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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
Farmers Compare Reports.

l.. L. Sample states that he
sent the Company he represents
the past year, $24,5S in pre-
miums. One-fourth of this, or
Sc, l46 was his commission, and
A,62l were paid for losses,
while $19,9G3 principal and in
terest will be sent out of the
county.
From the Auditors report
for 1904, we find that all the
expenses of the Farmers Mutt
ual companies of the counties
of Pottawattamie, Harrison,
Shelby and Crawford is but
$4,000 more than the salary of
L. L. Sample for last year, or
s6,232.00. They paid during
that time S24 ,452.0O for losses
and all the money staying at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Moore, of
Kansas City, arrived in the Vail
ey yesterday for a days visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Deur. They leave tomorrow
for Lake Okoboji where they
will spend a month.
John Tierney, of Calhoun, has
been on the sick list for the
past few days unable to attend
to his farm duties.
Mrs. Porter Boggs left today
for Mercer, Missouri, where she
goes for a months visit With
her sister.
H. X. Forsythe, of Griswold,
Iowa, was in the city this morn
ing. He Was enroute to Sioux
City, where he will attend the
Grand Lodge held by the Mas
ons.
w. L. Pangburn, of Glenwood,
Iowa, is in the Valley today on
business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
New Ditch Petitions.

The first ditch petition under
the new law enacted by the
last legislature has been filed
with the board, together with a
bond for $1,000. 1t is signed
by f. w. Myers, j. G. Schulz
meister and a number of others
and asks that a ditch be con-
structed to reclaim certain
lands in Harrison county and
in Rockford and Crescent
townships of Pottawattamie
county. Other petitions are
expected at this sitting for the
Pigeon creek and Honey creek
bitches. Contracts were let
for all three bitches under a
former action of the board, but
the supreme court decision DC
claring the old drainage assess
ment law invalid has stopped
their construction until new
procedure is taken. No work
has been done as yet on the
bio ditch which Harrison and
Pottawattamie counties are in
tending to build together.
Noapareil.
See DR.. Chapek about your
eyes. He can make them as
good as new. He will be at Drs.
Chapman & Meehan's office
June Is, 16, IL and lS.
Mrs. A. A. Anderson left this
morning for Ames, Iowa, where
she will attend the Commence
m ent exercises held at the col
lege at that place.
VIM. Neufind returned from
Sioux Falls last night, where
he had been on business for a
week.
Rube Logan is visiting John
Brennan in Council Bluffs for a
few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
Tuesday June z

j. j. Amen and C. C. Williams
are out at Mobiles Lake today
after bass. (.
John Anderson of the Peoples
Store is in Mondamin today on
business.
James Kirlin was in the
Valley today and had a supply
of tobacco of his own raising.
1t is pronounced first class by
experts.
Father LOTUS, of Council
Bluffs, was the guest of Father
Mullen in this city today.
Mr.. S. Brainard arrived this
morning from Wisconsin and
Michigan, where he has been
for ten months. He will visit
his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Neitzsch, the balance of the
summer.
H. Wick left this morning for
Gretna, Neb., after a few days
business trip in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joslyn, of Oma-
ha, were in the Valley yester-
day, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Legrow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
BANKERS UNION NOV FREE
Court Eisse.yes Enjunctien and
D;SCHarNsS the ReCeiy4r.

Court lisse!yes Eniunctien and
Discharges tile Receiver.
Lincoln, June 6. The in
junction operating against the
Bankers Union of the World
was dissolved by the supreme
court this afternoon and the
receiver dismissed, Judge Field,
attorney for the company, hav-
ing this morning filed with the
court the new bylaws of the
order changed to conform to
the decision and order of the
court in the case. The costs
We're allowed as follows: Robert
Ryan, referee, $500; John
Power, receiver, $500; Minor
Bacon, stenographer, $500.
The report had been prev
iously filed with the insurance
department, but the license
was not forthcoming for the
reason that Deputy Pierce and
Auditor Weston were not sure
about some of the points that
had been in controversy, and
they desired to have the court
interpret it's opinion. The re-
port failed to show that Pres
ident Spinney had turned back
into the order the money he is
alleged to have taken out of it
in fees, not in conformity with
the decision of the court, and
the auditor was also uncertain
about the members who had
been taken in by the absorption
Of other orders, many past the
age limit, without a medical
examination. The report showed
also that the order had 10000
members when at the meeting
recently held in Omaha it was
brought out that there were
only 5000 members. The court
held, however, that the report
complied with the order handed
down some time ago. Pres
ident Spinner also filed with
the insurance department a re-
lease of all claims held against
the company by him except the
salary voted to him by the
Board of Directors.
Ed Myers left for Huron,
South Dakota, this morning
with a party of ten land buy
ers.
o. B. True and brother, c. l..
True, were among the passen-
gers to Omaha this morning.
Mrs. C. j. Carlisle was in the
Valley today, the guest of Mr.
/ and Mrs. w. M. Carlisle. She
left for her home in Harrisburg,
J Neb., this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
No Competition

