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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at
public sale at the Carlisle farm
four and a half miles northeast
of Mondamin and one and a
half south of Orson the follow
ing property on Friday, Feb. 8,
1907, sale to begin at 10 a m,
free lunch at noon. so hogs
l pure bred improved Chester
White boar, 6 high grade brood
sows, 18 shoats, 25 fall pigs.
Horses, Mules-2 brood mares,
weight 14OO pounds each, bred
to jack; one mule 4 years old;
l span of mules coming 3 years
old; 2 colts coming 2 years old.
AZ cattle-l registered Aber-
deen Angus bull; six 2 year old
high grade Aberdeen Angus
steers, ten l year old high grade
Aberdeen Angus steers; nine
Aberdeen Angus steer calves;
four high grade Aberdeen An
gus cows; eleven high grade
Aberdeen Angus 2 year old
heifers; FIVE l year old high
grade Aberdeen Angus heifers;
two heifer calves. One walk
ing cultivator, l mower, /
wagon, / corn harvester, l corn
shelter, l feed grinder, l set
double harness, $500 bushels
born, 300 bushels Manchuria
seed barley, It's bushels oats,
10 tons good hay. Terms-12
months credit on all sums of
$40 or over, purchaser giving
note with approved security,
bearing 8 per cent interest;
under $40, cash. Two per cent
off for cash.
Frank P. Carlisle.
B. w. Carlisle.
Upper Bros, Act
|
M. 7. McEvoy, Clerk.
If this cold weather contin-
ues it will be rather hard on
the dredges to work for there
: is now almost too mnch frost.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24


The assessors of Harrison
county object strongly to the
ruling of the board of super
visors with regard to their sal
ary. They have been re-
quested to charge up the coun-
ty Is cents per hour, ten hours
a day. They wanted the old
plan of paying them a lump sum
for the work restored and after
some consideration the board
allowed this, although cutting
down the price somewhat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24
st. John Items.

w. H. Haight is hauling logs
for the saw mill north of town.
Miss Helen Daugherty is quite
sick with lung trouble.
James Roland is again a citi-
zen of st. John as he is stopping
with Mayor Coyle.
Mrs. Mead kirkland is quite
ill.
Robert Kirkland had the mis-
fortune to lose a fine horse.
Mrs. e. w. Green is on the
sick list.
The ice men are busy at work
putting up ice this week.
There are several cases of
La-Grippe in this vicinity.
Harry Foreman has commen-
ced working at the dredge boat
west of here.
T.. A. Denton and wife return
ed home from Oklahoma a few
days since.
The Omaha Bee gave an ex-
tensive write-up of the work
being done at Blair bridge by
the Northwestern under the
direction of Engineer Went
worth. They are making huge
mating of willows, wire and
stones to keep the river in its
regular channel as it has had a
tendency to cut out the Iowa
oank and leave the large bridge
spanning merely a lake. With
the work being done, the rail-
road company expects to he
to be able to keep the "Old
Muddy" in subsection.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

There is a great deal of dis
appointment at Des Moines
(Nvith regard to the cutting
Gown the list of clerks for the
Committees. The list was cut
saown about half and all clerks
are required to be stenograph-
ers and pass an examination.
There were "many called but
few chosen"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24
Hear Report of Engineer.

