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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22
A CHRISTMAS TREE.

II is utterly useless to worry about
what 10 give for Christmas. Santa
Clause himself has decided the mat
ter. and in feet, has arranged Chr1s''
mas tree displaying gifts which will
be suitable for every member OF a
family. or for anyone who expects
IN become a member of family, and
all are in such good taste and 50
the kindly face of Santa C.auS beams
friends can be satisfactorily supplied
without the slightest mental enor'
The only exertion required Is 10 &c
N the store and take look, and since
BRYAN merchants have arranged thcii
show windows so attractively as &c
make it worth while to drive for'S
miles to see them, the physical exer
ton of walking down town cannot Of
considered. This particular window
contains boxes of ladies hosiery in the
latest colors and tones and in hohda!
packages; silk shawls in primary
colors and delicate tints, back combs
priced at practically nothing to as
high as $500 and $1,000 each, hal
pins. belt pins, stick pins, mems sus
penders, alligator travelling bags
neckwear for ladies or men, doiis
writing paper and envelopes IN the
correct shapes and variety OF papers
put up in very pretty boxes; lady
suit case with fixtures consists OF
complete manicure set, COMB aho
brush and other toilet articles so
nicely provided for in the building oil
the case as not to interfere with It's
carrying capacity. The price OF TINS
is $1,000. From the top OF the tree
the kinly face of Santa Claus beams
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22
Shortest Day of the Year.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 2i.-Last
night was the longest Of the year and
today is the shortest day. This means
for the northern hemisphere that win
ter began shortly before seven O'Clock
this morning, the sun and earth at
that time being at the minimum point
of separation. Beginning tonight the
nights will become shorter.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
"A. a r. c, Schedule.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
.....s......

Christmas cigars at Cavitt's. IA
Mrs.. Robert Armstrong has returned
from visit to Houston.
Toys at Emmel G. Maloneys for all
the children in town. II
Hon. Chas. Davis, Jr., returned Sun
day from a trip TO Austin.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Kurten, Jr.
were visitors to the city Monday.
Mrs. John Wilcox OF Tabor was in
the city Monday on a shopping trip
Read Wilson and Derden special
Xmas ad on first page. IL
Mr.. Geo. w. Saxon of Reliance left
Monday for visit to his old home
Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene c. Heyeck OF
iouston are guests OF Major and Mrs
:, A. Adams.
"A Miss Pauline Scale returned &c
Bcnchley yesterday after a visit C
Miss Myrtle James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Etgar Peters Of Hcr
vey transacted business with Santa
Claus here Monday.
Mrs j. c. Maggie and daughter wer,
In from College Monday making
Christmas purchases.
Car of Oklahoma corn on track fol
sai. ME fine cnrr claar ~ uyaa,,ilo
Phone SO. h. l.. Brogdon. II
Miss Wcss Wellington returned
yesterday from a visit to relatives
and friends In Franklin.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

Mr.. J. NJ. Peters has sold his home
at Steep Hollow and moved into town
to live. Mr. Peters and fcmily will
bel welcomed among uh.
Mr.. Lawrence Parker arrived last
night from Bingham school, Ashevillc
n. C. to spend tho holidays with HIS
parents, MIR. and Mrs. G. S. Parker
Ladies now use manicure tools as
regularly as comb or a tooth brush.
Sets $1.25 up at Emmel & Maloney. ~
Miss Daisy Lee has recovered from
her recent and protracted illness. and
left yesterday for Wellborn to spend
the Christmas holidays with her
mother.
The Eagle requisite its friends to
phone the names OF guests who may
be visiting them, and tho paper would
also be pleGSed to announce those
whoA VIII receive on New Years day.
We sometimes unintentially overlook
visitors TO the city. and We are 70
questing our friends to assist us in
overcoming els deficiency. -
Miss Billie Gustavus. a student OF
the Sam Houston Normal at Hunts
Vile. arrived yesterday TO spend the
Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Hous-
ton Colo OF this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole are anticipating with pleasure
the coming CT Mrs. Coles mother,
Mrs. w. A. Gustavus, and her brother
DR.. W. A. Gustavus and wife, who
are expected to arrive tomorrow and
remain through the holidays.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

approval on the arrangement of the
display in his honor. 1t is needless
to say that for the cold hard cash
Coulter cen sell cheaper than
a. one. Mr.. Coulter would appreci-
;.,e q call from you, and will take care
ci your Christmas orders.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

