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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
FOUR YEARS HIGH SCHOOL
REQUISITE An UNlN

Dos MoineS, la, June 23.-After four
Years trial of a three years high school
requirement the State University of
Iowa has gone back to the old plan and
students must now have four years
high school course before they will be
admitted. The old board of regents
took this action at their meeting last
week just before going out of office. 1t
was not announced at the time. but
il is learned on authority that this ac-
tion was taken.
Some years ago the state university
was criticised for doing a great deal
of expanding so far as buildings We're
concerned. but of being at a standstill
so far as the number of pupils were
concerned. The board at that time low
cred the standard to admit to the uni
vcrsity students from three-year high
schools. The number of students en-
rolled at once jumped up. The scheme
seems to hav" been impractical and
students had to be admitted to sort
of sub freshman classification till they
made M another years work.
The new requirement Is for four
years high school course as required by
the North Central Association of Col
legcs and Secondary schools. This
means Is units, u unit being one study
pursued through n school year. The
Etudemt must thus do the equivalent of
rarrying four studies n year for three
years and three studies for one year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
WHEN The STATE
BOUGHT PAPERS
FOR LEGISLATORS
solons Read News Bought in
Chunks and Publishers
Made Good Pickup.

Des Moines, Ia, June GA copy of
The session laws OF the iowa legislature
for 1866 came TO the surface in a pile
of books and rubbish at the state house
the other day. 1t discloses the fact
that at that time the legislature APP
propriated several thousand dollars
each year to pay for the newspapers
for which the members subscribed dur
ing the session and among the papers
was the Progressive Republican How
ever. IL didn't seem to be much in ia
vor then for it seems to have had but
one subscriber in the senate and one
in the house, at I5 cents each. The
Iowa Homestead then got nearly $4,000.
and the Register over $4,000.
Some papers published then seem to
have gone out of existence. There was
the Story County Aegis. the Summit
County Beacon. the Lafayette Jour-
nal, the BOY Republican. the New Ore
gon Plaindealcr. the Booncsboro Advo-
cate and some others. Cincinnati and
st. Louis papers were taken but no
Chicago papers.
some of the county seats at that
time were quincy. in Adams county;
Extra, In Audubon; Praireville, in
Buena Vista; Lewis in Cass; Elling-
ton. In Hancock: Okoboji. in Dickinson;
Andrew, in Jackson; Poclie, in Palo
Alto; Melbourn, in Plymouth: Milton,
in Pocohontas and Grant in Wright.
In view of the fact that Major Cen
cral Granville Nj. Dodge is now lying
at deaths door at his home in Goun-
ell Bluffs. it is interesting to remem-
Der that the Legislature in 1866 adopted
the following concurrent resolutions:
Resolved. by the senate. the house
concurring, that the thanks OF the
people of Iowa are due, and are here
by extended to Major General G. NJ.
Dodge for his able and efficient man
ngenent OF Indian affairs on the plains
i'm protection of our western borders,
md the great overland routes across
the plains. from the incursions and
depredations of hostile Indians. as also
for his gallantry and ability as a COM
mander in the field and his able admin
istration of the department of the Mis-
souri,"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
WOMAN REsCUEs 80
HORSES FROM FIRE

!, MAson gitN "a. Junc "A Thirty
livery barns hare last night. and a
woman was the rescuer of tho dumb
brutes.
Fire in the adjoining barns of l.. Nj.
Valentine and =. w. keenoy was dis
covered by Mrs IA w. James. who
gave the alarm and without waiting for
n,ale help TO arrive dashed into the
pla@lhg structures among the frantic
horses rearing and plunging in their
efforts to escape the fire ficnd. and at
great personal risk from fire hazard as
well as from danger OF being trampled
under the feet of the horses. cut their
fastenines and whipped them out OF
the barn.
Three horses were burned. besides 30
buggies and other equipment. The to-
tai loss is $4,000, and the Insurance is
81 500.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

etable Compound had helped her, and
] tried it, and after the third bottle
was cured. Mrs. ALvENAS PERLINa,
II Langdon Street, Chicago, III.
If you are i'll do not drag along at
home or in your place of employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move the cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia e
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND, made
from roots and herbs.
For thirty years it has been the stan
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health of thou
sandsof womenwho have been troubled
with Srea a%dIa a.
periodic pains, backache, bearing down
Geeling, hatulency. indigestion, dixd-
ness. or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try itp
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
MAJOR RYERs HoNoRED
WITH UNIVERSITY DEGREE

