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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19

Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Anderson Of
Council Bluffs came up this
morning for a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Christensen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19
Elnldale Items

Seems as though the movers
can't wait till 1st of March to
move this year, Geo. Foreman
is moving on the old Weatherlv
farm. Dick Friend will move
the 20th; he has traded his 40
for housa and lot of Mr.. Pet
erson, north of John Rows
house and Gladys Green and
her brother will go back to
their parents, E. Green on Mr..
Alloway's farm.
Mr.. Geo. Foreman had a
house warming last Sat. night
IN honor of their leaving.
This cold snap was good for
the ice man providing he had
enough water, here we don't
have enough water.
| see two of our citizens. Mr..
Brandriff and Mr.. Frazier each
mad their golden wedding ami
versary. Ii would have been
real entertaining if they could
with their wives dressed in the
style of so years ago, those big
vide dresses and then the men
dressed different too.
Quite a number of farmers
have dubbed together and will
buy the ice in town and each
one will take their turn in haul
ing it around Eli the summer.
1t will save lot of expense in
putting it up and making q
place to put it.
Fred Hughs is putting up ice
today, getting it from the Viii
low.
Mr.. Benton is still confined
to his bed, the neighbors will
have to help or they will suffer
with cold.
Miss Sudduth will teach the
spring term of our school. The
present teacher, Mary Powell,
will teach the school where she
is going, to Orson.
Dick Friend has his crew all
lined up for road work when
spring comes, he has about five
hands with teams. Something
will be doing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19

Mrs. Farquar was taker to
an Omaha hospital this after
noon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19
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a bout three Ii. his
caused from Gall .
OF tie Liver and was
by three of our most pro....
inent physicians that {
would have to submit 70
an operation to get relie2,
but heard Of your Wonde1.
full Stomach Remedy and
secured a. full treatment
and took It according to
directions, and passed
hundreds OF Gall Stones
Since taking your medi.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19
Observation-Disclosures
VaDisies Away

Men and women having back
ache, rheumatism, stiff and
swollen joints are honestly glad
to know that Foley Kidney
Pills are successful everywhere
in driving out these ills That
is because Foley Kidney Pills
are true medicine and quick
ly effective in all diseases that
result from weak inactive kid
neys and urinary irregularities.
For sale by all dealers. i26
Woodbine, Iowa, Feb Is A
we'll attended meeting OF the
Blglers Grove farmers club was
held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Young, northu est If
Woodblne, yesterday A SPLEEN
did dinner was served at high
noon, after which a literary and
musical program was given,
and then followed by stock
judging The stock was judged
by different members of the
club, and then Prof. Harry Joy
pointed out the errors giving
full explanation for this crlti-
cism The next meeting of the
club will be held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs j. A Watkins,
west of Woodbine, March 18th,
when corn Judging will be tax.
en- up in a similar manner by
the members of the cub.
The Sodality gave a dancing
party last evening in honor of
Misses Nellie Cody, Lizzie
Tamisiea and Pearl Steel at the
Moose hall. One of the pleas
ant features of the evening
was a linen shower given for
the brides-to-be each receiving
many beautiful presents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19
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Dell Myers returned from
Iowa City yesterday and will
spend the remainder of the
school year here. He will re-
turn to school next fall and re-
sumo his course in Dentistry.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19
Five O'clock Tea

