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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
IA, His Own Death cer4iiieate.

nae s7ts O"H 0eA00 SSsnS~s~
You never Know wheu. q tnao u really
dead Not even 1: you are q doStor. !
know Q man who walks about cheer
fully ncw ana occasionally polls ou7
from bis poekeIbook 1is death certid
cate duly stxned, BY the -dsetot some
'years ago Just t0,auuss yuQ The do<.
tor said he was dead Re disagreed
And his protest 10 the humorous pre-
,sentatton OF the death certificate when
you ask for his card -London Chron
iiclA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
A Century Old Shin.

One of the most interesting ships
adoat is the Eagle. which lies in one Of
the docks in the river Mersey. Eng
land For more than fifty years the
Eagle has served as training ship. 1t
was launched in 1904 and took part in
several important engagements in the
early part Of the last century, when
the Napoleonic power was at its height
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
WHEN FAciHa,so eA 7H.
Pain y erssh. n wss,a. Asesar, Il
Rarely proosnl

61fely preoen4
A diStinaaltsheo Brttash pAysic1al
who has been It soms, palma to coilsc,
data on the suhjecs asses0 that few
psssaos about 10 - have really any
feaD ~ dtssoautipn eTnsrp. = cited the
case a, ths AfEaeea sxplocef who VA
partially deveured hy Q Uon1 Ae d.
clare.d that he felt no pain Or fear and
that his only sensation was one Of IN
tense curiosity ~ to what portion Q,
hia body che nop would take next
Rnatem pasha. Turkish ambassador
ct London. ussd t. tell OF an attack
made upon him by q bear during {
huns II the east The bssst toes Oh q
bit Of he Iurk's aand. q pare, Of his
arm ana q PARTON Of his shoulder.
Rustem solsnniS avsrs~d tbas ne svf
Tered neither psm nor fsar. but that ne
felt the greatest Indignation because
the bear grunted with % much satis.
faction while munching him
Grant Allen. whose sclenti9c habit OF
thought gave weight to hts words. says
that In his boyho0d be bad q marrow
escape from drowning.
While Skating. he fell through thin
ice over Q place whence several blocks
bad the day before been reinuved He
was carried under the thicker tee be
yond and when tie game to the surface
tried TO break through by butttng his
head again1 It. The result was that
b WA stunned. then .uuUbed BY the
cold and ~ waterlogged that artificial
respiration had to be employed to re-
store min There are the Impressions
~ recorded toy him with reference to
the pain DC suffered:
The knowledge TINT have thus ex-
pertenced death IN NY owD person has
had great deal to DO with my utter
physical indifference to II ! know bow
It feels I mud only = sense OF cold.
damp and breathIessness. short strug
gle, and then all was over
Il had been, mOmentaItly uneomfort
able. but Y was not bali - bad as
breaking an. arm or huving q tooth
drawn. In fact. dying Ia - painless ae
falling ,asieep 1t u only the previous
struggle. the sense Of It's approach, that
- at all uncomfortable Even this is
less unpleasEans than should. nave ex
pected There. was q total absence Of
any craven shrinking The sensation
was merely the physical one Of yaspins
foc breath. - AArpers Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Tho Good He Did.

do you really believe. doctor, that
your old medicines really keep any
body aliveY' asked the skeptic.
Surely" returned the doctor. MY
prescriptions have kept three druggists
and their families alive In this town
for. twenty years" -Harper's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Man and Woman.

Man. composed of clay. is silent Ind
pondero,ts." preached Jean Raulin in
the fifteenth century. but woman
gives evidence Of her osseous origin by
the rattle she keeps up Move sack
of earth and it makes no noise; touch
bag of bones and you are deafened
with the Glitter clatter."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Th.ck.ray ana ao... Mutton.

Thacksray and Roast Mutton.
Thackeray often dropped IN to din
ner. sometimes announcing himself IN
verse The following y one Of his
epistles:
AIMEE leg OF mutton. my LnciA
pray thee nave ready for me:
Have II smoking and tender and Juicy.
For ~ better meat can there be.
-Rscollections Of Janet Rosa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Capped.

