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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

in the assembly room. By the
time the Is minutes he was to
remald in the bath WAS up, he
reminded me of Hennessey
when he said call those wishing
to view the remnants, will
please pass around the south
isle" for he was so shrive]ed
ana shrunk he looked like rem
nants only. He soon recovere d
his normal size. He says Re
came up for his health, we'll he
is accommodating it in large gots.
He is getting to be a good
mixer, getting acquainted with
everybody but God. Have
hopes of him on that line, as he
hunks next to a sky pilot who
IS trying to effect an introduce
ton. The thing troubling him
most now is he did not get a
leave of absence from Tim
O'Connor long enough, will have
to ask for an extension of time.
Rope he will have no trouble in
getting it.
Will at some other time give
you details of the life here,
that is if you survive this dose.
Yours,
A IL ;,.;.4
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Bachelor scsl Skin.

This skin" said The turrier. "came
from Il Young seal bachelor. a youth
ignorant of love and of life
''Iiow do You know" the lady asked.
by is l.nrnnss. its perfection" he
rapicl Tho l;iin. sou Will note. l.;
ike close at velvet. Only bachelor
:st','i !;i.s haze sucl, a pile.
The bachelor seal" Ii, won't on.
has II rathc. sad life. The big bull
seals in the seal islands have each Il
hensc,.u!d OF fifteen or twenty wives,
bnt the voting bachelors m,.t,t herd
~, themselves. Let one OF them a.
iisiAp; - laa;'...' and s:rai=htMay 81 hmil
's!si' kim. MOI III lie i, his caon.th
-, 80 CO. i',i. i 81! ~; ;i.l y
(; is.i 1855 t.,..
~ - ''fii ~ s.,:tiii@ '.p,slp +. Il
$3.50 OF ~ 'ma.
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Oh, il i,,r c.ssl n; lie as NO; s., .;i,:c
n lsGv 4 y. fac cot. All thu co.
ii''" eoa,.., rs,'r.N. are M.,..' isoM to
T.. :stoiy lae..c.or ssa..'. - i:is,:nli:..
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Earl Edgcomb was in the
Valley today on business.

M. j. Fitzgibbon bought a
fine coach horse last evening
for family driving purposes.
We understand he paid a fancy
price for the animal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

'''ii'.lat dress is becoming. my dear
said the man who thinks he is a Giplo-
mat.
She loo..e;l at him coldly for mo-
mcnt and thea replied:
Yes. II is Becoming thrcalbare."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
nr,,.-,lx Er.1,..

Scribbles-T hon take a dislike to 4
n.:,n Use him 10 the vilainous char
ctei' i'll one of iny novels. Criticus-
All. soc. You punish the poor fellow
By lnlY%i,. h::.! ;,ii,c. as ii were.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Italian Car at Ogallala

Chicago, March 10. The
American car, leader in the
New York to-Paris race, ar
rived at Rawlins, Wyo., tonight,
after a good days run from
Laramie. The Italian car put
up for the night at Ogallala, in
western Nebraska. French
car No. l completed repairs at
La Grand, Ia, tonight and will
make a fresh start tomorrow,
probably reaching MARSHALL
town by noon. The second
French machine is still at Gin
ton, Ia, undergoing repairs.
The German representative
was speeding through central
Iowa tonight in the vicinity of
Marshalltown.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
t:,a ca 4. l.a.x.

In t!a ol,lcA .i.:.cs /, is sail that ii
WAS 20 = for y E:an to render HIN
self in'' i5ilc.''
.i.'..sta.. l,.3t'.; no. at all remarll:l
Die. '.ra ia th:s connt;y aye doas il
every ,ar.''
~Yon s,a.,: s";- 50. How do they
manage IT,
u hsarlyii.:; famous women"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Why They Fly.

