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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

The farmers living between
Clermont and Postville, Iowa,
will make an effort to solve the
good road problem. The road
is to be divided off into sections
and each farmer will care for
the section assigned to him.
He agrees to keep the road
free from ruts. After each
rain he is to drag the road, use
a grader or such other means
IS is necessary to keep itsmooth.
One of the objects of frequent
dragging will be to change the
track travelled by teams, by so
doing the wagon wheels will
not pass over the same place
and cut deep ruts in the road
way.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
ModaIe Items

The monotony that has so
long prevailed in our commun-
ity by reason of its honorable
and industrious citizenship was
broken by a lawsuit in the court
of Esq. G. w. Motz, the parties
to the controversy being w. A.
Robinson, plaintiff, Rob't Mel,
defendant; Attys., Ambrose
Burke and II. G. Wills. The
case was tried by a jury. There
was some very peculiar testi-
mony introduced. After being
submitted and deliberated over
for some hours the jury brought
in a verdict for defendant. 1t
is thought by some that the
attorneys succeeded in the
course of their arguments to
get the wires crossed. AS in
variably is the case in all law
suits, one of the partie; 2 The
contention is dissatis iet A
poor compromise in LINT st all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Colonlst Low One.way Secen
Glass Rates

To San Francisco, Los Angeles
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Bois
City, Spokane, Walla, Walla,
Ogden, Salt Lake City, Butte
and other points in Montana,
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and
the Pacific Coast, via the Chica-
go, Union Pacific & North
Western Line, February 18th
to April z, 1906, inclusive. At
tractive side trips at very low
rates. Daily and personally
conducted excursions in Pull
MAJ Tourist sleeping cars, only
$500 for double berth from
Chicago accommodating two
people,, through to the Pacific
Coast without change of cars.
Choice of routes. Excellent
train service. Dining cars,
meals a la carte). For tickets
and full information apply to
agents Chicago & North West.
ern R'y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
California Items.

Mrs. w. A. Smith and Mrs.
II. R. Coulthard attended the
Eastern Star banquet in Coun-
Gil Bluffs Thursday evening.
Margaret Coulthard, Aida
Smith, Ethel Stewart, Bill
Coulthard, Bod Blackburn,
Frank House, Wesley Sproul
and Rube Olinger took in the
Dode-Fiske concert and dance
Thursday evening.
Leila Blackburn made her
usual trip to Mo. Valley for her
music lesson Tuesday.
VIM. Coulthard was looking
after business interests in Mo-
dale Tuesday.
Our theatre goers, who at.
tended Parsifal in the Valley
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Friday evening report the pro-
duction excellent.
John A. Coulthard returned
Friday from Hot Springs, much
benefited by the treatment
there.
Ada Beagle and Lena Graham
visited over Sunday with Eliza
beth Coulthard.
Rev. Baldwin concluded his
revival services here Sunday
night.
Herbert Stavely went to Mo.
Valley on business Friday.
Jim Mullen spent Sunday
with his parents at Blair.
Meta Coulthard is quite sick
with an attack of La Grippe.
Mrs. Jacob Fountain is on the
sick list. Wehope it is nothing
serious.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Election Notice.

/, E. f. James, mayor of the
city of Missouri Valley, do
hereby proclaim and give no.
tice unto all qualified electors
of said city that the regular
election for officers of the city
of Missouri Valley will be held
on the 2Gth day of March, 1906,
the same being the last Mon
day in said month, at which
time the following officers will
be elected:
One Councilman from each
of the three wards in said city.
The voting places will be
held as follows:
First ward, Oxford hotel.
Second ward, Ellis & Browns
office.
Third ward, Council room.
The polls will be open from
Z a. m. to 6 p. m. No registra-
tion is required.
p. F. James, Mayor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

The Seniors won in the bas-
ket ball game last night. The
score was II to 5. The Senior
guards are the strongest in the
association. They gave the
Junior forwards little chance
to throw for goals. The game
was a spirited one with few
fouls called. A good crowd
was in attendance, over SO be-
ing taken in. The lineup was:
Seniors. Juniors.
Mabel Mills. r f. Verona Pratt. c
Ella Witfrow. Il lf....... Eva Willis
Grace Murphy. y....r c.....Sadie Briggs
nellie Bender. -. C. 80. Lena Graham
Theresa Casey. II Grace Quist
Emma Green. Il g..... Anna Finley
Edna Tamisiea c. 6 G. Belle Morehouse
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Mickey.s Easy Job.

