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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Reduced Rates to Ames

Reduced rates to the special courses
in Stock and Grain Judging and Dairy
ing at the Iowa State College January
9TH to 18th have been granted by all
roads on the certificate plan. Return
tickets will be sold at one-third the US
nal rate whore receipts have been
taken for full fare paid in going.
The work in stock Judging will be
taken up in the following order:
Jan. 9Th, 9th and 7th, Sheep
" 9Th, 9th and lO5h, Horses.
Z" 18th, 18th ana l4th, Hogs.
/" 18th, 10Th and l7.l';..,.e
Evening sessions devoted to general
agricultural topics. Board may be
had near the college at SO 80 to s4.0O
per Week.
CT Cnrtiss, Dean.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Let Us All Consider.

The time is fast approaching
when the voters of Missouri
Valley will be called upon to Sc
lect from among her citizens the
men whom they would prefer to
hold the municipal offices for
the next two years. The ques-
tions to be determined is not so
much one of politics as it is of
business ability.
The next two years is preg-
nant with serious ploblems of
vital Importance to every citi-
zen in the Valley. Many local
improvements will, no doubt be
made, which will add to the sani-
tary, as we'll as the convenience
of the public, and to properly
push such improvements to sue
cess, will require both executive
as will as financial ability.
1t is evident that we, as a live
and rapidly growing young city
have reached the age of drain
age, paving, grading, sewerage,
and other important public inn
provements, and while politics
may, and will, no doubt, be in
voked, yet of much more and
more vital Importance to the
best interest of all the people is
it that we select only men of
acknowledged ability and expe-
rience for every position, then
we can hope for public improve
ment.
We have no axe to grind, mo
friends to reward, or enemies to
punish" and can, therefore, be
perfectly Independent in advo-
eating the election of none but
good men to position in the city
election.
We merely speak of this sub
ject now so as to call attention
to it that the people may think
about it and be ready to act in
telligently when the day of ac-
tion arrives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Wabash Railroad Sell

Mobile and return ...... S2S 35
New Orleans and return. 80 so
Havana, Cuba, and return 68 35
The above special rates and
many others with long limits
and stop overs on sale Feb 18th
to 22nd inclusive. All informa-
ton at Wabash City office 1901
Farnam st or address,
Harry E Mooree,
Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. Omaha, Neb
feb20
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
FARMING
IN THE SOUTH,

The Passenger Department of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company is issuing monthly
circulars concerning fruit growing, vegetable
gardening, stock 'sising, dairying etc, in the
states of Kentucky, West Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Every Farmer, or Homeseeker,
who will forward his name and address to the
undersigned will be mailed free, Circulars Nos.
1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and Others as they are pub.
lished from month to month.
F. MERRY,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent,
api3o Dubuque, Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Mrs. J. G. Rhodaback, is in
Council Bluffs, the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. O'Leary.

A U. S. District Court Judge,
at st. Louis, yesterday, senten-
ced a man to the penitentiary
for life, for assaulting a mail
carrier, and then to ten years
for robbing the mails, and ten
years for stealing mail. This
poor fellow will have to remain
in the penitentiary twenty years
after he is a corpse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Legal Points.

$50 he got out an injunction against
your company" we say pityingly.
why didn't you forestall him by get
ting an injunction to prevent the issu.
ance of his injInction?'
II couldn't. You see, he was slick
enough to get out an injunction against
my getting out an injunction against
his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
All In the Family,

They We're discussing the factors
which make for success in the world,
when the knowing young man said:
There's nothing like force of char
meter, old man. Now, there's Jones.
Sure to make his way in the world.
Has will Of his own, you know"
But Brown has something better in
his favor"
whats that?"
"a will of his STRAY Stories.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Accounted For,

Dime Museum Manager What is
that peculiar smell?
The Living Skeleton - The rubber
skin burned his finger lighting ciga.
rette.-Judge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Small In a Double Sense.

