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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01
Not FORGOTTEN.

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Not Forgotten.
Hon. d. NJ. Harris has wit
ten to Mayor Andrews signify
ing his intention of being pres
ent at the reunion and old set
tiers meeting in September.
The Judge is we'll known to all
the old settlers in Audubon and
Guthrie counties and still re-
tains his reputation as an enter
tanning speaker and convelsa-
tionalist and will no doubt help
to make the meeting an assured
success. Audubon Co. journal.
d. M. Harris established the
first democratic newspaper in
Atlantic, May 1874. Its life was
short, the period of its existence
being less than two years; but
its memory is still bright in the
minds of the old-timers, who
cherish a kindly feeling for the
old veteran. ID. M-I,ass Co
Democrat.
Miss Bessie O'Connor is visit
ing friends in Fort Dodge for a
few days.
Charles Kelsey, of the Postal
Telegraph, drove to Sioux City
today to look over the Postal
line between this city and
Sioux City.
Misses Carrie and Pearl Bird
are Logan visitors today.
Charley and Roy Bunce, who
have been in the Valley a week
with relatives, returned to
Omaha today.
Ed Gill, of Modale, was in
the Valley on business today.
Miss Nan Childers was Wis
iting friends in the Valley to-
day. She went to Omaha this
afternoon for a few days visit
with friends.
Lineman Welch went to
Hastings, Neb., this afternoon
on business.
Miss Frances Smith is visit
ing friends in Omaha for a few
days.
Alexander Chapman arrived
from Bonesteel the latter part
of last week after having filed
on his homestead. Mr.. Chap
man seems we'll pleased with
that section Of the country, and
expects to move up there in
ample time to prove up. He
stopped there about two weeks,
and says the crops are yielding
much better there than here.
As an example he tells us that
oats are going high as ninety
bushel to the acre. Nucleus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

Coming on it's doubeengh cars with acres
Of and waterproof army Of people, superb horses
seating capacity 10000 Complete department. trained
and unframed beasts from forest plain Herds Of
elephants cames and zebras baby ons tigers eopards Amer
erica and Europe riders Leapes contorons tu
blers acrobas gymnas athletes uggers walkers and
general performers.
PaO9ram 81 Day-lO m-Grand street parade a mile in
length II free display Japanese daylight fireworks l3O
m opening Of annex p m opening fmenagere wonder
department and promenade D. l afternoon per-
Torrance m, opening Of doors evening performance
8 p. M. start of evening performance.
Advanced sale of tickets both admission and reserved chair
Seats opens Sept at m, Elliott Harveys drug store
Same price charged the grounds Positively no advance
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01
MO. VALLEYS CANNING FAC
TORY
An Extensive Business But Little
Known Here.
n. A. Darling Doing a Biz Busl-
ness In the Way Of Canning
Tomatoes,

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the east, entrance is made into
the most picturesque glen in all
the surrounding country. The
road is overshadowed with
stately trees and the cooling
shadows playing over the grass
and roadway make shadowy
aisles which dimly reminds the
beholder of some ancient
cathedral. Nature here shows
what can be done with ferns
and MOSES and lichens and she
has placed her own seal upon
the place.
Emerging from the wood
road a rugged little vale, sur
rounded by abrupt hills which
are dotted with orchards or
fruitful garden spots meets the
eyes. In some places large
tracts of ground are covered as
with a scarlet cloth, for here
lie ripening ten acres of toma-
toes which have gathered with
in their juicy sides all the long
summer, the rays of the arch
chemic sun. At the foot of
one of these fruitful hills and
facing another steep incline
n estles the canningplant owned
and operated by Mr.. II. A.
Darling. This enterprise is as
yet in its infancy, but short
lived as it has been, the excel
lence of its output has already
won for it an enviable reputa-
ton and a wide market.
Mr.. Darling opened this in
dustry in 1903 and placed
canned apples as we'll as toma-
toes in the market. but the de-
mand for the latter article was
so great that this year the pro-
prletor employed the entire
capacity of the plant in caring
for tomatoes, and even under
these circumstances will be
scarcely able to supply the
orders he is daily receiving. On
approaching the plant the eye
falls upon basket after basket
of carefully selected and
luscious looking tomatoes, and
the eye seeks in vain for one
interior or immature specimen.
At the entrance of the plant is
"a large vat of clean boiling
water into which wire baskets
filled with tomatoes are inn
mersed for a moment and are
then passed over to tables sit
uated along the south side of
the building. These tables are
as white and pure as daily
securing with lime water and a
good stout brush can make
them. The tin pans used by
the six or seven young ladies
who remove the skins from the
vegetable are bright enough to
reflect the rays of the sun.
Each worker is scrupulously
neat in her attire.
After the esculent tomato
has been Invested of it's outer
covering they are passed over
to the charge of Miss Lulu
Darling, who superintends the
packing. The cans are filled
with tomatoes as perfect in
shape as when taken from the
vine and as bright in coloring
as when the sun last kissed
them. The sealing is done
under the direct supervision of
Mr.. Darling. The cans are
then placed in circular crates
which hold about 24O and are
dropped into a Process-kettle,
where they remain at intervals
varying from Is to 40 minutes,
according to the variety used.
Mr.. Darling has thoroughly
studied his work from a chem
ical standpoint, and is using his
constructive faculties instead
of falling into pre-conceived
ideas and old theories. He tests
by practical demonstration
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

