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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17
PLAY FOR PURSE OF 500
AND TRIMMINGS

PLAY FOR PURSE OF 500
AND TRIMMINGS
KOOdbIne and Persia Ball Teams
Contest for Purse at Logan
Tuesday.
The managers of the Wood
bine and Persia base ball teams
have arranged for a game of
base ball to be played at Logan,
Tuesday, September 22d, for a
purse of $500 and all gate re-
ceipts. 1t has been agreed that
all home players will be used
by both teams and the fans are
looking for a great contest.
The money and contracts are
now deposited with the State
Savings Bank at Logan.
Miss Grace Hancock depart
ed today to resume her studies
at Grinnell, after spending the
summer vacation with her
mother in this city.
Engine 218, pulling the
North Western fast mail lost a
tire at Honey Creek this morn
ing while travelling at full
speed. The engine was partial
ly derailed and blocked the west
bound main line for several
hours. The wrecking crew from
the shops was sent down and
had the line open for travel be-
fore noon.
A. G.. Middleton returned to
Belle Plaine this morning after
an over Sunday visit with his
parents in Omaha and an ac-
quaintance in this city.
A change is to be made this
week in the makeup of the
postal clerk crews on the Mis-
souri, Valley-Long Pine run.
Clerk Owen Stuckey, who sue
ceeded Clerk Saunders, will be
transferred to a Norfolk-Long
Pine run and Alex Ashton from
the Long Pine-Deadwood run
will succeed him.
No such thing as summer
complaint" where DR.. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry is
kept handy. Natures reme-
Idly for every looseness of the
bowels. $50
A. L. Haight is building a
$4,000 residence on his fruit
farm south of St. John.
Jake jackson and wife, of
Glenwood, who have been in
the Valley for the past week
visiting friends, leave for home
tomorrow. We acknowledge a
pleasant call from Mr.. Jackson.
He was a resident of the Valley
up to 1869, and was the first
brakeman on the old S. G.. & P.
under old Fowler and Sammy
futile.
j. e. Kirkwood and r. w.
Myers have organized a party
of land seekers and will leave
tomorrow afternoon for Spok-
ane, Wash. There will be about
fifteen in the party and they
will travel via the Burlington
Route, going via Denver and
Salt Lake City. Mrs. Myers
will accompany the party to
Ogden, Utah, where she will
spend several days visiting re-
latives.
N~~s> D,,lDn%y,.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-17

