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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
IOWA CORN CROP
HAS GOOD YIELD.
Will Be 20 Per Cent. More This
Year Than in
1904.
BEST GRAIN IN TEN YEARS
Climatic Conditions Have Been Good
Over Iowa, Though in Some Sec
tions Now Rain Would Be
Benefit.

lies Moines, Ia, Aug. Sit is esti-
mated that the corn crop of Iowa Will
yield at least 20 per cent. more this
year than did the crop of 1904. Last
year slightly more than 100000 acres
yielded nearly 100000 bushels. or
thirty-six bushels to the acre. Grain
men have contended that this acreage
and Yield which are the figures of the
etate crop service, We're estimated too
high. and will not now stand for n pre-
diction of 90 per cent. addition thereto.
But they think that the crop Will yield
easily in excess of $50, 100000 bushels
this year
The extreme southeastern section OF
the state had too much moisture and
the corn there is not above last years
average. The north. central third also
is low land. The remainder of the state
reports the best prospect since 1895.
Using last years crop AS the stand
ard at 100 per cent, sample estimates
on the crop i'm different sections of the
state this year as reported TO the gram
mems state association are as follows
Hardin county. ITO per cent; Gerro
Gordo l25; Dallas. l25: fifteen stations
of an elevator company northwest from
Des Moines 105; sac county, 100. 1t Is
on these figures that grain men esti-
mate AN increase in the yield of corn
this year of 20 per cent. over the crop
of 1904
Reports from the harvest fields show
that oats are going from thirty-fve TO
forty bushels an acre all over the state.
Last year they went thirty bushels only
and the 100000 acres yielded in ex-
cess of Ns.0o00o0 bushels, The oats
acreage is Slightly increased this year
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
eAeY's INSTINCT

Shove He Knew What Food to Stick To.
Forwarding a photo Of splendidiy
handsome and healthy young boy, q
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
The enclosed picture shows my f.
year-oll Grape-Nuts boy.
Since he was 2 years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape Nuts. He de-
niands and gets this food three times
day. This may seem rather unusual,
but he does not care for anything else
after he has eaten his Grape Nuts,
which he uses with milk or cream, and
then he is through with his meal. Even
on Thanksgiving Day he refused tur-
key and all the good things that make
up that great dinner, and ate his dish
of GrapeNuts and cream with the best
results and none of the evils that the
other foolish members Of the family
experienced.
He is nevG sick, has beautiful
complexion, and is considered very
handsome boy. May the Postum Com
pany prosper and long continue to fur
nish their wholesome food!' Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's reason. Read the little
book, THE Road to Wellville," in ev-
cry pkg.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
NEGRO ATTACKS WOMAN
Beats Her Over the Head with Beer
Bottle and Then Cuts His
Own Throat

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. s.-Wood At
ANS, an employe at the Merchants hotel
at Sigourney, attempted to murder the
wife of Landlord White at O'Clock
this morning. While she WAS asleep IN
bed, by pounding her on the head with
a beer bottle.
After this fiendish attack, Adams cut
his own throat from ear to ear with II
razor. With blood gushing from the
gaping wound. he seized pieces of the
bottle With which he had tried 10 kill
Mrs. White and buried the broken glass
in the arteries of his arms and legs.
Inmates of the hotel. We're attracted
to the scene by the woman'S screams
and the combined strength of several
men was required to subdue the col-
ured maniac.
There was wild talk about lynchng
the fellow, but this soon subsidized when
1t became evident he was craZed.
This evening it was announced that
the woman would probably live. ADJ
ans will die.
Adams believed that the woman was
in Il conspiracy to get him fired from
the hotel, where he had worked for
years. He imagined that the landlords
wife was a leader in the plot. This
proved upon his mind and led to the
traCedy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
VICTIM OF CRUEL FALL.
Saved from Gsl!ows Two Decade. Ago
Served Time. Freed by
Confession.

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 1O.--Charles H.
Franklin of Macon has arrived here to
appeal to the Georgia Legislature tc
right wrong done him by the cou. IS.
Twenty-one years ago Franklin was
tried for the murder of man named
Bryant. He was convicted and sem
fenced to death on the testims ny of
Fred Knight.
On the morning set for his execution
Franklin heard the death warrant read
and stood on the trap with the moose
about his neck. just as the trap was
about TO be sprung message came
from the governor committing his sen.
tence TO life imprisonment
For twenty years Franklin served in
the penltentiary, but a few weeks ago
Fred knight, the man whose evidence
convicted him, confessed while diving
that he had murdered Bryant and fixed
the crime on Franklin. Frankin was
released. but all the members of his
family were dead, and ne was Il broken
man. Now he wants tine legislature to
make some compensation for his ruined
life.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
Sound asaDo,lar.

