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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25
Weather Crop Bulletin

WSdlllSI crop Dulletln
For the week ending June
q, 1908. Des Moines, Iowa.
The average temperature and
sunshine were below the nor
NAL, but the deficiency in tenn
perature occurred during the
first two days of the week. The
last five days were warm, with
the temperature from two to
five degrees above the season
able average. The rainfall was
below the normal over the
eastern, and above over the
western half of the state.
Showers were FIR. quent and the
rainfall excessive, during the
middle of the week, over the
north central and portions of
the northwest, west central
and southwest districts. All
fiat and bottom lands in the
area of heavy rainfall were
again flooded, causing the
Abandonment of many fields of
corn. A large acreage has also
been abandoned in southern
and southeastern counties, due
to the previous heavy rains and
the continued high stage of
the rivers. A loss, during the
week, of 40 per cent in the
general condition of crops is
reported from PocahOntas coun-
ty, where the rainfall was from
four to over five inches. On
uplands and over the eastern
counties, corn is generally in
good condition, and, altho a
little shorter than usual at this
season of the year, is making
very good growth. Except in
the flooded districts, small
grain is doing well, but the
conditions are such that if the
warm, sultry weather continues,
rust will develop very rapidly.
Considerable clover has been
cut, but, owing to the high
percentage of humidity and
the excessive moisture in the
plants, it is curing very slowly,
and some has already been
damaged. With favorable
weather, haying operations will
become quite general during
the coming week, with pros
poets of a large crop. Sugar
beets are doing we'll in the
northeastern counties.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25
CLEVELAND
DIES TODAY

Princeton, N. j., June "a
Grover Cleveland, ex-president
of the United States, died this
morning. He had been i'll for
some time, but his death was
unexpected.
Cleveland was born in 1887
In 1884 he was elected presi-
dent of the United States over
Blaine. In 1888 he was again
nominated, but was defeated by
Harrison.
In 1892 he was again elected
president by defeating Harri-
son. After his second retire.
ment from the White House he
became a resident of Princeton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25

Carl F. Pierson of Hawarden.
a fireman on the Northwestern.
fell from the engine while.
crossing the Iowa river bridge.
near Clifford yesterday. From
the bridge he pitched into the
river and was killed. The body
was recovered half an hour
later.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25

A cloudburst occurred near
Sac City yesterday at II a. m.
and the Coon river rose four
feet in five minutes. A good
many bridges are washed away
and crops along the bottoms
are under water. The Coon
river is the highest it has been
for forty years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25
Union Farmers Club

Union Farmers Club
Union Farmers Club met at
Walnut Glen, the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Doty, the third
Saturday in June.
Club called to order at ILLS
by president.
Mrs. Edna Coulthard favored
us with some excellent piano
music.
Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved. Three
members absent, Mr.. and Mrs.
NV. A. Jones and Mrs. C. H.
Deur.
The following visitors were
present and helped to make
the club meeting more profit
able: Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Bee
bee, Mr.. and Mrs. Divelbess
and daughters, Minnie and
Alice, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Longman. Mr.. and Mrs. willis
Selyy. of Harris Ga,va rhlh,
Mrs. Laymar. Mrs. i. P. Mar
tin, Mrs. Eina Cou|thard,
Grandma Jones, Mrs. Stewart
and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Rnden and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dotv and
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Doty and son Wilson, Mr.. ard
Mrs ]. II. Jones, Miss Her.
minia Ley and Mrs VIM Logan.
Select reading by ]. E. Jones,
Gland Hunger" Mrs. Myers,
Conducting Rural Schools. "
This question was discussed to
some length and brought out
different opinions in regard to
women having the ability to
vote and conduct the rural
school. We were in the midst
of this discussion when the
hostess announced dinner.
The time was spent very
pleasantly in feasting and Wis
iting until 2::15, when the pres
ident again called the club to
order.
Music by orchestra. Solo by
Earl Dotv. Duet by Mrs.
Brown and Arthur Doty. Song
bv Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Leroy
Dotv.
Children's recitations-Rnb
Deal, Floyd Stewart, Ross Ro-
den, Pearl Stewart, Gladys
Roden, Ethel Doty, Clementine
Deur, Glen Jones and little
Wilson Doty.
Next was the reading of
essays by lady members of the
club. It being the eighth an
niversary of our club, subject
was Farmers Clubs and their
Benefits" This feature of the
program was a genuine sur.
prise to the gentlemen of the
club and if the old adage that
actions speak louder than
words means anything it was
surely demonstrated by the
hearty commentators of the
men Of the club and visitors,
for which they have our
thanks.
l. Is it equitable and just to
tax farms and mortgages on
same? Ans. No; double tax
alton is unjust.
2. Wouldn't it be a cool
thing for the farmers to make
their pressed cheese? Ans
1t would.
3 How to keep moths from
dies troying carpet. Ans Use
pt wdered borax.
A selection was read by Mrs,
Oscar Doty, cover Education
for Girls"
Questions for July:
What would be the most
profitable crop to raise on a
small farm ten or twelve miles
from town? Ref. to G. N.
Frazier.
Which is best for a young
man starting out for himself,
to buy a home where he is OF
go to some new country? Ref.
to H. L. Aldridge.
Why don't the farmers Of
st. John township take more
interest in the Harrison county
fair and have more exhibits I
Ref. to Mrs. Aldridge.
Committee on questions, Mrs
Deal, w. A. Jones, A. E Bes.
sire.
Select reading for July, ],
w. Deal.
Committee to fill vacancy
v a.. . -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25
Automobile Party to Denver

