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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Joe Dulighan was a passen-
ger to Council Bluffs this noon.
The district court adjourned
Tuesday night until next Mon
day when there is plenty Of
work on hand.
+. A. Heath left this after
noon for McClelland on bust
ness.
c. S. Hoar will return to
Norfolk, after having been in
the Valley for a few days visit
ing friends and attending to
some business matters.
Red Cloud Encampmen will
meet Friday evening at 500
o'clock for work in the degree.
L. NJ. Walker, Scribe.
The bowling alley was taken
up this morning and shipped to
Ute, Iowa, where Mr.. johnson
will install the same. This
leaves Missouri Valley without
a bowling alley and it will be
missed by a great many who
enjoy this class of sport. Had
the management taken advan-
tage of their opportunity this
winter, there is no reason to
doubt but that they could have
made money.
]. W. Ling of Florence, Neb-
raska. is il the Valley a guest
at the VI. >. Cody home.
seel Oats for Sale.
have 200 bushels early
Champion price SO cents per
bushel. j. A. McVey.
Phone X IL, Mo. Valley, la.
wk az
Miss Katherine Goltry of
New York City is in the Valley
the guest of Mrs. John Dunn.
Quite a change today from
the extreme warm of yester-
day, but this is better for the
fruit trees.
Mr.. Annis, OF the firm of
Squire & Annis of Council
Bluffs, will move on the old
Wilson Doty farm southwest of
the Valley.
Worcester Warren. Ralph
Erixon and Charles Kennedy,
accompanied by Supt. Beve-
ridge and several of the teach
ers, will leave this evening for
Fl. Dodge where the final de
bate in this district will be held.
Free passes to honorably dis
charged veterans of the civil
and Spanish-American wars
may be issued by railroads un-
der the terms Of a bill intro
duced by Senator Teller yester-
day in congress.
At a public sale given by W.
/ H. Dutrow at Crescent City
yesterday twenty-five horses
were sold at an average price
| of $190.70, one team selling for
$500. The sale amouted Il
So, 455. There was no discount
for cash as is usually given at
public sales. All was paid in
cash except s877.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26
Public Dance

Dimmick & McElderry's hall
Missouri Valley, Iowa, Friday
evening, March 81, Good mu.
sic, good order and good time.
Everybody invited.
Shelton & Nelson, Prop.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26
Why don't you have
some vegetable soup?
Heath can supply the var
iety Of vegetables.

The statistics show from the
Mutual Insurance company of
the state that the total loss on
buildings without lightning
rods has been $127, 492.7l, in
three years, and on buildings
with rods the loss has only
been $23.20. See Joe Dulla-
CHAN for the best rods. a23
April magazines, and all the
leading, latest fashion journals
now on our news stand. "Head-
quarters for everything print
ed" j. d. Brown & Son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Alex Moore was in the Valley
last evening the guest of DR.. R.
C. Lahman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hatcher
and Sid Harlan were in Logan
Monday evening attending a
big meeting of the Yoemen.
Thirteen candidates were in
itiated.
The adjusters were in town
yesterday adjusting the loss of
II. M. Cramer. Mr.. Cramer re-
ceived 1912 for the damage
done by fire a week ago.
Baled hay for sale. Phone
1869, Robt Hatcher. az
Fred Kirk. living five miles
east of Logan, lost his house,
barn. % head of hogs, one horse
and farm implements by fire
yesterday morning. The build
llngs We're insured in the Hawk
eye Insurance Company. The
cause OF the fire is unb nown as
the family were away from
home at the time.
katherine Mullen will t. ach.
1.-THE Pleasant HE'D school the
spring term, beginning Monday
morning.
Mrs. H. j. Butler and Miss
Margaret We're passengers to
Omaha this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. FREEZER
spent the day in Omaha on bus
mess.
! The Tribe of Ben Iiur will
meet at Mc(5avren's hail Fri
/ day evening March 9th for
drill practice. All members
] are cordially requested to be
/ present. Scribe.
Seed Potatoes
1 have two hundred (200)
ousheis Of the variety known as
h Standard, an extra large
white potato very prolific for
table use.
b =. Hester, Modale, la.
Phone Black Z. r. +. ID. i.
Wk m-26-a-2 a 9
w. A. Donahoe is painting
/ the interior and exterior of
Shots grocery store on first
street.
Jake Deal is doing some
cement work in front OF South's
building today.
Green's Orchestra will play
at the Gem Theatre this even.
ing, Friday and Saturday even.
ings.
1 Otto Schlagenhauff was out
OF school today on account Of
sickness.
Dill pickles 25c per gal.
Sour pickles 35c per gal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Program Wednesday and
Tnursay evening at G ~ Thee
ter: Hold up in Caiblia; En-
chanted Glasses (hand painted);
Maniac Juggler. Song, "a fraid
to Come Home in the Oar X"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Chet Hollister has accepted a
position with the Mills County
Telephone Company at Glen
wood and will have charge of
their office. Leonard Long will
have charge of the repair sys-
tenn in this city for the indie
pendent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Harr Tewton has ninteen
men and .,lx teams engaged in
the work of construction Of his
cement factory along the
Northwestern tracks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Let Bangs put your bicycle
in shape at Kirlin's shop.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

