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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-05
STATEMENT
Equitable Life Assurance
Society
GA THE UNITED sTATEs.

OF THE UNITED STATES.
Condition December S1st 1902, as Shown
by Statement Filed.
Capital paid in cash 100000
Amount Ledger Assets De-
cember 31st previous
year ...................... 3O7 ,291 ,048.SS
income (Life)-
From Policy holders $3.50. 1892, 423. A
Miscellaneous ............ 1888, 71427
Total ..................S 90 18TH
Disbursements Life)-
To Policy-holders ........$ q, 191, 250.7
Miscellaneous ............ 1856, 9761z
Total ....,.............S 42,707, 22691
Life Business in force
Number of Policies No.
6S1. Amount ........... 81 ,259, 049, $50 90
Life written during year
Number of Policies SLID.
Amount .................. 2O1,171, $1,000
ASSETS.
Value of Real Estate Qess
amount of encumbrances). s. 81, 1873 56S. rs
Mortgage Loans on Real
Estate .................... lO,OO6, IA 10
Loans secured by pledge of
Bonds Stocks or other col
lateral ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Il, 621 100000
Loans to Pohcy-holders on
this Company's Policies as
signed as collateral. ..... 14,1OS, 674.51
Value of Stocks and Bonds
(U S., State, etc. ..... 1874 ,0S7, 703. 90
Cash in Home Office and de-
posted in Banks and Trust
Companies ................. Is, 1857, AL. 80
Interest and Rents due and
accrued ................ 2.642, 9OS GA
Premiums unpaid ............ 5,601, 768 90
All other Assets. detailed in
statement .......... 97S,252, 81
Total ............... 1858 ,O92, $50 "
Less Assets, not admitted 97S, 252. 81
Total admitted Assets. 1857, III, 1897. %
LIABILITIES.
Net Reserve, as computed. $278, 1856, 81 90
other Reserve and Special
Funds ..................... 1850, 594OO
Net Policy claims. ........... 2,5S7,17S.77
Premiums paid in advance. 378,79400
other amounts due Policy
holders Northumberland. 6O0,72118
Total Liabilities as to
Policy holders ............ $3.50, 172, 65S IS
Capital Stock ............ 100, 900. 90
Unassigned Funds (surplus).. 73,S41, 67S.S0
Total Liabilities ........... 1857 ia 1897. IS
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
DEMOCRATIC CO. TICKET.

For Representative,
HENRY DECOU,
of Wohdbine.
For Treasure,
A. C. DEUPREE,
of Persia.
For Sheriff,
GEORGE CULAVIN,
of Missouri Valley.
For Coroner,
DIR. MACFARLANE,
of Mondamin.
For Surveyor,
G. E. FERGUSON,
Of Logan.
For Superintendent,
KATHERINE SCHWERTLEY
of Missouri Valley.
For Supervisor,
A. j. GILMORE,
of Missouri Valley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
Tho Ditch Cast On Trla,.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil:-
When Judge Thornell took up
the Logan Crawford ditch in
junction case yesterday he deci-
ded to first hear only that part
of the suit which relates to the
legality of the action of the Pot
tawattamie county board of SUI
pervisors in establishing the AL
len and Willow creek drainage
bitches.
The plaintiff on Monday filed
an amendment to his petition
alleging that the ditch contracts
were awarded by County Audi
tors 1nnes and Huff through
fraud and corruption, but the
court decided not to go into the
controversy over the contracts
until the legality of the bitches
is determined. An answer was
filed by the defendants yester-
day, denying each and every al
legation of fraud or corruption
in connection with the letting
of the ditch contracts.
VIII Try Fraud Charges Later.
Judge Thornell held that IS
the contractors had not been
brought into court at this time,
the hearing in regard to their
bids could not be held. Service
had been secured on only one of
the contractors, w. A. Smith,
since the plaintiffs request that
they be made co-defendants to
the injunction suit. AS ten days
notice is required to call up the
case it could not have been
brought to trial until the No
vember term, the other contrac-
tors, R. A. Brown & Co., being
non-residents of the state.
When the court decided to
hear only that part of the suit
which attacks the legality of
the establishment of the ditch
es, the plaintiffs attorneys then
sought to have the trial post
poned, but in this they were de
feated. However, Judge Thor
nell expressed a willingness to
hear the entire case at this time
if the contractors can be brought
into court after the status of
the bitches is determined.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
Mayors Proclamation.

