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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
j. D. Brown & Son.
Sheriff Sale

Ivy virtue OF a special execution, to
me directed from the Clerk OF the Dis
tr1ct Court OF Harrison county, Iowa,
on Judgment ostaincd in said conrt
on the lih day OF January, 1908, in
favor Of Frel schwert!ey, as plaintiff
and against S Holland and Iillie III
Holland, as defendants. for the sum Of
Three Hundred l'orty-two and no
hundreds Dollars, and costs, taxed at
Forty-two and lo-lGO Dollars, upon
which Judgment there is now a bal
ance due Of Three Hundred l;ortv.lwo
and No 100 Dollars, and Fortv-t.so and
lo-le0 Dollars costs, have levied upon
the following real estate taken as the
property Of the defendant to satisfy
said execution, to wit. Lot No. One
(l)in Block No Four ~ in Sea.on's ae-
clifton to Mo. Valley. Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale to the
highest bidder for cash in hand on the
18th day of February, A. d., 1908, at
the front door of the Court House in
Logan, Harrison County, Iowa, at the
hour Of loo'clock a. m, of said day,
when and where due attendance will be
given by the undersigned
Dated at Logan, Iowa this llth day
of January, 1908.
Q. o. Rock, Sheriff.
j223 Harrison County, Iowa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Larvae Nests.

Ey breaking open rotton logs one can
find i'm midwinter the grubs or larvae of
many of the wood boring beetles. and
beneath logs and stones near the mar
gins of ponds and brooks hordes Of the
maggots or larvn of certain kinds of
flies may often be found huddled to-
gether in great masses. The larvae Of
u few butterflies also live over winter
beneath chips or lunches of leaves
near the roots of their food plant or in
webs of their own construction, which
are woven on the stems close to tho
buds whose expanding leaves will fur
aish them their first meal in spring.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Senator John L. Rleakleu of

Senator John L. Bleakley of
Ida Grove is mentioned as a
possible candidate for state
auditor. He was a member of
the insurance commission which
conducted an investigation Of
the insurance business during
the summer of 1906, and at the
session of the legislature of
1907 presented most of the in
surance laws that were enacted
at that time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Ideal Farm for Sale.

Consisting Of seventy acres;
new house, two story, eight
rooms. two good wells, cistern,
out houses. Ten acres has hog
pasture; fruit of all kinds in
abundance. School house 40
rods from house. Location 8
miles west and south of Mo.
Valley, five miles west and south
of Loveland; 3 miles west and
south Of Cradle; Smiles north
of Council Bluffs. 40 acres
adjoining for sale also. For
further information write or
phone G. w. Childers, Loveland,
Iowa. mi
Remember our "White Pine
and Tar cough syrup is the
best remedy for coughs, colds
and La Grippe. The larges t
package for Is and so cents.
j. D. Brown & Son,
318 Erie st.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
The Caller

MARY. has any one called while ]
was ont ."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Corrected.

Corrected,
Teacher = What are parallel llnesD
Micky Mulberry. what are you grim
ming at? Micky Mulberry-Scuse me.
Miss Sharpe. but any loidy might
make dc same mistake. Yer means
parallel bars, don't yer?-Puck,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Yes. ma'nm; Mr.. Biggs was here.-
MIR Biggs? don't recall thu
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

mo. maam; he called to see ma
Ma'am." Strand Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
lie Didn't Hush.

Mamma queried little Willie.
what is 'hush|"
why do you ask, dearY said lis
mother
Because" explained the observing
urchin, when asked sister what
made her hair all mussed after her
beau was here this afternoon she said.
Hush, dear > Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Father Vaughn's Lecture.

