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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

JOll u. SULLIVAN.
Harrison Co. District Court
adjourned today for this term.
Miss Margaret Welsh Of
Boone is visiting at the J. D.
Brown home for a few days.
L. w. Brown and Miss Welsh
are attending che Carnival in
Omaha today.
Golfred Myer brought to The
Times office today, a couple of
apples that measures IA inches
in circumference each. They
are sound and good, and DEM
onstrates that good apples can
be raised Gin town" as we'll as
in the country.
During September the City
Marshal of this City, killed IL
stray dogs, and still there are a
plenty left.
The Street Car Company of
Omaha, paid each one of their
old employees who failed to go
out on the late strike, $40 per
day. 1t paid to "stick' in that
case.
About half of thes citizens of
Missouri Valley will take in the
AK-Sar- Ben parade in Omaha
tonight.
r. C. Hills, H. M. Cramer,
Fred Brown, G. R. Stout, and
in fact nearly all the Automo-
bilites in the Valley drove to
Omaha this afternoon, to wit
ness the Ak-Sar- Ben parade to-
night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07
B. G. Starlin went to Omaha
this morning on business.

M. Alexander of the Brown
ing Knitting Co. was in the
Valley today selling the Big
Racket a big bill of goods.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

Glenwood will ship out three
hundred car loads of apples this
fall. That surely is a fruit
country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

The City Council decided to
hold the petition for saloons
over until the next meeting.
Prohibition has undoubtedly
come to stay.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07


Weekly $1.50 a Year; Daily l5c
per week.
Entered at the Posto!lice at Missouri
Valley. Iowa. as second class .natte-.
Wednesday Oct 6
Earle Price who has been vis-
iting in this city the past few
days returned to his work in
Chadrcn Nebr. today.
The City Council decided to
hold the petition for saloons
over until the. next meeting.
Prohibition has undoubtedly
come to stay.
Hon. George Richardson is in
Council Bluffs the guests of
friends. He may wander over
to Omaha to take in the Ak
Sar-Ben before he returns.
Mrs. DR.. Colt is spending the
day in Omaha.
G. A. Walker is reported some
better this morning.
Mrs. Laura Chapman and
Mrs. Canote, left for Arlington
and Fremont, Nebr., where
they go for a few days visit
with friends before leaving for
California.
Col. Davis went to Omaha on
the early train this morning so
that he could get an early start
for the parade this evening.
If Hyomei doesn't cure ca
tarrh or sore throat it won't
cost you a cent because Robt.
w. Harvey will give you your
money pack. Just breathe it
in. Outfit $1.OO including in
haler. 6.8
There are 230 children at the
Christian Home in Council
Bluffs. That surely is a large
number Of little ones to have
to look after.
Mrs. w. j. Burke returned
home from Chicago Monday
evening where she has been the
past month visiting relatives.
Mo. Valley today sent a large
delegation to the Ak-Sar- Ben
festivities in Omaha.
WHY sALVEs FAIL TO
CURE ECZEMA.
They Clog the Pores--Only a
Liquid Can Reach the
Inner Skin.
Since the old-fashioned the
ory Of curing eczema through
the blood has been given up by
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

County Auditor Atkins was
a Valley business visitor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

About half of thes citizens of
Missouri Valley will take in the
Ak-Sar- Ben parade in Omaha
tonight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07
CA. Walker is reported some
better this morning.

Mrs. Laura Chapman and
Mrs. Canote, left for Arlington
and Fremont, Nebr., where
they go for a few days visit
with friends before leaving for
California.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

Mrs. DR.. Colt is spending the
day in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

Hon. George Richardson is in
Council Bluffs the guests of
friends. He may wander over
to Omaha to take in the Ak
Sar-Ben before he returns.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

Mrs. w. j. Burke returned
home from Chicago Monday
evening where she has been the
past month visiting relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

Today is about as warm an
October day as is generally ex-
perienced in this part of the
country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

Col. Davis went to Omaha on
the early train this morning so
that he could get an early start
for the parade this evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

There are 230 children at The
Christian Home in Council
Bluffs. That surely is a large
number of little ones to have
to look after.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

w. H. Burbank of Barnetts
Vermont, is in the Valley Wis
iting his cousins, G. w. and M.
C. Burbank for a week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

During September the City
Marshal of this City, killed II
stray dogs, and still there are a
plenty left.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-07

IT Hyomel doesn't cure ca
tarrh or sore throat it won't
cost you a cent because Robt.
w. Harvey will give you your
money pack. Just breathe it
il. Outfit $1.00 including in
haler. 6.8
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
Artistic Shield Cover.

