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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-16
A House Party.

Friday evening a large num-
Der of friends and relatives ac-
cepted an invitation to spend
the evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Hatcher and son Hen
ry, at their beautiful farm home
seven and one-half miles south
east of Missouri Valley. Mr..
Hatcher has just completed the
erection of a fine new eight
room Two stony cottage, with
all its modern Improvements.
Mr.. Hatcher had undoubtedly
consulted the weather prophet
before issuing the invitations
as the moon never was more
beautiful, the sky more clear,
the breeze more perfect, which
was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present, especially after the in
tense heat which has been al
most intolerable. The porch
was made very inviting by the
beautiful moonlight, it's easy
chairs and cosy nool-s filled
with sofa pillows, and over
looking the grassy lawn, smooth
as velvet and dotted with beau
tiful geraniums and other
flowers.
Mr.. Francis L. Hatcher and
William Hatcher, cousins of
Mr.. Henry Hatcher, also Mr..
VIM. Shelton, furnished the
company with some very fine
selections of music, which were
thoroughly enjoyed by all. At
IL o'clock delightful refresh
ments were served by Mrs. L.
Hatcher, assisted by Mrs. Rob
ert Hatcher, Mrs. VIM. Shelton,
Mr.. VIM. Hatcher and Mr..
Branson, each one doing their
part very gracefully. Mr..
Leonard Hatcher presided over
the punch bowl. Not until
early in the morning did the
people depart for their homes,
each one feeling that they had
had a delightful time and that
it was good to be there. May
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatcher live
many years to enjoy their beau
tiful home.
One Who Was There.
]. A. Reel, ST., is on the sick
lisi.
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G. S. Osborne, Druggist.
The Danish Brotherhood held

The Danish Brotherhood held
their regular meeting lest
night. Several candidates were
initiated, after which the fol
lowing officers were installed
for the ensuing year:
Jeppe Olson, Pres,
Chris Nelson, Vice Pres,
Jeppe Thomson, Sec,
Jorgen Hansen, Treas,
Nelse Jensen, Con-,
L. C. Jensen, |. w.,
H. Nelson, o. w.,
Trustees Paul Nelson, Carl
Nelson, Nelse johnson.
Mrs. j. B. Jensen went to
Fremont today for a visit with
her sister.
County Attorney Fallon wss
in the Valley this morning on
his way to Little Sioux on legal
business.
Mrs. F. A. Sims and Earl
Harris accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Cramer to Omaha to day,
in the new Automobile just re-
ceived by Mr.. Cramer. The par
ty spent the day at the Coun,ly
Club near Omaha.
Samuel Ellis, of Little Sioux,
who is in the Valley visiting
friends, says the Little Sioux
river is out Of its banks again
north east of Little Sioux, and
is flooding the farm lands that
have been replanted since the
flood in the spring.
Miss May and Clara Taylor,
who have been in the Valley,
the guests of Mrs. B. j. Moore,
left for Dunlap this morning to
visit with friends.
Attorney Frank Ta nisiea is
in Omaha today on legal bust
ness.
j. S. Wattles goes to Mon
DAMN tomol low to commence
surveying the Soldier river
ditch. If it is found more
feasible an entire new channel
for the Soldier will be made.
There are eight townships in
that drainage district and the
work will be quite an extensive
one.
Frank Zahner is in Council
Bluffs on business today.
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keep him at it all summer?
Ed Boies and wife were call
ing on st John friends Sunday.
Rough and Ready.
Miss Angie Middleton is in
the Valley for a weeks visit with
friends.
Miss Della Harris will retuin
home tomorrow, after several
weeks visit in Sheldon, Iowa,
with her cousin Dee Harris.
Miss Helen b lner, Of Lin
coin, Neb., is spending a few
days in this city, visiting Mr..
and Mrs. M. T. Weston and 9TH
er friends.
Samuel Elliss and daughter
Carrie, of Little Sioux, are in
the Valley, the guest, of the
Huff and Weston families.
Lew Mcbride, an old time
resident of Mo. Valley, was i'm
the Valley between trains this
afternoon. He now lives in
Chillicothe, Illinois
Conductor w. r. Oneal re-
sumes work with the NV. Co.,
tomorrow, after a two weeks
vacation.
The town is full of beggars
today. There seems to be a
herd of them travelling together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Alex
ander returned from the coun-
try last night, where they had
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Heageny.
Miss Anna Crowder is visit
ing friends in Council Bluffs.
Miss Vera Foss arrived home
this morning. She has been Wis
iting friends in Michigan since
her school in Chicago closed.
Mrs. George Goodrich went
to Council Bluffs this morning
to attend the funeral of her
cousin Lawrence Grimes.
In Mo. Valley Every Claim
ia Backed by Local Testl-
mony.
If the reader wants stronger
proof than the following state
ment and experience of a resi-
dent of Mo. Valley, what can
not be?
Mrs. D. Farquhar, wife of d.
Farquhar, car repairer in the
car shops, residence 2l8 West
Erie street, says: "My expo
rience with Doan's Kidney Pills
has been so satisfactory that l
am more than pleased to recon-
mend them to others similarly
situated as l was so that they
may be benefited by my expe-
rience. For several months the
pain in my back just across the
loins was exceedingly severe
and ofttimes of a dull nagging
nature, continued to grow worse
until l was compelled to do
something for it. Noticing en-
dorsements of Doan's Kidney
Pills by so many people intlu-
enced me finally to go to G. S.
Osborne's drug store for a box.
l took the Pills as directed and
was rewarded by a prompt and
very effective cure"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for
the U. S.
Remember the name Doan's,
and take no substitute.
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Reception.

