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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
REFUSE OUTSIDE AID.
oes Moines Can Care for Its Flooc
Sufferers.

oea Mones Can Care for Its Flood
Sufferers.
Des Moines, Ia, June I.-Mayor
Bicnton this morning received the sec
nd offer of aid for the flood sufferers
rom New York city. The telegram
which came to him was worded Us fol-
lows:
Mayor Low has appointed COM
mittee for relief of sufferers. Com
mittee meets tomorrow noon Wire,
without delay, specifying whether
money, food, medicines or all of them
Ire required, giving approximate
amount and quantity, also whether
shelter is needed, and for how many
William II. Corwine, secretary to COM
mittea. Care Eastern Trust Co.. lis
broadway, New York CITY,"
The mayor declined the proffered aid,
and answered Us follows:
Many thanks for your proffered aid.
We have the flood matter we'll in hand
ana are able to care for our own peo-
pie We ask you to give those char
itably inclined AN opportunity to help
Topeka. Kansas City, East ST. Louis
and other cities much worse off than
Bes Moines. | am proud to be able to
say that our little city of $4,000 has
been able to care for all In this great
emergency. = James M. Brenton,
mayor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
DETERMINED TO SUICIDE.
Farmer Tries- to Brain Himself and
Than Head Rore


Guthrie Center la. June 10 William
Pasmore, n wealthy farmer. living
about three quarters of a mile north
east of this place. was found dead this
morning in IA barn, hanging to a ra!ter
and With Il common horse halter
around his neck. on the head WAS Il
terrible cash which had been made
with an AK, and 1t is thought that Pas
more first struck himself in the head
with AN ak. but finding that he was
unable to deal himself blow sufficient
To cause death. finished the work of
self-destruction by hanging. \ cor
oner's jury was at once ilnpaneled, and
the verdict was that Pasmorc came To
his death by his own hand.
Pasmore leaves Il wife and five chill
drcn. He was a man about % years
OF age. and for some months had been
regarded as mentally unbalanced ON
account of impaired health.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
ITALIANS BADLY HURT.
Two Fall Under Loaded Handcar a,
Harlan.

Harlan. Ia. June 10.-A serious acci-
dent occurred on the Great Western
railroad Sunday forenoon. Nine Ital-
ian workmen with all their tools were
crowded ON handcar coming into
Harlan from up the line. When about
mile and half out of the city one
OF the Italians, Frank Parrill, lost his
Footing on the handcar, fell and pulled
dominic Strain after him in front of
the car. Strain had his skull crushed
at the base of the brain and was UNI
conscious. Parrill was hurt about the
arms and breast, how seriously could
not be told. The men belonged on Joe
Ross gravel gang and had come out
from Chicago. None of them could
speak English. The injured men were
taken to the hospital at Carroll, la.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
A FATAL COLLISION.
4 Coal Train and a Freight Come To-
aether With Disastrous
Results.

Clearield, Pa, June 11.-Four men
were killed and three men badly in
lured in collision between coal train
and a freight train three miles east OF
osceoa. on the Tyrone division of the
Pennsylvania railroad yesterday. The
men killed are:
oGEL Burnley. engineer, and his
fireman, of the freight train.
JACOB BOYER and his fireman,
ROBERT WILSON, OF the coal engine,
which was pushing a heavy coal train
up grade.
The train broke near The top of the
grade, and fourteen cars forced the
uuSher back onto the Greighl.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Found Dead in Read.

