'S
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
COMPANY ron HARRlson
COUNTY, IOWA. n

In view of the fact that the
young men of Harrison county
are preparing to enlist in the
army or navy, several having al
ready joined the colors, it is
deemed of much Importance that
the boys be so enlisted that they.
may be kept together as one COM
pany rather than to have them
scattered to the four winds of
heaven. In other words, let us
have a Harrison county company.
The war department has now
ruled that company units in the
National guard will now be ac-
cepted.g To the end that the boys
expecting to enlist from this
county may all get into one COM
pany, a county meeting is SO
called for the Short Course
building in Logan for next Fri
day evening at 8 p. m. sharp, for
the purpose of securing the
pledge of those intending to en-
list, so that county company
may be organized. There should
be no. local jealousies or no at
tempt to make this company any
particular towns company, but
to invite volunteers from all parts
OF the county to attend this meet
ing and perfect an organization
that can later be enlisted when
the conditions seem proper. Let's
all pull together for a county
company, similar to the old Com
pany "C"aof the Civil war.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
Your Country is Calling.

If the war should be protracted
and large army be required, the
young men who volunteer now
will enjoy exceptional opportun-
tiles for promotion. From their
number will be chosen thousands
of the officers that must be com
missioned to train and lead those
who will be called for later.
Young men of America, your
country is calling you'll!
Old Glory, the proud emblem
of liberty, the flag that has never
known dishonor, is waiting for
your hands to grasp it and carry
tit forward to triumph.
The rights and honor of the
republic are depending upon you
for championship and defense.
1t may be that, under provi-
dence, the very life of democ-
racy, the liberties of all mankind
will survive or perish according
as you are loyal and devoted and
brave.
1t is you that must give answer
to the world whether America s
sons so love their country that
they will spring spontaneously to
arms to defend it in the hour OF
peril. Your failure to respond
will proclaim the shameful and
humiliating story that the United
States is SO little loved by its
|citizens, its flag so little cher
|ished, its liberties SO little priced
its cause SO ehurlishly regarded
THAT only by compulsion can the
ranks OF its defenders be filled
Omaha World Herald.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
SCHOOL NOTES.


high school auditorium Friday
evening, April 27, gives promise
of being most excellent. Plan to
be present to encourage the pu-
pills and teachers, who are mu-
tually laboring so hard to make
it a;success.
The high school boys will
participate in the raising of the
flag ceremony, at the city hall
tonight.
Mrs. Nellie Royce presented
nice flag ID. the grammar school.
Thanks for the same.
The board OF, education have a
flag pole ordered and probably en-
route for the new school. AS soon
as grading is done the pole will
be erected and Old Glory will
float cseu a,lr, factory Of good
citizenship"
Prof. Fitch of Ames, DIR. Hum
phrey of Logan and Prof. Ham
mans of Mondamin were at the.
schools today endeavoring to in
spire the children to engage in
garden work.
Miss Anna Norberg has ac-
cepted a position as primary
teacher at. Holstein, Iowa.
Mrs. Eaton is recovering nicely
from the small pox. She will not
attempt to. resume her school
work this year. Miss Kate Fitz-
gibbons, who has been substitut-
ing for her, will complete the
years work.
The Grammar school pupils,
under the direction of Miss Bird,
are conducting a very. successful
waste paper campaign. Their
object is to secure the funds with
which to purchase a piano. All
parents or merchants who have
a quantity Of paper would do the
school kindness by notifying
the high school office of the
same and the boys will call for it.
Governmental authorities are
urging people everywhere to Gull
tivate every foot of soil this
year. No man can foresee the
Ioutcome of this war and it is i'm
perative that every individual
produce as much garden crops as
possible. Our school children
have already caught the spirit.
Already more than 200 of them
have volunteered TO, engage in the
work. About eight lots of
ground have been secured for this
purpose, all of which have been
donated by our generous citizens,
Except two. In behalf of the
school we wish TO thank C. p.
Brandriff, J. G.. Schulmeister and
w. j. Burke for their kindly snir-
lit in donating the use of their
lots for this gardening movement.
The children began to plant their
seeds this afternoon and will also
continue the work Saturday fore
noon. The present plan is to
have a garden exhibit about the
middle Of June. Prizes for the
best vegetables will probably be
IOffered. This work in gardening
lis one of the latest and best
movements in education. Nearly
every city where conditions are
favorable, children are being in
terested in this wholesome pro-
buctive educative activity. Kan
l,sas City has eighteen acres under
cultivation by the city pupils. An
Iexpert gardener is hired the en-
tire year to look after this work.
Mrs. M. E. Tuftle of Logan
was Valley visitor today be-
tween trains. She accompanied
her daughter, Mrs. j. A. McDuffy
this far on her way to Plain
tyis Nsb.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
4 German without . country.

