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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
A CREDIT CHECK swlNpLE.
Trick by Which One Firm Got Dol.
lnrs Without Selling Shirt Waists.

Trick ny Which One Firm Got Dol.
lnrs Without Selling Shirt Waists.
That there is no end to the ways OF
Imposing Epon the suffering New York
public was Illustrated by the failure
tof small store recently. The newly
appointed receiver was surprised by
having many women come to his office
with credit checks. These checks were
for small amounts, ranging from 81 to
$40. AT first the receiver couldn't un-
derstand 1t, but upon investigation he
learned the details of pretty system
OF fleeing.
The firm, it seems, had made spe-
cialty of silk and cotton shirt waists.
These were, with few exceptions,
shapeless, i'll fitting garments, and
when the unfortunate women shoppers
got home With their purchases and
put them on they were disgusted to
find that the bargain sale waists were
baggy and puckery and altogether so
poorly fashioned that it would be
next to impossible to make them fit
even by complete ripping up and
rcmalSing. Such being the conditions
they invariably took the goods back
and demanded other waists or their
money. 1t was contrary to the prin-
ciplcs of the firm to refund money
and us they seldom had waists more
becoming either in style or shape than
the ones returned, they were driven
to the extremity of credit checks.
I'VE will get in new supply of
waists in a few days" was the, suave
assurance of the manager and his
well trained assistants. "Your check
will be good at any time, and when we
replenish our stock you can select a
waist that suits you."
But the new stock never arrived, and
in spite of the good dollars received
from delnded customers without de-
creasing their capital of waists, the
firm became insolvent and then tho
women began to come with credit
checks. So far the receiver has been
unable to compensate them for their
loss through the swindle which, in Its
way. was rather neat.-New York Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
HER SUMMONS CAME,
A SIGN IN WHICH MRS. GALLUP READ
HER DEATH WARRANT.
She Dropped the DisLclo,h ana AFTER
That Fatal Warming Spent the Rail
nncc of the Evening In Telling Mr..
Gallup How She Thought lie Ought
10 Hun the Funeral.
-[Copyright, 1900, by c. q. lewis. !

Copyright, 1900. by C. o. Icwis.l
As MIR. Gallup lighted his tin lantern,
after supper and started out to buy
half pound of Rio coffee for brcai-
fast and call at the postoilicc Mrs. Gal.
lup was in excellent spirits and had
most OF the dishes ready for washing.
lie was absent 81 minutes. and when
lie arrived home he found her huddlcd
',p in the big rocking chair, With pill
low behind llcr heat! and the campAor
bottle In lier haMd. She took three long
shifts at the bottle and gave three lona
drawn sighS as he entered, but it was
labor thrown away. MIR. Gallup blew
out his lantern and hung 1t up behind
the cellar door, and having deposited
Che coffee on II shelf in the pantry he
;cmoycd and hung up his coat and hat.
sat down and took Off his shoes and
then. taking II circular from his peck
ct and putting OH his glasses with
great dc!iberatlon. began to read 1t
was Il circular regarding new discov-
cry in the cure of consumption, and he
had not yet finished With the first tes-
timonial when Mrs. Gallup sobbed four
times In succession and family asked:
J Samuel Gallup, do you know that
your dyin Wife is present in the roomY'
4 He made no reply. That testimonial
from one who had been cured after
his coffin had been purchased made
him hold his breath as he read.
Yes; she is present" dolcfully con.
tinucd Mrs. Gallup after several shifts
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Exceedingly Low Rate Ex
cursions to the Black
H1l1a

Dates sale: July LIST to 9th, inclusive
Rates: 10 Hot Springs from Sioux
City and Missouri Valley, Iowa, and
Omaha, Neb, $500 for the round
trip.
From Lincoln and Superior, Neb
$1400 for the round trip. Proportion
ate rates from intermediate points
east of Long Pine
Minimum round trip rate $1,000.
To Deadwood and Lead, $. d. s4.5 sc
higher than to Hot Springs.
Transit limit: Going trip, fifteen
days; return trip, continuous passage.
Final limit: October 3lst.
Stop-over: Stop-over will be al
lowed at any point on the F., f. 81 M
V. II. r. west of Stanton, Neb., with
in the going transit limit of fifteen
days from date of sale.
Don't miss this opportunity to visit
the wonderful Black Hills.
Proportionate rates based on the
above will be on sale at stations east
of the Missouri river.
Ask your nearest agent for full in.
formation and be sure your tickets
read via the North Western Line.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Exceedingly Low Rate Ex
cursions to Minnesota.

