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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19
Letter From the South

Letter From the South
Palatka, Florida, Mar. 4, 1908
Dear Folks at Home:
You get my postals but ii
seems we are on the fly 50
much | just can not get the
time to write. Two weeks ago
today | left you, and just can
not make myself realize | am
not to return to the home
have known so long, and you,
and all my dear friends. Only
received your first letter writ
ten to Savannah last night,
your second was at Jacksonville
when we reached there.
We are having a fine trip,
left Jacksonville Monday CON-
ing up st. Johns river reaching
here the same night. A beat
tisul river, makes the Mississir-
pi look like a little creek beside
it,no current to speak of at all.
This is a very pretty place of
five thousand, so many trees
with the moss hanging to the
ground. It is fcggy this morn
ing making things look better
tt an ever. The banker here is
an intimate friend of Mr.. Lisle's
old c ar nda psople, and yester-
day they came to the hotel and
moved US down to their home
bag a~d baggage. This p. m.
we all 90 out en- the river in a
launch TO visit the largest
orange grove in the world. |
want to tell YOU, | never tasted
such oranges and grape fruit
as they have here, California is
not in it. Tomorrow Mr.. l..
and | go to Lake Helen on
farther south for several days.
On our return we four will 90
to st. Augustine. Suppose you
want to know something about
our trip. | wrote you as we
were leaving Hot Springs N. G.
leaving there we travel all the
way between the mountains
along the side of French Broad
River, a wide swift flowing
river, and so many rocks not
even a row boat with safety
could venture down stream. So
many wooded islands reminds
one Of the trip around the
Thousand Islands in the St.
Laurance river. We reach
AshVille, N. c., the great sum-
mer resort of the south, the
same evening. This would
have been the ideal spot of our
travels only, owing to the fact
it is still 1000 feet higher than
Hot Springs, consequently 1000
feet colder, and we only stayed
one day. 1t is not the cold we
are looking for, as we had that
at home, but the warmer eli
mate. Everything white with
snow. Was surprised in city,
in place Of being only a sum-
mer resort, it is a city of some
$4,000 population, beautiful
h omes, hotels, churches and
stores, built around a square in
center of which is monument
to memory of Vance, the most
prominent man N. C. ever pro-
duced. Just back of this mon
ument is a large fountain and
pond. Ashville is built in and
on the Blue Ridge and Alleghe-
ME mountains and valley of
French broad river. Here is
Vanderbilt's castle, Biltmore,
with 100000 acres of land. He
owns the town of Biltmore
where his help lives. Houses
built on same style as on "The
Ave" at Newport r. l.
The country from here to
Columbia S. C. is very beautiful
to look at. In leaving the
mountains we come down the
steepest grade in U. S. 4 per
cent. Safety tracks are all
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we come down in the opening
where many small towns are
found, but how they live | can
not see. They have some
little fruit and little (but very
smalD corn. AS we pass into
S. C. we begin to see for the
first time the cotton fields and
bailed cotton ready for market.
The conductor said he collected
all cash fare, as all the agents
were either sick, rheumatism
had made handsin such a shape
could not use them, or could
not read or write, but you could
not convince them TO put any
one else in their place.
With Columbia the fine
southern climate commenced.
1t is something grand and has
been ever since. Columbia is a
pretty city of some $4,000.
Across end of Main street
stands the capitol which you
