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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

The promoters of the
Hoosier Picnic will have their
bills ready to distribute tomor-
row and intend to advertise the
affair all over the county.
They are receiving much en-
couragement and believe that
they will have a very success
full gathering. There will be a
big ball game between the Mis-
souri, Valley team and a team
of "Hoosiers," which will be a
feature of the day. Also
speeches by several "Hoosiers."
The list of sports will be an at
tractive one. The merchants no
doubt will make arrangements
to be present on that day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15
Annual Gid
Settlers PICni,
Magnolia Park, Thursday
August Doth, 1907.

August Doth, 1907.
While the program is not yd
complete, we announce:
Vocal Music Logan Ladie.
Quartette.
Vocal Music Male Quartett
Logan Band -Cornet Solo.
Declarations by the Misse
Vera Van Scoy of Logan, AM
Carrie HOLDEN of Magnolia.
Short Speeches by A. 3
Chase, Mrs. Laporte, D. M
Harris and others.
Principal address by w. Il
Douglass.
Prizes as follows:
l. For the oldest lady and
gentleman on the grounds.
2. For the first male settler
in the county present.
3. For the first female settle,
in the county present.
a. A Teddy Bear to tai
youngest member Of the larges
family present. prize taken
of a year ago, barred.)
Come, bring your dinner
and enjoy the day.
A. NJ. Fyrando, Sec'y. (
A recent census of th|
Panama canal zone, show
nearly $4,000 inhabitant|
About 20 per cent of the told
are white. The officials of It'd
United States have made tn
Panama a more healthful plac,
and the employees are prett.
we'll protected against tn,
contagious diseases so common
to the tropics.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15
Birthday Surprise Party.

Birthday Surprise Party.
Stephen A. Myres, son OF Mr..
md Mrs. f. w. Myres, reached
lis 10 milestone of life On last
Saturday, while out on the farm
N Taylor township, and about
20 of his young school mates of
he Valley and some Is from
The country, fearing he might
forget his age, went out to his
home to remind him of the ins-
portant event. After the ex-
element of the unexpected Wis
It had subsidized, Mrs. Myers,
his mother, served delicious re-
t'reshment. The evening was
spent in games, music, and visi-
ling until a late hour, and all
expressed the hope that Steve
may live to spend many return
ing birthdays, and his life be
one of happiness and prosperity.
The Galley and Hearn fam
lilies are enjoying a picnic at
Mobiles Lake today. They GER
tainly could not have picked
out a nicer day for the event.
Mrs. Kate Clark is confined
to her home by illness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15
Communicated

Missouri Valley, Aug. 4, '07.
Editor Times: The writer at
tended the wedding of Miss
Della May Jenkins and Isaac
Hatcher last Wednesday. A
large company was present.
The marriage ceremony was
performed by Elder Keeney.
A great many useful presents
were received, among them a
gold watch, table linens, towels,
and dishes of all kinds. We.
also attended the affair at the
home of the groom's father,
Charley Hatcher, where a large
crowd of friends was enter
tanned in honor Of the bride
and groom. 1t seemed hard to-
feast for two days on the fat of
the land and then come home
and live on fried ham and GU
cumbers. Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch
err will make their home in
Missouri Valley. The following
were the guests at the Wcdding:
Messrs. and Mesdames Isaac II.
Hatcher, VIM. Jenkins, Charles
Hatcher, I. A. Denton, Rulen
Jones, Francis Hatcher, Lon
Hatcher, Albert Green, Claude
Thorp and two children, Ardell-
as Jones, W. A. Hatcher, Willis
Hatcher and SON, Hank Ii;t ch-
er, Mrs. Sarah O'Del], Mrs. Bill
Hatcher and baby, Mrs. Fill
Smith, Mrs Rebecca Mullenix
and son, Engene Jones, Tom
Hatcher, Roy Myers, Charley
O'Dsll, Emma O'l)ell, Will
O'Del], Eva Jenkins, Jennie
Hlnkle, Essja Smith, Prank
Hatcher, Fred Hatcher, Arii,
Hatcher, Clay Jenkins, Perry
O'Dcll. Everett jenkins, Willie
Burch, Mamie Green. Josie
Hanks, Jennie jenkins, Sarah.
Jenkins, Lena Hatcher, Eliza
Hatcher, Sarah Jenkins, Jc1
Jones, Lloyd Jones, Lavina
Burch, jim Hatcher, Jake
Hatcher, Clarence Hatcher.
DR.. DE Wore was called t,
Honey Greek this Afternoon by
the sickness Of the North
western agents wife at that
place.
G. w. Burkett is painting the
first ward school house, botl
inside and Out, which makes
that building attractive anc
neat.
Charles Irish has installed an
up-to-date heater in his barber
shop.
When you are down t0wf
you should stop and have IL. G..
Reel show you his new meat
shredding machine. 1t is Ger
0tainly a great Improvement
over the old way of slicing
meat, and the ladies are sure
to be pleased with the work
done by it.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomp-
son returned to their home ir
Chadron, Nebraska, after 3
visit in the Valley with friends
and relatives.
Mona Nelson, of Omaha, j.
in the Valley the guest of hee
cousin, Miss Flo Oviatt.
Jim Clarke was ovcrcom,
with heat this afternoon, while
working in the local shops an,
had to be conveyed to his HON,
Honey Creek Item
A merry crowd Of lours
folks, all from Honey Creek,
consisting of Misses Nellie
Olson, Rosa and Agnes Tam
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

