davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
To Our Weekly
Subscribers.
According to Section 436 o.

According to Section 436 o.
the amended rules of the posi-
office department., mo daily
paper that Is three months
In Arrears or weekly papef
that is one year in arrears.
can be sent through the posi-
office."
Our subscribers VIII see by
the above section of law that
subscription to The Times
must be paid if the subscriber
wishes to continue taking the
paper. The editors have no
discretion in the matter. If
the subscription is one yeaf
In arrears the paper must
be cut off the subscription list,
as it will not be allowed to 90
through the mails. All our
subscribers who are a year in
arrears (as the statement we
sent out will tell youD will te
compelled to come in and pay
up, or their paper will te dis
continued We don't agree
with the government in this
ruling, but it is the law and
must be obeyed. If you want
to continue receiving The
Times come in and pay up.
HARRIS & H0YLE,
Editors The Times
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Warrants for Railroad Men

Clinton, Ia, Jan. War
rants are out FOR a dozen Clin-
ton employees of the Northwest
ern Railway company, and
wholesale arrests are promised
within the next day or two.
Toe men are accused of larceny
and ingenious methods to de-
fraud the railroad company are
charged against them. 1t is
stated that they have been
stealing shelled corn and oats
from Northwestern cars in tie
Clinton yards by boring holes
in the cars and allowing the
grain to run down into sacks,
plugging up the holes in such a
manner that they were not
liable to be noticed. One of
the gang was arrested, and
"peached" on others, AMI sixty
bushels of corn and oats were
found stored away in a north
side barn, wither it had been
taken by the men who got it
from the cars.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Veteran Railroad Man Dead

Clinton, Ia, Jan. 8. Bag
gageman George w. Orton,. an
old employe of the Chicago and
Northwestern, is dead at a
local hospital. Ofton's home
was in Upton, and he was en-
ployed on the s'stub" line out of
that city. Recently be cut his
hand and blood poisoning set
in, the entire arm having been
affected. He was brought to
Clinton for treatment, but the
poison had so advanced through
his system that the physicians
were unable to save his life.
The Board Of supervisors Of
Pssttawattamie County let the
contract yesterday, for what is
known as the Avoca Ditch, but
when the County Auditor was
looking over the papers in the
ditch matter he discovered that
the advertisement notice for
bids had not been published the
time required by law, and pro-
ceeded to bring the matter be-
fore the Board. There was
nothing to do but rescind their
action in letting the contract.
This they did, and instructed
the Auditor 10 r. advertise for
bids. Can't be too careful in
ditch matters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Last week we made mention
of a petition by our citizens
asking the c. & NV to stop
t ain No. IL at Logan during,
the month of January. The
company granted the petition
as prayed and we understand
that when the new time card
comes out it will be scheduled
to stop at Loganregularly This
proves that the railroad will do
the right thing if asked in the
right Mondamin Enter
prise.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

any old scrap of a promise to
pay that will be taken" in their
own community. Will they be
foiled or bought next fall?"
Bosten Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

John O'Gorman is confined to
his room by the grippe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Allen Witt Defend Editor