"After all, ,"remarked Smithers. vawn.
ing, "it is small world.'
1T has to be-" snapped Smuthers,
ito match some Of the people in it,
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Wednesday. Jan Ia

Mrs. C. H. Blackman return
ed from Persia last night where
she had been Nisi ing relatives
for a short time. Her sister
Miss Bullard accompanied her
home.
G. H. Deur yesterday re-
ceived three car loads of Mis-
souri, coal.
Ed. Myers returned from
Sedalia, Mo. last night where
he had been on land business.
He said the sleighing was fine
when he left there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RY
Time TABLETOP Trains Out Of
Rode, Iowa,
GOING EAST.
GOING WEST.

Nos. I, 2 81 5, will stop on signal for pass
enzers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis, st. Paul or Chicago.
Nos. 81, 30 81 and 90 run between Ft. DODGE
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
Coupon tickets can be procured on one or two
lays notice.
Thos. ]. Cochran Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

he said he would open the store
and | could talk from there as
his telephone was in good order
At 8 p. m. | called the manag-
ers of both tincas and they said
that no sand had fallen there
and everything was all o. K.
which made me feel a little
easier. So we went to the hotel
and retired. At this time there
was very little sand falling and
the rumbling noise was not
very strong, but at $3.50 a. M
the thunder, lightning and
rumbling became tremendous
and Mr.. Reed and Igot into oul
clothes and went out to the pla-
"a, which we found full OF
frightened people running in
ever direction. We could not
get any information, no one
knew what had happened, the
more cool heads came to the
conclusion that the eruption
was close by but where they
could not tell, | made up my
mind it was Santa Maria but
did not say so as | didnot- want
to be called a whiting. Santa
Maria lies South of Quezalten-
ango about IL miles and east of
La Vina and Moka about 20
miles. While we were in the
plaza a shower of rocks came
pouring down some as large as
hens eggs. | said to Mr. Reed
let us make our way back to the
hotel which is out to the north
ern part of the town, a frame
building that has been put up
since the earthquake of the 18
of April. | considered that we
were safer there than any other
part of the city. 1t was about
I a. m. when we arrived at the
hotel soon after perfect dark
ness came on. At II a. M. we
ate breakfast by candle light.
We passed that horrible day in
darkness with a steady roar of
cannonading thunder and light
ming and one shock of earth
quake after another. A day
shall never forget.
At about 5 p. m. a strong
wind came up from the north
east, which cleared the atmos-
phere then we could see the
great volumns of smoke, ashes
and sand extending up into the
sky miles high and we could To-
cate the eruption at the foot of
Santa Maria, on the south side
at a place known as Rosario.
The next morning, the 26th,
Mr.. Reed and | in company
with six others, all neighbors,
started to make our way to the
fincas. We got along very we'll
until about half way, when we
arrived at a little town cal led
San Martin which we found al
most covered up with pumice
stone, sand, ashes and mud,
with dead people on all sides of
us. Here we met hundreds of
people coming from the planta-
tions all covered with mud.
They told us that the fncas
were all destroyed and that the
roads were.impassable, at this
moment it began to rain show
ers of mud with a very strong
stencil of sulphur so that we
almost sufocated. We turned
back and was glad at the sight
of the hotel, where we remained
until the 2Sth at which time the
eruption had calmed down very
much. We arrived at fincas La
Vlna at 3 p. M. and found it in
a state OF ruin, not a building
standing, most all the coffee
trees broken down and covered
up. 1t is hard to tell if any
thing can be saved out of them
or not. | have not decided vet
what | shall do. Nearly all of
INV stock died for want of ,,nator
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
VIVID DESCRIPTION Of VOL.
CANO IN ACTION.
Mayor James Receives Interest.
Ing Letter from his Brother
In Guatemala

