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Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
Communication.

Communication.
The following is a portion of q
communication from Mrs Emma
e Russell, who is now visiting in
that wonderful country, and
thinking it may be interesting to
some of her acquaintances in Iowa
we transfer it to the columns of
The TIMES.
Portales, New Mexico,
July 6.-Dear Father: We are
home from our trip to Amarillo,
Texas, where we visited the Can
yon-one of the principal features
of interest in that section.
Leaving here on Saturday, we
reached Amarillo the same even
ing and were met at the debot by
a number of Tennie's friends.
Sunday morning five of US ladies
and the brother of the young
ladies we were visiting, as an es-
cort, we started to the Canyon, a
distance of Is miles. This is in
the celebrated Panhandle, and is
surely a beautiful country, per-
fectly level, and you can see for
miles and miles. We saw very
distinctly freight train at the
next station, distance of eight
miles, and could distinctly dis
tinguish the different colors in the
freight cars; of course we could
not see to read the signs on each
car. (This is for Earl's benefit. }
We passed through one of the
great pastures of fine cattle which
cost the owner $l1, 1000 for one
hundred head, and they are beau
ties, of the Herford breed; Teach
one is numbered on hoof and
nickle plated plate with name on
each, and is registered, and each
had separate stalls for their use
in case of storms. OF course the
range cattle were in numbers in
the thousands, but like some peo-
pie, these fine cattle did not seem
to associate with the common
herd. Sometimes on our drive ]
was reminded of home, as every
little while we would pass little
fields of corn, but they were very
little patches; an acre or 80. They
have more rain in that section
than we do at Portals. It certain.
ly is very strange freak of ma.
ture to see perfectly level coun.
try, and of sudden to drop down
into a'eanyon or gulch from lO(
to LOCO feet in depth, which this
canyon does, and extends for g
distance of one hundred miles
We started to drive down over
rock and sand, some places the
horses and buggy just have tc
drop down off of rock three feet
of course our ladies did a gooc
deal of walking and especially wat
this true of Tennie. We finally
reached the first landing, or can.
yon where we took diner, anc
leftetrain and descended down in.
to the canyon. We cross q foo
of rock which is some SO feet il
width, and in the shape of wav,
washing; some places seem hollow
as You wi::!k over it. To reach bot
tom we slid down a rock perfectl!
straight, perpendicular abou
l0xl0, expecting the young gen
tleman accompanying US to catcl
us as we drop. It is all right i
we get catched, but the though
that he may not succeed j
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

template as you drop. We
finally reach the bottom, and are
in solid mass of rock; the walls
in places, are as smooth as though
they had been planned; a small
creek runs through the entire
length--the bed Of it being rock
as smooth as q finished floor; in
most places we can step across, or
step upon stones, keeping the feet
dry. This creek is the head of
the Red River of the south. There
are several falls, the first one has
a fall of about 100 feet. We went
under and behind this fall, and as
we travelled we came to smaller
ones. We then visited the DEVILS
Kitchen. This is in regular
chambers cut back into the rock
through which the water is always
dropping, and remember, we are
from 100 to, 200 feet below the
surface and solid rock to the top
of the gulch or canyon, and where
the water comes from is a great
wonder to all visitors. The outer
chambers extends through to
the top, through which you can
see the blue sky. This is where
it derives its name, "The DEVILS
Kitchen. We visited the .sFern
Chamber" which is similar to the
other, only the walls are one mass
of hanging ferns. Here we go
down the canyon about three miles
where we ate our supper, and
then start homeward, reaching
our destination at z p NJ, after a
ride of SO miles, feeling tired,
dusty and almost burned to a blis-
ter.
Monday we visited number Of
Times Amarillo friends. Amaril-
10 is very pretty place of about
$500 inhabitants.
We left Amarillo on the 4 a. m.
train on Tuesday, and reached
Portales at noon in time for the
Fourth.
The church gave dinner, en-
tertainment and dance (!) to raise
money to buy an organ. Now Pa,
how does that sound to you?
(Kind of funny, don't it?) The
entertainment was a good one, as
good as the Valley or an Iowa
crowd could furnish. We have
an actor here who is holding
down a good claim, but on account
of his health, (consumption) his
wife, who is q Chicago actress, is
here for the summer. They, with
another actor here put on a play,
and it was very fine indeed. We
also have an elocutionist visiting
here who recited, and a young
lady who lives here who holds a
gold medal for being the best in
Dallas, Texas. The tableaus we're
nice and the entertainment was up
to date. The stage was built and
a platf orm erected for dancing,
but being so tired from our long
jaunt to the canyon, we did not
stay to dance. So you see we are
not out of the world If We are in
New Mexico.
Next week q ranchman COM
mences shipping cattle from here.
The first drove numbers 1000
head, but I cannot tell how many
he has to ship in all. At the stock
yards we have 1,500 head of sheep
In few days they commence to
shear st the stock yards, and shear
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
Kuhn Sings Its Praises.

