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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Made Hin. Cautious.

N. Vickary, formerly for many years
we'll known taxidermist Of Lynn,
Mass. had skinned an eagle for mount
ing one day when an old colored man
who did odd jobs about came in.
Uncle Ben" said the s.laidcrmist.
you can take home that goose over
there If you want to-"
Uncle Ben bore the goose Joyfuiiy
away. The next time he met Mr.. vick-
airy he looked Mt him rather queerly
but said nothing. A few days later
the taxidermist skinned an owl and
again offered Uncle Ben goose to take
home. Uncle Ben removed his hat,
scratched his head in some perplexity
and then said:
III it's all the same to you, AIistah
Vickary, sub. I'd like to see the feet OBJ
dat goose before take him home to
my ole woman"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Governor Cummins has issued
a call fora state good roads
meeting to be held in Des
Moines Feb. 9TH and Sth.

A new piano was placed in
the high school this morning
for the use of the pupils. To
say that they were all delighted
does not express it. They were
simply wild with joy. A good
beginning for the second sem
ester.
Miss Anna and May Riley
leave for Des Moines tomorrow
morning. They have a position
as demonstrators for the Calu-
met Baking Powder Co.
w. R. Rice, of siou who
has a run between this city and
Sioux City, moved his family
to Mo Valley today. He says
he can live a fourth cheaper in
this city than he can in Sioux
City.
| think John Ainsworth got
this note from a patron of one
of his schools last year. 1t was
written by the mother of a pu-
pill who questioned Johns's pro-
Ipriety in talking bones and
muscles to his class. She
wrote: Deer Cir-You will
please not learn my children
emmy thing more about fizzy-
ollogy stuff | don't think it is
purity to talk to children about
fizzyollogy stuff | don't think
it is purity to talk to children
about their Skilton and Bonze
and wont have it. | want my
children razed nice. You can
lern them to speak gramer and
talk Korrect butt I do not de-
sire them to know they have
SIGH things as bonze. Pleas let
them cum home befoar the
fizzyolog elias begins to talk.
Denison Bullitin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Billiard Tournament

Commencing tonight at Hair
mons billiard hall a series Of
thirty games of billiards will be
played this week to decide the
championship between the
Boiler shops, the master mech
anics office. the store house and
and the machine shops. There
will be five games in each ser
les and Samuel Holmes will be
the referee. The following
will be the players:
Boiler makers, M. O'Connor
Master mechanics office, Evan
Espeseth.
Store house, AL Briggs.
Machine shops, Guy Mahoney
The players are about evenly
matched and the series of games
will be very interesting.
John Js,sullivan, Jr., left for
Chicago and New York, today,
on a goods buying trip. He will
be gone about two weeks, and
will lay in a large and first class
stock of dry goods and shoes.
r. w. Myres and son Stephen,
leave for Columbus, Ohio, this
evening, called there on account
Of the serious sickness Of Mr..
Myers mother.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
IVORY CARVING.
shs Chinese still Excel In Maha.s
Elaborate Fan sticks.

Elaborate Fan sticks.
You may say that the Chinese still
excel in the elaborate carving of ivory
for fan sticks" said u fan importer.
Years Of labor are represented in
some of the fans made in the orient.
For nearly two centuries the manufac
ture of fans for the European market
has been an important industry of
China.
''Thc Chinese workmen, brought to
Paris In the seventeenth century in
order to teach Erenchnlen the art, aid
cd greatly III giving the prominence
to French fans. At Dieppc and other
Industrial centers in France iine exam
pies of carved ivory fan sticks are pro-
duced, and many of the most beautiful
fans reaching the New York market
come from there. There Is wide
choice of material for the sticks, com
prising ivory, motlrer-of-pearl. tortoise
she'll, horn. sandal and other woods,
with occasionally tiligree work In
metal.
"The most common materials, OF
course, are wood and bone, which arc
decorated with prints or pressed wo:Is.
One Of the most notable fans, made
with metal sticks, Is the one of carved
silver said to have once belonged to
Marie .intoinctte. This fan is now in
the South lsensington collection. The
mo,her-ol-pcarl sticks give un excel
>". opportunity for artistic carving
49,. also for clever gliding. Jewellers
Circular Vi cekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

