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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-08

RoA " az Vn0 onSyS Iu0 pEOCocUS 10 %
for Rev. Blodget, and the result was a
surprise as we'll IS q Godsend to the
cause Of the church. We remember
with pleasure that party and many of
those who participated In It, some of
whom have passed away.
Now we come to q subject that sheds
. dark shadow over memory aud sad
dens many heart Many of those
who participated in all the actions and
pleasures. and the elevations of society
here have joined the pale nations of
the earth, while Wa record their names.
We drop tear to their memory.
In giving names, We do not wish to
be understood to say that sll died in
this city, but give them as early citi.
zens Of the Valley, and also that their
names are not mentioned in regular
order as they died, but as we can re.
member their names:
VIM Observation-Disclosures,
Rube Palmer,-Builder & Contractor
Charles Rowe, Builder & Con, actor
J. P. Lahman,-Fsrmer & Shipper.
Fred Kreter,-Genersl Trader.
T. +. Brsnnon,-Attorney.
2. d Mickel,-Attorney.
j. r. Zouver.-Atturney.
H. Z. Wsrner,-Merchsnt
w. A. Jones,-Lumber & Grain.
l VIC. Etlis.-Merchant.
Isaac Hull,--Druggist.
Henry Kttteringhsm, Plasterer.
4 d. G. Hesrn,-Merchant Taylor.
John Observation-Disclosures.
E. w. Meech,-Lnmber & Stock.
u VIM. Compton.-Trader.
-. Todd, Photographer.
i DR.. G. H. McGavren,-Physician
David s. Shermsn,-EnRineer.
L. Burnett,-Supt. SC& PRR Co
VIM Bath,-,Furniture.
Nels Noreen,-Engineer.
VIM Connors,-Engineer.
Phil A stern,-Merchant.
WP Bump,-Merchsnt.
S. Altshuler,-Merchsnt.
Jacob Arndt,-Conductor.
DIR. r. McGavren,-Physic
Geo. h Smith,-Merchans.
William Crsft,-Laborer.
VIM. N. xe.-Groceryman.
g. W. Fenton,-Enqineer.
: Henry Strathonse, Plaster-r.
Henry LoRan,-Clty Marshal.
T. E. DeIsoies, Teacher.
And there may be others whom we d.
not call to mind, hut these named ar,
those who we're engaged In business u
that early day aud done much to pro
mote the general prosperity Of this city
~ tho foundation Of the future great
ness of the country Some Of thes,
left this place and fell to sleep III 9th
or places, while the majority now rest
In quiet Rose Hill Cemetery, wher'
once each year. loving hands scatter
| beautiful flowers on their graves
We ought In justice, give list OF
the names of the ladies who had muct
to do In every good work in the early
history of our town, but want of space
and time prevents US doing so, but II
must not be supposed, for this reason
! that their names are n Ut embelmed /,
] the hearts of the people, and their nobl,
acts kept fresh III the memory of tn,
living. When an sbeler pen takes ur
the chronicles of the past, then theil
names will shine on the page of oul
history in resplendept glory, until thel
let 90 welt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-08

Have you examined our line Of
sundries? You will find its COM
plete in every detail.
I'D Brown g. Son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-08
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SEQ Stow. the Jeweler, for re-
airing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-08
A Retrospective View.
|BY d. M. HARl,1s.l

