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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-04

land, about one-half of which is
the finest wheat producing
land in the United States. We
are told some of that land has
this year produced so bushels
of wheat to the acre. About
100000 acres is in cultivation.
The lands are leased out to
white men for from So to SIS
per acre. The government has
an agent here who makes out
the leases, collects the rents in
four quarterly payments and
distributes the same to the
Indians in monthly INSTALL
ments. Every Indian has
money and they all spend it in
Pendleton. Can't you petition
congress to send us a tribe of
Indians to Missouri Valley? 1t
is the best thing for y town l
know of. They all pay the
cash for what they purchase,
and besides they are the best
educated and most intelligent
genuine American ever saw.
More than one-third of the
tribe were in town yesterday.
We are told with very few ex-
ceptions all can read and write.
1t seems Uncle Sam has done
the proper thing with the
Umatillas. Why could not that
be carried out with the Sioux,
and lease their lands instead of
forcing them to sell at arbitrary
prices made by commissioner
who has no interest in the
lands.
Eastern Oregon has a splen-
did crop of wheat this year.
Harvest and threshing are in
full blast. We spent one day
and night with an outfit who
cut and thresh 80 to 100 acres
per day, requiring a force of IS
man and Ga horses. Every
thing is systematized to per
fection. Every man and horse
knows his place and work and
does it we'll. The combined
machine is the thing in this
country. They cut, thresh and
bag the wheat. A space of 20
feet is covered and they travel
at the rate of two miles per
hour. Four men and 80 horses
do the work. Some use a steam
engine for power. Our wheat
is all in the sack; turned out
from Is to Is bushels to the
acre.
This is already too lengthy.
Will say first expect to arrive
home about Friday, the 5th.
Respectfully yours,
C. H. Deur.
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Wednesday August 5

Secretary Withrow is getting
things planned for the biggest
fair this year ever held in the
county.
This is surely corn weather.
Manager Smith informs the
Daily Times that he will open
the new theatre for the season
about September 5th. He has a
fine line of attractions for the
coming season.
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U. S. Blunt left for Nebraska
on business this afternoon.


Walter Granger dropped in
on his old friends today. He
now lives at Sheridan, Wyo-
ming, and came to Omaha yes
terday with ashipmentof stock
of his own raising. He thinks
that the Sheridan country is
one of the finest in the west,
and likes it even hetter than he
did Iowa which is saying a good
deal. He says he is prospering,
a fact his friends are glad to
know.
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Wedding Bells.

Married, at the residence Of
j. H. Willis, last evening at
7::30, Reginald Willis and Miss
Florence Avis, Rev. j. w. Fulk-
rod officiating. After the cere-
nony a delightful supper was
served. Many good wishes fol-
low the young people.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-04

C. w. Irish, formerly Of this
city, was in the city this morn
ing on his way to st. Paul.
Will Logan, of Modale, is in
the Valley today on business.
Rev. Douglas is in Council
Bluffs today on business.
Mail agent Sargent is in Oma-
ha today on R. P. O. business.
Every train is loaded now
with lucky fellows who drew
claims in the Rosebud Reserva-
tion, going up to Bonesteel to
file on their claims.
Chas. Forde goes to Little
Sioux tomorrow to do a job of
plumbing for a new house just
built there.
Ralph Becky is now with G,
S. Osborne as pharmacist.
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Excursion Tickets to Nebraska
Epwcrth League Assembly Lin.

Via the North Western Line,
will be sold at reduced rates
Aug. 2 to II, inclusive, limited
to return until August IL, in
elusive. Tickets also sold on
certificate plan. Apply to agents
Chicago & North Western r Y.
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Council Proceedings.
Council Room,
Missouri Valley, Iowa,
August End, 1904.