The best Christmas gift is the one
bestowed in pure charity; the second
best is the gift of affection or esteem,
The donor who is prompted by os-
tentation or emulation is stranger to
the spirit o. the season. And verify
they have their reward"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22
Many a Woman

Has experienced the loss or wear on,
OF some OF the working parts of the
common or ordinary makes Of ma
chimes. which could not be replaced
II you buy Singer you get the best
machine made and from a company
hat is in every town and "ity in the
United States.
T. A. sATTERwHITE Salesman
Phone i06 u
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22
EUGENE EDGE, Pres.
JNO. B. HINES, Sec

II you are undecided what to buy
for Xmas. look over Emmel & Malon.
ey's store. They are selling every.
thing in this line at cost IA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

Neckwear. suspenders, gloves. silk
half hose and many useful presents
for men and boys. Wilson & Derden.
10
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

BE charitable TO the plagarist. Some
editors lack either the time or the
brains--or both to write their own edi-
torials.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

lou will not find the equal OF our
store in variety and quality and we are
offering these goods at cost Emmel
& Maloney IA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

Your wife Will appreciate a dinner
set of Haviland China for Christmas.
Buy il OF Haswell. IA
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22
To The Merchants Association.

This Is TO notify all members of tho
Retail Merchants association tha. the
regular meeting of the Association
which was to have beer held on Friday
afternoon, Dec. 25. has been post
poned to Monday afternoon. Decem.
Der 2S. at 3 o'clock D. m, and the
place of meeting will be Carnegie
hall instead of the X. Of P. hall as
usual,
EUGENE EDGE, Pres.
mo n HINES Gao
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

Talk to James & Num- about furni-
ture. A saving of is per cent 20
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-22

Fresh bread cakes, ETC.. at the Tex.
as Bakery. Mrs. 0rU-Bceans. Pro
prietor. dff
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Barn Burns

The Onawa fire department.
was called out on Saturday
afternoon, the barn of Agent
Barton being on fire, but before
the department reached it, it
had almost burned to the
ground. James Ross has been
using the barn and had just
lately put a considerable
amount of hay in the loft.
Among the other losses was a
buggy, set Of harness and some
barn tools. Mr.. Ross was using
his team in hauling coal out to
one of the dredge boats. There
was no insurance on the barn.
Democrat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Supt. Beveridge to Council
Bluffs

Superintendent Beveridge,
superintendent of the Mo Val
ley schools for the past five
years, was elected superinten-
dent of the public schools of
Council Bluffs to succeed Prof.
w. N. Clifford, at the meeting
of the Board of Education last
night. The election of Prof.
Beveridge followed an execu-
tive session of the board for an
hour and was unanimous. Mr..
Beveridge was selected from a
list of thirty two applicants for
the position.
Prof. j. H. Beveridge was
superintendent of the schools
of Glidden, Iowa from 1892 to
1902 with the exception of two
years, during which he secured
a leave of absence to complete
his college course at the Ohio
university, where he took a
post graduate course in physio-
logy and postgraduate course
in psychology and pedagogy.
Since 1902 he has beensuperin-
tendent of the local schools.
His new position will pay him
So, 100 per year.
While his many friends here
are pleased to know of his pro-
motion, all regret very much to
have him sever his relations
with our schools. Their best
wishes follow him to his new
home and work.
M. D. Myers left this morn
ing for South Dakota with a
party of land seekers.
Carriers Georgia Jubilees will
appear at the Chautauqua on
August 12&13.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

Several business men spoke
to us yesterday with reference
to a statement of expenditures
and receipts for the 4th of July
celebration. They said they
would like to have a report Of
the finance committee publish
ed in the daily papers so that
all may have a chance to look
them over. The only reason,
no doubt, this report has not
been made, the hot weather
makes it rather hard to get the
committee together. There is
no reason why this report should
be with held.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

