Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-07

eastern markets tOr xo00 At tQS 13so
Of carload day.
More men from Linn county gave
their lives in the world war than any
other county in the state It was dis.
closed by Miss Matte G. Watson q
the state historical society. who 70
collecting photographs to be included
in grouping Of the dead Of the various
counties, an6 which viii be hung IN
the state historical rooms ct Des
Moines.
Angered because John Phelps. .
young farmer near Silver City whom
the highwayman had held up On he
road, had no money on his person.
the bandit, after searching Phelps
and the latter had remounted bic
horse and was riding away. yelled.
Damn you. I'll give you something
to remember me By" and dred shot
at Phelps. Il
-Four Zig cattle sales Of pure bfsl
cattle hive been scheduled 70 take
place in the new sales pavilion 10 ths
cattle barn at the Iowa state taif
grounds by the state board OF aSss.
culture. The National Pollsd Here
ford association, National Iowa Angss
Breeders and Iowa Hereford Drsedesv
associations will ill hold sales during
the winter.
Mrs. Fred Carr Of Montesums.
who was injured sometime ago IN
an automobile accident near Prairie
City in which James McCew Of Reg.
nolds, ILL.,, was killed, underwent Q
serious operation. Mrs. Csrr sus-
tanned badly fractured leg and -
injured lung in the accident. Be.
i cause Of the latter injury It WAS not
possible to set the bones IN the leg.
Ernest Williams, an Omaha Negro.
is dying in Council BUNS HOSPITAL
with four bullets IN his body 6esd
1 by M. P. Wilson, an Illinois Central
special agent. Watson discovsfo4
the Negro in q box car and wAoa
Williams leaped ont he landed square
ly on Watson. They ciinchsd aad
Watson's first shot went through Ais
own arm, which was around the Ne
gro's neck. He then nrsd tour ahots
at Williams % he ned, al OF vAieA
took effect
The Hart.Parr company. maas-
facturers of tractors ct Charles CITY,
Ia, announced that they would Deo-
tect every person who purchases one
of their tractors against reduction
in price before June I. 1921. n
through reduction in msnufactus1nG
costs they are able to reduce ths
price OF their tractor before June
next they guarantee 70 refund 4
owners who purchase tractors 30
tween now and June I The fun
amount Of that reduction.
It was another case Of too MANI
women with August r. Lahr. former
ly Of Allison, who was indicted ol
the charge Of wife desertion 81 tn
grand Jury. He married Miss Emma
Bauman in September. 1913. and Dc
: serted her in December Of the samt
year. He went to State Center
where he met ana married Mis-,
, Windgert, whose home was at Doon,
The county attorney and sheriR o
Butler county got on his trie' ant
thus ended his honeymoon.
Kenneth Nelson, 8 year old son q
1 Mr.. and Mrs. Harye Nelson. Of Lax
/, Mills, was killed when he WAS caugh
l. in the corn chute 1t the canning fae
, tory. He was with year Ok
brother at the time. The brotAs
turned in the alarm. He had passe.
: from the third floor to the nrst b
! fore he was rescued from the ehutl
/ He died before doctors arrived. Tn
4 boys were playing in the factory.
4 is believed. They were cousins .
I. A. Nelson, manager Of the plant.
i Ole Myran, farmer living abou
2 ten miles west Of DEBORAH, went ove
e to his neighbors and said hs hal
i, been robbed. He had . deep eas
s below his eye and his head Va
badly, beaten. He said two me
4 came to his place % he was doin
. his work and demanded money. n
a refused, to give them any, whom on
II of them took q piece Of stove WOO
a and struck him over the head IN
under the eye. They then attacke
> him and took So, all the money b
q had on his person.
. One of Waterloo's principal mani
!. featuring sections was threatened b
. destruction from FIRE. Fire Of an N
Il known origin started In the lumbe
yard of the William Galloway plal
and owing to the heavy wind the e.
= tire Galloway plant and the Svi
. Manufacturing company plant vel
- endangered. The buildings caugl
, fire several times, but the loss 70 u
n plants will be small. The iumbe
y yard was completely destroyed I
: fire. The loss is estimated at 81
!. 600 and is fully covered BY insuranc
y = Mrs. August Lesch. 20. osags. %
= fered serious head injuries w
- struck by a car driven BY Mrs. Q
lie Gilchrest
Reports Of big yields Of oats Q,
= prevalent in the vicinity Of Hampte
= : B. c. Marts secured $500 bushels ffo
:, 10 acres and contracted his Sra
= early at a good price. A. L. Robse
: appears to top the list on big yisl,
!, getting 80 bushels to the acre fro
D % acres. Many others report yisl,
: OF from 60 to 70 bushels to the acs
- A few wise farmers contracted TIE
.oats early and received ~ . b!us1
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