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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
MEET At CHEROKEE.
Northwest Iowa High schoolers vii
Struggle for Honors There,

/; Cherokee, Ia. April 30.-The high
| schoolers of Cherokee are making elab.
/, crate arrangements for the fifth an.
nual field meet of the Northwestern
Iowa High School Athletic association
!, here ON Friday, May 8. Most of the
high schools of any prominence In the
northwestern corner of the state are
entered, and there is every prospec,
that the meet this year will be the mus
successful ever held by this associa.
ton.
Letters received from number o,
schools state that track teams are ir
training, and almost every school IL
confident of landing points. Competi-
ton will he the keenest and the schooi
that can land the honors will have just
cause to celebrate.
The program is not In exact compli-
ance with that of the Iowa state asso.
citation, differing in that bicycle event.
VIII be pulled off and the two-mile rur
omitted. However, fifteen events are
on the program, and these viii KEEP
the athletes Very busy.
1T is probable the list of entries viii.
make it necessary to pull off prelimin.
airy events in the forenoon. The 100
2zo and 440-yard runs will be started al
y:30 in the morning, also the low and
nigh hurdles, the bicycle events and the
half-mile run. Those who fail to quail
ny Will go i'm the finals.
The contests will be pulled Off at the
golf grounds. There will be no admis-
sion fee except for grandstand the in
dividual associations defraying theil
own expenses. A good band will fur.
nish music. and other features will be
added, which will make the stay of the
nigh schoolers very pleasant.
1t is expected that Storm Lake, Ida
Grove Kingsley, Holstein, Correction.
vile, Sac City, Algona Sioux City
Primghar, Sloan, Cherokee and many
other high schools will have teams
here to battle for the fifteen gold med
ais that are to reward the winners.
Professor A. V. Storm, superintend-
emit of schools, is making an effort tc
have the day made school holiday
throughout the towns that will he rep
resented, and 1t is certain that hun
dreds of visiting students will be there
Some of the tennis will come with a
large band of rooters. One and third
rates have been secured
The program of events prepared,
which will start at 2 O'clock follows:
1Go-yard dash, pole vault, 12O-yard hurdle.
haif-mile run. throwing 12-pound ham
iner. 2yl-yard dash, mile bicycle race
running high jump, 220-yard hurdle. put
ting shot, IL pounds; 40 yard dash. throw.
ing discus, running broad jump, " mile bi.
nycle race, mile run.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
IOWA BREvITIES.

DUBUQUE-Michae Morgan's BODY
was found in the ice harbor yesterday.
1t was badly decomposed. Morgan dis
appeared last November and the police
think he was murdered.
OTTUMWA-Fred Watkins and
Frank Comstock, aged about Is, are in
Jail at Eddyville, charged with attempt
ing to assault the -year-old daughter
OF Frank Comstock of that city.
OSAGE-The 3-year- son of VIM.
McLain. farmer, was found dead in
the watering trough by the father when
he came in from the field at noon.
CEDAR RAPiDs-Miss Marie GLADYS
Green was united In marriage to Jo-
sephus Bodine Terbell of New York.
Among the gifts We're a fine clock from
Richard Mansfield. the actor. and the
groom's present to the bride was a
package of $50, 1000 government bonds.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
A Loyal Backslider.

Judge: Brother" said the exhort..
to the fearful man on the front seat;
brother. l take 1t that you have been
led to realization of your sinful
ways
Il have. sir: 1 have" answered the
repentant one.
Il gather" continued the exhorter,
from your sorrowful visage that the
error of your way is bowling you down
and that you seek relief"
Yes. sir" sighed the erring one.
Then come forward and give you.
testimony"
I'D like to, parson." contlded the 9TH
er in stage whisper; I'D like to. But
you see Elder Holleran has been dom,
all the exhortin' in our neishborhood
for the last fifteen years. and he has
always done all my convertin'. reck-
on I might just as we'll stay backslid
for another month an then have him
catch me up as usual when he comes,
Besides, he might not altogether like 1t
for you to be interferin' in his business,
specially as I'm one o. his stock brands
from the burnin'."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
HAD MARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. J. II. MCGEE of Grant Township is
Badlv Burned