Hear Report of Engineer.
Seth Dean, engineer in charge
iof the work on the Harrison
Pottawattamie ditch, reported
the progress made to the joint
board consisting of the superv-
sors of Harrison and Pottawat-
nlie counties in session at the
court house here yesterday af-
ternoon.
The boat with which opera
tions are carried on through AL
len creek has gone about a mile
and the one on Willow Creek
about half that distance. The
former has seven or eight miles
to go and the latter about five.
Some trouble has been expert
enced by reason of the frost and
if very cold weather should be
experienced while they are at
their present location the work.
m IN may be compelled to sus-
pend operations for time.
Those in charge, however, hope
to get through to a point where
the soil is such that there will
be no great difficulty in continu-
ing.
Mr.. Dean said there has been
no complaint from he farmers
as to damag 5, lat there is a
demand for the construction of
two bridges. One of these is
for private use, which the par
ties claim is on the public high
way. There had been some de-
lay in getting to the construc-
tion of these bridges on account
of inability to make measure
ments. The ice had been too
thick to enable the running of
a boat, but not thick enough to
hold for the necessary opera
tions. It is now possible to do
this work and the bridge will
be constructed Immediately.
j. B. Young, of Missouri Val
ley was before the board with a
request, seeking to have the
body make arrangements for
payment of reasonable attorney
fees for counsel the taxpayers
may agree upon to take up the
the cases pending in the dis
trict courts of Harrison county,
consisting principally of appeals
from the classification of bene-
fits.
The board seemed inclined to
grant the request providing it
has the power to do so, and the
question brought on a discuss
ion that took up the greater
part of the time of the session.
1t appears that there has been a
decision by the supreme court
to the effect that the board cam
not hire an attorney to defend
their actions as against an ap-
peal, it being likened to a judge
hiring counsel to defend him
when a case is taken to a higher
court. 1t was held that if the
board hired the attorney, the
people are without representa-
ton. -Nonpareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

temple. They have two elegant
parlors and large banquet room
400 members, 50 in all it was 3
little different from ours, but
doubt if they enjoy it more
than we do ours. The work was
perfect. Came home from Mrs
Pierce's. Saturday., in rain as
usual.
Sunday afternoon we went
up to the city to call and take
lunch with Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
of Audubon, then attended the
First M. b. church in the even
ing to hear Robert Mcintyre.
That large church was packed,
and one thing noticed was the
great number of young men in
attendance. 1t looked mighty
nice and speaks we'll for the
young men of California. was
disappointed in Mcintyre as a
minister. AS a lecturer he is
so fine, but | would not give
one of Rev. Carter's good SER
mons for all of his. To me he
has no magnetism to draw his
audience to him.
have seen almost all kinds
of fruit growing and so many
beautiful flowers; wish could
bring them home with me.
Later My letter was brought
to a sudden close the other day
by the sun making its appear
ance after its absence for sew
eral days. We rushed to the
porch and basked in the sun
shine. In the afternoon we
went to the theater to hear Isa-
bel Irving in Susan in Search
of a Husband" She is good
and her support fine. Marie
Wainright is one of her COM
pany. We expected to go to
"The Holy City" but every seat
was taken so we will attend
next week.
have been to Arcadia, the
entrance to "Lucky Baldwin's"
ranch. The station, hotel and
stables is about all that is
there. 1t is said in days gone
by he would not allow anyone
to pass through there unless
they paid so cents for dinner at
his hotel. Just think. he bought
a Spanish grant, | think they
call it. of 100000 acres of land
at less than four cents per acre,
but his title, Lucky" of course
came from his success in mines.
We spent one afternoon with
the Phelps family of Audubon
in their beautiful new home at
Hollywood. Next to Pasadena,
which means s'the crown of the
valley" comes Hollywood in
beauty. 1t is situated at the
foothills of the mountains.
Here is Paul de Loupre's home,
one bower of roses. All these
places we will enjoy more when
the roads get good so we can
use our "auto."
Yesterday Mrs. Crawley (Mr.
Robinson's sister, spent the day
with me and we enjoyed a nice
visit. Monday we meet up in
the city and call on some friends
we both know. Agnes and
Myrtle returned to their home
at Ocean Park yesterday and it
seems very lonesome. | will 20
down there soon for a week.
1t was a little cloudy this a.
m,, having rained all night, so
did not attend church. We
have a fine minister here. 1t
hasn't been such lawful" bad
weather after all. We have had
eleven nice days out of twenty.
three since we came. We are
invited out to dinner, so must
close. With lots of love to all
Mrs. Emma Russell.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24
Assessors Have Meeting.
Logan Observer.