Father Vaughn will appear
at the Opera House in this CITY.
on Wednesday evening, Janua-
ry 22nd, as one of the regular
lecture course offerings. For
all those not holding season
tickets, an admission fee of so
cents will be charged.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
st. John Items.

items into The Times office one
of the editors asked me if there
was any scandal in Old Town.
Just think of it will you! why
he could have knocked me
down with a left-handed
monkey wrench if he could hit
hard enough and to say that |
was awfully shocked would be
putting it mildly. No, no edi-
tor we are all angels out here
and all that haven't already got
wings are thinking of sending
to S. r. & Co. the cheapest and
best supply house on earth to
lay in a supply. When curious
freaks become plentiful, such
as a live lion stuffed with straw
and dead dog barking at it,
then and not till then need you
look for a scandal in old st.
John.
Mrs P. Cox was a visitor
Thursday last at the home of
Bruce Moorehouse.
David Campbell was a st.
John caller on Monday.
The st. John Social Club met
at Albert Giles last Saturday,
about thirty guests were
present besides the members.
The program was fine and each
one seemed to enjoy themselvs
immensely. The club certainly
is roaring success.
Don't forget the box supper
at st. John school house on
Friday evening. Let all those
good looking ladies bring boxes
and see what a fine time YOU
will have. A nice program is
being prepared.
DR.. EeVore made a profess
Isional call in st. John Friday
last.
w. A. Jones and family called
on Bruce Moorehouse Sunday.
Nellie and Rosa Coyle were
visitors at Mayor Coyle's Sun
day.
Miss Gladys Green is sick
with appendicitis again.
1 Miss Jesse Foreman was a
Sunday visitor at Robert Kirk
lands.
DR.. Boughton made a profess
sional call in St. John on Tues
day evening.
Arthur James was a st. John
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Pitzer reported that
Charlie has a crow bar in his
eye. | missed that crow bar
several days ago and | hope
when Charlie gets it out of his
eye he will bring that bar home.
Kenton Brundige and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Chin
worth.
Geo. Denton and wife were
visitors at I. A. Denton's Mon
day evening.
Mayor CoyIe and 7. A. Denton
made business trip to the
Bluffs Tuesday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Bcssirc's Sale


On Feb 10, 1908 A. e. Bes-
sire will hold a stock sale at
his farm, consisting Of bred
sows, thoroughbred Poland
China's, mules, horses and cat
tie. Look for further an
nouncement later. i23
Our stock of Fountain
Syringes, Hot Water Bottles,
Ice Bags and rubber goods fer
the toilet and nursery is always
complete.
j. D. Brown & Son.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
Had Better Ask Him.

Gresham P. Lyons of San Francisco
discovered in New York the other day
saws the New York Sun, the movemen
for the protection of witnesses in Ia"
courts that he has recently inaugur'
ated.
I'VE know" said Mr.. Lyons, "hoW
witnesses are browbeaten and insulteC
by lawyers over the country WE'LL
want to see them protected from sucr
damnable treatment If my movement
succeeds q cross examining lawyer viii
M more think Of insulting respecta'
bile witness than Of insulting the
judge
Mr.. Lyons smiled.
But saw one of those contemplate
and insolent lawyers worsted the other
day-by a boy, too.
The lawyer after trying in vain tc
shake the boys evidence by fair means
resorted to foul ones-proceededt 10 en-
rage and shame the lad, hoping to con-
fuse him into contradictory statements
"cNow, son., he said, I want to ASK
YOU about your father
Yes, sir said the boy.
""Hayen't certain damaging reports
been circulated about your father late
ly"
"T dunno what reports you mean'
said the boy.
Isn't there a report current to the
effect that your father beats his wife
and robs hen roosts"
$50 you say the boy muttered' SUI
lenly.
$50 say L. shouted the lawyer 'ano
now I ask you If that report isn't true
Come, speak up! Don't stand there
like a mummy! Is it not true tha'
YOUR father beats his wife and steals
chickens?'
81 dunno said the boy. You'd bet
ter ask him. He's sittin' over there or
the jury"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
gga9 ZgD1XVa111

