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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
NEW BANK AT LETcHER.

Letcher, S. D., June 19.--Preparations
have been completed for the opening
of a new banking institution az this
place in the near future. 1t will be
known as the Citizens bank. The in
corporators are NJ. NJ. A. H. and l.. NJ.
Dovle, of Mitchell, who already have
purchased q building in which to open
the new bank. They will be given pos
session of the building on July /, and it
Is expected the new bank will con-.
mence business soon after that date.
l.. NJ. Doyle, until recently assistant
cashier of the Western National bank,
at Mitchell. will be cashier Of the new
institution.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
A BOLD BURGLAR.
Enters Young Wife. House and Steal.
Her Weddinu Outfit.

Webster City. Ia, June 21-Mrs
Orro Traver, the young wife of a
prosperous farmer living near this city,
learned today that some bold burglar
had entered her home while sha was
at the circus and had stolen her we'd
ding outfit saved by her as a keep
sake.
Tho outfit, even to the stockings and
lingerie. was taken and the thief has
made his getaway. The cause of the
stealing of the wedding clothes is a
mystery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
BLOW FROM BASEBALL KILLS.

Mount Ayr. Ia. June 23.-Ray Anderson,
the l&-year-old son of Z. r. Anderson of
Caledonia, died yesterday at a hospital in
st. Joseph. Mo-. as the result of an opera
ton performed to relieve him from the
effects of an injury received by being
struck with baseball.
Anderson was hit in the abdomen by
hall while playing at school two weeks
ago, He continued to attend school and do
work about home, and was apparent1y in
the best of health. About a week af6ar
the accident hts abdomen began to swell
ana an operation was deemed necessary.
It was successfully performed. but tie
boys strength was not sufHcisnttto with.
stand the shock. 80
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
TWO MILES MORE oE PAVING,

Centerville. la. June 26.-The coun-
cil last night passed resolutions for
two miles more of brick paving the
contract to be let July 10. This makes
a total of seven miles of paving in Cen.
terville
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
BUYS AMEs PAPER

Anes, Ia, June 22.-F. Il. Conaway,
OF Des Moines, has purchased the Anes
lntelligencier and will take possession
about July !. Before he was elected
state printer. Mr.. Conway was editor
of the Brooklyn Chronicle, and since
going ~ Dies Ntoines has been out 81
newspaper work, although he has been
MT. Oonaway's many friends over the
state will united n wishing him an.
botlHdsd> eucosss IA his now field OF
Labor,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Chicago MS Silver dollars doing fire.
quen; .slides for life down her spinal
column, at the direction of her husband.
brought Mary Josephine LOOMS to the d-
yorcc courts. Ii was not TO the dollars
thar she objected but it was the manner
of giving which She criticised. Fred S.
Loomis, son of former Judge Loomis, was
the husband who invented the new system
of disburslng money.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
TAKES PARIS GREEN AND plEs.

Waverly, Ia. June 23.-Ed Buchan,
we'll known citizen of Waverly killed
himself by swallowing large dose of
paris green. He lived seven hours af-
ter the first dose and was believed to
be recovering most of the poison hav-
ing been removed from his stomach.
Probably he took Il second dose before
he died. as he was alone III the room
at the time and his death was sudden.
But this fact will never be known for
a certainty. No inquest will be held.
as the poisoning was intentional and
had often been threatened by the de-
ceased.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
GRADUATE NEARLY KILLED.

Ann Arbor. Mich. June 23.-There
was one we'll known senior who was
not present in University hall yester-
day to receive his diploma. He is
Charles o. Briggs, of Red Oak, Ia.
we'll known sub-center of the varsity
football team and half mile runner.
He lies on n cot at University hospital
in n precarious condition as the result
of IL cowardly blow he received from
behind on Monday night. 1t was the
night OF the senior promenade and "a
gang of roughs were trying to swipe
lantern decorations in front of the
campus when Briggs and several other
students defended the property Two
Of the insurgents We're knocked down
and then came the cry for revenge.
Briggs was walking along State street
on his way home and when in front of
.he Zeta Phi house he was suddenly
pounced upon by the gang and hit upon
the back of the head with club. He
was rendered unconscious and the at
lacking party left him and escaped
Arrests may follow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Philadelphia, Pa.-John Glenn. aged AZ,
went on a shopping tour with his wife
yesterday until Glenn began to wilt He
stood up under the strain until they
reached home in. the evening. and then he
said he was feeling so III that he would go
out to see doctor. He fell unconscious in
the street and died of heart disease in the
Episcopal hospital
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

