Show warm jearm colony established on tax j free island in missouri ri VIT Te tekamah kamah neb some 40 mr and mrs robinson crushes Cru from iowa and nebraska hard hit by the depression have followed the inclinations or oc their forefathers and pushed out to seek a new deal tor for then themselves on crow island in the middle of the Misso missouri url river 18 miles northeast of hero here and about halfway between omana omaha and sioux city crow island Is five miles long and three mile at the widest point the island has acres of land ready to produce crops and a lot more that been scratched five kunderd acres now are un der cultivation and bumper crops of corn potatoes tomatoes beans squash cucumbers cue umbers and other truck crops are being grown crow island Is a kingdom unto itself very man his own king separated from both bolli iowa and nebraska tm h deep channels ot of the missouri river it has no law no taxes but all the personal liberty imagire ble should a leader leade r ever bo be elected by popular vote howard barcus 70 would probably be the winner four years ago he gave up his grain elevators a at t blencoe iowa and with his son burnell moved unto onto the island they lived in a tent while with ax and saw they built a cabin barcus barcha cleared many acres and today extensive corn fields stretch away from ills his cabin door on oil the island with him tire those who have come in the last tour four years from the mainland most of them determined to make it their permanent home there are ninny cattle ih hot orsea sea pigs barnyard owl fowl and farm im clements ts on the island lint but not it 0 sign ot of an all automobile there are only rough roads and trails from place to place children aap ferried across the alias missouri aurl rl river r channel to tile tho country school on the iowa side aide |