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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
Albion Prairie

Mrs Marion Slagg is entertaining Iowa
friends.
Mrs Ebbott of Edgerton spent Sunday
with Mrs Amos Bunting.
Mr. S Marsden started for South Da-
kota Tuesday evening.
j w Marsden of Sussex visited at his
parental home over Sunday.
Mr. George Flom and family of Iowa
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs Martin
Flom.
Ladies Aid Society of the P M church
will meet with Mrs Job Marsden this
week.
The Fourth of July was celebrated in
Mr. MaEson's grove on Albion Prairie as
usual. The picnic was we'll attended in
spite of threatening showers and the
misunderstanding as to where the picnic
would be held. The Sumner cornet band
of thirteen pieces furnished music, the
quality of which the boys have good
reason to be proud. The musicians were
attired in very attractive uniforms of
navy blue with red trimmings. The
speaker Rev Schoenfeld, of New Dig
gIngs, Wis, although interrupted three
times by the rain, made an eloquent ad-
dress which was received with great sat
isfaction. The Clown drill and the
darby song by little boys received their
share of applause. Little Daniel Pierce
recited "The Uprising of 1776" and is
entitled to a large share of credit. Games
and races were omitted on account of
the rain. The small boys enjoyed the
firecrackers etc, without accident, othtr
than burning few holes in their trous-
ers. The celebration was satisfactory to
all present.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
An Error In English.

Even the greatest authors now and
then make little slip in their English.
Thus Sir Walter Scott in his Legend
of Montrose" has this sentence: But
ere Montrose could almost see what
happened Allan McAulay had rushed
past him." The almost" should come
before "ere" in order to express the
authors meaning.-St Nicholas.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
Lucky Man.

He Ga former suitor)-So you are
married after all. You told ne once
that you never intended to belong to
any man. She-Well, that remark still
holds good. ''But your husband?'
"Oh, he belongs to me-"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion

Clarence Osborne was at home over
Sunday.
Mrs John Spencer visited in GAINESVILLE
the latter part of last week.
Miss Pearl Randolph of Milton juno
ton is visiting relatives here.
Mahlon Bolser and family of Madison
visited relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Wescott visited
their son in Fort Atkinson Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Crandall of Edger-
ton visited Mrs Abbie Crandall Sunday.
Mrs Grace Swaney and son, Willard,
visited her parents portion of last week.
Mrs j T Van Horn, who has been
quite i'll the past week, is convalescing.
Margaret, Jerome and Katherine Head
of Madison are visiting their grandpar-
ents.
Mr. A Fl Persells of Farina, Ill, visited
J A brakes people portion of last
week.
KB Coon of Chicago visited at the
parental home from Wednesday until
Friday.
A L Whitford, wife and son, Beryl, of
Rock River visited Harry Thomas peo-
pie Saturday.
Mrs Myrtle Young and daughter of
Salem, Ill, were guests at A brakes
the past week.
Mrs Stella Brown and family of Mil
ton were guests at Mrs Emma Whit
ford's Sabbath day.
Mr. and Mrs G G Reuterskiold and
niece called on Will Showers and wife
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Heritage and Miss Ruby Carr of
Milton attended the D B church here
last Sabbath.
Hon L B Caswell and daughter of Ft
Atkinson were guests at DR. Heads on
Wednesday of last week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
Qualities and the Sexes.

One of the charms of an intimacy be-
tween two persons of different sexes is
that the man loves the woman for quail
tiles he does not envy, and the woman
appreciates the man for qualities she
does not pretend to possess. - Nine
teenth Century.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14

Miss Listener-Then you didn't join
that philanthropic organization? Mrs.
Chatterbox-No; when / intimated to
the ladies that wanted to do some
thing for charity one Of them suggested
that I might begin by holding my
tongue.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
Poets and responsibility.

Poets are hayward creatures, large
ly irresponsible for their actions, or, at
all events, provided with such curl
ously sensitive and inf1ammable organ
ization that we feel it would be unjust
to judge them by ordinary standards
London Telegraph
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
WoZkfnG I'm.

