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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
of them seriously, but not nee
essarily fatally.

of them seriously, but not nee
essarily fatally.
The two trains approached
each other so rapidly that the
engine crews did not have time
to try to save their lives by
jumping and were compelled to
stay at their posts.
The train bearing the soldiers
who were on their way to Chi
cago, consisted of three cars.
The soldiers had been discharg
ed in the Philippines aid ~.
party was to be disbal,ied At
Chicago. The sudden stop ny
Of the train threw the men III
all directions with great vinl-
ence and caused their injuries.
One of the injured is B. j.
Chambers, whose home is in
Philadelphia. Other injured
soldiers are Privates Nordene,
Niesley, Papke, Hall, Lester,
Williams, Collins, Patterson,
Nickel, Gerllison, Porter, Me-
|tadia, Baker, Bickel, Benders,
Feldin and Rackley. The sol
diers received cuts and bruises
about the head and arms and
body.
William Cato, the colored
porter, was badly bruised about
the head and body,
Both engines remained On
the track, their pilots and ror-
tons Of their achircry wsre
badly twisted The tender OF
the freight ard ore box CIR
was smashed. The imraci -
the engines threw ths. passen
ger train backward fully 100
feet.
! Within a few miouies aftGr
notice Of the collision reached
here a score Of men with Sher-
lif Rock and Doctors Hanson
and Wood hurried to the scere
and assisted in the work of
caring for the injured.
The cause of the accident APP
pears to be somewhat obscured.
The home of the head engi
neer was at Fort Dodge, Ia, to
which place the body will be
taken in the morning. He is
survived by a wife and daugf-
ter.
The railway company sent
out a special train to bring the
injured soldiers to Council
Bluffs for treatment. World
Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
G a 3 II RIA
A Successful Hunt.

Last night several of our succ-
essful business and professional
men decided to go out on a coon
hunt and when they returned
this morning they had four nice
lovely coons to their credit, the
largest one weighing 20 pounas.
The party was composed of x.
x. Huntsinger, Dr.. Finley, DR..
McEvoy, DR.. Booher and Mr..
Thurston.
The Ebaugh family has been
holding a reunion the past
week. The following were
here: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Ebaugh and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ebaugh of Lincoln; Phillip
Ebaugh of Indianapolis; Louis
Ebaugh Of Mason City; Jesse
Ebaugh of Superior Neb.
Mrs. Martin Burke has just
completed a modern six room
cottage next to her home on
LIST st. Patrick O'Connor and
wife will occupy it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
St. John Items.

St. John Items.
Miss Matte Foreman of Mo.
Valley, spent the week end
with Miss Lottie Kirkland.
Geo. Warns spent Sunday
with his son j. w. Warns and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McGav-
rem and Mrs. S. K. McGavren
were Sunday visitors at the w.
S. Gier home north of the Mo.
Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Everett of
Mo. Valley, called on Chas. Pit
ger and family Sunday.
Gerald Greene of California
junction is spending a few days
with his uncle Harve Kirkland.
Mrs. M. Coyle leaves Thurs
day for a few days visit with
relatives in Omaha.
j. Mathews of Mo. Valley,
spent Tuesday at the M. e
Altman home.
Mrs. Jno Cox of Mo. Valley,
and Mrs. Arthur Martin of
Omaha, visited at the McGav-
rem home, Monday and Tues.
day.
M, 3. Altman was in Council
Bluffs, on business, on Thurs.
day last.
Elmer Frazier and family of
Logan were over Sunday guests
at the j. w. Warns home.
Miss Nellie kirkland enter.
tanned at 6 o'clock dinner Mon.
day evening in honor of Miss
Carrie Meats.
E. w. Greene Of California
|1nction was in St. John on
business Monday.
W. R. Smith was a st. John
4Ner on Thursday.
Mrs. w. d. Mccullough of
No. Valley, spent Tuesday
afternoon the guest of st.
John relatives.
j. G. Rrundige and daughter
Belle were Sunday guests at
the Chinworth home.
Mesdames S. K. and j. F.
McGavren spent Wednesday,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Will.
son at Cal. junction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kelly
spent Sunday with Mrs. Kelly's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Schloatman.
Harry Foreman spent Sun
day at the j. s. kirkland home.
Helen Daugherty is spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kinyon.
Mr.. S. K. McGavren enter
tanned Tuesday evening in hon
or Of Miss Carrie Meats. Covers
were laid for the Misses Moats
Lottie and Nellie Kirkland, Ida
Chinworth and Mrs. McGavren.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Denton
entertained at IL o'clock dinner
Sunday, David Campbell and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cox
Geo. Cox any family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Jones, Paul Steele
and Geo. Denton.
Chas. Gaver was a St. John
visitor Wednesday,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23