Dane farmer, Nels Hansen, living near
Kimballton, was found dead in the
road about a mile south of Kimballton
yesterday morning. The physician
said the cause of his death was apop-
eNy. Mr.. Hansen had spent the even
Ing before at neighbours at Elkhorn,
where there is now being held a con-
ference of Danish Lutheran divines,
and it is supposed that the excitement
Che being a very aged man) was too
much for him.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
STATUE OF HENDERSON.
Prominent Iowans Will Meet at cler

West Union, Ia, June 10 A statue of
Colonel u. h. Henderson. former
speaker of the house of representatives.,
will be unveiled ut Cermont June -
and at the same time a soldiers monu-
ment will be dedicated. Both the statue
ana the monument, which cost close
to $1,000, We're secured through the
sheacfieence of E'ormer Governor VIII
liam Larrabec, whose home is Clcr-
molit.and the session of their dedication
and unveiling win be one Of more ham
local interest Among the moro prom
aent lowans Who viii participate IN
he exercises are Senators Allison and
Dollivcr. Governor Cummins and Col
onel Henderson.
a reunion of the Twelfth Iowa i'm
santry VIII be held at Clermont June
10 and 20.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Drowned While SWIMMING.

DEBORAH. Ia, June 11.-Leo Hoe. d,
Chicago stonecutter, who has been at
work on the new court house here,
was drowned yesterday afternoon
while in swimming with two Of his as
Eociates. They jumped off from a
springboard together and Hohe failed
10 get to shore. The river is being
dragged for the body.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
WANTS A PAROLE FIRST.
Woman Convict Tells Governor She
Wants to Get Married

Des Moines, Ia, June 1o.-One of the
most unique parole cases that has
come to the notice of the governor fol
some time is the application for liberty
by Alice Miller, who is serving four
Year term at Anamosa. Alice gives as
the foremost reason why she should be
given her liberty that there is good
man at Boone waiting to make her his
wife the moment she steps outside
prison walls. The man in the case ii
James Milligan. laborer of Boone
who has placed the case In the hands
of local attorney and has asked him
to employ every effort in getting the
young woman's freedom.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
BURLINGTON MYSTERY.
Young Woman MysteriousIy Disap.
nears From lepot


Burlington, la, juno lo.-Therc is
much mystery concerning the where
abouts OF Il pretty young woman who
came To Burlington Saturday night
from some point in Iowa and evidently
intended going to some other city. She
WAS accompanied by handsome setter
dog, which. after sitting in the union
station a while. she left With Il fellow
Traveller. saying she would return I'm Il
few minutes. 10 the collar OF tlac dog
She attached her purse. containing q
watch and chain and two pre.fiunl
tickets. She left the station and has
not since been seea. The young Woman
with whom she left the dog after wal
ing tin time for her train to leave,
turned the animal over To tho pron.i-
etor of the news stand. Although
every effort has been made to locate
the mysterious woman nothing has
been heard from her. 1T is feared she
has committed Suicide by drowning
Or was accidentally drowned while
watching the flood
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
INCREASING ASSESSMENTS.
County Assessors Are Pushing VaIua
tions Up as Directed,

Des Moines, Ia, June 10.-The alb
stracts of assessment from the coun-
ties are beginning to be sent in to
the auditor of state from the county
auditors. They indicate striking in
crease In assessments. both on realty
and personal property, but more es-
pecially on the real estate. If the ratio
of increase shown by the first ter
counties to report is kept up the in
crease in the real estate assessment
this year will be nearly three hundred
millions. breaking all prior records. The
effect OF such an increase will be far
reaching. Tho state levy will be lower
because of it and the railroad assess
ments will be higher by from five to
ten millions
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
THREATEN TO STRIKE.
Men Employed on ST. Louis Fair Wor
Want Increase of Pay.

WANT -TncFease OF Fay.
ST. Louis, Mo, June ia general.
strike of artisans and skilled workmen
at the grounds of the Louisiana Pur-.
chase exposition is threatened unless
the management agree to pay big
raise demanded by the men.
There are over 5000 men employed in,
the construction of the buildings, and,
strike would effect the fair most dis,
astrously, and might cause another
postponement of the opening.
The men declare they will all lay
down their tools ON the first day of Sep
TENDER unless they are granted in,
creases amounting to 81 a day on an
average.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Assravatins Haste.

