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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-06-06
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.


News comes from Denmark of a
movement to become worldwide, by
means Of an organization called the
Vikings. The first national council
formed is that in Copenhagen. 1t is
composed of some of the most repre-
sentative and best Informed men in
the Danish capital. Its chief object at
present is a free and fair discussion
Of great questions intimately affecting
northern nations of Europe. Ultimate
~ it is planned that associations of
Vikings shall be established in every
country, national councils being Or
ganized in the greatest centers-New
York, in the United States; London. in
England, etc. When this has been
done the discussions of the Vikings
will take wider scope and it is
hoped that through the strongest, most
unselfish and wisest persons in each
country, who will have become mem
bers of the Vikings, it will be possible
to exercise conservative, but leading
influence throughout the world. The
first steps have been taken toward the
formation OF a central governing coun-
Gil. to be established in London, and
the formation also Of national .coun-
ellis in France, Germany, Austria, In
Ola, Italy and Canada. The movement
has been brought to the attention of
number of notable men and women
in the United States and it may soor
take definite shape in the national
council in the United States.
Thomas J. O'Brien, Of Michigan.
United States minister to Copenhagen
will become ambassador to Japan ir
September to succeed Luke e. Wright
of Tennessee. who has given notice
that he wishes to leave the service.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
SNIFF FOUND GUILTY

Logan, Ia, Sept. s.-(Special
to the Times:) The jury in the
Sniff case brought in a verdict
at 1890 this morning finding
A. FL. Sniff, editor of the Harri-
SON County News of Missouri
Valley, guilty of manslaughter.
Logan, Iowa, September 2
Arguments by attorneys were
completed and the case of the
state against A. H. Sniff for the
murder of "Mort" Brundige at
Missouri Valley on March 5
was given to the jury at 7::3O
this evening. Sniff was on the
stand in his own behalf this
afternoon, telling the story Of
the shooting and attempting to
show that his life had lee
threatened by Brundige On the
day the latter was shot. Part
of his testimony was later
contradicted by the Missouri
Valley marshal, who denied
that he had gone toSniff' soflice
several times during the day
and advised him to carry a club
OR a gun for his own defense.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
St. John Items

Miss Pearle Haight of Logan,
visited friends and relatives in
st. John Sunday last.
George Foreman and family
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Mede
Kirkland and daughter Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Mossman of Mon
DAMN, is spending a few days
with friends in St. John.
Mrs. A. Greene and daughter
Miss Mae Greene were St. John
callers Friday evening.
j. S. Kirkland attended ser
vices at the NJ. E. church at
Mo. Valley Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelsey and
VIM. Jones of Mo. Valley, spent
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitzer and family.
Mrs. Nellie Christensen and
son of Joplin, Missouri, is visit
ing Mrs A. L. Mcintosh for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson and
family visited friends in Mis-
souri, Valley Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Pitzer visited
relatives in Mo. Valley Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Coyle
were visiting with Eugene
Coyle at Dunlap Sunday last.
The Buzz saw was buzzing
away at Bruce Warehouses; last
Monday. These cool mornings
makes Bruce think that a nice
pile of wood will come handy
pretty soon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
After Box Car Merchants

A special from Des MONIES,
states that an effective method
of handling the box car mer-
chant trouble that city councils
and state legislatures have
been trying so long to solve is
being disclosed in the pure food
law. The retail merchants ss-
ISOLATION of the state have
taken the matter up, especially
the grocers, and whenever a
box car merchant strikes a
town they notify the state food
and dairy commissioner and
have an investigation. These
investigations have resulted in
some fine being imposed for
selling impure food. The box
car merchants state that they
are engaged in interstate COM
merce, but the state food and
dairy commissioners says not.
The custom is to take orders be-
fore the shipments. The ship
ments are then made to the
town, where the packages are
opened and the orders de-
livered. The original package
idea comes into play. When
the concern shipping the goods
in from out the state break the
packages shipped it makes the
goods subject to the state law.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

