Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-28
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interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From all Parts oflowa

The following Iowans have been re-.
ported during the last week as killed
in action or died Of wounds or dis
John w. McGranahan, Newhall;
Frank P. Meis, LeMars; Harley Van
dament, Keokuk; Daniel Ray, .Des
Moines, Iowa; Thomas Bell, Des
Moines, Iowa; Lee A. Green,
Clarinda; John D. Hulme, Wayland:
John l.. Kennedy, Dubuque; Hebry
Angel, Montpelier; Charles j. Con-
nors, Barnum; Theodore H. Loetz,
Sioux City; William j. Brandernburg.
Dewitt; Wagner Lloyd Odell, Bed
ford; Harvey l.. Goodwin, Newton;
Charles F. Dean. Charlton; Loyal Ed.
wards Matsey, Fulton: Charles H.
Hanson, Weston; Joseph C. Blake.
New Vienna; Henry d. ~Redenbaugh.
Nevada; Harry A. Sheets, Keota;
Edward w. Hartman, Marathon; Don
e. Jeffreys, Winterset; Walter Kleuv.
er, Dixon; Virgil knight, Rose Hill;
Lewis C. Murdoch, Gilman; Edward
Nyberg, Long Grove; Frank Kinyon.
Turkey River; David F. Kirk, Bea-
con; John l. .Linderman, Given;-N Mich
olas Reider, Gilbertyille; Walter J..
Meyochs. Stanley; Lieut.. Rodney E.
Crowley, Des Moines; Jay Howard
Fee, Beck; Hiram A. Thayer, Cas-
tona; Homer Dale, Linn; Vincent r.
Atkinson, Guthrie Center; Milo E.
Batchelder, Langworthy; Bernard J.
Carr, Lamont; Thomas F. Clynch,
Grinnell; John P. ManAck. Reinbeck.
If the war had lasted much longer
secret service agents employed by
Gov. w. l.. Harding to track down
disloyalists would have had to work
for nothing. OF the $4,000 fund ap-
propriated by the 37th general as
sembly for the payment Of these
agents, there was on November 8,
only $7517.42 remaining. A small
portion Of this fund was used for the
payment of salaries Of three employ
ment bureaus, but the large portion
was for salaries and expenses Of Sc.
cret service agents.
Waterloo is to become the Belgian
horse center of the United States, for
that city is to become the permanent
home of the International Belgian
Horse show, an event which will he
held each year in connection with the
dairy cattle congress. The first horse
horse show will be held next fall. It
will bring Belgian horses from all
parts of the world. One of the con-
ditions imposed upon this city in OBJ
tanning the annual show was the cree.
ton OF a barn to house 300 horses
and to provide an attractive premium
list.
L. E. Sheppard, senior vice prest-
dent OF the Order of Railway Con
ductors of America, is the only Iowan
named on the reconstruction commit.
tee named by the National Civic Fed
Grafton to meet in New York, Deem
Der 2 to discuss the after-war status
Of capital and labor and what changes
will be necessary in war measures
and immigration laws. George M.
Reynolds. Chicago tinancier, is a for.
mer 1owan named on the committee.
The November crop report for Iowa
issued by Frank S. Pinney, Iowa Field
Agent for the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, extends the total
yield of corn for Iowa as 1912, 900
bushels as compared with no. 700, 0N
last year. The average yield per acre
is So bushels. Throughout the Unit
ed States, the average yield per acre
is 24.2 bushels per acre. Northwest
ern Iowa produced about an average
Of AZ bushels per acre.
The German American Patriotic As
! ISOLATION has changed It's name tc
the American Loyalty League of Iowa
and is outlining a new program OF &C
~tivities calculated to promote Ameri
canism. The league will. discourage
the existence OF settlements of for
eigners apart from the American com
munities and the maintenance Of for
eign language, schools and churches
Cap. Jack Fogarty Of Des Moines
who had charge Of the Camp Dodge
bakery when the 8Sth Division wa:
there, has been sent to Camp Grant
Rockford, ILL.,, to take charge of the
bakery there, by special request O
Brig. Gen. E. II. Plummer, rorme.
commander of Camp Dodge. Capt
Fogarty has been doing special worl
at various camps in organizing effici
entity the baking division.
A peaceful barnyard near Crestor
had a stratling experience recently
when an airplane from Camp Dodge
made a sudden landing in front of thu
barn. The aviators had been to Ores
ton and were returning to CAM
Dodge. when the engine suddenly
stopped and necessitated the landing
mo n was injured, but the farme
and his family haven't yet fully re
covered from the shock.
The State Board of Parole in it,
biennial report sent to Governo
Harding, recommends that parole,
prisoners from Iowa penal institu
tions who broke parole to enter tn,
army OF to do constructive war work
should be pardoned and restored Il
citizenship.
According to present information
demobilization OF troops now in var
ious training camps Of the country
will not affect Camp Dodge at a yer,
early date as most Of the men a
that camp are assigned to the Depo
Brigade and men in depot brigade,