Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-04-01

tourteen spray rings, covering 270
orchards in Benton county and repre-
senting 1900 trees have been form.
ed In the county.
lowe automobile owners, with. half
the number Of cars, pay approximate
" as much tax as is paid in the state
OF New York. with four times Iowa's
population.
One OF the largest real estate deals
that has occurred in Benton county
lately. was the sale Of the Frank Har.
mon farm southwest Of Garrison. The
farm consists Of 240 acres and sold
TOR $400 per acre or $4,000.
! AT a special election held in Web.
ster city q proposition to bond the
city in the sum Of $75 900 for the pur.
chase Of the gas plant to be operated
as municipal institution, carried,
The vote was 599 for the proposition
and 50 against.
More than 1900 interested lowe
farmers and buyers were in attend.
ance at the big horse sale held in
Cedar Falls recently, when James
Loonan & Son disposed Of 55 Percher.
on mares at good prices. Eighteen
states were represented at the sale,
Argentine buyers are after Iowa's
fine stock. Hargrove & Arnold OF
Norwalk. have Just sold four Hol.
stein cattle to Argentine stock raisers
at $4,000. The same firm has sold
one animal to Pennsylvania buyers
at $4,000 and one to Vermont buyers.
The Iowa Is a pedigreed variety
OF white oats bred at the Iowa ex.
pertinent station and distributed for
cooperative tests throughout the state
last year for the first time. In 50
tests where 1t was compared WITH
Iowa 103 1t averaged 5.26 bushels
more to the acre than Iowa 103. This
new variety grows few inches tall.
er and is four or i've days later than
Iowa 103.
The State Bank OF Deep River has
purchased handsome loving cup
which 1t Will present to the Powe-
shiek County Declamatory associa.
tion, to be used by the association az
q trophy to be striven for ct the con-
tests. The cup will remain the prop
erty Of the association and will be
strtven for each year, the school WIN
ming being honored by having its
name engraved thereon.
A. ]. Magnus of Muscatine was
elected president of. the Iowa Laun-
dry Owners Association. Other Of
ficers are H. M. Wetlaufer, Oelwein,
vice president: w. C.. Martin, Des
Moines. secretary; A. l.. Brooks, Ft.-
Dodge, treasurer; H. L. Wilson, Des
Moines, sergeant-at-arms. G. r.
Spensley of Waterloo, the retiring
president, was chosen advisory mem
ber of the National Association.
How Iowa is -enriching the Golfers
of Uncle Sam is shown by the report
of the Bureau Of Internal Revenue.
Income and profit taxes paid in Iowa
between Jan. and March 20 totaled
$8,8O4, ,35S.05. AS these payments, in
most instances, constitute but one
fourth of the total to be paid, 1t is
estimated that Iowa during the calen-
dar year will Contribute $35,2l7 1920
to the national treasury.
Six district contests are to be held
at Orange City, Fort Dodge, Waterloo,
Iowa City, Abba and Shenandoah in
the statewide heterogeneous speak
ing contest which is being conducted
under the auspices Of the Iowa Patri-
otic League and the Iowa Extempor-
aneous Speaking League. Winners
Of the district contests will come to
the University OF Iowa sometime in
April to speak for the state champion.
ship.
In order that hundreds of acres Of
rich agricultural land may be saved
from devastation, farmers living in
the extreme north part of Iowa, in
Allamakee county, are interesting
themselves in the Strengthening Of
the Iowa River. Each year floods
have caused thousands of dollars
worth of damage to crops Of farmers
whose land borders on the stream,
and they have determined to stop
this immense loss The estimated
cost of the project will be about $780,
600. and about 1000 acres OF rich
Iowa land will be directly benefited
by the change at q cost Of about SGT
an acre.
Fire at Norwalk, destroyed two
buildings and damaged several Others
resulting in an estimated loss Of
nearly $25, 1000. Two hundred citizens
battled the blaze. Volunteers were
called and bucket brigade was form
ed. The Jacobc' Merchandise build
ing, a brick structure, and the Metho-
dist Parsonage, were totally destroy
ed. The A. Easter Dry Goods store
was partially destroyed and other
buildings were slightly damaged.
Several Iowa breeders have recent
'ly purchased purebred Dnroc sows in
Maryland and South Dakota, the ami.
mails costing $500. The fair asso-
citation in Mahaska county will sell
800, 900 worth of stock to improve
and enlarge the fair.
Black Hawk county. thru an or
ganization. is the first in the state
to buy, operate and maintain one
OF the most modern and up-to-date
movie picture outfits under the aus,
pices Of the county Y. NJ. C. A.. Thus
Black Hawk Is given credit for an.
other brand new idea.
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