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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
Calhoun Items

More rain, April shower bring May
flowers.
b c. shcrwin came UP from Council
Bluffs SUNDAY fora short visit with
home folks, returnidg to his home Mon
day eve.
liberia, DR. McGavren is attending the
case \ quarantine was put, on the
house Monday and ii is to be hoped it
will not spread.
Miss Ruby Mcdonald is in Gienwood
with relatives for an eNtcnded VISIT.
She was accompanied by her mother
who returned in a few days.
Mrs Naomi Recdv came over from
Norfolk Thursday for a fey days visit
with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. f w. Myers arc at
their country home for the summer.
Mrs. b. C. Sherwin and children OF
Council Bluffs spent a week at the par
entail home returning To her home Mon
day.
Miss Jennie Jones returned to her home
at Iowa Falls ;itcra two weeks visit
with her sister.
Some OF the farmers had begun sow
ing small grain but the rain of Tuesday
stopped them
Harry I7itzgibion returned the latter
part OF last week from Chicago where
he had been with fat cattle. He stop
ON the way home at Grincll for few
weeks visit With his sister Mrs. Rosa
Rat,cllncan
Len Hall is in Council Bluffs on bnsi-
ness.
Mrs. II |. Gir,on has been confined
To her bed by sickness the past icw
weeks but is c9nvalesln@
Ii begins 10 lool, now as il we would
have bitches soon in this country NOW
bv the way the lumber is being put on
the ground The cook houses are
about complete and the dreolge boat is
being built
Mr.. and Mrs. RoDt Novsc came over
from Mondamin SUNDAY for visit with
home folks
nc lodtlS tilc past WGSh NciN NJ d
Very bad condition almost impossible
and in many places with water higher
than ii had been for several wears. Our
mail carrier failed to make his round
for a day OF two
The Cotton Hotel west Of Calhoun is
a thing of the past and has moved back
into Mo Valley for the summer.
Chas. Mickcvs family sunclavcd with
Samuel Runkles on Missouri bottom.
David and Victor I'icrcv families
spent Sunday with Charlotte Piercy.
f. E. Hicks and John Ticrny attend
Cd the big horse sale in South Omaha
Saturday.
Miss Carrie and May Boynton spent
Saturday and Sunday At home return
ing to their school at Woodbine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
Modale Items

+. w. Mcqueen was an Omaha visi-
TOR Monday.
Lulu Lighted was shopping in Mo
Valley Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Clifton is on the sick list
Miss Efie Withen OF Raglan is visit
ing at the j, S, Lighted home this
week.
W II Lighted was passenger for
Mo Valley Wednesday.
Mrs, c. L. Beebee and daughters of
Monday,
Mrs, w. NJ sharpnack has been
quite sick for couple OF weeks but is
reported better al this writing
The Christian people are making pre-
parations for a iine.Eastcr programme
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
Stock food at
Roberts 6 SChaefer's.

N. f. Purcell, editor of the
Mechanicsville Pioneer Press,
was a pleasant caller at the
Times office. Mr.. Purcell is a
brother of the late Jim PURGE II,
of the Dunlap Reporter and is
as brilliant a writer as Jim was.
He was in this part of the
county on real estate business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

Mrs. Harry Harvey, Mrs
Helm and Miss Mitchell, Of Lo-
gan are in the Valley today the
guests of the Geo. Shily family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
City Library

AS an evidence of the popu-
larity of the city library, we
note that during the last month
920 volumes were taken out of
her library by those who read.
This is a good showing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
Never Original.

BLANK is bright talker. but h
shines by reflected light"
CLOVIS that"
HE never tells any but other mems
stories."-Detroit Free Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

