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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01
Iowa Fruit Crops

A summary of the reports on
the condition of the fruit crop
in Iowa for July is as follows:
Summer apples, 81 per cent;
fall apples, 30 per cent; winter
apples, 80 per cent; pears, 8 per
cent; cherries, Z per cent;
American plums, II per cent;
Japanese plums, 5 per cent;
European plums, IL per cent;
peaches, "a per cent; grapes, 70
per cent; red raspberrles, 60
per cent; black raspberries, u
per cent; blackberries, "a per
cent; currants, 38 per cent;
gooseberries, 46 per cent; and
Strawberries, II per cent of a
full crop.
The distribution of the apple
crop is about as follows: 10 to
25 per cent in the southern
third Of the state; 20 to as per
cent in the central, and 80 to
65 per cent in the northern
section. Plums, pears and cher
ries will be scarce. Peaches
about a quarter of a crop; a
large per cent Of it will be
from Seeding trees. Raspber-
ries, blackberries and grapes
are in good condition.
Insects and fungus have not
injured the tree fruits to any
extent and they promise to
make up in quality what they
lack in quantity.
Yours truly,
| Wesley Greene.
Des MOines. Julv 6. 1907.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

of the chautauqua, the citizens
of this city feel that the sue
cess of the affair is due to him
as we'll as the untiring efforts
of the directors. Mr.. Maus is
a thorough chautauqua man
and we trust will be in charge
of the work for next year, as
he is always in close touch
with the talent to be secured.
Prime Gossard returned this
afternoon from Sioux City and
reports that he has been re-
instated in the railway mail
service.
Private cars 400 and 4O3 ar
rived in the Valley this after
noon from Sioux City enroute
to South Dakota, where they
are being sent for President
Hughitt and party, who have
been there for sometime in
speeding the new extension.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01
The Des Moines Register
and Leader has the following

and Leader has the following
to say with regard to DR.. w. S.
Lewis, President of Morning
Side College, and who lectured
at the chautauqua in this city
last Sunday: CDR. w. S. Lewis,
President of the Morni lgside
College, is already being prom
inently mentioned in Methodist
circles for elevation to the
bishopric at the next general
conference. The conference
does not meet until the first
of next May, so that it is still
much too early to start a
"boom" for any candidate, but
the many friends of DR.. Lewis
are taking care that he is not
forgotten. AT present he
seems one of the most probable
of all the Iowa Methodists.''
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Pugsley,
daughter, Ruby, and son, Paul,
of Mondamin were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Starlin for
a few days last week.
David Coon, California, has
accepted a position in Charles
Irish's barber shop, and here
after he will keep three chairs
in operation for the convon-
fence of his trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Champ.
ney and daughter, Grace, Of
Little Sioux, were the over.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Bruce Starlin.
Misses Maude 10y and Lor.
eta Cromie, of Woodbine, were
the Sunday guests of friends il
the Valley.
While working in the shops
Saturday Harry Fensler wa:
knocked senseless by the handle
of jack screw flying back anc
hitting him on the jaw.
Mike Carver came dowr
from Carol Sunday to visit hi!
fii.r.ilw. He now has a fine jol
ia Ill, city and will soon move
his family there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