of Great Britain stands that eminent
scientist, Sir Lauder Brunton, and
Lord Avebury, still better known to
the American world as Sir John Lub-
book, the banker, philanthropist and
popular writer on scientific subjects.
Lord Avebury, who was only n few
years ago promoted to a peerage, has
always been a distinguished lover and
student of the animal and insect
worlds. Humanity abashed and asham-
ed has often hid its diminished head
when confronted by Sir Johns SYM
pathetic revelations from the more
natural animal kingdoms.
In preparation of the great cam
paign which is suIe to come the par
ent league is strengthening itself and
girding upon its provincial loins and
branches in every country or shire Of
the great kingdom which it is sought
shortly to unite upon the rat question.
1t is proposed that the league
should build in every county and shire
town a rat-proof house and barn &c
serve as an object lesson and practical
illustration.
Those arbiters of life and death un-
der the English system, the recogniz-
ed and authorized medical practition-
ers of the communities in which they
dwell, are occupying an attitude Of
sympathetic reserve toward the great
crusade and it's impressive leaders.
Indeed, since the verdict rendered a
few weeks ago, when the Lancet was
mulcted in heavy damages for de-
nouncing an unorthodox medical prac-
titioner as a quack and charlatan.
the profession generally has been more
lenient to. the herb doctors and the
wise women of the rural districts.
Should in the course of few months
the anti-rat crusade collapse or Its
own weight no one will be able to
prove that the doctors ever said that
the brown barnyard rat Is a scourge
of humanity or the primary cause or
circulating medium of half the Ills
that flesh is heir to.-Stephen Bonsal
in Philadelphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
9NIVDgg "a

captured her, rejoining Capt. Robin
son with the prize next day.
The effects Of the tempest were still
felt in the heavy seas which were run
ming. and consequently the larger ves-
sells were. in the parlance of the day,
'muZZled" that is TO say, the lower
gun ports had to be kept closed. The
lower tier guns were thus out of ac-
tiOn, and the ships became to all in
tents and purposes one-tier vessels,
but the fight was none the less fast
and furious. Two Of the Dutch vessels
were burning at the end of two hours,
and two others, one Of them the Cleen
Harderwijk, were nearly sinking, totally
dismasted. The Dutch commodore sur
rendered when he saw that further re-
sistance was impossible, and one of
the prizes, indeed, sank before she
could be got to port. The action ended
within sight of the English coast off
Brill, and Capt. Robinson stood in for
Hollesley bay. Before he cast anchor
ilc was ICJoliSu pS lHC SOiiSttilI "oi
wick and the rest Of the convoy, every
one of the ships having been safely
gathered together. He arrived on Dec.
80, with, as he himself in his dispatch
states, the Dutch colors hanging, and
the kings flying"
The news was received with every
manifestation Of joy in London, and
Pepys, who was then clerk to the navy
board, wrote in his diary under that
date; Then to the office and have the
news brought us Of Capt. Robinson
coming with his fleet from Gottenburg;
dispersed though by foul weather. But
he hath light Of FIVE Dutch men-of-war,
and taken three, whereof one is sunk,
which Is very good news to close up the
year with."-IIOndon Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
Aamuruas department.
A Modern Georgia Gabriel.

Some years ago in Georgia that
band of Christians known as Ascen-
sionists were having grand revival
said Roger c. Scott, an elderly white
haired gentleman. who says he isn't
doing anything in particular" at the
Cothran last night.
Mr.. Scott is registered from Atlanta.
He continued his story, rs follows
"One day when the meeting was in
full force a storm came up, and n young
gentleman who was out hunting with
his servant took shelter in the church
door. Being curious to see the service
the two hunters crept up into the GAL
lery, and there hid in place where
they could observe without being OBJ
served.
"Come, Lord, come; our robes are
ready. Come, Lord, comet cried the
preacher while all present gave loud
Amen
"Marsa Gabe,' whispered Cuffy. lift
ing his hunting horn to his mouth
Let me glib dem jist one toot.'
"'Put that horn down. or I'll break
your head replied the master in
whisper. The horn dropped by Cufy's
side, and again the minister cried:
Come, Lord, come! We are all ready
for Thy coming! Come, Lord, Gomez
DO. Marsa Gabe; do jist lemme gio
'em list one little toot!" pleaded Cutry'
wetting his lips and raising the horn.
IF you don't drop that horn, Cufy'
I'll whip you within one inch of your
life whispered the exasperated master
blow. Gabriel. blow, we are ready
for His coming. Blow, Gabriel. blow
pleaded the minister. Cuffy could no
longer resist the temptation, and sent
q wild peal ringing from end to end OF
the church; but long before its last
echo died away his master and himself
were the only occupants Of the build
ing.
Use ready for de licking, Marsa
Gabe,' said Cuffy, showing every tooth
in his head, for clare to gracious lts
WORT two lickings to see de way COM
mon farm cattle kin git ober de ground
wild skeared 'Scensionists behind dem.
Washington Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
AFFECTION FOR ANIMALS.
Displayed In the Past by Men and Wo
men of High Degree.