Monticello, Mimi, Aug. Mr.. ].
w. Moore Of this place stands as liv-
Ing proof of the fact that Bright's Dis
ease, even in the last stages, may be
perfectly and permanently cured by
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Mr.. Moore says: "In 1898, three rep
utable physicians after careful ex-
animation told me that would die
with Bright's Disease inside of year.
My feet and ankles and legs We're bad
~ swollen; l could hardly stand on my
feet and had given up all hopes Of
getting cured when travelling sales
man told me that he himself had been
cured of Bright's Disease two years
before.
He said he had taken to his bed
and expected to die with it. but that
he had been cured by remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
II commenced taking them at once
and l am thankful to say that they
saved my life. After short treat
ment was completely restored to good
health and l am now as sound as
dollar"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
Uncertain Birds to Which Rules Do
Not ALWAYS Annlv

Not Always Apply
Outing: The ruffied grouse is one of the
uncertain birds to which no hard and fast
r,..es will apply. yet he has few small
peculiarities of which advantage may be
taken. In wild, heavy woodland, his orig
inal haunt. he has weakness for two
thngs-an old tote-road. or any seldom
used road, and the bank of stream A
man trying bit of woods with which he
is unacquainted probably will see more
grouse near an old road than anywhere
else. In hiiiy country, the lower slopes
of the favines are apt to be the best of
ground. In level country, the long strips
OF thcket bordering large blocks of stand
ing timber are ideal places, and IL the
fhicket happens to mark the edge of a
glover field, SO much the better. Never
Mass even a small thcket which stands
out in a clover field with a wood upon any
side. Grouse are fond of clover. and I'M
til winter sets in are apt to be in any fair
Shelter near the field. Later, in snoWti.ne
the borders and interior of large woodland
swamps are the chosen places. If there
be a region of thick, low-lying forest. hav-
ing close-grown beech ridges here and
there. these surely will repay the labor
OF beating them, for they are almost GER
tai nto be the strongholds of all the ruff
fed grouse of the neighborhood Old wind
falls and siashings are good because they
anord acres of the stort of shelter the
birds prefer in cold wea Their. Should
single bird flush, proceed warily and ready
for instant action, for second and per-
haps three or four stragglers may be
within gunshot of the spot. Ground good
for one bird may be as attractive to three
or four. although each individual remains
some slight distance from the others
When beating border thickets with a COM
rade, prefer to work in the cover about
along the line where thicket and forest
ion, Most men will choose the o1ltS side
but ruff1ed grouse almost invariably dash
for the wood, hence across the line Of
fire of the inside man. Such shots are
none too easy and trees have a knack OF
getting in the way, yet as general thing,
IN eoutside position means the most fun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
SHE STILL HAS A HEART
Fallen Woman Makes Pitiful Appeal
to Police: Save Sister from
Oath Hhnsa

Des Moines, la, Aug. s-'Save my
sister if you can. Don't let her take the
path that l have chosen, pleaded Miss
Grace Bayles, BIG East Court avenue,
weepingly, at police headquarters to-
day.
The girl pleaded for her 17-year-old
sister, Margaret Ross who ran away
from her parents by adoption in Prairie
City and came to Des Moines day or
two ago. Pursued by a Prairie City
woman who was sent by MIR. and Mrs.
Ross. Margaret found herself in the
hands of the police last night. She had
been living at Ninth and Pleasant
streets with a relative.
Efforts were made by two or three to
have the girl sent to the reform school.
Finally Miss Bayes arrived
What interest have you in thiS?"
was asked by man who recognized
her
More than any one else" she said
She's my sister. Please don't let her
get started wrong. am bad. l know
what this life means. Don't let her do
as have done. Send her anywhere
that is best. but don't let her take the
Miss Bayles is a girl of striking app
pearance.
1t is probable that Miss Ross will be
sent to the home of relatives in ST
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
ASKED GOVERNORS
PERMISSION TO WE'D
Woman Held for Murder AS.
sisted in Getting William
NageI Paroled.
HE ACCUSED THE WOMAN
cumtnins ParoIed Naeel from Sentence,
but Woman Admitted She Urged
Him to Commit Crime Then
Wrote for Permit to Marry.

