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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
AN UNUSUAL CASE.
City of Cedar Rapids Claims That 1t
Not Securing RAILWAYS Portion.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. e6.-Suts of
state wide Importance have been insti-
tuted against the Northwestern, Mia
waukee. Rock Island and Illinois Cen
trail Railway companies by the city of
Cedar Rapids. If the suits are sue
cessful the city will collect about $1,000
which 1T is alleged the railways should
pay over and above the amount of tax
which they are now paying. Under the
law of Iowa the valuation per mile of
all railway property in the state is fixed
by the executive council, reported by
them to the auditor of each county,
who in turn reports to the board of SUI
pervisors, which body is by law re-
quired to report to each town and city
the number of miles of railway within
town and city and the amount of the
valuation. The city of Cedar Rapids
alleges that the board of supervisors
has neglected to comply with the law,
in that it has never reported to the
city officials of Cedar Rapids the mum
Der of miles each railway company
owns within the limits of this city, to-
gether with the gross valuation as de-
termined by the state executive council
1t is alleged further that the county
officials of Linn county have, i'm the
past, assessed each of the railway conf
panies owning trackage, etc, in this
city on the same basis that county
taxes are paid, towit: on one-fourth of
the actual valuation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

St John. Kan, Oct 26.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Mcbride and Jesse l..
Lines. NJ. D., have gone before Mr..
George f. Moore. Notary Public, and
have sworn and subscribed to written
statements confirming the story CT the
awful illness and subsequent cure of
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Bride.
DR.. Lines is particularly emphatic
in his statement. and there does not
now seem to be any room for doubt as
to the fact that Dodds Kidney Pills
and nothing else. saved the little boy.
He was so bad that he had Epilcptic
spells which seized him with increas-
ing frequency. He was semi-paralyzed
in the right side, and his mind was
badly affected.
In their sworn statement Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcbride say:
THE very day we began to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills our boy had TWEEN
ty-sevcn of these Epileptic spells or
fits In less than a week he ceased
having them entirely"
The case has caused great sensa-
tion in the neighborhood. The sworn
statements have confirmed the whole
story
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
ENDED LIFE in JAIL.
Mrs. Annie BoItz stransled Herself
Because of Humiliation.

Davenport. Ia, Oct. 26.-Unable to
Dear the disgrace which she had
brought upon her family, Mrs. Annie
3oltz. an old and well-known resident
" Davenport. ended her life by hang
ng herself with strip of muslin in
he county Jail. She pleG..-N guilty
o the charge of stealing from the Bos-
on store and had been committed to
he jail by Justice Louis Roddewig to
wait further investigation. She was
is years of age and leaves husband
md two children.
Mrs. Boltz was arrested on informa-
ion sworn out by Henry Won Maur for
aking piece of dress goods from the
Boston store. Police Officer Staffen-
bel made the arrest and took her to
Justice Roddewig, who, after severe
.ross-examination, in which she plead
ID guilty to the charge of larceny, COM
nitted her to the county Jail under
pond of 500 to be held until further
examination.
She was taken to the jail and later
vas found hanging to cross bar by
taller Eldridge. A piece of muslin
which she had In a package which she
brought with her was twisted about
Ter neck. He promptly cut her down
md summoned County Physician Bow
nan, who arrived within five minutes
md pronounced her dead.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
BUSY DOCTOR
Sometimes overlooxs a Point.

Sometimes 0verlooks a Point.
The physician is such busy man
that he sometimes oyerlooks Il valu-
able point to which his attention may
be called by an intelligent patient who
is a thinker.
about Il year ago my attention was
called to Grapefruit by one of my
patients" says physician of Cincn.
natl
AT the time my own health was bad
and | was pretty well rundown, but
l saw in minute that the theories
behind GrapeNuts We're perfect, and
if the food was all that was claimed
for it it was a perfect food, so l com.
menced to use Grape-Nuts with warm
milk twice day and in a short time
began to improve in every way and ]
am now much stronger, feel 80 per
cent better and weigh more than |
ever did in my life
81 know that all of this good is due
to Grape-Nuts and l am firmly con.
WINGED that the claims made for the
food are true. l have recommended
and still recommend the food to a
great many of my patients with splen-
did results, and in some cases the i'm.
provement Of patients on this fine food
has been wonderful.
AS a brain and nerve food, in fact
as 4 general food, GrapeNuts stands
aione." Name given by Postum Co,
Eattle Greek, Mich.
Look in each package for copy OF
the famous little book. 1.-THE Road /.
WellyillA"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
Cotton From Flax and Hemp.