- OoF1W9u vWttn00t q country.
The German, who, at Dunlap a
few days ago tore up three Amer
ican flags and was disciplined by
a mob Of 800 indignant citizens,
finds himself in the predicament
of a man without a country or
even q home. The Dunlap citi-
zens made him atone for his in
suit to the flag by marching
around the town carrying a huge
American flag and smaller flags
pinned to his. clothes and flutter-
ing from staffs thrust between
his collar and his neck, stiffen-
ing his backbone. This was kept
up for half an hour and he was
then marched to the railway sta
tion carrying his bunting and put
on a train with orders to leave
town and never return.
The man is trying to find shell
ter in Council Bluffs and yester-
day was taken in charge by one
of the secret home guard organ
izations. Whether he will be
permitted to remain here has not
been determined. by order of the
federal government he will be
kept under close surveillance
pending action of the federal
grand jury at some point in the
southern district of Iowa. His
wife has found refuge with
friends in Walnut, but is under
stood not to sympathize very
deeply with him. He was very
penitent yesterday, and appar-
emily was not objecting to the the
presence of two little flags that
had been pinned on the lapels of
his coat. He was. told that it
would he unsafe to remove them.
II prosecuted he will face a long
term in a federal prison.
One German living in Dunlap,
who is said to have been a men,
ber of the 800 vigilantes who ran
the man out of town, is Fred
Lentz. He had disciplined many
of his fellow Germans for utter
ing disloyal sentiments before he
encountered several on a street
car returning from Omaha few
days ago. After some excited
talk in German he took couple
of flags from his pocket and
pinned them on the coats of two
men and then denounced the men
in vigorous English.
There isn't a German in this
country who is not,better off than
he would be anywhere in Ger
many, for this is the best coun-
try and the best government on
Iearth," said Lentb. st is my
Icountry, and I'm ready to fight
for it at any time and against
anybody. A mans a crazy fool
or dirty knave who would in
suit the flag that protects him,
or harms the country that shell
tiers him.
What has. this country done
for ME? When | came here had
|just 5 cents. Now I've got two
big farms near Dunlap and fine
home in town. Won't | fight for
the country that dave me all this
Won't I fight for the land that
gave me more in few years than
Germany could give me in doz-
en- generations? 2"
Lentz talked so loudly that he
could be heard all over the car
land the incident created a lot Of
interest. The two berated Ger
mans did not say word, but left
Iihe car soon after, wearing the
gs.--Bluffs, Bee, April 16.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
RlvERvlEw FARMERS, cLus

