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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06
For Thanksgiving Day

the Nickle Plate Road will sell
tickets within distance of $50
miles, November Goth and 9th,
at rate of fare and third for
the round trip. Tickets good re-
turning until November 2Sth in
elusive. This road has three ex-
press trains daily to 1T Wayne,
Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New
York and Boston, with vestibuled
sleeping-cars. Also excellent
dining-car service, meals being
served on Individual Club Plan
ranging in prices from 35c. to
$l.0O; also la carte. For reser-
walton in sleeping-cars or other
information, address John Y Gala
han, General Agent, lib Adams
st, Room 29S, Chicago. City
ticket office, Ill Adams st.
ltwn2G
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06
Doesn't Respect Old Agen

It's shameful when youth fails to
show proper respect for old age, but
just the contrary in the case of DIR
Kings New Life Pills. They cut off
maladies no matter how severe and
irrespective of old age. Dyspepsia,
jsundice, fever, constipation all yield
to this perfect Pill. 25c, at Elliott s.
Harvey's drug store. n3O
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06
An onset.

Wealthy American Father-in-law-1
find, count, you did not tell me the
full extent of your debts.
Count Boylon de Bakkovisnek-And
you did not tell me, sare, re full extent
Of mademoiselle's tempare. - Chicago
Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06

Pretty dress waists for ladies at
the Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06

A complete line of ready to wear
skirts in all their elegance now to be
found at the Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06

Bell has the finest line OF box candies
ever brought to this city. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06

Burning the candle at both ends
gives big light, but it's mighty dark
when the light goes out.-Baltimore
News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06
ILLINOIS CENTRAL ny
Time TABLETOP Trains Out OF
Rode, Iowa.
GOING WEST.

Nos. 1, 2. 3, a, 5, will stop on signal for pass
engers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis, st. Paul or Chicago.
Nos. 81, 30 81 and % run between Fl. Dodge
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
Coupon tickets can be procured on one or two
days notice.
Thos. ]. Cochran, Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06
RGeK FARM!!Ee!
IN THE SOUTH

Does Truck Farming in the South pay3
Write the unders igned for free copy of ILL
nois Central Circular No 3, and note what ia
said concerning il.
j. z. MERRY, Asst Gen'l Passr Agent
Illinois Central Railroad, Dubuque, la.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06

WHY uoes UI1HmeF HuuHt the II
braries2"
"Hc is writing historical novel;
ooh! Looking up the historical facts,
is he7"
mo; the costumes."- Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-06

Where Accuracy 4. Required.
"Why does Grimmer haunt the H.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
LOOK: OUT FOR
THE ROORBACkS
Democrats Resort to Despicable Tactics Early in the
Campaign-More False and Startling
Tales rlay Be Expected.

with Gov. Van SAINT. Gov. Van SAINT
gave E. A. Nelson the office Of state IL
b,arian, and made Mr. Schulz assistant
superintendent Of public instruction,
and dozen other offices in the capitol
building are held by Swedish-Ameri-
cans, willis hundred or more are EN-.
ployed in the grain inspection and
Weighing departments. with Mr. Quist
as chief weighmaster. and every insti-
tuition In the state employs many
more. Mr.. Fullerton, state game ward
en-, aloha, has had as many al seven
teen Swedish-Americans under his EN-.
ploy at one time this season ut the
state fish hatchery. - - .s-..... -.
Again, the Democratic railroad or
gan springs the startling statement
that the proposed gross earnings
amendment will lessen, and not In
crease the tax on railroads. The I'm.
potence of this statement and it's
truth is sufficiently shown by the own.
elsh1p Of the paper which makes it,
the st. Paul Globe. 51l.@.. 5ii ,..,t :.
Such are some Of the Democratic
rcorbacks thus far in the campaign.
Look out for more Of them, even more
absurd and ridiculous than these ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
There are two men In the Unit. 4
} cd. States who stand out con. 4
}. splcuously in public life for the 4
protection Of popular rights; 4
those two men are. Theodore 4
Roosevelt and Samuel r. Van 4
.sant.-0scar Hallam, St. Paul..

