Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-04-29
Iowa News

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A nne community buildipg 10 being
erected at Lanssboro. The building
when completed viii be IN improve
ment Of which Q much larger town
might be proud.
A phonograph needle nade OF clay
which in trial has played 100 records,
has been invented BY H. q. Straight
secretary and general manager Of the
Adel Brick and Tile Co.
\ Sheep men Of Lee county have re-
csived their wool returns totallins
9e3. 437.l6. There were 1lS men who
shipped wool co-opsrsttvely last year
thru the county association.
The decision Of the state superil-
tsndent Of banking In refusing . char
ter to the Citizens State Bank Of West
Union was ovsrruled by the commit.
tee on retrenchment and reform.
The contract was signed for the
erection Of Ottumwa's new $3.50, 900 Y.
NJ. G.. A. building. Construction will
start at once and the building Will
be ready for occupancy Jan. !. 1921.
The Iowa state board Of parole re-
ports that they granted paroles to
thirty-eight inmates OF Anamosa re-
formatory at their session Just
brought to an end. They also report
that eight. prisoners were granted pa.
role at Fort Madison penitentiary.
This session was one Of the busiest
the board has experienced for several
months past.
Many spraying circles have been
organized In Tama county. Twelve
Of these have been organized with
four or six orchards, OF $50 to $50
trees each.syThese men have order.
ed a smallaspray machine and spray
material and the Farm Bureau will
supply competent help to do the work
In this way It IL hoped that more
communities may be served than
though one large machine was used.
Annual report Of Sartori Memorial
hospttal at Cedar Falls. shows . to
lstal Of 40 patients in that institution
during the year. OF that number 3l(
were surgical, $40 being adults and
7Oychildren. Sixty-five medical oassi
were treated, 81 adults and four chill
|, dsen. But IL deaths occurred ut thu
Hospital during the year. Recsiptl
were III, e33.5l, disbursements III,
16s. 4S. leaving . balance on hand .
s4e5:o5.
The Pottawattamis County Bee
Keepers Association was organised
June 9. 1918. West Pottawattamt'
county is an ideal place for beekeev
Ing. the Missouri River bottoms bein,
overgrown with sweet clover IN,
Eastwood trees. Although In the cas-,
/; Of the Eastwood trees the bees onl,
work with them once in every tire
years. There are now Is active bss
keepers, association scattered owe
Iowa. and West Fottawattamis couI
/ ty wassone Of the nrst to be organizet
Thirty-one head OF pure brsds wer
sold at combination sale held /
the sales pavilion at Ida Grove r,
Gently. The animals brought 361s.
Eight head of pure bred French drai
and Percheron mares and stallion
sold for $3.50. an average Of $40
each. Ono buyer paid $500 for
French DRAFT mare called Masirl,
years old. ana $500 for Maiden, n
other animal Of the same breed. Tw
other animals sold for $196 and t1b'
Ten ,HeYefords sold tor 1910. an ave
age Of te41 each.
| Four demonstrations on poultry an
orchard work were put on In Unto
county last month. The work VI
done IN communities where the woE
was entirely new. Farmers and the
families attended those meetings
large numbers. Since these NEE
ings, according to County Agent, nun
erous calls have come to him &
information on poultry and sprayin
material. In 1918 the agent assia
ed four farmers with their orchard
In 1919 10 were helped and In 19t
| IL 10 ObtAM0G0N SA0k lIVA Az W
farmers will cali on this Office 4
help. Already 50 farmers have askt
the agent to Gull their poultry In JUL
and July.
Cedar Heights. town Of 400 pc
pie, nesting in the woods 1t the Il
OF Cedar Falls. has inaugurated fe
ture Of civic life which will make
famous throughout the State. II
newly elected mayor, at massme(
ing at which all but twenty of Il
residents were present, selected a
installed a mayors cabinet of woml
numbering twenty-five Of the promi
emit residents Of the town. This pro
sably isfthe first body Of women to |
instituted % an auxiliary in the I'm
ed States. It gives to Cedar HeiE
the distinction Of inviting women
the deliberations Of civic governme
In advance OF actual election to .
sttions ON the council itself.
The O'Hara building In the hea
Of the business section Of Cedar r
pids was completely destroyed BY d
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