Twenty Democratic delegates
to the Denver national conven-
ton, guests of the Hon. Roger
e. Sullivan, chairman of the
Illinois Democracy, will leave
Chicago next Tuesday in a train
of five Studebaker automobiles.
and will head for Denver. bv
way of Clinton, Cedar Rapids,
o naha, Lincoln and Grand
Island.
At Lincoln, Neb., the home
of William j. Bryan, another
Studebaker car, carrying the
governors of Missouri and Kan
sas, will meet the Illinois dele
cation, as will a third car from
Leavenworth, Kansas, carrying
the Hon. John H. Atwood, the
presumable Attorney General
If Bryan is elected president.
Democrats of Lincoln have
planned to give the Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas tourists a
reception, to take place on Sun
day, June %, and on the follow.
ing day the seven Studebake1
cars will continue to Denver,
arriving there on the afternoon
of July 18th.
The Chicago tourists will
reach Dixon some time during
the afternoon of Tuesday, June
%; Cedar Rapids, Wednesday,
Boone, Thursday, Missouri Val
ley, Friday, running into Oma-
ma, saturday morning, and re-
naming there over night.
Following the reception at
Lincoln, the joint tours will
proceed to Fremont, Neb., on
Monday, June 20, to Grand
lslAnf, Tuesday, to North
Platte, Wednesday, July l, to
Julesburg, Thursday, to Sterl-
ing, Colorado, on Friday, and
the run of a hundred or more
miles to Denver will be made
on the Glorious Fourth.
One Of the FIVE cars from
Chicago will be equipped with
a commercial body, and will
carry the baggage Of the Sulli-
van party, adding materially to
the comfort of the tourists.
TIE Studebaker concern is hav.
ing a special equipment placed
il the baggage car so that the
travellers may carry provisions
On ice for emergency, in case OF
being caught in a storm, away
from towns with hotel or cafe
accommodations.
This party of delegates and
friends will be in Missouri Val
ley next Friday evening, June
Goth, according to the schedule
now prepared.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25
Firemen's Meet Postponed.

Onawa, Ia, June 18- The
Maple Valley freE1en's tcurna-
ment scheduled for Onawa
yesterday did not take place,
owing to the continuous rain
for three weeks. 1t was con-
cluded to postpone the event
until Wednesday, July %. This
is the week before the state
meet at Clinton and will give
all the teams a chance to get in
first class condition. Several
of the teams entered at Onawa
will compete at Clinton.
Local arrangements had all
been made and everything
looked favorable until it com.
menced to rain Tuesday after
noon, but firemen's tourna-
ments, like circuses. require
dry weather to be a success.
It's very wet at present, and
everything is at a standstill.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25

