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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Grain Region Bulletin

Clarinda was the only station in the
Council Bluffs district to report rain
fail for the twenty four hours ending
at Sa. m. yesterday IL inch of preci.
pitation occurring there The fourteen
stations in the district also report an
average maximum temperature of sc
degrees for the same period and an
average minimum temperature of 80
degrees. The weather is much warmer
in the western portion of the corn and
wheat belt. Moderately heavy showers
occurred i'm nthe Louisville and MinEeap
oils districts, with lighter rains in al
others except the Des Moines, Colum.
bus and indianapolis districts. Non
pareil.
Citizens of Charleston, S. G., are
urging that the name of Meeting
street, one OF the widest end most i'm
portant streets in their city, be changed
to Hampton avenue, in memory of the
iale General Wade Hampton In Col
umbla, too, there is talk of having {
Hampton street or avenue.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Let in Plenty Of Sunshine.

Yon may go about among nine
tenths of the comfortable homes in
almost any civilized country and find
that the sun is counted by the typical
housewife her especial foe She does
not allow him even to peep into her
parlor, that holy of holies, where her
best furniture and her finest carpets
and costliest hangings are-oh, no!
science has clearly shown that sun
light properly used decreases mortal
ity. Both physically and morally we
should let the sunlight have free right
of way into our lives. If we let it into
the physical sphere 1t will find Its own
way into the moral. There is no such
thing as too much ight.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
ONE HORSEPOWER.
How This Unit of Mechanical Force
Came to he Adopted.

Came to be Adopted.
miliar with the methods of measuring
mechanical power, they often speculate
on where the breed of horses is to be
found that can Keep at work raising
$4,000 pounds one foot per minate, OF
the equivalent, which is more familiar
to some mechanics, of raising 33O
pounds 100 feet per minute. Since So
600 pounds raised one foot pc. minute
Is called one horsepower it is natural
that people should think the engineers
who established that unit of measure
nlcnt based it on what horses could
really Go. But the horse that can Go
this work does not exist
The horsepower unit was established
by James Watt about century ago,
and the figures We're fixed in Il curious
way. Wait found that the average
horse of his district could raise 22,GUC
pounds one foot per minute. At that
time Watt was employed in the manu-
facture of engines, and customers We're
fetal Inducements We're necessary to
induce power users to buy steam en-
gincS. AS Il method of encouraging
them Watt offered to sell engines rcck-
oning 33 900 foot pounds to a horscpow-
er. And thus he was the means of Civ
ing Il false unit to one of the most i'm
portant measurements in the world.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
sett,nr Moody RIGHT.

Among the stories treasured by the
people of New Works cast side is one
about Dwight J.. Moody, who once
conducted Il revival meeting at the Al
len Street Methodist church. At the
close of an unusually eloquent talk
Moody said to his audience, "Now,
how many persons here are Christ
tians!"
Instantly there was q mighty stir,
and evcry man, woman and child in
the crowded house stood upright.
Moody was visibly impressed and said
In tones of greatest satisfaction, "ln
nll my thirty-five years experience l
have never seen such n showing'
At the close OF the meeting the pas
tor of the church took Moody aside
and said: Il say, Mr. Moody, YOU
don't want to be too pleased over that
Showing. Down here there are only
Jews and Christians, and the people
wanted you to understand there
Nasn't Il jew among them" - New
York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Administrators Notice

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that on the 2lst day of April
A. ID. 1902, the undersigned was ap-
pointed by the District Court Of Har-
rison Co., Iowa, Administrator of the
estate of Andrew Garanson OF Andrew
Jarison, deceased, late of said County.
All persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them, legally authenticate
ed, to said Court for allowance.
Dated April 23, 1902.
ELIZABETM .JERsON,
3w Administrator.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Oklahoma Letter.