Iowa State Register: Gov
ernors HanIey of Indiana and
Folk of Missouri are making
regulations as fearless enforc-
ers of the law in their respec-
tive states. La Toilette of Wis
consin is doing the same thing
as a st. George impaling the
dragon of corporate cupidtv.
1owa's Sancho Panza fearlesslv
charges the windmill of tariff
and rate tyranny, while Gov
ernor Mickey of Nebraska
$ lines as the champion horse
shoe pitcher of his state, and
-, ley has the easiest job.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

j.. j. Hill, the great rail-
road nagnate, recently address
ed all old settlers association in
North Dakota and among his
remarks he said: "a good farm
of 16O or 32O acres is a comfort
able happy home. A man can
be a prince on his own farm.
You rob your children of this
heritage when you sell your
farm. Keep your boys there"
There is nothing truer than the
above. 1t is recognized here in
the older settled parts of the
country that the owner of a
good farm is the most indepen-
dent and lordly man of all
creation. He is his own boss,
has his own living in spite of
all the graft and schemes and
pretenses of the world, and can
give his boys able bodies, strong
minds and cheerful dispositions
to grow and be somebody. The
trend, however, seems to be for
the farmer to get rid of his
farm and come to town, while
the city man would generally
give half or even all he pcs
sesses to own the farm that IS
rural free mai h;l aenvery, Mith
telephones and a railroad sta
tion within eight miles of every
farm, there is mighty poor
judgement in the man with a
family of boys parting with his
farm or even leasing it to any,
body else to cultivate. Only
people who try to grow their
boys or girls in town know the
terrible responsibilities and diff
ficulties in the way of their be-
coming the best citizens.
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Culebra Cut OH lsthmus.

NuleDra Nllt OH lStnmuS.
Engineering News: The huge
excavation for the Panama
canal across the Culebra divide
will be by far the greatest fur
row in the earth's surface ever
made by human agency. 1t is
so large that the mind fails to
grasp it's real magnitude. Great
amounts of excavation were
done of course on such works
as the North sea canal, the
Manchester canal, and the Suez
canal, but all these were built
through comparatively level
country.
So far as we are able to find,
the only deep cut at all COM
parable with that to be made
through the Culebra divide is
the great Nochistongo cut
through the hills which sur
round n.!!n the valley Of Mexico.
gun in 1910 for the purpose J OF
affording an outlet to the flood
waters which had inundated
the city of Mexico, and de-
stroyed a great part Of the city
and it's inhabitants. For more
than 140 years labor on this
great work was the chief task
of the Mexican nation, and it
was not until the year 1889
that it was finally completed.
The total length of the Nochis-
tongo is twelve and one-half
miles. It's greatest depth is
1877 feet, and its greatest width
361 feet. The total amount OF
material eXcavated was about
100000 cubic yards. In CON-
parison with this the cut at
Culebra will have a consider
able greater maximum depth
and width, even for the project
with the 85-foot summit level.
The total cube of excavation al
the Culebra divide was estimat-
ed by John F. Wallace as 1885,.
100000 cubic yards for the sea
level canal with a 60-foot sum
NIT level.
While in mere size of excava.
tion the cut through the Pana.
ma divide is by far the larger
the fact that the Nochistongo
cut was made with absolutely
no aid from machinery or me
chanical power. but wholly will
human muscle, makes our tasl
on the isthmus seem like mere
child's play in comparison will
that accomplished by thos'
patient toilers under the torrit
sun of Mexico two centuries
ago. When one recalls tina
this deep artificial valley, NOR
than twelve miles long, was al
dug by the labor of Indians
who excavated the materia
with the crudest hand tools an,
carried it in baskets on thei
heads to the place of final de
posit, the great cut OF Noshis
tongo is entitled to rank will
the pyramids of Egypt anon.
the worlds greatest wonders.
.-~--
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

