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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
Penny Street Items

A number of our township
road officers attended the
Good Roads meeting at Lo.
gan, Monday. They report an
interesting time supplemented
with many instructive lessons
in the line of road work. The
only fault this congress of road
makers could find in the system
was that our legislators have
been making more road laws
than they are able to read let
alone the task of putting them
into practice.
Some of our farmers are
marketing their wheat these
days at an even $1.00 per. blu.
Raymond Anterior met with
an accident while saving wood
with a buzz saw the other day
which might have been very
serious. His mitten having
caught on the head of a bolt
began winding his hand around
a shaft; a sudden jerk and a
loose mitten was all that saved
a badly mlngled arm.
Arthur Anterior, of Wood
bine, is visiting the Anterior
family this week.
Your writer received a letter
today from Clint Mcintosh,
who lives at Beasley, Texas.
Clint says that he has finished
planting corn and some of it is
already up in rows. He says
he is going to raise 20 bales of
cotton this summer and come
back and visit Iowa next fall.
He says they are in excellent
health, have a fine climate and
are surrounded by neighbors
from Nebraska and Kansas and
altogether they are happy and
contented.
Mr.. Reaser, from Mo. Valley
has moved to his tam on our
street and will become q full
fl edged citizen of one of the
most enterprising sections of
Harrison county.
We understand that a num-
Der of marriages will take
place in our vicinity in early
spring but we have no reliable
N formation as yet on account
Of the boys being rather shy in
con6ding their secrets to your
scribe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
Modale Items

Miss Maude McMaster was a
weekend visitor at Ute, la.
Miss Tessa CaHail was un-
abe to teach Friday and Mon
d. necause of a severe attack
of ,onsilitis.
Mrs. G sorge Green, Of Mo
Valley, met Wi h her music
class here Wednesday.
Paul ana Pauline T,'lvis are
here from Hanibur5, Iowa,
spending their speing vacation
with their parents.
Mrs. w. H Rourn went to
Council Bluffs, NJ ,a1ay morn
ing
.,lr AMI Mrs r S sassaman
ware Mo. Valley visitors SUM-
dry afternoon.
John Rag N, ..f ON ma, was
a Sunday e les. of his parents
At school election Monday,
Henry Hansen, ST., and George
Arbaugh were elected directors.
Mrs. Ralph Beckley, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, is a guest of Modale
relatives this week.
Rev. Garrett Jansen, Of
Florence, Nebraska, is the very
al'le Evangelist who is conduct.
ing services at the NJ. e church
for this and the following
week. Despite the inclement
weather, good crowds are out
every evening. After Thurs
day evening, the merchants
have agreed to close their
stores at 1880 so that more
may have an opportunity to at
tend Rev. Jansen has an in
teresting message to follow
each rousing song service.
Town caucauses have been
held, and two tickets are out.
Peoples and Citizens; some eff
ficient men on each.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
lives in the Valley, Tuesday


tlves in the Valley, Tuesday
Miss Ruth oainlan is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Abner King left here
Saturday for . prolonged visit
With her daughter in Kansas.
Pete and Louis Larson were
calling on friends in the Valley,
Tuesday.
Jess Harmon made a busi-
ness trip to Pisgah, Wednesday.
Silas Williamson's family is
reported much with the meas
les.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
Mondamin Items

Geo Cooper ard Geo. Wal
lace were eiecleu ~, .nbers of
the Mondsn.n Ion l.lstrict
sch ool board u ',Iay " 3.
Keith, Treasurer
Two tickets are in Il e field
for town Off :ers 10 be voted for
ON the 25th. On the Fl i; ticket
ali the present off ,ers were
III minated for re election, but
I NJ. McEvoy, our present
mayor refuses to be a cand date.
J mn KIutts is spoken of as a
good man for the vacancy. The
following are the candidates on
the second ticket: Mayor, Ar
thur Crabb; Treasurer. Albert
N yes; Assessor, Jesse Light
ner; Councilmen, R B. N yes,
Chas. StowelI, John No gar
edge and 0. F. Nelson.
Seaybury Bros. of Logan have
bought the corner property of
Fred johnson. better known as
the C. e. Ruffcorn corner.
They design putting in a full
line of farm implements and an
automobile garage.
Carroll and Annie Stuart
made a business trip to Omaha,
Wednesday.
Everett and Rube Camel each
bought a piano this week.
A law case, Robert Riley vs.
Wilder Gilmore was heard be-
fore Justice John Harrington,
Monday and Tuesday.
SCHOOL NOTES
The Agricultural and Domes-
tic Science Exhibit which will be
given in the high school rooms
has been postponed until
Saturday p. m. March 23rd.
Each of the several depart
ments of the school will take
part in the grain exhibit and in
the baking and sewing exhibit.
Several boys have entered in
the baking contest. Prizes will
be rewarded to each one taking,
first place in his or her
department.
Considerable new physics APP
proters has been received and
several new educational exhib-
itshave been added to the lab
ratory.
The Seniors have adopted
the grey cap and gown for com.
mencement.
The boys are lmpatiently
waiting for the weather to i'm
prove so that track work may
begin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
Cut Short Items