Capped.
Yankee, Boosting OF the great heat
experienced in America 8 Its SO hot it
burns the wings off the flies. Pat
That's nothing to what it Is in Ireland!
We have to feed hens ON ice cream to
keep them from laying boiled eggs!-l
London Telegraph.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
ORGANS, ORGANS

We have II new and slight.
~ used organs we must close
out by Jan. LIST. Now is the
time to get a bargain. Will
sell on easy payments.
Harry Way Piano Co.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Pretty Lona Run,

Dutch Comedian-l played Hamlet
pnce. Chorus-D Did you have long
run? Dutch Comedian-About three
.miles.-Judge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

We carry a full line Of Men,
Women. and Children's shoes
and overshoes, also blankets,
sheep lined coats in fact any
thing usually kept in q general
store.
Corner Store, 9Th & Erie.
V6O
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
A viii In Rhine.

This will. although written in rime.
was probated in County Dublin, Ire
land:
All earthly goods have in store
To my dear wife leave for evermore.
freely give: no limit do fix.
This is my will. and she executrix.
THOMAS ANDREW ARMSTRONG.
The earthly goods amounted to
$1,000 worth of property.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
lnanimate saIesnen.

ARE those good gTaphophones?"
ssThe goods speak for themselves. .
That's SO. Well, wind one up ard
let's see If 1t can effect sale."-Louis-
Vile COurier-Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Wiss Child.

"You may give sAEaD tpoofaAats ilius
6ations Of the power 1t the :presA
Gays the teacher to the clasA
The pupil who has not hitherto die
anguishedshtmsestAP eHs stesfeply: Z
Cider. eourtship ana .poltics -
Judge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Not at All Easy.

Lucille-Oh you can win Marie's
heart easily enough. All you need do
Is to give her all the money she wants.
JuIes-And do you call that ,easy?-
Paris Rire.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Quite Likely.
"What do
of old dog

"What do you know of old dog
Tray?"
Judging by the name. he must have
beat the deuce New York Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Pay Up

All those owing me are re.
quested to call and settle be.
fore Jan l. Ed Gill.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Z stiil lookino.

He-sHve- ysars -ago' when i-saH' nei
the was looking for q husband. pu'
shes married noWs14Dh6-Ye& and ,she''
still rsockins sfo+'sAAns seSscaaliy "a!
nights
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Coercion.

How old are you. Ethel!"
I'm i've. an mamma says ii I'm
good an eats lots o oatmeal I'll he six
next birthday. Life.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Pay Up

This issthe4lsst month of.this
year, and all bills, are now due.
Please, call and settle before
January lst. 1918.
Harry IF. MaWton.
lJse Crsas q ths aYsllsy Elspr
...Ady
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

Life VIII give US back whatever we
put into It In way 1t Is just like q
bank
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

.ste,andsemossahas armie'
itRealwPopA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
Sorry For Pa.

I'm sorry for pa"
Why"
isis is going to marry q man who
makes more money than he does"
Detroit Free Press
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

Not the body. but the SOUL strikes the
plow In which lives vtctory.-Maga.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

More helpful than all human wisdom
is one draft Of simple human pity that
will not for sake US.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

Manicure and toilet sets at
Skaters. d21
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

Call up-28- Gilmore's Go.
Gerry, and order what you want
for your Xmas dinner.
dig tt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