We heard today of some PEG.
pie who recently returned from
Colorado on account of the
lack of water to irrigate with.
If they could only have had
some of the surplus moisture
from this territory we would
have been thankful.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-25

~
s. H. Cochran is in Waterloo,
Iowa, this week trying an inn.
portant estate case. He will go
from there to Washington, D.
C., to argue a land case before
the Interior Department and
will return about June 90.
Cochran is one of the lawyers
who has made a national repu-s
tation by attending strictly to
his law business. He has the.
confidence Of the Bench and
Bar and the respect of all who
know him. Gazette.
August Beckman. the park
tender of the Northwestern
passenger depot in Council.
Bluffs, who lost both limbs by
being struck and thrown be-
meath the wheels of the fast
mail train on June IL, sue
cumbed to his injuries, at Mer-
cy hospital in that city last
night. Following the accident
Beckman was progressing fav-'
orably and it was expected he
would recover from his injuries
but a few days ago complica-
tons set in and it was found.
necessary to amputate q fur,11-
er portion Of one of the limbs.
Beckman was so years Of age
and single. A brother, who
was also in the employ Of the
Northwestern, was killed a few
a few months ago at the
Avenue G crossing in Council.
Bluffs.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22

Twenty.seveu years ago Chauncey warson. then fourteen years old, took a VOW that he would thrash Professor Mont Cryder. A fortnight ago he made sOOd.
 For rweny-seven years WarsOu has waited his chance. Five times oppor- tuuIty has been given him, and the fifth time he accomplished his pur- pose,
 The fact that the two men fought a desperate battle to settle an old grudge Is but an incident 10 the story, The remarkable part Of this is that Warson perhaps is the ouly man who ever made good his threat to whip his teacher.
 Also the fact that they met under peculiar circumstances and nearly 5000 miles from the scene of their earlier combat adds interest to the affair
 warson was the son of a well to do farmer residing In Highland county, O.. Be attended school at a little red brick schoolhouSe which had been de rlslyely named Swamp college" It
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22
wARsON SHOT HIS RIGHT TO THE JAW,

carriage. took him home. and the fol- lowing afternoon they fought in the back yard.
 Cryder won. but it took him six rounds. and both men were very badly beaten up.
 WarSon visited Cryder for several days and persuaded him to 90 with him into the Yellowstone. where they had week of sightseeing.
 That was the last they saw of each other until recently. Ten years had passed Cryder had rented a cottage at Long Beach. Cal, for the winter and was staying there with his family. He was walking up the beach when he saw a familiar figure on the board walk. It was Warson.
 Wurson stopped at the Cryder cot tage Sos several days. For obvious req sons ueltner mentioned to Mrs. Cryder that they were going to fight to settle tlelr oI grudge. They waited one morning until Mrs. Cryder walked downtown to do the shopping, taking little Harlan, the baby. with her Then they went into the back yard, stripped for battle
 For fifteen rounds they fought rounds of varying lengths, as they were forced to guess at the length of tim, elapsed. Finally in the fifteenth Cryder caught q stIT left hand blow on the jaw. It staggered him, and he clnchcd. Warson threw him or and swung his right. Cryder. weak and dizzy. parrled and swung desperately. The blow lifted Warsou from his feet and dropped him in the sand.
 In an instant he was up and rush. cd. Cnyder. still dizzy. covered his jaw with one shoulder and hung on. His straight left failed to drop Warson, who kept driving in blow after blow, but failing to land on the vital spot. Slowly Crydcr was forced into the an. gle ot the fence. He tried to escape, his foot slipped in the sand, his arms spread a bit to prevent fall, and Ike flash WarSon shot his right to the jaw. and Cryder wen; down like log.
 Mrs Cryder. returning at that in- stant. saw the blow and screamed. Ske stood as 1T petriHed watching WarSon working over her husband. Then she ran in. What she said to WarsOn was sufficient. hut suddenly he looked up, and sue saw tears in his eyes. Just then Cryder's eyes opened. He sat up in the sand. spat out some blood and said dizzly. Well, Warsop, old boy, l you did It at last, and Rm giadits CTer."
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22
He Licked His Teacher.
But Chauncey WasOn Had to Wait Twenseven Years and Try Five Times Before He Got Even For FIogging He Re-
 cened In Little Red SChOohOuSe

