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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Mo- Valley, Ia. Dec. 22.-To
readers of the Times: Some
time recently the City Council
with myself, were invited by
the Barber Asphalt Paving Co.
of Des Moines, lows, to visit
Ft. Dodge, Des Moines and
Boone, to witness the operation
and construction Of asphaltic
concrete paving ct Fl. Dodge,
they were constructing some Of
the above kind Of paving and
we had q chance to witness the
entire process Of preparation
and construction, and If it prov
es a lasting job, it surely Is all
that anyone can wish. We also
examined some Of the manufac-
tured asphalt material which
did not make q favorable i'm
preston, but the natural lake
asphalt is all right.
On streets where there is
heavy traffic, about frame Ain.
to 6 in, concrete base with q 3
inch surface is about what is
usually put in, according to
surface conditions.
We put in several hours look
ing over the streets Of Des
Moines and saw about oil the
kinds of paving of this latitude.
At Boone the paving was
mostly brick and after it be.
came worn to q broken surface
it was re-surfaced with asphalt
ic concrete. Brick makes q
good paving but is quite noisy.
Concrete asphalt is not as
slippery as the sheet asphalt.
/ have sent out Ia inquiries
to various cities that have tried
concretic asphalt, and have re-
ports from 10 Of them to date,
ranging from Southern Mo-, to
Northern Mich. All favorable.
Several reports state It has
been in use as long O. 10 and
IL years.
The price for which on q 4
inch base ranges from 81 60 to
81 Is per square yard.
No doubt this could be had
for much less money, only for
the fact that I can see there is
a considerable outlay for q con-
tractor to prepare for the work
/ am of the opinion that we
might be able to get the above
figure shaded . little, owing to
the fact that the r r track is
so near our work and the short
distance to haul sand, gravel
and crushed granite, the mate
rial needed for the work.
/ must say that we are very
thankful to Mr.. Stewart for the
courtesy shown Us, as it was
distinctly understood We should
feel under no obligations to him.
]. C. Prather, Mayor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01
What Is your guess
about Spring.

Farm and Fireside says:
"Why is cold winter follow
ed by late spring? Or is il?
A German student of the wealth
er has found that when the soil
at a depth of two feet is about
two degrees colder than usual
it holds back the spring ten
days. One would think, then,
that when snow comes early in
the fall and lies deep on the
ground all winter, thus keeping
the earth from deep freezing,
the spring would be apt to come
On more promptly after TIE
spring thaw han in the case #
long, cold winter with lie
now and d+ep freezing Have
nj some Of ur old and wealth
er-wise readers some observa-
tlons To r. port on this?
In Arkansas the picture shows
taking q g in il U of ca h.
Ot,- egg aomls a child AID Wo
eggs adult N uc!, hid
5 q. M M, w. its> h egss s
we're m. used f., res! eggs
.nst season.
Nr> F, nix ] J,nns q was a
IOn d p.Sseng. H. afltrt n
Snefels, Co.., A. ]. Walsh
was badly done up with rheu-
matism and sen. tor Foley Kid
ney Pills which was me only
thing that would cure him.,
Geo. Potter, of Pontiac, NO.,
was down on his back with kid
ney and bladder trouble and
Foley Kidney Pills made him
we'll and able to work. It is a
splendid medicine and alwa, 3
helps. Just try it. For sale
! by all dealers. j29
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Word was received from Geo.
Burbank this morning that the
condition Of NJ. c. Burbank is
very much improved and the
doctors sre very much encour.
sstd.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01
Mr.. Glenn, father of Steve
Glen, and Miss Raynard of
Colorado are visiting relatives
here during the holidays.

