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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-01
Big Dance

McCrickard Br1 s. will give a
Fourth of July dance MOI day
night July 5, at j. P O'Rourke's
big barn. Good music, good
time and good order.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Rhodabeck Racket have
la fine silk hose they are selling
at 25 cents also other hose at
higher prices.
Harvey Foss has purchased
the north lot of the Jorgen
Hansen property on Fourth St.
also about ten feet off the G. A.
Walker property which will
give him a fifty foot front.
Next summer he plans to build
a modern home on his newly
purchased property.
And still j, Piuvius thinks
this locality has not had suffic-
lient rain and is again favorlng
US with a visit.
The Valley Hotel has just
completed new wash rooms and
toilet rooms which will add a
great deal to that popular
|hostelry.
The Kensington Club did moi
enjoy a picnic at Mobiles Lake
| yesterday. Some of them start
ed all right but the finish was
not what they expected. They
|, were in cars and when they hac
gotten a little way out of towr
; they struck a rain storm AMI
the way those cars acted, a per
son would have thought the!
were practicing new style Of
> tango, more strenuous than an.
). so far devised. Finally tn
women thought they woul'
). rather walk than ride anywa,
8 and walked about half a mill
to the nearest farm house wher
they telephoned for a liver.
a rig to come and get them. AT
ter the scattering bands had al
! been collected they all went t
= the w. ]. Burke home wher
the fried chicken and all TIL
n fixins were enjoyed in true pic
mic style.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-01

Moskovitz Bros. announce
their store will be open until
noon July 5th.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-01

Mrs. S. C. Graham and Mrs.
W. ]. Burke, are visiting
friends in Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-01

Dr.. Finley and daughter, of
Mondamir, were here yesterday
the guest of friends. While
fixing his car, DR.. Finley had
his hand quite badly burned
and was compelled to come
here to have it dressed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-01

Max Moskovitz is in Omaha
today on business.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Four Footed Poultry.

A certain old man in the Wynchope settlement named Bickley was exceed ingly fond of "big words.' He was riding his horse over the country one bright spring day, apparently intent on some important business.
 Whenever he met anybody he grave ly asked: Have you seen anything of any stray poultry today: I've lost mine and am hunting it" When they told him "No" he would proceed on his; way.
 After spending several hours ill what seemed to be d vain search he at last rode up to the tlrnr of d farmhouse and called. "Hello.' A lady came to the door, and, dolliny his hat very politely. the old man inquired if she had mo ticed any stray poultry around:'
 After moments thought the wom- an told him she had seen no chickens
 "Oh," he replied. its my hogs that I've lost. not my chickens. .'-iouth's Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice of Forfeiture.


 To Mrs. M F. Roberts, her heirs and administrators and to all it may concern:' You are hereby notified that l have expended during the past year, 1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money of the United States in labor and i'm est in those mining claims lying and being on Avery river, in the recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty Bird No. 1, the location notices of said claims being of record in the office of the commissioner. and rec orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num- bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec ords. in order to hold said claims under the provisions of section 2324 of the Revis Statutes of the Unit ed States. concerning annual labor on mining claims, being the amount required to ho'd said lode claims for the period ending December, 1914.
 And unless within ninety days after the completion of the publication of this notice to-wit: within ninety days after the 7th day of June, 1915. you contribute your proportion of such ex- penditure incurred in performing said annual labor and improvements, which is the sum of $66.66, your in- terest in said claims will become the property of your co-partners. who have made the required expenditure by the terms of said section.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska. this 8th day of March, 1915.
 JULIUS RONNING.
 Last publication June 7, 1915
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
A South Pole Hero.

Captain Roald Amundsen. the Nor, wegian who put the south pole on the map, was born ill SarpsburES. NorWhy' July 16, 1872. His youth was spent in Christiania and on board sealers and whalers commanded by his father. Captain Jens AmundSen. He was twenty-five when he entered on his first south polar trip as the first officer of the Belgica expedition. This jour ney lasted two years and filled the young sailor with aspirations for fur ther explorations ill the frozen regions. His parents wanted him to become physician, and he spent year ill |, medical college. Later he went to Germany to study sciences that would aid him as an explorer. His first nota- ble feat was to take ship through the northwest passage, and on this trip he twice wintered in the ice.-New York World.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice of speclar Meeting of the Stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company.

