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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

An Expert ca City Lighting Plants.
Otlicr things being equal. power and
light should he produced with greatest
economy bs private enterprise rather
th.A py changing municipal govern
lc.i:; whose ;lyailll.e financial re-
sources; ;rll general business ay5res-
sivcnass ;,:'i. laDse l:a!itcel.
70 experiment of municipal owner
ship OF lighting properties which has
nov been quite extensively made has
not proved actually silcce.;s,,;.i Some
few El9.i:c.millH operated l:l.l.s have
pro,acesl calrent continuously at com
parat.Tc!S los cost. Int in most cases
the properties have ultimately fallen
through political changes into the
ll:!a,..i OF ilconpetcmt.;. With disastrous
results; In so,s.c instances honest man
agc.Mc:I has been maintained. but such
vital clements rs depreciation have
been wholly l:ap.ovitle;l for during the
period of apparently successful opera-
ton. resnltn. in Impaired service and
in srcaly increased operating cost;
lll in $o.ae cases in the abandonment
of plants. Jutlson H. Bougiton in En-
gineering Magazine
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

A common danger produces unanim
ity.-Latin Proverb.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Miss Agnes Adams attended
the "Virginian" matinee this
afternoon at the Boyd Theatre
in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

For himself doth a man work evi
in working evil for another.-Hesiod.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Will Richardson was a bust.
ness passenger to Blair this
afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Miss Anna Finley was an
Omaha passenger this after
noon.
Miss Verona Pratt will ar
rive in the morning to spend
her Easter vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. w.
Pratt. She will return to
Milwaukee next Monday to re-
sumo her studies.
The Mo. Valley Improvement
League committee on flower
seeds for school children have
ordered one hundred and seven
ty-five packages of seed which
will be sold to school children
two cents per package. The
League will give prizes this
year for the best flower beds
from seeds bought from the
League. Watch for "Seed
Sale' day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Supervisors Hosbrook, Hole
ton and Chatburn went to
Onawa this morning to attend
a meeting of the joint board.
Business pertaining to the
drainage ditch will be taken up
and discussed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Mrs. George Childers has a
fine display of potted plants
and cut flowers in ]. R. McGav-
Iren's hardware store.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

F. W. Myers, editor of the
Denison Review and postmas-
ter, has, on the advice of physl-
clans, taken his only son, Fred
erick, to Chicago for treatment
for impoverishment of the
blood
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Stories Ct Public Ownership Sue
cesses Disproved by Facts.

There, as In Other Lanes, No Attention
Is Paid to Depreciation, Rent of City
Property or Lost Taxes-Allesed
Electric Light Profits In Stockholm
Vanish When AnaIyzed-The Tele-
nhnne c;4n.4inn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Miss Emma Bailey was an
Omaha passenger this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

The Methodists, of Spencer,
Iowa, have just completed a
a $4,000 church building.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
PART ONE

PART ONE
Thou Lord Will Arise Chorus.
The Temptation, Solo and Chorus
Solo. Miss Edith Amen.
God Shall Charge His Angel Legions
Trio Miss Emma Green, Harold Cook
g. S. Sloan
Hosanna in the Highest. Solos anc
Chorus Solos, Harry Tracy, Ward
McGavren
Ride ON Oh King, Tenor solo-IIar
old Cook.
Gethsemane, Male Chorus and Solo
Solo, Dr. III. Gamble.
The Shadow OF the Cross, Ouartctte
and Solo Solo, G., S. Sloan
THE CROWN
PART TWO
The Strife is Ger, Sophrano Solo
Mrs. w. Nj. Carlisle.
Christ is Risen duet Mrs Green and
Miss Green
Abide With Me-Laclics Chorus. Nal,
Chorus, Olligata sophrano
Come Gracious Spirit. Bass Solo
NJ T. Weston
And 1t Came to Quartette Misses
Amen and White, Mcssrs. Cool, ane
Sloan.
LII TIP Your IIcads-l' Final Chorus
This program speaks for itself
Everybody welcome. but YOU YOU had
better come carly il You want seat
The following is the personnel OF the
chorus
sopfranos Mrs. w Nj. Carlisle
Mrs lahn Kelsey, Misses Emma Green
Edith Amen Pearl Myers. Mayme Nc
Dcrmott
Altos Misses Matte White. sayd,
Briggs. Bessie Bisl,ec, Nellie Bender
Vienna Donahoo, Mrs NJ T. Weston.
Tenor-Dr Gamble Harold Cool
and Ward McGavren
Bass-M. T Weston, g. S. Sloan
Harry Tracy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
FAKE EXPERTS.
The Business of Deceivine Cities by
Worthless Estimates" Is Profit

