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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
FOUND LOST GREENBAcKS.
Money Had Been Dropped From
Torn Mail Pouch.

REPrRLIc

htBt hLLC SRECIAh
Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 2-AIbert 10. Swift.
Post Office Inspector. has returned from
Dunning. where he investigated the loss Of
a mall sack on the Burlington road. One
morning when the train drew near Alliance
the man who was inspecting the wheels of
the cars found part of q leather mail pouch
e~nsangled with the running gear. He took
the rennant to the mail clerk. who decided
IL was one which had bean thrown from
the train at Dunning. l5t miles east of Al
lance
T~venty-four hours after the ruined mail
pouch was found at Alliance a gang OF SEC
ton men started from Durning TO work.
a few miles from the station one OF them
saw ooreth!Is hanging ON a weed. he
went over 10 II and picked up a SD bill.
then another so bill. Money was coming
too easy for work. and so the crew removed
the han6car from the track and began TO
harvest the crop of greenbacks. For a
OF the United States. and when all had been
collected they had s3i5 in unmutiiated cur
rency and so in torn bills
ported their find. That day a report was
received by the Post ONCE Department OF
the loss Of the mail pouch destined for
Dunning. and Mr.. Swift was sent to in
The destroyed pouch had contained y
registered letters. one containing 500 re-
mitted by the 0maha National Bank to the
bank at Brewster. Ne0-. and about 800 ordi-
nary letters
The INSPECTOR called on the section men.
He found that the money had been turned
oyer intact to the Postmaster. and that IL
corresponded with the money sent by the
bank He took charge Of 1t and
turned IL over to the sender. SOS short OF
supposed that the others were blown to the
wind
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Written for TIE Republic
II Napoleon Lajoie hits well during the
present series between Cleveland and st.
Louis he will be the favored candidate for
batting honors in the American League.
Larry now leads Ed Delehanty by a narrow
margin, but so close does Del cling that n
slip or two would hurt.
Iajoie has the best chance. for the
Washington team will be up against Phiia-
despnia and Boston fer another series. and
sucn pitchers as Waddell and Young are
not playing TO boost anybody's batting
average. charley Hickman has batted his
way 10 the 'front.'. Had he been playing with
Cleveland all season he might lave q
chance to finish first. but he Is now twenty
points behind Lstose and will do well 20
finish third
Jesse Burkstt is once more showing the
way for the Browns. though his percentage
Is not as coed as IL WAS some three weeks
ago Hemphili has dropped a few points.
but II IS safe TO forecast that he viii finish
wei up. Since the Charley horse" parted
company with Heidrick that worthy has
done scme tall willow welding He Is now
tied with John Anderson at ~ Wallace Is
next In line. Padden. Friel and Mccormick
are hitting above 20. anG a few points
further down 4 whole bunch Of Brownies
are collected:
The figures.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

for work this afternoon. He is rather light
for varsity timber: weighing l5l pounds'
Will be a valuable addition to the squad
Robert Hill full back on the BaPaboo High
School team last year. and j. Halten oil
| Iowa City will also be out tomorrow.
The practice this afternoon was consider
ably different from hat of yesterday. After
the usual time spent in kicking and pass
| ing the bali Coach King divided the squad
into two teams. putting the old men and
the heaviest of the new material in one lot
and the lighter men in the other. Coaches
Kin and Riordan having charge OF the
first team and Mccarthy OF the second. The
men were then kept at work on simple PACK
| and line plays. the line men carrying the
| ball as well as the backs Attention was
given to individual men,, the coaches ex-
planning the proper way In which the Diff
| ferent POSITIONS should be played. The line
! up of the first team was as follows:
Center. H~eisinger; guards, Lerum and
| ends. Dean and Bartlett: halves. Moffatt;
Gilkey and Juneau: quarter. Fogg; fun
back. Banderboon.
sitv athletic council held a meeting to pass
upon the proposition of renting and fur-
nishihg a house nesr the gymnasium 70 ee
teams Of the university. the training table
TO be In the lower part and the rooms on
scfion was taken. subject to the approval
of Professor Bashford. who was not pres
ent.
Al SAAd PC AN oAAC
years ago. was at the Yale field last week
for the football practice OF the varsity
team. He had on his toys and gave some
practical advice and tangible Illustrations In
the art OF kicking a goal from the fifty
yard line.
He had entire charge of the backs. and
worked Captain Chadwick with the rest of
the squad at falling on the ball. catching
punts and getting under way. II the work
shown Is any criterion, practice this season
is TO Re no easy work
Ifrn Hogan made his annpardrCe to-day
and got into place with the other line can
dictates. He is In fine condition n seems
10 be as able as ever TO bore holes In an
opposing line.
The first hard practice of the Cornell foot
bah team was taken last week. Several
members of the strong varsity team % last
fall were on the field. and Purcell was first
to return. Some CT the new men are prom
ising.
Coach Dan Reed gave the men some
sprinting practice In order TO select the fast
est men in the squad. Among the speedy
ones was Waud. one of last years tackle
candidates. During this week the men win
work twice a day at the tackiing machine
bucking apparatus and the preliminary
points OF the game. The first lineup will be
held Monday.
The Harvard football season began on SOL
diers' Field last Thursday. Light practice
was gone through by a number of the can
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
FED RoBBER AND LET HIM GO.
Victims Released Thief When He
Promised TO Reform.
SPECIAL.

