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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
EARLY Closing.

| have always felt q deep interest in
the "early closing movement" wher
ever have lived. for the reason that
for several years l was clerk in q dry
goods store.
am glad to see the stores closed
early for the sake of the store. keepers.
They are the body of men whose
character and energy usually de-
termine the growth of town. IL they
are selfish and grasping, the towns
people soon know 1t, and you can't
keep the country people from knowing
also, and people will patronize them
only when they can't help it. If there
are other towns near by where men of
more generous disposition do bust
ness it will be found out, and these
towns will draw, the result being
growth to these towns while your
town stands still.
Yes, my fellow citizen, your town
depends very largely on your mer-
chants. The nobler they are the better
it will be for your city. Therefore, l
rejoice when they are not so complete
ly the slaves of the store that they can
do nothing but attend on its customers
early and late-Sundsy and Saturday.
Your merchant can be noble man
only when he enjoys freedom from
business cares on the Sabbath and has
q few hours every evening to enjoy his
home and the fellowship of his family.
1 congratulate the merchants on
this movement for q decent Sabbath
and q shorter day of labor through the
week. You will lessen your expenses
by shortening the hours-less electric
light will be needed now, and less light
and fuel in the winter. You will also
increase the volume of your business
by the improvement which shorter
hours will certainly bring to the spirit
and temper of your clerks, and your
own temper also. They do not intend
now to be either listless or careless to
customers, and neither do you, but
business must be more heartily con-
Quoted when the hours are shorter and
less exscting. Fewer customers will
go away without making purchases,
feeling that you were not interested
in meeting their wants. Business will
be greater pleasure all around.
! rejoice in the early closing move
ment on the clerks account also.
What q wear ana tear of nerve tissue
1t 10 to stand behind the counter from
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Death.
From a letter Just receive

From a letter just received, we
learn that Reuben White, OF Brent
wood, Tennessee, brother-in.law
of ID. NJ. Harris, of this city, died
at his home on Friday July 5th,
1901, after a long and useful life.
Like some mighty oak whose form
had stood the storms of eighty-fve
years fell before the scythe of time
and like an innocent babe, SUR
rounded by portion of his imme-
diate family, he slept. His wife
having preceded him to the celes-
tial world many years ago.
Thus the last of the old family
ties are broken, he being the last
of the old members of the White
family, the father, mother, broth
er and three sisters have preced-
ed him to tie unseen world, and
the second generation have scat
tered to the four quarters of the
earth, but in the coming day a re-
union will take place never to be
severed again.
While contemplating the uncer-
tanties of life and the certainty of
death, we do not forget the fact
that we, too, have out lived our
three score years and ten, and at
no distant day it will be written
of us s'He is dead" and some one
will write the notice that we, too,
have passed over the mystic river
to join that long line Of pilgrims
who have gone before.
He was the last of a family of
five, two brothers and three sisters,
the brothers sleep in Tennessee,
two sisters in Texas, and one in
Iowa, and thus they were divided
in life but united in death, for in
death all things are made even.
Our sympathy goes out to the
Borrowing ones in this hour OF
gloom, but we are not to sorrow as
those without hope, knowing that
death is not eternal, but only rest
until the great day.
D. M. 81.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Z .. m. to 9 OF 49,, aaa.o,
tut especially my ~, ,h,s !,
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feet that Li.ls Is " ~,
echo F"ulth of July .,..
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"f them? Where the CO. 80
tlm- To read or study .m,,;t,oms
schemes, plans far nobl ..,.,, 81.
humanity flash through ....r,
brain, but go again wl,hoN ronsiny
them I" Effort They haveS nnnor
tunity for cnmmunng with .,nra
Fellowship III hrlstian andE ,,,.n
thr"p,c work is MT for them. Shev
can hardly find opportunity tol nr
ship God, the most eltvaling exes..
of the. human mind
SO far. therefore, ns the ovpr-work,N
tlred-Out clerk touches the life of on.
city can you blame him, "r her, IT their
Influences is hurttul rather than bene-
liiclal? No. you must blame your
selves, nv felk,w c,t,zels
But am glad that as the employers
touch the public mind on this qles-
ton Of early closing they feel that the
time has arrived when public senti-
ment is safely and largely in favor of
making this effort, and l sincerely
hope that the purchasing public will
more and more take an interest in this
movement, which Is in line with the
spirit of tie times. and do their shop
ping within the hours the stores ore
now advertised to keep open.
! Don't tempt the seltishness nf any
sforekeeper by asking that you te
served when he should be closed, either
week nights or Sundays Help To
bring our merchants mp to the best
grade Of citizenship. Help them to
make their homes happy with their
presence in the evening. Look in on
them there and compliment them on
their generous spirit and assure them
you will stand by them / never have
|'likei the "Boy colt" idea, but certainly
the merchant who loves his family
enough to make manly effort to
spend his evenings with them and to
go to church with them, and who loves
I his employees enough to stand man.
fully for their welfare. is the mer.
chant who will be found the mos,
honorable to deal with
In community like this where our
people are largely working people,
railroad men and the like, who are
eager to stand together for mutual
benefit, this effort of the merchants
! for the benefit of their clerks. and OF
the clerks for shorter hours Of labor
should have full support. Yours very
Respectfully,
j MAcALL1sTER,
Pastor Presbyterian Church.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Boy-Match- Fire.