The Business of Deceivinq Cities by
Worthless Estimates" Is Profit
able One.
No one is doing more to bring about
feeling of hostility between public
service corporations and the people
than the men who. posing as experts,
deceive the people by their estimates
of profits to cone bcca,ise of their sup
posed trcllnical Knowledge OF the bust
ness concerned. These mon get large
fees for giving INSTRUMENTATION to cities
about undertakings of which they
have no practical knowledge. One of
the best known NJ. o. gas experts
recently testified under cross eNamIa-
ton in q western city, whittier he had
gone to deceive the people at great
profit to himself, that lie had never fit
ted himself for the profession of gas
engineer and that he had never been
in Il gas house except in the capacity Of
Il visitor.
Another even more noted electrical
cxpcrt" lcaped at bound from pro-
censorship of political economy into
that high technical knowledge which
is necessary for man TO qualify as an
electrical expert and which it takes or
binary men Eaany years of theoretical
study and practical experience 10 ac
quirc Yet it is upon the evidence of
such Een. whose Gains to expert
lsMowl"s!.ss, arc clearly fraudulent, that
cities condemn the corporations that
arc sei'yi:l.; ihem and embark upon en-
te:priscs that are attended With great
ri:;., even under the most sNil!ful guild
:,ncc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Mrs. Daniel Cole, who has
been quite sick is reported bet
ter today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Joe Coyle made a trip to
Honey Creek today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

The Fourth Street Whist
Club met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Bell last even
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
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About forty friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Shelton gave them
a surprise today. Well filled
lunch baskets were brought in
to use and a delicious dinner
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton
are packing their household
goods preparatory to moving to
New Mexico to make their fut-
ure home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Carl Smith returned to Lo-
gan this morning, after spend
ing a week in the Valley visit
ling relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

ing. A fine time is reported.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Mrs. F. L. Davis was an Ona-
ha passenger this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Major Harry Boies went to
Red Oak this morning on bust
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Wednesday April is

DR.. Devore made profess
sional trip to Modale this morn
ing on the early train.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

E. w. Pratt was in OmaEs
today on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

John D. Denison, who has
been the democratic candidate
for governor before the pri-
maries, yesterday in the Tele-
graph-Herald of Dubuque,
made a signed announcement
of his withdrawal from the
race.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Manager Gascho of the Elec-
trio Light Company returned
this morning from a trip to Old
Mexico and other southern
countries, where he had been
on business. He reported that
it is quite warm in the far
south but thst everything in
the way of fruit and crops looks
fine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
From the Slums to the Fields.

