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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
PERus .OF RAl=LooNAlNa,
an Exciting Trip In ti.c Midst OF N
SA'ii,l Tbunslerstnr,n

Wild Thunderstorm.
On one occasion, rising suddenly
through Il stratum of cloud; 10000 feet
In the air into brilliant sunshine, the
gas Diluted ! let OFT a little. Down
we dropped into !, cold air current. The
immediate condensation eff the gas
dropped us back into TIE cloud layer,
Which condensed the gas still more
and accelerated the dro,. We came
out directly above stretch of woods
over which las another coal beit. Ry
this time VIC wcla faliins. Ike a roi.
We We're going 50 fast th;il the lDagf,ls
OF sand we threw out wesit np instead
of down Hastily we threw out the
drag rope. the anchor. the lunch basket
to little purpose. We struck the trees
With terrific crash, but escaped, how.
ever with nothing worse than Il sll:lk.
ing III, and a few bruises.
The most exciting trip ever made
was Il record hreakin, voyage that be
gam one Sunday evening. The weather
was not prnpitioGs hut we cast off.
We sailed across the Hudson river to
New Jersey and plunged into II cloud.
After travelling twenty miles descend
ed TO drop Il note to my Wife, assuring
her of our safety. Again we shot into
Il cloud. Presently we driftcd over il
village and. with that oxidation that
accompanies the sensation of floating
in the air, enjoyed To IL si,lil.rr degree
fl1p of f.lll1p,t t,nI'>. Al,
from below. Ecfo2c W. were aware
we plililset. into the n.itlst of IL huge
approaching tliun,ier cloud It seemed
To open ANA swallow us into a pit of
gloom and simultaneously into the
heart of the widest thunderstorm I
rolled and tossed and twisted The
balloon would now be forced down,
thea tossed up and again spun swiftly
about like Il top. We lost all sense of
direction. Thunder was crashing and
rolling and cracking all around us.
za.s, bat in great flashes of fire. II
was frightful We did not want to de.
sccnd. but presently we heard the un,
mistakablc sound OF water not far
away Letting ont a little gas, we shot
downward. Faster we dropped ana
faster Land was below US. The prob
lem was to land in the high wind With
out damage let out more s;ls. We
landed in Il tree:cr' With Il jar that fix
ed the basket so firmly in Il crotch that
it could not be dislnd@ed by the wind,
for now we had dropped below the
storm. = Worlds Work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
STEAMERS BOTHER LONDON.
Council Can't Sell Them-Will Run
Them Awhi'e-Wases and Fares to

COUNCIL Can't Sell 1hem-Will Run
Them Awhile-Wages and Fares to
Be Cut.
Those who have made statements to
the effect that the new London county
council is not opposed to municipal
ownership will find it hard to explain
the report recently submitted by the
committee having lin Charge the mat.
ter of the Thames steamboats,.
In this report IL Is stated that they
had tried ia vain to sell or lease t!leIl
and that their final decision IL ran
them for four and half month dur
Ing the summer "inust not be taken as
hsdorsing the previous policy OF the
council or as implying amy intention
that the Boats should be worked after
the summer season. Oh the contrary,
1t is put forward is the best, il not he
Only practical, method of dealing wi.li
tho problem presented to us The
committee also proposed 10 reduce
fares ana to cMliilf4h The wages o. he
capt yees, which they consider In OK
ccs.; of what Il; equitable
la regard TO he scheme for an enor-
nous municipal lighting and pos9cr
plant, the preliminary. Steps; for which
We're taken BY the ola council, The
present council has put itself on record
to the effect that If this scheme goes
thro;gA ,lllilot. no ci.cMn stances VIII
the city operate the plant
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Naturally puzzled.


Among tie Interested visitors of the
marine barracks ut Washington on one
girls from a Maryland town. friends OF
one of the officers OF the barracf;.
They proved much Interested in every
thing pertaining to the life and disc
pine OF the post.
what do YOU mean by 'tapsY" ask
ed one young woman.
Taps arc played every night ON the
liuglc," answered the officer. cit aeana
Sights out They play it over the
bodies OF dead soldiers"
a puzzled look came TO the face Of
the questioncr. Then she asked:
What do you do IL you haven't u
dead SOLDIER IIarprr's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
JUGGLING Guy ACCOUNTS.
Lincoln (Neb.) Citizens Kept In the
Dark as to the Cost of Their Street