Logan, Ia, Jan. 0.-Fx-
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, will
appear for A. H. Sniff in tie
Sniff Brundige murder case,
which will come up for hearing
in the March term of court.
Attorney Leavitt, of Omaha,
who appeared for the Standard
Oil company in a damage case
against the company and the
department store of Pisgah, for
selling gasoline for coal oil, and
resulting in the death of Mrs.
Chapman and her three chi,-
dren in using the same, moved
to transfer their part of the
case to the federal court. At
torney S. H. Cochran, of Logan,
who has charge Of the prosecu-
tion, opposed the motion to thus
transfer the case. At the con-
clusion of the argument by the
attorneys, Judge Macy took the
matter under advisement.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Marshal Butcher went to Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday and arres-
ted the man who stole Jol.l
Stems fur coat from the M. j..
church in this city. AS soon as
Marshal Butcher heard. Of the
loss he telephoned to the chief
/ Of police in Council Bluffs and
Omaha, giving q description of
the coat. Yesterday he receiv-
ed word from Chief Richmond,
of Council Bluffs, that the coat
had been recovered and the
thief spotted. MIR. Steen is
happy over the recovery Of his
coat, and thankful to Marshal
Butcher for his fine work in the
case. The thief will likely not
need an overcoat the balance
of this winter.
The Iowa Division has out a
new time card. There is no
change in the time of tr; ils,
but Nos. q and %, local which
left here for the east at $50 in
the morning and returned at
midnight, was taken off. Nos.
II and IL will hereafter do 10
cal work between Missouri
Valley and Carroll.
Denison, Ia, Jan. 1O.-The
Denison Commercial club held
it's annual election. on Wedres-
day evening and the following
officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President,
Hugo Gebert;; vice president, ].
3. Lyon; secretary, P. j. Klirk-
er; treasurer. j. F. Haugh,
MIR. Naeve, the retiring presi-
dent, was elected as a member
of the board of director
President Bell, of Drake Uni
versity believes the enrolment
for the term beginning today
will be 200, which is the larg-
est in the history of the school.
Des Moines gets the first re-
publican state convention and
Waterloo, the second. This
was decided yesterday at a
meeting of the state central
committee at Des Moines.
Boies Now Out Of Danger
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 9.-Ex-
Governor Horace Boies, who
has been i'll of pneumonia at q
hospital here, is now regarded
as comparatively out of danger
If no relapse occurs. He sat
up for a short time today,
Burke, Barrett and Kellogg
were in Logan this this morning
at the settlement of the board
Of supervisors with the county
treas irer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

A Letter was received Wednes-
day from a lady teacher from
the northern part of the state,
who was in attendance at the
teachers meeting in Des Moin-
es last week. She heard County
Superintendent Brainard's ex-
cellent paper on Manual Train
ing" concerning which she
heard the Superintendent of
Manual Training of New York
remark that it was worth COM
ing all the way from New York
City to hear thatpaper. Logan
Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
New Omaha Postmaster.

Washington, Jan. 10. After
q conference at the White
House today between the presi-
dent and the postmaster gener-
al and Senators Burkett and
Brown Of Nebraska, it was
stated by Brown that Benjamin
F. Thomas will be appointed
postmaster at Omaha to succeed
Palmer, who has held the posi-.
q n for two terms.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
FENCE POSTS MADE DUR
ABLE.

ABLE.
Woods Gives Sixteen Years
Additional Service by Pre-
servative Treatment.
Fence posts of many kinds cf
cheap woods which ordinarily
would soon decay if set in the
ground can be made to last for
twenty years by a simple treat
ment with cresote. Most of the
so-called "inferior" woods are
we'll adapted to the treatment,
and this is especially true of
cottonwood, aspen, willow, syc-
amore, low-grade pines, and
some of the gums. When pro-
perly treated, these woods out
last untreated cedar and oak,
which are becoming too scarce
and to much in demand for 9TH
er uses to allow of their meet
ing the demand for fence
posts.
Impregnation with cresote
has been greatly cheapened by
the introduction of the "open
tank, . which can be installed at
a cost of from $50 or s45, or
much less if an old boiler is u.s.
ed. A tank with a bottom 12
square feet in area will suffice
for treating 40 or so 6-inch
posts a day, or double this num-
Der, when two runs per day can
be made. The absorption of
creosote per post is about as
follows: Eucalyptus, one-tenth
gallon; willow, two. tenths gal
Ion; sassafras, ash. hickory, red
oak, water oak, elm and maple,
four-tenths gallon; Douglas fir,
quaklng aspen, 81 black wal
nut, sixth-tenti.s gallon; syca-
more, cottonwood and lodge
pole pine, seven-tenths gallon.
The price of creosote is about
10 cents per gallon in the east
and middle westnts per
gallon on the Pacific coast, and
n cents per gallon in the Rocky
Mountain states. The cost of
treating a post will therefore
vary from a to Is cents. Prop
erly treated it should give serv-
ice for at least twenty years.
Experiments of the forest
service show that with perserv.
ative treatment the durability
os lodgepole pine in Idaho is in
creased sixteen years. The cost
OF creosote is relatively high.
yet by eatirg posts there is
saving. 18th interest at 6 pei
cent, { cents per post yearly
More in ourtant than the saw
ing, however, is the fact that
through preservative treatment
other woods are fitted to take
the place Of cedar, of which the
supply is rapidly becoming ex-
hausted. A detailed description
of experiments in preserving
fence posts, together with prac-
tical suggestions for treating
them on a commercial scale, are
contained in Circular III of the
Forest Service. This publics-
ton can be obtained upon ap-
plicatlon to the Forester 1t
Washington.
The proprietors of the pool
halls in Dunlap have received
notice that they must abolish
their card tables. The posi-
bility is that they will have to
cut out the pool tables as the
license is so high that they
have been compelled to put in
the card tables to play even.
This is on notice from the
county attorney. There is
some suspicion that the High
Five and the Whist clubs will
be put out of business and th t
the social circles will be reduced
+o t;llIolo ,;,o1xo J a4l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Entered at the Postoffice at Missouri
Valley. Iowa. as secend class matter.
Mary A. Coffman Passed Be-
yond

