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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1903-09-17
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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1903-09-17
SIX MILLIONS
DOLLARS SPENT
BY the


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In improving what was originally the
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RESULT
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

didn't get there until $50. l
was just getting ready to kill
him when l got hold of him,
when he came. But you can
imagine the demand for cabs
when everyone goes in a cab
and there were three hundred
there and everyone had to have
a separate cab. 1t was about
half past nine when we got
there.
Every boy had a dress suit on
and overy girl had a low necked
dress. | never saw anything
quite so swell. You can just
imagine about $50 boys all in
dress suits and white kid gloves
and all the girls in different
colored party dresses. The
boys from home were just love-
ly to us-Adin, Manus, Coul-
thard, Smith, Dad Arthur and
all of them. There were twen-
ty-four ri Phi's in the receiv-
ing line, and after we got
through shaking hands with all
of them Rush had to rest a few
minutes before we could dance.
We danced until one, then the
kids all went home but the Pi
Phi girls and their fellows so
Rush and | stayed, but for once
/ Was too tired to dance. |
never was so near dead in all
my life. We went home at
$3.50. Got up at seven Satur-
day morning and went down to
the armory. Saturday night
Rush, Harry and Guy took Belle,
Ute and me to the show at
!" Cozy Corners. " Adelaide
Thurston played and it was
simply grand. Then we went
down to the hotel and had sup
per after the show. We got
up at three Monday morning
and started for home, got here
at 4;;30 p. m. Lovingly,
Della.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
A Good Thing

German Syrupis the special prescrip-
ton of DIR A Boschee, q celebrated Ger
man physician, and is acknowledged
to lie one of the most fortunate discov-
cries in medicine. 1t quickly cures
coughs, colds and all lung troubles of
the severest nature, removing, as il
does, the cause of the affection and
leaving the parts in strong and
healthy condition. 1t is not an exper
mental medicine, but has stood the
test of years, giving satisfaction in
every case. which its rapidly increasing
sale every season confirms. Two mill
ION bottles sold annually. Boschee's
German Syrup was introduced in the
United States in 1868, and is now sold
IN every town and village in the civil
lied world. Three doses will relieve
any ordinary cough. Price IS cents.
u S Osborne.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

It would be difficult to say too
much in commentator of the
real merit of "a Royal Slave"
in which Mr.. Clarence Bennett
is starring the West this season.
The play may be said to be a
type of it's own from the rise to
the fall of the curtain. It APP
peals to all classes, as it has the
merit of the classical drama,
and the strongest dramatic
features of the sensational dra-
ma. 1t is full of heart interest
and pure sentiment. The de-
votion of the slave to the per-
secuted child Of his master, and
the noble character of the hero
priest are true heart chords.
The play is based on an actual
incident in Mexican history,
and gave the producers a fine
chance for the display of gor-
geous scenery and costumes.
New theatre Thursday evening
February 26th. Prices 25. So
rs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
John A. Berry wants to buy
Fifty Thousand acres OF Har.
rlson county land. W.T.

Frank Gurton came in from
Spokane, Washington yesterday
called here by the dangerous
sickness of his mother, Mrs. M.
e. Gurton.
Mrs. M. H. Hoyer is on the
sick list, being confined to her
bed.
Mrs. Folts was in the Valley
the last of the week. Having
sold her house here she has not
been able to buy another one
to suit, and may have to go to
the Valley to find a future re-
sidence.- Woodbine Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
H. H. Dickman is transacting
business in Omaha today.

