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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
FARMERS ARE WARNED.
Fake Creamery Sellers Are
Abroad In the Land.

This weeks issue of the Deni-
son Bulletin notifies the farmers
of Crawford county to be on the
lookout for a clever bunch of
swindlers who are now working
their way westward through the
state. The following telegram to
the Des Moines Capital is re-.
published:
Newton, Feb About eighty
farmers surrounding this and
other Jasper county towns have
recently been swindled by one of
the cleverest games WORKED upon
them for some time. A party of
men, representing themselves as
agents of a county with hand
some wagon and team of horses
selling what they called patent
creamery, for which great things
were claimed and which sold at
$G8. The sellers were not par
ticular about the money or the
time given farmers to pay for the
purchase. They wanted and re-
caived notes and large number
OF them. The creamery turns
out to be almost worthless, and
the warranty given is as bad as
the article for which it was given,
and the notes readily find inno-
cent third purchasers. The par
ties are gone and there is nothing
left but to pay the notes. In some
instances the sellers represented
that their ware was 80 valuable
that all that was needed was a
fair trial, and left the creamery
for the farmers to use, asking that
they sign receipt. The receipt
is a promissory note which the
farmers d., not know they have.
signed. The game is being
worked, it is understood, in other
counties of the state.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
somethinr In Commo.

Visitor dn museum)-why don't you
get Il giraffe?
Manager-Can't afford it. They come
too high.-Town and Country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
WORKING FOR A COM
MUNITY OF INTEREST
Farmers Striving to Bave
Towns of st John, Rode
and Finley Consoll-
rlo%ol

ana tlnley COuSOl1-
dated.
1t the expectations of the pro-
jects promoters are realizad Mis-
souri, Valley stands in very good
prospect of having rather an i'm
portant competitor in the town of
st John, located on the Illinois
Central, at the original town site
of Missouri Valley.
Those working on the deal are
striving to have the towns of Fin
ley, Rode and st John, all small
stations on the Illinois Central,
consolidated into one town, the
station being at st John, more
commonly known as Old Town.
A petition is being circulated
broadcast among the farmers of
that vicinity and it is the inten-
tion to have the petition for
warded to the c company at
Chicago. The proposition does
not meet with universal approval
among the farmers of that sec
tion, many contending that a
town of sufficient size to afford
them the advantages that Mis-
souri, Valley does, could not be
built there in fifty years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

If thou art master, be sometimes
blind; II a servant, sometimes deaf
Fuller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
John Si.rlia l,,xsd after his
trade in Little Sioux today.

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Watts of
Omaha, formerly residents of Mis-
souri, Valley mourn the death of
their Is months old daughter.
The remains will be brought to
this city tomorrow and buried in
Rose Hill cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
If lie Wins.

"That eastern cashier speculated."
"And of course was unsuccessfnl'
why do you jump to that conclu
sion:'
Because they don't call it specuia
ton when the cashier wins. -Cleve
land Plain Dealer
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

Ed. Haggerty returned home
this morning from Boone where
he has been paying friends a brief
visit. While in that city he atten-
ded the Annual Ball of the b of
r y, Tuesday evening and declares
the affair was the finest ever rgiven
by the order.
Mrs. N | Owens arrived yester-
day from Oakdale Neb. and will
spend short time here the guest
of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Davis.
Charles House, Harrison
county farmer who recently i'm
vested in hotel property in Sill
YER City, LETT today for that place
where he will spend a few days
looking after his property inter
ests.
The funeral of the August
Meyers infant occurred this after
noon at I o'clock from the family
home on West Superior street.
Burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
Editor Kerr of the Little Sioux
Hustler, arrived in the city this
afternoon accompanied by Mrs.
Kerr. They are enroute to Chica-
go.
Mr. and Mrs. Miliken arrived
from Norfolk yesterday evening
and are spending a short time
here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stod-
dard. They expect to leave to
morrow for Burlington.
Miss May StoweIl who has been
visiting here the guest Of Miss
Bertha McKane and other relati-
yes for the past few days departed
this afternoon for Council Blufs,
thence to Denver.
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Frank Kilby is a Council Bluffs
business visitor this afternoon.
d J Adlum is an Omaha busi-
ness visitor this afternoon.
Miss Laura Bowers who has
been paying Clinton relatives a
short visit arrived in the city this
morning enroute to her home in
Chadron. While here she will be
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

Mrs. L Reno went to Council
Bluffs this morning and is spend
ing the day in that city and Omaha
visiting friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
A Correction.