Eigin. III. Sept za-In the absence Of ire
family the residence Of Louis Henbracht
was robbed Of 500. some jeweiry and a seal
skin Jacket On discovering the loss mem
bers Of the family pursued the thief and
covered
The thief was brought back to the resi-
dence and iectured, and after promising to
lead a better life he was fed well and al
lowed to 20 The family even offered him
shelter ove< night. but he declined to stay.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
BATTING AVERAGES AND TEAM
RECORDS IN THE BIG LEAGUES,

Delehanty Is Pushing Lajoie for Batting Leadership in the American
League. but Larry Has the Best Chance-Hckman Should Fin
ih Third-Pat Donovan Showing the Way for His Colts
Burkett Leads Browns, With Hemphil Close Up-Pitch-
irg and Team Fielding Records in the Big Leagues.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Idle Talk On Electious.

We hear occasionally from some of
onr ssngnine democratic brethren who
continue To think it possible for the
democrats to capture one or more of
the congressional districts in Iowa this
year Snch friends have forgotten
what Senator Pratt said, and ha is an
old politician. lie said: 1.-The repnbl-
cans of Iowa eau elec5 an old 'yalei
dog. We have ex tm,nad the subj Ac.
and have arriv,d at the conclusions
that the s'lrest and only hope of els-r-
ting Il democratic congressman from
Iowa Us to Organ,zs the eight democrat
lie counties of the State into Cor.
gressional District, and then PERHAPS.
we might succeed in In electng one
d-mncrat to congress from Iowa. Ans
other plan, we think, will prove abor
tive, and 80 belieyeing, we favor the
organization of the 8 counties into one
district.
But we are told that the law does NOT
permit such an 0rgan,Z alton OF terrific
ry into Congressional districts. True
enOngh, but as we could hardly expec
TO elect any way, what's this difference
anyhow? Think OF the fun we cruid
have. We could call the district al.
large. Let us organic at onc-.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
TRAMps RIDE THE LIMITED.
Hsbces Now Have Contempt for
Slow Freight and PASSENGER
Trains.

The police report that at the
present time there is an unusu ally
| sr!se number of trAmps and ho.
b'eS pa-sing through the city.
IA decided change hos taken
pace in the last year or two" de-
clares ID ,t.,ctive Callaghan, Gin
the m .nnar in which hul nes
travel. Formerly they beat their
way almost exclusively on freight
trains, but not any more. Even
the fast freight trains are now 4. O
SOW for them, while they disdain
IL travel nn the ordinary passen-
gar trains. The only thing that
lis worthy of their attention now is
the through fast trains, and espec-
tally the fast mail trains. FIRE.
qnently the fast mail trains over
the Northwestern will come in
with half DION tramps standing
on the end of the rear car, where
the available space is not owe
three feet wide by a foot deep
The fast through trains of course,
present many advantages to the
hobo mind, The exhiliration and
excitement is just what they want.
They of course make very rapid
time, and then if they once get on
q train, owing to the few stops
that arc made, they have chance
of riding at least forty or fifty
miles before they can be elected.
The freight train as a means of
conveyance for tramps has seep
its palmiest days. Nonpareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Struck With a Sledge.
Water Commissioner Ford