In the courts of Des Moines
last Saturday Judge Howe gave
one man nine months in the
county Jail for assaulting his
wife and Judge McHenry gave
another man three years in the
asylum for habitat drunkness.
1t is certainly assuring to see
that in her judicial machinery
islt least our capitol city has
some men with back bones of
1.-THE normal size who can admin
lister their dutiesin a creditable
isn1anner.-D Dunlap Reporter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Union Farmers Club.

| The Club met, on Saturday
last, at the pleasant home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Myers, on
corner of Third and Superior
street, in this city, in their reg
ular monthly meeting, and was
called order at 1890 a. m. by
A. e. Bessire, President, and
the regular business of the Club
proceeded with, as will appear
by the regular minutes as re-
ported by the Secretary which
will appear hereafter.
At 12::45 p. M, Club adjourn
ed for dinner, when tables in
dining room and side room was
surrounded by members and
visiting friends, and a most de-
ightful and bountious dinner
was served, to which all did
ample justice. After dinner,
all returned to the parlors and
spent a short time in social Wis
iting and lively chat. After a
short time had thus been spent,
the President called the Club to
order and the regular business
was proceeded with. Several
important subjects were taken
up and discussed, nearly all
the members taking a part,
and all showing that the
questions had been carefully
considered, and the speakers all
expressed their opinions in a
clear and concise maner which
did honor to the Club and to
members who participated in
the discussion.
These club associations are
certainly productive of much
good, not only to the members,
but to the communities in which
they are held and to those who
are invited to attend, and espe-
cially to those who are permit
ted to take a part in the discus
ions before the Club. 1t most
certainly would be a good thing
if the farmers generally would
organize farm clubs, thus ope-
ming the field of discussion on
every subject of interest to ag-
riculture, and add greatly to
right action of the legislation
in formulating laws in accor-
dance with public sentiment
especially of the farming inter
est, the most important interes
to our country.
The full proceeding will ap.
pear in the regular report Of
the Secretary in due time.
D. M. H.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
A catchwora.

Concerning the term "catchword" the
London Chronicle says that its old tech
meal sense lis familiar to those who
affect old books. The catchword was
the first word of page. which was
printed also by anticipation in the bot
tom right hand corner below the last
line of the preceding page, SO as to In
sure that the pages should follow on
properly. In Latin these cntchwords
were known as 'custodcs,' guardians.
The device was invented In Venice
about 1869 and was i'll favor for cen
turtles This is the Oldest sense OF
catchword' in the English language.
Aftcrward it came to mean Al prom
nent word heading a column Of u die
tionary, the rhyming word of line Of
verse and AN actors cue"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r r
Passenger Trains Leaving Rode
WEST BOUND.

No. daily Through Passenger. J. GAL arm
No. 5---Daily Through Passengcr.... 300 pm
No. 81 Daily Local Passenger ..... SOP pm
No. 9l-Except Sunday, Local Frt... 4:3ti pm
EAST BOUND.
No. 2-Daily Through Passenger. 80 pm
No. 4-Daily Through Passenger >. $50 am
No. 33-Daily Local Passenger ..... 9:25 pm
No. 12-Daily Local Freight ........ 7:06 am
Nos. l, 2, ) and 4 will stop on signal for pass
or for Minneapolis. 1t Pau or Chicago. Nos
81 and ~ run between Council Bluffs and TT.
Dodge only.
Nos. 81 and 80 run between Omaha
and St. Paul.
Thomas ]. Cochran. Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssss the g. Qs<mzzzzS1
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that
the firm heretofore existing
under the firm name of C. S.
Hoar & Co. is this day dissolved
by mutual consent, M. 7. Yves
ton retiring from the business
and c. S. Hoar continuing the
business, at the old stand. All
accounts due the firm will be
collected by c. S. Hoar.
C. S. Hoar
M. T. Weston
Dated at Mo Valley Jan. IL,
1906. f15
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
He Won the Trick,

ooh, George, DEAR she whispered
when he slipped the engagement ring
on her tapering finger, how sweet of
you to remember just the sort of stone
preferred! None Of the others was
ever SO thoughtful"
George was staggered but for mo-
ment. Then he came back with. "Not
at all. dear; YOU overrate me. This is
the one I've always used"
She was inconsistent enough to cry
about It,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Good For Badness,

Say" said the man who was begin
ming to have bare spot on top of his
bead. "can you tell me what is good
for baldness?'
YES" replied the barber. "a cheer
full determination to make the best Of
what can't be helped" Chicago Res
ord Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Mild Competition In Sugar.
San Francisco Chronicle.