London Standard: The Revue Generate
DIES Questions Economiques states that
Russian engineer, NJ. Scheveline, has dis
covered a process by which the fiber of
flax and hemp can be transformed into a
substance similar to cotton by being treat
I'd with the reslduum of naptha. This
causes the fiber to decompose and to ac-
quire the appearance and qualities of cot
ton. This substance can then be worked
with cotton spinning machinery, and the
manufactured article has all the qualities
of cotton tissues. No preparation of the
ilaN is necessary; the plant can be used
just as it is pulled oat of the ground. The
inventor does not intend taking out a
patent for his discovery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
BowLEs RESIGNED.
Twenty Eight Years He Had Been ."
the United States Navy.

Washington. Oct. 29-Read Admiral
Francis lsowlcs, chief of the bureau OF
construction and repair of the navy &C.
partment resigned today as an officer IN
the United States navy, to take effect mo-
yelnj,el 3. Instructor Il. W. Capps. now
on duty at the New York navy yard, has
been selected by the president for the va
cancy Admiral I;owles is leaving the
naval service 10 accept the presidency OF
a private shipbuiloling company in Mas
sachusctts. He called on the president.
accompanied by Secretary Moody ana
verbally told of his resignation.
Secretary Moody, i'm announcing the res
ignation OF Admiral l;pwles just before
his departure for massachusetts late to-
day said it was received with profound
regret, not only by himself, but by tho
president. The admirals private reasons
which could not be obtained, said the
secretary. compelled acquescence in his
DESIRES
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
A FATHER SHOOTS
HIS TWO CHILDREN.
After the Double Murder Gave
Himself UP to the Auth
critics.
WAS ANGRY AT HIS WIFE
He Had Induced the Boys to Take
Ride-Neishbors Are Indignant
With Wrath Over The
Crime.
WAS ANGRY All Rls WIFE

Marion, Ind, Oct. -. Jesse Mcclure
a farm hand, killed his two sons, {
and I years old, leaving their bodies III.
a fence corner. While mob was form
ing to lynch him, Mcclure drove to
Marion and gave himself up. He has
been secreted by the authorities, who
fear mob violence.
Mcclure separated from his Wife
year ago. She refused to live With
him, and returned With her children TO
her fathers home. Mcclure hired a
rig at Elwood and drove to the farm of
Mrs. McClure's father. He found the
children playing in the front yard and
induced them with candy to take u
ride with him. He drove u mile up the
road. carried the children to q fence
corner and shot them with n revolver.
The older one was found dead q few
minutes later, and the Younger was dy
Ing, piece of the candy still being in
his mouth The alarm WAS given, and
from all surrounding towns armed pur-
suers started. Mcclure succeeded in
reaching the Marion Jail without being
caught.
10 The jail turnkey Mcclure admitted
the killing of his two children, and said
he had shot them because his wife had
lett him and refused to see him. Said
he:
When she refused to see me / de-
cided TO be revensed, and drove down
the road to n little clunp of small
trees. My children Were asleep i'm the
buggy. When l stopped the jolt awolle
my little boy Dee. lie looked up at me
and said:
Papa, what are you going to do?'
II put my hard over his eyes and
took my revolver from my pocket and
shot him in the forehead killing him
instantly. The shot awolSe Homer and
l took him by the shoulder and fired n
shot into his head. They both fell to
the bottom of the buggy. l drove the
horse to the side of the road and lifted
both bodies out and laid them on the
withered grass. i then drove directly
to Marion and gave myself up.
The neighbors Will lynch me when
they find out what 1 have done. / do
not care what you do With me. ] am
ready to die, and expect to hang for
this crime. All that | ask is to see my
dear little ones buried
Deputy Sheriff Williams took Nc
Clure to indianapolis. ii is said.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
sALFouR NO GENTLEMAN
Editor of Review Of Reviews Severely
Attacks England's Premier.