Sniff gave a brief review of
his life when called to the
stand. He has been a resident
of Missouri Valley twenty-five
years and has been in the news
paper business there for
twenty-one years. He testified
that on March 5 he was just re-
covering from an attack of
grip and was in a weakened
condition physically. He had
heard that Brundige had
threatened him on account of
an article appearing in tie
Harrison County News reflect
ing upon a relative of Brundige
who had been wounded in a
fight following a dance several
days before.
SAY, MARSHAL WARNED HIM
Sniff declared that the mar
shall came to his office in the
afternoon and told him of
boasts Brundige was to alleged
to have made and said the
officer advised him to carry a
club or gun for self protection.
These visits were repeated
tW.e Turing the afternoon,
Sniff said, and he later secured
a revolver. He had not carried
a weapon up to that time.
Sniff said he went to the
opera house saloon and when
coming out of the door saw
Brundige getting out of a
buggy. Brundige started toward
him and he walked in the
direction Of his Office. When
at the top of the stairs he
warned Brundige to come no
farther and, when the latter
started to climb the stairs he
shot him.
SNIFF'S TIE ,TEMONY c MIRA
DICTED.
Cross-examination failed to
bring out anything materially
different from his first story.
In rebuttal the marshal Of
Missouri Valley was put on the
stand and denied that he ad-
vised Sniff to carry a weapon.
Argument was then begun by
Ambrose Burke for the prose-
cution. He was followed by
Attorney Kellogg for the de-
tense and L. 7. Genung closed
for the state at 2 o'clock.
Kellogg demanded a verdict
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
A DAILY News
PAPER BARGAIN
The Des Moincs Daily News
Free to January 1, 1908.

lSS W Jdlludl (, lSUC.
The Des Moines Daily News
announce that they will send
the Daily (without Sunday free
from now to January LIST to all
new subscribers who will send
in their subscriptions with $1.5O
during October. A fifteen
months subscription at the
regular price.
The presidential campaign
will be next year; you will want
to know all about it. The
News will print all the news of
all the political parties in an
uncolored, independent and un-
prejudiced manner, giving you
the facts as they are and leav-
ing you to form your own
opinions.
This liberal offer is good for
October only. All of our read
ers should cut this out today
and send it to The Daily News,
Des Moines, with $3.50 and
receive Iowa's only indepen-
dent daily free until January
LIST and a full year after.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
Watermelon Party

Miss Frances Howard enter
tanned about 40 of her friends
last Saturday evening at a
watermelon party at the coun-
try home Of her sister, Mrs. II.
l.. Jones.
The rooms were made very
pretty with pottcd plants,
golaenrols and ack-o-lanterns,
made Of watcrmelons.
Tie evening was spent in
playing games, pertaining to
waternelons; guessing contests,
etc.
During the evening q three
course supper was served by
Mrs. Jones, assisted by Mrs.
Bernard Jones and Miss Cert
rude Jones. The table was
very attractive with a large
watermelon surrounded by
green and yellow candles as q
centerpiece.
The guests were asked tc
guess on the weight of the
melon. Earl Mason was tie
lucky one and received the
melon as a prize, which upon
investigation was found to be
stuffed with paper. Much
merriment was caused over the
contest. Prizes were won dur
ing the evening by Ella Coul-
thard, Mr.. Ellis, Crist Jones
and Bruce Orr.
The knights and Ladies of
Security elected officers last
Saturday evening at their hall.
The following officers will be
10 charge the coming year
L. S. Haskins, president; Edith
Brotherton, first vice president;
Mrs. Evans, second vice presi-
dent; Geo. Sclllagenhauf, pre-
late; Mrs. j. S. Lewis, financier;
J. c. Conroy, secretary, Mrs.
Neaflnd, guard; and Fl. H..
Thurber, sentinel. This lodge
has made good progress the
past year and are planning ON
duplicating their record the
coming one.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES
HARRIS & HoYLE, Editors
Weekly Established July 3, '6S
Daily Established April |, 81
Weekly $l.50 a Year; Daily l5c
per week.
California junction Items.

