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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
The Home Coming

They say that John Nicholas
Beffel, the poet, went away
tlom nome at a tender age and
for awhile wrote home glowing
letters about his prospects. The
letters finally ceased. One co''s
evening when the snow Was
piling un in the main sire ct OF
S.n4c J, Ii..the elder Beffel 8. !.
down " npp.r and took. 4
dolefuny AT the vacant.ch :.
Bu5 beneath his plate he found
this note.
Dear Dad-Please meet rns
AZ me- old bridge at midni r't
. nd bring u blanket or a suit ~
clothes, l have q hat.
"Jokn."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
CONDUCT APPLE -''
PACKING SCHOOLS.
Council Bluffs. Hamburg, 'At.
Valley aud Glenwooa u
Have Demonstrations,

Ames, Ia, Aug. s.. Apple
growers in southwestern Iowa
are to be shown how 70 pack
their apples Tor market to get
The top prices Tor them. The
horticultural department OF
Iowa State college has just
made arrangements to conduct
chfee apple packing schools at
Hamburg, Council Bluffs and
Missouri Valley, with an addl-
Clonal school at ulenW God IT
chat can be arranged. They
will be held between the dates
of Aug. ID and August 26, the
first session of three days at
Hamburg, the second at Coun-
ell Bluffs and the third and
fourth at Missouri Valley and
Glenwood.
The schools will b. conducted
by expert packers from an
apple country that has set the
pace for scientific apple pack
ing, the Hood river apple grow
ing district in Oregon. A tele-
gram received today by Prof.
Laurence Greene from the ex-
pert makes certain his coming.
The schools will De open to all
apple growers and a fifth may
be established at the state fair
for the benefit Of fair visitors.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Died

Vernon, the sixteen-year-old
son of MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Sahn, died at 4:15 this morning
after an illness of a little over
a month. Vernon Sahn was
born May %, 1896, and died
Aug. 8, 1911. He has been
working in the shops for some
time but about the first of July
began complaining of not feel
ing we'll and gradually grew
worse until his death. Every
thing was done known to med
ical science but his disease,
known as enlargement of the
heart, was incurable and he
gradually failed until his death.
This is the second son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Sahn who has died in
the past year and the sympathy
of the entire community is ex-
tended to the bereaved parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Weather Crop Bulletin

For the week ending August
Is, 1911. Des Moines, Iowa.
With very nearly normal tenn
perature and frequent showers
over the larger part of the
state, late crops generally show
an improvement over last
week. The rainfall was copi-
GUS to heavy over the eastern
and extreme southwestern
counties, and in those sections
the Improvement, especially in
late corn and potatoes, is we'll
marked, while in other districts
where the showers were light
to moderate the improvement
was slight or the crops barely
held their own. The rains,
however, came too late over
the western two-thirds of the
state to be Of much benefit to
early corn, which has been
badly damaged by the drought
and will not produce more than
half of a crop. Except in the
eastern counties late corn has
been in a critical condition, but
with a continuance of showers
or a good soaking rain will
make a fair yield. Pastures
and late potatoes have inn
proved in many sections, but
much more rain is needed.
Thrashing from shock has been
completed in many localities
and a start has been made with
tall blowing in sections where
there has been sufficient rain to
soften the ground. The week
closed with heavy rains in the
central counties.
Following is a summary of
reports from crop correspond
ents of the service August lst.
The condition of corn is un-
usually variable, sections of the
state as shown by estimates
ranging from Is to los per
cent, and the final output of
this crop depends upon future
weather conditions. Estimates
of conditions are as follows:
Corn, SO per cent; potatoes, Sd;
pastures, 36; apples, Is; grapes,
"a. On August l, 1910, corn
was rated at 80 5 per cent. and
on July !, 1911, at 1902 per cent.
The average condition Oh Aug.
1st for the past ten years is IS
per cent. Thrashing returns
and estimates show the follow
ing average yield of harvested
crops: Winter wheat, FL; spring
wheat, ID; oats, "a; barley, %:
rye, II bushels per acre. Thes..
figures are subject to change
upon receipt of final returns.
but it they are sustained this
state will have over 100000
bushels Of wheat Of good quail
ity, and about 100000, 900 bush
els Of oats of fair gu .lity.
George M. Chapel,
Section Director.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
The town that never has any.