Editor of Review of Reviews Severely
Attacks England's Premier.
London, Oct. 29.-William T. Stead
declares in the Review of Reviews that
Arthur Balfour, prime minister of
Great Britain. is no longer a gentle
man. Mr.. Stead says Balfour was
up to the time Joseph Chamberlain
resigned Then he fell from grace. Mr..
Stead explains as follows:
September Is the prime minister re-
ceived n letter from Mr.. Chamberlain
informing him that. despite the sacr-
fees made by the cabinet to retain him
as colonial secretary, he felt it his duty
To resign his portfolio.
With Mr.. Chalnberlain's resignation
In his pocket, Mr.. Balfour summoned
a meeting of the cabinet.
We know on the authority of two of
the ministers who took part in 1t, that
at no time during the whole of the pro-
tracted debate, or at any time during
the adjourned cabinet meeting held
next day, did the prime minister give
his colleagues the slightest hint that
Mr.. Chamberlain had resigned, and
duce him to reconsider his position.
No Honor Among Ministers.
They say there Is honor among
thieves There seems to have been a
plentiful lack of 1T among ministers,
on, rather, it would be correct to say,
between two ministers-the prime min
lister and the colonial secretary. AS
for the other poor victims, they We're
as innocent as babes unborn. Hour
after hour they We're conducted blind
folded like lambs to the slaughter by
al, ,ic.t, hi
who must sometimes have felt qualms
of conscience at the part they were
playing. for these colleagues of theirs
assumed so confidently that they We're
dealing With gentleman.
Three of the ministers went home to
,,rite out their designations. They We're
prompted to take this step because
they believed, as they had deliberately
been led to believe, that Mr.. Chamber
lain was to remain in the cabinet to
support and to incite Mr.. Balfour to
deviate as widely as possible from the
hitherto accepted finance policy of the
unicnist party.
MIR. Balfour received these resigna-
tions knowing they had been written
by ministers whom he had purposely
kept ignorant of the fact that MIR.
Chamberlain had resigned, and that II
they had but stayed their hand for u
day they would have known that the
one man who had raised the dead and
damned ghost of protection from inc
internal shades, had recognized his de-
ty.,t MD l,.1 ri abandoned office.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
MEET At COUNCIL BLUFFS
Southwestern Iowa Teachers Associa-
ton Holds Its Convention.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Oct. 26.--The an.
nual meeting of the Southwestern Iowa
Teachers association is in session in
this city and about 700 teachers are in
attendance, many coming from the
farthest corners of the state. num-
Der of eminent educators are in attend
ance from other states
The principal feature of the first
session was the address by Hon.
George d. Perkins of Sioux City, who
took for his subject The Shortcomings
of Modern Education. Mr.. Perkins
made an able address and showed HIM
self to be thoroughly familiar With the
educational problems of today Two
addresses We're delivered in the after
Normal school had for his subject
Vital Factors in an Education" Dr.
4. e. Bolton of the State university at
Iowa City spoke of Facts and Falla-
cies Concerning Educational Values.
Both addresses We're we'll received and
counted among the best ever delivered
at session of the association.
The routine work began with the
conference meetings. which We're held
in the different class rooms at the high
school. Much interest was displayed
in these round table or conference sec
tons and all We're we'll attended. State
superintendent Barrett presided over
the conference on County Superin-
tendents and Rural School Teachers
and was assisted by DIR. Shelton, pres
ident of Simpson college; Professor G
]. Thornburg, secretary of the State
Teachers Reading circle, and Frank j.
Sessions. who has charge of the Iowa
educational exhibit at the ST. Louis eN-
position.
Commissioner Sessions was booked to
address the teachers on Iowa ct the
Exposition" but as he haA to leave
last evening was accorded time to tell
them what he wanted. Mr. Sessions
urged that the schools of southwestern
Iowa make creditable exhibit at the
exposition and suggested that Council
Bluffs furnish interior and exterior
views of it's several school buildings in
addition to specimens of the penman
ship and drawing of the pupils.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
Supreme Court Decisions.