Dates sale: july lst to OH, inclusive
Rates: To st. Paul Minneapolis
from Omaha, 1886; from Council
Bluffs, 1895; from Lincoln. Sll 10;
from Superior, 1880; from Hastings,
sl3o5; from Long Pine, sl2.45, with
proportionate rates from intermediate
points.
To Duluth. $500 higher than to St.
Paul-Mlnneapolis.
Transit Limits: Continuous pas
sage in each direction.
Final Limit: October 3lst.
This is the lowest rate ever offered
with long limit ticket to the famous
fishing and hunting resorts of Mime.
sofa
Ask any agent of the North Western
Line for further particulars, time
cards, etc.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Her Meanness.

An American hostess. on the occa-
sion of gathering Of distinguished
people, was endeavoring to add to the
pleasure of Frenchman by talking to
him In his native language. Noticing
that her lack of fuency was irksome to
the lady and desiring to relieve her enl-
barrassment, with praiseworthy amia-
bility the foreigner said:
"Pardon, madame, somewhat tho
French is difficult for you. am ablo
to understand your mean-ness If you
will speak English" Chroni-
plo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
AARON BuRR's MAGNETISM.
He Conquered All Feminine Hearts
Without m Effort.

He Conquered All Feminine Hearts
Without an Effort.
"From the time the beautiful and
brilliant Nine. Jumel had been young
girl and when Aaron Burr was only
a captain In the American army she
had been more than once under tho
spell Of his strange fascination" writes
William Perrine In The Ladies' Homot
Journal. Burr had introduced her to
the celebrated Margaret Moncrieff, had
desperately flirted with her and had
implanted within her an ndmiration
which was still alive when he was
an aged social exile. She had written
of him In earlier days that he appeared
to her to be the perfection of man
hood that his figure and form had
been fashioned in the mold of the
graces and that he was as familiar
with the drawing room as with the
camp.
In u word she said, he was q
combined model OF Mars and Apollo.
His eye was of the deepest black and
sparkled with IN incomprehensible
brilliancy when he smiled, but IL en-
ragged its power was absolutely ter
rifle. Into whatever female society
he CHANGED by the fortunes Of war or
the yicissitudes Of private life to be
cast, he conquered all hearts without
an effort, and until he became deeply
involved in the affairs Of state and
the vexations incident to the political
arena l do not believe female capa-
Bile of the gentle emotions of love ever
looked upon him without loving him.
Wherever he went he was petted and
caresscd by her sex, and hundreds
We'd with each other in continuous
struggle to offer him some testimonial
of their adulation- Subsequently Nine.
Jumel was married to Burr, who was
nearly 80 and she nearly GO. The mar
rlage was not a happy one, and the
two soon separated"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Woefnl Ignorance.

Fnrmer-see here, you. You rcmcm-
bcr putting two lightning rods on my
barn last spring, don't you? Well. that
barn was struck six weeks after a.sa
burned down.
Pcddler Struck by lightnin?
ut was"
"ln the daytime?
NO; ut night"
TT"
"Ycs; dark as pitch"
Lanterns burnin!"
what lanterns"
Didn't you run lanterns up 'cm on
dark nights"
"Ncver heard of anything like that"
well. II you don't know enough to
keep your l!ghtnin rods shown you
needn't blame me. Glangw = New
York Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
A Couple of Rulln.

An advertisement recently published
in newspaper IN Ireland set forth
that "Mlchael Ryan bcgs to inform the
public that he has large stock Of
cars, wagonettes brakes, hearses and
other pleasure vehicles for sale or
hire"
This is the same paper which, in a
glowing description of q funeral, an
nounced that Mrs. B. Of c. sent q
magnificent wreath Of artificial flowers
In the form of cross"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Mamma Yes, darling; you may stay
The Conceited Peer.

A certain concclted noblcman once
observed to Charles Townsend, when
l happen to say foolish thing. al
ways burst out a-laughing." Town.
send eyed him curiously and at length
remarked In the most deliberate man
per. "Ah. envy you your happiness,
for you must certainly live the merri-
est life of any man In Europe"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
The Eq uinoxcs.

