Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-06-24
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Approximately $4,000 acres Of farm
lands In Black Hawk county are Ell
ather under some stage of procedure
Tor drainage or are in contemplation.
Plans are now well under way for
the development of the coal fields in
Lafayette township, west of the
Northwestern lines north Of Gilbert,
In Jasper county.
The Iowa state baptists' assembly
Will be held at Chautauqua park in
Iowa Falls beginning July %. 1t will
continue for ten days. A tentative
program Is being arranged.
What was, without doubt, one of
the best calf club shows Of the state
was held at LIE Mars, when 35 pure
bred heifers that were drawn by the
boys and girls Of Plymouth county
last year were shown.
President Wilson has signed the
nomination papers of Elmer D. Ball,
OF Ames, to be assistant secretary
Of agriculture. Ball is now professor
OF entomology at Iowa State College
and also state entomologist Of Iowa.
large reservoir to be used as a
cooling pond for the new turbine and
which will contain 100000 gallons of
water that may be used in addition
to the present supply in case Of a
fire emergency, has been begun at
the Webster City electric plant.
Perhaps the largest grain check
ever issued to farmer in Blackhawk
county wes that received by William
Wilson, a we'll know farmer recently
for 5000 bushels Of corn Mr.. Wilson
received $12,5O0 for the corn, or $1.8O
a bushel. 1000 bushels sold for 81
70. Part of the corn was from his
1918 crop and part from last years
crop.
Membership in the grand lodge Of
Iowa Masons has grown 4,S74 in the
past year. Considering the ever in
creasing high standards for member
ship this enlargement is a remarkable
one in which the Masons take just
pride. When the roll was called in
January. 1919 there were. 62,472 Ma
sons in the state. One year later the
total was 67,34S.
Three hundred thirty-four bacca-
laureate degrees in agriculture, en-
cheering, home economics, industri-
al science and veterinary medicine,
70 advanced and honorary degrees
and "a certificates for non-collegiate
work were conferred at the COM
mencement exercises of Iowa State
College, which terminated its semi
centennial celebration.
James K. Young. pioneer living
near Humeston. was instantly killed
when his auto was hit by backing
train. Mr.. Young was on his way to
Humeston and his view was obstruct-
ed by building and residence, and
when he saw his danger one Of the
brakes failed to respond properly.
The car was dragged more than 100
feet with him underneath.
Buried alive was the fate Of Ed
Lewis of Des Moines, Chicago Great
Western conductor, who was caught
beneath dump car load of dirt near
Reinbeck recently. Five minutes af-
ter Lewis was missed workmen be-
gan to dig away the dirt and found
the unconscious body still with slight
signs Of life, death ensued however
before medical attention could be Sc
cured.
The, only solution to the topper
sistent attentions of lover who Of
fered dishonorable love which ap-
peared to little Carmela Russo Of
Centerville was murder. So Carmela
shot Tony Matto. She shot him
thoroughly, emptying the chambers
Of two automatic revolvers in hys-
terical effort to free herself from his
impossible wooing. Seven bullets
lodged in his body
Owing to a recent change Des
Moines will soon be the headquarters
Of the United States army recruiting
service for Iowa. Col. R. H. Perry
will be in charge, assisted by Major
L. G. Ward, field artillery. Previ-
ously Iowa was covered by two differ
ent districts, Davenport and Omaha.
The Davenport headquarters will be
closed, and that portion of the state
covered by Omaha will be assigned to
Des Moines.
b. lowe State College was host to the
most distinguished gathering Of agri-
cultural and Industrial college lead
ers, alumni and farm men and wo-
men ever assembled at the institu-
tion. There were present about 1900
Of the men and women who have
been graduated since the college was
formally opened In 1869, when only
two courses were offered, agriculture
and engineering. The first class was
graduated in 1873 and five members
we're present to give the old class
yell for "the first and best Of I. s. c."
Amateur gardeners who go to the
Iowa State Fair this year will find
An exact model .0f the ideal garden
awaiting theis inspection. The gard
en- 10 now being laid out and plant
Cd from experts in the gardening de-
pertinent of Iowa State College. Ii
will contain storage cave, model
Aerces and system Of watering at
tached to farm water plan. Fea.
lures for beautifying the dooryard Of
the farm will be shown in conjunction
with the regular exhibit. The pro
per shrubbery for garden VIII like
Eise 3 included
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