to take the sixteenth ballot Carried.
a roll call resulted as follows, to-wit
lamisica, Gilmore and Evans voted for
Alexander, Watkins and Lcct for Fry,
and lIosbrook for Alexander
Alexander receiving majority of the
votes cast, was declared to be elected
Street Commissioner for the ensuing fis-
cal year.
Moved and seconded that the Coun-
ell proceed To elect . City Engineer
Carried
\ roll call resulted in all the Council
men voting for ] S. Wattlcs, and Mr.
Wattlcs Was declared elected City En-
gincer for the ensuing fiscal year
Moved and seconded that the cleo
ton Of Mater Commissioner and Pump
Station Engineer be deferred until the
next meeting. Carried.
| Moved and Seconded that an Ordi-
nance entitled AN Ordinance fixing
the salary and compensation of the
| Water Commissioner of the City Of
| Missouri Valley, Iowa, and providing
| for the method OF payment thereof and
lrcpcllin% all Ordinances and parts of
| Ordinanccs in reference TO the compcn-
sation OF such Water Commissioner, +"
he read for the first time. Carried
| Said Ordinance reading as follows,
|towit
BE ii ordained by the Common Council
| of the City of Missouri Valley. Iowa
Section !. That from and after the
passage and publication Of this Ordi-
nance the salary and compensation of
the Water Commissioner OF the City OF
Missouri Valley, Iowa, shall be the sum
Of Six Hundred Dollars lS6o0.0O) per
annum, payable monthly
Section :, That all Ordinances parts
of Ordinances, and sections Of Ordi-
nanccs in conflict with the provision Of
Section One ~ hereof is hereby re
pealcd
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and
after the passage and publication of
this ordinance.
Moved and seconded that the Ordi-
nance as read be referred to the City
Attorney Carried
Moved and seconded to adjourn as a
Council until Wednesday, April 4th,
1906, but To meet Immediately this
evening as a Board of Review Carried
w III. WlTMRow, City Clerk
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

To accept good advice is but to In.
crease ones own ability Goetha
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05


Board of Health called to order by
the Mayor, all members being present.
Moved and seconded to proceed to
the electiont of City Health Physician
for the ensuing fiscal year Carried
A call of roll resulted as follows, to-
wit: Hosbrook and Watkins voted for
DIR. Hugh Tamisica; Ieet for DIR. c. w.
McGavren, Gilmore Evans and Tamil
siea for DIR. Hugh Tamisiea
DIR Hugh Tanaisiea declared TO be
elected
Moved and seconded that the Lii
brary Room be thoroughly disinfcctcd
not less than once per month, under
the direction and supervision of the
City Health Physician. Carried.
Moved and seconded to adjourn.
W. H. WITHRow, City Clerk
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
Miss Edna Bramon is visiting
friends in Norfolk.
Wall paper. paint. oil and
brushes at
Roberts & SCllaefer's.

Deputy Sheriff Rock today
reported that in serving the
ditch notices he found 500 rem
tiers in the city of Mo Valley.
5S5 property owners in the city
and 100 WAC live in the town.
ship outside of the city. 80
people living in Logan own
property in Mo. Valley. Is
living in Woodbine and II in
Council Bluffs own property in
this city.
Wanted, a young man for
dishwasher at Hotel Miller.
Mrs. Alice of Omaha is in the
Valley the guest Of her parents
DR.. and Mrs. Colt.
DR.. DeVore reports the birth
of a twelve and one half pound
girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Mel
|son, southeast of town.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

Board of Review called to order by
Mayor, all members being present
The Assessor not being ready for his
assessment, it was moved and seconded
to adjourn until Wednesday evening,
April 4th. 1906, but to III ediately this
evening as board of Health.
w III. WlTMRow. CITY Clerk
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

F. W. Myers and wife went
olt to the dredge boat yester-
day and took dinner with the
crew. F. w. says they are fix
ed up fine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05
Herman Hoyer is the guest
of his grandparents at Logan.


The township trustees had a
meeting Monday AMI elected
the following superintendent
lof roads;
N. p. Weatherly, Dist Mol
w. A. Shelton, Dist. No. 2.
w. j. Green, Dist. No. 3.
DR.. j. L. Tamasiea was selected
as board of health physicion.
Stock dip at
Roberts 6 Schaefel's.
Tickets on sale at Robert Har-
vey's Drug Store for April 18th
"The Lady Of Schalott."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

l begins 10 look NOW as if we would
have bitches Soon in this country NOW
by the way the lumber is being put on
the ground The cook houses are
about complete and the dreelge boat is
being built.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

The roads the past week were in a
Very bad condition almost impossible
and in many places.with water higher
than it had been for several wears Our
mail carrier failed To make his round
for a day or two.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

Mr. and Mrs. RoDt Novsc, came over
from Mondamin SUNDAY for Il visit with
home folks
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

More rain, April shower bring May
flowers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

The Cotton Hotel west Of Calhoun is
a thing of the past and has moved back
into Mo Valley for the summer
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

NJ lloppenllotfer aud wife have mov-
"a onto the Henderson farm
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-04-05