First National Bank, ut Missouri Val
ley, in the State of Iowa. at the
close of business, Sept. 8, 1903
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. ........... $1G9393 81
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 1920 q.
U. 3. bonds to secure circulation. 80. $4,000 on
Stocks, securities Observation-Disclosures. G97 &c
Banking house, furniture aud fixtures ilG5 nc
Other real estate owned 300 w
Due from other national banks (not
reserve agents. ........ ....... 4425 "a
Due from State Banks and Bankers, $50 90
Due from approved reserve agents.. 23SlS Sc
Checks and other cash items. ...... 1862 9s
Notes of other national banks....... 1000 W
and cents .............'....... PA Z.
Lawful money reserve in bank. viz
Specie ............ S1438 80
Legal tender notes... 23l6 90 1854 81
Redemption fund with U. 8. treas
urer q per cent of .irculation).. $500 Ol
Total .............. 2S5G43 IS
LIABILITIES
CAPITAL stock paid in ........... 10000 O(
Surplus fund Observation-Disclosures. 10000 0(
taxes paid ..................... $3.50 81
National bank notes outstanding.... 10000 OF
Individual deposits subject to check. ll0552 6:
Demand certificates of deposit. 5553l %
Total se56l3 s.
State of Iowa, 90.
County of Harrison,
1, Jno. q. McGavrcn, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemny swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief JNo 8 McGAvREN. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this l4th
day of September, 1908.
Notary Public
Correct-Attest:
II. FOss,
a. II. Denr, Direction.
Geo. A. Kellogg, J
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Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes
Twenty-Five years ago toGay,
we led the handsonaest girl in
Iowa (she looked that way to us)
to the altar, and promised to
love, cherish and protect her, &c
until death docs us part" We'll,
we have done cur best during
these Twenty-Five years, and so
has she, and we have never had
cause to regret the step taken
hat day. We are neither OF
US quite so handsome as we were
swenty-nine years ago, but we
know considerable more about
the realities of life than we did
then. Twenty-Five years is
long time to work together, but
if we feel as hearty and strong
then as we do now, we will be
together a hundred years from
now.
DR.. Kennedy, Secretary of the
State Board of Health, says that
the health of the people of Iowa
is much better this year than
it has been for fifteen years.
He claims that the incessant
rains of this season have washed
all the impurities from the sur
face of the ground, consequent
ly the festive microbe has been
unable to find a resting place.
The Doctor is the first man yet
heard from who has found any
benefits from the terrible rains
of this summer. The DR.. de-
serves the thanks Of the people
for his discovery.
The tax levy in Sioux City is
80 and fve-tenths mills. That is
a town we wouldn't want to own
any property in. How a man
could loan money in that city at
five per cent. interest and pay
a tax of 9O.5 mills is more than
we can figure out. When we
go loaning our money we won't
invest in Sioux City.
sixty-five thousand people at
tended the Carnival in Coun-
ell Bluffs during last week, and
it is said to have been the most
orderly crowds ever gotten to-
gether in Iowa. Council Bluffs
and the Elks of that city have
a right to feel proud of the inn
mense success of the Carnival.
1t was good to be there. Some
of the police of that city feel
that the crowds were so we'll
behaved that the police force
didn't even earn their salary.
This is a Nonpareil statement
about the police, and you need
emit believe it unless you want
to.
The Avoca Fair was abandon
ed on account of the rainy
This has been a bad
year on county fairs in Iowa.
DR.. Frizzel, a member of the
government scientific expedition
to Alaska, says that he found
fresh tracks Of the Mammoth
in the ice and snow on the ISL
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ands off the coast of Alaska.
The mammoth was thought to
be an extinct animal ON this
earth over 10000 years ago.
DR.. Frizzel says he is going back
to find the animal. If he finds
it his name may be FRAGILE in
tead of Frizzle.
The manager of the Waldorf
Astoria, in New York City, gets
asalary of Five hun -lrel Thous-
dollars a year.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil's
Illustrated Magazine Supple
mcnt, issued Sept. 9th, is the
neatest piece of work that has
been done in the way of a news
paper supplement in the west.
The magazine contains 50 pages
of splendid illustrations Of the
principle business men and bu-
siness enterprises of the city of
Council Bluffs. The descriptive
articles are we'll written, al d
the whole book is carefully AMI
neatly printed. 1t shows what
a difference there is between
the Nonpariel of today and the
Nonpareil of ten years ago.
The Nonpareil of today is one
of the leading dailies in thestate,
we'll edited, and enterprising in
everything that will rebound to
the good Of Council Bluffs and
western Iowa. 1t demonstrates
what energetic managementcan
do in a great newspaper Office.
George %. Roberts, head Of
government mintagc, says that
Silver has seen its worst days,
and from now on it will rise in
value. This will he good news
to the west.
Onawa Sentinel: C. A. Moss
mad the fortune to find a very
valuable relic last week in the
shape of apetrified buffalo head,
with the horns in place. He
was driving along on the Beav-
Ter, where the recent rains had
washed out a deep ditch, in
which at some time had been a
marsh, and had uncovered this
head and some other bones.
The head is a large one with
the horns intact, while the whole
has turned to solid stone. The
find is undoubtedly a valuable
one.
A man left the Samaritan
Hospital in Sioux City with
out a stomach. This useful
member had been removed four
weeks ago, and the man is get
ting along as we'll without it as
he did with it. If this man lives
and thrives, there are hundreds
of men who will have their
stomachs removed before cold
weather and ''grub" will be
scarce. A man withouta stom-
ach wouldn't have to eat any
thing.
The grape growers around
Council Bluffs are now shipping.
two car load of grapes per day
from that city. This years crop
is only about fifty per cent of
last years crop, but the quality
of the grape is said to be much
better than last year. The hills
around Missouri Valley could
be made to produce as many
grapes as the hills around Coun-
Gil Bluffs, by a little effort in
that direction.
The Iowa Methodist Confer
ence in session at Muscatine,
last weak, adopted resolutions
favoring the reduction of the
probation period" to 3 months.
A man might be able to be good
three months, when if he had
to go nine months he might
"backslide" and miss the golden
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The Iowa Methodist Confer
ence in session at Muscatine,
last weak, adopted resolutions
favoring the reduction of the
probation period" to 3 months.
A man might be able to be good
three months, when if he had
to go nine months he might
"backslide" and miss the golden
streets of the New Jerusalem.
The City of Joliet, Illinois,
is now filming seven different
railroads $500 a day each, for
not raising their tracks, accor-
ding to the city ordinance. Sew
en- hundred dollars a day is a
pretty good income for a town
the size of Joliet to get FER
day in fines.
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No. 3l89.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

OF The
First National Bank, ut Missouri Val
ley, in the State Of Iowa. at the
close of business, Sept 8, 1903
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and of Unineok, one of the isl
ands off the coast of Alaska.
The mammoth was thought to
be an extinct animal ON this
earth over 10000 years ago.
DR.. Frizzel says he is going back
to find the animal. If he finds
it his name may be FRAGILE in
tead of Frizzle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
ClOudburst in Indiana,
THE BUSY MANS CORNER.

