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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15

Thirty years ago yesterday,
April II, 1879, DR.. Warren be-
gan the practice Of Dentistry
in Mo Valley. Thirty years is
1quite a while, but, the doctor
lsays he has held his own, occa-
Eionally a full hand, but, says
rhe never has tried to run a
Robert tale through: in other
words, he never has been con-
sidered a four ausher. He
bears the reputation of deliver
Fng the goods. when called up
yon, whether in the realm of
dentistry, or other walks Of
cIife. DR.. Warren is a member
pf The National Dental Asso-
citation besides several state and
focal societies and has always
taken a special pride in giving
his patients the benefit of ev-
1ery new invention, method or
system in dentistry. Nothing
pleases him more than to be
hcalled a crank, for, he claims to
be that and then some, plus.
We might say that the doctor
hooks just as young as he did
Syhe day he started in business
here.
Paul Gossard was a passen-
ger to Omaha yesterday.
A. A. Heath went to Gregory
S. D. last evening where he will
lfile on his claim.
Mrs. Charlie Gaver. entertai-
med at an Easter dinner Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs.
y. H. Cox and Ramona and Mrs.
E j. Garner. Eggs cooked in
every variety was served.
Miss J Isle :. wis entertained
the following young ladies of
Council Bluffs yesterday at her
home on north second street in
this city; Misses Segrid and
Nina Swanson, Sadie Miller,
Marie Jensen and Myrtle Wit
herspoon.
Mr.. Pack Spencer of Seaton's :
addition is very low. But was
still alive at 9:3O this morning.
The big Eastern League
games start today.
M. Myers took his brother
Charley who has been seriously
III with rheumatism to Colfax,
la. yesterday.
R. c. Hills will go to Omaha
today to bring back his new
automobile.
The White Sox of Chicago
beat Omaha yesterday 8 to 4 in
an eight inning game.
Mrs. Hoyer was called to
Wisconsin yesterday by the
dangerous sickness of her
sister.
Mrs. VIM. Egan,. mother of
George Egan, is very low at
Z her home in Modale
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15
Easter Cantata at Methodist
Church

room gathered last night at
the Methodist church to hear
the cantata, "The First Easter"
given by the choir of that
church under the direction of
Mrs. R. C. Hills. 1t is safe to
say that not one was disappoin-
ted and many have said that
the musical program was the
finest production in the way of
sacred music ever presented in
the town. The program opened
with an organ voluntary by
Mrs. Guy R. Smith, the "Volun-
tary in c." by j. l.. Battman.
In this as all through the pro-
gram Mrs. Smith demonstrated
her mastery of the organ and
no little part of the success of
the program was due to her
skill as an accompanist. After
Scripture reading and prayer
the pastor gave a ten minute
address on "The Twentieth
Century Easter" and the choir
then gave the opening number
of the cantas:a, "i5ilent the
Sleeping Town. and for nearly
an hour the audience listened
with intense interest to the
gradual unfolding of the story
of the transaction from the
: gloom OF the crucifixion and
entombment to the tremendous
joy of the resurrection.
The contralto solo, "In the
Garden" by Mrs. Hoyle, was
: the second number, rendered
with such smoothness and rich
ness of tone as made the music
. the perfect expression of the
solemn sentiment of the text.
The beginning Of Christian hope
was heard in the next. The
|
beginning of Christian hope
was heard in the next number,
"Shall Heavy Rock?' introduc-
ing bass and soprano solos by
Mr. Peterson and Miss Raabe,
and it's continuation found in
the soprano solo, "The Break
Of Day. by Mrs. Hills. A
women's quartette, illustrative
Of the coming of the women tc
the tomb in the early morning
of Easter day, sang the inspir-
ing number, "As 1t Began to
Dawn" and the choral, "Our
Lord Is Risen Indeed" followed
NEXT. One of the most beauti-
ful numbers of the evening
was the soprano solo, CAN HaiP'
sung by Mrs. Hills with the
full chorus joining in the
ascription Of praise. MIR. Palm
er's bass solo, "Lo, Am With
You Always" was given with
an easy mastery Of music and
sentiment that was delightful.
The program closed with a SO
prano solo and full chorus by
Mrs. Hills and the choir,
"Christ is Risen," that brought
out with full volume of voice
the exultant gladness of Easter
day.
Mr.. Hugh Cooke carried the
tenor alone and did it effective
ly; Miss Raabe has never beer
heard to better advantage by
Missouri Valley audience
Miss Hyde as violinist
added materially to thu
success Of the program; Mr.
Peterson was heard in several
solos and sang we'll as he alway!
does; in fact every member Of
the choir is to be congratulated
on the success of the produc.
tion, for every one did we'll,
the evidence of careful train
ing shown demonstrates the ex
cellence of the dictatorship of
Mrs. r. C. Hills, and the value
of her knowledge of music ane
pains taking care in preparing
so great a work.
There is enough timber
ctocd;por IN tha ctafo nf Wash
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15
Our Home Gunners