Des MONIES. Ia, Oct. 23-The SUI.
preme court has handed down the fol-
lowing decisions:
State of Iowa VS.. Hasty, appellant
Keokuk county; affirmed.
Brennan VS.. Goodfelow, appellant
Tama county; affirmed.
Staten, appellant, vs.. Hammer, Ha,
rison county; affirmed.
Black vs.. Minneapolis and ST. Loui.
Railroad company, appellant Webster
county; affirmed.
Schlichting, appellant, VS.. Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railway com
pany, Linn county; affirmed.
Erret, appellant, VS.. Pritchard, Skeb,
county,: reYerSed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
100 YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Sophia Koch of Wall Lake Re,
centlv Celebrated Centennial

Wall Lake, Ia. Oct 26-Mrs. Sophia
Koch. mother of Mrs. Henry Mohr of
his place, celebrated her Tooth birth
lay Wednesday, She was born in Ger
many. She was married in Germany
and came to America forty-eight years
lgo with her family. She first settled
near Wheatland. Ia, and twenty four
years ago came to Wall Lake. Her
husband died thirty eight years ago,
and since then she has made her home
With her daughter. Mrs. Mohr.
She Is in very good health, consider
ing her age, and no doubt will live to
celebrate other birthdays. She has all
ways been healthy and has only twice
oeen under the doctors care.
She was the mother of seven chill
1ren. Three are now living. namely:
John Koch of Wheatland, la; Fred
Koch of Boone, and Mrs. Henry Mohr
IF Wall Lake. She Is grandmother of
seventeen children and the great
grandmother of fourteen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
New Soil Experiment

Ames Ia Oct. 26.-Professor L. G..
Christie. assistant in the department
Of soils at Iowa State college, has just
completed arrangements for series of
soil tests. The object will be to deter
mine the superiority of spring and fall
blowing. To get variety to add to
the strength of the test. he has ar
ranged with farmers near Rockwell
City, Storm Lake and Orange City to
plant test crops Of corn. Small strips
IT corn viii be planted side by side
one on fall blowing and the other on
spring blowing. The corn will be plant
%. cared for and gathered by students
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29


A story which is favorite with Gen.
eral Joseph Wheeler relates to the
mayor of southern town and the ed
itor of a paper published there. The
editor. little man. had caustically
criticised the mayor, who was a giant
in stature. whereupon the latter called
upon the newspaper man and said: "If
1t We're not for the dignity OF my Office
I'd wipe you off the planet. Get out
of town, for I shall certainly do so
when my term Is finished" The ed
came candidate for mayor and was
victorious at the polls. Again the may
or called upon him and delivered him.
self of TRADE. at the conclusion Of
which the editor replied, meekly:
Your honor it's just this way: The
moment you step out shall step in,
and then, Of course. your respect for
the dignity of my Office will protect me
from violence"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
Hackett Loses an Eye.

st. Louis, Oct. 23.--James Hackett
the st. Louis National league pitcher
has lost the sight of hiJ left eye from
ivy poisoning. contracted while hunt.
ing recently. The attending physician
fears the other eye may be permanent.
ly impaired. Hackett brushed his hand
against poison ivy while hunting. ant
soon after rubbed his eyes. The ac.
cident will mean his retirement from
the game.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
SOME BIG CORN.
Forty eight Ears of Giant Variety vii
Fill Bushel Basket

Shenandoah Ia, Oct. 26.-John AM
drews, farmer near here, is exhibiting
some of the largest corn ever seen in
this country. The ears are from thir-
teen to fifteen inches long. Fourteen
of them weigh twenty-cnc pounds and
forty of them by actual count fill Il
bushel basket. 1t is a new variety that
he secured and has twenty acres of it,
1t is expected that the yield will be
100 bushels per acre.
Henry Field, another farmer near
here. takes the cake for tall corn. He
received a sample ear of Mexican corn
last spring and planted it. The stalks
are from fourteen to seventeen feet
high. They are large and have with
stood windstorns that haze tlattened
the ordinary varieties. The cars are
above the average in size and the patch
will yield at the rate of seventy five
bushels per acre.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
ON LIQUID FUEL.
Annual Report of Bureau Says Invest,
cation Has Been Werv Exhaustion


Washington Oct. 23.--Thc annual re-
port of Rear Admiral G. w. Rae, chief
OF the bureau OF steam engineering for
the fiscal year ended June so last, says:
The report of the liquid fuel board,
when published, will be of intestimable
benefit to manufacturing and in the
maritime and naval world. and will
show the far reaching benefit of Il care
full, conscientious and extended expert
mental investigation. Neither in eX-
tent nor in character have these
tests been equalled, either at
nome or abroad, and the bureau feels
assured that when the results of the
experiments are made known the ne
cessity opd advsablity of conducting
extended investigation in other direc-
lions will be made manifest.
The report earnestly requests the de-
tail of junior line officers, as assistants
to naval inspectors of material in or
der that the training they would re-
eeiNe may fit them for the important
duties OF iuSDertDlS i'm CHARGE
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
Blinded by Lime.