Gilbert Stewart was visiting
relatives in Mo. Valley, Friday
and Saturday of last week.
Frank McGavren, of St.
John, was calling at John Kirk.
lands Friday.
Mr.. Quist shipped a carload
OF fine hogs to Omaha.
Wednesday.
Andrew Anderson, of Blair.
is visiting with Arthur William.
son this week.
Mrs. L. Stewart and daugh-
ter, Ethel, were calling on rela-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14

All of our groceries are the
very best that money can buy.
Also our fruits and vegetables
are the very fanciest and best
that comes to this town. Our
aim is to give you satisfaction
and the worth of your money.
7. M. Gilmore.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at
his farm I miles north of Cali
form a Jet, and Z miles west OF
Nc. Valley, Thurs day, March
81, the following described
prof. erty
Sale ca lie LAT 2 p. n, sharp.
I horse and one ro,y.
2 spans Of mules.
2 cows with calves by their
sides.
| yearling calf.
AZ head of hogs.
Implements and Farm Ma
oh nery-l cultivator, disc, l
Assertion harrow, l walking
lister, / Western Bell lister, 1
wagon and rack. Usual terms.
John A. Coulthard, Prop.
Upper & Son, Auc.
j. b. Barrett, Clerk.
Gather renewed energy snd
vigor for the coming summer
months -Nyal's Spring Sarsap-
arilla will cleanse the blood, in
crease the circulation and
make you feel like new.
ml6 Doty & Peterson.
Spring time is coming sure
and if you will just take a look
at I. M. Gilmore's show win
dows you will think summer is
here. Just think of it
New beets in 1Oc punches.
New turnips in 10c lunches.
New carrots in 10c lunches.
New Radishes in 10c punches.
Nice cucumbers zoe each.
Nice large bunch lettuce, Sc
Nice white crisp celery 1Oc per
bunch at 7. M. Gilmore's Gro
Gerry.
Small wonder that children
hate cod liver oil-it nauseates
almost any stomach. Nyal's
Cod Liver Compound appeals
to all-palatable and beneficial
the children will take it-so
will you.
MP Doty & Peterson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
Cut Flowers

For all OCCASIONS. We
have completed arrangements
with Herman Bros, OF Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and can furnish
you the best i'm cut flowers
and set pieces for all occasions.
Get our prices and see our
catalogue before ordering.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
j. D. Brown 4 Son
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14

Our knives are made from
we'll tempered steel. Our
strainers, pots, scales, etc. give
service and cost less.
Phone 81 red. Cor. 18th & Erie.
mic K. r. Brundige.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-03-14
We want your poultry.
VIII pay 1Oc per h., for hens
till Monday, March 18th.
Cash Produce House.

The Universal Bread maker
mixes and knea0s bre I'd in 3
minutes. The hands do not
touch dough. Simple, easy and
sanitary. Does away with hand
kneading.
mlG K. e. Brundige.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20
that feathery, snow-white leprosy.
False System Of Irrigation

Nobody knows who thought Of
it first. Everybody seemed to
know about it at once The land
was dying from false system of
irrigation, 1t was 80 easy and
cheap to turn the water through
that ditch that skirted the
upper side of the claim, let it take
its time to sink into the ground
and let it rise to the level of the
slender rootlets that needed its
nourishing ministrations. But in
doing SO it brought with it a new
deposit of that salt greatly solu-
BILE in water that meant death to
the plant life that it would nour-
ish. Not that there was more of
it there than in other land or than
there ought to be to give the land
a certain element of strength nee
essary to plant growth But what
there was must inevitably in time
under that system of irrigation,
come to the surface and be left
there in the form of deposit,
gradually increasing year by year.
Good sense. said, Reverse the
processm Turn the water on the
surface that it may dissolve the
scourge and take it back whence
it came. But to do that there must
be drainage and at first thought
that seemed to all impossible. 1t
is matter of universal necessity
and no one man or neighborhood
dare undertake it alone. 1t will
demand an outlay of millions of
dollars and only the government
of some corporation in command
of enormous wealth can hope to
carry it through. Nevertheless,
the new program has been under
taken and in several sections cas-
lily within reach of our own doors,
successfully carried out.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20
The Remedy Is Found