c. NJ and J. P Fletcher re-
turned to Alma, Nebraska, this
afternoon, having been called
here by the death Of their
father.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

The Christian Women's
Board of Missions Will give an
India tea Friday afternoon and
evening, March q at the home
of Mrs. Hutchinson, corner of
4th and Michigan. Everybody
who may come will be made
welcome. Remember the date
ar / lsa7,s to 9 p. m. Friday.
Bring ten cents and enjoy a
good time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Otto Schlagenhautf was out
OF school today on account of
sickness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

In a letter to John |. Rowe
today, from John Fitzpatrick,
a former citizen of this
county, states that he bought
100 acres of fine land near
Shattuck, Oklahoma, which has
500 peach trees in bloom and
other small fruit. He also
purchased eight lots in the
town of Shattuck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

]. W. Long of Florence, Neb-
raska. is j y the Valley a guest
at the VI. >. Cody home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

DR.. Hugh Tamisiea reports
the birth OF a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Wall yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

All people knowing them
selves Indebted to me please
call at office over First National
Bank and settle by cash or by
note.
m-28 w. D. Bird.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Robert Oleson has moved his
house from its present location
to another part of his farm.
His neighbors are full Of excit-
ment and are wondering the
reason for so doing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26
seeI Oats for Sale.

SeeI Oats for Sale.
have 200 bushels early
Champion price SO cents per
bushel. ]. A. McVey.
Phone X -, Mo. Valley, la.
wk az
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26
w. c. Fensler
C1rOCerynan

nrs. Tamisiea & Tamisiea,
Mo. Valley, Ia.
Drs. Gamble & Gamble Os-
eopathic Physicians, Mo.
alley, la.
Mo. Valley Hospital, DR.. c.
w. Boughton, physician in
charge.
Base Ball Goods, Marbles
and Tops an endless variety at
3l8 Erie j. D. Brown & Son.
Wanted "A dishwasher at
the Railroad Eating House.
Young girl preferred. m-26
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Green's Orchestra will play
at the Gem Theatre this even
ing, Friday and Saturday even
ings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26
Joe Dulighan was a passen-
ger to Council Bluffs this noon.

Red Cloud Encampmen will
meet Friday evening at 500
o'clock for work in the degree.
L. M. Walker, Scribe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Wilson Doty is moving today
to the Ellis farm. They had
occupied the old farm for the
past sixteen years and it GER
tainly must seem strange for
them to move.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Baled hay for sale. Phone
1863, Robt Hatcher. az
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Mrs. Mari n Sales went down
to Crescent City this afternoon
for q visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Dill pickles 25c per gal.
Sour pickles Csc per gal.
lOc tomatoes, . cans l5c.
Call Oil soren Brown for
seed potatoes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

The Tribe of Ben IIur will
meet at Mc(iavren's hail Fri
day evening March 9th for
drill practice. All members
are cordially requested to be
present. Scribe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Martin & Stout today sold
the Ro5t. Ingram farm to II. N.
Hooks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

j. w. Myers returned to hi;
home this morning, going by
the way of Red Oak for a visit
with his parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Rex Edgecomb spent the day
in the Valley the guest of
friends. This evening he went
down to @ naha for a visit with
his parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

The adjusters were in town
yesterday adjusting the loss Of
II. M. Cramer. Mr.. Cramer re-
ceived 1912 for the damage
done by fire a week ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Worcester Warren, Ralph
EriXon and Charles Kennedy,
accompanied by Supt. Beve-
ridge and several of the teach
ers, will leave this evening for
Ft. Dodge where the final de-
bate in this district will be held.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-26

Miss Katherine Goltry of
New York City is in the Valley
the guest of Mrs. John Dunn.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
LIVE IN CAVE HOMES.
FRARCE THE LAND OF MODERN
TRoGLoDYTEs.
Considerable Portion of Population in
Some Districts lnhabit Homes
Hewn Centuries Ago-Some
Extremely Comfortable.