Notice is hereby given that a spec ial meeting of the stockholders ot the Valdez Electric Company, will be held at the offices of the company, in he town of Valdez, Alaska, on Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915, at the hour of o'clock, in the after noon of said day, for the purpose of considering the question of increasing the capital stock of said company, from it's present capitalization, name ly twenty-five thousand dollars, di- vided into twenty-five hundred shares of the par value of ten dollars each, to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into one hundred thousand shares Of the par value of one dollar each. Also authorizing the company to amend It's articles of incorporation, so that It's indebtedness may be increased to a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol lars, with full power to issue bonds in payment of all of its indebted ness, and to mortgage or otherwise hypothecate it's property or any part thereof, for the purpose of securing such indebtedness. Also authorizing the company to amend its articles of incorporation, so that 1t may acquire by purchase or otherwise water rights, water power, and the lands incident
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
KNEW THE WORD "KIRK." :"
But Went Astray When He Followed
 lt Into the Turkish.

U
 To hold down successfully the job of governor of a state or vice pres dent of the United States one does not have to be up on oriental languages. So the Honorable Thomas R. Marshall never hesitates to tell this on himself
 It was at q reception in Indianapolis which took place when the Bulgarian army was driving the Turks out Of Thrace. The battle of Kirk Kelisseh had just been fought.
 odd name that-Kirk kelisseh, said the then governor of Indiana. "lt means Forty Churches,' or, rather, mosques. Now, isn't it queer that the word kirk which, as we all know, stands for church in the Scotch yer nacular, and which appears ill German and other languages of northern Eu- rope, should have precisely the same meaning in Turkish! It makes Us wonder whether all tongues may not have had a common source, and if that is so it would probably be found that that source was ill the east
 There was murmureQ applauSe rom every one except an unobtrusive little professor, who had been lowering near the group.
 Pardon me. governor he piped up, ''but your conclusions, while interest ing, might be called-er, a little miS- leading. It is perfectly true that Kirk Kelisseh is the Turkish for Forty Churches,' but it is the word 'kels- sch that means a place of worship while kirk means forty.
 And the professor was riSht-NeW York Sun.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Summons By Publication.

In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Third Division.
 J. L. Reed, plaintiff vs. Fri Thomp- son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.- No. S-49. Summons by Publication.
 The President of the United States of America, greeting: To Fri Thomp- son, the above named defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, in the Third Division, at Valdez, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons against you, to-Wit: within thirty days after the 18th day of Ap- Til, 1915, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff, filed in the clerks office of the above entitled court; and unless you so appear and answer or otherwise plead, the plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complain to-wit: decree subjecting to the lien of certain judgments duly docket ed in the above entitled court, in ia vor of the plaintiff and the said de- fendant Fri Thompson, on the Battle AK placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or dering that the same be sold to satis- fly said judgments.
 This summons is served on you by publication thereof, pursuant to an order duly made and entered by the above entitled court, on the 9th day of March, 1915, which publication was directed to be made once a week for six consecutive weeks.
 Witness the Honorable Fred. M Brown, judge of said Court, this 9th day of March, 1915.
 (SeaD ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk of the District Court.
 By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
 Date of first publication March 8, 1915.
 Date of last publication April 19, 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice of Special Election.

Notice is hereby given that a spec ial election for the purpose of elect ing a clerk of the Valdez school board to fill the vacancy caused by the re- moval of c. B. Bunnell from the city of Valdez, Alaska. Election will be held at the Fire Hall Valdez, Alaska, April 9th. 1915. The polls will be open from a. m. to 2 p. m. The following persons shall be qualified to vote: All adults who are citizens of the United States. or who have declared their intention to become such and who are residents of the Valdez school district. The judges of said election will be Chas. Sealey, John Hockey, and Sam McNiece. The clerks shall be John Krum and c. P. Topliff. 7
 Dated this 23rd day of March, 1915.
 A. VON GUNTHER,
 MRS. ALBERT WHITE, Members of Valdez School Board.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
FLINT STONES WERE SCARCE.
Our War Office Had to Advertise For Them In 1776.