Public notice is hereby given, that
The question of granting tothe Nilsson
ri Valley Electric Light Company,
heir successors and assig"s, fran
chise to erect, establish. maintain and
operate an III, ctrlc ]. ght and Power
Plant, Heating Plant and Gas Works
n the City of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
said franchise to run for the period OF
twenty-five years from the time the
above ordinance shall become In force
and operative. will be submitted to the
voters of Missouri Valley, Iowa. at the
General Election to be held in said city
on the 3rd day of November, 1903.
The above proposition to be voted on
by the qualified electors of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, on the regular ballots
for said election, substantially In the
following form. to-wit:
Shall the City of Missouri Valley,
Iowa, grant 9 franchise to the Missouri
Valley Electric Light Company on the
terms aud conditions of the above or.
dinsnce adopted BY the City Council
of said city on the 9th day Of October
1903?
Those In favor of oranttno tho fron
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
EDITORIAL Notes.
The Gas Franchise.

In an other column of todays
Daily Times we publish the
g Us franchise as passed by the
city council Tuesday evening.
A reading of it will show that
the people of this city now have
an opportunity to secure a
thirty thousand dollar gas
plant without a cent of expense
to the city. If this franchise
is granted every man in Mo.
Valley will be benefited, as it
will increase the assessable pro
perty of the city by 100000,
which is an item worth looking
after. Ifthe people vote the
franchise at the election on No
vember 3rd work will be COM
menced in two weeks from that
time installing the plant,
and there will be work for
hundreds of people on the
trenches that will have to be
dug, and there will be a large
amount of work to be done, as
the company will put in six and
one-half miles of main to start
on and will enlarge the plant
as demands on the same make
it necessary With the gas
plant under Roadway any one
wishing to do so can have gas
stove in their kitchen and do
their cooking for a family of
from four to six at a cost not
to exceed $500 per month.
That surely will be cheaper
than burning wood or coal. A
forty power candle power gas
lamp will not cost any more,
Of as much) as a sixteen candle
power electric light, and humid
reds of hOuSe-OWnerS who think
they cannot afford the electric
light can afford the gas light
for their residences. We think
it is an opportunity Mo. Valley
should not neglect and the
franchise should carry an over
whelming majority. The peo-
pie will be benefited in that
they will be able to get a first
class safe light into their
houses at a small cost.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
Gained Forty Pounds In Thirty
DAYS

For several months our
younger brother had been
troubled with Indigestion. He
tried several remedies but got
no benefit from them. We
purchased some of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets and he commenced taking
them. Inside of thirty days he
had gained forty pounds in flesh.
He is now fully recovered. We
have a good trade on the
tablets Holley Bros. Merch-
ants, Long Branch, Mo. For
sale by Elliott & Harvey. OBJ
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
Democratic State Ticket.

For Governor,
j. B. SULLIVAN, Union CO.
For Lieutenant Governor,
j. D. BUTLER, Iowa Co.
For Judge Supreme Court,
j. r. CALDWELL, Tma CO.
For Super't of lnstl U :tion,
A. r. McCOOK, How -.rd Co.
For Railroad Commissioner,
w. S. PORTER, Hardin Co.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08


chtse as provid ed
in said ordinance
will mark an X in
the square oppo-
site the word yes"
md those opposed
TO granting the
said franchise will
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08

When the gas plant is under
Roadway in this city, and you
have a gas cooking stove in
your kitchen, your wife won't
be everlastingly asking eff you
won't please fill that wood box. "
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08

Railroad between Missouri River and
Chicago.
direct line to St. Paul Minneapolis.
Direct line to Black Hills.
Apply to nearest ageat for rates. maps.
and time cards.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08

Only a Very Few Published
1t is not possible for the pro-
prietors to publish more than a
very few of the numerous let
tiers received in praise of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and telling
of it's remarkable cures. They
come from people in every
walk in life and from every
state in the Union. The follow
ing from Mr.. T. w. Greathouse
of Prattsburg, Ga, speaks for
itself: 81 would have been
dead now but for the use of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t
cured me of chronic diarrhoea
after seven years of suffering.
l can never say too much in
praise of that remedy" For
sale by Elliott & Harvey drug
gists. OBJ
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08

