Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-31
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interesting Items Of New. Xxx
Gathered FromaiI Parts ofIowa

The following Iowans have been re-
ported as killed in action CT died OF
wounds during the last week: Erastus
B. Sunny, Pleasantville; r. Clark,
Diagonal; v. l.. Leonard, Brooks;
Lawrence Gilbert, Council Bluffs;
Herman Johnson. Humboldt; Emmet
F. Allen, Greenfield; Elmer j. Moss,
Missouri Valley: Hugh H. Galland,
Salix: Almond Chose, .Scarville; Will
liam A. Kisiske, Linden; Clarence
Thornton. Osceola; James H. Rior-
dan. Charles City. Sam II. Bridge,
Bondurant Louis Mueller. Clinton;
Fred G. Passiek. West Side; Reno
Pister, Promise City; William r. AL
drich. Davenport. Melvin D. Baird.
Cedar Rapids: Thurlow w. Ball,
Bloomfield: Edward r. Johnson. Mar
shalltown.
Story county men are anxious to
learn the principles OF soldering as
quickly as possible. j. +. Martin,
chairman of the hoard of instruction
Of Story county, has made an inter
esting report to Tom Fairweather,
district chairman, OF the work of the
board In his county. In the period
ed in war aims, character of soldier,
allotment and allowance, in four meet
ings. Two meetings, devoted to caan-
pensation and war risk insurance,
We're attended by 211 men
AS a first step in its campaign OF
enforcing regulations, the Polk coun
ty fuel commission ordered c. W
Bowers, a coal dealer of Des Moines,
to close his store to the public as .
penalty for repeated oyercharging of
coal customers. The committee stat
ed that the store would remain clos
ed until refund was made by Bowers
to each customer that he had over.
charged. The closing order went into
effect recently
The bureau OF military affairs in
Adair county has been busy inquiring
as to the reason several well-to.do
property owners did not appear be.
fore the local committees and sub
scribe for bonds in the fourth Liberty
loan drive. John Ersham refused his
local committee and also refused to
pay 500 asked by the bureau In an
interview. He was taken before the
federal authorities at Council Bluffs
and paid $1,000 and was released.
AT a meeting OF the Farm Bureau
associations of eastern Iowa at Cedar
Rapids. the following resolution was
adopted: Whereas, in view Of the
| fact that there is an uncertainty as
| to the price to be paid for corn husk-
| ing and a disarrangement of the
labor situation in the eastern Iowa
district, be it resolved that we recon.
/! mend that the price to be paid fol-
| corn husking in this district snail not
exceed eight cents per bushel"
! For the first time TOR three weeks
| the cantohment at Camp Dodge re
| sumed its normal routine of work.
! There still was an absence of visitors
| as result of the quarantine. but the
work and activities within the camp
/ were resumed Soldiers locked to
/, the "Y' buildings. X. C. halls, and in
the evening a picture show was put
on at the Liberty theater
4 Some special income tax men are
| now working in Poweshiek couary
! They spent two days in Montezuma
/ and are now in Grinnell Every own
er OF more than 100 acres OF land has
been peremptorily summoned before
/, them regardless OF whether he made
| report and paid tax at the proper
I time.
Corporal e. T. ,2rammer, son o
Mr.. and Mrs George II. Brammer O.
Cedar Rapids, who is now in an Amer
lean base hospital in France suffering
from bullet wounds, has written q
poem entitled After Taps" which
The Stars and Stripes. the officia
newspaper of the American expedi
tionary forces printed
Clarence r. Jacobs, member of tn,
International Bible Students associa
ton and conscientious obiector, In
hearing before judge advocate cour
Of the service league at Waterloo. de
clared he could not take out I.ibert,
bonds but agreed 70 have hi, employ
/ er, w. ]. Gibson, q farmer. pay owe
$40 of his salary to the Red Cross.
City Clerk 0. a. Rasengren of Nal
shalltown has declared insufficient
petition, asking for {, special electio
to vote on returning to the old for,
of city government instead of tn
commission plan.
Twelve foreign students registere
at. Grinnell college this year. Seye
Cinnamon, two Chinese girls, tw,
French girls and Mona L. Chic q
Monrovia, are the foreigners.
/ Eleven Iowa banks have change
their names, eliminating the wo1
German and substituting somethiu
more patriotic and loyal
All sorts OF fanciful tales have bee
conlured up by the finding of seve
, human skeletons on the farm Z
! George 4usby, two miles east of Han
!! burg, where there was once a fore.
: and located in section where i
> early days, and days not SO very ca
W. many exciting incidents have la
4 en- place. a force of men were ,
work digging for the construction
Al a reservoir when they calne upon ii
" skeletons. They We're buried abo7
i've feet deep. There never was
burying ground on the place or an
lie where near. The mystery probab
will never be solved
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