Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-04
Iowa News
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Charles Morgan of Waterloo, who
was injured in fall last June, is
dead from the injuries.
The body of Floyd Williams, a
Webster City soldier who died in
France was shipped to Webster City
for burial.
Dorothy Noellner, Fort Madison,
nurse, who died while In service in
France. was buried in Gethsemane
Cemetery at Fort Madison.
The big elevator owned by the
Farmers Cooperative Company OF
Creston, and which was destroyed by
fire recently. will be rebuilt.
The Rev. John Christiansen, who
resigned the pastorate at Cedar. Falls,
has accepted call to a Danish
church at Hillerod, Denmark.
The Farmers Grain Dealers Asso-
citation Of Iowa has. organized the
Iowa Farmers Marketing Association
a state buying and selling organiza.
tion.
The contract for the construction
Of the seyen-mile drainage project at
Atlantic, was awarded to Collman
and Walker of Omaha, at cost OF
$1,000.
The Federal Grand Jury Of Ottum
Wa investigating coal prices in Iowa
towns adjourned without reporting
The case may be aired again. Judge
Wade says.
Terrence Blackie Of Keosauqua
who lost both Of his legs in France
during the war. was married to Miss
Hilda Sturgess, who was, his nurse
at Winchester. England.
]. Reed Lane was robbed OF 1900
in 3ewelry and Ave 800 bills at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe r. Lane
The bandits were armed and escap
ed in an automobile. N So
Farmers In the vicinity ofssNev
Sharon met recently ana organized
a shipping association. A large
number Of farmers interested in the
movement attended the meeting
School children have quick eyes
They saw black American eagle
walking along on the Henry Schoe
farm near Devon. Mr.. School sho
the stray beauty. 1t measured si1
feet ten inches from tip to tip.
On a two-acre patch in the Inlant
neighborhood they have just com
pleted the harvest of 900 bushels o
fine quality onions which they hav.
marketed through the Scott Count,
Growers association. at price net
ting them very satisfactory return
for their work.
The Iowa Farmers' union pledged
its $4,000 members to support thu
strike for higher grain prices recent
ly declared by the Iowa Farm Burea,
federation. Making allowance for du
plications In the membership Of tht
two organizations this adds about 23,
600 farmers to the number of hold
outs.
The Waterloo Poultry association
will stage show December 5 to /!
that will surpass the state show hel,
At Waterloo last winter. There viii
be more than. geo more birds exhibit
ed than were exhibited at the stat
show. James Tucker, Royal Oaks
Mich, and w. H. Lapp, Ames, viii
act as Judges.
The city Of Mount Pleasant may de
eide to furnish electricity for cooking
purposes soon. The local gas com
pany has raised Its prices to $500
thousand feet and pressure Is beini
brought to bear on the council {.
furnish the Juice for cook stoves. TIL
council appointed a committee to Vi
sit other cities which furnish cleo
tricity for cooking.
Private Meeker, one OF the man
members Of tbs army instruction
staff, located at the Iowa State CO.
lege. Ames, has been arrested, uu
der a charge Of selling governmen
property. lie was lodged In the cit
jail and will be taken to Fort De
Moines for confinement and cour
martial. Meeker is accused Of sci
Ing shirts and shoes TO two students
A petition has been filed with Judg
=. G. Albert in which the removal Q
w. E. Kennedy as q member OF th
Of 1854 and the calves averaged SIG:
city council of Ida Grove is asked
The affidavits were signed by Mile
Rees, mayor of the city, and Marshal
P. d. VanWagoner, and contained tn
charges of resisting an officer an
being intoxicated while driving q
automobile.
Returns indicate that a total q
nearly $4,000 was pledged by the st,
dents and faculty of Grinnell colleg
to the fund for the support Of dli
tinctiye educational and missionar
enterprise in Shantung. China.
James Schenbery, was shot and kil
ed instantly BY Floyd Hill while due
hunting at Cedar Rapids this mor1
Ing. The msp were on a. sand SEQ,
IN the river when flock Of duck
passed. Hill raised his gun and fret
At. that very instant Scnenberr
$, moved An front Of the gun and
received the. load u the back Of hi
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