Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-19
Iowa News
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Storm Lake was so years old
Aug. u. The city has a population
Of 1000.
A woman's auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion has been organized at Ma
quoketa.
The third company of the Iowa na-
tional guard Of Storm Lake have left
for camp.
Bert Haynes, 27, Atlantic, was kill
ed when his auto collided with an
other car near his home
Paving in Atlantic has been delay
ed by the inability to secure ma.
terials on schedule time.
Four hundred hogs are expected
to be on exhibition at the Warren
County Fair at Indianola
Louis Umhoefer, Mason City, is SUI
ing A. H. Brett for 100000 for alien
alton of his wife's affections.
Gertrude Darrell was appointed de-
putty clerk of the southern district to
succeed Louis Adelman, resigned
Robert Smith, IA, who ran away
from home at Iowa City, is believed
to have Joined the navy at Omaha.
All companies Of the national guard
of Iowa are settled in their tents at
Camp McHenry, near Storm Lake.
Employees of the Fort Dodge Inter
urban will not strike is the, belief of
C. H. Crooks, president of the COM
pany.
An automobile party of eight pas
sengers turned turtle near Stanwood
One woman suffered a fractured col
lar bone.
Frank Kanak, 70, pioneer of Iowa
City, was painfully injured when he
was knocked down in that city by
an automobile driven by Frank Noel
of Solon.
Mayor Admission of Montezuma was
killed when he was overcome by the
fumes from a septic tank, which he
was inspecting.
Siago Hansen, IL, SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Hanson, was smothered
to death while playing in an oats
bin at Atlantic
Police at Fort Madison believe that
Eston Ross, who deserted his wife
and family to elope with Eta Pur-
Wis. wife of Sini Purvis, will return
In few days.
Jackson county American Legion
posts have formed joint organiza-
tion to take charge of the soldiers
reunion at Miles.
Major e. E. Lambert of the Unit.
ed States army is in Iowa City aid
ing in their struggle to enlist enough
recruits to organize troop for the
First Iowa Cavalry.
Prone Serweroff, Z, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Serweroff of Waterloo
was drowned in Black Hawk Creek
in that city while wading.
Mr. and Mrs James McCloskey
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary at ST. Charles recently Five
who attended the wedding were
guests at the anniversary.
Senator Gilbert N. Hitchcock of Ne
braska and Governor Henry j. Allen
of Kansas will speak at the Central
Iowa Chautauqua at Tama
No inquest will be held over the
body Of Robert Reeves, who com
mitted suicide near Iowa City by
drinking strychnine in pop.
Two men armed with rifles, held
up Edward Fett, farmer living fou1
miles north of Ankeny. and robbed
him Of $22 and watch valued at $40
] Des Moines firemen will ask the
city for $25 a month increase tc
take effect Sept. l and continue til
the price of living returns to normal
The Warren County Fair, to be helc
at Indianola, Aug. 16 to 81, is expect
ed to be record breaker of the G;
fairs that have been held without the
break Of single year
The Fairfield National Bank in &
petition filed in the District Courj
asks judgment against the Bond ant
Mortgage Company of Iowa for prom
issOry notes amounting to $30o0.
Sixteen thousand bushels of grair
We're burned in a fire which destroy
ed the kirchner elevator at Cumber
land causing loss estimated at $50,
900, partly covered by insurance.
Iowa City Jews have offered re
ward Of 800 for the capture of tn,
man who lured Louis Reiner, Polisl
cobbler, to Cedar Rapids and feecet
him out Of $1,000, his life's savings
On Aug. 8 the executive committee
of the board of directors of the Nortl
Iowa Lutheran Hospital association
held meeting and decided to opel
st. Luke's hospital in what will b
the nurses home. the first part o
September The building is bein
made ready for the opening Their
will be sufficient room to accommc
date twenty-five patients in thes
quarters.
Harold Thayer, 13-year-old son O
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thayer residin
one mile west of Ocheyedan died a
result of abdominal and chest cut
caused by scythe Thayer's bod
was nearly severed in half. He wa
carrying scythe while riding hi
pony, blade toward him, wh2n tn
extended handle snagged on & car i
the barnyard of the Herbert Dea
farm. three quarters of mile mort
of Ocheyedan. The force of the cate
jerked the scythe into young Thayer'
body slashing nearly to the sp ma
column.