The uniform success of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
relief and cure of bowel COM
plants both in children and
adults has brought it into al
most universal use, so that it is
practically without a rival, and
as everyone who has used it
knows, is without an equal.
For sale by Elliott & Harvey.
j3O
DR.. j. l.. Tamisiea made a
professional visit to Modale
this morning.
Miss Blanche Mills left for
Omaha this morning, where she
has accepted a position in the
Bennett store.
Geo. and A. e. Weed shipped
113 head of hogs to the mar
kets in South Omaha this
morning.
The Kappa Delta Theta girls
met at the home Of Miss Dollie
Miles last evening.
]. B. Lyon went to Blair, Neb.,
this morning on business.
Mort Ellis went to Aldrich,
Neb., this morning on a real
estate deal.
DR.. ]. w. Chapek, the Omaha
expert optician, will examine
your eyes free of charge at Drs.
Chapman & Meehan's office
June Is, 16, II and 18.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
Thrown From a wacen.

Mr.. Geo. K. Babcock was
thrown from his wagon and
severely bruised. He applied
Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely
and says it is the best liniment
he ever used. Mr.. Babcock is a
we'll known citizen of North
Plain, Conn. There is nothing
equal to Pain Bslm for sprains
and bruises. 1t will effect a cure
in one-third the time required
by any other treatment. For
sale by Elliot & Harvey. jn30
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
Train No. Is. arrived in the

Train No. Is, arrived in the
Valley this afternoon a minutes
late after leaving Boone l houn
and fifteen minutes late, ma
king the distance of 1875 miles
in 2 hoursand ten minutes. En-
gineer Lew Shull volunteered
to make this run, and arrive
in Council Bluffs on time, and
ne did it in fine style.
a lady appeared on the street
last evening and preached a
religion that was strange to all
who = .zzissesaced to hear her. She
hailed from Denison, ID, s,s far
as can be found out. For three
hours she stood on the corner
of 4th and Erie streets and
talked to a fair sized audience,
after which she was taken into
custody by the city authorities.
Transportation was secured for
her to Council Bluffs this
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
ELEVENTH. ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF the Council Bluffs District Ep-
wurta League, Missouri Valley
Iowa, June Is to II

300 Devotional Service
s:l5 Bible Study Miss Bonnie Ruth Warren
300 The Presidents Relation TO the Success
OF the I.eHsu. U. q, johnson
3.lO The Sccrctary's Lelation to the Success
oil The League .......... Miss Eva Thorp
3:s) The l'rcasurel's Relation TO the Success
of the League .................F Silsb
LITERARY AND SOCIAL. DEPARTMENT.
':3o Report of District Vice. President.
3:l0 Good Reading. How to Secure, How to
Find Time to Use e.......... Miss Rue Otis
800 Promotion of Social Life in the Church
-. ................. 80. Peter Jacobs
100 The Ultimate Purpose OF the Social De
partmcnt ......,.. Miss Olive HeAdsvsen
1910 General Discussion.
$40 Greetings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
Grain Region Bulletin.

The fourteen stations report
ing in the Council Bluffs dis
trict of the corn and wheat belt
for the twenty-four hours end
ing at 8 a. m. yesterday showed
an average maximum tempera-
ture of 66 degrees and an aver
age minimum of 46 degrees.
The weather continued decid-
edly cool in the western and
central portions of the grain
region and was cooler in the
eastern districts during the
sanle per1uu. Light ollvwcIs
occurred in all except the Kan
sas City district, the Bluffs sta
tlons having an average precip-
itation of only a trace.
ID. G.. Ford returned from Chi
cago this morning where he had
been with shipment of fat cat
tie. We understand he struck
one of the,best cattle markets
of the season.
James and Grant Blunt went
to Magnolia this morning to fin
lsh VIM. Benson's new resi-
dence.
%. 3. Day, of Fremont, Neb.,
is in the Valley, the gust of
Frank kits.
w. M. Deal and wife left this
morning for Omaha.
Mrs. C. w. Ford left this
morning for Omaha for a short
visit among friends.
M. L. Healey and wife were
passengers to Omaha today.
Miles Runlzle, of Pisgah, left
this afternoon for Spokane,
Washington, for an extended
trip through the Northwest.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Murtagh, of
Omaha, returned TO their home
this morning, after a pleasant
visit at the home of Mrs. Otis
Carter.
Miss Efie Bennett left today
for st. Paul, Mimi, for a few
weeks visit among her friends
and relatives.
Rev. Higbee and wife re-
turned to Logan this morning.
A. A. Anderson went to
Mondamin this morning.
Ben Lawson, of Dunlap, was
in the Valley this morning with
a large party of Dunlap people
for Pierre, South Dakota, on a
land buying trip.
G. A. Walker made the best
record at Mobiles Lake yester-
day, bringing home about forty
pounds of fine fish.
w. Lemmons, of Quincy, ILL.,,
is in the Valley, the guest of
his niece, Mrs. f. 3. Hicks. Mr..
Lennon is one Of the leading
bankers of Quincy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
DR.. White, Of Logan, was il

