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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
FINANCIAL CRASH AT
LOGAN.

Liabilities of the Bank
Amount to About Twenty
five Thousand Dollars.
Embarrassment of Berkeley
& Co. Temporary, Only.
Finis is the. word which has
been appended to the career OF
the banking firm of Harvey &
Ford, which has conducted GEM
eral banking business in Logan
for almost q quarter of q century.
Last night at II o'clock the
firm made an assignment and AL
NOR Stern, Of the firm of Stern e.
Milliman was soon thereafter ap-
pointed assignee. Incident to the
assignment of the Harvey & Ford
institution, the firm of Berkeley &
Co., merchants, who have carried
on general merchandise bust
ness in Logan for several years
past, also made an assignment,
Mr. A Z Harvey of the defunct
banking firm, owning a large
share of the Berkeley & Co. stock.
A careful research for some in
side information concerning the
affairs, etc, of the two defunct in-
stitutions fails to reveal much and
according to the statement of Mr.
Amor Stern, who is assignee for
Berkeley & Co. as we'll as Harvey
& Ford, and in whose possession
the books, accounts and all other
papers pertaining to both estab-
lishments now are, it will be at
least four days before any tangi-
BILE information regarding the af-
fairs of the Harvey & Ford insti-
tuition can be secured.
The primary cause Of the crash
dates from the death of John w.
Stocker, who died in September,
| 1893, and who previous to his
death was engaged in a mercan-
tile way in Logan. At the time
Of his death he was indebted to
the Harvey & Ford firm, to the
extent of about $4,000, divided
between $4,000 account and an
overdraft amounting to nearly
$4,000.
Through some cause, the exact
reason being unobtainable at this
time, Harvey & Ford never filed
q claim with the administrator Of
the Stocker estate for the indebt
(, edness Of J w Stocker until abou,
q week ago, when payment of the
account was refused by tbs
Stocker estate on the grounds tina
the account was not filed within
one year after the appointment o
the administrator Of the estate Al
required by law.
Immediately after the firm flee
their claim against the Stoke
estate the patrons and depositor'
of the now defunct institution, be
came suspicious of the firms finan
cial stability with the ultimate
outcome, a "run on the bank" wal
started Wednesday morning b.
the most timid Of the depositors
; finally causing the institution t
: assign, papers of the assignment
being filed last night about clever
o'clock.
> The embarrassment of the Berk
ley Company is only of temper
airy nature inasmuch as the in
, debtedness of the tirm to the de
!, funct bank 10 only about $1,000
j. in the form Of stock owned by 4
Z Harvey and listed by him as al
asset. The stock now carried b
the Berkeley Company will invoit
about $4,000. They own th
t large brick building in which th
store is located the value of tn
. same being at least $4,000, thee
two items taken with the avail
(; able outstanding accounts th
company has will liquidate th
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Cold weather hrs no terrors for
the lady who is protected from
winters chilly blasts by one of the
stylish capes sold by The Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