St. John Items.
Col. Orr of Mo. Valley mad,
a business trip to st. John OF
Thursday.
Geo. Denton of Mondamil
was a st. John visitor las
Thursday.
Ora Deal of Woodbine visitel
with his grandparents Mr.. ane
Yrs. j. A. Deal the first of the
week.
Abe Haight has purchased T
A. Dentons telephone and will
lplace it in the house on the
farm he recently bought.
Geo. Cox of Mo. Valley was
in st. John on business Friday
last.
Mrs. A. L. Mcintosh and Mrs.
G. w. McGavren spent Thurs.
day with Mrs. Oscar Doty near
Mobiles Lake.
A. A. Heath was in st. John
on Saturday.
Herbert McGavren and Ar
thur Schulmeister of Mo. VAL
ley came out to st. John Satur-
day morning on their bicycles
and got the fresh morning air.
Mrs. Perry Cox of Mo. Valley
was called to st. John Friday
evening by the serious illness
Of her little granddaughter.
Frank Wilson of California,
Iowa, was calling in st. John on
Friday evening.
st. John had the pleasure of
receiving a visit from a gang
of horse traders the latter part
of last week.
Ray Haight was in st. John
Friday and says they are very
much pleased with their new
home near Logan.
Owing to the BAD weather
Rev. Williams of Mo. Valley
did not come out to hold SER
vices at the school house Sun
day.
School was dismissed all day
Monday on account of school
election.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas Pitzer has been seriously
i'll with congestion of the lungs
but is much better at the pre-
sent writing.
At the school election Mon
day F. c. Keller was elected
as director in place of Joseph
Kirkland, whose term Of office
expires this March.
Albert Hiles and family arc
moving onto A. i. Haight's
farm, south of st. John.
The little daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ned Cox is quite ser
iously i'll at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. Schloatman, Mrs
Cox's parents.
The weather Of the past few
days is considerable Of a change
after our winter OF ban anna
belt weather.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

w. 3. Jones today added
another 40 acres to his farm in
north st. John township, buy
ing from Sarah Owens. This
makes Mr.. Jones 12O acres Of
fine land.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

such cases is better than a sue.
cessful lawsuit.
G. w. ,Motz shelled and mar.
keted his corn last Wednesday
Joe Marshall did the shelling
Pete Haughes and C. A.
Locklin and families left these
parts last week for Longmont,
Colorado.
Alfred seeger, who has been
visiting his brother, G. C. See
ger, returned to his home in
Glenwood Monday.
G. A. Hale is putting an addi-
tion to his residence by raising
it one story. S. j. Linn is do
ing the work. Rather bad
time for doing outdoor carpen-
ter work.
The family of w. H. Bourn,
Jr., is under quarantine for
scarlet fever. DR.. Cooper is
the attending physician.
Mrs. Morvee has moved in
the house lately occupied by T.
j. Cook on the Johnny Pearso n
farm.
At the township election
held on Monday G. G. Cooper
was elected subdirector at large
to serve the ensuing year.
Rev. Bennett closed his meet
ings at the U. B. church last
Friday night.
Mondamin Items.
Winter is again here and the
ground white with snow.
Charley Bebee was doing
business in Omaha Tuesday.
DIR. Macfarlane reports a lit
tie girl at the Albert johnson
home.
ly fMi58Sal M58SSalassle election e. psfssa spgsle quiet +
/. Fem and Geo. Ruffcorn were
elected directors.
Mrs. Ulmer's mother returned
home Tuesday morning.
Bob Neal won out in his law
suit with August Hindredt and
will hold the farm he lives on
another year.
j. j. Thomas is very feeble
and little hopes are entertained
that he will get up again.
We understand that Will
Barnes will farm the Oscar
Pugsley place.
Ira Clark, Albert South and
one of Alf Gees boys left for
Alberta. Canada, Friday. They
all expect to take homesteads.
We understand that Mr.. Ter
rel, the carpenter, who was
hurt by the cars in Council
Bluffs last week, is recovering.
His family lives here.
Cy Wills and family leave
this week for Pasadena, Cal.
We are sorry to lose them and
our best wishes go with them,
The medics here expect to
attend the Harrison County
/ Medical society which meets al
Woodbine on the 18th.
California Items.
Mrs. w. A. Smith and Mrs
II. R. Coulthard attended the
Eastern Star banquet in Coun.
Gil Bluffs Thursday evening.
Margaret Co1lthard Aid:
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Mr.. Charles Dyce of Col burn
Moody county, South Dakota,
Was visiting Francis Lilwall
and family the first of the
week. Mr.. Dyce was formerly
OF Canada.
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Married.