Bobby Mamma, do the streets of
heaven flow with milk and hone.
Mamma So the Bible says, dear Bob
by-.And is that why the angels have
wings. 'catsc the watkins so bad:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Battle Mountain sanitarlm in the assen,b1,, roon Rv

Battle Mountain Sanitarium
Hot Springs, S. D., March d,
1905 Dear Bob: | will try
and give you an idea of this in
stition. We will start with a
circular arcade 400 feet in
diameter. The arcade is or
story and basement. We will
enter the Institution through
the administration building
which is four stories and base
ment, running out from the ar
cade and on each side of admin
istration building is two build
ings each $50 foot long 30 foot
wide, two stories and basement.
On opposite side from admins
tration building is a large build
ing for dining rooms, kitchen
etc.
The dining room contains 80
tables each seating twelve.
There are other buildings; nota-
bly, one with two large plunge
baths, one used for general
bathing, the second one for
those with skin troubles. The
four dormitories are divided
into wards; some have two and
some three.
A soldier makes entrance to
the home through an entrance
in basement of ward three.
Here he regis: ers and leaves
ibis baggage with the baggage
master, and is not allowed to
take out only such articles as
he may need for use until such
time as he draws from the
home. After leaving baggage,
he istalsen to the general office,
where his discharge ON pension
papers are left. Lloyd and my
self had forwarded our papers
through Capt. Palmer, of Oma-
ha, and we were fully admitted
members before our arrival, SC
we missed much of the trouble
experienced by those who fail
to do so. From the general of
flee we We're assigned to oul
ward, both in same ward, No. 3
Ward room is 100 foot long
80 foot wide and contains Is
cots. Walls all white finish
floors cement, cots and stands
are white enameled. The
stands are iron frame enamel
ed white, glass tops, giving full
view of all contents of the one
drawer.
At six o'clock a. M. the buglt
blows. Those able to do so
get up, dress, make their bed
wash, go for medicine and wal
for breakfast call first bugle
\ at 5 minutes before, last at Z
IAN take seats and wait for bel
! to ring. Each plate on the
) table bottom side up with knife
fork and spoon lying beside
r then and a quart bowl of coffee
e on the plate. We have chang
of food daily. All kinds o:
! vegetables during the week
: Once per week cakes for break
. fast; Sunday dinner, pie; som,
kind of meat at all meals, no
+ biscuits every other day
! When through eating go out a
YOU please.
The power house is about
mile away from main buildings
: Tnis furnishes the electricit,
E for lighting, steam and no
water for the entire institution
Each ward is furnished will
\ blth room with one tub, alst
wlter closet and lavatory
! Tie governors residence, ais,
). three residences for other Of
ficlals, large barn and green
! house are detached building
4 on the grounds near the mail
g buildings.
: Lloyd is troubled with lack 0
circulation. The doctor said bet
'e ter give him hot baths and goo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

Miss Delphia Fosdick is in
Logan today the guest of
friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

Obedience is better than sacrifice
Sha hespearc.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

Professor-G Give an instance
of the economy of nature.
Student She uses sheets of
water to cover the beds of tie
ers.-Baltimore Am erican.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
resulted as follows:

Ordinance read the first time
Cha ley Faith is reported
very low today.
Mrs. j. A. Campl ell lef,
for Champaign, Illinois.
P. B. Perkins is in Council
Bluffs today on business.
supt. Beveridge was a Coun-
Gil Bluffs visitor today on school
business.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Miss Nellie Bender is at home
for a week from her school.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

Captain d. B. Keller of a.
feyette, Indiana is in the VAL
ley the guest of his sister, Mrs.
John Brundige.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Ray Pollard of the Pollard &
Campbell Company, is in the
Valley today on business.

w. A. Jenkins was a Logan
visitor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Ilew 1t Was Dec omias.

~; h:arlyiia": famous women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
I. p. A. WILL PULL
 FOR BIRMINGHAM
SOUTH ALABAMA DELEGATION WILL PASS THROUGH HERE THIS MORNING EN ROUTE TO MILWAUKEE.
 .--- -I-.t

A jolly party will be the T. P. A. dele gaton from Mobile and Montgomery which will pass through Birmingham this morning on its way to Milwaukee to at tend the national convention of the Trav- elers' Protective association.
 Composing the Mobile delegation will be ex-President Harper of the state as sootation and Jake Weiss, while the Montgomery delegation is composed of Louis Cardinal and Emmett Deweis. In Birmingham they will be joined by the following men from the Magic City: S. P. Moore, Joe Zinzer, R. V. Mabry, H. E. Shropshire, Sr., and Frank P. O Brien. Henry Hayden of Demopolis will also DC numbered as one of the delegation from Alabama.
 The party will be joined by other dele gates along the line in Alabama, and ! merry time is being looked forward to by all of them. The feature of their trip will be the putting up of strong fight to bring the national convention to Bir- mingham next year. Assurances have been received from other states that they would lend their assistance in this matter and there will be a great pull in the di- recton of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
L,t the Riiou.