AAOaHAo OolANtiOH ISSAlos
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Carlisle,
of Mo. Valley, visited, Sunday
morning, last at the K. Olinger
home.
Mrs. D. McKennen and daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Richardson,
visited a few days last week,
with Mrs. Ketchmark.
Miss Edith and Florence Coul-
thard spent Sunday last with
home folks.
Mrs. 2. J. Qaist and daughter
Dryden, returned last Saturday
evening, after a few weeks Wis
it with relative in Wichita,
Kansas.
Mr.. Allie and Hugh House
are expected home from Canada
in few days, where they have
been for some time on business.
Miss Ruth Goodrich, of Mo.
Valley, is teaching school south
cast of town.
Modale Items
Modale, Ia, Sept. 9.-Rev. r.
S Rees departed Monday to at
tend the Methodist Episcopal
conference at Council Bluffs.
John Young arrived home
Sunday morning from the east.
While in the east he visited the
Jamestown exposition, Wash
ington and Mt. Vernon, New
York City and several other
points of interest
Miss Clara Mcqueen and Mr..
Charles Huber were married
Sunday at the h M Of w. HI.
Mcqueen in this city in the
presence Of the immediate
families only, Rev. r. S. Rees
pronouncing the words that
made the happy couple one.
The bride is a granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nc
Queen and has resided nearly
all her life in this city. The
groom is a seccessful dentist
and has been visiting Modale
for some time past, profession
ally. The happy couple de-
parted on the afternoon train
for Minden, Ia, where they
will reside.
Ralph Becklay spent Sunday
with his parents near Missouri
Valley.
Hon. G. W. Egsn, of Logan,
was a Modale visitor Friday.
+. w. Mcqueen, Frank
Benin and j. r. Hodson arrived
home from Colorado last week.
DR.. A. V. Cooper has been
taking a vacation the past few
days and is visiting with the
home folks in Des Moines.
Mrs. ]. P. Egan and children
departed last week for Murdo,
S. D.. for a short visit with
Mrs. Egan's parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
Notice to Public

The partnership between
Charles Drain and August
streitzel having this day been
dissolved, you are informed
that Mr.. Streitzel will collect
all accounts due said firm and
will pay all bills of the company.
Charles Drain,
August Streitzel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
of murder in the second degree,
as charged, or acquittal.


BRUNDIGE''s DYING STATEMENT.
In the examination of wit
nesses in the Sniff case yester-
day afternoon the dying decla-
ration of "Morl" Brundige was
introduced. In this connection
K. j. Remnant was called and
said that shortly after Brunaige
was taken to the hospital he
was there and asked:
"Mort, who did the shooting%
"a. II. Sniff" was the reply.
Tenant then asked:
Mort, 90 you fully realize
tha Coz Giit;on you arc in2!
"lEe laughed and said yes
Tsnnal1S further testified that
he heard Biunsiiaa tell others
who Were there that be had got
out cf the burgy and was going
|up 10 the .sId..s All. when Sniff
told him 10 stop
"D;d YOU stop
y did; then he shot me-
t. NJ. Gilmore, who assisted
in taking the dying statement
of Brundige, testified that he
said: Sniff shot me; coward;
hadn't ought to; just wanted to
talk to him"
Asked by Attorney Kellogg if
Brundige didn't say, "I'm all
right yet, I'll get h m yet," Gil
more replied that he did say
something to that effect.
SAW FATAL SHOT FIRED
R. M. Ingram, a farmer
living between Logan and Mis-
souri, Valley, was called by the
state and testified as to having
been an eye witness to the
shooting. He said that as
Brundige approached Sniff his
right hand went back under
the tails of his coat towards his
hip pocket, and just as that
motion was made Sniff shot.
He said he heard Brundlge as
he approached Sniff say: "Stor,
you
The deceased was within ten
or fifteen feet OF Sniff when
the shot was fired.
Several witnesses called Nv
the state assorted that Brundise e
had been making threats. Son e
of those threats were to the
effect that Sniff must retract
the article or "eat" the paper.
One witness said he heard
Brundige threaten: "I'm PC
ing to make him eat that or
stamp him into the sidewalk. +"
B. Vaudeville of Missouri
Valley stated that he was in the
saloon at the same time
Brundjge was and that Brundige
talked about having run Sniff
into his office once and was go-
ing to "get" him before night.
Conrt adjourned at $50 be-
cause of the non-appearance Of
several Of the witnesses for the
defense.
Attorney c. w. Kellogg, at
torney for the defense, filed a
motion for a new trial which
will come up for hearing Mon
day, September 10th.
Below we quote the article
which appeared in the Harrison
County News on March 5th,
and which was the cause of the
shooting of Mort Brundige by
Editor A. H. Sniff:
Saturday evening at adance
given in the home of one Ed
ridge on 9th street Earl Fouts
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

