Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-12

Walter B. Schafer, Ottumwa; Lieut..
David H. Stubs, Des Moines; Sgt.
Carl Citizen, Ottumwa; Wagner Ce-
Gil Webb, Columbia; and Privates
Louis Heacock, Dubuque; Clarence
Reinig, Toledo; William Back. Lam
sing; Acie Grisham, Council Bluffs;
Samuel Tinkley, Clayton; John Dahle
heimer. Portsmouth; o. j. Strain,
Oakley; NJ. A. Swisher. Merrill; Nor
vim w. Bowlin, Hedrick; Floyd B.
Hootan, Burlington; Frank Dougher-i
ty, Brooklyn; and Frank Parker.
Wauthcket.
Sac county farm crops are making
a phenomenal yield this year, the
shortage of hay being made up many
times over by the small grain yield,
and the corn prospect is highly fav.
orable The best record ever made
here with spring wheat and perhaps
the best record made i'll the state, is
that reported by Niels Martin Of
Douglas township, whose marquis
wheat averaged As IL bushels to the
acre. r. d. Heacock of Sac City, re-
ports yield of oats averaging 80
bushels to the acre.
Behind service flag containing s04
stars, more than 1000 Des Moines
working men and women. marched
this year, in the most elaborate Labor
day parade the city has ever seen.
pledging allegiance to the common
cause and offering splendid answer
TO the presidents Labor day procla-
nation. Every marcher in the parade
wore small tricolor ribbon, ideptI-
flying him as the purchaser of q
Thrift stamp, and stamping the en-
tire procession as 100 per cent patri
otto.
Five hundred men and women,
fourth Liberty loan county campaign
workers in Iowa, officially condemned
James NJ. Pierce, editor of the Iowa
Homestead, for 'unpatriotic utter
ances" at their meeting in Des
Moines recently. A. H. Avery, bank
er at Spencer and district campaign
manager. threw the bomb which
aroused the state convention OF coun-
ty workers.
The second graduating exercises
since the June commencement were
held at the University of Iowa at the
end of the second term of the sum
mer session. About 500 degrees were
conferred by the institution in June,
26 in July at the close OF the six
weeks term of the summer session,
and 20 at the final convocation OF the
year.
Two federal agents searched the
home of George w. Hughes. post
master at Cedar Falls, recently. and
found seventy-fye pounds of sugar in
his garnet. Mr.. Hughes was brought
before w. +. Parrott. county food
administrator. and fined $50. to be
paid to the Red Cross. 1t is reported
a clue to the boarding was given by
a maid
Iowa will furnish ninety mine men,
one, from each county, each month,
for Y. NJ G. A. service overseas, ac-
cording to plans made at confer
ence in Des Mcines of more than six
ty county and district chairman of
Army \. NJ. G. A. recruiting commit
tees from all parts of the state, called
by Henry Wallace. state chairman.
College Prince, property OF Wilson
4 Co, packers, who received first
prize at the State Fair for gedings
or mares, three years old or over is
the first Clydesdale ever bred at
.Ames. The quality OF this horse has
become known all over the country,
and Iowa Fair visitors had the first
opportunity of seeing him on display
More war contracts are to be
awarded lowa's industries and there
will be no serious" drafts OF unskill
| ed labor from this state. This was
the message brought back from Wash
| ington by the special committee, head
| ed by Governor Harding, that places
the labor situation in this state bcfore
officials in Washington.
twenty-five per cent of. mail re-
ceived at the various postoffices oil
the state, for men overseas is i'm
| properly addressed Postotfice off
Gals emphasize the Importance o,
placing company. regiment and diyis
ion on all mail sent to France, along
With the division number and arm,
| postoffice number
Revision OF the wheat substitute
program from a $3.50 basis to an so
~ basis was announced by the loot
administration recently. Retail gro
GERS will be required to sell only q
pc: cent substitutes after Sept. 1
and will be urged to keep on hand ;
ready mixed flour containing all tn,
ingredients in proper proportions.
Adjutant General Lasher is maxim,
an effort to estimate the basis OF
I which physical examinations ar,
made by the medical boards or tn,
county and local exemption commir
tees. This is in order to avoid send
ing SO many men to camp who TAI
! to meet the physical requirements.
Clarion boasts family with fou
sons now in the service and four 9th
ers under 40 years of age who vii
be eligible under the proposed LAY
and VINO arc willing to go They ar
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Her
ely. who have been residents Of tina
locality for 81 years.
Black Hawk county wheat is be
ing brought to the Cedar Falls ma,
ket daily 1t is conservatiyaly est