New YOrk-Most persons will be
surprised to learn that France is re
garded as a land of troglodytes. But
they are not barbarians or savages.
On the contrary, most of them are in
dustTiOus and thrifty folk who have
utilized most intelligently the special
conditions which enable them to pro-
vide comfortable homes for their fam
lilies at a minimum cost.
Cave dweIlers form an important
proportion of the population in some
districts OF the center of France This
type of habitation is found hewn out
Of the chalk on the French coast of
the British channel and also in other
districts of northern France. But
these cave dwellings are not to be
compared in numbers with those in
central France, and especially in the
middle basin of the Loire, where the
groups of trOglodytes are most dense.
They are found wherever cliffs of
white limestone, a marked feature in
the geology of this region, rise above
the general level. This limestone, al
most ineXhaustible in quantity, is very
compact, but is easily worked and
vast quantities are quarried for build
ing purposes.
Along the middle Loire and especial
ly on the great inland peninsula be-
tween the Loire and its tributary, the
Cher, it rises in escarpments on the
river banks. These walls are pierced
with artificial inhabited grottos. They
are innumerable along the Loire from
Glen to Saumur.
At Blois and AmbOise and in the
suburbs of Tours many of the stables
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
GINGER.
y. G. r, Calvert Station,
Baltimore, Nd.

Ginger isn't at all stuck up over this
honor, however. He continues to at
tend strictly to business.
Calvert Station yard is a very dis
turbing place to a person who isn't
used to such scenes. Huge engines
are roaring and snOrting up and down
the tracks, shifting cars, taking trains
out and performing other duties in
clouds of steam and smoke. One won
ders how anybody escapes being run
over. But the trainmen are used to It,
and so is Ginger. The dog has learned
to board engines and cars and leave
them while they are in motion, and
always keeps an eye open for ap-
preaching trains when he is out on the
tracks. Also he keeps watch on his
friends, the trainmen, and if they get
into what he considers a dangerous DO
sition he barks at them until they
abandon it.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09

appearance Of the ancient relic. Com
paratively few of the stones which
were used in constructing the aque-
duct have crumbled or been misplaced.
The arches are in almost perfect con-
dition.
The MeXicans Of the neighborhood
have great reverence for the time
worn stone structure. AS usual with
these people, there is no lack Of
legends relating to the aQueduct
These stories have been handed down
from generation to generation and are
implicitly believed by the Mexicans
who tell them to-day. The legends of
the ancient aqueduct are all of a pleas
ing character and that is why, per
haps, the supeTstitious worshipers in
the little mission colony like to lounge
in its shade and ruminate on the
stories that have been told them con-
corning the structure. One of the
beliefs of the ignorant Mexicans in re-
gard to the aqueduct is that if a
child is led across the structure when
it first begins to walk it will always
follow the paths that lead to health
and happiness in after life. A trip
across the aqueduct by a newly mar
ried couple also insures for them a
happy married life, according to one
tradition.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
Alcohol from Natural Gas.

A method of converting natural gas
into alcohol is announced by DR.. Henry
Spencer Blackmore of Washington.
Il have devised" says Dr. Blackmore,
"a process of converting natural gas,
which contains on an average So per
cent. methane. into alcohol by the ac-
tion of limited portions of oxygen or
air in the presence of a heat absorb
ing fluid, such as steam, which pre-
vents complete combustion and main
tains the temperature below the de-
composing point of alcohol, the oxida-
ton being induced and maintained By
passing the gaseous ingredients
through an electrically heated gauze.
If the combustion is properly regulat-
ed and controlled, 5000 feet Of natural
gas will produce approximately so gal
Ions of alcohol, and as natural gas can
be readily obtained in unlimited quan-
titles at from five TO ten cents a thou
sand feet 1t follows that the cost Of 50
gallons Of alcohol produced in this
manner would be only 25 to so cents
for raw material"
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
Makes Torpedo Improvement.

