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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-30
SHOWING UP THE INNER WORK.
iNGS OF THE |. w. w.

The revelations that have been
brought out in the trial of w d. Hay
wood and other leaders of the |. w. w.
In Chicago have simply confirmed the
conviction that has long been held by
all who are familiar with the methods
Of that organization. 1t was organ
lied by criminals for the purpose Of
reducing criminal practice to a scien-
tic system. While protesting to be
an organization of workingmen de-
voted to the advancement of the in
terests of the workers its record
shows that II IL opposed to labor III
every productive FORM that through
its insane agitation against capital
ISM these anarchists would DER
throw all forms of government, de-
prive workingmen and all other cit
liens of protection in their peaceful
pursuits and bring about condition
In this country worse than that which
prevails In Russia under the regime Of
the Bolshevik, the Russian name for
|. w. w. The proof that has been
submitted in the Chicago trial places
every member of the l. w. w. subject
to the charge of treason. The evil
dence is conclusive that its Leaders
have resorted to every possible means
to handicap and harrass the govern
ment in the conduct of the war, have
connived with the enemy in an effort
to encompass the defeat of the Unit
cd States, and that In doing so have
received German gold as a reward for
their base betrayal of their country.
II has been shown that the l. w w.
planned strikes in the mines of the
west to deprive the government of a
supply of metal; in the lumber woods
to curtail the supply of material for
the construction of ships and air
planes; that 1t demanded prohibitive
prices for farm labor or would ac-
cept work for the purpose of wreck
Ing farm machinery and destroying
crops In order to weaken our resist |
ence to the kaiser, 1t has been shown |
In the trial that members of the | w |
w. are prohibited from entering the |
military service of the government,
and the records We're exhibited show
ing that since the war with Germany
members have been expelled for en-
listing.
In the presence of this showing OF
crime and disloyaty, there is only
one course open that win make the
punishment fit the crime. The lead
ers are guilty of treason and 1.-The PEN
atty OF treason Is DEATH" That PEN
atty should be carried out Organi-
GERS, district officers and others of
lesser responsibility should have pun
ishment melted out to them in pro-
portion to the gravity of their offense, {
ranging from death to terms of i'm
prisonment Ordinary members of i
the !. w. w. should be given an on .
portunity to renounce the organiza- I
ton and swear allegiance to the gov Y
eminent. After this roundup has been I
made, membership in the 7. w. w. or c
any other organization formed on +
similar lines should be regarded as e
sufficient evidence of criminal and It
seditious intent to secure conviction b
under the espionage or syndicalism fl
laws. A
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-30

soldiers who are now brigaded with
French and English troops on the
western front are fighting with Lewis
machine guns and Enfleld rifles, both
of which Secretary Baker a year ago
thought not good enough weapons Tor
Yankees to use,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-30

A workshop for disabled soldiers has
been opened at Convent Garden, Lon
don, by the Y. M. c. A., where men
are being trained in repairing broken
making meat safes and
doing like work.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-30

American women are enlisting for
service in Y. M. c. A. work overseas
One hundred and fifty are needed i'm.
mediately Special qualifications are
required as the work Is most exact
ing and exhausting.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-05-30

one Of the ironical developments
OF the last few weeks disclosures AT
Is that the American
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23
THE HONOR ROLL
or LOCAL school, S
HIGH SCHOOL
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Frank Baker. Howard Barnes, Ell
more Daily, Harry Lee Doll. Albert
Geyer. Charles NeeI. Robert Thorn.
burg. Florence Ar1nbrester, Pauline
Ambrose. Hazel Barnes. Myra Blake.
Elizabeth BcaGor, Alberta Chambers,
Irene Decker, Mae Gambino, Esther
Homer, Eleanor Hardy, Iona Heber-
lig, Elizabeth Neel
Classical and Commercial.
Ruth Seibert, Elsie Davis. Con-
stance Sharuless, Pauline vanMetre
Virginia Boehm, Hester vanMetre.
Elsie Keller. Mabel Pickett, Mildred
Stilwell, Louise Lynn, Helen Trimble.
Virginia Woods, FTeto Staff, Manzelle
Little, Helen Matthews. Annie
Thompson, Robert Zirkle, Julian
Owen, Flick Wiltshire, Howard Miner,
Mcdonald Miller, Roe Wiland, Ted
Mcdonald, Clyde Delaney, Joe
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23