In writing up the early incidents of
our young city, we have not tried to
give exact dates, intact could not do
80 II We had wished to. but have tried
to give such things as took place du-
ring the early days from 1883, the time
Of our arrival in the place, and cover
ing the few years following that date.
One very pleasant transaction was
the organization. and appointing reeu-
lar meetings of the NJ. E., and Presby-
terrain congregations, although both Of
these denominations had held meetings
and had preaching, yet no regular ar.
potntments had been filled, but now
we began to assume civilized methods,
although not burdened with religion,
bat like the emigrants coming west,
and desiring to have every business
represented, brought with them an old
man with whom to start grave yard,
so We too felt the necessity FIR regu-
lar preacher to build up q church.
Rev. VIM. Pelsn was the Presbyte-
risn, ana Rev. Blodget for the Metho-
dist. At the m orning service at the
NJ. +. church, and at the evening in
the Presbyterian, Mrs. Hattie Sherman,
now of Ohio, presided at the Organ,
and the attendance at both meetings
wsrslarge 30 we felt that Mo Valley had
started on the highway to Q new life.
We soon found that 1t was one thing
to have 9 preacher, but quite another
thing to pay the salary, the people be-
ing moro intent on making money than
paying for the preaching Of the gospel,
and Is is always the case, when money
IL to DO raised for such work, the ladies
must do tho hustling. Rev. Blodget
needed help, although q faithful young
preacher, yet he had not learned to live
on religion alone. 80 Mrs. Hattie Sher
man and Mrs. E W. Mech proceeded
to organize the first church donation
party in the Valley. the proceeds to be
for Rev. Blodget, and the result was q
surprise as we'll IS Godsend to the
cause Of the church. We remember
with pleasure that party and many of
those who participated In It, some of
whom have passed away.
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
You a Is 1 Can Prom
Me Too.

be brought home to every voter in the
land. this one issue alone would be suf-
ficient to insure the election of Bryan.
But few of the people realize how out
rageously they are being robbed by
the thousands of trusts that have fas-
tened upon all the great manufacturing
industries of the country. The public
have but faint idea of the eXtortion
practiced by the trusts, of their sitting
of competition. their determinations
in favor of foreign buyers. their enslav-
ing of labor and their dangerous grip
upon state governments as we'll as upon
congress and the executive.
One of the questions to be decided
in November is this: SHALL THE
GOVERNMENT CONTROL THE
TRUSTS. OR THE TRUSTS CONTROL
THE GOVERNMENT?
In former articles the Bee has pre-
sented many facts and figures, not one
of which has been questioned or denied
by anybody, regarding the operation
of the great trusts controlling the man
ufacture and sale of barb wire, steel
nails, tin plate, kerosene and other
commodities. And the stated increase
of prices, which in a number of in
stances was more than 100 per cent,
due to the operations of these trusts,
we have sinGe corroborated by official
figures from a recent report of the de-
partment Uf labor at Washington. We
have also shown that the trusts are
streng thened in their grip on the
American market by excessively high
duties, which go far beyond any reason
able requirement of protection to
home industries. 1t is largely because
of their aid for Hanna-and-M Mckinley
republicanism in tariff legislation that
toe trusts have sprung into existence.
and that they hope to perpetuate their
grasp upon the industries of the ma
ton.
One of the trusts, to which we now
direct attention, is the American Win
dow Glass company, with capital
stock of $17.OO0,00 1t was organized
in October, 1899. 1t owns plants, rep
resenting about four-fifths of the total
producing capacity of the window
glass factories of the United States.
Before it began operations its trust
predecessor in the g.ass industry had
put up prices to eXtortionate figures,
which the present trust maintains.
These prices are about double what
they were four years ago. Although
the capital stock of this trust is $17,-
100000, the actual value of its plant
has been estimated, by one of the or
ganizers of the corporation, as So
10000.
The prices of window glass in the
United States are twice what they are
in Belgium and England the chief for
eign producers of glass. The effect
of the trusts control of the American
market is strongly brought out by
trade journa., the Commoner and Glass
Worker, which in its issue of October
21, 1899. said
From an average price of about
S1.50per box for single and two dollars
per box for double-strength in 1893,
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
The Horse1esx Nightmare.

"Oh," she said, II had such terrible
dream last night. 1t seemed that had sud-
denly been deprived somehow of the power
to move. All my limbs were paralyzed, and
| lay right in the path of an automobile that
l could see coming toward me at terrible
rate. of speed, with the lamps at the sides
blazing like the two eyes of some terrible
monster. Nearer and nearer it came, and /,
in fearful agony, tried to drag myself out
of the way, but was unable to move.
tried to cry out, so that the man who was
running the automobile might either stop
or turn aside and avoid running over me, but
[ could not make sound. On, on it came,
as if imbued with life and in a fury of frenzy.
l had just given up myself for lost when"
But that isn't the important part of it. BY
your experience we know that the horseless
nightmare has arrived. Chicago Times
Herald
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
class of goods MADE in foreign factories