used BY the Globe, in which Gov. Van
SAINT was represented as being opposed
TO the striking coal miners. The Globe
cid not stop to ask If this interview
was true or false, though Gov. Van
SAINTS we'll known friendly feeling to-
ward labor and his many public and
crivate acts in behalf Of labor, marked
It Is false to all who knew him. The
Globe published the fake interview,
and sent out q large extra edition. It
waa compelled to retract the next day,
and to apologize editorially; but wis
careful thai no extra edition Of the
Eetractton was sent out. @ss., 49, -
Next was the assertion that the anti.
norxer suits were all cluster" and
that not o suit was pending In the,
courts against this railroad combine
4ion. At, this, same time everyone
kneM that there were three suits pend
1ng, and are well advanced In the
.oourse Of trial in the courts. v1EEss:**, J
Next was the tale that Gov. Van
can't and the Republican leaders had
taken an oath" not to give Office to
any 6Ne1es. This was put in q Swed-
sish paper, and 100, 900 circulars scon-
4kininx it have been sent out. Yet
Peter ~. Hanson, secretary Of state;
80 Gwedish-born. and s. On the ticket
ES
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
Valiant Fight for the Rights 81 the People Makes
His Name Household Word Through at.
out the Whole Nation.
Fearlessly Braves Bitter Opposition Of Great Rail-
road Combine That Is Now Doing All Money
:. Can Do to Defeat Him. r. ~.
Will Be Reelected by an Overwhelming Majority
as an Endorsement Of His Action and >~@=
Rebuke to Monopoly. 8

these roads; that in all that vast por-
ton OF our state there are no other,
means of railway transportation. He
saw that the combination of these two
reads meant shutting out Of all other
roads and an absolute monopoly Of the
transportation business OF twO-thirds
of the state. He saw that it was the
death Of railroad competition. He
knew, too, the power Of such combi-
nation to wreck the political future of
any citizen, but he never faltered or
wavered. AS on the field of battle he
saw before him only his country's flag
and the states welfare. He was elect
ed to stand between the people and
just such q danger. and he instantly
decided upon action. The letter of the
law of the state was plain. There
could be no question as to its intent,
and the legislature had passed it to
meet just such an emergency. The
only question was the ability of the
state to break down the barriers of
technical law points raised by keen
corporation lawyers, and so force the
matter to the plain issue. The ma
chinery of the states law department
was at once set at work on behalf OF
the people. The, governor grappled
the problem, and not discouraged by
temporary failure. nor deferred by
threats, he pushed; the suits until he
has now the satisfaction of knowing
that there are three we'll under way
against the merger company, the
Northern Securities Company of New
Jersey. That these suits will be
fought to finish is certainty If Gov.
Van SAINT is re-eleoted. He has braved
the bitter opposition Of the railroad
combination, and it Is doing all money
can do to defeat him; but he has not,
and he never will, hesitate to do his
duty and enforce the law. The people
know this. They know that If he is
reelected the states suit. the one
most feared by the railroads. will not
be dropped. And they are going to
elect him by an overwhelming major
ity as an Endorsement of his action
in their behalf, and rebuke to mo-
nopoly that seeks to control not alone
the transportation of the state, but its
politics.
Mr.. Rosing says that tho railroad
merger question is no longer politi-
cal issue, that it is in the courts end
the courts may be trusted to take care
Of it. Through his committee, how
ever, he says that there is not a case
now pending in courts on the merger
question. How easy it would be for
Mr. Rosing, If elected. governor,
through the support of these same
merger railroads, to repay them by
having the suit brought by the state,
which is the suit most feared by the
roads, dropped. The people will take
no chances on that.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
+ lERS SOL b FOR n

Even more than % account s. his2
merger stand, the farm ers 81 the state
indorseS Gov. Van sants because of the
record Sof his administrati ion s. regard,
tos the prison binding lie and the.
4 ist i. sa lill inspe ton These tNo AZ
sues are sweeping the rural vote into.
the Republics column. Il Is almost.
ahe irony ots ffalte. y II was zuponl these
identical issues that the Democrats
won their single victory il Minnesota,
Under the Lind administration, the
grain inspection department lost over
s., 900. Under the first year Of Gov.
Van SAINTS administration, the de,
partment showed q profit 81 }9,4e3: SO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Z Under the second Van SAINT year The
profit was Oh, 46s. s No other aIEu:
nent I.
so The prison twine plant. since 1894,
has made q net profit each yea r1n9.
ying from Ia "a, 0oo, M
singh exoep Non off the ear 100,
der the Lind administratio Ion, when tths
plant Do less tlanss q
forcing the farmers q NV q cents per
pound higher than trust figures. whore
in all other years Il has ranged from
TO 4 cents lower than the trust price.
These two FACTS alone defeat every
zclaim that the Democrats might put
forward q behalf OF their candidates.
St. Paul Dispatch. k si sf. 81. 3ss3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