men of High Degree.
If it is easy to understand that men
have a special attachment for certain
animals which are about them, which
are mixed up with their life, says the
Paris edition of the New York Herald,
1t is not so easy to explain why this
attachment should lead to extrava-
gances and follies.
One is led to regret in these cases
that many poor creatures, our likes,
after all, who suffer from cold and
hunger, capable Of understanding
and recognizing at once or later the
kindnesses of which they are the OBJ
ject, should not be able to profit from
the comfort, the luxuries, the eXpens-
es, sometimes very great, of which
many cats and dogs are the object.
But it would be as vain to try to
prove to a deaf man that he could
hear and to a blind man that he could
see as TO cause those who love their
dogs and cats devotedly to understand
the exaggerations of sentiment into
which they are susceptible of falling.
Caninamania (this is in effect the
word which seems best fitted to the
particular case) is not of recent date;
this fact has just been established by
NJ. de Lahongran in an interesting
work. The dog. indeed, seems to have
always lived with men, among whom
he has always been an object of con-
sideration. The Old Testament speaks
of the blind dog of Tobias.
The dog was venerated by the Egyp-
tians, who wept over it as if it were
a member Of their family. Cyrus and
Alcibiades had the greatest affection
for dogs. Monuments have been
erected to them. At Genoa one can
see the mausoleum Of a dog which
was the favorite of the monk Andrea
Doria.
Frederick the Great set up a mon
ument TO mis- dog Alcmene. The phil
osopher of Sans-Souci was moreover
Il great admirer of dogs. TO Voltaire
who could not understand his predi-
lection for dogs, Frederick was pleas
ed to cite Agrgentins, who raised
commemorative statues with mscrip-
tions in honor of dogs.
Alexander the Great constructed q
town in honor of 4 dead dog. The
Emperor Hadrian, in memory of his
dog, ordered great banquetS the day
of the funeral, and the great Sergius
i'm memory Of his dog Arzibour, de-
voured by wolves, decreed q general
feast throughout his kingdom. Among
those who have loved dogs the most
one ought to cite the Cardinal Pictro
Bunbo. the astrologer Cornelius Agrip'
pa. the Jesuit Mainbourg, who went
as far as to speak of them in one OF
his sermons. Friar Cerceau and Paul
Scarron were also lovers Of dogs.
Henry " had a dog, Farno, which
he sent to the seaside, and of which he
said, "qui maine Anne mon chien.
Charles Y had a particular consider
alton for his packs. as the register ol
the roval hunts of 1928 proves Nine
DeshOubieTeS composed Il tragedy ON
the death of her friends favorite dog
French duchess put on mourn
ing after the death Of her canine pet
and received in her bed the condo
lences of her friends. An Austrian
countess raised quite an army of
griffons, and when two died she had
a mass said for them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25

HE BELIEVED THE BoY.-A judge
was explaining to young student
friend the intricacies Of evidence. he
illustrated we'll the case of conflctlns
evidence-how when the statements OF
two witnesses are opposed the more
probable statement is to be accepted.
Usually in conflicting evidence ne
said. "one statement is far more proba-
BILE than the other so that we can de-
eide easily which to believe. 1t is like
the boy and the house hunter. A house
hunter, getting off a train at a subur-
ban station, said to a boy:
My boy, I am looking for Mr.
Smithson's new block Of semi-detached
cottages. How far are they from here.
About a twenty minutes walk the
boy replied.
Twenty minutes!' exclaimed the
house hunter. Nonsense! The adver-
tisement says five
well said the boy, you can be-
lieve me or you can believe the adver-
tisement but l amt tryin' to make no
sale .'"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25

4 NEW DEFINITION.-A rather cym-
cal Joke has been recently credited to
Senator Platt, says the New York TIL
bune.
The senator. on his last visit to the
Manhattan Beach hotel, allowed pret-
" little girl, western millionaire
daughter. to be presented to him.
The little girl, in the course Of one "i
her many chats with the aged states
man, said:
Tell me, won't You, senator, Wha'
political economy is?'
political economy, my dear child
Senator Platt is said to have replied
lis the art of never buying more votes
than YOU actually need
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25