know is a very very old build
ing. At one end are the holes
made from shots fired during
the war. At entrance is statue
of Geo. Washington. In grounds
a fine statue of Wade Hampton
on horse back, and just across
the street is fine monument
erected in memory of Douglas,
the editor you remember who
was killed few years ago. From
time we leave Columbia it is
nothing but pines, palms and
swamps until we reach Savannah
in fact it is DECIDEDLY low until
we are at Jacksonville.
You see we do all our travelling
by day and stop from "a to 30
hours at each place of interest.
Consequently we have seen ev-
cry mile of land since we reach
ed here.
1t is regular July weather in
Jacksonville, summer clothes,
horses with fly nets on. Tt is
% miles from ocean on St.
Johns river and is really the
metropolitan city of the south
AZ, 1000 population $4,000 of it
being black. 1t seems to me it
is getting quite a problem how
to handle the black population.
at Jacksonville we at
tended the first Christian
church an elegant stone church.
The pastor does not believe in
choir singing, there is leader
and director who stands on
platform with minister, organ
ist down below and is all CON
gregational singing. The SER
mon was by evangelist Martain
his first sermon for a months
meeting. In p. In. we had auto
ride for hours, so warm, no
wraps, saw elegant homes,
fine postoffice building and TO-
te}s. Our hotel is just across
street from lovely park. |
send Rush postal of the Semin-
ole club house here and hope
some day his club may own as
fine a one. Across river in
Dreamland Park is the largest
live oak in TIE world. 400
years old it's branches extends
160 feet casting a shadow 1870
feet and more noted because
Osceola, the Seminole chieftain
camped under it's branches and
made his plans for his Indian
wars. 1t is said Ponce de Leon
also camped here in looking for
his fountain Of youth. | must
get ready for dinner and our
afternoon trip, but must tell
you of the courtesy of southern
gentleman. Since ] came to St.
Louis, lnever have stepped in
an elevator, on a stairway OF
met in room or hall a gentle
man that his hat was not taken
off until we passed. Altogether
different from the east, west or
other parts of south | have been
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News From JonesvilIe.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Jones en-
tertained in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brown of David City
Neb., about thirty-five relatives
and /! nds at their home in
Jones lie, last Wednesday, the
eleve q. A good social time
was haa. Our little village is
situa d on Walnut creek some
thing over one half mile south
east of Rode, consists of five
dwellings, a blacksmith and
wagon repair shop and all good
social and entertaining people.
If you don't believe US call and
see US.
Shelby was selected yester-
day as the next meeting place
Of the Council Bluffs Presbyte-
ry, April ID.
D. w. Roderick of Chicago,
ILL.,, Business Agent of District
z, |. A. of M. was in the CITY
last night, that being regular
meeting night for the machin-
lists. Bro. Roderick gave the
boys a rousing speech which
was absorbingly interesting.
After enjoying speeches and a
box of good cigars blindness of
J. G. Schulmeister) The boys
having escorted Bro. Roderick
to his hotel reached home at a
late hour withmany expres-
sions of appreciation for Bro.
r. and his work.
Harry Thompson is in ! gan
today on business.
Mrs. Harvey Mann is Log
an visitor today, the guest of
Mrs. I. A. Berry.
Edith Coulthard, of Council
Bluffs, is visiting friends in the
Valley today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wilson re-
turned from Texas this NOM
ing, where they had spent tie
winter.
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Special Venire

