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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Memorial Day Program, May 80.
1902.


Members of Bclden Post G.. A. II. No. SO.
old soldiers and Sons of Veterans and members
of W. II. @. No. $50 will meet at g. A. II.
hall at $50 A. NJ.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Line will form on Erie street with right at
and decoration of graves of deceased comrades
and will form in the following order
Band.
Beldcn Post No. 50, G. A. r.
Old Soldiers and Sons of Veterans.
School Children.
w. II. e. No. $50 in Carriages.
Mayor and City Council.
Citizens on Foot.
Secret Orders.
Citizens in Carriages.
At conclusion of services procession will form
in same order as before and march back to g .
A. Il. hall and disband.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
Members If Post, old soldiers and members
ofW. Il. e. will meet at q. A. II. hall at l 80
r. Nj. to march to new opera house to attend
Memorial services commencing at 2 p NJ.
cordial invitation is extended to all old
soldiers, Sons of Veterans, Secret Societies and
the public in general to join with us in the
proper observance of this most memorable day
President of the Day, DIR. G. W. Colt.
Speakers Hon. Walter 1. Smith, Council
Bluffs, Ia; Hon. Tom q. Miner, Belle Plain,
la.
Acn,n
70. y. Osborn
IF. l.. Davis
W. q. Newton
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
j. H. GAssON,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office over McKay's Drug Store.
Phone 81.
NILSSON RI VALLEY IOWA;
Educational Meeting.

At Little Sioux on Saturday, April
10, 1902, at 10 O'Clock q. m. All are in
vited.
1. Training at the school for the
home; paper by Miss Lulu Reeves
Discussion by Miss Pearl Cox, Ellen
Duhigg and Marabelle Terry.
3 With you is teaching trade, an
occupation or profession? Paper ~
Miss Maude Logan. Discussion by
Nellie McCabe, Zayda Linn, Miss
Evans (of Cal junction school)
3. Recess or no recess. Paper by
Geo. Goodrich. Discussion by l. G.
Wilson, Mabel Mckinnon and Nettie
Cutler.
5. Township High School. Papers
by Prof. J. T. Atkinson and Prof. j.
NJ. Ireland. General discussion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Burlington Read Does Away
With Numerous DispatChers.

C)06lN0raDIo attentlOn Is being
given by officials of all railroads
to the comparatively new plan Of
of operating trains without orders
from dispatehers. This is known
as the nontrain order system and
it was first introduced ON the Chi
cago division OF the Burlington
road about three years ago.
There are no complicated rules
about the scheme. The only re-
quirement for the operation OF
trains without orders is a COM
plete block signal system and a
double track, though the plan is
feasible on a single-track line.
There is question as to just
who originated the idea of waiv-
ing the time-honored orders from
train dispatchers on the Burling-
ton. 1t was, strange to record,
nearly two years before the fact
that such a system was in use be-
came generally known among the
railroad men of the country.
BLOCK SYSTEM DOES THE WORK.
As soon as it became known
that all trains on the Illinois main
line of the Burlington were being
operated without assistance of
train dispatchers railway officials
of other lines began to study the
system. There was little to study
as the only thing necessary to
change from order to nonorder
road was to call off the train dis
patcher, place time cards in the
hands of engineers and trainmen
and the men in the block signal
towers did the rest.
The nontrain order system is
now to be adopted on the Lake
Shore and probably will be used
on several other roads. Those
who have been in touch with the
system say it is proving safer than
tine train dispatcher's orders.
NEW PLAN A SIMPLE ONE
Under the more modern plan
the entire responsibility is thrown
upon the men on the ground-the
trainmen, engineers and block sig.
nal operators. 1t is q simple pro-
position of the block signal opera.
tors allowing one train to get out
of the block before another enters
it. BY block is meant the dis
lance between any two signals.
by this method wrecks are al.
most impossible. 1t makes no diff
ference how many trains runs nor
whether they are extra fast mail
or passenger or the slowest going
local freights or work trains. II
all resolves itself into keeping
one train out of block until the
one ahead has passed into the
next block.
The Bessemer and Lake Erie
road is the latest line to adopt the
nonorder system.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Telephone System Is Be Operat-
ed With Slot Machine