class of goods MADE in foreign factories.
You cannot look out of the window
without indirectly paying tribute to a
trust.
1t is the same with plate glass as
with common glass. There is trust
in plate glass also. 1t is known as
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company,
with capital stock of $4,000, 600.
1t controls two-thirds of the plate
glass production of the United States
and has IAN understanding" with the
factories outside the trust. This
concern has doubled prices in the
past two years. Although it bleeds
consumers it oppresses its workers,
paying them low wages and forbid
ding them to join or organize any
union. And yet it profits by high du-
ties, which are pretended to be for
the purpose of protecting American
labor" but in reality for the means
of robbing the American consumer
and depressing the American glass
worker.
There are a numDer OF the trusts
in the various branches of the glass
industry, such as the National Mir
ror Manufacturers association, which
met last September and arbitrarily
raised prices from ten to fifteen per
cent.
In evidence of the fact that Amer
lea can compete in glass manufacture
ing on equal terms with the foreign
glass workers, it should be sufficient
to cite the case of the Macbeth-Evans
Glass company, which exports largely
of its goods to foreign countries. It
does not seek high duties, but asks
for free raw materials.
The system of plunder and extor-
ton practiced by the American Glass
company and the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass company is Mt exceptional, but
merely illustrative. All the great
trusts follow the same methods. BY
the consolidation of many plants some
economies are effected, but these are
more than offset by the watering of
stock, requiring dividends far in ex-
cess of a fair return on the actual
cost of plants is wrung from con-
sumers through eXtortionate prices.
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
FELT HIS SUPERIORITY.
considered Himself Far Ahead OF
the Police in One Respect
at Least.

This man, your honor, was abusing every
p.hGeman ne came across testified an Off
Ger Deiore Justice Martin in prosecuting a
hungry looking Individual who had been
taken into custody the previous evening.
We tried to avoid placing him under arrest,
put ne continued his abuse until it could not
be endured any longer"
What was the worst thing he called
your! inquired the court.
he said, your honor" was the officers
reply, that he was so much superior to any
officer he had ever seen that he would not
notice them"
The justice looked at the hungry-appear-
ing individual before him and asked if he
had uttered this SANDER against the police
officer, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Yes. your honor" said the prisoner, ..and
| repeat it. never knew a police officer
that was not a scoundrel, ana in this one
respect / am superior to all of them / can
give them, all cards and spades when it comes
to separating an individual from his money"
The court inflicted a fine of one dollar and
costs against the prisoner.
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25

wart, blond-haired young Apollo:
"The Leland girls are to be here for
their long-promised visit fortnight
from to-day"
Joe gasped, almost contradicted
her, but at a glance subsided into at
tentive silence. He had read the let
ter from Marie Leland, in which she
said they would arrive on Friday.
And this was Thursday!
1.-TWO weeks reprieve,' Nigel
thought, but aloud he said: "Tco
bad; I'll be in Colorado then. l must
leave Monday next at the latest"
Mrs. Ryder only smiled.
When her husband caught her alone
he said to her: 'Why did you tell
the dear boy that yarn, Winifred?"
Because lin reprehensible par
lance-mean to spring the girls on
him. If l had said they were to ar
rive tomorrow he would have left for
Colorado tonight"
"1s that the extent of your deceit ."
"By no MEANS" she answered,
laughing. ''Listen!'
he stopped his head and listened to a
long, quickly-spoken whisper.
"You disgraceful little schemer," he
said.
The evening after the Misses Le-
land arrived. They were orphans,
both wealthy and cultured. One was
of medium height, with plant, beau
tiful form, a mass of ripply, reddish
gold hair, the delicate complexion
that accompanies such hair, and a
pair of velvety violet eyes, under the
darkest of lashes and brows. The 9TH
er was small, brown-skinned and
brown-haired. with a kind plain, Sc
rious little face. Mrs. Ryder well
come her guests warmly and hurried
them off to their room to change
tfeil travelling attire. And there the
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
A Golden Honeymoon.