Conductor Seriously Injure|
Chadron, Nebr., Aug. 12.-l
Clarence G. Smith, a NORTH
western conductor, living !
Chadron, was seriously injurd
at Harrison last evening. I
was shutting the door of a stod
car which had just been load(
with horses, when the engS
bumped into the string of cad
throwing him violently to I'll
ground. One foot was crushe|
and the bones of both legs wei
fractured in several places.
Weati,er=Crop Bulletin
Des Moines, Iowa, August
1907. The average daily tel
peratuTe was about 3 degrej
above the normal, with exceed
i've humidity and nearly t |
normal amount of sunshi1I
rendering TIC weather oppres|
i've to man and beast. Fri
quent showers, mainly at nigh
with heavy dews and fogs, il
terfared with farm operation
in haying, harvesting ar
threshing. Except in I'll
northwest district, the rainfa
Was generally excessive. G
the evening of the 9TH consi,
cradle damage to crops ar
buildings was caused by heay
Winastorms in the north eel
trail district.
Roper $ iailicate that son
progress Was made during TT
latter hall CT The week in ha
making. harvesting and thres|
ing. The corn crop has ma
very rapid advancement in 4
well-cultivated fields. Pasturl
have never been better. Pot
toes on dry soil are very prer
Using, and the gardens a!
unusually productive. q
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

w. D. Cody today received a
letter from S. A. Teal, of
Waterloo, Nebraska, former
master mechanic of the old
Elkhorn and Sioux City and
Pacific roads, with headquar-
tiers in this city. Mr.. Teal
states that they are enjoying
good health. He wished to be
remembered to all his old
friends in Missouri Valley.
B. w. Carlisle has received
part of his line of children's
and youths clothing. He will
have the children's clothing
ready to show them within a
few days MIR. Carlisle will
carry a full line of clothing of
all kinds, and his goods will
arrive within a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Norris of
North Platte, Nebraska, we've
in the Valley yesterday, the
guest of Mrs. Knight.
Ben Aver sold his his 100
acre farm yesterday, cast of
town, receiving $50 per acre
for the tlact.
A license was granted in
Council Bluffs yesterday, to
Charles Bronson of Ainsworth,
Nebraska, and Nettie Darrell of
Mondamin, Iowa.
Two Smooth Ones In Jail
The two prisoners Marshal
Butcher put in Jail yesterday
and who succeeded in breaking
gail as stated in our issue of
last evening, made things
lively around the jail last night.
After the two had broken jail
the officers thought they would
take no more chances and
locked them into the cages.
They were gone about thirty
minutes and heard the outside
door Of the jail open and
Immediately ran there and dis
covered the two fellows in the
act of getting out into open
air. In searching the cages it
was noticed that both locks
were picked and thrown away
and the outer door opened.
The men were put back into
Jail and a guard consisting Of
Constable Daniels and Night
Marshal Brinker stayed up all
night to watch the sportive
prisoners. Mayor Withrow sat
up until midnight Watching but
getting sleepy, went on home.
Daniels and Brinker searched
around and found a square
headed bolt which they put in
the door of the Jail and screwed
a burr on, thus making it i'm
possible for their friends to
pick the lock.
This morning the prisoners
were taken before Justice
Alexander and arranged. They
gave their names as John
Kinney and Charles Wilson of
st. Louis. Kinney was charged
with entering and stealing
from a house in day time, and
Wilson charged with assisting
in breaking Jail. Wilson is the
expert clock picker and it is
thought has a nice record. The
officials of some of the larger
cities will be communicated
with to see if they want the
prisoners. Justice Alexander
bound them over to await the
action of the grand jury and
they were taken to Logan by
Constable Daniels.
Messrs Kinney and Wilson
wee genuine humorists and
sang many old songs to while
away the time this morning
A nearby piano furnished them
with music and they ac-
companied it as best they could
and they were not bad singers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