If some philanthropist desires to
start movement in America that will
be blessing to all the future he will
organize to take the poor out Of the
crowded slums of our great cities and
place them on the land that God made
for the sustenance of man. l never
60 into the east side in New York
that my heart is not sick with yearn-
ing to show these people the beauty.
the health and the bounty of the open
country. The soil Is the place to grow
men, What will be the future chill
dren Of the slums of our great cities?
The east side of London furnishes the
pathetic answer.
am reminded of all this by letter
from a San Francisco correspondent
In that city is 4 movement to put the
unemployed at labor tilling vacant lots
1t is after the plan outlined and to
some extent practiced by Bolton Hall
in New York. The argument is that
the lots can be obtained practically
rent free. us the tilage Will really in
crease their value. l believe that so
far as made the experiment has met
with success.
The congestion of our great cities is
unnatural and appalling. 1t is worse
than race suicide. 1t means race de.
generacy Something must be done to
take these overcrowded millions into
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Every one knows that the general
ship Of Bob Dunn was the deciding
factor which secured for jacobson the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
He planned every preconvention move
of the successful candidate, even tC
the gag which kept him quiet until
the plum was picked, and which rem
dered possible the coalescing of the
varying antagonistic elements behind
the man from Lac qui Parle. But a
continuation of this state of affairs
could not be expected. Jacobson never
did brook control, nor accept advice
for any great length of time He has
now broken with his former manager
and is running the machine himself
Just how successfully he is doing this
can be judged by the effect Of his Du
luth and Minneapolis talks. If he
maintains this record throughout the
campaign Johnson's majority will be
bigger than it was two years ago
against Cole.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
Nation Love.

Inc more one loves any particular
nook or corner of his country the more
ne loves it all. On the same Drinci
pie. "Who loves his country best loves
best the human race
l delight in thinking of myself as 4
citizen of the world, but l find the bet
ter American l am the better world
citizen become.
There is a certain school of modern
lists who sheer at patriotism as provin.
cial. They profess to be superior to all
that. The chap who regards himself
as superior. however. is only a more
aggravated sample of the holier than
thou.
When man does not love the land
In which he was born and reared he is
usually SO stuck on himself that he has
no affection left for any land-or any
thing else.
1t is a fine thing to love all the
world, but why not begin by loving
that part Of the world closest to us?
Since | became peculiarly enamored
of frouzy and unkempt corner of ere
alton in the Hudson valley l have a
higher opinion Of every portion of the
earth's surface, including even Sulu
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Jacobson was not nominated by the
Republican convention because he
was the choice of the Republican
party, but because he was less objec-
tionable to the influences that con-
trolled the convention than was Ed.
ward 4. Young, his principal OPP.
ponent. Mr.. Young had, in discharS-
ing the duties of his office, accumu.
lated record in which he justly took
some pride, but it caused him bunch
of trouble. 1t did not meet the APP
proval of Messrs Reese, Warner,
Smith, Colonel Wilkinson ct al, and
as Young would not apologize for hav-
ing officially lived in Minnesota dur
ing the past three years, nor repudiata
his own record, it was up to the bunch
mentioned to find candidate less OBJ
jectiOnable to themselves and the in
terests represented by them than was
MIR. Young. Mr.. Jacobson was sound
ed, promised to be good, and was ell
tered for first place, which, with their
candidate of these men and of the
Interests behind th sm, not of the peo-
pie of the state.
The inference naturally arises that
Mr.. Jacobson made definite promises
for this support, and that if elected he
will pay the price demanded. The
people should know what the deal is
that was consummated between Mr..
Jacobson ana these men, who never
support a man except for reason, and,
If such is not given, should withhold
support from him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
"Whoa. NanceW


