Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-09
Iowa News
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The new church Of Christ Scientist
at Baskerville Is completed
Steel framework for the new armory
building at Ames is nearly complet.
ed.
The j. E. nale store at Woodbine
was robbed OF $4,000 wo III of mer.
chandise.
The farmers elevator al Reeve was
destroyed by fire. Loss IS estimated
at $4,000.
Burglars took s645 worth of dia-
monds from the window OF a jewelry
store at Independence
Due to the increased wages of city
workers at Cedar Rapids city tax
OF 50 mills has been levied.
The Office of the Farmers Elevator
Company at Geneva was entered and
$50 worth of auto tires taken.
A swine show will be stayed at Mil
ford in connection with the annual
fall festival to be held October IA to
16.
Heinie Engle, Dubuque, threw Guy
Elliott, Collins Iowa, in 2 hours and
50 minutes with head scissors and bar
arm.
Mrs. Mary S. Smith, 81, was killed
in a runaway near Missouri Valley
when the wheels of the wagon ran
over her body.
Fire at Orient destroyed large
lumber yard, corn crib and several
large residences. The loss is esti-
mated ct $4,000.
Edith Bouma, telephone operator,
committed suicide at Orange City by
drinking carbolic acid. Ill health is
given as the cause.
According to census made by the
Iowa Federation of Womens Clubs
only G3 per cent of the births in 10
towns are registered.
Joseph Kimmell of Iowa City has
sued A. c. Robinson for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries sustained when b q.
was hurt by the defendants car last
spring.
Albert G. Buley, farmer who lives
near Ankeny, fled apetition in bank
rutpcy in the federal court. His liza
bilities totaled $4,624S1. Assets were
listed at $625
Miss Jessie Kelly who has been in
China three years as teacher In
no
J! has returned to her home in Knoxville
to attend family reunion.
Brooding over an increase in rents,
j. II. Baker, SO years old, grocer
Of Audubon committed suicide. Baker
sold out his store and then hanged
himself from banana hook.
A crook, who is in the habit OF
!: overdrawing his bank accounts in diff
ferent cities, secured more than $1,000
through the Cedar Rapids and Water
loo banks and is now at large.
Struck by westbound Rock Island
passenger train while crossing the
track on his bicycle at Council Bluffs
an unidentified boy clad in oyarans
about IA, was Instantly killed.
W. j. Connee Of Davenport is in the
hospital at Iowa Cil2 AFTER an aaegec
. attack by H. L, Ssggs of Washing
ton, Iowa, whJ is alleged to have bit
ten him in the arm during quarrel
Samuel NJ shortridge, former De
! Moines 10y. now a leading attorne.
0 nP ttIltI, h
! can nouinee for the United States
\ senate from Caif0 IA according t,
! returns from the statewide primary
I Construction work has been started
! on the new Ne quake day schoo
\ plant. near Toledo on the Lincoll
!! Highway on the location of the oil,
! school building which was destroye,
\ by fire last March. The new plan
! will consist of school building
J teachers cottage, farmers cottage an
\ barn. 1t is estimated that the cor
struction cost will be about $4,000.
Everybody works with mother.
| That's a better slogan than Every
body works but father isn't it?
= was displayed on one of the floats i
!, the boys and girls club parade Wee
II nesday at the state fair, and drew it
: share of applause from the crowd
:: which saw the parade. Did you Sc
: those floats? The Mayfower wa
!. there, sailing atop truck; The Ow
= Your Own Room girls painted furn
:. ture and hung curtains in their floa
:: and close behind came THE Queen {
:: the Home"-a gray-haired mothe
8 seated high on her throne Balance
. Meals for People as Well as Hogs
= read the streamer on another fos
z carrying domestic science girls, and
z small boy standing guard over a phi
= Canning clubs, corn and pig clubs an
= all the demonstration groups in til
= great boys and girls organization
. Iowa were represented in the parad
q Miss Gertrude Darrell of Ottumw
= Ia, began her work as deputy clel
. of the United States District cou
e here yesterday. She will take IL
: place o uis Adelman, who has bee
:. deputy William Macarthur, clel
= Of the c IRIS.
Z Robbers entered the Parno jewell
s store at Greene at an early hour we
q terday morning and got away wi
e iewelry valued at about 5000, most
second hand watches. The safe WI
81 unmolested. Entrance was gained
. breaking the glass in the front do
With handaX.