II t'iAih 't'f5' \ iflt' tHfl y
very euce' se.u aud Interesting
meeting last night a full at
tendance was present and every
body seemed to be interested in
the work before them. The first
business before tho meeting was
the election OF board of directors
and the following gentlemen were
elected as the first board:
O q Deur, ] Il Kirlwood,
q y Osborn, G Schulmcstcr,
A Edgccomb, w ii Fensler,
8 S Elliott BW Carlisle,
O O Williams, VIC Fenslcr,
j Amen, CIV Kellogg.
G S.uddard, ] s Dewcl,
VIM Ncufnd John Anderson,
q Dickman, "a Smith,
H Sniff, RH Harris,
L. W Brown n South,
B A Mckay, W nj Carlisle,
Geo A kellogg.
After the election of the dir
ectors, those who were not direct
ors withdrew and the members Of
the directory met as board of
directors, by the appointment of
w. I'll. Fensler, President, and r.
III. Harris, Secretary. The first
business to come before the meet
ing was the appointment Of a
committee to draft bylaws for
the association. The chairman
selected as such COMMITTEE,
A H Sniff,
] j Amen,
b w Carlisle,
j III South,
j S Dewe!l.
The next business before the
directors was the election of an
executive council, consisting OF
five members. The vote was by
ballot and the first four members
we're elected as follows:
A Edgecomb,
w III Fensler,
! j j Amen,
j S Dnwnll
The fifth menber proved to bt
hard to elect and after ballotiuf
forty five times the board Of dir
ostors adjourned to meet Wednes
day evening, Feb 9th, to Gnisl
the election Of the executive com
mi'tee and oransact such othes
ba7!ness as might come before ii
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Mrs J L Davis of Council
Bluffs, will hold a class all day
Thursday and Friday January 81
and February LIST in Battenburg,
point lace and embroidery at Mrs
Dolby's on Second street. l3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
For rent

ihe salte TO ans yer lamisleas
store is now for rent. The rooms have
beer repapered, painted and are now
ready for occupancy.
AGHard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
One Wolf.

The wolf hunters today sue
ceeded in killing one lone wolf in
the round up.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Louis James best sc. cigar
in Missouri Valley. Best
selling cigar in Harrison
county.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
Scarlet Fever Epidemic at
Logan.

Scarlet Fever Epidemic at
Logan.
Every precaution is being taken
by the health authorities of Logan
to prevent the further spread Of
the malignant, contagious disease,
several cases of which are now
quarantined in that place. At
the close Of yesterday afternoons
session of the public school, the
scholars we're informed of the adj
journment of all grades from the
primary to the high school. Mayor
4 W Fallon, this morning issued
the following proclamation:
PROCLAMATION.
By order of the Council of the
town of Logan, Iowa, in session
az local Board of Health, I, T..
w. Fallon, Mayor of said town,
forbid all public assemblies in the
churches Of the town, opera house,
or any other places where public
gatherings can be held, until pub.
lie notice has been given to the
contrary.
That all persons or families
who have within the past two
mouths been afflicted with any
skin disease whatever, shall dis.
infect their premises and clothing
as provided for by the rules and
regulations of the State Board 81
Health, aud such persons shal
call on the Mayor or HEALTH
Officer for instructions as to dis
injecting.
II is further advised that every
family shall keep all children un
der Is years of age on their owl
premises, not only for their owl
good, but for the good of others
All children under Is years o
age are hereby prohibited from
appearing upon the public streets
or in public places in the town.
T.. w. FALLoN, Mayor.
Dated at Logan, Iowa, this 3ls
day Of January, A. D. 1901.
Five room cottage to rent. Enquir
Of Aaron Carpenter. f2.
Fashionable millinery-always q
the Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

All the fashionable patterns
dress goods at Tho Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

M and Mrs j d Brown are
spending the day in Omaha
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
Chas billiard is in Omaha to.
day on brief business trip.

&C Huehs, General Superin-
tendent of the Fremont, Elkhorn
and Missouri Valley and Sioux
City and Pacific railroad systems
was in the city today looking af-
ter the railroad interests here
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
Eve Injured.


