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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
AGREE TO DISAGREE.
Supreme Court Renders Decision in the
2lacknan Case From Ida Grove

supreme Court Renders Decision in the
Rlackman Case From Ida Grove.
I3es MONIES. la.. June 1G.-I.nl,nent
Judges OF The supreme court agreed 10
iisaaree today and rendered n divided
OPINION I'm th. I,lack,nnn easa from I,l
Grove Charles S. Blacknan rave -
mortgage 10 Baxter. Reed & 90. one
| of numerous creditors covering his
Stock Of goods yalue.l al ~ o00 The
deal was agreed upon an N, 40 n m He
fiiar]', turn the KEYS over 10 the mort
:. tgees. and rap,ainea In possessinn of
the store flat night. III was ope,e,1 M
!. s9 newt morning and ~ ! a IN ,he
l3ol.t.-agees took nossaSsio,, fa,,
niii,lltes aftervard SOMEONE had oc,.,-
SION 10 go DOWN cellar ANA r,,acls,na,5,a
lif,.l4aes ladv ;ksas fo,1,,d II v.,s i'm.
tassts)e to aeternire whether he had
died the NIGHT before or mai morning
Tho mort saaes. recorded ,l,air mort
gaea mat .,ay The Other creditors Who
held claims 10 In. .,,,,ol,,,t ar al,nut 81
nao l,.o,,,,ii ..ut ia have +ha 1,,y,.,.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
FIGHT At vAFANGOW.
Indications That the Engagement Wa.
a More Severe Battle Than
First Reported
pa,a,.s.,,,,. 49, 10 ,r,

St Petersburg, June 16.-The general
staff remained in session until almost
3 O'Clock this morning and gave out
Lieutenant General Baron Stakelberg's
message announcing the fight at Wafan-
gov. This unusually late hour indicates
that the authorities attach considerable
Importance to the message.
1t is believed that the Vafangow af-
fair may prove to have been quite
heavy fight. The fact that the Russians
| held their position in the face of heavy
| losses also supports this theory, and
tits believed that 1t may turn out to be
| q severe check to the Japanese northern
| advance.
of Kuan Dian San only adds to the
| blindness of the situation In the north
eastern field of operations. 1t is UNI
| questionable that the Cossacks have
| been worrying the japanese north Of
iFeng Wang Cheng, and the movement
may be merely an effort to clear the
country. At the same time this move
'ment holds the possibility of a demons
istration against Mukden, one of the
main roads leading directly east from
| Mukden toward the region to which
| the Japanese are now advancing. The
| consensus of opinion, however, is that
| the advance is more i'm the nature of a
demonstration than a preliminary to
| an actual attack.
| A special dispatch from Lao Yang
| dated June IA says:
Yesterday (Monday) at the battle of
| Nafangow Japanese troops numbering
| 10000 tried to pass our flank, but We're
| discovered. We changed out position
thanking the japanese, and opened q
| heavy fire. The result is unknown"
Today (Tuesday) the battle contin-
ues. The Japanese have opened heavy
| fire on our center.
On the night of June IL, southwest of
| Vafandian the Cossacks came in con-
tact with the Japanese and drove them
| from their position. We lost two men.
| The Japanese losses We're fifteen men
| and twenty horses"
The date of the first dispatch does not
| agree with the Associated Press dispatch
| from Lao Yang, or with Lieutenant Baron
| Stakelberg's message to the emperor,
both of which indicate that the battle
| took place Tuesday 1t is thought i'm
| probable that there have been two actions.
| st. Petersburg, June 15-Emperor Mich
olas has received the following telegram
from Lieutenant General Baron Stacked
| berg, under yesterdays date
"A battle began at noon around the Rus
sian position four and half miles south
| of the station of Wafanhoon (Vafangow),
the enemy making repeated attempts to
| dislodge our left flank. The attack was
| repealed and we retained our position
| THE first regiment, occupying the left
| flank of our position, sustained seveA
| losses. Its commander, Colonel Khavas-
| tounon and Adjutant Sub-Lieutenent
| Dragostaff Nodochinski We're killed. Cen
| eral Gerngoss was wounded, shrapnel
| bullet shattering the right side Of his low
| er Jaw, but he remained on the field
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
SEVEN AND THIRTEEN.
The Most Popular Numbers in Mans
Mind


