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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-20
Entered at the Postoffice at Missouri
Valley, Iowa, as second class matter.
Republican County conven=
tiou.

February l8.
The republican county con-
vention was schedule for today,
but the weather man made it
impossible for quite a few of
the delegates to attend. The
snow kept all of the country
delegates at home except those
who were near enough to the
station to catch a train. 1t was
about loo o'clock when the
convention was called to order,
and II. L. Harvey, of Logar,
was made chairman and j. c.
McCabe of the same town, sec
retary. On account of TIE
storm very few of the town
ships were represented but all
parties appearing as delegates
were given full vote for tie
precincts they represente d.
Tne following committees were
then appointed: Committee
OF Resolutions, A. Spooner,
Ezra Miller and II. 3. King.
C)nmltte e to select a list of
d .legates and recommend them
f,c the state convention: B. f.
Huff, A. B HosbroolS and w. II
Kidder. The following names
were presented and the dele
gases elected TO serve at the
state convention j. A. NJ bore,
Dunlap: \. Spooner, Mondamin;
Almor Stern, Logan; j. S.
Dewel, Mo. Valley; %. d. Hoyle;
Mo. Valley; j. G. McCshe, 10.
gan; Geo. W.. Coe Woodbine;
H. B. King. Woodbine; Clark
Ellis, Little Sioux; H. L. Har-
vey, Logan; j. j. Amen. Mo.
Valley; DR.. Patterson, Wood
bine.
The following resolutions
W ere presented and passed, en-
d rising the ma innal admins
,ration and w. IL. Taft for the
pr r-sidency, and also endorsing e
Senator Allison for United
States Senator.
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sistance against a cut in wages.
The Cincinnati Southern
served notice on it's switchmen
several days ago that it wants
the wage schedule question dis
cussed with a view to reducing
the present scale. j. B. Con-
nors, vice president of the
Switchmen's union, has gone
from Detroit to Cincinnati to
confer with union officials there
Most of the railroad en-
ployes' union have wage agree
ments providing that thirty
days notice shall be given be-
fore any changes i'll the wage
schedule shall be made. 1t is
in compliance with this provi-
sion that the railroads are send
ing out the notices. Sioux City
Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-20
NEW MARRIAGE LAWS in.
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Two of these laws interest
Catholics in America particu-
larly.
One is that any engagement
to be binding must be in writ
ing and witnessed, though there
is no formal obligation or ne
cessity to enter into a formal
engagement. If, for instance,
a young man so engaged breaks
his engagement he must obtain
release from the young woman
before he can be married in
the Catholic church to ary
other woman.
The other law is that marli-
ages of Catholics before a civil
magistrate or Protestant minis
ter will be null and void so far as
relates to the Catholic church.
Marriage of a Catholic to a
Protestant is no marriage at
all in the eyes of the Catholic
church.
AS Lent begins March a and
marriages are not as a rule
solemnized in Lent in the
Catholic church, there are only
sixteen days left for couples
whose marriages would be for
hidden by these laws to wed.
Ycoman Have Banquet.
On Monday evening the de-
gree team of the Yeoman lodge
at Missouri Valley came up to
Logan to assist in the initiation
of a new number to the lodge.
The Valley Degree Team, with
Mrs. Gale Fouts as leader, was
composed of the following
members: Mrs. Bertha Tamis-
lea, Mrs. Eva nes-an, Miss Ber-
nice Worno; Hiss Emiline
Blunt. Miss Edith Hines, Miss
Maud Blunt, Miss Mary Tiegler
Miss Wilma Lowery, Miss
Willis Spencer, Miss Tilda
Litge.
The team was accompanied
by the following members of
the order, all from the Valley:
Messrs and Mesdames, VIM.
Fouts, James Blunt, Robert Nc
Grew, Sidney Harlan, Dan
Goodman, Rush Hardy, Robt.
Hatcher, and Messrs Gale Fouts
John Blunt, V. T. Tamisiea, f.
@. Temple. w. t. Stewart, I'll.
r Smith, Willie Saith.
The work of the Mo. Valley
team was extraordinarily good
and q erving of much praise.
Afte' he degree work, all pre-
sent tired to the banquet hall
where ;ln abundance of refresh
men were disposed of. Those
present numbered about T5,
thirty-two of the number being
from the Valley.
The Yeomanry of the Valley
are certainly a fine bunch Of
people and they will ever find
citizens of this community
ready to welcome them to Lo-
gan. Gazette.
Members Of the Eastern Star
and a few invited guests were
entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Hunt, who will
soon leave for their home in
Canada. Finch and ether
games was the program, inter
spersed with music. The dec
orations were carnations and
roses. Delightful refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The Star presented Mrs. Hunt
with a set of silver spoons as a
token of the esteem in which
she was held by the fraternity.
Dunlap Reporter
Motor car No. l6, which had
been in use on the Bonesteel
line, passed through the Valley
yesterday afternoon. Frank
Rainey, formerly a machinist
in the local shops, was in charge
as engineer. The car is Icing
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Wonderland.