Ing Letter from his Brother
In Guatemala
Mayor James of this city is
just in receipt of a letter from
his brother, A. G. James, who
is a large plantation owner in
Guatemala and whose property
was almost entirely destroyed
by the recent volcanic eruptions
in that region a few months
ago. The letter follows:
La Vina, Chuva, 18th Dec.
1902. 3. r. James, Esq, Mo.
Valley, Iowa. My Dear Broth
er:: take this opportunity to
let you know that | am still
alive. Well, | will give you a
short account of my experience
of 1902; the year has been a
disastrous one for this part of
the world, as we'll as many
other parts. On the 18th of
January, at 5:l5 p. m. we had a
very severe earthquake, doing
considerable damage to this sec
tion of the country. | soon re-
paired the damage done to my
property and we soon passed
over the calamity and came to
the conclusion that we were
forgiven for all of our bad do
ings, but on the 18th of April,
at $50 p. m. we had one of the
most disastrous earthquakes on
record. 1t was a moment |
shall never forget. | will not
attempt to describe it to you, |
do not consider myself capable.
My buildings were most all de-
stroyed, all mason work was
completely demolished and as
all of my buildings stood on
cement walls, some as high as
IL feet on lower side, therefore
they lay all in a heap and more
or less ruined. | got some of
them up without taking them
apart, the most | was obliged
to build new. The machinery
in the large buildings was bad
ly damaged. The large coffee
tanks which are nearly all
mason work, were all destroyed.
The loss of life in this section
was estimated at 10000. For
tunately none were killed on
either one of my plantations.
Well, on the 18th of September
| had completed the repairs on
La Vina and was we'll along on
Moka at a cost of $4,000 and
had begun picking coffee on
both plantations, with the larg-
est crop on the trees | ever had
and it began to look more en-
couraging but on the goth of
September we had another
earthquake that cracked the
walls and fumes obliging me
to suspend picking for fourteen
days while making repairs. On
the 23d of October | went to
Quezaltenango, expecting to re-
turn on the 26th, but here
comes the finis. About $50 %.
m. Friday, Oct 24th, l was cross
ing the plaza in company with
Mr.. Reed, a friend, when we
heard a loud report which we
supposed to be thunder, this be-
ing the rainy season. A few
moments later we felt what we
took to be rain falling on US.
Finally | removed my hat and
was surprised to not find it
damp. | spoke to Mr.. Reed
about it, remarking that it was
a very strange kind of rain.
"Step over to the light" | said,
and let's have a look at this"
as it was quite dark. We OBJ
served that it was sand that
was falling. Soon a merchant
came along; he also had sand
on his hat. We came to the
conclusion that there was an
eruption some place, but we did
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

We ought to avoid the friendship Of
the bad aud the enmity of the good
Elietetus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Homeseekers' Excursion to the
North West, and Southwest,
Via the North- West Line. Home.
seekers excursion tickets at great
ly reduced rates to all points west
and northwest with favorable re-
turn limits. For full particulars
apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R'y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

stone, sand and mud carrying
everything before them, leav-
ing us without bridges making
transportation almost impossi-
BILE. This country is in a desti-
tute condition. believe this
to be the most destructive erup-
tlon ever known. Sand fell six
inches deep at Tunala, Mexico,
280 miles from here. Now we
have eruptions at intervals,
very slightland only discharg'ing
vapor, and they have been able
to get near enough to measure
the mouth of the crater, it
shows the enormous size two
and three fourths miles long
by one and one fourth miles
wide. | will enclose you a
small piece of the pumice stone
and some clippings from the
San Francisco papers. The
Governor of this department
told me yesterday that there
was more than 5000 lives lost
in the eruption.
Please remember me kindly
to Anna and Beryl. Your
brother,
A c. James
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Unioa Farmers Club Meets
Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. w. I. Roden
will entertain the members of
the Union Farmers club at
their home in this city Satur-
day January 18th, sessi on at
10 o'clock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
ANNOUNCE MEpTS
Illinois Central r. r.