Henry DeCou, Democratic
candidate for Representative
was a Valley visitor this morn
ing. Mr.. DeCou believes in get
ting acquainted with the people
when he is running for office,
and before election will have
visited every township in Har-
rison County and talked with
every voter in the county. Mr..
DeCou is peculiarly qualified
for the position as representa-
tive, as he has been a farmer
and stock raiser of this county
for many years, and is thorough
ly conversant with the wants of
the farmers, and he is a man
who will stand up in the halls
of the legislature and make a
good fight for the interest of
the farmers of Harrison
county. A vote for Henry De
Cou is a vote for a man thoro-
ughly qualified for the position
which he aspires, and the peo-
pie will see to it that he is sent
to Des Moines this winter as
their representative.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08

If you want to see just how
''real handsome" the ladies
look when they haven't got
their society fixings" on you
want to go to a big fire early in
the morning. And the men are
not any too handsome on an oc-
casion of that kind, either.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
The 6a,ne Season.

We publish the following az
to the "open' season for The
various kinds of game:
September, October, Novemb
er and December are the foul
months in which gray or fox
squirrels can be lawfully killed
in Iowa. The first day of Sept
ember also marks the beginning
of the open season on ducks
geese and prairie chickens.
The shooting season on til.
above game opens on the same
day but does not close at the
same time. 1t is against the
law to shoot chickens after the
first day of December and squir
rels after the first day of Janu-
airy, although the duck shooters
do not have to dodge the game
warden until the 18th day of
next April. There is now on
the statute book of Iowa an act
which states that any non-resi-
dent of the state must take out
| a license before he can hunt or
pursue game in Iowa. This
costs him $40.
The children are staying at
grandpa's,
Mama has gone down to the
sea,
Papa is at home working,
Keeping himself we'll with
Rocky Mountain Tea.
Elliott & Harvey.
Special Train After the Parade.
The North Western an
nounces a special train service
east bound from Omaha on
Thursday night October 9Th,
the date of the Electrical Par
ade of the Ak-Sar-Ben carnival.
The train will leave the Union
station at II p. m. on that date,
making local stops.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
Republican Caucus.

There will be a Caucus of the
Republican Electors of St. John
township, Harrison County,
Iowa, on the 10th day of Octo-
Der, 1908, at the hour of 3
o'clock p. M, at the office of C.
w. Kellogg in the city of Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination
one candidate for the Office Of
Township Trustee to succeed G..
L. Harder.
John L. Cox, Twp. Chm.
A. B. Hosbrook,
Chm. LIST ward.
C. w. Kellogg,
Chm. End ward.
z. West, Chm. 3rd ward.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08
He Learned q Great Truth.

He Learned a Great Truth.
1t is said of John Wesley
that he once said to Mistress
Wesley: "Why do you tell
that child the same thing over
and over?' "John Wesley, be-
cause once telling is not enough"
It is for this same reason that
you are told again and again
that Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy cures colds and grip; that
it counteracts any tendency of
these diseases to result in pneu-
monia, and that it is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by
Elliott & Harvey. OBJ
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-08

marx an \ III The square opposite the
word NO."
At which said election all the quail.
lied electors of said city are hereby no
titled to appear at said time and vote
on said proposition.
j. j. AMEN, Mayor.
ATTEST: j. b. BARRETT, City Clerk.
Dated at Missouri Valley, Iowa, this
7th day of October, 1903.
First PUBLICATION Oct. 8, last publication
Oct %.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08

was the talk of the entire Pacific,
coast. and the echoes of new de-
partures he inaugurated spread to the
East. The progress Of the Examiner
was unprecedented. The force OF the
Young proprietor sent it along until
it became the leading paper OF that
part of the country, with a circulation
and an influence greater than all OF
his local competitors combined.
Mr.. Hearst came to the metropolis
to repeat on the Atlantic coast his
Pacific victories. He introduced New
York to the journalism that acts, a
| form Of newspaper that has since be-
come the mark of success throughout
the country. 1t is seven years since
lie assumed the control of the Jour-
nal. then a discredited and feeble
paper, and he has made Of it the most
influential publication in the United
States, with circulation unequalled
in the world. The first work that
came to his hand when he reached
the wider field Of journalism was in
1.-The cause of Cuba, which at that time
j was waging desperate fight against
ISpanish tyranny The people OF this
4 country knew little about the strugg-
,|1ing island and it's troubles. Mr..
4 Hearst filled his paper with Cuba. He
J, became an issue in Spanish politics
and his correspondendents We're ex'
pelled from Cuba, imprisoned ano
: everything possible was done to keel
a them from giving the news Of th'
} Ihapless islands struggle. But Mr
i Hearst won his fight with Spain.
3 When the Maine had been sunk ant
/ the. Spanish we're denying responsible
D Iity for the explosion of a mine unde
Il her he offered a reward of $50. 900 TO
!. the Immediate author Of this intel
r r|national crime. When war did com
d Mr.. Hearst showed his intens
l-IAmericanism BY Offering the govern
II ment to recruit, arm, mount an
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08