In the statement concerning
the case now on trial in the Dis
trict Court at Logan the DAILY
TIMES last night committed an
error in stating the hearing
was on the recent indictment by
the Grand Jury of the members
of the Board Of Supervisors. This
is untrue inasmuch as the pro-
ceedings now in progress are the
custer proceedings in which an
effort is being made to have
Charles Hilliard removed from
Office and successor appointed.
Miss Jessie Hastings will enter
tain the members of the IL Grade
at her rooms at Mrs. Schulmeis-
ters, Friday evening.
A young lady who spells her
name Miss Gwendolene Gililland
was the successful contestant in
the oratorical contest at Tabor
last Saturday night, winning the
prize of 500 cash offered by Car.
roll Bolter, Esq, of Logan.
CIR Baldwin wishes to announce
to his customers that he secured
the services of Mrs d G Loveland
of Jefferson, an experienced cook
who will henceforth have charge
OF his restaurant department.
Miss Sara Atkins, teacher in
the public schools of this city,
started this morning for her home
In Vermont, in response to tele-
gram announcing the serious ill
ness of her sister.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

Roht Craft is an Omaha bust
ness visitor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

John Anderson of the Peoples
store expects to leave this evening
for Chicago, where he will spend
the next few days buying goods.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
Wednesday, Feb. 26

Wednesday, Feb. 2G
Frank and Mort Brandsriff are
spending to day in Council Bluffs
and Omaha, investing in blooded
cattle.
B II Gavitt is looking after
business matters in Moorehead to
day.
T. J Collier having dispored of
his farm holdings and property in
this section is loading his effects
today and will ship to Sterling
Colo. where he goes to take up
his future residence.
E w Van Housen is in Sioux
City today taking RPO examina-
tions.
Roht Craft is an Omaha bust
ness visitor today.
John S5.rlia l,Dxsd after his
trade in Little Sioux todav.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27
Frank Kilby is a Council Bluffs
business visitor this afternoon.

Miss Laura Bowers who has
been paying Clinton relatives a
short visit arrived in the city this
morning enroute to her home in
Chadron. While here she will be
the guest of Byrl James.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

Mrs. N l Owens arrived yester-
day from Oakdale Neb. and will
spend short time here the guest
of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Davis.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-02-27

The funeral Of the August
Meyers infant occurred this after
noon at o'clock from the family
home on West Superior street.
Burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
New Rock Island Branch.

Kansas City. Aug. 25.-The Star
quotes c. A. GoOdnow. general man.
ager Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad, as authorizing the fol-
lowing statements:
1.-The offices of the Kansas City-St.
Louis line Of the Chicago, Rock Island
Il Pacific railroad will be located in
Kansas City. The line is to be in OPP
Grafton within year.
1.-The Rock Island will continue the
use of the Burlington tracks between
Kansas City and Cameron Junction
and the Hannibal bridge, and will con-
tinue the joint use of the Union Pacific
tracks between Topeka and Kansas
City. There will be double track
built. however, between Topeka and
Kansas City.
1.-THE Rock Island has not purchased
the st. Louis Il San Francisco railroad
and does not intend to do so.'
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
Philippine AFFAIRS.
TAFT Defends Some Of the Former In
surgent Leaders.