The man who has never run a ssdou-
bic shovel" pillow in ground full of
stones and roots has missed one of the
most sensational and exciting expert
ences of life.
Jake is red haired and irascible.
When expostulating with Old Nance
bis mare. his words can be heard for
mile around.
1t was in a clearing, and. every
inch of the new ground not occupied
by stump had underlying it either a
root or a stone. In such soil shovel
pillow is liable to do all sorts of uneX-
pected and eXasperating things. The
man between the handles gets the full
benefit Of eEery evolution and maner-
YER the plow makes. Now one of the
handles gives his ribs a dig vicious
enough to knock his breath out Again
the pillow jumps four feet in the air
and in descending banks his shins. \
moment later long root flies back.
raps him over the ankles and trips
him. Then the plow gets fast. and he
has to pull it loose. back up and start
over again. And all the time his arms
are hauled this way and that. and he
is jigg!ed. ierked and iolted till his
vital organs are in a continual mix,1p
Jake's temper. always bad. had been
worn to a thin edge. He screamed,
sWore and ranted at the horse till the
woods about resounded His language
concerning the poor brute. the world in
general and that piece of clearing in
particular was libelous in the eX-
IRENE.
At the lower edge of the new
ground was q very high bank. at the
base Of which ran small brook. Jake
would back to the edge of this bank in
order to r!oyv all the ground possible.
Once he went 4 trifie too far. his foot
slipped. the coupling came out of the
plow. and Jake, still clinging to the
handles began & Wild descent Of the
slope. Ee evidently did not realize
that the horse had become unhitched
but seemed to think she was RESPONSE
bic FOR i all and that she was coming
back Oh top of him. His language be-
came more explosive than ever. con-
tanning all tie oaths acquired in a long
life of practice He could not decide
whether he wanted the horse to go or
stop and compromised by yelling fol
both at once "Whoa. | tell We! Get
up!' he screamed. But just then he
lit on his back in the bottom Of the
brook. and the plow came down on top
Of him with such chug that he be-
came inarticulate in his rage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Colonel A. D. Brown, manager of
1acobson's campaign, was new to the
state political contest when he took
charge of Mr.. Jacobson's campaign.
but indications in st. Paul are that he
Is rapidly rising to the emergency.
One thing about Mr.. Brown that
should commend him to the best
thought of the politicians is that he is
not too big to accept advice. One of
his most trusted advisers is no less a
parsonage than Colonel r. A. Wilkin.
son of the Great Northern's legal de-
partment. Chairman Brown and Colo
mel Wilkinson are in daily conference
and that the willy old politician is Civ
Ing Manager Brown the benefit of his
sage counsel and wide knowledge OF
men and affairs in this state is evi
dent in the men who are being
brought into the headquarters and
made to see things in their proper
hight,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
The Call to Youth.

If l were allowed to sing but one
song | would sing it to the young
The future is calling to the youth OF
today. There are battles for liberty
to be fought in the forum and III the
field. battles perhaps greater than the
world has before known. The genera
ton now growing into manhood and
womanhood will have to bear the
brunt in these contests. what an in.
spring prospect! What an opportunity
to serve God and humanity.
The instincts and impulses of youth
in the main are right. They have not
yet been warped and blunted in the
sordid and unnatural struggle TO,
wealth. Trust to them. young man
Follow the highest that is in you.
Dare to be noble. dare to be true tc
your purest and whitcst ideal ard
dare to stand by the cause Of the fu.
ture even though in a minority. Look
ahead. The new idea of today. even
though ridiculed. becomes the dominant
thought Of tomorrow Do not play the
game of life in petty way. Have
confidence enough in yourself to aim
high. And then prepare yourself. drill
yourself. drive yourself. work YOUR
self night and day to reach that aim.
The way to succeed is to make your
self worthy Of success. The day has
passed for footing your own horn. #
you have real merit you will do your
work we'll. and if you do your work
we'll others will find it out The world
is ever looking for men of brains and
character, for men of honesty and in
dustry, for men who can do things.
BE noble. be noble, be noble. Do
not look at yourself or the world
meanly. Both are what you make
them. They are full of light and God
and heaven if you think them so. Life
has stairway. an endless stairway
leading up to Infinite distance and
glory. and the height to which you
mount depends upon yourself alone.
You are fortunate enough to have
been born in the greatest age of the
worlds history Never was there such
an opportunity to do things as now
Would you take up mechanical work ::
There are technical schools on every
side and tools the most perfect ever
known. Do you aspire to go into lit
erature? What wealth Of material
on which to write. Would you serve
your country? What a call for the
advancement Of high civic ideals! And
l believe there will be greater calls.
opportunities undreamed of. in the
near future
But to do any of these things you
must prepare. No half hearted work
VIII suffice. You must be ready to
throw your whole soul into whatever
cause you make your own.
Preaching. am I? Forgive me. It
is failing, admit. But am will
Ing to be accused even of preaching if
can reach the heart Of some young
man or young woman and thrill it to
action, if l can give it even 4 faint
echo Of the trumpet call which the
future is ever making to my own soul.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