Our War Office Had to Advertise For Them In 1776. "The war office calls upon all per sons who know where flint stones can be, secured to notify congress-" Was there aught of prophecy in this Grief appeal printed four days after the signing of the Declaration of Inde- pendence?
 A copy of the Pennsylvania Packet contains the advertisement. The news paper bears date of July 8, 1776, and in the same column explains that the flints are to be used for rifles. And , without the old tlintlock there would have been no American independence at least not for many more years after the Boston tea party, if indeed, the colonials unarmed could have mus tered up courage to dump the lead lined boxes into the bay
 Further perusal of the old news paper shows Jamaica rum and sugar were offered for sale by the hogshead; reward of $6 was offered for the re- turn of q horse that had Strayed away from the range. and a woman who had lost two cows rushed into print with the statement that the individual who would lead the bovines home again would be remunerated to the extent of $i.
 Sheriff's sales occupy a column ana half and the Packets publisher takes space to announce advertisements are thankfully received" adding that "un- less subscribers pay their back dues at 10 cents q copy it will be impossible to continue publication after another month -
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G. A. Brown, his heirs and ad
 ministrators and to all it may con
 cern:
 You are hereby notified that we have expended during the years 1912 1913, and 1914, the sum of three hun dred dollars (s300.00), lawful money of the United States, ir labor and improvements, upon your one-sixth interest in those mining claims lying and being on Mineral creek, in the recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska which are known as the Monte Carlo group consisting of the Monte Carlo Monte Carlo No. 9, Monte Carlo Mo- 8, Monte Carlo No. 4, Monte Carlo Mo- 5, Monte Carlo No. $, the location notices of said claims being of record in the office of the commissioner and recorder, at Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 322 323, 325, 326, and 327, of Book 2 Min: ing Records, in order to hold said claims under the provisions of Sec tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of tue United States, concerning annual labor on mining claims, being the amount required. to hold said lode claims for the period ending Decem- Der. 1914.
 And unless within ninety days af- ter the completion of the publication of this notice, to-wit: within ninety days after the 9th day of May, 1915, you contribute your. proportion of such expenditure incurred in perform ing said annual labor and improve. ments, which is the sum of three hnndrad dol1ars ES2O0 CO> vour inter. est in said claims will become the property of your co-owners, who have made the required expenditure, by the terms of said sec1aon.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th lay of February, 1915.
 MIKE BARRETT.
 JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
 Last publication May $. 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that a Gen. eral Municipal Election will be held in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, on the sixth day of April, 1915, for the purpose of electine seven members of the Common Council, who shall hold office for the term of one year. and until their successors are elected and qualified; also one member of the Valdez School Board who shall serve as director for a term of three years and until his successor is elect ed and qualified.
 The Town Hall has been designat- ed as the polling place for said elec- ton.
 Said election shall commence at 3 o'clock a. m. and shall continue un- til z o'clock p. m. of the same day; without closing the polls. R. E. ASIIBY,
 Town Clerk.
 Publications March 8. 15. 9. %.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
ACUTE APPENDICITIS.
1t ls Dangerous Only When There ls
 Delay In Operating.

DoIoy u SPS'0s'o'
 Acute appendicitis calls for immedi- ate surgery" says Dr. Wesley Grove Vincent, instructor in surgery at the New York Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital. Dr. Vincent insisted that there was no medical treatment for acute appendicitis and that the mortal ity following operation was always due to delay, the surgeon being called in when too late.
 "The percentage of mortality in oI- erations for acute appendicitis under taken in the early stages of the infiam- nation is shown by hospital statistics to be very low. It is practically nil. The mortality in medically treat ed cases that are allowed to go on to gangrene and rupture with general peritontis is practically 100 per cent while late surgery ill such cases saves comparatively few"
 Appendicitis is common among chll' dren between five and fifteen years o1 age There is no particular food that can be singled out as especially liable to cause it unless possibly fruits hay ing small pits or seeds Delay is more dangerous ill children than in adults The symptoms described by Dr. J. E Murphy come ill definite order at ap proximately regular intervals. They are: First, pain in the abdomen. sud den and severe; second, nausea ant vomiting within few hours, most commonly within three or four hours after the onset of pain; third, genera abdominal sensitiveness, most marked on the right side or, more particularly over the appendix; fourth, rise of temperature two to twenty-four hours after onset of pain.-New York World
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
EAST INDIAN MAGIC.
The Clever Dry Sand Trick and the
 Way 1t Is Performed.

way | IS T0TIOfHCd'
 A very clever trick often seen in In dia is the following, which is known as the dry sand trick"
 The fallir brings forward a pail, which he proceeds to fill with water. He then shows some ordinary sand, quite dry. To prove it's dryness he takes up handful and, blowing sharp ly upon it, scattels it in all directions. He then takes up another handful and drops it into the water. We can all sec it lying in the bottom of the pail under the water. Next. showing his hands empty, he places one in the pail and brings out handful of the sand. Blowing upon it. it still scatters in all directions, showing it to be as dry as ever This is repeated several times until all the sand is again extracted.
 This clever trick is performed in the following manner: Fine, clean sand is selected, washed carefully in hot wa ter several times and dried in the sun Some of this sand is then placed ill q frying pan with a lump of fresh lard and is cooked until all the lard is burn- ed away The result is that every par ticle of sand is covered with thin coating of grease, so that when this sand is dropped into the water it re- mains dry.-Scientific American.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
al thereto, and that it may reduce the number of it's directors from seven

al thereto, and that it may reduce the number of it's directors from seven to three.
 And you are hereby notified to be present at said meeting either in per son, or by your regularly authorized proxy or attorney in fact for the pur- pose of considering said questions. This notice is hereby served on you by publication thereof, in the Valdez Daily Prospector, newspaper published at Valdez, Alaska, which is the principal place of business of said company. Said notice will be published in said newspaper for eight consecutive weeks, beginning with the issue of February 24th, 1915, and end ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915 Witness our hands as directors of said company, this 23rd day of Feb. ruary, 1915.
 F. M. BOYLE,
 E. E. RITCHIE,
 w. M. FINICAL,
 GEO. J. LOVE,
 Directors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Armenian Peasant Life.