Ray lIalght was in st John on Mon
day evening and reported the Boyer
falling fast Al hogan
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
THE HISTORY OF The AMERICAN FLAG

| later days CT the Eevolution- All
through the struggle for i: Independence
we see the Stars and Stripes growing
desrer TO the people ami holding a
high place in their affections
After the revolution cur flag be-
came known on every sea and in ev-
cry important commercial port of the
world. Its history from +1S3 TO 1895
relates TO the rapid Ero::h of Amer
ican commerce But in 1875. after
the States of Vermont and Kentucky
had been admitted to the Union. Con.
Eress passed law that both stars and
stripes be increased to fifteen each:
and in the next two years the new
flag was seen in many foreign ports
where the American ensign had hIth-
erto been unknown In 1897 ii ap-
peared on our trading .sseiS in ia
pan. and also IN Smyrna. On April
%. 1906, it was for the first time,
planted on a fortress OF The Old
World. when Captain Decatur placed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
BY ALMA V. OGDEN.

when the colonies declared their in
dependence. the British canton Of
this flag was abandoned ana the
striped Union banner OF the colonies
received added beauty and new sig
nifcance by the erasure of the blend
ed crosses OF ST. George and St An
drew, showing in their pace a can
opy of thirteen white stars on a blue
field. which represented the advent.
among nations of a new political pow
er. The first Star SparSied Banner
ever f1oated on the breeze was made
in June. 1916, by Mrs. Betsy Ross. of
Philadelphia. under the direction of
a committee of Congress. and Gener-
al Washington AT the suggestion of
Mrs. Ross the stars on the flag were
made fve-pointed instead of six
pointed, as on our coins.
Meanwhile the flag wGS becoming
known at sea. and on foreign shores.
In 1.76, John Paul Joc"S. the first
great naval hero of America, first
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
Picture Show
WAS .eREATLY ENJOYED BY
THOSE PRESENT.AT THE
GRAND LAST NIGHT

The moving picture exhibition Civ
sen at the Grand last evening was en-
ioyed by the audience. twas per-
feet success when humor. instruction
and entertainment are considered
There We're several fine pictures.
among the best being the San Fran
cisco disaster, which required about
: fifteen minutes TO exhibit: and there
were several colored pictures which
won much applause. One film attract
ed especial attention; it was the one
IN which a dog is shown as. having de-
tected witch who stole a child which
belonged to his master: the dog pur-
sues the trail of the witch and finds
her den: he Immediately returns to
the stricken father, and VIII not leave
him antil he follows aim to the den
where The child is hidden In this
way, :he child IS recovered by the pa
ren1s by the assistance of the faithful
cog
The room was not uncomfortable.
for sne-e had been arranged several
openings where the fresh air could
set into the building. This evening,
In order to remove any possible dis
comfort, electric fans are being plac-
ed ready for operation The enter
tainmert furnishes much instruction
for The older folks and great amuse-
menr for the children. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20

hoisted the Continental Flag over his
brig. the Alfred. In the harbor Of
Nantes. France, in the same year it
was for the first time seen in Euro
pean waters On June IL, 1177, one
year after its first use, this flag or
thirteen stars and stripes was estab-
Hshed by Congress. and in the follow
ing September was used il the battle
OF Brandywine- During the battle five
British flags which had been captured
were hoisted up-side-dov1- over Fort
Schuyler, and high above them was
the United States flag Later the
Stars and Stripes Witnessed the sur
render OF Bursoyne at Saratoga; it
cheered the discouraged soldiers
around their camp fires at Valley
Forge; it waved triumphantly at the
surrender Of Corvallis looked down
upon the evacuation Of New York.
and shared In all the Siories Of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
L0CK CANAL IT WILL Be;
SENATE AGREES WITH THE. HOUSE
Two Men Were Blown
From Tunnel Up through
East River This Morning

