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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
MIlLERS RAISE FUND
TO FIGHT The Law
Will Have $4,000 to Defend
Prosecutions for Selling
Bleached Flour.

st. Louis. Aug. &c. Milers of tn.
country. who use patent devices for
bleaching flour by means OF nitrogen
peroxide. have begun the collecting of
a fund of $4,000 to be used in fight
ing the government in defense OF mill
ers who may be prosecuted for SELL
Ing blcached -four. w. T.. Castle. of
Louisville. Ky. president of the Mill
ers' National federation. is chairman
of the defense committee.
The millers are raising the fund by
taxing each user of the patented ma
chinery % cents barrel. The COM
pany which controls the patents will
add $4,000 to the millers fund.
The bleaching process by machinery
is said to be used ny two-thirds of the
millcrs in the United States. Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wilson'S ruling
prohibits the manufacture of bleached
flour. The defense fund was started
at a meeting held here last week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
SEWERS ~ ARTERY
ON WINDOW PANE

Ida Grove, Ia. Sept l.-Billie Bur
gene, prominent farmer of Ida
county. jammed his right arm through
a plate glass window in the door of the
Bennett grocery store here. cutting an
artery, and quick work on the part of
a doctor was all that saved him from
bleeding to death.
Word was received here by relatives
of the death of Roy Willcutt. at his
home i'm Edgemont, S. D.. from an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. MIR. Willcutt
lived here all his life until the last Owe
years. He leaves a widow and three
small children. the youngest less than
a year old.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
LEES DEATH FIXED

Burlington. Ia, Aug. 27---The coro-
victim of Friday nights launch dis
aster in which three were drowned,
brought in verdict consuming Franh
Bouvia, in charge of the launch
Naughty Girl" for tying to barge
containing the fireworks and the COM
mittee in charge of the fireworks for not
providing a guard to warn people away
from the barge carrying explosives.
Lee was buried this morning. The
search for Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Con-
over, Mt. Pleasant victims of the ac-
cident continues
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
WHEN BUFFALO AND ELK
WlNTERED IN IOWA

Mason City. Ia, Aug. 28.-Re-
Gently there has been consider
able said with reference to buff
falo and elk in Iowa, and one
who claims to be authority states
that buffalo and elk wintered at
Clear lake in t early '60s. F.
j. b. Florence. who was resident
of this locality in the early SOS.
states that this is not true. He
Is an old hunter and trappcr and
says that he remembers distinct
ly that the last herd of buffalo
wintering in this section Of the
state was in 1861, and they
wintered just south of Clear lake.
. The same winter there was a
herd of elk wintering in the vic
unity of Rockwell. These are the
; last elk as we'll as the last buff
; falo seen in the northern part
; of the state.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02

Hogge's Horse, at Buxted SUSSEX
England. state a contemporary, the
center OF the old iron district. was
formerly the residence of Ralph Hogge
an ironmaster. He is celebrated as
having been the first to cast cannon
I'm one piece. This occurred in 1854
ORIGINAL, big guns We're hoped and
dangerous to manage. The worthy
merchants discovery revolutonized the
trade and brought him wealth and
fame. His ancient home. embowered
IN trees is still in good condition. We'll
worth seeing and quite close to the
church. ON its facade is hog in bas-
relief
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
FOUGHT FOR BRIDE;
NOW SHE STRIVES
TO GET RID OF HIM
Man Who Won Seven Cases in
Court to Get Wife Defend
ant in Divorce Suit.

Ida Grove. Ia, Aug. 21.-A sequel to.
the romantic marriage last March OF
Miss Hazel Cole and Jonah Long is now
shown I'm the way of a divorce, the
bride having retained NJ. Nj. White to
prosecute her case, which will come up
at the october term of the district
court.
LONE was the man who fought 50
long and strenuously to secure hia
bride, going through seven cases in
justice courts and finally receiving an
order from tudge Church to get his
promised wife out of the custoday OF
her parents. who claimed she was not
mentally competent TO choose a hus-
band.
Long has retained an attorney and
will combat his wife's efforts Just as
hard to keep her from obtaining di-
Norce as he did to get her.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
ATTORNEY WINS HIS
DlSBARMENT CASE

Sac City, Ia, Aug. IA tele-
phone message from Denison
last evening announces q COM
plete victory for the defendant
in the disbarment proceedings
against P. w. Harding, of that
city. Judge Wright OF Fort
Dodge before whom the proceed
ings were held, decided that the
evidence in none of the 10 counts
was sufficient to justify disbar-
ment. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by Attorneys Jacob Sims
and p. T.. G. Laily of Denison
while Judge S. M. Elwood of Sac
City and B. I. Salinger of Car
roll conducted the defense.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
RAILROAD MEMS STORE.