An intrepid soldier of fortune an
nounced joyfully the other day that he
had wooed and won the rich Miss Blank
The man to whom this good news was
confidedI tried to beam and gush forth
But he knew that his
friend would have married Xantippe
herself if she had a fortune. so he felt
rather sorry for Miss Blank, but know
ing that Miss Blank had an uncertain
temper, white eyelashes and waist al
most as big as her fortune he felt
rather sorry for his impecunious
friend. But he managed to smile as he
shook his hand, saying:
How long. old man, do you think
the honeymoon will last?"
"Honeymoon?" cried the newly-en-
gagged soldier of fortune. Don't calFit
a honeymoon! 1t is my harvest moon!"
N. \. Commercial Advertiser.
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
The Monetary Problem.


is a prospective prosperity all the
time.
1t may be said we are liable to pan
les under any monetary system, but
they would not be as likely to be as
frequent and universally disastrous
as under a pure bimetallic system,
which is the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver at the present
legal ratio at which the seigniorage
in the treasury is being coined-the
ratio that would make 16 ounces OF
silver equal in value to one ounce of
gold, as it exists in the mines, as well
as by law. We would then always
have a sufficient volume of money.
The production of gold would not
be over stimulated at the expense of
silver and because of its demonetiza-
ton, and we would have safer and
more stable monetary system. The
supply of money would regulate itself
automatically according to the de-
mand. Legal tender money could al
ways be secured, especially silver,
which is the money of the people.
There would be no legal limitations
placed upon the volume of money.
We would not have to depend upon
bank loans paid in nonlegal tender
bank bills. The money would be
more equally distributed. This vast
unsound credit system would be sup
planted by a sound money system.
Under the present system credit is
said to be the life of trade, as it is
of disaster. Under a bimetallic sys-
tenn sound money would be the life
of trade and of permanent prosper
ity.
If panics should occur they would
be of short duration, for the people
would have the power to have silver
money coined in the open mints, while
now they are powerless to secure
either money or credit, which makes
the effect of panic never ending.
1t is for the people to say which
| of these systems-that of the mon
archy or of the republics the best.
[ am satisfied that if all vote as their
interest dictates, bimetallism, includ-
ing government issue of all the pa
per money, would receive three-quar-
ters of all the votes of the country
William Knapp, in National Watch
man.
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
THE DAY OF LIFE.

DAWN.
Lad and lassie rs brown as berries,
Rolnping gayly amid the clover,
Lips as red IS the juice of cherries
With childish laughter ripping over;
Bright eyes telling of guileless pleasure,
Feet as light as a wind-blown feather
Keeping time 10 merry measure,
Sharing the dawn OF life together.
NOON
Man and maIu1n with ample graces,
Arm in arm through the garden strolling,
Love is tinting their blushing faces,
Wave of joy from each bosom rolling;
Hand seeks hand with tender meaning,
Be it sunny or cloudy weather
These in the field of bliss are cleaning,
Sharing the noon of life together.
EVENING.
Aged ones in the shadows waiting,
Lovers still though the strife is over;
Never JOY of youth berating,
Signing not for the birds and clover
Looking now to the hand supernal,
Faith is theirs with no question whether
Death shall open the gates eternal,
Sharing the eve of life together.
Ruth Raymond. in Good Housekeeping.
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
MORE TRUST RoBBERIFS.
An Issue That in Itself Would Alone
Insure the Election of
Bryan.

One of the most vital issues of the
present campaign is that of the trusts
1t is an issue because there is abso-
lutely no effectual remedies from the
republican party under its present lead
ership. If there is any one thing more
than another in which the present ad-
ministration has been a conspicuous
failure it is in regard to the trust evil.
And the republican control of con-
gress, in both branches. has been. and
would remain, if continued, highly ia
vorable to the trusts.
This results from the decay of orig
inal republican principles and the con-
trolling influence exercised by such
men as Mark Hanna, who is openly the
friend and protector of trusts. Not
only is this true, but 1T is also notorious
ly the fact that the republican cam
paign fund has the trusts for its chief
contributors. Knowing Hanna's rec
ord regarding trusts, and mindful that
these great corporations are the chief
beneticiaries of the Hanna republican
policy, S well as it's principal cham
pions, can any sensible person believe
that there is the slightest prospect of
relief from trust oppression through
Hanna-directed legislation?
On the other hand, there is absolute
ly no question that Bryan is the earn
est and uncompromising foe of trusts,
and that if elected he will exert all his
power and influence to correct the
trust evil.
Every great trust in the country,
without regard to the past political
affiliations of any of its stockholders,
will oppose Bryan's election and con-
tribute freely to the Mckinley com
paign fund.
If the extent of the trust evil could
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
the value of glass has quite doubled, If