York, Neb, April l5.-Owenp
and Clark have applied to the city
council for telephone charter
which covers a rather unique
undertaking. These gentlemen
will undertake to provide every
house in the city with telephone
outfit completely equipped, and
absolutely free of charge, the sim.
pie provision being made tina,
whenever subscriber wishes to
talk he must drop a penny in the
slot. 1t is understood this ar
rangement has the necessary back.
ing from eastern capitalists to in
sure it's success.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

An alfalfa gro yer IN Dawson county
has purchased % horse power engine
for farm work. He will pillow with
the engine, turning fifteen burrows at
. time and will raise corn and potatoes
on large scale Last year this enter
prising farmer cleared over $4,000
farming under irrigation Sidney Tel
egraph.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
one FARE PLUS $500
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RY
Time Table Of Trains Out Of
Rode, Iowa.

Nos. l, ,, 3, 4, 5, will stop on signal for pass
engers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis, st. Paul or Chicago.
Nos. 81, 80 u and % run between Ft Dodge
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
Initiative and Referendum.
Tho (,ammonar

A reader of the Commoner asks for
an explanation of the initiative and
referendum The phrase Is used to de-
scribe system employed in some for
eign countries, especially Switzerland,
and to some extent in this country,
whereby the people can, first, by petit
ton compel the submission nf ques-
ton, and, second, secure by petition
chance to vote upon q measure before
it becomes effective. The initiative
refers to the first process, and the ref
erendum to the second. The system
was Endorsed in the last democratic
national platform and has been indors-
ed by the democratic party in mum
Der of states. 1t has been Endorsed by
populist party and is advocated by
most labor organizations. The princi-
pie of the referendum is already recog-
nized by the submission of constitu-
tiOnal amendments, bond issues, cOun-
ty seat removals and other improve
ments, to popular vote. The initiative
part of the system is also provided for
on certain questions. There is grow
ing sentiment in favor of the applica.
zion of the initiative and referendum
because it protects the people from
Misrepresentation at the hands of their
public servants and makes the govern
ment more responsive to the wishes
of the people.
Jane Adams was aptly charac-
terized by Philadelphia judge
the other day who was president
at the meeting Of the American
Academy of Political and Social
Science at a woman whose charity
partakes of the brain as we'll as of
the heart, IS one who thinks as
we'll as he feels.
Franz Nachbauer, the famous
German tenor, died at Munich re-
Gently, after breaking blood ves-
sci while singing his favorite
song to party of friends.
Frank Sargent, who has been
appointed commissioner general
of immigration by the president,
held, as his first position with q
railroad company, that of engine
wiper at Phoenix, Ari.
Mavroyeni Bey, who was Turk
ish minister to Washington few
years ago, has been appointed by
the sultan prince of the island of
Samos. The island is tributary
to the porte, but autonomous, and
the people were dissatisfied with
their late ruler.
DR.. William Zsbina Ripley Of
New York has been awarded the
valuable Prix Bertillion by the
Societe d'Anthropologie. France,
for his monogram on "The Races
|of Europe
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
what a SICK Editcr Remembers.