The assessors OF the county
nlet in the grand jury room at
the court house Saturday after
'oon and made their plans for
The work this year. The new
a assessors were given the best
Limits as to how to handle the
york and the old ones pro6ted
ty the experience of others.
A schedule was arrived at as
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

The engine ON freight train
No. 331 which left Missouri
Valley last evening about 900
o'clock, had an accident near
Logan when the crown sheet
fell, causing the cab of the
engine to fill with scalding
water. Engineer Alex Boyd
was quite seriously injured by
jumping and Fireman Collins
had his leg broken getting out
of the cab. The train was. in
charge of Conductor Dodge and
after the accident the injured
men were placed on eastbound
train No. 6 and sent to Carroll
for treatment. Head Brake
man Ferguson was also quite
seriously injured as he was rid
ing on the engine at the time
of the accident. That the men
were not killed is almost past
belief.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

Miss Bess Fensler, Della
Harris and Mrs. 3. E. Hoyle
are attending the virginian
matinee in Omaha this after
noon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24
Communication

Communication
Jan. 8, 'O7.-
Dear mother and all: Just
got your letter this noon.
| am pretty sad tonight to
know of the death of Nell's lit
tie boy, but we have one con-
ISOLATION, he will miss a lot of
misery we have all gone
through with. 'Tis sad too,
about John Sullivan and Lulu
Jones Weatherly.
| have been on the Isthmus
one month day after tomorrow.
| am beginning to see lots of
things as they are, and can see
that it is the largest steal on
the government | ever saw.
One never can tell until they
have been here awhile, and go
out and see piles after piles of
machinery going to ruin. 1t
is strung all over the Is5hmus
and clear out in the jungle you
can find any amount of it. In
the shop that / am in, they are
shipping in machinery every
day that they will never use.
You see somebody is getting a
graft out of it. just one little
thing to show you what they
are doing they are putting
two belts on al, slotters in the
machine shop and they have at
least one dozen of them; now
any machinist knows that a
slottlng machine has no use for
more than one belt. Somebody
has got a graft on betting.
| was down to Panama and
went to see %. S. Garrison, of
Logan. He is looking fine. l
stayed to lunch with him and
we had a long visit. He is get
ting to be a great ball pitcher. |
will send you a paper with
something in it about him.
While | was in Panama City |
went to a bull fight and saw
them kill bulls. I didn't like it
very we'll. The last one, they
stuck swords all over him be-
fore they got his heart, and he
was running around with them
sticking in him, with blood
flowing all over him. | saw a
cock fight New Years. They
fought until one killed the
other.
Tell Uncle Perry that I am
going to bring him home a fine
cane. | went out in the jungle
and cut the wood myself. Will
bring home a half dozen of
them. There are all kinds of
wood here.
Don't know how long / will
stay here. 1t is awfully un-
healthy. You can look at the
men that have been here for a
long time and see the fever in
their faces. There are more
negroes dying than you can
count. They are kicking in all
the time, as t.e boys say.
The first two weeks that | was
here, lived in an old French
house. The fellows called it
the lnorgue. There were 200
Cinnamon went out of this
house one night and drowned
themselves in the Chogus river.
They were sick and dying with
the plague and fever and the
French were beating them to
make them work. They named
the place where the shops are
that | work in Ras Matachin,
which means dead Cinnamon.
| am in good new quarters row.
There are about 80 men in a
house. Maybe you think they
didn't raise the roof New Years
eve. Nearly every man was
full Of rum. TAe rum they get
makes them crazy. Two of the
men that came down on the
boat that | came on are going
back to Frisco just as soon as
their 90 daus are I'M NV 90
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