Mary A. Rogers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Rogers was
born in Fulton county, Ohio,
January "a, 1868. She with
her parents moved to Hillsdale
county, Michigan, in 1867 ard
at the age of II moved to this
county.
April 4, 1883, she was MARI, d
to George w. Coffman. To
this union were born, Alice F.,
Ethel ", and Rex G., all at
home. She united with IL
Church of Christ under tie
ministry of Rev. w. r. Crew
s)n, near Mondamin, 1887.
The family resided near Echo
until about a year ago when
they moved to Woodbine, where
she had been i'll much of the
time. Christmas day she was
stricken with pneumonia, which
resulted in death, January 2.
Hsr husband, two daughters,
one son, an aged father, two
sisters and four brothers re-
main. Her mother and al
brother preceded her to the
life beyond. She was mem
Der of the Order Of the Eastern
Star and r .yal Neighbor Or
ders.
The funeral service was held
h I'D from the Congregational
church at Magnolia, Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. B.
Franklin Hall, of Woodbine,
Christian church preaching the
sermon. a host of FRIENDS,
more than filled the rooms,
wee in attendance. Special
fioral offerings by the Logan
Eastern Star, Woodbine Re
bekahs, Masonic lodge of Mo.
Valley, besides a number of
Others.
And thus on the beautiful
Sabbath afternoon, the mortal
remains Of another Of cur
friends was consigned to
mother earth, hut her life of
many excellent qualities will
live on while the memory of
her acquaintance remains. :
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Under the new rule adopted
by the post office department a
subscription to daily paper can
only be three months in arrears.
If it is over that time it is de-
MED the right to go through
the mails. A weekly paper
that is one year in arrears is
also denied the right to the use
of the mails. Now is a good
time to pay up your subscrip-
tion.
Mrs. DR.. Turner and daugh-
ter, of Colfax, Iowa, were the
guests of Rev. MacAllister and
wife this morning. They were
on their way to Butler, Nebras-
ka, called there by the death OF
a relative.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Decree in Iowa Ditch Case

Sidney, Ia, Jan. IL. The
auditor of Fremont county and
the Board of Supervisors have
been enjoined by the taxpay-
ers interested in the Mule
Slough ditch from making any
further payment to Katz, Gala
CHAN 4 Co., the contractors
who dug the ditch. Warrants
to the amount of $26, ,731.91
have already been issued to
Katz. Callaghan & Co., which
sum the taxpayers claimed was
more than $1,000 in excess of
amount named in the original
contract. The contractors
claimed that there was still due
them in addition to the amount
already received $6,385.79, as
the amount Of earth removed
exceeded by many thousand
yards, the estimate upon which
the ditch was established.
The case was tried before
Judge Macy last October and
in his decree, just rendered,
the judge holds that the con-
tractors are entitled to the
amount already received, but
no more, as no changes in the
dimensions Of the ditch had
been authorized by the board,
and the changes made were so
great as to amount to a fraud
an the rights of the plaintiffs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
EASY TO MIX
THE RECIPE
Mix i at Home BY Shaking Ingre-
dents in Bottle.
VERY SIMPLE H0ME-
MADE REMEDY
Hundreds Of People In Vicinity Here
viii Welcome This Advice. says
Local Druggist.