Mrs. u. N. Goodrich gave a
reception, which was a very
elegant affair, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goodrich,
803 East Erie street, last night,
in honor of the young ladies
who have been the guests at
her house party during the past
ten days. A large number of
ladies attended the function.
The hours for receiving ex-
tended from 8 to II o'clock.
Everything about the house
was in gala dress. The guests
were admitted by little Misses
Oracle Hall and Mary Deur.
The receiving party, which con-
sisted of Mrs. l.. N. Goodrich,
Mrs. John Goodrich, Misses
Mayall, Flemming, Bucking-
ham, Rowland, of Omaha, and
Mrs. Sheer, stood under a can
opy of asparagus plumosa in
the front parlor. The decora-
tions were very elaborate in all
the rooms. Crimson and green
were the predominant colors,
but great fluffy punches of car
nations and sweet peas added
their fragrance to that of their
deeper hued neighbors. The
dining room was very lovely.
The large bay window was con-
velted into a cosy corner cf
crimson and green. Upon the
highly polished table there was
a lovely centerpiece of Brazil
liam point and small doilies of
the same were arranged a1tist-
ically around. A candelabra
with crimson shaded candles
stood on the cente1piece. Over
head suspended from the cell
ing was an umbrella shaped
canopy; from this streamers of
green reached to the corners of
the table and were caught up
by punches of crimson flowers.
The ladies who did service in
the dining room were Mesdames
w. r. Jones, w. H. Withrow,
Ed Bradley, Misses Ella With
row, Mabel Mills, Nellie Rourke
Lottie McGavren, Annie Crow
der. Miss Josie Harmon pre-
sided at the frappe bowl which
was placed in the west parlor.
After the guests generally had
departed the husbands and adj
mirers of the ladies who had
assisted Mrs. Goodrich during
the evening put in their APP
pearance and spent a very jolly
hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Foss, Mr.. and
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Tuesday, July II.
John Brennan came up from
Council Bluffs this morning on
business.