Lights.
Lincoln, Ncb., is getting an uncnvia-
BILE notoricty through the attempts OF
its officials to make it appear that it's
expensive municipal electric plant is
supplying arc lights at low figure.
In the report of the city auditor for
the seven months ended March 81,
1906, although some of the clements Of
cost We're omitted, the evident iutcp.
unfortunately it was shown that the
cost (SI3.GS Il year for lamps burning
only 1850 hours) was larger than the
contract price for lamps supplied by
private companies in neighboring cities.
This was unsatisfactory, of course.
! Accordingly in the annual report for
the year ended Aug 81, 1906, there
was deliberate omission of aepreci;,-
ton and interest charges OH that part
Of the plants cost not covered by bonds
l.GJl, or onc-quarter of the total
construction cost Apparently, also.
the lighting schedule h;ld been reduced
, tn keep the cost down, AZ; the report
shows that the lamps burned only 1896
hours during the year. by these de-
vices the cost was reduced to 5000
Soon after the appearance OF this re-
port the mayor gave out in a ncwspa-
per interview that the plant had been
grossly maligned and that it was fur
nishing lights all night and every night
ut Il cost of $o1.12 Il year. 1t is cli:ri-
table to suppose that his honor was
unaware of the fact that to give all
night every night service the lamps
must burn 1000 hours Year instead
of 1,99G, as shown by the report quoted
above.
At about the time the mayors in
vestigation appeared an Investigation
of tie plant was made by Professors
G. III. Richards and q. III. Morse of the
University of Nebraska. Their detail
cd report gives the cost per arc per
annum as s'aS.S4 for an all night serv-
ice, nearly Gouble the cost claimed Ivy
the mayor. This report was made by
the city's consulting engineer, hut
Mayor Brown, who is a candidate for
reelection, has apparently not accept
Wv JUS AHtllllSS, altoiouSn, NcHprtaiS u
the Hmahl Bee, lie NOW places the cost
at $G3.29.
II is worth noting that the original
estimate for this plant was s.o. 600
construction cost and So, 105 annual
expense. The actual construction cost.
MS shown in the auditors report, WAS
SsG,G91. nearly 5s per cent in excess OF
the estimate. The annual expense rs
shown by the expert report, is So,
b19, exceeding the estimate by % per
cent.
Ihi; is a typical example of The sort
OF Understanding that heads cities to
adopt municipal ownership and also OF
the official Juggling of figures by
which the public i. temporarily pre-
vr'lted from learning that it has Il
white elephant cal its Aaaax.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

C;mclessncss is, the great sin of most
people.
If Il man doai::::,: .'elulre little sense
with age he ciic,lts himself.
lr Il man OWNS u poeketkMfe it u
hard for him to pass Il grialll.toac.
Say wkst ysu please ;assut nsral
ss~-.ss As liAA whs has lot ii il
Is mighty usaNopHAc-.
Make the stories You tell on 3 rainy
day rs short as possible. especially II
you tell them uAter AN umbrella.
There is very Attle use trying ts con
vince a man who meets your state
mcnt With this argument: "l'll bet
YOU" etc.
No matter how highly yon may valuc
your own opinion. relmeiller 1t does
NOT 20 WITH other people unless they
Allnk exactly as you DO, which, by tho
way, they seldom DO. Atchison Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

DO something for somebody, and do
1t now.
Thinking We'll doesn't count unless
you act we'll.
Don't follow in the footsteps of your
competitors. Set the pace.
Life is not worth living unless you
live for the good you can do.
There are times when an ounce of IN
Senuity discounts n ton OF energy
The more sunshine there is In some
mems lives the less hay they make
No man ever got y pain in his back
from carrying his neighbours burden
Many Of our anticipated pleasures
are anything but pleasures after We
get them.
Some men are able to bear misfol.
tunes and some others have sense
enough to avoid them.
Only n mother can distinguish he
tween the lnlschievousness OF her boy
and the badness of the boy next door
Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Holdup Man
Tackles Preacher

Rev. James O'May, pastor of
the Broadway Methodist church
had an experience late Thurs
day night with what he be-
lieves to have been a holdup
man. Mr.. O'May was hurry
ing home from officiating at a
wedding and was walking
rapidly north on Main street
when man stepped out from
the shadow of one of the large
implement houses and ordered
him to stop.
"Go to thunder" was all the
minister said as he started on
the run. Being fleet Of foot
and an all-around athlete Rev.
Mr.. O'May soon put a consider
able distance between himself
and the supposed thug. Coun-
Gil Bluffs Bee.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
achinists' Nine-Hour Day