l)es Moncs. Ia. Aug. TO- William
Nagel. who has partially confessed to
the murder of carl Brady at MuScatinc,
is 4 parolcd prisoner from Fort Mad-
SON ACCORDING. To the records in the
governors office. Nagel Was sentenced
from jefferson county to serve two
wears on conviction of larceny of n
team of horses. He was committed to
prison September % 1902. and released
by parole February s, 1904. five months
before his sentence would have ex-
pred.
An Interesting feature of Nagels pa
role is the fact that the woman he
now accuses of killing old man Brady,
wrote to Governor Cummins about u
year ago asking the governors per-
mission to marry Nasel. The woman.
Josephine tollottc. was under the inn
preston that E!ady's parole prevented
him from marrying without permission
from the governor.
Pardon clerH Garrett replied for the
governor In a manner attended tn dis
courage the Collette woman from
marrying Nagcl as his record while ON
parole was not To the satisfactiorA of
the governor and he warned the VOL IN
that Nagel might be recomnittcd to
prison. However. the governors nd
vice seems to have had no effect on
the woman's desire to live with NagcI.
The parole papers also show that a
woman was implicated I'm the first con-
viction of Nagel for larceny according
70 letter from the county attorney of
Jefferson county That official wrote
the governor on Nagel's behalf that
after his conviction Il woman has come
to him and confessed that she had been
responsible for Nagel stealing the team
while he was intoxirated This is said
to be he same CoS.tte woman. who is
M i'm i..i1 .,t ~.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
.DENNIS0N May
REFUSE TO RETURN
Sufficient Hint Of Such lnten.
ton Is Conveyed to
Cummins.
HE CANNOT BE FORCED
Courts Have Held That Iowa Would
Be Powerless " Dennison Were
to Refuse to Attend His
Second Trial.

Des Moines. Ia, Aug. 8.-Will Tom
Dennison refuse to come to Iowa for
his trial in October on the indict-
ment charging him with completely in
the robbery by which Shercliffe re-
lieved travelling man of $4,000
worth of diamonds near Missouri VAIL
ley?
hint of this Intention has been con-
veyed to Governor Cummins in let
ter from w. j. Cornell of Omaha, Dem
pison's attorney, who protests that he
and Dennison want the second trial to
be held and declares that it will be Il
farce either with or without the testi-
mony of Sherciffe.
But he adds that 1t is we'll known
by attorneys Gncluding Governor Cum
mins) that under a decision by the
United States supreme court Iowa
would be powerlcss If Dennison We're to
refuse to attend his second trial, for
feiting his bond and remaining in
Omaha and declining to come into
IOWA.
Dennison was extradited from Ne
braska after a long and tedious re-
sistance to be tried In Iowa on the
charge of receiving stolen goods, that
Is, the diamonds of which Shercliffe
had robbed Pollock. When he. once
once got into Iowa he was charged With
completely in the robbery also. He
pleaded not guilty to both indictments.
being In the custody of Iowa authors
ties. and was placed under bond
amounting to about $4,000
He was tried on the indictment on
which he was brought back to Iowa
through requisitiop on Governor
not guilty. His bond was then reduced
to $4,000 on the second charge.
1t is plain that the letter was writ
ten in the hope that it would influence
Governor Cummins to allow the Okla
homa authorities to take Shelcliffe out
OF the state before the second trial
Of Dennison. MIR. Council says that
Judge Smith has Informed Thomas that
1t is manifestly impossible TO convict
Dennison on the robbery charge
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
WALKS FOR FIRST TIME.
Little Dubuque Girl Cured at Shrine
of st. Anne

Dubuque. Ia. Aug. a.-Lucie Walsh
years old. 52l9 Union avenue. for three
years helpless cripple was made to
walk while praying before the shrine
of st. Anne at the novenna held near
kankakee. Before the eyes of 1000
people the miracle was wrought and
the child. arising after her simple
prayer, took the first step in three years
aud walked to the faced mother
who awaited her.
The cure is the most notable of the
aids To the afflicted on this years pin
grinage, and is similar to the case of
Miss Matilda Guinea. of the Calumet
bank. SoGth Chicago, who WAS cured
of laneness last year AT the novcnna.
Miss Guinea led the line of sufferers,
which wendell its painful Way To the
church. ii Was the end of the nine
days of prayer preceding the feast of
st. Anne. Many walked with the aid of
crutches. others We're wheeled in
chairs. little children who had been
afflicted since birtn We're carried in
their pareatS arms.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10