Ida Grove, Ia, April 3O.--Mrs. j. II.
MCGEE, living in Grant ownship, lit
the lantern and started down the cellar
Tor some fruit for supper. She only
went down n few steps and set the
lantern behind her and reached for
some dishes at the side of the steps.
She had not put the globe of the lam
tern on good and draft of wind blew
the flame of the lantern into her dress
and I'm q few minutes her clothes Were
all ablaze. Her son and husband
rushed to her assistance and soon put
out the fire, but not until she had been
badly burned. She is resting easily
now and has good prospects of soon
recovering. Mrs. MCGEE is an aged
lady and if she lives and is we'll enough
she and her husband had made big pre-
parations to celebrate their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. They have lived
over half of their married life in Ida
county and are among our most hon
Ored citizens
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
BACK TO BONNIE SCOTLAND.
Aged Baxter Woman Married Coach
man and Came to Arner;c,

Baxter, Ia, April 3o.-Mrs. Jane Rob
lhsoh and her niece, Millie Patton have
left for New York, where thew will
visit for a day or two before sailing fol
Scotland.
Mrs. Robinson was the daughter of a
Scotch nobleman, and when only girl
she FELL in love with her fathers coach
man. Her parents objected to the
match, of course, so she left home and
friends and came to this country with
the man she loved and married him.
WIN what little money they had they
purchased some land north of 1,axter
where they lived until u few years ago,
when Mr. Robinson committed suicide.
Since then Mrs Robinson has lived In
Baxter. Her niece. Miss Patton, came
from Scotland last fall to take care of
her during the winter and take her
Some with her this spring.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
Inspection Dates Fixed,

Des Moines, Ia, April 3O.-Maio,
Butler, U. s. A., special inspecting Of
ficer under the Dick law, has announced
dates for inspections of the companies
of the Fifty-sixth regiment of the lowe
National Guard as follows:
Company l. Boone, May IL; Compan,
N, Sac City, May -; Company G. For
Dodge, May 10; Company C, Webster
City, May IA; Company ID, Hampton
May 15; Company A, Mason City, Man
is; Company r, Algona, May 10; Com.
pany K, Emmetsburg. May 20; Com.
pany E, Sheldon, May 81; Companie,
II and L, Sioux City, May %.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
CHAPTER III.
THE BLIND BEGGAR.

Barnett peered around, but could see
no one. There were persons passing
along the road beyond, but this sound
came from near at hand. He was
about to turn to the book he had been
reading moment before, when he heard
the sound repeated.
Look up. please said low voice.
Then he saw man perched In the old
apple tree near his window. He had
never thought of looking there for any
one.
For moment the two pen regarded
each other. Barnett, for the life of
him. could not remember ever having
seen that grizzled face before.
I don't know you," he said at length,
thinking that the man in the tree might
be newspaper reporter. or curious
minded fellow who was bent on getting
look at such a dangerous character.
mo, know you don't know me-" re-
piled the other. calmly, never taking
his eyes of the young school teachers
face.
What do you want?"
To do you q service
But, II you don't know me, what DOS
sibls intsrsst Aeaen Barnett. and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
LOOKING FOR COAL in GUTHRIE
1rospectors Working for Paying Vel
Near Guthrie Center.

Guthrie Center, Ia, April 3O.-Ar.
rangements are being made for putting
down boring on the Slower Bros. and
Motz land, northwest of town, to pros.
pect for coal. Some twenty years ago
when VIM. Tracy owned the land and
prospected $50 feet down, 1t was re.
ported that paying vein of good Goa
was struck. The present boring is
made to demonstrate the fact of the ex.
istence of coal on the farm. There is
no doubt OF the presence of a bed OF
coal in this particular valley. The
question is as to the sufficiency of the
vein to pay for it's development
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

New York is laughing over q rebuke
Shat Bishop Potter is said to have adj
"inistered recently to a young and pre-
sAMptuous clergyman. This clergy
~s:l's charge is small rural church
md the bishop visited it one Sunday to
Confirm some boys and girls. The cler-
lyman preached and AT the end Of the
Twice complained TO the bishop about
re smallness of his salary. do you
know. sir, he ended. what I will get
TO- my sermon of this morning? Six
nGllars, sir; only So six dollarsl Is
slat all9" the bishop exclaimed Why
wouldn't have preached that sermon
30, $500
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