Manila, Aug. 26.-The defense in the
Freedom seditiOn case has called Gov
ernOr Taft as witness to show that
many former insurgent leaders who
were guilty of various offenses not rec
OgniZed by the laws of war have been
appointed to civil positions. Governor
Taft gave testimony to the effect that
many such former insurgents had been
appointed, but that they had proved
honest, straightforward and earnest
He said that some of them had been
guilty of murder from American stand
ards, but that from their own stand
point they undoubtedly believed their
conduct of the war to have been legit-
innate.
Governor Taft said that he had found
these appointees to be loyal, and that
they were not chosen because they hap
pened to be insurgent generals, but be-
cause they were men of influence
among their own people. He said the
experience of the civil authorities with
these men had been most satisfactory
Governor Taft has resumed the COVER
norship of the archipelago, relieving
Luke T.. Wright, who has been acting
governor during Judge Taft's absence.
Commissioner Wright is preparing to
visit the United States.
Ten members of the native cOnstab-
ulary were ambushed last Tuesday at
a point near Magdalena, in the prov
ince of SorsOgOn, LuZon, by band of
sixty Ladrones. The latter were armed
with rifles and bolos, and a desperate
fight at close range took place. One
member of the constabulary was killed,
two were wounded and three were cap
tured. Seventy constabulary have TAX
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
May Visit Colorado and Hold a Con-
vention in Denver.

Denver, Aug. 26.-A good roads con-
vention together with a display of l.
good roads train, exemplifying the
manner of construction of good roads,
as suggested by. the United States gov
eminent, may be held in Denver dur
ing the coming winter as the result of
n trip through the Northwest which
has just been completed by James w.
Abbott, whose headquarters arein Den
division of the bureau of road inquiry
of the Department of Agriculture. Mr..
Abbot. whose headquarters are in Den
yer, returned last evening from an ex-
tensive trip through Minnesota. Dako-
ta., Washington and Oregon, where ar
engagements were made for q number
of good roads conventions at the lead
ing cities in those states. A good roads
train which is being made up at the
present time in Chicago is to be sent on
q tour through Minnesota and Dakota,
and If arrangements can be made with
the North Pacific railroad the train
TEN and exhibited at Seattle. Portland
and Spokane. Coming eastward, the
train will stop at Denver.
The good roads train is made up
practically as outlined by the National
Good Roads Association. On the larg-
er part of the ten cars is the machin-
cry for road making, which is loaned
by machinery houses. The rest of the
trains contains the sleeping and dining
accommodations for the members of
the party. Mr.. Abbott will deliver IL
Illustrated lectures wherever stops are
made. his trip to Denver being large
ly for the purpose of securing his
slides and other paraphernalia used in
the lecture. The machinery is used to
build sample pieces Of roads in the
cities en- route. the only local aid re-
quested being labor. The roads as
built by the good roads train would
cost generally from $500 to $4,000
per mile.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
pENouNcE WAR SPIRIT.
Universal Peace Union Deprecates
Present Navy Maneuvers.

Mystic. Conn.,. Aug. pat the bust
ness meeting of the Universal Peace
Union yesterday resolution was
adopted denouncing the army and navy
maneuvers as increasing the military
spirit and fostering dependence on car
nal weapons" The resolution favors
the abolition Of military drills and
boys brigades in the schools and the
adoption OF such substitutes as fire
drills, life-saving practice and the
formation of relief companies
Another resolution denounced the in
creasing number of lynchings and ia
vored the prevention of strikes by the
removal of the cause Of discord by
the adoption of just system for the
production and distribution of wealth.
under which every man shall be guar
snteed the full product of his toll"
Woman suffrage was advocated
All the officers of the union were re
elected.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
BURIAL OF GENERAL sIGEL.
Famous General Of the Civil War Laid
to Rest at Woodiawn.

New York, Aug. 26.-Taps was sound
ed Sunday afternoon for Gen. Franz
Sigel. Simple and unostentatious was
his funeral. Surrounding the flag COW
cred coffin wherein lay the dead gen.
eral. attired in the well-worn uniform
he had used during the war. stood a
few surviving comrades who had
fought shoulder to shoulder with the
veteran in wars in two hemispheres
Some Of these spoke simple e,ilogies
and then the body was carried to its
last resting place In Woodlawn ceme-
terry, followed by long line of SCARED
and crippled veterans bearing with
them tattered flags.
Conspicuous among those who paid
tribute to the memory OF General Sigel
was Carl Schurz, his comrade at arms,
first in the great uprising which swept
Europe in 1913. and later In the Civil
War. AS Mr.. Schurz stood by the bier
OF his dead friend and recalled the bat
ties in which they fought together, he
gave way to emotion and had to lean
heavily ON the lid of the coffin.
For three hours the body lay in state
and during that time Mt least 10000
persons filed past. There were several
relatives, the chief mourners being the
widow Of General Sigel. his four sons.
Franz Jr.. Rudolph, Robert and Paul.
his daughter. Mrs. Leila Schel, and
members OF their respective families.
Following them came the orators OF the
occasion. Carl Schurz, DIR. jacob and
George Won Skal.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
Old Proverb Justified.