Mr.. Albert Schroeder, state
mgr. for the Benevolent Order
Of Beav RS, was called to Sedalia
Mo-, on account Of the death of
his brother, and will not return
until the last part Of this week.
Mr.. F. C. Taylor, asst. state
mgr. will be here to take care
of the local lodge until the re-
turn of Mr.. Schroeder.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Drag llS Miles
Of Road in a Day
Villisca, Ia, Dec "a An
unusual feat in road dragging
- ccomplished in Montgom-
eT, county last week, when,
through the cooperation of
the county board, County En-
gineer G. NJ Howard, Officers
of several townships, the COM
mercial clubs of Villisca and
Red Oak and innumerable
farmers living in various parts
of the county, no less tnan 118
miles in a single day. Since
then most of the roads have
been gone over a secord time
and part Of them a third time.
Wouldn't the above progr; m
b. good thirg for this com.
munity to follow cu'? If TIE re
il spo' i'm the state If Iowa
that needs concer ed road work
it is in Harrison county.
Let the business men and
our own Commercial Club Of
Mo Valley, and the surround
ing community get busy ard
awaken to the fact that good
roads are very conducive for
good business and that the
streets and roads are RI ugh and
full of holes and not k pt in
good sh re, the formers ere go-
ing TO haul heir grain and no.
duce somewhere else and nat
urally this city loses their trade
in large degree We need
not menti, n the big holes in
our streets or the rough cross
ings, for these are facts that
are we'll known to every
one. But perhaps they are
left in this condition to keep
people from exceeding the
speed limit. The road just
south of the track, this side of
the fair grounds along the
Willow creek ditch is nearly
always bad. Why? Simply
because there is no grade, it is
like a wash basin; every time
it rains or SHOWS it has ..nd
there until it CO.'S away.
Build q grade along there, CIV
ing it slope enough to run the
water off and then use the road
drag and use it often and there
is no reason why we should not
have {. ! good a road as it is
possible to nave out of a COM
mon dirt road.
Most of the officials and rosd
st. John township have
b, .n very efficient and entnu-
siastic in keeping up the roads
the past year.
Dan Reel has dragged the
roads three times, since the
last rains and his good work
shows the result. P. w. Good
win and Oscar Doty are to he
commended for their interest
in the good road moveme, !
during the past year. Our
neighbors over in Clnc;nnar1
have been asleep most of tfe
time and didn't seem to cave
whether the road was drage ed
or not. L Stewart is the or ly
mar that has dcre gc6d vosk
the past year ard he desetv .
to be commended for lis
promp'ress ard fficit ncv Il
cur memory serves us ght
mos' of h. e.d ~ ',.r
were dr. gg d ,n;v IN ee OF
4 ur lme. dD,'' g N. pa sea
9, Tne l,r ing c mn " j.,
of Cinclnna i paN their + are
Of the taxes ard ar. corse
gu MY en it d e"g o d,
the same IS any otber pe"lle
These are fac's gentlem n
and everybody knows hat The
! drag has mo- he, n u..d as th,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

X. X. Huntsinger returned
home last evening from Esbon,
Kan, where he has been attend
ing the funeral Of his father.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

The drill team Of the Beav
ers went to Logan last even
ing and put on the work there.
About twenty members of the
local edge accompanied the
team and after the initiatory
exercises a supper was serv, d
which was fully enjoyed by all
present.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Mrs. &. H. Bell left this
morning for York Neb., where
she will be the guest Of her
sister Mrs. Quick for . week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Leo Tamisiea is confined to
biz home with the grip.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

The c. E Society of the
Church of Christ are going to
have a free social and watch
party in the basement Of the
Christian church next Wednes-
day evening. All young men
and women are invited to come
and enjoy the evening regard
less Of whether they are mem
bers Of the society or not.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01
HI. F. Vance r strains
Wymore City Council


Wymore City Council
Beatrice. Neb,, Dec 27-A
restraining order was granted
in the district court yester-
day by Judge P-mherton to
prevent the Iowa. Nebraska
Public Service company from
connecting its lines to furnish
current for street lighting and
pumping water at the city Of
Wymore and to prevent the
mayor and city council of that
city from closing the present
municipal electric plant Hear
ing will be held Tuesday morn.
ing. The petitioner was Henry
P. Vance.
On the evening of December
%, the mayor and city council
of Wymore, entered into q con-
tract with the service company
to supply current for two years.
The petitioner alleges that this
contract is null and void. One
reason set up is the that this
wasinot a regular adjourned,
special or called meeting and
was held without notice. As
the vote was a tie the mayor
cast the deciding ballot. The
petitioner alleges that the ma
yor had no right to vote.
Because it did not receive q
vote by a majority Of the MEM
bers elected to the council and
because no appropriation had
ever been made to meet the ex.
penditures contemplated there
in and required by the contract,
and because the action is al.
legged to have been taken sur
reptitiously and not at any le..
gal meeting of the mavor and
council, the contract, the petit
tioner holds, is not binding on
the city. He objects to the
shutting down of their present
municipal plant which now
pumps the city water and is be-
ing operated on q twclve-hour
schedule.
Geo. Burbank returned from
Battle Greek, Mich, yesterday
and reports M. {. Burbank very
much improved although still
very weak. The crisis was
reached the day before he got
there and the physicians
thought for a time that Mr..
Burbank would fail to survive
but he seems to be gaining
rapidly now.
A. T. Bailey who is attending
school in Iowa City is spending
his vacation here with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Conroy.
Mr.. Glenn, father Of Steve
Clem, and Miss Raynard Of
Colorado are visiting relatives
here during the holidays.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