DR.. White, of Logan, was in
the Valley on business today.
Mrs. Oscar Neufind and Miss
Edna Tiegeler are visiting
friends in Woodbine for a few
days.
VIM. Pagan has been quite
sick for several days with pneu-
monia, but is reported better
today.
Miss Florence Fiske, of Lin
coin, Nebraska, who has been
in the Valley for a week, the
guest of Mrs. r. III. Harris, left
for her home this afternoon.
Miss Fiske made many friends
while in the Valley.
A. A. Hart, S. S. Missionary,
will preach at the Frazier shool
house, two miles north of Mo.
Valley on Sunday June 18th,
and visit the S. S. at 2 p. m.
Also, at Benefits school hous,
he will preach at 7::30 p. m., on
same day, being 3 miles south
east of st. John.
DR.. Gibson, formerly State
Veterinarian, was in the Valley
yesterday the guest of A. L.
Hart, the New York Life man.
Mrs. c. L. Bailey leaves to-
morrow evening for Marquette,
Mich, where she will be the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. P. w.
Brown for a month.
lfyou are suffering with weak
eyes or poorly fitted glasses call
and see DR.. ]. w. Chapek, the
expert optician from Omaha,
and have your eyes scientifical-
ly examined at Drs. Chapman &
Mechan's office, June Is, 16, II
and l8.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
THURSDAY

| THURSDAY
| q 90 Morning Watch 80. Rev. j. Owen Smith
S,aD Bible Study. Miss Bonnie Ruth Warren
MERCY AND HELP DEPARTMENT
9 ss5 hs Is Fl srstYFdYYs p!stYFYs AXIffS President
..... -. ........ Miss Margaret Lindsay
9:35 How can the League Promote the
| Temperance Cause. Rev. A. Il, Barilf
o;45 Mercy and Help Work. ............
........... Miss Bonnie Ruth Warren
| l0l5 General Discussion.
WORLD EVANGELISM DEPARTMENT
| 1870 Report Of District Vice President
| 1850 PROBLEM of Worlds Evangelization as
aiTccted by Personal Work At Home
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Rev w. l.. Tenant
ll:GO The Station Plan ..... Mrs. Blanche Coe
ll;o Missionary Literature and Methods.
......-OrVllle howard
ll:eO Systematic and Proportionatc Giving.
II 30 General Discussion.
,:l5 Bible Study. Miss Bonnie Ruth Warren
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT
300 Report of District Superintendent.
$50 Who is Responsible for u Model Junior
League ........ Miss Florence OckerSon
3:9) Our New Course OF Study. John Nye, Jr.
!. 30 Shall we have an intermediate League?
................Mi Miss Lydia Seifert
$40 Address to Junior Workers. .....
....... -. Mrs. Annie Hobbs Woodcock
Questions and General Discussion.
7;3O Song and Praise Service.
500 Address ........ President Z. T. Shelton
FRIDAY
s:la Bible Study. Miss Bonnie Ruth Warren
300 Business Session
SPIRITUAL WORK DEPARTMENT
.0.l5 Report OF District Vice President.
IN,,, a,,;n ,,,15 Moo
.......... Rev. G. p johnson
i0:.,5 The Members Responsibility for the
Success of the Meeting. Miss Hattie Ross
lo:45 The Bible Study Glass Miss Belle Cox
| 10, 80 Morning Watch. ........... Il. A. Rannels
II ,05 General Discussion.
n 30 Conservation Service conducted by
-. .............. Rev. a. II. Grinith
DISTRICT OFFICERS
President. Rev. w. j. Stratton, Council Bluffs
Secretary 49, Elizabeth Logue, Shenandoah
Treasurer. Lou Mann, Thurman
Junior League Supt. ............,. ..........
........ Mrs A. Il. Griith, Co. Bluffs
' Rev a D. Grnth, D. D., Co. Bluns
VICE PRESIDENTS
Spiritual Work Mildred b. Virgins Dow City
World Evangelism. Frank Traver. Hamburg
... Alice lsrandrin, Missouri Valley
Literary and Social. Mrs. Q. l.. Voss, Denison
Mrs. j. B. Moore is confined
to her bed by sickness. Ren.
Moore of Dunlap, came down to
visit her last evening.
T. A. Harris, of Omaha, was
in the Valley today on business.
DR.. Colt is business visitor to
Omaha today.
Mrs. Harry Crane, of Omaha,
is visiting friends in this city
today.
Mrs. C. C. Lahman, who has
been on the sick list for some
days, is now able tob be out again.
C. C. Williams is in Omaha
today on business.
John Brenan returned from
Omaha this afternoon.
VIM. Neufind is in Omaha tc-
day on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09
Ankle Injured.

