Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-25
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The Auto Supply Company, Of Els.
1herville, Iowa, was robbed of 5000
State encampment of the G. A. R.
will be held in Waterloo in June
1921, it is announced.
Charles E. Bonner, for twenty
seven years resident of Des Moines
died at his home recently.
The million dollar estate of the
late A. Hurst near Maquoketa will
be placed on sale February /.
Iowa senator's and representatives
favor special session of the Legis-
lature to revise the code of Iowa
laws.
new hospital and training school
costing 100000 will be built by the
sisters Of the Sacred Heart Hospital
at Fort Madison.
Mrs. William Frahm, wife of far
mer living near Reinbeck, is setting
record in corn husking, having pick
ed 100 bushels day.
Rev. G. S. Cooper, II, veteran Iowa
temperance worker and we'll known
IN Methodist circles throughout the
state, died at hospital at Ottunwa
On complaint of dozen parents
OF Vinton, ]. E. Wright and Perry
campbell, owners of a pool hall, were
arrested and charged with selling
c1garets to minors.
The Iowa motor trades bureau will
be invited to hold it's annual conyen-
ton at Waterloo in 1921. by the
Black Hawk motor trades bureau at
the annual dinner Dec. 8.
William Hewitt, So years old, who
lives alone on his farm near Sac
City, reported several thousand dol.
lars worth of Liberty bonds and
money stolen from his safe.
The Christian Home Orphanage To-
Gated at Council Bluffs reports that
orphanage cases are steadily increas.
ing although more children are now
being adopted than ever before.
The world has not the purcha sing
price to pay So for wheat E. G.
Nourse, head OF the agricultural de-
partment of Iowa State college told
the farmer.bankers convention held
at Waterloo.
A message from Red Cross head
quarters stated that Lyle M. Foster,
young man from Columbus, was
the only one who escaped death when
his party was captured by the reds
in South Russia.
Captain Waldo Evans, who needs
no introduction to Grinnell people.
mas recently been awarded an unus-
ual distinction in his appointment by
the United States government as gov
ernor Of Samoa.
The sale Of registered Angus cat
tie held by William Cash at Williams
burg recently totaled $s6,575, and
average of s1,544.5O. The highest
priced animal sold for $4,000, the
next highest for s4,45O.
John Mellick of near Waukon went
into Chicago with over two tons of
honey. He has los swarms of bees.
He has been in this line Of business
over twenty years. He is a farmer
and this is side line.
Henry Reth was awarded only ST.
250 for the alienation of his wife's
affections by jury at Manchester re-
Gently The case was brought against
John R. White who must not only nav
this sum but the costs of the case. s2..
500.
One day farm management schools
for farmers interested In keeping and
farm records, will be of.
fered to limited number of coun-
ties during December, January and
February at the Ames agricultural
school,
At recent meeting held at New
Sharon Of the 165 members of the
New Sharon Shipping Association,
the association elected permanent Of
hcers and steps were taken to incor.
porate. manager will be appoint.
ed soon.
Maude Evert has sued George w.
Cline for $4,000 for alleged breach
OF promise. She lives in the north.
ern part Of the county and he lives at
Perry. She says he promised to mar.
~ her and she found out Later he
already was married.
Mrs. Bert Entwisle of Waukon. was
painfully injured while watching a
football game. She was standing
near the line and two of the play.
ers in making run ran over her.
knocking her down and seriously in.
juring the right knee Joint.
Art Hoppe. % years old, young
farmer residing near Jubilee, is in
a hospital at Waterloo in critical
condition as result of being struck
BY a Waterloo.Cedar Falls G North
srn lnterurban car on the Cedar
Rapids line near Gilbertville.
One thousand dollars damages
were awarded Ida Schlar of Fort
Madison by the jury in her 100000
slander suit against Harry Resnick,
following one Of the most hotly con-
tested suits seen there this year.
Mrs. George A. DeButte, So, wife of
The president Of the Melbourne Saw
ngs Bank, was burned to death in
he furnace at her home. After MISS
Ing her Mr.. DeButte began search
ana found his wife's body wedged in
The furnace door. She had been Ill
or some time and ia believed to have
committed suicide.