The Sugar trust has not sue
ceeded in crowding out all its
competitors, but it controls af-
fairs sufficiently to fix prices.
The total quantity of sugar con-
sumed in this country in 1905
was 2,506, $50 tons, of which the
American Refining company
manufactured 1928 per cent
and the independent $3.50 per
cent and the independent refin-
cries 37.48 per cent. The beet
sugar factories, mainly control
led by the trusts, produces the
remainder.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Notice of dissolution

Notice is hereby given that
firm heretofore existing under
the firm name Of Edgecomb &
Deur is this day dissolved by
mutual consen t, A. Edgecomk
retiring from sald firm, and c.
H. Deur continuing the business
of said firm, an 4 assumes all in
debtedness of Il ae firm and will
collect allaccoui ITS due the same
A. Edgecomb.
G.. Fl. Deur.
Dated this JAM larry Srd 1906.
fl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
cE:ad Masque Ball

There will be a Masque Ball
given at Fountains Hall, Miss
ouri Valley, Ia, Thursday eve
ming. January 25th, 1906.
Prizes awarded for the best
costumes. Good music.
You are invited. Come and
have the best of the season.
Tickets seventy-five cents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Dissolution Notice.

Thesfirm of Evans& McMain
is this day mutually dissolved,
Bernard Evans retiring and
Mrs. M. E. Raglan taking the
one-half interest formerly
owned by him. The new firm
assumes all indebtedness con-
tracted since Oct. 5, 1905, and
will pay all bills OF the firm.
Missouri Valley, Ia, JAN 5,
1906.
o. M. McMains,
Bernard Evans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
What She Would Do.

johnnie. dear" said his mother, who
was trying to inculcate lesson in In
dustry, what do you suppose mamma
would do for you II you should come to
her some day and tell her that you
loved your studies:' Lick me for
telling n falsehood" said dear little
Johnnie with the frankness Of youth.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Miss Ethelyn Evans, teacher
in the Bird ward school in this
city, received today a State
Teachers Certificate from the
State Board Of Education. This
entities her to teach in any
place in Iowa for five years
without undergoing another ex-
animation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Ex-senator Chandler says
that there are arraigned again
st the president 500, 900, oo0,o 600
of capital representing 100000
miles of railroad. The presi-
dent will take pleasure in show
ing that he doesn't mind a lit
tie thing like that when it is a
question of regulating railway
rates.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Change at the Peoples Store