Mason CITY, Ia. Aug. 2s.-In order to
keep at horne much of the money sent
to mail order houses, railroad men of
this division of the Milwaukee road
have started the organization of CO.
operative store at McGregor The
shares are selling at $40 each, and al
ready $4,000 has been subscribed 1t is
said that thousands OF dollars leave
towns where railroad men reside for
mail order goods, ranging from gro
ceries to furniture. It is expected the
goods in the proposed store will be sold
at a small profit, which is to be shared
with the stockholders
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
GASOLINE IN WASHING
PRODUCES ExPLo Slc,N

Nora Springs, Ia. Aug. 2S.-Because
she had the cover to the boiler crowded
down too tight, there was an explosion
and the water and oil were thrown
all over the room and Mrs Frank Bum
gardner was badly burned about the
face and arms Like hundreds Of other
women when she went to wash she
poured some gasoline into the water
She then crowded the cover down tight
and went about her work. When the
water got to boiling she heard slight
commotion inside the boiler and a ter
rifle explosion soon followed with the
result that the boiler went into tho
junk pile and water and oil were scat
tered all over the kitchen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
WIFE DISCOVERS
SECOND EDITION;
HUBBY IN JAIL.

Des Moines. Ia, Aug. 31-Mrs. Nam
ME Wilson, who filed an information to-
day against her husband, Levi NJ Will
son, telegraph operator. asserted that
sha has proof of the fact that Wilson
Is married to young Waterloo woman
as well as to herself.
Wilson is under arrest at Toledo, Ia,
charged here with wife desertion. An
endearing letter sent Wilson by young
woman was opened by his wife AMI
she turned self appointed detective.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
KANSAS WOMAN is
BEATEN TO DEATH

Pittsburg, kan. Sept. 2-The body
of Mr. Edward Ilikcs, wife OF "A time.
keeper at the Hull Packing company.
was found in Il clump of weeds here to-
day. The woman's head was badly
beaten and beside her lay a large iron
holt covered with blood
Hull declared to the police TODAY that
his wife lief! home Saturday night aft
CT quarrel. saying that she was GO
Ing to her fathers home in Joplin. Mo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
PANAMA EDITOR is
KILLED IN OFFICE

Panaas. Aug. so.-The killing in this
city yesterday of William Nicholas
Chandler editor of the Panama Press.
by Herbert o. Jeffries. an American,
who took part in the Panama revolu-
ton of 1903. has aroused much feeling
here. The Press recently contained an
article rejecting upon one of Jeffries'
women relatives. At noon yesterday
Jcifries assaulted Editor Chandler In
his office, and later in the day Chandler
died of his injuries.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
FEDERAL TROOPS GO
INTO ENCAMPMENT

st. JOSEPH. Mo-, Aug. 3O.-Twelve
hundred federal troops, comprising the
Thirteenth infantry, and company of
engineers, n machine gun platoon and a
hospital corps detachment, reached here
today and went into camp at Lake Con.
trary.
The soldiers are marching from Fort
Leavenworth to Des Moines, Ia, to
participate in the military tournament
there in September.
They are under command Of Colonel
r H r. Loughbogo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
OBJECTIONABLE WOMEN
TARRED AND EEATHEREr

Des Moines, Ia. Sept. Mrs. Brown
and her daughter, Maggie Brown. ,lriy-
en- out of keolSuli i'm a recent crusade
against the red light district. were
tarred and fcathered at Alexandria.
Mo, Friday night. Saturday afternoon
they again returned to Alexandria and
at midnight another mob of 40 men
gathered at their home and gave them
Il horseWhipping. after which they were
escorted to the Mississippi river, and
having been placed in IL skiff without
oars were turned adrift and warned not
to return under penalty OF death. They
landed below Alexandria
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
ARCHBISHOP HOME AGAIN.