General freight Offices OF the Erie
railroad are to be moved from Cleye-
land to Chicago.
Drought of 4s days duration in New
England is estimated to have caused
loss to farmers Of SIC, Oo0, 900.
Admiral Evans, who recently re-
ported q grave situation in China,i lis as
sembling his squadron in Chinese wa
tiers.
The Jewish massacres at Kishineh
were denounced at meeting of Dis
trict of Columbia citizens and the Unit
ed States was urged to prevent a re-
petition.
Macedonian revolutionists' threats
to spread plague germs unless their de-
mands are met are repeated in the Lon
don Daily News dispatch from Sofia.
Sarafoff is the originator.
Losses from Maine forest fires are
enormous. Fully rs, 900, 900 feet of logs,
the town Of Patten, and hundreds OF
buildings were burned. The flames
were partly checked by an army OF
fighters.
B. W. Shows weekly report shows
,bnormally low temperature east Of the
Rockies, with nine weeks drought in
New England continued. Wheat dam.
age is exaggerated. The corn situation
Is bad.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
LIKE FINDING MONEY.
2. a. Clemmer Offers Popular Medi-
cine at Half price.

2. A. Clemmer Offers Popular Medi-
cine at Half price.
p. A. Clemmer, the popular drug
gist, is making an fer that is just
like finding money, for he is selling a
regular 81 cent b)Jtle. of DR.. Howard's
celebrated specific for the cure of con.
lstipation and dyspe psia at half price.
In addition to this large discount be
agrees to return the money to any
purchaser whom the specific does not
cure.
Anyone who suffers with headache,
| dyspepsia, dizziness, sour stomach.
specks before the eyes, or any liver
trouble, should take advantage of this
opportunity. for pr. Howard 3 specific
will euro all these troubles. Butifby
any chance 1t should not F. A. Glen:
|mer will return your money.
The specific is very pleasant to take,
coming In the form OF smaa granules,
and there are sixty doses in every
package. 1t is especially convenient
when travelling, and no one should on
q journey without bottle Of this re.
liable medicine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
ANOTHER STRIKE IMMINENT.
Soft Coal Miners of Somerset County,
Pa, and Operators Disagree
Regarding Wage Scale.

indianapolis, Ind, June s.-William
B. Wilson, secretary of the United
Mine Workers of America, said Sat-
urday that strike would probably
be called for the soft coal miners Of
Somerset county, Pa, where strike
has been on among the miners Of
the Merchants Coal company on ac-
count of refusal of the company to
pay the scale. The Merchants Coal
company called meeting of the
operators of the district and an
nounced that unless the other opera
tors agreed to make cut of be.
tween eight to ten per cent. so as to
equal the scale that was offered by
the Merchants company. the com.
pany would raise the price of pick
work beyond the reach of the other
operators. The other operators
agreed to cut their scale to what had
been offered by the Merchants COM
pany. Mr.. Wilson says the miners
win not consent to such cut and
that as soon as It Is announced the
5000 or 1000 men that are employed
in the district will quit work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Obituary..

Cora L. Walker Jennings depart
this life Sunday, May Gath, 1903,
the age Of SO years 10 months a |
Z days.
Deceased was born In DelawaI
County, Iowa, July 18th, 1866; cad
to Pleasant Ridge, Clayton Count
with her parents in 1867, and VI
united in marriage to Alvia Jennin|
April 10th, 1885. To this union vel
born four children, one daughter Abb
dying in infancy. She leaves
mourn her departure a husband, faith
three children Lloyd, Freddie al
Fern, four sisters and three brother
The sisters are Mrs. Lottie Hastipa
of Dakota, Mrs, Carrie Lord, NINA
kce, Mrs. Stella Patterson and MI
Mary Fisk, Cresco, Ia, brothers. Z,
Walker, VIVA. Walker, Delhert Woo
worth, McGregor. The funeral toe
place Tuesday afternoon from I'll
home Of Wm. Walker, Rev. d.
Dutton officiating.
IT'S hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the heart:
IT'S hard, SO hard, to speak the wore
'sCWe must forever part. ~
Dearest loved one we must lay thee
In the peaceful graves embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Weather Report for May. 1903.