ST Louis Globe Democrat:
The coast artillery companies
at Fort Washington, Md, claim
the worlds record in mortar
firing, having hit a target NOV
ing at the rate of five miles an
hour six times in ten shots at a
distance of from 1000 to 5000
yards and tten ten shots were
fired in less than six and one
half minutes. With marks
manship reduced to an exact
science the leviathan battle
iships will have to be wary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15
MULCT LAW DUTIES
DEFINED BY COURT

The supreme court today
handed ia the decision in the
case Of c. /. Tenant Of Burli-
ngton against County Attorney
H. L. Kuhlemeter, whom Alto.
rney General Byers sought to
oust for alleged failure to emf
orce the mulct law. The lower
court held that the county
attorney could not be thus Gus
ted and the supreme court some
time ago affirmed that decision.
Today the complete opinion was
rendered. The supreme court
declares that under the statute
the county attorneys duty is to
see that the mulct tax is levied,
assessed and collected. There
Was no allegation that Kuhlem-
ater failed to do his duty in
that respect, and the supreme
court holds that he could no
more be ousted than could the
assessor, treasurer OF county
board Of supervisors with whom
he is the same plane. The op-
inion is Of the utmost import
ance, as i defines the duty of
the county attorney in the emf
orcement Of the nlnlct tax.
However, the new law psrmitt-
ing removal for cause will ass
list the attorney general out OF
such dilemmas hereafter
Daley Capital.
Baptist Church Services.
Sunday School, 9:45.
Preaching service, 1915.
B. Y P. U meeting Z, p. m.
Preaching service, 7:45 p M.
Prayer meeting Thursday eve
You and your friends are cor
daily invited to attend.
J j. G. Clark, Pastor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15

Miss Nellie MacAllister retu-
Irned to her studies in Grinell
this morning after spending
her spring vacation here. Mrs.
MacAllister accompanied her
as far as Omaha.
Miss Mildred Reece returned
from Blair Nebr. on Sunday,
where she had been visiting
friends for a few days.
Isaac Blunt is in the South
Omaha Sanitorium for few
days.
Hughie Cooke the old veteran
baseball player is able to be
down town without his cane
today.
Bert Faith was a passenger
to Omaha this afternoon.
Frank Millard and wife and
Mrs. P. Hansen Went to Coun-
Gil Bluffs today where they vii.
make their future home.
Aurthur Middleton will sing
the Messiah in Omaha May Il
18th at the musical festival.
Mrs W. Coulthard came
down from Logan this after
noon to play for the big Easter
dance tonight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15

The Logan Observer says:
Eve received a copy Of the
Gregory and Tripp Co., News,
published at Dallas, S. D., this
week. Among other interesting
items we find one regarding the
organization of the fire depart
ment at Dallas. H. L. Harvey,
who is now located at that place
in the practice of law, was se-
lected for chief of the Fire De-
partment. This department.
has two chemical engines, a
hose cart and hook and ladder
company. Quite a fire fighting
force for a new town. The ap-
pearance of the paper indicates
lots of business in the place.
The publisher guarantees. a cir
culation of 1900 and this issue
contains twelve pages, good part
of which is local advertising, a
good deal of it being land ad-
vertisments." )"
Philip Pickering, the oldest
engineer in point of service on
the Iowa Division, after 40 yrs.
continuous service with the Chi
cago & North Western Railway
has been retired on a pension,
effective March /, 1909. Few
engineers who devote their lives
to the railroad service achieve
the success attained by Mr..
Pickering,He was recognized
as the highest type of the sue
cessful engineer Of the prese Mt
day, and the feeling existed a.
mong his friends that when
Phil Pickering was at the thro-
tile, under ordinary conditions
it was sufficient evidence to be-
lieve that the train would 90 to
the next terminal on time. In
recent years quite a number
of notable fast trains, or one
may say trains for notable peo-
pie, have been run on the c. &
NV, and often Mr.. Pickering
was found at the throttle when
the train came on his division.
The sensation Of 1876 was the
Jarret & Palmer special, which
was hauled over the line be-
tween Boone and Dunlap, a di-
stance Of 100 miles, by Mr..
Pickering at a speed of 42.8
miles an hour, including stops.
He was in charge of the engine
on the Jay Gould train in 1891,
and gave good account of him
self on that trip, going from
Council Bluffs to Boone, a dis
tance of 141 miles in 2 hours
and SO minutes. Railway and
Locomotive Engineering.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15
Monday April IL

