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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
GbautauQua Injecting.

The members of the Pierian
Circle held their fortnightly meet
ing in the chapel Sunday after
noon. After roll call which dis
closed one absentee six new mem.
bers were assigned to classes. The
program opened with a paper by
the president Holland" In an
entertaining manner Uncle John
described the customs, the points
of interest in the Hague and prin-
cipal cities in, the country of Ca
nails.
Mr.. L. 81. followed with schol-
arly treatise on the value of poetry
to express our innermost thoughts,
entreating the members to study
the works of poets and by So doing
they will become more familiar
with their true selves. Mr.. III. has
contributed many excellent arti.
cles but we think "Poesy" ranks
among his best.
The next number was a vocal
solo by Mr.. j. c., Jerusalem, ,
the old favorite that never fails
when properly rendered, to please
sung by our sweet-voiced member
in his most excellent manner.
The paper following, read by
Mr.. G. w. F. entitled "Halstec
Street," was a very good article
and prepared at short notice t.
take the place of a member who
was unable TO report at today
meeting. Mr.. F. entertainingl,
described the different sights ane
classes on the wonderful thorofart
which cuts Chicago from tn,
beach of the lake on the north t.
the prairies on the south.
"An Essay on George Washing
ton," by Mr.. G. w. concluded tn.
regular program. Mr.. w. usually
chooses opportune subjects fo
his articles and today's contribu
ton was no exception. Natur,
has been kind to Mr.. w., giving
him splendid vocal organs. Hi
delivery, enunciation, articulation
etc., all fill the requirements o
Mr.. G. R. H.'s masterpiece OF
criticism.
It was a splendid meeting, tn,
spirit of which seemed to enthus,
even the critic as he loosely la
mented in his report the little us,
he could find for his blue pencil
AS few minutes of our allotted
time was left the president re
quested Mr.. G. to play selection
on the piano, to which this eve
obliging member graciously ane
skilfully responded, after which
motion was passed to adjourn.
r. p, Secretary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Foreman Alexander of the Irvine
department was showing party
about the prison Tuesday.

Guard began had his crew of
professional snow shovelers on
Main st. Monday. They did a
very good job, as each of the boys
handled his shovel like an expert.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

The occupant of $50 would ap-
preciate the kindness if some of
the inmates would place his num-
Der last on their exchanges. He
is without funds and unable to
subscribe for any reading matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

The fat boy of the print shop
donned first grade suit last Sat-
urday. He was as happy over his
promotion as an alderman who
had just been reelected to his Of.
fee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

The following transfers were
made during the past week: 623
to N. P; 4O7 to N. P; $50 to 438;
572 to N. P; 229 to N. p; 1876 to
N. P; 385 to 3O8; $50 to 300; 377
to 1856; 1858 to hosp; 1877 to hosp.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

John Winning, pattern maker
in Supt. Downing's department.
resigned one day last week. He
will 60 to st. Paul where he will
accept similar position.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Guard Nels Nelson was transfer.
red from the new place to here
one day last week. He says that
things at the new place are NOV
ing along nicely.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Five men were transferred to
the new prison during the past
week to take the place of those
who were discharged on expira-
ton of sentence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Diverse Rsfle ctions
y > BY ER,D