WII0l q StCk EUItCr I&GullGuuUGTS 81
/ am writing my stuff this week ~
Ing fiat on my back in led. with pain
In me about the size of bed quilt.
That makes me take pains with my
writing. This reminds me of little
thing that happened in Sioux City q
number of years ago, when was run
ming job printing establishment
there. My office was on the third floor
of what was then the Haakinson block.
There was no elevator and to reach
my Office two long flights OF stairs had
to be climbed got considerable
work from. preachers and people who
didn't care to go tn newspaper Offices,
because they didn't want the news
papers to know what they we've doing.
One day big fat Methodist preacher
who was at that time presiding elder
came rushing up two flights of stairs,
rushed into my Office, said he wanted
me to got out some circulars right
away, and sat down at my desk to
write the copy. Aud this is the way
he started 1t: ''Dear Brother wri,e
THIS while lying on my back on bed
of sickness, but necessity demands"
etc, The circular was begging ap-
peal for funds for some purpose the
nature of which have forgotten. If
that preacher was sick he could write
pretty healthy lie. suppose he went
home and thanked God that he was
better than ordinary mortals and asked
for speedy responses to his circular.--
Cherokee Democrat.
What helps one, helps all The thing
to do is to stand together and help one
another. The prosperity of all. Pull
down yonr neighbor and you pull
down yourself. Put wire across the
path of progress ana you viii! break
your own neck. Jump onto q rich
man and you will be poor indeed
Cypress the poor and you will suffer
from poverty. BE hopeful, blg-heart-
ed and broad-guaged. There is Moth
ing that hurts the town, the peop'e
and the business more than narrow,
contracted cross between glue pot
and vinegar barrel, who never spends
a dollar for his own or any other ones
comfort.--Exchange.
During the last three years the war
lin SOuth Africa has cost ENGLAND
eight hundred and twenty five million
dollars. That is rather neat sum to
pay for few gold and diamond mines.
The estimate for war expenses this
year is two hundred and twenty-five
million dollars. Kruger was right
when he said the cost of the war
would astOund the world.
An alfalfa gro yer IN Dawson county
has purchased % horse power engine
for far1 work. He will pillow with
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

Letter List for the Week Ending
April ID.
Arnold, M w
Collier, Jerry
Christensen, G
Grain, r M
Gilkerson, Blanche
Myers, ] T
Maupin, Jessie G
Olomor, Net
Richard, Pete
Smith, Maude,
Wiseman, Will
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised and give
date of publication.
ID. j. ALBUM p. M.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

Franz Nachbauer, the famous
German tenor, died at Munich re-
Gently, after breaking blood ves-
sci while singing his favorite
song to party of friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
HOMESEEkERS
EXCURSIONS.
Twice Each Month During April
and May. 1902

ennmN The Illinois Central will run
OVO H Aomeseekers Excursions to Ger
tain point. in the South on the lines of the
Illinois Centrul and YNoo Mississippi Valley
Railroads, from all their stations west OF and
including Tara and from points on the Albert
Les, Cedar Rapids Onawa and Sioux Falls
branches, on April IA, May and ~ 1902, and
from all points east of and including Fort
Dodge April Is. May and 20.
The new Southern Homeseeker's Guide de-
tc.ibes in detail the agricultural advantages,
the soil and products of all points South of the
Ohio River on the lines of the above mentioned
roads. For copy address the undersigned.
For information concerning Railroad Lands
in the fertile Yazoo Valley of Mississippi adj
dsiss: 6. P. Skene. Land Commissioner l. O.
r. B., at Chicago.
WpeT Homeseekers Excursion tickets
WHO Be will also be sold from stations in
lows East of and Including Cedar Falls and
from points on the Albert Lea and Cedar
Rapids branches. April Is May and 20 to
points on the Illinois Central Railroad to which
the one way rate is 81 w or over In South
Dakota Minnesota and in lows to all points
weas of Ackley inclusive, except points west of
LeMsss.
homeseekers Excursions to Points on
Other Lines Of Railroad.
The Illinois Central will also sell on April II,
May + and 20, 1902. Hon eseekers Excursion
tickets to points on foreign lines of railroad in
many Western, Southwestern and Southern
States, including all points in California
For rates. routes. etc, inquire of your nearest
Illinois Central Ticket Agent.
All Homescekers Excursion tickets are sold
at q rate of
ONE FARE PLUS $500
for the round trip. Tickets limited to p days
for return and good for stop-over privileges at
certain points within going limit of Is days.
j. F. MERRY,
Asst Gen. Pass Agent,
Dubuque, Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