Roseland, Oklahoma, May 4 Editor
Times: AS wrote few lines for
your paper short time ago and see
there was mistake made by the writer
or printer, Il do not know which,) |
will ask for space to correct it.
In the first letter it reads bluegrass
country" when it should read s'free
grass country"
A little farther down it reads "the
cattle a,e up the grass" when it should
read "the cattle ate up their crops y
To make this plain so everyone will
understandlt will say it is in the west
part of Oklahoma where the settlers
are few and the cattle men let their
cattle run at large.
We are having fine weather now,
rain i'm abundance and the soil is In
fine condition and crops are looking
we'll. Corn ls all planted and general
ly up to good stand.
Cotton planting seems to be the
order of the day. Wheat looks we'll,
with the exception of some pieces
which are little thin. Potatoes are
doing we'll; some of them have been
cultivated the second time Grass in
abundance and stock doing we'll.
Under these conditions and the pros
pect we have for an immediate ad-
vance in the price of land do not see
any reason why anyone should want
to sell their home here at present
prices. There has fallen about two
inches of rain in the last twenty-four
hours. Yours respectfully,
O. MI HARRIS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
When cs.ate. Were wanted.

When one learns that curates arc in.
creasing SO much mere rapidly than
benetlces, wonder is excited as to tho
condition Of affairs in the eighteenth
century, when enterprlsing ladies Of
fered livings to clergymen willing to
marry them. An advertisement to this
effect appeared in the London Chroni-
Gle In March, 1853. The lady was rath-
er particular too. The curate was to
be young, have u small fortune, be welt
recommended as to morals and good
tcmper ''and be firmly attached to the
present happy establishment" The
living was not rich--below f10O per an
nun-but the fair one was young and
agreeable. There seems touch OF
humility In the direction that answers
may be left at the bar of the Union
Coffee House, Strand, directed to q.
a." Confidence was created by the as
surance that "the utmost secrecy and
honor may be depended upop."-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
ExeCutrjx Notice.

Notice is Hereby Glyen to all Persons
Interested:
That on tie 2s h day of April, A ID
1902, the undersigned was appointed
by the District Court of Harrison Co.,
Iowa, Executrix of the estate of Fred
Becker, deceased, late of said County.
AL! persons indebted to said estate will
make payment TO the undersigned
and those having claims against the
same will present them, legally authen-
tlcated, to said Court for allowance.
Dated Mo. Valley, Ia, April 80, 1902
MARGHET j BECKER,
mi5 Executrix.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

Professor Tyndall used to explain to
popular audiences, with the aid of a
brilliant experiment, that the blue coi-
or Of the sky is owing to floating par
ticcs OF Invisible dust that break up
and scatter the short waves, which are
the blue waves, of light This, as n
writer in knowledge shows. occurs
principally mt n great elevation, where
the atmospheric dust is extremely fine.
while in the lower regions of the air,
whore the dust is coarser, the scatter
ing affects all the rays, or colors. alike.
The brilliant fringcs of clouds, seen
nearly in the direction of the sun, are
largely due to dust, which especially
accumulates in the neighborhood of
clouds and rcfracts the sunlight around
their edges.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Excessive Politeness.

There is a man who Is always apolo-
gizing, and some say: How courteous
he is. How theughtfM. A born gen
tieman." Know that he is thorough
and aggressive egotist. He runs against
you. he steps on your foot, he tries to
pass you on the left, he knocks your
hat as he hangs by strap inAhe car,
he sits on your coattail-w what Noes he
not DO to call attention to his own
breeding? Sometimes he throws the
accent on "bcg," sometimes on par
don" The speech is merely rhetorical
flourish, and he has practiccd all the
variations. Boston Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
ExeCutrix Notice.

NOTICE Is Hereby Given to all Persons
Interested
That on the 25th day of April, A d
1902, the undersigned was appointed
by the District Court Of Harrison Co.
Iowa, Executrix of the estate of Ber-
nard Riley, deceased, late of said coun-
ty. An persons indebted to said es-
tate will make payment to the under
signed, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated, to said Court
for allowance.
Dated Mo. Valley, Ia, April go, 1902
ANNA Il. RILEY,
mis- Executrix.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Ernsting Aluminium.