VII 0OSS1(Sl WSCNS ACCOUNT vi
sickness.
Miss Blanche Mills of Oma-
ha is in the Valley the guest of
her parents for few days.
Eczema, scald head, itchiness
OF the skin of any sort Instant
ly relieved, permanently cured.
Doan's Ointment. At any drug
store. AL
Misses Donzella and Idyll
Stokes of Modale are Logan
visitors today.
Mrs. Geo. Lowry is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. James Rock
we'll, in Omaha today.
Mrs. Marion H. Durham, of
Burlington, Iowa, state pres
ident of the w. G. 7. U. will be
the guest of Mrs. Ida B. Wise
in this city this evening.
Miss Ivy Rly is visiting
friends in Omaha for a few
days.
John Tierney and son, of
Calhoun, left for North Platte,
Neb., this morning for visit
with relatives.
Miss Alice James is in Logan
today, the guest of friends.
Miss Rose Morrow was in.
the Valley yesterday the guest
of friends. She left for Logan
this morning.
Mrs. Fred Becker and fam
lily are visiting friends in Lo-
gan for a few days.
Owing to the weather turn
ing so cold yesterday there was
not as large a crowd at the
Catholic social yesterday even
ing as usually is present, but a
goodly number were there and
all had a pleasant time.
Sam Richards went to Maple
ton, Iowa, this morning to look
up the prospect of a race meet
in this city in the near future.
Mial Agent Kinks returned
from Missouri this morning
where he had been on the sad
mission of burying his wife.
James Langstaf, of Saska-
ton, Canada, was in the Valley
this morning, on his way to the
hospital in Omaka, where he
will undergo an operation.
Miss Jennie Booknow, of
Westerville, Neb., is in the
Valley the guest of the Henry
Fitzgibbon family.
Miss Catharine Dee, who has
been in the Valley the guest of
Miss Anna Murphy, returned
to her home in Omaha today.
Miss Agnes Adams is in the
Valley the guest of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. E.
Owens.
Nathaniel Meford of Doug
las township has a rail in his
possession that he split just
fifty years ago. He also lives
in the first board house built in
the county and which he built.
Dunlap Herald.
Mrs. Leon Smith and son
Wood are Council Bluffs visit
ors for a few days. Miss Dode
Wood will return with them to
the Valley Sunday evening for
a visit in this city.
Mrs. j. B. Byford and son
are Omaha visitors today.
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.
Has worldwide fame for
marvellous cures. 1t surpasses
any other salve, lotion, ointment
or balm for cuts, corns, burns,
boils, sores, felons, ulcers, tet-
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chapped hands, skin eruptions;
infallible for piles. Cure guar
anteed. Only 25c at Elliott &
Harvey's. DRUGGISTS. $40
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