A special train consisting of
thirteen cars of horses, two
cars of household goods and
two sleeping cars for the men,
passed through the Valley this
afternoon. Part of the de-
|tachment is bound for the Phil
ippines and the balance to FIT.
Riley, Kansas. They were
from FIT. Sheridan, Illinois.
A burglar shot and killed two
policemen in Council Bluffs last
night. At A o'clock this after
noon it is reported that the
prisoner is surrounded a half
mile north and a mile west of
Crescent and his capture is mo-
mentarily expected.
-. s44s ~sses > s. s,-s.. ~.
The big Boyer cutoff dredge
is now in working condition
and within a few days, day and
night crews will be put on and
no time will be lost. The ma
chine has been pulled back to
the starting point at the North
western tracks and they will
cut the ditch deeper than the
Western Dredging company
The clipper on this dredge is
scheduled to hold two and one
half yards, but yesterday they
were taking out about three
yards at a clip, and the Dump
ing apparatus worked O. X.
The Pollard & Campbell COM
pany extended the boat, adding
twelve feet to the back end and
eight feet to the front, making
the part in front hollow so that
1T rests on the water and hollis
up that end. This makes tie
boat ITO feet long. The big
boom is SO feet long and weighs
something like twenty tons.
The machinery is all in proper
ton and when it gets to work.
ing full capacity there will be
something doing all the time.
The Willow Creek dredge is
working along in fine shape,
and they have only about a
half mile further to go before
they cut into the Boyer cutoff
ditch. This will give the Will
low creek ditch an outlet and
give it a chance to wash out
the dirt that has filled in dur
ing the late heavy rains. A
trip through the district south
I of the city would make it plain
that something is badly needed
to get the water off the land.
J. Manager l.. II. Maus is feel
} ing jubilent over the outcome
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e1Ss1sS AASAS WASAA AAAS
family.
Order of Eagles
DR.. Will j. Berringer of
Council Bluffs, was in the Val
ley today organizing a local
lodge of Eagles, with a prom
ise of getting up a large list of
members. The initiation fee
will be low, owing to the or
ganization being new here and
all would do we'll to get in their
name early.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Shields
were in the Valley yesterday
the guest of Mrs. VIM. Kraus-
kopf.
Aaron Carpenter is mourn
ing the death of his Lewellan
setter, which somebody poi
soned yesterday.
Ed Alexander, of Chicago,
arrived in the Valley last night
from Denver. He has been
taking a vacation and doing
the west.
Miss Grace Hoar will leave
for her home in Norfolk tenor
row morning, after spending .
month at the bedside Of Mrs
Stoddard.
Harry Robinson and family
arrived in Loveland Saturday
from Butte, Montana.
Save Conductor
From Drowning
Conductor Reed, of the Wall
ingford avenue car line, was
saved from drowning last Mon
day night by Motorman Good
win and several passengers
Reed, believing he heard a CRY
for help while the car was or
the trestle at Lake Union, sig
nailed the motorman to stpl
until he could make investiga
ton. While doing so he acct
dentally fell into the lake
Motorman Goodwin swung
down from the trestle unit
he seized Reed by the feet ant
the two men were drawn t
the trestle by the passengers
Seattle Times.
The Goodwin mentioned
Iabove is Press Goodwin, for
merly Of this city.
/ M. j. Greevy, wife and sor
|of Omaha, were the Sunda.
guests of Mrs. Ed Newton
mother of Mrs. Greevy.
Frank York now holds TIL
belt as a bass fisher. He wen
out to Mobiles lake yesterda
and caught two bass. on
weighing five and a quartz
pounds and the other five an,
a half pounds. Cass Water
vouches for this story.
VIM. Welsh, lineman for tn
Northwestern, was a Fremon
passenger this morning.
Theodore Mooney and wifi
and Miss Edith Rider, of Cour
Gil Bluffs, were the chautauqu
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. {
Martin yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Roe, VIII
have been the guests of MI
and Mrs. H. ]. Brookhouse,
left for their home in Movill
; this morning.
| DR.. DeVore yesterday amp
tated the third finger of tn
right hand of the eight-yeal
, old son Of Lewis Zadewich,
The boy was working a clothe
wringer when he caught h
finger in the cogs.
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Chautauqua Notes