II. H. Dickman is transacting
business in Omaha today.
The Roden boys, Mike, Pat
and Roy started yesterday for
Salisbury, Mo. near which place
the w. I. Rodeh family will To-
cate engaging in farming on an
extensive scale. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. I. Roden expect to leave
Mo. Valley about the 10th of
March.
B. j. Moore is confined to his
room by sickness.
Mrs. j. K. Martin is visiting
her daughter Mrs, j. A. MeVey
in the country for a few days.
Col. French who has been
confined to his bed for several
days past because of severe in
juries he received in a fall on
an icy sidewalk is now regain
ing his strength daily and it is
thought all danger of serious
results from the mishap is now
passed.
Commander Davis of the G.
A. R. Post, has secured Con.
gresham Walter l. Smith OF
Council Bluffs, and Senator
Lathrop, of Sioux City, TO,
Decoration day orators in this
city] The Col. is a hustler. -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

Frank Carlisle came down
from the Carlisle farm on the
Soldier this morning and is
spending the day here look ing
over business matters.
w. j. Burke of the State
Savings Bank is spending today
in Mondamin looking after
financial business.
Frank Schwartz returned to
the city yesterday after a brief
trip to Silver City.
J. M. Wisecup is confined to
his bed by sickness.
Mrs. Ella Klafke, of Norfolk,
is in the Valley the guest of
her father j. d. Tamasiea for a
week.
Mrs. L. S. Cook and daught-
err, Mable, are paying Council
Bluffs acquaintance a brief
visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

of cash on hand, out lie the
bridge fund there was some
thing like S30,00O.00 outstand-
Ing warrants, such funds as the
insane fund had large credit
balances, which arc not likely
to be checked out for some
years.
| would suggest that the
treasurer be allowed to call in
all outstanding warrants ex-
cepting bridge, paying them out
of the funds he has on hand but
holding them as collateral un-
tn such time as each fund can
llquidate its own indebtedness,
charging it of course, with the
interest and crediting some of
the other funds which have a
credit balance. In view of the
large amount of delinquent
taxes and those of the current
year which is being paid at this
time, it will be much easier to
take up the outstanding indebt-
edness, and think before long,
the amount involved in the
transaction which | have out
lined would be a very small
sum. There are two savings to
be made in adopting this plan
namely: the interest will be re-
tanned by the county itself and
in making contracts and pur-
chasing supplies, the county be-
ing upon a cash basis, cheaper
prices could be obtained. This
is a common practice in a large
number of the county treasur-
er's offices that | am acquaint-
ed with, and unless there are
some legal obstacles of which l
am not aware, | should recon-
mend to you the adoption of a
resolution instructing the
treasurer to so handle the
funds.
am inclined to believe that
You will see the reasonableness
of this plan, as it seems foolish
for the county to be paying five
per cent on warrants when
they have thousands of dollars
on hand.
Men in private life would not
so conduct their business, and
what is true in private life
should, in my judgment, be
equally true in public life. All
of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
John M Gilchrist,
hoo1,,.,4,.4
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
WILL AGAIN URGE
DITCH DRAINAGE

Aacther Petition to be Presented
Is Board Of Supervisors at
this Session.
1t was stated to the board of
supervisors yesterday by inter
ested landowners that a petit
ton Incorporating a request for
the appointment of joint COM
mission to arrange for the con-
struction of a drainage ditch in
Pottawattamie and Harrison
counties will be filed with Coun-
ty Auditor Innes by Saturday,
when the board will again con-
slider the drainage question.
The need in Harrison county
for the drainage and the nee
essity of finding an outlet to
the Missouri river through Pot
tawattamie county has placed
the landowners in that county
ma position where they are
willing to share the addition al
expense in the extra excavation
of the bitches in this county.
A representative of the Smith
Land agency from Missouri
Valley was in the city yester-
day and appeared before the
board giving his reasons for the
construction of a ditch similar
to the one proposed by Commits
sioner E. E. Cook in his report.
"My company now owns 5000
acres in Harrison county which
were unable to rent for any
price last year. The black soil
is forty feet deep and it is the
richest in the world. | know it
to be a fact that we now have
$4,000 cash which the COM
pany is willing to put into a
drainage system. We are will
ing to pay our share of the
added expense to Pottawattamie
county,
A number of attorneys from
Harrison county were in Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday on legal
business and during the day
appeared before the board. 1t
is stated that they will be re-
tanned by the Harrison county
farmers who are DESTROYS of
pushing the ditching project.
They intimated to the board
that a petition drawn up and
signed by both Harrison and
Pottawattamie county landown-
ers and addressed to the joint
consideration of the boards of
both counties would be pre-
sented to the Pottawattamie
board before its adjournment.
Fridays Nonpareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

