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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Calhoun Items

A union Sunday School was
organized at the Calhoun school
house Sunday, April 18Th. A
good attendance of children as
we'll as older people turned out.
The officers elected were as
follows: Ottoway c. Kiger,
Superintendent; Mrs. Char
lotte Piercy, Assist. Supt.; Mrs.
John Donaldson, Organist; Mrs.
o. C. Kiger, Sec. and Treas. I;
Miss Birdsall, librarian. Sun
day school at 10 o'clock next
Sunday. Everybody is invited
to turn out and help.
Frank Chambers and family
spent Sunday at MIR. Hates,
near Hardscratch.
R)bt. Cassidav's were Sun
day visitors at Donald Maule's.
Frank Chambers purchased a
seven passenger "Chalmer
Six
Robt. Cassiday and family
we're Sunday visitors at Don.
aid Maule's in Raglan Twp
John ]. Cox and wife were
visitors at M. w. SINNERS Sun.
day.
Bert Mccall and family were
Calhoun callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Barnhart
AMI children were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Kigel
and Miss Jennie Jones
Mrs. Frances Steen left Mon
day for a visit with her parents
at Tyron, OKLA.
Frank Chambers and family
spent Sunday at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Haight, east Of
Logan, Mrs. Haight having the
misfortune of getting her arm
broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Birdsal
visited at Whitson Birdsall''
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cham
bers were Oman, visitors on,
day the latter part of the week
Fitzgibbon sisters of Wood
bino, were weekend visitors a
home.
| Mrs. ]. L Hall, of Mo. Val
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Special Notice

| wish to state that we are
now making two deliveries dai.
IL, you may confer a favor by
having bottles and tickets ready
it will enable US to give better
service. Anyone wishing fresh
SKINNED milk at l2c per gallon
may obtain same by calling
Nagle's Dairy, "A black.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Spring Is Here

Red Cloud Encampn ent No.
81 meets in regular session
Friday night April %. Every
Patriarch is expected TO be
present to help in work and
arrange to celebrate the ami
versary event Saturday.
Geo. Mcintosh, C. P.
G. M. Everett, S.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Notice

Brotherhood of all Railway
Employe. S will meet in regular
session Monday evening, Apr
26th. All members are re.
quested to be present. A sccia
time will be held at the close
of the meeting and refresh
ments will be served. Come
out and get acquainted.
A. c Johnson, Sec.
l.. M. Walker, Cen.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22

District Court IN and for Har.
risen County.
State OF Iowa,
Harrison County. %
To All w mona ii May Corcern:
Whel cas-, on the 2Olh day of
April A d 1915, q paper pur-
porting 10 be the last Witl and
Testament Of Mary j. Rhoda-
bsck, late OF said county, de-
ceased, was filed in my Office,
and was BY ne opened and read;
and the 22nd day of May, 1915,
appointed and fixed as the time
when the same will come be-
fore the court, at the March
term thereof than 10 be held,
for final proof and probate, as
the duly executed last VIII and
Testament OF The said Mary j.
Rhodabeck, tleceased, at which
time all pesos itlterestf d may
appear and show G. use why the
same should not be admitted to
probate.
Dated Ills 2osh dag Of April
1915.
LYNN j Twin, Clerk.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Jacob M. Berlier

Jacob M. Berlier was born
Nov. II, 1861. in Illinois. At
the age of four, he, with his
parents, moved to Aldricb, Mo,
where on Nov, IA, 1880, he was
married to Rebecca F. Oven.
To this union were born eight
children all of whom, together
with his wife. survive him.
To- Y ere Mrs. G rita M. Chap
man, Mrs Elsie M Grain and
Virgil M. of Mo. Valley; M S.
Alta T. Hyso of Sedan, N NJ I;
Mrs. Tracy F. Boehler of Logan
and Lucy A, Otis 0. and Zelma
A, who are at home.
He moved to Missouri Valley
| Nov. 90, 1918, where he resided
until March Is, 1915, when he
moved 10 ST. John. On Aprii 8,
he was stricken with LaGfiYre
and later pneumonia, and not
withstanGing the care of phys
clan, family and friends, be
pissed away at 5.00a m April
ii, 1915.
, The remains were laid to rest
in Rose Hill cemetery.
He was q member OF Chris
tian Church fer fourteen years
and a devoted husband and q
kind father and his death is
kecnly felt by his many friends
Spring Is Here
This is the time of year
!. when you begin to look over
3 your last years equipment to
2 have everything splc and span
( for spring. When you find
: you need garden hose, a lawn
] mower, an oil stove or a re1rig-
orator, go to K b Brundige's
s and let him show you his com
plete lire of these goods.
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The Best Garden
CultiyatOr m a d e
for sale by L. G..
Vincent. DIV
Lost

On Second or Superior streets
Friday evening, a ladies gold
watch, E|gin works, attached
to chatelin pin, with monogram
.P" Liberal reward.
a24 Mrs. Guy R. Smith.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22
Big anee

at Walkers hall, Wed April %,
given by Z OF r E Everybody
welcome. Rou ch & WattersoD,
violin and piano. tt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Christian Education a Necessity
(By President W. A. Harper, Elon College, N. o.