Iowa City. Ia, June 19.-At the COM
mencement exercises yesterday the de-
gree of master of arts was conferred
upon Major S. HI. M. Byers, of Des
Moines. The honor was bestowed upon
Major Byers in recognition of his
services to the country as soldier and
a diplomat and in recognition of his
literary achievements.
Major Byers is one of Iowa's leading
literary men. He is best known as a
poet, having first become widely known
by his song, THE March to the Sea-"
written while in prison at Columbia,
s. c. Since then Major Byers has writ
have found wide popularity. Among
his prose works are Iowa in War
Times," Switzerland and the Swiss"
and Twenty Years in Europe" He has
also contributed numerous articles to
the leading magazines of the country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
~ooodbx. Grant.

;. "A western Kansas editor was recent.
ly told that the head Of Lincoln APP
pears on the new silver half dollar:
that the bust Of Cleveland will be on
the new SO certificate, and that Of
Grant on the $50 one.
rs that all 500" he asked.
You don't suppose I'm lying to
you," replied his informant.
Not at all, not at all" was the edi-
tors reply. 7 wasn't thinking along
that line at all. Just wanted to be
sure. I'll probably get sight Of Linz
coin now and then, and 1t may be my
rare and wondrous good fortune to oc-
casionally scrape up fleeing ac-
quaintance. with Cleveland. But Grant
dear Grant, goodby and God bless
you!"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Pierson, Ia, June 10. H. Scott, a
resident of this place, who is a survivor
of the civil war, was y years of age
Tuesday. He was private of the
Third Iowa battery. and can call the
roll Of his company very rapidly from
memory, although he has never had it
written down.
Mr.. Scott is next to the youngest
OF five brothers who were all in the
same war and are living today, the
youngest being 10 and the Oldest So
wears of age.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
CORPORATIONS MAY
DEDUCT THEIR DEBTS
BEFORE ASSESSMENT

Des Moines, Ia. June Judge w.
II. McHenry in the Polk county court
today held that debts may be deducted
from the actual value of corporation
stock for assessment purposes under
the Iowa laws. thus settling a question
that has been mooted for years and
city treasures out of thou
sands of dollars yearly.
The decision was made on an appeal
from assessment by three big Iowa in
Surance companies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
MILLlOMAIREs DIVIDE
BIG IOWA ESTATE

Des Moines. Ia. June 22.-Repre-
sentatives Of the Russell Sage, Jay
Gould and Calvin Thornton estates
will meet in Des Moines Monday with
representatives OF the Jefferson Polk
estate in this city to divide UP 5000
acres OF valuable coal lands near Red
Rock, Ia, valued at $4,000.
The party will go to Red Rock in a
private car. The lands were acquired
80 years ago when the Wabash railroad
was building into Des Moines, and all
four millionaires were alive.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Stockholm. June 21.--Dispatches re-
ceived here from Helsingfors confirm
the news that the British steamer
WOODBURY., of New Castle. was fired
upon by a vessel of the Russian squad
ron in Pitki Pas bay, the rendezvous of
Emperor Nicholas and Emperor Will
liam.
The first was blank charge, but this
was followed few seconds later by
two shells. Portions of the shells pene-
trated the bulkheads and the boiler of
the WOODBURY.. The engineer of the
steamer was wounded in the leg and
vas taken aboard the Russian cruiser
Asia, where his wounds We're dressed.
Later the injured man was conveyed to
O hospital at Viborg.
After making repairs the WOODBURY.
sailed for her home port.
London, June 21.-Neither the British
foreign office nor the Russian embassy
here has issued any statement regard !
ing the firing upon the British steamer
Woodburn by Russian warship in,
the vicinity of Viborg. The owners of
the vessel. Whitefield & Co.. of New
Castle, have received a telegram from
Captain Robertson, dated Friederik-
shafen, confirming the reports of the
attack on his ship.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
STOCKS BREAK WHEN
HARTMAN is I'LL

