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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09
THE BOYER GUT OFF.
As Saca b. q No. Va:ls,y F an.

" SSC oCiAAS AaSs. ~ Wl1oO
Drainage means to the Missouri
bottom lands as we'll as the
Boyer valley one should now
make a trip to the mouth Of
the Boyer cut off No. l.
On arriving at the place
where the cut off leaves the
Boyer River proper you find at
the present time a stream Of
water rushing into the ditch
which is five feet deep at the
bridge which crosses the ditch
about one hundred and fifty
feet from the river and run
ming at the rate of five miles
an hour which as it flows
south toward the Missouri in
creases in speed until at the
mouth there is a rate of speed
of ten to twelve miles an honr
and considerable wash going on
all the way down except posi-
bly, in Gar Lake where the sur
face covered with water is
large.
To talk with the farmers who
live below the cut off you will
find that they are satisfied that
the small portion of the drain
age canal has saved them from
overflow this spring as we'll as
last summer, aud express them
selves that it is sufficient to pre-
vent any serious overflow in
the future. Some of the people
who are included in the dis
trict north of the cut off have
been heard to say that the cut
off is sufficient to prevent any
overflow in that portion of the
territory, and while satisfied
that they are free from over
flow are willing to use every
means in theirpower to prevent
the completion of the system.
If the cut off, a small thing
as compared to the whole, is do
ing so much for the territory
about it why anyone should be
so selfish as to try to prevent
the completion of the entire sys-
tenn is beyond comprehension.
Why should l because | am
protected try to keep my
neighbor from protecting
himself, and as we better the
con lition of our neighbor we
improve our own condition.
Coming north from the cut
of up the bottom you don't find
any portion Of the land under
water from the Willow or Boy
err until you get within two or
three miles Of Mo. Valley and
from there in you will find most
all the territory on the Boyer
side under water. We readily
see then that the cut off pro-
tects the land for several miles
this way by drawing the water
at a rapid rate from the river
thus relieving the congestion.
If this small portion protects
this territory, what would be
the result when the system is
completed? Boyer cut off N OF
Willow and Allen Creek bitches
completed and the bottom lands
that for the past three years
has been a wash, will pro-
duce such crops as are not
dreamed of today. The posi-
billties Of this territory can
hardly be guessed at when the
drainage system, now contem-
plated, is pushed to completion.
There will be houses erected
where now are frog ponds, there
will be barns, corn cribs. grana-
ries, and all we'll filled and
many happy and pros porous
families where now only wash
and desolation exist. Imagine
if you can, 100000 acres of land
that now produces nothing re-
claimed and caused to produce
100 bushels of corn per acre,
which is not impossible, and we
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09
For Sale.

| have 1000 bushels of white
oats for sale, free from
mustard. A sample can be seen
at V. I. Tamisiea's hardware
store. Call on or phone y15.
m16 Julius Deur.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09
WATER IN CUT.Of.: DITCH