What will appear very interesting
to many people here Is the article
taken from a New York daily paper,
giving a simple prescription. which Is
said to be a positive remedy for backs
ache or kidney or bladder derange
Eaent, II taken before the stage Z
Briglt'e disease.
Fluid Extract Dandelion. one-hals
oance, Compound Kargon, one ounce.
Compound Syrup s~arsaparflm, three
ounces. Shake well in a bottle and
tske In tea-sroonful doses after each
meal and again at bedtime.
"A wellknowm druggist here at home
when asked regarding this prescrip~
tom stated that the ingredients are
ain harmless and can be obtained at a
small cost from any good prescription
pharmacy, OF the mixture would he
put up II asked to do so. He further
stated that while this prescription Is.
often prescribed in rheumatic afiic-
tons with splendid results, he could
see no reasVn why 1t would not be a.
splendid REMEDY for kidney and rE
nary troubles and backache. as IL has
a peculiar action upon the kidney
structure, cleansing these most isnpor-
tant organs and helping them to slit
and filter from the blood the foul
acids and waste matter which cause
sickness and suffering. Those OF our
readers who suffer can make no mis-
take in giving 1t a trial. 4
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10

longer need Oh use for 1t in your own
homes-furniture, clothing, anything.
Or IL things still In use or for use.
fruits, vegetables, ~jelnies, preserves
anything good for the sick, anything
good for those who are we'll, children
whose appetites are as keen as any.
Anything you may have to spare,
phone Mrs. Stuckey or the committee
named below and they win @ to IT
that 1t finds its wav to the Home.
At the close of Mrs. Stuckey's talk,
the pastor expressed his sympathy
with the noble work being done by
the Home. and asked the interest and
help OF those present in its behalf
Then calling for a volunteer commit
tee to secure the helpful aid OF the
congregation in fnrthring the work
the following responded. and will as
time permits, and the needs require
call on the members. The Misses Ada
and Elsie Byers. Maude Betz, Dora
Wolfensberger and Mary Hoffheins
Others may, AMI will be cheerfulsy
added to the committee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
From The World of Wednesday.

From The World If Wednesday.
Little Ella Henson, still lies UNI
conscious at the Kings Daughters
hospital, as the result of the injuries
she received Tuesday afternoon in
the collapse of the old stone build
ing at the Queen street crossing of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The child, who is about seven years
of age was unconscious when taken
out of the ruins, and has not yet
rallied sufficiently since taken to the
hospital, to allow of a careful exaEni-
nation. Every thing Is being done
to restore her, but so far with out
success. She still fingers between life
and death, with a bare possibility OF
her recovery.
The child has an ugly cut on the
side of her face and is bruised about
the head and body and her limbs and
body II badly burned where they
came in contact with the stove.
Nettie, the oldest girl, is improved
and is able to sit UP. She is not so
seriously hurt as was at first supposed
She is cut and bruised about the
face and body, and her back is slight
ly strained.
Mrs. Henson and the other children
appear none the worse for there ex-
~perience.
The escape of the children with
their lives is almost a miracle and
that little Elda was not crushed to
instant death is beyond ~comprehen-
sion as she was buried under a large
part of the stone wall.
The house was the property Of G..
H. Quenzel, and was occupied by
Mrs. Henson and her children on the
second floor and Bob Firth, colored,
ami his family on the ground floor.
Mrs. Henson had gone GU in the
afternoon to gather coal and the chill
dren had remained in the house. Mrs,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
MORE p~LUNDERING
Car Loaded With Naptha Launch ID
Boarded BY Thieves-Gang at
Work Along the Railroad.

From The World OF Wednesday.
Early this morning, the Baltimore
and Ohio and the the Cumberland
Valley railroad detectives were called
out to investigate the robbery OF a
car at the Cumbo yards. A mystery
surrounds this and other instances,
in which brass, merchandise and other
things have been stolen, n the Off
GERS are putting forth their best eff
forts to locate the thieves.
A car bearing a naptha launch. fully
equipped, was brought into the Cu.nbo
yards last evening and was awaiting
shipment east, having arrived of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for de-
livery to the Cumberland Valley.
Near midnight some one entered the
launch with the idea of stripping it
of its brass and other valuable fix
lures, but were scared away before
any great amount of plumber could be
carried away.
Detective Blake, of the Cumberland
Valley and Detective Roach, OF the
Baltimore and Ohio were Immediately
called and an investigation started,
but up until a late hour no clue was
found of the thieves.
Trains No. "a and 95, two Central
States Dispatch trains running be-
tween Brunswick and M~artinsburg on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have
been robbed repeatedly BY unknown
parties, in spite of the fact that every
thing possible has been done to pro-
tect them,
The railroad detective force is at
work on the different cases, and IL
things go as sual with the Cumber-
land Valley office they have but little
chance of getting their plumber out
Of Martinsburg.
According to information, IL is
thought that the robbers operate out
of Martinsburg, hauling away the
stolen goods with wagons as a great
many smaller articles have been
stolen that would hardly make II
worth while to make so many trips.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
Mrs, oh. Stuckey Makes Address
to Missionary Society.
EXPLAINS WORKINGS OF
STONE SETTLEMENT
Tells Of the Acts Of Charity and the
Needs Of the Instltution-Asks for
Assistance in Carrying on the Work
Among the Poor Of the city-vol.
unteers Respond