There was quite a sensation
stirrel up at Riverton a few
days ago A delivery man not
iced woman dressed in black,
throwing her baty into the air,
kicking it, striking it with hi r
fist and abusing it in every way
possible. He aroused the may
or and they got the members
Of the town council and the
school board and repaired to
TIL. scene of the cruelties. They
found a little girl dressed in
her mothers clothes, with a
large christmas doll, which
would cry When she squeezed
it.-Ex.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23

There will be fifty three SUI
days this year. This will no
happen again in one hundred
years. 1t has been suggested
that all religious denominations
of the United States, or the
world for that matter, celebrate
the 53rd Sunday, which falls on
December 81, the last day of
the year, as a universal day
Of Thanksgiving.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
A New Addition.

The Fanger Department
Store has just added one of the
most complete lines of furs ever
seen in Harrison County. Even
to look at them is a treat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
ElmdaIe Items.

Elmdale Items.
Oscar Craven had the mis-
fortune to get his fingers in
the buzz saw and cut the end
of them. He was saving wood
at his home.
Mrs. Price aud Mrs. Joe
Evans called on Mrs. C. L.
Sherwin in Co. Bluffs, Friday.
Mrs. Price says Mrs. Sherwin is
improving. She can't talk
much but she can understand
what they say. She was in the
barn sorting onions when she
had the stroke. Her son was
sent for and carried her in the
house. Her many friends wish
she will recover.
R. Hardy says he had a splen-
did time. STOPPED at Seattle,
and visited his brother and sis
ter, heard Gypsy Smith preach,
had to get there early to get a
seat. Visited Spokane and
Portland. He thought Spokane
was a nice place, but he was
glad to get back. 1t cost him
$24 to go and over double to
get back. Best way to have a
round trip ticket so you can
know just how much it cost.
It brought recollections back
with a vengence, when | saw
the tallow candles lighted at
the Palm, Sunday afternoon.
1t did not seem to give no light
at all. When l was a boy we
thought it was just the thing
Why | done half my sparkling
with an old tallow candle. I'll
never do it again.
So many has asked about my
new we'll. guess I'll have to-
say something more. 1t is
down 1875 feet and not over an
abundance of water so far. If
don't get enough will have to
keep on going. May have to
wait until the rebellion is over
so as to be safe.
Miss Ethel Kenney is taking
lessons in walking. Four miles
is nothing to walk in a day.
| wonder what Mr.. Sniff
thinks of our banana belt, the
last week or two. | guess we
can't raise them here yet.
When the library bull ing is
to be opened for the public,
why not have a musical pro-
gram ana good Jolillcatlcn be-
sides.
Mr. Mech has about got his
water works done. Has the
big tank on the hill north of
the house that will hold the
water, then the pipes to run to
the house and barn. Will be
handy.
/ Green JONES is not on full
raiian lately.
MIR. Gier got $50 for the
auton. obile accident of Mr
Wards, that happened in the
summer.
My near neighbor, Stjckler
slipped on some ice round the
house and wrenched his Shout
der so he could not labor for a
few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23

Roy Mason drove to Sloan la.
this morning in his automobile
with a party of real state men.
A sixty mile drive against the
wind today wouldn't be the
most pleasant thing on earth.
7. M. Gilmore has a very
neat and attractive window dis
play this week. The kind that
attracts your attention and
makes you hungry. There is
nothing like good window dis
plays.
Mrs. A. D. Vance, formerly
Miss Flo Oviatt of this city,
who has been dangerously III
At her home in Spokane, Wash.
is now getting along as we'll as
can be expected. Her mother
Mrs. Frank Oviatt has been at
her bedside for the past two
weeks.
The Official Board of the
Christign Church met at the
home of j. L. Shelton on Sixth
st. last evening. Nearly every
member Of the board was pre-.
sent and much business wa;
transacted. 1t was voted to
install a baptistry in the Taber
nacle.
At the same time and place
the ladies Aid of the church
met in the monthly meeting
A large number of ladies were
present.
At the conclusion of the
meeting the ladies served nice
refreshments to all present
About fifty were present and
besides the business side of the
gathering the social part was
much enjoyed by all.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
ENGINEER HAVELAND
KILLED in HIS CAB

