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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06

AT SOUTH OMAHA
Best Best stsaay Others
Slow and Lever
Il. 15c UPTURN IN HOGS
Bulk Of sale., s,s.ssa1as5, With
Several Loads at $1e.7A, tho Top
Sheer, stsady-spnng Lambs,
$19.26-Ewes, $13.25.

Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Neb., June 5, 1NS.-Reosipts continue
moderate on cattle, some $500 head,
making supplies for the two days
1879. Best beef was fully steady,
prices ranging from $1700917.35,
while the medium and habitat grades
were slow to 10c lower, prices rang
ing from $16OO@1675. Yearlings
were in heavy supply, proportionately.
and although the choice grades were
steady the medium and half fat kinds
were 25Q5Oc lower than last week.
Good yearlings We're quotable from
$15.25@ 1850. Butcher stock ruled
mostly steady and light stockers and
feeding steers stronger.
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves, $17OO@17s5; fair to
good beeves, $16.OO@16.75; common
to fair beeves, $12.25@l5.75; good to
choice yearlings, $15.25@16.5O; fair to
good yearlings, $1275@15OO; common
to fair yearlings. $9OO@12.75; good
to choice cows, $11.75@13.5O; good to
choice heifers, $11.5O@14.OO; fair to
good cows, $9.5O@11.50; cutters, $S.75
@9.75; Gamers, $7.5O@S.5O; veal
calves, $S.OO@1275; bologna bulls,
$S.5O@95O; beef bulls, $4,000
| 1880; prime feeders, $12.OO@13.OO;
good to choice feeders, $10.25@11.75;
fair to good feeders, $9.OO@1OOO;
good to choice stockers, $1O.OO@12.OO;
fair to good stockers, $8.75@9.75;
common to fair grades, $75O@S.50;
stock heifers, $S.OO@1O.5O; stock
cows, $7.50@1O.O0; stock calves, $3.50
@11.JO.
Trading opened active on a rather
moderate supply of $500 head of
hogs, with shippers bidding 1O@15c
higher and buying their strings on
that basis. Packers bought their
droves around Zoe higher, although
they were q little slow in following
the early lead. Bulk of receipts
changed hands at $16.6O@16.65, with
several loads ut $167O, the top. AS
compared with week ago the mar
ket is fully 25c higher.
Sheep Active and Steady.
On the supply of 5000 head, OF
only about Is cars, packers paic
steady prices for their lambs and
strong figures for aged stock Califor
MIA spring lambs sold at S19.25 and q
choice load of mixed Mexican and
western shorn ewes sold ut $13.25.
Quotations on sheep and lambs
Shorn lambs, choice light, $1665@
1900; shorn lambs, fair light, $1625@
1850; shorn lambs, choice heavy
$15.75@16.25; spring lambs, $150O@
1850; spring lambs, culls, $1,000
1890 1yearlings, fair to choice, $1s.Ol
@17.5O; wethers, fair to choice, $14.5l
@16.50; shorn ewes, good to choice
$12.00013.0O; shorn ewes, fair tc
good, $1O.0O@12.O0; ewes, culls and
Gamers, $7OO@9OO.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
WE SHOULD EAT MORE CORN
1t is Perfect Substitute for Wheat
and Releases Wheat for Our
Soldiers.