Missouri in the gold fever Of 1849. His
mother, Mrs. Phoebe Elizabeth Ap-
nerson Hearst, whose charity and
philanthropy have extended from tne
pacific to the Atlantic, was also OF
Missouri.
William Randolph Hearst was born
in California in 1862. His father by
this time was already one OF the prom
inent, and wealthy mining men OF
the Pacific coast. During William Il.
Hearst's boyhood his father was
leader among the Democrats OF can
fornia. He became governor OF the
state then Uuited States senator.
The son. an only child, was simply
reared, Notwithstanding the great
wealth Of his father. He attended
the public schools Of San francesca
1 and to this fact may be ascribed tne ls
interest he has taken all through ms
life in public education. Botn y
). 1,alifornia and in New York, and later
IN chicago. he has shown this regard
Of the public schools by espousine
their cause and advocating IT cary
and late. His theory on this polh'
he once expressed as follows:
s.The public schools shonld pc $ $
!, good, the public wealth should na4. : ;
: them SO superior to any prlsau.
! school. that no father could afford e :!
send his child to any save pupll'
t school," a.. rr.nc;s
: 90 school Senator Hearst sent ms %. .
! ! - Harvard. Harvard behind hilh' = =
! J was u allowed to choose his own career e
: : He : = had been identified with ~
) Haryard Lamson in coilege' an' m
Z Z naturally turned to the san franclso !
: examiner, an old-time Demoetso, ,e oet,,o,
3 naper, which belonged TO ms lau,,e, -
Dit was in 1896 that the hssnpape W. ape
d WAS turned over to him. he p.u1s ! :,
3 8 RIGHT into the conduct Of T. anawaol y, =
. i - n 4 { few months the staid olo pap'
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08
RANDOLPH HEARST
kndldate Of Organized Labor
Life-sketch showing : Remarkable
Record Of Beneficences.

Industrial Journal, the officlal
bf the North Carolina Fedora
Labor, comes with the entire
page occupied by a large cut OF
Randolph Hearst and a sketcn
life, endorsing his candldacy
e nomination of president at
hds of the national democratic
btion. Another page is given
racts from the press OF the.
~ eulogistic of the great journal
Following are extracts from tne
trial Journals sketch OF MT.
t:
liam Randolph Hearst, elected
pgress from the Eleventh Con-
onal District, New York, is q
broad-shouldered man, now IN
rtieth year.
received the surprising plurailty
IA in district normally Dem
lc by $500 and which last year
Edward NJ. Shepard, democratic
fdate for mayor a plurality OF
Mr.. Hearst received almost
F times as many votes as his op
u. nr,<
|nt, and his majority Twas almos1
as much as his opponents tota
/ The New York Democratl'
Prs admit that his candid idacy ant
campaign added 10000 votes Y
general Democratic ticket in tn
F. Voters, irrespective OF party
Eed to his support, and he RAJ
Y ahead of his ticket, despite tn
Py extra votes his candidacy gay
ticket.
as father was the late Unite
Ees senator Geo. Hearst, one Of th
Feers who went to California frol
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08