1t would be inexcusable folly for the
Christian colleges to wage war on the
State institutions OF higher learning.
Both types of institutions are here to
stay, and the sensible thing to do ID
to realize that fact. and for each to
get busy doing It's special work. State
institutions should cease to encourage
their graduates to write theses on the
narrowness and '.unnecessity" OF
Christian colleges. and they in turn
should try to forget the shortcomings
of their competitors supported by the
State. We have had elimination and
recrimination long enough. and would
do well to stick to our respective
ideals and do our distinctive work
with fidelity and earnestness and SIM
plicity of heart.
But 1t will not be amiss to charac-
terize briefly the fundamental aims OF
State and Christian colleges. MOI
will 1T be amiss to recarl that the
United States is the only Christian
nation which undertakes to educate
without religious influence. The great
Christian nations. like Germany,
France. England. make provision even
In their secondary schools for reli-
gious instruction. and they do well in
SO doing. The usual custom. modified
to suit local conditions. Is TO have all
the pupils go at certain hours each
day to religious instructors Of Their
parents choice, where they are nur-
tured in the things OF the kingdom. II
seems to me that this is a much more
sensible plan than the diluted moral
teaching ad coated by some edtica-
tional leaders for our own public
schools. Religious instruction suited
to the conscience of Protestants. Cath
olica Jews. and frse-thinkers would
seem to be colorless. powerless
thing. devoid of practical influence
in touching the heart of children. For
laugh at dogma though we may, YET
we must all admit that Christian faith
must assuredly rest upon II. II II Is
vitality to affect the character. The
multiplicity of Protestant sects in this
country. ciamoring more for their dis
tinctive differences than for the fun
damentals of salvation, renders sucl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
1000 TONS OF ARSENIC.
Poison Output Last Year Broke All
Records


Washington, Aug. 1.-THE figures
showing the production of white ar
senic in the United States in 1914. col
1ected by the United States Geological
Survey. indicate an output amounting
TO 1870 short tons. valued at s313.-
lat. This exceeds the largest previous
output. that of 1918 (2.513 tons, val
ued at sI5s,236). by 40 per cent.
No direct production of white ar
senic that Is. no production from ar
senic mineral treated primarily for
their arsenic content. has been made
in this country for several wears, be-
cause the arsenic saved at the smelt-
ers as a by-product and the imported
material have been so plentiful and so
cheap that such production would have
been unprofita BILE.
The country's arsenic resources are
immense Deposits OF arsenopyrite,
the commonest OF the arsenic min
erals. are found at many places. only
a few OF which are known to this
Survey. because. except in years of
very high prices. they are generally O.
little or no value unless accompanied
by precious metals: and as high prices
have prevailed only at long intervals.
little notice has been taken of~fhe de-
posts by miners and prospectors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
RICHMOND ACADEMY TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER IS
ing on Old Richmond
College Campus.

The fourteenth session of Richmond
Academy will begin September Is In
the building on the old Richmond Coll
iege campus. which was thoroughly
remodeled for this purpose and used
last session. The school will use the
entire Broad Street front OF the old
campus. this being now fenced in and
arranged as a private playground for
the students OF the school.
The faculty will remain as last ses-
sion. with one exception. Mr.. Newton
r. Ancarrow will take the place of
Mr.. English Bagby, who leaves to re-
sumo his studies at Princeton Uniwer-
sity. Mr.. Ancarrow will also have en-
tire charge Of the athletics OF the
school. The other members OF the
faculty are Mr.. Frank z. Brown. Mr..
A. G.. Ryland. Mr.. L. 8. Gillian, Miss
Kate Steger Winston and Dean W. l.
Prince. Miss Winston has charge of
the primary department, in which
work for little boys seven years OF
age In done.
Dean Prince reports the outlook
very bright for large enrolment dur
ing the coming session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