cans will be prepared for the
market. All the tomatoes used
are raised by the proprietor,
ten acres being employed for
the purpose this year. Careful
and expert pickers only are
employed. Mr.. Harry Frazier,
who has himself picked ninety
bushels per day, has charge of
the picking department..
Last year the industry
yielded $4,000 cans of toma-
toes. The superior quality of
the goods was at once apparent
to all consumers and our
merchants were able to furnish
this ultra fine grade of goods
at lower rates than they could
other hand packed grades.
''The proof of the pudding is
the eating thereof" is an old
and long accepted adage, and
never was it more fully verified
than in the use of the tomatoes
prepared by this little industry
on the pleasant hillside. They
have attained a widespread and
enviable popularity. The merch-
ants who used them last year
are uniform in saying the
brand is the most popular in
use and is called for to the ex-
clusion of all others. Of course
there are always customers who
show no discrimination in their
buying but the average buyer
quickly learns to know and de-
mand the best quality and fin
ish. The merchants of Mis-
souri, Valley with one or two
exceptions have pledged them
selves to use the Missouri Val
ley brand of tomatoes entirely.
MIR. Darling will ship also to
many points in Nebraska and
Minnesota.
Although the plant is in it's
infancy and is unpretentious,
the business done this year over
that of last year and the quail
ity of patronage received be-
speaks much for the future of
this industry, and the people of
Missouri Valley and the sur
rounding country point with
pride and have unbounded
confidence in the rapid growth
and firm standing of the enter
prise. Mr.. Darling is a pro-
gressive man. He will produce
first class articles or nothing.
He has established a reputation
for honorable business methods,
reliable representations and
wideawake methods and has
the full respect and confidence
as a business man of all
acquainted with him. The pat
ronage already assured Mr..
Darling justifies him in making
extensive plans for the future,
and he will shortly begin the
erection of a plant of exhaust
i've facilities. He expects to
possibly locate closer to Mis-
souri, Valley to facilitate trans
portation, although the site has
not yet been determined upon.
There will be extensive canning
of strawberries done by the
firm next year, the fruit to be
homegrown. In the new plant
Mr.. Darling expects to raise
the facilities to ten thousand
cans of tomatoes per day.
With the pride felt in this
new industry by the residents
of the surrounding country, the
agricultural facilities of Har-
rison county, it's ready markets
and easy transportation COM
bined with the business quail
tiles and far seeing methods of
Mr.. Darling, we predict that
within the period of five years
the name and reputation of the
Missouri Valley canning fac
tory will be known through the
entire country and will rival in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01

The great day to which all Missouri Valley and vicinity
forward to as the greatest event of the year,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-01
friday August Is

The following Harrison Co.
people are drawn as jurors on
the U. S. court jury for the
September term, 1904, which
convenes in Council Bluffs on
Sept. 20: Grand jury, F. w.
Myers, Mo. Valley; Geo. KILLER,
Woodhine. Petit jury, C. A.
Van scoy. Logan; L. w. White,
Woodbine; Ed Barrett, Dunlap.
Miss Bessie O'Connor and
Miss Nallie Burke are visiting
friends in Omaha today.
Miss Irma Bramon returned
to Omaha this morning to take
her old place in Myers & Dill
Ions drug store, after laying
off several weeks on account of
sickness.
Miss Blanche Mills of Oma-
ha is in the Valley the guest of
her parents for a few days.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04

a foothold in the art world. the author
has given many clear-cut pictures of
the rare bonhomie and generous good
fellowship obtaining in the art quar-
ter. His characters Poufaille and SUI
zanne, the jOurneyman sculptor and his
model, are the best in the book Judged
from the interest which centers about
them. Helia, the heroine. is very like
one of the artist-author's lay models:
she stays put" wherever her creator
wills it and her actions are as mechan-
ical as lay figures. Philip. the young
artist, has the originality of indecision.
If this sole distinctive feature of his
mental endowments can be called orig
inal.
If illustrations made the book "Fata
Morgana" would be one of the most
priced volumes of the season. Over
sixty of his pencil creations has Cas-
taigne contributed to the text-all good.
Had the author added to this number
by about one-half again he might have
omitted the story altogether and still
given the reader as tangible a grasp of
the plot as the printed page does.
(The Century Company, New York;
price 81 50.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04
n FICTION
and f Fact Reviewed.

POSSESSING much of the fascina-
- tion of H. G. Wells stories of the
improbable and written in a style
vigorous and tensely dramatic.
James Barnes novel, The Unpar-
oonaple War" is book tG spur the
interest of the most blase reader
of fiction. Not that it's fundament-
al plot scheme is startling in it's
originality = stories of hypothetical
wars between world powers have
peen written in gocdly numbers;
but the vividness of the books Incl
dents of battle both on sea and land is
commensurate with that of a pano-
rama, so clear-cut does each feature
stand out in near perspective. The au-
thor's description of the great sea fight
between the British and American
meets reads as if it were written by
Captain Mahan.
According to Barnes story the
echoes of the Russo-J Japanese war had
not been long dead when an unfortu-
nate combination of circumstances
brought England and our country to
terrible blows. The sudden sweeping
into the Presidential Office of a candi-
date OF the Peoples party and the at
tendant propaganda of quasi-Socialism
had served to spread confusion to busi-
ness at home and to make dangerous
our relations abroad. An unscrupul-
Gus owner of a syndicate of news
papers connives with certain disreput-
able members of the weak Presidents
Cabinet to bring on a war in order
that the mistakes of the party in
power may not grow too large in the
public opinion. BY clever distortion of
truth and insistent bully-ragging the
newspaper syndicate actually does
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04

whiteIaw Reid, the veteran editor and
statesman, tells of journalism as pro-
fession of opportunity; the two
branches of the military service. army
and navy, are treated by Colonel Albert
Mills and Rear Admiral George w.
Melville; T. N. Doubleday reveals the
advantages and disadvantages of pub
fishing as a business; James H.
Hackett tells stage secrets and-signi-
f1cant fact-Cyrus Townsend Brady. the
prolific, holds the ear with whispered
advice upon the very doubtful career OF
the author. The book is a good one Tor,
a young man to read when he begins
to mingle some individual speculation
with his high school algebra.
CThe Saalfield Publishing Company.
Akron, Ohio; illustrated; price 81 SOD
The entirely new "Cynic's Calendar"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04
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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04
ARTIST
Tries at Fiction.