CnRA Illinois Central Excursion to Cuba
will leave Chicago, 1t Louis Cincin-
natl and Louisville January 23, 1908, reaching
same points ON the return February :. A de-
lightful voyage across the Gulf of Mexico, six
days stay On the Island of Cuba including u
visit to Havana. Mantanzas, the Valley of Yum
uri, the Caves of Belle Mar and other interesting
points under the escort of the American Tourist
Association, Rates from the points mentioned
will be *l6o for the round trip, which amount
VIII include all your expenses everywhere.
Itineraries giving full particulars, of your local
Illinois Central ticket agent.
MARDI GRAS ai This occurs At New
Orleans on February
"a, 1903 For it excursion rates will be in ef--
I feet to New Orleans on specific dates which your
local ticket agent will be able to advise you.
NEW ORLEANS a de'is htfully
unique city for the
tourist to visit. Winter tourist rates now in
effect. Double daily service and fast steam
heated vestibule trains with through sleeping
cars, uffet-library-smoking car service and
II meals en- route in dining cars, Ask for an
illustrated book ON New Orleans.
MpYGNn Tour of all Mexico via the ILL.,
inois Central under the aus
pices of the American Tourist Association, will
leave Chicago January 27, 1898. Tickets in
c!ude all expenses, Railway. Sleeping and Din
ing car fares, Hotels, Carriages. etc.
FL0RInA Through Dixie Flyer sleop-
oVAAAOA inu-C.r J;ro. 81 T,,,;, a.,
jacksonville, and Chicago to Nashville, the lat
ter connecting enroutc with through Jackson
vile car from st Louis. Route via Nashville,
Chattanooga and Atlanta.
CALIFORNIA ,.,, Personally Conducted
through t, Los Angeles and tan Francisco as
follows: Via New Orleans and the Southern
Rouee every Wednesday from Chicago; every
Tuesday and Friday from Cincinnati. Via
Omaha and Scenic Route every Friday night
from Chicago.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK. !, nhsssss s,s.a,
ing Car between Chicago and Hot Springs, car.
ried on the Ccntrals fast Pullman vestibule
Limited" train. Send for book describing
this most interesting of ncath and pleasure re-
sorts.
HOmESEEKERS The Passenger De De-
partment of the
Illinois Central Railroad company ia issuing
monthly circulars concerning fruit growing,
vegetable gardening, stock raising, dairying, etc
in the states of Kentucky, West Tennessee, Mis-
lsslppi and Louisiana. Every Farmer, or
homeseeker, who will forward his name and
address will be mailed free Circulars Nos !, 2,
| ;. T. $ and g, and Others as they are published
from month to month, on application to =
Merry, A G PA, ICRR, Dubuque, la.
FULL PARTICULARS sa.ss'nt ;os &c; n
the above can be had of agents of the Illinois
Central, or by addressing the nearest of the
undersigned representatives of the Central"
II Hanson, G pa, Chicago, ILL.,
Merry, A G p a. Dubuque Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
C. H. Blackman returned
from Missouri last night where
he had been on land business.
First Nationals Annual Meeting

The stockholders of the First
National Bank Of this city held
their annual meeting yesterday
and before adjournment trans
acted considerable business of
importance to that institution.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Geo. A. Kellogg.
Vice-Pres., j. d. Blenkiron.
Cashier, j. S. McGavren.
Assistant Cashier, H. F. Foss.
Board of Directors:
L. M. Kellogg,
Geo. A. Kellogg,
G. H. Deur,
j. b. Blenkiron,
7. Foss,
j. S. McGavren.
w. G. Baldwin went to Mo-
dale this morning. He will be
the guest Of relatives there un-
til Saturday.
w. M. Fensler is attending to
business matters in Omaha to-
day.
Mrs. T. P. Welch and sons ar
rived in the city from Chicago
last night. They will visit here
several days the guests of Mrs.
Welch's parents, Mr.. and. Mrs.
j. R. Mclaughlin.
]. K. McGavren and daughter
Miss Charlotte McGavren who
have been spending the past
several months on the Pacifi G
Coast for the benefit of Mr..
McGavren's health, arrived
home this morning.
H. w. Seeley returns this
evening to his home in Milwau-
kee, Wis. after spending several
days in this city the guest of
the G. M. Kinks family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
Mrs. Clarence White, of Lo-
gan, is in the Valley the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Creagor.

In a letter received from Mrs
p. H.Foster, she says her broth
er-in-law, M. M. Heath, died at
his home in Hilisborough Bridge
New Hampshire, on Dec. 29th.
She also says in her letter that
her nephew, squires S. Gle
ment, who visited in this city a
couple of years ago was married
December 25th in that city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

w. M. Fensler is attending to
business matters in Omaha to-
day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

]. K. McGavren who arrived
home this morning from a trip
to California states that the
condition of Frank Arthur,
formerly of this city, but who
has been on the Pacific Coast
for several years past is such
that it gives not the remotest
hope for his recovery. He is
now ssbedfas and death is
thought to " but the matter of
a very few Gays.
Jacob Book, of Modale, is in
the city today trading and lcok-
ing after business matters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
PINS TO SPARE.
Lecal Bowlers Smother the Blair
Team by Lead Of 443 Pins
In Three Games.