The town that never has any
thing to do in a public way, is
on the way to the cemetery.
Any citizen who will do nothing
for his town is helping to dig
the grave. A man that curses
the town furnishes the coffin.
The man who is so selfish as to
have no time from his business
to give to town aft tirs, is maxi
ing the shroud The man Who
will not advertise il driving tina
hearse. Tue man who is al
ways pulling back from any
nnoi c enterprise arrows bou-
qnais 90 rha grave, The man
VINO is stingv and bowling hard
rimes, breaches the funeral and
sings rha doxology. Thus the
town lies buried from all sor.
row and care. --ES.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Stop that Dandruff

before it kills your hair. You
know dandruff is a germ dis.
ease and it leads slowly and
surely to badness and there is
only one way to kill dandrutf
and that is to kill the germ
that causes the trouble.
Greasy salves will never do
this. Zemo and Zemo Soap
kills the germ and are guaran-
teed to cure dandruff, itching
scalp and all other germ dis
eases of the skin and scalp.
Zemo and Zemo Soap are the
true scientific remedies for
these Affections. To show our
faith in Zemo and Zemo Soap
we have instructed the drug
gist selling them to refund
your money if you are not sat
isfied with the results from the
very first bottle and the first
cake Of soap.
We can afford to make this
offer because one bottle of Ze-
mo and one cake of soap are
sufficient to show their healing
qualities and if used according
TO directions, they will effect a
permanent cure.
Sold by druggists everywhere
and in Mo. Valley by R w.
Harvey. all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Mondamin Items

Miss Joy Macfarlane is
spending a few days in Monda-
min this week.
Mrs. John Taylor and daugh-
ter Hulda, also Miss Hulda
Clinkenbeard, all of Omaha,
are visiting relatives here this
week.
At the ice cream social which
the M. d. ladies held in the old
shoe shop Saturday night they
took in $25, of which not more
than So were their expenses.
M. I. McEvoy and family,
also w. L. Stuart and G. L.
Camel attended Missouri VAL
ley chautauq1a San ny after
noon. They report /. splendid
time.
Work has been begun at last
on the new school building and
although it will not be finished
by the first Of September,
school will in all probability be-
gin on time
Miss Atlanta Rolf of Little
Sioux visited a few DAYS last
week with Gladys Rlffcorn.
Miss Harriet Donnel and her
brother came last week to
make their home with their
sister, Mrs. John Butler.
A nurse came Saturday to
care for Mrs. Seeger, who is i'll
of typhoid fever.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Chas. Hyde
came Saturday night for an
over Sunday visit with rela.
tives.
|. % Spo,ner and family
"moved" TO the Valley to tent
there during chautauqua. This
is the way to get the good of a
week of entertainment and
pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs JAS. Noyes Wis
tied with Jim's brother Robarf
and wife near Missouri Valley
a few days last week.
Ira Gilmore had another mar
row escape from what might
have been a serious accident.
His team became frightened at
an auto and becoming unman-
ageable went over the grade,
but he jumped in time to save
himself.
Misses Freda Johnson and
Eunice Mclaughlin attended
institute at Logan this week.
The Christian Ladies Aid
spent an enjoyable afternoon
Thursday with Mrs. Ira Gilmore
about thirty ladies bang pres
ent. Refreshments were serv-
ed.
Mrs. Oscar Lewis had dental
work done in Onawa Saturday.
Gilbert Smith was brought
home from the hospital laat
week where he was pronounced
incurable. He is with his
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
BLOCkADED
Every Household in Missouri
Valley Should Know How


Valley Should Know How
to Resist Ii
The back aches because tie
kidneys are blockaded.
Help the kidneys with their
work.
The back will ache no more.
Lots of proof that Doan's
Kidney Pills do-this.
It's the best proof, for it
comes from Missouri Valley:
George Monnin, 113 N. Ninth
St, Missouri Valley, Iowa, says:
"About eight or nine years ago
/ had backache and at times
was almost Frustrated. The
attacks came on suddenly and
made it impossible for me to
'stoop or lift. I was subject to
dull headaches and my ambi-
ton and energy left me. Since
taking Doan's Kidney Pills l
have been free from these
symptoms of kidney complaint.
it gives me pleasure to recon-
mend this effective medicine. /"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, and sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Tuesday Afternoon

