Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
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Nrunuy center in exercises scheduled
for June 8.
Dubuque will raise fund of at
least $4,000 to give the members of
the Dubuque post of the American
Legion permanent home.
When James @. White, and his
wife, Alma White, jumped their bonds
at Fort Madison and fed the state,
Iowa was better OFF by 5000. They
were held on bootlegging charges.
Charged with robbing Miss Viola
Balihorn-after she died-of approx.
mately 5000 worth Of clothing, How.
ard Jerold Harris, Is years old, a
ladies' tailor, was placed under ar.
rest by the Davenport police and
was bound over to the grand Jury
under a $1,000 bond on a charge Of
grand larceny.
The Iowa Wool Growers Associa,
ton has membership Of 5000 and
during the past year they marketed
l,25O.000 lbs, of wool. AS result of
this cooperation a saving was made
for the farmers of $4,000 due to
better markets. This is enough
money to pay the salaries of all coun.
ty agents in the state for year.
Claude Rector and William Hill
farm hands in Pleasant township,
were arrested on information sworn
out by a farmer living in the same
township near Atlantic charging that
the pair had stolen two quarts Of
whisky. They pleaded guilty and
were assessed fine Of $25 each,
which they paid. The whiskey was
purchased eight years ago, and was OF
prime stock, hence the farmers indig-
nation at losing 1t.
j. W. Cummings Of Hampton was
perhaps fatally injured when the Sc
dan car he was driving was struck
by q westbound Great Western pas
senger train. Witnesses claims q
freight train standing on the siding
obscured his view Of the approach
ing train. The car was struck in the
middle and carried 125 yards. Cum.
mdngs is prominent there, having
once been recorder. He had retired
from the hardware business.
Election of officers of the Iowa
Medical association, held at the clos
ing session of the state convention in
Des Moines. resulted as follows:
President, DR.. Donald Macrae, Coun.
Gil Bluffs; president-elect, DR.. A. NJ
Pond, Dubuque; first vice president,
DR.. H. A. Howard, Iowa City; second
vice president, ]. w. Stone, Des
Moines; secretary. DR.. Thomas
Throckmorton, Des Moines; editor
DR.. David s. Fairchild, Sr., Clinton.
The campaign against the "black
plague" in Iowa which was launched
early this year by the State Board of
Health in conjunction with federal
health officers has now reached into
practically every county in the state.
Over $4,000 pieces Of literature on
the various social diseases have been
sent out to parents and children since
the Inauguration Of the campaign
The work of the movement embraces
doctors. teachers, city officials and
ministers in practically all counties.
The system being established in Iowa
Is virtually the same as that used in
the army to carry on the campaign
for higher moral standards.
The boom on Iowa farm property
for 1920 is officially declared "on,"
A rapid exchange of farm land is an
ticipated that will equal if not ex
eel the unprecedented sales of one
year ago. Last year prices of $500
and better were rare; this year the
region of $400 and up will be the
happy hunting ground of buyers and
sellers. While land last year did in
many instances sell for $40O, there
was generally reason, either near
ness to towns or unusual improve
ments. But this year the good black
dirt without Improvements in the
form of cement walks and fancy
barns will be sufficient to bring the
price up to those figures per acre.
The Iowa Fleece Wool Growers AS
sociation has secured the promise OF
Iowa bankers to recognize the WOO,
receipts this year as collateral to q
nance growers while they are waiting
for returns. The cooperation of the
Iowa Bankers Association was secur.
ed at meeting of the wool growers
committee at Des Moinea A uniform
county agents receipt will be used
When the wool is weighed and load
cd on the car the county agent OF
county secretary will issue a receipt
which will be collateral at any bank
in Iowa for an advance of rs per cent
or more at the prevailing rate of in
terest in that county. The usua,
sight draft on bill of lading will b
extended by the warehouse.
E. P. Gaddes near Griswold was
found guilty of brutal treatment OF
his son, Russell. IL years old, in JUS
tice court. A fine Of 500 was i'm
posed upon him, the fine. being sus
pended on his good behavior in the
future.
Although the Mt Pleasant school,
board has raised teachers salaries
this year the teachers are neglectine
to sign contracts. They seek higher
pay. Mrs. Mary Swaney, for years
principal of the high school goes tc
Chill to teach under the direction OF
the Methodist church.