Water Commissioners Ford was
quite seriously injured this morn
ing while putting in water pipe
on Third street. He was holding
the block while one of his work
men was doing the driving. The
block slipped and Charley moved
it to put it into place. The man
who was doing the driving failed
to notice that the block had been
moved and struck with the sledge,
striking MIR Ford on the chin. A
deep cash was cut in the chin and
his jaw was badly bruised. lie
was taken to DIR Tamisiea, who
sewed up the cut. Chas will have
a sore jaw for several days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
FOR SALE BY c. s. OSBORNE.
Struhk by Lightning

The chimney on the residence
iof ] X McGavren was struck by
lightning last night. The bolt
ran down the chimney and
knocked the telephone box to
pieces and scattered the bricks
from the chimney over the yard.
No particular damage was done.
Eugene Mann came home from
Coolridge, Neb, yesterday and
went to Modale this morning to
pitch game Of ball for the Mo-
dale team.
A E Anterior went to Blair to-
day to install large amount of
furniture in the new home of
Judge Walton.
Miss Nora Dray is visiting
friends in Omaha today.
Miss Maud Walker was in the
Valley today on her way to Mound
City, Mo.
Jack Withrow came up to the
Valley this morning for a short
visit with his sons, w Ii and
Harry. His wife and daughter,
who have been in this city, accom-
panied him home to Council
Bluffs.
Mrs Grant Allen, of Blair, aud
Miss Jessie Bozarth, of Mime
apolis, who have been in the VAL
ley the guests of Miss Dora Reel,
left for Blair this afternoon.
Miss Anna Riley is visiting
friends in Modale today.
Miss Ida McElroy is visiting
Mrs John Coulthard in Cincinnati
township for few days. From
there she goes to Modale for a
weeks visit with friends.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Frank
Logan, daughter.
Miss Frances Fitzglbbon is Wis.,
iting friends in Woodbine for q
few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Petit jury for September 1902

Petit jury drawn for September
term of District Court, to appear
September lst, at 10 O'Clock q. m.,
of said day:
Aaron Snyder, q. J. Cleveland,
VIM I'll. Logan, A L Atwood, 8. T.
Hardy, H z White, and A NJ Ad-
anne, of Jefferson township.
W d Elbert, Boyer; P w Hopkins,
H G Lewis, A L Tobin, Lincoln;
J ii Wallis, A L King, u j Ar
baugh, Morgan; w e Laughrey,
FL I Smith, P Carter, G A Walk
er, Jorgen Hansen, Missouri Val
ley; O Watson, w G Dewell, Mag
nolia; II p Pease, Peter Campbell,
G r Traver, Harrison; Jas Deal,
Douglas: j o Niles, Raglan; r B
Carroll, Paul Mowry, A H Fitz-
gerald, Gus Martens, Washington;
A NJ Rolph, Little Sioux; G F
Shank, g A Champlin, jackson;
James Dunn, Cass; Frank Bron-
son, Albert Chambers, j A Dart
ing, A Price, W Il Adams, st.
John; Chas Richards, Cincinnati.
Logan is becoming noted daily.
Recently a Kansas man heard of
the town and wrote to inquire
what the principle manufacturing
industry was. The answer sent
back was to the effect that there
was diversity of opinion about
the matter but that the writer was
of the opinion that majority of
the people would concede that it
was children.--Logan Nucleus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Friday, August is

Amor Stern Of Logan Was tax
ing in the races today. He had
new hat.
NJ L Dakan OF Monaamin was
in the Valley today.
The lightning last night was
something terrific, and before the
storm was over about 100 phones
in the city were put out of service
for couple of hours by the burn
ing out of the fuses at the Central
station.
Carl Hansen left for Deadwood
this afternoon, where he goes for
couple of weeks work for the
Company.
j S Dewell is in Council Bluffs
today on legal business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
oA8ToRIA.
q '; !; &c !;:;;7;;z:;::;:!: ''''''

Tom Foley, of Omaha, was in
the Valley yesterday, helping
Sandy Griswold take in the races.
Joe Courier is visiting his
mother in Atlantic for few days.
Gus Hillman and wife of Mo-
dale, took in the races yesterday,
and Mr. Hillman was enthusiastic
over the quality of the races, as
he said he had never seen better
lot of horses.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
A Base Prevarlcaticn.