New York, Aug. 27-Most Rev. John
NJ Farley. Catholic Archbishop OF
New York, returned OH the steamer
Carona today from a visit to the
pope. He was met by several hum
drcd representatives of the clergy and
laity of his archdiocese. who went down
the bay in IL big excursion steamer for
the purpose.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
MAN AND WIFE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Des Moines, IA, Sept. L. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Coppersmith, of New
ton. were instantly killed early today
while en- route to Des Moines to at
tend the state fair in Mr.. Coppersmith's
automobile. In trying to pass a team
ON a high embankment, MIR. Copper
smith lost control of the machine and
it fell down the cmbanklnent a distance
of 80 feet. Coppersmith's neck was
broken. Mrs Coppersmith's head was
crushed. Both died instantly
Mrs. Howard SNYDER the third party
IN the car. escaped uninjured The ac-
cident occurred on the west edge of fine
city limits at Newton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
KILLS HIMSELF
IN SONS ARMS

16-year-old son graphing with him in
frantic effort to prevent the father from
shooting himself, George Haming fired
ball through his temple this after
noon and died in the arms of the hor-
ror stricken youth.
Dependency over the loss of his posi-
ton in barber shop caused the deed.
Haming lived in East Des MONIES.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
DIES OF INJURIES
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Council Bluffs. Ia. Aug. 31.---Miss
Inez Pure:y. the Oakland music teacher
injured in an automobile accident near
McCleland. Ia. last Saturday night,
-aied early today at the Jennie Edmon-
sor Memorial hospital.
The automobile was wrecked by fall
ing through bridge which three weeks
previously had been broken by trac-
ton engine. 1t is claimed that no
means had been employed to warn
travellers of it's dangerous condition.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
OVER SONS BODY

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. 2s.-Joseph
Stuches, crazed with grief when he saw
the body of his only son stretched upon
a cooling board by the undertaken,
pulled a revolver and sought to put a
bullet through his temple. Undertaken
Mcbride wrested the gun away and
the father then sought to end his life
with razor. but was again prevented.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
RAILROAD MEN MEET
DEATH IN ACCIDENT

Bakersfield Cal. Aug. 27.-Two
brakemen and the engineer of south
bound freight on the Southern Pacific
railroad that left here last evening
were killed early today when the train
was wrecked on the steep grade be-
tween the top of Tehacllapi pass and
MojaNe. The train ran away when
the brakes refused to work. Five 9TH
crs are reported injured.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
LIGHT AND WATER
PLANTS BURN WITH
$1,000 FIRE LOSS

morning destroyed the local electric
light and water plants, doing damage
of $1,000
The town will be dark tonight, but a
traction engine was secured early to-
day and water was pumped over the
city to supply patrons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
POSTMASTERs FAVOR
NEW POSTAL LAWS

Des Moines, Ia. Aug. 3o.-state
postmasters at the convention today
adopted resolutions declaring present
postal laws are too ancient for use,
and demanding complete revision
They favor the parcels post and postal
savings banks
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02

BOY FALLS 40 FEET
FROM MILL TOWER

Titonka. Ia, Aug. 2S.-Falling dis
lance of 40 feet from the top of wind
MILL Emanuel Anderson, is still living,
but with a good many bruised and
broken bones. He is IL years of age.
the son OF A. Il. Anderson. He had
driven the COWS to pasture and was
unable to throw the windmill in gear
He had before climbed to the top of
the mill and by turning it a little was
able to adjust it, but in swinging the
wheel he lost his balance and plunged
forward, as he says and fell the entire
40 feet. He lay unconscious for sew
eral hours before he was missed and
then his yells attracted attention He
is in serious condition.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
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MASON CITY PLACES
SWEARING UNDER BAN

Mason City. Ia. Aug. 3a--You :
mustn't sweal when you come to
Mason City The ordinance
which was made effective dur
ing the brief administration of
DIR. Carlton. of the Methodist
Episcopal church. as policeman,
is being looked after faithfully.
and one of the first to feel the
effects of the law is Mrs. Emma
Gatfrey. who was taken before
the mayor yesterday and plead
ed guilty TO swearing and was :
fined SO and costs. 1t is re
ported that She had trouble with
one of her neiglbors and at
tempted to use a little profanity
to enforce her ideas. Peter
Smith was lonely man who
plead guilty to the same offense
and was given SO and trim
mings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
RIFLE MATCH in OHIO.