The combined elements of a
boys curiosity, box of matches
and pile of hay yesterday fore
noon caused rather serious fire
at the farm of w A Williams, who
lives near st John. A fire that
undoubtedly resulted from chill
dren of the Williams household
playing with matches 10 the barn,
consumed the barn, a small guam
tity of grain, and numerous other
articles having a total value of
about 5000.
] II Wick, of Gretna, Neb, is in
the city looking after business in
terests.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs Oliver Hall this morning.
j d Kirkwood went to River
Sioux this morning on real estate
business.
The council proceedings pub
lished in today's TIMES are very
interesting. Erie street will now
have good sidewalks.
Frank Stowe leaves tomorrow
evening FOR three weeks pleasure
trip to California. He will pro-
coed direct to San francisco,
thence to the numerous points of
interest along the Pacific sea
board. He will return home via
Albuquerque, N NJ, and Denver
Colo.
w r Jones and wife visited CIV
Arndt in Sioux Falls while away
w r says Cyrus has fine bust
ness.
| A little son of Editor Davis, o
the Logan Gazette, broke his arm
Wednesday by falling out of tree
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Atlantic has received 81, 200 in
license from the saloons, and Cass
county will receive 1900 moro
which means that SIS, 400 iu tax will
be received this year from a traf-
fic that has always existed and that
heretofore has heen rewarded
to that extent by being permitted
to escape taxation. Cass County
Democrat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Calhoun News.

