Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-12-19

On account of -fiu" conditions in
Davenport the grand chapter OF the
Eastern star was compelled to close
its state convention, after short
session. Installation of officers and
initiation Of new members brought
the program to an end. Officers elect
ed were: Worthy grand matron. Mrs.
Anna NJ. Orris, Ottumwa; worthy
grand patron,B. Shimek, Iowa City:
associate grand matron, Mrs. Lucy B.
Bullock, Lorimor; associate grand pa
tron, Charles R. Sutherland, Cedar
Rapids; grand secretary, Mrs. Ada
Thompson, Marion; grand treasurer.
Mrs Ada A. Webster, Waucoma;
grand condructress, Mrs. Stella
Koontz, Marshalltown; associate
grand condructress, Mrs. Eta Car
penter, Anamosa.
The Dubuque city council at re-
cent meeting passed an ordinance
fixing the price of gas at $1.10 thou
sand cubic feet The action of the
council means that the Key City Gas
company will have to cut its present
rate, which is 1925, unless an injunc-
ton restraining the city from inforc-
ing the ordinance is secured. Presi-
dent George Mclean Of the gas COM
pany announced that the fight would
be taken into the courts if the coun-
Gil insisted on the $1.10 rate.
An unknown boy delivered tele-
gram recently to Mrs. Grace Ander-
son of Waterloo, which told of the
death of her son in action. Mrs. An
derson handed so cents to the boy.
She collapsed after reading the mes
sage and the boy made off with, the
money. Later it was learned that the
telegraph company had received no
message for Mrs. Anderson. 1t is be-
ieved she was the victim of youth
who had discovered a get-rich-quick
scheme.
Considerable excitement and indig-
nation was caused at Ida Grove, re-
Gently by the announcement that
Governor w. l.. Harding had par
doned Ernest Rathbun sentenced to
life Imprisonment year ago for as
sault on young girl. Rathbun and
his colleague, Ray OMeara were
found guilty of enticing two girls into
an automobile and leaving them in
the woods near Ida Grove.
Not very long ago $500 an acre
was considered good price for farm
land near Cherokee. Now, w. H.
johnson has raised crop of popcorn
having value of over that amount
per acre and still has the land left.
From seventeen acres he raised 49,
600 pounds of popcorn, and at the
present market price of Is cents a
pound, it is worth s1,75O, or more
than 500 an ere.
Miss Mabel Fahrenkrog, age IA,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. FAN
renkrog of Logan won in the pork
contest in Harrison county, accord.
ing to information from Prof. E. G.
! Bishop, Ames. Miss Mabel took q
white pig weighing As pounds last
summer and in ia days the pig
weighed 270 pounds. This entitled
/, Mics Mabel to round trip to the
International stock show at Chicago
Half-fare street car tickets fol
working people during certain hour,
of the day must be issued by the Du
buque Electric Company, Judge Reet
ruled in federal court there. TIL,
company, Delaware corporation, at
tempted to abolish the half-fare
claiming that is was, Discrimination.
and violation of the anti-pass Law
enacted by the state Legislature
C. E. Curtiss. dean and director O
! Iowa State College, Ames, has beer
elected president of the Internationa
Live Stock exposition He succeeds
DIR. G. Howard Dawson, of Millbrook
N. Y. Dean Curtiss has been attend
ing the live stock exposition from tn,
first year 1t started and each year ha
judged in the horse division and ha
selected the champion six hors
teams
A unique organization, the "Amel
lean Ambition association" will hol
convention of the state society a
Cedar Rapids on February ga. 1t j
explained that the object Of the asse
citation is ito uplift the downtrodde
by practical means instead of dream
ing about it; the members are to e,
tend helping hand to their fellow
7 in trouble"
A permanent history of the wor
OF the Iowa food administration sha
be compiled, the meeting of count
food administrators in Des Nome
decided recently. The history will b
a part of the record of the state
part in the war. ]. F. Deems Of Blu
lington, state administrator, was pr
scented with huge loving cup b
the county administrators.
Important changes in Camp Dode
regulations will allow civilian vi
itors to come and go at will ate
several months Of close restriction
The new regulations issued recent
will bring back practically the san
status in regard to admittance
civilians to Camp Dodge aus governe
before the quarantine perioo.
The state department Of justis
has secured the indictment at Ce
terville Of Sam, Falzone and Fran
Dana. accused Of having dynamite
the home of Tony Dezoria in Cente
vile. The men were placed und
bonds Of $4,000 each.
That the War Camp Communi
service at Iowa City will contin,