Elsie-Your Uncle Harry seems
awful young to be doctor Willie
Yes, he amt real growed up doctor
yet l expect he's only 'tendin' to chill
dren yet, So to get some practice.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
Porter

M L ONeil expects to start out thresh-
ing rye this week.
f E Caughey of johnson Creek was q
caller here on Thursday.
Carpenters began work on Tuesday
rebuilding the Eagle creamery.
Miss Katheryn Nichols is spending a
few weeks with her aunt in Hancock.
Farmers are having a rather hard
time OF it trying to make hay on account
of the wet weather.
The Misses Jennie Mccarthy, Jennie
Murray and Mae Mccarthy are attend
ing summer school at Whitewater.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
Spanish Proverbs.

A Spanish proverb says that 'he who
makes himself all sugar the flies will
eat up," but another observes, "He
who makes himself all vinegar will
never catch any flies"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14

There would be moro excitement in
the world if fish and hailstones were
as big as the stories told about them
Washington Post
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14
For Rent.

For R0nC.
A good dwelling house for rent. In
quire of M. L. Carrier
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14

House to rent. Inquire of F. w.
Vickers.
They are cold and the best of every
thing served at Frank Ash's soda foun-
tain.
To RENT.-A suit of rooms over
Babcock's clothing store; electric light,
bath room and all modern conveniences.
Inquire of G.. r. Bentley
Try the Carlton baths.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-07-14

Watch the balloon go up Saturday
night, then patronize Frank Ash's soda
fountain.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
jje30

Harlan George, the four-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Amp
George, got hold of a bottle of
carbolic acid yesterday and was
just putting it to his mouth
when his mother discovered
him and knocked the bottle out
of his hand. Some of the acid
was spilled over his face and
hands burning him quite SER
iously. DR.. Tamisiea was call
ed and attended to the burns.
The little fellow is getting
along all right today.
Invitations are out for the
wedding Of Miss Emma Sunder-
man and Mr.. j. H. Wilson at
her home in Council Bluffs
August third.
A Edgecomb, J. j. Amen, w.
H. Fensler and C. w. Kellogg
went up on the bottom today
in Edgecombs automobile on
ditch business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
Friday. July Fl

Mrs. E. Brown returned to
her home in Omaha yesterday
after a visit here with MIR. and
Mrs. Chambers.
Mrs. Reading, Of Sioux City,
formerly of this city, visited
friends here yesterday on her
way to Cedar Rapids.
Judd Haskins and cousin
Miss Teckla Beuhl, of Omaha,
will come up tomorrow for a
weeks visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Haskins.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

Mrs. Thomas Cussack received
a letter this morning from Mrs.
John Sexton, of Clearborn, Tex
) as, in which she says she will
arrive in the Valley in about
two weeks for an extended vi
sit with relatives and friends,
The Pawnee Bill wild west
how is headed this way, and
7ill show in this city sometime
uring the first of August.
Charles Newell says there
e five generations in his fam
and that the youngest child
IS three grand mothers or
each side-a grandmother q
great-grand mother and
great great-grandmother. He
has a photograph of the five
generations.
j. D. Tamisiea is papering
and painting the interior of
his store room.
Charley Warner will move
back to this city about the first
of September and make his flu.
ture home here.
Mis- Ethel Mccain, who has
beenV special nurse for Mrs. R.
! II. HRrris returned to her home
|in OF aha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
LET DITCH CONTRACT
hlonena and Harrison County
Supervisors Act
Farmers to be Benefited are
Jubilant

Onawa, Ia, July 20. The
joint board of supervisors of
Monona and Harrison counties
met at Onawa today to close
the contracts on the big Mono
na-Harrison drainage canal.
The boards acting jointly de-
cided by unanimous vote to
sign the contracts heretofore
mentioned. The Chicago Cam
al Construction company, the
Farris-Kesl company, of Boise
City, Idaho, and Fred Crane, of
Monona county are the success
full bidders. A secret session
was held this afternoon for the
purpose of signing the contracts
In addition to the members
OF the boards, county attorneys
and attorneys for the contract
ors, there was a large atten-
dance of prominent land own
ers, ditch men and others, who
have made a fight for the "big
ditch" from start to finish.
In honor of the occasion a
local cigar manufacturer has
brought out a new brand of
cigars called ''The Big Ditch. !"
The work on the big drain
age canal will be pushed as
fast as possible. Engineer R.
is. Fesenden will start out to-
morrow morning with a party
of five to relocate and cross
section the work. The Chicago
Canal Construction company is
ready to commence and the
Ferris-Kesl company will have
two dredges built as soon as
possible, one of which will start
at the Oliver lakes. The out
look is very encouraging, and
the ditch men, which means
about four-ffths of the resi-
dents, are feeling jubilant at
the outcome of many years
work. Everything of late has
turned on the decision of the
|supreme court sustaining the
validity of the drainage laws,
and it is even said that a we'd
ding will be the result in Bel
videre township, where the
daughter of a we'll to do farm
err had positively refused to be-
come a bride, until her intend
ed husband was sure that his
farm would be drained. Pre-
paratsons for the wedding are
now being made.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