ard Cramblitt, Cedric Sullivan, jas,
Myers. Auburn Woods. Robert De
Grange, Paul kastle, Albert lmbach,
John Rutherford. Louis Fristoe, Alta
Edwards, Bernard Duke, Ottoman
Spaulding,
Seventh Grade
Louise Mitchell, Margaret Brown,
Ruth Miles. May Heck, Mary Peck,
Margaret sullivan, Mary Stewart.
Elizabeth Dyche. Louise Sullivan,
Margaret Mace, Carrie Johnson, Han
nah Smith, Lucie Hardy, Edna Shee.
ley, Frances Neel Permelia Fulk,
Earl Johnson. John Seckmai, Jack
Schill, Harold Foster, Claude Stew.
art. Robert Little, Webster Gilbert.
Peyton Harrison, Edgar Wolfes,
Charles schad. George Johnson, Me-
than Katz, Edgar Householder, Fran.
ees Taylor. Guy Abrell.
Eighth Grade
Gladys zimmerman, isabelle Eos
ter, Alice Taylor. zilpha Ruthrauff.
Lena Edwards Katharine Viewer NY.
ra Snyder, Chrystal Rutherford Mar
tina Thornburg. Elsie Miller, Helen
Hollis, Dorothy Rutherford, Carton
Walters, Karl Schneider Charles
Kllmer, Ogden Miller, Sherman
schad, George Poisal, Paul Mosler.
Charles Thomas, Kenneth Viewer.
Virginia Bowers.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23

Walter Bachman. John Caskey, Ted
trankenherry. Roy couchman. Adr
Inn Grozinger, Paul Hammann. Levi
T)eHaven. Lester Knaggs. Leland
Norrington. Paul Ropp, Dale Russief
Brad Smith, Wayne Smith. George
Schad, Talbot Young. Lester Lander
kin, Gilmore Watson, Gladys Bouic,
Leah Grund, Irene Lemaster, vir-
ginia Minghini, Goldey Snyder, Zen,
Stuckey. Edna willard. Amelia Lloyd,
Lucille Rind, Gladys Fahrney.
II Classical.
Margaret Boyles, Elsie Brown, Sar.
ali Burdette, Byrd Fiery. Grace FRS
toe, Camille Gambino. Louise Geyer.
Edna Hollis. Francis Kilmer, Mary
Lemen, Mary Micheal, Mary Rauch.
Madeline Rutherford. Clara Thomp.
son. Grace Thompson, Virginia
Thompson. Medora West, Carlton
Cunningham. Oller Decker, VIM.
Fiery Edmund Hoke, Herman KATE.
Marvin Laureigh, Ben Smith, Harry
STEPHENS. Forrest Stuckey, Charles
Westrater.
II Commercial
Pauline Brown, Daisy Clark. Re.
becca Doll, Della Dunn. Dorothy
Hobbs, Ruth Kaufman, Frances
Keefe, Harriet Mckee. BERTHE Onder-
Gonk, Mable Smith, Roberta Thomp-
son. Mary Wolfe, Emory Brandon.
burg, William Hardy. Frank Kline.
III Classical.
Wilbur Bouic, Frank Kershner
Paul Melintz. David Musser, Fred
Small, Meredith Wore. Meade JEFF
ferson, Gail Hobbs, Margaret Bevers.
Francis Burkholder. Daisy Coils,
lesley Coyle. Helen Ettinger, Mae
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23
gDAY, JAN. %