New Orleans TimeS-Democrat: ASK
man to pick out some number be-
tween one and ten and you can tell him
nine times out OF ten what number he
has selected, though his selection is
made mentally" said man who is
fond of the odd things, and when you
come to think OF it the task of naming
the correct number is not a difficult
one. IN the course of an hour the
other day l asked ten men to think of
q certain number-any number between
one and ten-and i would tell them
what number they had fixed their
mind on. In nine cases out of ten I
was correct, missing it only once. The
minds of nine of the persons selected
the number seven, and one of them Sc
lected nine. 1t is not difficult to un-
derstand why the mind should run to
the number seven. 1t is the most nat
ural thing in the world for the mind to
select seven. Even in the case of the
man who fixed his mind ON the number
nine, he told me when it was all over
that his mind had first run to seven,
but he quickly changed to nine with
out knowing just why it was that he
changed Seven is the most important
figure between one and ten. 1t is the
most popular number In the line and is
associated with more things than any
other number and it Is quite reasonable
made another test the other day with
five persons. asking each of them to
write some number between one and
ten and give 1T TO a sixth person. When
the slips had been handed to the sixth
man I said. Seven is the correct num-
Der on each of the Slips.
Correct said the man to whom
they had been handed, and the five men
were bit bewildered for the moment
by the fact that they had all hit upon
the same number. and that I was able
to tell what the number was. 1t would
be quite as easy to name number be-
tween ten and twenty, though I have
made no tests along this line l dare
say that thirteen would be the first
aumber to flash in the mind, simply be-
cause 1T is the most talked of and the
only number between ten and twenty
hat has the widest association. So you
san tell there IL no trick about It and
doesn't require any knowledge Of the
bneult phaaesoehteel.s. !. q,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
LAW MAY CONFLICT
WITH STATE CHARTER
Work OF Recent Legislature ana
lowa's Constitution
Questioned.
SCHOOL DEBT
The Attempt to Raise Legal Limit May
Prove to Be a Failure Subject to
aepcal-sondins Companies
Investigating.

DeS Moines, Ia. June ls is the con-
stitational limit of Indebtedness Of
municipal corporations in Iowa 5 per
cent Of TIE actual value or of the tax
ahle value of thejr property?
And did the recent legislature enact
law wthiil its power TO pass when
II Increased lie statutory limit of the
Indebtedness OF school districts and
towns IN Iowa TO % per cent. of the
actual value of their taxable property?
or dill 1t merely try to repeal sec
item IN the constitutions
These are impurities which have been
Nu; 10 state superintendent Riggs by
fond computes whcl, have been con-
siiering the legality of bonds issued
by certain school districts under this
Eew lax OF the recent legislature.
II il were hold thai tho constitutional
Inhibition applied to the actual and not
LIE taNahle value of property, instant
preparation would he made to secure
the repeal of the statute NOW limiting
debit TO lass than The constitutional
liJgit would be determined to be by
such decision.
Iles Moines' debt limit. for instance,
now IS about sS5o.o0o. Minus statutory
linsitatinp is limit would be $3.ioo.eoo.
What Constitution Says.
Thu constitution. section g. article II.
IraSi,ies ihet ..pa county or other polit-
iaal or minjeibal cmporation shall be
allowed ia become Indebted in any
manner or for any ni,rpose to an
amount in the aggregate exceeding S
,,.n,,s,,t ,,,i.I,i,, ,,,,,,,- n,. ,o,,or.
(, in, 4, NM ,t,,,a ,,ro,,a,ty was
,,,1,,., ,.x.,.i,,,, - :. <.,,,ai ,.,l,,a
i, tl,l 80
~ ,l 'aeofy H., 500 ,.a., ~, III. :,
~ e,.;, W. - 80 -,
-, ~ -
- is.,e.ti s''is!f " vas, i,"l'-
.Ae ies!slael!rH elacee,i y Jaw
lt4rt 81 SETON ia9' OF the eode. deciar-
!5's .iiiit tns percentage ilillita'lor ol
l}ldepi efi'leSs shali be $" reduced that
sue4 ladebiedAess shall not exceed the
aHount which by law might have been
incurred on the assessed valuation for
inc year 1854.
lnder this statute the limit of in-
lobte,lnass of All municipal corpora
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

Felter of 3ls So. e St, San Bernar-
dino, Cal, says: For 1S years my kid
neys were not performing their func-
TONS properly. There was some back
ache, and ths kidney secretions We're
profuse, containing also considerable
sediment. Finally the doctors said I
had diabetes. Doan's Kidney Pills
wrought a great change in my condi-
ton and now / sleep and feel well
again.
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Judge Eel
ter will be mailed to any part of the
United States. Address Foster NIilburn
Co, Buffalo, N. y Sold by all dealers;
price so cents per box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
The Art Of c.ear pictatien.