Twenty five miles northeast of
Monte Vista the Investigator finds
a drainage district reached by
canals constructed by the Sylvester
Brothers which has yielded already
to the new treatment and, sweet
ened and restored to its pristine
vigor by kiss of sun and air, will
again this year come into its own
This is all land which had
"soured" and gone back" under the
system of constant sub-irrigation
and was considered hopelessly be-
yond reclamation. Last season
with the drainage bitches open it
was flooded four times and then
put in readiness for cropping. So
far as can be seen it is now free
and will remain free from alkali.
With soil of the degree of loose
ness found in this district, laterals
one mile apart leading to the main
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20
Lavish Use OF Water

The sole and solitary program of
reclamation in those days called
for water in any conceivable guam
tity-the more of it the better.
Pour it upon those broad acres
that stretch for miles in every di-
rection almost as level as parlor
floor! Fill the thirsty sands until
they can drink no more! Follow
ing out that seemingly simple pro-
gram, natures great arteries were
tapped with vein and capillary
canal and lateral. The water fol-
lowed the plow and the plow-boy
sang as he chirruped to his team
and dreamed of the bright-eyed
lassie who waited in the old east
ern home for the letter which
would tell her that the cabin was
ready on the new claim.
The tawny floods of the Rio
Grande were depleted. Reservoirs
we're constructed wherever nature
offered to help little. Mountain
brooks and rivuets held their sides
with laughter and whenever their
sides were broken through with
pick and shovel they laughed
again. Artesian wells on every
quarter" shot their pent-up floods
high in the air and said, "Flll do
my share" and the thirsty earth
drank and thought the ancient
days when the great valley was the
bed of an inland sea must certainly
be coming back again.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20

Should there as yet be those
who are disposed to question the
TACT that new chapter in the his
tory OF the reclamation of arid
and abandoned lands in the San
Luis Valley is now being written
that will be, in some respects. even
more remarkable than any that has
ever been written in the past. a
rapid survey of the several drain
age projects now in use and in
course of construction within a
radius of thirty miles of Monte
Vista will quickly convince them
of their error.
Up in central Saguache county
IN the early days some prying in
vestlgator succeeded in discover
ing and opening a flowing we'll of
cool, artesian water. There the
Venturesome prospector made his
favorite camp and the cowboy
from miles around would ride in to
water his tired broncho and refresh
himself with copious draughts of
the sparkling liquid. That there
could ever be too much of that
same, sparkling commodity or that
its presence in an over saturated
soil could ever prove problem to
the future home-builder certainly
never occurred to him or to the
pioneer agriculturist who, in the
early eighties, found his way into
what then seemed to be the pecul-
larly rainless area of the great San
Luis Valley. Shut in on every
side by vast mountain walls which
squeezed the moisture from every
approaching cloud as effectively as
the school boy squeezes the water
from his sponge, there seemed
little chance that water, in too
large quantities, in the wrong
place and doing the wrong thing
could ever set at naught the ardent
labors of the settler and entirely
cancel his most reaching plans
and endeavors.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20
Dralnage---the Necessary Complement
Of lrrigation---Successful in the
San Luis Valley