Mrs. Rush Lahman and Mrs.
Ross Mclaughlin were very
delightful hostesses yesterday
afternoon to thirty ladies when
they entertained at the home If
the former on Third street at a
five o'clock tea. The various
rooms were handsomely decor
ated in red hearts of all sizes
and red carnations, and the
lights shaded with red, shed a
soft glow over the pretty scene
The guests were seated at two
long tables, each artistically
decorated in red. Hearts of all
sizes were strewn over the tab
les and red nut cups, red cand-
les shaded aud red carnations,
all went to carry out the st.
Valentine color. Al. each place
the ladies found a red carna-
ton as a souvenir. A great
deal of amusement was afforded
by the passing of a bean to any
one that answered a question
by Eyes or no." Mrs. Fred
Heath succeeded in using those
words the least so she received
a handsome reward in the
shape of a valentine. TIE host
essess assisted by Mrs W. II.
Withrow ard Mrs Guy Mahon-
ey served an elegant Tea in
three courses in which the Val
entine idea was carried out
perfectly. The evening hours
were most enjayably spent in
listening to a Victrola concert
which consisted of songs by
famous artists as we'll as sever
al tango selections. Mrs. w.
H. Withrow of Omaha was
among the out of town guests.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19

T. j. Hennesey has completed
plans to build his present build
ing another story in height. He
will make a modern fiat Of this
and use it for his own home.
Work will be begun as soon as
the weather permits.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19

Mr.. John Linden of Whiting
Is here visiting with the See
holm family.
Anton Carlson left last even
ing for an over Sunday visit
with relatives and friends in
Clinton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19

Itching piles provoke profan-
ity but profanity won't remove
them. Doan's Ointment is rec.
commended for itching. bleeding
or protruding piles. SOC at any
drug store
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-02-19

After attending the basket
ball game last evening, about
fifteen couples of the younger
Set" adjourned to the K. p,
hall where the remainder Of
the evening was pleasantly
spent in dancing Mr. Puffer,
the popular pianist, furnished
the music and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Ovens acted as chaper-
ons. Donald and Bess Annis,
of Council Bluffs, were the out
of town guests.
Lou Longman left for Glen
wood this afternoon where he
will spend Sunday with friends.
Ralph Purviance was an Oma-
ha passenger this afternoon
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02

many hogs next year will mean big
profits.
1t is thus that the American farmer
begins his fall work with two strings
TO his bow. With one hand he is res
cuing the perishing and with the other
he is reaching out for tangible encour-
agement toward a bank account and
a better home. Now is his golden
opportunity and this month is the time
to lay the foundation. There are two
lines along which he should plan his
work, but only one line along which
he should work his plan. First, he
should utilize every available part
of his land, and then he must strive to
raise the average yield of his ranch.
There will be no danger of over-pro-
duction for the crops sown this fall.
The man who has a big yield will
find big market. To get this yield
means better farming.
Now is good time TO break away
from some old-fashioned ideas abou;
the moon: from some other old-fasn'
ioned ways of shallow plowing and
some old-fashioned carelessness in
cultivating and some old-fashioned
theories in regard to seeding. N
those parts of the country in which
fall plowing and seeding are done,
the way the seed bed is made and
the sowing is done this fall will deter.
mine the acre yield next year more
than the rainfall. hot winds or frosts
The farming of the future will have
to be done by machinery. Oats and
oil are in the throes of little wa:
of their own. just the same as the
human back once combatted with the
reaper knife. This strife is rapidly
becoming more acute because the
already high price of horses is being
rapidly accentuated every day by the
number sold out OF the country for
cavalry mounts to be used abroad.
The drain upon the American horse
will soon be such that wherever pos
sible mechanical contrivances will
have TO be used to do their work
Were we TO begin at once, it will re
quire five years to replenish the
drain which the war has already made
upon the horse supply of the world
1t costs from SIS to $50 a year to keep
horse, while it averaged only S-1i
hours of work day as its contribd'
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02
A College Education.

