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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
,owAns PROPOSE TO FIGHT.
This State Is After G. A. RS Biggest
Official Down at Convention.


Minneapolis. Mimi. Jan. 2.-1owa,
with y monster delegation and the
most pretentious headquarters obtain
able. will launch determined cam
paisn at the national encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic In
Minneapolis next August, to elect Chas.
A. Clark of Cedar Rapids national
commander of the G. A. r. in 1907. to
succeed Corporal James Tanner of New
York the present chief.
III. NJ. Pickell. George A. Newman
and w. v. Wilcox of Des Moines. rep
resenting the Iowa department, after a
long search for the largest possible
headquarters, nave arranged to make
the Nicollet hotel the seat of the con-
test for the highest Office. They state
that they will be cramped even as it Is,
but declare there is little doubt that
they will get The coveted position for
Mr.. Clark so consistent and deter
mined will be their quest.
The proximity of Iowa and the large
number of G. A. r. men in the state
ENSURES the attendance of a tremendous
crowd of Hawkeye folk. The state.
wide desire to make Mr.. Clark COM
nander will serve as an added induce.
ment for u large representation and
the veterans from Iowa probably will
constitute the largest delegation from
an outside state that will attend the
big encampment.
Mr.. Clark is at present judge advo.
cate general of the national G. A. II.
and has intimate acquaintance with
thousands of its members. His excel.
lent service as a national officer and
his wonderful ability to make friends
the Iowa delegates declare. leave little
doubt that he will be elected COM
mander. though several other cand-
dates are expected to be in the run
ming.
Mr.. Wilcox, who is United States
pension commissioner of Iowa and
Nebraska, and one of the political
leaders OF Iowa, as we'll as a prominent
q. A. r. official, has arranged that the
Nicollet shall be the headquarters for
the large Croker post and relief corps
delegations of Dies Moines. Messrs.
Pickell and Newman made the arrange
ments for the headquarters for the
Iowa department and laid the founda-
tion for the spirited campaign to seat
Mr.. Clark of Cedar Rapids, who will
have the Endorsement and support of
every post in the state.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
IS TO Be HIS WIFE
FOR $500 PER YEAR
This Is Agreement on Which
Omaha Woman WEEDS in
Des Moines.
Is PUT IN THE CONTRACT
Az These Conditions Were Specified IL,
the Pre- NuptiaI Agreement and
Duly Filed with County
Recorder.

Dies Moirss, Ia. Jan. 2.-when S.
Caster of Dies Moines and Mrs. Stella
Chaiken of Omaha were married here
it was With full knowledge on the part
of both that neither should ever make
claim to the others property.
The new Mrs. Caster, moreover.
agrees TO perform the loving duties Of
a wife for the sum of $500 a year, SO
long as her husband lives.
All these conditions were specified in
the pre-nuptial contract which was
file.l with the county recorder. From
there the couple went to the clerks
Office and secured a marriage license.
The groom is 50 years old; the bride
81 years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
BANKER REARREsTEo.
Edwin o. souie on Emerging from
Prison Meets New Charges.

El6ora, Ia. Dec. 30.-Sherff A. W. Nit
tcrer. of this county. arrived here with ed
win O. Soule. the former cashier of the
Home Savings bank. of Iowa Falls. who
finished year and q half sentence for
the embezzlement of $4,000 of the funds
of the Home Savings bank. and who was
arrested by the sheriff at The prison Tor
advertisement as ba.iee. lie furnished
bonds in the sum of N.:W TO Clerk Lock
wood last evening and must appear at the
January term of cour. 10 answer the d,-
1ictment found at the October term. M.
uncle Of Soule furnished the bonds. Snu'e
looks we'll. and has been botkkeeper at the
prison for some time.
Iowa Fails. Ia. Dec. g. Edwin O. Snulc.
formerly cashier of the Home Savings
hank, Of this city. completed his eighteen
months sentence at Analnosa. His good
behavior while IN the institution has les
scned his sentence considerably. He was
sentenced by Judge W. u. Evans of the
Hardin county district court, on a plea OF
guilty on an indictmen: tina; was found by
the grand jury on evidence Indicating fall
eification OF tho books OF the bank o:
which he was cashier. for cmbezzlement
and sundry other charges.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
ZIG SUMS WILL Be
ASKED OF LEGISLATURE
'equssts Tor the Expenses OF
Iowa institutions Are
Unusually Heavy.
tcHooLs WANT MUCH
hree Educational institutions Say
al e,-o nm SAL.t.
SCHOOLS WANT MUCH
,,ree Educational institutions Say
They Need $3.50, 600, While Proposed
Tuberculosis Hospital Calls
for $4,000.