hoes Staubly, Margaret Shanholtz.
ISEherine Watson. Mary Williams.
Helen Hudgel, Mitchell Bacon, Glen.
vile Brumbaugh Norman Cole. Raj,
phi Linaberg. Jack Nadenbousch,
John Poland. George Price, Oliver Ru.
therford, Waiter Sakeman. Guy spau
lding, sherman Stokes.
Third Grade
Girsrd Homer, Robert Sigler Max
Darlington, Lester Ponder Robert
Thornburg. Clarence Smith, David
Hudgel, Edgar Gageby, William
Gageby, Douglas Messick, Ralph Alb.
rer Carrie Byers. Margaret shoup,
Mildred Mitchell, Thelma Dillon.
Ruth Parrizo. Helen Snyder Hazel
Fristoe. Leah Fulk, Katherine Elmer
son. Alta Tobin. Louise Cunning.
ham
Fourth Grade
Helen Peck. Helen Miles, Marie
Thomas. Audrey Duke, Hazel Athey,
Elizabeth Sencindiver, Mary Bruce
Eagle, Freeda Heck, Mabel Unger,
Gladis Hardy. Anna c. Spillman,
Anne Harrison, Laura Stewart, Hern.
dcn Hedges, Nelson Chairman, Bates
Minghini Ellis Sullivan. Garnett
Shipley. Jack Bowers, Edward Ken
ny. Prentiss Turner. Redwood Binns,
Ralph Mace, Newton Bowers. Her
bert Watson, Douglas Thomas, Ken,
meth Crowel. Guy Hardy
Firth Grade
Jack Fiery. Douglas Shlpley. Roy
Hardy, Percy Knipe, Lionel Rogers,
Frances Hoffheins. Nathan Rhodes,
Wallace DeGrange, Fred Dyche
Ralph Staubly, Nat Boyd, Tom Peck,
Marshall Homer, Pearson Binns,
John Won Schlegell, Edward Jefferson,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23

Eversole, Grace
Gain. Pauline Cru - Hen.
shaw Clara Hin, "A Little. Mar.
garet Willard Pauline Roberts. ella,
dys skadden, Nesta wageriy, Frances
Watson, Margaret Lewis, Leah Nil.
Ter, Dorothy Pitzer,
IN Commercial
Martha Barbehenn, Alice Carr, Lee
liza Gain, Rhea Hammann, Blanches
Hoyermale. Virginia Parkinson, Is
Their Rogers, Blanche Soldiers, Leila
Staubly, Beulah Wall, Virginia West,
John Caldwell. Paul Gruver. Robert
Keller Wade Spilman, Albert Thomp.
son, Marshal Wolford.
Seniors
George Feidt, Dorsey Flagg, Dudley
Jones, Myers Porterfeld. Richard
Small, Lee Tabler, Sydnor Thompson.
Robert Widmeyer Marie Baker, Zula
DeHaven, Louise Gardner, Laura
Henshaw, Virginia Hyde, Mildred
Murray, Minnie Rand, Bessie Snyder.
Lenora Sponseller Louise Stokes.
Nellie Ray Van Metre. '
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23

Paul Little, Billie Henshaw, Roy
Hull, Ruth Knaggs, Mildred Heck
Winifred Anderson, Elizabeth Mar
maduse, Lorraine Lynn, Ruth Dyche,
Elizabeth Smith Margaret Stewart
Virginia Ramsey Virginia Turner,
Margaret Hyatt, Imogeno Miller,
Sixth Grade
Katherine Geyer, Elizabeth Viewer
Anna Fulk. Elizabeth Watson. Berna-
dine voorhees,, Reba Anderson, Ma
thilda stephen Louise Darlington,
May Miller Ruth Skedden, Elizabeth
Thornburg, Marie Athey, Mary Kurtz.
Ida Gageby, William Hartley, Leon,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23
HERE FROM MYERspALE.

Mr. Peyton Kramer, Of Myersdale.
Pa, Is at Hotel Berkeley today on
business MI Kramer says although
il was 81 degrees below zero sun
day night at his home. he did not
feel the cold scarcely any more than
he did here this morning.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23
BURKE STREET SCHOOL
First erade

First Grade
Edwin Bacon. Cornell Weakly, Ho-
ward Hardy, Dunaway Licklider, Will
liam Stephens. James Heiiin, George
Viewer, William Anderson, Banks
Wilburn. Foster Callahan, Gladys
Custer, Jane Staples. Lottie Shriver,
Evelyn Viewer, Kathleen Miller, Cath.
crime Shipman.
Second Grade
Loretta Garrett. Alburta Heck, Eli.
zabeth Jefferson, Reva Kirson, vir.
ginia Little, Frances Sencindiver,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-23

Continued On Pase Four)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
SHOULD SELECT
AND TEST SEED
FELIX W. EVANS ADVISES FARM
ERS TO GET BUSY WITH CORN
FOR SPRING PLANTING.