Few men are as we'll known today
1n the United States as is Samuel r.
Van Sant governor Of Minnesota.
There are not many people In this
great land who cannot give the name
OF the governor of this state; and yet
there are but few other governors of
Ill the states in the union whose
names even the best informed citizens
know. To be one of the distinguished
men Of a nation Of $4,000, 900 of people
10 an honor not to be lightly treated;
It Is matter Of great pride to every
loyal Minnesotan that our governor is
known and honored throughout our
country. No citizen can but feel q
thrill Of satisfaction to have those Of
distant states speak in high words Of
praise Of the official head of our state.
Gov. Van SAINT deserves this honor
and this distinction, for he has won
It by being true to the people. That
hs Is man of courage every incident
In his life shows. Never has he WINGED
In the face of danger, never has he
turned his back on public or private
duty. He is every inch q man and a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

The expected has happened. Thes
Democratic party Is opposing the
amendment providing: for an increase
off the railroad gross earnings tax and
this Is q part OF the bargain Of its lead
5ers, logan railroad support and rail-
road money. The campaign against
this amendment was natural started
SinH the Democratic railroad organ the
st Paul Globe. The Globe IS owned
absolutely By James u Hill, president.
OF the Great Mort herns railroad scompa:
ny . s Ss}.f I.
Knowing the source 81 this attack
on the gross earnings amendment
there Is little more that need be said
I to the people as to the merits Of this
opposition. The Globe argues that if@
I this amendment is adopted, the tax;
paid to the estate Of the railroads will
be decreased, rather than Increased.
/ Il this were true, would the official or
gan sof the Great Northern, q newspa-
per owned and wholly controlled by
I the president OF that company, oppose:
its adoption by the people? Do the.
railroads In general oppose q measure
that will decrease their taxes? Would
Mr.. Hills paper oppose 8 law that
would decrease the tax Of his merger.
railroads Yet this is just what the
opposition to this am endnent asserts
IL Mr.. Hills own paper. *ss 5Es. ,5..
e. Moreover, for the past ten years this
same issue has been before the peo-1
pie. Every attempt to have this law
for an increase Of the gross earnings
tax on railroads adopted by the legfs,,
latlre and submitted to the people, has
been fought by the railroads. Paid at
torneys of the roads have appeared be-,
fore committees to argue against IT.
paid lobbyists Of the roads have used
their peculiar system 4 OF argument
against It, and money has been lavish.
" used to defeat It. If twas to re-:
duce the tax Of the railroads, why have
they fought 1t so bitterly for the past
ten years, and spent thousands Of dol
lars to- defeat It? Why have they
used every argument and every means
to keep the people. from getting q.
chance to vote on it Why, then, does:
the only newspaper In Minnesota
owned wholly by q railroad president,
take the lead against It, and tell the
people they should not vote for. It !! One
thing is absolutely certain, It. Iis not
because It will reduce the tax Of Mr..
bills railroad. ~ g: :. Ef
What, in brief, is the history Of this
proposed law, making the increase in.
the gross earnings tax? It was drawn
shortly after Gov. Van SAINT came into
Office, at the request of Attorney Cen
eral Douglas, by ex.Attorney General
Childs. The first draft OF the bill was
then thoroughly reviewed by Mr.. Doug
las. in consultation with Mr.. gChilds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

This next week will doubtless be full
of Democratic roorbacks. They have
been using this sort of argument free
~ even early In the campaign, and will
probably fill the last week with them.
A roorback is simply falsehood used
for two purposes: First, to keep the
other side denying, and, second, with
the hope that some people will believe
#. It is safe to take it for granted
that any startling tales, sprung late in
tho campaign, are absolutely false, or
they would have been used earlier.
AS samples of a Democratic roor-
back up to this time is the interview
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