q plan almost impossible with us ex-
cept in the large centers of population.
Therefore. IL would seem that our
present public school system. crowned
by. our great State institutions of high
err and technical learning, Is a fixture
in our educational life
Aims Of State Colleges
Returning now to the distinctive
aims Of the two leading types of col
leges In our country. we may inquire
first into the aim of the State college
The original of all State colleges is
the University of Virginia. Its founder
was Thomas Jefferson. He was far
seeing enough to realize that this ed
ucational departure would affect won
derfully the life of the country and
considered the fact of .1is origination
of the Idea of sufficient importance
to warrant it's inscription on his
tombstone along with his claim to the
authorship of the Declaration Of In
dependence. What was Jefferson's idea
In this educational innovation? His
writings make 1t perfectly plain
that higher education should be free
from religious control and that edu-
Gated citizens might be had for the
new nation. These are the aims of
the State colleges today---absolute
freedom from religious control and
the production of citizens. The at
mosphere of the State school is pat
riotic, and patriotism is a great force.
We cannot do without IL. The State
schools have certainly succeeded in
that line of their aim. They have also
succeeded in keeping themselves abb
soluteiy free from religious control.
They are models OF liberation, per-
hitting students and faculty to be-
lieve and teach incidentally and prac-
tice In daily life and faith desired.
or any form of infidelity conceivable.
The free-thinker and the devout
Christian, whether in faculty or stu
dent body. are on equal terms Thomas
Jefferson could not have wished II TO
work out better than IL has. And for
those who believe these to be the aims
OF higher education we have no criti-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
THIRD ATTEMPT TO
ESCAPE PRISON

wytheville. Va, Aug. 21.-Moscow
Savage. who escaped from the Grim
inal department at the Marion Hos
pital on the night Of August 10. has
been arrested near Mt. Carmel in
Smythe County. Savage has an un-
usual criminal record. He was serv-
ing term of twenty-eight years in
the Virginia Penitentiary for killing
two men at Appalachia, Wise County.
when he escaped. going to Pennsyl-
vania. where he was shot on being
rearrested.
He was returned to the Virginia
Penitentiary, where II Is said that he
made a second escape and was again
shot. He was then transferred to the
Marion Hospital for treatment when
he made his third escape. He IL con-
sidered desperate prisoner. He Is
of German descent and Is about thirty
years of age, Of good appearance and
attractive manner. Not being &C
quainted with this section largely pre-
vented his escape.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
SMALL SALES MARK
ACTIVE. REALTY WEEK
MONOPOLY IN BoRAx.
Production I'm This Country All from
California.

Washington. Aug. 21.-The produc-
ton of crude borate materials in the
United States In 1914 was 62.4 400 short
tons, valued at $1.464,400. This is an
increase In quantity of IL per cent
according to the United States Geo
logical Survey.
All the crude borate material now
used in this country Ia the mineral
colemanite. The product during 1914
was obtained from three mines, all in
Southern and Southwestern California,
the larger part coming. as usual. from
the Lila c. mine in the mountains of
the Death Valley region of Inyo coun-
try.
4 forty foot deposit OF colemanite
lis repodter to have been discovered at
a depth of 370 feet by ranchmen drill
ing for water about four miles from
Rich station IN the Kramer District.
San Bernardo County. California
Chile and the United States lead the
industry with approximately equal
output of borates, or boric acid and boz
rax. each producing IN round numbers
about 40. 900 to $4,000 metric tons of
crude ores, mainly calcium borates.
Turkey probably stands third in rank
Of production. with n reported average
production of $4,000 tons reported as
borac cite: and Peru, Bolivia. italy. Ar
gcntina and India are also producers.
The price of borax crystals Is quot
ed as 8 IA to cents a pound. though
II rose to IA to "a at the very
close OF the year The tying up OF
some foreign sources of supply. as, for
instance. the mines on the Sea of Mar
mora, and the interruption of foreign
business have created somewhat larger
demand for the American products and
a slight rise in price may be expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
SOUTH'S PUBLIC WORK
REACHES 100000 600
Amount for Permanent
Improvements.
ACTIVITY is INCREASING
Manufacturer Record In Reviewing
Situation Finds That the Greatest
Expenditure is on Highway Con-
struction.