We've got the mills and we've got
too" should be our version of the old
British chorus which ran, "Weve got
the ships and we've got the men and
we've got the money, too"
They had those ships and men and
the money to win war with. if they
had to fight We have those mills and
cooks and the cornmeal to win the war
against famine that we have to fight
We have a largelg-developed taste for
cornmeal; England and France have q
small one. We have mills to grind the
corn those associated with US in this
war have not. Our cooks Know how
to handle it; Europe'sl do not. And we
have the wheat, that Europe does know
how to handle, If we release it by eat
Ing our own cornmeal
That being the case, it'becomcs quite
apparent that yellow corn and golden
wheat are the twins that rule the
heavens of our horoscope, andl that will
control our fortune for many days to
come. Only wheat, being q good sailor
md traveller, shall take over the Euro
penn part of the job, while corn who is
much more domestic by natureS shall
stay on the job over here.
This years corn crop is in excess OF
B,191000,000 bushels, which means
about thirty bushels of corn for each
nhabitant of the United States. OF
wheat, that we have always considered
| natures special bounty to this country
this years crop is $50, $4,000 tushels
while the average for 10 years has beer
| 7O7, $3.50, 40 bushels. That means that
this year we have nearly FIVE times rs
much corn as wheat.
Yet, to look at the average American
| table, one would think that wheat was
a dozen times as abundant ias corn, a
least.
The little SO per cent of our corn
meal that we eat turns, with ease, int,
such culinary delights as only increas
ones wonder at our generosity to4 tn
pigs.
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sure comical to watch. Following
they had a delightful banquet. ]
wished several times you, Bob H.
re-. w. X. and Ed. B. could of been
here for the party.
Tomorrow they have a big Me
mortal service on Lookout Mt,
10000 soldiers, all branches of
the service will be represented i'm
the parade besides the Red Gross,
Several of the Dr's. and myself,
will ride over horseback. l got a
new horse the other day from the
ON. Dept. He sure is a peach and
learning to single trot as rapidly
as any horse | ever gated.
Received word from War Dept
a short while ago | would be
transferred to U. S. Army Re-
construction Hospital at FIT. Des-
MONIES, but SO far have not re-
celved any travel orders. But ex-
pect them any day. Still one never
knows where he will be when i'm
the Army is only too true.
Next time you see DR.. John,
give him my best regards and
hope he is much improved fol-
lowing his operation. Would APP
preciate a letter from you Rush.
Very sincerely yours,
1t. A. U. Konigmacher,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
EATING POTATOES
is PATRIOTIC ACT
HOOVER WIRES IOWA THAT 1T
MUST BE DONE OR THERE
WILL BE GREAT WASTE.

Food Administrator Deems is in re-
ceipt Of a telegram from Herbert
Hoover urging prompt action to induce
n wide use Of potatoes. Mr.. Hoover
says:
Every effort must be made to get
potatoes flowing freely to your mari
kets and placed tn the hands of conf
sumers at reasonable prices that will
stimulate consumption. |,
ut is suggested that you get the
trade together in large sections of your.
state and devise plans with receivers,
wholesalers and retailers to get pota-
toes through these channels at the
lowest possible margin for handling
largely during the next 80 days, as a
patriotic duty.
"Followcout the potato campaign as
to publicity and do all possible to In
crease the consumption of potatoes to,
take the place Of wheat flour so that
ut the end of the season no farmer may
justly complain that we have not done
our full duty to stimulate production
and increase consumption of their
products.
'This is most important and respon-
sibility for complete success rests with
state administrators.
(Signed) ''HOOyER."
In addressing the telegram to the at
tention Of the county food administra-
tors Mr.. Deems has stated that re-
ports from county food administrators
Indicate that reasonable prices for po-
tatoes obtain in several sections of the
state, but in many sections prices rule
too high to move the crop. There is
imminent danger of wasting 3o,000,00O
bushels of the surplus crop in the
country unless the food administration
is able to devise method of putting
potatoes into the hands of consumers
at n fair price. Mr.. Hoover points out
in his telegram one' way to solve the
problem.
'Will you," asks Mr.. Deems, in &C,
cordance with his suggestion. either
through conference or personal com
munication try to get the trade to-
gether in your locality with view to
inducing wholesalers and retailers to
cooperate in moving the crop to the
tables of the people?'
Administrator Deems is urging the
enlistment of every activity to induce
the movement Of the crop to the tables
of the people. Every pot;rto eater
means less meat and flour consumed
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quet Monday night for the wish
ting soldiers.
Adams was As years old, UNI
married and lived with his moth
er one mile north of Ripley.
Conner has wife and two chill
dren. He was taken from here to
a hospital in Memphis for opera
ton.
Capt. Finley's campaign, of
which the killing today was the
incident, started from Tupelo,
Tuesday. The platoon marched
inland, cutting telephone wires
as it went to prevent news of it's
looming to precede.
Only two of the wanted men
now are at liberty.
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Chris Jones Gets a Touch Of
lover There"