w q 4 s-aS sl1 w AVAi 0shA u
r rt'aI!y Completed Drainage
Canal Garry g Surplus F;ew.
Ncnperal
Supervisor w. Il. Baker yes
ItesIay received word that water
l.; now flowing through the cut
off ditch in Rockford township
from the Boyer river to the
Missouri and carrying off a
large amount of surplus drain
age that has heretofore found
an outlet through the natural
course Of th, former stream.
The ditch is only partially con-
structed, the excavation being
only onc-thisd as deep as the
bed of the Boyer where the
artificial channel taps it. Eros
ion is expected to wear it deep
er.
This ditch, known as Boyer
cutoff No. l, is the only part
of the proposed Harrison and
Pottawattamle county ditch
system that has been pushed
far enough to demonstrate its
practical utility. One or two
smaller bitches were started at
the same time, but when the
supreme court knocked out the
old drainage law work on them
was abandoned. Contractor
w. A. Smith, however, kept on
with the Boyer cutoff last
summer and left it in its pres
ent state.
1t is only a mile ard half
from the place where the cut
off leaves the Boyer to where
it empties into the Missouri
while by the natural route the
distance is eleven miles. The
shorter course has q fall of five
feet, and it is believed the wat
er will flow fast enough to cut
away the sell until eventually
the whole volume of water in
the Boyer will follow that chan
mel to the Big Muddy. At
present, the bottom of the cut.
off at the place of departure
from the Boyer is six feet
above the bed Of the stream.
County Surveyor Tostevin is
an enthusiastic believer in the
theory Of erosion as an efficac-
ious agent for digging the ditch
and diverting the Boyer into it.
He thinks that natural forces
will do much toward working
the complete change.
81 owe my whole life to Bur-
dock Blood Bitters. Scrofulous
sores covered my body. Iseem-
ed beyond cure. B. B. B. has
made me a perfectly we'll
woman" Mrs. Chas. Hutton,
Berville, Mich. m31
The little kids are playing
marbles, the bigger kids are
playing ball, and the great big
kids are playing tennis. Spring
has surely come.
Mrs. ]. F. Lewis is able to be
out again after a two weeks
siege of the grippe.
1 A very pleasant time wrs
had at the social dance last
evening at Fountains hall.
DR.. Meeham come up from
Council Bluffs this morning on
business matters in this city.
Miss Bogenrief will spend
Sunday with Miss Grace Hoar
lin Omaha.
An application to appoint
three appraisers for the property
of the Crisp Creamery Comp
any was granted at the last
term of court, and %. E. Beck.
w. D. Armstrong and C. N.
Knight were appointed, and as
soon as the reports are in the
property will be sold. The am
cunt Of claims are $1,000 90.
B. f. Comstock has been do
ing quite a business in furs
this winter having caught sew
eral mink. Tuesday he caught
the largest one that old trappers
have ever seen in this locality.
The hide from this one should
be worth about seven dollars.
Mr.. Comstock has made pretty
fair wages this winter just from
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09

A household remedy-Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil. Heals
burns, cuts, wounds of any sort;
cures sore throat, Group, catarrh
asthma; never fails. m3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09
q a. - TO- RIA
Bearst the The Kind You Have Always Bougt1
Signature sf l<arz3zAZitzzx

OF S1<AZy /tLLcILz/
Mr.. and Mrs. Freely Myers
returned from their farm last
night, where they had been for
several days. Mr.. Myers has
taken a room 19X2O and laid it
off into beds and will test all
the seed corn and other grains
that he will plant this spring.
He plants the beds so that he
knows what every ear of seed
corn does. He plants two grains
from each ear, and if only one
sprout comes up he throws that
ear aside and trys another one,
going through the whole lot of
seed corn in that way. He says
he used to follow that system
When he ran the farm and got
from Is to Is more bushels per
acre than the farm has produced
since he left it. 1t pays to test
your seed corn.
Miss Agnes Brown of Teka-
NAH visited friends here to-
day.
DR.. j. L. Tamisiea is able to
be out again. He has had a
hard siege of it.
Mrs. A. Edgecomb received a
letter today from Charly Fen
sler, of Portland, Oregon, in
which he says that he has had
an operation performed and is
is getting better.
Deal Friend, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Friend of Loveland
is dangerously sick.
1t wasn't such a tremendous
ly bad winter after all. The
tennis club played their last
game on January 3rd and the
fist game Of the season this
spring was played yesterday
March 3rd. So you see there
were only two months this win
ter that the boys couldn't play
tennis.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09