Frank Sargent, who has been
appointed commissioner general
of immigration by the president,
held, as his first position with a
railroad company, that of engine
wiper at Phoenix, Ari.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

keep up the acreage.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17

DR.. William Zsbina Ripley of
New York has been awarded the
valuable Prix Bertillion by the
Societe d'Anthropologie. France,
for his monogram on "The Races
of Europe"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
9G2slEsI CURE 2s{S} ;Ss
III CURES WHERE ALL Else FAILS. k5iq
ID Beet Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. UBe ~
Ia In time: Sold by druggists. ES
RskSlEKSEgI ION
Southern Files Mortgage.

Richmond, Va, December H.
Through their local legal representa-
tive, Eppa Hunton, Jr., the South
ern Railway Company has filed in
the city chancery court an agreement
mortgage for Sd, 4,144,396 to Blair &
Co., brokers, of Wall Street.. New
York. The document is to protect
this concern for the amount named
and document, similar to the one
placed on record in this city, will be
filed in every State through which
the road passes, the court fees and
taxes running up into the thousands.
Flfty-four engines are to be con-
structed by the Baldwin locomotive
works, while 35 are to be built by
the American locomotive works. TO
the Georgia Car and Manufacturing
Company, of Atlanta the Southern
Car and Foundry Company of the
same place; the American Car
Foundry Company and the Mount
Vernon Car Company the contract
for the construction of $3.50 eondola
drop bottom cars, with an 10000
capacity, has been awarded.
The contract for the erection of
800 ventilated box cars has been let
to the Mount Vernon Car Company,
while to the Rogers Convertible Bal
last Gar Company has been given
the JOB OF turning out 1876 converti-
ole ballast cars and four distributing
cars.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
Automobile Factory for Atlanta.

Atlanta, December 1O.-Atlanta
is to have $1,000,000 automobile
factory. There was filed with Clerk
Arnold Broyles, of the Superior
Court, yesterday morning, petition
for a charter for the DeLoach Vari.
speed Company, and it is this COM
pany which is to do the building of
the fast horseless carriages, if the
charter is granted by Judge Lump
kin. The petitioners for the charter
are A. A. DeLoach, William Owens
and v. H. DeLoach. When seen
yesterday V. H. DeLoach stated that
the factory when constructed would
be located at the same place now
occupied by the DeLoach Manufac-
turing Company, 400 Highland ave.
nue.. Mr.. Deloach further stated
that work would begin Immediately
after the granting of the charter by
the Courts. The petition for the
charter states that $4,000 of $780,
600 capital stock hae been paid in.
The privilege is asked in the petition
to increase the capital stock to an
amount not exceeding 81, 100000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the eusta-
chian tube. When this tube gets nflamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed condi-
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Proprietors,
s Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Halls Family
Pills are the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
Cheohee Observations.

Cheohee, December 11.-About
all the farmers are pretty well
through gathering crops. Corn GER
tainly is good.
MIR. Ben Alexander, of Sapphire,
N. O., was visiting relatives and
friends in Cheohee the latter part of
last week.
The members of Cheohee church
are going to buy stove.
Mr.. Reuben Lee, Jr., wears smile,
big as bed quilt, and kicked all the
doors off the hinges. It's another
boy.
The Cheohee high school is pro-
crossing nicely under the supervision
of MIR. j. S. Colley, of Salem. Mr..
Colley is good teacher and every
body at Cheohee likes him.
The many friends of Mr.. G. w.
Crenshaw and son, George, will be
glad to note that they are greatly
improved in health. They have
been very i'll with fever at their
home on Conneross.
Mrs. Martin Mahaffey, of Cheohee,
has been very sick, but is thought to
be some better.
Mrs. Ida Elliott, of Tamassee, who
is on the sick list, is said to be better.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
Farming Tha, is Profitable.