Geo r. Smiley met with serious &C
cident yesterday evening He lifted a
bottle of peroxide of hydrogen off of
the shelf aud was examining the label
when the bottle exploded, the giass
striking HIM i'll the face eating it Sc
-ious.y. One piece Of u IS struck li'
eye glasses, breaking tie glass in one
of them and bending the frames almsisi
double. that was the only thing ina
saved his eye sight, as the glass would
certainly have cut his eye ont had it
not hit the frame of his glasses. DIR.
Gasson was called and dressed the
wound and Mr. Smiley was taken home.
He will, no doubt, belaid up for seveal
days.
| At least fifty of the Valley Sports
men took in the wolf hunt today.
\ This is the ice mans kind of weather.
The prospects are good FIR the far
mers to SOW wheat in February this
year.
Next Saturday (Feb. p is grounding
day. Ifclear, then we'll have six more
weeks of winter. If the hog can't see
his shadow, then we will have early
sping. This is an old saying.
Miss Edna Davis is IN Omaha this
afternoon.
f. F. James put his new 1G horse
power gasoline engine on the founda-
ton today.
"The zoo" at Baltimore, Maryland,
yesterday. Four hundred thousand dol.
lars worth of animals we're burned up
For Sale or Trade For Town
Property.
4 / wish to sell my 100 acre farm
adjoining the city limits, and 80
acres near the fair ground. All
under cultivation, no buildings.
Call on or address, Mrs j S Sny-
der, Mo Valley, Iowa. TT
Mr. and Mrs Jos Murphy Of
Union Township were the gue
Mr. and Mrs J p Martin in this
city last night.
Through the solicitation Of A
g Brown, travelling salesman 70,
the Edgecomb and Deur mills OF
this city, Council Bluffs merchant
Z, this week placed orders amount
!, ing to two car loads Of the var
, ious brands of flour produced .
the local mill.
s CS Hoar is quite sick, and re
l ported considerably worse toda.,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Wallace Crispln and Charles Lewis
will leave for Oklahoma next week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

l.. N. Goodrich is still confined to
his room by sickness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Mrs. q. II. Neinsch is on the sick
lift.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Mr. and Mrs Murphy of Shell
don, Iowa, are in the Valley the
guest of Mr. and Mrs j p Martin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Mrs. Ross, of Fremont, Neb.. is in
the Valley, the guest of Mrs. Clearance
Stevens.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Dan Woodland is on the sick
list.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Cuba hes about completed her Con
stitution. 1t provides for universal
suffrage.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

The Reading Club will meet with
Mrs. u. L Noyas Friday afternoon
The class has taken up the study of art
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Theodore Mann, of Hastings, Neb.
was in the Valley today visiting old
friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Five room cottage to rent. Enquire
Of Aaron Carpenter. f2.
fashionable millinery-slways at
the Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

The New Commercial Club will make
things boom in this city the coming
summer
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

CS Hoar is quite sick, and re-
ported considerably worse today
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31

Everybody is out to the wolf
hunt today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
Thursday, Jan. 81.

Len Cole is quite sick with an
attack of the pneumonia.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
Early Closing Movement.

The early closing movement proposed
by the Clerks Union at their meeting on
Tuesday evening has occasioned much
discussion in local business circles. The
proposition of the clerks that the
merchants should close their stores each
evening at o'clock, with the exception
of Mondays and Saturdays, has met with
warm approval from some of the bust
ness people, while others believe that
the hour is too early. Others, also, state
that provision should be made for pay
day evening when the latter fails to fall
on Monday or Saturday, otherwise
considerable portion of the transient
trade which drifts into town at such
times will be lost and eventually return
to the surrounding company stores.
The matter has been discussed from
several staudponts by the merchants
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

since Wednesday, and from the infor-
nation which tho Tribune can gather
the proposed regulations meet with al
most general approval among the gro
GERS and provision dealers. The cloth
iers and shoe merchants, however, claim
they are entitled to at least another
hours service from their clerks in the
evenings, inasmuch as their help are
not compelled to report in the morning
until an hour or more later than those
employed by the grocers.
They further claim that the greater
part OF their business is done in the
evenings, when the workingmen come
into town, and that to close at z O'Clock
would bar them from receiving any
patronage from men residing in the
outside villages. Men, as rule, they
say, purchase their own clothing and
footwear, and will not, as with eatables
and the like, delegate the purchase to
their wives or children.
AS the matter stands at present it is
possible that some friction may follow
an attempt to enforce the proposed clos
ing hours. The rule, however, is not to
go into effect until April Is, and n the
meantime it is likely that alterations
will be made by the clerks if it is shown
by the merchants affected that the hour
selected for closing bears unnecessarily
heavy on certain lines of trade.
A conference between committee of
the clerks and the merchants would un-
doubtedly result in an agreement that
would give satisfaction to all the in
terested parties.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
Adjusting the Assessment.

