Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-12-26
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Interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From all Parts Of Iowa


The following Iowans have been re-
ported during the last week as Killed 4
in action or died of wounds OF dis
ease: Lieut. Mathew d. Eckerman.
Des Moines; James f. Boothe, Prairie
City; Frank D. 'Steckelberg, Hanson;
James M. Dungan, Logan; Tom D.
Dvorak, Cresco; Charles A. l.. Clarke,
Melrose; Clarence l.. Hughes, Iowa
City; Burney A. Demuth, Bloomfield:
Ernest b. Peterson, Dayton; Corp.
Frank Marcheck, Mystic; Carl Her
man Kroneger, New Albin; Fred
MIKE, Rockwell City; Harry E. r..
Otto, Mapleton; Matthias Werner, Nc.
Intyre; Arthur Anderson. Patten; Lee.
Brannon, Birmingham; James 9.
Ware, Centeryille: James O. Thorp,
Knoxville; Leo ]. James, Burton;
Corp. Clyde L.. Moulger, Troy; An
drew w. Marshback, Worthington;
John II. Reylts. Hull; Louis 'B. Thro,
Dubuque; 'Serg. Horace S. Marshall,
Des Moines; Chester w. Desilva, Des
Moines; Carl S. McConkey, Des
Monies; Corp. John r. Moss, Missouri
Valley; John c Knutson, Fertile;
Gilbert H. Powelka, Oxford Junction;
Irvan B. Lyons, Charter Oak; 'Freeley
H. Golly, West Oelwein; Lewis II.
Ehlers, Boone; Joseph j. Chrsitoph-
erson, Remsen; Clayton w Klinetobr
Allison; Fred McGraph, Manly; Mar
tin Hill, Gilman; joel A. Parson.
Webb; Roy B. Pickel, Oakley; Jesse
Galen, Ft Dodge; William b. Bane
Burlington: Fred f. Bruning. Breda;
Walter H. jacobson, Lake Park; Cor
nelius B. McCabe, Oskaloosa; Glen
D. Ruby. Oskaloosa: Adolph Fl. Schui-
err, Atkins; Edwin L. Lowin, Gutten,
berg; Walter Davenport, Glidden.
Francis Norelius of Viron has re-
ceived word of the death Of his son.
Sergt Clarence Norelius of the 58th
battalion, Canadian infantry, Third
division ninth brigade, who died IN a
hospital in England following an op
Grafton Sergt. Norelius was "a years
| old, and has spent the past eight
| years in the service. He enlisted In
| the navy when 16 years old, served 4
| years and six months. Later he en-,
| listed with the Canadian troops and
| was sent overseas April 3. 1916. Early
| the same summer he was sent to the
front where he was seyeraly wounded.
Butter prices are to he investigated
i %tn str 10 I'D ir,ic tra
| ton. j. j. Ross of the Hoover Office
in Washington, D. G., has arrived in
Burlington to conduct the investiga
ton. Cold storage butter if located
| by MIR. Ross will have 10 come down
from the price OF 6S to rs cents
pound to the margin of profit allowed
by the food administra iior. Butte
went into storage at ~ cents AMI
should not retail for more than 81
a pound
Following its annual meeting thu
4 state board of agriculture reelected
A. r. Corey secretary and w w. Nor
row treasurer No changes we're
made in the department supcriatend
ents. There are: g. I Davis low
! City, public safety; Charles F. Curtis
Ames. horses; H. l.. Pike. Whiting
cattle, r. J. Curtin. DEBORAH. speed
IF. E. Sheldon. Nit. Ayr. agriculture
TIC. Lsgoe, What Cheer, exposition
building
All automobile and truck equipmen
used in the auto mechanics traiain
department which was carried on 9
Iowa State College since last sprias
has iust-'been turned over to the co
lege by the war department, and al
tomobile courses similar to those 81
en- in cooperation with the govern
ment will be continued by the engil
eering department. Enough eluil
ment has been turned over to tax
care of 500 men.
The First Battalion band Of Cam
, Dodge, under the direction of Serg
Harry Polk, gave the first concert
it's Victory tour Of l25 cities at Alta
tic. The men left Camp Dodge c
thirty days leave without pay on
? tour to the PACING. coast and horde
All expenses are met by the cole
tions taken at the concerts.
> An appeal to poultry raisers
4 Iowa to conserve their hens and e
t courage egg production in every pc
3 sible way was issued recently by ia
: F. Deems, state food administrate
r 1.-THE urgent need for large supp
of fresh eggs in the immediate futA
= is a result of several factors" sa
/ Administrator Deems.
. Four Belgian orphans have be-
!. adopted by the town Of Haveloc
Two of the children will be support
IS by community financing, one has be-
8. adopted by the Havelock consolidat
= school and the fourth by A. G..
recht, cashier Of the First Nation
bank .
The custodial farm system as
y reformatory measure apparently is
20 be abandoned in Iowa after a sh,
}" and somewhat perfunctory trial,
lie cording to the report of the ste
S. board of control, made public rece
IT, The board in its report reco
mends the sale Of the farm at Gil,
Is purchased by act of the Thirty-li
u general assembly. and also of the ia
is at Granite, in Lyon county auth
Or lied by the same body The farm
IT, Granite includes thirty-fiye acres