With lawn and remnants Of valen-
ciennes ace and insertion are easily
made sets of shield covers. one to fit
the medium sized shield and one the
next smaller. which many women pre-
fer with transparent frocks.
The overs are made in double bag
form cut the shape of the shield. but
a little larger. so hat they can easily
be slipped inside. The back of the
shield is made of plain lawn. while the
front is trimmed with rows of inser-
ton and edged with lace. Sometimes
the insertion outlines the shape of the
shield: again it uns %diagonally across
it.
The covers are placed in a dainty It's
sue lined box before going on their
way as Christmas presents. each one
provided with the smallest white safe
ty pin for easy adjustment.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

But we won't have to pretend about
the mince pie. for mother has made N
lovely one"
81 wish l could help you eat the
chicken said the princess wistfully,
"and l should like to meet your moth.
er. l know she is lovely. And ]
haven't any mother. you know"
"Oh.' said the little girls, round
eyed with sympathy. And then the
princess told them that all her life she
had lived in a big, lonely house and
she had always yearned for a coy
home and for a sister.
After supper they popped the corn,
and just as they finished in came Pc
ter.
81 can't find any one to help. miss"
he announced, land it's showing. I'll
have to unhitch the horses and go
back to town and get something to
take you over in"
NO" the princess demurred as she
stood in the middle of the room with
a heaped up dish of snowy kernels in
her hand. mo, Peter, I'm going to
stay here all night"
Peter stared, and the little girls
cried, "Oh, will your
And the princess said: 81 really will.
And, Peter, you can bring up the
steamer trunk and my bag"
won't your friends expect you,
miss?' Peter inquired, as if awaiting
orders.
81 will send a note by you," vas the
calm response. And as the man went
out she followed him and shut the
door behind her. "Oh. Peter, Peterr!'
she whispered c~onfidentially. 81 am
going to give them such a Christmas
"The little girls, miss?"
"Yes. They are SO sweet and brave!
And l have the presents in my trunk
that l was going to carry to the other
children. But they will have SO much
that they won't miss them, and | shall
spend my Christmas in a plain little
house, but it will be a joyful house,
Peter"
"Yes, MISS" Peter agreed under
s%tandingly.
81 wish we had a big tree.' said the
princess ~regretfully.
"Well. leave that to me, MISS" Pete
told her eagerly. "You just get them
little things to sleep early, and I'll be
here with a tree"
"Oh. Peter, Peter-Santa Claus!'' ex-
claimed the princess gleefully. at will
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
<IThe Timely Prep
aration of Useful
Christmas Pres
II ents - Bags AL
ways P o
and Appreciated.
Priscilla Bag---Silk
Slippers
c. c.
|
F F
g g
49,

The girl who has time for a little
fancy work at home, either making
things for herself OF preparing for
Christmas. should start work on the
butterfly handkerchiefs.
They have been sold in the shops for
some time. imported from Paris and
costing quite IA bit of money.
A girl can make them at home If she
is clever with her needle. If she has
been doing any of the butterfly ap-
plique in underwear which has been
the fashion this season she will be ex-
pert enough to start on this other
work.
The foundation is a sheer fine hand
kerchief with a tiny hemstitched edge.
Either one or several butterflies are
cut from sheer colored silk null and
applied to the linen.
They can be all of n color or in
different colors and embroidered at
the edges and up the center to give
the coloring of a real butterfly.
Some girls may prefer just n but
terfy with widespread wings in a faint
color. such as lavender, pink. yellow
or blue.
If she makes a set for a Christmas
gift it will be pretty to put a different
colored one on each handkerchief.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
The Present Said mPapalu