South Norvalk, Conn.-Jotn Bodntr. Z
Westport cttizen, s years Old, was REM
cred totally blind by mosqr1to htse II
medical profession here = much tatma4
fn tie case. He ncQptD bit Ne. Bod,
upon tie I'd Of bis f5gh9 eyA The
swelJed and when Mr.. Bu4lniz woke In
morning hapWas blnd
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
AMPHlTAEATER is DESTROYED.
Valuable Property of EIkadcr Fair and
Track Association Burns.

Elkader, Ia, June 2l.-The large
amphitheater, having a seating capac-
ity of $4,000, of the Elkader Fair and
Track association, was destroyed by
fire, together with the judges stand.
The fire is supposed to be of incen-
diary origin. this being the fifth fire
within a year in the vicinity of the
railway depot, beyond the limit of fire
protection.
The association sustains quite loss.
having only $500 insurance. The amphi-
theater win be rebuilt at once.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
CHILDREN NOT REQUIRED.
Judge Brings Noted Will Case to an
End

Burlington. Ia. June o3.-Owing to
he fancy of William Newbanks, Of
Knox county. H.. to make his own will,
harriet. Newbanks, now Mrs. Schmidt,
nurse in St. Francis hospital in Bur-
ngun, came near haHingS 10 have an
,ssu. before she could haN. her share
IF the estate left by Newbanls, of
whom she was the adopted child.
The will stipulated that before Miss
EewbanEs should derive Der share of
he estate she should marry and have
children. Newbanks died twelve years
go. The wording OF the will was so
indefinite that it has been in the courts
tver since. Miss NeN'banks having
Drought suit 20 obtain her share of the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Pittsburg. Pa--The enthusiasm over
baseball has reached such pitch that the
police decided to put check ON it by
ordering all newspapers and proprietors
Of cafes and pool-rooms that have been
bulletining the score by innings 10 dtcon-
tinue the practice. The osder Is based on
the ground that publishing OF the SCORE en- I
courages betting ON the streets and inter.
feres with business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Fort Worth. Tex.-Myriads Of rabbits are
causing the Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany-'treuble west Of San Antonio. The
electric lights in use on the engines seem
to daze them and they are run over and
killed by the thousands. In some in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

of the butts Of military rifle rang,
at Ticehurst, England. She has no;
been hit yet, and evidently does not es .
pect to be, the soldiers doing their bejt
10 Justify her. confidence $500
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Washington. d. C.-rhe records show
Abraham Hill, a sergeant in the Twenty
fourth infantry, stationed in the depart
ment of Dakota, to be the best shot in the
army The percentage of possible shots
made by him on slow fire, timed fire and
sIicmish fire Was Sc 30.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
TO LEAVE IOWA.
Or. shckwana, Bacterioloeist for the
State Board of Health,
Resions

Iowa City. Ia, June 2G.-Dr. Paul
;hekwana. of London, England, bac-
.criologist for the Iowa state board Of
,ealth has resigned and will accept one
If several offers from eastern institute
ions
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
MONEY MARKET.

New York, June 26.-Prime mercan-
tile paper 5@51s per cent; sterling ex-
change easy at $4.S4.95D4.S5 on demand.
S2.2o@4.82.25 for sixty days. Money
easy at IN 1854 per cent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Lord Leigh, writing To The London
Tiii!sS. states that a large port ION OF
tbs lofty toSNer o. the old priary OF!
aiaNstolie in WM'wc&shirc. l,nsland.
fell OF, April Is, Allowing for tire tlii
ia.enee in time, this Mpaid ancide
%itA III first shoc3i Of the earthquake
= San i1rancisco.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

Great numbers OF watches arc be-
s...' raaAa in switzerlaEs 1or ~. Jap
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

1t is not generally known, says the
LpHdpn Express. that q generous coun-
Try supplies members Of the house OF
commons with sratuitous snuff. For
faerly. the Express SINS. s;nuff was
described il! he estimate M such. but
70 Warii off the objection aroused b.
approving habits the ehllse of egGo
Year Wgs 1AiNel Ep ~ GDVcre! In the
estimates as lamp ct
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28

TRONDHJEM-Mr and Mrs. Will
.s.:,...I. BRYAN have. departed for North
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-28
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.