The following clipping has been
sent by Chris Jones. Mr.. Jones
was one of the squad sent out to
take these men into custody:
Ripley, Miss. April 8,x-German
propaganda cost the lives of Bob
Green and Lee Adams and brought
dangerous wounds to j. Il. Conner
four miles northwest of Ripley at
daybreak this morning. The in
juries were inflicted during bat
tie that resulted when detail of
soldiers from Camp Pike arrested
a deserter from the army.
Adams and Conner, prominent
citizens of Ripley, were acting as
guides with a platoon of % men
sent from Camp Pike under Capt.
Jim Finley, formerly of Tupelo, to
arrest II deserters and slackers.
who were in hiding in the Hatchie
hills and in the neighborhood of
the scene of the battle. Green was
a substantial farmer, at whose
home the fight occurred.
All OF the men after whom the
soldiers came are in jail here now
excepting two. One was taken at
the scene of the battle and four
came in and surrendered later.
Determined talk of mob action to-
ward them has been heard here to-
day, but soldiers guard the jail.
Four had been taken previously.
Capt. Finley's men had been in
formed that Green was harboring
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| deserters at his farm and that
these men had been heard to de-
clare they never would be taken,
as they had been told that the
draft law was unconstitutional.
Saturday night he had the farm
searched, but found nothing. But
Green's statements were mistrust-
ed, however.
Sunday morning, under the di-
rection of Capt. Finley and Sheriff
Mohundro, the party returned,
reaching Green's house just after
daybreak. They discovered one OF
/! the fugitives, named Berkeley, who
at once surrendered. He was hand
cuffed without resistance.
After being informed that he
would have to go with the posse,
Green asked permission to go in
a back room. Ho was accompanied
by Adams, Connor and Private
Donaldson, one of the soldiers.
| Without word of warming
| Greene reached into trunk and
came up shooting with a heavy au
tomato revolver. Adams was shot
through the back and died where
he fell. Conner got bullet thru
one lung and another through one
of his thighs before he could put
a bullet into Green.
Private Donaldson opened from
the hip with his Springfield, his
first shot getting Green's heart
and the others Kidding him. He
died on the trunk from which his
revolver had been drawn a few
brief instants previous.
Sheriff Mohundro and citizens
accompanied Dr. r.. M. Adams
brother of the slain man, and DR.
Charles Murray to the Green farm
as soon as the news reached Rip
Hey.
The Gulf, Mobile and Northern
Railway, which passes near the
Green farm, had held its south,
bound passenger until Conner
could be given temporary medica
attention. He then was placed
aboard on a cot, and was brought
to Ripley. Adams, body came
on the same train, which like
wise bore two of the men fol
whom the posse had been search
ing, and who surrendered to Capt
Finley.
Hundreds of the friends of Tho
! slain and injured man were al
| the depot when the train arrived
here. Connor's wife was in thu
crowd and Conner waived to hel
through the open car door as the
train pulled in. She was game
and talked to him reassuringly
after kissing him.
Sight of Conner, perhaps NOR
| tally wounded, and later of Adams
dead body being borne through
The streets, infatuated the citizens
OF the community to a high pitch
1t had been planned to give ban
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06

Hello Wayne: How are you?
bet you are Just as full of mis-
chief as ever. Why don't you
write me a letter? Now you be
good too, and be good to little
sister and l will see what 1 can
do for you when l get home. Lots
of love, From your Uucle,
Earl. 4
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
Letter from Earl Mason

WAY O.:l ~ TG.
:)ear Nephew:
1t has been some tim. since |
wrote to you Floyd, so will try my
/. !sick. Now don't intend for you
tc 80 off ii. the cOrne and read
this by yourself, for ! have not
time to write to all OF yol this
week, so you will have to let papa,
mamma and the girls read it loo.
How are you and the rest Of Tie
family? AS for myself | am Just
as fat and sassy as ever. How are
you getting along in schol? Do
you like it as we'll as you used to?
received your mammals letter
a few days ago, so will answer it
along with this. How is Lois Eve
Ign? Or how do you spell it? am
ashamed of myself sometimes,
when / go to write for I make so
many mistakes. But then you
must look over them for l have no
time to connect myself. l do not
know why it is you do not get my
mail for I have written almost
every week. Once in while ! miss
but it is not my fault.
f. We have been having lovely
weather here for the last two or
more weeks, nice and warm, in
fact it has been most too warm
some days, but we had light
rain yesterday and just a little to-
day, but we needed it to settle the
dust.
Am glad to hear papa is SELL
ing so many cars, we'll it is sure
taking lots of them over here. If
you think l am not driving just
figure out what l did last week.
drove 1899 miles, and only had
to change two tires.
They took Bill Bowen quite a
ways from home I think. They
sent him the wrong way. He can't
fight the BOche out in California.
Had letter from Uncle Lan's the
other day, too. l would love to
come in some evening and see
Roy and the rest Of you eating
your corn bread and milk. You
know l believe l could relish that
myself. l know would the milk
How is your garden coming? Sup
pose you have radishes and let
tuce to eat by now. Now listen Eva
don't you worry about the box
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Letter from brennan Doug,ess
April 16. 1919