In station X, in New York city. a
young clerk who was sorting a sack
of Christmas mail was amazed to see
a package in the sack move. He car
ried the sack to the sorting table and
dumped out the contents. Something
suddenly exclaimed:
Papa! Papa"
The frightened clerk examined every
package carefully. In the one that
moved he found a live kitten packed
in a small bird cage. The kitten had a
pink bow of ribbon at it's neck, and
attacked to the ribbon was a card bear
ing the inscription:
"a Merry Christmas from Uncle
Jack"
Further investigation brought forth
the fact that the cry "Papa!' came
from a doll with blond curls that call
ed Papa each time it was squeezed.
In moving the mail sack the postal
clerk had frightened the kitten in one
package and squeezed the mechanical
doll in the other package. He was
much relieved when he had unraveled
the double mystery.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

brought a cargo of rugs from Persia,
and there were cargoes of spices and
of coal and of coffee and of fish and
of grain and of lumber, and the prin-
cess finished triumphantly by carrying
a cargo of oysters from the Chesa-
peake bay.
Zone more" begged Jessie.
81 carry a cargo of castles" said the
sparkling princess. "Where do l hail
from?"
The little girls guessed and guessed,
and at last the princess said:
"That wasn't a fair one. really, for
my castles are castles in SPAIN"
Then, with Jessie in her arms. she
told them of her own castle building.
and when she had finished she said,
"And so your mother shall have all of
my sewing. and that will keep her
busy until spring."
"Oh. you are going to be married
and live happy ever after!' sighed Jes-
sic rapturously. Its just what a
fairy princess should do"
, eArf-wb2t s0a should 3<ns~aid the
princess. looking at the clock. lis to
60 to bed, bed. bed. so that you can
wake up early in the morning"
She tucked them in and came back
later in a fascinating pink kimono,
with her hair in a thick yellow braid,
and she kissed them both. But it was
little lame Jessie that she kissed last.
And then che went away like a glo-
rious vision. and the little girls sank
into slumber.
In the next room the princess open
ed the door cautiously, and there was
Peter with snow all over him, and
his arms were full of holly and mis-
tletoe. and a great tree was propped
against the doorpost.
"Quietly, quietly, Peter" warned the
princess, and Peter tiptoed in and set
the tree up in the corner, and its top
reached to the ceiling.
The princess opened the steamer
trunk and took out two white Teddy
bears. one with a 1aring blue bow
and the other with "A flaring pink one,
and then she took out a green and a
yellow and a red and a blue fairy
book and a beautiful square basket of
candy, tied with holly ribbon. and
then from the very bottom of the
trunk she drew string after string of
shining little silver bells, fastened on
red and pale green ribbons.
II was going to get up a cotislon
for the children at the other house."
the princess explained to Peter, but
these little folks need it so much
more"
The little bells went "tinkle, tinkle,"
as Peter hung them. and Jessie.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

EiYls?' she painted. 81 saw the light,
and 1t is so late" Then as she beheid
the golden haired vision in pink and
the gay tree and Peter in his trim liv-
cry she gasped, why, l believe it is
fairies!" And she sat down very sud-
denly in Jessie's chair.
"You are the little mother" said the
princess as she knelt beside her and
put her arms around her and told her
how she came to be there, and when
she had finished she said simply. "And
I have wanted my W mother SO
much this Christmas, and the little
girls were so sweet that l knew /
should love you"
"You poor little thing!' cried the lit
tie mother to the tall princess, and the
beautiful lady put her head down on
the others shabby shoulder and5wept.
because in spite of her riches she had
been very, very lonely in her big
house.
And after Peter had gone they talk
ed until midnight of Jessie and Jenny,
and then they concocted great plans
about the pretty things that the little
mother was to make for the princess.
And in the morning Jessie and Jen-
ny, waking in the early dawn. saw
sitting on the footboard of the bed two
Teddy bears. one with a flaring pink
bow and one with a laring blue bow,
and the Teddy bears held out their
arms saucily and gazed at the happy
little girls with twinkling eyes.
"Oo-oht' cried the little girls. who
had never seen a Teddy bear before.
And that was the beginning of the
most wonderful day of their lives. for
all day the tree went "tinkle. tinkle,"
as they foraged in it's branches for
bonbons. And the chicken dinner was
a delicious success. And in the after
noon they all took a ride in the prin-
cess sleigh, with Peter driving on the
box, and when at last he set them
down on their own humble doorstep
and lifted little Jessie in his arms the
princess smiled at them radiantly from
under her plumy hat.
Remember. Peter will come for you
every Saturday, and you are to stay
at my house all day." she said.
"Oh, yes!" Jenny sighed, with rap
ture.
"And you are to come to my we'd
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