Felix W. Evans has written the
Courier a letter on seed corn in which
ne advises the farmers to select and
test their seed now. Mr.. Evans has
made several tests of corn already and
in his letter gives the findings. He says
that the people of the counties north Of
Wapello are very hard up for seed.
His letter follows:
Il think most farmers realize there
is shortage in good seed corn this
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
ELDON

Rae McHaffey who is employed in
the Governmet Land Service bureau
with headquarters at Newcastle Wyo.
is spending his vacation at the home
of his sister, Mrs. A. J. Mckay.
Mr. and Mrs. Mace De Marco of Mus
catine left Thursday after fewG days
visit at the home of Frank Kephart.
Sidney Stauffer left Friday for Chi
cago where he istraining at the Grea.
Lakes Naval Station after a two weeks
furlough spent at the home of his
father. w. H. Stauffer.
Among the college students who are
spending their holidays here are Misses
Gladys and Elizabeth Hayden and Vir-
gene Council Of the state University,
Norma Daniels from the state college
at Ames and Dwight Shore of the State
University. Teachers who are home for
the holidays aye Misses Marie Hilleary
Edna Vass. and Mildred Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ream Baker leave to-
m orrow for New York City where they
will make their future.
Miss Ruth Selby Of Osceola is visit
ing Miss Norma Daniels Miss Selay
graduated from Eldon High School in
1913 and made her home here until
few years ago. She is now science
teacher in Osceola High School
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
FARMERS MAY
BUY NEW PLANT
WOULD MAKE PLANT INTO A
COOPERATIVE CREAMERY. AND
PRODUCE HOUSE.

Iowa City, Dec. 31.-One Of the
biggest real estate deals in the his
tory of Iowa City is considered to be
closed after a meeting here OF dele
gates from all sections Of Iowa repre-
senting the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative union. in the purchase OF
the Iowa City Produce company's
mammoth plants, owned by Feedey &
Kimmerle.
The proposition is for the farmers
of this section Of the state to pur-
chase the big plant and operate it as
a cooperative creamery and produce
plant; in this way it is believed it
can be made one of the biggest con-
Germs of the kind in the state and It
is estimated that gross business be
done
After considering the proposition
from all angles the meeting of dele
gates adjourned and visited the plant.
The price asked is $4,000. and
while the deal was not fully consum-
mated, an option, expiring January rs.
was taken on the property, and meet
ings Of the union in each county in
this section of the state will be
called, and delegates empowered to
act on the proposition will meet as
soon as practical and determine the
course. to be pursued.
The cooperative union now owns
many grain elevators, mills and the
like in the state and it is believed the
deal for the Iowa City property will
beyond doubt 60 through. :.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
SUED BY WOMAN

Des Moines, Dec. 31.-The low
Lutheran hospital was made the de
PENDANT in a $4,000 damage suit filed
in the district court by Edna McKin.
zie, who claims she received severe
injuries while in the institution due to
the negligence of the employees.
The plaintiff declares that while
under treatment at the hospital OF
April 30, 1917, the flesh on her LET
leg was severely burned, that both
feet and toes were also badly burned
and the second toe of the left foo
pinched off.
The affair, she AYERS, caused her tt
be in bed for about three months
to her statement. she Is
now hardly able to walk and win b.
permanently injured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
EDDYVILLE