Mrs. Lee Highley was a
pleasant caller today. She has
been the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Henderson,
for several weeks and will re-
turn to her home in st. Louis
about the Goth of this month.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

F. w. Myers will commence
threshing his wheat crop, con-
sisting of 107 acres, tomorrow
morning, and he reports it a
No. / crop.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

E. w. VanHousen sold his
driving team this morning to a
Mr.. Rodgers of Elkhorn, Nebr,
who drove them to his home
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15
Tuesday August 13

Clarence Stevens was a
Woodbine passenger this morn
ing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

j. N. Weber, the gardener,
was a pleasant caller today.
He states that all his vege-
tables are fine, but that he does
not believe there will be more
than a half crop Of tomatoes;
however, the late ones may be
considerable BE- tier.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15
Mona Nelson, of Omaha, j
in the Valley the guest of he
cousin, Miss Flo Oviatt.

Jim Clarke was overcom'
with heat this afternoon, whiI'
working in the local shops an,
had to be conveyed to his HON,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Hearn. of
Winona, Minnesota, are in the
Valley the guests of Mrs. j. c.
Galley and the Hearn boys this
week. Mr.. Hearn is storekeep-
er for the Northwestern at that
point and has a wide circle Of
friends in this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

A dispatch from the east
states that President Roosevelt
has issued an executive order
making Labor Day, September
End, a holiday for government
employees and laborers who ar1
employed by the day.
George Richardson returned
last evening from MindeI
where he had been on business
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

Mrs. John Reel is quite
seriously i'll at the family home
in O'Dell's addition in this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

II. M. Cramer is having a
cement walk built in front Of
his store. Contractor Jake
Deal is doing the work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

The condition of Mort Moore,
who is at the Boughton
hospital, is somewhat improved
bat he is not yet out of danger.
Mr.. Moore is suffering from an
attack of appendicitis.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

G. w. Burkett is painting the
first ward school house, botl
inside and Out, which makes
that building attractive anc
neat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-08-15

D. M. Baker was called to
Lincoln, Nebraska, this MORN
ing by the illness of his wife.
He has been in the employ of
c. II. Bell for the past month
or two.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29
A TRANSPOSlTION.
II Mungled the salutaticn, but the King
Controlled His Face.

An American who years ago served
as our minister to Spain was fond Of
telling the following Joke upon him.
self:
Shortly inter lie had become settled
In his new home he was hidden TO II
state ceremonial. where he was TO bc
presented TO the king His knowledge
OF languages was limited 10 English
and French, md being dcslrous OF nd
dressing the sovereign In his own
tongue lie took pains to ''conch" for
the occasion. Several phrases were re-
hcarscd until he felt that he had mas
tered them. When tho critical mo-
mcnt arrived. he salutcd the king with
great dignity. spoke II few words In
Spanish and passed on.
what did YOU snyi" asked an Eng.
fish gentleman.
81 spoke In Spanish" was the re-
joindcr. II said. 4 cast myself Mt your
feet which, l nm told is the most re-
spcctrul form OF salutation"
"Ah. no." corrected Spanlard. who
had been observed To smile ut the am
basSauor's greeting. 'You are mis-
taken. You transposcd your words and
quite altered the meaning"
what did sayr asked the diplo
mat
With twinkle In his eye the Span.
lard made answer. what You really
said was, ! throw my heels ut your
head"
But the king had not betrayed by 50
much as the flnttcring of an cyclld
that anything unusual had occurred
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29