Enteredsat the Postoftice at Missouri
+ Valley, Iowa. as secsnd class matter.
A New State Fair Feature
An entirely new feature for
he Iowa State Fair this year,
Aug. 20 %, will be the pavilion
night shows where all prize
winning live stock will be shown
under most favorable auspices
There will be a special program
\ which will show how do nestle
animals of all kinds are made
| use of in all the civilized coun-
tries Of the world. There will
be a dairy maid show, a trained
collie driving sheep, old fash
ioned teaming with oxen and
old style wagons, etc. There
will be best music and other
Il features. 1t will be at once at
live stock show and a hippo
Idrome. On the last night, Aug.
% the race track show will be
combined with the pavilion
show and Liberati will furnish
4 the music for thegreatest sh ow
! Of this kind ever given at a fair.
The reduced rates granted
for the Iowa Fair will be appre-
ciated by all Iowa people. The
rate will be a cent and a half a
mile each way.
Profit in Gopher Trappin 9
Harlan, Ia, July 26.-Last
year the board of supervisors
Of Shelby county, acting in con-
formity to the Iowa law, pro-
ided for a gopher bounty of 8
US per head, 2 cents being
\ paid to officers taking the
j affidavit of the trapper. In less
T than two years during which
I the bounty law has been in
! force in Shelby county the de-
struction of the gophers has
cost the county the sum of
$5, ,234 SO. This indicates tina t
52,345 pocket gophers have
been caught and killed. The
trappers are mostly boys, a.
though some Of the old time
trappers of Shelby county en-
joy the work. The largest num-
ber b ought in at any one time
was 229, which were trapped
by Bert McFadden. John Bur-
cham, an old time trapper
along the Botna river, is we'll
up among those who have been
successful in the trapping of
gophers. There are a great
many of these little animals in
Shelby county, and they have
done great damage in many
meadows, making it almost i'm.
possible to cut the timothy and
clover. In the plowed fields
they do not accomplish so much
damage. In fact, many farm
ers regard them as real bene-
fit to the soil by reason of
bringing. to the surface tn e
subsoil.
Among the best known of the
of the Monona county pioneers
was Carl Hohenstein, who died
recently at his home at Onawa,
Hohenstein came to America in
1881 from Germany, where he
was born in Province de Mien
in 1923. He was "a years old
at the time of death. With
him from the fatherland came
his wife and three children, his
two daughters preceding him
The wife lived but a short
month after reaching the little
homestead near Onawa. At
first-a cabinet maker and later
a farmer, Hohenstein was well
known among his neighbors for
his thrift and frugality. His
funeral was one of the largest
the town ever witnessed and to
show proper respect the stores
Of che town were closed for ov-
or two hours during the after.
poon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

Thirty local Elks of Des
Moines are enjoying a joke on
la Missouri hotel man. These
gentlemen were on their way
home from Dallas, Texas where
they had been attending the
annual convention of the order
and finding they had to wait in
the Missouri town for several
hours to make proper train con-
nection, wired the hotel man to
prepare to feed thirty Elks.
The hotel keeper showed The
message to the town liveryman
and the latter got together a
load of corn and a big batch of
hay, and this is what confront
ed the Elks contingent when
their train pulled into the sta
tion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Beebeetown