rosy across the smiling face of
nature. Wide fields that had
blushed red and purple with the
blossoms of the pea vine now wore
CHASTITY pallor. The land was
sick unto death, and ever, year by
year as the sub" came up it grew
more and more sick and the pallor
spread and deepened its ghastly
hues until at last it seemed as if
the land were dead. The grain
bins grew gaunt with famine, the
fields, were erstwhile giant har-
vests had tossed in the wind now
offered but few thin and scrawny
spears to the sickle of the reaper
and the bank-rolls of men whose
wealth had entitled them to sit in
the financial councils of the state,
grew thinner and scrawnier still.
Common alkali is a salt "charac-
terized by great solubility in water"
Aqueous solutions of the alkalis
act corrosively on animal and veg
etable substances" So says the
Standard Dictionary. But the
ranchman who has been "up
against" the stuff and watched his
fertile acres slowly blanching year
by year under its blighting touch
characterized it by two"ds" written
with a dash between. For this he
will get forgiveness in the Judg-
ment Day. Nevertheless it is to
the Standard Dictionary and its
kindred exponents of science that
the suffering ranchman must at
last turn for the clue to his diff
Guilty as we'll as for the remedy
which brings relief. Deep plowing
and shallow blowing, summer fall
lowing and rotation of crops have
all alike failed. He has. put his
hard bought experience with the
theories of the expert at the CEN
ters of learning and all have failed.
The once busy felde are overgrown
with greasewood and chico. The
fences are fiat on the ground.
Houses and barns are deserted and
falling down and are the dwelling
places of owls and bats. The old
well still sends forth it's steady
stream forming a sink hole about
its mouth where the coyote laps
the water at night. Still, year by
year the floods come down and the
sub" rises bringing its "aqeous
solution" of the salt that "acts
corrosively on vegetable and ami
NAL substances" And steadily
year by year, more homes are de-
serted and more land lies white in
the moonlight. Millions of dol
lars of value have melted away
under the slow encroachment of
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20
Coming OF White Scourge

Oats "seven feet high" grew in
the track of harrow and drill and
the bins of huge elevators bulged
with tons of golden wheat. Then,
suddenly, when it seemed that
there could be no end to the pros
perity, a change came. The white
scourge began its deadly work;
showing itself first in the low
spots, quite gradually and without
haste it crept like horrible lep.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-04-20

Continued on page six
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
CHIEFS TO FIGHT.
Retain Counsel to Start Action
Against Town.

Retain Counsel to Start Action
Against Town.
Former chief of til fire depart
ment has retained Willard w. Cutler
as counsel to bring an action against
the town for removing Mr. Trow-
bridge and Assistant Chiefs Elias Am
norman and Patrick Geary from Of
flee
The former chiefs contend that they
We're protected from removal by the
provisions of the exempt firemen's
tenure of office act pissed by the
last legislature Mr.. Trowbridge's
action is only II friendly suit to test
the legality of the ACT and there Is
no personal feeling in The matter.
Just whether Judge Cutler will apply
for writ of certiorari or institute
quo warranto proceedings he has not
yet decided but Mr. Trowbl'idge's in-
structions are for him to take action
that will be the least expensive 10
The town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
Mercury Makes Record Drop.

The Oldest inhabitant has been look
ing up his records of cold weather
but fails to find anything to equal
the cold snap that eliminated in the
bottom dropping out of the thermom-
eters on Sunday morning. The mer-
curry on Ridgedaie avenue is reported
to have reached twenty-four below
zero at six o'clock in the morning
and from Collinsyllie comes the fig
ure of twenty-one- On Park place
the mercury registered as low as
seventeen while fourteen was quite
generally registered in the less ex-
posed portions of the town. I
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
tione comnanv to anild

Prudentown Hose company is going
To build fire house The company
has purchased from J. c. Benbrook
a lot fronting on Mt. Kemble avenue.
It's frontage is twenty-eight feet and
depth 100 feet The building il is
proposed to erect viii be of concrete
and stucco finish. 1t is to be of two
stories. the first for housing fire ap-
paratus and the upper being ball
for meeting purposes. The building
will be twenty-eight by thirty feet
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
Father Dolan Watched.

Members of the Morristown Young
Mems Catholic association visited
Belleville on Sunday and presented
gold watch. Father Dolan, now as
sistant at St Peters church, Belle
vile, was formerly a member of the
clergy of the Church of the Assump-
ton of this town. Former Assembly
man Eugene S. Burke made the pre-
sentation speech. The committee
of arrangements representing the as
sociation included j. J. Callahan, E.
V. Sweeney, William j. Ambrose and
Thomas Dunn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
ALOHA /. IS SOLD.
ccnHo5ore Arthur curtlss Jsme:
Sells His First Yacht.

ccnmo5cre Arthur curtiss James
Sells His First Yacht.
Commodore Arthur Curtiss Jalde
first Aloha, which was built in South
N. ". in 1889 and used by
him until the construction of the pres
ent bark rigged Aloha, in 1910, has
passed from the pleasure fleet list
and is destined Tor commercial SER
vice in the future
Last season the Aloha I. was char
tered to Sherwood Aldfich. n Y.
Y. c.. and her name changed to the
Heroine. Recently she was sold to
assyndieate and when the necessary
alterations are completed She viii be
placed upon the route ef her future
service along the Atlantic coast
The auxiliary bfganline rugged
Aloha |. is 100 feet over ali. 400 feet
on the water line. IS feet 3 inches
beam, ls feet inches depth Of hold
and Il feet drapght. She IS fitted
with compound engines. and Almy
boilers supplied necessary steam. she
was tha flagship Of the New York
Y. 8 N 1902, bot el.a second year.
1910, that Commodore james held thts
office his new Aloha was ready As
in the latter, the Commodore made
many offshore cruises ii the Aloaa
4
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
THE LEAP YEAR STATUTE.