the Southern Pacific company
have been discharged. The
men averaged 50 a day, 50 the
daily savings in wages to the
company by the dismissal
amounts to $4,000.
Guessing Party"
Miss Nellie Rourke enter
tanned about twenty young
friends last evening. at her
home on Third street, COM
plimentray to her sister Rose
who is visiting her from Du-
buaue. After considerable time
had been spent in visiting, the
hostess announced that the
names of several cities of the
United States We're represented
by different things pinned up
in the different rooms. After
much guessing and worrying,
the cards We're taken up and
it was found that Miss Agnes
Adams had guessed the largest
number of names correctly, and
she received a handsome book.
Frank Harmon was two busy
doing something else evidently,
he guessed the least number
and was awarded the con-
ISOLATION prize. At II o'clock
small tables We're brought
in and a fine supper was
serve.l by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Harvey Foss. The re-
mainder of the pleasant even
ing was spent in games and
several fine musical selections
were given, after which the
merry crowd departed for their
homes after having had an en-
joyable time.
DR.. HOLSTER, veterinary sur
geon and dentist has located in
Mo. Valley and can be found at
Neuhnd & Sons barn. He has
been in the practice for 50 years
and is an expert in his line of
work. If you need his services
phone 81, or call on him at
Neufind's barn.
President Roosevelt was in
augurated today. If he keeps
up his present way of doing
business he will go down in
history as the greatest president
ever occupying the chair. He
surely is "for the people, by the
people, and of the people,"
Hives are a terrible torment
to the little folks, and to some
olderones. Easily cured. Doans
Ointment never fails. Instant
relief, permanent cure. At any
drug store, so cents. m31
Mrs. w. N. Young and
daughter Mary, left for their
home in Chicago this morning,
after weeks visit in this city
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Campall.
At the social at the Living
ston home last evening, there
were about sixty in attendance.
The program was as follows, a
song by Miss Bachelor, select
reading, Miss Kelly; select
reading, Miss Fensler; recita-
ton, Miss Mills, then a song by
Miss Bachelor. There were
also games of different kinds.
The dining room, where re-
freshments were served, was
beautifully decorated. To say
that Mrs. Goodrich decorated
the rooms with plants and flags
is enough to insure their being
very pleasing and attractive.
A very social time was had.
Everybody seemed to enjoy the
evening. $10.4O was taken in
and the returns are not all in
yet.
Miss Clara Carr, of Honey
Creek, is here visiting her sis
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-09

Grover West, of Chicago, is
here spending Sunday with J:
w. Oliver and family.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
Italian Brigands.

A German gentleman was one evening
riding along the public highway near
lmola, when his horse threw lin and
bolted. He picked himself up and light
ed a match to see what time it was. hut
found that his watch had stopped Just
at that time two bicyclists hove in sight
and he went forward, making signs for
them TO stop, but the men pedaled furi-
ouSly out of sight. About two months
after the gentleman was reading an ac-
count of travel in Italy, when lie came
across the following passage:
One evening We had an adventure
with n brigand. We We're bicycling near
lmola, when an individual in a long
dusty cloak suddenly sprang from the
ground and with a small lighted torch.
which he tlourished with furious gest-
ures. demanded our watches. We with
great agility, but 10y the skin of our
teeth, avoided the ill-intentioned fellow
and shouting that we had no watches
made off as fast as we could. whether
followed or not we did not wait to see
Rome Letter to Pail Mall Gazette.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
Department Needs New Rule.

The law officers of the war department
have recently discovered, to their great
surprise and disgust, that there is no
law under which they can prohibit any
person from wearing the regulation uni
form of the army or navy if he cares to
wear it. The war department has been
wrestling with the case of an army Off
Ger who was permitted to resign for the
good of the service. but who still per-
sists in wearing the uniform of his rank.
1t was first believed he could be COM
PEELED to discard the honorable shoulder
straps. but after the law was carefully
studied it was found there was no pro-
vision under which such action could be
taken. AS the matter now stands. any
civilian with the bad taste so to do, and
the money with which TO pay for it. can
wear the uniform of the lieutenant gen
eral of the army, although there is but
one man in the country entitled 10 wear
that particular kind of apparel.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
LONDON is SURPRISED.
American People Appear Often in Public
in Evening Clothes.

Nothing strikes the western American
visitor to London with more surprise
than the Inconsistencies with which
English women no less than men appear
before the general public in evening
dress. 1t is only in the very largest Of
New England cities that American wonl-
Ell usually bare their necks, even in tie
semi-privacy of their own opera boxes,
and even these danes of fashion conceal
themselves in flowing opera cloakS when
they appear upon the street on their way
to the great cafes, or for their homes.
The English woman. on the contrary,
wears full dress not only in the boxes
and orchestra stalls of the theaters. but
IN the full glare of cafes and hotel dining
rooms, and does not scruple to pause IN
the open street, with unconscious indiffers
ence TO the gaze of the footmen, loung-
ers, bootblacks and costermongers who
happen to be upon the pavement. In
America even the men are inclined TO
hide their white waistcoats and black
coat tails beneath long Overcoats, bus
the London man-of-the-world only feels
ashamed of himself when seen in tie
sack, cutaway or frock. which he occa-
sionaly wears owing to lack of opOor-
tunity TO change. He feels that evening
costume in the evening needs no conceal
ment or apology and wears it as uncon-
sciously as the workman wears his
blouse
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
AN IDEAL SUBURBAN HOME.
Cozy Dove Cot Is Not Necessarily
CoS.lT.