The Tuesday afternoon pro-
gram of the chautauqua open
ed to one Of the largest crowds
so far this season. Every seat
was filled eager to hear the
celebrated Dunbar Company
and speaker Edward Amherst
OFT. For half an hour the
Dunbar Company, composed of
four thorough musicians enter
tanned the large audience with
their several different kinds of
amusements. Ralph Dunbar's
cello solo was perhaps the best
that was ever heard in this
city. The singing and charac-
ter sketches by Harry Dunbar
were fine and it will be regret
ted when they leave our plat
form. After the Dunbar en-
tertainment, platform manager
Bryan introduced the speaker,
Edward Amherst OFT. "Sour
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

]. ]. Wisecup and wife left
this afternoon for a four
weeks trip through the west.
They will visit I4ongmont,
Colo, relatives and make a tour
of the principal cities of the
west.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Never can tell when you'll
mash a finger or suffer a cut,
bruise, burn or sca!d. Be pre-
pared. Dr.. Thomas Eclectic
Oil instantly relieves the pain
quickly cures the wound.
o21
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daughter, Mrs. John Ruffcorn.
Mrs. Christy and childrenre-
turned Monday from a visit
with relatives in Nebraska.
Elmdale Items

Your correspondent attends
chautauqua twice a day, and
enjoys it immensely. There
are 40 many things to talk
about in this world and each
one interesting Let the good
work so on.
Jake Wisecup and wife will
vi.+lr his brother Jim and his
mother in Colorado. Jake likes
to s''itf the atmosphere from
the 'npuntains once a year. We
'don'L blame him.
S 'ms one was speaking OF
Canada. Now one can fine
them on both sides of Upper
Eighth street. If the road boss
would work the road it would
kill them, but nobody gets up
there to work the road.
The grapes are in full blast
After them come apples.
The rain has frightened uo
things quite a lot. Even the
farmers faces have a smile on
now.
H. W. Glover is building a
barn in Hyland Park.
There were only three men
teachers at teachers institute
at Logan and 100 young school
ma'ams. You men might as
we'll quit. 1t was not so when
| went to school. Then the
women teachers were scarce.
| only had one woman teacher,
She wasn't afraid to whip the
scholars like the men. If we
weren't good we caught ii
good and plenty.
Notes from the Cancer Hos
pital
Mrs. Susan Paris and Mrs.
Edward Owens have returned
home after having cancers re.
moved by Dr.. DsVore, the for.
mer having large cancer on
the upper lip and the latter a
breast cancer. The doctor
states that his home is com
pletely filled with patients
Among the number there is q
man from southeastern Iowa
whose entire nose and one eye
have been removed in order to
effect a cure, a lady from limo.
gene, Iowa, with cancer of the
breast, a minister who lives
near Des Moines, Iowa, who
has a cancer upon the back OF
the head, a lady from Little
Sioux, Iowa, with cancer on the
forearm, and a gentleman
from northeastern Iowa who
has cancer of the lower lip
For this patient it was necess.
airy to perform an operation
for the purpose of making a
new lip for him, and the indi-
cations are that the results will
be satisfactory.
All of the patients express
themselves as being highly
pleased with the treatment
they are receiving and appea,
to he comfortable and contentec
with their surroundings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Don't let the baby suffer from
exema. sores or any itching of
the skin. Doan's Ointment
gives instant relief, cures
quickly. Perfectly safe for
children. All druggists sell it.
a3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Harry Harvey of Dallas. S.
D., arrived in this city last
evening fo- a few days visit
and to attend tho chautauqua.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
DR.. and Mrs. Gamble returned
this morning from a two weeks
trip to Cleveland, Niagra Falls
and other eastern points.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Smith of
Sioux Citv are'the guests of Mr.
and Mrs Guy Smith during the
Chautauqua. Mr. Smith is of
the firm of Smith and Small
who have the contract for the
library and he is we'll pleased
with the building.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Constipation causes headache,
nausea, dizziness, languor, heart
palpitation. Drastic physics
grippe, sicken. weaken the bow
els and don't cure. Doan's
Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. % cents. Ask
your druggist. s3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Taylor Items