From United States Consul Ridgely,
Nantes. France: Among the features
OF 1904 has been the general appear
ance OF shoes closely resembling in
form AMI style those made in the Uni
ted States.
The clumsy. ungainly and heavy
French shapes ear gradually disappear
ing. In their stead are coming grace
fully cut and finely finished shoes OF
decided American appearance. The
fact is. however, that 1t is rather our
shoe making machines than the shoes
themselves that have come to France.
In any event, the American-appe
shoes which are now quite generally
seen in this city and elsewhere in the
provinces are made principally in Paris
with machinery imported from the
United States.
This does not alter the fact that
some bona -fide American shoes are on
sale here, but they are much dearer
than the French made articles, and 1t
is not likely that they will make head
way against the strong combination
which is represented by cheap French
labor and prolific American machine
ery
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
is MURDERED AT PLAY.
Lad of Four Killed by Revolver Which
Was Loaded by His Father Be.
fore His Birth.

Des Moines, Ia Aug 9.-Ignorant of
the deadly character of his plaything.
Willard Tyler, aged S, sent a bullet last
night through the body of his little
brother, James. aged 4. The children
are the sons of MIR. and Mrs. James
Tyler, of Rising Sun, eight miles east
of Des MONIES. The family We're hav-
ing Sunday visit at the home of
Isaac Tyler, grandfather of the little
boys. While the older people We're
eating supper the children were ran-
sacking an upstairs room and discov-
cred a revolver which their father had
loaded six years before. hidden away
and forgotten. Little James Tyler is
dead, killed by u gun which was loaded
by his own father before he was born.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
CONFESSION MEANS GRIEF
George M. Roe, of Los Angeles, Admits
Giving Out Rhinock Story.

Cincinnati, o.. Aug. lo.-The source
from which the late Robert Criswell,
who committed suicide last week, OBJ
tanned the alleged libelous story pub
lished in the New Yorker became
known last night. when Congressman
j. l.. lRhinock, of Co.ington, Ky, the
victim of the attack, gave out letter
he had received from George Mortimer
Roe, formerly of this city, but now To-
Gated in Los Angeles Cal.
Roe said he furnished Criswell the
data from which his article was pre-
pared, but says he gave ii confidential
ly, as a close friend and did not know
it was going TO be used. Roe and
Cllswell We're almost inseparable when
the latter was in Cincinnati. and re-
manned on intimate terms after Girls
Well went east
Roe said he obtained the information
about the alleged indictment of j. l..
Rhinock for pocket-picking from the
county officials in Covington. but they
deny the statement Rhinock wrote to
Roe informing him that his letter of
confession will be turned over to AS
sistant District Attorney Krotel of New
York, with instructions To bring action
for criminal libel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
MURDERED BY MOTHER.
Infant Dies in Hospital and the Un.
natural Mother Is Arrested.

New York, Aug. S.--A baby pa
tient died at Cumberland street
hospital i'm Brooklyn today and
its mother julia Ostrawski. who was
In the institution, was arrested on sus-
picion that she had caused its death. 1t
was a second time the child had been
injured in three days. Tuesday the
mother was admitted to the convent OF
Mercy with an infant weeks old The
next day the nurse found wound or
the child's abdomen that could hardly
have been made accidentally. The child
was removed to the hospital and the
mother was allowed to go along. Today
the nurse. in taking the baby from the
mother, discovered the child was dead
An autopsy showed the left lung had
been punctured by the jagged ends OF
two broken ribs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
CRAzED BY CONSCIENCE
Des Moincs Travelling Man Takes His
Own Life, Leaving Mysterious