RlvERvlEW FARMERS CLUB.
The Riverview Farmers club
met April IA at the home OF; Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Dray, with all
members present. The club was
called to- order by Vice President
R. IT, Thomson. Much interest
was taken in the question,
Should young men be compelled
to take military training 2" This
met with opposition to military
service, and will meet with some
criticism. We realize that the
struggle the nation enters upollis
mot to be won wholly by thoseson
the firing lines on land and sea,
as other forces equally important
must be enlisted and inspired
with the enthusiasm of patriotic
duty.
The meeting opened with
song by the club.
The minutes of the last meet
ing We're read and approved.
The selections read by j. +.
McGavren, Mrs. Curry and Oscar
Doty We're discussed until dinner
was announced.
After the usual two hours ofss
feasting and visiting, club was
again called to order.
Afternoon program
Original paper, 1.-The Develop
ments of this Country Mrs. S. 4
K. McGavren.
Recitation, Florence Dray.
Song, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Gavren.
Reading. Mrs. Walter Axtell.
Questions were next taken up.
3. What is the fathers duty
toward making the American
home happy? The father and
mother should share equally the
responsibilities of the home.
4. Should all able bodied mon
between the ages OF 10 and % be.
compelled to take military train
ing? No.
2. What proportion of his
income should the husband allow
his wife? They should share
equally
No. 3 carried over until the
next meeting.
Roll call, current events.
Program for May:
Song by the club.
Select readings, Mrs. Stevens,
Mr.. Axtell, Mr.. Kirkland and Mrs.
McGavren.
Recitations, William Mecca
lrell, Lois Reel, e. .eile,iyu ts s.s H.,
Iva Thomson.
Reading, Mildred Brothers.
Question committee: Raymond
Atherton, Walter Axtell, Mrs.
Curry.
Program committee: Mrs. r.
R. Atherton, Mrs. r. t. Thomson
and j. f. MeGavren.
Questions:
No. 4. Which is best for a
young man who expects to be a
farmer. to finish high school be-
fore taking an agriculture course
i'm some college. or two years in
high school and an agriculture
course? Referred to Frank Me
Gavren.
No. 2. Considering the high
cost of living and for hired help,
can a farmer make as much mon
ley as when prices were lower?
Referred to Mrs. Kirkland
No. 3. Would we gel better
lresults by giving one man only
one mile of road to drag? Re
ferred to Thos. Henderson.
Visitors present We're: John
Webber, Mrs. John Henry, Mrs.
William McCune and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Fuhr. Mrs.
d. McKinnon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bessire and daughters. Club ad
journed to meet the second sat
Iurday in May, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Henderson.
R. T. Thomson. Vice President.
Mrs. Frank Brothers. Secretary.
81 D
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
JOIN THE NAVY.

Logan, Ia, April is.--In re-
spone to- the call of the President
Earl Adams, Arthur Bateman,
Ernie and James Lusk left Logan
for Omaha to join the navy to-
day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19

Conductor M. D. Bramon was
able to resume his run today on
the Lincoln train, after few
days illness. During his illness
his place was filled by Conductor
Olmsted Of Fremont.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19

Mrs. M. E. Tuftle of Logan
was Valley visitor today be-.
tween trains. She accompanied
her daughter, Mrs. j. A. McDuffy
this far on her way to Plain,
9yasss Nsb.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
LIsRARY voTEs.

iuC sSOCduy lHCIcdSc uuTluS Uuts
past three months in both the
number of borrowers and the
number of books loaned from our
public library has been very graf
lifying to the librarian and the
library board of trustees. One
fourth of the residents of our city
are now taking advantage of the
opportunities offered and if the
other three fourths will call they
will find just what they are look
ing for along most any line of
reading or study and we shall be
Ipleased to serve them.
At the regular meeting of the
board last Wednesday evening,
the trustees decided to have the
grounds laid out by a landscape
|Iartist and the Morningside nur-
sery of Sioux City will have the
contract. A driveway will extend
from north to south at the rear
of the building, turning to the
west at the southern extremity.
Various beds and arrangements of
trees and foliage will be artis-
tically placed about the grounds,
making them a spot of beauty
Eighty-eig new, books have
been recently added to our lists
and you will find them worth
while. Among these are:
Federal Farm Loan System.
Dairy Cattle and Milk Produc-
tion.
Kitecraft and Kite Tourna-
ments.
Modern Knitting Book.
Book of Garden Furniture.
Playground Book.
Millinery AS a Trade for Wo-
men.
Making Built-in Furniture.
Milk and It's Hygienic Rela-
tions.
Garden Farming.
This last book contains some
splendid helps for the vegetable
garden as to soil, planting, re-
planting, fertilization, etc.
At this time we are all more
or less interested in the history
of our country. We have set of
excellent histories in 81 volumes
compiled by Albert Bushnell Hart
each volume a special era by the
most authentic author on that
particular subject.
Below is the librarians report
for the month of March:
Additions.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19