Judge Green today ordered a
special venire of jurymen to
serve this term. Those from
Missouri Valley not to report on
the 10Th towit:: From Missou-
ri Valley: H. j. Brookhouser,
Henry Sahn, O. r. Baldwin.
From Washington: C. F. Stamp
M. V. Hilbln. From Boyer:
John Guyett. From Morgan:
G. w. Noyes, Tom Wallace, j. j.
Thomas. From LAGRANGE, j.
D. Poor. From Douglas: John
Higgens. From Calhoun: C. S.
Grosvener.
John Hall, of Woodbine, and
Mr.. Putnam, of Pottawattamie
County, commissioners on the
new ditch to be dug up the
Boyer valley, were in the Val
ley this morning and went over
the line of the proposed ditch
with Engineer Dean.
The thermometer marked 92
degrees in the shade in some
parts of Texas yesterday. Tex
aa always was a hot country.
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Card of Thanks.

We take this method of
thanking the many friends who
were so kind to us d..ing the
sickness and death Of our faith
er. A. Ennis,
Louie Ennis.
Mrs. w. A. Steinphkf.
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ponent by the arm and fairly
threw him ever his shoulder.
Beell entered a protest against
the referees decision, demand
ing another bout, but it was
denied. SANDY" Griswold, the
we'll known sporting writer,
was the referee.
A Proverb Suicide Stimulant.
We have been imposed upor,
it seems. EARLY to bed, early
to rise, makes a man nervous,
grouchy, subject to insomnia
and a neurasthenic. After suf-
fering all these years from the
homilies Of the early-rising
maniac, this news is welcome.
When next the fiend preserts
himself at the bedside, disgui. :
ed as an alarm clock, and arm
ed with a panopoly Of proverl
he may be put to rout by |, o
shafts of scientific authorit,
one from DR.. Savary, who ted
the members of the French Ac-
ademy the other day that early
rising is most likely to drive q
man insane; the other from DR.. I
Forbes Ross of London, who
comes on the scene with the
awful warning that persons
with weak hearts who have
jumped up, awakening early
have sometimes fallen back
dead. Defy the alarm clock,
therefore. Science has spoken.
Ninety per cent of the early
risers end by suffering from in
somnia, says science. Rarely
do science and inclination so
coincide. When they do, the
opportunity ought not to he
missed. Boston Transcript.
The Illinois Central passen-
ger train from the east passed
through the Valley this morn
ing. They had to come in over
the c. & N. w. track, owing to
a land slide at the high grade
near Loveland.
Work in the End degree at
Odd Fellows Lodge Wednesday
evening March 18th. Geo. w.
Burbank, Sec.
Mrs. Dr. Colt is the guest Of
relatives in Omaha.
John A. Burns, of Persia, a
relative Of Farmer Burns" the
wrestler, is in the Valley today
the guest of DR.. H. N. Warren.
DR.. F. A. Comfort, of Omaha,
was in the Valley yesterday
buying mule teams for his big
farm in Harris Grove.
Mrs. Harry Harvey, of Logan
is the guest of her parents in
this city for a few days.
The teachers in the First and
Third wards had a banquet last
night in the Third ward school
house, and our informant says
they surely had a great time.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Burbank
entertained the Fourth Street
Whist Club last night at their
pleasant home on 4th street.
Ed. Bradley is in Logan today
on business.
Fred Heath went to Sioux
City this morning, where he
will attend a banquet given by
G. Shenkberg Co. to their Gus.
10 :.ers this evening.
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Henry Fitzgibbon is in Oma-
ha on business today.
Democratic County Mas
Meeting.

Meeting.
The Democrats of Harrison
County, Iowa, will hold a mass
meeting at the Opera House in
Missouri Va ley, Iowa. on Tues
day April 14th, 1908 at the
hour of one o'clock p. m. for
the pursose of securing a can
didate for each county Office,
and in order to place a complete
set of democratic candidates for
the county ticket on the pri-
mary election ballott, by petit
tion. This is not a convention
of selected delegates, but a
mass meeting, and all the quail
flied democratic voters of Hal-
rison County, Iowa, are core
tally invited to attend.
Dated at Logan, Iowa, March
18th, 1903.
L. C. Brown,
Democratic County Chairman
ala
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The Illinois Central passen-
ger train from the east passed
through the Valley this morn
ing. They had to come in over
the G. & N. w. track, owing to
a land slide at the high grade
near Loyeland.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19

Work in the End degree at
Odd Fellows Lodge Wednesday
evening March 18th. Geo. w.
Burbank, Sec.
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John A. Burns, of Persia, a
relative of "Farmer Burns" the
wrestler, is in the Valley today
the guest of DR.. H. N. Warren.
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Mrs. DR.. Colt is the guest of
relatives in Omaha.
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Mrs. Mat Davis and daugh-
ter Maggie returned from Hon
ey Creek today, where they
have been visiting friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19

Frank Alger moved his fam
lily from Omaha to the Valley
today.
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DR.. F. A. Comfort, of Omaha,
was in the Valley yesterday
buying mule teams for his big
farm in Harris Grove.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19

SOMEBODY broke into w. H.
Fenslers barn last night and
stole a set of harness. Some.
body is doing a land office bust
ness in this city stealing har-
ness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-19

Jo Evans was a caller today
and says the farmers in his
neighborhood have commenced
sowing wheat the earliest for
several years.
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Mrs. Harvey Mann is Log
an visitor today, the guest of
Mrs. 7. A. Berry.
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Edith Coulthard, of Council
Bluffs, is visiting frienes in the
Valley today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
GLAD HAND OF STATE OFFICERS
VIII Go to FaIrview and Extend
Their Congratulations.