Wonderland.
We copy from the Christian
Union, of Des Moines, a portion
of the writeup by the editor, j.
T. Nichols, who has just made
a trip through that Wonderland:
Mexico is a land of a thous-
and wonders. Its history is
shrouded in mystery. Humid
reds if not thousands of years
before Columbus discovered
America great and prosperous
cities, whose civilization is the
wonder of the twentieth centu-
ry, dotted the plains and decked
the mountainsides of this land
of flowers.
Buried in a great forest are
the ruins of a prehistoric city
which it is said was ten times
larger then New York, three
times the size of London. Even
Cortez when he conquered Mex
leo 400 years ago never dream
ed of it's existence. No book
ever mentioned these ruins and
there is not even a tradition
concerning it known to man TO-
day. Some have reason to be-
lieve it was builded by Chris
tians about the third century,
and others think it was older
than Pompeii and Herculanaum.
"One writer says of the tenn
Piles discovered in this city the
greatest is called The Palace
1T is on a pyramid nearly so #
high, with base of 300 by $50
feet. The walls are cut by ID
arched doorways, 8 feet apart,
10 feet wide running up to poin-
ted archways; within the walls
are a number of courts the lar
gest of which is nearly 100 feet
square. The floors are covered
with stucco moulded or carved
into curious figures and hiero-
glyphics.' 1t is said that there
are many of these temples and
the carving is wonderful to be-
hold. Who knows bnt that in
the generations yet unborn will
arise some one who will discover
rosetta stone and give to the
world the history of this pre-
historic city,"
Interesting Religious Data.
Philadelphia, Pa, I,b. l3-
At today's session of the con-
vention of the Presbyterian
Mems Foreign Missionary soci-
ETY., now being held in this city,
map showing the comparative
number of followers of the var
ious religions of the world, was
placed on exhibition. The fig
ures follow:
Jews, IL, ,222,0O0.
Greeks, 12O, 157, 900.
Protestants, 16G,666.5OO.
Mohammedans, 2l6,63O,OO0
Roman Catholics, PIP, 2,638, 500
Heathen,000.
Another exhibit quotes the
following figures to show how
much money in America is
spent.
Foreign missions, s7,50o,C0o.
Chewing gum, Sl1, 100000.
Millinery, $S0,000,000.
Confectionery, l7S,000.
Church work, S250,000,000.
Jewelry, 100000, 600.
Liquors, S1,243,000
Move to Cut Wages.
Notices of a reduction in
wages of all employees of all
railroad lines west of Chicago
have been given to officials of
unions having wage agreements
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A Travelling Man,
From Mo. Valley.