To give a frosted surface to alu-
minium articles remove all grease and
dirt by dipping them in benzine. After
this dip them first into solution
strong enough to blackcn the metal Of
caustic potash, next into mixture of
two parts nitric and one part sulphuric
acid, then into concentrated nitric acid
and lastly into mixture of equal parts
of vinegar and water, finishing by
washing them thoroughly in water and
drying in hot sawdust.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

The Countess of Mimic is at the
head of Canadian movement
whose purpose is to secure a com
mon burial ground for all the
Canadians who have fallen in
South Africa. No less than thirty
two fell ut Pardeberg alone. The
countess idea is and il is hoped
by those supporting her-that the
bodies of the unfortunate men
should be removed from their
present resting places and that a
granite column should record
their names and deeds.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Ram Bux. British Loafer.

A Hindoo bakers assistant in Bonn.
bay, on setting up in business for him
SELF, bethought him Of catering for the
English community as we'll as for tho
native one. With this end in view he
had the following notification painted
over his doorway: Ram Bux solicits
respectful patronage. He is first class
British loafer"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Memorial Day Program, May 80.
1902.

A. NJ.
Members of Bclden Post e. A. r. No. SO,
old soldiers and Sons of Veterans and members
of W. r. @. No. go will meet at Ct. A. II.
hall at $50 A. NJ.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Line will form ON Erie street with right at
Third srteet to march to Cemetery for services
and decoration Of graves of deceased comradc
and will form in the following order
Band.
Belden Post No 50, q. "A. IL.
Old Soldiers and Sons of Veterans.
School Children.
w. Il. G. No. go in Carriages
Mayor and City Council.
Citizens on Foot.
Secret Orders.
Citizens in Carriages.
AT conclusion of services procession will form
in same order before ard march back to G !.
A. Il. hall and disband.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Members of Post old soldiers and members
ofW. II. q. will meet at q. A. II. hall nt :;O
p. NJ. to march to new opera house to attend
Memorial services commencing at p. Nj.
cordial invitation is extended to all old
soldiers, Sons of Veterans, Secret Societies and
the public in general to Join with in the
proper observance of this most memorable day.
President of the Day, DIR. q. W. Colt.
Speakers, Hon. Walter l. Smith, Council
Bluffs, Ia; Hon. Tom H. Miner, Belle Plain,
la.
a. j. Amen
Citizens Finance Com. W. o. Fenslcr
tG. y. Osborn
f. L.. Davis
Com. of Arrangnmcnts1 j. ID. Brown
w. o. Newton
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Achieved.

Remember, young man." said the
practical friend, chat in order to sue
cced you must teach people to trust
you"
T have done that" answered the
gloomy young man. 81 have succeed
ed in getting into debt beyond my fond
est expectations" Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Council Proceedings.

Council Room, Missouri Valley, May 6, 1902.
Council met in regular session. Officers pres
ent: F James, mayor: J B Barrett, city clerk;
A Riss, marshal.
Councilmen present-Fensler, Walker, o. Con-
nor, Fisher, McGavrcn.
Minutes of last regular meetings read and ap-
proved.
Moved by Fensler and seconded by McGav-
ren that communication from Mr. Hardy be re-
ferred to com. on claims. Carried.
Moved by McGavrcn and seconded by Fisher
that communication from Mr.. Upham be re-
ferred to com. on claims with power to act.
Carried.
Reports of City Treasurer, Water Commission
er read and approved
Moved by McGavren and seconded by Fen.-
ler that com. on streets and alleys be empowered
to purchase any new goods necessary for use of
city. Carried.
The following bills were audited
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Consumption ana SULPHUR.

A German physician recommends to
consumptives the sulphur treatment.
This consists in the patient living in
rooms where one or two drains Of sui
phur are melted daily ON hot stove.
The first ten days there will be felt in
creased irritation and cough. These
soon decrease, and improvement is
rapidly felt, and complete cures are Of
ten effected il the disease is not too far
nGN;lncpl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

Melvill E Stone, general mana ger
of the Associated Press, gave a dinner
atthe Black Cat in New York last
week to thirty ex-Chicago newspaper
men who are now employed in that
city. A committe on permanent Or
ganizstion was appointed for the pur-
pose of arranging for two dinners a
year to be held there. Those appoint
ed on the committe are T Y Cowles,
Frederick Cook, Whiting. Charles
Chaplin and David Sasseen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Mice and Pcnnermint

X. NJ. AIillliailoff, a Russian chemist,
has discovered that mice have Pc
culiar dislike to the odor Of pepper
mint. He places small pledgets of cot
ton saturated with peppermint oil in
openings made by the mice, and they
do not show up for some time. Later
the mice make an attempt to return.
but the peppermint oil is once more
used, and the mice don't came back.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Coin Pronles.