BEss K. O'CONNOR,
Libgarian
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
LOCALS SCORED AT WILL.
Garnered IL Runs in One Inning in
Game with Leland & Gray-Visitors
Infield Fell Down.

Brattlcboro high defeated Leland &
Gray seminary nine of Townshcnd at
Island park Monday afternoon by II
score of IS to 3. For four innings the
game was interesting, but in the fifth
Cheney went to pieces and the home
team gathered II runs before the mcr-
ry-go-round- stopped. Sparks then
shifted from behind the plate to the
pitchers slab and was quite effective,
errors accounting for the runs made
off of his delivery. The visitors infeld
could not handle thrown balls and
Brattleboro run buses almost at will.
Lake i'll center for Leland & Gray
made two very pretty running catches,
but Convey turned in the star play of
the day when he shared with his bare
hand line drive from the bat of
Sparks. Convey was running at right
angles to the flight of the ball and the
catch looked to be impossible. The
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18

in that capacity. For the present he
will have desk in the Office of Town
Clerk Carl $. Hopkins, and later it will
be moved to the board of trade rooms to
be fitted up in the former postoflice quar-
tcrs in the town hall building, which he
hopes the members will visit frequently.
The new secretary is very favorably
impressed with Brattleboro, and it may
not be out of place to say that those who
have met him entertain the same senti-
mcnt toward him.
Mr. Sticglcr is ~ years old and II ma
tive of Lawrence. which is still his home.
lie graduated from the Lawrence high
school in lDll, from Dartmouth college
IN 1916, and from the Amos Tuck School
of Administration and Finance at Dart
mouth on April 20 of this year. During
his course at the Tuck school he acted
as assistant secretary of the Lebanon,
y. H.. Chamber OF Commerce.
Some inc ago Mr.. Sticglcr enlisted in
the, Government Stores organization,
made up of efficiency engineers, IA voun-
tary service accepted by the government,
and he may be called upon to enter the
service.
Getting acquainted with the town and
its people he recognizes as his first duty,
and that he is proceeding to do.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
co. I MEN GET FEDERAL PAY.
State Pay Expected Next Week - Ill
ness Among Men, Due to Changes,
Exposure and Bad Weather.

The members of Company !, V. y. g.,
and the others of the First Vermont rcg-
ment have received their federal pay for
the % days of April that they were in
the service. The state pay is yet to be
received, but is expected to be distribut'
ed next week.
There has been considerable illness
among the men of the regiment who
were suddenly taken from their usual oc-
equations and sent out in very inclement
weather to do guard duty at exposed
points. 1t is impossible for the surgeons
of the regiment to care for sick men
scattered all over the state and this has
been done by physicians in different
towns.
In some instances the physicians have
seen fit to make charges for this work
but in Brattleboro the Memorial hospital
has made no charge for the two or three
guardsmen who have been there for
treatment and DIR, w. II. Lane has given
his services.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
.PEPSIN NUX IRON and
Sarsaparila-Fine Course of Medicine.