The most VOlumlnOus work
which | have had to undertake
was the making of a practical
ly new ledger, as | found that
fees had been deducted from
almost every account which
was in error and consequently,
almost every account had an
erroneous balance. | have
checked all the receipts and
disbursements and it is now on
ly a matter of compiling the
figures and as two-thirds of the
delinquents have been notified
by my stenographer | shall not
have to withhold the report
very long. In the meantime,
after l have done some little
work in Omaha which calls for
my immediate attention, l shall
start checking the sheriff's
office and proceed with the
other office as quickly as pos
sible.
At this time l desire to make
a recommendation to you of q
feasible plan for putting the
county funds upon a cash basis
with the exception of the bridge
fund and any warrants which
may be tied up in the courts
At the first of the year the
treasurer had over $66,OOO.O(
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
Friday Feb 20

Mrs. Stillwagon is sick with
an attack of the grippe.
Ed Dolby, who has been sick
and under the care of a ply
sician for the past two weeks,
was able to be out today fer
the first time.
Earnest Goodno and family
arrived in Missouri Valley this
morning direct from Canada
where they went six weeks ago
with the intention of locating.
Mr.. Goodno has concluded to
continue his residence in Har-
rison County.
j. j. Amen and F. L. Kilby
are spending today in Council
Bluffs on drainage matters.
j. X. McGavren is an Omaha
business visitor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
xanted

Organizer for the Brotherhood
of American Yoeman, lady or
gentleman. No experience re.
quired. At lis age the largest and
financially strongest f,aternal In
surance order in the United
States. Address A q Brown, Mo
Valley, Iowa. wifi
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
Report Of Expert 6ilchrist.
From the Logan Observer.
Logan, Ia, Feb. 16, 1903.

Logan, Ia, Feb. Is, 1903.
Hon. Board of Co. Supervisors,
Logan, la.
Gentlemen: AS | anticipated
| find in the pursuit of the col
lection of delinquent taxes, that
there are quite a number claim
ing to hold receipts from the
former treasurer, for taxes
which | now seek to collect. In
view of this | shall ask to be
excused from filing my report
in connection with the treas
urer's office until such time as
| have notified all the delin-
quents and given all a fair OBJ
portunity to present receipts
which have not been credited
upon the books. | take the OPP
portunity at this time, in view
of the fact that | expect this
document to be filed and pub
lished, to state some of the diff
ficulties which have been en-
countered and the amount of
work that has been involved in
checking this office.
1t has been necessary to 90
back something like twelve
years, before | was able to get
a starting point in the balance
of the subsidiary ledgers with
the general ledger. | found it
also necessary to check each
receipt to the tax list with the
result that | found something
like 81 100000 of unpaid real
estate taxes and also $25, 100000
unpaid personal taxes. Over
81, 100000 of the real estate tax
has been paid and am in hopes
that the balance will be sold to
tax purchasers, or paid by the
owners before long. Under
authority of the county treas
urer and W tn your approval, |
was appointed deputy tax col
lector for the purpose of clear
ing books of these personal de-
linquent taxes.
started the collection Of
these taxes on January 18th,
and until February 18th, the
following collections have been
roado
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
Nearly Foreits His Life

A runaway almost ending fatally,
started Horrible ulcer on the leg Of
J. b. Orner. Franklin Grove, Ill. For
four years it deted all doctors and all
remedies. But Bucklen's Arnica
Salve had no trouble to cure him.
Equally good for burns. bruises, skin
eruptions and piles. 25c at Elliott, 8
Harvey's drug store. f28
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
LINCOlN's PRIVATE CAR
Great Western Takes ii to Gel
vein to be Rebuilt