Camp Perry, Ohio, Sept. 1.-At the
National Rifle association shoot TODAY
the Leech cup match was Won by Lieu
tenant ]. l.. Topham. of the Thirteenth
United States infantry, who scored 1903
low the winning record score of Can
tain K. K. v. Casey. of Pennsylvania.
last year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02

AZ q memorial to his son oscar. Who
died recently Baron Albert dc isoths-
child. OF Vienna. gave to the Jewish
community OF that city 10000 lsronen
and q like sum to the municipal gov
eriilllent, the amounts To br applied to
charitable work. He gave also 100000
koien for educational purposes. in the
department of mathematics and as
tronomy, saying in the memorandum
which accompanied the amount that
these branches had been selected be-
cause the late Oscar de Rothscllild had
always taken a deep interest in them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
INFIRMlTY is NO
BAR TO ADVANCEMENT


Mason Ci.s. Ia, Aug. 81
Walter Poshusta left last night
= for Morgantown, n. c., where
= he will take charge of the state
= school for the deaf. He is both
: deaf and dumb, and yet. with
= thes" great hindranccs. he has
made a success in life equaled
y by few. He put in ~ years
y in the school for the dezf at
= Council Bluffs and then wenx
: to the National institution al
: Washington. ID. c.. where hs
' took a four-years' course. grad
\ Mating last spring. He was
= recommended by the faculty as
' superintendent of the North
! Carolina school. and is one OF
\ the youngest men in the country
= occupying such a responsible
: position.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
FARMER DIED BY
THE ROADSIDE

Sac City. ya.. Aag. so--chas. Hyatt.
a farmer residing near Sac City, was.
found last evening lying dead in the
road near the Englelart farm
Coroner Townsend came and found
that Hyatt had died of heart disease.
He was 40 years old.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
J. HAMILTON
WILL LEAVE IOWA

l'"s Moinas a.. Sept =
John j. Hamilton. for years the
moving spirit in the Des MONIES
Daily News. and one of the lead
ing newspaper men of the state
and last Year one of the can
didates tor the republican NOM
nation for governor in Iowa. is
arranging IL close out his bust
ness interests in Des Moines.
and viii move To the Pacific
coast, probably to Seattle.
where tie expects To establish Il
daily newspaper. His sister, Mrs.
Ella Hamilton Durley. is ar
ranging To go With him. and
will be Interested With him i'm
the newspaper. Mrs. Durley was
for MANY years one of the edi-
tors of the Daily News and is
NOM editor of one of the publi-
cations gotten out by the
Homestead.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
RAILROAD MANAGER
RESIGNS POSITION
Cutter Retires From Iowa Cen
trail and st. Louis Lines;
Day Is in Authority.

Marshaltown, Ia, Aug. H,-Manle,
B. Cutter, general manager of the Iowa
Central and Minneapolis and st. Louis
railways since last December, has re-
signed, effective in September, accord
ing to a circular issued today, signed
by F. l.. Day, second vice president All
departments will report to Day for the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
cAAuTAuouA is LOSER.

Clear Lake. la. Aug. 3l.-Despite the
big crowds which gathered to hear w.
j. Bryan and Carrie Nation, the Chau-
tauqua association failed by $16O to
make good this year. For three years
past there has been small deficit,
and extra efforts We're made this year
to make it up, but they failed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
REREL Is cApTuREp.

Tangier. Aug. 27.-rhe capture OF
El Roghi. the rebellious subject of the
sultan of Morocco. has been officially
and fetes have been organ
lied to celebrate the event.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
MAYOR is OUsTED
FOR DRUNKENNESS

Os!.aloosa la. Aug 30.Judge q. w
III the Marengo case holding that A. Nj.
Henderson mayor of the town, was
guilty Of drunkenness in office and UNI
der the provisions of tile new cosson
law the defendant was removed and
the Office declared Nncant
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
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PRESIDENT HoNoRs
DIES MONIES GROCER,
BOYHOOC PLAYMATE