Mrs. Harry Newton and
daughter Louise returned
from Lincoln Saturday where
they had been visiting friends
for a week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15

Earl Barnum, who had his
leg amputated several weeks
ago, was able to start to school
this morning. He had been
out of the hospital just one
month.
j. c. Mahony and daughter
Helen are the guests of Guy
for a few days.
Geo. Halderman attended
the ball game in Omaha yester-
day.
Guy Hood of Glenwood went
through here yesterday on his
way to s. D. where he will file
on his claim.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15

There is enough timber
standing in the state of Wash
ington to build 100000 six
room houses, sufficient to shell
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-15

Sheriff Rock is in the Valley
today on business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06

ticed the letters ~. D. B." on them,
You thought this was all right, of
course, as long Is you could get full
value for your money, but the head of
Uncle Sans treasury is Of a differ
ent opinion. After p. 900 were
struck of recently he decided that only
the initial 3D." should appear on the
penny. Mr.. Bremen, however. insists
that his three initials w. D. B." show
on every Lincoln coin issued and says
he will take the matter up to Presi-
dent Taft If necessary.
Whatever the outcome, the fact re-
mains that the new pieces are in great
demand and have been sold on the
streets In various cities for many times
their value. The face of the penny,
besides the Lincoln profile. has the
word Liberty" and the date, while on
the ver side are the notices I'm
God We Trust" and "E Pluribus
Unum," surrounded by two curved
feathers. These pennies eventually
will replace the Indian head pennies
as no more of the latter
will be coined.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
SAN FRANCISCO's PRIZE.
Amundsen's Famous Vessel to Lie In
Golden Gate Park.

Amundsen's Famous Vessel to Lie In
Golden Gate Park.
The placing recently in Golden Gate
park, San Francisco, of the steamer
Gjoa has revived interest in Captain
Road Amundsen and the famous lit
tie vessel on which he sailed through
the northwest passage. Born in Chris
tiania, a Norwegian Of the Norwegians,
Captain Amundsen first came promi-
nently before the public as a member
OF the antarctic expedition Of the Bel
gica, which vessel in 1919 cruised in
the south polar e under NJ. Gerlach.
Returning from this expedition. he con-
ceived the idea Of an arctic explora-
ton, the object of which would be the
discovery Of the northwest passage
and the location Of the magnetic pole.
Amundsen told his friends Nansen,
the explorer. and Professors Schmidt
and Neumayer Of Germany his hopes
and laid before them in detail the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A Rare Opportunitv.

When the circus came to Bushby the
large attendance was a surprise tc
Squire Bemis. and he said so to Will.
liam Hamlin. the postmaster.
1T is natural that men and children
should wish to co." remarked the
squire in his formal tone. but l must
confess to a feeling of amazement on
hearing that the ladies Of the town
had flocked to see wild beasts and that
young woman who leaps from one
wire to another, with no regard for
her personal safety"
"Tell you just how tits, square," said
Mr.. Hamlin ~conidentially. II don't
think many Of the women folks plan
ned to go till Jed Potter came in here
n mail time and told Miss Emma
Bolles he understood the show was
enough to scare anybody out Of ten
years. growth.
miss Emma's getting on, and you
couldn't expect her to let a chance like
that go-nor any Of the other women.
now, could yeT-Youth's Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06

plans which, If followed, he felt con
WINGED would solve two Of the three
greatest Of arctic problems. These
friends, thoroughly believing in
Amundsen, realized at once the merit
Of his arguments and unhesitatingly
Endorsed his scheme. Accordingly the
Gjoa. a single masted sloop of forty.
seven tons, vas designed and COZ.
structed to weather the toughest OF
arctic storms and seas, and on June l.
1903, she sailed away from Christiania
harbor on her long voyage to the
frozen north, and after suffering great
hardships Amundsen gained undyine
fame by being the first to sail a YES
sci completely through the northwest
passage.
Recently the famous little vessel
was beached leo the Cliff House. San
Francisco, and moved on rollers to a
pond In Golden Gate park. where It
will commemorate its own and
Amundsen's deeds, having been pre-
sented to the city by the Danish citi.
zens.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Man N MONKEY.
Difference Between the Human and
Animal Method Of Thoupht.