Kuhn Sings Its Praises.
"When in Chicago 1 noticed
that the Northwestern, although
the best equipped Of any western
road, was renting cars at S. per
day to accommodate its passenger
traffic" says General Agent Kuhn
of that line, just back from Chica-
go.
:The reason Of it is that the pub
lie is beginning to appreciate the
safety of riding on q double track
railroad, such as the Northwestern
has all of the way across Illinois,
half of the way across Iowa, and is
pushing night and day as fast as
the weather will permit the double
tracking all of the way to Omaha.
From here to Boone l made q
daylight trip and saw grading
camps every few miles, and rails
laid on the grades everywhere that
they are finished. Rails and ties
are scattered along the whole way
sufficient to lay the tracks as soon
as the grading can be finished.
"Then the Northwestern will be
the only double-tracked railroad
between Omaha and Chicago. and
can run it's trains with absolute
safety from collision, as no other
road can dc" World Herald.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Macs Hoar, Mrs NJ 7 Wes-
ton, Mrs 10 Noy and Miss Weston
went out to Mr. and Mrs Prime
Gossard's last evening and took
possession of the lawn and had q
picnic. A very pleasant evening
was spent.
VIM Price returned last evening
from his ranch near Oakdale, Neb.,
and says that he has the fineat
ranch to no found in Nebraska.
Miss Louise Gates, Of Logan,
will arrive in che morning for q
short visit with Miss Della
Harris.
The mercury stood at 1o2 de-
grees in the shade of the Main
street hotel yesterday afternoon.
|--Nonpariel 20 years ago today.
80 above it will be seen
- W. hottest sum-
that this is not the W.
mer in the memory of the oldes.
inhabitants.
Mrs Simms and Miss Marie
Camp are taking in the EXPOSE
ton this afternoon.
The Misses Hungates, Moran
and Prey and Mr. NJ McMann
chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs Dwight
Williams, of Omaha, were enter
tanned by Henry Fitzgibbon Sat-
urday evening, and Sunday they
spent the time fishing at Nobls's
lake, driving and other sight see-
ing until late Sudday EVENING"
when they left for Omaha think
ing the country was the only place
to have a good time.
Degree of Honor, Attention.
All members Of the ID of 81 who
arc past forty-fve years of age
and wish to join the beneficiary
department, must pass their med
ical examination, SO that the pa
pers may be in my hands not later
than July Is, as the age limit has
been reduced to forty-fve after
Sept. l. w F Donaldson, Rec.
This is corn weather "as is corn
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
GREATER AMERICA MID.
WAY.
Some of the New and Interesting
Amusement Attractions
Planned.