tue week" said Cryder, "we'n have jolly week and then settle It."
 No" remarked warson. Pm mar red now. and don't want to take any black eyes home. Let's fight Wednes- day"
 So 1t was agreed. They ran around the fair and the city for three days and Wednesday afternoon adjourned to vacant lot near Sixty-secOnd street and Ellis avenue and fought. Cryder beat Warson up so badly that he forced him to quit. Then they went together 10 a drug store and patched up their wounds and bruises and fin iShed the week in perfect friendship.
 "Tu get you the next time said WarSon.
 Al right" remarked Cryder I'm still in Omaha, Telegraph me when you're coming. and Tn be on hand"
 In lS9G WarSon. then at the head of the company he had started to work for as a boy, was going west when he decided to get or at Omaha and whip Crydcr. He wired from Kansas City, Cryder met him at the station in a
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22

was there be received at the hands of Professor Cryder a sound bIrchins which he thought undeserved. From that day bis great ambition was 10 "get even"
 Eight years later Chauncey Warson, then travelling salesman for a Cincin- natl shoe house, met his old teacher on the street In Omaha. Cryder did not recognize the boy be had thrashed, but WarSon knew him. He advanced, introduced himself, and Cryder greeted him cordially. Warson was bit m at ease. Finally be remarked:
 MT Cryder. some years ago, when was a boy. you unjustly punished me"
 'TIn sorry for that" said Cryder earnestly. "I remember I whipped ev. cry boy I could lay hands on.'
 q vowed then" said Warson, that would thrash you to even up the score"
 Boys ali do that" laughed Cryder.
 But I'm going to make good" said warson. "I made solemn VOW, and intend to keep it."
 Cryder tried to persuade him that lt was Eoolishness, but the Warson pen chant for keeping theIr given word was too strong
 Well, said Cryder finally, we cant Gght here. Come up to my house, and we'll get lt over,
 It was a grand fight. At the end of about eight minutes Cryder landed a right on Narson's jaw and put him down and out
 He helped his old scholar Into the house. they washed up, had supper to- gether and Cryder was WarsOn's guest at the theater that evening, They part ed the best of friends, and as they sep arated Warson remarked:
 'I'u come back and whip you wher 1 think l can
 Better come every time you get h town. Don't wait until you can llcS me-just drop in any time"
 warson took boxing lessons, prepar ed himself and exercised. The follow ing year he made Omaha, but Crydel was out of town, and it was not unt 1898 that they met again. That time they met in Chicago during the Worlds fair.
 "stn want to lick meT' asked Cry der.
 Yes" replied Warson. 'I hate tc do 1t. but I gave my word that I would and l must"
 "Weu, let's put 1t or until the end o
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22
WORK WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS
DoRn's Kidney Pills Have Dope GrsRtl Service for People who Work fin AlnRkR

Most Alaska people work every day in some strained, unnatural position bending constantly over desk riding on ioltipg wagons or cars doing labor ious housework; lifting, reaching or pulling, or trying the back in hundred and one different ways, All these strains tend 10 wear, weaken and injure the kidneys until they fall behind in cir work of Altering the poisons from the blood. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys,.put new strength ..bad backs
 W. Fl. Wood of 25O cottage St., sa- lem. Ore, says: "A good many years ago I got badly kicked by mule right over the kidneys and at another time while digging well it caved in on me also injuring my back. Since then have had more or less annoyance from my kidneys. Change Of weather caused my back to ache and when l worked hard it became SO lame that could hardly slrai2 hteu up after stooplng, l procured Doan's Kidney Pills at a drug store and since taking them, although 1 have. continued to work hard and be exposed to severe weathe,, not an ache or other symptoms of my former trouble remains. This clearly proves that Doau's Kidney Pills act up to made of them, also know of other people who have derived ereas benefit from their use. l am glad to let others know the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble.
 For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N, r., sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-DOau'5-an take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22
LIST OF LETTERS

Unclaimed letters remaining iu Skag- way postofice April, l5 1908. Cameron, Mr John W Ford, nv
 Gale, Mrs Mary Henderson, Tread Lauer, wD Swangreu, Frank A
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22

CHOICE POULTRY AND PRODUCE We make a speciality of live and dress ed poultry aud premium butter.
 Frye-Bruhn Co. If
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-22

SkiStitis, Mir D White, Mir Albert
 A. E. Kindell,
 Acting P. M.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-13
ASYLUM FOR WOOER
OF HELEN GOULD.
Farmer said He Had Vast Wealth
and Could Fascinatc the Lady.