Mrs. w. l.. Sacket has returned to
has home at Grand Junction Col. after
an extended visit with her mother Mrs.
Jane Walker.
Mrs. Gerrit Verrips is spending the
week in Wapello visiting relatives.
Robert Mcclure of Mason City is
guest at the James McCrea home.
Mrs. c. Bosworth of Centerviile is
Florence Duncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Barnett have re-
turned from Des Moines where they
have been visiting the past week with
Mrs. Barnett's mother Mrs. Spencer.
Rev. A. S. Kilbourn was a business
caller in Oskaloosa Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Burton have re-
turned to their home at Wheaton MINI.
after a two weeks visit with their
daughter Mrs. Roy Palmer.
Mrs. Howard Hedrick of Des Moines
is the guest Of her brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Seifert.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
LITTLE BENNY's\
NO TIE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE


was wawking along trying to think
make, thinking, G, know, Ill make a
resolution to stop buying candy, and
III save all the money till l save up
enuff to get awtomobeel, or ko err
round the werId, or sumthing.
Being pritty good of a ideer, ony
jest when l started to go past big
candy store with about 100 different
kinds in the window, and l thawt, No,
I CESS III make some other resolootion.
And jest then Pubs Simkins came up
and started to look in the candy sotre
window with me, saying, Wat wood
you do if sumbody came out and told
you you Good go in and take all you
wanted?
Wat wood you? I sed
Id go in and do it, sed Pubs.
So wood !, I sed. And sed, / was
trying to think of good New Yeer
resolootion to make.
G. III make one with you, wat one
shall we make? sed Pubs.
Lets make one not to eat so mulch
for dinner and suppir, sed Pubs
Wat for? I sed.
| had some pains the other day
and the doctor sed I eat tooS mulch,
sed Pubs
Well gosh, that's no reason I should
suffer, is it? sed, lets make one to
wash our neck and ears every time we
wash ourself.
Aw, heck, G, wat for? sed Pubs.
l haff to go without dizzert every
time nv neck aand ears amt washed
enuff, l sed
Well I don't, sed Pubs.
Aw, lets get the fellows and get up
a game of cops and robbers, l sed.
WITCH we did.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
JURYCOULDNOT
FIX IDENTITY
BROOKLYN ADDRESS ON PERSON
OF FROZEN MAN; LEGS WORN
OFF TO KNEES.

Eldon, Dec. 31-"Came to death by
freezing while riding the rods of Rock
Island train No. 3, name unknown, Is
the verdict Of the coroner's jury that
sat in inquest over the remains Of the
young man taken in a frozen condition
from beneath the train here Saturday
morning.
An address indicating Brooklyn N. Y.
as the possible home Of the young man
was found upon his person and the
authorities are communicating with
the parties named with a view to es-
tablishing the identity. There was $3.50
in, his pockets and conductors cash
fare receipt from Gary, Ind, to Chica-
go. His legs had been dragging on the
ground and were beaten off almost to
the knees.
The body will be held at the Luellen
G. Crow undertaking rooms for few
days awaiting word from Brooklyn and
if not identified will be turned oyer t.
the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