picturesque stories that have come
down Over the big coad disputes
about cards were OF daily occurrence
The man who started an argument did
90 with the knowledge that u was bis
life or the other mans. FOR he was call
ing into question the ''hon0r'' Ut the
shark" Swtndlers sold '.mfl,eo,"
fought with their proposed victims ana
killed without conjunction
Armed robbers ran OF stock. stole
horses from one class Of Immigrants
and sold them to another. As the
horse was the sole means OF transpor
tation and valuable beyond human ife.
.hoss stealing was Get down BY the
districts" AZ crime punishable By
death There were few courts, and
such az there were were miles from
the trail A jury would hence be at
once impaneled among those present.
the man tried and II found guilty hang
cd to tree without ceremony.
Hotels dourished aud were prosper
ous beyond imagining, for every one
spent money, and there was much
Haunting. In the higher grade estab
iishments beverages were saryed In cut
glass; champagne was common Every
resort was crowded with people. The
newcomers freQuented these places In
quest of Information. paid rs cents for
q glass of beer made from barley
grown by the ex-Confederate soldiers
at Bozeman and sold to the Virginia
brewer1es for 8 cents pound, and not
enough could be received to supply the
demand. Table board cost 81 q day
for the very cheapest. and II one slept
in chair In the hotel lobby at night.
when the rooms were all rented, be
paid $50 for the privilege.
Gold was the only medium Of ex
change. a pinch Of It, between the
forefnger aud the thumb. az has been
said. counted % centA There would
be tendency with some men to take
just little bit more. When that ten
dency was noticed In q man he was
given hours to leave town-and It was
seldom over two ,hlllrR The wise man
did not stand OH ceremony or protest.
be '.vamoosed." in camp vernacular.
The newspapers OF the city sold for
Is cents . copy, red hot from the press.
and full Of news Of lynchings. new dig
gings. 'clean ups" "hold ups," bad
men" and gossip OF q breezy charac
ter. Ham and eggs TO order cost $3.50
Eggs were worth 80 cents apiece and
an ordinary meat OF deer or buffalo
meat, with potatoes or coffee and
bread was never. less than $50. A
man was very poor to get down to'4ars
90 coarse rs that
II made no difference what q man
might have been back In -the states::'
II be WAS ION the square, IN Virginia
he was accepted ut pac.-C. ]. Atkins
In Harper's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26

We have 2.3 acres lus
west 81 the ~" for sale al
abaf4aln.
Stout 8 SehuIn,eIster.
II
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-12-26
The Lure Of GOLD
Romance and Tragedy Of t.e Old
Bonanza Trail.
ARoAD TO WEALTH AND CRIME
e LED to II. Riches, p.p.s,., q Gold.
In Relatively email Territory. Ever
Dlsoovsrsd-Days Of etrsnwsue Lite
apo Fr.o.,.d Lav,te..ne.a

The Bonanza trail began at Fort
Laramie. Wyo Il ran ssst OF the Owi
Creek mountains wese u the Big
Horn mountains. IN q northwest diipc.
ton to Livingston and Bokeman. then
forking to the present Helena and VIZ
stnia City. In war and Indian depart
ment annals It u known - the Bose-
man trail. Immediately. however, Il
was given the more romantic mama.
and Tor the best OF reasons. = led %
what were the richest depoaafD Of gold,
In relatively small Territory, mat the
world had ever seen.
Out Of Alder gulch aud Last Chance
guich. Within 2OO miles Of each other
In Montana. was taken. In ten short
years, considerably more than e5O0.-
100000 In pure gold It waa anybody's
fortune. and the wonderful luck Of the
California gold diegers few pears be.
fore reused men to brave every hard.
ship for these prizes.
It did tot matter at all that these
gulches were 1900 miles from the
nearest railroad and that other gold
fields were far easier to reach Here
was the great 81 Dorado. and with
out Quaim the gold seekers buried
into the unknown territory. defyins
Red Cloud and every other Indian. out
law, renegade and holdup man.
How many lives were sacrificed along
this trail to wealth Will never be
known An that Il certain v that
there never was another chapter In the
worlds history IKE this. The .ons
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
JURY OF WOMEN
 FOR WIFE BEAVERS

James Scudder was before Justice Johnstone yesterday oh the charge If wife beating. He pleaded guilty and admitted that he had made a mistake He will be sentenced at ten o'clock this morning. On account of his treatment of her Mrs. Scudder was obliged 70 leave home. On Tuesday morning Scudder, who was in his nor mai condition of drunkenness, went to the house where she was stOpp ng and assaulted her.
 A new way for dealing TiIr wife beaters was suggested by an incident in the ease of H. L. Williams, who is now in tail on formerly suspended sentence for wife beating and on July 26 he will be given a hearing on I more serious charge growing oUt of q repetition of the offense
 Williams lives far out on North Cen ter street Alter the first assault the neghbOr5 were more or less on the alert, eNpecting another outbreak by Williams. So when his wife was heard to scream a few evenings ago, a neighb1r, MT. Taylor, seized his shot gun and ran toward the Williams resi- dence, closely followed by Mrs. Taylor.
 Arriving on the scene they found Mrs. Williams lying on the ground, her face bruised by the blow which had telled her and it was afterWard shown was suffering a great pain from a kick in the r;hs inflicted by her husband after she was down. But the assault was all over on the arrival of Mir Fay Tor He only heard Williams say: Darling. how did you fall and hurt yourself so?" And he began trying to pick her up. Mr Taylor accordingly withheld his fire though he felt sure that Mrs. Williams had not hurt her self
 Seeing her husband inactive in the face of the enemy, Mrs. Taylor inquir- ed in tie most matter -Of-fact way, Well, why don't you shoot him?' This is the incident that has sug- gested thc new way of dealing with ! wife beaters. Let there be an initiat- q law providing that in all such cases the jury shall consist of women, with
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
FAILED TO STAY ON