NEW YORK. June e0-Two men
were killed and over score OF work
men nearly lost their lives in an ac-
cident in the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel between Thirty.fourth street
and Long Island City this morning.
Air pressure in the heading necessa. ::
to hold back the mud into which III,
shield is forced blew m"d from radsT
the shield and made q fountain Of wa
ter forty feet hlgn on the surface Of
East river.
Two men are said 10 nave been
caught in the flow Of air and blown
up through the river J-:ls neaGInS
emptied Of air. rapidly lIIcd with wa
ter which threatened to d-own the
workmen. They escaped through a
small door into I Completed sec;-on OF
the tunnel. Several of them We're re-
moved to Bellevue Hospital in an I'M
conscious condition
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
SIGNAL VICTORY
FOR PRESIDENT

wAsHINGToS, D. C.. June co.-
The advocates OF the lock canal at
Panama have won, their fight in the
Senate. a careful poll has Deen macc
showing that there, are As Senators
with possibly one more, who viii vote
against the sea level plan when the biz
comes up tomorrow and will su5sti.
tute therefor a declaration In fa:cr
sofSthel lock type.
This means majority OK either 5
sor SIN behalf of the less expensive
and more quickly constructed water.
way to connect the Atlantic and Paci.
sic As the House has already placed
itself on record for the ,ociz plan the
vote tomorrow in the Senate viii set
tie the question
The result IS signal victory for the
administration The LOCK- canal win
be one hundred million dollars less ex-
spensiye and capable Of being COM
pleted many years earlier than the
sea level plans
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
Wont Send
Men to Hell.
GOVERNOR HocH SCORES MINIS
TER FOR LETTER RWRITTEN
TO HIM

TOPEKA. Kan June 2e.-In reply
ing to the open letter written by Rev
R. A Ellwood of Leayenworth,fns IN
,<aich the minister demands that the
Governor sign the deatS warrants OF;
the so or more first degree uurderers:
now under sentence of5death .at tie
viii of the Governor. GoyeTnorH Hoch
said
Il shall not decree that these men.
be put to death and furthermore viii
never decree the hanging of any @ulan-;
Do you suppose that II I had a man ons
the sallows with my hand on the lever,
ready to spring the trap I'd do IT.
Suppose should say to ths- poor
creature. DO you believe i'm the ims5
mortality of the soul and he should
answer Yes.
"Do you believe IN heaven and he'll
and that you viii go to one or the
other of these -places2 p and he should
say 4 do Do you suppose xoniGs
spring that trap and say go to hell
them
Indeed. would not. What a beau
tifuI spectacle IT would be to see 90
men. all in a row: hanseJ at the same
time. g,
What spectacle We have heresss
continued the Governor :. minister
of the gospel. whose work it IS to-
teach tenderness. thought tfulnessco con-
of others and who is sup
posed to emulate the example OF the
Savior. suggesting that the STATE de-
mand an eye Tor an eye and tooth
for tooth He had better head the
OF the Savior,s Injunction
along that line
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
GET ING READ
FOR TEACHERS
ASSOGIAT ION
Many Visit ors
VIII Be Here

There is meeting being held tliis
afternoon at the Normal by the com-
1mirtees which were appointed to have;
in charge the meeting OF the efiucas
tional association which meets here
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes.i
day There are two of the commit
tees. the entertainment and the recep-
tion- The teachers who are In session
this afternoon are very enthusiastic
over the coming convention and are,
determined to do all possible to make:
the visiting delegates have an enjoy
able time
liberatins upon what they shall do
which will provide for the pleasure
of the visiting pedegosues. A trip oni
the river is being considered Street
car trips are being arranged These;
with several other features are to be-
carried out
The reception committee is arrang.
ing banquet for the visitors It viii
be given in the woman,s Han OF the
dormitory at the Normal Tne COM
mittee has not yet decided upon what
night it win be held 1t VIII also be-
the duty of the reception committee
to meet all the delegates at the trains.
The committees are mailing arrange
ments for about four hundred Visitors
to the city during this convention.T The
programme is exceedingly strong and
il is felt sure that this meeting of the
teachers viii be one Of the most beles
fetal ever held in the State
Word received from Wheeling.
Charleston, Parkersburg
Ciarlssburs MorsantoWn
and other cities indicates that large
delegation is coming from each sec
ton OF the State &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20

it over the fortress Of !rerne- Later,
in the war of 1872. 1t was the flag Of
Perry and his squadron in the battle
of Lake Erie. the flag of Fort Henry
and of New Orleans.
Upon the admission OF Tennessee.
Ohio. Louisiana Indiana. and Missis-
sippi, change In the Rag became de-
sirable. Accordingly. in the latter
part of1S16. a committee appointed by
Congress recommended that the num-
Der of stripes in the flag be reduced to
the original thirteen, and that the
number of stars in the blue field
should correspond with the number Of
States in the Onion. a str to be ad-
ded on July 4. following the admis-
sion of each new State. This change
in the design. suggested by Captain
Samuel G. Reid. was made a law by:
st87tl
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
Nipped In Bud
WAS coREAN REVOLT AGAINST
JAPAN IN WHICH RUSSIA
WAS TO TAKE PART.