. The Democratic campaign is .
. not campaign for Rosing, but is =
Q against Van SAINT. No reasons .
. are being given why Mr.. Rosing .
Q should be elected; he outlines no .
. policy, and has no record. But .
q every effort is made to discredit .
q Gov. Van SAINT and personal q
q abuse Is the chief weapon used. q
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fighter. Yet full of fighting blood as
he is. he never seeks for trouble, and
there Is not in his nature one trace of
tho vindictive or of the spirit of re-
venge. He is as gentle as he is brave,
and as kindly as he Is courageous. In
deed, it has often been said of him
that If he has fault it is his too big
heartedness. He will often do himself
injury or Injustice in an endeavor to
help others. or to avoid doing others
q possible hurt. He Is eminently a
man Of the people, and like that other
great champion or popular rights,
President Roosevelt. he never hest
tates in the face of an emergency, no
matter what the, personal result may
be to himself.
When the question Of the merging
Of the three great railroad systems,
tho Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and Burlington, came to his official
notice he did not shirk or temporize.
He grappled at once the situation and
the danger to our state. He saw that
two-thirds of Minnesota, the territory
now most rapidly developing, was
completely in the grasp of two OF
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
FRIENDLY TO LABOR.
VAN SAINTS ATTITUDE ON STRIKE
Governors Sympathy Was With the
Miners-Refutes Bogus Globe
Interview.

For the first time in the history of
our country organized labor has re-
ceived national recognition. Presi-
dent Roosevelt distinctly stated that
he took part in the settlement Of the
coal miners strike merely as private
citizen, but the fact remains that he
accomplished his purpose by, virtue Of
his high Office as president. The pres
idents of the coal-carrying roads re-
fused to meet or treat with Mr.. Mitch
ell, the representative of the miners
union, but the president OF the United
States did not hesitate to consult with
him, and they held many private con-
ferences. Organized labor, therefore,
can well feel that it has had a higher
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. President Roosevelt and Gov x
q Van SAINT stand for the same q
q political principle-that the rights q
cot the people must come first. Z q
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recognition than that from mere rail
road presidents, and that a Republican
president of their country has reached
out the hand Of sympathy and fellow
ship to them. s 7 r.: -. III:
The settlement Of this great strike
which threatened positive disaster to
the people, shutting OF from them one
of the necessities of life, has been, q
distinct triumph for Republican gov
eminent. It marks an era in our labor
history, and goes far toward settling
what is to be the great problem Of
this Scentury-the harmonizing Of the
relations of capital and labor, under
the tremendous development of our in
dustrial and commercial interests. The
rights of the employer, the rights OF
the employed, and outside Of and even
above these, the rights Of the people
at large; are all to sbo consid Tered. In
tits strike the sympathy Of the great
mass Of the people was with the min
e1s.t This feeling was tersely stated
by Gov. Van SAINT IN his intervieMre.
Gov. Van SAINT stands 49, tho =
s champion 81 the people, against &
g railroad monopoly
$500 - $50 - -,
futing the bogus interviewpublished5h
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31
new ERA IN. TAXATION ]!
PLACE. MINNESOTA in VANGUARD
Constitutional Amendment on Taxa
ton a Long Stride Forward =
Van SAINT Unjustiy Criticised.

One Of the grounds on which it is
sought to incite opposition to Gov. Van
SAINT IS his agency in procuring the
passage OF the law creating tax com
mission to revise the tax laws, and: in
calling an extra session of the legisla-
ture to pass the code prepared by that
commission. Nothing could be more
unjust There has long been an urg-
ent demand for a revision of our tax
laws. The governor in recommending
and the legislature in taking steps to
that end, were: in entire accord. with
public. sentiment. The gentlemen he
appointed on the commission were well
qualified for the task. But when they
came to deal with the motty problem
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. President Roosevelt and Cove
= Van SAINT stand for tho sanneypo- =
= iiticai5 principle that tho rights &
= Of the people must como first
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Of taxing personal property they ran
afoul OF the sconsti tutional provisions
that made any radical change insthe,
existing system impossible. They rec
ognized this fact Ia their report, which
was very luminous and intelligent
treatise on the whole question 81 tax;
alton. They framed q law excellent In
most Of IT, provisions. The Legislature
enacted some Of the provisions Of their
bill, which were great improvement
on the old law. After d long discus
Sion, the chapters relating to personal
Property were defeated: but the dis
cussion resulted in the framing and
passage Of the consti tutional amend
ment now before the people, which,
although far from perfect, embodieD
the most advanced principles az taxa
ton, and WILL So adopt ted, place Mime.
sofa In the vanguard Of the sister In
the liberal power it confer4 on the leg-
stature to place our tax laws on IL
! sound " and Just economical basis 81.
8 q Z, : : y : ~
e % cure stos vote Tor the constl- y
T. tutlonal anaes lfin1ento:; they aro ~
= : - the Interest q % the people.
~ ~ ~ %
inst the nnal of ths governorr's
initiative In thu tax.r kor1n movement
erasWolth M ftmee tho ID sfSfs fIill
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-10-31