The equinoctial storms are no longer
believed in by scientific persons. The
equlnoxes are the dates Of tho year
when the sun crosses the equator ut
one Of the equinoctial points. They oc-
cur about March p and Sept 81, and.
though storms have been known to oc-
cur about those times. they are no
longer considered as due to the per-
fectly natural occurrence Of the cross
inD
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
AZ the Finger. End.

My niece" said the doctor, "has
Joined an organization they call the
the-strange can't think of the name.
l had 1t at my tongues end a moment
ago-oA. yes. remember it now. They
call 1t the Thimble club"
Then you didn't have 1t at your
tongues end" objected the professor
"You had 1t at your fingers end."-Chi-
cago Tribune
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20

All voters who believe in the principles advo-
Gated by the Democratic party, and who are in
favor Of an economical and constitutional gov
ernment, are cordially invited to participants in
the selection of delegates to the State Oonven.
tion. BY order of tho democratic state central
committee. G. A. HUFFMAN,
Chairman.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
His Pointed Remark.

II frequently hear you say that mon
ey talks" she remarked.
"Yes; it is an old saying and true
one" he replied: but, unfortunately,
while money talks, all that talks is not
money"
why do you say unfortunately :"
she asked.
Because If that were so," he an
ywered, II would be married to fab
ulous fortune."-London Fun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Mirror sIad.


WHAT" cxclaims the astonished
reader, us 1t possible that there are
any civilized persons on the face of the
earth who are not in the habit of be-
holding their visages reflected from
time TO time In n mirror of some kind?
Surely this cannot be So" Wrong,
quite wrong, gentle reader, for at the
present time, stpnge as it may mp
pear, there are Mhdrcds of men and
women in the United Kingdom who
have not gazed into mirror for years.
The conyictS confined In British prls-
ons form members of this community.
From the moment Of convicts en-
trance to a Jail to the moment of his
exit he is not permitted to have the
use of mirror of any kind, the small
est piece Of glass being rigidly denied
him. 10 the women conyicts this alb
scnce of a mirror forms one of the
chief hardships of confinement, and
many female warder can tell p.teous
tales OF women who have actually fall
en- upon their knees aud sobbed out
entreaties for the loan of morsel of
mlrror-"just for Il second" All these
entreaties have perforce to be disre-
sarded. and 1T therefore comes about
that many female convict passes
three or four years without being per-
mittcd TO gaze upon her own features.
London Tit-Bits-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Democratic State Convention

The Democrats of f,wa will meet in delegate
convention at Des Moines, I"wa,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1901,
at 10 O'Clock, q. m. for the pnrpu~e of nomina-
ting candidates for the following Offices:
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Judge Supreme Court.
Superintendent Public Instruction.
Railroad Commissioner.
And for the Transaction of such other business
as may be brought before the convention.
Each county will be entiteled to2 delegates,
and one additional delegate for every 200 votes
and fraction Of 100 or over cast for W. J. Bryan
for President in 1900.
Counties in this (9th) Congressional will be
ant;fled t,, 1olcu.to. nc fn,loua.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Very Low Rate Excursion
Tickets to the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, Buff

Via the North Western Line are sold
daily with favorable return limits.
Direct connection at Chicago, with
fast trains of all lines to Buffalo. For
further particulars, apply to agents.
An illustrated booklet will be mailed
on receipt of two cents postage by w.
B. kniskern, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, Chicago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Bright Little sammy.

Sammy (who is never allowed to stay
out Of schooD-IIowdic Hurlburt didn't
come to school all day.
Mamma-Why not, Sammy
Sammy-Cause his mother died.
When you die, may l stay home all
day2
Mamma-Yes, darling; you may stay
out whole week
Sammy (suspIciously)-Oh l know!
You mean to die In yacation.-uarlem
I ito
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20

When you are invited to a real old
fashioned woman's house for supper,
she always has floating island. This is
sure test.-Atchlson Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Camp meeting at Lake Man.
ava.


ava.
The Pottawattamie and Doug.
las County Holiness Association
will hold a camp meeting at Lake
Manawa, Council Bluffs, June 2l-
30.
The best evangelists have been
secured for the camp, Rev. G. w.
Ruth, Rev. M. L. Haney of Nor
NAL, Ill. Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Harris, the great singing Evan
gelists of Chicago, will have
charge Of music.
The best of camping accommo-
dations can be secured on grounds
at small prices.
Lake Manawa is five miles from
Council Bluffs, on the car line,
and al trunks and baggage will
be taken ont on fiat cars.
Those desiring tents should
order of secretary at once, and let
all who can, come and tent on
grounds.
Miss Mildred Ogden, seo'y,
2Ol7 Fifth Ave-, Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Ordinance.