Two thousand boys and girls grad
uated from Colorado High schools
last June. OF these less than one-half
have entered college this fall. These
two thousand young people represent
the coming officers of our profes-
sional and industrial army and the
question naturally arises whether Col
orado should be satisfied with less
than one-half of its high school grad
yates going on for collegiate training
A college education does not give
brains but 1t does give training for a
better class of service and for better
citizenship. Colorado. like all other
states must depend upon its colleges
for the training of its leaders and the
future of Colorado requires that moro
of our eighth grade graduates go
through high school and that more Of
our high school graduates go through
college.
If each and every one of these two
thousand high school graduates might
take n four years course in college
investment that could be made by
them or for them. II will outweigh
by far rich legacy left by parent
or relative because not only does 1t
fit the individual for more respon-
sible position but gives him better
outlook of life.
All of our state institutions are re
porting an increase in their enroll
ment. The University, the School OF
Mines, the State Teachers College,
each report large freshmen class.
but even with this increase all too
small percentage of the high school
graduates are going on to college,
Parents should hesitate long before
they permit ordinary question of H.
nance and home needs, or Of immedi-
ate expediency to keep the son or
daughter who finished high school
last June from realising the ambition
for college education.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02

tion TO lessening the high cost Of
living. The poor beast eats up the
entire yield of one out of every five
acres which it helps to cultivate. For
every hour a horse works it costs
about sixteen cents; whereas, a full
horsepower can be delivered by a
high grade oil engine for only two
cents an hour; in both cases interest,
fuel. food and. depreciation are in
cluded.
Again, in plowing, team of two
horses can break out only about two
acres day. In doing this they travel
sixteen miles, which is good days
pull for a team of horses with load.
A small tractor, on the other hand
the kind which costs less than six
horses, weighs less than six and with
capacity OF doing the work of
twelve-will plow fully that much
land in an hour or so. 1t will further
more plow it deeper and keep it up
twenty-four hours each day until the
work is completed without feding,
resting or growing thin. While il
would not be wise tc dispose OF brood
mares and blooded stock TO satisfy
the foreign buyers, in the end perhaps
i the increased prices which their pur-
chases will undoubtedly bring about
will be beneficial in forcing thousands
of farmers to adopt a newer and more
economical form Of power. Everyone
who cultivates 16O acres or more is
candidate for share in the mill
ions of dollars which the countrywide
adoption of this method of plowinS
will ultimately save.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02
The Necessity for New Methods

II ever America puts its hand to the
pillow in its effort to feed the world,
1t has assumed that responsibility
now. Not since the narrowing days
following our own great civil strife
of the sixties have the tillable acres
OF this country faced such a possible
drain upon their bountifulness. With
out even dimly prophesying the durs-
tion of the war now raging, we are
already assured of the fact that next
year this country will be the store
house Of the world. Every farm own
er, every tenant and every share
worker will have his part to play in
meeting this great Responsibilities. No
matter how remote his residence. he
will hear Europe's call for beef. ba-
con, beans and bread. and on the
amount he has to sell will depend
not only his satisfaction of having
served his fellow men but the addi-
tional satisfaction of having served
himself. for big crops, much stock.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02
The Credit of the Farmer.


