Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-01-09
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Interesting Items of New. Xxx
Gathered From all Parts oflowa

The following Iowans have been
reported during the last week as
killed in action or died of wounds or
disease: Glenn S. Calhoun, Bedford;
John P. Sheldon, Keokuk; Walter G.
Tjsden, Eagle Grove; Ferdinand
Wiese, Holstein; William f. Hueger-
ick, Carroll; Lieut.. Chester R. How
ard, Mount Vernon; Sergt Gilbert
Woods, Des Moines; Corp. James P.
McCourt, Atlantic; Nelsl Thompson,
Jewel; Fred w. Smith, Alta John
O'Neill. Clear Lake; Guy H. Peters.
Atlantic; Corp. Lloyd H. Tussey,
Shannon City; Loren w. Davis, Lib
artyyillle; George F. JONES' Red Oak;
Herman Thinner. Boyden; Richard
Applegate, Des Moines; Lieut.. Charles
E. Anderson, Bagley; Corp. Mike S.
Mulhern, Sheldon; Martin o. 1verson,
Dorchester; Peter Penning, Buffalo
City; Byron w. Spencer, Miles; Cas-
per Thomte, Fort Dodge; Andrew
Torscahl,, Harley; Emil Jensen, New
ell; Ingval- L. Horgan, Usage; Ray
J. Hulett, Estherville; John K. Sand
roll. Emmons; Elmer B. Wise. Rich
ards; Harm M. Baker, Wellsburg;
John H. Reneker, Douds; Albert Mel
| son, Emmeteburg; Otto Orstmann,
Pomeroy; Carl Golherds, Dumont;
Leo P. Nauman, Dubuque; Frank
Karal, Fairfax; Timothy L. O'Boyle,
Vail; Vernon NJ Staples, Clinton;
Theophiel Tract, Hartwick;s Lorin
L. Jenness, Ionia; Harry N. Owen.
Iowa City; John R. Moss, Missouri
Valley; John c. Knutson,, Fertile;
Gilbert J. Powelka, Oxford Junction;
Irvan B. Lyons, Charter Oak; Joseph
4 j. Christophersen, Remsen; Martin
Hill, Gilman; Joel E. Parsons, Webb;
Otto c. Krekow, Sioux City; Glare S.
s. Mahony, Stanley; Harvey A. Mos
serer, Sumner
| Sweeping resolutions praising the
presidents peace program, advocating
national prohibition and suffrage and
demanding elimination of foreign Ian
guages from the elementary schools
were passed by. the Iowa State Teach
ers' association meeting in Des
Moines recently. Some Of the re-
forms advocated, many requiring new
! or revised legislation, follow: Repeal
Of the unfortunate law which has
! prevented consolidation Of rural
| schools for the last two years. and
substitution OF better one in order
| to attract better teachers to the
country districts. New legislation to
| safeguard the health of school chill
dren and to provide courses in hous-
| ing, personal and civic cleanliness,
nutrition and the prevention OF com
| municable diseases.
Drake university has filed an ex-
pense account Of approximately $780,
| 900 with the war department for ex-
| penses incurred by the institution
| during the life of the student army
| training corps. Des ,Moines college
| filed her account but was not able to
| give complete figures. A government
inspector visited the Des Moines col
| leges to ascertain how much the
| units had cost the colleges. Altera-
| tions in buildings, food, estimated
tuition and instruction were the large
items in the bills
Mills and Fremont counties have
been awarded .$4,S0O in settlement
with Callahan Bros. and Creedon OF
Omaha, who had contracted for the
construction of a drainage ditch be-
tween the two counties After start
ing the work the firm gave it UP and
the boards Of the two counties Sc
cured another company to finish. Suit
for $500 was brought against the
bonding company, the United States
fidelity and Guarantee Company Of
Baltimore, to reimburse the counties
for the failure Of the Omaha firm
To George Deahl, an 18-year-old
boy OF Exline, Appanoose county,
goes the honor of having fed the
champion pig in the. 1918 Iowa junior
pig club contest conducted by the ag-
ricultural extension department of
Iowa State College. To /. win, Deahl
made the best record ever made in
a pig club in Iowa and submitted
record and report thas won him the
contest over 399 other boys and girls
who finished and supnltteu complete
reports.
| The capital of Wright county cele-
brated Christmas with community
tree for the first time. The women's
club started the plan which was heart
lily seconded by the churches. Santa
Claus sent word ahead that he was to
be there, and everybody was happy
| over the plan. The whole town and
community surrounded the large pine
set UP on the court house lawn, and
| Joined In the carols popular to the oc-
casion. The electric company sillum-
mated the tree.
A committee Of five men to confer
with the legislature on the erection
of suitable monument in honor or
| the men who have given their lives
during the great war was appointed
at a meeting Of the Soldiers Fathers
league of Des Moines recently. 81 =
Iowa stands eleventh in the num-
Der Of naval enlistments for the fiscal
year, according to the annual report
just received by Lieut.. G. f. Ketterer.
| director of recruiting in Iowa, from
| the chiefsof the, bureau of navigation.
| Iowa's total enhstments are 2.72S
with 1883 recruited at the Des Moines
| station. sSss