some effort succeeding in q%uieting the
plunging horses.
Il am dreadfully afraid" she admit.
ted shiveringly, but l suppose you
will have to 60"
Now, in the middle of the pine grove
was set a little cottage. Peter knock
ed at the door.
"Who's there?" asked a childish
voice. and a little girl poked her head
out of the square window.
Our wheel Is stuck in the mud"
Peter answered from the dark, land /
want to get a man to help me-"
"There isn't any mar here" Jenny
Informed him. "There is only me and
Jessie, and our mother has gone to
nurse a sick neighbor, and she won't
be home until morning"
So Peter went back to the carriage
and reported to the princess.
81 shall freeze out here" said the
princess. 81 will go up to the house
and sit by the fire while you look for
some n to help you with the car
rage"
She climbed out of the carriage, and
with Peter in the lead she plodded
through the woods. and the wind
blew her long coat this way and that.
and at last, wet and painting. she came
to the little house..
And once more Peter knocked, and
once more Jenny came to the window.
Then she flung the door wide open,
and SC tall was the princess that sh,
had to stoop to enter 1t. 1t was a
dingy little room, and there was a
dumpy black stove in the corner, with
a bubbling iron pot that gave forth a
most appetizing odor.
"Oh, oh, how nice and warn it Isl"
said the princess as she held out her
hands to the fire.
In all their lives the little girls had
never behald such a wonderful per
son, for the princess wore a long red
cloak and a black velvet hat, with a
waving plume. and her muff was big
and round and soft. and she had a
scarf of the same soft fur about her
neck. Her hair was pale gold. and she
had the bluest eyes and the reddest
lips, and her smile was so sweet and
tender that Jenny ran right up to her
and cried. 'Oh, | am SO glad that you
camel"
Jessie from her little chair echoed
her sisters words. But she did not
run, for there vas a tiny crutch beside
Jessie's chair in the square window.
"And | am glad to be here" said the
princess, whose quick eyes were TAX
ing in the details of the shabby room.
sits so nice and warn and cozy."
Isn't it," said Jenny happily. "And
we are getting ready for tomorrow"
On a small round table beside Jes-
sizes chair was a tiny cedar bush. and
Jessie's fingers had been busy with
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
paddx,s Christmas Dream.

That Christmas comes but once a e
Is rather sad for Willy.
And likewise limits much the cheer
OF Mabel. Maud and Milly,
For they would welcome ten or twelve
To shout around the shanty
And in their stockings deep to delve
For goodies left by Sanity.
But once a year is quite enough
(Since buying's suc a bother
When times are panicky and tough)
For these dear youngsters father
In fact. poor daddy hopes the fates
VIII cause Ito get a cheap Year,
The calendar to change its dates
And Christmas swap with leap year.
ROBERTUS LOVE.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
FRANKH.SWEET
ESztzHa $50

copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
bits of gold and blue and scarlet pa
per.
I'VE are going to pop SOM popcorn"
Jenny explained, land string it and
hang it ON the tree"
"Oh, may l help?" the princess asked.
81 haven't popped any corn since l was
a little girl"
Jessie clasped her thin little hands.
81 think it would be the loveliest thing
In the world" she said, "1f you would
stay"
"Peter is going to find some n to
help with the carriage, and 1 will stay
until he comes back"
And when Peter had gone the prin-
cess slipped off the long red cloak,
and underneath 1t she wore a shining
silken gown, and around her neck was
a collar of pearls.
"And now if you will lend me an
apron" she said, tive will pop the
corn"
But Jessie and Jennie were gazing
at her s~peechless.
ooh, you must be a fairy p~rincess"
gasped little Jessie at last.
The beautiful lady laughed joyously
"Peter calls me the princess" she
said. "He has lived with me eve
since l was a little girl. But really l
am just an everyday young woman
ou1 or, uoino 70 cnand Ghrictpnac with
some friends in the next town."
She dismissed the subject with a
wave of her hand.
"And now to our popcorn" she said
L%~+.-- brought a. groom gtngharo
apron. and the princess tied the apron
on, making a big butterfly bow of the
strings in the back, and then she
danced over to the dumpy little stove
and peeped into the bubbling pot.
Did you ever smell anything so
good?' she asked. 81 am as hungry
as a bear"
The little girls laughed joyously.
"It's bean SOUP" Jenny said, land we
are going to have it for supper, with
some little dumplings in it. l was
afraid it wasn't nice enough for you"
"Nice %enough!' the delighted lady
exclaimed. II think bean soup and
little dumplings are-um-umr' And
she flung out her hands expressively.
81 thought Jessie remarked faint
ly, that fairy princesses only ate
honey and dew"
(Which shows that l am not a true
princess" said the beautiful lady. "for
honey and dew would never satisfy
me-"
Jenny got out three little blue bowls
and set them on a table that was
spread with a coarse but spotless
cloth. There were a crusty loaf and
clover sweet butter, and last and best
of all there were the bean soup and
the bobbing little dumplings served to-
gether in an old mulberry tureen.
1t was perfectly wonderful to see
the princess in her shining gown at
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