Once upon time an inquisitive man,
who acted regardless of the ancient
proverbs that contain good advice, was
given horse that had a streak Of
viciousness in its character.
When the giver had departed, after
having received the thanks usually
given on such occasions, the receiver,
having deep curiosity as to the horses
age, raised his great upper lips with
his two thumbs and proceeded to in
spect his teeth.
He found that the horse had suffi-
cient teeth for biting purposes, for
the animal, resenting the intrusion of
the two thumbs in its mouth, closed
on them with vicious snap. with the
result that the man found himself
with only eight fingers on his two
hands.
Moral-It is dangerous to look a
gift horse In the mouth.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
SHAM INVASION FAILS.
White Invading Squadron Captured by
Blue Defending Squadron.

Rockport, Mass. Aug. 24.-The naval
search problem on the New England
coast was terminated at $40 o'clock
this morning by the signal: "Surren-
der; demand unconditional" from Rear
Admiral Higginson's flagship, and the
reply, accept, surrender" from the
foretruck of the Prairie, Commander
Pillsbury's flagship.
The battle between the blue, or de
Tending squadron, and the white, or
attacking squadron, thus quickly end
ed eight miles south of Thatcher's is
land. The enemy had most signally
failed to make harbor, having, for
its objective, Salem.
A preponderance of fighting strength,
relatively sixty-four points, represent
ed by the battleships Kearsarge, Ala
bama and Massachusetts,, the Scorpin
and a torpedo boat, overwhelmed the
forty-five points represented by the
auxiliary cruisers Prairie, Panther and
Supply.
TO speak from theoretic standpoint,
the white squadron was entirely de-
stroyed by the guns of the defending
2 battleships. Thus on the fourth night
the game of naval strategy was
brought to an end, it having covered a
period of unceasing toll, sleepless
nights and of anxious and wearing
vigil and of grave uncertainty to its
participants.
The destruction of the Pillsbury
squadron occurred at a point just with
in the outer limits of Gloucester har-
Dor, not over eight miles southerly
from Thatcher's island, off which had
been anchored since Wednesday, when
the war game was declared opened, the
three powerful battleships of the blue
squadron.
The surrounding and putting out of
action" of the squadron in command
of Commander Pillsbury was the cul-
minating incident in one of the most
exciting chapters in the peace history
of the American navy. For the plac-
ing in operation of the maneuvers Of
the warships Off the coast of New Eng
land the navy had long prepared itself,
and had looked forward with keen an
ficipations. AS planned by the naval
authorities at Washington. two squad
rOns were to be put into the game. one
the blue. the defending fleet, and the
other, the white, to be hostile fleet
bent upon effecting an anchorage in
some unprotected harbor on the coast
from Cape Elizabeth to Cape Cod, Op-
posed all the time by the first named
fleet. This anchorage had to he main
tanned against the defenders for per.
iod of six hours.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28

A pair of twin colts, probably the
only living twins in the United States,
will be exhibited at the coming horse
show to be given by the Denver Horse
Show Association at ID. A. G. park
next month. says the Denver Republic
can. The colts are fourteen months old,
a horse and a mare. jet black in color
and of perfec; conformation. The
horse weighs S25 pounds and the mare
$50 pounds. They are the property OF
]. ii. Payne. n horse breeder living
near Littleton. 1t is probable that the
sire and dam of the twins, which are
both standard bred. will also be shown.
No record can be found anywhere in
the country of a pair OF twin colts
which have lived to gain their matur-
ity. Twin colts have been foaled q
number OF times on various stock
farms but invariably one or both OF
the colts died within short time af-
ter birth. Joseph Osner, the contrac-
tor, had twins born of his mare Daz-
gle OH his farm several years ago. At
the time the birth OF the colts ere
ated something of sensation through.
out the country One of the colts lived
but Il few days and the other died
within Il few weeks. The Payne colts
have been healthy and sturdy ever
since their birth and are now IL the
best OF condition.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
Fish Exhibit at Pueblo.