Ed Lindst1um, the feed man
of | ogan, was in the Valley to-
day after a couple Of wagon
loads of feed from the Valley
Mills.
Rev. w. E. Barber, of the Bap-
fist Church, is the first man in
the Valley to report having a
mess of home grown roasting
ears, which he had for dinner,
out of his own garden today.
Mrs. Louis Cane received a
telegram this morning announc-
ing the death of her father in
Marshalltown last night. Mr..
and Mrs. Cane left for that city
on the noon train.
N. G. Nelson, of Mondamin,
was a Valley visitor today.
Mrs. G. E. Norman, who has
been in the Valley the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Millspaugh,
left for Blair this afternoon.
c. C. Cole is in Omaha today
on business.
E. A. Boies is in Omaha to-
day on business.
Misses Vera Fleming, Fannie
Rowland, Helen Buckingham
and Madge Mayall, who have
been spending the week with
Mrs. L. N. Goodrich, left for
their home in Omaha this after
noon.
C. C. Walker, of Sioux City,
brakeman on C. & NV freight
No. 36, had his left hand quite
seriously injured at Mondamin
yesterday at a p. m. The auto
matte coupler on the car stuck
and he went betw m the Gals
to-unloosen it. His hand was
caught between the coupling
and dead wood on the car, and
his little finger and the lower
part of his hand was mashed.
A ring on his little finger was
mashed into the bone. He wss
brought to the Valley where
Chief Surgeon Colt dressed the
injured hand.
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COMMUNICATED.
MontmMency Fal.s, Canada