VI HIS ldIIlef, GeOFSe RlcnaTQ-
son, for few days.
George Gaver is back at
work, after having been off a
few days on account of sick
ness.
A new house track is being
built near the storehouse in the
local yards, which will give
them more room, which was
badly needed.
Mrs. E. S. Clapp returned
from Des MONIES Monday,
where she had been visiting
relatives and friends the past
week or ten days.
Frank Zahner attended the
Interstate far in Sioux City
yesterday. AL! the people who
have gone from here bring back
good reports Of the racing and
exhibits.
Mrs. G. A. Crippin and chill
dren of Florida, are in the VAL
ley visiting her father, Mr.. 3.
MandeVille.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

There are quite a few people
who do not seem to realize that
a County Fair is of any conse-
quence. Every fall the exhib-
its at the grounds are very in
teresting, and gives the people
a chance to congregate and to
examine the different displays
brought are brought in, and
they can then compare notes
and ascertain what kind OF veg
etables and stock are the best
for the owners or growers. This
year there is every indication
that the fair will bring out very
large crowds. and that the ex-
hibits will be above the ordina-
ry. Help the cause along by
talking the matter up with your
friends and we believe that you
will be satisfied when the time
has come and gone.
Dan Turner of Fremont, was
the guest of Percy Daniels last
evening".
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

started a rough house. Armed
with a knife, a billy and a re-
volver. He threw the billy
over one Messer, knocking him
down and then started for am
other Messer. The Messers
and others then closed in on
him some. When the smoke
cleared away Fouts lay on the
floor with two deep gashes in
his neck and one cacross his face
made with his own knife.
Some 81 stitches were taken to
hold him Together '.a was
too weak from loss ct 'i',9od and
fear of further ;.ld fatal
hemorrhages to move SO he
still lies at be home of Tom
Marshal near the house of the
fray with the outcome in dread
uncertainty. | is safe to say
he will start no more rough
houses for a few weeks
The schools in this city show
the following enrolment at the
close of the first week:
High school 169.
First Ward 2SS.
Third Ward 297.
2nd Ward, Eighth Grade "a
II will be Of interest to know
that an examination of the
records show that the high
school is the largest in it's
history. At the end OF the first
week VIC have a LARGER enroll
ment iii the high school than in
any entire praHl rs year. This
is not true ol lils grades. The
primary department Of our
school is not very full not
nearly 50 large as some previous
years. The high percentage of
pupils in the high school COM
pared with the grades is very
encouraging to the citizens of
the town. 1t shows an in
creased interest in education
and in the future efficiency of
its citizens. 1t is doubtful if
any other town of the state
with a shifting population can
show such a high percentage of
pupils in the high school,
especially where the require
ments are as high. We well
come the many from the coun-
try. They usually make good
students.
We have a strictly high
school foot ball team under the
management of Mr.. Miller, who
will coach the team this year.
The PhiloTnathean Literary
society organized yesterday
afternoon and elected new
officers.
There are three families,
perhaps more, who have not
yet confornel to the school
law. Pupils must register by
the revised law by the first Of
the year. Parents will please
take note of this. There is no
escape and notices will be
served and information will be
filed at the first meeting of the
Board of Education. Any
citizen of Mo. Valley knowing.
pupils that are between Z ard
Id, who are not in school,
which citizen fails to report
such is under the law liable to
a fine. The law is strict.
There are quite a few people
who do not seem to realize that
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
1t Pays to Raise Hogs.

w. s. Corsa, of Whitehall, Ill.,,
had a Birkshire hog sale last
week, and a new record was es-
tablished. One yearling boar
sold for $500. Forty-three
head of Berkshire hogs were
sold in a little over 2 hours for
$18,215, an average of 1923, a
record that has only been beaten
in Berkshire circles once. The
top sow was sold to j. w. Ogle.
of Ames, for $3.50. The sum-
merry of the sale reads as fol-
lows: 38 females sold for SILL
$40; average, $312; 5 boars sold
for S6,345; average 81, 1863; 43
hogs sold for SlS,215; average,
1923.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