New York, June 23.-An unconfirmed
rumor that f. II. Hartman was very
i'll in Vienna, circulated this afternoon
simultaneously with a bear raid on
the stock market.
At the Union Pacific offices. prompt
denial was made and it was added that
a cablegram had been received from
Hartman today on business matters.
The report created CONSERVATION on
the stock exchange until it was denied.
Prices of stocks throughout the list fell
RAPIDLY; Union non, racine racine dropping ~
IAmalgamated Copper 3h, United
States Steel ,2h.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
LUTHERANs CREATE
BIG MISSION FUND

Des Moines, Ia. June 1s-The goth
annual convention of the United Nor
wegian Lutheran church closed last
night. 1t was announced today that
there was no indebtedness on appro-
priations made last year: $4,000 were
appropriated for various purposes at
the closing session.
In addition to this nearly $4,000
will be used for home and foreign mis-
sions. The place for the next con-
vention was referred to committee.
It is believed Minneapolis will be se-
lected.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
DENNIsON BUTTS IN;
JURY DISCHARGED

Des Noines, a., June eliminating
that Tom Dennison's interest in the
case might have had something to do
inal court, today discharged the jury
which disagreed over two alleged pick
pockets. Dennison had called up Des
Moines man by phone and asked him
to look after the defendants. The
Judge said the two men must stay in
Jail till September, while the authori-
ties investigate the case further.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

IMSULTED GIRL WHO
TRANSFERRED ATTENTIONS

pes Moines, la.. june "a Frederick
Haskell. u wealthy farmer of Marshall
county. Was arl@igned before the fed
"rftl commissioners here today for send
ing obscene letters to Fannie AcGirav.
the girl who had Tilted him for another
man.
Haskelrs attentions were ardent I'M
I'll turned down when ii is claimed he
became equally annoying and insulting.
He gave bonds To await the action OF
the federal grand Jury.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
BANDIT SHOT BY
CREW OF TRAIN

Muskosee. Okla. June 2:.--In bat
lie between officers and three train rob-
bers, who held up st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain e Southern freight train No. 16S,
near Bragg. okla. early today. Deputy
Constable Johnson Kirk was killed.
The object of the robbers was to get
the money of the train crew who had
Just received their pay envelopes. The
trainmen resisted and the sound of fir
ing soon brought Kirk and Deputy Con-
stable Wicks to the scene.
Robbers and officers. armed with pis-
tolls, engaged in a battle and Kirk was
shot through the head and instantly
killed. Paul Williams. one Of the rob-
bers, was shot through the breast and
captured. The other two robbers es-
capped and a posse is pursuing them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
HOSPITAL BURNS; PATIENTS
HAVE NARROW ESCAPES

Storm Lake. la. juno 23.-F'ire com
plrtelY DESTROYED the Storm Lake sani-
arium u private hospital owned by
Or -. n. Nusbaum. at $50 o'clock
yesterday morning. The patients and
other occupants barely escaped with
their lives. One fireman. Earnest Stan
lrN. WAS overcome by the smoke when
in the binding rescuing patient The
boss Including building. surgical in
ntlHlments. equipment and an extensive
medical library. will be about $4,000,
With 50 p"r cent insurance.
The building was formerly the Park
loiel and MAS built by +. w. Trick in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

The danger of man having an ounce
of brains is he thinks it is 40 tons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

When man Is left with a lot OF
motherless children on his hands, he
usually scatters them 2mong his rela-
tives. II it is the woman Who is left
with fatherless little ones, She keeps
them together and earns living be-
sides. Women develop great energy
when left without a man. In fact. all
the widows we know are getting along
great deal better than the married
woman
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
HOME is WRECKED
WITH DYNAMITE BOMB

Ropne. la. June 24.-Miss Marie
Whalen received word today that the
residence of her father. w. H. Whalen,
at Tucson. Ariz.. was completely
wrecked by a dynamite bomb thrown
IN through window. Mr. and Mrs.
Nhalen escaped unhurt. No reason
is known for the outrage. N Wlalen
was formerly superintendent for the
Iowa division of the Chicago e. North
western railroad and is widely known
in railroad ..irclns
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Hitherto skulls OF prehistoric men
have been said to resemble those of
great apes, but now comes distin-
clares that one which has recently been
discovered is almost an exact replica
of that Of Bismarck. Does this mean
that prehistoric men had superb cranial
development. or is it Gallo fing at
I'M lie Bismarck? 2"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
BAD DANES TAKE
INNOCENT BABES

