Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-05-01
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Interesting ltems Of News Xxx
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partment finds that the increase In
grain crops achieved by the farmers
in Iowa in the last two years OF the
war would alone furnish every per-
son in France with pound of provi-
sions a day for year.
Business men of Fort Dodge are
urging location of the new $60O.00O
high school at the edge Of town to
make the boys and girls walk six
miles day for the exercise and be-
cause the high school of today is the
college Of yesterday.
Industrial Commissioner A. B. Funk
will have a curious case involving a
claim for compensatory damages filed
by chambermaid at hotel who was
burned while curling her hair, the
flame of her gas jet setting aflame her
flimsy night dress.
Tabor is getting by the ears on ac-
count of the observance of the new
daylight saving law by only about
half the population. Engagements are
demoralized and every announcement
| must be made with statement as to
| which time is meant.
William Hoffman, who has been the
representative of the International
Harvester company for central Eu-
rope, with headquarters in Zurich,
| Switzerland, has been visiting in the
homes of his relatives in Charles City.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Houck celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of their marriage at Indepen-
dence seven children were present.
They came to Iowa from New York
in 1865. He is union veteran.
Col. Frank C. Burnett. a former
Knoxville boy, has been decorated by
Gen. John j. Pershing, for bravery
shown in the face of enemy fire. He
has been in France since June, 1917.
T. Tseng Of Grinnell college is the
first Chinese student who ever quail
fed in an oratorical contest. He has
studied the language less than eight
years.
March showed the largest real es-
tate sale record in the history Of
Appanoose county. Land has gone up
$50 an acre there since the war be-
gan.
Hundreds of Iowa boys will avail
themselves of the educational courses
being offered members of the A. E. F.
in France and England this summer.
| The bill for Black Hawk county at
the inebriate asylum for the past
quarter was $3.50 against $55306 in
the same. quarter the year before.
Ruth Stanley of Yorktown was bad
ly scalded when she pulled the plug
out of the bottom of her mothers
washing machine.
M. F. Healy and Seth Thomas have
sold 24O acres in Hamilton county for
5000 an acre-they bought it in 1916
for $166 an acre.
Sammie and Glen Lawson of Nor
witch found 14-inch lizard while
working about the feed lots. 1t was
Under board.
The supervisors of Maron county
lave decided not to let any more con
tracts for public work on account OF
high prices.
| The first 1000 shipment of chicks
On the Berry farm at Clarinda has
been made Some of them went tc
he gulf.
The supervisors Of Monroe county
nave bought an additional eighty
acres for the poor farm at 500 an
acre.
Two pelicans were shot near Fras
sr. One was eight feet, the other six
and the larger had a bill foot long
G. B. Hancock, who resigned al
Mayor of Bedford on account of il
health, is succeeded by M. A. Saw
yer.
Usage will have a sewer system
This was the issue in the city cleo
ton, and the new council will proceed
South Bend, Ind, men have estab
lished an optical goods factory al
Charles City and have $4,000 orders
The Rippey town council has passed
an ordinance requiring every stree
in that town to be graveled
The first aero letter to Marion coun
ty was received by ]. w. Wright l
had 6-cent postage stamp
|
Usher of the Knoxville Journal, diei
after six months illness.
R. E. Cook Of Winthrop shipped Is!
hogs to Chicago. got the top price
and brough back $3.50.
A. E. johnson of Graettinger ha.
been elected superintendent O
schools at Luverne
The Story county farme bureau ha.
passed resolutions denouncing tn,
daylight saving law
McGregor farmers have started be
titions asking the repeal Of the Gay
light saving law.
Jacob Hoel, 80 years old, of Water
loo, ditcher, was killed in an aut,
collision
Cedar Falls is playing an impor,
ant part in the affairs of the govern
ment university which the Unite,
States has recently opened at Beaune
France. Harry H. Eells of the Teach
ers' College, w l.. Schuletter, a grad
uate Of the college, who has seen ser,
ice in the front line trenches Q
France as corporal has been mad
member of the faculty, and C. "
Stone is also teaching there. Georg
Willard and Clark Andrews, two c.
dar Falls boys who saw the activ
service, are students in the unive1
sity.
The cornerstone of the soldiers
monument was laid at Atlantic las