Our suburban home is an amplified
dove cote, coy, but not costly. The
garden is full of fragrance and col
or, the kitchen temptingly clean and
the sleeping rooms i'll the English
style, only for repose. No pictures are
on the flowery wall of the bed chambers,
only warmth and light, and peace greet
ing you as you enter. The living room
is broad and low and roomy, opening out
upon the garden.
The curtains Mt the corner windows
are of plain muslin at cents a yard
hanging straight with narrow ruffles. An
other set is at both ends of fisured calico,
green and brown palm leaves in small
design. bought at the country store for )
cents yard. 1t resembles the oriental
prints and is made double without ruffies;
the cushions and divans are made of the
same quaint stuff.
The fireplace is of brick with wrought
iron andirons. The lamp on the low,
broad table is of japanese earthenware,
with shade of pale yellow. and frame
work of iron. The floor is stained a
weather beaten brown, like the shingles
of Nantucket. Over this is a rag car
pet, plain and quaint.
The portieres at the door leading to the
sunny hall are of creamy material. seer
sucker, with crinkled stripe. They
hang straight and are edged with ever
lasting trimming''-coarse linen braid so
cheap that the price is mere song. The
hanging bookshelves and plate racks are
of natural brentwood, the boards colored
green and the posts left with the bark
on.
Outside the window wooden boxes sold
ut the department stores hold rich leaf
mold and are full of a tangle of flowers.
Mign0nette spikes rise high and pansies.
daisies and verbenas shine out of the
green. neighboring pantry contains
all the dishes and silver. The table. d.
vested of the cloth and centerpiece, is
covered with a square of gray linen
crash worked with cross stitch border in
blue, green and yellow. Russian design.
inexpensive etchings and copies of the
classics line the walls, intersDersed with
plaster ca Washington Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
Cow Had No Upper Front Teeth.

Mrs. NJ. j. Moore of New York bought
a house at Monticello FIVE years ago and
fitted it up in fine style. She bought d
horse, chickens, and a COW. The COW
was of high breed and cost a snug sum.
When Mrs. Moore went to New York
recently for a short stay she left her
brother in charge of the place. He fed
the COW hot mash on the recommends
ton of neighbor. Next day he was
astonished to find that she had no upper
front teeth On Mrs. Moore's return She
was much incensed that her brother
should have been fooled into feeding the
cow the hot mash and destroying her up
per teeth. Poor Bossy,' said she
chow will she eat now?
She sold the COW and went ont to ma
another. Much to her astonishmcut she
found that every COW she saw had 30
upper front teeth. ,.
"They all must have been fed bot
She told her troubles TO George Arm
strong. & veterinarian.
Why" Mr.. Armstrong told her 10
COW has upper front teeth"
Mrs Moore bought Bossy back
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08

DR.. Julius d. Dreher has just received
the degree of LII. u. from Roanoke col
lege. his alma mater. This degree has
been given to ten or twelve men only
ly the college in period OF more than
tfty years, and this is the first time it
Las ever been conferred upon graduate
Of the college. DIR. Dreher entered Ro-
anoRe in 1869, graduating two years
later. He was then elected a professor
in the college, but after teaching a year
or two he was made the financial agent.
He held this position until his election
as president in 1878 For a period of
twenty-five years he rendered conspicu-
Gus services to the college as its presi-
dent. In 1908 he voluntarily resigned.
Roanoke college was only sixteen years
cd when DIR. Dreher entered il as a stu
Gent and he spent thirtyfour years in
all in connection with the college,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08

housewife expects to maintain her gar
bage pail in just as clearly condition as
she does any other of her kitchen utensils
or accessories. This means constant care
and adds considerably TO the burden of
the household duties. 1t was probably
with a clear realization of this fact that
a Mct<eespOrt inventor proposes the sub
stitution of a garbage bag instead of the
universal pail. This is 10 be supported
on n tripod framework and to have
metallic cover. The bag may be of pa
per, i'll which case it is daily removed by
the collector and a new bag inserted in
the spring holder provided for this pur-
pose. Paper sacks of this character are
not expensive, and this disposition Of gar
bage is practically ideal. OF course it is
assumed that every housewife in any
event properly drains her garbage depos-
iting in the pail only solid materials. 1t
is quite conceivable that a canvas or
other fabric bag could be employed to
good advantage in connection with this
plan. a number of these being used. and
soiled bags being washed, which effects
complete sterilization. Such plan
would obviate the undesirable visits Of
prowling felines and CANNES.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
First Woman telephone Operator.