interesting and his explanation
of the troubles there, plain and
forceful. A fair sized audience
greeted him and gave him
their undivided attention
throughout the lecture.
Saturday evening the pro-
gram began with the regular
concerts, during which time
1.-THE jackson Jubilee singers de-
lighted their hearers with
negro melodies. Then Mr..
Robertson began his talk on
Russia, displaying the pictures
he had taken during his jour
|ney in that interesting country.
He stated that it was no Won
der the Russian peasants are
so bitter against the autocrats
and aristocrats, for they are
mot taken into consideration in
any event. The so-called rul-
ling class are licentious and
and over-bearing and do not
| know what it means to respect
| the people of the lower classes.
The pictures shown of the
palaces Of the ruling class, i'll
lustrate in what luxury they
live, while, the extreme is
true of the poorer people. The
crowd Saturday evening was
very satisfactory indeed.
Sunday morning, Rev. Jen-
kins, of Omaha, delivered a
sermon, which was full of good
thoughts. He is a speaker of
ability and has large circle of
friends in Missouri Valley who
are always glad to have him
come up. The jubilee singers
|also rendered a few selections,
which were impressive and fit
|ting.
Sunday afternoon the peo-
pie gathered in from all parts
of the county and by the time
the concerts began, the big
tent was filled and many sat on
the outside. Father Cleary,
was the attraction for the af-
|ternoon, and took for his SUBJ
.|ject, "The American Saloon. ;"
He dwelIed on the fact that
saloons should be regulated
and made to comply with the
laws. He gave facts regard
ling the Sunday closing of
the saloons minneapolis and
Isl. Paul and stated that much
good had resulted from that
fact. He was of the opinion
that the saloons being open on
Sunday causes the laboring
men to spend more money than
otherwise would be the case.
Taking the lecture as whole, it
was very interesting and in
structive and the speaker was
given the closest attention by
the large crowd.
In the evening the Missouri
Valley Military band gave
their final concert, and APP
paared in their new suits of
Kahaki, finished in the olive
drab fashion of the United
States field uniforms, with
campaign hats and service
cords. The boys made neat APP
, pearance and were given
plenty of applause. The Jack
son Jubilee singers gave their
farewell concert and received
the usual amount of applause
also. Father Cleary, j. S
/, Dewell, Rev. Mac Allister j. S
? McGavren and Mr.. Maus had &
few words to say before the
lecture, regarding the chautau-
. qua. They were all enthuslas
tic about the session.
Mr.. Robertson then appeared
on the platform and gave hi.
lecture entitled 'Imperia
India" which was more
than interesting. To be appre
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Mrs. j. B. Young and niece,
Hazel Mccall, accompanied by
Miss Jennie Hall, left this
afternoon for Valisca, where
they will visit friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01
Mrs. Bergman, of Glidden,
is in the Valley the guest OF
the c. i. Brooks family.