in all business operations is that In
tangible thing called credit. In the
city as business is conducted nova
days we who have to struggle along
with the white mans burden are
forced to meet our payrolls every
ming accounts must be paid every
thirty days or our credit is broken
and we go into the scrap heap with
the thousands of other derelicts who
go down in the great malestrom of
commercial failure. The farmers on
the other hand depend more on credit
and if they did not succeed in getting
it the big business enterprises of this
country would not proceed very far
without coming to a great cataclysm
that would involve the stability of
everybody engaged in transportation,
banking and mercantile activities.
We have been looking into this
question of rural credit and find that
not more than twelve or fifteen per
cent of farmers are able to pay their
bills promptly and but very few of
them ever take advantage of dis
counts in their purchases. The
country merchant is the fellow who
is doing the most of the packing OF
the other fellows load Their book
accounts run anywhere from three
months to two years but the average
account is carried about one year
The farmer contemplates making pay
ment Immediately after his prospec-
tive crop is marketed. In case of
crop failure the retailer is generally
inclined to carry the account over
until the next harvest season. A crop
failure in a country where the farmer
depends on single crop forces the
retailers to carry the book account
one whole year beyond the first
harvest.
II is quite common for the dealer
to obtain a note from the farmer,
which generally bears a ten per cent
interest rate from date it is issued.
Often. however. the note does not
begin to bear interest until the farmer
has failed to make the payment at
the expected time-that is immediate
ly following the harvesting season
Usually an interest is added to the
credit price depending on the dura-
tion of the account. There is no com
mon discount rate for cash purchases
although five per cent is sometimes
allowed. This brings the credit price
OF a s16o binder down to s152 for
cash. As matter of fact all dealers
quote two prices. the cash and the
credit price. the difference between
the two depending upon the reputa-
ton of the buyer. the shrewdness of
the seller and the degree OF COM
petition.
Everybody is agreed that cash pay
ments would be preferable II rates on
bank loans were reduced. The farmer
however is often afraid to approach
the banker for a loan and prefers to
though he may have to pay the latter
stiffer profit and a bigger rate of
interest. The farmer does not al
ways see that the book credit is quite
as expensive as the bank credit, If
not more so and the worst fault of
the whole system as we view it from
afar is the abuse of the privilege by
ignoring the obligation entirely and
forgetting all about ii. If We had
better monetary system with com
mon piece of money for hand to hand
circulation it would help some.-Field
and Farm.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02

George B. Cortelyou.-While the
European conflict is going on our re
serves of foodstuffs and manufactured
articles will be drawn upon by the
warning nations to supply their vital
needs. so that while industry in gen
eral feels the paralyzing effect of wal. i.
there are special industries that bene-
fit. 1t is to the other neutral coun
tries, however, especially those to the
south of us, that we must look for
the greatest opportunities of trade ex-
pansion at the present time. These
having been cut off largely from their
usual sources of supply. will naturally
turn to us as the greatest producing
nation not involved in war to meet
the deficiency. They are looking for
us quite as much as we are looking
for them. With proper cooperation
our merchants and manufacturers
would have little difficulty in securing
much Of their trade. But the real test
will come when the war is over-can
we hold the trade in the face of the
determined competition that will be
sure to come? If established on broad
and solid foundation now, believe we
can. l believe that the enterprise
of our people, il rightly directed and
properly supported-with fair field
and no favor-can still hold its own
against the world.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02

Dennis Lucey.-Who reaps when the
farmer sows? When the farmer sells
his grain and hay below the cost OF
production the least number of bush
els he raises for sale, the better off
he is. 1t costs the farmer fifty-six
cents a bushel in this country to grow
and deliver wheat. For oats and bar
ley it costs ninety-siX cents a hundred
pounds. II farmer goes behind four
cents bushel at fifty bushels to the
acre, he loses two dollars an acre.
When the farmers grow bumper crop
they give more employment to labor,
more business to the merchant, the
railroads, the bankers, the manufac-
turers. They make better times for
the lawyers, the professional men. the
political bosses. the politicians-yet
all of them seem to be out with
swords and slaves after the farmer
After supplying his own needs, the
more bushels of grain and tons of hay
the farmer has to sell below the cost
of production, the porer he is in
pocket.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02

Rev. Charles H. Marshall.-Good
Christian people, bid your prayers
for the good estate OF the nations of
the earth-you shall pray for all the
people of the United States, that thev
may live in the true faith and fear OF
God, and in brotherly charity one
toward another. You shall pray ulsc
for all who are in danger on land and
sea, for all who are prisoners or cap
tives' for all who are in sickness or
sorrow, for all who have fallen INTO
grevious sin, for all who through temp
tation, ignorance, helplessness, grief.
trouble dread or the near approach
of death, especially need our prayers.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02