| Change at the Peoples Store
There was quite a change in
the business at the Peoples
Store Saturday. Heretofore
the Peoples Store Company has
been an Incorporated concern
and run by a company. Satur-
day Mr.. John Anderson bought
the interests of the other part
ners in the business and became
sole owner of the organization
known as the Peoples Store.
He sold back to Mr.. w. M. Car
Isle the hardware and grocery
department, who will run those
departments hereafter as an
Individual owner. Mr.. Carlisle
has been in Business in Missouri
Valley for over thirty years
and has as extensive an ac-
quaintance among the trading
public as any man in Harrison
county. He is a man who is
thorough in all his business
dealings and the people know
that when he sells them any
thing it will be as he represents
it. The grocery and hardware
business heretofore conducted
by the Peoples Store will here
after be run by Mr.. Carlisle,
and both departments will be
kept up to the high standard
they have been run on for the
past few years. Morris Hearn
will remain in charge of the
grocery department, which is a
guarantee that it will be we'll
taken care of, as he is one of
the recognized grocery experts
in Western Iowa. Mr.. Carlisle
solicits a continuance of the
trade that has been received by
the grocery and hardware de-
partment under the former
management. Mr.. John An
derson will continue as owner
and manager of the Peoples
Store the dry goods, clothing,
boot and shoe and notion de-
partments. Mr.. Anderson is
recognized as one of the most
successful dry goods merchants
in Western Iowa and he will
devote his energies from now
on to that department. The
Peoples Store has a fine reputa-
ton throughout Harrison coun-
ty for square dealing and it
will be Mr.. Anderson's object
to keep that reputation up to
its present high standard. He
is one of the enterprising,
hustling business men of Mis-
souri, Valley and The Times is
glad he is to still be in charge
of the Peoples Store.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Thursday evening a few Of
the friends of Henry Gravert
and wife dropped into their
home and gave them a very
pleasant surprise. The even
ing was spent in music, games,
and social conversation. A
splendid supper was served.
The following guests were pre-
sent; Peter Friehitch and wife,
Samuel Dray and wife, Enoch
Olson and wife, L. Hanson, ard
w. Hansen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
ENTERTAIN THEIR HUSBANDS
First kensington Women at L..
Gan Give ENJOYABLE Affair.

Logan, Ia, Jan. 81. The
most enjoyable society event of
the season was an informal re-
'ception given their husbands by
the women of what is known
as the 'First Kensington,' at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. McCoid. The hus-
bands are all honorary members
of the kensington. The winner
|of a button sewing contest was
C. A. Bolter. He was awarded
a kensington bag.
Departure Of AUNT Caroline
This old colored woman who
has been the servant, compan-
ion and friend Of Mrs. DeZyke
has now gone back to her old
time home in Washington.
Employed by Mrs. DyZyke in
her "better days" she refused
to leave her when adversity
came and there was no more
hope of wages-she is an ex-
ample of fidelity. Her fine
|Christian character was known
to a few friends only, her sub
lime faith and constant "joy in
the Lord" We wish her a
good reception in Washington
and that old time friends will
rally about her.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
The Highest Railroad Bridge

A notable engineering work
is now being executed in
France, and involves the con-
struction of a viaduct crossing
the Sioule Valley near Vaurlat.
This structure, known as the
Fades Viaduct, when complet-
cd will be the highest railway
bridge in the world, the level
of the rails being 434 feet z
inches above the bed of the
stream. There are two granite
masonry tower piers which are
founded on solid rock and rise
to a height of 3O3 feet. These
piers standing alone have the
appearance of large chimneys,
but their function is to support
the three steel spans, which
have the unusual lengths of
472 feet 5 inches for the center
span and 37S feet for each of
the fanking spans. The latter
connect with masonry approach
spans formed by circular
arches. This bridge differs
from other structures in the
use of masonry instead of steel
for the center towers, and the
use of lattice girder-deck spans
Instead of the arch construc-
ton of either masonry or steel,
a favorite method of crossing
such valley. Harper's Week
ly.
Cablegram from Buenos
Ayres says: The new bachelor
tax is a great success, and girls
and widows are happy. Every
healthy male has to pay part of
his income to the state begin
ming with his twentieth birth
day unless he marries, and
bachelorism grows more ex-
pensive with years. A fifty
year old bachelor has to pay
the state $3.50 per annum or
become a benedict. After the
fifty-first birthday the tax de-
creases. A man of seventy
pays only $40 a year for being
single, and when he is eighty
the bailiff takes no more notice
of his family affairs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25


City, Neb. is in the Valley the
guest of her friend, Mrs. Ed
Newton, for a few days.
The Iowa association of
Southern California, will hold
their annual meeting at East
lake Park, LosAngeles, on Feb
uary 22d this year. At this
meeting every Iowan in Cali
! fornia tries to be present and
meet all his friends from Iowa.
1t is a great time for the lowan
in California.
Mrs. j. D. Lake died at her
home in Loveland this morn
ing aged about 81 years. Fun
eral notice later.
M. I. McEroy, of ,Mondamin,
was in the Valley on business
today.
Miss Tressa Casey returned
from Omaha yesterday, where
she had been visiting relatives
for two weeks.
Sunday, January 2lst, 1906,
was the hottest January day
known in all the States east of
the Mississippi River in thirty
years. In Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois. and New York, the Their
mometer marked rs degrees
above zero. A cold wave was
on in Iowa and the western
States. Big country, this.
Harrisons countys expert OBJ
team, DR.. Rulfford Modale, Iowa
write him when you need
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