Wednesday, July 10, was set
down as being the hottest day thus
far, the thermometer registering
lO2 in the shade. Farmers and
teams could hardly stand work in
the fields.
Mr. and Mrs Will Green, of
Pleasant Valley, spent Sunday in
Calhoun with friends.
Henry Avery had colt SO bad
ly hurt by COW that it had to be
killed.
John Reedy, Jr, is at Dunlap
with his brother.
j w Fouts took his baby to
Magnolia to the doctor yesterday.
The child is better at this writing
Corn on the low lands on the
bottom is very poor. Many fields
will not make anything.
Miss Sadie Gilmore, of Missouri
Valley, spent few days this week
with her sister, Mrs Joe O'Connor.
John Green Jones and family
Sundayed on the Missouri bottom
with Mrs Jones parents.
Mrs d 81 Reedy, who has been
confined to her bed with inflsm-
matory rheumatism the past two
months, is still unable to leave
her bed.
Bert Russell and wife, of Mis-
souri, Valley, spent a few days this
week with ID A Russell and fami-
ly.
Misses Kate, Anna and Maggie
Fitzgibbon have closed their
schools and are spending their va
cation at home.
| Hecox and Fouts have their crop
OF small fruit about marketed and
it was splendid crop.
Mrs M NJ Piercey has been on
the sick list the past week.
Harrison Mech is preparing to
build large barn on his farm.
A good rain would be very vel.
come, as pastures and garden stuff
are much in need Of il.
Mr. Blakesley is still improving
The Comston boy who had bott
legs broken will soon be sounc
again.
Chas billiard goes north will
a gang of horses to work on a new
railroad. He has moved his fam
lily to Missouri Valley.
John Fitzgibbon's team became
frightened at bicycle and rar
away, breaking his buggy all ia
pieces and throwing John out. HI
escaped with slight bruises.
Wheat harvest is almost here
It promises to be good crop n
the weather is favorable 10 haryes,
lit.
Mr. and Mrs AL Patterson, 81
Magnolia, were Calhoun callers
Sunday.
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Bear. tn. 11hs Kind You Have !!x.,s Bought
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mr. and Mrs A B Mcclure, of
Boone, are spending a few days
in Mo. Valley the guests of Mr.
and Mrs N Creagor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
A Good Thing,


German Syrup is the special prescrip-
ton of DIR n Boschee, a celebrated Gel
man physician, and is acknowledge 4
to he one of the most fortunate discov-
cries in medicine. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds and all lung troubles of
the severest nature, removing, as it
does, the cause of the affection and
leaving the parts in a strong and
healthy condition. 1t is not an exper-
mental medicine, but has stood the
test of years, giving satisfaction in
every case. which its rapidly increasing
sale every season confirms. Two mill
ion bottles sold annually. Boschee's
German Syrup was introduced in the
United States in 1868, and is now sold
in every town and village in the civil
lied world. Three doses will relieve
any ordinary cough. Price IS cents.
2 q S Osborne.
Miss Herbert, of Sioux City, is
in the Valley the guest of Mrs
Lambert.
The weather will be cool enough
by the middle of December.
Rev 7 ] Mullen leaves Sunday
for few weeks vacation trip to
Denver, Colorado Springs and va
rious other points in that section
Of the country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

George schlaugenhauff who works
at Woodlands blacksmith shop suffered
quite painful but not serious iriuries
while he was at work this forenoon.
A piece of iron struck him on the lett
arm pnncturing q blood vessel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

J. $. Wattl, $ is busy TO-DAY estab-
fishing the grade along Erie street he.
tween Fifth and Sixth streets for the
new permanent sidewalks recently
ordered by the City Council.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

James Coulthard, of Cincinnati
township. was pleasant caller yester-
day. He says he has several thousand
bushels of old corn and owing to the
state of the weather he is in no hurry
to sell it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
For Sale.

A good corner lot, cheap. North
east corner of Erie and Noble
streets. Address @ w Harris, 10Y
u. Madison, lola, Kan, or call at
Times office. VOLS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Friday, July II