Suit against the anthracite monopoly
has already been instituted, and the
courts will yet deal with it.
William Randolph Hearst's efforts
have unfailingly been on the side of
labor, and his own great enterprises
have always been conducted with a
generous recognition of labor's rights.
Though he has for sixteen years en-
ployed thousands of workmen, he has
not only never had a strike in any of
his establishments, but has never had
a serious difference with his men.
The day of the disaster to Calves
ton hestarted three relief trains with
doctors, nurses, medicine, clothing,
from New York, Chicago and
San Francisco. Nor did his efforts
!; for the sufferers end with these train
loads of necessities. He inaugurated
subscriptions IN, the three cities in
which his newspapers are printed,
aided in the great bazaar at the Wal
drof-Astoria, and sent the proceeds
of these with his own contribution:in
the shape of a check for $4,000 to
Governor Sayers, OF Texas, and the
new asylum for the Galveston orphans
lis the monument of his work.
i AS Democrat he has been loya
i land helpful member Of the party
(which seems to him to embody thu
;Ttrue principles of American citizen
,lship. He has warred with the ele
ments in that party that have beel
y at variance with what he consider
true Democracy, but his services t
+ This party have been incessant.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08

generally equip regiment ofcavalry,
in the ranks of which he offered to
serve, the entire expense of the re-
giment to be borne by him. This
offer was not accepted, but his offer Of
a war vessel that followed was.
Mr.. Hearst put his steam yacht, the
Buccaneer, at the disposition of the
government, having first transformed
it into modern gunboat. The ar
NOR that was put on the yacht, the
guns Of the armament and the
equipment of the crew were all given
by Mr.. Hearst. During the war he
was in the trenches, on the firing line
and generally in the heart of the
fighting. He was more an unattached
soldier than newspaper man. At
the naval battle of Santiago his par
lticipation was active. He personally
effected the capture Of twenty-nine
Spanish sailors and marines and de-
lliyered the prisoners to Admiral Samp-
son.
He has found plenty Of scope for
his energy in New York since he
came to the metropolis. He killed
the Ramapo water conspiracy that
was meant to deprive New York of
Its municipal water system. This he
Ibid through the courts, just as he
lsmashed the Ice Trust, and as he is
.Inow fighting the Coal Trust. 1t was
1.-THE Donnellv Trust law that made it
possible to conquer the Ice Trust, AND
j the Donnelly Trust law is itself a re
I.sult of Mr.. Hearst's efforts.
1t was drawn by his attorneys al
L his request and put through the leg
y islature by his efforts, and III ha'
+ lproved the most efficient weapon thu
+ far available in the war against mon
s '-lopoly. 1t was affective when he EN-
E lployed it against the Food Trust q
E Lit was against the Ice trust and ther
e Lis reason to hope that it will be equa
Oily potent against the Coal Trus1
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
List of Real Estate Transfers for the
week ending April 25, 1903, as com
piled by the Coe &Howard Abstra 9 t
Company, Of Aberdeen, S. D.

Lot A. Linn to Lu ella McKen-
zie, net, 2-l24-6o. SO, 600 90
r. L. Williams to Roswell
Wilmarth, lots IA to "a,
blk rs, III. & L............ l65 90
Charles H. Prior to J. G..
Wolfe, lots Z, 10 and IL, blk.
%, Groton. ............... 100 90
John S. Parker to Mrs. Mary
A Esche, part of nw4, IL
1882. u. ................. 225 90
Bridgett Culley to Fred Bech-
! toldt, lot /, block IA, N. A.. 100
Fred Bechtoldt to Andreas
Kraft, lot /, blk. IA, N. A.. 1000 90
WilliamD. Swain to Catharine
A. Brown, ell 6-l25-64.. ..... 1 90
Henry Nickla to James N.
! Brown, sw4 22-l2s.633, /. ...... 25 GO
/, Calvin NJ. Giddings to Mary
M. Murray, lots 10 and 20,
| blk. g, +. 81 800 oe &.
Chas. o. ElWood to Fred
Hinkel, ne3 Bal 81 w. 4 90
1 Horace Ranney to William H.
i Anstiss, nj nel 24-l23-61 ]. 4. 28OO 90
i o. ]. Hute to Phillip Hart
Z man, lots %, % and "a, blk.
u q, H. & L..... S. .s.l.. !. !. 100 90
y w. .. Riblet to Annie B. Rib
let, nea l4-l25-sss :'5,. %
William r. Sidow to Nick
Schmidt sw4 80. 123-633 !. !. y. Il $500 90
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08
IN.sU.!RAN[CF.. !.

Is the leading question Of the day.
Delays are dangerous. Takela policy
in the Home or Liverpool, London &
Globe. Phone 29s 2, or call at room
is, Wells block.
BARRETT 8 SON.
Securities and Investments
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-08

When you want pleasant phYsic
TRY Chamber s Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They are easy TO take
and pleasant in effect. For sale sbys
all druggists.