While experimental tOTpedOes have
been made for wireless control, they
have been impracticable owing to be-
ing subject 10 interference from
sources of Hertzian waves other than
that of the controlling station NJ
Branly. to whose invention of the CO.
ierer wireless teIegraphy owes its
success. has Obviated this fault by the
INVENTION OF a system whereby the tor
)ed0 apparatus is only Influenced by
iertziaE wares emitted by the trans
hitting Gu-ar3.Js with which it is in
special correction. He has not, he
says. invented -i.a control of mechan-
SIN at 6-sr4-ce. as this has been
done by others There is. however,
one new cb5a-t which nay apparatus
attains. r .euo,es this control from
other Influences The advantage is
that frsed5Il IS Cb-aiaej from acci-
dental o. volpa,g.v rartl batiOns
which might t7~c h-=n protaccd by
others. Taat IS al
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
IS PREMIER
CAREER OF SUCCESSOR OF SIR
CAMPBELL-BANNERmAH.
lndomitable Struggle as Result Of
Which He Has Risen from Un-
known Barrister TO Head
of British Cabinet.

LondOn.-To tell the life story Of
Rt. Hon. Herbert H. Asquith, the new
British premier, is to recount the his
tory of an indOmitable struggle which
lifted an ambitious man from the Of
fee Of a briehess barrister into the
virtual headship of an empire.
MI AsQuith is a Yorkshire man,
born of a ncnconfCrmist family and
brought up amid the religious influ-
ences Of a MOrayian community. From
his bOyhoOd he has taken life seTi-
ously and the determination he dis
played during his school days is doubt
less the underlying reason of his ele-
walton to the proud position which
comes to him by the resignation of Sir
Henry Campbeli-Rannerman.
From the City Of London School,
where his first education was obtained,
Mr.. Asquith went to oxford. At Bal
liol he fell under the influence Of
Jowett, and into the company of men
who in later years made the most dis
tinguished names in contemporary
AAoNDA = AAC dNL-Cftu great iGpuId-
ton, carried everything before him
and proved himself the first man Of
his year.
With his degree he went directly to
the bar and for several years exper-
fenced the tribulatiOns of the young
barrister. Not long after leaving the
university he married. His wife died
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
Rides the Pilot of an Engine.

fore they all Clipped in and bought
Ginger from a saloon keeper The dog
when taken to the station was told
that if he made good his rapid ad-
yancement would follow.
He made good In two weeks he was
riding the bumpers up and down the
yard; in a month he made a tour Of
inspection OF the road as far as Spar
rows Point; a little while afterWard
he was bossing shifting operations in
the yard at Calvert station, riding up
and down on the pilot of the shifting
engine and swearing in pure dog Ian
guage when things didn't go just
right.
Recently the trainmen thought that
Ginger's work deserved special recog-
milton, so they dubbed together and
bought him a handsome leather collar
with brass studs and a name plate
on which is engraved:
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
.LDRICH TO RETIRE
-EADER or SENATE WILL QUIT
AT END OF TERM.
.ngered by Passing Of Party Rule In
Upper House-Young Blood is
Too Hard 70 Control Is
His Complaint.

Washington.-Senator Nelson w.
ldrich Of Rhode Island is making ar
Angements to retire from public life
the expiration of his present term,
Iarch 3, 1911
The declaration is made that age is
esponsible for this determination. He
i'll be 10 when the time fixed for
Topping off the stage arrives.
AS matter of cold-blooded fact
enator Aldrich is preparing to give
b his position because the greatest
eliberative body of the earth is daily
ecQming more and more nonpartisan.
Mr.. Aldrich was elected to the sen
BE in 1881, and will have served 80
bars when he retires, according to
Is present determination, in 1911.
Welye years ago, in 1896. Mr.. Aldrich
ecame the tactical leader Of the sen
be, when the Democrats were driven
Eom control and that body was reor-
RniZed by the Republicans. He be-
bme chairman of the committee on
@Iles. There was then a compara-
Yely small working majority. A
Dmbination was arranged by which
senators Allison, Aldrich, Hale, Platt
Connecticut and SpoOner took en-
Pre- control of the senate. Later, with
be entrance of Hanna, he was made
member Of this little group, and
he big six" was recognized as absO-
te and supreme. Step by step Mr..
sldrich was advanced until he be-
me chairman Of the finance commit
taking the place so long held by
bhn Sherman. Allison took entire
large of all matters pertaining to the
sbursemenC Of public funds and
drich looked after all other IegisIa-
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
AMERICAS OLDEST AoUEDUcT.
Built in 1871 and Situated Near San
Antonio, Tex.