". ". WlllldllS W3S tIe VICTORIOUS
contestant i'll the jumping match sched
uled for this forenoon. nj. j. FitZgib-
bon failed to qualify, in the contest,
and the purse was awarded to Williams.
Miss Ada Jackson Will arrive in the
city this evening from Blair, and will
visit here over Sunday, the guest of
Miss Blanche Mclaughlin.
q. Il. Reedy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
II. keedy, was in the Valley today I'M
dergoing an examination by local
physician. Mr.. Reedy has been suffer-
ing from appendicitis for some time
past and it may be necessary to perform
an operation OH him.
Mrs. ID. Hellman departed this after
noon for Victor, Color ado, where she
will spend several weeks.
Miss Rae Miles returned this after
noon from Des Moines, where she has
been visiting for few weeks.
Mrs. e. u. Rabbit passed through
the city this afternoon, enroute to
Denver, Colo, where she goes for the
benefit of her health.
q. w. Irish is in Logan this after
noon attending the base ball game be-
tween the Logan and Whiteboro
teams.
The business Of the real estate
firmo of Bird Il Smith has increased
to such an extent during the past
few months the firm has decided
to open an office in Sioux City,
through which portion of firms
business will be transacted hence.
forth.
John Anderson and family will
be home this evening after &
weeks outing on the J 8 McGav
rem farm few miles north of the
Valley.
DIR Gasson returned this morn
ing after short visit in Omaha
r A Hamill, of Lincoln, is ir
the Valley today in the interest o
Hsgenow's band of Lincoln. i
arrangements can be made tn,
band wants to give an open ali
concert in this city the first weel
in August. Hagenow'e baud VOL
first prize of $500 at the nationa
M w Of A convention two year
ago at Kansas City. Won Xix,
prize June Is, 1901, at the nation
al M w of A convention at s
Paul, MINI. The director of tn,
band, Prof August Hagenow, i
orchestral director and instructo
of violin in the University of Ne
braka. The band is made up O
talented men out of the oper,
houses OF Lincoln. The soloist
are men of wide reputation anon,
musical circles.
CT Balch, formerly a citize1
of this city and now located i,
Clinton where he has charge o
the store house department of til,
G & NV, was in the city on bust
ness this morning.
Mr. w L Brown and Miss Sare
ma Olive Steele were united il
marriage yesterday evening by
Justice Dance at his home o,
Fourth street. Both the contract
ing parties are residents of thil
city.
All persons DESTROYS of voting
for Miss Lizzie Kennedy in tn,
Omaha Bees vacation contest ar,
requested to leave their coupon
at j j Sullivan's store.
Mrs 81 B Coe and Mrs Edn.
Glasier are in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Council Proceedings.

Council Room, Missouri Valley,
Iowa, July II, l9ol.-Council me, in
adjourned session persuaIt to adjourn.
ment July 9, 1901. Officers present:
E. F. James, Mayor; j. Il. barrett,
City Clerk; G. W. Kellogg, City At
torney.
Councilmen present: Amen, Nc
Gavren, Fensler, O'Connor, Fisher,
Mckay.
Moved by Fensler and seconded by
O'CoEnor that the following resolution
as read be adopted:
PERMANENT SIDEWALK RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the city of Missouri Valley, Iowa,
That permanent sidewalk l2 feet
wide be constructed along the north
end of Lots No. A, B, G, d, F and Lot
l of Block No 5; along the north ends
of Lots No. A, B, q of Block No. 2;
along the south end of Lots No. A, D,
E. F, q, H, J, X and L of Block No.
l3; along the north side of that por-
ton of Third street south Of Erie
vacated by ordinance passed Oct. /.
1889, being the property now occupied
by the Missouri Valley Electric Light
Co, in said city. That the owners Of
said lots are required to cons truct such
walk according to the provisions of
the ordinances of said city within 30
days after the first publication of this
resolution. That such walk shall be
constructed of dressed stone, cement
or brick of good paving quality and
uniform in size, and when completed
the top Of such walk shall conform to
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mrs. S. +. DeVore, after a visit of
about two weeks with relatives in
Sioux City and Aurelia, arrived home
last night. She was accompanied by
Miss Katie May DeVore of Aurella
and Miss Marie Mowrer of Sioux CITY.
The young ladies will visit here sew
aral davs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mrs M @ Burbank was taken
severely i'll this forenoon but is
reported some better.this after
noon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Saturday, July 13

Mrs. j n Gnohr,ch returned last
night from Dunlap. where SHE had
be.u spending ser.eal week, visiting
friends y, that c'tv.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Miss Rae Miles departed ,h,s morn
ing for Monmouth, Ill.,. where she
goes TO pay relatives and acquain,-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

d G Paul, of Mt Pisgah, was in
the city yesterday attending to
business matters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
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Bears the H1hs Kind You Haze Always Baug,a
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Miss Alice Frazier departed this
afternoon for Fremont, where she
goes to pay her sister, Mrs. Doe, q
brief visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mrs. II H. 'larr,s aud daughter
Della re urned from At,an,tc last
evening. where they had been visiting
for two weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Miss EVELYN Newton left last night
for Armstrong. where sh. will visit a.
few days and then z" 4" The lakes for
Two weeks
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Miss Eva Gregg, of the Cedar
Falls State Normal School, visited
here yesterday evening, the guest
Rev. MacAllister and family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
Death of An Old Settler.