Des Moines la. Aug. 9.-Word was
received here this morning that B. f.
podson, a well known travelling man OF
this city. committed suicide in the
Beach hotel at Winneconnc. Wis. Mrs.
Dodson is now on her way to the scene
of the tragedy. Dodson left the follow
Ing note.
good to my wife. She is a poor woman
and Il devoted mother"
No cause can be assigned for the act
by Ipodson's lpcs Moincs relatives and
neighbors. The message received sim
ply states that Dodson had been de-
spondcnt for several days and it Is sup
posed he was temporarily insane.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
GRAIN MARKETS.
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. Clash quotations were
as follows:
Wheat-eNo. 2 spring, si.@allo; No. 8
spring, a5cusi05; No. 2 req. S3-.0silsc
Corn-No 2. 55Mc; No. yellow, ;6c.
Oais-No. 2. 2652c; No. white. 27a. Gi2sc !:
No white. 25s4
Rye--No. 2, 5sc.
Flax secd-No. l. sl.la; No. / northwest
ern. sl.23.
I notify Seed-Prime, s3&.
C.over-Contract grade, s12.50Q12.75.
Provisions-Mess pork. $l395Q l40o; lard,
500; snort rib sides, ss.2oQsSo; snort oi.ssr
sides, SS.50QlS G2ls.
Butter-Market steady. Creamery. 171
2oxc; dairy. 16QlSl7c.
Eegs-Steady; at mark. cases included,
151ac; frsts lie; prime frs,s, lsl2c; extras.
2lc.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
DENNlsoN MAY ESCAPE.
Harrison County Supervisors Refuse to
Stand Expense of Second Trial.

Logan. la. Aug. 1O-At the regular
meeting of the board of supervisors of
Harrison county, 1t was voted to mott
fy County Attorney l.. w Fallon that
Harrison county would not pay the
expense of the second trial OF Tom
Dennison, the Omaha politician who
has been on trial for being implicated
In The famous Shercliffe Pollock aia-
inond robbery.
The supervisors feel that they do not
care To pay for a second trial. which
they look upon as simply being Il fight
between two omaha factions. The
costs amounted To $1,000. and of this
amount Harrison county has paid hen
share, $500 Montgomery has not vet
paid her half of the expense
The supervisors understood that the
jewelers. Protective union and the
omaha Civic federation would pay for
Dennison's trial hut they have not
done it, Now the board wants the
county attorney To collect the $500 from
the Protective union and Civic feder-
alton
F'allon,s friends say Dcnnisons hired
men have been scfeming to influence
this action of the board
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
SENSATIONAL ELoPEMENr.

Mason City, Ia. Jug. 9.-Announce-
ment was made here yesterday of the
elopement of Clyde Way, the only son
Of Thomas A. Way, and Miss Mary
Funk, daughter of a. b. Funk, of spirit
Lake. The couple. by means of a ruse,
met i'll Minneapolis and wired their
folks of their marriage.
his bride a year his senior. They be-
came acquainted While at school at
Farbault, Mimi, and later this rl,cned
into love during their student days at
Iowa college at Grinnell, which both
attended last year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
SAYS WOMAN DID 1T.
William Maggie Accuses His Paramou
Of Foul Murder.

Muscatine. la. Aug. 9.-The body of
Carl Brady was found In cave on an
island eight miles south of Muscatfne.
Josephine Collette and William Ma
gle, who lived i'm Il cabin boat near
there, have been held here. charged
with murder Maggie made a confession,
stating that he heard of the murder
through the woman who committed 1t.
Brady disappeared two months ago.
Maggie took The officers to the island
Yesterday morning and pointed out the
place where the body had been wrapped
in Kerosene rags and an attempt made
to burn il.
Brady was fisner,r., u md was said
to have had money. The Gollette wom-
an and Maggie lived together. but were
unmarried. Maggie is n paroled prisoner
from the penitcntiary. having been sent
up for stealing. The woman was In that
crime with him and served Il term in
the penitentiary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-10
RICH MAN WEBS SERVANT.
Cedar Falls 400" Receives Severe
CboeL

Shock.
Cedar Falls la, Aug. 9. Henry Man
MaZanti, a wealthy merchant of this
place married Miss Mary Hansen, a
servant i'm the home of H. III. SECRECY.
president of the Iowa state normal col
lege.
II had been common talk that Ma
Zanti was to wed the daughter of a
Cedar Falls banker and a leader in
social circles. When the Seerleys re-
turned from Ireton, Mich. where they
had been spending two weeks i'm Il cot
tage, Miss Hansen did not have the
house "tiolied up as they expected.
On the contrary. she met President
Secrley and Informed him of her new
situation in life.
Mazanti came to Cedar Falls several
years ago and secured work with Henry
johnson. banker. He is 30 years of ;iese
and is now much richer than the man
by whom he WAS first employed.
Miss Hansen is a pretty girl. half the
age of her rich husband. She came over
from Denmark several years ago and
has since SERVED as domestic in I'resi-
dent Seerley's family.
The newly married couple will visit
St Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth and
take Il lake trip for their honeymoon.