Laird and Dimes drug store com pany day before yesterday purchased a twin cylinder fully equipped Ex- celsior motorcycle which is to be used in making hurried deliveries That is not the main part of the story, however. for instead it deals with Kelly Hyder, junior member of the firm of Hyder Bros. MT Hyder was coming up town from supper Tuesday evening and stopped to join a cowd of inquisitive OnloOkers gathered about the new machine. Eugene Laird. who is just learning to run the motorcycle himself. offered MT. Hyder a ride around town on the machine. it being equipped with two seats. At first he was a little afraid to tackle it but after some persuasion on the part of the assembled crowd he con sented and the two started, going north on Mill avenue Everything went we'll until they reached the end of the road near the Hayden flour mill Evidently MT Hyder did not notice there was a corner there. though. for instead of turning with the machine he merely continued on his previous course due north. The rider of the machine after covering some distance discovered that he was alone and retraced his route and final ly found his partner at the afore- mentioned corner. MT Hyder ap- peared to be little the worse off yes terday but is fully convinced that there is no such thing as a motor cycle.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
WINKELMAN

WINKELMAN, July 24.-E. E. Hill of Wilkelman has recently taken con tracts to erect two large fireproof "trussit' buildings at Ray.
 Mr Cuff, local rancher and stCckman, expects to send several teams to Ray immediately to begin hauling sand for the new buildings to be erected there.
 MT. Van Aiken assumed the man agement of the Pullman Cafe July "A.
 Mrs. Hutton, manager of the Ven dome hotel in Winkelman, left for the coast Tuesday where she will spend several weeks.
 The Winkelman Amusement club held a meeting July 21 and elected new officers as follows: w. H. Mill lar. president; Miss Mary Halsey, vice president; Mrs. Halsey, secre- tary; Mrs. George BardWell, treas urer and Miss Cuff, manager. Geo. Bardwell was elected chairman of the executive committee. At present the club has thirty-eight members, and has been organized three months. Meetings will be held from now on every two weeks at the Mesa opera house. The CIuD VIII SiNC d ocSici and dance at the opera house, July 24. Invitations are now being sent out. The object of this club IS to give musicals and entertainments TOT the purpose of bringing the people of Winkelman together.
 A meeting of the board of directors of the Liberty Bell Mining company was held July 20. It was decided to push the work on their claims as rapidly as possible. They have been employing several men for some time past.
 MT. HogWood has recently bonded his mining properties near Wlnkel- man to the Liberty Bell Mining com pany for $25,000. Many of the people of Winkelman will be glad to learn of MT HogWood's success as he Is an old timer in these parts and ar active mining man.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
TEMPE
THE HARD RAINS
 DELAY HARVEST
But Is Considered a Good Thing for
 the Sugar Seets

The recent rains in this part of the country have at least done good along one line, and that is the sugar beet industry. It is true that the forces have been temporarily laid off but when the ground dries up work will be accomplished much faster. Even the small rains previous to yesterday forenoon have lent much to the ra- pidity of the harvest and did very lit tie towards putting a complete stop to things. It is extremely doubtful though if anybody worked yesterday or is liable to today.
 The harvest is showing up very well this season. the best average per acre being about twenty tons That was on a Japanese place where the beets have been cultivated several years be- fore this It is understood that in one instance on another ranch one acre went as high as thirty three tons and one hundred and five pounds. It is thought that the harvest will last about three weeks yet unless weather conditions add further delays About one hundred men are being employed in the fields when everything is in full operation and possibly that many more horses and mules.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25