This afternoon at2:O0 o'clock
in the study of the M. b. church
occurred the marriage of Mr..
Edward E. Hanks and Miss
Ethel Phillips, Rev. Williams
officiating. The brides home is
two miles west of Mo. Valley
and the groom a son of John
Hanks six miles southwest of
town. They will go to house
keeping at once on the ice Moss
farm southwest of the Valley.
The Times extends it's congrat-
ulations to the happy couple.
Rev. Ezra Temple, who has
been holding meetings at the
Baptist Church for some even
ings past, will continue the SER
vices the balance of the week,
commencing each evening at
7:3O o'clock. Rev. Temple is
State Colporter of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society.
and his home is in Pella, Iowa.
Come out and hear him.
The weather continues rather
March like with no indication
of a hold up.
Us. Dewell left on second
| No. 3 for Council Bluffs to at.
tend a banquet to be given by
the Commercial club of that
city.
Arthur McNutt, of Boone, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. H. A
Chambers.
C. F. Pratt, agent for the
Standard Oil company had hi.
tank wagon turned over today
out at Jacob Cox's place on the
Logan road. The team did mo-
run away, which was a mighty
good thing for all concerned
The tank is still lying on tht
ground where it fell.
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Wednesday ksareh ~

Ray Clark and mother go te
Omaha in the morning for a
few days visit.
j. H. Wick is in town today
shaking hands with old friends.
Mr.. Wick is in the real estate
business in Omaha.
The remains of Geo. Smith
passed through the Valley this
morning, going to Denison from
Sioux City.
H. R. Stringer and father of
Omaha are in the Valley today,
guests of The Times. The
Stringers are old time friends
/ of ours and we certainly were
glad to have them drop in ON us.
Fred Heath is unloading a
car load of choice Nebraska hay
today.
w. Allen Jones was a pleas
ant caller today.
j. H. Stafford of Sioux City
and H. A. Kimbel of Chicago
are guests of the Miller Hotel.
Mrs. Robert Craft of Nor
folk is visiting friends in the
Valley.
Sheriff ]. w. Mcdonald, of
Omaha spent few hours in the
Valley yesterday visiting his
sister Mrs. j. c. Mahoney and
their mother who has been in
town for several weeks with
Mrs. Mahoney.
Bessie Ammon returned yes
terday from a weeks visit in
Woodbine.
Firemen ]. j. Lynch who was
hired in Mo. Valley last fall
seems to have been an exnert in
his line. Recently he was
brought to Nebraska to be tried
for defrauding Mrs. Wilhelmina
Schoelfelt out of $400 under a
promise to wed her comely
daughter Anna. When the
trial came up this young lady
refused to testify hence it was
impossible to secure a convic-
tion. 1t seems as though the
prisoners right name is IN. w.
Stafford" Lynch being an alias.
Lynch was taken to Kansas
where he is wanted on a charge
ofgrand larceny.
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Died