New York Sun: Few people think
and talk with precision and in logical
order, even of the men whose trained
intellectual ability is made manifest
in their deliberate writings. In dictat-
ed judicial opinions and legal docu-
ments there now often appear redun-
dancy, ccmplexity of thought and care
lessncss OF expression, of which the
burden OF interpretation is great; and
sometimes the separation of wheat
from the chaff is next to impossible.
Moreover. we discover in many con-
temporary literary productions, books
and what not. like evidences that they
mastered the art. The difference be-
tween written and dictated work is
made apparent in the absence of any
thing like individuality of literary style
and in a lnachine-like uniformity in
which there is no more literary style
than in the ordinary commercial let
tar
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
EyeIets Sold by the Million.

New York Times: 'Eyelets," sale
manufacturer lii Center street. are
like needles. pins and matches. sold by
the million instead of by the pound. j
don't suppose anybody couid tell how
many million eyelets are sold every
year in New York but the number is
prodigious. Eyelets are made for u
variety of uses. from the huge white
metal loops sewed into the corners o,
ships sails to the tiny eyelets for the
dainty slipper of a baby The creates.
number of eyelets made are, of course
for shoes. They are put up In boxes
those proportions are packed They
cost anywhere from $50 to $3.50 q mil.
lion -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
COURTESY FOR GEORGE
Noted New York PubIicist viii Be Re.
ceived in Friendly Manner in
i Gold Camp.

Victor. Colo. June 15.-Reports hav-
ing reached the district that Henry
George, jr.. is coming here for the pur-
pose of looking into the labor diff
culties, and that the intention was to
arrest him, General Bell has issued an
order that Mn. George shall be treated
rs am hcnored guest. Mr.. George is as
suled of every possible courtesy. con-
venience and protection so long as he
remains In the district,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

The tariff commission appointed by
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain 10 investigate
trade conditions. in View OF the alleged
reactiee decline of British foreign COM
neree has given out some statistical
tables regarding the iron and steel IN
iustry OF the United IIinsdom, In 1880
The production OF pig lyon in the t'nited
Kingdom was 6.150.ooo tons. represent
sls - per cent. of the worlds total
production aud equal 10 he total pro-
iuction Of the next five iron pi'odueins
countries. Early III the sos Blitain
gave UP the lead 10 the United States
Great Britain is now being further rap
iily ovarilauie,t by Germany The total
production OF the United States is noM
only Just less than the combined pro-
auction of the United Kingdom and
lerr,a,.v
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
PAYNE is OVERCOME.
postm aster General and Chairman o,
National Committee Cohapses
Suddenly in CHICAGO.

Chicago, June 15.-Postmaster Cen
eral Payne, chairman of the republic
can national committee collapsed with
a neurasthenic ailment at the Auditor
ium today. Mr.. Payne has not been
in good health for some time. 1t is
said that his illness was such as to
preclude the possibility OF his taking
active part in the preliminary work OF
the convention. Senator Scott Of West
Virginia probably will succeed him AZ
executive head OF the committee,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
A HITCH SOMEWHERE.
Be Released This Week, as
Was Expected.

Tangier, June 16.-A courier from
Raisuli, the bandit. arrived here during
the night. Consul Gunmere and the
British minister subsequently visited
the representative of the sultan of Mos
ROCCO to discuss the contents OF Raj.
suits message. 1t is now thought pos
sible that Perdicaris and Marley VIII not
.bs released this week
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
A. o. III. w. Session ope,s.

Chattanooga, TIM, June 1.-THE thirty,
first annual session of the grand lodge
OF the a. o. U. W. and its auxiliary body,
the superior lodge. was presided over by
Grand Master Workman VIII M. Narvia
of Muscatine, la. The convention will ba
in session fifteen days or longer. It Id
now meeting behind closed doors
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
CoNFEssEs OLD CRIME
William Merrill, 60 Years Old, Tells o
Murder He Committed 10
Years Auo,