When telephone central Offices We're
established the operation of the SWITCH
board was entirely done 10y young men.
which continued in Europe to a later
date and in fact in some parts until
quite recently.
In the year 1878 a young man who
was telephone operator at Bridgeport.
Conn, was told by the manager of the
company that this work would soon he
be done by young women. as they would
be superior for the purpose. being so
much more deft in the manipulation of
cords and other duties. and he was told
that he could have any outside position
which he might select.
The young man stated that he did not
believe that women could do an oper-
atOr's work. but in about three weeks he
was introduced to his successor. Mrs.
Margery NJ. Gray. now living at Tor
rington, Conn. who is believed to be the
first woman telephone operator. and she
continued in this place for many years.
Electrical Review.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08

no more room in the cote, and tbav ~.
sorted 10 the branches Of these imD,e,''
o .1' where they constructed nests -,
the main branches ard reared On
loft IA pigeon
The pigeon incident calls to mind 49,.
q case that occurred here within H. G.>o
few months. Last winter ON .a>
MERGED caught three wounded 80 nm
canvasbacks to use as decoys o,, i''1'.
them died. another recovered and r eL
away from the pen, but the third. vL;..
had q broken wing and crippled f.s.
was Kept until spring, when the I.r..i
man, to make room for some gosIiug ..'' 1 y'
turned the duck to the lake, WIZ T.
down below us thirty feet ~
Several weeks afterward the crir,5..f
canvasback was found one mornjn@' +.
tween the woodshed and his old SCI,
ing ground, the chicken yard, havi,,.
some manner climbed or hobbled mn N
steep bank to get his accustomed rars"..
ct wheat, which was fed to him in II.
swimming tank.-California Cor. in ~,
est and Stream.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
Light-giving Crystals.

All diamonds will not shine in the dark
after exposure to sunlight or electric
light. but some possess that power, \
diamond rubbed with wooden cloth or
against hard surface will at times
shine brilliantly. The emission of light
is property belonging to many. if not
white marble found at Hastings-on-H ud-
son gives ont a fame-colored glow when
pounded, and bright flashes when
scratched with steel In northern New
York is found a kind of stone known
locally as "hell-fre rock" which exhibits
bright sulphur-colored streaks when
scratched in the dark. Pieces Of rose
quartz rubbed together exhibit brilliant
flashes. sometimes bright enough to iIlu-
inmate the hands of the person holding
them. Smoked quartz and other varie-
ties sometimes show a similar ohenome-
non
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
Rockefeller Taxes Himself.

When John II. Rockefeller reaches for
thar yellow wrappered roll in his left
lip pocket. digs into the middle of il, ex-
aumes n s. note, and deposits il in the
plate at the Euclid Avenue Baptist
church. Cleveland. O., he taxes himself
1915 besides giving up the five The
fiscal arrangements existing between
Rockefeller and his Cleveland church
stipulate that for every dollar of income
received by the church through collection
or other sources, Rockefeller shall give
- cents. THIS plan means that an.
proximately 43 per cent. of the cost af
maintaining the church aud its vario,ls
Institutions and benevolences fails on
Rockefeller. The revenue of FucG5
Avenue Baptist church last wear was
nearly $4,000. of which about Zoo
was spent in the support If the fore;rn
missions and other henevoIences ~
otter half went to the support Of the
church itself
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-08
Germany Buys Property

The German government has
chased a site for its embassy al W d..
ington, D. c.. opposite the property ....-
the new French embassy. OVERDOSE
Sheridan circle. in S street, in the n'E IT,
west section of the city. On TINS - S-
will be erected a stone structure, FgI -.s
ducing in general outline the ne me-
Sans Souci'' castle. or the new e ..,,3s
Mt Potsdam. A feature OF the I.
will be an elaborate system OF {efI- q.
Emperor William has taken a hry- l,,.
terest in the subject and Will
inspect the plans for the bulldlH~'