No wonder the girls of Iowa
are independent and naughty
and have cultivated the marble
heart along with affecting the
straight front which makes them
queenly, remarks he Des
Moines Register and Leader.
For, curios to relate, there are
100000 more men in Iowa than
there are women, that while
her beauty may be the colder,
the greater the victory when
the Iowa swain does win her
heart among so great competi-
ton. Out Of thirty-nine coun-
ties whose census has been COM
|piled by the state bureau but
two show a larger number of
women than men. These two
are Floyd and Des Moines.
What women have seen in
either county to induce them
there more generously to be-
stow their presence is not re-
vealed by the hard, cold and
sometimes brutal census cards.
But the disproportion is not
alarming in either of those
counties, for in Des Moines
there are about ninety-six more
females than males, and in
Floyd but forty-two.
Mr.. Burbank, of Santa Rosa,
Calf, is a man that any state
would be proud of, and one
whose name will be unforgot-
ton long after he has shufled
off this mortal coil. He is the
man who produced the white
blackberry, the seedless orange
and the seedless grape. Re-
Gently he has produced a never
fading flower, one which will
keep fresh ina glass vase of
water for a year. Andrew
Carnegie gave him 500, 600 to
experiment with, $4,000 each
year for ten years. Woodbine
] Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
THEY
WERE Welded
Error Of Missouri Valley Couple
Leads to Embarrassing
Situation.

The visit of a justice of the
peace in the vicinity of Missou-
ri Valley to the office of the
county clerk in this city yester-
day revealed an exceedingly
interesting condition of affairs
in connection with a marriage
license recently issued here.
According to the visitor the
couple who received the license
were so impressed with the
solemn ceremonies attendant
upon the issuance of the license
that they thought it was the
whole thing, and that there
was no need for the services of
a preacher or a justice Of the
peace to tie the knot any tight
err. They have been cheerfully
living together ever since UNI
der the delusion that they were
legally welded. The justice,
who happened to be related to
one Of them, volunteered to
round them up, escort them
Through the marriage ceremony
and make a legal return there
of to the clerk.
The couple, whose names are
for the present withheld,
thought to avoid notoriety by
coming to Council Bluffs to be
married. When they returned
home they told of their mar
riage and showed their justice
of the peace relative their IL
cense. Accompanying it was
the blank return to be filled out
by the officiating clergyman
Justice and returned to the
clerk. When asked why the
officiating officer had not filled
this blank out the couple re-
lated that they were married
in the court house by a young
man with glasses, who stood on
side of a high counter, while
they stood on the other.
He did not require them to join
hands or use a ring, but merely
asked them to hold up their
right hands and be sworn.
When he handed them a bright
tinted marriage certificate with
cupids playing hide-and-seek
among the roses they thought
it a cinch that they were mar
ried all right, and they never
bothered themselves about min
listers and justices after that.
The relative to whom these
things were told even then did
not suspect the truth, but inn
agined that the officiating Of
ficer had neglected to fill out
the return. He accordingly
filled in the necessary data and
brought the return here yester-
day to have it signed by the
officiating clergyman or justice.
When the truth finally dawned
on him he hastily left for home
to notify the principals to the
affair that they needed a mar
riage ceremony yet.-World
Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
Gard Of Thanks.

