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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
ELEcTRocuTED BIRDS
Copper CONDUCTORS MAX. Attr.etaxe,
Looking PeroAss, BAT Prevs
Deadly Wien Utilissa,

Il birds only knew better they
wouldn't do their love.making on cleo.
trio transmission wires. Tho impfu.
dencs Of that procedure has been 9re.
quently proved, notably last year in the
case OF two owls and the two esglss
which were oremated on the lines Of
long -distance tranSmission circuit In
California. II will be re1hembered that
by 9 strange element Of aelectiveness
in the action Of the current the owls
were unusually favored, being killed
without the slightest Disagreement
and falling to tho ground with hardly
2 feather FYfaed, while the greater part
Of the two eagles went ZIP In blpe
smoke, says the 81. Louis Glohs-pemo.
cret.
A similar fate has hefallsn pair Of
fowls which Apught the shslter Of 8.
power house IN Canads for their even
Ing roost. Tho power company which
supplies the city Of Three Rivers senel..
ates its ourrent is miles awey and
transmits II 70 the city st . pressure Of
1900 volta. A few evenings ago Tie.
oity lights suddenly went out. The
-A-s 49, cain. aud thexa,
lights soon starseu Wy ..-..-, :. - -
was no further trouble. Tho following
day the electrician went on ., tour of
inspection. Entering the substation q
Thee Rivera, he noticed In . pro-
nounced form the smell Of badly con-
Quoted restaurant. Looking around. hs
found the cause Of the previous nights
interruption. A window had been
broken in the station, and through THE
two chickens had slipped inside aud
roasted on the bare copper conductors.
Az Chantlcleer kissed Birdie good
night" he completed the circuit, the
lovers were electrocuted. and the Lights
were put out.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
A Bloodthirsty Editor.

A down east editor has drawn
up some new game laws which he
wants adopted. The following is
a summary:
"Book agents may he killed
from Oct l to Sept L; spring poets,
from March l to June 1; scandal
mongers from April l to Feb 1;
umbrella borrowers, from Aug l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
ToRTo1sEs BURNED ALIVE.
The Reptiles Ar. Cruelty Tsrt.rss
In the Process Of shellin9
Them.

London humanitexiana have received
another shock, and a. result, several
humane societies Of England have
raised their voices in . protest against
the manufacture and usd Of combs,
hairpinA cigar and cigarette caseA and
other dainty articles made from tor.
toise shell They have discovered that
tho procuring Of the mottied shell 10
attended with considerable pain to the
original posseesors Of the precious M.
te1ial.
Tho societies aye making IN effor% %
discountenanos the use Of ill articles
made from tho shell until more NERD.
full measures Tor tts production pss
vail, y
The largest part Of tho shells which
come to our markets arc procured 81
several groups Of islands near Ceylon
The animals are caught by tie natives
and their shells taken from them.
The Smelling Of tortoise 10 not %
simple a. the shslling Of green pessa
and tor severity IL sounds much hssvA-
er than the pluckiug a. feather1 from
live birds for tho adornmsnt OF fenA-
nine vanity.
After being caught, they azs induced
by rather warm persuasive measure TO
coma out Of their covering. They azs
first semi-boiled over . red ember hso
untn the flesh that secures the shell TO
tho body 10 softened. The animal 10
then shelled clean, and though tbs suf-
fering must be intense, one rarely dies,
but In few months grows another
shell, Of which itisdeprived In the sams
manner,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
Run In.

"You'll get run In" said the pedes.
trian to the cyclist without light.
"You'Il get run into" responded the
rider. as he knocked the other down
and ran up his spine." "Youll get
run in, too" said the policemen, as he
stepped from behind q tree and graz. !.
bed the bicyclist. @Just then another
scorcher came along without light,
so the policeman had to run In two
Detroit Nsws-Tribuue,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

to Nov l and Feb / to MAY /,
while every man who accepts q
newspaper two years, and, upon
being presented with his bill,
Gays, 4 never ordered it!' may be
killed on the spot, without reserve
or relief" Christian Register.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
F1eas in French TAeater.,

All Paris theaters except the new
Opera Comique are full Of fleas, accord
ing to Fandsque Carey. the dramatic
critic, who ought to know. He sur
gests that managers drive sheep into
the auditorium before the perform.
ances to attract the pests, . method
that is said to have some success II
Spanish hotels.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
samoa's Chief product.