l write you a few lines from
this point SO you may know we
are not lost, and will try to give
a short record of ous journey.
We stopped at the Paxton, in
Omaha, and met the "Allen Par
lty" at Z o'elock A. NJ, Tuesday,
but left Omaha behind time.
which made us la getting into
Chicago, thereby causing us TX
miss Niagara, but Mr.. Allen
telegraphed ahead, and when We
reached Chicago there was seen
in big letters at one gate: "The
Allen Special giving our party
a sleeper and engine, but we
could not make up lost time, 81
we will take in Niagara on oul
retu. j.
We reached Toronto on Wed
nesday evening. 1t being 10.
minion Day, IA Canadian nat
ional day. we took in the city.
a place Of about 100000, and is
certainly a very attractive look
ing city, but the streets are not
lighted as we have them in the
States, and they Il ok dark in
comparison with our citie~.
The first place we visited YVES
King Edwards Hotel, something
on the plan of Browns Palace,
in Denver, Colorado. We ask
ed one gentleman question, he
replied: "You are Americans,
a lady here would not think of
approaching a gentlemgn with
out a fol nal introduction" We
told him to come over to our
country and we would learn him
how to do things. We were five
in the crowd and all Americans.
We reached Kingston, Thurs
day afternoon, where we took
our steamer called .The Rideau
Queen" which was our home
for three days.
Kingston, che military city,
is we'll M, med. Here is old Fl.
Henry; on the hill overlooking
the river a number of the Mar
tello tower $, showing the city
was we'll protected in time of
war. These still stand as old
land marks.
July End, we spent in and
around The Thousand Islands.
The first is Bells Castle on Heart
Island, and for grandeur and
size it is indeed a castle. Next
is the Pullman and on the island
across from that is Browning
Home. Tie owle2 of Browning
4 King, of Omaha, his home in N.
Y, with their branch houses
in Omaha and other places. On
Friday veg up the Rideau Riv-
err, the prett;cst spot on cal III.
You have read of the locks, and
understand them, but | did not.
/ can underst and how a car to
an engine, or team, can go up
hill, but when it comes to a boat
reaching an elevation of 20 feet
in every 100 feet | could net
under stand. A high stone wall
is built, with just room enough
for a steamer to pass through
between the Two walls, with
huge gates, closing in the water.
On approach of a steamer the
lower gate opens, and the boat
passes in and the gate closes,
then the gate in front op-.ls at
the bottom to allow the water to
pass in, when it fills in the wa
ter is even with the gate, and
so on until the steamer is eleva-
ted. These lift from 10 to 30
feet, several gates may come
close together while others may
be miles apart. After making
the ascent you make the descent
in like manner, only the descent
is made by letting the water
out. This river was made nav
igabe in time of war, by the
British Government, at "a cost Of
4 or n0n n0n .o...l =. 1000
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siASACi OOiA0lH&o1 SSSA WNeSl lilS
4 little flag of the "red, white,
and blue" You would be sur
'rised to see how they all honor
the flag of our nation l made
friends with all the street car
conductors, when just ourselves
we're on car and they all seemed
to admire the ways of us Amer
leans. Some say they hope to
be annexed to the United States,
while others see no difference
IN the two governments. I think
the Canadians, as a general, a
lovely people, and oh, such love-
ly compilations, how | wish /
could bring some of it home
with me.
The country is most beautiful,
but so much land not cultivated
or improved. After dinner on
the Foul III, we leave our little
steamer, much to the regret of
our entire party. We gave them
the college YELL" and they said
they never heard anthing like
it before. We visited Ottawa,
the Parliamentary city of Can
ada, and there saw the Royal
shanty where the Duke of York
ate pork and beans off of a shin
gle when he was in Canada two
years ago. We all looked for
the single but faild to find it.
Next comes Montreal the COM
mercial city of Canada, and it is
a beautiful one, conts lining some
1886, 900 population. To make
up for lost time, | went to five
churches on Sunday. This is
called the city of churches, and
it is indeed true. never saw
so many. Notre Dame Cathre-
dral is the largest in America is
255 feet long, 1876 feet wide and
seats 1900 people. Its organ is
said to be the finest on the con-
tinent. The annex lately COM
pleted at acost of 100000. It's
beauty cannot be described. l
never saw but one building that
would compare " th it and that
is the Congressional Library
building in Washington. One of
the rooms is filled with the old
masters paintings, mostly in
style of Rubens. St. James ca
thedral is another large church
we visited. 1t was commenced
in ITO, but not yet completed.
1t is the exact model of St. Pc
ters, in Rome. The chimes are
grand, requiring Is men to ring
the bells. In the afternoon we
drove over.the city, not in one
of your common carriages a
coachman on top, with four of
seated below, in regular city
style. Eveiy place we go we
have our special car, even on
side streets, and Isuppose would
attach a street car, but we are
never more than 2 to 4 together,
by time we staiG out to walk
around. Our sail up the st.
Lawrance was fine, but here we
could not have a steamer all to
our selves, as our party was too
small, but we had one deck all
our selves.
Of all quaint cities Quebec is
the queerest city ever saw;
the oldest street is 300 years
old, paved with boards, and just
wide enough for one Garage at
a time to pass another. We al
so drove over the city here same
as at Montreal, ate at a French
hotel, and maybe you think we
did not have a picnic; it was
hard to find one in this city who
could speak our language.
We visited an old church that
was built in 1858. The old town
with its narrow streets and with
bridges connecting with stores,
reminds me of the Riis lecture.
The most wonderful thing to
me was the wall around the city.
| I'M. ..4.l.1 80 g.. ,,,o..1<l
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Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Foss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sargent, Miss Blanche
Mclaughlin and Miss Angie
Middleton go to Logan tomor-
row afternoon to attend the
Palmer-Moor wedding.
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Mrs. G. E. Norman, who has
been in the Valley the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Millspaugh,
left for Blair this afternoon.
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]. A. Reel, ST., is on the sick
lisi.
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ST. Ss:,n Itsas.
July 18th, 1903.