the life giving air of the open fields.
All over this country is unused land
capable Of sustaining happy and pros.
porous populations. Let the social life
of the country districts be improved
until the lure of the cities shall be re.
moved. The culture of men is the
most Important business life presents.
The people must be taken from the
crowded tenements. The unemployed
must be taken to the soil. 1t can be
done. All that is required is a little
organizing, common sense and energy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
md TERRA del Fuego, the jumping of

and TERRA del Fuego, the jumping of
place.
Especially from getting close to this
sample of American dirt have I come
to have a warm feeling for all the
American dirt there is.
What is more inspiring than the out
look before this country? True. the
prospect has its darker shading but
what picture has not? Taken as
whole. it is a promise filled with glory.
There has been nothing like it in all
the history of the woodworking. The
nation is like young man standing
at the threshold of life Strong, buoy
ant, hopeful. the future to him is an
enchanted land. Behold the progress
of the last forty years, then imagine
the advancement of the four decades
ahead! Who can lock ON the picture
without a thrill?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

turn to the world of man. His manner
Of going astray he described thus:
"For about five miles," he said. 81
followed. wagon road. When that
ran out l struck into horse trail. At
the end of that l found COW path.
When this gave out l ran into a coon
track. This at last led me into
squirrel path, and when the squirrel
path ran up tree was lost"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Governor Johnson's administration
has added $3.50 100000 to the assessed
value of iron properties for taxation,
~ against only 100000 to the as.
sossment of farm lands. The last Re.
publican administration added $780,
O0c,0O0 to farm land assessment and
only s30,000,000 to iron mines. Mr..
Jacobson's position is made plain
when he arraigns Governor Johnson 8
administration for increasing taxes
and omits to tell the farmers Whose
taxes Governor Johnson raised.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Minnesota voters are invited to
make comparison of the platforms of
the two parties in this state If after
doing so they still desire to vote the
Republican ticket the mistake is
theirs. There are none so blind as
those who will not see."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

1t remained for an obscure Repub.
lican newspaper down at Fairfax tc
charge in this campaign that Governor
Johnson had voted against the gross
earnings tax when he was in the sen
ate. It's absurd misstatement of fact
has drawn public attention to it and
given it temporary fame.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
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GOVERNOR JOHN.
SON BRINGS FAME
TO MINNESOTA.

St. Paul Dispatch, July 7,
1903: a "If Minnesota
should fail to recognize that
johnson has been an advertise
ment of incaIcuiabIe value both
as to the opportunity for young
men, as to strength Of its racial
citizenship and as to its pro-
duction Of brains, even Of polit-
ical finesse as we'll as of iron
or wheat, Minnesota would not
be worth much in the esteem
Of other states.
ut is wrong to call Johnson's
fame spurious or his ability
over-estimated, and certainly
his amazing personality speaks
for itself and speaks eloquent
Iy. :; = And we should
consider a Minnesotan very
craven and disloyaI who did not
rejoice in the credit the man
has brought to his state as its
foremost citizen"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30
A Dwindling Trail.

The secondhand wilderness at the
highest corner of my ascending farm
borders mountain that goes straight
up for several hundred feet On the
top of this is an original wilderness
worthy Of the name.
My friend the colonel managed to
leyitate himself to the height one sun
shiny morning and was gone all day.
When he returned he said he had lost
his way and only by following a ravine
down to the river had been able to re-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-30

Mr.. Jacobson campaigned the state
two years ago, riding on free railroad
passes, while Governor Johnson paid
his fare just like any citizen who does
not stand in with the railroads. This
is one of the reasons why Governor
Johnson was enabled to deal with the
railroad question with unshacklcd
hands. And for the same reason Mr..
Jacobson could not perform his duty
towards the people of the state.