Almor Stern attended bache-
Tor party at Missouri Valley in
honor of Charles Duer last Mon
day night and Bob says some-
body stole his hat while there.
We'll bet our automobile that
Bob knows who is wearing that
headgear now.--Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Washed Gut a;;s,,st!, Street Main.

The hat,l la,a la-l N int washed
the 5 ii -,r 1T wafer mum Very
badly las, nigh: The main is *
posed for quite u distance near
the First ward 7rloo' house.
Ihe rnln ips' 'Neh' Mas ore If
the har'. $ That las b 81 seen
this season OF ha'd rains just
rs he theatre clos. d the rain was
coming an~n IA sheets aud tho
streets were 4 .,asi. 1t made it
very live'y Fot the large audience.
Amaul ',m4cs is now c|. rkirg
for Il sel x stevens
Mrs Fred Nc nllpn.',, wNo his
been rohfiied to her room hv
Rheumatism for snv.sl a4ys, il
rap"r 81 better today
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
To Save Her Child

From frightful Disagreement Mrs
Mamie Galleger, of La Grange, Ga,
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve to
great sores on her head and face, and
writes its quick cure exceeded all her
hopes. 1t works wonders in sores,
bruises. skin eruptions, cuts, burns
scalds and piles. 25c. Cure guaran-
teed by Elliott y Harvey druggist.
AL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
f::;'e ggsFse Daai

BABE n,i- III the Nj. Valley horses
OF he ;ice team ! II II ,,'c'nck % IN.
!his is a S.v3see .s;t .h, eity 40 a
fire Il rs Is Assrd 'lssn, 10 get. aud it
takes severs w..eks Ia train one.
z Babe was he .ses' horse IN ti,e tenn
Mr. and Mrs imp e..d dsught-
er, Nj ,iln, Wal arriva from st
Paul tomorrow 70. y few We. ks
visit with .lla q ,piasnn- ms
fatniiiea.
Mrs Hattie wis on returned
from the VEST lHat ',@'it
T91.3 WoNDDRi VI.
I5ygoia I'apssss, Far Woman
Only.
VIII cure ali female diseases.
A wonderful medicine to
keep WCmon well, this medi-
cine cured mo when all else
failed. Wrlte 10 me and | will
ex p!a n all ab out them.
Box $50 Dunlap, Iowa.
Aug 90
Miss Raynette Colt, who has
been visiting friends in the Valley
for month, leaves for her home
in Sioux City this evening.
DIR Birncy, of Greenfield, Iowa,
is in the Valley the guest of Miss
Beryl James.
Win Allen Jonos says they had
three inches of rain over in his
country last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Today Races.

Regardless of the hard rain last
night, Manager Tuthill pulled off
the races today as if nothing in
the way of water had "happened :"
The attendance was not large, but
those who we're there saw some
RS fine races as was ever seen in
i'm Western Iowa. This race
meet has been first class in every
respect. The races have been for
blood and every one of them has
been on the square, and next year
when Mr. Tuthlll has his race
meet in this city he will be greet
ed 10y big crowd every day, as he
has proven to all that when he
has the management every race is
absolutely on the level, and every
one is treated white. AS far as
satisfying the public ls concer led
Mr. Euthill has succeeded admira-
bly,.
ToDAY's RACES.
First race, ID mile dash, purse
s75 LIST, Little Devil; End, Slim
Jim; Sd, Tamberine. Time .55.
Second race, l l-lG mile, purse
$500 lst, False; End Chubb; Sd,
Emerald. Time 2:Os1
The track near the home
stretch was covered with water.
There was a good crowd present
considering the weather. The
races will be continued tomorrow
with q full list of entries.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
ToDAY's RACES.
What A Tale It Tell

If that mirror of yours shows q
wretched, sallow complexion, a jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
ON the skin, it's liver trouble; but DIR
Kings New Life Pitts regulate the
liver, purify the blood, give clear skin,
rosy cheeks, rich complexion. Only
25c at Elliott u IIarvey's drug store.
All
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Foot Badly Mashed.