those times, and said that I ought to have an operation. 1 would not listen to that, and when friend of my husband s told him about Lydia E. Pinkham' Veg etable Compound and what it had done for his wife, 1 was willing to take it. Now look the picture of health and feel like it, too 1 can do all my own house. work, work in the garden and entertain company and enjoy them, and can walk as far as any ordinary woman, any day in the week. wish could talk to every suffering woman and girl, and tell them what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo. Remember, the remedy which did this was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 It has helped thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, alteration, tumors, irreg- ularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing down feeling, indigestion, and nervous prostration, after all other means nave failed. Why don't you try it?
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
TWO HEARINGS TODAY
 BEFORE COMMISSION
In Both Cases Pacific Creamery Com
 pany is Defendant.

The two cases in which the Pacific Creamery company is complainant and the railroads of Arizona are the respondents will come before the cor poration commission today, commence ing at 10 o'clock One of these cases relates to alleged transfer charges of 10 cents a hundred pounds between the Arizona Eastern and the Ray and Gila Valley. which the creamery com panv complains is unjust and unrea- Sonable.
 In it's answer to this complaint the Arizona Eastern denies that it makes any such charge or receives any bene- fit for any that may be made. It would seem, therefore, that the prin- cipal defense to this complaint will be made by the Ray and Gila Valley.
 The other complaint is against the railroads of the state generally and recites the alleged fact that rates on the products of the creamery are unreasonably high. The prayer con- tained in this complaint is something of an innovation, as the commssslon is asked to fix rates for creamery products to and from all parts of the state. the rates to be based on mile age. This proposition inevitably will provoke bitter resistance by the rail road companies and the result will be watched with much interest by the carriers and shippers alike.
 A large number of the people of Ray. who expect to be witnesses In one or both of these cases, came to the city last night, and are registered at the various hotels.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
PRE- EMBEDDING SHOWER

On Monday evening a number of the friends of Miss Ella Bloomer met at her home near town and shoWered her with a miscellaneous collection of articles suitable to the bride to- be and to the household comfort of the firm of MT. and Mrs. Charles Had lock. Some of the presents were very handsome and all of them useful. The guests present were Mesdames William Amos, Frank Barkley, Segil Davis, Osie Barkley. Ollie Barkley, F. B. Smith. and Misses Pearl Amos, Mamie Bradford E2ula Smith, Fay Beach. Myrtle Fisher, Ina Barkley, Lydia Spain and Jennie BlOOmer.
 Charles HadlOck and Miss BlOOmer were married at the home of the brides parents. MT and rMs. Ed Bloomer at o'clock last night.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
CASE BRINGS ARREST

Ten arrests have developed to date over the free for all fight met with in East Tempe last Sunday afternoon. Six were run in at the time of it's oc- currence but since then warrants for the arrest of four more have been sworn out by those previously pulled. Four of the ten are now working on the chain gang receiving a dollar a day in part payment of their fine. Another case of two MeXicans and a woman was up before the justice of the peace last evening but at the time of writing no end had been aimed
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
BACK FROM SPRINGS

s. N. Motley is back from a short stay at Iron Springs, where he was making some repairs on the Chandler summer cottage. While at the springs MT. Motley felt the need of small package of medicine. He wanted 1t at once as he was on the verge of having to take to his bed, and gave the order to a gentleman who had business in Prescott The gentleman went to Prescott, purchased the med icine, which weighed a half ounce, perhaps, and ordered it sent to MT. Motley by freight. It reached the sick man two days later-but he was not sick at that time.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-25
MESA
MELON SHIPMENTS
 HAVE BEEN GOOD
Rainfall Occurred at Very Oppor- tune Time For the Growers and
 Shipper of Mesa Section.

While the weather had been threat ening for several days previous. the rain that fell yesterday came at most opportune time. On Tuesday the growers had practically com pleted picking the first setting of cantaloupes and the men at the sheds were laid off with the exception of a few The melons left on the vines are not yet ready for shipment and will not be for a few days By that time it is a certainty that the rains will be ended and there vii be no damage such as hurt so many of the growers last season.