Difference Between the Human and
Animal Method Of Thought.
The difference between the animal
and the human idea Of what consti-
tutes knowing" comes out nicely in
a piece of work done Mt Clark univer-
sity-A. j. Kinnman's study of rhesus
monkeys. the Bandar-log of the Jun
gle Book"
The monkey. following the usual
procedure. learned to get his food
from a box. the lid Of which fastened
with a key. The key. however, could
not be withdrawn from the lock.
After the monkey had become familiar
with the device and could operate it
as readily as a man could do the ex-
perfmcnter took the key out Of the
lock and laid it on the floor In front
of the box. The monkey picked up the
key, played with it. but made no at
tempt to use it. Then the experiment.
er took up the key. and, fifty times in
succession. with the monkey two feet
away watching every motion. he un.
locked the box. The monkey would
have starved before he initiated that
act. He had learned to open
the box by making certain movements.
He had no idea Of the key as an in
strument in the process. We some.
times think instruments and means
and causes. The animal thinks large
~ motions.-E T. Bronston in Nc
Clure's Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
MANS ENEMIES.
The Small Foes Are the Most Deadly
and DestructivA

The Small Foes Are the Most Deadly
and Destructive.
In one Of Herbert Wells brilliant
stories the terribly scientific and prac-
tically invincible Martians who have
Invaded the earth and conquered Eng
land are stopped in the midst Of their
victories and utterly destroyed by the
attacks Of microscopic foes. Infinite
~ small organisms. germs Of diseases
to which man has become in some de-
gree immune, slay the wonderful war
riors Of a planet invaded by
these earth foes. What the greatest
battleships and the heaviest guns
could not do the unseen and unknown
living seeds Of death accomplish.
More clearly every day the world
understands that in the life and affairs
of mankind the most deadly and de-
structive foes are extremely small. All
OF the fierce mammals and poisonous
serpents of Africa do not kill as many
human beings in ten years as the
tsetse fly Stays in one. The tigers and
cobras Of India kill their thousands
every year, but the rats which spread
the germs of the bubonic plague de-
stroy their tens of thousands. In this
country the common housefy IN
doubleday causes more deaths than all
the venomous snakes, wild beasts,
mad dogs, runaway horses and Ill tenn
pered bulls ten times over. The &C.
tual proportion is probably much high
er than ten to one.-Cleveland Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
THE TURBINE ENGINE.
Why II 10 Superior to the R~seieroea.
ting For Warships.

Why 1t 10 Superior to the R~eeiproca.
ting For Warships.
The only sound conclusion to he
reached from the data at hand is that
In the matter Of power, weight and
economy there is little to choose be-
tween the reciprocating engine and
the turbine for speeds between 20 and
70 Knots, with perhaps a preponder-
ance In favor of the latter. Below 20
knots the results are largely in favor
OF the ormer The Birmingham's en-
gines will probably be found to gain
over the other two in economy and
ease of handling as the speed decreases,
But this rs not the whole question for
a man-of-war. Her maximum speed
may be required for only short inter-
walls or in emergencies, but when it is
needed it is needed badly; consequent
~ the machine which will maintain
that speed reliably will invariably be
chosen.
b Is another aspect Of the case
for ~battleships and armored cruisers,
and that is the vibration. A steam
engine may be balanced for the recip-
rocating weights. but it cannot be bal
anced against variations in the turn
ing moment. and therefore any ship
using 1t will be subject to vibrations
against which the steam turbine is
perfectly fire. Another thing-the lat
ter drives a smaller screw. and the i'm
mersion can be made deep enough to
lessen the throb Of the propeller ma
terially. SO that vibration from that
cause may in large part be eliminated.
The vibration is of small moment in a
freight ship. and it is not of primary
Importance even in a passenger ship,
but it may become very serious in
battleships If it interferes with sight
ing the guns while moving at highspeed.
On this issue the turbine should un-
doubleday be selected for all heavily
armed ships.-Engineering Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Curiosity Of Printers Ink,