When on cruise Captain Charles ID,
sigsbee, United States navy, always
sakes bicycle with him and has had
slie pleasure of wheeling in nearly all
tie civilized countries of the world.
When the Inflated Maine was sunk in
The harbor of Havana In 1898 Captain
~i.gs5es, who commanded the vessel
tsen, had on board u bicycle, which
went to the bottom with the ship. a
eew weeks later divers working in the
-tnten vessel came across this wheel.
.7,lich they brought to the surface, and
cater II was exhibited as not the least
Eterest! 6 of the Names relics. Cap
s.9in SissSee is still an enthusiast.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
JUST a CONTRIBUTION.
That's How the Macedonian. REGARD

That's How the Macedonians REGARD
the Ransom Fund for Miss Stone.
Constantinople. April 30.-Advices from,
Crishtina say the Albanians are becon,-
ing more tractable. Some factions have
decided to accept the reforms but others
are still considering the matter. The lew
Ing of blackmail by the Macedonian COM
mittee is incessant. American missionar-
les, however. have been Indirectly in
formed that they need not fear the com.
mittee, the ransom of Miss Ellen Stone he
ing regarded as an American cnntrihution
to the revolutionary fnksl.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
The other Way Around

Washington Star: do you think
that cigaret smoking causes deterio-
ration of mentality"
II am not clear on that point" said
the man who makes a speciality of pro-
found opinions. 1.-The Impression to
that effect may be due to the fact that
people with brains naturally avoid
them"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
COMPANY LOSES.
Such Is tho Effect of the Court Decision
on Cincinnati Street Railway
Franchise,

Cincinnati April S0.-The superior
court in general term today sustained
demurrer to an amended answer by the
Cincinnati Street Railroad company to
suit to enjoin the operation of one Of
its routes. The effect is to declare in
valid the curative act passed by the last
legislature, after the fifty-year fran
chise of the street railroad company
had been declared unconstitutional by
the supreme court. This is a heavy
stroke to the company, as II practically
leaves it without franchise. The case
will go to the supreme court.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

The King of Greece has an aid-de-
-9np Who rejoices in the name of Pap
topoulos. In the ordinary
course Of things the gallant colonel
-ould accompany his Hellenic majesty
n his travels abroad every summer,
-. his name Was found to leave
Grain Of cislocatet. jaws in the royal
AXE moreover. 1t was charged as two
lords IN kilograms and was mutilated
- tslegiaphists beyond all recognl-
-i9n. SO he is now left at home and a
gentleman of the name of Thorn takes
IS place in attendance on King George
." his annual visits 10 AiNles- Baines
AID Paris
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

The buzzards that have long In
ssied Vera Cruz and served a useful
Purpose as winged scavengers are
doomed. A London firm is putting In
. modern sewer and water system.
ne birds have become so numerous
saat they are a pest. The protection
= the municipality has been removed,
Sid when the new drainage system
shall be completed the city will be rid
81 the pest, the numbers of which have
~i1eadN been reduced somewhat by
patching the buzzards and placing them
= wooden cages to be taken to sea and
,..--sl.,9
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
STILL AT WORK.
Illinois Legislative Doodle COMMITTEES
Doesn't Conclude Its Task.

Springfield, ILL.,. April S0-The Doodle
investigating committee did not make
its report to the house this morning
Chairman Rinaker asked further time
and it was granted. The house voted
also to defer Editor Humans appear
ance before the bar of the house until
after the report of the committee has
been submitted, with the understand
ing he will be called then IL the report
is not satisfactory.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

For three years visitors to Washing
70 have seldom failed to remark the
-7.st that the statue of Andrew Jack
son, in Lafayette square, Washington,
,ns5 opposite The White House, is dis
.siigred with verdigris, which not only
's7eaks the marble pedestal, but notifies
&c charger upon which old Hickory"
ms, with his cooked hat uplifted. as If
knowledsing the cheers of his SOL
cars. The verdigris comes from the
s'ollze Of the equestrian figure. The
--Stae of Lafayette on the southeast
s-ilier Of The square is similarly discol-
e-7'd, although hot 10 the same extent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