c. R. Stout left yesterday for
Colorado vii ] party of land
seekers. T., $: I'm did not
dampen their enthusiasm any.
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ployes' union have wage agree
ments providing that thirty
days notice shall be given be-
fore any changes in the wage
schedule shall be made. 1t is
in compliance with this provi-
sion that the railroads are send
ing out the notices. Sioux City
Journal.
j. S. Dewell for Dist. Delegate
By the proceedings of the Re-
publican County Convention of
Harrison County, as published
in todays Daily Times, it will be
seen that ]. S. Dewell, of this
city, was endorsed for the posi-
tion of District Delegate to the
Republican National Conven-
tion. There is no more deser-
wing Republican in the Ninth
Congressional District than j.
S. Dewell. For twenty-five
years he has been one of the
leaders of the Republican party
in Western Iowa, and a faithful
worker for the interests of tie
party during all these years.
He is a man of fine ability, IN
able speaker, and a lawyer Of
more than local distinction 6 nd
the Republicans of the dist, It
will serve their best interest by
electing Mr.. Dewell to the posi-
tion of delegate, as his selection
would not only confer an honor
on a man who deserves it, but
one who will be sure, as such
delegate, to fittingly represent
the district in the National Con-
vention. We hope to see Mr..
Dewell elected.
G. 3. Hillman, a farmer re-
siding near Missouri Valley
yesterday filed a voluntary Pc
tition in bankruptcy with the
clerk of the United States
court. He gave his debts as
$5,03059, consisting principally
unsecured claims and including
some large judgments. A
number of Omaha and Council
Bluffs firms are included in the
list of creditors. His property
as given in is valued at $548 of
which he claims $49S as
exempted under the law.
Council Bluffs Herald.
Over in Nebraska the officers
of the Old Soldiers home re-
Gently made an order that any
soldier inmate who is receiving
over $l2 per month pension,
should contribute a certain por-
tion to the home. The supreme
court of Nebraska declared
yesterday that the order was
contrary to law and have there
fore repealed the same, which
would seem just and proper.
Albert E. Crane, of Ha-
warden, passed the entrance
examination and has been adj
mitted to West Point Military
Academy. He was appointed
on the recommendation of
Senator Allison. Cranes prin-
cipal failed of admission be-
cause of his inability to success
fully pass the physical examin-
tion.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad expects to
have trains running into Seattle
and Tacoma by the spring of
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The Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad expects to
have trains running into Seattle
and Tacoma by the spring of
1909. This road has never
stopped on construction work
during the so-called hard times
and in consequence was able to
get all the men necessary and
at reasonable wages.
The baggagemen at the
depot, as we'll as the express
men, find their work much
ha' der now with the snow on
the platforms.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
FINED $50 FOR
SELLING LIQUOR
Officer Of the BartendeTs'
Union Pleaded Guilty in
City Court To-day

When William Elder. president Of the
Bartenders Union. and John Kaylor.
president Of the board OF directors OF Tho
same organization. were arraigned in the
city Court today on the charge Of selling
Intoxicating liquors without license IN
tho clubs rooms near Fifth and Tatnall
streets. Kaylor. who was first arraigncd.
pleaded guilty. A fine OF $50 and costs
was iraposed.
As soon as Edler was arralgned. AS
sistant City Solicitor Satterthwalte in
formed the court that he had no evidence
against the defendant, and asked for his
discharge. This was done The men were
represented by Josiah Marvel and after
court Kaylor paid his fine and was re-
leased
Chief OF Police Black and Police Cap
tain Evans raided the unions headquar-
ters last Sunday night and took In GUS
tody nineteen mon. The prisoners after
being summoned az witnesses were later
allowed 10 so.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
SELECTED Her
OWN HUSBAND
Girl Brought to This Country
for Marriage, Fell in
Love With Another
BRIDE AND GROOM
WERE ARRESTED

Arrested on their wedding day was
the hard luck Wladyslawa and Joseph
Kanieska ran up against yesterday. The
woman was accused of embezzlement
and the man with obtaining money by
false pretense. Both were discharged.
Assistant City Solicitor Satterth-
waite informed Judge Cochran that the
step p-father of the woman had arrang-
ed for her marriage here while she
was still in the old country and then
provided the money for her voyage over
She did not take a fancy to the man
selected for her. but fell in love with
Kaniesl1a instead and married him yes
terday. Mr.. Satterthwate said that the
money matters had been satisfactory
arranged and he asked that the charges
against the couple be dismissed.
After the case was dismissed and
the bride who speaks no English, was
informed of the disposition of the
charges against herself and husband.
she could hardly contain herself and
nearly aughed outright for joy. She
grasped her husband by the arm and
left the room a happy little woman.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
MUTILATED BODY OF SOLDIER
FOUND FLOATING IN CANAL
Thomas Dover, of Delaware City, AeVman Disappeared
in November and His Body Was Recovered Yesterday
COrOneYS Physician Thinks Boat Caused the Wounds