Chicago, June 22.-New York ex.
claonq1. 20 Der cent. premium.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Fears a nfnnex Panic.

New York, Aug. 29.-Fears of a
money panic in Wall street have brought
S rotary of the Treasury Shaw hot foo
to New York 10 iook oyer The ansnci, |
situation. He has On told'by he big
bankers that only Wholesale calling OF
Ian will prevent the surplus reserve from
being wiped out. A heavy calling of loans
in the present period of inf ,tion of
stock prices world cause severe
slump. Secretary Shaw saw seversl
bsnker9 yesterday and talked over the
delicate situation. On the eye OF the
sreat crop moving period when funds
are wanted ia the middle west, Wall
str II today finds itself without funds.
the money has been US d in wild stock
spf culation and the straw which broke
the Gamers back and depict d the re-
serve in The banks was the kiiing Of
Union and Southern facinc. Rather
than pre- 'ipit'!e debacle on the 81 ,ck
exchange, it is thought that Secre' Try
Shaw will renew his If fer of last Spring
when be r rmitted these banks who en-.
,sged gold abroid, To withdraw the gald
y adyfnee from the subirsashry, thereby
'aving intert It 10, transit. Su d an ex.
1eiient will ebable the local b. 1kers to
III their Golfers with London and Pals
,old and tide them over the harvest
'er.od. Western cities are calling for
ash deposited N local banks and their
lemand must be met.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Virginia Hibernlans,

The Ancient Order OF HiberDIans,
which closed its biennial State conyen.
ton at Norfolk yesterday, ell cted the
following officers to serve two years;
Joseph l. Burke, of Norfolk, president;
James VCslls CHAN, of Newport News,
vice president; John 7. Flood, OF FOrs.
mouth, treasnrerI Willifm McDermott,
of Roanoke, secre,a J, and Rev. John B.
Doheriy, of Norfolk, chaplain. The
1908 convention of the order will be held
IN Portsmouth.
The convention decided 10 reduce the
buIisl assessment Of The members OF the
order from tel Z, fve cents a month.
The burisl assessments were CON nencsd
about eighteen months ago. Now there
IL about " 500 to the credit OF the fund
10 The ire isury of the order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Alleged Plot.

birmingham, Eng, Aug. 29.-The
Post today says that number of mem
hers of the Russian secret police are
searching London for traces of suspected
plot for the abduction OF the Gar. The
highest tsIaiiies In Russia are implicated
ia the plot, including the reactionsyy
instIgators of a counter revolutions. who
are not aiming at the method of rule.
but the person OF the ruler II is said that
this clan have grand duke ready 10 take
the Cars place as soon as he has been
abducted or forced TO abdica.e, whiak,
possibly, is only matter Of boaFs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
New YORK stack Market.

New York, August 29.--Waves Of i'guida.
ton broke over the stock market to lay be.
cause Of the crash of he Real Estate Trust
Company. in Phi laielphie. Hundreds Of
smtn traders throughout The county sod
their holdings on the belief that If company
o. such apparent soivency YVES nothing bu. a
shell, u VAS more than possible that 9th r
companies night diseloss a rotten clncition
II the truth were known. The whole list was
animated and Inc ined 10 heaviness through
out the first hour.
There was wild trading all through the 6rst
hour, with 10, 90 share orders so pIsptifOl in
numerous stocks as 20 create general commsp,
The buying around the roo.a was OF so i'm
pressiye = character that il forced rom
traders % hurriedly star. covering shorts put
out at the low levels. The feature of the
trading was that stocks were fairly grabbed
- soon ~ they we're offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Virgins News.