Kansas City, June 16.-William Mere
l'ill aged GO, today surrendered to the
police, saying he had killed John Ed
wards. a railway brakeman, at Deer
Lodge. Mont, nineteen years ago. Mer-
rill said n man named Murphy had been
sentenced to life Imprisonment for the
crime, and he is now serving time in
the Montana penitentiary. Merrill, who
says he has worked in various states
i'm the west as ii railroad laborer, wants
to ease his conscience. According to
his story, he killed Edwards in a quar-
rel over money!
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
~. La ~ Sad

"And there in their vine embowere,
COTTAGE" wrote the fiowery but blum
dering reporter, the happy couple set w.
their Lures and Penalties and faces
the great problems of life"
He means Lares and Penates, l sup
pose?" asked the copy reader, tossin,
the manuscript over to the city editor
Just let ii go as 1t is" remarked TIN
city editor, with grim smile. :,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
FATHER KILLS HIS SON
Horrible Tragedy Grows Out of Youths
Attempt to Play Joke-lm-
perscnated a Robber.

Mount Holly. N. j., June 16.-Frans
Reinecke. aged is, was killed last night
by his father while he was trying to
play a joke on the latter. The boy hid
In the bushes along the highway near
Riverside, and as his father approached
the boy jumped out expecting to scare
him.
Renecke drew Il knife and plunged it
into the lads heart, killing him almost
instantly. Reinecke thought he was
about to be attacked by a highwaylnan.
He is almost insane from grief.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

For a winter climate Canon City,
Colo. has a reputation second to no
locality In the United States. During
The winter OF 1s03-l9o4 hundreds OF rob
ms. bluebres and turtle doves made
their homes In that vicinity. and there
was no weather during the whole sea
son so severe as to harm the feathered
creatures
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

The workers of this country" says
the management committe of the Brit
ish General Federation of Trades
Unions. are no more opposed to work.
Ing with Chinese because he is yell
low than they would be to playing
cricket with Prince Ranjitsinhji be-
cause he happens to be colored."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
THE DENNisoN CASE.
Question of Admitting Evidence |
Argued All Forenoon.

Question Of Admitting EVIdence 7
Argued All Forenoon.
omaha. Neb., June l6-The entire
time OF this mornings session of the
criminal court was taken up with ar.
guments of the attorneys on the ad.
mssibility of the letters offered by the
respondents in the Tom Dennison case
Judge Reslick expressed the senti'
ment of The court in the matter when
he said that unless the letters showed
o.. their face that Dennison was in
Iowa between November 4, 1892. whcl,
the Pollock robbery WAS committed
and the first of January following, theJ
would be inadmissible.
The court withheld it's decision, how.
ever. until suetl time rs the cross-ex.
animation of Dennison should develo1
the fact that they had Il bearing OF
this point.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

There are lso.227 professional beg
CARS in Spain, of whom 81 .94S are wom-
sn. IL some of the cities beggsrs are
s1ensea TO carry on their trade. Seek
ns aims is recognized as legitimate
business and the municipality de-
nands a percentage upon the coliec-
ions Seville is the only city in the
kingdom which forbids begging in the
tree,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
UNITED AFTER MANY YEARS.
Nebraska Man and His Iowa Brothe,
Meet in Wisconsin.

Weet IN WISCONSIN,.
Waukesha, Wis, June 16.-Fredericls
f. Clayton is congratulating himself
upon trip TO Waukesha county, for
The journey from his home at Ellis
worth. Neb., has united him with a
brother whom he had not seen for
twenty-seven years The two met on
the streets in this city by accident.
Henry l3. and Frederick f. Clayton
were born ut Marshalltown, Ia, and
are Al and 50 years of age. respectively.
Owing TO some family quarrel, the eld-
est left home and struck out for him
sslf and at present is living unmar.
fled at Ellsworth. Neb
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

Climatic conditions in Colorado
Springs. Colo. are the most favorable
% health at all seasons of the year.
II any section of the United States.
Tfs death rate for February. 1904. as
announced by the state board Of lieAltil.
aas 1879 per 1000 subtraeting the
number Of DEATHS easued by Imported
consumption. the rate fails to between
and 10 rl.,t 10 Gao
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

Machinists and iron workers are
greatly interested In the discovery of
the art of welding cast iron, which w.
S. and l.. r. schapp of Loveland, colo,
claim 10 have made They declare that
the compound which they have invent
ed also WIN braze aluminium as success
fully as borax Will braze steel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
Old soldiers story.