An ordinance granting to the
Chicago & North Western Rail.
way Company, its successors,
grantees and assigns, permission
and authority to lay and maintain
certain railway tracks on and
across Ontario and Ninth streets
in the City of Missouri Valley,
Iowa.
Be it ordained by the City
Council of the City of Missouri
Valley, Iowa:
Sec. l. That permission and
authority are hereby granted to
the Chicago & North Western
Railway Company, its Successors,
grantees and assigns, to construct,
lay down and forever maintain
and operate two certain railway
tracks upon and along Ontario
street, and upon and across Ninth
street in said city, as shown by
and in accordance with certain
plan or map filed by said Com
pany with the City Clerk of said
City, signed by Edward G. Carter,
Chief Engineer, and entitled "Pro-
posed elevator tracks at Missouri
Valley, Iowa" and being drawing
numbered 6l38.
Sec. 2. That said tracks shall
conform as near as practical to
the existing grades of said streets,
and be laid in manner 80 as to
obstruct the streets as little as
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20

The temple of fame stands upon the
grave. The flame that burns upon its
affairs is kindled from the ashes Of
dead men, rxss.<
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Clothes and the Man.

. If aSTilinino enters the house of a
European living in an unnssuming
way. !he win not believe that the Eu-
ropean isfeitller wealthy or wise, and,
although his manner may he correct,
hand, IL he visits an ignorant man
who indulgcs In great splcndor, he will
st once become exceedingly respectful.
MIR. Phelps Wlyitmarsh. who In The
outlook gives his. experiences In the
Islands, ttells the story of wealthy
provincial visiting lManila for the first
time,lwho asked toibe presented to the
governor general.
9 when he reached the palace, he
found the governor taking coffee on
his piazza, dressed comfortably in a
white cotton suit. The Filipino re-
questcd that some favor be extended
to his district, and his request was
granted. lie then withdrew The OIL
cial who had procured the prcsenta-
tlon asked him What he thought of the
general
why" replied the visitor in a tone
of disappointment, "he is no different
from any other white man.
1t so happened that the general was
told of the Incident, and he gave or
dcrs that ut his next reception the
Filipino should be present
( Upon entering the throneroom md
seeing the general In full uniform,
surrounded by his brilliant staff, with
the accessories of splendid tapestries,
laced ushers and all the pomp and
splcndor of these Spanish functions,
the provincial grew pale and, kneelng
In deep humility, exclaimed:
This Is indeed my gencral,"
So impressed was he that the fol-
lowing morning he sent pnir of hand
some horses to the general with a note
which read:
My general, yesterday 1 liked you
so much in your uniform of gold that
send you .his pair of horses, but do
not use them when you dress in a
white suit
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Council Proceedings.

Council Room, Missouri Valley,
Iowa, June II, 1901; Council
met in adjourned session persu-
ant to adjournment of June IA,
1901.
Officers present: D r. James,
Mayor; ] B Barrett, Clerk; g W
Kellogg, City Attorney; W A
Shelton, Marshal. Councilmen
present, ] J Amen, J r McGav-
rem, w @ Fensler, M O'Connor,
III 81 Fisher and B A Mckay.
Moved and seconded that Ordi.
nance be read second time. Car.
ried and ordinance was read tor
the second time.
Moved by O'Connor and sec
onded by Amen that rules be sus-
pended and ordinance be read for
third time. On roll call the fol.
lowing vote was given:
Amen, yea
McGavren, yea
Fensler, yea
Mckay, yea
O'Connor, yea
Fisher, yea
Carried.
Moved by Fensler and seconded
by O'Connor that Amendment be
adopted. On roll call the follow.
ing vote was given:
Amen, yea
McGavren, yea
Fensler, yea
Mckay, yea
O'Connor, yea
Fisher, yea
Amendment was carried.
Moved by Amen and seconded
by O'Connor that Ordinance az
amended and the title agreed to
as read be adopted. On roll call
the following vote was given:
Amen, yea
McGavren, yea
Fensler, yea
Mckay, yea
O'Connor, yea
Fisher, yea
Carried.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20