Chicago, Aug. 80. Machin-
SITS and other workers in the
railroad shops of the west are
rejoicing today over news that
the nine-hour day, for which
the men have been fighting for
years, is to be tried on several
Of the larger roads. The
change will affect about 1900
machinists and ultimately, if
adopted by all the roads, $4,000
or 100000 employees in the shops.
The roads which are said to
have decided to introduce the
hour schedule are the
Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific and the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul. The first
two named roads have also
granted the machinists wage
advances amounting on an
average to 81 cents an hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Near Death in Flood

benson, TO-, Aug. 3O.-ln
connection with a severe cleo
trio storm on Wednesday night
there was a cloudburst above
Vail, the first station east of
here. The portion Of that town
about the depot was badly
flooded. The large amount of
water at Vail, together with
the drainage for nine miles to
Denison, caused the east Boyer
to leap over it's banks. At mid
night the fire alarm bell called
all the able bodied men of Deni-
son to the vicinity of the North
western depot, to rescue from
their homes the people residing
between the Northwestern
tracks and the river. Twenty
people were in need of immedi-
ate relief from drowning. Only
two leaky boats were at hand,
~ ropes UeloIRlIlg 10 IHe llfG
department and from hardware
stores were brought into use.
The current was very swift and
many were found up to the
neck in water when rescue
came. One man was holding
the head of his COW above the
water and did not want to go
without her. He was forcibIy
lifted into a boat. A German
woman would not be separated
from her feather bed and dog.
a two-story house was a refuge
for many. By good work of
citizens headed by the mayor
no one was drowned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
The following clipping

The following clipping is
from the New York Herald:
Actresses are born, not made.
C.ai,lg is essential to success
b :" the footlights, and in
making the statement that Miss
Courtenay Morgan is an actress
the Herald accepts the meaning
in its fullest sense. Gifted by
nature, with all the attributes
necessary to success in her
chosen profession and she has
added to this a careful study
and experience which places
her in the lead. At the New
Theatre Thursday, Sept. 5th.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Trouble Over a Girl

Answering a writ of habaes
corpus II year old Lulu Hatcher
was brought into court Tuesday
afternoon by her father T. H.
Hatcher, and a hearing as to
who had the right to care for
the girl, occupied the entire
afternoon, not being completed
because dispositions in the case
We're necessary and which
would require some time to
produce.
The applicant for the writ
was H. P. Hansen of Mo. VAL
LEY, mail carrier on Route No. 4.
1t was brought out i'm the testi-
mony of Hansen that when
Lulu was about nine months old
she was given to them, her
mother being i'll and the father
seemingly not being in a posi-
ton to properly care for her.
Hansen it was said had been
lead to the belief that the girl
was to become a part of his
family as Hatcher had re-
peatedly told him that she could
make her home with TIE m.
Last winter, according to
Hansen's testimony, the father
came to him and wanted the
girl removed from that home.
However nothing was done
until spring, when Hansen
voluntarily permitted her to go
to the home of Anton Christian
sen. who is also mentioned in
the suit. After being there a
short time she returned to the
Hansen home.
A week ago Monday things
eliminated in the little girl be-
ing forcibly taken from the
arms Of Hansen while he was
loading mail into his wagon
preparatory to starting on his
trip, the little girl to accompany
him. He said on the stand that
the father, T. H. Hatcher, two
sons and Marshal Butcher of
the Valley, tore her from his
arms and she disappeared until
she was produced in court by
an order of Judge Green.
1t appears that the father
wants her to go to the
Christensen home. The Han
sen family say they have be-
come as much attached to her
as though she were their own
child; they have clothed, fed
and cared for her, sending her
to school and treating her in
every way as kindly as though
she was their own. Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Birthday narty