Practically the whole business Of sa-
moa is based to-day upon the cocoanut.
and the export of copra, the dried meat
Of the cocoanut. represents nearly all
the exports of the island.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
More Than seventy Miles an Hour.

More Than Seventy Miles an Hour.
A train which ran between Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City last summer IL
credited with the worlds record for
fast regular trips. The distance run is
65H miles and the scheduled time was
80 minutes. making the rate SO e-1o
miles per hour. But this time was
often beaten, the fastest run having
been made at the average speed Of u
40 miles per hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

VIII jackson, Fred Brinker, F
Holmes, Frank Alger, Frank
Bond and VIM Strobehn attended
the Royal Highlanders' reception
in Modale last night
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

@ e Wills, who resigned his
position in the F E shops in this
CITY a short time ago, is now locat-
ed in Denver having secured a
lucrative position in the Denver
Southern chops in that city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Luke Rogers is making excel
lent progress, and in the opinion
of the physician attending him,
he will be able to leave the Oma-
hs hospital in a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Miss Myrtle Cole left this after
noon for Hot Springs, South Da-
kota, where she will spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs E
,Hargans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

B W Carlisle was in Omaha
this forenoon purchasing equip
ments for thu running team.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

81 O'Brien has been transfer
ed from the Dubuque-Sioux City
express run to the Omaha Chicago
run. He expects to, eventually,
return to this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Mrs r Ell Harris returned last
evening, after a weeks visit with
Mrs Mack Harris in Sheldon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Tuesday, June 6.
Abe Bachrach returned from
Chicago this morning.
DR. and Mrs White are spending
the day in Calhoun.
DJ Steele, of Chicago, called
on friends in this city yesterday.
is Dewell is in Primgar today
looking after legal business.
Harlan Amen made trip to
Council Bluffs this forenoon.
Bert Faith returned last night
after short business trip to Kan
sas City.
John Linder, Of Council Bluffs,
is in the city on business this
afternoon.
F r Brown shipped two car
load of cattle to South Omaha
Monday evening.
d I Bagley, of Boone, was the
guest Of DR. White and family in
this city yesterday.
Mrs VIM Reel returned this
morning after a short visit with
Council Bluffs friends.
Frank Harris returned last
night after several days visit
with relatives in Atlantic.
Yesterday F L Davis sold three
residence lots in River Sioux to
parties living in that place.
g P Smiley returned this morn
ing after week e combined pleas
ure and business trip to Chicago.
Bert Middleton departed yester-
day evening for Des Moines, after
short visit with his parents in
this city.
Miss Matte White leaves to-
morrow morning for few days
visit with relatives in and near
Woodbine.
Walter Barnett transacted busi-
ness in Omaha today.
IS Morrow, of Magnolia, is in
the Valley transacting business
today.
Chris LANCER, of Council Bluffs,
is in the Valley on business this
afternoon.
Miss Sadie Briggs is visiting
her grandparents in California
junction today.
Mrs Ed Reed and daughter
went to Blair this afternoon for 9
short visit with relatives.
Geo W Cohfman, of Raglan
township, was in tho city on bust
ness yesterday afternoon.
B w Carlisle was in Omaha
this forenoon purchasing equip
ments for thu running team.
Mrs r Ell Harris returned last
evening, after a weeks visit with
Mrs Mack Harris in Sheldon.
The Hon George Richardson,
Of Cincinnati township, is in Oma-
ha on business this afternoon.
Miss Alice Forde departed this
noon for Woodbine, where she
will visit her parents for few
weeks.
Miss Lola Chapman will return
from Boston about the 10th of
July, after which she will receive
scholars desiring vocal instruc-
ton.
Miss Myrtle Cole left this after
noon for Hot Springs. South Da-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Miss Lola Chapman will return
from Boston about the 10th of
July, after which she will receive
scholars desiring vocal instruc-
tion
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

HI Brown is in Blair on bust
ness today. Yesterday he was
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of $4,000 residence in
that city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

The menace of trusts to our
country is more fearful than that
of war. When all the industries
have been "cornered" by different
trusts, what is to hinder their
combination under one great alb
solute and tyrannous head? If 80,
the power sof this combination
wonldabegreater than that of the
government itself. Then legisla-
tion would be controlled, the in
dependence of the people crushed
and the reign of a money aristo-
cracy be inaugerated. With but
one management for the trusts, the
laborer would have only single
opportunity to find employment
once the price of labor would be
fixed by that management, beyond
which there could be no appeal.
lSo also the price of commodities.
The consumer would be helpless
and the result would be d slavery
from which there would be no
escape. There is no way to avoid
the logic of these conclusions and
the only way to avoid the evil re-
suits which are sure to follow, is
to crush the trusts before this
great combination is formed. This
10 the work which must be done
by the democratic party.-Kelloge
Enterprise,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
Vast Profits in Standard Oil.