1t does not take a gold mine
these days to bring in money.
We take the following clipping
from the Omaha Bee, which is
a news item from Beatrice, Ne
braska: 81. E. Shinn, local
agent for the Bookwalter inter-
ests, today consummated one
of the biggest grain deals made
here in some time when he dis
posed of 100000 bushels of corn
to local parties. The price
paid was SOL and 5lf cents.
Mr.. Bookwalter still has 1OO,-
900 bushels of last years crop
raised on his land, on hand"
1t was not very many years
ago that corn sold in Nebraska
for the small sum of IL cents
per bushel and the yield per
acre then was not as large as at
the present time. Do you
think this is an evidence that a
panic is abroad in this good
land of ours?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

Owing to a lack of interest
in the called Cbautauqua meet
ing last evening, another meet
ing is called for Friday even
ing, September 18th, at the city
council room. lf you cannot
go, fill out the card that will be
sent you so that some one can
vote your share of stock. An
election of officers is one of the
important matters to come up
before the meeting.
Grandma Kirlin left this
morning for Norfolk, Nebraska,
where she will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Welsh for
a few weeks.
F. M. Hatcher was pleasant
Times caller today. He states
that the crop conditions in
Indiana, where they visited
recently, are not as good as in
Iowa. Call again.
Miss Margaret Olinger of
Cal fornia Junction, is in the
Valley, the guest of Mrs. B. w.
Carlisle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

Atlantic Democrat: "T. S.
Ellis sold his farm of 60 acres
to his neighbor, L. E. Warren,
for $40 per acre. Fred Warren
made the deal. This land ad-
JONES the Warner farm on the
north and will make a valuable
acquisition to his home place.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

The Burlington, Union Pa
clfic and Northwestern rail-
ways yesterday secured an in
junction in the federal court to
prevent the state railway COM
mission from reducing freight
rates on grain and will contest
the authorities of the commits
sion in the matter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

We presume that as soon as
the drainage bitches are fin
ished that the residents of this
city will take up the matter of
putting in a system of sewer
age. This improvement is GER
tainly needed and then people
would not hesitate to put up
modern business blocks, the up
per stories of which could be
rented for living purposes or
for offices.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

Henry Dickman is making
great preparations for his big
millinery opening which will
occur Friday and Saturday OF
this week. He has a large line
of fine millinery to show the
ladies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
Wednesday Sep III

w. L. Richardson's the guest
!of his father, George Richard
son, for a few DAYS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

John Fegan left this after
noon for Casper, Wyoming af-
ter short trip to Missouri
Valley on business. John is
practically in charge of the
motive power for The North
western road in Wyoming and
states that business is good
over that line on account of the
heavy stock shipments from
Casper and vicinity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

DIR. Boughton has rented the
apartments formerly occupied
by G. w. Stoddard and will
move into them sometime in
the early part of October.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12

Mrs. Ruyle Cox was an Oma-
ha passenger this afternoon.
Mrs. Gale Fouts was a pas
senger to California junction
.thif afternoon for a short visit
with her parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-12
A contract was closed by the
mayor today with the C.. w.

A contract was closed by the
mayor today with the C. w.
Parker Amusement Company
for their big street carnival,
which will be put on in this
city October IA to 10Th in
elusive. A. H. Barkley, their
representative was in the Val
ley today, talking up the matter
and he also met with the
councilmen and commercial
club last evening His PROPOSE
ton will not take a penny out
of the city treasury as they
agree to come here and put on
their shows without the usual
bonus. They carry twenty-five
cars of animals and parapha-
MALTA and are among the best
carnival people on the road.
They state that they will not
permit of any immoral shows
and will not allow any gambling
to be done in the city while
they are here, and at other
points where they have put on
their show they have left the
best of names. Mr.. Barkley
stated that they also carry with
them over 200 people who will
spend their money in our town
as they carry no boarding or
rooming cars. Their band is
said to be an exceptionally fine
one and they will put on quite
a few free exhibitions.
Street carnivals that are
conducted in the right manner
are not a detriment to any city,
but the ones that put on shows
that would make an Indian
blush are not the sort to be per-
mitted to come here. Let's
boost for the carnival.