serious accident last evening at
1920. While unloading a car a
couple of large humps of coal
fell on him, bruising his ankle
quite seriously. The injured
man was taken to Chief Sur
geon Colts office where the
wound was dressed. Ed will be
laid up for three or four weeks.
Sued by his Doctor.
"a doctor here has sued me
for $12.50, which | claimed was
excessive for a case of cholera
morbus,' says r. White, of Goa
Ichella, Cal. AT the trial he
praised his medical skill and
medicine. asked him if it was
not Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Dlarrhoea Remedy he
used as | had good reason to
believe it was, and he would nc t
say under oath that it was not. ;"
No doctor could use a better
remedy than this in a case of
cholera morbus, it never fails.
Sold by Elliott & Harvey.
jn3O
Miss Nellie Heron won't to
Omaha this morning.
Miss Jose Harmon is in Oma-
ha today, the guest of friends.
Mrs. A. A. Heath returned
from Omaha this afternoon af-
ternoon after a few days visit
with relatives and friends in
that city.
A goodly number of land
seekers are leaving this vicin-
|ity for central South Dakota.
The following men from Dun
lap left Mo. Valley this morn
ing for Huron: G. e. Reedy,
L. Roberts, L. M. Coffman,
c. A. Jensen, G. Roth, A. Rob-
crts, M. Dejanes, Ed Shoemak-
er, Sam Baird, B. f. Lawton,
Lawrence Reed and Mat Fall
lert. Ed Myers, the hustling
real estate man, accompanied
them.
See DR.. Chapek at Drs. Chap
man & Meehan's office. If your
eyes are bad see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Whitney
and Mrs. Maude Davis returned
to their home in Tilden, Neb.,
today, after a pleasant visit at
the home Of 0. B, True and
family.
Father Mullen leaves this
evening for a months trip to
Connecticut, where he goes in
the hope of benefiting his
health. There will be no mass
at Honey Creek church next
Sunday. One of the Jesuite
Fathers of Omaha, will fill
Father Mullen's place during
his absence.
John Cox has returned from
Brazil, Indiana, where he has
been on a two weeks business
trip. He stopped at the Worlds
fair on his return and reports
a very pleasant time in every
particular.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-06-09

7:aO Song and Praise Service
500 Young Peoples Pi oblems.
Amusemcnts. ....... Rev. q. II Rcam
licscttng Sins.... Rev. Victor West
Responsibilities. Rev. Chas. Blair
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-08
GREAT YEAR FOR
THE RAILROADS