Des MONIES. Ia. Jan The lossisl.-
arc which meets next MONDAY has
$50 900 to put into extraordinary appro-
riations for one year. according TO the
stimatc made hy The auditor OF state.
md which Will he repeated by Cover
or t'uunins in his message next
thursday. Tho appropriations which
has been suggested 1t shall make al
eady foot up to 32.641, 900.
Il is assumed that the assembly viii
appropriate 10. one year only of The
iennial period. The auditor estimated
hat there would be $l.100.000 ON band
or extraordinary appropriations for
hc biennial period. The S2641,0oO
thich already has been asked or esti-
mated of course. covers the entire pc
Tod; one-half of 1t could be hppropri-
Ted 10 be expended in the second half
the biennial period. but this would
Interfere with the business of the legis-
.ture OF 1907. and Will not be at
en,ptrd probably
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
MAY CAUSE BANK RUN.

Burlu1 gtcn, Ia. Jan. "A rumor has
kee1i current in Burlington since Satur-
s.N that the Retail Liquor Dealers as
Isolation have intended to withdraw
sl.eir funds from the German American
ta,Ninss bank because it was claimed
that one of the directors was Interested
" the Sunday saloon closing movement.
The rurnor was traced to excitable and
irresponsible saloon men and the LIQUOR
,e;lers' association has published a
card denying the story.
All the banks in Burlington held a
meeting and arranged TO protect the
German. American bank from the dam
ger of any run that the rumors might
p:yripitate.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
sToRk is WELCOMED.
Twelve Trips to One Family Leaving
$1,000 and Babe Each Time.

Eldora, Ia, Jan. 1.-As a general
thing there is cause for rejoicing in the
average American household When the
first baby is born, and when there
comes to the happy parents I. check
for 81 900 from the child's grandfather
on account of the advent of the precious
Offering of the stork there is continued
Joy.
Not very far from Ackley. in this
county. lives George Cramer of Butler
county. Iowa. and his family of twelve
children. During the past quarter of
q century, ut the birth of each child
the father of the head of the household.
who resides in Germany. has sent To
his lucky son his check for $1,000. max
ing gifts in all amounting to $4,000
as the result of raising Rooseyeltian
family.
The son has placed the money TO
such good use that the money coming
each time child was born has doubled.
trebled, and made the father ard the
mother and the children rich in money.
lands and happiness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
Talking by Mail.


Now comes the phonopostal, which,
records and reproduces the voice ON q
postal card-shaped piece of pasteboard.
A common photograph makes the rec
ora with a sapphire pointed stylus.
This graves deeply an easily spread,
ii:,pressiona5le material. called "sonor-
sounds are written spirally, beginning
al the edge and continuing in u mar
rowing curve which ends in little cir
Gle no bigger than a l0-cent piece. "Son,
orine" is healthy enough to survive
rough usage in the malls. '.phono-
card"--how quickly language grows in
these days!-will hold, say. eighty
words. It is expected to take the place
of the illustrated postal card, which is
becoming too ancient for this highly
modern world
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
WAGE WAR ON RABBITS.
farmers Near Crescent, la., Complain
of the DamaQe by the Pests.

Crescent, Ia, Jan 4.-.Fnrmers aIons
he river above and below here are
complaining of the extraordinary mum.
Der of rabbits this season. In some To-
:alities the number has become so
great ;ls to be a positive pest. and meet.
ngs of the farmers are being held to-.
lay for The purpose Of taking concerted
tction for mutual protection
y few Years ago the Belgium hare,
I'D iaaciled extreme limits in this vi.
Unity. and {, great many of the animals
we're bred. When the business ceased
o jay. many OF the creatures were
.nilled loose to shift for themselves.
Farmers say they have done this most
nue. ssfully and now there ARE thou
lands OF hy5rids swarming over me
sarlns.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
How the Investigation Began.