April 16, 1913.
Lear Doctor and Bill:
! received your most welcome
lstters some tirac ago, but am
4.s'ss now able To answer. am
e.s:Ig along fine and l.vIe you
IAN say the sama.
since writing TO you last. VIC
have played SON.: more checkers
and moved again. We are such
good movers that l think we
ought to hang out our shingle.
& Our special palace horse cars,
{ were very luxurious and afforded
3 US quite fine time. We sure did
!. pass some very fine country and
cities as we'll. 1t is no wonder at
all, that those darned Boche all
want to get France, as there sure
IS some excellent country in
places. One of the nice little
burgs we went through was the
place called Paris. OF course, we
didn't get to look the place over,
but we saw some of it anyway. |
saw that most wonderful tower,
(Eifers,) and a big Bunch of OF
her buildings. While we were in
one of the suburbs, eating chow,
one of them long range German
shells landed some distance away.
don't know as to when l will
get to write again, but hope that
won't keep you from writing as
often as you have been. Gee, but
it sure is fine to get letter from
old Mo. Valley; and l sure do like
your letters as they are always
so interesting.
We have been having some chill
~ weather for three days now.
and it sure seems as though we
were getting our March weather
in April and April weather in
March. Crops and everything all
seem to be doing nicely and so
much in advance to that in Iowa.
Wheat a foot high and higher is
common sight. Fruit trees are
all blooming and everything spells
good crops. And maybe Just
across, to over there, there is a
fine crop to cut, and lay away. 1
guess we can do it, or do our
share anyway.
| am at Divisional Headquarters
as Runner and can now have my
mail sent to me here.
seem to be at loss for news,
as | have not read newspaper
for nearly three weeks and | have
not made any news for a while
longer than that. l hope to soon
though. Will close now as 1 will
write a few more letters tonight,
as l don't know when II will get
another chance.
With best wishes to you all, be-
lieye me to be as ever,
Your friend,
brennan Dougless.
Received the $500 and many
thanks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
Invited to Attend Maetinu

suVitOu W Att00O m00ton0
To All War Service Council Men,
and Red Cross Branches In
Harrison County:
The second war fund has met
With response in every way up
to expectations and the returns
lare showing all quotas have been
over subscribed. There has been
so many questions asked and so
many conditions have arisen in
different localities it is deemed
advisable to have a get-to-gether
meeting, a county convention, for
a final clean up and the adoption
of policies which will be uniform
throughout the county in future
campaigns. 1t does seem now is
the time, while everything is fresh
i'm the minds of those who have
had the active part of the cam
palGn in hand, to get the best of
The individual ideas. The desire is
ITO provide a means of getting such
ideas in active operation.
The various Red Cross Branches
have been very active and by
sales and other means have
/ constant source of revenue and
their activity should be encour-
aged and their work fostered. The
Red Cross Branches are urged to
have all executive Officers present
prepared to present ideas anG
Questions together with finan-
cial report of various funds now
ON hand. However it is preferable
TO have the financial report re-
turned by early mail
1t is desired to have all War
Service Council Men come or SO
many as can do so, be- able to re-
|prescnt the needs of their town
ship \ meeting of each Council
should be held and prepare such
matter as desired to have brought
before the convention for consid-
Grafton. Please have a final re-
port on collections and pledges
sent in at an early date so a f nal
report may be made at this meet
| ing.
The editors are invited to at
tend this meeting for we would
not forget their valuable assist
ance and we solicit their SUCCESS
lions.
w. R. Orchard, President Coun-
ell Bluffs Chapter; A. d. Annis,
Director of the War Fund Drive:
r.. b. Wallace and other officers
iof Council Bluffs Chapter will be
present at this meeting.
The Date, Friday, June 7th., at
County Court House. Logan. 'Time
O'Clock p M. A roll call will be
taken promptly BE there.
All County Chairman and Red
Cross Chapter Presidents are re-
questcd to see that their depart
) ments have a good representation
and if possible every member be
present. AS letter is sent to the
Chairman only, please at once,
| notify all members of your Coun-
! cil or officers of Chapter.
Chas. S. Kennedy
Co. Chairman Red Cross War
: Fund.
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|you had fixed for me that you did
mot get to send, flor get along all
right, OF course, will have to
admit that such things as you
send me are nice and the best
eats in the world, but I can live
without them. Other boys do, so
1T they can stand it l can. 1 have
always divided with the other
boys on everything 1 got, as long
as it lasts and most of them an
preclate it but then you know
there are always some that don't.
But always remember those
kind when the next ship gets in.
Floyd can't tell you very
much of interest you know, but
II you are a real good boy and
take good care of the girls and
Wayne, until | get back 1 will
try and tell you all about it and
bring you few souviners.
Must close and write a few
more letters while l have little
time. Now you children all write
me a nice long letter for / love
to hear from you.
Lots of love and a big kiss for
each OF you. Your Uncle,
Earl Mason.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
WE WASTE RESOURCES
An Indication Of How Our Land is
Not Used to Its Full Power.