Judge: Little Girl-Yes, ma'am; it,,
my baby brother that the angel,
brought from heaven.
Lady-How nice of them!
Little GirlEOh. don't know. 1 thinl
they might have kept him there till b.
was through teething.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
WON'T GO ABROAD.
Perry Heath Says Postal Scandals Are
Not Worrying Him in the
e.sf

Salt Lake, Utah, June 11.-Perry
templates a long trip abroad in order.
to avoid the postal scandals. He says
he will remain here indefinitely and re-.
fuses to say anything more on the pcs.
tai scandals than contained in the let
ter to Postmaster General Paele.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Much Needed Eta.

st. Paul Dispatch: The Des Moines
Register and Leader printed Governor
Cummins' speech of last Thursday in
full. The makeup" broke into 1t,
chucking into its midst" a patent
medicine advertisement with "Epileptic
Fits" for its key-line. There Is an UNI
conscious fitness In this, for the Iowa
idea, which the governor strictly re-
asserted. has given q lot Of standpat-
tiers epileptic fts and they need the
ramQdy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

The duke of Rutland has u record
of which il would be hard to find a
aarallel in modern politics. He has
lived to see the jubilee of his first en-
rance into cabinet rank, and celia
DRAFTED q few years ago. tho ilftieth
anniversary of his first cabinet council.
He was 4 cabinet minister before Lord
Salisbury entered parliament. when
Lord Rosebery ana Mr.. Balfoul were
eainins the alphabet, and when Mr..
Chamberlain Was beginning his BUSH
aess career in his fathers screw fac
.olN.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
A Reversion.

Judge: The chimpanzee-Do you be-
lieve in the theory of evolution?
The Gorilla-oh. implicitly! AT least
think there is no doubt that we are de-
scended from human beings
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Sanders in Pottawattamie,

Council Bluffs, Ia, June 1.-THE re-
publican county convention, held here
yesterday, was one Of the most har.
monious in the history of the county,
notwithstanding the predictions of a
rupture. The following candidates were
nominated: c. G. Sanders of Council
Bluffs, senator; r. j. Martin of Han
cock. and Henry Freeman (renomin-
ated) of Oakland, Representatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
A Whole Orchestra.

Baltimore News: Yes, links is put
ting in a great deal of time with his
musical Instruments
Musical instruments? didn't know
he played"
He doesn't. 1 refer to his teething
twins"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Had a Double.

Muscatine. Ia, June 11.-Harry Gay,
pccused of murder of Arthur Meade
WAS released to day after his prelimin-
ry hearing. A sensation was devel-
bped by the testimony that he has a
Nouble who is thought to be the guilty
party.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

\ very unique position is held in the
sity OF ST Louis by Mrs. Graham Frost.
In one of the first banks there she oc-
cupies a position known as that of the
hostess Her duty is TO explain
banking methods to the woman pa
irons, thus relieving them of embar-
rassment and cNpediting the course of
business. Mrs. Frost finds that nearly
All women need instruction as to the
clipping of coupons. renting safe de-
post boxes real estate matters, re-
aenption and exchange of money and
so forth. Beneficial results have ac-
srued TO the bank from Mrs. Frost's
employing TT. the volume of business
oeing greatly increased. 1t has all
7eaoiy 6.0oo women depositors.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Kilkenny castle is one of the oldest
Inhabited houses in the world, many
Of the rooms being much as they were
500 years ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

The pugilist speaks of Knockout
blows over the solar plexus, but it is
the stomach that receives the shock.
aud from it the nervous disturbance
originates.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Recent Investigations of womens
wages in Berlin showed that there
We're $4,000 women who averaged from
600 to $40 week. and that there
were thousands who got less.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
WILL COMBINE CHASE
indana's Mad millionaire is GROWING
Very Niolent

Very Violent.
indianapolis, Ind, June 1i.--Moses
Fowler Chase, the young millionaire
for possession of whom his aunt and
father are fighting at Fowler, Ind, is
expected TO arrive in this city to be
placed in Il sanitarium. This step Will
be taken, as young Chase is reported to
have developed symptoms of violence
and proper care cannot be taken of him
at the homo of Attorney Dinwiddie, in
Fowler. Where he has been confined.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

1t is claimed that the record for life
saving is held by Joseph Langlois, a
Chicago policeman, only thirty seven
years old, who has rescued at least 100
persons from drowning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Former Representative Dead.