! Marshal Butcher, this after
moon, received a telegram TO
notify w. M. Connect, living in
! the country near this city, that
his sister died in Des Moines,
this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
MONDAY Jan &c

Hardin Aldrich today sold
four horses in this city for
$500. Good horses too.
w. L. Il chardi,n, of Minden
was in the Valley on business
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
q AsTSEEA..
Bears the 1y.!!as Kind You Have Always Boagu
Signature a. ~ 2Nzz@s<

Miss Harriet Stetson of
Clinton, is in the Valley the
guest Of Mrs. C. B. Warner for
a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

The government is in quest
of carpenters to go to Panama
to work. Transportation will
be furnished and a steamer
sails every five days from New
York. 1t takes seven days to
make the trip and wages are
paid enroute. Men work but
eight hours per day and SEC
per hour is the schedule paid.
The examination of applicants
has been suspended for short
time. All that is required is
for a man to qualify as a good
carpenter.
Personally Conducted Tour to
California
Exclusively first class tour
under the auspices of the tour
lists department. Chicago, I'm
ion Pacific & Northwestern
line, leaves Chicago, Wednes-
day, February 18th, spending
the disagreeable portions OF
February and March, in the
land of sunshine and flowers
$3.50. 90 includes all expenses
railroad fare, sleeping cars
meals in dining cars and hote
expense. First class in every
respect. Persons starting
from points west of Chicago
can join the party at some con
venient point. Write for tin
eraries and full particulars tt
is. A. Hutchinson, Manager, 21z
Clark St., Chicago III.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
Aunt Caroline. the old color

Aunt Caroline. the old color
ed woman who was the com
panion of Mrs. Denyke for oy-
er fifty years, left for her home
in Washington, d. c. Sum
day evening, where she will
make her home with her rela-
tives.
John Mcmahon. who has
been visiting friends in the
Valley returned to his home in
Boone Sunday.
In a letter received from our
son Frank Harris yesterday,
he says that 10 Ladue arrived
in New York all O. K. and IS
now at work in Guttson Borg
lum's studio, and he says that
Mr.. Borglum informed him
that he was we'll pleased with
Joseph and thinks he has mech
talent in that line of work. We
congratulate 10 on the oppor-
tunity he now has of making a
success.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Capt. William A. Simmons
who has been a citizen of Coun-
Gil Bluffs since 1853 died in
that city Friday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25
oA8ToRIA
i G.: !; :; z; Z; =; ", '''E

Miss M. Simmons of Mason
City, Neb. is in the Valley the
guest of her friend, Mrs. Ed
Newton, for a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Henry Robinson, who has
been continuously in the jewel
ry business in Council Bluffs
since 1856 died at his home in
that city Saturday Of appoplexy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Harrisons countys expert OPP
team, DR.. Rulford Modale. Iowa
write him when you need
glasses.
r.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

Robert Hall and wife, of
Modale. returned from Ohio
this morning, where they have
been for the past month.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-25

VIM. H. Campbell and wife
went to Omaha on Saturday
last, for a visit with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-03

S. W. Compton. the plucky superin- tendent of Education of Marengo Coun- ty has won out in his fight Tor locai school taxation.
 The Department of Education was notified that the election for local taxa tion went overwhelmingly in favor or the movement. That Marengo County has the right to charge one-half of one per cent for school purposes is monu- ment to the nerve and fixity of purpose of MT. Compton.
 The County Superintendent of Ma rengo County is no ordinary man. He received most of his education after he reached his majority. When he was lowering around the SO-year marx, ne was freshman at the State University. At the end of his sophomore year. with l. out his solicitation, he was elected County Superintendent of Education oi his home county .-.-.
 He went to work with great energy and is regarded by the State Depart ment of Education as one of the very