Died
At his home in Cincinnati town.
ship, Harrison Co. Iowa, or
March 18th, 1906, at 9 O'Clock
p. M, Charles House, age 5s
years, / month and 26 days,
The deceased was born in Can
ada, January 18th, 1S4S, and at
8 years of age, he, with his pa
rents came to Iowa and settled
in Cincinnati township where
he has since resided. He was
married Feb. Goth 1869 to Miss
Susa Eddie and s children were
born to them, viz: John, Will
lam, boy baby deceased, Albert,
Minnie, Frank, Lille, aud Ida.
He was a kind husband, affec-
tionate father, and good citizen
and his dsath is mourned by all
who knew him. Funeral from
his late home, Rev. j. M. Will
liams of the M. d. church offici-
ating, at 1920 a. M, and burial
in Rose Hill Cemetery. Burial
services under auspices of the
Modale Lodge of the |. O. O. r.
Sluggish Liver a Foe to Ambi-
ton.
You can not accomplish very
much if your liver is inactive,
as you feel dull, your eyes are
heavy and slight exertion ex-
hausts you. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup stimulates the liver
and bowels and makes you feel
bright and active. Orino Laxa-
tive Fruit Syrup does not
nauseate or grippe and is mild
and very pleasant to take. Ori-
no is more effective than pills
or ordinary cathartics. Refuse
substitutes. G. S. Osborne.
kelley's Short Horn Cattle
Sale.
At the Kelley Cattle Sale at
the fair grounds yesterday af-
ternoon, 36 animals were sold
at an aggregate of $4,000, which
is rasrelv a nominal price for
registered cattle. Fourteen re-
manned unsold Wnieh will be
taken to Mondamin by Mr.. kel-
ley. The weather was extreme
ly -disagreeable, and in conse-
quence the attendance was rath-
er curtailed. Mr.. Kelley has
fine cattle and it is certainly to
be hoped he will have success
in the future.
A Shocking Confession.
Benedict is a New Haven
man who has been eight times
the father Of q bouncing boun-
der. In the outskirts of the
university city is a little town
among the hills named Pros
pect, and last year four of them
were sent there for the sum-
mer.
One day Benedict and wife.
entertained at dinner a new
Acquaintance, Professor B. The
professor is a bachelor, and like
many scholarly men, rather Ill
at ease in society.
"What a fine little family Of
children you have he began
with an adnliring look at the
four stay-at-homes.
eyes, indeed" replied Bene-
dict, "and we have four more
in Prospect"
The professor blushed in as
tonishment. August Lippin-
colts.
Election Notice.
/, E. f. James, mayor of the
city of Missouri Valley, do
hereby proclaim and give no.
tice unto all qualified electors
of said city that the regular
election for officers of the city
of Missouri Valley will be held
on the 2Gth day of March, 1906,
the same being the last Mon
day in said month, at which
time the following officers will
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

d. C. Forde has from 40 to
125 acres of we'll improved
farm for rent.
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Mrs. Dave Farquhar was in
jured at 10 o'clock yesterday at
her home. She fell down an
inside cellarway and being
alone was unattended until the
noon hour. DR.. Hugh Tamisiea
was called and examined Mrs.
Farquhar and found two ribs
fractured but she is resting
easy today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Miss Carr, of Honey Creek,
is Visiting her oieeer, Mrs. nr-
DeVore, and will remain a few
DAYS.
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Accidental Death.

One Of those awful accidents
that so often come to shock the
community, occurred yesterday
and caused the death of Harry
Williams, a young man of 90
years of age. The deceased and
a younger brother went to the
timber to hunt squirrels, and in
some manner the gun in the
hands of his brother Royal was
accidently discharged, the load
striking Harry in the back of
the head, killing him instantly.
Mr.. Williams was one of the
we'll known young men of the
country and was of sterling
worth, his habits being exem-
plary and his character ire
proachable. In this, their sec
ond bereavement in such a
short time, The Times extends
its sympathy, voicing the senti-
ment of a host of friends.
The Coroner was notified of
the accidental death, but on a
full examination of the matter
he concluded it was not neces-
sary to hold an inquest.
Funeral will be held at his
late home on Thursday at 2::3O
p. M, Rev. j. M. Williams Off
ciating, and burial in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Osborne
entertained the 4th street whist
club last night, and itgoes with
oat saying that they all had a
good time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Ray Clark and mother 60 to
Omaha in the morning for a
few days visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Robert Hatcher, of Woolsey,
S. D., is still in town.

Council Bluffs on last Monday
at their school election, elected
the democratic directors and
treasurer by a healthy majority.
This is considered a Cummins
victory over the stand patters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Mrs. Robert Craft of Nor
folk is visiting friends in the
Valley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

The remains of Geo. Smith
passed through the Valley this
morning. going to Denison from
Sioux City.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Fred Heath delivered nearly
a car load of Alfalmo feed to
farmers around Missouri VAL
ley Monday and Tuesday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

j. H. Wick is in town today
shaking hands with old friends.
Mr.. Wick is in the real estate
business in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Arthur McNutt, of Boone, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. H. A.
Chambers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

The weather continues rather
March like with no indication
of a hold up.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Bessie Ammon returned yes
terday from a weeks visit in
Woodbine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

]. H. Stafford of Sioux City
and H. A. Kimbel of Chicago
are guests of the Miller Hotel.