PRAISED BY ALIKE

Labor Bureau nder Repub licans Ian.
Us az ement Accompll shes Crest Work
n There is one departmert Of Gov. Van
SAINT 8 admins tration which has been:
~ = - !. e = : - "
81 single-handed and alone s.. Re-
wan SAINT q Is making g. fight <
A.against all the: enorno ns 1vealths]
N Of that great railroad monopoly, -
81 the ortherr curities comp 1
. which is being poured out 70 tho =
~ Demo- rats. Sf4os 10 the champions
81 thu people, and The peopie wiilS4
xetand 81 Him. b 81.
The Springfield herald., 1902-02-07

Judge Woifarl. of Kansas City.
in sentencing IL YOUTH of II Years
TO the penitentiary ior 25 years
tor killing another mau w;llle
drunk. sald:
"Yours air IL a verv pitiable case
sir, on account Of your youth, the
respectability nf your family and
the effect it has had on them-a
pitlable case. indeed. You We're
II young man with life all before
you, and bright future and by
one act of folly you shattered it
all" The road to the p-niten-
tiary is kept smooth by whlskry."
continued ,le Judge. ''lt's wliis
key. whiskey. whiskey. i cunt
imagine anything more sad than
to see Il boy OF your age and sur
roundings go to the pcntenllary.
-Clmarron News.
The Springfield herald., 1902-02-07


THE successful bidders on the
mail routes radiaiing from Spring
field were informed of that fact
several days ago. They are: La
mar route. }. j.. Peiticrew, 81 40 ;
Blame. James Herbert. Sl20; vi
ias-Stoningion, George Brown,
1856; Carrizo-Towns,te, JAS. A.
Tanner. of Carrizo, $3.50. The
Maxey mail line is being re adver.
iised, the bid having been too
high for. the postolIice department.
Bids must he in Washington bv
the 2lst inst.
The Springfield herald., 1902-02-07
A FIELD GUN TEST.
To Be Made by the War Depart
ment at Sandy Hook in May.
New Gun. Modelled on Plan of French
Eield-Gun and Around Which
CcAters Much scenery,
to Bc Tested.

Prcpnrationst the makirgfo quite an
extensive and important test of field
guns ct Sandy Hook some time in
May. At present the army is not well
equipped with field guns, compared
with other nations, and the war de-
partment wishes to obtain the very
best guns possible for the equipment
of this important branch of the serv-
ice. The tests at Sandy Hook will be
under the directions of the board of
ordnance and fortificntions. COM
posed of LIEUT.. Gen. Miles, command
ing the army; Gen. Wilson, chief of en-
Hineers; Gen. Burlington, chief of ord
nance; Col. Rodgers, artillery corps:
Col Randolph, chief of artillery; eN-
Representative Henderson. the civilian
member of the board, and two artil-
lery officers yet to be assigned to the
board. The board not only will test
such guns as may be presented by
manufacturers and inventors, but ii is
expected that the new guns, modelled
on the plan of the French field gun
and constructed under the direction
of the board of ordnance and fcrtificn-
tions. will be tested. The plans for
tnlS gun were oDtaineo oS Hi my ohi-
Ger who was sent abroad last summer.
and who claimed to have secured com
plete details of this gun, which artil-
lery experts have asserted is the best
in the world. The mechanism OF this
gun has been concealed, and its secret
carefully guarded by the French gov
ernment. The report that the United
States army had obtained the plans
of the French gun caused considerable
comment at the time it was made pub
lie, and since then the procedure of
the department with reference to the
gun has been watched with interest by
ordnance experts. The French gov
crnmcnt has not guarded more care
fully the mechanism of its gun than
the board of ordnance has the max
ing of the new field gun, which is ex-
pected to be tested in May.