ing son,
Robt. H. Brown.
Communication
Huntington Park, Cal, Jan.
10, '07. Dear folks at home:
"It rains and rains and never
weary" | never saw clouds
shed tears as they do here, and
it is so cold and gloomy. We
burn a sack of wood a day,
which costs soc. Doesn't that
seem a strange way to buy fuel?
The first five days we were
here were the most beautiful
we have ever seen-so warm,
summer clothing seemed even
too warm. Then the rain com
menced and since then | have
Worn a light jacket twice, the
rest of the time my fur coat.
If not raining it has looked as
if it was going to, and to me, it
is as cold here as at home.
We all have colds voices
are low and husky, our noses
are red and swollen.
Tourists are coming at the
rate of 1900 per day, and me-
thinks if this weather contln-
ues, they are going to be a lit
tie disappointed. This morn
ing it seems a little lighter and
we are hoping to see the sun.
This place is beautifully 10
Gated with mountains on north
and east and when the sun comes
out they are beautiful with
their snow capped peaks some
are snow covered all the year.
They tell us this is "excep-
tional" weather. Everything
that is unfavorable here, they
tell the tourist it is "excep-
tional" but in this case, | guess
it is true, for the water has
done great deal of harm and
at Santa Barbara it is a little
serious. Still the flowers and
vegetation grow just the same
without warmth or sunlight.
Yesterday we had radishes
and peas out of our own gar
den.
| thought of your Chinese
lily with it's two little blossoms,
while | was at Mrs. Pierce's.
She had large bouquet Of
them on the dining room table,
that had been gathered out in
her yard. One of our beauti-
full days was while was with
her, and did | tell you we
went down to Morovia to see
Lottie McGavren? After we
had lunch we went out to find
her. Mr.. McGavren is feeling
better and she is many pounds
heavier than when she left
home.
Morovia is situated at the
foot of mountains and is a
pretty little place. The size
would be hard to determine, as
each one we asked made it a
thousand more. While there
we met Mr.. Slosson, the big
real estate man, and he wanted
to show Mrs. Pierce some real
estate and took us all in his
auto for an hour. We didn't
buy, but enjoyed the ride. He
made the little place over 1000.
1t grew that dav from the first
man 1900 to 1000. | think the
first is about right. 1t is moth
ing but real estate. Every
man, woman and child talks it.
If you see three in conversa-
tion, you at once know the sub
ject without asking. While
there we gathered grape fruit
and oranges to bring home to
you, and orange blossoms.
Two tree were as full of bios
SONS as our cherry trees.
They being without water, they
only had the bloom in place of
fruit and were the prettiest
and sweetest things | ever saw.
We reached home in time to
attend the O. E. S. chapter,
which was hold in their $40 O00
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

Bulls and blooded cattle left
to the judgment of the assess
Or. There is a slight increase
increase in horses. Last year
they were placed at $48.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

Today is pay day in the shops
and the boys have all had a
full months pay in proportion
tion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

For more than twenty years
Fhe Burlington has had the mail
contract between Omaha and
Chicago but just the other day
The government decided that
as the Rock Island got a mail
train through almost an hour
earlier, they would give that
road the contract, which has
been done. The Rock Island
has been trying for several
} ears to get this work from the
government and of course feel
lsratified at the result. The
Omaha people will now get
eastern mail on the first de-
livery in the morning instead
(tf afternoon as formerly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES
HARRIS & HoYLE, Editors
Weekly Established July 8, '6s
tIaily Established April l, '91
Weekly $1.5o a Year; Daily 15c
per week.

Senator Bailey was reelected
Yesterday to the United States
senate from Texas. Now his
past conduct will be Investigate
I'd and a decision given as to
whether he is the right sort of
man to represent the great
state of Texas. Let US hope
for the best.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-01-24

If this cold weather contin-
ues it will be rather hard on
the dredges to work for there
is now almost too mnch frost.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-11-14
Nobody to Blame.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Now that the financial crisis has
passed, that the advices from New
York convey assurances that there
is money i'll plenty to move the
crops, it is also comforting to learn
from those who are supposed to be
authority that no one was to blame
for the temporary furry, but that,
like Topsy in the story, it came just
so. Ii troubles Of tliis sort must
come, there is an alienation in feel
ing that they are not due to either
POLITICAL agitation, improvident
banking or reckless speculation, but
that they happen periodically as do
earthquakes and epidemics, despite
the wisdom of financial laws, the con-
servatism of capitalists and the most
rigid attitude Of the Government to-
wards the monetary institutions.
How much more notifying the recent
disturbance of the market would
have been had it been chargeable to
the President, or to the infiationists of
credit or to the captains ofindustry or
thekings of finance! True that some
unreasonable people will cling to the
idea that conditions which are ex-
plicable are also open to remedy,
while those not traceable to any
definite source are likely to occur and
recur. But the average mind finds
satisfaction in attributing to Provi-
dence most of the ills that befall
humanity. So, let it go at that.
Now that the equili brium has been
stored what's the use of worrying?
The Arkansas Traveller could not
mend his roof while the rain was fall
ing; and when the shower ceased, he
said, it did not leak bit.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-11-14
North Carolina Waterways Associa-
ton.
Wilmington Star, 9th.