Special Passenger on Illinois
Central ColIides With
Freight Near Logan
Twenty Soldiers and Passen-
ger Firemen Are More or
Less Injured
Logan, Ia, Nov. 20.-Engi
neer Haveland Of a special pas
senger train on the Illinois
Central road, eastbound, was
killed in his cab in a head end
collision with a freight train
one mile north of Logan to-
night at 9 o'clock. The fire.
man on the special was Slight
ly injured and twenty of the
twenty-five soldiers travelling
on the special were injured, two
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23

For Sale-Geese and turkeys. Phone
Mrs. Robt. Richardson, 42l K. n23.
For Sale-Radiant Home Base Burn
er for sale cheap Inquire ]. E. Cudde-
back. SOP 3rd St i, or phone No. 2O3.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
FOUND
FOR SALE

For Sale-EIard Wood in stove
lengths. For cook stove or heater.
Phone 412 A.
W. H. Lynch.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-23
Want Ads
LOST

Lost-A small pocket book. contain
ing money The finder will be liberty
rewarded by returning same to Times
Office
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
The Eaalet's First Flight.

II. B. Macpherson gives a dramatic
account OF the first flight OF an eaglet
whose life from babyhood he had
watched. One day he yentured to the
edge Of the cliff containing his cradle
and looked about. Suddenly his moth
er swung past on silent wings and
tried to tempt him from his fast
ness" But he vas unwilling or afraid.
Again the mother lowered round, and
a wild, weird cry rang through the
glen. For the first time l had heard
the yelp of the adult eagle. the voice
Of the queen OF birds calling 10 her
young. The eaglet cheeped continuous
ly until he tapped to the very edge OF
the abyss, listening to her call. And
now he, too, changed his cry; his voice
seemed TO break, and the adult yell
burst from his throat. The eagles
called to each other, yelp answering
yelp. The young eagle gazed round
him. spread out his giant wings and
vanished forever from my sight among
the Lodges below. The eaglet had left
the nest and had flown"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Our Eirst ~looomo<kNoa.

The first locomotives In TIE Uu1tad
States were brought over fson Eng
land by Horatio Allen &C S1ev Yosk
in the fall Of 1920 or tho eUkfns Of
1880, and one Of them waa~o3 uD On
the Delaware and Hudson ra5lSoad -
Carbondsle. Pa. but, being found TOO
heavy for the track, It's use w4S ah2n-
doned. The first locomotive construct
ed in this country was buft by the
West Point foundry at New York IN
1880 for the South Carolina railroad
and named the Phoenix. A second en-
CINE was built the same year by the
same establishment and for the same
road and named the West Point. In
the spring Of 1881 a third engine was
built by the same establishment for
the Mohawk & Hudson railroad from
Albany TO Schenectady and called the
De witt Clinton. This was the first
locomotive run in tho state Of New
York. The first Stephenson locomotive
ever imported into this country was
the Robert Fulton. This engine was
brought out in the summer Of 1881 for
the Mohawk & Hudson railroad. 1t
was subsequently rebuilt and named
the John Bull.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Missed Them Well.

There are always two ways Of
telling the truth. The man who told
the king that he would o~utlive all
his subjects understood human ma
ture far more than the man who
was put to death for declaring to
the same monarch that all his sub
jects would die before him. The
gamekeeper in Francis Pigeons
"Odds and Ends" also had the gift
of presenting the p]leasantcst side Of
a fact.
A certain noble lord Was a very
bad shot. One day. after a p"articu-
larly d~iscouraging exhibition Of his
bungling, he said to the Keeper:
"Now, my man, tell me The truth.
Did you ever see any one who shot
al badly as l do"
ooh, yes, my lord" returned the
keeper. give seen worse shots than
your lordship. Your lordship
misses the birds so clean."-Youth's
Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
The Tyrsnt In the Fold,

There have been few commanders so
tyrannOus as Lopez, the dictator OF
Paraguay. when, in the war Of 1860
It fought single handed the neighbor-
ing countries of Argentina. Brazil and
Uruguay. Lopez, says Mr.. w. II. Koe-
bel in his Argentina" was wont to
carry the theory Of victory or death to
an uncomfortable point. Officers
were executed for mere remarks
whose tone fell beneath the standard
Of confidence that Lopez had set up
for himself. One. for instance. was
shot for having announced in the
course OF his duty that the enemy was
strongly i~ntrenched, Another met his
end on account OF an unguarded
speech to the effect that the Para
guayan army was accustomed to count
the enemy's losses and forget its own"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Stopped CROWNS.