The present week at the Bijou, which will close with a matinee this afternoon and a performance tonight, has been un- usually successful. The attendance has been highly gratifying for summer theat- ricals and everybody is well pleased with the showing made. The Baldwin-Melville company has been giving good perform ances of East Lynne" and the staging of the play has won general praise. The added attraction of Miss Mabel McKin- ley, vocalist and composer, has also been instrumental in drawing people to the Bijou. Miss Mckinley is a talented wom- an. She sings with fine tonicity and has also composed a number of very popular pieces. She has been cordially received at the Bijou. Next week the Baldwin Melville company will appear in beau tifully staged production of ''Sapho,' the famous Daudet play, which was at one time the talk of two continents. MT. Baldwin promises that the production will be even more elaborate than those which have already won praise at the Bijou.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
NEGRO HOUSES BURN.
Flames Spread Rapidly In Negro Quar-
 ters on Twelfth Street.

At 1O:SO o'clock last night fire broke out in negro house on the cor ner of Seventh avenue and Twelfth street, north. from the flames of which several adjoining houses caught fire, and it is estimated that the loss from the flames will run between S2500 and sSOO0.
 Five houses, all occupied by negroes, were more or less badly damaged. It IS supposed that the blaze originated from a defective fiue, and owing to the construction of the buildings the fire spread rapidly and had gained a great headway before the fire depart ment could reach the scene.
 The wooden frames burned persist ently and it was with much trouble that the department succeeded In con trolling the flames after a hard fight. All of the buildings were cheaply con- st,ucted, however, and it is not be- lieved that the loss will exceed sS000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
ELYTON MASONS.
Officers Elected For Coming Year at
 Communication Last Night.

At regular communication of Farrar lodge, No 8, A. F. and A. M, of Elyton, held last night, the election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:
 John P. Abbott w. M.; Henry G. Neal, s. W; Mims Dejarnette, J. w.; Charles Schwend, treasurer; H. J. Salter, secre- tary; Harry H. Henderson, s. D.; Dudley S. Powell, J. D.; William A. Knight, chaplain; Wallace c. Johns, S. s.; J. Penn Dejarnette, J. s.; John M, Depuy, tiler.
 A public installation of officers will be held in the Odd Fellows hall at West End on Monday evening, June 29, at which time refreshments will be served. This has been the custom in this lodge for several years, but the committee in charge of affairs this year expects this occasion to far surpass all previous at- tempts along this line. The officers will be installed by Ben M. Jacobs, past grand master of Alabama, and the address of welcome will be delivered by Frank w. Smith.
 Fred A. Smith, the retiring worshipful master, expressed himself as being highly gratifed at the results attained during the past year, and predicts that the in- coming year will be one of the brightest in the history of Farrar lodge, which is one of the oldest lodges in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the probate court yesterday as follows:
 $1250-Carlos H. Reese to James R. Rus sell, east half of lot 14, block 3, town of Avondale.
 $2SOO-O. W. Fidler and wife to Pauline Batterton, lot ?, block il, Woodlawn Real ty Co.'s first addition to Woodlawn.
 $125O-M. A. Boom to Savilla Fehey, lot 8, block 1, according to the survey of vestal Heights
 s1OOO-Birmingham Realty company to R. P. McDavid, lot 36 block 793, accord ing to the survey of the Elyton Land com pany.
 $1195. .5O-George A. Gibson to R. F. Fleming. certain tract of land in section 26, township IT, range 3 west.
 $110O-J. F. B. Jackson and wife to Wal ter Clark and Clara Clark, lot IS, block 47, according to the survey of East Bir- mingham.
 $3OO0-Vincenzo Scalco to vincenzo Gug- liuzza, lot 19 block 154 according to the survey of the Elyton Land company. and c. o. Lynn, lots 1 and g. block II, according to the survey of South Smith, field
 $6S6o-George B. Mitchell and wife to T. H. Johnston, lots '. g. g, 10. Il, 12 and l5 feet off the east side of lot 1S, block 24s. according to the survey of the North Birmingham Land company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
GOOD ROADS BOOSTER IS
 COMING TO TOWN SOON