take effect and shall be IN full
force from and after it's passage
and publication as required by
law.
Adopted Monday evening, June
IL, 1901.
Approved.
3. F. JAMES, Mayor.
j. B. BARRETT, City Clerk.
Moved by Fensler and seconded
by Amen that Ordinance be read
second time. On roll call the fol-
lowing vote was given:
Amen, yea
McGavren, yea
Fensler, yea
Mckay, yea
O'Connor, yea
Fisher, yea
Carried and ordinance read the
second time.
Moved by Fisher and seconded
by Amen that rules be suspended
and ordinance be read for third
time. On roll call the following
vote was given:
Amen, yea
McGavren, yea
Fensler, yea
Mckay, yea
OConnor, yea
Fisher, yea
Carried and ordinance was read
for third time.
Moved by McGavren and Sec
onded by O'Connor that ordinance
and the title agreed to as read be
adopted. On roll call the follow
ing vote was given:
Amen, yea
McGavren, yea
Fensler, yea
Mckay, yea
O'Connor, yea
Fisher, yea
Carried and ordinance adopted.
Ordinance.
An ordinance vacating a part of
Ontario street in the city of Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, lying south of
a line commencing forty feet south
of the southeast corner of lot
number three in block number
two in said city, extending thence
easterly parallel with the south
line Of block three in Salisbury's
addition to said city, to Ninth
street in said city, and granting
and conveying the same to the
Chicago & North Western Rail
way Company, the abutting owner.
Be it ordained by the City
Council of the city of Missouri
Valley, Iowa:
Sec. l. That all that part Of
Ontario street in the City of Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, being and ly-
ing south of line commencing
forty (40) feet south (S) of the
southeast (SE) corner Of lot
number three (3), in block num-
Der two (2) in said city, extend
ing thence easterly Ely parallel
with the south (S) line of block
three (3) in Salisbury's addition
to said city, to Ninth street, be
and the same is hereby vacated as
public street of the City of Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, and that the
same be and it hereby is granted
to the Chicago & North w Western
Railway Company, the abutting
owner, and that the Mayor and
City Clerk he authorized, en-
powered and directed to execute a
deed under the seal of the said
city conveying the same for the
said city to the Chicago 4 North
Western Railway Company, with
out covenants of warranty.
Sec. 2. That this ordinance
shall take effect and be in full
force from and after it's passage
and publication as required by
law.
Adopted Monday evening, June
IL, 1901.
Approved.
E. F. JAxEs, Mayor.
j. B. BARRETT, City Clerk.
Moved and seconded We adj
iourn. Carried.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-20
Very Low Rates to N. E. A.
Convention to be Held at
Detroit, Mich, July 8-l2,

Via the North Western line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold at
greatly reduced rates. For dates
of sale and limits apply to agents
Chicago & North Western R'y.
The age-herald., 1901-07-20
Peary Relief Exnedifions.

Lieutenant Peary and his men sailed away in the summer of 1898, expecting to be absent four years. The steamer Windward, with Mrs. Peary and her daughter on board, left St. John, N F., last summer. Mrs. Peary intended to pay the explorer visit and return in October, but the Windward was caught in the ice, and the fate of all on board is a mystery. Last August vessel loaded with supplies for the Peary ex- pediti5n left Halifax, but in September this vessel was lost in Smiths Sound, and her supplies were lost. Peary had of course supplies at widely separated points along the Greenland shore of Smiths Sound, but they had been cached, and the loss of the supply ship must have been severely felt. MT. Bridgman left the Peary people in Sep tember, 1899, returning to this coun- try. No word has been heard from them.
 The sailing of the Bridgman relief expedition from Sydney, Cape Breton, about ten days ago, is an effort to carry supplies to Lieutenant Peary, to ascer- tain his fate as we'll as that of his wife and child. The world Is unwilling to let the frozen solitudes of eternal ice swallow the skillful and daring Peary, and further efforts will be made, if necessary, to carry him assistance, if alive, and to ascertain his fate if he be dead