THE PRIZE WINNER.-One of the con-
tractors in Panama was very much an
noyed by the exceeding laziness OF the
native wOrkmen under him. He re-
solved 10 make them ashamed of then
Incidence 50 one day when they were
All lined up he said: "rve got a nice
easy job for the LATEST man in the
company. Will the LATEST man please
step forward"
Fifty-nine Of them stepped forward
hut one remained behind.
why didn't you come forward with
the Others?" he asked
Because I'm too lazy was the re-
ply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25

PECULIAR SIMPLICITY.-The peculiar
simplicity Of the country darky in the
south is illustrated by a story told by a
congressman.
An old negro had gone to postof-
flee in Mississippi and offered for the
mail a letter that was over the weight
specified for single stamp.
This is too heavy" said the post
master. You will have to put another
stamp on it,"
The old darky's eyes widened in as
tonishment will anudder stamp make
il any lighter, bosS?" he asked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25

Campaign In England.
At the head of the Antl-Rat League
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-06-03
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

Ply local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
.nflamed condition Of the mucous. lin
ing of the Eustachian tube. When
:his tube is infiamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely sclosed deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to, its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Nine cases
cut of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inf1amed con-
ditiOn of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness (caused by
Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free. F. j. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-06-03
AYERS REPLY TO earn

No man will make apologies or ex-
cuses when un1er fire. After it was
all over / tried to tell the Saloon
League in a polite way that l am it's
friend and not it's enemy, for some Of
its best members are my friends, and
they believed as | did that the fight
on me was unjust, and done for a po-
l:tical purpose and not for the good
Of the league.
Mr.. earn seems to think that he is
the AntiSaloon League; that he is
"IT''-the whole cheese.
l said that l could not vote in the
W ct and dry election, as my name was
improperly stricken off and put into
Il precinct from which / moved years
ago. l did not say when. how or by
whom it was stricken off, for ] did not
know, but simply stated a fact which
the Ocala registratiO books for 1906
and 1907 show to be true. And every
one knows that the law requires you
tC live in a precinct six months be,
fore you can vote. and l have not liv-
ed in Mcintosh for years.
/ did not mention Mr. earns name,
for l was his friend, and thought he
was mine until Mr. earn wrote the
following and signed Mr.. Becks name
to it:
Il wish to say right here that Mr.
Ayers name was not stricken from
any precinct in the county, and he
was registered all right at Mcintosh,
and could have voted in the wet and
dry election"
Now, l can prove that Mr.. earn in
spected the registration books just be-
fore he wrote the above, and there
fore must have known that he was
aking statement that was abso-
lutely false.
Any man who will do that. and sign
another mans name to it, when the
= fficial record is there to show for it
self is certainly wanting in common
sense, to say nothing about veracity
Nc one dislikes such disputes more
than / do. Mr.. Carn's name was nor
even limited at. He just "butted in
Alfred Aver.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-06-03
The National Committee

Between now and convention time
the struggle will be to control the ma
tic nal committee. In times past, no.
tably in 1884, the convention upset
rccmmenda tons of the national COM
mittee. and in 1892 the antiHarrison
men at first controlled the national
committee, only To lose it, and as a re-
suit scores Of Federal office holders
were seated as delegates and President
Harrison as a result, was nominated
on the first ballot, only to be over
" helmingly defeated at the polls. The
republican who captured control Of
the national committee from Quay.
Fiatt, Clarkson, Foraker and WOlcOtt
and their friends and used this control
to seat the Federal office holder con-
testants was John G. New, HarrisOn'S
consul general to London, and father
of Harry New. Harry New went
through this fight with his father and
he knows the ropes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-06-03
TRYING TO
HEAD OFF TAFT
Ali the Forces Rsanct Him are Lined
Up to Capture the National
Republican Committee

Chicago, June 3.-What will prob
ably be the only contest over the re-
publican nomination for president will
he fought out in Chicago this week
anG next before the national commit
tee. Taft has a clear majority of the
delegates as elected, and it will be a
case of the administration candidate
against the field. The hope OF the al
lies is that sufficient number Of
contests may be decided against Taft
by the national committee to prolong
the fight beyond the first ballot.
From present appearances, there IS
little prospect of victory for the al
lies. A little less than 200 contests
are to be decided by the committee,
hut Taft is almost certain Of securing
enough Of the contested seats to as
sure his nomination without strug-