On Wednesday evening, the time
OF the monthly meeting Of the mis-
~sionary society OF Christ Reformed
church, this city. by invitation, Mrs.
d. II. Stuckey gave a talk to those
present, in behalf of the Stone Settle
ment Home on Centre street. The
talk was an important one at the close
of the service and regular business
session of the society, but most in
teresting in the information it gave.
To most of those present it was a
revelation, and made a deep impress
sion. 1t RAJ a plain, practical heart
to heart talk, stirring the hearts sym
patty and calling forth hearty re-
Spouse as she rehearsed the purpose,
work and needs of the home.
She referred to the fact that there
is a widespread impression abroad
that the home hes for its purpose the
sheltering OF the needy poorand out
cast under its roof. Whilst regretting
that in it's present condition and linn
tied room. it has not the necessary
equipment. The Home does not UNI
dertake such work, yet it Is one of
the noblest charities Of the city, in
volving great self denial and true de
yotion to the cause 1t has e~spoused,
on the part Of those who are in charge
1t may not take under its roof those
in suffering and want, but it does go
out with loving heart and helping
hand ministering to the sick and the
distressed, to the needy poor in what
ever extremity, even in case of death,
to preparation fo~ decent burial. One
would scarcely imagine the noble,
helpful work the Home is doing in the
community. Only when the story is
told as Mrs. Stuckey gave 1t on We'd
nesday evening. AMI we are brought
face to face with the facts, may we
in a fair measure appreciate the val
ne of the Home to the community,
and the good 1t Is doing for the poor,
and degraded. This the Home does
by gathering the children in rooms at
certain hours of the day, week In and
week out, during the year, caring for
| them, cleansing them of their filth,
teaching and training, in the hope OF
helping them on, and UP to a better
manhood and ~womanhood. Then,
again, going out to their squalid
homes, if homes some of them may
be called, and ministering to them a
cording to all their needs.
The needs of the Home are as many
and varied as is its work. What does
It need? What can it $ to advan-
tage? Anything you have no need for,
or had used, even though there Is no
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
{ a CONTRACT
Mr.. Brooks viii Put Down paving IN
the Public Square.

From The World OF Thursday:
The city council met In special SEES
sion this afternoon and awarded the
contract for the paving OF the Public
Square. There was only one bidder,
and that was Contractor Brooks OF
Fairmont who put down the three
blocks on Queen street. The contract
price Is 20 cents a square yard ana
the whole will amount to about So
GOO.
There will be a great deal more
work and expense attached to the
grading and paving a The square than
there was to the three blocks. The
price is 10 cents in excess OF the
contract price for the other paving.
Council win however be at less ex-
pense for the seryic of an engineer.
The engineer has been engaged by
the city for $loo for the job, and Con-
tractor Brooks wild assume the cost
OF any further services of the engi-
neer
The bricks have been ordered and
the first carload has been shipped
and the work of grading will be com
menced at once. 1t Is expected that
the job Will be completed before cold
weather sets N.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-10
ATE 4,4O4 CHICKENS
Old and Young Fowls Served at Popu'
lar Resort This
Summer.

Charles Foster, for years waiter al
the Pen-Mar restaurant is home aftel
the summer season. Foster is the
champion chicken killer of the Blue
Mountain and is always breaking
records in that line. This year there
were used at Pen-Mar Restaurant A.
404 chickens, 1918 were old chickens
and 1856 were young chickens. This
shows that the season, at least for
chicken at Pen-Mar was a good one.