Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-31
NORTH WESTERN HAS 4
CINCH.

NOASA0 w G0x6xSN uAS a
CINCH.
Report Says The Future Own.
ership of the Sioux City
and Pacific Will be Decided
Within the Next Few
Months.
In these days when Carrie Ma
ton, the Greek Nation and num-
erous other nations are running
amuck and claiming the lions
share of the public interest the
news gatherer has but little time
to devote to such trivial affairs az
the sale of q railroad system.
About all the news concerning
the coming sale of the property
of the Sioux City and Pacific rail
road appears in the following pub
lished in the Sioux City Journal
OF this mornings issue:
There is small likelihood of the
Sioux City aud Pacific indebted.
ness being settled before March 4
Rather, the probability is tn at
soon after the adjournment Of con-
gress the secretary of the treasury,
secretary of the interior and at
torney general, who compose the
commission provided by congress
to make the settlement, will get
together and the amount of the
lien will be quickly decided upon.
Secretary Hitchcock and Attor-
ney General Griggs each has ex-
pressed the opinion that it will be
impossible to do anything with
the Sioux City and Pacific matter
until after March 4. Several eff
forts have been made to have
them take up the consideration of
the governments claim and fix
the amount OF it, bat every effort
was unsuccessful and none other
will be made during this session
of congress.
Upon high authority it may be
said that up to this tine there has
appeared no evidence that either
the Great Northern or the Illinois
Central will bid for the road, and
every indication is that it will
pass to the Chicago and North
western.
Fred Douglas went to Sioux
City this morning to look after
business matters.
Gives "Old Glib" Preference
to All Others.
Although the company's product
has been ON the market but q few
weeks the North Western Tobacco
Company of this city is no longer in
the experimental stage of its exist.
ance but instead is the active com
petitor of the big tobacco producing
concerns of the country. Paxton and
Gallagher, probably the largest whole.
sale grocery establishment in Omaha,
last week mailed to each of it's travel
ing representatives personal letter, q
portion of which follows:
"You will observe that we have
added to our list of smoking tobacco,
old Gib,' an excellent coarse cut for
smoking or chewing. We are par
ticularly interested in the SAFE of this
tobacco as it is western production
made at Missouri Valley, Iowa. The
company is composed of prominent
business men of that city, many of
whom are included among our best
customers. Give this tobacco prefer
ence to all Others
p. d. Armor's will shows his estate
valued at only s14,9O0,0OO He wasn't
much better off than the average coun-
try editor.
Mrs NJ. b. Stern, of Logan, is in the
Valley, the guest of Mrs Laura Garner
for q week.
Miss Marion Robinson is spending q
short time in Sioux City visiting with
her brother George Robinson and wife.
Charley Hlllard is buying corn up at
his farm this winter. Hetook in 800
bushels yesterday, paying 26 cents per
bushel for good corn.
Miss Olga strobehn departed today
for Treynor, after visit of few
days here.