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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02
Attorney Sues Clerk of Courts

Attorney Sues Clerk of Courts
Logan, Ia, Dec. 28.-John A.
Berry, a Logan attorney, has
brought suit in the district
court against A. w. Blackburn,
clerk of the courts. Berry
claims $4,000 damages from
the clerk and from B. O. Bruin-
ton, Of Council Bluffs, court re-
porter and from the American
Bonding company of Baltimore
who are on Blackburn's bond.
Last January Berry was the
defendant in a real estate case
which was decided against him.
He appealed to the supreme
court but could not perfect his
appeal on account of the short
hand notes taken in the district
court trial. He was unable to
make a transcript of the evil
dence and was thereby barred
from an appeal. The court re-
porter claims he filed the notes
with the clerk who claims they
were not filed in his office.
Bases his claim on the amount
of money he had paid on some
land in controversy in the orig
inal suit and for two years
rental of the same and the in
crease in value of the land.
Judge Troup, Of Omaha, gave
a decision regarding the new
Sunday closing laws in that
city, stating that they will hold
good. The police force have
been taking a list Of names of
those breaking the new laws
and prosecutions will follow.
There is some parts Of the law
that is really a hardship, such
as no express wagons, milk
wagons, etc. However, the
thing may be worked out to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Miss Sarah Anterior of
Woodbine was in the Valley
yesterday the guest of her
cousin, Miss Winifried Ather-
ton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Redmond
arrived today from Lake Forest,
ILL.,, where they had been the
past six months the guests of
relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

The Kappa Delta girls have
issued invitations to the Alpha
Zeta Tau girls and their gentle
men friends, for a "Hoosier
Masquerade" dancing party on
Thursday evening, January End
1908, at Demick & McEldery's
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

O. c. Olson of Honey Greek
was q pleasant caller today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

The Woman had a big time
ct the lodge meeting Saturday
evening. Over twohundred
members were present, and a
jolly good time was had by all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Mrs. E. F. James and daugh-
ter Miss Beryl, and Mr.. Lew
Longman, drove out to the Far
mers Club meeting, held at the
home Of Mrs. Orr and sons, last
Saturday and report a very
pleasant time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Jules Greevy of Omaha was
the Sunday guest of Mrs. M. p.
Newton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Ed D. Bradley left for Wat
erloo, Iowa, this morning,
where he goes to attend the
fftieth anniversary celebration
Of the Masonic Lodge of that
city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

The expert Optician of Omaha will Re in
Missouri Valley to remain few dasys only add
may be consulted at DR. Devores office. Inn
prove this golden opportunity. DIR Chapek
comes highly recommended as an iexpert in
profession, ard is prepared to correct any error
of refraction known to science. Many have a
ready been benefited in this vicinity by this
perfect system If lenses.
Don't delay but call at once add have your
eyes properly examined, at Dr. Devore
flee. Willremain 3 days only. Consultation
free and satisfaction guaranteed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02
meaday Dec 80

Miss Audrey Meyers return
Cd from Modale yesterday
where she had been visiting
relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

The Limit What would you
think of a man who would write
us to stop the paper and only
put a one-cent stamp on the let
ter, making us pay one cent
postage due" to get that letter
out? We shall be suspicious of
postage due" letters after this
and may not bail them out.
That man saved a penny but
the amount he will lose by not
having this clean, newsy and re-
liable paper as his guide next
year will not be measured in
pennies. Blair Pilot.
oA9ToRTA.
s'; ! l(sz4zz7x
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02
c. 3. Long, Of Modale, was
in the Valley the guest Of his
mother, Mrs. H. E. Brandriff.