Scnoma, Mich, June 13.-Thst even
in actual warfare disease is more ter
rible than bullets is the experience of
DClos Hutchins of this place. Mr..
Hutchins as a Union soldier saw three
years of service under Butler Rarke
in the Louisiana swamDs. and as 81 re-
suit got crippled with rheumatism so
that his hands and feet got all twisted
out of. shape, and how he suffered only
q Rheumatic will ever know.
For twenty-five years he was in mis-
cry. then one lucky day his druggist
advised him to use Dodd's Kidney
Pills. OF the result Mr.. Hutchins
says:
THE first two boxes did not help mo
much, but l got two more, and before
l got them used up | was a great deaf
better. | kept on taking them. and
now my pains are all gone and feel
better than | have in years. ! know
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure I1heuma.
tistn"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
Recognizing The great and inlmesi!at

Recognizing the great and immediate
importance OF Investigation of the ma
:use ana properties of radium and RI :
iio-aotive bodies, the court of the
Ioldsnlitts' company of London, re-
,ve- q sum of $500 10 the Royal So
,iety to constitute radiu.n research
'unGi The council OF the Royal So
.iety at once accepted the duty of adj
,linistering this grant. Proposals re-
ating 10 the method of utilizing the
'u.,d for the assistance of scientific I'M
resignation have At the same time beei'
approval
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
Farmer Hanos Himself.

Waterloo, la. June l4.-F'red Lago, a
wealthy farmer near Berlin. suicidel
yesterday afternoon by hanging, while
temporarily insane. He leaves n wife
and seven children. The body was
found hanging in the granary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
AssAlLANr HAS ESCAPED.
Man Wanted for Brutal Assault Not il.
CUSTODY

Atlantic, la, June 16.-It leaked out
here last evening that Walter Jones,
who is charged with having MANNED
Miss Connolly last week by throwing
a bottle, Was arrested Saturday after
noon and that while the officers We're
bringing him from near l3riscoe to this
county he made his escape by dashing
nto heavy timber and has since been
4 hiding Sheriff Marshall believes he
,as left the state, but that he Will be
arrested I'm n few DAYS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
Woman Gets a Renrive.

Trenton, n. j., june 14.-Acting Gov
ernor Wakelee today signed reprieve
which for twenty-one days at least will
save Mrs. Anna Valentine of Lodi from
the gallows. The granting of the re-
prieve followed an appeal for the con-
demned woman on the part of dele
cation of her coumtrymen and others,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
-rhe .a.al .ai..i.,s,..a. ,.ano,..aa ~. {

The total dividends reported by Colo
ado mining companies for the year
80. amounted TO s5,-s2,l79. Add 10 par
,ent. for close corporations, mines own
ID by individuals. etc. S54S III; the div
dend OF the American Smelling and
Refining company, 4.l25.Go0 and the diN-
de.ld Of the United States Refining and
Reduction company. $4,000. ana the
dorado mines show proht. 10 invest
ars Of SO e3NSsG for The wear 1909
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
Farmer Killed BY a Fall,

Boone. Ia. .Iune 49, Chas Smith "a
retired farmer, fell from Il load of hay
this afternoon. His neck was broken
by the fan. He struck the front axle
tree with such force that it was broken
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
Iowa Supreme Cour+

Dcs Mones la, June l6.-Thc s.preme
court has handed down the following de-
cisions:
I'lackman, administrative VS.. Baxter,
Reed ~ Co. appellant Ida; affirmed.
Kattray, appellant, VS. Talcott, Polk;
affirmed.
s'rouh appellant. vs. Bridgcr Keokul1;
reversed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16

One million dollars mile is the esti-
mated cost of constructing a tunnel.
our miles IN length. on the line of the
sew Moffat railroad, from Denver, Col.
20 Salt Lake City. Utah. Contractors
a.ssitatsd about bidding for the work,
because of the hardness os the granite
through which the tunnel must b.
oored, Sticks Of dynamite make little
impression, and the railroad coillpaiy
-tsslf may have 10 build the tunnel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
TWO ARE DROWNED.
Tragic Ending of Boating Party on
the Mississippi at

Burlington.
Burlington, la. June 16.-Waltel
Goldthwaite and Cecil Hall, recent high
school graduates, were drowned last
evening. Their launch collidcd With a
barge and sank. Three girls and a
young man in the party We're saved.
The bodies have not yet been recovered.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-16
He Knew.

The Young Woman cat custom house.
That old man over there is Count d,
Bum Bum, my husband. How will so,
nppfaise him?
Customs Otlicial-1'l put him down az
q, ami ift,1c