August End, 1904.
Officers Present.
j. j. Amen, Mayor.
j. B. Barrett, City Clerk.
c. w. Kellogg, City Attorne
j. j. Deal, City Marshal.
Councilmen Present.
A. B. Hosbrook,
r. Tenant,
G. w. Burbank,
C. A. Walker,
j. d. Rosembaum,
Charles Smith.
Bills Allowed:
City Fund.
f. A. Heath, merch'e$ 9.O5.
Valley Laundry, Ian. 1.59.
Chas Smith, brick, 7.60.
j. w. Waggenor, sal 5000.
7. ID. Fackler, sal. 5000.
Woodland & w. labor so.
V. |. Tamisiea, mer 22.65.
Chas House, repairs, $50.
VIM. Neufind, salary 5000.
j. j. Deal, sally, la'br 5000.
II. j. Brookhouser, B. ESQ.
A. b. Hosbrook, t chlls 3.35.
A. B. Hosbrook, labor 200.
A. B. Hosbrook, t ck 1.20.
w. 3. Wisler, S police $50.
Eli Watkins, salary, 47.O0.
j. r. McGavren, mds 20.50.
j. B. Barrett, sal, po. 51.00.
c. II. Deur, medse, 5.71.
S. Brown, merchan'e .35.
j. S. Wattles, servi's 1915.
Fisher & Go, dray'g, 2.65.
%. Il. James, merch'e 1920.
C. j. Briggs, board, so.
S. Saving Bank, print 1880.
Jos Smith, labor, 2.25.
Times Office, print. 1850.
c. II. Bell, board, 1910.
M. Kerlin, labor, 500.
II. Newton, mdse, 62.64.
LIST N. bnk, TIM. cks, zoos.
Austin w. Co. mdse, 1850.
Water Fund.
LIST N. bank, t. chks, 54S.05.
r. Newton, merchdse .25.
Valley Bank, niche 4.S2.
j. r. McGavren, 1856.
Woodward Co., labor, LOO.
G. w. Forde, | & M. 10000.
DesMoines Coal Go. $500.
j. Tompson, salary, 5000.
Ludlow man. hyd'ts 1915.
U. S. Supply Co. hyd. 76.0S.
Crane Co. mds. 777.23.
Electric Light Fund.
e. l.. Co. Light l56.1O and
allowed 144.6O.
Moved and seconded that th
bills as read he allowed.
Motion carried.
Reports of City Treasure
Water Commissioner, Stree
Commissioner, City Marsha
read and approved,
Moved by Hosbrook, and SCI
ended by Smith, that the ia
levy for 1904, by the city, b
City 6 mills; Light 5 mills; Sinl
ing fund ] mill, and Library
mill. Carried.
Moved by Hosbrook and SET
onded by Burbank, that the pr
posed grade for Seaton's Add
tion, be referred to Street an
Ally Committee. Carried.
Moved by Hosbrook and Sc
onded by Burbank, that tt
City Atturney be instructed |
prepare on ordinance, changir
the grade of 9th from Erie 81
to Sunny Side Ave. Carried.
Adjourned.
j. B. BARRETT, Clerk.
U. S. Blunt left for Nebrasl
on business this afternoon.
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~ Excursion Rates

Will be in effect from all
points on the Chicago & North
Western for the occasions
named below:
Louisville, KY, Aug. 1929,
K. P, Encampment.
San Francisco, Sept. 5th to
9th, Triennial Conclave
knights Templar.
San Francisco, Sept. 10Th to
25th, Sovereign Grand
Lodge l. o. 0. F.
For information as to rates,
dates of sale, etc., of these or
oth5r occasions, call upon the
Ticket Agent Of the North
Western Line.
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Pendleton, Oregon, July 81

it not reasonable to expect after
being deprived of that pleasure
for almost three weeks, to ask
for a little of your time?
On Tuesday, July IL, in COM
pany with our son Rem, we
boarded the train for the ''Big
Bend country on the Columbia
river, and the great wheat
fields in Umatilla County, Ore.
Our first stop was made at Iron
Mountain, Montana. There we
were met by our townsman, the
Hon. j. K. McGavren, who had
in readiness an outfit of pack
horses to transport us to his
headquarters away up the
Oregon Gulch some fftet n
miles into the Bitter Root
Mountains. That was our
fourth trip over the old Rockies,
and such a trail-a fine field
for Mr.. Burt to exercise his
engineering skill. We were
over four hours in the saddle.
Part of the time we preferred
to climb on foot and follow the
pack. Why a man will take
such perilous trips for gold or
adventure | want some one to
answer. However, since we
escaped being dashed below on
the rocks, it must be said we
had a splendid time while in
camp.
AS the fishing season is over
for my Missouri Valley friends
who claim to be experts at the
business, | can crack the last
fish story. Mine, however, is
absolutely true. Trout being
perishable property, would not
attempt to show the goods, but
have the kodak's work to verify
my statement. One day don't
ask me to name it) Bruce Nc
Gavren, Rem and Mr.. Mcmillan
were out fishing. They were
gone but a few hours and
came in camp with even 72 Of
the finest speckled brook trout
you ever saw. And say, Del
monico or any other chef
couldn't furnish anything to
compare with our fare for the
entire time we spent in camp.
Then the trip out was worse
than going in. Down, down,
until it seemed as though the
next step made horse, rider and
all, like a row of wooden sol
diers when one starts, would
go tumbling down. AS often
the unexpected happens, so it
did this time, thanks to fate.
A few words about Washing
ton apples last Monday we
were taken out to a Mr.. Strong
who has an 80-acre orchard five
miles out of Spokane. Most
of the trees were planted
twelve years ago. He had a
large force of men employed in
thinning out the apples. Each
man was armed with a pair of
scissors and step ladder.
They would work around the
tree and cut off until in their
judgment the limb or twig
would carry the fruit. Unless
that was done many trees
would be ruined in the breaking
down by being overloaded. We
Iowa apple growers are not
burdened that way. There is a
bonanza to the man who can
equalize these two great ex-
tremes.
While in Spokane we had the
pleasure of meeting several
Missouri Valley people, among
whom were M. H. Royer, ]. j
Hilsabeck and family and F. L
Sherwood, who with his fam.
lily so kindly entertained us ir
their home.
Today we are in the land Of
the Umatillas, a tribe of Indians
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-04