cOmpany's rolls that have stars
placed to their credit on the service
flag Of the firm. A committee was
named to indite a letter conveying
the good wishes of the assemblage
to the absent ones.
\ CHARACTER is ESSENTIAL.
The chief speaker of the evening
was Ben r. Vardaman, for ten years
with the Merchants Trade Journal at
Des Moines and now engaged in. or
ganizing communities into closer rela-
tionship. "The Human Element in
Salesmanship" was his subject and
he told of the importance of integ-
rity, character, personality and. memo
ny in selling goods successfully.
Human power is the great essen,
tial in salesmanship," said the speak
er who styled the chief factors as self
and the customer. He frowned on
trickery and encouraged high ideals
of integrity saying, "a first essential
is character and initiative. Selling is
the science and art of leading men
and women.
"You should remember that loyalty
is necessary, too. If you are not loyal
to your house and your line it will be
difficult to convince others that you
have something that they should buy.
"Feel successful yourself if you
would make others think you are sue
cessful and above all things develop
a smile. Not a grin but real smile
that radiates good humor, good nature
and enthusiasm.
SELLING A MENTAL PROPOSITION
Another factor in personality is
memory. Remember names and faces.
Develop magnetism. All statesmen can
use this to advantage. II you haven't
it, get out and get it. Practice it until
you have it. Selling is mental pro-
position. The orders you have on your
book are not the sales, but merely a
record of them, the sale was made IN
the mind of the customer. Remember
you cannot drive customer into BUY
ing but you can lead him. Always
bear in mind that you are dealing
with lazy people for mankind will
ever do the easiest thing, so make 1t
easy for him.
Suggestion is an important factor
in craftsmanship. Everybody is SUB
jeet to suggestion You must be able
to change your customers mind. You
can do it by suggestion
Each phase Of his subject was
amply illustrated by the speaker who
made plain the need for the salesman
to know himself and learn his custom
er; to remeber his work is science
in which personality, integrity, mem
ory, good nature; loyalty Sand sugges'
ton all play important parts.
MAJOR SPILMAN TALKS.
The POSTMASTER called upon Major
T. P. Spilman, a veteran of the Nor
rell employees Of nearly forty years
standing, who closed the program
with short talk in which he feeling
ly referred to the late T. D. Foster,
for many years at the head OF the
business and with whom he was as.
ISOLATED throughout the history OF
Ottumwa.
w. B. Swan, manager of the Mem.
phis branch and Walter Irwin of the
Des Moines branch were among those
here from a distance to attend the
banquet. Others came from Omaha,
St. Louis, st. Joseph, Joplin. Mo-. and
the immediate territory covered from
here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
ON LEAVE
FOR VISITS AT HOME

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Twelve thousand
of the jackies at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station left today on
special trains to spend New Yeas
day at their homes. Twelve thousand
who were granted Christmas leaves
returned last night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
VALUED IOWA
CROP IS GREAT
EIGHT HUNDRED MILLIONS AND
MORE REPRESENT TOTAL
WORTH.

Des MONIES, Dec. 31-Iowa's soil
products for 1917 reach the enormous
total value of .$822,059,699, as shown
by the Official crop report by DR.. Geo.
NJ. Chapel, director of the Iowa
weather and crop service, made pub
lie. Dr.. Chapel read summary of
his report before the annual meeting
of the state agricultural board at the
state house.
War prices of course make the
crops unusually valuable but the yield
of many of the principal crops was
away ahead of normal. The total val
lie of the crops exceeds that of 1916
by $224,S94,026, and prices were high
last year.
The total yield of, corn is given as
409, 667,0O0 bushels valued at ninety
seven cents a bushel or a total value
of $397,376,990. This takes into con-
sideration that 81 per cent is reported
to be soft. Only 81 per cent had been
husked up to December. Corn alone
this year exceeds in value the total
value of all farm crops of 1915 which
amounted to 1915, 620,464.
The banner year for corn produc-
ton was 1912 when the total crop for
the state was 421,0O0,00O bushels and
it was of fine quality, but the value
that year, figured at December l
prices, was $751;, 100000. The total
value of all crops that year was $780,
100000.
The oats crop this year was $780,
1920 bushels, valued at S146,043,SS2.
Last year the oats crop was 1S6,OOO,-
900 bushels, in 1915 it was $4,000 and
in 1914 it was 10000.
The Iowa wheat crop this year was
small, their being but 3,199,S20 bushels
of spring wheat and 2,397,560 bushels
of winter wheat. whereas the normal
yield of both spring and winter wheat
combined is around 100000 to 49,
100000 bushels.
The potato crop. however, this
year was bumper totaling 1o,7s3,600
bushels as against 4,sS0,0O0 bushels
in 1916 However, both the years OF
1914 and 1915 exceeded this year in
total yield of potatoes in Iowa for the
crop totaled 100000 bushels.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
SAVES VALUABLE RELICS.

Logan, Dec. 31-Though fire,
thought to have originated from de-
fective- chimney, destroyed the farm
residence and household goods be.
longing to Charles Lamb, in Raglan
township, northwest Of Magnolia. Sat
urday afternoon, yet he succeeded in
saving part of his library and all Of
the relics of the race antedating the
Indians. Mr.. Lamb had valuable col
lection and his friends are pleased to
learn that he saved the relics.