MsGe IA Leap Year in. Woman's
Reign 62a Years Age.
On the subject OF leap Yearly the
wqy, this is leap year-the Britannica
says pessimistically that no salts
factory explanation has yer been
offered of the origin Of the custom
for women to WOO and not be wooed
one year in every four But it offers
the leap year statute Of Margaret.
the Maid of Norway. Margaret
reigned over Scotland from 1886 to
1890, though she died before she
could get there. In the year 1888,
which was leap year, the following
la was passed in her realm
law was passed in her realm
ing the rein of hir maist blissit
Megeste, for ilk yeare knowne as lepe
year, llk mayden ladye of bottle high
and lowe estait shall hae liberte to
bespoke ye man she likes; albeit he
refuses to talk hir to be his lawful
wyfe, he shall be mulcted in We sum
ane pundis or less, as his estait may
be; except and avis gif he can make
it appeare that he is bethrothit an
ither woman he then shall be free.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16
I. H. H0AGLAND
HEADS GRAND JURY
Justice Parker Charges Grand
Inquest Of Term.

Thomas III. Hoagland is foreman Of
the grand jury for the january tsrm
of court. Tho members from Morris
town are D. Farrand sturgis and
Emile Hurtzig aud from Morris town
ship Frederick l.. Armstrong.
The other members Of the grand
jury are:
Thomas IA, IIoagland, Rockaway.
Edward S. Tance, Wharton borough
George Pierson. Dover.
Matthias Fancher, Roxbury
Jesse Ward. Butler.
William FL Baker, Dover.
Frederick " Bardon. Madison.
Robert DeEIart. Roekaway.
Ellison Coe. Randolph
William G. Salmon. Boonfon
William II Smith, Passaie.
Joseph Y. Shelley, Hanover.
George squier, Chester
Pierson N Chamberlain, Netoong.
Augustus Il. BARLEY, Mt. Olive
Theodore L. Doremus, Pequannoe
Willard Apgar, Washington.
,.1ohn M. Hoffman, Mendham
Dayton Baldwin, Chatham.
John Fl. vanRiper, Montville.
In his charge to the grand jury
Justice Parker gave the members the
usual instruction regarding their
duties. He touched upon the cases
of those who failed to file their
statements of election expenses, say
ing that in most If not all the cases
it was an oversight and not wrong
full disobedience of the law. The
election law. said the Justice, should
be enforced with reasonable rigor,
it being better for the morals of the
community ii the grand jury indict
for violations without fear or favor
If some of the delinquents, it is shown
We're wilful then the grand jury
should indict them.
Justice Parker touched upon the re
cent stabbing affray at Montville
That a moving picture theatre in Nor
ristown permitted children to attend
performances without their parents
or guardians he told the jurors. II
the law ia this regard is being habit
ually violated he charged them to
ipdict the owner for maintaining q
disordel1y house. He also told of a
pool room where drinks are served
20 minors and made the same charge
regarding indictment
The grand jury chose as its CON
stables James H. Brant and Samuel
Leonard
The list of causes was called and
Nos. /, ;, 4. s. 6, z, II, IS, Is, 16 and
20 of the supreme court list were re-
ported ready and Nos 2, 8, II, IA
IL and 10 were reported off for the
term Nos 10 and IS reported settled
and No. 8 did not answer.
In the circuit court Nos 25, 26. 81
20 We're reported ready and No. 2S
not answered. Upon motion of Charl
ton A. Reed the case of William M.
Sheehan against the Morris & Somer.
set Electric Co. was added to the
list as No. 80. Willard w. Cutler is
counsel for the electric company.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-01-16

member OF Company l., Twenty-sey-
enth New Jersey Volunteers. For
five years he was an inspector at
the state prison at Trenton.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle served the town
as an alderman in 1889 and 1890
when George 7. Werts was mayor
and he was also member of the
board of freeholders in the nineties.
He was a charter member Of iona
tribe of Red Men and was at one
time sachem of the lodge and for six
years was keeper of wampum. Mr..
Van Wrinkle also held membership in
the Odd Fellows.