Max. therm., 18th SO deg.
Min. therm. lst, Sd, 30 deg.
Mean temperature, 81 deg,
Mean minimum, 5l.2 deg.
Mean maximum, "a deg.
Rainfall, $40 inches.
Big rain 22d, 2 IS in. 2nd big rain,
28th. 1902 in.
Prevailing wind, south; clear days
10, cloudy, Z, FROST lst and Sd.
This May was warm, being deg.
above normal. 1t was equaled in 1900,
Rainfall 0 80 inches less than May 1902,
but great for all that. Hall stones
large but scattering on the 22d; many
terrific thunder storms. 1852 hours OF
sunshine, or 81 per cent. The gale OF
the END was one OF the very worst
that ever visited this section, doing
an immense amount OF damage; many
wind mills blown down, besides other
buildings, and many large trees up
rooted. There was rain on 81 dates,
but only days were cloudy.
ARTHUR Belts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Trolley Car Accident.

Orange, N. j., June s.-Nine persons
were hurt by the overturning of a
trolley car that ran wild down Eagle
Rock on its way to Orange. Conductor
Curtis may die. It is said the car
was standing at the top OF the Eagle
Rock waiting for passengers. When
the car was scheduled to leave for Or
ange, passenger who got on is said
to have struck the brake handle by
accident. Before the brakes could be
set again the car was tearing down
the hill at great speed. When sharp
curve was reached the wheels left the
rails and the car overturned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
.faGl1
RiceyilIe.

Small pox scare all over and no one
hupt.
DR.. James Muliek was called to
Iiceville on professional business last
Friday.
A fishing party form Saratoga last
Sunday. They reported good luck.
A large gang OF Italians are at work
opsthe Great Western fixing up WASH
outs, etc.
Miss Winnie Duffy assistant princi.
pal of the public school at Adair is
visiting at her home and friends dur
ing vacation.
Andy Campo II was cut here last
Friday looking after witnesses for the
court Monday.
Ed Hanson If McIntire was the
guest Of Erred Wilkes Sunday.
Clair and Walter johnson of Chester
we're in Riceville visiting Sunday and
Monday.
Thos. Bohen and Alvin Dean re.
turHed from Granada, Mimi, where
they purchased q car Of horses which
they brought home with them. :
A very sad affair happened Sunday
afternoon, the drowning OF Glen
Hughes, 13 years old. It appears that
he and two other little boys went into
the Wapsie to swim and he got be-
yond his depth and not being able to
swim was drowned. He was the grand
son Of Luke Russell with whom he and
his mother and two other children
lived. The family are nearly heart
broken and have the sympathy Of the
entire community.
Mrs. Eta Middlebrook committed
S1fCide Friday NIGHT nv takfnmt rn,,oh
on rats. Dependency caused by poor
health and other misfortunes being the
cause. pr. Lee was called but SIZE
was beyond help and died about 7
O'Clock Saturday morning.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09

Iopeka, however, the water still
stands IN eddying pools and rushea
down cross streets in whirNng chan-
mel at an average depth Of three feet.
At the present rate of disappearance
the entire town site will be free from
water Sunday noon.
The Rock Island and Union Pacific
are still unable to. resume traffic in
OF out of the city. The Santa Fe and
Missouri Pacific are getting over their
tracks west and south, but not to the
east.
Cleaning Up at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, June s.-Thou-
sands of men and women, armed with
shovels and brooms, are invading the
west bottoms, following closely the re-
ceding waters, and by nightfaN much
will have been done toward restoring
the wholesale and stock yards district
to their former condition Of activity.
The Missouri has fallen slightly over
two feet during the past "a hours, and
still greater districtis uncovered. The
Raw also continues to recede at an
increased rate. Saturday hundreds Of
fiat cars loaded with sand and con-
struction material were pushed sew
eral blocks further west and began
actively the work of reconstructing
the miles of washed-out or damaged
tracks I'M the yards from here to Ar
mourdale and Argentine. The railroads
alone will put several thousand men
to work Immediately, and all lines are
making preparations to resume bust
ness. Saturday it was possible to
reach and clean out to great degree
the wreckage at the stock yards and
at the live stock exchange, where the
water at its heights stood Is feet deep.
Three shifts OF men are working night
and day at the pumping stations to re-
store the water supply to its normal
condition, and. as this service improves
the likelihood of an epidemic of sick.
ness is disappearing. But few cases
of sickness are reported.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Davis Corners.

