The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-05-26

At the sham battle demonstration Civ.
On by the war department at the state
fair grounds wherein chemical warfare
was especially exemplilied over $1,000
people were present. The great ami
theater and all of the bleechers were
filled. During the greatest stress OF the
battle in which 800 soldiers from Wash
ington and Camp Dodge participated
an imperfect shell tore loose from its
mornings and Il large number of pieces
of broken steel whizzed through the
ampitheater, some of which found an
easy mark in interested spectators. A
Des Moines high school girl had her
forehead badly lacerated, her nose
smashed out OF all resemblance and her
upper lip severed. Army surgeons nave
the case and the greatest experts in
the nation have been summoned to help
in restoring as far as possible the IN
iured parts Already the responsibility
for the accident has been fastened up.
on the war department because all OF
the spectators were present because OF
urgent invitations published in the city
papers and through posters. rive oth-
crS were slightly in jurcd and just as
q truck gardener north OF the 1alr
grounds had stopped down for a shower
of dirt piece of shrapnel running wild
whizzed over his head and tore a great
hole in the side OF his house. The man
with the spade was thankful that he
happened at that particular moment 10
be in a STOPPING posture.
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Iowa land values show no decline.
but rather a vigorous upward tendency.
Near Sheldon, in OBricn county, land
sold recently at $1,000 an acre that dur
ing the boom last summer was bought
for $3.50 per acre, an advance OF S450
per acre in less than a year. or course
that Is an exceptional case but here is
fair Illustration of conditions all over
the state: Twenty five Cass county
farms have changed hands since March
list, at an average price OF $311 an acre,
an estimated increase of SIS an acre
over prevailing prices last year. The
aggregate acreage is 5000, and the to. |
tai consideration is $1,500,000. The |
prices range from $500 to $420 an acre.
Fl. &C. Hargrove, a well known breed |
er Of Holstein cattle on his farms in
Warren county, recently sold four Hol-
stems to the government of Uruguay |
receiving $3.50 each for them. Buyers
from Uruguay were here some time ago
and made the purchase. These animals /
will be shipped in a carload lot with
other PURCHASES made by the represent
atives Of the government. On the same
ship there will be ten Polled August
bulls bought from the old McHenryl
herd near Denison.
Iowa people are scattered all over
the world. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Pick.
ms, of Atlantic, have received a letter
from their daughter, Mrs. Oyler, who
with her husband is stationed at Mala-
KEEL, Asia Minor, in which the lady says
that she and her husband, Rev. d. S.
Oyler. recently had the distinguished
honor of entertaining in their home
Gen. and Mrs. Allenby-Lady Allenby
is the official title of the wife of the
general. 1t was General Allenby who
thrilled the world when he captured
Jerusalem from the Turks during the
war, something the Crusaders attempt
ed on several occasions in years long
Oylcr are in charge of the Presbyteri-
an station home in that far away coun
try. Eliot q. 'Mcars is serving as trade
commissioner in Greece. Mr. Mears is
the son OF Rev. ID. o. Mears and Mary
Grinnell Mears, daughter of the foun
der of Grinnell. He has served now
over a year in that capacity and his
work meets with the approval of those
who are fitted to speak with authority
on eastern trade relations. The Lev
ant Trade Review" published in Con-
stantinOnle, speaks in praise of his eff
forts and welcomes the transfer of his
headquarters to that city, which occur
red in the early fall. lie was also ap- |
pointed member of the American mil
itary mission, appointed by President
Wilson to visit Turkey and the Trans
Caucasus.
Katherine and Rebecca McCullom
were found in dug out on their
ranch in North Dakota, near Dickinson,
by Red Cross nurse, in serious
mental and physical plight. They have
been taken to the North Dakota hospi.
tai for the insane. Their peculiarly
dates back to about thirty years ago
when the sisters returned to their
ranch after a trip to their former home
at Pomeroy, Iowa, to close up real
estate deal. They told of being pre-
scented with and eating queer tasting |
apples which made them very sick.
The McCullom sisters were born in
Scotland and went to North Dakota
from Iowa to file on claims. They now
own $40 acres. herd of cattle and car
ried with them in an old can $3.50 in
currency and 800 in gold Their dug
out contained pile of rags on which
they slept, a kitchen stove, few cook
ing utensils, kerosene lantern and bible