Among the Armenian peasants the old patriarchal system prevails. The entire family of a score or two of people of several generations lives beneath a single roof. Together both men and >k)men till the fields ill a primitive manner, and when the grain is ripe, they take sheaf to the road side that the passing stranger may give a present and thus bless the crop. Their houses are of stone roughly laid or of mud, or frequently they are half underground, and from distance their domelike roofs resemble the mounds of a prairie dog settlement.-Christian Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice of Filing Final Account and of
 Hearjnu Thereon

 In the United States Commissioners Court for the Territory of Alaska Third Division, Valdez Precinct. In the matter of the estate of Dan s. kain, deceased. No 146. Notice of filing of final account and of hear ing thereon.
 Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of March, 19 15, s. Blum. the administrator of the estate of Dan s. Kain, deceased, filed in and present ed for settlement to the above-named court his final report and account of his administration of said estate, and that Thursday, the 20th day of May 1915, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, at the court room of the above-named court, in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap- pointed by the above-named court as the time and place for the settlement of said final account and the hear ing of objections thereto.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 18th day of March, 1915.
 s. BLUM,
 Administrator of said Estate. Donohoe & Dimond attorneys for administrator.
 First publication March IS, 1915 Last publication April S. 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Not Catchinq.

Janes sister was coming home from normal school.
 "Why is she coming home?" asked the neighbor. "Is she sick"
 "Yes, she is very, very sick" said Jane.
 "What ails herr" asked the neighbor. "Well, I don't know exactly. Mamma had letter from the principal, and he said it was lack of mental ability. I don't know whether it is catching or not."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice To Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of George Hansen, deceased.

In the matter or the estate or GeOISe
 Hansen, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersiened, administrator of the es- tate of George Hansen, deceased, to the creditors thereof, and to all per sons having claims against said es- tate, to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers. within six months after the first publication of this no tice, to-wit, within six months after the 24th day of February, 1915, to said administrator. at the office of Donohoe & Dimond. his attorneys in said matter, at Valdez, Alaska. the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said. es- tate.
 The date of the first publication of this notice is the 24th day of Feb ruary. 1915.
 A. S. JENSEN, Administrator.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ

Compiled from the official tide ia. bles issued by the Coast and Geodet- ic Survey. The time for high and low water is for the Port of Valdez and Is Valdez time. Immediately fol- lowing the time of high and low wa ter is given the height of the tide in feet and tenths:
 Sunday, March 28.
 High tide 10:11 a. m., IA; 10:56 p. m., Ill.
 Low tide 4:O7 a. m., 2.3; 4:39 p. m., ca.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Sufficient Grounds For a Divorce.

Sufficient Grounds For Divorce.
 Man never knows what untold az ony woman suffers" exclaimed chatty Mrs. Gabb.
 "The only untold agony woman suffers is when she wears tight shoes to be stylish" replied MT. Gabb.-Cin- cinnati Enquirer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Notice To Property Owners.

Public notice is hereby given prop erty owners that all sidewalks must be cleared of snow and ice before Monday morning. March 29, or the work will be done by the city at the expense of property owners.
 WILLARD T. SCOTT,
 k29 Marshall
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Mystifed.

Little Elizabeth was telling her first dream to her grandma and her auntie. Her mother, who was listening, asked her question about it, whereupon Elizabeth looked up wonderingly and said:
 "Why, you were there. mamma! Don't you er?'-Lippincott's
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Cured.

"She married him to reform him, and she has succeeded"
 "What was his favorite form of dis sipation?"
 He was a spendthrift."
 "Why, he has nothing to spend" Nope. She spent all he had."- Houston Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
lifeIike.

Admirer-Where did you get that heartrending description of sick child? Great Author-It's the way my boy says he feels when he wants to get. out ot going to school.-Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Reflection.

Mot everything in this world is ap- Iropriate."
 What makes you think of that?' "The fact is that navy widows do not wear sea weeds.-Baltimore Ameri- can.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
Only q Comparison.

Smith-Does your wife think you're the best man who ever lived? Jones' Of course not! I'm her second bus. band-Judge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27
A Snapshot.

Here's case where the police caught photographer they wanted in his dark room."
 "Ha! A genuine case of arrested de- yelopment"--Baltim American.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27

Mother (to son who has been fight ing)-"Haven't I told you time and again to keep away from that rough Mixer boy?" Son-"Yes, but you didn't buy me no bicycle"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-27

The greatest fool is the one who fools himself.