Vast Profits in Standard Oil.
According to the Standard Oil
Company's sworn statement in
the hands of the attorney general
of Ohio barrel of refined oil
costs that company just 20 cents,
or two-fifths of a cent a gallon.
In that cost is included raw ma
terial, treatment and the expense
of refining the oil. From this it
would appear that someone is
making an outrageous profit by
charging the consumer 20 cents a
gallon for An article which costs
but two-ffths of a cent to manu-
faqture. With each gallon the
consumer pays for the manufac-
turing of barrel. l - OIL could
he produced and delivered at =
cents gallon in any part of the
United States and if sold at 5
cents gallon would bring an i'm
mense profit.-Denver Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Bert Faith returned last night
after short business trip to Kan
sas City.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Miss Alice Forde departed this
noon for Woodbine, where she
will visit her parents for a few
weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Harlan Amen made trip to
Council Bluffs this forenoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Geo W Coffman, of Raglan
township, was in tho city on bust
ness yesterday afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

The Hon George Richardson,
Of Cincinnati township, is in Oma-
ha on business this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08
0A8ToRIA.
$780, 6: :; :; z; 3 =; " '''''

Through the efforts Of Rev Geo
A Campbell, of the Baptist church
of this city, Sunday school and
church has been organized in
Raglan township, in this county,
and regular meetings are to be
conducted in the Mulgridge
school house every week. Rev
Campbell is an earnest and faith
full preacher who is much liked in
our city, and we have no doubt Of
his ability to do much good for
the cause of religion and the best
interest of society by his work in
Raglan township.
Algona (Iowa) Courier: W A
button tells US of tramp who
came along the other day to his
egg packing establishment and
bantered him for some eggs. Mr.
button told him he would give
him two dozen if he would then
and there swallow them raw. The
tramp accepted the proposition
and Dutton picked out the largest
eggs he could find, including three
or four duck eggs. The tramp
took them and in the presence of
SIX or eight witnesses sucked them
in rapid sncc,- asion. Then Mr.
Dutton anxious to see the A.. Unit OF
his capacity, offered him more,
and he kept OH swallowing them
until he consumed forty-two. Then
he said he would like to have "swi
quaat beer" He then sawed some
wood for Mr. Dutton and in less
than two hours came back and
sucked eighteen more eggs, max
ing a total of sixty eggs in two
hours. When he was going Mr.
Dutton gave him two dozen eggs
whose shells were cracked and
unfit for packing, and he took
them with him. He remarked
that he drank four quarts of sweet
milk in the Burt creamery, which
sustained him on his walk to
Algona.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Miss Sadie Briggs is visiting
her grandparents in California
junction today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Yesterday F L Davis sold three
residence lots in River Sioux to
parties living in that place.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Mrs Ed Reed and daughter
went to Blair this afternoon for
short visit with relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

John Linder, of Council Bluffs,
is in the city on business this
afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Frank Harris returned last
night after a several days visit
with relatives in Atlantic.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

Chris LANCER, of Council Bluffs,
is in the Valley on business this
afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-08

DJ Steele, of Chicago, called
on friends in this city yesterday.
is Dewell is in Primgar today
looking after legal business.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-07

Miss Nina Duley of Pennington Falls
has been the guest of Mrs. George E..
Sampson the past week.
Work In the knight degree will be
conferred at the Knights OF Pythian
lodge room this evening,
Howard R. Maddocks, who has been
spending the summer at Cylon, Ont,
arrived home Monday night, going to
the sesshore Tuesday for few day
stay.
Mrs. Hiram Burrill left home this
morning for Rochester, \. H, on a
visit to her son, C. H. Burrill Her
daughter, Mrs. W. r. Mcclellan, accom-
panied her.
Woodbine Lodge D. of H., will hold
a basket picnic at Lakewood, Tuesday
afternoon and evening, Sept. II, supper
at $50 o'clock aud will attend the
theater in the evening. All members
and their families are cordially invited
to be present viii start on the two
O'Clock car.
Much of the machinery for the Mars
ton Worsted mill has arrived and been
put in place the past week, including
twelve of the twenty looms, and the
management hope to have them running
as early as Monday next, when a crew
of % people will be given employment
at the mill, and before many days that
number will be incres sed to forty.
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Send Job Printing TO the Reporter Office
BLACK DRESS GOODS.