Horribly cut and slashed. the body Of
a soldier was dragged from the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal at Delaware
City yesterday afternoon. and what at
first gave every indication OF being a
foul murder was robbed OF many OF It's
sensational features this morning at an
autopsy made by Coroner's Physician J.
w. Bastian.
At first it appeared as II the soldier had
been carved to death and literally disem-
boweled and then tossed into the canal.
but the physicians examination at noon
showed that many bones in the artillery
mans body were broken and that most
Of the wounds were caused evidently by
the propeller wheel Of a boat rather than
by slashes OF a keen knife.
Notwithstanding this, however, there
are some residents Of Delaware City
who incline to the murder theory. and
State Detective Gillis viii go to Della
ware City this afternoon to investi-
gate.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
WILLIAM HEAL
70 YEARS TO-DAY
Policeman Celebrates Ills
Birthday and is COngrat-
uIated by the "COpS"

William Heal. the veteran member Of
the Police Department. celebrated his
seventy-sixth birthday anniversary To-
day. "Uncle Billy" as he is faminarly
known, is still one Of the boys, and though
he has done no active street duty for a
number of years he makes himself gem
orally useful around the police station
and every day at o'clock in the after
noon, takes the prisoners convicted in the
City Court, to the workhouse. He enjoys
the distinction Of having allowed no prls-
oner to escape despite the fact that he has
had many7a hardened offender under his
charge.
Uncle Bnly's" chief duty outside of
taking the prisoners to the workhouse is
to open and close the City Court sessions.
He is we'll known to every lawyer in the
city but his favorite attorney and friend
is former City Judge J. Frank Ball.
The veteran first went on the police
force in 1868 and with the exception OF q
few years, has been on the force ever
since. He is popular with the men in the
department and can still dance som'
steps with the best Of them, young or old
He said to-day that he believed h'
would live to be 100 years old.
Chief Of Police Black took the veteran
policeman to his private office aftel
court to-day and there offered him hi
congratulations.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
COST OF DINNERS
WAS ABOUT $S25

1t appears that the discussion regarding
the alleged cost Of the dinners given
monthly by the Trustees Of the Poor was
a tempest in a tea pot" as the Trustees
will continue to dine on board days as
usual.
When the subject was brought up at
the meeting of the board in January II
was laid on the table and it is still re-
posing in that position where it will, in all
probability. remain indefinitely. It was
alleged that the annual cost Of the din
ners last year was about $500 but it was
asserted yesterday that the total cost
did not exceed 1925 which included the
big" dinner to members of the Levy
Courts of New Castle, Kent and Sussex
counties IN December last.
1t is asserted that the dinner enjoyed
by the trustees yesterday cost the county
but about ss7, The menu consisted Of raw
oysters fried oysters, fried chicken, roast
beef, roast veal. white and sweet pota-
toes, stewed tomatoes, stewed onions. lima
beans, cold slaw, mixed pickles, celery,
rolls, Maryland biscuits, coffee, milk
fruit. ice cream. cake. nie, cigars There
were present about 80 at the dinner in.
cludlng the trustees and three members
Of Levy Court.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
ANDERSON IS
ELECTED LEADER
COIOred Voters Of the Sixth
Ward Chose Him to Sue
Ceed POStIeS