Creston. Ia. Oct. 2G.-Otto Keck,
pupil of Jefferson school, met with a
peculiar and what may prove Il serious
accident while mt play. The workmen
had just completed the addition to the
building and had left their lime ut the
building. In running he fell into the
vat of lime, which flew in his eyes and
face and badly burned him. He is now
at Cottage hospital. where it is feared
that he will lose the sight of his eyes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
SAME WAY IN SPAIN.

Striking Miners Dynamite Few
Plants and Terrorize District.
Bilbao, Spain, Oct. 29.-strildus
miners destroyed with dynamite during
the night railroad roundhouse and
electric light and telephone plants.
The strike, which has now spread to
all the mines IN the district. causes
great anxiety. Socialists are taking Il
prominent part in the agitation
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

Miss Gabrielle Townsend Stewart was
admitted to practice in the supreme
court, New York. recently. She is said
to be the first woman lawyer admitted
on motion after practice In another
Estate. Miss Stewart was admitted to
the Ohio bar in 1900, and practiced in
Cleveland where she achieved prom
inence by freeing a client indicted for
burglary by invoking an old common
law doctrine. In consequence of this
case the legislature passed a special
act to correct the law
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
TEN KILLED in CAvElN.
Fatal Accident in Meow York Sub

way Tunnel
New York Oct. u. Ten lives were
lost and four persons We're severely
it WAS ascertained, by the cay
ing in of the roof and wallis of the
subway tunnel at one Hundred and
Ninety fifth street. All OF the dead
and injured We're woilSmen, and most
Of them Italians.
The dead.
TIMOTHY SULLIVAN. foreman.
WILLIAM SCliUl11'Tls, electrician
Giuseppe I,.AIOiNI1.
STANZOINlG i5RUNf,.
LOUIS TIPPlO
FIVE UNIDENTIFIED ITALIAN
LABORIlRS.
The falling OF rock and earth on the
men was caused by series of blasts.
Rufus G. Hunt, supcrintendeni, and
Richard Beyers, general foreman for
John Il. Mcdonald, the contractor who
IS building the tunnel, We're arrested.
A magistrate relnanded them TO the
coroner, who held them in $4,000 bail
each. Coroner Jackson said he believed
the accident was caused by criminal
nenljyenre
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
INDICTED FOR FORGERY.
United States Grand Jury Arraians

United States Grand Jury Arragns
Three Men in Federal Employ.
Portland, Ore, Oct. 29.-The United
States grand jury returned indictments
against three persons on charges of
forgery in connection with the entry of
public lands in the southern Oregon dis
tricts. The persons indicted are Miss
Mary l.. Ware. Horace G. Mckinley and
4. ID. Puter
The specific charges are that these three
defendants forged the names of fictitious
persons to homestead applications and
final proofs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

A strange story of the discovery of
an unsupported art treasure comes from
Canada. A Montreal art dealer was
playing golf and drove ball through
window of a cottage. 1t struck q
picture on the wall. The dealer paid
handsome compensation and also ac-
CURED the injured picture. It turned
out, after cleaning and examination, to
be Dutch interior by Teniers, Of the
value of $2,500 Half of this sum the
dealer gave to the original owner, to
her great SURPRISE.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29

Alfred Deacon. who succeeds Sir
Edmund Barton as prime minister OF
the Australian commonwealth, is the
silver-tongued orator Of Australia and
perhaps its most popular public man.
He Is only AZ, but has been both a
lawyer and newspaper man. He pre-
fers newspaper work to practice at the
bar, and politics to either. He Is said
to be popular with all classes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-29
THREE WERE KILLED.
Fatal Results From Failure of Air
Brake to Work on Colorado
Railroad.

salida, Colo. Oct 29.-By the air
brake failing to work on the second
section freight train on Il Denver
and Rio Grande steep grade, a train
ran into the rear of the first section
killing three trainmen and frightfully
injuring another