Niagara Falls, oct. 13.-After he
had been prevented from sending tel
egram to George Gould announcing
his intention Of going to New York
and claiming the hand of Miss Helen
Gould, Edmund n. Post a farmer Of
Webster, near Rochester was arrest
ed here today and committed to the
state hospital for the insane at Buff
falo.
Post, according to stories he told
here today. had been annoying the
Gould family a good deal the last few
years.
He has spent his time since his ar
rival here three weeks ago, raising
stock subscriptions TO a corporation,
and yesterday the list was increased
by a jocular subscription Of $1,000
600.
This made Post happy and he said;
"Now. I'll go to New York and
show them that / control vast wealth,
and they cannot but comply with my
request to see Miss Could, and when
she sees me know she'n fall in love
with me at once"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-13
NEMESIS RUNS MAN DOWN.
Mccum, Whose Home Was Ruined,
Chased Quarry 5000 Miles.

Omaha, oct, 13.-Thomas Hopkins.
is behind the bars here and J. w
Mecum Of Black River Falls. Wis
has ended mis- 5000 mile chase afte.
the former. Mecum spent an that
he had IN the pursuit.
Mecum says that year ago he and.
his wife and four children lived on,
his farm near Black River Falls Re-
turning to his hone on the night Of
August 13. 1907. he discovered that
his wife had run away. taking with
her their four children, the eldest OF
whom was Florence, aged II years,
$4,000 in cash and valuable property.
Several months later the eldest boy
returned to his father in Wisconsin
and told him that Mrs. Mecum was
with Hopkins and the three other
children at Beatrice, Neb. and that
Hopkins had criminaly assaulted the
girl Florence.
Thereupon Mecum set out on his
search for hopkins.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-13

Mrs. Ada L. Groom, the widely
known proprietor Of the Groom Ho
tel, Vaughn, Miss. says: For sever
II months I suffered with a severe
oough and consumption seemed to
rava its grip on me, when a friend
recommended DR.. Kings New Discov-
--. I began taking it, and three bot
ties affected a complete cure" The
fame Of this life saving cough and
cold remedy, and lung and throat
haler Is world wide. Sold at Tallman
e. Co.'S and Pendleton Drug Co.'S drug
stores
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-13
RAILROAD STOPS
OLD STAGE LINE.

Colfax, oct. 13-The building Of
the Lewiston Riparia branch Of the
O. r. & ~ along Snake river, bor-
derng the south boundary Of Whit
man county, has caused the removal
Of the Almonta and Penewama stage
and mail route, this dlscontinuancc
taking effect Sunday. The Penewana
stage has been Ia operation for the
last 81 years, having formerly been
On the old Walla Walla, Colfax and
Spokane stage route. The Almonte
route has been in operation for the
last 27 years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-13
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of women or received so many gen.
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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women who have been restored to
health by Lydia Il. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
flied by it, or has friends who have.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, any wOmanany daymay
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma.
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Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
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Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
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herbs, without drugs, and is whole.
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia +. Pink.
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successful is because it contains in.
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Women who are suffering from
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Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-13
CNE or THE MOST ADMIRED
Girls IN GREAT BRITAIN

London, oct. 13.-One Of the pets
Of British society is the lovely Miss
Joan Issobel Bowes-Lyon, niece of
the 14th Earl Of Strathmore and
Kinghorne, daughter Of the Hon. Mr.
Ernest Bowes-Lyon, who is in the
British diplomatic service. She was
20 be seen at most Of the society
events Of the last season in company
with her beautiful sister Miss Effie
Eowes-Lyon, and they have graced
many house parties since then. She
is a most energetic dancer.