be the incest Christmas that I have
had since | was a wee bit of a girl"
So Peter went away. and the prin-
cess, with her eyes shining like stars,
danced back into the room and said,
"Oh. let's play marinerst'
Jessie and Jenny had never heard of
such a game. but the princess told
them that she was a ship on the high
seas and that they were to tell from
her cargo what country she hailed
from.
81 carry tea" she began. "Where do
/ hail from?"
"China," guessed Jenny.
"No."
"Japan," cried Jessie, with her little
face glowing.
mo"
Then the little girls pondered. at
might be India" ventured Jenny, but
the princess shook her head. Then
Jessie cried. Its Ceylonr' And that
was right.
And after that Jessie brought a car
60 of oranges from Florida and Jenny
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
BAGS Ponular Gifts.

Bags of all kinds are always we'll
liked presents. They may be made
fat or round and be for either useful
or ornamental purposes. but in any
gufse they are most acceptable. Some
of the bags this season are built on a
foundation of covered cardboard. and
the most beautiful of all are Of POM
padour ribbon gathered round a fat
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
PRISCILLA BAG.

basket, which forms the bottom. More
useful, but quite as attractive in its
way, is the Priscilla bag seen in the
cut. To make it cut a IL by ii inch
circle of c%retonne. fold the sides to-
gether and shape as illustrated. Line
with some harmonizing plain material,
making two little pockets on the inside
for needles, thimble and scissors. The
busy mother will be glad to receive
this gift.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24
Revised For Christmas.

"You say Jack writes he can't be here
With you on Christmas day?
Well. Absence makes the heart grow
fonder,'
So the poets say"
"'Tis not Jacks absence. What care I
Because he can't be near?
It's absence of the presents
That 1, of all, most fear"
For sake of up to d%ateness now
Wen change this little rhyme.
"'Tis presents make the heart grow fond
est
Just at Christmas time.
Walter Wellman.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

ding in the spring-all of you," said
the princess gayly.
And see the prince!' said Jessie
over Peters shoulder.
And you are going to let me share
a third of your mother?'
eyes, oh, yesr" from both of the lit
tie girls.
"Then you shall share a third of Pc
ter" the princess called back as the
smiling coachman drove her away
through the glistening NOW
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-12-24

princess. "but let's go on with the
rhyme. just for fun. | see you know
it all through, so you mustn't mind my
changing 1t a little:
"When out on the lawn there arose such
a clatter
Jenny sprang from her chair to see h
was the matter.
Away to the window she flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the
sash,
When what to her wondering eyes should
appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny
reindeer,
"Oh, no; | forgot! l mean
'When what to her wondering eyes should
appear
But a carriage stuck in the mud right out
here
And a little old driver, so lively and
quick
You must have thought Peter was dear
old ST. Nick"
The children laughed gleefully, and
Jenny said: I'VE would have thought
that. only we aren't going to hang up
u stockings this Christmas at all.
Jessie and | aren't going to get any
presents. for mother hasn't been well
and she couldn't get any sewing. But
she said we could make our Christmas
merry, and we were to pretend that
we had been to the big stores in the
city and had bought things for the
tree and dolls and everything"
That's a lovely way said the prin-
cess gently. and she laid her hand,
with it's flashing rings, over Jessie's
thin ones.
"And we are going to pretend" Jes-
sic said. that our chicken is turkey