LINCOLN, July Especial Telegram.)-
Republican state officials in Lincoln at the
time Lincoln people go to Fairview to ex-
tend their congratulations in the event OF
the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan, will Join the
throng and make the trip with the residents
of Mr.. Bryan's home city. A member of
the Bryan club visited the state house ard
extended the invitation and the assurance
was given that the state Officials would
be glad to go.
As soon as the nomination takes place,
the plans are to hurry by cars and other
vehicles to Fairview and give celebration
OF a non-partisan character.
The members of the local police force
are said 70 be working on the Taft banner
case with a view of determining the re-
sponsibnity for its destruction. but the
energy OF the democratic detectives Is not
said TO be wearing them out either ply
sically or mentally. Several memberS of
the police force are said to have been at
the corner at the time the strings support
iryg the banner we're cut and to have made
no effort to investigate further. The ban
ner became entangled with live wires and
was burned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
RULING FAvoRS TWIN CITIES
Finding that Freight Rates from
Atlantic should BE Lower
Than to Missouri River.

WASHINGTON, July 9-The Interstate
Commerce commission today, on COM
plant that class rates from the Atlantic
seaboard TO Missouri river cities are un-
reasonable and discriminatory as com
pared to ST. Paul and Minneapolis, decided
that the rates to the last named cities beng
controlled by water and Canadian railroad
competitions, may reasonably be lower
than to the Missouri river. Because the
through rates to the Missouri cities are
unreasonable high due to that part of the
rates applying between the Mississippi
river crossings and the Missouri river cities
the commission also held that the sepa-
rately established rates applying west OF
the Mississippi to the through transporta-
ton should be reduced.
That the freight rate on yellow pine
lumber from Arkansas and Texas points
should not be higher to Des Moines than
to Omaha was decided by the Interstate
Commerce commission today. The Greater
Des Moines committee had complained
against the Chicago Great Western, Mis-
souri, Pacific and Wabash and other rail
roads that 27h cents per hundred pounds
is unjust, as compared with % cents from
the same territories to Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
VETERANS RALLY TO BROOKS
Presidential Order SupersedIng Super
intendent of Foreign Mails Causes
Hubbub in WashinEtOn.

WASHINGTON. July "a storm OF in
dignation has been raised among Grand
Army veterans here as the result Of the
announcement that Captain Newton NJ.
Brooks, superintendent OF foreign mails OF
the Postoffice department is to be trans
ferred to a subordinate position in the de-
partment, with Basil Miles OF Pennsylvania
third secretary of the embassy at Berlin
as his successor. At an informal meeting
OF local Grand Army of the Republic men
last night indignation was expressed over
the change and President Roosevelt was
criticised.
A general Indignation meeting OF Grand
Army veterans has been called for Friday
night. when resolutions will be adopted
asking the president to rescind the pro-
jected suppression of Captain Brooks
Captain Brooks Is past commander Of the
Department Of the Potomac and a past
president OF the Union Soldiers alliance,
as we'll as a member OF the Loyal Legion
and the Sons OF the American Revolution.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS END
Venezuelan Charge d'Anaires Pre-
scnts Letters of Recall at
WaahinRtOn.

WASHINGTON. July 9.-Senor Nefoz
Goiticia the Venezuelan charge d af-
faires in this city this afternoon called
at the state department and presented
to Acting Secretary Bacon his letters
Of recall This action was taken by
direction of President Castro and as the
result Of the withdrawal from Caracas
Of Jacob Sleeper, the American charge.
The effect Of todays action is the COM
plete rupture Of relations between Ven
ezuela and America.
The charge appeared at the State de-
partment at $3.50 this afternoon and was
admitted to see Acting Secretary Bacon
in the course of a few minutes, having
previously made an engagement for the
purpose. He was greeted very kindly
by Mr.. Bacon.
The interview lasted about five min
utes, when the charge retired and said
farewell to some Of the officials of the
department, by whom he is highly re-
garded. He will leave Washington for
New York Saturday and sail on the first
passenger steamer for Venezuela. The
Venezuelan legation here will be closed
and the papers and files will be placed
in the hands of the Venezuelan consul
general at New York
CARACAS, Saturday, June 20. - TIL,
threatening break in the friendly relations
! long existing between Holland and Venez
uela will add one more nation to the Ions
| list of those which either have no inter
cours, with Venezuela or have sgeriou'
| questions pending. These are France, Co
lombla, United States England and per
| haps Italy The path of the diplomat II
Caracas is thorny and only too many
have met their fate at Castros hands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
NEW YORK BANKERS APPEAL
President of state Association Claims
Credit of Railroads Has
Been Assailed.