DIR Colt was called to Mondamiu
yesterday afternoon to attend a
seriously injured foot for Arthur
Crabb, aged % gears. He was
working with the bridge gang at
River Sioux IoaAing soms bridge
atringers, when one of them rolled
off the car striking him on the
left foot IN tshing it i'm terrible
manner. He was brought to his
home in Mondamin. The DIR
dressed the foot and says Mr. Crabh
will be lai, up for several weeks
Miss Ella Fensler received a
letter from her parents this morn
ing in which they say Fred is
somewhat better.
Mack Carlisle is in South Oma-
In this afternoon on business.
Mail Agent Saunders left for
Deadwood for u few days business
trip today.
II A Jones and wife. of Pisgah,
who have been taking in the races
left for home this morning.
Mrs Ed Crane will return from
Fairfield this evening, where she
has been visiting friends for a
month.
Mrs Geo Goodrich today re-
ceived the sad intelligence of the
death of Mrs James Jared, wife Of
her brother, formerly a resident
ofSionz City but OF late years of
Rapid City, $ d. She was loved
by every ono who knew her. She
leaves u husband, married daught.
er and three small children to
mourn her death. wv
We are very sorry to learn that
Mrs A l. Harvey, who is now with
her daughter, Mrs McHenry at
Denison, is in very poor health,
and while she does not seem to be
suffering from any particular di-
sease, she seems to be growing
weaker and is able to sit up only a
portion of the time. : Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21

The city of Bordeaux is about
to honor the memory Of its most
famous daughter, Rosa Bonheur.
A committee, the chairman of
which is Bouguereau, the famous
painter, has been formed to lay
plans for a fitting monument.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-08-21
Good Adzlca

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from dyspep.
sra and liver complaint More thar
seventy-ive per cent of the people III
the United States are afflicted with
these two diseases and their effects:
such as sour stomach, sick headache
habitusl cosLivsness, palpitation of the
heart, heartburn, water brash, gnawing
aud burning pains at the pit of the
stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue
and disagreeabie taste In the mouth
coming up of food after eating, low
spirits, etc. Go to your druggist anc
get bottle of August Flower for zoe
Two doses will relieve you. Try it.
q. $. Osborne.
Alb Vanderhoof was iii the ValleN
this morning on his way home from
North Dakota.
Oscar and Oryile Frazier left this
.f'eruoon for u two weeks tripthrougl
the Black Hills country.
George w. Frazier scratched his hand
the other day on u nail, and it is nov
nllamed and swelled to the siza OF
four hands and blood poison is feared
Miss Fahn Deur ard Miss Angie
Middleton left for Okobcjl this morn
ing, where they go to join the Missouri
Nullav on1nny f.,r ,..anl1
The Council Bluffs papers say The
gang of pick pockets at the sham bat
tie at Manawa, secceeded in stealing
obout ten thousand dollars from the
visitors present.
Recent earthquakes in the west
recall the fact that on the night
of the seismic disturbances Of 1856
in Georgia the Macon city council
was in session. The city hall was
shaken from basement to attic
and the councilmen ran for their
lives. Later the wag who kept
the minutes Of the meeting closed
his report in this way: "On mo-
ton of the city hall the council
adjourned"
To show the producing qualities
of an Iowa farm we will take one
near Logan, the q W McCoid
farm 240 acres. He says this
year it will net him a good ten
per cent on $500 an acre and he
has besides a beautiful home on it
1t is all to grass and used for pas
tue. Some four months ago he
put SO head of steers into this pas
ture. He sold them a short time
ago and they Melted him for their
pasture, they were fed no grain,
an even 100000. He sold the
hay on 200 acres of the pasture to
Ed Lindstrem for 100000. Mr.
Lindstrem cut he claims nearly
300 tons of hay on it. In addition
to the SO head of steers there we're
three head of horses. 20 head of
old hogs and about so head of pigs
on this 200 acres. Mr. McCoid re-
serves 40 acres for his own use
and has pastured about a dozen
COWS for others at 81 so per head
month. He is about to go west
and buy another lot of cattle to
put into this pasture. When
Iowa land can do so we'll it is hard
to fix a price too high for.-Ob-
server.