Fort Dodge, Ia, Feb. 20.
There has recently been taken
from the Great Western yards
in this place an old railroad car
which has history of interest
to every American citizen. The
old car which has been used as
an accommodation coach on the
Mason City & Fort Dodge and
later on the Great Western was
at one time the private car of
President Abraham Lincoln.
The story connected with the
car isto the effect that the
murdered president rode in this
car from Washington to Phila-
delphia on the occasion of his
celebrated trip over the coun-
try. The car was bought by
the MASON City g Fort Dodge
railroad from the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad company, and
from the time of it's first APP
pearance in this vicinity it was
known by trainmen as the
| Abraham Lincoln oar
For many years the car
bumped back and forth over
the uneven roadbed of the Ma
son City & Fort Dodge. The
accommoda which had
once been good enough for a
presidential party, were reviled
by the humble travelling man.
The woodwork, which in it's
day had been a triumph of the
decorators art, was stained by
every brand of tobacco from
Jackson's Best to Bull Durham.
In fact, "Old Abe Lincoln" was
nothing more nor less than a
combination express car and
smoker.
A short time ago the car was
sent to the OelWein shons IN ha
rejuvenated and made over.
Since then nothing has been
heard of it. It is not probable
that it will ever come this way
again, and it is altogether like
ly that the legend may be buried
forever under the fresh coats
of paint which the car will re-
ceive, but the old trainmen
who were with the Mason City
and Fort Dodge Railroad COM
pany still remember and speak
fondly of the old "Abe Lincoln
car.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

Hon. I. B. Neeley, reported
dead a few weeks ago at his
home in Summerland, Cal. has
been heard from and is alive
and we'll as usual for one of
his ripe age. This incident
shows that the people not TAX
ing The Independent are liable
to miss the rare opportunity of
reading ones own obituary no
tice. Little Sioux Independent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
New Power for Brick Plant.

While in Omaha yesterday
Charles Smith, successor to j. j.
Sullivan in the brick manufac-
turing business, bought a new
steam engine and will soon
have it installed at his brick
manufacturing plant in this
city. When all of his new
machinery is in working order
Mr.. Smith will have facilities
for turning out about $4,000
brick daily.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
Escaped an Awful Fate

Mr.. III. lIsggans of Melbourne, Fla.
writes, 'My doctor told me l had
consumption and nothing could b+
done for me. was given up to die
The Offer of a free trial bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton induced me to try it. Results
we're startling am now on the road
to recovery and owe all to DIR. Kings
New Discovery. 1t surely save my
life" This great cure is guaranteed
for all throat aud lung diseases BY
Elliott Il Harvey, druggists. Price
SOC ani 81 co. Trial bottles free. f28
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
John M Gilchrist,
Accountant.
Better than Gold

III was troubled several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous debil.
ity,' writes F. j Green, of Lancaster,
n. III. mo remedy helped me till l
began using Electric Bitters, which
did me more good than all the medi-
cines ever used. They have also
kept my wife in excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bltters are
just splendid for female troubles; that
they are grand tonic and invigorator
for weak. run down women. No other
medicine can take its place in our
family" Try them Only soc. Sat-
isfactlon guaranteed by Elliott &
Harvey. f2S
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

J. N. Berry, deputy sheriff,
was in the city this morning.
He was on his way to California
junction to look after legal
matters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
Mysterious Circums lance

Mysterious Circums lance
One was pale and ssllow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushing with
health uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. By gently arousing
the lazy organs they compel good d.
gestion and head off constipation. Try
them. Only 25c, at Elliott Il Harvey.
druggists. f28
A. S. Whitworth returned to
the city yesterday evening from
Omaha where he and Mrs.
Whitworth have been spending
a short time visiting relatives.
Mrs. Whitworth will remain
there for a more extended
visit.
Miss Bessie Patterson, who
has been in the Valley the
guest Of Mrs. B. j. Moore, left
for her home in Dunlap today.
P. T. Christianson was q
pleasant caller at The Times
Office today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