From Jsily Is 1876, when he first en-
tered the house of commons to his
.ecent return TO England from Africa.
-ne most salient feature of Mr.. Cham-
ais eyeglass. From the very first 1t
rascinats0 the popular Imagination.
me idea Of Birmingham Radical Re-
publican Chamberlain with a monocle
staggered the house though Disraeli,
s,7hn Bright and other NJ. P.s favored
the same aid 10 vision. Disraeli who
heard Mir. Chamberlain's maiden
.aeech. gave. it Is said. as his only
-aiEion that He wears his eyeglass
ike a gentleman
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
At ottumwa.

ottumwa, Ia, April 30.-ottumwa
was ablaze With electric lights at Il
o'clock last evening. The streets were.
thronged 10000 people greeting the,
president. The drive was one continu- !;
Gus ovation. The president was driven
to a tent, where he addressed an inn
mense crowd lauding Secretaries Shaw
a,1 Wilson
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Crushed bv Steam Shovel.

Glidden, Ia, April 29.-Henry Down.
ey. foreman on one of the Great
Western steam shovels. operating al,
Lanesboro, was instantly killed last
night. The shovel was being relocated
when one side of the rack settled and
the machine tipped over Downey
jumped to save himself, but was caught
and crushed. Another man had his
shoulder dislocated. Downey's home
was at Woodbine
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STONE TIED TO HIS NECK

Man Found in the River and His Wife
Is Arrested.
Dubuque, Ia. April so-The body of Gus
tave Kruger was found in the river with a
stone tied to his neck at Florenceville. a
village near Cresco, Ia. His wife is UNI
dor arrnSt
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At oskaloosa.

oskaloosa, Ia, April 3O.-The presi-
Dental train arrived at Oskaloosa at
s: 80 p. M, half an hour late. Local ar
engagements for the reception were adj
mirable, and the big crowd was easily
managed. The president, Governor
Cummins, Secretary Shaw, Congress-i
man Lacey, Mayor Williams and mem
bers of the local reception committed
entered carriages, and, surrounded by
mounted guard, We're driven rapidly
from the railroad station to the BUSH
ness part of the city. where the new
$4,000 Y. NJ G. A. building was dedi-
Gated by the president in an address Of
ten minutes, the president standing in
his carriage. The president was then:
driven rapidly from dedicating the Y
M. G. A. building to the railway station,
and departed for Ottumwa immediate-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

Count Zeppelin, who bankrupted him
sf:f with airships, has invented an au-
temobile launch which has its pro
callers in the air and shows a speed Of
Ayteen miles an hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

The South African colonies and ISL
@ads owned by Germany have no local
legislature or even crown councils
Zach is ruled by an autocrat appointed
aeT the emperor
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
Bad Blaze at Edoewood.

Cedar Rapids, Ia. April 2s.-Fire a
Edgewood. Clayton county, destroyed foul
business buildings. including that Of Jane,
Bros. a double store. The loss is sac, 900
no insurance. The origin is unknown.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

Near Tiverton. Devonshire, England.
..icre is to be seen a blaokbird with a
white head and specified back.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

che Teachers College Of Columbia
university is to establish course of
Study for the training of Sunday school
se4chers. DIR. Richard NJ. Hodge, the
:scturer in Bible study will have
charge of the classes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
Tho DiHerenea.

Detroit Free Press: Clara-What,s
the difference between pessimist and
an optimist?
clarence-oh, . pesslmist think.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

IN 1902 no fewer than 4o,401 persons
siuigrated from Ireland, all of whom
sept I'll were natives. Since 1851
nearly 100000 have left their Irish
homes for the colonies or United States.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

Steps We're taken recently toward
S:rming in Paris Canadian chamber
of commerce to extend commercial re-
lafions between France and Canada.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30
The PRESIDENT IS
GUEST OF IOWA
Entered the State Early Tuesda,
Morning, Travelling All
Day.
DEs MONIES RECEPTION
Chief Executive Meets Mayor Brentop
Sees the Town, Makes Few
Speeches, Sees the Children
and Likes 1t All.