" ~ Ling, VA &NSNNeS, WOs
, in the Valley the guest Of his
mother, Mrs. H. E. Brandriff.
Mrs. w. E. Smith and daugh-
ter were in Omaha yesterday
. and attended the concert given
by the great violinist, Kubelek.
Miss Anna Riley has re-
turned to Detroit, after having
been in the Valley for month
the guest of relatives.
: w. A. Roberts has accepted
a position in Omaha as janitor
: in the Bell telephone Office, at
, a good salary. Mr.. Roberts
has been janitor of the high
school building for years and
the board will accept his resig-
nation with reluctance.
I The weather for the last week
!, , is what brings on catarrh. Get
/ a Hyomei outfit for $I.00 from
Robt. w. Harvey, and catarrh
will not bother you. Money
back if Hyomei fails to cure
:. the worst case of catarrh.
v DR.. McEvoy made the high
4 lest score on the bowling alley
d during December, beating out
the old professionals. He
made the high score of 577.
= Lew Longman, of Sioux City,
\ spent Sunday in the Valley
the guest of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Osborne
a were Omaha passengers this
: morning.
G. Newton, of Boone, was in
:. the Valley, Saturday. the guest
: of his cousin, C. A. Puddy, be-
IS tween trains enroute to Cali
fornia to spend the winter.
# Guy Williams and wife, of
y Deadwood, South Dakota, were
:. the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
o. Williams, Sunday.
d Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Haller ar
t, rived in the Valley this noon
e from Nebraska where they had
# been on their honeymoon trip.
They will go to their new home
IS in Chadron in a short time.
Supervisor Mike Murray of
Little Sioux came down this
= afternoon to attend to some
a work connected with the board.
y y The masquerade dance last
N Saturday evening, given by the
g Yoeman Lodge was a decided
success and a large crowd YVES
present. The costumes were
good and everybody had a good
time.
/. DIR. McEvoy was a business
: passenger to Omaha this morn
ing.
w. w. Hume returned to
!. Omaha this afternoon, after a
A. few weeks visit in the Valley
with friends.
What has become of the
.|good old costume of keeping
" open house on New Years Day
a, Hi Sigler today finished haul
" " ing twelve hundred bushels of
w wheat to the Valley Mills. This
at lis said to be the finest wheat
#. ever bought at the mills.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

The Misses Kelley, of Omaha,
and Clara Azof, of this city, will
accompany H. ]. Hackly to Gil
more City tomorrow, for a visit
with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Hi Sigler today finished haul
ing twelve hundred bushels of
wheat to the Valley Mills. This
is said to be the finest wheat
ever bought at the mills.
Mayor Withrow had but one
lone drunk Sunday, and
that one got $500 and costs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

The weather for the last week
is what brings on catarrh. Get
a Hyomei outfit for $I.OO from
Robt. w. Harvey, and catarrh
will not bother you. Money
back if Hyomei fails to cure
the worst case of catarrh.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

Goodwin, Sunday.
Mrs. Price Richmond and
children returned to Omaha
this afternoon after a few days
visit in the Valley with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, of Man
ming, Iowa, are in the Valley
the guests Of their son, George
Jones, for few days.
Ten thousand acres of west
ern barley used last year in
making Storz Blue Bibbon Beer.
There is strength and nutri-
ment in every glass. Drink it
for your health's sake.
Postmaster Album today re-
ceived a letter from C. T. Rob-
erts of Ebensburg, Pennsylvan-
ia asking for information re-
garding ]. w. Lloyd of this city
Years ago Mr.. Roberts and Mr..
Lloyd were schoolmates and
friends back in the eastern
states and had lost sight of each
other, hence this letter. Mr..
Lloyd stated that his friend lad
written him some years ago hut
he had neglected answering.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

4 daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Stuart, of
Nondamin, Christmas morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

w. A. Roberts has accepted
a position in Omaha as janitor
in the Bell telephone Office, at
Ia good salary. Mr.. Roberts
has been janitor of the high
school building for years and
the board will accept his resig-
nation with reluctance.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

VIM. Long. Of Florence, Neb.,
il in the Valley, the guest of
his aunt, Mrs. w. D. Cody.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-02

DR.. McEvoy made the high
est score on the bowling alley
during December, beating out
the old professionals. He
made the high score of SIT.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01

1t is said that the largest farm in
the world is that of Don Luis Terrazas,
Of chihuahua. Mexico on which 1000
people live. The farm has on it L.
100000 cattle, 1000 horses, 100000
calves. More than / 900 cowboys are
needed to look after his herds He
has a slaughter house of his own near
Chihuahua City, at which more than
$4,000 head of cattle and as many or
more sheep and hogs are slaughtered
every year. He owns his own refrig-
orator cars, in which his packed meats
are shipped all over the republic. and
more than half day is required for
a railway train to cross the farm.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
SAVAGE FLING AT AUDIENCE.
Inebrlated Orator Resented Disapprov-
al of His Condition.

Like many a statesman OF the
past said Senator Beverage, "he
drank too much. And one Fourth of
July morning, on a platform hung
with flags and flowers before the
courthouse of a country town, facing
an audience of farmers and their fam
ilics that had come from miles around,
the statesman arose to deliver the In
dependence day Grafton in a slightly
intoxicated state.
He was not incapable of an ora
ton, but his unsteady gait, his flushed
face and disordered attire spoke i'll
of him, and the audience Kissed,
"He held up his hand. They were
silent Then he laughed seornfully
and said;
Ladies and gentlemen, when a
statesman of my prominence consents
to appear in such a little. one-horse
town as this he must be either drunk
or crazy, prefer to be considered an
inebriate. Washington star
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
How to Use the Road Drag.