Des AIones, Ia, June 22.-Represent-
ing themselves as sent by the humane
society. three women of bad reputation
today secured three babies from Mrs.
J. Jones' private maternity home on
the Urbandale interurban and made
their escape with them In covered
wagon.
Ella Gibson, May Morgan and Mrs.
Ora Gardner. the three women accused
of kidnapping, are sought by the police.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
LIGHTNING CAUSES
A $4,000 FIRE

Webster. City la. June 23.-Fire at
mn carly hour this morning Quilted the
Sackctt X Cornell dry goods store, en-
failing $4,000 loss ON the stock. and
$4,000 on the building. Both were In
cured Lightning struck the electric
wires and caused the fire
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

operation. / had
already had two
operations, and
they wanted me to
go through a third
one. / suffered day
and night from in
fammation and .
small tumor, and
never thought Of
seeing a well day
again. A friend
told me how Lydia
~ @snY
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
ACCUSED MAYOR, HIT
BY PULLEY, MAY DIE

Des Moincs, Ia, June 22.-Mayor A.
NJ. Henderson. of Mareneo, was struck
on the head by pulley which tele-
phone lineman dropped this morning.
His skull was fractured and the injury
may be fatal
Mayor Henderson was to be tried
June 2S under the new Cosson law for
intoXication, upon complaint of the at
torney general, who asked that he be
removed from office
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
ELks CONVENTION


SELECTS OFFICERS
Dubuque, IT,, June 21--The Elks
convention was concluded last night
With social session at Germania hall.
The following officers We're elected, all
without opposition:
president, Jerry b. Sullivan, Des
Moines; second vice president, Will p.
r.erwin, Oelwein; third vice president,
George H. Whittenore, Sioux City; sec
rotary, j. r. Frailey, Fort Madison;
treasurer, A. Henigbaum, Davenport;
trustee. three years, T.. l.. Boyle. Gin
ton; chaplain Sherman P. Mears, Wa
terloo; doorkeeper, Claude A. Baker,
Centerville; sergeant AT arms, Thomas
Todgill Ottumwa.
The place for holding the next meet
ing was left to the state officers. The
Ottumwa band was recommended for
official musical position with the Iowa
delegation to the national meeting at
LOS Angeles
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Although the Manchester ship canal
tailed to pay in the earlier years of its
operation. it is today carrying big
tonnage and providing a profitable in
vestlnent During last year about
sl50,000 was added to the total cost.
which at present amounts to over sSS.-
BOO 600. The canal which accommo-
dates seagoing steamers of consider
able size, has made OF the great city
Of Manchester maritime port
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
WOMAN FOUND DEAD;
HUSBAND is MISSING

Davenport, la. June 23.-Mrs. Thos.
j. Adams. aged 40 years. was found
dead this morning in Il pool of blood in
the yard of her home, Rapids City,
near here, up the river The husband
is missing. The family was formerly
wealthy
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Tradition is but meteor. which. If 1t
snce fails, can not be rekndled. Mem
DRY, once interrupted, is not to be re
called. But written learning is fixed
iuminary, which, after the cloud that
had hidden 1t has passed away, is again
bright in its proper station SO the
books are faithful repositories, which
may be awhile neglected or forgotten.
but when opened again, will again i'm
part instruction.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

SANDWICH. MAss.-Another start
has been made toward the long pro-
jected canal across the shoulder end of
cape Cod. This would shorten the dis
lance between New York and Boston
100 miles and would enable ships to
avoid the storms and shoals of one of
the most famous Atlantic promotories.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
LIGHTNING BOLTS
DISCOURTEOUS ACT

Iowa City, Ia, June 21.-While
sitting on the porch of her home
near here yesterday watching
the thunder storm. Miss May
Mallory was the victim of q pc
cullar accident.
A bolt of lightning struck the
clasp of her garter and running
downwards tore her stocking
OFF, and ripped large hole in her
shoe. Her screams brought the
entire household to her assist
ance, but beyond the injury to
her clothing and slight blue
mark on her leg, Miss Mallory
suffered no injury.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
IOWA MAN ELECTED.