NJ. E. Education is meant
to get people ready for their Jobs in
life. but much of woman's education
is so managed as to make her t.nfit
for practical life. What this coLntry
neds today more than anything else
is the subordination of the improve
ments in education and the accom-
plishments of manners to the duties
of the home. 1t is about time that
French yielded to fritters, poetry TO
pies, the studious excelled in stews,
more professore of music played upon
pots and pans, the female presidents
ruled the roast and students were
taught to be helpmates, rather than
help-eats.
The Delta independent., 1914-10-02
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John w. Springer.-Everythin in
the east points to heavy land sales in
the near future They have all mad
up their minds down there to unload
both stocks and bonds and to take
only real estate and buy lands as a
permanent investment. This means
a period of very great prosperity fer
the west. think it is only a question
of short time until we OF Colorado
will have land buyers from all over
the eastern country.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-02-24

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Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-02-24
FRANCE - WILLING TOR
WILSON no HAVE HIS WAY

Paris. Icb ~ Tho French for
Dleu office hls uo comment tu make
ON the Hcnlun affair in Mexico and
appears content u leave President
Wilson 90 work out the altmtlon
The Temps. en influential neNspa-
per while referring to the excellent
relations between France and United
Siatoa. ridirules the American policy
anna nludos 90 the possibility of Euro
ptHu intervention This i7 quite In ae-
cord with unofficial wlrrances Tor
many months Hut careful inquiry cs.
MhHHhe tha, thls vitW bass no ot-
ncial support
last september Informal exchanges
toot place hotWecn France and Great
miUin on thg question Of possible
lnmt rpurtspnwuon, hy Franco Great
Britain AMI Germany AS % whether
something might he done hy these MAJ
tious and thc United states working
together lof restoration ul order IN
Mtkiyn#
Thc prevailing viow Was lhat the
United States would ho better lcrt with
"a free hand Tht objections to Euro
poan action seemed to bc rrst that
such action might oucud the United
states. and srcend that joint military
Intervention would ruuse enormous
rNppuse io tho European poNrr= tak-
me pat without am prospect of re-
mhumemcnt al,or order was restored,
cess the economic advantages would
probably rest with tho United states
Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-02-24
TRAINS MOVING
IN STORM SWEPT
COAST COUNTRY
Conditions Ia California, After
Tong Tie-BD of Transpota-
ton and Telephone Lines,
Is Nearly Normal Again

lnA Angeles. Caut Feb ~ 0Ver'
Hnd passenger trains torm-homi 20
mountain paerea SINCE flidaN began
moving today east and Yves.
with rcsunuton tonight on VIRTUE
ally AN steam and electric raiIwas
lines touching Los Angeles Hnj most
80 lho other cities of southern Eal-
ioin,a, the worst offcnts oi the recent
storm the most severe n ihe history
of thls part Of thc State were overs
tCme
Lone dcluyel mnus began tonight ~
arrive ana "a leave Telephone conn
punies also succeeded in repairing the
greater portion of lhe lines damaged
n thlH section ana offered service al
most normal
Large numbers of unemployed men
hBve been put to work cleaning the
streets rcpalrlne wltor mains and re-
building bridges and rcc0nsructins
private homes damaged by the wind
and high water
several shipments of provisions
were made ioday 10 outlying districts
where "a food luminc was threatened.
Railroad Officials said tonight that
whllc tho overland trains would be-
koot moving d would bc several days
brfar con liiions would again be nor
mtf
Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-02-24
GOOD GOVERNMENT
INTERESTS WOMEN

Boston, Feb. 23.- President Emeri-
us Charles W Eliot of Harvard Uni-
ytrdty, an opponent uf woman suf-
fage. tonight told The Womens city
club that Women are always more
Interested n the functions of eoyeru-
ment than are men
This he said, WAS because the mod-
on functions # government relate
Co the preservation of health. the elah-
Grafton of education measures ot pre-
Kentivc medicine and the defense of
the country againet alcoholism and
other cNils
"lt seems to me. Dr. eliot 3id.
"that women ure better adapted o.
work for human beings of lhc future
than men are