Waterloo. Ia, June 11.--Hon ]. M.
Johnston, at one time member Of the
Iowa legislature from Bremen county.
Lied here today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Intention.i ca..li...,..

Intentional Complication.
Chicago Tribune: Schwartxmann-
Vot ish dot planned noise?
neutrality-suspicious.? Hoot, mon!
Thot's bAgpipe!
CAT which point they clinch.)
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Junior conductor-Ed White.
Inside Scntinel-Eugene Kearns.
Outside sentinel-Peter Griffin.
A number of committees We're also
Gpnointed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

All the principal public squares of
Stockholm are now supplied with au-
tomato telephone kiosks. The charge
is a fraction over a penny a call.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Food eaten without appetite ALWAYS
causes gastric disturbances, because
unless the sacrctorE glands of the
stomach are stimulated by desire for
food no digestive juices are excluded
into the Stomach
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Mayor Hiram NJ, Summers, of otta-
wa. o.. has published notice offer
ing a number of prizes TO the persons
VINO VIII maintain the best gardens
and lawns in the town this summer
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
FoREsTERs AT MARsHALLTowN
Biennial State Convention for Iowa
and Kansas is On.

Marshalltown Ia, June 1.-THE
biennial state convention of the Cath
olic Order of Foresters was opened
here yesterday morning. There are
about 1856 delegates In attendance, and
he convention Is not only for the state
of Iowa but Kansas as we'll, although
there is but a small representation
from that state. The preliminary bust
ness OF thu. convention WAS consummated
yesterday, and at 9 o'clock the dele
gates. headed by the Fifty-third regi-
mental band of this city. marched to
the st. Mary's church, where high mass
Was held. by Father Lehman, assisted
by a number OF visiting priests. After
the mass the delegates returned to tho
hall in the Patterson building. and
We're caleld to order by State Chief
Ranger j. j. OFT Of Dubuque. AS
Mayor Jones was iii and unable to glvo
the address OF welcome. City Attorney
G. III. Van Law OBLIGATED. Speeches
We're in order and the convention adj
journed till 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
at the afternoon session the follow
ing temporary officers were appointed
by the local court:
Senior Conductor-R. II. Hedder-
man.
Junior Conductor-Ed White.
Inside scntinel-lIugene Kearns.
II MI E,..fn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Ex-Congressman i. NJ. Eddy, who
may be candidate for governor of
Minnesota, used to be called the home
hest man in the house at Washington,
and he did not become angry.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Great Britain spends S112,5oo. 900 q
year on the support of the poor. This
does not include private charities.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

Dog lovers in Berlin have to pay a
tax Of IS a year on each OF their pets,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

When a man is Knocked out and does
NOT speedily rally the best treatment Is
70 get hiln II once away from his sur
rolndilgs, wrap him In warm blankets
ana administer stiinulants -strychnine
hypodernIieallN II neeessarv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
NEGRO AND CHlNAMAN
Won Two, Highest Prizes of Yale
Law School.

1t is a notable and significant fa(t
that negro and Chinaman won the
two highest prizes announced at the
recent anniversary exercises of the
Yale law schuol TIE Townsend pr re
OF 500, awarded to the member of the
senior class of the law school who
writes and prOnounces the best ora tion
at the public anniversary exercises at
graduation, was given to George Will
hanson Crawford, a negro of Birming
ham, Ala, and a graduate of Talladega
College Chung Hui Wang of Canton,
China. won the degree Of Summa Cum
4aude. Wang is pronounced by Dean
Theodore WoolseY Of the law school to
be a most remarkable scholar. He has
been at the Yale law school only a
year, having been graduated from
Tien-Tsin University in his native
land ano having spent one year at the
University of California before coming
TO Yale.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
TO PIERCE REGION OF ETERNAL SILENCE
Explorer Peary Feels Confident of Success IN Ills 0 quest
Hundred DAVIS Solve GeOgraphys Last tremendous
Secret Lieutenant Tells How and Why he Will uo.

