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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1920
Page
12
Cedar Falls Iowa December 15 Mrs Hans Hansen wife of a farmer near here adopted a 3 weeks old baby girl bringing her total to eleven children She traveled 30 miles to fetch the orphan and said I love babies She opposes small family ideas and favors a large traditional family saying she will love the child as her own Advertising is always NEWS.
Largest farm meeting of the season is planned in Des Moines with the Iowa Farm Bureau federation convening January 5 to 8. Speakers include J R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau, Gray Silver of the Washington legislative staff, and W G Eckwardt of Illinois plus others. Legislation for the next session will be discussed.
The Iowa federation and officers including Governor Kendall and Mrs. Sewall face railroads in Grundy County Iowa over paving assessments. The Rock Island Railway is challenged for $11,000 with a further $3,000 second contract. Chicago Great Western faced an $8,000 appeal recently and will pay $3,000. Judge H. B. Botes will hear the case with A I Howland representing Rock Island and Sherman W. DeWolf plus Pickett Swisher Farwell for Reinbeck.
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