Some OF the New and Interesting
Amusement Attractions
Planned.
The Greater America Exposi-
tion and the first colonial exhibi-
tion ever held in America, is a
fact accomplished in connection
with which Omaha citizens for the
coming four months will show to
the world the magnitude of the
western metropolis by a glorifca-
tion which is planned to be, and
will with scarcely a doubt, prove
one of the greatest the United
States has witnessed.
By the aid of new ideas and the
combined experience of the high
est order of brain revelation dis
tinctly its own is shown in the
Grester America Exposition. In
proportion to it's size, covering 200
acres of ground, and an outlay of
$2,0OO,0OO, it may be said that it
is one Of the most complete and
symmetrical expositions that the
world has ever seen, and indicates
the development and rapid march
yet comparatively new to eastern
conquest and commerce.
Above the entrance to the Great
er Midway Of the Greater America
Exposition, at Omaha, should be
written this legend: "Leave care
behind, all ye who enter here" It
will be fantastic, unreal and bizar-
re and over it all will be that
charm and fascination which al
ways attaches to that peculiar
amusement adjunct of every great
exposition, that nineteenth CEN
tury place of laughter, known as
"The Midway"
Showmen from all over the
country are here, coming with at
fractions that are not only new in
this section. but to the people of
the civilized world generally.
Last year the Old Plantation,
with its darkies from the south.
was voted popular feature. This
SHOW is again at Omaha this year,
but ggeatly enlarged. Manager
Met Connell spent a portion Of his
time last winter working up feat.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
IifcTRic Ta1Wulo


Miners who have returned ftum e.
Klondike say that In that region. = in
others where the winter tsmpsfatufo
runs down to well below ssro. the huas
bear Of the miner u the 9rosen soil ih
which he has 70 work. under Shs H.
auence Of the frost the ground tufae.
- hard - rock Tor several feet down.
and until this obdursts stratum = euS
through mining operations ~ 6 )
standsall. The way IN which TIA IA
70 sottened has, 20 far. he>A q buil6
=, : nonnre, and simply NAw things osts
This. howeyeR heaata being 4edions.
- . great waste o& heat. q psy esats
qf which q lost n the atmosnhere. X
patent tor thawink the ground electric.
ally has just been sold Tor Q larResum,'
The invention II intended % Sc lsed
tor winter mining IN COUNTRIES wherA
tas soA !. ssveft. spec!s,,rrenstFSas
ca dynamcs sAi flsAtrrpdet Al plaeea
agaAnst the 'Malle Of the shaft NTH =
space Of from Ave 10 siy 3esf of $500
ii1ntheEven!peI = % that With u eprsSay
= TUNED M = AS4 70 eress Ne 4aes q
this space p 5o6plet1 TIE circuit a.
the ground eontsiAea tAe3eiA 1p.,es 1 %s
4 fes4gtAppes to the nation Of ~ elses
tE4etty, heat ae generated, end ~
ground % thawed. TIE heat tina s4iSs
GRATED can be % controlled that Il eaa
pc applied IN Auy maRpey tAAt viil
utilise 1te full 4Qpoe and e&sek l9y ~
cid hoaare System ~ took q ASuss q
SvAe0o out foot a. aoila hv.&kA a..
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

The Cleveland Plain Dealer
thinks that q third girl baby
should convince the world that
the czar is thoroughly consistent
in his views about non-combatants
The Plain Dealer man is evidently
not posted on the female nature if
he considers all girls non-combat-
ants.-Nonpareil.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Klondike's Weary Pilgrims.
Philadelphia Record. OF the 9.246
men who departed from Seattle for the
Klondike during the past six months
$3.50 have already returned, and nearly
all of them have come back empty
handed. They have learned that gold
hunting is about as much an affair of
chance as 9 lottery, and have paid
dearly for the information.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
Tissss waih lalss cats.

Catg make The mos. careful. toilet q
sny class Of animals. The lionand tie
tiger wash themselves IN exactly tAoi,
Same manner a. the cat, wettins TIE
dark, india rubber-like bali Of the fore
foot and inner toe, and passing Il oysy
the face and between the ears. Tho
foot 10 thus at the same time q faco;
sponge and brush, and the .osRA
tongue combs the rest Of the body.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
A Litter of Calves.

