Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-21
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Interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From all Parts Of Iowa


reported during the last week as
killed in action or died of wounds or
disease: Chris NJ Christensen, Larch-
wood; Theodore Getting. George;
George P. Helleso. Garvin: Henry A.
Hailwan, Bellevue; David &. Ram
sey, Nichols; Walter l.. Hickey, In
dependence: Herbert Christensen.
Ruthven; Carl L. Midkin. Manchester:
George F. Smith ,Rolfe; Fred Harper,
Agency City; Ernest c. Richardson.
Pennington; Patrick Sheehan. Bern
ard; John H. Wesack, Adair; Henry
ASKING, Wellsburg; Laurel L.. Han
an, New Hampton; Joseph Pcos, Gas.
cade; Wesley Sewers, Scion; John
Hess. Mason City; Robert Strong,
Lansing; Fred A. Krogman, New
Hampton; Jacob Berchtold. Cres,on;
Richard L. Berry, Cedar Falls; Har-
old H. Bluecher, Dubuque: Laurence
j. Faagman, Nashua; John w Earsa
Fairfax; Raymond L. Heating, On.
slow; Kirk H. Duncan. Lynnville;
Vincent Kirvin. Winterset; Floyd
A. Moore, Oskaloosa; John ID. Cooper
Clarinda; William P Smith, Vinton.
The contribution OF Iowa toward
the winning of this war has been a
subject with which the historical de-
partment has charged itself from the
declaration of war. From the census
begun and carried on. the depart.
ment is able to report upon the item
of those dead in Uniform, as follows:
Killed in action or died from wounds,
705; Died from disease in France,
151; died from accident in France, is;
died from disease in United States
camps, SIC; died enroute to France.
As; died from accident in United
States camps, 60; died from disease
in England, 2; died from disease in
Canada, 3; died in Canada, 2; suicide,
8; total, 1,527
The hog cholera situation in Iowa
is more encouraging at this time
than at any time during the past sew
eral years, according to DR.. j S.
,Koen, inspector in charge ofthe Unit.
ed States bureau of animal industry.
October, as a rule, according to DR..
koen, Is one of the heavy months for
hog cholera fatalities. Dupring DC.
tober, 1917. reports of cholera cases
were lighter than for several years.
Reports for October. 1918, are much
lighter than in 1917. and there is
further reduction in number of cases
reported thus far in November to
state headquarters.
To be enjoying good health in his
one hundrcdth year. to walk to the
polls and cast his ballot and for that
ballot to be the one hundredth one
voted in his precinct is the unique
distinction enjoyed by Squire S. NJ.
Richardson of Clear Lake. Mr.. Rich.
ardson. who celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday August 8, has voted
at about eighty general elections.
He cast his first presidential ballot
in 1910 for William Henry Harrison,
and bids fair to cast at least one
more presidential vote.
DR.. Marie Agnew of Walker, Linn
county, member Of the faculty OF the
State University of Iowa was run
down and killed recently in Iowa
City by an automobile driven by Miss
Julia Wade. daughter of Federal
Judge Martin j. Wade. Miss Ruth
Agnew, who was walking with her,
was struck and knocked down but
was not seriously injured Miss Ag.
new died while being taken to the
! hospital. Miss Wade, who is pros.
trated, is not generally blamed for
the accident.
Advertising for unskilled women
workers is prohibited by the latest
order emanating from Nathan A.
Smyth, assistant director general OF
the United States department of la.
Dor at Washington effective Novem.
her 18th. In telegram forwarded
to State Labor Commissioner A. L.
Urick, Director Smyth directs that
the same restrictions now applying
to advertising for unskilled male
help now apply to unskilled female
help.
Every dish served in Iowa hotels
restaurants. clubs, and other public
will be made from home grown prod.
ucts, if recommendation of the food
administration are. put into effect
This will be distinct measure OF
food conservation and should demon
strate to the public how food and
transportation may be saved by us
ing only local products.
Kaiser Wilhelm, former ruler Of
Germany, was tried In mock court
at Knoxville and sentenced to be
hanged for his misdeeds, during the
victory celebrations. There were
10000 persons in the city to give
note to the occasion. No accidents
marred the day.
There is soldier visiting in Cedar
Rapids who doesn't care rap II
there is never another gun fired in
war because he has been through
two of 'em and, he is fed up He is
Sergeant Major Harris, who served
through two South African campaigns
and who went through the Picardy
! campaign on the western front. AT
ter he had been wounded five times
and his health was broken by BLACK
water fever" one of the hells Of the
trenches. he says, he was invaded
out of the army and came to America
on visit. He will be in this coun
try for some time.
James Ke3..ss::. 81 81 ,,rars o1t, secretay
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