Friday, August Both, being
the fourteenth birthday of Miss
Edith Cassiday, fourteen girls
|of about Edith's age, came in
and surprised her. The time
was spent in playing games,
etc, until four o'clock, when
Mrs. Cassiday, assisted by Miss
Mary Cassiday, served ice
'cream, cake and bonbons.
Edith received many pretty and
useful presents. At $50 the
young ladies went home, wish
ing Miss Edith many more
happy birthdays. Those pres
were Goldie Hatcher, Ella
Butcher, Vera Brookhouser,
Irene Brinker, Mollie Carver,
Vera and Doris Gumb, Ruby
Larson, Marguerite Bender,
Burnadette, Mary and Master
Leo McCarty, Alice Pain, Mary
Hanson, Marguerite Miller,
Master Donald Cassiday, Edith
Hazel and Jennie Cassiday.
A. L. Kennedy, who hung
about automobile garages until
he knew the difference between
a spark plug and a carburetter,
on Thursday night entered the
Berger's garage, 2O25 Farnam
street, when none of the men
watched, and took a $4,000
Mitchell machine and disap-
peared with it. He was caught
this morning seven miles east
of Logan, Ia, and will be
brought back by Detective Nc
Donald, who has gone after
him. Kennedy has lived in
Omaha for nine months and
aas a police record. Omaha
Bee.
The man above mentioned,
who stole the automobile, was
caught near Beebetown by
Sheriff Rock. Two other men
came up from Omaha with the
auto thief and when they got
to Bebeetown they gave him a
check for $50 in payment for
their ride. This check was
drawn on one Folk of Persia,
who promptly stated it was
worthless. Sheriff Rock had
Rock had the auto thief drive
them in pursuit of the forger
and he was caught about seven
miles up the road, and then
both men were taken to Logan
and promptly placed in Jail,
where they will stay until
Omaha officers come up after
Them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Sl,c.a Keen n

"But can you ke,- house," he asked
doubtfully, for he was, above all things
a practical man.
III you get a house and put it In my
name she replied promptly, "l'll kccr
it all right enough"
Matters being thus satisfactorily set
Ted, their engagement WAS announced
Judge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
The I{u,,r,

The first mention OF the Huns i'm llis
tory is in China. -. G. 2lo. They con-
lueicd that country and We're after
ward driven ont bY the Celestinls and
marched clear acloss Asia. penetrating
the country now known rs Hungary in
81; A ID. For II time they threatened
To overrun the whole OF the continent
but We're defeated in the heart of
France and driven back to the banks
Of the Danube.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
SiilcciIty.

The only conclusive evidence of {
mans sincerity is that he gives himself
for IL principle. Words, money, al
things else, are comparatively easy Il
give away, but wien man makes {;
gift OF his daily life and practice ii i.
plain that the truth. whatever it ma!
be, has possession Of him.-Jancs Rus
sell Lowell.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
FIGURED Profits the Usual Way.

Although the last annual report of
the Charlottesville Qnd9 municipal
electric light plant shows Il met profit
of $6.T27, the trustees have Just made
a 10 per cent advance in the charge for
street lighting. This may lie account
ed for by HE fact that the profits
are figured before allowing for interest
and depreciation, which amount To
nearly $4,000 a year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
The !-iev.as Would oaen Their Ewes

Inc !-iG."aS Would Open Their Eyes.
There can be no doubt that all the
water sapn!ad free by municipal WA
Ter departments should lie paid for
by the particular bureaus or depart
meats ti'at Use IT, just rs wonld be Tho
case ii 'lry We're supplied by II private
company. In. ni;tei. y !, "a X Il debit
to the Taxpayers Of the town and if the
statistics Of free water were published
the eyes of water consumers would he
opened az to how much they are taxed
for the payment of water to sprinkle
bou!evaris. streets IN front of nonwa-
ter paying tenants and WINTER TO pro-
tect the property OF people who mako
their tenants pay for their supplies Of
water. Editorial ia Fire and Water
Engineering
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Hell Gate

He'll Gate. at the entrance OF Ions
Island sound, in the East river. wa,
not SO named because of It's dangers
aud turbu!ancc. as is generally sup
posed, but quite the contrary. The
early Dntch settlers called 1t Hell
Gate" because it was q pleasant, beau
tiful passageway, In allusion to It's pic
t,resquc scenery, "hclI' conveying tl,e
idea Of phasantness. New York Her
all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Good Reason.