We take this method of thank
the many friends who were SC
kind to US during the sickness
and death of our beloved moth
err. We want to especially
thank the friends who contri-
buted the beautiful flowers
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mcleod
and Children.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

In Harrison county there are
many hill tops and hill sides
that have been cultivated SO
long and have been washed so
much by heavy rains that Gull
tivating them is no longer re-
warded by crops that pay for
the time and labor spent upon
them. These should be devoted
to the raising of timber.
Planted to trees of rapid growth
they would in a few years be-
come we'll covered. The annual
crop of leaves and grass allowed
to lie upon the ground and rot
would soon form a mulch re-
tanning the water from rain
fall and melting SHOWS and
thus enriching the ground and
also preventing the washing
away of the soil, the overflow
that damages the more level
and more fertile and valuable
lands adjacent. If the Steep
est portions of the hills were
planted to timber and the more
moderate slopes put in clover
and kept so as to have a good
rank growth, much Of the
wasteful washing away of the
slopes and the inundation or
outlying out of the valley lands
will be stopped. 1t will be
found to pay better than the
present system does.
There is in the Observer Of
flee now some timothy nearly
four feet long, that has grown
this season on a hill top of a
narrow ridge, that has been
treated in a conservative way,
that is to increase fertility and
retain moisture. For a few
years John A. Berry has been
following out just such a plan
on the ridge north of his house,
and the results obtained are
wonderful. If his orchard was
forest instead of fruit trees the
money return would be more
certain and greater. His trial
of fruit trees under forest con-
Editions is not Il success from
the fruit growers standpoint,
but a lesson in what to do with
our hills can be had by visiting
!; Mr.. Berry's orchard.
The object in re-foresting
the hills should be to prevent
washing away, to restore fertil-
ity, to have them raise a crop
that will give a reasonable re-
turn for use of land and labor
as crop of timber surely will,
land to hold back and retain the
floods that now do so much
damage. Plant the hills to tim
Der. Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

Can't be perfect health with
out pure blood. Burdock Blood
Bitters makes pure blood. Tones
and invigorates the whole sys-
tenn.
;ooO
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

Jappe Thompson, engineer
at the pumping station says
his business has been first-clsss
for the last week, and he knows
from experience that the peo-
pie of Mo. Valley use lots of
water.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Hansen on Michigan
street yesterday, a surprise
party was given to Miss Lulu
Hatcher, aged nine years, by
about twenty of her young
friends. A jolly good time was
had by all the youngsters. Ice
cream and cake was served dur
ing the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Kellogg
are Omaha visitors today.
L. j. and Christie Fry, who
have been visiting their sister,
Miss Carrie Fry, returned to
their home in Council Bluffs, to
day.
Miss Bessie Crowder is con-
fined to her room by rheuma-
tism.
U. S. Blunt returned from
Sioux City last night, where
he has been working at his
trade for the past month.
Sheaffer, Cook and Deshler
go to Minden tomorrow to play
with the Minden team against
Nicola.
Mrs. j. w. Martin and daugh
tiers, of Council Bluffs, are Wis
iting friends in the Valley and
vicinity.
We are told that it costs the
State of Iowa $320.42 a year for
each inmate at the Glenwood
Institete, and S433.09 for each
inmate in the Fort Madison
penitentiary. That is about
$500 per week for the unfortu-
nate at Glenwood and 1925 per
weak for the fortunate at Fort
Madison. That seems pretty
high for board. Here a man
can get pretty good board for
from $500 to $3.50 per week,
and don't have to wear stripes
either.
Mrs. w. G. Chapman and her
daughter Hattie, who came up
from Fremont Wednesday, on
account of the death of Mrs.
George Kendall, accompanied
the remains east on No. 6 yes
terday. Superintendent Reyn-
aids kindly gave the use Of his
private car to the family and
friends. Norfolk Press.
oA8ToREA.
'', = &zAzEz5x
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
Dancing Party.

