Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01

Six hundred and ninety-six have
enrolled for the Iowa State College
summer school.
The Iowa State Association Of Mail
Carriers will hold their annual con-
vention in Clinton July to s.
Clarence Friedley OF Centerville,
was killed when tire on an automo.
bile in which he was riding blew out
and the machine turned over near
Jerome.
Fire, originating in the baekhre
from a gasoline engine, totally de.
stroyed the barn and other property
belonging to w. j. Benjamin near
Iowa City. The loss is estimated at
5000, with only $4,000 insurance.
$ The dates for the Big -Four fair at
Nashua which were originally plan.
ned for the first week in September
have been changed to August 23-27
to avoid conflicting with the Cedar
Valley District Fair.
Half a million dollars in pennies is
what the children Of twelve public
schools in Clinton have saved dur.
ing the school year, 1919-1S2O, accord.
ing to figures compiled at the end of
the year. The saving was made q
penny at time for which every
child was issued a saving stamp and
the money invested in the City Ma.
tional bank to his credit.
More than 80 national and state
conventions have been held in Des
Moines in the first six months of the
year according to report issued by
the convention bureau of the Cham
ber OF Commerce. July will be Q
slack month in convention business,
but the succeeding months will be live.
ly. The state convention of COUNTY
officers will number 1900 to 1000 dele.
gates Aug. 1919.
Enough black hair was removed
from the craw of an old hen, by w.
L. Boyce Of Clinton, to make wo.
mans switch. The hair was rolled
up In a solid ball. The hen has had
great growth on the side Of her neck
Tor several weeks. and Mr.. Boyce,
seeking to know the cause, took a
safety razor blade and cut into the
growth. After he had removed the
hair, he took needle and thread and
sewed up the incision. The hen cack'
led her thanks and began eating
heartily.
The great need for liquidation in
Iowa can only be attainable thru the
securing of sufficient cars to move
the live stock and grain now held all
thru the middle west, Iowa bankers
farmers and business men declared
in resolutions adopted at confer
ence attended by representative men
from various parts Of the state held
in Des Moines recently. The confer
ence voted a committee of seven be
chosen with power to act with rela
tion ito car supply and transportation
The plan is to send this committee to
Washington to personally confer
with the interstate commerce com
mission and use every means possible
to secure cara.
Pure bred hog breeders, boys and
girls, citizens and club leaders, had 9
great time at Storm Lake, when they
met to start club work in five promin
ent breeds, Poland Chinas, Duroc Jer
seys, Hampshires, Chester Whites and
Spotted Poland Chinas. All the pigs
were sold to boys and girls at uni
form price of $50. They signed 9
note for the amount with one Of the
banks of the county. The Duroc Jer
seys numbered 18 in all. One breed
er of Durocs offered SIS to the clut
leader for all the pigs he could buy
like those distributed to the mem
bers of the red hog club. The Hamp
shires were represented by 10 pigs
The majority Of the members came
from the territory around Alta ant
Linn Grove. The Spotted Poland
drew much attention, as the breed Il
only getting start in Iowa.
Iowa can claim another honor
Iowa is in advance Of all other state
in the number of persons who actu
ally sleep in the open air. Hundred,
Of homes have open sleeping room
OF screened porches and their occu
pants take their rest at night in tn,
open air. The state department OF
tuberculosis of the Board Of Contro
has for many years promoted the doc
trine of open air sleeping. AS "a
suit, the people have become educate,
to It's value. There Is no single FAC
T tor, according to the state depart
ment, Of greater health value thai
sleeping in the open air. Farmers
in particular have adopted this plal
and find that they are better able t
do the arduous work Of the farm
when they rest well at night. Dul
ing the oppressive heat of summer
the bedroom has been practicall
abandoned"
Bank robbers blew the safe in th
Farmers Savings Bank at Wallint
ford and escaped with $4,000 in GU
/ rency and $4,000 in Liberty Bonds
They severed telephone and, tel,
graph wires before beginning the jol
At a special election held at Poci
hontas to vote bonds to build ne,
high school building to replace th
one burned down last January. th
proposition carried by a big majorit.
1 there being only eight votes agains
8 OF the forty-three women's votes tw
( ballots were spoiled but were againi
tAs proposition. -