Kennard is enjoying the fool
ish spectacle of two churches
holding rival revival meetings
and seeing which can throw the
most mud at the other. Of
course, under such conditions,
the whole town will be con-
verified and the churches much
bettered q Such spectacles
afford the best argument the
scoffer and sinner can ask for,
and without question God and
the angels weep at the spec
tacle. Arlington Review-Her-
aid.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26
Attending Veterinary collese

AssSsa1A1Y VGtOiSll0ty OVllCyG
DIR 0 ID Wills, IN, of Moaale, is
attending the University Veteri-
nary Colles in Kansas CITY tiis
winter, and will r-tnrn to Modale
March %, where he will be pre-
Dared to give the eople the very
hest servics in the veterinary
line. MIG
The following letter was re-
ceived today from Della Harris,
giving a description of the Pi
Beta Phi Sorority Society party
given in Iowa City last Friday
evening. Miss Ute Mckay
and Della attended as the
guests of Miss Mae Belle AL
strand of this city, who is a
member of the society.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. II, 1903.
My Dear Folks Well, thank
goodness, we are back again,
safe but not very sound. We
left here Thursday at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon and did not
get to Iowa City until 4 o'clock
Friday morning: You can i'm
agine how good we felt. We
didn't get a wink of sleep on
the train. Harry and Rush were
at the depot to meet us. We
had to wait until one of the
cabs went clear up town and
back again, so it was about 4::30
when we got up to the house.
Well, of course we had to talk
to Belle awhile so it was almost
five by the time we got to bed.
We got up at nine the next
morning and sat around and
read. After dinner Rush and
Harry came up and took us all
over town.
We went down to the armory
(where the party was to beg
about four. | never saw any,
thing that was half as pretty.
They had the armory draped in
real light blue bunting. Then
they had it all decorated in
1000 red hearts. From the
lower part of the balcony they
had fixed a regular network
made of hearts across the hall.
The hearts were all fixed in
rows, so that it looked just like
a ceiling OF hearts. Instead of
having common chairs around
the hall they had great big
chairs, like are in a house, and
lounges all covered with pillows.
They had four cozy corners
fixed. Instead of rope curtains
they made regular curtains out
of strings of hearts. Then up
in the balcony they had a long
table fixed up swell in flowers
and hearts. They served coffee,
sandwiches, flour kinds) pickles
and olives.
1t looked simply beautiful to
stand up there and look through
the network of hearts on the
dancers. They only served
twelve at a time and as there
were three hundred there it
took all evening to serve. They
had the place where they served
punch fixed up swell. They
had hearts draped down around
the stand where they served
the punch so you could hardly
see the girls who served it. Up
in the end of the armory on the
stage the orchestra played. On
the stage back of the orchestra
they had their symbol in big
red letters.
We had more trouble getting
dressed for it. The cab came
for Mae Belle at 7::3O, so we
had to fly around and get her
dressed. Grace's man came at
eight, then Ute and l took
our time dressing. We sat
around from $50 till nine, then
we heard a cab and of course it
was Ute's fellow and / was the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

Although the business in real
estate has not been as good as
last year in this county still
there has been a good deal of
land sold. County Recorder
Harvey reports for January
transfers to the amount of 1929
531.10 and for January and up
to and including the 18th of
February a total of 1928, 24l.57
Not a bad showing for an off
is it?-Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

Field and Garden Seeds.
Timothy, Glover, Alfalfa,
Blue Grass, Seed Corn, Millet,
Cane Seed, etc. Mail orders
solicited; samples sent en-
A. p. Scofield,
sly Main ST.,
a9 Council Bluffs, la.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-02-26

DIR o u Wills m, of Moaale, is
attending the University veteri-
nary College in Kansas CITY tiis
winter, and will r-turn to Modale
March %, where he will be pre-
Dared to give the eople the very
hest servics in the veterinary
line. MIC