Business men adopt many plans
to advertise, but an exchange
hands out encouragement that
creates smile.
He who would add unto bis trade
Should have all ad and well
displayed.
For ads if one knows how to
write 'em
Add to ones trade ad in6nitum."
The above was evidently in
tended to advise the local mer-
clients to insert ads. But the
editors modesty, or lack of dis
cernment, caused the neat allure
ment to be relegated to the
column of "Town Talk where it
deserved special setting. IN
fortunately we are all more or less
endowed with the ability to point
out advisable ways to increase
benefits for others while unable to
observe the opportunity to en-
nance our own interests. Many
papers explain policies for the
| local business interests when any
intelligent person can note various
ways by which the advising me-
dunn paper could be greatly inn
proved.
Must one error spoil ones life?
A question that agitates the minds
of many persons. Each Of us ac-
cording to individual understand
ing Of the ways of the world, may
offer reply conforming to person
al experiences. However. any
person, familiar with the historic
incidents pertaining to humanity's
trials may we'll say that errors are
the logical sequence to life. Re-
Gently a young ex-prisoner ended
his life leaving note to his wife
stating that the police were hound
ing him, and that he could not
pursue life. There is pathetic
setting to such incidents which
each person may but guess at;
still it is we'll known that /, man
may face the world no matter
what his past has been. Men
recognize that temptation may
lure, and that the man who errs
may redeem himself. In the
world of men the erring may profit
from past and continue to live
honestly. This idea is not based
on the social side of life but on
the business side. Honorable
men may freely mingle with men
Of past conducting business.
From the business side Of life
sustenance is made possible. Thus
he who has committed errors may
derive means of livelihood with
out consideration of former errors
when dealing with others. Moth
ing but cowardice would lead any
man to self-destruction because of
a bad act. The world is large
place and every one should recog-
E nize frailties of human nature.
Because another person fails TO
speak every time you meet is not
because one is a has-been delin-
quent. The force of innate ma
ture begets smile today, a frown
tomorrow. When one severely
tells you, you are no good, and lots
more, your safest reply is: you
| may be right; [ know what you
think of me but leave Heaven to
judge" Better still is the policy
of being pleasant and not permit
ing persons to become familiar
enough to offer advice or criticism.
The social side of life is greatly
: fettered by hypocrisy, and vanity.
Society's parlors are closed to one
who has sinned, but within such
3 parlors one may detect falsity and
distrust. But:life! It is fettered
> on all sides by questions which
: are not of sufficient importance to
!. require answering. We have laws
against playing the policy game
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
NOV. Of Population.
Chapel Service.

The following is the program of
the service held in the chapel
Sunday, Feb. 14th, Rev. G. E.
Benson officiating:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Deputy Warden Colligan had a
party of friends about the institu.
ton last Saturday afternoon.

Charles Newman, foreman of
shop V in the Irvine department,
has been absent a few days on
account of illness.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
CHURCH NOTICE.

Service in the Prison Chapel at nine
o'clock every Sunday morning Pro-
testant and Catholic service every
alternate Sunday. Rev. c. E. Benson,
and Rev. FIR. Corcoran chaplains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

The crew of men who were at
work putting up ice completed the
job last Saturday. There were
four hundred and fifty tons stored.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
Hits EN- Hard.

When a town does not sup
ort its local papers properly,
you need not look for any great
progress in that locality. Local
newspapers are the signboards
that tell strangers who the
people are, and the class of
business in which the people
are engaged. Take a business
man who never patronizes his
local paper, and you can scrape
enough moss off his back to pad
a sofa. His ideas have more
than enough room in a tea cup,
and he cannot keep far enough
ahead of a funeral procession
to keep the corpse from rum
ming over him. Harpoon.
j. 2. Snyder, of Woodbine,
was in the Valley on real estate
business Friday.
Orlo Edgecomb of Omaha at
tended the Band dance Satur-
day night.
Alice Frazier and Mable
Stevens were the guests of the
Willis Selby family in the
country Sunday.
One of the Military balloons
from Fort Omaha passed south
west of the Valley at the noon
hour today.
At Dunlap the village i'm
provement club has ina ugurat-
ed a gardening contest, with
prizes from one to ten dollars
for the best grass growers, de-
signers, and lawn beautifiers.
The women down at Dunlap
spend lots Of time in the gar
dens and the men are glad to
put up the prize money in or
der to-eee them do The work.
Denison Bulletin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Boston Herald: With the
appreciation of the fine arts
and the place of the drama in
life which English speaking
folk have yet to attain, Mexico
includes in her national outgo
support of the theatre; and the
new budget, just announced,
calls for $3,O0O,O0O for a new
national theater building. An
other indication of culture in
the budget is an appropriation
of 81, 100000 for a monument
to commemorate the one hum
dredth anniversary of national
independence. There are 9TH
er generous items, for educa-
ton, for extensive irrigation
projects and for raising the
economic conditions of the peo-
pile. But there seems to be
singular Indifference to inva-
sion from Europe or Asia.
Neither the army nor navy is
calling for huge sums. How
benighted.
Karl Riedelsberger, a promi-
nent local musician, raised
what threatens to assume pro-
portions of a storm when he
declared in a signed statement
to a Spokane newspaper that
he considers the public school
system of the United States is
one of the most inefficient in
the world, adding that by pay
ing the teacher less than the
janitor and putting the most
money into buildings instead
of talent ''it has been a brick
versus brain theory" He sug-
gests that teachers be taken
out of politics, making them
government officials with posi-
tions for life: giving three
times their present salary, also
unlimited authority over the
students and responsible to his
profession only. "And," he
adds, keep the teacher as long
as you can and then pension
him. Then you may be able
to right a lot of evils. Busi-
ness is not always unselfish;
science always is"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