Frank Hoyer returned to
Woodbine this morning after
spending Sunday here with his
family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Monday July 20
Among those down from
Woodbine yesterday, we no.
ticed the following: Jerry
Butler, Leila Hosbrook, Iva Os-
Ter, Mrs. Ed Morse, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Mustoe, Roy True,
Carl Reed, Walter Mefford,
Roy Crudson and Charles
Cowen. There was a large
delegation here from that city
to attend the assembly.
Frank r. Robertson, the lect-
urer, was in Omaha today on
business, returning in the even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upton Myers,
of Modale, were the Sunday
guests of relatives in the Val
ley.
j. c. .McCabe and daughter,
Miss Daisy, of Logan, were the
guests of friends in the Valley
yesterday.
Miss Magdalene Book, of
Omaha, is in the Valley for a
few days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Walker.
DR.. Hanchet, of Sioux City,
was in the Valley Sunday even
ing in consultation with DIR.
DeVore over the case of Mrs
F. L. Stoddard.
Mrs. w. H. Emery spent Sun.
day in the Valley the guest Of
friends.
Engineer Dan Finley is il
Chicago on business.
G. w. Daley, superintend
ent of Telegraph for the North
western, with headquarters il
Chicago, was in the Valley this
morning enroute to Norfolk
Nebraska, On business con
nccted with his department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Odre1
returned to their home in Lin
coin, Nebraska, this morning
after having been guests of N
d. and F. D. Myers.
Miss Lena Williams, Of De
Moines, is in the city the CUES
of the NJ. D. Myers family
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Francis
co of Oelwein, stepfather an(
mother of ]. w. Corcoran, VIII
was found here in a derangel
state, were in the city yester
day to take charge of him. tt,
commissioners of insanity dc
cided that Corcoran was a resi-
dent of Fayette county, ant
should be turned over to tn
authorities there. He wa
therefore placed in the custod,
of his parents and will b
taken to Oelwein. -Nonparei
The above refers to Jim Coz
coran, formerly of this city
He went to Council Bluffs
few weeks ago, and was foun
by the police of that city, war
dering about the streets a
crazy as a loon.
Mrs. w. E. Smith leaves fo
New York City Tuesday ever
ing, where she goes for tw
weeks visit with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Miss Irene Gockley returned
to her home in Carroll yester-
day, after an extended visit
with Miss May Finley.
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is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
tressin. cases. If you need medicine
YOU should have the best. Sold by drug
gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle and a
s.: =; 4: i; S ;;
llamton, N. Y. When Homoot swnmp-Root
writing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name. Dr. kilmer's Swamp Root, and
the address, Binghanton, N. Y.
George Childers, Jr., is in
Denver, for an extended visit
with his sister.
Miss Irene Gockley returned
to her home in Carroll yester-
day, after an extended visit
with Miss May Finley.
Bern Riley was an Omaha
passenger this afternoon.
Mrs. G. l.. Peyton, of Little
Sioux, was the guest of friends
in the Valley, Sunday.
Mrs. B. I. Riley and daugh-
ter, Miss Mae, were the guests
of Omaha friends today.
Miss Ger.rude Berkeley re-
turned to her home in Logan
this morning after having been
in the Valley the past week the
guest of Miss Bonnie Mcleod,
and also attending the chautau-
qua.
Miss Tootsie Childers enter
tained a company of young
friends at Pratt's Lake, Friday
evening.
A.G. Brown, of Omaha, spent
Sunday in the Valley at the
chautauqua.
4
Miss Carrie Zahner, of Mo
dale, was the guest of friends
in the Valley yesterday.
Miss Mabel Stevens is row
stenographer for Martin &
IStout.
Miss Christensen returned
to her home in Onawa this
morning after a visit with Miss
Mable Cook during the chau-
tauqua.
Some local wag put up some
very interesting signs on the
grounds recently cleaned up by
the ladies of the improvement
League.
The building now occupied
by FL. l.. Larson as a confec.
tione,y store, is being painted
throughout.
Miss Anna Pendleton, o
Council Bluffs, is the guest o
Miss Tootsie Childers at he
country home.
DR.. Williams, Of Logan, wa
in the Valley this morning OF
business.
G. D. Ferguson, Of Logan
was a Sunday visitor in tn
Valley yesterday, returning
home this morning.
Mrs. Roy Farmer returned t
her home in Charleston, Neb
this afternoon.
------
Frank Porter and famil,
have moved into their owl
home on Sixth street.
Henry Sahn will improve tn
Wiley Middleton property an
will then make it his home il
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Mrs. C. L. Peyton, of Little
Sioux, was the guest of friends
in the Valley, Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il.

Prcvalency of Kidney disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalencv
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

ofkidney disease.
while kidney dis
! ofders are the
most common
diseases that pre-
vail, they are
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
sicians, arho can
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Mrs. Walt Milliman is on the
sick list.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Miss Lena Williams, of Des
Moines, is in the city the guest
of the NJ. D. Myers family
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Bern Riley was an Omaha
passenger this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Odren
returned to their home in Lin
coin, Nebraska, this mornine
after having been guests of N
D. and F. p. Myers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Marshal Butcher took up
some lose stock yesterday and
held them until they were
called for, when the party get
ting them had to pay charges
for the trouble of taking them
up. Mr.. Butcher finds it inn
possible to convince people that
they should keep their stock off
the streets and hereafter when
he takes up stray stock, the
owners will have to pay for the
trouble of getting them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Upton Myers
of Modale, were the Sunday
guests of relatives in the Val.
ley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Mrs. B. I. Riley and daugh-
ter, Miss Mae, were the guests
of Omaha friends today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Pugsley,
daughter, Ruby, and son, Paul,
of Mondamin were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Starlin for
a few days last week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-01

Ed Alexander, of Chicago,
arrived in the Valley last night
from Denver. He has been
taking a vacation and "doi ng'
the west.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
HUNTING BEARS IN INDIA.