Mrs. VIM Stopperan has been on
the sick list but is better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Viebrock spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lud-
wig and family near Granger.
Mr.. Slgler and his crew are building
Mr.. p Halweg's barn.
MIS-. Q. Nasr spent Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. A. Halweg. {
E Q; Miller and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hauck.
There Is to be Q dance In the hall at
this place Friday evening June 18th.
Good music, good managers and 9
good time is assured. "a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Some Early Howard CountyI1istor1
.ocT ID

-UCV II = r.
Democratic County Convention
Pursuant to notice given, the del
Gratis of Howard county met in d
vention at McLaughlins Hall on 8
urday, Oct, 8. Hon II. A. Goodri
and 7. p. e. Brown were cled
chairman and secretery respective
On motion, Geo. w. Fall
put IN nomination for Judge and
corder and was the unanimous chd
OF the convention for those Offices.
this stage of the proceedings the
lowing letter was introduced and u1
motion of w. r. Mead the chair
pointed a committee Of three. d
sistion of w. B. Hunt, Geo, W. Piel
and S. N. Cole to receive, pack d
forward to Co. l., 38th Iowa Infantl
all such articles as the muniticencel
the people may donate.
Donaldsville, La,
Sept. 20. ID
w. II. Mead, Esq.
Tear Sic:-Will you please md
known to the friends of Co. /, that |
consequence Of the small amountI
vegetables received in the army
l.tions, many of the men are afflict
more or less with scurvy. Can't I'd
collect some potatoes, onions, plckl
or anything in the way OF vegetab
and send US. Any small
ticlcs sent to particular members
the company by their friends will
delivered to them, The I'd
are generally vel. except scurvy, q
that can be checked, I think, II
can get vegetables.
Yours truly, .
JAS. III. B. HARRIS
A subscription being put in cir,
lation. a large quantity of yegetab
was subscribed to be delivered by
18th inst.
Democratic meeting. On Sat,
day evening last, Col. ]. D. Jenk
addressed full house at Clemme
Hall. On Monday event
another meeting was held In McLaul
Inns Hall, and addressed by Z.
Hurd, of N. Y. and s. A. Upper,
DEBORAH.
Joint Discussion. On Tuesday ne
Oct. 49,, at l p. m Hons. B. B. Ri
ards and W. 3. Allison hold q io
discussion in this place upon the
sues Of the day."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
SEPT. %.

-
The Democratic County Convention
which met at Pettibones on Saturday,
the 18th, put In nomination for Judge
and Recorder, Abram Ell. Harris, ard
for Clerk of District Courts, Jay White
We sincerely regret that Mr..
Harris declines the use of his name.
At. the Democratic County Conven-
tion just held at Petitioners, Thos,
P. r. Brown, Warren B. Hunt aud l..
A. Russell were appointed a Central
Committee for the ensueing year,
NJ. Brown being chairman of the COM
mittee.
'Strother & kirkpatrick have open
ed their stock of goods at this place.
They have fine assortment of goods. u
"At the Democratic County Conven-
ton held In Winnesheik county to-
day, Silas A. Lamb was nominated
for Clerk OF the District Court and
Hon. John DeCow for Recorder"
"The Democratic County Conven-
tion on Saturday last elected s. M.
Cole and VIM. r.. Mead as delegates
to the Congressional Convention, to
be held at Independence on the 5th OF
October. -
!" Pratt Wallace has sold out his
grocery store to w. N. Burdick, who
will take possession in a few days.
"We regret to announce the death
of James NJ. Brown, who enlisted
from New Oregon into the It'll Iowa
Infantry in January last. He died
In hospital at Rome, Ca, about the
first of Sept, and was aged about @
years. He leaves a wife, together
with large circle of relatives and
friends to mourn his untimely end. y
"a little daughter of VIM. Hucklns
OF Orleans Twp, Winnesheik county,
aged about six years, died on Thurs.
day evening from the effects of a
burn. We learn that her clothes took
fire and before the flames could be ex.
tinguished, had burned her so severe.
ly as to result in death.'
Oct. II.
married. BY Hon. II. A. Goodrich
on Thursday, Sept. 20. 1864, James
ingalls, and Susannah Foster, all Of
Howard County"
"James q. Upton presented this
office with as fine specimen Of sor
ghpm as 1t was ever our good fortune
to taste. Many thanks, Judge.''