from the pole. The distance to be COW
cred is seven degrees. l have already
gone a hundred miles of that distance
in a straight line. There is nothing to
be seen but ice. What there is at the
pole no man knows. In four separate
Journeys | have Travelled greater DIS
tances than from Grantland to the
pole My ship was so poor that could
not start out far enough north. In
the spring of 1900, my best trip, |
covered an air line distance which II
had started from the shore. of Grant
land would have carried me beyond
the pole and back again.
1.-The situation is easy to understand
If can get the right kind of q ship
and If get money enough know how
to get the ship-I can sail on July l.
say. and get to Cape Sabine by the end
of the month. l can stay there until
September gathering walrus meat, ma
tive helpers. dogs and whatever else
need. can winter on the shores OF
Grantland and have everything ready
to start for the pole at the first return
of arctic daylight in February. That
would give me 100 or ITO days to reach
the pole and get back.
"When | am on the north shore OF
Grantland l will have APO nautical
miles between me and the pole. have
already demonstrated that l can travel
more than that distance in the same
conditions. But the trouble was that
did not start from the shore of Grant
land. / did not have a ship that could
take me there in time. That is all
need now. The rest Of the problem has
b~en worked out in practice. There
have been four ships on the coast
wish to reach-the Alert, Polaris, Pro
teus and Discovery. All l ask for is
q ship that will take me the 800 miles
that lie between Cape Sabine and the
north shore of Grantland.
Il speak with some confidence be-
cause | have had more experience in
the arctic, have Travelled more and lived
longer there than any other white man.
| know Just where to find the reindeer,
the musk oxen and the arctic hare. l
know every foot of the coast from
Cape York to Cape Hecla. have spent
so much time among the natives, have
traded so much with them, have given
them so many arms and other neces-
saries, have worked so much with
them, that l can command the utmost
resources and energies of the whole
tribe of Whale sound EskimOs.
Having set forth my plans and the
reasons | have for feeling confident of
success, having received the official in
dorsement of the United States gov
eminent and being willing to make any
sacrifice necessary for success, it now
rests with the patriotic men Of my coun-
try to furnish sufficient means to make
it certain that the honor of discovering
the north pole shall belong to America"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
CANCER CURED BY BLOOD BALM.
All Skin and Blood Diseases Also Cured

Mrs. Nj. L. Adams, Fredonia, Ala,
took Botanic Blood Balm, which eff
fectually cured an eating cancer of
the nose aud face. The sores healed
up perfectly. MANY doctors had given
up her case as hopeless. Hundreds OF
eases of cancer, eating sores, suppur-
ating swellings, erc., have been cured
by Blood Balm. Among others Mrs.
B. NJ. Guerney, Warrior Stand, Ala.
Her nose and lip were raw as beef,
with offensive discharge from the eat
ing sore. Doctors advised cutting, but
it failed. Blood Balm bealed the
sores, and Mrs. Guerney is as well as
ever. Bouanic Blood Balm also cures
eczema, itching humors, see bs and
scales, bone pains, ulcers, offensive
pimples, blood poison, carbuncles,
scrofula, risings and bumps on the
skin and all blood troubles. Improves
the digestion, strengthens the kidneys.
Druggists, 81 per large bottle, with
complete directions for home cure.
Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm CO., atlanta, Ga. Desert be
trouble and special medical advice
will be sent in sealed letter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-09-30
A Remarkable ReCrd.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy has a
remarkable record. 1t has been in use
for over thirty years, during which
time many million bottles have been
sold and used. 1t has long been the
standard and main reliance in the
treatment of Group in thousands of
homes, vet during all this time no case
has ever been reported to the manu-
facturers in which it failed to effect a
cure When given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even as soon as the
Group cough appears, it will prevent
the attack. 1t is pleasant to take,
many children like it. 1t contains no
opium or other harmful substance and
may be given as confidently to baby
as to an adult. For sale by Dawson
Drug Co., Dawson; Williford & Co.,
PARROT.