Where a face is used on a piece of
money it is always in profile, because
the cameo is more readily struck with
the die in that manner, and If q full OF
three quarter face We're represented the
nose Of the gentleman or lady would
get damaged in circulation and pro-
duce ridiculous effect.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Sunday School Convention

The annual convention of the IIar-
rison County Sunday School Associa.
tion will be held at Mondamin, May
% and %.
A good program is being prepared
and q meeting that will be help and
inspiration to all is anticipated. The
State Field Worker, Mrs. B f Mitchell
of Des Moines, be with us May s3, to
help in discussions and give special
talk on Primary Work. Let all come
who Car and each school send dele
gates to carry Inspiration home to
those who cannot attend.
Mrs. Harvey johnson
County Secretary
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Outlook.
Excite. HI. Admiration

you admire your grandfather very
much, don't you, my little man?"
YES" answered the youth.
'You think he could do things tina. no
one else could, don't you?"
II know he could. He used to punish
father whenever he felt like it."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Letter List for Week Ending MAY
e AAn0

D, 19VZ.
Arbaugh, Sam
Coffey, j i
Coulthard, Mrs II II
Camp, Frank
Fuller, Clarence
Fulton, j G (3)
Landon, e 4
Loss, Il 2
Myers, Edith
Meyer, Meta
Reed, Mimic
Sheahan, Mary
Smith, Carrie
Sublet, M j
Terry, d j
Thomas, Arthur
Vincent. q "A
Wood, Ray
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised and give
date of publication.
j. ID ADLUM.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Greatlx oxere.tim.ted.

Hewitt-Half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives.
Jewett-I think you overestimate tho
number of people who mind their own
business Brooklyn Life. 49,. "a
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

Mrs. Nancy Irwin Butterwor'h of
Warren county, Ohio, has enjoyed the
probably unprecedented experience of
attending her daughters golden we'd
ding. The latter, Mrs Foster, resides
in Athens, Tenn, and Mrs. Butter
worth Travelled thither alone from her
Ohio home She is 90 years old, but is
still wonderfully spry.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

A medical journal printed in Phila-
delphia raises the question of Cecil
Rhodes sanity, basing doubt ON the
sau.h African millionaire's idea of
founding world unity by syndicating
all nations in secret society of mil
lionaires The paper says that such a
notion "has something of an insane
quality in it. !"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Mrs. Harvey johnson
County Secretary

The recent visit to Washington of
former United States Senator Viii.
liam ID Washburn brings to mind the
fact his family is the only one that
ever had three brothers in congress at
the same time They were Ellhu B
Washburn of Illinois, Cadwallader
Golden Washburn of Wisconsin and
Israel Washburn of Maine. They
we're all brothers of the former senator
from Minnesota.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

Randolph Guggenheimer. formerly
president of the New York city coun-
Gil, tells of tenement inspector who
found fair-sizsd room chalked off
into quarter sections with one family
living in each. One of the tenants
said: "We would get along all right
only the fellow in the next section to
me keeps too many boarders."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08

Many a mans popularity is due to
the fact that he doesn't think out loud.
Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
Condensed New. From Home.