they did get out it was so dry
that it did no good to speak of.
Now gentlemen, get busy
and do your duty and keep up
the road work all winter and
when it SHOWS get out your
dcags and push the snow out of
the road bed, so it can melt in
the side bitches, and you will
find a great Improvement.
Don't have us beg anyone again
to get out and drag or to fill up
those sink holes in our streets.
or to fix the street crossings, so
when one crosses, he will not
have to hang on the seat to
keep fir m being thrown out.
A Traveller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

A very pretty wedding was
solemnized at he home of MIR.
and Mrs. G Huff near Little
Sioux, Tuesday afternoon Dec.
% d, at 3 O'clock, when the
daughter, Miss Ruth, became
he brid. Of Mr. G r. White,
Rev W E BIacks,ock, of On
ava offic'allrg The ring cere.
mony was used; the five year
old nephew of the bride being
ring bearer. The bride is a
teacher in tie Onawa 8 hoo'-
the groom is a farm r, and
they will make their home
on a farm near Little Sioux
Mr. and Mrs M T. Weston
we're among the guests, the
bride b4ing a cousin of Mrs.
Weston
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Fill The Pigs Stomach.
Farm and Fireside says:
"Fill the pigs stomach while
he is young, and he will fill
your purse when he is grown"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Winnie Foote returned home
this morning after spending
the holidays with home folks
at Cedar Falls.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-01-01

Johnny cake when you have
company to dinner.
Some railroad stockholders
are getting so fussy that they
object to an assessment for q
Christmas present.
So far the Society for Pre-
vention of Useless Giving has
not tried to stop the Congress-
men from giving speeches.
When the kidlets don't like
their gifts they tell you so.
When the older people aren't
satisfied, they tell everyone else.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
COTTON RECEIPTS.

New York, Jan. 3.-The following are
the total net receipts Of cotton at all ports
since September list:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27

New York, jar. 23.-The cotton market
has shown q generally steady underdone
during the past week, although a ten
dency to take profits preceding the re-
ports OF the Census Bureau on ginning
to January 16 caused some irregularity,
ana Its publication this morning vas fol-
lowed by considerable scattering liouida-
uoo, t0dAy's close showing Is to 20 points
Of the best.
The spinning value Of the crop is sup
posed to be considerably minimized 6y
lighter weights.
A further easing Of foreign money mar
kets, the increased strength and activity
OF securities and continued reports Of q
rood spot demand in the South have been
emphasized by those who are predicting
that the seasons requirements Of Amerl.
can cotton will fully equal the early
bullish predictions. Bullish sentiment
also seemed to be encouraged by report
that leading trade interests were free buy
ers on. today's decline. but there was NOR,
bearish talk around the ring after tn,
close tonight than there had been earle
In the week. and people who had nqui
dated recent purchases seemed to appre
bend that the increased view of the crol
might un~favorably influence the attitud
OF spot buyers or remaining holders. Niue
Of the Increased spot demand reported dur
ing the week is supposed to have com
from exporters and local spot people. Feb
ruary is usually a quiet month in the spo
department, and the attitude Of mills wit
| reference to fresh business is expected t
become more clearly evident after Janl
airy shipments have been completed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
MOVEMENT OF COTTON.

