Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-02
Iowa News
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Government officers are now at Ma
son City to capture violators of the
internal revenue law.
Electric light service is being In
stalled for the benefit of farmers be-
tween Welton and Dewitt
Loss of Liberty bonds which were
stolen from the First National bank
Thorton, is covered by insurance.
Dr. Henry j. Hinkel, physician at
the Mt. Pleasant Hospital for the
Insane is dead Of spinal mengitis.
The Tri-city railway company of
Davenport was granted the right to
charge nine cents fare, temporarily.
Yeggs blew the safe in the Bueh-
Ter Brothers meat market at Mason
City and escaped with nearly $500
in cash.
Arthur Linville, 35 years old, man
ager of the Robert Mckenzie farm,
one mile east of Council Bluffs is
missing.
Fred Huebner was elected naviga-
tor of the Fourth Degree knights of
Columbus at Iowa City for the COM
ing year.
The Farmers Mercantile company
has been incorporated in Polk coun-
ty. The authorized capitalization
will be 100000.
DR.. Edwin Clyde, formerly of Iowa
City and Cedar Rapids, was elected
dean of the school of commerce of
the University of Oregon.
Henry M. Ramey, 80, oldest inmate
of the Iowa Odd Fellows home at
Mason City lis dead. The body was
taken to Grinnell for burial
A patrol has been formed by Cerro
Gordo county bankers to watch for
burglars, following the robbery Of
10000 from the Thornton bank.
captain Adair, aviator, was instant
ly killed at Milford when he dropped
5000 feet from his airplane to the
ground. His parachute failed to
open.
Mrs. Jones Anderson, her daughter
Alice and her son Albert, received
serious injuries when their car skid
ded and ran into hedge fence near
Taber.
Paul l.. Benjamin, brother of Prof.
q. g. Benjamin Of Iowa University
has been appointed associate editor
of the Survey. social workers maya
zine of New York.
The body of Sergeant August A.
Jansen has arrived at New York from
overseas and will be shipped to Ply
mouth for funeral conducted BY
the America Legion.
A large barn on the Sumner Bishop
farm southeast of Elliott was burned
to the ground enta1ling a loss of
about $4,000 with insurance of about
30 per cent. The cause OF the fire ia
unknown
When a pin in the gizzard of q
chicken which she was cleaning ran
into one of her fingers, Mrs. C. w.
Boyer of Council Bluffs contracted a.
case of blood poisoning which may
prove fatal.
Lieut.. George R. Burns, aviator and
9. L. Osborne, passenger, fell 500 feet
near Melbourne while on a CONNER
cial flight. The plane was a total
wreck. The ilier and passenger re-
ceived but minor injuries.
Otis Patterson. Al, wealthy farmer
from near Sheldon, Iowa, after tear
ing $1,000 in currency to pieces. at
tempted to kill himself by slashing
his wrist with razor. He was dis
covered and taken to a hospital.
Otis Patterson AZ, a wealthy far
mer from near Sheldon, Iowa, after
tearing $1,000 in currency to pieces,
attempted to kill himself by slashing
his wrist with a razor. He was dis
covered and taken to hospital.
Lieut.. George R. Burns, aviator,
and c. l.. Osborne, passenger, fell
800 feet near Melbourne while on a
commercial flight. The plane was q
total wreck The hier and passen-
ger received but minor injuries.
John Swanson, a miner at the Nc
Cagg mine near Knoxville, reported
the loss of 1920 which he was carry
ing in his dinner pail. The
paid lid came unfastened while Swan
son was swinging the bucket it is
thought
Approximately 100000 in cash and
Liberty bonds is on hand in the trea-
sury of the iowa Farm Bureau fedora
ton, according to the report of j. e..
Craven, treasurer. On January L,
there was on hand $1O0,725 and be-
tween that date and July 1, 1921, O19
was received Disbursements were
$l0G,o0l in the first six months of the
year. There are more than 10000
members of the federation in Iowa.
Frank Wisner of Toledo, was sen
fenced to life Imprisonment at Fort
Madison penitentiary for the murder
OF his wife's uncle. Frank Linhart,
June 10. Linehart's body, contain
ing poison was found in Salt Creek.
When he unconsciously placed the
lighted end of cigar in his mouth
Ray Lewis, farmer, lost control Of
truck in which he was bringing a
load OF hogs to Council Bluffs and
suffered probably fatal injuries when
the machine overturned against a
barbed wire fence. One hog was
killed.