the value of glass has quite doubled, II
not more than doubled
''Since the existence of the American
Glass company, the greatest advance
in price has taken place. This company
has managed its affairs without change
practically since its formation, and has
done it SO wei as to not only control
the product, but to fix the price at the
highest possible notch.
"The profits during the last three
years have been enormous. The pool
is said to have made 100000 in 1896,
S1,75O,0oO in 1897, 50, 1905 in 1898, and
still larger profits are anticipated for.
1899.
AS the tariff on foreign glass aver
ages about 100 per cent, the American
Glass company has secure monopoly
fixing its prices at about the cost of
foreign glass with the duty added, or a
little less, so as to discourage foreign
competition. 1t adjusts its prices so
closely on this basis that it has one
scale for Pittsburgh and another for
Boston, foreign glass costing more in
the interior cities than at Atlantic sea-
ports, because of the additional
freights. The factories of the trust are
at Pittsburgh, but Pittsburgh buyers
must pay IA cents a box more than
those of Boston, because foreign glass
is that much cheaper in Boston.
1t is said that the United States is
divided by this glass trust into six diff
ferent districts, in each of which diff
ferent scale of prices exists, accord
ing to the cost of laying down imported
glass.
The consumption of window glass in
this country amounts to about 5,0O0,-
600 boxes yearly, and all but about IL
per cent. of this is supplied by the
American factories. The trust has free
natural gas at Pittsburgh, and other IA
cilities for cheap production that are
unrivaled abroad. and yet it is exacting 9
from American consumers twice the
price that is charged for the same
The Winslow mail., 1900-10-25
THE SILVER WEDDING.

Days are Ger and time gone by,
And my spirit answers "why?''
Light of Death, the past is sinking,
Ever on the future thinking
Heed we not the myriads lost
In oblivion's tempest tossed?
Billions gone to neer retul n.
Gone to destiny most stern?
Heard we not the hoarse death rattle.
Saw them rush to awful battle
Felt the spear and whirling arrow
Not more worth than little sparrow?
Millions were the fights they fought,
Never from their error brought;
Thousands were the kings who died,
Hopeless tasks pursued with pride.
God the world a nation made;
He, neglected, their pride stayed.
They returning fought again
For a season tyrants reign,
How the people suffered on
Then their hope and freedom won.
But the curse of gold is on US
Marks his prey the spoiler now thus
Hopes to ever tribute gather
While his heart is as a feather,
Hard as stone yet light with joy;
Men to him are but a toy.
Agent of the DEVILS host,
He the best who gathers most,
Cares not he for others crying,
Does not even see them dying.
Cheers and rubs his hands in glee,
Slaves are many, he is free,
Yet his pulses throb in joy
Has no cares to it alloy;
Lifes frail lamp will put to rout
Then his light will turn about,
Rule of gold, and rule of devil
Will succumb by scratching gravel.
Niggard creatures only drain,
Ne'er from selfishness restrain,
While they search as does sleuth
God will conquer by the truth.
Silver threads among the gold,
Thus will be the triumph told.
All mankind was made to toll,
But not one was made to boil,
Cannibals may buy head,
But not yet is freedom dead.
Churches may forget their mission,
Rulers yet may lose position.
Dual nature made all things,
When its so all nature sings;
Two are better far than one,
Single, sad will be the run.
Union makes our strength so great
Even devils fear their fate.
Give to gold, then, dual life,
Give him silver for wife
Each will then fulfill the lot
Both be better on the spot.
Let them then the world release
War no more when there is peace
Give mankind a holiday
Both together here to stay.
w. H. S. Wood, in National Watchmal