MOVEMENT OF COTTON.
New York, Jan. 23-The following sta
tistics on the movement Of cotton for
the week ending Friday, January 23d,
were compiled by the New York Cotton
Hxchange:
Weekly Movement
This Year.
Port receipts 255, rs
Overland to mills and Canada. 25,OS3
Southern mill takings Test. -. 5000
Loss of stock at interior towns 1914
Brought into sight for the
week .WU.SOt
Total Crop MOvement-
Port receipts 7.773,212
Overland to mills and Canada. 719. 431
Southern mill takings lest -. 1.7T5,O0O
cess Of September 1st........ $4,000
Brought into sight thus for
season 1888. 1O3
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
SPONTANEOUSLY
FATALLY INJURED

L~aurinburg, Jan. 24.-Quite a dis
tressing accident happened here last
night when Mr.. H.. L. Blue fell from
the second story window Of the State
Pank building. receiving serious in
ternal injuries. Little hope is enter
tanned for his
He was found on he pavement in
his night clothes in an unconscious
condition at one thirty last night He
tad retired about eleven O'Clock and
evidently was walking IN ms steep,
tic room mate was sleeping with him
and was of the accident until
told by other parties. Mr.. Blue IS a
popu!ar young broker.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
OVER FOURTEEN
MILLION BALES.
Is the Estimate of u. S. Census
Bureau
THE COTTON CROP OF 1918
Number of Bales Ginned To
January 18th 13,589,171-
Average for Last Five Years,
and for Year 1912 by States.
In N. C. This Year SO Far,
784 4O2.

Washington, Jan. Reinforcement by |
the Census Bureau today that 13,589.171
bales OF cotton. exclusive Of inters, had
been ginned prior to January 16. officially
establishes the fact that the 1919 IA crop
"a the second In size the country has
grown. Linters obtained to January !
amounted TO 39e,904 bales, bringing tho
total cotton ginned, as far as official fig
ares show, to 1889, 106 running bales.
This amount will be increased by ginnings
during the remainder Of the season, 50
that the final figures will show a crop Of
more than 100000 bales.
rhe preliminary figures will not be an
uounced until March 70. when the Census
Bureau will make Its report showing the
ginnings to February Is. In the past I'VE
years the quantity Of cotton ginned be-
tween January Is and February % has
averaged Sc per cent Of the entire crop.
and 16 the ginnings were 235. SO2 bales,
which is greater than at any similar
period in the past Ave years.
Round bales gfnned in the period num-
Dered 1904, and Sea Island 76.182.
Last wear to January is there had been
ginned 13.0SS,4N bales. or $40 per cent
of the entire crop; in 1911 to hat date
M.5l5,7% bales OF s33 per cent, and in
Included in the ginnings were y7,034
round bales, compared with 1890 last
y1ss;aa5' o.. :, ;sS go es ale h in ie1 z JILL ~; o7s bales in
The number Of Sea Island cotton bales
included were 1912, compared with TO-
.5s bales last year, 109;sc7 bales in 1912
Comparison by States.
Ginuings prior to January 16 by States
With comparisons for last year and Other
big crop years and the percentage Of the
entire crop ginned prior to that date il
those wears follow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
NO MORE FISH DINNERS
Mrs. Dibbs Forced to Yield to Her
Family'S Objections.

NO said Mrs. Dibbs to her SEAM
stress, Il never have fish for dinner
any more The whole family objects
to it.
First my son Ralph comes in when
the fish is cooking. 'Gee!' he says
Fish. You can smell 1t a mile. Whew.
Open the door,
He has been out OF doors playing
and notices the odor as soon as he en-
tiers the house.
Then Susanna comes home. She
is worse than Ralph. She says the
begins to cry, because she is to have
company in the evening, and what
will t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'yyeLTe.,w
will the company think Of her? She
imagines them sitting in the parlor
pale. holding their noses and almost
asphxiated. h throws up all the
windows and starts the electric JAMS
to going. Then when her papa comes
home he is madden than anybody.
Not only does he smell fish, but he
finds the house very chilly.
What is this?' he demands. The
north pole? Temperature "A below
zero and fried blubber for dinner?
Old Doc Cooke
Then Ralph and Susanna howl to-
gether that is cooking fish,
"'Oh, is hat all?' says my huA
band.
Wherefore, although the entire
family eat fish with q relish in spite Of
these remarks. ! never have fish any
more"
4 can't blame you said the seam
stress. However, most people where
I work have fish because they know
| am so fond of it. Still. c~anvaSbaCk
duck is real nice. too
Yes returned Mrs. Dibbs. That
reminds me that I must order a piece
Of beef off the neck to boil.'-Chicago
News.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
CHEAP CUTS OF MEATS.
Money Can be Saved by Knowing
Less Costly Portions.