Des Moines Ia, April 30.-President
Roosevelt reached Des Moines at 2;20
p. m. Tuesday and remained just an
hour and three-quarters A sunless sky
and intermittent rains cast a damper
on the elaborate program that had been
prepared by the local reception COM
mittee, but did not prevent carrying out
the plans in every detail. The presi
dents special was preceded by a pilot
train and the train bearing Governor
Cummins and staff, which had met
the party at Clarinda early this morn
Ing.
At the union station, $1,000 people
were amassed. restrained by battalion
Of militia and fifty policemen. The
president was met by Mayor Brenton.
who welcomed him in few words and
rendered him an immense floral key to
the city.
In accordance with previously ex-
pressed wish of the guest Of honor, one
hour of his sojourn in Iowa's capital
was consumed in driving about the city.
The committee on arrangements had
mapped out route of such length that
1t was necessary to travel at swift
trot. Eight miles. through the best
residence and business districts, consti-
tuted the itinerary.
The question of who should occupy
the presidents carriage, which caused
much friction at first, has been
amicably adjusted and the mayor and
governor We're accorded the privilege.
Eighteen thousand school children
were massed along the route and pelted
the president with roses, much to his
manifest enjoyment.
In the opera house at 3:15 o'clock he
addressed for five minutes an audience
Of mystic Shriners and their families,
numbering 4,0O0
At 1925 O'clock he reached the state
capitol from the steps of which he adj
dressed an audience numbering 10000.
He returned to his train at o'clock
and resumed his journey. One of the
novel features of his reception was the
presentation by the mayor of sixty
photographs of Iowa families consisting
Of twelve or more children, one of
which included twenty two, the eldest
being 26.
Shenandoah. Ia, April 2s.-The pres
tdential train bearing President Roose-
welt and party arrived here at q. m.
Nearly 10000 people greeted the presi-
dent.
Congressman Hepburn met the pres
ident at this, his first stop in Iowa.
Governor Cummins and party met the
president at Clarinda, the second stop
ping place. The president mounted
large platform erected for the purpose
and briefly addressed the assemblage.
The train left at 7:10.
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At Van Wort.

Van Vert, Ia, April so.-President
Roosevelt spent ten minutes here this
forenoon. The town has population
Of about 300, and most Of them were at
the station to greet him. Hundreds of
people drove in from the country and
the president spoke to an audience OF
nearly 1000 people. The president made
la short address. and then his train
pulled out, amid hearty cheers, for
Osceola, where a five-minute stop was
to be made. Secretary Shaw and
Congressman Hepburn and Hull Joined
tie president at Clarinda.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

Old fashioned residents of Washing
(. deplere the fact that social life
si.sre Is taking on many Objectionable
ssatures which characterize the "rlde
q rich New York set. 1t is be-
led that some Of this is due to the
Got that the president halls from New
s9!k, the Rcosevelts being allied with
aiaGy families notable on Manhattan
is-,-ad. 9puleace at the capital is maxi
!ilg great display in equipages, lunch
esHAs, dinners, dances, etc, and 1t is
oaaling 10 he understood that nova
@&Es money not only talks, 1t howls.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

Skye Temple. one of General Robert
= Leg most famous scouts, Is sick and
p1niless in New York He was wound
s. llalf score of times in the civil war
800 never fully recovered from his In
sss1ies His pains are so great that he
s..ts 20 sleep on a pallet laid on the
a89r. the movement of spring bed
9e1!laE him too severely when he at
ssnlItS to turn from one side to the
as1er Temple is member of con-
rate veteran camp in New York
= S. two members of which are doing
= ...t They. can for hi
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

The orthodox Russian observes 1856
Bt&ts holidays. ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-30

An explanation of the recent Col
rains which have fallen in Eng
saai9 is found in the story told by a
s42pper of the steamship Sok, which re-
entity arrived in Plymouth, England.
from South African ports. OFT the AZ
s.estn coast for eight days the vessel
Nas enveloped In sand storm of such
st.asitE that speed had to be reduced,
- log horn had to be blown and in
re middle of the day the cabin had to
- lighted. During all this time the
SD was navigated by dead reckoning.
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At Clarinda.

was greeted here yesterday by over
10000 people. His reception was very
enthusiastic. The presidents speech
was a plain, common sense talk, with
out any reference to politics, but of
such character as to develop good
citizenship.