One day after buying a paper
from a very little chap a scientist
thought he would test the lads in
telligence by putting a few ques-
tons to him. Accordingly he point
ed to a pile of paving stones and
said:
How we're these stones made,
SOM"
"They wasn't made; they grow
ed" replied the boy.
"fGrowed?' How do you mean
|growed p said the man.
"'They growed the same as pota-
toes grow" the boy explained.
The man shook his head. "No,
my lad, you are wrong" he said.
''Stones can't grow. If you were to
come back to these stones five years
or ten years or twenty years from
now they would still be the same
size"
"Of course" said the little news
boy, sneering. "They've been taken
out Of the ground nov and have
stopped CROWN, same IS potatoes
would"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
NieMpoint of Office Bow.

as the editor in" asked the
man with the unbarbered hair and
shiny coat as he fished a rol OF pa
per from his pocket.
no" replied the Office boz. lie
has just gone out"
This is the third time I've calico
to see him." growled the caller.
~and each time you have told me
he has just gone out. What's Tie
explanation"
"I don't know" answered the o.
b., "but l guess he must have been
born under a lucky star."-Chicago
News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
WHOLE TOWNS DESERTED.

Places Whsss Al the Psepss Take Q
vaeado. at the Same Time.
Americans unacquainted with the
north of England and Scotland are
often surprised during their visits
to those countries to find whole
towns deserted. Here only a few
Of us take our annual vacation at
the same time, so that business is
still carried on, but over there vari-
Gus weeks or fortnights are set aside
for rest, when business practically
stops.
In Lancashire these holidays are
known as wakes, and beginning
from about the middle of June one
town after another takes its holi-
day, until early September sees the
end. Liverpool and Manchester are
about the only towns Of Importance
that do not follow the custom, as
they are too large to shut down in
this manner.
Every town has its holiday fund,
which in each 8 amounts to
many thousands, Oldham saving be-
tween $750,0o0 and $1,000 900 for
its outing, while Blackburn opera
tives have more than once saved
some $750,O00 for the same pur-
pose. At one time these thousands
of workers on holiday seldom trav-
eled farther afield than the Isle of
Man, Blackpool or the Yorkshire
coast, but now many of them 60 to
Switzerland or France-on one 70
casion 700 men from Burnley pa
raded before the president in Paris
while great numbers visit all the
English seaside towns.
Most Of the Scottish towns take
a week of in the same way. In July
the visitor is often surprised at the
crowded trains that pass him as he
is journeying toward Edinburgh.
and when he inquiries why his train
is an hour late he is told that traffic
is very heavy as holiday week has
begun. When Edinburgh's holiday
is over Glasgow's turn comes, may
be, and so on until the season is
over.
In the south Of England there is
one town that shuts down for a
week. This is Swindon, the Wilt
shire town that consists almost ex-
clusively Of Great Western railway
workers. Naturally when some
take a holiday all must follow, so
about the beginning Of July some
$4,000 people leave Swindon on one
day, Weymouth and Weston-super-
Mare usually being the favorite des-
tination. About two dozen trains
are required to carry away this hol-
iday crowd.-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Feminine Curiosity,

Her husband was a merchant,
and one day while downtown she
dropped into his Office.
"What are all those books on top
of the safe ?" she asked.
CHOSE are the daybooks, my
DEAR" he replied.
"And where are the night books?"
she queried-
Might books" he echoed in sur
prise.
eyes," she rejoined, "those you
have to work over at night some
times when you are kept here until
Q o'clock in the morning."-Chi-
cago News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
The Low C.

Lancastrians, as the Rev. p. H.
Ditchfeld recalls in THE Parsons
Pleasance," are very keen on choir
singing, "a doctor in the duchy
was driving over a bridge that
spanned a deep brook and saw "A
man standing up to his waist in the
water. Whatever are you doing
there, John% he shouted to the
man. 'Ah, weel, doctor. YOU e e
l'ye got to sing bass in 'Andel's
Messiah" and ! never can get
down to that lower G unless I've
got a cold, so I'm catching one"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Balloons and Water.