Milwaukee, Wis. June 2S.-Detroit
captured the next convention of tho
North American Skat league at the
business meeting held yesterday The
directors elected included Fred III. Kun
KEEL of Davenport, Ia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
sHoNTs GIVES $4,000
TO DRAKE UNIVERSITY

Des Moines, Ia, June 1s.-Com-
mencement day at Drake university
yesterday was made doubly joyful by
the announcement Of gift of $4,000
from L. P. Shonts. Of New York, presi-
dent OF the board of trustees of the
institution and one of the leading
financiers of the country. This en-
dowment is the largest ever received in
a lump sum by the local institution,
although the value of the Carnegie lii
brary amounts to that much and
number of gifts from the late Gov.
F. M. Drake, founder of the college,
aggregated more than that sum.
The gift was made Tuesday evening
just before Mr. Shonts' return to New
York, but it's announcement was held
as a surprise to be sprung at the COM
mencement exercises yesterday morn
ing.
No especial disposition of the money
was advised by the donor, and it will
be turned into the maintenance fund
to be used for general purposes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
FINDS BROTHER
AFTER 20 YEARS.

Des Moines, Ia. June 22.-Lcarning
today that her brothers, Fred and Will
liam Herschler, whom she had sup
posed dead for 90 years, are wealthy
lanchers near Philip, S. D.. Mrs.
Il. CT. Christy left for there today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
The Boy Told the Truth.

cTONl JuuSe.
Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court, says that it is usually
IN easy matter to pick out the truth
.mong lot of conflicting evidence. BY
way of illustration he tells the fol-
owing incident which took place in q
little village near New York:
IA house hunter, who had Just got
off the train, stepped up to a boy hang
ing around the depot, with this salu-
tation:
my lad. I am looking for Mr..
smithson's new block of semi detached
houses. How far are they from herer'
"'About 20 minutes walk the boy
replied.
".Twenty minutes!" exclaimed tho
house hunter. Nonsense! The adver-
tisement says fve.'
"'Wel,' said the boy. you can be-
leve me or you can believe the adver-
tisement, but 1 amt tryin' to make q
sale.'"
One of the things that frets man
most is how hard it is for him to edu-
cate his wife in things he doesn't un-
derstand himself.
The danger of man having an ounce
of brains is he thinks it is 40 tons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Vienna. June 24.-The condition of
r. ii. Hartman was reported at noon
today as good.
Accompanied by the members of his
family he Will leave Vienna this after
noon In motor car for the Semmering,
a mountain resort about so miles from
the Austrian capital. Members of the
party are denying themselves as much
rs possible to newspaper men.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

Perhaps you've heard OF oil Tom I3inks.
The man t says ies what he thinks.
He's gathered fame both far an wide;
His frankness is his special pride!
He points out all the faults he sees
An chides our little vanities.
Whenever anything goes wrong
His comment is both prompt an strong.
But greatness has its price TO pay
The mountain peaks so far away
In their communion with the sky
Are cold. No flowers blossom nigh
When he comes waIkin' down the street
He hears no welcomes echoin sweet
Folks frown an whisper, There's Tom
Binks.
The man as says 1es' what he thinks"
Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

An old inmate of an almshouse IN
New York, aged Sc years, who had
never in the course of her life seen an
automobile before, fell in a dead faint
In the street when one wh!zzed BIZ her,
With the horn footing When sne re-
covered she told the doctor who had
attended her that she had been in he'll
and had seen satan. Some Of the VIC
Tins of the speed manaes would not
quarrel With her diagnosis OF the situa-
ton
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
Reflections Of q Bachelor.

FTOm tne new YORK PTeSS.
One thing you can be sure about
girls is you can never be sure Of them.
For every person that acts like q
tonic on us, 1000 act like mustard
plaster.
II man had twice as much income
he'd have two and a half times more
expensive family.
A woman can be proud of her hus-
band for not being any worse than he
Is, thanks to her.
There's nothing gives a woman moro
satisfaction than to speak of the fam
lily estate. If it's only trunkful of old
letters.