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Completed stat
istics show the year just closed TO have
been an eventful one in the history of
American railroads. During 1901 and 1902
railroad mergers have been carried
through on an unprecedented scale. AT
the opening of 1903 it was believed that
this movement toward railroad consolida-
tions would be carried on on still larger
scale, and it was freely predicted that
all of the principal railroad properties in
the United States would be merged into
not over four or five groups. But the
crash in the industrials, the enormous
shrinkage in stock values, the stringency
which developed in the money market, and
more especially the adverse decision rem
dered by the United States circuit court
of appeals again the Northern Securities
company, combined to prevent any such
wholesale consultations
The result was that 1903 in the matter
of railroad consultations, proved a far
less important year than either 1902 or
1901 The most important railroad mergers
of the year were connected with the Rock
Island system. Early in the year the Rock
Island open negotiations for the purchase
of the st. Louis & San Francisco and
its affiliated lines. The purchase of this
system was almost Immediately followed
by buying half-interest in the Texas
lines of the Southern Pacific. Through
these acquisitions the mileage of the Rock
Island was increased to more than $4,000
miles-making it one of the largest and
most powerful railroad systems in the
world Among the other important rail
road changes the purchase of the Sea-
board Air Line by interests identified with
the Rock Island and the Southern Rail
way, and the purchase of the Hooking
Valley and the Reading by Pennsylvania
and New York Central interests, were
of most note.
About $500 miles of new railroad were
constructed in the United States in 1908,
or about l75 miles more than was built
in 1902. Most of the new mileage repre-
scented extensions and new branches. If
the extension of the Wabash into Pitts
burg is excepted, there was no parallel
railroad building during the year. The
most important single piece of work ac-
complshed was the Southern Pacific 40
mile cutoff across Great Salt Lake. This
cutoff will reduce the running time be-
tween Ogden and the Pacific Coast more
than two hours Mention should also be
made of the commencement of work on
the Pennsylvania tunnel under New
York. E8as#
Never in the career of railroads were
rates better maintained than in 1903. The
railroads in every section of the country
had all the traffic they could possibly han
die. and there was no incentive to the
cutting of rates. At one time it looked
as if the entrance of the Wabash into
Pittsburg would lead to some rate cutting
among the Eastern roads. There was
no open rate cutting, however, and 1t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-08

Is now generally believed that the Penn
sylvania and the Wabash have settled
most of their differences.
In the matter of gross receipts the
railroads broke all previous records in
1903, having made an increase of some
thing like $3.50, 100000 over tne figures of
1902. In the matter of net earnings,
however, the roads did not make quite
as favorable showing. The increase in
wages and the increase in the cost of prac-
tcally all materials that enter into OPP
Grafton and maintenance increased operat-
ing expenses heavily and reduced net
earnings.
In a financial way the Pennsylvania far
outstripped all other roads. Early in the
year it sold $75,000,000 of new stock for
$50 900, 900. This was followed by the sale
of over 500 100000 of stocks and bonds
on the subsidiary properties. This heavy
borrowing by Pennsylvania absorbed most
OF the floating supply of capital and the
other railroads later in the year found
great difficulty in borrowing money. The
congestion of securities was so great that
the other railroads were unable to sell
their bonds except at heav' discount.
Most OF the companies were unwilling to
do this, and instead borrowed on their
notes running from one to two years. In
this way the Burlington, the Union Pa
ccitie, the Great Northern, the St. Louis
4 San Francisco and the Lake Shore Dor
rowed from $5,0O0O0O to $4,000 900 apiece.
Owing to the unfavorable monetary condi-
lions all of the railroads that could post
poned their. borrowing until the money
market shall have become easier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-01-08
HOW BOSS MURPHY
FOOLED THE TIGER

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Tammany is at
last in office. That is, about l-l000th part
of Tammany has scraped within the off
cial pale. The other 99-l000ths is soaking
in arnica. All but its appointed claw the
tiger is in bandages and splints. AS a
body the organization that wrested New
York from reform is sore all over. Time
and graft may do much to heal the
wounds. But that isn't much present con-
ISOLATION to the maddened beast, crouching
to lick its sore spots.
The whole story of how the official slate
was finally written will never be known.
From what / know, it was harder than
winning the campaign. Hunger for office
nerved the fighting forces of the tiger to
carry the city. These same forces, with
a taste of blood and victory, one man had
to beat into subsection. This man wasn't
Geo. M. McClellan-this | know. Charlie
Murphy was the real power. Every ounce
of the tons of disappointment went
through his fingers. His word created
ever man in the select list of appointees
The man who turns the switch on the
death chair works behind screen. Can
you blame Murphy if he stood up the
Little Mac before him?
1t was sure enough thriller this tam
ing of the ravenous tiger by the iron-faced
trainer, holding before him in the cage the
dapper figure of the boy major. Nothing
could harm George. One of Murphy's
hands held him high out of reach while the
other thrust out the searing-iron of the
rundown The furious beast did snap at
the boss underpinning; but today Murphy
stands firm and unframed, one foot on the
neck of the PROSTATE tiger.
1t was master game, the neatest trick
the young boss has yet pulled through. On
election night Murphy found himself be-
sieged by 30-odd district leaders, the pill
lars of the organization, demanding, beg
ging, threatening, cajoling him for places
on the slender slate. These men had won
the victory, they were men who, in many
cases. controlled their districts absolutely,
could wreck the organization by nod.
They'd all been promised and had in turn
promised big slices of patronage to the