Spartanburg, December 11.--Six
years ago Messrs. A. j. billiard and
Charles F. Thompson, prominent
merchants of this city, and Capt. w.
IL. Burnett, leading banker, pur-
chased fourteen hundred acres of
land near the city limits in the
eastern suburbs, known then as the
Thompson plantation, which is now
the famous Fernwood farms. Their
investment for the property was
$4,000, and since they acquired pos
session they have carried on farming
In its most extensive, improved and
practical manner. Mr.. w. Y. Dill
lard, of the county, was secured as
manager. A report of the yield of
Fernwood, embracing the cultivs.
tion of about 700 acres of this valu-
able tract, will be interesting to those
who are engaged in agricultural pur-
suits. This report is for the wear
1902: 228 bales of cotton were
raised /; 5000 bushels of corn; $4,000
bundles of fodder; 600 bushels of
wheat; 500 bushels of oats; 40 tons
of pea vine hay. Estimating the
cotton yield of 228 bales at $40 per
bale, the amount in cash is $9,120 ;
the cotton seed from the 228 bales
would bring SO per bale, and this
reaches the total for the amonnt of
$1,824 the 5000 bushels of corn at
60 cents per bushel reaches 81, 300 /;
the $4,000 bundles of fodder at 81
per hundred amounts to $3.50; 600
bushels of wheat at 81 per bushel ia
5000; 500 bushels of oats at 60 cents
per bushel, $500; 40 tons of pea vine
hay at $15 per ton, 5000. The total
gross receipts are $14,524 on $2O,-
600 investment. Of course the ex-
pense of running 25 plows to oulti-
vate the land has to be reckoned for ;
but the showing is splendid one,
and does not include the receipts
from cattle and hog raising, all of
which is carried on at Fernwood.
The farm lands are admirably kept.
The bottoms have both the open and
blind bitches and the terracing is the
subject of comment and admiration
from many people who visit Spartan
burg and go to Glendale on the
electric railroad, which traverses this
plantation for quite a distance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
Brave Telephone Operator.

Dekalb, Texas, December 1O.-A
daring and fatal attempt to rob the
bank here was made by four mon
this morning. Over the bank is the
local telephone exchange, operated
by w. l.. Dodd and hiG son, Marvin,
20 years of age. One of the rob-
bers knocked ct the telephone ex-
change doer, and when Marvin Dodd
responded pistol was presented at
his head. Young Dodd grappled
with the man, wrenched the weapon
from him and with it shot the bandit,
killing him in his tracks. A fusillade
followed and young Dodd was shot
twice, but not seriously wounded.
the three surviving bandits made
their escape.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-17
Coolest In Twenty.Slx Years.

New York, December 11.-New
York and New England have ex-
perienced during the past twenty
four hours the coldest weather of
many years. In this city it was the
coldest December II, in twenty-six
years, the thermometer registering
in 1876 8 degrees above zero. The
severity of the cold was intensified
by the fact that the people were not
prepared for it, the cold wave hav-
ing descended upon the country sud
denly and without warning. Then,
too, the scarcity of coal caused much
suffering. among the poorer classes
and even those able to afford the
luxury of a ton of anthracite had to
use it sparingly for fear that the cold
snap would last and they would be
unable to get fresh supply. Every
effort is being put forth to alleviate
the suffering, charitable organizations
having taken steps to help the poor
and the board of aldermen having
voted 100000 to help along the
good cause.
The cold in the city was mild COM
pared with that prevailing in the
Northern sections of the State and
in New England. At Albany the
mercury fell to 10 degrees below
zero and in some nearby districts it
went down to 20. The river is
frozen over at Albany, putting an
end to navigation. Ballston re-
ported 30 below, the lowest regis
teration since 1861, and Saratoga
felt the grasp of weather, 80 below.
The cold wave struck New England
at the same time it arrived in New
York. Norfolk, Conn, reported a
temperature of % below zero, the
coolest in years.