Rev. G. w. Ribble, associate rectot o.
Christ Episcopal Church, Norfolk, anC
in charge of st. Stephens, in Client, has
resigned and accepted call to Clover
Depot. aesr panville.
At meeting of the STOCKHOLDERS of the
First National Bank of Lynchburg, yes,
terday, subscriptions we're made increas.
ing the capital stock and surplus 70
81, 100000 The bank now has ~, 900,
900 on deposit.
A csblegram from Ex-Governor Mon
tague. comDissi0ner to the Pan-Amer-
Jean Conference, says he gill return TO
this country by the way of England,
with his wife end daughter. They will
spend q week in London and reach home
October l.
. Intelligence hes been received Of the
death If Mrs. Gary Amber at her home,
"The DELL" in fauquier county. Mrs.
Amber was a Mss Marshall, of Bell
Grove, KY, aud had large circle OF
friends and rel tives throug hout this
section OF the State.
1t is reported that the Southern Rail-
way Company has tJught the Virginia
and South western Railway for $40, 000,-
900 and that the road viii 10 the future
control what is at present the only col !:
meeting link between the Virginia coal,
ron, and coke fields in the middle
southern States.
o. B. Sears, a Phi. y. of the Univer-
ity of Virginia, and for four years pro-
essor ef economics and history in the
State Female Normal School, Farmville,
las been appointed assistant prof, ssor OF
3reek in the University OF Virginia
lie will also teach English and history
n the Rawlings Institute, a ladies' col
eye at Charlottesville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUG. 20, 1906

TEE CLOSING of the doors of the Real
Estate Trust Company in Philadelphia
yesteI lay, while not thupderbolt out
of clear sky, caused considerable con-
sternation not only in the city OF brother
" love, but in other places also. The
failure has followed close in the wake oil
other financial colapses in this country
during the past few weeks and it natural
~ added to the lack of confidence al
ready apparent here and there in the
United States. The result of the closing
of a bank is widespread, its ramihcations
extending TO every quarter OF the CON-
pass. Money is the most sensitive OF all
bsrometers, and those who have 10
trust their savings with others become
anxious when they hear of such concerns
as the Real Estate Trust Company going
to the wall with liabilities exceeding
their assets by several millions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
From Washington.

correspondence OF the Alexandria 0szstte.
Washington, Aug. 2S.
Harmony has been restored between
President Roosevelt and ex-senator
Chandler, who &cted as go-between for
the President and Senator Tillman, oil
South Carolina, when the latter wss in
charge of the railroad rate bill. Presi-
dent Roosevelt today extended for six
months the life of the Spanish claims
commission, of which ex-senator Chan
dier is chairman.
Chief Wilkie of the secret service o;
the treasury department today filed
with the state department formal re-.
port of the recent arrest by his officers
of Capt. Geo. B. Boynt0n, in New
York, OH the charge of counterfeiting
coins Of the Venezuelan government, 30
that the latter government may be fully
informed of the action taken by the
United States in the affair. Chief
Wilkie says that the probabilities are
that they have Capt. Boynton on the
road to the penitenliary as the penalty
for counierieiting foreign coins Is moi
more than five years in the pepitentisry
and not more than $1,000 fine. Cap.
Roynton was caught with the goods on
him in the shape of some finely executed
died OF the fine bolivar piece of Venezne-
ia which is equivalent to the American
collar. AT the time of bis arrest he
claimed that what he was doing Eas
war measure and he will put up the
same defence when he faces Jury on
September IL.
The State Department today received
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
MR.. RIXEY,s REPLY.

The American Felerstionist, the Off
cisl organ Of the American Federatio !
OF Lsl II, contains letters from Repre-
sentatiyes Maynard, Lamb and Glass
elative to the labor question. These
letters were sent to the secretary of the
Federation in reply to tho4e directed to
them,
Fhe BIZ OF grievances sent out to diff
isreut congressman throughout the UNI
q Stats, asked specifically their
T 'sition on The eight hour law, The con.
Wet lsbor law, immigration, Chinese
exclusion, seamen's rights, ship subsidy,
trusts aud interstate commerce, the anti
injunction bill and other subjects reIa
ives to the laboy question generally.
Mr.. Rixey's reply ia as follows:
~ have been member of congress
for eight years an refer you to my re-
cord as to whether am friend of
labor.
"ln regard to my views on tho sub.
lect matter contained 10 your bill of
grievances, have 10 say that the Con.
eresslonal Record shows my position In
rsgard to some of them. / am unreseryed-
~ In favor of others. while there are
ner' s''Il hat Rave not investigated |
sud am not prepared 10 pledge myself
10 regard 10 matters which have had |
20 opportunity Or occasion to investigate.
do not think that labor has ever had any |
'su'e to compl. n of ny public or private |
lcis' and | do not apprehead that
ny aslan will arise when any just
'harge OF unfrlepdlinfs, to labor can be
,rOught against me-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Attack ON ConsnIates.