ia ylOl llCtllS
The dance at Henry Spires
Saturday night was quite
largely attended.
Thrashing is almost past ir
this vicinity.
Miss Hazel and Maud Logan
visited at the Jackson home
Sunday.
Quite few from this vicin
ity attended the chautauqua in
Mo. Valley Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Scharles and Miss
Edna Coddington were shop.
ping in Omaha Thursday.
Carl Coddington came in
from Nebraska to spend a few
days with home folks.
MdyDelle Logan IS spending
the first of the week with
Kathryn Jackson.
John Bockspent Sunday with
home folks.
Rye and John Logan spent
Sunday at Wrights.
Mrs. Joe Scharles and child
rem who were visiting at the
home of her niece, Mrs. w. N,
Jackson, left for her home in
LeMars Friday.
Quite a few in this neighbor.
hood are having their straw
baled as the hay is very scarce.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Children Crv
FOR FLETCHER'S
"a . T ORlA

Stuart Jamison of Salt Lake
City was the guest of the Hon.
George A. Kellogg home yester-
day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Miss Mary Peterson of Coun-
Gil Bluffs is the guest of Miss
Matte Hansen this week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

The Seaton ditch dredge
started work yesterday morn
ing and is doing good work.
They are rushing the work.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

DR.. John Tamisiea reports an
eight pound boy born to Mr..
and Mrs. John Gregerson last
night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Joe O'Connor returned from
Chicago this morning where he
had two cars of cattle on the
market. He reports a fine
market.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

H. H. Dicknam and Co. are
moving their stock from the
Met Cavern building today into
the one building on the corner.
Their big closing out sale has
reduced their stock sufficiently
so that they can now get it all
in one building but they inform
US that many big bargains still
remain and that the big sale
will continue until everything
is sold. The Mc(iavern building
is now for rent ind will no doubt
rent very readily as the location
is the best and the building one
;of the finest in the city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Ell Burnhammer of Chicago
has been making a short visit
with his cousin, John Brown
and other relatives near Cal
houn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

H. B. Coe returned this morn.
ing from a two months tour of
the western coast and British
Columbia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

If you want to SEA-. Broad
way" in all its glory, just stand
on Huron street after the even
ing performance of chautauqua
is over and watch the automo-
biles coming to the city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Word was received in this
city yesterday of the birth of a
baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Hol-
man Watt of Sioux City. Mrs.
Watt was formerly Miss Hazel
Palmer, who has visited this
city a number of times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

"Aad dyspepsia or indiges-
ton for years. No appetite,
and what | did eat distressed
me terribly. Burdock Blood
Ritters cured mel. w.
Walker, Sunbury, Ohio. AL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
w. j. Roden and M. j. Fitz-
gibbon are in LeMars today on
business.
Notice to the Public

Notice to the Pubic
I will nurse confnements for
$14 per week; fevers $50. Have
had a thorough training in the
best schools. Phone 289 Red.
dit Wis Amy Erwin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Reel re-

Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Reel re-
turned last evening from Hos
kins, Nebraska, where they
have spent a few days with the
formers brother, Dan Reel.
Between trains they called on
Mrs. Kate Clarke and son
Athey, formerly of this city
who now reside at Norfolk,
Nebr. Crops in that vicinity
are looking well.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Grapes" the subject Of his talk
does not mean much in its name
but a man SO capable as he,
kept the audience in rapt at.
tention until the close Of his
speech. His dry humot, to.
gether with facts mad. you
wonder if he really meant what
he said. Before the close OF
his lecture it was demonstrated
that he meant what he said.
He said, to make our public
schools better, 1T was necessary
to send better material to be
taught. 1t is up to the parents
to send better children, and to
send better children it is nee.
essary to be clearly in the home
Cleanliness was the key note of
his speech.
Tuesday Evening
The program was opened by
the Dunbar Company with vo.
cal and instrumental solos and
quartette work all of which was
enthusiastically received by the
audience but their work with
the bells was the croWning
achievement of the evening.
They played two selections and
if the audience could have had
their way they would be play
ing still. AS bell ringers they
have no peers on the American
stage.
John B. Ratio was secured by
the management for a return
date Immediately after his per-
Torrance here last year and
the attendance last evening
demonstrated their wisdom.
Except for Sunday afternoon,
| Mr. Ratio drew the largest
crowd of the season so far,
standing room being at a pre-.
MUM. His impersonations
were fully up to the standard
set last year and from the
volume of applause, pleased the
audience fully as we'll. He is
considered one OF the best inn
personators before the public
and all present last evening
fully agree he deserves his rep
utation.
Mrs. l. R. Evans and children
who have been visiting here
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Carl Nichols left last evening
for Fargo, N. D, on a business
trip.
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chautauqua Monday After
noon.
noon.