Mr. Wade, living near Modale,
has COW that gave birth to siz
calves last night. They we're all
born dead. It a man had a few
COWS like that out on the western
he would soon be known
as q cattle king.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Btubb-One half Of the world
doesn't know what the other hal
is doing.
Penn That's because the other
half is doing them New York
Evening World.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

w G Barnett this week sold /.
piano to j B Lyon, one to A L
Tamisiea, and one to Mrs Weir.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Frank Tigler is said to be max
ing some wonderful cures by hyp-
notism.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Mrs Kendall returned from Ere.
mont whore she has been q few
days on q visit TO her son George,
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

A A Heath, accompanied by his
brother, 81 b Heath, of Crawford,
Neb., are taking in the Exposition
today.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Chris johnson, the handsome
clerk at the Globe Clothing store
will be married in Nebraska to-
morrow.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Mary Erickson returned last
night from vieberg, s. D., where
she had been attending Danish
camp meeting.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Mike Dessert was transactine
business in Logan today.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

ures and has new troupe in the
theater, which will include the
Wallace sisters Of Atlanta, Ga,
who starred number Of years
with the Black Patti company.
He has added many new ones, so
that he feels that he has an un-
usually strong company. The
theater has been rebuilt and is
much larger aud better furnished
than last season. In the village
are a number Of log huts, brought
from the south, and occupied by
colored people from mountain dis
tricts of Alabama and the swamps
of Mississippi, the desire being to
show these men and women in
comparatively primitive state.
THE ROYAL ENGLISH MAR1oNETTEs.
For the first time in America
will be seen this celebrated q troupe
Of exceedingly funny people
known as the Royal English
Marionettes," these comical little
actors having been engaged ex-
pressly among the West Midway
attractions. Mons. Renedix, who
brought the Merionettes direct
o-~ss to the United States q
from a.. w-~nnh
short time ago, say the r4.-~-
people were perfectly delighted
with them, and the Paris press
voiced the popular verdict that
they deserve to be classed as one
of the drollest and funniest thea
trical troupes and rival Coquelin,
the noted French comique, in
some of their performances.
LUNETTE AND AT THE CROSS.
Lunette, the aerial phenomena,
which received SO much public
favor last year, will be seen on the
West Midway. Lunette was con-
ceded to be the most remarkable
and interesting of all the special
features at the former exposition,
and was visited by many thous-
ands Of visitors. Lunette will re-
veal q strange electrical mesmeric
production, devised by human in
genuity and mysteriously intricate
in its mechanical arrangements.
The field ofsecience has been ex-
plored in the creation of so strange
an attraction, and a prineely aum
Of money spent by one of the
worlds greatest scientists in try.
ing to solve this profound mystery.
This strange thing slows a hand
some woman while'under mesmeric
control, floating airily, seemingly
distinctly in violation of the Law
of gravity.
At the Cross is an illusion Of a
seriously religious character, typ
lifted in q beautiful and touching
manner, under the soft and mellow
electrical lighting effects. Thous-
ands who Witnessed it last year
will be interested in seeing il
again.
| THE GIANT sEE.sAw.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Mrs E Brsndriff and daughter
Alice leave for Colorado tomor-
row for three weeks outing in
the mountains.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
samoa,a Chief Proa.

6amoa's Chief PFoduct.
Practically the whole business Of s..
moa 10 based to-day upon the cocoanuk
and the export Of, ,copra, the dried meat
Of the cocoanut, represents nearly Ill
the exports Of the islsud.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

ReY Barton of Woodbine is yisi
iting friends =, IN the Valley.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Will Haywood leaves for Chi
csgo Friday to ride in the races
there next week.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
THE GIANT sEE-sAw.

This feature OF last years ex-
position will be even more attIac-
tive than ever. The cars will be
equipped more comfortably than
before and field glasses of great
magnifying power will be at the
disposal of the patrons Of this me-
chanical marvel.
For the benefit of those unac-
quainted with the very intricate
mechanism Of this mighty steel
machine, the following description
is given:
It was designed and patented by
A FDyer, of Nashvill, Tenn, and
built by the Schultze Bridge COM
pany, of Pittsburg, Pa. It's factor
of safety is nine, which means that
it could carry nine times more
than the capacity of it's cars. The
Giant See.saw is equipped with a
specially constructed, directly ocn-
nected ten horsepower motor,
wound for 50Ovolts. Twenty tons
of steel were required in it's con-
struction. Two six million candle
power searchlights make the trip
at night the most enjoyable feat
ure of the Midway, and It's free
to see, and costs but a triae to
saw, see! saw.
Judging from the Midway, peo-
pie who attend the Greater Ameri-
ca Exposition will not have any
complaint on account of q lack of
amusement features.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