Laton Stokes, one Of the early
settlers in this section, is dead,
his demise occurring yesterday
evening at 5 o'clock at the family
home in Cincinnati township. De-
ceased was 70 years of age, and is
survived by wife and family of
twelve children. Funeral services
will be conducted from the family
home tomorrow at 10 M, burial
in Bransou cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mr. and Mrs Joseph Colver leave
for Magnolia township tomorrow
where they go to spend few
weeks with their daughter, Mrs
Joseph Dempsey, on the farm.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

st. Joseph, Missouri. ~, j.Ned u heat
of ll2 degrees III the shade yesterda,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Miss Daisy Gardner, of Fort
Dodge, is in the city the guest of
Miss Margaret MacAllister.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs chas. Warner returned
from Harlan last night
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Miss Eva Fountain, who has
been paying Loveland friends q
short visit, returned home yester-
day evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Thos. Dray was caller today. He
says he lost 400 pound hog yesterday
by the heat: This is about the same
IS losing 1926.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mrs B Kreig and Miss Catherine
Bekeneyer returned to their home
in Mt Pulaska, LII, last night aft
er q three weeks visit in the Wall
ley at the home of Geo Kreig.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Those interested should remem-
Der the store of Wick Bros e. Co
was among the very first in Mis-
souri, Valley to display a Union
card.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

The ladies who attended the
Missionary meeting at the Pres
byterian church all voted it sue
cess. The programme was one of
the best. Mrs Ed Madsen read a
paper on "Home Work" and Mrs
B j Moore on "The Philippine
Islands," Mrs Perry read a letter
from Mrs j @ MeIrose of Hainan.
and Mrs Middleton read a story.
"Ask Someone Else." Iced tea
and lemonade were supplied plent-
fully. Fans we're abandoned as
the church was found "the cool
est place in town." Two new mem
bers were added to the society.
This proved really enjoyable
hour. You'll come next time,
wont you?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Mrs II L Brown is spending the
day with Council Bluffs relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

j r McGavren has just received
an invoice of the celebrated Chi
cago High Speed Rotary Washer,
acknowledged to be the best wash
ing machine on earth. There are
no clutches or springs to tear or
wear out the clothes. A ten year
old child can run it. If you are
looking for first-class washing
machine call at j r McGavren's
hardware store and inspect the
Chicago High Speed Washer.
jydl3w
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18

Geo W Burbank leaves sstur-
urday evening for few weeks va
cation trip. He will proceed di-
rect to New Hampshire where
Mrs Burbank aud Mics Amy are
now visiting. He will be- absent
from the city several weeks and
when he returns Mrs Il ,rbank and
Mise Amy will accompany him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-09
Tenders Wanted.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board OF County Commissioners, OF
Cavalier county, North Dakota, until
two O'Clock p. m., on Tuesday, May %,
1901, for furnishing county supplies for
the ensuing year aud delivering the same
at the Court House in Langdon. A list
OF the supplies required may be seen ut
the Auditors office or will be mailed
upon application. A bondgiven in favor
OF the county in the sum of $500 must
accompany each bid as q guarantee that
a contract will be entered into with the
County for the amount stated in the bid
and for the proper fulfllment OF the con-
tract should the bid be accepted.
The board reserves the right to reject
any nr all bids. Address tenders to the
undersigned marked, proposals for fur.
n'shing county supplies"
Dated at Langdon, N. Oak, this LIST
day OF May, 1901.
ROBERT Work, Co. Auditor.