Mrs. Chas. Howland and
daughter of Oklahoma are visi-
ting Mrs. HIS parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe Axtell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schneider
of Council Bluffs who have been
F. H. Beehee and fami-
ly returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jo McElroy are
enjoying a family reunion at
present.
There will be an ice cream
social in the church yard Fri
day evening Aug. z. A pro-
gram consisting Of songs and
phonograph music will be rem
dered during the evening.
Everybody invited.
Miss Mabel Beebee returned
from a visit with friends at
Orsen Thursday.
A number from Beebeetown
attended the ice cream social
at Linnwood last Saturday
night.
Messers Lou Cotton and Roy
Freeman are contemplating q
cycling trip to Dakota soon.
Mr.. Maui visited with Nc
Elroy family Sunday.
Miss Jennie Beebee is visit
ing friends in Orsen and other
points in Iowa.
Mr.. Haskins is threshing in
this vicinity this week.
Elmdale Items
Mrs. John Williams is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Aron Price
for a few days.
Lulu Crawford has a new pi-
ano and she will make music
when She starts to use it.
Mrs. Fred Mendelko has gone
to S. Dakota to visit her friends
for a few days. Fred will have
to learn to make pancakes.
Mr.. Young has a skeleton of
an Indian found east of his
house. The water washing
away the dirt exposed the
skeleton.
Mr.. Preston Powell is work.
ing the roads west of Mrs. New
toms place, doing good job.
Judd Avery and Mr.. Walker
have each lost a valuable horse
lately. Maybe the weather was
to hot for them.
Mr.. Davenport had an old
horse get in a small creek and
had to be killed to be taken out.
Some of our neighbors wish
some good men or women would
pray for rain. Corn needs it
badly.
Have been working the road
in st John Twp. west of the
Frazier school house. That
road and mile north Mech
grading up, almost impossible
in spring.
Miss Comstock from Logan
will teach our school this fall.
The pasture is pretty we'll
dried up. In the spring every
body wanted stock, now it is
the other way.
Can some one in Sleepy Hol-
low tell me how different folks
plant grape vines than they US
ed when the writer was a boy.
In 1860 l was putting the fin
ishing touches on my education
and was staying with Ralph
Emerson, the great manufac-
turing man. He made up his
mind to have grapes and he set
me to work digging trenches
four feet deep and filling them
with bones. The bones were
broken up and a layer of them
put in and a layer of dirt, also
some manure until they were
pretty nearly full. Then the
grape vines were planted. l
hauled four or five loads for
oho,,t tuyol,,o ,,Iontc mo J.,I
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

No one will be admitted to the
fair grounds during the Cha
tagua assembly this year with.
out holding a ticket. The Cha
utauqua people have the use o1
the grounds during the session
and have made this ruling. Oh
course teams will be admitted
free to the ground at all times as
has always been the custom.
Fred Brown made a business
trip to Omaha yesterday after
noon.
Slim Davis is fixing up the
building the first door west Of
Dahl's jewelry store. and will
put in a stock of cigars.
Jake. Sproul of California
junction was in town to day.
Mrs. L. II. Trousdale arrived
this morning from Marion,
Iowa, and will visit her sister,
Mrs. Fred Bradley, for a couple
of months, she was accompani-
ed by her son John.
Frank Rainey arrived in the
Valley this noon from Zanes-
vile, Wisconsin, where he is en-
gagged in running a motor car.
He will visit friends for a few
days and then go on to his home
in Wymore, Nebraska.
Mrs. P. HI Higgins left this
afternoon for Silver City to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Wearin.
She was accompanied by her
daughter.
The Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad Company has Gre
ated a new office for the Iowa
divirion. A. j. Cheeseman has
been appointed travelling
freight agent with headquart-
ers at Boone. He is we'll known
in railroad circles.
William Reese and brother
Henry left this morning for
South Dakota on land busines j.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Weather Crop Bulletin.

work and the growth of corn.
Haying and harvesting are
nearing completion, and thrash
ing operations are becoming
general. The temperature
during the week was uniformly
high, except during the nights
of Thursday and Friday, which
were moderately cool. The
daily avarage temperature
ranged from about normal in
! the northwest to three and four
degrees above normal in the
eastern counties. The rainfall
was below normal in all districts
and the sunshine was excessive.
Light and widely scattered local
showers occurred on the 10Th
and Both, which afforded some
relief from drouthy conditions
over the eastern part of the
state. The heavy rains referr-
ed to- in the bulletin of last week
covered the whole of the Miss
ouri rived divide. and were es-
pecially heavy in the valleys of
the Raccoon and upper Des
Moines river. Corn has made
a phenominal growth during
the past two weeks and that
which was planted in Van Buren
County, between June goth and
25th, is now three feet high and
growing rapidly. In many of
the early planted fields ears are
forming and will soon be in the
roasting ear stage. In a few
localities corn is beginning to
show the effect of dry weather,
but thereshas been no damag
done yet; rain would, however,
be beneficial in all sections.
Thrashing returns from CEN
! trial and northern districts show
better yields Of small grain than
was indicated by the early re-
ports from southern districts.
The yield of oats is better than
anticipated during harvest, but
will be below the average.
Wheat, rye, and barley are CIV
ing fair to good yields and the
quality Of all grain is generally
good. Pastures and potatoes
remain in good condition, but
will be benefited by rain.
On August Ia, Is and Is, DR..
Edward Burton Mcdowell will
entertain the Chautauqua goers
at Mo Valley with stories of
travel Illustrated with moving
pictures and colored lantern
slides. He will tell the story of
the Panama canal from the
commencement of work by the
French engineers to the pres
ent time. 1t is a romance of
squandered millions, incompet-
ency and corruption, which tells
like fiction, but a fiction which
THE American nation is today
turning into facts. He has
just returned from the isthmus
where he went purposely to
study and photograph the can
al work now in progress. His
interesting lectures are illus
trattd by beautifully colored
lantern slides which were devel-
Oped by his own hands. while
the motion pictures were also
made by DR.. Mcdowell with
his own motion picture camera;
and these motion pictures of
the canal work are the first and
only ones yet made. He will
give a history of the isthmus
from the time of the Spanish
exploration and discovery down
to the present moment. He al
80 gives a very entertaining
lecture on Samoa illustrating
with moving pictures and color
ed slides the graceful dances,
swimming and diving contests
and other amusements of these
delightful children of nature,
and he has other lectures on
the out Of the way but interest
lino nlacos nf tho world ua "a
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