AS an Indication of the fact that 9TH
er countries have utilized their natural
resources to much better advantage
than we have in thei United States, the
following statement has been made by
the federal food administration rela.
tive to the number sof meat-producing
animals to 100 acres of land on farms
in the United States las compared with
other countries:
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Letter from DR.. konIgmaoher
TT. Oglethorpe, Ga.
U. S. Army Gen. Hospital a.
May 80, 1913.
Dr.. r. G. Lahman:
My dear Friend:

May 30, 1913.
Dr. r.. G. Lahman:
My dear Friend:
The Times reached me TODAY
and nothing gives me more pleas
ure than the home newspaper /
assure you. LII | get many more
changes in station it will keep
INC busy informing as to where
'lcxt to send paper.
Rush this is a beautiful place
down here, but too warm to suit
me. Just "a in the shade this af-
ternoon and no sign of breeze
blowing. An order came out to-
day from Division Headquarters
permitting the officers to wear
Khaki and lay aside our whip
cords and serge suits. This sure
was welcome message to us all.
The hospital is crowded for
room in spite of the large addi-
ton recently completed. Mumps
and measels continue to come in,
Fin large. numbers daily. The sur
gical wards are filled as the War
Department is enlisting men
with defects providing they are
OF connectable nature, hence
many hernia and plastic opera
tions are being performed. LIE. Col
Abby is here now from N. Y. He
spent IL year in one of the largest
French reconstruction hospitals.
Never saw the equal of his work
in compound fractures or bone
graft. There is one case here I
wish you could see, it is COM
pound fracture of the lower jaw,
followed by necrasis of one seq
ment Of bone. This he replaced
with bone graft and l saw the X
Ray plate today showing perfect
union. Infection being stamped
out with the Carroll Dakin Sol.
This is being used more every
day and sure puts radical end
to most any variety of pyogenic
infections, particularly if applied
early in the game. There are
many interesting clinics here all
the time. l have given most of
my clinic time to Ray work,
chief kidney photographs dealing
with stone in the kidney. Am sor-
Try | have. not more time to visit
| the various clinics as | would like
to. am now assigned as chief of
the Section of Urology with Of
ficers on the staff. Have two more
reporting in the morning; one a
laboratory man, the commanding
officer informed me at the con-
ference held in his office this
evening.
If this draft quota keeps on
coming will have 500 patients in
Urologic Department before the
week ends, SO you see even if one
feels like loafing on the job these
hot days he hasn't much chance.
Surc dread the end of the month,
hav9 desk piled full Of S. C. ID. re-
ports clinical histories of patti
ents, and monthly reports to the
]fSurg. Gen. All must be ready for
the mail by 8 a. m. the morning
Tof the first. This paper work is
getting worse each day instead of
4 better it seems. Our new quarters
4 are fine. Two story building and
excellent accommodations. Have
\ niceSscreened in porch which we
Nall make enough use of these hot
evenings. Have piano and victrola
as we'll, so together our little
Icrowd has pretty good time.
4 Had big Shrine ceremonial at
Cacino, on Signal mountain, the
other night, SO candidates. Their
trips across the hot sand was
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
Harrison County Low In List

Up to May 1st. Harrison Co,
stood 35th in list of counties in
the state in the War Saving Stamp
drive. The quota for the county is
S486,540 and to date $112,372 has
been subscribed, or 4.61 per cap
tia which amounts to only % per
cent.
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Hogs.C Cattle. Sheep
New Oil Company Here

The Independent Oil Co. have
opened offices here with Hans
Hansen in charge. For the present
deliveries will be made every
other day.
Anyone wishing oil or gasoline
phone 275 J.. Ma If.