Liverpool, Eng, Aug. 29.-An at.
tack on the consuiatss OF the various
nations at many paipts throughout Rus
STA, With ths Object of involving the
government in complications with for
eign powers, is being plsnned by the
Russian revolutionists as their next step
in their campaign to force tie govern.
ment to grant them the reforms sor which
they are fighting. This ia the news sent
by the correspondent of the Post, al
s@desss, Russia. A proclamation has
been Issued by the radical section of the
socialist revolutionaries, according to
the correspondent, in Shioh the pro.
gramme is uliined. The matter is now
lp The hands oil committee Of revolu.
lionists which is completing plans to
have all the ticks on consulaies made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT re gular meeting Of the Common Coun
ell OF tie city Of Alexandria, Va, held Au-
gust rs. 1906, there were present: Hubert
Snowden. esq. President. and Messrs. Lead
beaten, Burke. RisheilI, Stsaass, Williams,
Bladder, Brill. Polltrd. Heflmuth Harrison,
Uhler, Marshall. Spinks aud Bryan.
A communication from the Auditor notify
ing Copaeii that the annual appropriation of
$3.50 for fire plugs is exhausted end bills tor
anu upon recommendation of the Finance
Commit on additional appropriation of
500 was made-ayes Ia. noes 0.
Upon recommendation of the Commit .es,
OIL Streets 800 WAS Appropriated to lay gut
ters OH Patrick street, from Princess 10 0r5-
aoco street-ayes 10, noes q.
Upon recommendation OF the Commit q on
Streets $40 was Appropriated 10 lay gutter on
the north side of Gibbon st rect. from Henry
street cas- ward to tte first alley-ayes 10.
noes o.
A resolution aepropriating $50 to lay ply ..
sewer from tho Washington street sewer east
Maid on Eoke street. smount 20 be available,
when the sum of $50 has been raid into the
city treasury Tor tapping same. was passed--
ayes Is. noes 0.
A bill of Samuel p. Fisher. Corporation.
Attorney, for vision and drawing fran
chlse ordinances, Dc. for 500 was referred
to the tinance Committee.
Pern,if sion was granted John T. Harrison
to rashingle houses 2l0, 2l2 and PA south
he street, providing there is no objection
from adjoining properly owHers.
A petition from Mrs, Mary Makely to put
felt roof on rear Of 6le King street was re
relved from the Board of Aldermen end their
action concnsred in.
A resolution that the debt ~ $500 re
manning u1paid by the City School Board be
paid out Of the funds received from sale of
electric light franchise Mas received from the
Board OF ldeimea and their action concur
red in.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Strauss vote of
hanks was extended to Cap. Alber1 Bryaa.
hartman OF the Finance Committee. for Glith-
ul and conscientious services rendered the
'ity while a member of this board.
Upon motion of Mr.. Leadboater vote Of
hanks was rendered Hubs Snowden. esq.
'resid Mt. 70 the ahlS and impartial mannsr
n which he has presided and his courteous
reatment Sc The members
Tae board hen adjourned sire die.
HUBERT SN0WnEN, President.
este: DANIEL r. STASsHURY. Clerk C. G
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Matchwan Murdered.

Sayre, Pa, Aug. 29.-What is be.
lieved to be one Of the most delibera I
Black Hand murders enacted in this sec,
ton YVES committed last night, when C.
E. Messenger, nigh. Estchman of the
American Bridge Works, In Athens, was
stabbed to death with an Italians stiletto.
Some time ago Messenger had trouble
With an Italian lsborer whom he DIS.
charged, and the man is 4id to have
threatened to put the Black Hand on his
trail. Two Italians we're arrested this
morning and are held pending the action
of the coroner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-29
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can.
not reach the seat Of the disease. Caiarrh is a
blood or constitutional disesse, and in order to
cure it you mpsi lake internal remedies.
Halls faiaFfh Cure is taken internally, an
asts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not q quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of tbs
best physicians in this country for years and
is regular prescription. Il j. composed Of
the best tonics known co@bloed with che best
blotd pgriaers, sct,ng directly ON the Mucous
surfaees. The perfect combination Of the two
ingredients is what produces such wonderful
results in curing cetarrh. Send for testi-
monials free.
F. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggies, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipatio,.