Black Crepons, especially desirable
for the coming season in beautiful new
designs at 75c, 81 90, SIPS, $50, $40,
50 90 and 81 % yd,
Black Cheviots and Storm serges, ex-
ira values at SOC and 75c yd.
Black India Twills and Henriettas,
special prices for this opening sale 29c,
3Sc, soc, &c, 75c and S1.00 yd,
Black Secilians, Mohairs, Poplins,
Prunella Cloth and figured goods, all at
extreme low prices for this fall opening.
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Silks, VeIVetS and Trimmings.

All kinds and coloringS TO match all
dress goods An extra large assortment
of new Silks and Satins for Waists.
, great values in Black silks for tins
opening sale.
Value No. l. Black Peau De Sole
silk, ~ inches wide, good weight SOFT
and pliable, extra good quality faf
Waists or full Costumes, worth 81 30.
For this opening sale only Sll7 yd.
Value No. =. Black Satin Duehesse,
worth S1.25. For this opening sale only
93c yd.
Cheney Bros fancy drapers silks
only soc I'd.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-07
DRESS GOODS.

Our stock of new Dress Goods includes
all of the very latest fabrics that will be
used this season.
Plaid Suitngs, which are very popu-
lar, we have in large variety of styles
at l21c, 25c, SOC, 75c, $1.00 and S125 a
I'd
Cancels Hair, Homespuns, CheViots,
Herringbone weaves, Diagonals and
Venetians, all colors at 39c, 50c, 75c and
800 yd.
Plain Serges and Henriettas 29c, 3Sc,
soc and 75c a yd.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-07
His House in Order.

Hoods Pills cure liver Ills the nonirritatng and
only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsaparia.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-07
Last Call.

All bills due DR.. r. Fl. Pulsifer must
be settled on or before Monday next, as
after that time they will be left with a
third party for collection.
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DIED.

No. Anson-Aug. 81, Mrs Almira }. Parsons
aged So years.
Cornville-July 10, Mr.. Hiram Smith, aged s.
years.
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Job Printing.

The Job Printing Establishment connected
18th the SOMERSET REPORTER is prepared to
40 ali classes of work, the richest well as the
a,ost common Jobs. Competent and expert
snced workmen are employed and large
took OF paper, envelopes, advertising, we'd
SJng and business cards in great variety.
11rders OF dances, bills Of fare, programs etc,
str printed in great variety OF styles on short
0rders by mail will receive careful attention
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-09-07
MARRIED.

Palmy ra-AUg. le, by Elder pennel, Mr. Seth
Whiting of West Pittsfeld and Miss Videla
Hunt of Harmony.
Troy Center-Aug. 20, by Lorenzo Garcelon,
Esq, Mr.. Charles Hersey and Mrs, Emma Get
chell.
Pittsfeld-Aug. %, by Rev F. d. George Mr..
Judson Wiley and Miss Rose Burse, both Of
Pittsield.
Pittsfeld-Aug. %. by Rev, A. f. Luce, Henry
j. Surman OF Pittsfeld and Hattie NJ. Ball OF
Newport.
Skowhegan-Sept. s. by Rev L. +. Adams
Mr.. Tim G. Hilton and Mrs. Ida Nj. Hutchins,
both OF Arson.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

coal-standard Coal Co.
SCord-Cora M. johnson.
vvsrmers-D. Il. Bartlett.
TIsnd Sales-F. M. Simpson.
IIisten-Simpson & Savage.
Inst Received-F. q. Head.
yyusnrapce-E. r. Fairbrother.
Lost or Stolen-No. Summer st.
your Opportunity-IraA A. NortoI-
pstitjons for Discharged. H. Davis.
Maid and Matron-Green & Barnard.
Vail and Winter Goods-W p. Ordwav.
psnkrnptcy Notices-John W. Manson.
4 Pleasing Refiection-Geo. Philbrick & Son.
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BORN.

Hallowell-Aug. %. to the wife OF W. II. Xxi
gore, son Arthur william.