During this time of the year our
roads are nearly always very rough,
which makes travelling over them dis
agreeable. Very little work, at slight
expense, with the road drag will make
wonderful improvement, There is
no other tool better adapted to the
improvement of earth roads. so far
as the actual work done, cost ease Of
operation, etc, are concerned, as the
drag.
The ordinary reversible blade grader
must be used to give the road-bed its
proper shape; after this, it is best
maintained by using the drag after
each wet period,
A good two-horse drag may be made
as follows! Use either a split log or
a 2x12xl6 oak plank sawed in two. If
made of a log, secure one from ten to
twelve inches in diameter and about
eight feet long; split or saw this into
as nearly equal halves as possible.
These halves are set on edge with
the fiat side to the front, thirty inches
apart and are fastened together with
three strong pins wedged in. The
plank drag is similarly constructed.
The front piece should stand about
foot farther to the right than the
back one. so when the drag is pulled
at an angle of forty.tive degrees, it
does not interfere with the back piece
e. 7I, .t,rIF
half of the front piece should be shod
with 4 piece Of steel TO give it a cut.
ting edge and prevent it from wearing.
Tho drag IS hitched so as to pull at
an angle of about forty-fYe degrees.
which causes ii to move a small
amount of dirt from the side of the
road to the center thus keeping the
crown well rounded.
The best time to use the drag is
after each wet spell, just as the sur
face is beginning to dry and is still
wet enough to smear
The mud formed on the road after
rain represents the dust, in part,
which has been made by constant
tramping and wear on the road sur
face. when moistened this dust forms
paste similar to cement BY the
use Of the drag as the surface begins
to dry, this dust paste is crudcly
troweled or smeared over the surface.
The action of the wind sunshine, and
travel has a tendency to dry harden
and beat down this mud covering un-
til it becomes sort of roof which
turns the water very readily. Travel
then begins to work up more dust;
this is again formed into a dust
paste" by the next rain. Another
dragging spreads another coat over
the first and the surface becomes hard
er, smoother and more nearly water
proof than before
Every time the mud is spread over
the surface and is beaten down and
dried, the road is improved, One drag
ging at a time is usually sufficient
II. NJ. Banner Prof of Mechanics,
Colorado Agricultural College.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
Experimental Apparatus.

have no indentations, so it will fit per-
fectly tight all around on the card
board Place the can bottom side up
and evenly over the hole in the card
board Put a sufficient weight on the
can to prevent it moving on the card
pound.
Place the spider with its adjusted
contents upon a heated stove. Soon
the inverted can will begin to agitate.
When this agitation finally ceases re-
move the spider from the stove, being
careful not to move the can, and If
the quickest results are desired, apply
snow, ice or cold water to the surface
.of the can until the sides begin to fiat
ten.
The spider with its entire contents
may now be lifted by taking hold Of
the can. When the vacuum is COM
plete the sides of the can will sudden
ly collapse. and sometimes, with a
considerable report, jump from the
spider.
The cause of the foregoing phenom-
enou, explains the Popular Mechanics,
is that the circular hole in the card
board admits direct heat from the sur
face of the spider This heat causes
the air in the can to expand, which is
allowed to escape by agitation, the
water and the cardboard acting as a
valve to prevent its re-entrance. When
the inclosed air is expelled by the heat
and a vacuum is formed by the cool.
ing, the above results are obtained as
described
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
FARMING IN
THE SOUTH
oeQeQsososo0oeosOaos
A settln. Hen.

A settln Hen.
When hen is bound to set,
Seems as though faint etiket
Dowsin er in water till
She's connected with a chill.
Seems as though twas skursely right
Giyin' her a dreadful fright,
Tyin rags around her tail,
Poundin on an old tin pail,
Chasin her around the yard,
Seems as though twas kinder hard
Bein' kicked and slammed and shooed
Cause she wants to raise a brood.
| sh'd say It's gottin' gay
Jest cause natur' wants its way.
While ago my neighhor Penn
Started Dustin mp a hen;
Went to yanlk her off the nest
Hen, though, made a peck and Jest
Grabbed his thumb nail good and stout
Liked to yank the darn thing out,
Pen he twitched away and then
Tried again to grab the hen,
But, by ginger, she had spunk,
Cause she took and nipped chunk
Big's a bean right out his palm
Swallowed it, and cool and calm
Histed up and yelled "Cah-dah!"
Sounded like she said. "Hoo,rahi"
WAL, sir, when that hen done that,
Penn he bowed. took off his hat,
Spunk jest suits him. you can bet
Set" says he, 'gol darn, We, set"
Wellsville IN. " Reporter
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
CUTlCURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch
ing Burning Rash-Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.