Houston, Textile Oldest adueduct
in the United States is situated six
miles south of San Antonio, near the
ancient San Juan mission building. It
was built in 1871 The labor was per-
formed by Indians under the direction
of the Franciscan monks who lived at
the mission
Notwithstanding the fact that this
aqueduct is nearly 200 years old, it
still is in good condition and performs
The service for which it originally was
intended. 1t is an object of much in
terest to tourists. 1t is surrounded by
a dense growth of shrubbery and the
wildness about adds to the picturesque
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09

and OuthOuSeS OF the dwellings, are IN
the ground .
In the valley of the Cher the cliffs
for over IS miles, from Chenonceaux
to Saint-Aignan, are hOneycombed
with subterTanean dwellings, most of
the people living in these caves, not
only the poor but also the more pros
porous peasants, and even many Of
the bourgeois. The chateauX also use
these caverns as kitchens, chambers
and lunch rooms, and house some Of
the live stock in them.
The town of Bourre is a typical viii
lage of cave dWellers. All along the
cliffs the visitor sees the doors i
windows of the cave houses, and their
chimneys rising above the rocks. UD-
til recently none of the people here
built houses.
They lived by preference in capa-
cious rooms hewn out of the rock.
Many Of the richer among them now
live in houses on the surface, but the
great majority are still faithful to the
cave dwellings which their fathers
dug.
There are good reasons for their
choice. The summer sun pours it's
scorching intensity upon these valleys,
but the cave dwellings are always
cool
They have the same equabIe tenn
perature summer and winter. Many Of
them have been utilized for centuries
and nobody is ashamed of them. Peo-
pie do not speak of their houses, but
Of their caves.
The rooms in the caves are usually
on the same level, but if the rock roof
is high enough there is often a second
story supported by posts and reached
by stone steps carved out of the side
wall
What a fortunate fellow is the frog
lodyte. If more elbow room is needed
as his family grows he has only to
take his pickaX and add length or
width to the domicile. If he wants
little more light or air he knocks an
other hole or two in the front wall.
If the little folks disturb their grand
parents he can dig out a new room
for the old people. His stable is prob
ably next door to the living room, and
the COW, chickens and goats live under
the common rock roof. Sometimes the
dwelling is reached by steps from the
outside, but frequently a passage cut
through the rock leads to the room.
Usually there are sufficient windows
for light and ventilation, and the liv-
ing room lacks no appearance Of COM
fort It is light and large.
The cupboard, the OAK table, the
kneading trough. 2 looking glass. a
chest Of draWeF- and a few prints or
colOred pictures are arranged along
the stone walls and behind curtains
re a bed OF t~g IT. recesses dug out
f The rock. On Cra side IS the old
asEioued fireplace ard oven where
ne ccoking is done. eud the chimney
lfords a NEST vigorous draught
One of The most striking character
sites OF these Hb'er-21osn dwellings
5 the complete lack Of humidity on the
walls. in which respect they differ
from most natural limestone caverns.
No doubt there are many thousands
1f people in crowded cities whose hab
itations cannot compare in comfort
and heaIthfulness with the cave dwell
ugs of central France.
The Washington bee., 1908-05-09
How Seamen's Home Will Look When
Completed.

the code of signals of the institute
The structure will be of brick and
limestone, y stories in height, and
will occupy a plot 100x100 feet. On
the main floor will be the shipping
bureau and Offices. It will be used as
an exchange where seafaring men
may obtain employment The restau-
rants and kitchens will be in the base
ment. The first floor will be devoted
to billiard and recreation rooms. The
large assembly rooms will occupy the
second and third floors.
Upper floors Of the structure will be
given up 70 sleeping quarters for 400
sailors and 100 officers.