The members of the Missouri
Valley bowling team established
a new record for themselves
last night by defeating the Blair
team by a score of 2428 to their
opponents 1885, giving them a
margin of 443 pins in the three
games. Following is the indi-
vidual work of the members of
the two teams:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

BLAIR. 1 9 3
Lind erhohn. 104 l41 ia 359
Siert. ..... 1913 145 l44 ALI
Anderson 3. 129 1873 1874 1856
Kenny -. 1873 ia 1928 $50
Claridge -. 2O2 1l9 l22 443
Total. 1886
MO. VALLEY.
Shaefer -. 1874 1877 1873 439
Kellogg -. III 167 1863 5l3
Middleton III 1854 1853 500
McCune 49,. ISL 161 1872 514
Hall ....... 1877 146 18O 453
Total. 2428
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Rev. j. F. Adair, former
minister of the Christian church
in this city, now of Harlan, Ia,
seems to have found rich pasto-
rate as the following will show:
About sixty friends of Rev.
and Mrs. j. F. Adair came in
and surprised them at their
home on West Durrnt street
bringing we'll filled baskets and
proceeded to have a good time.
The surprise was we'll planned
and was as complete as it was
pleasant. The pastor and wife
had been invited to take dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Noble
and as they were getting ready
to leave the surprise crowd
came upon them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

w. G. Baldwin went to Mo-
dale this morning. He will be
the guest of relatives there un-
til Saturday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

DR.. c. W. Hargens, of Hot
Springs, S. D., arrived in this
city last night on a short visit
to his parents Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Hargens.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Col. Orr was able to come
down town yesterday, the first
time for seven weeks. The
Col. says that is the longest
he has been at home for 26
years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15
HOT SPRINGS. ARK. Th,sn' ,,

ing Car between Chicago and Hot Springs, car
ried on the Ccntral's fast Pullman vestibule
Limited" train. Send for book describing
this most interesting of ncalth and pleasure re-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-01-15

Born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Watts, living on 9Th
street, a son.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-25
Piedmont News.

There will be general suspension of
business here -Thanksgiv-
ing The cotton mill will observe the
day for the first time in the history of
the town.
The Methodist and Baptist congrc-
cations here will join the Presbyterian
in union Thanksgiving service at the
latter's Church Thursday. Services
will commence st ii O'Clock a. m.
We have been having some genuine
winter weather for the lest week.
Fruit tree men have been having q
picnic selling trees around here. There
has been more trees delivered here this
fall than ever before. Peach trees
seem to predominant.
Mrs. j. II. Charles, of Greenville.
visited Mrs. DR.. Donnald Saturday and
Sunday.
Asblry Tate, of Elberton, Ca, is
visiting the family of J. E: Lcbby.
II. A. Wigington. of Anderson, visi-
ted relatives here Sunday.
The Bank of Piedmont is ncw III &c
tive operation, and lots of lib wonder
how we got along without bank
The cashier and manager, Jos. A. Nor
wood, of Greenville, is pleasant and
accommodating gentleman, and will
make the bank q success.
Nov, 90.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-25

Out of the $4,000 to be raised by
subscription for tho Hampton monu-
ment, only about $1,000 has been
turned over to the commission. As a
result letter has been sent out by
the commission calling upon Senators
and Representative of the various
counties asking them to appoint conn
mittees in their counties to collect the
amount assessed and to aid otherwise
in raising the fund so that tho State
appropriation may be available. An.
derson should make q liberal eontribu.
tion to this fund and do It at once.
We hope Senator Hood and our Repre-
sentstives will at once appoint com-
mittees in various, Sections Of the
County to raise subscriptions to the
fund. In the meantime the Intelli.
ge9ter will receive dona atoms from any
bfbur citizons and turn them over to
Abe proper authorities. j.9.. 4