Within the course of two or three days Birmingham will in all probability have with her one of the hottest good roads boosters that has been here since the inauguration of the fight for better county highways several months ago. The man is Charles W. Thatcher, "the apostle of good roads,"
 Thatcher is teeth and nails for good roads and strongly advocates the improve ment of all highways, whether city or county but his pet project is a great na- tional boulevard extending from Detroit to New Orleans. The good roadster trav- els over the country in a miniature prairie schooner drawn by two Spanish burros, and states that he has driven the animals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
Geo. W. Connors Will Convert Plant Into Hoop and Cot
 ton Tie Plant
MACHINERY IS PURCHASED
 AND WORK BEGINSAT ONCE
It Is Understood These Operations Will Require a Large Number of Wage Farmers From
 the Start.

The old rolling mill and pipe works at Helena, on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. about 15 miles south of Birming- ham, will be rehabilitated as hoop ana cotton tie plant It will be operated by George W. Connors, one of the pest known and most prosperous citizens Of Atlanta It was MT. Connors who man aged the plant of the Atlanta Steel com pany, now the Atlanta Steel Hoop com pany.
 The machinery for the Helena plant has been purchased. and the work or construction will begin at once. It IS un- derstood that the operations will require a considerable number of wage-earners at the start. and in view of the fact that MT Connors is a progressive man or indomitable energy it is believed that the plant will be developed into one of the largest industries in the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
FIRE DAMAGES
 PRATT CITY HOME
|, J, Levi Returns Home To Find That Thieves Have Made Raids
 On His Store.

Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock fire broke out in the home of Homer Fisher at Pratt City and it would have destroyed his house and several adjoining residences had it not been for the quick work Of the fire department. The blaze started from fire in the kitchen stove, but It was discovered before any material dam age was done. As it was, part of the roof was burned and several strips or weatherboarding were torn off by the firemen in order to reach the fire. None of the furniture was injured.
 I. J. Levi returned to Pratt City from a trip out of town to find that thieves had made two raids on his store during his absence. His stock was injured by fire several weeks ago and he had been keeping 1t under lock and key, await ing the action of the insurance company. He immediately reported the theft to the police, who are now working on the case and it is expected that they will soon find the guilty parties
 Juanita council No. 1. Pocahontas, gave an ice cream supper in the Pratt City city hall last night A very interesting programme was offered and delicious re- treatments were served. All present de- clared that they had spent delightful evening. The music was furnished by the volunteer fire department band.
 Foley's hall has been leased for the purpose of installing a moving picture show. A strong company has charge and a good deal of the work in remodeling has already been done and ere long Pratt City will have one of the best equipped and most up-to-date moving picture shows in this district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
RECORD OF THE COURTS

A verdict for s7000 damages was rem dered in the city court yesterday before Judge Senn in the suit of Dora E. Holmes, adminstratirx, vs. the Lacey-Buek Iron company The plaintiff sued for the death of her husband, the allegations be- ing that he had met his death through the carelessness of employees of the de- fendant The attorney for the plaintiff was C. Fred Winkler, while Lee Brad ley and c. D. Rice represented the de- fendant.
 True bills have been returned against the following persons by the grand jury; Dave Bass, burglary and grand lar ceny. The charge against Bass is that he burglarized a Louisville and Nashville railroad shop.
 Irwin Henry trespass. This charge was brought by Mattie A. Thomas, 1t being alleged that Henry had refused to leave her premises when ordered to do so.
 Bessie Young assault with intent to murder It is charged that she attempt ed to end Annie Flights life through the medium of knife.
 G. w. MOTSdH, burglary dHu 6idhu iai ceny.
 A. J. Scott, burglary and grand lar ceny.
 James vickery, grand larceny.
 J. G. Pritchett, grand larceny.
 A. P. Young, burglary and grand lar ceny.
 The suit of Henry Singleton, admins trator, against the Southern Railway company continues on trial in Judge A. o. Lanes division of the circuit court.
 In Judge Coleman's division of the cir cult court the suit of Turner Spruell against the Alabama Cut Stone company resulted in verdict for the defendant.
 In the chancery court a decree of dis missal was handed down in the case of M H. Dearborn vs. James Matthews.
 decree declaring a lien on certain real estate for street improvements was handed down in the case of the town of Woodlawn against Mary Palmer.
 The case of the Pioneer Lumber com- pany vs. T. J. Cleveland was dismissed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
WILL STORM CHATTANOOGA.
Big Excursion Has Been Arranged On
 the A. G. S. for June 29.