Condensed News From Home.
Here is an item from last weeks is-
sue of the Cork Weekly. John writes
to Mary:
Dtur Mary-We are all very we'll: only
mother has Mysteries, Tim has the tooth
ache. and Jane has baby. I hope you
are the same. Your affectionate brother,
JOHN.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-08
The following bills were audited:

] Fl South. mdse Observation-Disclosures. 40
Geo E Fry, grading Observation-Disclosures. 5 55
Deal, sal and sand. d.............. III Is
Jno O'Brien, sal l....................... SO 90
F Riss. sal and & dogs s........... 5G
q Deur, mdse .............. 12 G7
Chas Smith, poll tax.......... ...... 9 40
d Fensler, OK. Observation-Disclosures. SO 55
j ID Brown, mdsc. 80. .... 90
Mo Valley Times, printing g............ "A 75
o d Bell, meals. 4 75
L Tamsiea, med s...........5 53 so
8 Bank, int and cks .22; is
O W Kellogg, (Bridgeman jdgmt). $50 30
WATER
Dan Driscol, mdse ..................... 10 90
] Thompson, sal ................... GO 90
Carlisle g and A 90 cks. ks................ IL 35
Henry 6abn, labor r.................... IL 25
Valley Bank, Observation-Disclosures. ok 5 10
O w Forde, labor and mdse. ........ 3S SO
8 Bank, T cks Observation-Disclosures. 81 CT
+ L.FUND.
" u Co, lights. ...................... 1G2 95
Moved by Fensler and seconded by Walker
that bills as read be allowed and warrants drawn
for same, Carried
Bond of q Wattles a. City Engineer read
and approved.
Report of A Kiss read and approved.
Moved and seconded we adjourn to May 10,
1892. Carried. J.B. BARRETT,
City Clerk.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-26
CLARK ON AGRICULTURE

Byron o. Clark said he came from
California five years ago, he being the
organizer of the Wahiawa colony of
thirteen families, and secured 1900 acres
of land which was subdivided between
the people. This land has been used
largely for experimental purposes, the
principal crop being pineapples. There
has been much development work done
and the efforts to make homes for A
mericans were an unqualified success
Harry A. Juen testified that he was
arrested at his home at IL o'clock at
night Jan. s, 1895, by five or six armed
men. At the time he was told the mar
shall wanted to see him, and no warrant
was shown. Confinement in Oahu
prison lasted forty-three days and there
was no charge or hearing.
The government, he said, sent parties
there with a proposition that If they
remained they would not be tried per-
haps for year, but If they would sign
a document and leave the country they
could do so. Juen was advised that he
would better do this and he did, going
to California. The document said that
he was being held for completely in a
revolution and would agree to leave and
lister of Foreign Affairs Juen said he
was away six months leaving his fam
lily here. His return was due to oral in
formation from the consul that he
could come back. A claim was filed
at .he time where it still rests.
Charles Creighton said he refused to
sign the oath of allegiance to the Pro-
visional Government or the Republic.
He told a story of arrest, Imprisonment
and exile. Minister Willis told him no
charge would be made and If they did
get trial would result only in convic-
ton. Without asking for it he was Civ
en- permission to return and did so.
As to three judges, Mr.. Creighton re-
cited the history of the judiciary here
and said it was necessary that there
should be three judges here and that it
would be inadvsable that one should
be assigned to probate matters. He OBJ
jected to the filling of the Supreme
Bench by placing attorneys on the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-26

Judge Humphreys butted in a. pu'
Into Mncoxs mouth certain wurds. 81.
curing bis affirmation Of the statement
that thp government was using DE- rlrhi
uf eminent domain Tor the purpose ui
assisting the Rapid Transit Company
which was made up ~ its supporters
lie could not induce MI Wilcox how
ever o. say who we're the officers of
the company Humphreys also secured
assent 60 proposition he himself put
forward, that friends of the govern
needed FOR street widening and traded
IL FOR valuable outside lands
". o. Smith contradicted Wilcox a.
to one statement as To lease on Maui.
showing that 1t was a trade for. street
widening here.
+. NJ. Hatch spoke at some length
about the need of third Judge. He
thought the practice Of having an the
Judges doing probate business AS better
than that Of the mainland and he and
senator Burton had little colloquy
which ended with Burton's query as to
whether or not the only American hing
here was the voting FOR Legislature and
delegate. saying that everything SEEM
ed to be constructed ON mnnarC hical
lines.
When the session opened for the aft -
crnoon +. NJ. Hatch filed Supreme
Court decision and two reports touching
upon the o. r. & l.. Co.'S bonds as
Judge Humphreys had cast some STRIFE
lures upon those securities.