Des Moines, Ia. Aug. 3l.-By
special request of President
William III. Taft. William Iioff-
man. a grocer at Sixth and For
est avenues, Des Moines. la.
was today named as one of the
special vice presidents chosen to
greet Mr.. Taft when he visits
Dies Moines en- route to the west
September 20.
Mr.. Hoffman was a boyhood
playmate of the president back
ir Cincinnati, and when asked
to serve as vice president he said:
Does L.ubber' want me to do
that. explaining that when
they We're boys together the
president was known by the
nickname of "Lubber."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
BARN AND sTock s,yRN

lreton, Ia, Sept 1.-The large barn
and cattle sheds on the Joseph Gam
bic farm, four miles southwest of Ire
ton. burned to the ground Friday aft
ernoon. The farm is tenanted by Dick
Drost and, while the parents were
away, it is supposed the children were
playing with matches. Several head
of cattle We're burned and the loss on
the buildings and stock will reach
about $1,000. with a small amount of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
ENGINEER KNOCKED FROM
ENGINE RY WATERpipE

Maso' Oily, la. Sept =. struck by
u standpil'e at Cylinder. Ia. Sunday,
Mex Motiershed. engineer for the Mil
waulsee ."iid, was knocked from his
engine onto Il tsat car. sustaining con-
c1ssion Of the brain a bfokcn shoulder
and injured back.
Is. g. Moore Was wounded by a pistol
ball ia the arm by Lewis Davis here
yesterday in a quarrel over the loan of
money Davis fired four times. He has
been arrested.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
LOVERS IN YOUTH
MARRIED AT sc

Dos Moines, Ia. Aug. Si.--John Dunn.
aged &c, OF Wood River. Neb.. was
married here today to Julia A. Smith,
of Bagley, Ia. aged &C. The old people
We're lovers back in Pennsylvania years
ago, but drifted apart after a quarrel
and were just reunited.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
CRUSHED BETWEEN
TWO STREET CARS

Ees Moines. Ia. An. 30.-Rube
Conroy, OF York. Neb.. here with
an exllibi. OF horses. was crushed be-
tween two street cars near the fair
grounds entrance and probably fatally
injured. this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
TWO FATALLY INJURED

Read City. Mich, Sept. 1.-Engineer
G. Pittman and Fireman C. A. Dickson
were fatally injured today in a collision
between a light engine and work
train on the Grand Rapids & Indiana
railroad near here.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
STILL TRYING TO
LAND BIG FISH

; Nashua. Ia, Aug. 28.-With
; this the fish story season closes.
; Glenn Fritcher is cashier in the
; Citizens State bank at Bull, Id.
; In writing to his father here he
; tells this story:
; There We're two sturgeon
: brought up from the river today
; that were monsters. One weighed
; 1856 pounds and the other 200
; pounds. They have one down at
; the river they have not landed
; yet, he is chained to a rock.
: There We're five men in the boat
; and this big one got under it and
; threw boat. men and all clear out
on the shore. They have been
; working all day trying to land
him, but as yet have not sue
. ceeded'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
ENUMERATOR NAMED
FOR THIRD DlsTRICY

Dul,;,rue. la. Aug. 30 is def.
nitely announced that Connie Scherrer,
OF Dubuque, will be appointed census
enimerator for the Third district. The
appointment will be made by Com
gresham Pickett.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
WAS SHE TALKING
TO HER HUSBAND?

Des Mones. Ia. Aug. 3o.--Mrs. j. c.
Walker. wife of State Factory lnspcc-
tor Walker, was hurled to the floor by
an electric shock while talking over
the telephone. but Win recoNer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
FATHER COFFIN'S WIFE
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

FNft Dodge Ia. sept =. a divorce
suit will he filed tomorrow in this city
by Mrs l.. s. Coffin the bride of less
than . year of Father L. S. Coffin. the
noted philanthropist and temperance
worker II is alleged some sensational
testimony viii be produced. Mrs. Cof-
fin asks separate maintenance
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
CLUB ATTAiNs
INSTANT POPULARITY

Webster City. Ia. Sept. 2.-Thc
latest thing i'm Webster City is
Hatless club. O. j. Henderson
started the fad and it's popu-
larity was almost instantaneous.
Whether it be cloudy or clear,
hot or cool, no member of the
club is allowed to wear a hat.
Persons who have discarded
hats have become enthusiastic
and the fad is spreading rapid
ly. OF course there are those
who ridicule it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02
SQUADRON FOR AusrRAL "a.

London. Aug. 27.-The admiralty an
nounces today that the Australian
squadron of the imperial navy will con-
sist of one armored cruiser. three other
cruisers. six torpedo boat destroyeru
and three submarines.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-09-02

New York Aug. 27-One man was
instantly killed and three others fatal
ly injured today by the explosion of
feed pipe on the tug boat Bee, in the
East river