Physicians and pharmacists have
long known the desirability and diff
iiculty Of combining iron--a super
lative tonic-in a blood-purifying,
appctite-giving medicine.
The combination of the iron with
Hoods Sarsaparilla has now been
secured through the happy thought
of prescribing Peptiron Pills in con-
ncction with the Sarsaparilla-the
latter to be taken before eating,
Pcptiron Pills after.
In this way the two medicines
work tremendously, giving four-fold
results in blood-cleansing and up
building, in very many cases.
Peptlron Pills include pepsin and
iron,-note the name, Peptiron Pills,
-nux vomica, manganese, other
tonics, digestives and laxatives.
What better course of medicine
can you imagine for this season 4?
You get blood-purifying, appetite
giving, discriminating qualities in
Hoods Sarsaparilla and great
strength-makers in Peptiron Pills.
Buy these medicines today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
HOWE PICTURES NEXT MONDAY
Manager Fox Secures Company to Give
Program Announced

After considerable tclcphoning and
tclcgraphing Manager Fox of the Au-
ditorium has been able to secure II Ly-
man ii. Howe company to give the
Howe program of motion pictures
which was announced for last Satur-
day. 1t will be presented in the Audi
forum next Monday, matinee and
night The matinee performance will
be delayed until 3 O'Clock ON account
Of the schools being in session, in or
Ter that the children having tickets
nay be able to see the pictures. The
evening performance will be at 8 o'clock
as usual.
The program will be identical in all
details with the one previously adver-
tised, the pictures being absolute du
plicates, SO that the entertainment will
not be inferior in any respect to the
one announced for last week The
company which was expected here is
i'll in Springfield (Vt0, and it is I'M
derstood that the five members are af'
fected by some kind of poisoning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
SEVENTEEN GIVEN DIVORCES.
Windham County Court at Newfane
Took Final Adjournment for April
Term Saturday Morning.

The final adjournment of the April
term Of the Windham county court at
Ncwfanc was taken Saturday morning..
Seventeen divorces were granted Fri.
day afternoon, the eases having
been tried during the term. They
were: Jennie Norris Of Londonderry
from Arthur Norris of New York; for
intolcrablc severity and refusal and
neglect to provide, custody of minor
child TO petitioner; Ida Stafford of
Brattleboro from Martin Stafford for
dcscrtion; Nellie V. Adrich from Ed
gar l.. Aldrch for intolcrablc severity,
ulimony as stipulated; Albert \. Lar
rabcc from ltOl b. Larrabcc, both Of
Halifax, for desertion; Nellie NJ. Cote
from Horace f. Cote, both of Strattun,
for refusal to support, right to resume
maiden name; Anna Slate of Brattlc-
boro from Fred $. Slate Of Greenfield,
Mass, for intolcrablc severity and neg.
lcct and refusal to support; Jessie
Arminda Case of Wilmington from
Thomas Amos Case, residence un-
known, for dcscrtion, custody of mi
nor child to petitioner; Clyde w. Ira
cy from Alice Thomas Tracy, both of
Brattlcboro. for dcscrtion, custody of
minor child to petitioner; Gladys w,
Caldwell of Brattlcboro from Arthur
Caldwell of Fitchburg, Mass, for in.
tolerablc severity and neglect and re-
fusal to support; Madge T. Colby of
Brattleboro from Vernon c. Colby of
Halifax for refusal and neglect to sup
port, right to resume maiden name;
Rhodo 4 Conner from Wesley w
Conner, both OF Bellows Falls, for in
tocrablc severity with alimony for
support of minor children; Anaie l.
Wardncr of Guilford from Rupert G.
Wardncr of Hartford, Conn, for de
sertion with custody of minor child;
| Ethel NJ. Waite of BrattlcbUro from
| Herbert II. Waite of Greenfield, Mass.
| for neglect and refusal to support
| right to resume maiden name; Charles
| A. Dane of Dummcrston from Amelia
| II. Dane of Turner's Falls, Mass, fOi
dcycrtion; Alice Shepard from viii
| liam Shepard, both of Townshcnd, fol
| dcsertiOn and neglect and refusal tC
support; Earl b. lIamlin of Ncwfanc
from Mae l. lIamlin of Greenfield
Mass, for dcscrtion; Alice l.. Butler
from Ralph T.. Butler, both Of Brat
tlcboro for dcscrtion, right to resume
maiden name.