My baby had a running sore on his
neck and nothing that did for it took
effect until | used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full of letter or some sim
liar skin disease. 1t would itch and
burn SO that / could hardly stand it,
Two cakes Of Cuticura Soap and a box
of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after It broke out on my hands
and wrist Sometimes | would go
nearly crazy for it itched so badly. l
went back to my old standby, that
had never failed me-one set of Cuti-
cura Remedies did the work One
set also cured my uncle's baby whose
head was a cake Of sores, and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs
Lille Wilcher, no Eleventh St, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Feb. 1G, 1907"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
Farmers Educational
COOPERATIVE Union
OF America
kep Trying.

K -ep Trying,
II boys should get discouraged
AT lessons or al work,
And say, There's no use trying"
And all the hard tasks shrk,
And keep on Sinking, Sinking.
TIL the boy becomes man,
| wonder what The wssld would do
To carry out its plan?
The coward in the conflict
Gives up at first defeat;
If once repused, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins a battle
Because through thick and thin
He'll not give up as conquered
He fights, and fights To win.
So. boys, don't get dlsheartened
Because at first you fail;
II you but keep ON trying,
Al last you will prevail;
Be stubborn against failure,
Try, try and try again;
The boys who keep on trying
Have made the worlds best men,
Selected.
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EXPERIMENT WITH VACUUM.
Test Which Can Be Made
with Simple Apparatus.

Take any kitchen utensil used for
frying purposes-an ordinary skillet,
or spider, works best-haying a
smooth inner bottom surface, and turn
in water to the depth of one-half inch.
Cut piece of cardboard circular to fit
the bottom of the spider and make a
hole in the center four inches in diam
eter, The hole will need to CORE
spond to the size of the can used. 1t
should be one inch less in diameter
than that of the can. Place this card
board in the bottom of the spider un-
der the water. A two-quart syrup can
or pail renders the best demonstra-
ton, although good results may be OBJ
tanned from the use of an ordinary to-
mato can. The edge of the can must
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01
Product of Six Ewes.


An Iowa sheep grower says:
cone lamb TO the eve. and that is
certainly Il low estimate, would mean
six lambs at So per head, or SIS for
the lamb crop. One dollar and fifty
cents per head is certainly not too
high foS an estimate on wool, which
would amount TO 50 for six ewes. Add.
ing this to the SIS for lambs gives a
total of S27, and as proof that | have
given the sheep the worst of the es.
innate, | could cite you many tiocks
that have given double these returns
from a merely market standpoint. |
will venture the statement that not
fockmaster will agree to contract
the income from his flock at these
figures"
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-08-01

|
Prevention is better than a cure. but
there may be others, who, like myself,
unlnowingly broke the wild sod across
| the rayines or natural run-Ways and
found out too late that they never
should have been ploWed Sometimes
on billy land a wash-out may start
ON top of a hill where there is no
natural depression but one caused by
unsightly bitches and often cover
large portions Of The best land in the
low places with sand and gravel, maxi
! ing them unproductiye besides cut
! ting the fields into irregular shapes
making them hard to work. l have
tried many ways of stopping wash
sometimes with success, sometimes
with failure
If the wash is a small one two or
| three feet deep, it can be filled partly
full of brush, then straw on top, then
/ by blowing, throwing the dirt on the
straw, then sowing rye and June grass
seed, and if the rye gets a good start
before another heavy rain it usually
holds
If the wash is large one and grad.
ually breaking off at the upper end,
It is harder to handle. We have tried
filling these with brush and straw,
but with little success; they keep
working back, breaking off as the
water works under the sod.
Now we build dam with pillow and
shovel across the rayine eight or ten
/ feet above the end Of the ditch, leav-
ing a space in the middle for a nume
made of lumber so tight that there
| will be no leakage, eemcnting il al the
end so that no water works its way
outside, and long enough to extend six
or eight feet over the ditch, first set
ting a long post in the ditch for the
end of the flume to rest on, then fill
in with brush for the water to dis
charge upon.
Another way we have tried with sue
cess is to thrash a straw pile into tha
head of the ditch, then make a dam
around the head and down both sides,
seeding with rye and blue grass, in
this way dividing water and carrying
It down on a well sodded runway,
and by sowing rye and grass seed on
the slope of the ditch it may be held
from getting any worse.