NJ 81 Tielman lost package of
statements on the street yesterday
afternoon.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Theodore W Scott, of Graz! !!
Junction, Colorado, is in the Val
ley.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

G W stoddard is taking in the
sights at the Greater America
Exposition today.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Floyd Mitchell left last evening
for Little Sioux where he goes to
do some carpenter work.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Harry Brown is over in Blair
today experimenting the new
building he is putting up.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Roden & Kirkwood ship four
load of hogs to Chicago this even
ing.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

FM Shelton and wife are spend
ing a few days out on. their farm
this week.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

James Reed, of Sioux City, was
in the city last evening the guest
of Mat Combs. Mr. Reed is one
Of the old time newspaper men
around this part of the country.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Night Marshal skelton made a
business trip to Council Bluffs
this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Mrs Donahoo and niece, Mis-.
Haggard, took in the Exposition
yesterday.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

&c and W G Barnett drove t.
Moorehead this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

81 G Connect leaves for Chicago
and Indianapolis this evening Oh
a two weeks business trip. MI
Bassett, of Denver, will occupy
his place in the barber shop until
he returns.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

This is corn weather "as is corn
weather"
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Eli Whaley, of Portsmouth, was
in the Valley today looking up his
real estate interests. He has four
houses in this city.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

In railroad wreck at Stockton.
California, yesterday, MrA Lena
Thomas, of Seneca Falls, New
York, was killed. She is the moth
er-in-lav Of Mr. F Waiting, who
often visits Geo Smiley in this
oity.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

trieal system IL - clalmeu .A.. y. =.
possible to thaw out the same depth %
frozen earth IN one hour. OF - teet pc
day.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

&c Hartman, of Danbury, Ia,
was in the city yesterday on busi-
ness.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

John Brennan is in Councl.
Bluffs and Omaha today on bust
ness.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
CAsTozIA.
Bears til. n1he Kind You Have Always Bought
's,a'''' s' AM2ztzx

Leonard Hall was Logan Wis
itor today.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Charley Harvey, of Logan, Wis
tied friends in this city last even
ing.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Miss Alice Selleck Of Woodbine
10 in the city.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

Mrs r 81 Harris, and daughter,
Della, and Dee Harris, of Sheldon,
are taking in the Exposition to-
day.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13

CE Williamson, Of Omaha, was
in the Valley today on real estate
business.
Missouri Valley times., 1899-07-13
Appropriated $500.

Supervisors Pugsley and Hill
ard were in the Valley this morn
ing. The special session of the
board of supervisors adjourned
yesterday. The most sensible
thing the board did at this session
was the appropriation of $500 to
the Harrison County Fair associa-
tion. The fair is a county concern
and is run for the benefit of the
farmers, and we don't believe there
is farmer in Harrison county
but what will endorse the work of
the board in the appropriation of
the $500 for fair purposes. We
take off our hat to the board for
this good work.
Republican candidates are get
ting thick. Their county conven-
tion will be held in Logan We'd
nesday, July 26th.
e G and w G Barnett drove to
Moorehead this afternoon.
w G Barnett this week sold a
piano to j B Lyon, one to A L
Tamisiea, and one to Mrs Weir.
Frank Tigler is said to be max
ing some wonderful cures by hyp.
notism.
Mrs Kendall returned from Ere.
mont whore she has been q few
days on q visit TO her son George.
81 @ Connect leaves for Chicago
and Indianapolis this evening Oh
a two weeks business trip. Mi
Bassett, of Denver, will occupy
his place in the barber shop. until
he returns.
Mrs. N Curtiss of Logan, died
at her home in that1placo yester
day, and was taken to Elkhorn
Wis, for burial. Her son, Gee
Curtiss accompanied the body.
Mrs Bell Epperly returned from
Omaha today at 10 o'clock m.
! Rev Barton of Woodbine Is Wis
ising friends IN the Valley.
Theodore w Scott. of Graz.
Junction, Colorado, is in the Val
ley.
Roden & Kirkwood ship fou
load of hogs to Chicago this even
ing.
j Miss Alice Selleck of Woodbin
lie in the city.