At meeting Of the Sixth Ward Re-
publican Club held in Walnut Hal
last night colored voters Of that ward
selected George Anderson. bailiff OF
Council as their leader to succeed
Thomas r. Postles who died recently
Anderson is one of the best known
colored Republicans in the city and
has been and is an active worker for
the interests Of hs party. He was born
on the Eastern shore of Maryland in
1856 and came 10 Wilmington In 1871
where he remained for some years and
then went back to Maryland and until
1881 was located In Baltimore when he
again came 10 Wilmington and has re-
mained here ever since.
On June 10, 1855, Anderson organ
lied the Maryland Club in this city
and for four consecutive years was its
president and for two years was a mem
Der of the board Of directors. He has
lived In the Sixth ward for the past
six years and was actively Identified
with former Councilman Postles in po-
litical work
Beyond the selection Of leader al
the meeting last night there was a
htHtFdl uisCuooiou itkdlulub tilt Stiec-
ton OF committeeman and the work
of the club in the coming campaign
II was practically decided to unite OF
a colored man TO succeed Mr.. Postles
in Council and at the next city elec-
tion TO put forth every effort to elect
him.
The constitution and bylaws gov
erning the club were presented by the
following committee: DR.. W. Henri
Pipes. Messrs. Harvey. Johnson, Rider
and Willis.
The executive committee will be elect
ed at the next regular meeting Wednes-
day, March 4th. 1908
tn officers of~the club are; William
H. johnson. president; DR.. w Henri
Pipes. vice. president; Walter Harvey
secretary, Amos johnson, treasurer.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
GRAFT DEFENSE
SOON ENDED
Prosecution. Greatly Sur
prlSed, Asked for a Recess
at Harrisburg To-day
By THE IouRNAL's speclai wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
HARRISBURG, Feb 27-swcpt on 50
feet by, the action OF the defense in resting
it's case after calling only o fractional
part OF the witnesses summoned IN tho
so-called capitol graft cases, the prosecu-
tion to-day obtained a recess until after-
noon to prepare its rebutial evidence.
10 ls hardly likely any important tcsti@
mony will be introduced before to-mor-
row as the witnesses Of to-day are mon
who will gather up the loose ends Of the
case prepared by Prosecutor Scarlet.
Houston VIII not testify. It is now assert~
ed, although no positive statement has
been made.
At a conference OF commonwealth att
torneys after adjournment Il was tho
consensus Of opinion that this evidence
will not be required When this became
known attorneys for the defense openly
charged that the commonwealth were
afraid 70 nut him on the stand. Rev,
Samuel c. Heuston brother OF the archie
tect will surely be called in rebuttal, but
whether Lewis, Heustons assistant viii
be recalled has not been decided upon.
It is now believed that the state viii not
complete It's rebuttal until Monday and
the general expectation to-day Is that the
case will not be In the hands Of the jury
before Monday night
Evening journal., 1908-02-27
BARRED FROM LIMA
BY A LANDSLIDE

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
LIMA, Peru. Feb. 27-Foreign Mia
lister Toraya and the forty officers of
the American battleships were tempor-
arily cut on from Lima By a landslida
yesterday from a mountain side near
Tambourlque. Tho railroad win trans
fer them without making repairs TO
the track at the point where It was
swept by the avalanche. Only a COM
paratively short tramp from train -
train viii be needed. IN the meantime
the party is not likely to suffer as
their train was iherally stocked with
food and drinkables
shore leaves will end tonight and
Tomorrow the hect wiz steam from
Calao harbor for Magdalena Bay. Word
has been received that the torpedo
boat hotilla left raicahuane. Chill. for
Callao yesterday.
Evening journal., 1908-02-27

Thomas Dover. a private in the
Forty-h fifth Company Of Coast Artillery
stationed at Fort Dupont, Is the man
whose body was taken from the canal.
He had been stationed at Fort Du-
Pont, and when he disappeared several
months ago It was never dreamed that
he would be found hacked to death as
he was yesterday afternoon.
Dover disappeared on November s
last, just after pay day at the fort, and
his mutilated body was fished from the
locks OF the canal in Delaware City
yesterday afternoon,
Slashed Across Abdomen
The man had been cut across the alb
domen. disembowiing him completely
and also received slashes on the sh0Sb-
der and down one side OF the face.
The body was nude, but with the
exception Of the terrible wounds. which
were indicted by a sharp instrument
IL was in good condition despite the
long time It was in the water.
After being removed from the canal
Evening journal., 1908-02-27

A young man who swears to bach
elorhood with all the vengeance Of his
sphleen despite the protestations OF his
friends, received yesterday the follow
ing letter which was handed him by
one of his young women friends who
vowed no especial motive In so doing
II shows, however, that the young
woman believes in taking time by the
fore-lock during leap year, but the
young bachelor is just as obstinate as
ever, ana says that letters Of proposals
move him about as far asNapoleon
moved the spear Of Rameses. The ct
ter follows:
THE Shelf"
1928 Anxious Ave. Lonely Road,
Leap Year, 1908
My dear Friend:
am forcibly reminded that this is
Leap Year-a season Of privilege and
proposal due a gentleman from lady
hence. do not deem It bold or strange
in my making q proposition to you
have long been considering you as