That printers ink gives off an ema.
nation that passes through opaque
bodies and affects a Photographic plate
has been discovered by a German in
vestigator. Photographic roll film is
sometimes thus affected. through it's
celluloid cover, by the printed charac-
tiers on the paper in which it is wrap
ped. The emanation is found to pro-
coed from the oil in the ink during the
drying process. It is not precisely the
same as the emanation from radium
and other substances. for. unlike them,
it changes gum arabic into a granular,
insoluble substance. 1t was this ef-
feet produced on the gum of envelope
flaps by the printed characters on the
envelopes that first attracted the in
vestigator's attention. The emana-
lions are reflected by metal mirrors in
the same way as light. and they oxi-
die metal surfaces against which they
strike. The exposure necessary to af-
feet a sensitive plate is eight to ten
days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06

egress from it are barred by the char
acter of the surrounding country. The
only entrance to it is through a pass
held by a tribe Of gigantic ants, "the
climbing DOOM" which overwhelm
travellers and whose bits is death. The
pass Is strewn with the bleaching
bones OF those who have attempted
It's passage. The Americans of the
story We're able to get by these insects
with the loss Of only Of their num-
Der through the scientific lore Of one
or the expedition who was delighted
on arriving at the Inca city to find
such a wealth Of material before him
Tor chronological and historic research.
The queen marries one Of the ad.
venturers. a big fellow from Ohio, and
after some years the Yankees make
their escape from captivity in the re-
mote and ancient city through a series
OF weird happenings, the king by mar
rage carrying off his baby daughter.
What happens when this daughter
grows to womanhood forms another
part Of the romance.
The plot is certainly ingenious, and
the adventures of the Americans are
dlverting. The author dedicates his
story to his mother, Julia Ditto Young
OF Buffalo. poet and essayist, and it
Is interesting to learn that he began
work upon it as he lay upon a sick
bed, condemned, as it was thought. to
die.
II die with nothing accomplished"
said he as he heard the verdict Of the
physicians. lis out Of the question. I
Will write a book" His convalescence
followed. and "The Climbing Doom"
was the fulf1llment of his promise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Keen Your TEMPER.


Which Of all the domestic virtues is
most essential to a happy married
life? The ability to keep ones tenn
per, beyond all question.
There is nothing which lends more
to misery. not only for its possessor.
but also for those about him. than an
ungovernable and unreasonable tenn
per. No one is worse to live with
than an Ill tempered man. except per-
haps an Ill tempered woman.
Bad tempered people completely
spoil the lives of those who associate
with them. The feeling of strain is
ever present. One knows just
when the storm will break. although
apparently the weather, metaphorical-
~. is "set fair" Life in these circum-
stances becomes a burden almost be-
yond bearing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
NATURE AS A PLANTER.
Remarkable Restoration Of Vegetation
on the Island of krakatoa.

Remarkable Restoration Of Vegetation
on the Island Of krakatoa.
On April 20, 1883, the island of Kra-
katoa, in the strait of Sunda. between
Java and Sumatra, was the scene Of a
volcanic eruption. and half of the is
land was blown away in the greatest
explosion known to man. The surface
was changed from q beautiful tropical
forest to a waste Of volcanic ash and
pumice. destitute of all life. The is
land is twelve miles from the nearest
land and twenty-five from the nearest
point of Sumatra, the most probable
source Of seeds. but nature has re-
stored a %luxuriant vegetation. includ-
ing trees fifty feet tall.
The return Of the plants has been a
matter Of such importance and inter-
est to botanists that it's story is given
in a new book by Professor A. Ernst.
Wind blown spores seem to have be-
gun the work, and in 1886 the surface
had become largely covered with blue
green algae. which were preparing a
soil in which a few ferns and grasses
had already taken root. while flower
ing plants from sea borne seeds had
begun to appear on the shore.
In 1897 the species had increased to
ffty-three seed plants and twelve high
er cryptograms. portions of the ground
being covered with green. Since then
the progress has been marvellous, and
the south side Of the island is mostly
a mass of green. with fruit and seeds
of land plants on the beach. a forest
OF cocoanut palms. screw pines and
figs farther inland and Il jungle of
grasses, reeds and vines beyond the
forest. 1t is estimated that 80 to q
per cent of the seed plants have been
brought by e currents, 10 to 10 by
birds and 16 to 30 by winds.