Chautauqua Monday After
| noon.
The program was opened by
a fifteen minutes concert by
Maupin's band which took the
crowd by storm The program
consisted mostly of patriotic
music and music peculiar to
the sunny south.
We heard several say they
were not going to the chautau-
qua Monday afternoon as there
was nothing special doing and
by SO figuring they missed one
of the best lectures ever given
from a platform in this city.
Il. V. Adams was not heraldad
las a great speaker but should
have been advertised as one of
the best to be heard this year.
His lecture Grapes of Gold"
although not very inspiring to
the average mind developed so
the audience was held SPELL
bound. Although not appear
ing on the surface, his lecture
delt with the influence of the
mind, what can be accomplish
ed by just thinking the things,
how a man can be made sick or
we'll by the influence of his
mind. One of the first things
Mr.. Adams did was to sprinkle
a small vial of peppermint on
the platform so that he could
get the direction of the air
currents and to see if there was
plenty of fresh air circulating.
He asked all to raise their
hands as soon as they smelled
the odor and in a very short
time, one minute and a half to
be exact, about one hundred
hands were raised to show the
odor had penetrated to all
parts of the tent. Mr.. Adams
then went on with his lecture
and when about half through
he wanted to show what an in.
auence the mind had over the
hoav and explained that the
essence Of peppermint was
nothing but water and yet half
of the audience had smelled
peppermint as plain as ary-
thing. He gave many iliustra-
tions just as plain to develop
his point. Taken as a whole
the lecture was one of the
strongest ever given here and
one which will bear repeating.
MONDAY EVENING
The patrons of the chautau-
qua were given something diff
ferent Monday evening from
the general run, when Maupins
band took up the entire even
ing. This was their sixth time
to appear on the platform in
this city this season. They
played, both as a band and as
an orchestra, pleasing the au-
dience in each case and most of
the members played a solo. At
the close of the concert, Mr..
Maupin expressed Ills apprecia-
tion for the amount ofapplause
they had received in this chau-
tauqua and though they had
not been able to give half their
program while in this city they
hoped to appear here again at
some future chautauqua. We
hope so.
Sndulduqua NOTES
Is it not wonderful the wav
the crowds are taken to and
from the fair grounds and not
an accident to speak of in the
seven years?
County Clerk Blackburn of
Logan was in this city last
evening attending chautauqua.
Ed Myers says it is harder
work to get the gate keepers
out on time than it is to attend
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Mrs Mathis left yesterday
for a visit with her son John
in Sterling, Colo.
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Chautauqua Notes

Is it not wonderful the wav
the crowds are taken to and
from the fair grounds and not
an accident to speak of in the
seven years?
County Clerk Blackburn of
Logan was in this city last
evening attending chautauqua.
Ed Myers says it is harder
work to get the gate keepers
out on time than it is to attend
to putting up the tents. Gate
keepers should be on the gates
at 1::30 in the afternoon and at
$50 in the evenings.
The barrels put around the
grounds for refuse matter are
being used by all of the camp
ers and flies on the grounds are
at a premium.
1t is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good. The dry weather
has done away with mosquitoes
so that a person can listen to a
lecture an entire evening with
out being disturbed with other
matters.
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Notice

Having sold. my hardware
business will ask all owing me
an account to call and settle rs
soon as possible.
j. R. McGrvren.