RHODES SWALLOWED AR
SENsC.
Facts Indicate That 1t Was Sui
eide.
Hastings, Neb., Aug. 2. w.
Rhodes, living two miles north
lof Hansen, who died suddenly
last Saturday night, committed
suicide. Saturday noon, during
the absence of his wife, who
drove to Hastings to do some
trading, he took three teaspoon
fuls of arsenic. When his wife
returned she found him suffer-
ing from the effects of the
poison, Drs. Lusk and Stone
were summoned.
Rhodes formerly lived on the
Granger place in Cincinnati
township and left there about
two years ago. He was ac-
counted a good farmer when
| he lived here.
A. j. Meferd and "Bob', But
ler, the two Woodbine men who
landed Nos. 81 and 1873 in the
Rosebud land lottery, went
through last night to Bonesteel
to make their filings. They
We're accompanied by Gene
Clayton and S. r. Burkholder,
two gentlemen who were dis
appointed in this drawing and
will look up the homestead
prospects in Lyman county,
is. D.
Miss Pearl Cox went to Blair
this afternoon to be the guest
of Mrs. Wisdom for a week.
Miss Mable Nelson, of Oma-
ha, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Nelson in this city
yesterday and today.
Swiped the Pitchers.
A representative of Pitkin
& Brooks, of Chicago crockery,
glassware, lamps, etc, had his
display ofssgoeds in The Miller
House sample room, and as he
was up late with customers did
not pack up before he went to
bed. The table the goods were
on stood close to a window, and
sometime during the night a
thief came along and taking
1.-THE screen out, raised the Win
dow and carried off several of
the articles. Night Marshal
Waggoner found two of the
pitchers down near the depot
early this morning. The two
| pitchers found are worth at
Wholesale over SIS. The total
loss in goods taken was about
$25. No clue has been found to
the robbers.
H. Wick is in the Valley for a
few days business trip.
-. w. Wilsey, of Modale, was
in the Valley today on business.
About the best specimen of a
kicking horse we ever saw was
Ihitched on 5th street this morn
ling. He kicked himself loose
from the wagon and kicked
everything in the neighborhood
Iloose.
B. j. Moore is up the Sioux
City line today on business.
Conductor Butcher, who has
had passenger run on the G.
& N. w. out OF Carroll, has
moved his family from Carol
to this city, and today will take
possession p of the Mrs. DR.. Key
residence on east Erie street.
Sam Richards went to Blair
this afternoon to attend the
picnic in that city tomorrow.
Mrs. A. C. Middleton, of
Belle Plain, will arrive in the
Valley tomorrow for a few days
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NATIONAL TACKET.

For President.
A. B. PARKER, of New York.
For Vice President,
HENRY C. DAVIS, of West
Virginia.
Electors at Large,
w. o. SCHMIDT, of Scott,
j. B. ROMANS, of Crawford.
District Electors,
l. p. q. Boesen,
2. L. e. Fay,
3. d. D. Myers,
4. B. w. Schug,
S. E. r. Moore,
6. j. H. Tucker,
Z. Farley Sheldon,
8. V. r. McGinnis,
8. 0. P. Wyland,
10. e. C. Gorden,
II. G. r. Wilmer.
STATE TICKET.
Secretary of State,
Charles A. Dickson, of S. City.
Auditor of State,
%. f. Medary, of Waukon.
Treasurer of State.
Henry Reigelman, of Des Moin.
Attorney General,
Maurice O'Connor, of Ft. Dodge
Railway Commissioner,
j. P. Manatrey, of Fairfield.
Supreme Judge,
j. w. Sullivan, of Kossuth Co.
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The Nickel Plate Road.