From Meridian to Chattanooga, with stops at all stations, thousands are go- ing on an excursion to spend two days in Chattanooga on June 29.
 The Queen and Crescent railroad has granted exceedingly low rates for this excursion, and already it has been found necessary to divide the train in two sections, so large is the demand for tickets.
 This road, in connection with the South ern, has also put on low rates for the Summer School of the South to be held in Knoxville, Tenn, beginning July 21. Tickets from all points in the south are being sold to the educational forces for their summer course at Knoxville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
the conference adjourned until its last session, which was held last night.
Devotional Services at Night.

At S:30 o'clock Mrs. Bessie w. Lips comb of Jackson, Miss, called the meet ing to order and conducted a short de- votional exercise, which was similar to the former ones. After this pr. F. &. Parker of Nashville addressed the con- ference upon the subject of missionary work In a beautiful sermon he told of the great work that had been done in the foreign countries and of the still greater work that was yet to be done He said that it was the duty of the young men and women of the church and league to take steps toward increasing the force of missionaries and if possible to go themselves and help to carry on the work for Christ. Everyone that was present greatly enjoyed and appreciated the talk.
 Mrs. Bessie w. Lipscomb was the next speaker. She continued the discussion of missionary work and told the young men and women that the opportunity was before them for becoming mission aries and that the church needed them After her address the farewell services were held In these services volunteers were called for to take up the banner of Christianity in the foreign lands There were several responses to this call from the leaguers present. Following this the convention sang several hymns and then adjourned, the Epworth league confer ence of 1908 becoming history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20

tion of Block Improvement societies. To the end that your plans along this line be carried forward I herewith re- quest that you select three ladies in each block in your ward and send their names to the Mayors office. A simple form of organization and bylaws together with hints and suggestions toward civic beauty will then be sent them with the request that they proceed to organize their own block.
 A concerted effort by our good women in this direction vii soon revolutionize the looks of this city.
 Hoping you will send these names in as rapidly as possible. I am, very truly,
 G. WARD, Mayor. P. S.-The records in the tax office will assist you In locating block num- bers and householders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
WILL ASK LADIES AID IN
 MAKING CITY BEAUTIFUL

The campaign for the "City Beauti- fur' is now taking definite form, and within a few weeks will really amount to something. The necessary literature for the organization of societies has been mailed from Philadelphia and will ar rive in few days.
 Mayor Ward has written letters to all of the aldermen requesting their co-opera- tion, and there is little doubt but that it will meet with their approval. Here is the letter:
 City of Birmingham,
 Executive Department
 June 20, 190S Gentlemen:-1n order to make progress toward the "City Beautiful' it is neces- sary that there be general organiza-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20

5000 miles without ever having them shod.
 On last Tuesday Thatcher drove into Huntsville to boost good roads generally and to further his national project. He was given a hearty welcome there, and at the good roads rally at which he spoke the movement for improved highways was given a great impetus. Huntsville, ac- cording to the papers, was very favorably impressed with the Detroit-to-New Or leans boulevard.
 Thatcher is headed this way, boosting his boulevard idea as he comes. Accord ing to the schedule he should be driving his unique team over Birmingham soil within the next few days. His visit here is expected to whoop up a revived senti- ment for good roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Rev. w. T. Clarkson.

The remains of the Rev. w. T. Clarkson were received in Birmingham yesterday from Rome, Ga, and are being held at the undertaking parlors of Shaw & Son. Funeral services will be held at the First Christian church, corner Fifth avenue and Twenty-first street, at 10 o'clock this morning, the remains being escorted to the church at S:90 o'clock The deceased was drowned last Thursday in the Coosa river while on the Sunday school picnic of the First Christian church of Rome. Ga., of which he was pastor. He was a grandson of Mrs. Sue W. Jolley of this city, and formerly resided here number- ing many warm friends here. He was but 27 years of age