County Commissioners Jones and Finn.
accompanied by their clerks, j. b..
Laubach, William Jones and John J..
Norton, held forth at the Central hotel
today today to hear the appeals of tax
payers in Freelaud, White Haven and
Foster. Upwards of hundred people
were present to protest either against
the revision of the assessors books as
performed by the commissioners or
against the valuations imposed by the
assessors.
White Haven was given attention
hrst, and numerous defects and in
equalities were adjusted to the satisfac.
tion OF the complainants.
Freeland's assessment figures were
then taken up, and the alleged injustice
In doubling the frontage valuation on
the several streets was objected to by
Attorneys Stroh and Mccarthy and
Squire Buckley, all of whom maintained
that land values in town have not in
creased since the tri-ennial assessment
in 1895.
A number of other protests, both in
the interests of individuals and the as
sessment in general, were received by
the commissioners, but no definite action
was taken on the cases presented.
Owing to the number of objections
raised against the new valuations tho
commissioners appointed Monday, April
s, as a time, and Wilkesbarre as the
place, for a further hearing in the
matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
ROUND THE REGION.

Michael and Stephen Hugus, of Brad
docks, arrived in Wilkesbarre last night
They stopped at the Bristol House.
Michael was to have been married
today, and his brother Stephen was to
haze acted as groomsman. When the
men retired they blew out the gas.
Both are in precarious condition. and
the wedding has been postponed. When
the prospective bride heard of the mis-
fortune that befell her affianced she
hastened to his bedside, and is now
nursing him.
The fight over the wardenship of the
county prison resulted in the election of
George j. Llewellyn. He defeated Ar
thur +. Detro, who was elected deputy
warden and Charles Gardner. who was
elected turnkey. DR.. S. A. Wolfe was
reelected physician.
For the second time within ten days
the grievance committee OF the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen of the Della
road is in session in Scranton, prepar-
Ing statement Of grievances.
The Dickson Locomotive Works, of
Scranton, have obtained contract
from Arthur Koppel, of New York, for
the building of seven locomotives. which
are to be utilized for plantation pur-
poses in Java, East Indies.
Because he had received letter from
his wife in the old country, saying that
she had remarked, Andrew Drygala, of
Archibald, hanged himself to the limb of
tree outside his boarding house. Dry
gala was daily expecting his wife to
join him.
In the interest of economy Deputy
Revenue Collector Thomas Powell, of
Hazleton, has been dismissed by the de-
partment, the dismissal to take effect
tomorrow.
The Susquehanna river is a raging
torrent, and should It rise four feet moro
the people of West Pittston will have to
use boats.
Six children of James Brennan, of
Ashley, have been taken by the Humane
Society. Their father has just been re-
leased from jail and the children were
clad in rags and hungry.
William Shafer, who escaped from the
county Jail few months ago, has en-
listed in the navy, and is believed to be
on the battleship Kentucky, which
recently arrived at Manila.
Captain Samuel Harleman, one of the
eX-poor directors of this district, died on
Wednesday at his home in Weatherly.
He was aged 10 years and was one of
the prominent men of Carbon county.
Patrick Cox, of Parsons, who has been
justice of the peace there for thirty
years, died suddenly today.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
We Sell Shoes

and nothing else. You can
buy to better advantage here
than in stores where shoes
are carried as side-line,
and if you give us the op-
portunity we will prove to
you that this is true.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
NO DECISION
ON STRIKE
Representatives Of Miners
Still in Session.
Absolute Secrecy Maintain
ed by President Mitchell
and His Associates in the
Meeting Today.