TOXIC. June 20.--It is Openly as
serted in official circles that the Core
an revolt against Japan was nipaed in
the bud just in time b. the arrest "a
Seoul yesterday of the consp:rators
The plot it is asserted was to 1a:se
troops for the purpose of expellins the
Japanese aid 1c ask Russia to assist
in the Undertaking. The couspirators
We're captured Just as they se:c leav-
ing the palace at Seoul.
The documents they carried bearing
imperial seal proved the existence OF
the conspiracy Additional arrests were
made today bringing the total arrest
ed to a hundred md thirty Among
them a number of CoreaC &ove-aracnt
officials.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20
New Drug Store
OPENING TO-DAY WAS IMPORT
ANT EVENT IN HISTORY OF
LOCAL BUSINESS CIRCLES.

The opening of Cranes drug store
to-day marked an important event in
the drug business OF this city. The
newly fitted room with its large glass
show cases mounted on marble bas-
es, the mahogany shelves and Inedi.
cine cases blended well with the dec
orations.
a large number OF people visited
the store and were well pleased. Mr..
Crane and his force did all that
could be done to show the visitors
a pleasant time. Mr.. Cr,ae had the
following persons to assist him at
the opening: John Martin who will
be his regular assistant and Cecil
Hamilton. OF WheeIing.-s ,ormer drug
clerk of this city Miss Fl=le ence Clay
ton discoursed beautiful piano music
during the day. Carter Fleming pre-
sided at the cigar counter and Miss
Carolyn Bright distributed the Souver-
irs- Each lady was presented With L
beautiful souvenir and the gentlemen
were given cigars
Mr. Crane has a fi.St-class drug
store. He is considered ore of the
most careful and mos. apable pre-
scription clerks to be found with
his wide experience as a druggist.
his business integrity Z Il his pleas
ing personality, his is SIT to become
one of the leading drug stores of the
city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-20

There IS the national flag. He
must be cold. indeed, ~t" can look
upon its folds ripping in the breeez
without pride of count.E- Its stripes
of alternate red and VIII e proclaim
the original thirteen State which
maintained the Declaration OF 1nde-
pendence. Its stars. wife on field
of blue proclaim our national con-
stellation The two toS:-ner signify
union. past and present, and its very
colors have a Language witch was Of
fcially recognized by fathers:
white. for purity. red for valor;; blue
for justice; and all toE.~ther. bunt-
ing. stars. stripes and e olcrS-blaZinS
in the sky-make the Tag of our
country, to be cherished by all our
hearts. to be upheld " all our
hands,"
These words of the illustrious
Charles Summer show WY the his
ance. Its intrinsic value beyond 9TH
er ensigns. its highest beauty. is in
what it symbolizeS. Be-. use it repre-
sents all. every one sazes at it with
delight and reverence. = piece OF
bunting lifted in the atr- has become
for us "a floating piece OF poetry"
The design of our present national
banner was officially ~ Ihorized by
an act Of Congress. April 1915, and
since that time has remained un-
90
stars. Prior to this tme various
flags had been in use :, The colonies
and early republic. Most of the ear
" colonial flags bore tn : -ross of St
George in various design. In New
England a pine tree was the favorite
emblem Throughout the colonies the
popularity of snake designs was very
noticeable A most prominent snake
flag was the or inscribed Don't
tread on me-" viii / was used quite
generally in the navy. This flag dis
played a rattlesnake in the act of
striking Another less prominent
snake device, used earlier. in 1854
in the French and Indian war. had for
its design a snake cut in eight pieces,
each representing COLONY then en-
gagged in the struggle. while below
the snake were the suGce words,
Join or Die
A flag Of thirteen stripes-the first
one used IN any way reSem5led the
"Old Glory of to-day-was flung to
the breeze by Captain Markoe. of the
Philadelphia Light House, in IT'S. In
the latter part OF the same year Ben
jamin Franklin and Messrs- Lynch
and Harrison were a committee to
consider the subject OF a national
flag. They recommended flag with
a field of thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white, emblamatic of the
thirteen original colonies yet retain
ing the canton OF the British flag
Such banner known as the .conein-
neal Flag was first hoisted by: Wash
ington over his camp at Cambridge;
January . 17z6. But six months later