Denver. Aug. 24.-T. J. Holland. state
superintendent of fish hatcheries, Fri
day returned from Pueblo, where he
completed all arrangements for the
state exhibition of fish at the state fair,
which Is to be held there September
18th to Goth. I'VE are to have two
arge tanks, containing fish," said Mr..
Holland. "One of them will be ten
feet long. two feet wide and two and
one-half feet deep, and the other will
have the same dimensions except that
1t will be six feet long. The larger
tank will be used for the exhibition of
trout and the smaller for catfish. The
.atfish are to be furnished by Il. U.
Dye OF Rocky Ford, rs the state hatch
cries do not contain this variety. The
front of the tanks will be made Of
glass"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
NEW USE FOR sNowsALLs.
Farmer Put Them Into Well and OBJ
tanned GOOD Water Supply,

tanned Good Water Supply.
Speaking of drinking water" said
one of group Of men waiting for the
shower to pass over, 1.-The best l ever
drank was on my uncle's farm, down
In Brown county.
We lived on top of a clay hill and
had well very deep, sixty feet, I
reckon; bu, it never had any water in
1t until ten years ago. A heavy snow
fell that winter and he filed the well
with snowballs. He rolled up balls
until they were large enough to go
into the well cleverly and then dump
ed them in until it was packed to the
top. They were packed so closely
that they did not melt until late the
following summer, but when they did
they produced supply of water
never saw surpassed for purity, soft
ness or GOODNESS. 1t was delicious.
Strange to say, this well, always
dry before, has produced plentiful
supply since. The water, while not
as good as that from the snowballs.
is still excellent and celebrated
throughout the neighborhood."
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
BooMs A CHASTITY TRADE.
Unique Advertisement of an Under
taker in the Barbados.

The following unique advertisement
recently appeared in the columns of
the Barbados Bulletin:
A. E. GOODRIDGE,
Undertaken.
Best American Hearses-
Can't Be Beat.
The Best Carriages. Fine, East Horses.
Polite Servants.
Best Of All-Prices to Suit All Glasses.
The Only Establishment in the Island
With a Corpse Preserver
The corpse can be kept in perfect
order for any time. A person in Eng
land. America or the West Indies can
return here and review the corpse of
their beloved departed; or, on the
other hand, the body can by this ma
chine be carried to either of the above
mentioned places for interment, if re-
quired. Many have been kept in this
machine for upward of one month.
My Motto-I Am Determined to
Please.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
Blackberry a Profitable Fruit.

All things considered the blackberry
has been our most profitable bush
fruit. Its commercial advantages are
great. 1t is a heavy cropper, fairly
reliable yielder. easily picked. contin-
ues many years in profitable fruit
fulness, and generally is in good de-
mand. Its disadvantages are softness
for long-distance shipment, a slight
tendency to scald, and a season of
fruiting that brings it into direct COM
petition with peaches. However. this
real disadvantage of season often be-
comes a decided advantage during a
short peach crop. which often occurs.
1t then has the market to itself with
out a dangerous competitor.-Country
Life in America.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-08-28
Deputies Of All Work.

Last year French deputies used up
e2.400 worth of note-paper. but this is
not to be wondered at. seeing that
they are bombarded with letters from
constituents demanding various serv-
ices, including the finding Of a good
wet-nurse for baby. the purchase OF
fresh fish at the Halles and the by
ing Of bonnets for electors wives.
Not long ago one deputy received an
artificial arm, which had belonged to
the child of one Of his constituents.
The child had died and the father re-
quested the deputy to dispose of the
useless limb at the best price obtain
Nble.-Par:s correspondence London
Mail.