A telephone message from the Wilkes
barre Times to the Tribune at 4.3O
o'clock this afternoon states that the
President Mitchell and the three dis
trict presidents are preparing a state
ment, but what it will contain is not
known outside the convention.
Opinion in Wilkesbarre is about even
ly divided as to whether strike will be
ordered or not.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29
THEATRICAL.

1t is only necessary to announce the
TACT that the Brothers Roger are en-
gagged in performance, and everyone
will know that it will be a funny, very
funny show. Their new acrobatic farce
frolic, Next Door," is great produc-
tlon, and If laughter and applause be
true criticism, the performance is of the
finest order. Certainly the acrobatc
part OF the piece, and that constitutes
the play itself, is splendid and exceed
ingly novel. The fun is clean and
bright, and the show tomorrow evening
at the Grand opera house should not be
missed.
Sadie Raymond and Willard Dashiell
and strong company will give Free
land theatre-goers their first chance to
see "Old Arkansaw" next Wednesday
evening. The play has made hit
wherever presented. 1t is written by
Fred Raymond, of Missouri Girl" fame,
and is more popular than the latter in
cities where both have appeared Sadie
Raymond scored success in Freeland
last season, and her admirers should
give her hearty welcome on her return
to town. The performance is benefit
for the opera house employees.
t t /
Faust" and Uncle Toms Cabin are
two plays which never fail to please
when properly presented before an au-
dience. Porter J. Whites company in
the former and Stetson's in the latter
are among the April bookings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-03-29

At 10. 30 o'clock this morning the men
in whose hands nearly $50, 600 anthra-
cite workers have placed the power to
decide the question of suspending or
continuing work on Monday met at the
county seat. This meeting, though not
widely advertised nor attended with
spectacular accessories, will be recorded
in the history of the anthracite coal
region as one, il not the most important
and far-reaching in power, Of any
gathering OF mine workers ever held.
Those entitled to voice and vote in
the proceedings were National President
John MITCHELL District Presidents
Nichols, Duffy and Fahey, and the
members of the executive boards of Dis
tricts Nos. 1, and 9-thirty-one men in
all.
The members OF the executive board
of District No. are as follows: Presi-
dent, Thomas Duffy, McAdoo; vice presi-
dent, Andrew Matty, Stockton; e1ecu-
tive board, William Harris, Jeanesville;
Patrick Smith, Milnesvlle; Daniel S.
Gallagher, Hazleton; William II. Dletrie,
Nuremberg; Peter c. Gallagher, Free
land; Charles Gildea, Coaldale.
The convention remained in session
until noon, when an adjournment was
taken until o'clock. No information
of any description was given out except
the statement that President Mitchell
had been chosen to serve as press
committee.
When called upon, Mr.. Mitchell had
nothing to give to the press, and he
maintained absolute silence on the sub
ject OF strike until the convention re-
assembled at o'clock.
AT 4.i5 O'Clock the convention was
still in session.
STATEMENT FROM REV. PHILLIPS.
Rev. L. S. Phillips, Of Hazleton, and
President John Mitchell and his as
sociates Of the Mine Workers left New
York for Wlkesbarre yesterday after
noon. Before going they held con-
ference in the Ashland House. The
representatives OF the Mine Workers
said that in their opinion Il strike had
been averted, and Rev. Phillips gave out
formal statement to that effect. He
said in addition;
The United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca are recognized body; its reprcSen-
tatives, President Mitchell and the
district officers have met and conferred
with the representatives of the opera
tors. More than that, confidence in
labor organizations has been establish
ed, which must eventually result in
convincing the several individuals OF
independent operators that the wisdom
and patriotism which have brought
iinanciers, coal president and labor
leader together have also taught them
the value and usefulness of jointly con
ferring in time of peace to prevent war.
The lesson has been taught without
cost. Let us hope that it has been
learned. If so, it is well for all con-
cerned."