From Success Magazine for December.
There would have been no investi
it not been for the recent disclosures
made by David Ferguson. a. reporter
for the New York World, who began
by prodding the officers of the Equita-
BILE about James Hazen Hyde's Calnbon
dinner and other evidences of ruinous
waste.
AT the outset Ferguson was laughed
at by the men he approached. Hyde
and Alexander, the two heads of the
Equitable. denied everything, denied
that there was any factonal uprising
in the Equitable. or the slightest un-
friendliness between Mr.. Hyde and Mr..
Alexander. But the reporter kept on
he gained the confidence of someone
on the inside whose name will prob
ably never be known.
From that time on Ferguson had the
situation i'm his own hands. and what
followed is thoroughly known to the
American public today, having resulted
in the greatest upheaval ever known
in the history of American finance.
Compelled, by the persistent revela-
lions Ferguson was making, to UNDER
take an investigation, Francis Hen
bricks, superintendent OF insurance for
the state of New York, filed away
lengthy document containing the testi-
moDy he had taken, and it remained
for Louis Seiboid, another World re-
porter, to procure copy OF this secret
report. which made the longest STORY"
ever run" in a newspaper about "A
single Mathematician words.
1t is still ~ matter of keenest specula-
ton among the newspaper men of New
York how Seibold obtained possession
of a state document, and IL will be,
probably, u mystery forever Report
ers OF Seibold's type never betray con-
Ferguson and Seibold known concerns
ing the great insurance exposure. they
would undoubtedly. make good read
ing. but these men made pledges OF
confidence for the public good, and IL,
goes without saying that those pied ses
will die with them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
CLINTON GIRL SUES GIRL.

Clinton, Ia, Jan. 1.-Claiming that
Miss Maude Powers, well known
Clinton girl, won the affections of her
husband from her and caused him to
desert her, Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman.
of Dixon ILL.,, has brought suit in the
Clinton district court for $1,000 dam
ages against Miss Powers. The plain
tiff states that her husband. Clarence
Hartman, whom she married on No
velnber 26, 1896, met Miss Powers on
February rs. 1904, and that the latter
deliberately won his love away from
her, SO that he became careless and
failed to support her or their two chill
dren. aged and 2 years. properly, and
later entirely deserted his family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
SHOTGUN CLAIMS TWO LIVES.
Lester ShuItz Of Rockwell and Vincent
Chappe,i Are Killed.

Mason City, la, Jam 2.-whilc in
the act of crawling under a cuiyert to
,!islodge a rabbit, Lester Shultz, the ~
year-old SON OF David Shultz. of Rock
We'll. accidentally discharged a 2a-cali-
her rife. the ball taking effect above
the right eye penetrating the brain. He
vas carried 10 physician's Office,
where he expired fifteen minutes later.
Vincent Chappell, son of Il. l.. Chap
peli. president of . bank at Brookings,
S. D., but formerly president OF the
Farmers bank at Rockwell. was killed
near his Dakota home He was hunt
ing and was III the act of going through
a wire fence when his gun was dis
charged. The boy WAS is years old and
was we'll known here
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
IOWA TOWN HARD HIT.
Charlton Suffers Loss of $4,000 from
Fire, Destroying Six Large
Rincks

Charlton. la, Ram D Fire starting
early This morning in Swift's RESI-
taurAni. burned six large brick blocks
on the north side of The square,
Manor Alexander said the loss may
reach 100000.
The six best stores in the city are jim
ruins and large number of real estate
offices. doctors offices and other places
of business We're completely wiped out.
The postoiiicc and most of It's contents
blll.nnl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
GORDON GIVES UP PRESIDENCY
Former Head of Tabor College Proves
Unpopular with Nearo Students.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1.-Dr John
Gordon. who two years ago resigned
the presidency of Tabor college at T:,-
Dor, Ia, to accept n similar position
with Howard university, Washington.
has now rendered his resignation from
the Howard students. nearly ali of
whom are negroes. lead to DR.. Gordon's
resignation. The students claimed that
he did not show proper respect to their
race and have made a number of DEM
onstrations against the president re-
Gently. including kissing and jeering
him at chapel. The trustees of the uni
the close OF the school year; meanwhile
he will be given a leave of absence
from January 1. Dean Frederick u.
F'airchild has been named as acting
Wesadent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
MALARIAs q.

