Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-10-21
Iowa News
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Mrs. Sarah Carnahan, aged 80 years
1 month and days, died at Cedar,
Iowa, following three days illness
With pneumonia.
r. S. Readhead, prominent veterin-
ary surgeon, died suddenly of heart
failure at the home of Oscar Homan,
north of Corning. He leaves wife
and son.
Miss Mary Jensen Dom and Miss
Anna Pauline Nielsen came all the
way from Sweden to wed two farmer
boys, Auge Wad and Chris Frederick
son of Extra.
Colwell voted to incorporate at a
special election by vote of II to 5.
uls live little town is now in line
for the improvements it is so ambi.
tious to put over
Congressman Hull is making an ef-
fort to secure the release OF Frank L.
Stowe, who was sentenced to seven
years in prison for defrauding a Ce-
dar Rapids bank out of $500.
Four hundred delegates from Mis-
souri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Iowa
assembled at convention of the Des
Moines branch of the Methodist Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society at
Indjanoa
The Iowa City Rabbit and Pet
Stock Association announces its an
nual show for November ), 6, and
8. 1t is expected that 250 animals
from other cities will be exhibited.
Many prizes will be offered.
DR.. f. f. Hobby of Iowa University,
has been elected director of physio-
therapy, in ST. Francis Hospital, San
Francisco, and Will fill that post the
coming year. seyering his connection
with the State University of Iowa.
Warren Phillips, living near Britt,
received four broken bones when he
slipped on scme newly painted shin
giles on the roof of Norman Missman's
farm home near Wooden. and fell 20
feet to the ground below
Carl Ehrhart Marshalltown. Iowa,
was held to the grand jury on $10,-
/ 0CN band after a preliminary hearing
in municipal court on three charges
of robbery Ehrhart is said by po-
lice to have held up two drug stores
and an oil filling station.
Reclamation of approximately 5000
acres of land is contemplated in a
huge drainage project along the Nish-
nabotna river in Montgomery coun-
ty 1t is estimated the cost of the
eo
3S4 cubic feet of dirt will have to
be moved.
Liberty bonds to the amount of
s2500, believed to have been stolen
from the Granger Bank several weeks
ago, were found by Sheriff Charles
Saverude. who turned them over to
Frank Warner secretary of the iowa
State Bankers Association. The
bonds are all registered and it is
thought that the finding may lead to
arrests.
The Rev. Thomas Horton, pastor
of the st. Marks Episcopal church,
Of Waterloo, was recently bequeath-
ed approximately $4,000 by the will
of the late Elizabeth Williams. Car
man c. Walmsley, daughter of Mrs.
the provisions of the will. Mrs. Will
liams had no immediate relatives and
and left but little of her property to
these relatives.
Mayor T. F. Willis of Clarinda, has
resigned He has given no reason
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it is said that he is anxious to de-
vote more of his time to his law
practice. He is one of the Oldest
men in public office in Iowa, being
more than so years old. The coun-
Gil has accepted his resignation His
administration has been satisfactory
to the people of the city.
The body of Corporal Louie Tur-
ner, Company H, of the One Hun
dred and Sixty-eighth regiment,
Rainbow division, arrived in Oska-
loosa having been sent from France.
Turner was stricken with the flu
when the regiment was hiking to
Germany after the signing of the
armistice. He died after a brief ill
ness. The American Legion had
charge of the funeral services.
Love and roses have faded for a
bride, Is years old, who seeks a di-
vorce from her husband, who is q
years old Loves young dream is
shattered for Mary NJ Nichols of
Waterloo, who was welded March %,
last, to George Lampman. After five
months La.mpman deserted his young
bride and his whereabouts now is
unknown his wife says. She charges
him also with cruel treatment and
failure to support.
Extension summer schools con-
Quoted annually by the Iowa State
Teachers College are increasing in
popularity according to report
made recently to the State Board
of Education by Benjiman Board
man, secretary of the college.
Mitchell Klotz, resident of Bear
Creek, near Ottumwa, lost his life
while working in an abandoned
miners shack He struck keg of
powder while tearing the shack
down and thought the powder was
too old to explode. Two other kegs
Rlso exploded.
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