FRoNTENAC. N. Y. July s.-AD appeal
TO all bankers to work together to restore
railroad credit as a means OF overcoming
the effects OF the recent period OF financial
depression was made today by Charles
Elliott Warren. president Of the New York
Bankers association In his annual address
to the opening session OF the fifteenth an
nual convention OF that organization. Pub
lie antagonism 10 corporations, and partic-
ularly 10 railroads must cease" said Mr..
Warren. The credit Of the railroads has
been put in jeopardy. For the welfare not
orly OF the railroads but OF the whole
country all should work to strengthen rail-
road credit. Capital invested In railroads
is today performing the greatest service
in the United States and IL receiving the
least return for Il"
Mr.. Warren said he regarded all the
signs OF the times as pointing tS 9 general
revival Of business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
COMMITTEE FINISHES ITS WORK
old National Organization Holds Last
Meeting.

DENVER, Colo, July s.-The retiring
democratic national committee held its final
meeting this afternoon with a almost COM
plete attendance, Chairman Taggart pre-
siding. Committeeman NJ. ]. Wade OF Iowa,
offered a resolution extending the thaLks
OF the committee TO Is several officers
Chairman Taggart, Secretary Urey Wood
son, Assistant Secretary Edwin Seton.
Treasurer w H. O'Brien and Sergeant-at-
Arms John l. Martin-and ito those who
have aided them in the performance OF
their various duties"
Chairman Taggart responded in appro-
pirate vein on behalf OF himself and his
fellow officers announcing that an oppOT-
tunity would be found today II possible for
a gathering OF the old and new national
committees to meet in a social way.
The resolution which was unanimously
adopted. was prepared by a subcommittee
consisting OF Messrs. Wade OF Iowa. J.
Taylor Ellyson OF Virginia and Clark
Howell Of Georgia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
HAWLEY REPORTS ABOUT WEST
President of Iowa Railroad Tells
Eastern Stockholders COndi-
tiOns Are Good.

NEW YORK. July 9,-Edwin Hawley
has recently returned from an Inspection
trip ever the principal divisions OF the
Minneapolis & st. Louis and the Iowa Cen
tral Of which two railroads he is presl-
dent, and also over the Chicago Alton,
IN which he is largely interested
He found crop conditions in the terri
tory covered by him much better than lie
hai expected Corn has been demanaged
to some extent on the low ground, but
M Hawley thinks that when the crop
is harvested this damage win represent
only an insignificant loss. He says that
he has never seen the central west and
that part OF the northwest through which
he Joumeyed looking better than a week
OF twn ago, when he was making his trip.
Business men generally in the west MIR,
Haw,ey adds. are expecting better times
soon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-10
MILWAUKEE'S PLANS IN WEST
Report Road Has Bought Tacoma
Eastern Is Said to he
Premature,

NEW YORK. July 9.-Reports from Chi
cago that the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul mad purchased control of the Tacoma
Eastern, a small road in the state of Wash
ington, are said by officials OF the st.
Paul to be at least premature. 1t is not
denied, however, that the purchase Of this
small road is being considered.
The St. Paul's plans for its Pacific coast
extension call for an entrance to both Seattle
and Tacoma and the lines into these cities
are we'll advanced. The Tacoma Eastern
has a total of about sixty-one miles Of line
the main section running from Tacoma to
Ashford, Wash. 1t has $l,50ooo0 Of stock
common and preferred and s754OOO Of bonds