The dance given Saturday
evening by the band boys was
a success in every detail. The
boys gave excellent music and
are to be complimented on the
way they have improved.
They cleared about $25.OO but
should have made $50. as the
boys have worked long and
faithfully and they are one of
the best bands in the state.
Mrs. John Clinkenbeard of
Mondamin spent Sunday with
Dr.. White and family.
Master Machanic Graham
went west this morning on
business.
The Newton Cement Co. are
shipping a car of tile to Blair
this morning.
D. c. Shurly Of Oelricb, S. D.
was a pleasant caller at this
office Saturday. He lives at
Oelrich, S. d. where d. w. Har-
ris son of D. M. Harris has lived
for the past twenty years and
reports him as doing nicely.
MIR. shurly once lived in this
section of Iowa, but has been
west some years and says he
likes S. D. very much, and that
it is being rapidly settled up
with citizens.
Grant Blunt has gone to Co.
Bluffs to work at his trade of
plastering and brick laying.
G. R. Stout drove to South
Omaha and Florence yesterday
in his automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, of
Omaha, spent Saturday and
Sunday IN the Valley the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Livings-
ton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
] Monday May Ii

" ]. Burke, Of the State
Savings Bank went to Iowa
City Sunday to attend the State
Meeting Of the Knights Of Col
umbus From there he goes to
Chicago, to join his wife who is
visiting relatives there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

A womans secret society has
been formed in Los Angeles,
California to tear up all the big
hats worn by woman. The So
ciety has already got ten to work
and a number of ladies on the
streets of that city have had
their big hats torn to pieces.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Mrs. Robert Harvey enter
tained q few friends Informally
last Saturday afternoon as a
courtesy to her guest, Miss
Day Of Superior, Neb. The
time was very pleasantly spent
IN sewing by the more diligent
ones and the others visited.
Miss Day favored the guests
with several very beautiful Sc
lections on the piano which
were immensely enjoyed. De-
licious refreshments served by
the hostess ended the delight
full afternoon.
j. H. Schwalm was a passen-
ger to Omaha this afternoon.
W. D. Morey of Grand juno.
ton is in the Valley today on
business.
Clyde Fitch, of Woodbine was
in the Valley the guests of re-
latives over Sunday.
Frank and Elmer Rainey
came up from Omaha this
morning and will work here in
the shops for two weeks until
the motor car is ordered out.
w. S. Gier purchased new
Russell Steam thresher Saturday
2OH engine and 1854 Sep
orator which he will run in the
vicinity of Cal. junction.
Mrs. Earle Edgecomb return
ed to Omaha this morning after
spending Sunday in the Valley
the guests Of relatives.
Editor Mccabe, Of the Oh
server, wasa caller today.
The next Library Tea will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Schulz
meister, May, 25th. Mrs. C. H.
Duer, Mrs. DR.. Colt, Mrs. j. j.
Amen, Mrs. ]. S. Dewell, Mrs.
j. S. McGavren, Mrs. Bryan
and Mrs. Schulmeister will be.
the hostessess.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
The Dunlap Reporter says:

The Dunlap Reporter says:
"We are informed that unless
some other than the G. A. r.
take the matter in hand there
will be no public observance of
Decoration Day in Dunlap this
year. The old soldiers are fast
dying off and the membership
is becoming smaller each year
and the expense of these public
gatherings has become a burden
to the local Post"
The same conditions will soon
be felt everywhere. The men
who sacrificed so much for the
Union in 1865 have answered
the last call, and those who are
left are becoming old and fee
BILE and will soon join the great
army who have gone on their
last march, and if we desire to
honor the remnant left US, we
must remember Decoration Day
and the old soldiers.
Mrs. C. A. Hunter will leave
this evening for South Dakota
where she goes to take up her
claim. Miss Turner will join
her at Pierre and they will
make the rest of the journey
together, their claims being
situated just half a mile apart.
Mrs. Geo. Burbank was
brought home from the hospi-
tai Saturday evening. 1t was
reported this morninh that she
was doing very nicely.
MIR. and Mrs. Habbick, of Co.
Bluffs, visited their son at the
Boughton hospital in this city
yesterday. >
Buster" the little son of MIR.
and Mrs. e. q. Hoyle was in
jured this morning, by falling
against a stove. Quite a cash
was cut in his scalp. DR.. De-
Wore was called and dressed
the wound.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
Mrs Charley Sargent returned
To- Omaha this morning.

Mrs. G. P. Smiley returned
from the hospital in Omaha
Saturday evening. She has
been taking the rest cure for
three weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
Items from the Times 2,
Years Ago Today

John Dewell and wife of
Magnolia were che guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Hopkins
yesterday.
L. Brown, wife and little boy
Vernie, started for Tripp, S. D.
yesterday. They will drive
the trip overland and expect
to be absent three weeks.
Hank Fisher on going up on
his roof this morning discover
cred it had been on fire and
burnt a hole about y foot square
1t had gone out L-fsre doing
further damage.
Mrs. P. II. Gossard of Blair
is visiting friends here for a
few days.
Mrs. F. w. Myers of Taylor
township was shopping here
today.
Mrs. w. Withrow and two
children returned from Stewart
Neb. this morning and now
VIM wears the smile that wont
come off.
Phil Robinson of Omaha was
up last week. He told us that
he did not come up to see the
circus but we saw him wander
ing off down that way when
the band began to play.
Mr.. G. Lahman passed through
here last evening on his way to
Denver. He brought little
Rush Lahman a pair of Quincy
Pigs as a present which Rush
prizes very highly.
Mrs. Nora Cramer and Miss
Leila Shields were out buggy
riding the other day when the
horse became unmanegable
and ran away throwing them
out. Mrs. Cramer was consid.
erably bruised.
j. D. Tamisea's little boy
chat has been sick for several
days is reported much better.
We received word this morn
ling that our young grandson
D. NJ. Harris, Jr. was very sick
at his home in Fremont, with
scarlet fever.
Hot Onions and Pneumonia.
Tit-Bits Hot onions, accord
ing to a French physician, are
said to be a sure cure for pneu-
monia. The remedy is as fol-
lows: Take six or ten onions,
according to size and chop fine;
put in large pan over a fire,
then add the same quantity Of
rye meal and vinegar, enough
to make a thick paste. In the
meantime stir it thoroughly,
letting it simmer for five or
ten minutes. The put in a cot
ton bag large enough to cover
the lungs, and apply to chest
as hot as patient can bear. In
about ten minutes apply anoth-
er and thus continue by reheat-
ing the poultices, and in a few
hours the patient will be out Of
danger. This simple remedy
h 5 never failed to cure this
to, often fatal malady. Usu-
al y three or four applications
viii be sufficient.
Advertised letter list for the
week ending May, 10, 1909.
Cane Charlie
Cora Minnie
4 More Ruby
Skinner Mrs. Chas.
Ward Joe D.
Young Miss Inez
D. j. Adlum.
Timothy Elliott has the hon.
orable distinction of being the
oldest man in Monona county
being now in his 92nd year. HI
retains in good measure his men
tai faculties and walks dowl
town daily and never fails te
greet kindly his old friends. =
Mr.. Elliott has no doubt length
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
Birds Of Feather