Baltimore Sun.
In hese days when the cost Of liv-
ing is SO high, nc oma rich or
poor, is disdainfu1 Of the little econo-
mics in the management Of her table,
which once were thought to argue a
lack Of dignity. It is a matter Of
pride with women in all walks Of
life to know how to spend most in
telligently the family allowance for
The cheaper cuts Of meat contain
approximately the same food value as
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
NEW YORK n

New Nork. Jan. 24.-Call money, nomi-
nal: no loans.
Time loans. easier: 60 days. Q: 90 days,
34Mie; 6 months. !. Mercantile paper.
<,4M&. Sterling exchange. steady: ~
siay bills, A.S3.I1: demand S9.SG.2J. com
Nercial bills. 4.Sa%..
Var silver. J1~s. Mexican dollars. 40.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
Federal League Signs !27 Players

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. Z4.-Eederd
League magnates after TWO secret
committee sessions today issued two
optimistic reports-one that 121 play
ers had been signed, e~i6hty-three of
them major leaguers, and the other,
that the construction Of the stands are
now under way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
COTTON

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Jan. 23.-For the week end
ing Friday, January %:
during week ............... 253, sos
Net receipts at all Z. S. ports
same week last year.......... 1852, OO3
Total receipts since Sept. list. 7,729,216
year 7.674.549
Exnorts for the week..... 1874 ,125
Exnorts for same week last wear 1913 $50
Total exports since Sept. LIST. 5.S6S,O29
Total exports same date last
year 5.9SG,:37
STOCK nj all II. s. ports...... 1. 1O4. 33S1
Stock at all {. S. ports same
time last year,. 913,2l4
Stock at ALI interior towns...... 920,544
o'tp; tive last 1890
StocE at Liverpool 1,O13.O0O
o' lost Wear 1.462, coo
stock of Am. afoat for Great
Britain same time last year. 26o,oet
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27

The final ginning report will be issued
Friday. March 20, at 10 a m., and Will an
noun"e the quantity of cotton ginned prior
- February 2S.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27
ENx- WORK 1--WE STOCK

SEW YORK LIVE STOCK.
New York. Jan. .4.-BeeveS. feeling IN
changed.
Calves, steady.
Sheep. duh and lower.
Hogs, feeling steady.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-27

the more expensive cuts. With the
exception OF the fat Of bacon and salt
pork, n kind of meat has SO nearly
the same amount of protein or body
building material as another that dis
tlnction Is useless.
Lamb and mutton are among the
most economical meats to buy. be-
cause they can be bought in a whole
quarter and utilized IN SO many diff
ferent ways Take a neck OF mutton
Tor example. 1t can be divided, part
OF IL run through a meat chopper and
made into a kim Of Hamburg steak.
while the rest can De made into .
very paiatable stew.
In joints of beef the most important
thing 10 remember is that 81 per cent
OF round beef is meat n s per cent
Done, While in roast ribs or beef g
per cent is meat and p per cent
bone.
Consider chops for q moment. II
is a striking fact that in rib. leg and
shoulder chops the shoulder cut is
equal TO the first two named in
amount, n costs Just about one
half the price.
AS to the question Of cooking.
Beef. OF course, should not be fried in
grease, but on q hot skillet, upon
which 1t shoul be turned two or
three times. In roasting beef the
best plan is to have the oven very hot
when the roast is first run in. This
will close the surfaces Immediately
and prevent the flavor and tuice of
the beef from being lost. The tenn
perature Of the oven can then be
lowered and the roas cooked gradu-
ally until it has reached the point de-
sired.
For the woman who feels the need
Of a closer economy there are very
good substitutes for meat. These
substitutes will satisfy the bodily
needs and can be made delicious anl
appetizing. They are French are
bit, escalloped fish, macaroni ant
oysters, macaroni and cheese. HON
my croQuettes, split pea c~roquettee
lentil croquettes, baked beans an,
rice and cheese.
These substitutes have been expert
3 mented with and carefully measure
e by Prof. Edna Noble White. head Q
s the Domestic Science College of tn
D Ohio State University, who ha
= worked out this interesting table {
:. relative value, weight n cost. tn
v weight given is hat Of the porto
: necessary to serge one person. til
n weight Of protein a portion, and til
cost in cents and fractions Of cents.
d Cos Per Serving.
T. Weight Gram
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11

of Jesus Christ, actually practiced, to
be the solution of all labor problems"
says Jackson. ''In the majority of
the cotton mills of the South condi-
tons are unsatisfactory from the
standpoint of humanity. We believe
it the duty of the church to tell the
whole truth and then Apply to the