Wilmington Star 9th.
More than a hundred leading bust
ness men of the State, including Sen
ator Lee S. Overman and several of
the North Carolina delegation in Con-
gress met here yesterday and organ
il ID permanently the North Carolina
Waterways Association, a branch of
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress of the United States. Mr..
Jas. H. Chadbourn, of Wilmington,
was elected president.
The purposes of the Association are
to promote the development of the
waterways of North Carolina and to
urge such legislation with State and
National bodies as will speedily result
in the effective and systematic ac-
complishment of this development;
to gather statistics and information
pertaining to traffic that will be af-
fected by this development: to CO.
operate more effectively with Ma
tional bodies in securing the adop-
ton of such policies by the Federal
Government as will lead to large and
regular appropriations for river and
harbor development. The 30 foot
project from Wilmington to the sea
rs a solution of the railway freight
rate problem and the canalization of
the upper Cape Fear to Fayetteville,
as thrice recognized by the Legisla-
ture, were enthusiastically endorsed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-11-14
FOOLISH LITIGATION.

The following which is taken from
a State exchange shows how small
matters, which might besettled with
out difficulty or the engendering of
i'll feelings against individuals or
corporations, sometimes grow into
protracted and expensive litigation:
Small matters sometimes lead to
big litigation. An instance of this is
found in a recent news dispatch from
Washington relative to the case of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway VS..
Seegers Bros. This case involved
q dispute over claim for S1.75 for
damage alleged to have been done to
bunch OF bananas shipped from
Columbia to McBee, s. c., in 1903.
The case originated in a magistrates
court in Chesterfield county, S. c.,
and took its leisurely course through
the Circuit and Supreme courts of
that State into the Supreme Court OF
the United States, where it was finally
decided this week in favor OF the See
gers. Truly that was a long contest
for so small sum.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-11-14
Railroads as Empire Promoters.

6. W. Ogden, in the November
Everybody's, talks entertainingly of
the Southwest-''The Newest Land
of Promise" Speaking of the thou
sands of Observation-Disclosures a
thousand month-who are opening
up the country, Mr.. Ogden says:
What is the meaning of this migra-
tiOn-this apparent unrest and discon-
tent; wherein lies the cause; what is the
effect?
I'm homely phrase it is the people of
the country swarming. 1t is the nation
maintaining its balance; the increase
pouring out like liberated fiocks, into new
pastures; the pioneers of the plow NOV
ing on to the last frontier. 1t is the IN
precedented race for cheap lands, the last
OF which, suitable to the needs of hus-
bandry, are disappearing at rate that,
in ten years-many well-informed per-
sons say five will have absorbed them ALL
'The past two years have witnessed a
wonderful awakening in the Southwest,
and especially in Texas. The railroads,
which formerly built into the South west
for the purpose of handling the livestock
traffic, lately became plagued with the
notion that they were overlooking some
thing. AS result of their cogitations
they became active in inducing the immi-
grafton of agriculturists, and to their
wonderfully we'll organized and far-reach-
ing bureaus of information and adver-
Using the quick growth of this new en-
pire is primarily due. Twice each month
!! home seekers excursions are run, tick
cts from the principal gateway cities
being sold at great reduction. One
Western railroad has carried as many as
ten thousand land-seekers on a single
excursion into Oklahoma and Texas.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-11-14
No Real Cause for Panic.
American Agriculturist.

American AgrcuiturlSt.
The financial panic in Wall street
will not be prolonged, because the
whole country is sound. Agriculture
was never more prosperous, and this
after years Of good time for farmers.
During the past decade, farmers have
received billions of dollars more for
their produce than previously. Agri-
culture more than ever supports the
whole superstructure OF manufactures
and commerce. Confidence in the
outcome ofbusiness is restored large
ly because the foreign market is buy
ing our agricultural surplus at prices
20 to 40 per cent. higher then we
paid last year. But what a lesson
has been taught the ''get-rich-quick"
fakirs who have manipulated certain
banks, the political demagogs who
indiscriminately beloved against
capital and ability,ithe labor exploit
ers who have fomented discord. The
lesson is that this people are ali one,
that injury to one interest is injury
to all, that honest effort faithfully
pursued insures that cooperation
upon which depends the general well
fare. Farm and factory, labor and
capital, must work together-one
cannot long have advantage over the
other without detriment to all.