Traveller Ito yalet)- That's rather
large statue. Pat. Pat Yes, sor. They
tell me the lland is eleven inches wido.
Traveller wonder why they didn't
make it twelve inches? Pat Because
they didn't want to make 1T into foot.
London Mail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05

Harry Long of Modale, will
leave for Cleveland, Ohio, next
week, with his aunt, Mrs. T. l..
Riley. He will work in his
uncle's factory in Cleveland.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05

HOWELL proposed to n girl last
night and was rejected. Powell-You
ought to try her again. a gal as sensi.
ole as that would mike yoa good
wifo.New York Press
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05

Drs. Warren, Giddings, Lab
man and McEvoy left for Coun-
Gil Bluffs this afternoon to at
tend the District Convention of
the Iowa State Dental Society.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Thrown From Horse

Earl McElroy, of Beebetowr,
was thrown from his horse La t
night, near that city, and was
very seriously injured. II.
was brought in to DIR. DeVole,
who gave him the required as
sistance. While very painfully
hurt there were no serious
injuries.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Saturday, August 81

Mrs. N. 3. Updike and chill
dren who have been in the VAL
ley the guest of Mrs. G. S.
Babcock, returned to their home
in Omaha this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05

Guy Alexander went to
Omaha this morning and on
Sept. LIST, will commence work
in the commission house Of
Thuet Bros, of that city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
The municipal electric lighting plant

The municipal electric lighting plant
Of Kniglltstown, Ind, is IN need of ex-
tensivc repairs, and it is proposed to
issue $4,000 in bonds II approved J a
city council contend that prices for
electric service nlst be grs.t!y Ia
cscaxsh to make the plant self sustain
ing Electrical World.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05

Mrs. Vim. Welchand children
returned this morning from a
two weeks visit with friends In
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Final Assignment of Teachers

In Missouri Valley. Iowa,
Public Schools for the wear
19O7-'OS:
Second Ward, High School
Principal Minnie Petrashek.
Language Bertha Marshall.
History and Algebra-Anna
Foster.
Science Sterling Redmon.
English-Grace Holmes.
Manual Training Karl H.
Miller.
Eighth Grade Clara Norton.
First Ward
Room 8 Isabel Orris, Prin.
Room Anna Kirley.
Room 6 Daisy Bum.
Room 5 Myrtle Craft.
Room 4 Josephine Christen-
sen.
Room 3 Ute Mckay.
Noom 3 EChelyn Evans.
Room l Laura Shurts.
Third Ward
Room s Hattie Swan, Prin.
Room Elizabeth McGrady.
Room 6-Nora Steele.
Room 5 Stacia O'Connor.
Room q Matte Farquhar.
Room 3 Fay Chalfant.
Room 2 Mary H. Perrine.
Room l Alice Brandriff.
Superintendent j. H. Bev-
eridge.
Teachers meeting for organ
ization will be held at the high
school assembly room on Mon
day morning at nine o'clock.
School will observe Labor Day
this year. Tuesday, Sept. Bird,
school will open and the regu-
lar work will commence.
The school law will be en-
forced this year. Every pupi,
under fifteen in the Independ.
ent district of Mo. Valley must
enroll the first week, otherwise
your parents are subject to a
fine of 500.
All pupils who have earned
credits during the summer
should report same to the
superintendent Monday morn
ing from eight to nine o'clock at
the office.
We look for a large enroll.
ment Tuesday. Citizens will
confer favor by reporting any
pupils not registered the first
week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05

Richard Mansfield, the great
American actor, is dead at his
home, Seven Oaks, New Lon
don, Conn. Thus we see death
comes to great and small alike.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-05
Taurus Pyle of spakane,
Washington, accompanied w.
A. Fouts to Omaha today.
kensington

About sixty-fve ladies re-
sponded to invitations sent out
earlier in the week by Mes
DANES Madsep, H. Newton and
La Breck for a Kensington yes
terday afternoon at the home
of the former, on North Sixth
street. The rooms were beau
tifully decorated in astors and
various other flowers. The
beautiful lawn was very taste
fully arranged with settees,
chairs and rugs and the various
colored dresses of the guests
made a very pretty picture.
The afternoon was most de-
lightfully spent in sewing and
visiting and other amusements
dear to the femme heart. The
photograph discoursed music
during the afternoon. At six
o'clock an elegant two course
supper was served by the host
esses, assisted by Misses Nc
Dermott, Mac Allister, Nc
Cloud, Cook, Osborne, Beagle.
After spending an informal
hour the party broke up, after
all had assured the hostesses
they had surely spent a delight
full afternoon. The following
were the out of town guests:
Mesdames II. L. Harvey, j.
Roberts, N. Wood, of Logan,
Miss Helen Moves, of Spokane.