When charged with being
disorderly and asked what he
had to say for himself, the man
gazed pensively at the magis-
srate, smoothed down a rem
nant of gray hair, and said:
"Your honor, mans inhuman-
ity to man makes countless
thousands mourn. I'm not as
detased as Swift, as protligate
as Byron, as dissipated as Poe,
or as debauched as"
"That will do," thundred the
magistrate. "Seven days! and
officer, take a list of those
names and run 'em in. They're
rs bad a lot as he isl"
Inspite Of the rapid increase
n the number of automobiles
and trolley cars, the horse con-
tinues to more than hold his
own. According to figures pub
lished in the last report of the
Department Of Agriculture,
the number of horses in the U.
S. increased from 1887 900 in
1900 to 19,992,O00 in 1903, the
total value of the same having
risen from $603,000,000 to ST.
1867, 100000. The fluctuations
in the average price of horses
have been remarkable. In 1893
it was SOL; in 1897, $37; $44 in
1900, and $93 in 1908.
Advice to Women who Travel
London Sketch-Use your
big dress baskets and Saratoga
trunks for your hats and your
little, soft clinging dresses in
your hat boxes.
i
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
Mrs. Dr.. Colt is visiting
friends in Omaha today.
Mo. Valley High School boys
beat the Blair High School l8
to u last Saturday at Blair.
Runaway

Runaway
A.. Heights horse ran
away this morning causing
quite q little excitement but
not much damage. Mr.. Height
was driving down fourth street
when the hold back straps gave
away letting the buggy run up
on the horse. When horse be-
came frightened and started
to run Mr.. Height saw that he
COULDN'T I hold him so he jumped,
which was a very good plan.
The horse ran down fifth street
to the railroad track then turn
ed west and ran up the Alley
BY the postoffice where he was
stopped. Frank Purcelps de-
livery wagon was nearly run
into BY the runaway.
Miss Mollie Burke came up
from Omaha Saturday evening
for an over Sunday visit with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. u. Blackburn
visited relatives in Cal. Junct.
over Sunday.
NJ. D. Myers is transacting
business in Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

G. R. Stout drove to South
Omaha and Florence yesterday
in his automobile.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
Mrs. w. e. Smith is.in Oma-
ha today visiting friends.
a.. N. Allis spent Sunday in
Omaha the guest Of friends.
House Burned

Sunday ab.llt 2 o'clock p. m.
I the farm hose on the Lahman
! farm, just south of town, occu-
pied by a man named Smith,
was discovered to be on fire. The
& distance from town precluded
the possibility Of using city
water, and therefore no assis-
tance could be rendered. The
building was total loss, but the
furniture and other articles
were saved. Building partly in
sured. It is not known how the
fire was started, as no extra
fire had been used in the house
during the day.
Nj. and Mrs. P. =. Robinson
celebrated their twenty-six tn
marriage anniversary yester-
day by entertaining at dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. $. Dewell, Mr..
Joy and Mr.. and Mrs. F. A..
Sims.
Mrs. Laura Chapman return
edon Saturday, and was called
back 70 Fremont Sunday eve
ming on account Of sickness Of
relatives, and left on Sunday
night train for that place.
Mrs. Ray Hutton Is in Logan.
today Waiting relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Habbick, of Co.
Bluffs, visited their son at the
Boughton hospital in this city
yesterday. n
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

May is a peculiar month this
year there being five Satur-
days, five Sundays and five
Mondays in the month.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

j. H. Schwalm was a passen-
ger to Omaha this afternoon.
w. D. Morey of Grand juno.
tion is in the Valley today on
business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13
N D. Myers is transacting
business in Omaha today.


Nj. and Mrs. Harvey Foss en-
tertained at one o'clock dinner
yesterday afternoon compli-
mentary to Miss Josephine Day
Of Superior Nebr. Places were
laid for the following guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Foss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Harvey, Mrs
Joseph Duer, Mrs. Chas. Sarg-
ent, Miss Day and Miss Rourke
Manager Anderson and John
Nc Clufe, Of the electric Light
Co. are in Omaha today taking
in the electrical show.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Mrs. Earle Edgecomb return
ed to Omaha this morning after
spending Sunday in the Valley
the guests of relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Grant Blunt has gone to Co.
Bluffs to work at his trade of
plastering and brick laying.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Timothy Elliott has the hon.
orable distinction of being the
oldest man in Monona county,
being now in his 92nd year. He
retains in good measure his men,
tai faculties and walks down
town daily and never fails to
greet kindly his old friends.
Mr.. Elliott has no doubt length
end out his days by living a
temperate life. He has always
been a total abstainer from
spiritus liquors and has never
used tobacco. -.Onawa Democrat
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

Editor McCabe, of the Oh
server, wasa caller today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-05-13

One of the Military balloons
from Fort Omaha passed south
west of the Valley at the noon
hour today.