Will sell tickets to Cleveland, o..
and return, account of National Bap.
fist anniversary, ON May 16, II and
Is, at rate of one fare for the round
trip, plus rs cents. Tickets good 60
ing date OF sale. By depositing same,
extended return limit of June 10 may
be secured. Through service to New
York City, Boston and other eastern
points. No excess fare charged on
any train on the Nickel Plate road.
Meals ON American club meal plan,
ranging in price from 35c to 81; also
service a la carte. Chicago depot,
LaSalle and Van aBuren streets, the
only passenger station in Chicago on
the Elevated loop. Chicago city ticket
offices, Ill Adams street and Audito-
rum annex. Phone Central POSI-.
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open range, but iced is very short
in most places.
Meagher-The better ranges are
covered; where clear of snow the
feed is scant. A,
Park-Nearly all ranges are either
covered with snow or are destitute of
feed.
RESEMBLANCE very good except
near streams. Not much loss of stock.
Silver Bow-Range very short, cat
tie thin and failing.
Sweet Grass-Many ranges covered,
and very little feed where open.
Teton-Open range and good graz
ing in some of the higher places, but
generally the conditions are mot good.
Valley-All reports from this county
are unfavorable as regards the condi-
ton of ranges, nearly all being under
snow, in many places two feet deep.
'Yellowstone-Very little range feed
at present, but the ground has been
we'll moistened, and prospects are
good for spring grass.
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Milk Prices.

We, the undersigned dairymen OF
Billings, agree to maintain the follow
ing prices on milk and cream on and
after April Is:
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"TREMBLEs" APPEARS AGAIN..
Custer cunty's Strange Horse Dis
ease Makes Its Reappearance,

ease Makes Its Temperance.
With the recurrence of spring come
the usual reports of the appearance
OF the peculiar horse disease colo
quially known as "~trembles," a malady
that seemingly confines itself to the
southeastern portion of Custer county.
The name given the disease suggest
ed itself in the symptoms that mani
fest its presence in an, animal. A
horse affected trembles violently
when exercised and often it has hap
pened that after having been driven
faster than a walk, even if for only
a short distance, animals have fallen
dead.
The losses each year have been
quite heavy, and, according to report,
they will be SO this year, as already
a number of horses have died as a
result of the scourge. Strange as it
may seem, apparently no remedy has
been found, although much study and
attention has been given the disease.
Neither does any n seem to be
able to ascertain the cause of it's ap.
pearance annually, further than thai
recently it has been learned that a
worm is responsible, but what causes
the presence of the worm itself is
where investigation has failed to re-
suit in the acquisition of knowledge.
W. E. Ware, who is one of the sea-
sons heavy losers, opened a number
of the horses he lost and in each found
quantities of worms that had destroy
ed the inner coating of the stomach
and ~esophagus and other parts Of the
alimentary canal. 1t is very evident
that some local cause is responsible
for the presence of the worms in the
affected animals, which seemingly are
taken into the system in some of the
grass or weeds the animals eat while
the range, for only range horses are
affected, those that are kept Up and
fed being free from the affection.
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pEMENTED MAN CAPTURED.
fried to Run a Train Onto a Sidetracl
Filled With Cars.

Duluth, April 11.-Charles Nelson,
aged twenty-five, Of Spirit Lake, Mimi,
who left his bed while temporarily in
sane through a dangerous attack of
pneumonia, was captured Sunday at
Carleton, Mimi, while trying to run
an engine and twenty cars. When
the engine crew went to lunch Nelson,
who was in hiding, entered the cab
and started the train. The engineer,
seeing the train moving, mounted the
engine and succeeded in stopping the
train Just as it was going into a side
track filed with cars.
At the sheriff's Office Nelson denied
he was ill and when told of the loco
motive incident laughed Historically
Nelson has been roaming the woods
since last Thursday.
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V1ofcsdfc, PCT gdffUn .......... 1.U
T. G. ARMlTAGE.
FIELDING WILHITE.
r. w. CLARKE.
AUGUST LISA.
FAIRBURN BROS.
JOSEPH A. PARQUE.
G. R. DAVENPORT.
1872 PAT. LOTUS.
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WYOMING STOCK MATTERS.