parties ever given in this city
occurred last evening at Foun-
tain's hall, with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Burke as host and hostess
and Miss Mildred Lambin, of
Chicago, guest of honor.
The decorations of the hall
were all Japanese. remnants
of japanese paper and small
parasols were hung from each
corner of the hall to the center,
making a very artistic effect
overhead. The walls were COW
cred with Japanese napkins and
lanterns were hung on the
lights, producing a very pretty
effect. Miss Marie Tamisiea
tended to the wants of the mer-
ry crowd, which were indeed
very numerous last evening, in
the shape of the Grape cor
ner." An electric fan added
very materially to the COM
forts. The stage was decorat-
ed to resemble a parlor. Four
attractive cozy corners were
very much in demand during
the evening. The receiving
party was Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Burke, Miss Lambin and Miss
Gilmore.
AT 8 o'clock the grand march,
led by Miss Mildred Lambin
and Mr.. Harry Boies, began, at
the close of which programmes
were given out by Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke. The programmes were
meat little blue affairs, with the
seal of the guest of honor. A
programme of twenty-four
dances and several extras was
danced, after which the guests
departed, assuring Mr.. and
Mrs. Burke that they had en-.
joyed themselves to the fullest
extent Of their ability.
Several out of town guests
were present.
Mrs. L. S. Haskins returned
from Canada last night where
she has been visiting her moth
er for the past three months.
Mrs. Richard Hobson, wife of
Captain Hobson, is very sick in
a hospital in Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gaver arc
rejoicing over the arrival Of a
ten pound son at their home
this morning.
'Tisn't safe to be day with.
out DR.. Thomas Electric Oil
in the house. Never can tel
what moment an accident is 60
ling to happen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

Only one remedy in the world
that will at once stop itchiness
of the skin in any part of the
body; Doan's Ointment. At
any drug store, 80 cents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27
Union Farmers Club.

|erS' club met at the lovely
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Jones. Three members were
absent.
Club opened with music by
Miss Halle Jones.
Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
Selections read:
"How a married woman goes
to Sleep" by Mrs. Doty.
"Chat as we sew" Mrs.
Green Jones.
After a few remarks on these
club adjourned for the usual
two hours feasting, music and
visiting. Harve Jones gave
some fine music on the graph
aphone.
After dinner:
Music by orchestra.
Duet by Mrs. Everett Ander-
son and Mrs. Harry Brown.
Recitation, Howard Jones.
Song, Robbie and Ruby Deal.
Music, Mrs. Anderson.
The following questions were
then taken up for discussion:
/. Best way to rid the house
of red ants. Mrs. Doty, Mrs.
Myers, Mrs. e. G. Jones were
appointed to try to find a rem
edy.
2. In what way can we best
preserve our flower bulbs
through winter? Ans For
dahlias think best to put away
| in cellar. Cannas take up with
a good deal of dirt and store in
dry place free from frost.
3. How can the Iowa fruit
growers make the market price
for fruit? Ans. Fruit grow
ers get better and more uniform
prices for their fruit through
an exchange.
Committee on questions for
next meeting: Mr.. Deur. e. G.
Jones, H. L. Aldridge.
Questions for next meeting;
| Would II, not he we'll for
1.-THE farmers to cooperate with
the Law and Order League of
Mo. Valley in enforcing the
law? Ref. to Ellis Jones.
2. Would it pay the farmers
of Harrison county to have a
Chautauqua assembly in this
county in 1906? Ref. to w. A.
Jones.
3. Should we have a law to
compel all parties owning real
estate to have all right of ways
belonging to same moved twice
each year, from June Is to
July l, and from Aug. l to Is
tRef. to G. N. Frazier.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS AND
APPROVAL.
Resolved, that the Union
Farmers Club wishes to ex-
Itend a vote of thanks and an
prevail to the good citizens Of
Mo. Valley for their splendid
management of the Chautau.
qua and it's high standard OF
entertainment, of which we
most heartily approve and ap-
preciate the good moral inf1u-
ences that are so essential to
the uplifting of humanity to a
higher plane of civilization,
land that this club is unani-
mously in favor of Chautauqua
in 1906.
Visitors::- Mr.. and Mrs. Ev-
erett Anderson and family, Mr.
land Mrs. Dion Anderson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy An.
derson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Brown and son, Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Howard, Mrs
Orr, Mrs. Longman and Daisy
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fensler
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Jones anc
|son, Grandma Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellie Jones and daughter
Mrs. Andrew Cox, Mrs. Ardel-
las Jones, Mrs. Emma Selvy
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. S
A. Jones, Miss Nellie Brown,
Miss Frances Howard, Mrs. M
3. Stewart and children. Miss
Ada Brookhouser, Mrs. Laugh
cry, d. M. Harris, Winfield
Burbank, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Deal, Eugene Jones, Cora Bar.
nett of Logan.
Music by Mrs. Anderson.
Music by orchestra, after
(which club adjourned to meet
third Saturday in August with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Jones.
G. N. Frazier, Pres.
S. K. McGavren, Sec.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-07-27

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder Of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.