"
Well, Mr.. Editor, we are now
OIL deck again with a few local
Items for your paper, aid as
You will not, or do not intend to
publish any thing but truth, We
will have to be very careful as
to what say; but we will venture
the assertion chat Homer How
ard and wife are two of the
proudest people in Old Town,
cluse-a fine boy baby at their
house, born last Sunday. Moth
err and baby doing nicely, and
Homer says he is Democrat
all the same.
Mr.. Bruce McGavren visited
with St. John relatives last Sat-
urday.
F. M. Hatcher and family,
and Albert Green and family,
visited here lest Sunday.
The Agent at Rode, with his
family, were callers on friends
il this town Saturday evening.
I. A. Denton is cultivating
corn over in the hills, and says
it is pretty warm work to make
corn grow.
c. F. Pratt is doing some fine
d itching between st. John and
M. Valley. Say: Don't you
think it would be wise to just
keep him at it all summer?
Ed Boies and wife were call
ing on St John friends Sunday.
Rough and Ready.
Miss ANGIE Middleton is i'm
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c. c. Cole is in Omaha today
on business.
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E. A. Boies is in Omaha to-
day on business.
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Frank Zahner is in Council
Bluffs on business today.
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Ed Lindstlum, the feed man
of | ogan, was in the Valley to-
day after a couple of wagon
loads Of feed from the Valley
Mills.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-16

Miss Vera Foss arrived home
this morning. She has been Wis
iting friends in Michigan since
her school in Chicago closed.
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Mrs. George Goodrich went
to Council Bluffs this morning
to attend the funeral of her
cousin Lawrence Grimes.
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N. c. Nelson, of Mondamin,
was a Valley visitor today.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
rKoMorEp Fok nERoIsN.

Ocean Steamer Engineer Performs
Feat Seldom Equaled at sea.
denri Pommier, assistant engineer on
The steamship La Champagne. has secnr-
cd promotion by an act of herSism sell
dom eqnaled in the annals of the sea- At
the risk Of his own life he saved the
lie OF comrade, and then, by hanging
head down in the funnel of the big boat
many feet above the roaring furnace, he
liked broken damper and prevented
delay and possible injury to the vessel.
A Sreaser who had been ordered to open
the big damper which had become clog
Ged IN the funnel was overcome by the
gas and lost consciousness. Pommier,
seeing him from the deck in imminent
peril of tumbling down the funnel into
the fire below. climbed TO his assistance
and brought him 10 the deck, where be
was revived. ponlmier then returned to
the funnel and fastening a wet sponge
TO his nose permitted comrade TO hold
him by the ankles head down. and with
the ship tossing like cork and the fierce
flames straight below him, he fixed the
daniper and was pulled out. He has
been promoted to be a full engineer.
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snarks from DC Mic.

Heavy rains about Memphis, Tenn.
did 100000 damage.
Mrs. Lyde Ward, 49, ST. Louis, turned
OF the gas. Dead.
Wreck on B. & o.. Oakland, Md. in
jured six passengers
Rockefeller has given another 81 600
600 to Chicago University.
King Edward will. it has been an
nounced, visit Ireland next year.
Miss Clara Barton has been elected
president for life of the National Red
Cross Society.
George Kilrain, near New Orleans,
persisted in quicksand Negroes heard
his cries, but were afraid to attempt his
rescue.
The cruiser Philadelphia. once one Of
the crack ships Of the navy. is to be con-
verted into q training ship at the P1get
Sound navy yard.
The striking silversraiths and fnishers
in New York City have returned to work
without having gained the object OF the
strfke-a nine-hour day.
4 dispatch from IT. Petersburg says
that in the riots which occurred recently
at Ristoff the troops fired on the wog@-
men, killing twenty of them.
The Delaware. Laekawanna and West
ern Railroad Company purposes sub
stantial increase In rates Of pay 70 elm
pioyes in the various departments.
United States Marshal Austin. Kaox-
vile. Tenn. is buckirg the coal trust.
Opened a yard and ~ selling coal for 81
a ton Others have been getting S..
The machinists III the shops Of the
Mexican international at Ciudad Por-
fri0 Diaz are now being paid in Ameri-
can money. which is a new Departure for
Mexican railroads.
According to the report Of the State
auditor Of Kansas. Something oyer S.a0.-
600 in fees was turned into the State
Treasury by different departments dHr-
ing the past yea.
w " Hsig, hotel keeper at Temple,
Texas. has received letter Announcing
tile death Of his uncle, John II. Hsig -
Liverpool England. and the furthes IN
formation that deceased had left him his
entire fortune smolrting 70 more than
$4,000, Of which $4,000 IS in cash.