WINS always thcow molding butter
with swift tout5f her def fingers.
now pulling un maraudlng weeds
from the thriftwcr beds And, ns
always, her t;pcglnning where It
might, ended ,the pcrpctunlly fas-
chatting topic ic city. Again and
again he WINS i'll to describe 1t for
her, while Esl lila listened with I'M
tagging atteulbut when, TO nmuso
her, he talkc,htly and clcvcrly of
the summer ny Mt Berkeley shu
paid little hIll he mentioned tho
flower cotnloid then she was like
q child In heItrncss.
would yof to gof' asked Fan
rhaw wlthotAitlng to consider this
wisdom of tppulsc.
Esmeraldai radiant. though Mrs
Farley was GUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Yet when shaw rode over ncxl
morning IT hred that the question
had been idly settled. and Esncr
nlda called him from the upstair
window thaho would only wait sh
and Mrs. FS would be down. At
err a short h they came. Mrs. Fas
lev first in,rown SILK dress who's
sleeves nndhnicra had graccu ms
ions that sway some ten yeas
ago, while ieralda's pale blue caa.
mere bcld to an even chrlir
period.
They web innoccntly pleased VIII
what Mrsirlcy termed their fl
ings" thntllistcr Fanshaw had nj
the heart ,totcst. He tactfully sui
Ccstcd thale road TO the hotel wa
long and a. and would work havd
with such FRY and that the simpl'
sprICrcd ntns that Esmeraldn wor
every da,npuld do equally well
wheroat n. Farley merely smile'
md produd Two long black bomba
rInc clo,l,sntlating even the brow
nix and NE cashmere. These, sh
said vouIdcor them from head t
foot so closAy mt not n spcck of dus
could penceati
For mono Fanshaw wcah ene'
lie had ilcck vision OF these NV
rbsurdly old hioned figures ai''o',
the ultra smnrowd at the iilinrool
Then bis evdmct Esmeraldu's, S
o-snor,,e witltticipation, and lie II
wnrdly called hseir IL coward anu
snob. Wha;c the outward symb'
OF dress might. there was not gil
Mt Hillbrooi b could compare VIII
this princess surds and cream.
The night the dance WAS clca
md cool, a fcze swept across NJ
land and mcSw. Even me 'ofn'
clous Mrs. ny seemed 10 iec' y
GUNNER silenhnd on the My trVi
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29

thc farm 10 IIllllrooll spoke hardly 4
word. Esncralda. tco. was quiet
From the folds of her all cnshroudIns
hlnck bombazlnc cloak her neck rose
white and slender. Her checks were
family flushed. her eyes like stars.
Never. thought Fanshaw. had she look.
ed more beautiful.
Some people on the broad hotel
vcranda paused curlously to watch tho
arrival of HOLSTER Fanshaw and hia
guests.
The moment that passed while Mrs
Farley ana Esmcralda removed thc.
wraps was Il miserable one for him.
The world was full of snobs. Suppose
his dairy divinity should he sighted.
patronl2cd.
"Jovc." cried n man mt Fnnshaws el.
bow. 81 thought that Miss Van Rem
syn was Mt Newport
Fansliaw stared. There, coming to-
ward him. was u princess of curds and
Frcani-thc cream of white. glistcnins
latin. the curds of bilowing lace.
oh" lie groarcd beneath his breath,
what nm unmitigatcd fool I've been.
more stupid than the Gullcst dullardv
Yes" said Miss Van Rcmsyn. nod.
ding. dull enough 10 prefer the socic.
ty of n poor little country glrl-dull
enough to be chivalrous. to ignore her
incxpericncc. her ridiculous attempta
at dress"
"pull enough TO he madly in love
with her! cried Fanshaw In half saw
ngc hopclcssness.
II shouldn't call that dull" murmur
ed Miss Van Rcmsyn. with humor.
GUS upward glance.
DO YOU mean that thcrcd be n |
ghost of q chance for meg" stammcred
Fanshaw suddenly joyful.
on. HOLSTER. are You quite. quite
biind:' said Esmcralda the second
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29
THE GREEK MYRMEx.
Il Was the Deadliest Weapon of tho
Ancient Puqilist.

Ancient PugiIist.
The four ounce glove was unknown
TO the ancient pugllst. When the
boxers and fighters came together in
the old days OF Greece they wore up
on their hands the ccstus, which was
In itself terrible adjunct to my
fighter. But Dr. Daniel G.. Brlton dis
covered that there was sometimes at
tachcd TO the ccstus dcadllcr wcap-
on. consisting Of three prongcd fork
of bronze.
This was known ns The myrmcx. md
Or. Brinton. who found this specimen.
gave 1t 10 the museum of archaeology
In the University of PENNSYLVANIA
Classical literature hns frequent ref
crcnccs TO the myrmcx. which IS de-
scrihed rs the dcadliest weapon of the
ancient pugil!st. The right hand was
swnthcd In tough hide. bound In place
with thongs and supplemented by
small knobs Of lead or iron, to which
was affixed the myrmcx. DR.. Brlnton
made his discovery In Paris by OK
aiming the Greek and Roman mar
blcs in the Louvre. One of these
groups represented fighter bearing
on his right fist the cestua and myr-
mex.
Combats in those days were much
mere brutal and dangerous than those
of the modern prize ring. 1t is easily
seen that single blow of the myr-
mex might cause death or permanent
injury.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29
Barbers.

