Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-14

The following 1owans have been
killed or died Of accidents or wounds
during the last week. William Nigg,
Davenport; Basel B. Blevens, Humes-
ton; Louis E. Odell, Bedford; Lowell
S. Latham, Harlan: Christian L. Mis-
sen, Cedar Falls; William F. Plank,
Webster; Walter O. Edmundson, Ori-
ent; George w. Broughten, Modale;
John Grunnett, Sabula Ralph l..
Zane, Lake City ;Leonard w. Potter.
Granger; Harley F. Thompson,
Bloomfield Grover Classen, Reinbeck;
Willard Flemming, Fountain City;
George w. Briney, hardwood; Lynn
l.. Dean, Lamont
Hallawe'en resulted fatally for one
boy in Meservey, when Harry Mein-
dertz, II years old, was shot and al
most instantly killed He lived for
three minutes after the charge from
a 12-guage shotgun had struck him
full in the face and abdomen. The
shooting took place in the blacksmith
shop owned and operated by George
Brown, SO years old Brown is being
held for the shooting and according
to county officers he has admitted
the shooting but adds that he does
not know why he did it.
Overcharged with steam a huge
cooker at the plant of the Atlantic
Canning company exploded and was
hurled against the ceiling, causing a
terrific noise and shaking the build
ing. No one was injured. The cook
er is Of boiler plate and weighs ton.
1t was torn off the cast iron bottom
and hurled against great iron beam
overhead. The beam was sbent by the
blow and dent several inches deep
made in the heavy coer of the kettle.
With only one more month remain
ing of the official year Secretary A.
r. Corey, of the Iowa Department OF
Agriculture and Iowa state fair and
exposition is able now to present
highly gratifying showing of the
financial condition of the organiza-
ton. In a war year and crop ma
turing period In which one-half Of the
state was smitten with drouth the
secretary will show q net balance of
over $4,000.
The employment of ferrets to rid
the farms OF rats has been made
quite extensively in the vicinity of
Gravity this fall with excellent re-
suits and affording much excitement
for the men engaged. At the farm OF
CLIFF Chamberlain the seven trained
ferrets drove rats into the open by
the hundreds and when the battle
that followed had ended 23O dead ro-
dents were counted The enormous
ers to action.
The state has apparently given w.
l.. Harding OF Sioux City, candidate
for reelection as Governor 10000
majority over his democratic oppon-
ent, Claude r. Porter of Centerville.
This estimate is made from the in.
complete returns from all but twelve
OF the ninety-nine counties Of the
state. The returns also show that
complete republican state and con-
gressional ticket was also elected.
Waukon is again enjoying Sunday
mail. Several business men with the
newsdealers have agreed with Lee
and Mason to bear the expense OF the
auto trip to Postville and the postof-
flee force will give their voluntary
serices towards providing Waukon
with mail which will be a full day in
advance of the present service.
Roy Briskham, son of Mrs. j. E.
Baron of Atlantic, has been awarded
the Victoria cross for distinguished
service in France. The young man
has been serving in Canadian regi.
ment for the past three years. He re.
ceived the cross for bravery in an
action on October /. He is in the
signal section OF the Fourteenth ar
tillery brigade
Plans for the lasting roster Of
names OF men in service from Des
Moines-a sort of city service tablet
possibly to be located on the river
front, were discussed recently at the
weekly meeting OF the Advertising
club OF Des Moines, and committee
AnAiieo " tdhe ClldTSe OIL llS promo
tion.
Slight Increase in the spread of
Spanish influenza among hogs in
Polk county was noted recently BY
County Agent Carl Kennedy Many
farmers are appealing for the aid of
federal hog cholera experts. The dis
ease is also slowly spreading among
droyes over the state
DR.. G. II. Sumner, secretary of the
state board of health, announced re-
Gently that he would continue the
order prohibiting public funerals until
Spanish influenza had disappeared.
A total OF 655 new cases and three
deaths were reported to the state
board Of health recently.
Cerro Gordo county, Mason City
and Clear Lake came under thewire
first of all Iowa communities, in the
completion and dedication Thursday,
August 29, of the first surfaced high
way to be. built in Iowa as connect
Ing link between any two cities. Not
only is theroad the first paved surface
interurban highway in the state but.
incidentally, it is Federal Aid Pro-