Iowa
Old Press
The Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler, Iowa
January 11, 1928
News and Comment about Iowa People and Events
Baby Named by Radio Listeners
Kenneth Smith, of the Globe tannery in Des Moines, offered a fur
robe to the radio listener who would suggest the best name for
the newly born boy baby. The offer was over KSO, the Berry
station in Clarinda. The name chosen for the Des Moines youngster
was Robert Edward Smith. The prize went to Mrs. Thompson of
Bedford. Mr. Smith told radio fans over KSO that over two hundred
names were suggested. He also told the listeners that there are
now four boys and four girls, and the novelty of the appeal added
an interesting human interest story to the program.
Former Eldora Ball Player Has Fine Record.
The transfer of Oscar Orwoll from the Milwaukee team to Connie
Mack's Philadelphia Athletes has aroused much interest at Eldora,
where the
gangling Norwegian baseball star got his start in the game. H.E.
Moffett, of Eldora, says that Orwoll played baseball for four
years while attending Luther College at Decorah. He was at bat
208 times in 54 games, scored 58 runs, made 93 hits for a total
of 172 bases, and struck out 10 times for a total batting average
of .442. It was during his summer vacation that he played ball
with the Eldora team. In 1926 Orwoll turned in the great record
of .750 as a pitcher, winning 12 out of 16 games to lead the
American Association hurlers. His batting average was .287. In
last season's performance he ranked second in batting with a mark
of .370, thereby leading the Milwaukee team, which ranked first
in the league. He won 17 games and lost 6 to again lead the
American Association pitchers.
Knoxville Has Furnished Eminent Men.
J.W. Johnson of Barnes City, Mahaska county, venerable educator
and journalist, was superintendent of the public schools at
Knoxville, Marion
county, away back in 1878 to 1880. He had as a pupil George K.
Cherrie, whom Mr. Johnson now describes as a world-wide traveler.
Mr. Johnson says that "one of his children was born while
himself and wife were with Theodore Roosevelt the First 2500
miles up the Amazon river in the wilds of South America."
Recently he made a tour of Asia with two sons of Roosevelt and is
now lecturing in various cities. One other Knoxville boy ranks
with Cherrie as a traveler and scientist, Dr. William Hornaday,
who has circumnavigated the globe in search of out-door
knowledge, the jungle, the mountains, the seas. Go to Washington,
D.C. and find in Smithsonian Institute what these men have done.
Large Returns from Trapping.
J. Curtiss Griggs, fruit farmer, naturalist and bee enthusiast,
residing on a mall farm near Hopkinton, Delaware county, is rated
the
champion trapper in his section. For the pelts secured in 15 days
he received $647. Inside of 15 days at the beginning of open
season he trapped forty-two mink, 140 muskrats, several gray fox,
besides a number of skunks, civet cats, oppossum, etc.
Much Money from Cigaret Tax
State Treasurer Johnson announces that for the year 1927 the
state revenues were enriched $1,137,979 from the tax on
cigarettes. In 1926 the income from this source was $998,164. The
amount received last year is the highest on record.
Tama Indians Holding Their Own.
The 363 Indians at Tama, according to the 1925 census, owned
3,600 acres of land, valued at $364,430 with a balance of
$187,165 still remaining to their credit in the United States
treasury. Each member of the group receives $44 a year from the
government in semi-annual installments.
[transcribed by C.J.L., January 2007]