The Catholic church at Char
ter Oak was struck by lightning
early yesterday morning and
bur- ed to the grounse1, Y The
building was amply insured.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

SAAssAAs ssAH ~ SA00oAAaeAt1
from Missouri. As a result,
that commonwealth is today one
of the best advertised states in
the American union, as was
Kansas in the time of ingalls,,
Kentucky in the time of Henry
Clay, the old Bay State in the
time of Webster, and Georgia
during the last days of the short
life of Henry w. Grady. AS a
debater and as a thinker Champ
Clark takes the front rank eth
er in or out of Congress. AS a
wit, his personal friends and the
multitudes who have heard him
place him high on the roll of
those who "woo sweet laughter"
from the lips of men. The
motor of his elccution is impul-
siveness, felicity CLEANS in his
eye as he weaves into the woof
of his argument fanciful phrases
and fantestic suggestions.
None of his official associates
care to cross words with him in
debate. He says things which
sting and can make his oppon-
ent feel decidedly uncomforta-
BILE by making him the laughing
stock Of the House. Clark's
jokes are thoroughly original
and stamp him as a genious.
But Clark is more than a hum
orist, he is a man of great men
tai capacity and power, who
deals inteligently with the SER
ious affairs of craftsmanship.
He is a sound reasoner, a clear
interpreter of complicated ques-
tions and has astonished men Of
long experience by his keen in
sight of governmental affairs.
The editor predicts for the
Democratic war horse frcm
Missouri" the largest audience
that ever greeted an orator in
Harrison county.
The following card OF thanks
recently appeared in an ex-
change: II wish to thank the
city authorities for quarantin-
ing me and my family for two
weeks recently, because one of
the children had the smallpox.
During that time my wife
caught up with her sewing, be-
ing undisturbed by callers just
at meal time. We had three
square meals a day as no one
came in and she was not per-
mitted to go out. We enjoyed
two weeks of good long nights
sleep, and best of all, a cousin
with four children, who arrived
to visit us saw the sign on the
door and left town so scared
that she will never come back
again. | wish to thank the
authorities and hope they will
be equally thoughtful of our
comfort some time again. Re
speetfully, Lysander Johnson"
With all the misfortunes
which have come to the Mis-
souri, bottom land owners, we
predict that the time is not far
distant when the price of land
here will soar away high and
this old gumbo soil will not
have it's equal for production
and wealth of its crops. The
bitches will do the work, and
you'll see that we are right in
our prediction. The flood water
is the drawback, and it is now
being looked after as fast as
arrangements can be made
Hornick Index.
While the rain of this morn
ing did not even lay the dust,
yet it helped cool the air and
make living more pleasant.
Yesterday was a scorcher and
the thermometer stood at &c.
degrees in the shade in the af-
ternoon, and the evening was
very hot, but about midnight a
cool breeze sprung up.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Mrs. VIM. Fouts is in Omaha
the guest of her daughter Mrs.
Langdon.

The matter of closing busi-
ness houses in the afternoon,
say from / p. m. to 5 p. M, dur
ing the coming Chautauqua
meeting is being agitated ON
the streets today. This will
give everyone a chance to
attend the lectures and then
go back in time to open at an
early hour.