Generally That Ii Not the Troukle.
Persons with a susceptibility to ma
larial influences should beware of cof-
fee, which has a tendency to load up
the liver with bile.
A lady writes from Denver that she
suffered for years from chills and fe-
yer which at last she learned were
mainly produced by the coffee she
drank.
II was also grievously afflicted with
headaches and Indigestion she says,
which l became satisfied were like
wise largely due to the coffee ! drank.
Six months ago l quit its use alto
gether and began to drink Postum
Food Coffee, with the gratifying result
that my headaches have disappeared.
my digestion has been restored and
have not had a recurrence of chills
and fever for more than three months.
have no doubt that it was Postum
that brought me this relief. for have
used no medicine while this improve
ment has been going on" ut was
really relief from congestion of the
liver caused by coffeel
MY daughter has been as great
coffee drinker as l, and for years was
afflicted with terrible sick headaches,
which often lasted for week at
time. She is brain worker and ex-
cessive application. together with the
headaches, began to affect her men,
CRY most seriously. She found no
help in medicines and the doctor
frankly advised her to quit coffee and
use Postum.
For more than four months she has
not had 4 headache-her mental fac
ulties have grown more active and Wig
orols and her nemosy has been re-.
stored.
no more tea, coffee or drugs for us.
so long ~ We can get Postum" Name
given By Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's reason. Read the l1ttle
beck. .'1Ne Read V VaM3s.. IN pkes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
VIM. CONN is ExoNERArEp.

Toledo. H.. Jan. A.--Wiliam Com,
s'Eo was indicted jointly with Roy Hui
ior the killing of Daniel Leary at lama
,n The night of November Ii, win not
o. tried for murder.
Hull. who pleaded guilty nj the las.
.-nn of court and through whose les
.ilnony Conn was implicated, told the
,heriff that Conn was Innocent and that
he alone was responsible for the crime.
de stated further that Conn knew
nothing about the murder until after
i was committed and mad no hand in,
planning ii. AS a result Conn will be
.eiea SeJ
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, 40 they can
not reach the seat OF the disease. Cata4rh
is blood or constitutional disease. and in
order to cure it yen must tAks internal rem
ally. and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces. Halls catarh Cure u not
8 quack medicine. Il was prescribed ~ one
of the best pAysIeians IN this country for
years and 10 q regular prescription. II =
composed Of the best tsnIcs knswa. com
bined with the best blood part1ers acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The Ssf.
feet eombipatiea Of the tive inSfedtsnts =
what produces such wsndex1nl sesulta 10
curing Catarrh. Bsad for teStinoniaia free.
y. ]. CHENEY . co, Pxepa, Teleds. Q.
Sold BY Druggists. Drics lie.
Take halPs Famiiy Pins fos constipation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
Uncle ,Rastv., Opinions.

I ses by Their papers thet the guv-ment
has bin sendin' aout extra poor passld
o garden seeds an SIGH a-durin' O. Their
year past, an thet's q egrejious error.
Their guv-ment amt handin' aout any too
Slick an article in Their line o. jest laws,
an to preserve a gineral fair average II
ort'tcr brace up am give up purity goo!
line o. pumpkin seeds an SIGH.
keepin' our end up, by heck! We've re.
taliatin' all right. When thcr guv-ment
sends US extra bad passle o beet seeds
by heck. We respond an send back tel
Washin'to ton a mighty poor article a hay.
seed congressman, chi Ho. no. OH!
6;ursle- urgle-ur!
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
TRAMP CRlPPLEs FIGHT
three of Them, Armed with Clutches
Fight Desperately When
Denied Beer.

Iowa City, la. Jan. =. Three Grip
pied tramps. :ngercd last night at re-
Efusal of the ci.tens to provide beer.
Violently attacked with knives and
lcrutcles FORMER Alderman Theo lautz,
constable Matthes and Jacob krupp
They We're arrested after a desperate
struggle and are now in Jail, charged
with assault to commit murder.
,Matthes was severely nurt and krupp
was badly cut.
The prisoners set the fail afrc but II
was eatinguished with little damage
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

Monroe. Mich. unique banqucts and
carnivals the third annual muskrat reed
of the Monroe Yacht club last night
marked record. Visiting yachtsmen from
all the principal ports along the string o:
lakcs attended. The delegations from Chi.
cago included seventy members of thu
Chicago and Columbia Yacht clubs, Fully
go sat down to the bauQ,,at ef-yuuskrat
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
KILLS HIS BROTHER.
Vincent Rogers, Of Shenandoah. Die.
from Beina Struck by a Stick.