In Captain D~rayson's Sporting
Scenes Among the Katirs'' we find the
following: Well" said Kemp. when
| go into a country where there is not
much water | always take my ba-
boon" You don't drink him. do you?"
mo. but / make him show me water"
How do you do that" In this way:
When water gets scarce l give the
Bavian none. II he Toes not seem
thirsty | rub a little salt on his tongue.
i then take him u with a long string
or chain. At first 1t was difficult to
make him understand what was want
ed. for he always wished to go back
TO the wagons. Now. however, he is
well trained. When ! get him out
some distance / let him go. He runs
along a bit, scratches himself, shows
his teeth at me, takes a smell up wind,
looks all round, picks up a bit Of grass.
smells or eats it. stands up for another
sniff. canters on. and so on. Wherever
the nearest water is there he is sure to
60"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
City Markets
A Startling Question.

An English actor tells of an
amusing incident of a theatrical
tour. A certain town was billed"
for two great rival productions. On
the arrival of the train which
brought both companies a certain
man, bound on business, approached
one of the company as he stepped
out of a first class compartment
and, politely raising his hat, said in
all sincerity, BEG pardon, sir, but
r YOU The Darling of the Gods
or The Greatest Scoundrel Liv-
ing?"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
WEIGHING A SUNBEAM.
Scale Beam So Delicate = Ray Of Light
Will Affect IL.

Will Affect II.
Measuring the distances Of stars
and planets seems wonderful
enough, but weighing them appears
at first thought an impossibility.
But all this has been accomplished,
and more too. The refinements of
mechanical science have brought
about great changes in weighing
methods. Everything is weighed to-
day. The architect before putting
up his thirty or forty story build
ing calculates to a ton the total
weight of the whole mass. The
bridge builder works out in advance
the weight of his suspension bridge
and then calculates the stresses and
margin Of load capacity it can safe
ly carry. The marine architect must
calculate to a nicely the weight and
water displacement Of his iron
ships long before the keel is laid.
An error of a few tons might easily
make the ship a failure.
But all these weighing achieve
ments are simple and crude com
pared to the work of weighing e
sunbeam, a ray Of light or some in
visible gas. Scales have been con-
structed for this purpose which are
little short Of magical. At Univer-
sity college, London, there is a pair
of scales that will weigh a seven
Observation-Disclosures Of an ounce.
These are employed for weighing
invisible gases and even sunbeams
and rays Of light. 1t seems impos-
sible that a ray of light should have
weight, but these sensitive scales
will demonstrate it.
The scales are kept in a small un-
derground chamber made Of metal,
and the room is always in semi
darkness, for the light and the heat
caused by It affect the delicate
beam. The scale beam is only a few
inches long and is made Of silica,
as glass is too sensitive to heat to
be of use. 1t is a mere cobweb-like
machine, and when one enters the
scale room the alteration in the
temperature causes the beam to
move. The operator must wait for
an hour in total darkness and ST.
lence to make a reading Of the
scale. Even when the electric bulb
is turned on the sensitive scale feels
the vibration of the air caused by
the light. The tiny tray of the scale
contains a glass tube, and into this
ONE imprisoned gas is placed for
weighing. In spite of the delicacy
of the scale and its wonderful bal
ance, the gas weighs so little that to
the eye no motion of the beam is
visible, but a ray of light is focused
upon a mirror and thence upon a
graduated scale six feet away. The
weight of the tube of gas is record
ed on this scale and the magnifed
result easily read. The record may
show only n seven-thousand-mll-
lionth Of an ounce, the total weight
of the Whit of gas,-George Ethel
bert Walsh in Washington Star.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Old Time Railway Travel.

Third class passenger coaches In
England used 10 be coupled on next to
the engine. The travellers came in for
terrible treatment when any accident
occurred. At times the engine was
driven tender first. in which case frozen
hands could be warmed at the smoke
stack. The passengers were packed,
seventy Of them. into a truck eighteen
feet in length by seven and a half in
width. There was no roof and not, as
q rule, proper protection at the sides.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
Vigorous.

Victim-If your hair restorer is good,
why is it that you are bald yourself2
Bsrber-Well. sir. n 1 had a very
big order for ladies' plaits, and to exc
cute it I used some extra doses Of my
restorer over my hair and got half q
dozen long plaits, sir. But It drew all
the hair out of my constitution, sir
London Mail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19

Y. 2. A. at 6:3C p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 900 o'clock.
Everyone cordially ip"'ted.
>. c. Johnson.
pastor.