The first BARRIERS of whom there IS
my record piled their trade I'm Greece
n the firth century T. c. In Rome the
lrst bnrbers operated in the third cen
Jury IL. c. In olden times in England
he barber and the physician were
IDENTICAL Thus klNe, barber was
llso his chief medical Sviser In the
line of Henry VII. or England laws
we're made concerning BARRIERS of
which the following is an extract: mo
PERSON occupying shaving house or
'arbery In London shall use any sur
cry, letting OF blood or other matter
kept the drawing OF teeth"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29

The six great ports Of India which
received merchandise and distributed
II ior consumption and recxport in
bombay $126, OiS,055 Karachi, S31,.
44O,OS5; Rangoon. s31,100.295; Mad.
ras S2S,S9G, $50 and Chittagong ST..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29

to wall paper.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-29

a cannon report has been heard as
Tar as ll6 miles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-09
Control Eesier Than o,eration.

The plea fer municipal ownership
seems logical in communities that APP
pear to be unable to control public
utility corporations. But If cities with
all their law making and law enforc-
ing power cannot cope with corpora
lions which operate by their suffer
ance, would they be more able to man.
nge these companies themselves?
Kansas City Star
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13

Scott Archer OF England found that by
using a film of collodion the shapes could
be fixed on glass and pictures on paper
printed from this. Thus the negative
came into use.
The man who came to us long ago and
with his big magic lantern showed pic
lures Of Yellowstone park, the Yosemite
valley or illustrated Ten Nights in a
Bar Room" as he read has passed far
inland to the remotest log schoolhouses.
The stereopticon man, whose lectures
would otherwise lack many listeners, will
soon follow him, for close on their heels
come the moving pictures.
Many attempts were made before this
invention was completed Muybridge used
up SOC, 900 plates at the Sacramento race
track in 1872 getting his famous series
of horses in different poses. The authors
edition OF work be produced after this
is valued at $4,000
The making of moving pictures for
use in vaudeville performances affords a
livelihood for a large number Of people.
Most OF the American-made films are
acted in New York.
When a film 1000 feet long is TO be
made no small amount Of ingenuity Is
required. To secure the effect of smoke
from a discharged pistol a handful Of
talcum powder is thrown. The interi 0r
OF a big hall or theater, with stage
paraphernalia. or the roof Of a sky
scraper furnishes much OF the scene, al
though the hills and dales Of Bronx park
appear often when the audience is to be
led close to nature.
The long hill down which so many men,
women and children roll or creep is
familiar blum on Long Island. Actors
and actresses dress for the parts and do
the many laughable or tragic feats that
the quivering films reproduce later over
J the heads OF delighted theatergoers.
The French are clever at devising trick
films and those scenes which have a lit
tie rooster trademark I'm the corner are
all of foreign make-New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13

1898 they set about preparing NJ. Daguerre
for a visit to the asylum at Bicetre. But
just then the unsuspecting victim Of this
plot succeeded in fastening the shadow on
the copper plate and the art of photography
was born.
1t is a far cry from Daguerre, with his
cumbersome camera propped on the ground
taking a landscape that required brilliant
sun and seven or eight hours exposure, TO
the amateur Of today who carries COM
plete outfit in a square box under one arm,
and. swinging It at will, can photograph
anything from an exploding battleship to
a sparrow feeding nice fuzzy worm 10 her
brood only the man OF means could have
a daguerreotype or an ambrotype made
years ago Today not only the man OF
moderate income. but all his children may
have kodaks, and at the expenditure Of a
few cents can preserve indefinitely family
group or bit of landscape.
Reminders of other Days.
When Daguerre and the men Of his day
took pictures II was a momentous occasion,
one TO be entered into with great solemnity.
With head held fast between two rigid iron
fingers and with eyes fixed on the upper
right-hand corner" OF some object, the
victim had to sit for twenty minutes while
science. new 20 this work was transferring
his reflection TO the sensitive plate hidden
back of that cyclops eye.
No wonder these quaint old-time folk look
so sternly out Of the little leather frames.
No wonder the faces are set In such grim
lines and the eyes gaze 80 sombrely into