boys, Pat and Vincent Rogers. brothers.
going home from school were playing
by throwing small sticks at each other.
Vincent was hit just behind the ear
and dropped into Inconsistencies. in
which state he remained about twelve
hours, when he died.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
POISON PLACED IN CANDY.
Clinton Girl, Miss Meiia Christensen
Receives Deadly Bonbons,

SSsSsI
Clinton, Ia, Jan. 3--"Merry Christ.
mas" was the message written on the
wrapping Of a box of poisoned candy
sent to Miss Melia Christensen daugh-.
ter of l.. H. Christensen, "A well known.
Clinton saloonkeeper. The box con-
tanned a dozen chocolate bonbons,
which had been soaked in carbolic acid,
and contained enough poison TO kill a
dozen people. When Miss Christensen
received the box she detected the odor
OF the acid. and her suspicious were
aroused, which We're confirmed by the
examination made by DIR. Jaenecke
later in the day. The case has been
turned over TO the county authorities,
and no pains will be spared to appre-
bend the sender OF the poisoned sweets.
The box was mailed in Clinton and
bears eight 2-cent stamps. .the address,.
Miss NJ. Christensen TO4 South Second
street, was put on with IL fine brush,
as was the inscription Merry Christ.
mas placed above it.
Miss Christensen is IS years of age,
and has no enemies of whose existence
She Is aware
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

Terre Hautc. lnd.-Charges by citizens
against Mayor Bidaman and {, request for
his impeachment were presented to the
city council The mayor is accused of.
corrupt and willful conduct and mis-
fcancc" and it is specified that he prevent
ed the enforcement of the liquor laws and
that he removed boards of safety Illegally
in order TO accomplish his purpose.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

Japan is to esta blish Il line of Steam
ers to ply between chat country and
South America. The purpose is To get
cheap wheat from Argentina. Rice eat
ing in Japan is giving way 10 bread
made from wheat. or from mixture
of wheat and rice or other cereals
Japan's representative in Brazil is IN
structed by his governments to collect
data of trade possibilities between the
two countries
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04
FINE CHURCH BURNS.
Catholic Edi6ee, Costing $4,000
Destroyed by Fire at Rock
wall IA

Mar..hai,own. Ia. Jan. 2'rhe Sa-
cred Heart Catholic church at Rock
we'll. built in 1892. was entirely de-
stroyed by fire last night. L, cost
$4,000 To build and the fixtures were
valued nj $4,000. The insurance is
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

sleep like a tor comes from the
French ''dormir CONNIE une taupe To
sleep like mole. Ii is said. too. that
Sinderells's slippers We're no; lnide oil
glass. but of ''vair." The old French
word for ernine. which in time became
CORRUPTED into .NeIre. glass.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

OF eccentric advertisements the Lon
don Chronicle remarks: Probably to
The end of time respectable women will
wait washing though il is hard to
reconcile their responsibility with their
lack OF personal cleanliness. Butchers.
TOO. who are prepared TO kill anything
when in search OF employment. are we'll
matched by the dealer who, wanting :.
salesman. predicates that he must be
alive when wanted
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

That openwork bag for shopping.
called 4 rcticule. gets its name directly
from the Latin "reticulunn." little net"
Popularity however. the word is sup
posed to owe its existence to the fact
that when an English woman visited
the first Paris exhibition with her little
bag in her hand the Parisians cried
"Ridicule." The English woman. mis-
understanding the exclamation. is said
10 have thought it the correct iransla
tion of little bag and returned 10
En- gland calling ii q ..reticllle y
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

The vests gold output may be
doubled by the Invention of resident
Of Colorado City, II is a simple ma
chine for saving flour gold. is run by q
gasoline engine. and may be taken any
where. Experiments ON twice treated
tailinss or mine refuse show AN ac-
pumulation of five and one-half pounds
of gold in ten days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-04

Ihe BURBERRY canning factory All Isl
AID Point, Vt. has just shut down after
canning 100000 gallons of product. Over,
l.5o0.0No pounds of berries have been.
used, and seven carloads OF lumber.
were required 10 box the goods for ship