Psst Winter Caused Only Very Few
Losses.
Taking the word of those who were
present, the. recent meeting Of the
Wyoming stockmen proved that the
old wal between the cattlemen and
sheepmen of that state has ended and
both industries are now on friendly
terms with each other. None of the
feeling so intensely manifested at the
meetings cropped out, on the contrary
all appeared to be amity and concord.
The membership in the association
now is representative mostly of small
er concerns, only a very few of the
large outfits still remaining in bust.
ness.
Willis Spear, brother of Charles
Spear of this city and we'll known
here, was elected one of the executive
committee, representing Sheridan
county.
Notwithstanding the di%scouragins
reports of disastrous storms and lack
OF feed that were SO common during
the winter, it developed at the meet
ing that remarkably few losses were
sustained. Even the southern stock put
in last year is coming into the spring
in good condition. About the only com
plants heard were of lack of moisture.
as the winter was unusually dry and
grass considerably later in starting
this season tina n~ordinarily. Last
week, however, alternately rain and
snow fell and it is said that the great
brown patches are beginning to make
a show of verdure.
1t was brought out at the meeting
that many cattle were held back last
fall and not sent to market because
of the low prices that prevailed. Hav-
ing nothing to worry about as far as
winter losses were concerned. the
the men at the meeting sp~eculated
moi a little as to prices the coming
season. Because of the cattle retained
last fall and those put in it is believed
that this years shipments will be con.
siderably in excess of those of the
last few seasons, that is if prices prove
sufficiently attractive.
OF course, a committee was .ap-
pointed to attend the meeting at Den
yer mex month, when the railroad
situation will be considered by stock
men from all over the west and south
west. At that assembly steps will be
taken to secure better accomomda-
lions from the roads, particularly as
regards time between the initial points
and the markets.
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RouRKE COCHRAN SPEAKS.
Attacks Recent Order Relating to Dis
ability Pensions.

ability Pensions.
Washington, April lin the house
Mr.. Cochran IN. W spoke on his res.
.olution directing. an inquiry by the
judiciary committee as to whether
there was authority in the law for the
recent executive order relating to
pensions of age disability.
Mr.. Cochran said the resolution was
offered solely to vindicate the dignity
of the house. He did not question the
propriety Of paying liberal pensions to
federal soldiers, but he declared that
the basis of these payments should be
laws of congress and not s%elf-consti-
tuted authority" eff" he said, THE
present order is recognized by the
house what fragment of power is there
left to the house,"
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MILK.

Plnts OF quarts, II tickets. . ST. 90
Two or 3 quarts daily, IA tickets. 100
Single gallons and up to 2 gal
Ions, per gallon ............ rs
Two gallons and more, per gallon 20
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PROMISE OF MUCH GRASS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

CARDS stock and ranges is more salts
factory. The loss has generally been
light, and in the Bitter Root and Flat
head sections grass is starting in
favored localities. Here also the out
look is for an abundant flow of water"
In Eastern Montana.
In regard to the EASTERN part of the
state the bulletin has the following:
Yellowstone River-In the Belt and
Snowy ranges of Park county the snow
varies from about the average to
three times the usual amount. In
Carbon county it is generally in ex-
cess, though there is less in the Bear
tooth and somewhat less than usual
in the Pryor range. In that part of the
Beartooth range lying in Sweet Grass
county there is double to four times
the usual amount. Going eastward,
through Yellowstone, Rosebud, Gus
ter and southern Dawson counties,
there appears a greater uniformity,
the reports quite generally showing
amounts considerably in excess of last
year.
"Musselshell River-On the EAST side
of the Big Belt and in, the Little Belt
Snowy and Castle mountains the snow
fall has invariably been much heavier
tina usual, and as the greater portion
OF it fell during moderately warm
weather, it contains an unusual
amount of moisture. There has. been
little thawing to aid in solidifying
the drifts, but they are very firm and
compact from the effects OF high
winds.
Milk River-In the upper portion
of this watershed the amount of snow
varies, especially in the Bear Paw
mountains in Chouteau county. In the
Little Rockies and lower down in
Valley county both the seasonal fall
and the present amount are above the
average
Reported by Counties.
The different counties reporting
range conditions are as follows:
observation-disclosures clear in the
valley, but covered in the mountains.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES very deep on
many ranges, and stock generally
poor.
Carbon-The late SHOWS have melt
ed and left the ground wet and in
good condition for spring grass, which
is starting to grow in places.
Cascade-North slopes are still
heavily covered. Ranges, where
open, are getting short, but stock
generally is in fair condition.
Chouteau-Snow deep and crusted
on the bench lands and the valleys
covered during much of the month.
Custer-very little snow on the
ranges, which are in fair condition.
Dawson-Snowfall heavy, but most
~ blown into drifts. Range feed
short.
Fergus-Ranges mostly clear, and
9keed fair, except where overstocked.
The month vas severe on cattle.
sA Gallatin-Much Of the range cover
"a, very deep in places. Stock gen.
Ierally in fair condition.
Jeferson-Snow has blown off most
NH ranges. The month vas hard On
rock.
Lewis and Clarke-Open ranges
ost Of the month; most of them COW
4i6ed the last week.
Aadison-There is considerable