~ NDRE CASTAIGNE, one of the
Ia best known illustrators of the
modern school. has essayed to es-
tablish himself in a new depart
ment of the arts with his first
novel, "Fata Morgana." His initial at
enough to encourage any further exer-
ton in this line of endeavor; he would
better stick TO his last and continue in
the province where his abilities have
gained such permanent recognition.
"Fata Morgana" is far from being a
good novel.
Good in spots but weak in construc-
tion and almost absolutely lacking in
conference is this story of Castaigne's
He begins his tale in the middle and
then after several chapters goes back
to pick up the threads that are wav-
ing wildly about, demanding a place
in the woof Of the plot. Then when
the premises of the action have been
laid affairs carry along to the original
point of break and after one hundred
pages the reader begins to find himself
and to identify the present with what
goes before. Another break. and the
story carries to a castle on the Adriatic
"a fiction castle. of course-where
strange melodrama of prophecy and
present evil is enacted. At the end
the reader gathers what he may from
the tangle and counts nearly 500 pages
that have taxed his eyes fruitlessIy.
Bohemian Paris-the Bohemia of the
Quarter Latin, the ateliers and the Bal
de Quat z-Arts-as reflected lin Cas-
taigne's novel gives it its chief worth.
OF course one like the author. who has
lived his life in the student atmos-
phere of Paris and who even now is
the head of an art school there. has
the atmosphere of the place at first
hand. and Castaigne reproduees it with
convincing surety. In the first chap
ters Of his novel, wherein he deals with
the early struggles Of his hero to gain
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04

ic manner. Then things straighten
themselves out in an eminently salts
factory fashion.
But that making of the girls father
into a traitor to his country and a very
barterer of the nations secrets-that
artifice with all the concomitant fea
lures of the villainous young Russian
and the wreck of a fortune falls very
fiat. Even the author is not sincere
enough in his tragic mood to make of
the Cars secret service agent pass
ably conscientious villain. Time and
again he temporizes with his impulse
by voicing extenuation for all of the
Counts wickedness. This strained ele-
ment Of sensationalism, together with
very clumsy way of giving the story
in the first person and making paren-
thetical jibes and comments upon the
conventions of novel writing, mar an
otherwise brilliant piece Of fiction fool
ing.
(The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indian
apolis illustrated)
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04
NOVEL
OF Clever Surprise.

kf- HE MAN ON THE BOX" Har-
old McGrath's new story. would
have been highly entertain
ing little tale had the author
stuck to the dominant strain of farce
comedy throughout. The idea is novel.
the situations ingenious and humor is
bubbling from almost every chapter:
but not satisfied with producing a tale
which might lay no claim to being else
than a frothy bit of fun making Nc
Grath has sought to cast spell of mel
odrama over the plots conclusion and
in so doing he has come well nigh
wrecking his story.
A hero who, in the spirit of adven-
ture, disguises himself as a coachman
in order that he might enjoy the nov
city of driving his own sister home
from Washington diplomats ball.
counts not upon fate and finds himself
plotting instead the girl of all girls
whom he had worshiped from afar.
Complications lead to the Police Court
and out again. Still unidentified, this
reckless young fellow takes service
with the maid of his heart in the same
guise OF coachman and even finds
himself forced to serve soup to his
rival when pressed into the capacity
of butler. What with his love for
the one who is thus placed in the DO
sition of his mistress and the pressing
danger Of discovery always attending
upon his wild escapade, the hero finds
things pretty much at skies and sevens
until he has an opportunity to climb
through an open window and play the
god from the machine in highly dramat
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04
GAINES
''The PrOdigal Som

HOUGH Hail Caine is firmly COM
mitted to the belief that this is
the worst possible of all possible
worlds, he has a master hand at
painting the heavy shadows of
wretched humanity. Tragedy and
heartbreak, the wrecking of hopes, the
crumbling Of resolves, the futilitv of
all that makes for happiness in this
world and glory in the next-these are
the sable textures Of all his novels.
These he has utilized in the last of his
stories, The Prodigal Son." with "a