The beaters arrived at camp the
come in twos and threes, then in
fives and SKIES, and finally in dozens,
so that by the time breakfast was
over, the entire male population of
some three villages were grouped
about my tent. With the help of
the shikaris, fifty of these were Sc
lected}and each given slip of paper
bearing my signature, for when they
came for their wages at the end of
the day, 1 did not wish the friends
and relatives Of the beaters as we'll
as the beaters themselves turning up
for payment.
The din these fifty souls succeed
in making as they move in a long
line up the base and two sides of a
wooded nullah shrieking, bowling,
cat-calling, setting off fire-crackers
and beating tum-tums, is enough to
drive any self-respecting bear out of
his seven senses. An army of battle
shouting dervishes could hardly
create a greater amount of uproar,
HoF IS IL dI all surprising tHdI tHe
bear should find a pressing engage
ment elsewhere at the earliest pos
sible moment, after finding his null
lah thus rudely invaded. If he turns
down the nullah he encounters the
invading army; if he tries to escape
by the sides, he is met and driven
back by beaters already posted.
Therefore, he does the most natural
thing II the world by fleeing up the
centre of the nullah. directly away
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
EAGLE DROPS CHILD.

One of the pair of giant bald eagles
that nest in dead chestnut tree on
WaukhaW Mountain, near Caldwell.
N. j., carried three-year-old Gladys
Vreeland to the top of a tall hemlock
tree on a recent morning and wrapped.
her into its branches, according to the
story told by her father, John Milton
Vreeland, farmer. = g.. -.
The child weighs forty pounds,
and, according to the fathers story,
the great bird was ..barelW able to
maintain its flight under the weight.
It's carrying off of the girl was more
than half involuntary, its talons hav-
ing become caught in her clothing
when she attempted to save IA hen
from the eagle.
Vrceland said the bird had been
soaring over his chicken run for more
than an hour. He saw it swoop down.
ward into clump of currant bushes
In the bushes the eagle pounced upon
q hen, but could not rise with its prey
because of the thick foliage:~ The
tapping the great wings attracted the
child to the spot, and when she saw
the hen held by the eagle. sae seizsda a
stick ard began to belabor the ma
rauder. -.s.-zsse.
The eagle sprang on her, sinking
Its talons into her~Gfess. the sh"-'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06

times vegetables. So we were enabled
to weather the most terrible storms
of adversely, and now that we are
grown old and glad to rest, Providence
has sent us an annuity of fifty pounds
a year on which we can live in COM
fort and with thankful hearts. Pa
thence, my dear"
"It will be such a long time before
1 get DID," Lily sighed. "And there
are all those storms to get through
first. And perhaps the fifty pounds
a year won't come along at all when it
is most wanted. Very well, Miss
Beatrice, will try to be patient; l
will, indeed
Then Miss Beatrice turned to Kath-
arine and kissed her.
"My DEAR" she said, when there is
no news there is always hope"
"The natives have brought in reports
that they are killed." Katharine re-
piled, with dry eyes. "Nobody thinks
there is any room for hope. I went to
the office of the paper to-day and saw
one Of the assistant editors. He is a
kind man. and the tears came into his
eyes. But he says it would be cruel
to entertain any hope. Tom is dead!
Tom is deadv'
Then she sprang to her feet and
rushed out Of the room.
"Don't follow her, Miss Beatrice" J"
said Lily. "She will throw herself on
the bed and cry. It will do her good,
poor thing. 1t would do most of us
good if we could lie down every even
ing for an hour or two and have good
cry"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-12-06
Bill Nye's Cow Advertisement.

Bill Nye, the humorist, once had a
cow to sell, the story goes, and adver-
tised her as follows. Owing to my
i'll health, will sell at my residence,
in township 10, range IS, according
to the Government survey, one plush
raspberry COW, aged eight years. She
is of undoubted courage and gives
milk frequently. To a man who does
not fear death in any form she would
be great boon. She is very much
attached to her present home with a
stay chain, and she wifi be sold to
any one who will agree to tEeat her
right. She is one-fourtn Shorthorn
and three-fourths hyena. 1 will also
throw in double-barreled shotgun,
which. goes with her. In May she
usually goes away for week or two
and returns with a tall, red calf with
wabbly legs. Her name is Rose. I
would rather sell her to a non-resi-
dent. ."-Batten's Wedge.