Baltimore. Md, Aug. 21.-Basing its
estimates on special reports, the Man.
ufacturers' Record figures that the
South is now carrying forward public
work. including road and street build
ing, sewerage and water systems.
schools and courthouses. representing
approximately s200,08o.00o. The
greatest expenditures are being made
for highway improvements. and while
full definite figures are not availab BILE
for the entire South. il Is estimated
that s70,ooo.0o0 are now being spent
for this class of construction under
way, or so far advanced In projection
as to insure its building.
Commenting on the facts developed
by an investigation covering the whole
South, the Manufacturers Record
says:
The measure OF n nations advance
In wealth and in appreciation OF the
benefits of public improvements may
be taken by the spirit evidenced in
expenditures for highways and street
and kindred work.
/ mo land OF poverty and pessimism
ever does great things In public work.
Every land of prosperity and OPP
timism shows its faith in itself and at
the same time its prosperity by broad
expenditures for improvements of this
kind.
Judging the South by these truisms,
we can see how this section Is advanc-
ing in prosperity. how 1t is spend
ing millions for betterments. and at
the same time we can recognize that
these very improvements will add
enormously to the prosperity and OPP
timism of the South.
throughout the South and South
west during the last year or two. and
increasing in activity from week to
week. there has been remarkable pro9-
ress in public improvements. under
way and protected. These include the
building Of righways. the hetterment
OF streets the building Of sewerage
systems and water-works. schools,
and every other line Of
municipal and county activity
During the week Under review there
have been many directions signs Of
increasing industrial activity. This
Is illustrated In plants made for the
building of highways. the betterment
Thomaston. Ca: 81 90 900 cotton mill
at Granite Falls. II G. ana Z number
=
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
PLAN BEING PERFECTED
Professor Briggs, Of U. 8. Bureau OF
Education, Points Out Its
Advantages.

Reorganization OF education under
the junior high school plan or some
thing similar Ia definitely under way.
according to Professor r. II. Briggs,
whose review OF secondary education
has Just been issued by the United
States bureau OF education.
The junior high school has been
. and or to . to provide means
for individual differences, especially by
an earlier Introduction of prevoca-
tionai work and Of subjects usually
taught in the high school" There
are now nfty-seven cities In the United
States where Junior high schools are
organised In unmistakable form.
"OneN advantage claimed for the
junior high school," declares DR..
Briggs, lis that II groups children 90
that subjects seldom taught in the
grammar grades may be introduced.
thereby giving each pupil \ more In
OF the world. Of the possibilities In the
subject and In the pupil himself
THE junior high school also makes
easier the transition OF pupils to the
high school. That the change be-
tween the elementary and the high
school should be 50 sharp permits no
To bridge this gap by
earlier introduction to high school
subjects and methods of teaching has
greatly improved results. Il ID claimed.
THE junior high school has FUR
thermore greatly decreased elimina-
ton of pupils from school. This elm
ination after the seventh. eighth and
ninth grades has been one OF the
greatest reproaches to our educational
system. Any plan that promises to
retain children In school beyond these
grades 10 worthy OF the most careful
considerations
The statistics given by DIR. Briggs
snow that much larger per cent .,f
students enter high school where
junior high schools exist than bsf ,re
they were organised.
That the Junior high school fur
nsshcs an opportunity for various
needed reforms In instruction ID the
nnaI claim OF the new movement. ac-
cordins to DR.. BrigEA He points out
that in the junior high school s course
Of study based on the newer princi.
Pies Of Psychology. sociology ana eco
nomics, various provisicns for indfvid-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
ATLANTIC FLEET CREWS
TO BE ENTERTAINER

Newport News, Va. Aug. 31.-Cfn-
GERS and men OF the Atlantic nset,
which assemblies in Hampton Roads
the last part OF this month for two
weeks stay. will be given free trans
portation from Old Point to this city.
IL plans advanced yesterday BY the
special committee Of the Chamber %
Commerce. having charge Of the mat
ter. materiaIixe. The commttte@ haA
called q meeting Of the business nsa
OF the city for next Monday night A
which time an attempt Will BE made
to learn whether or not the business
men desire to charter cars to give kh4
sailors free transportation ~ thu c1kxf
Norfolk has made arrenGezneutn nj
take the sailors 10 Norfolk from oI4
>bers Of the commttkoe ~ 4e@o4z1ilz(QG
that Newport News Gha34 ~ 16m0
~ No one y heeyt 4 a 81 4 IS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
SEVEN Of EVERY TOO
CANNOT SPELL has
Problems Inherent In Teaching Chill
dren Listed by DIR. Leonard
u. Ayers.

Seven out OF every one hundred
third grade public school children can
not spell has" This and otner curl
Gus evidences of the special problems
Inherent in the teaching of spelling
are brought out by DR.. LIE ,nard p.
Ayres. of the Russell Sage Foun1a-
ton, in a study just published.
As a result of combining the four
most extensive studies that haze Teen
used in different sorts of English writ :
ing. DIR. Ayres has selected the ] 900
words that constitute 30 per cent of
the language ordinarily used. This
selection was made from various Eng
lish authors. from four Sunday news
papers of Buffalo, ". Y, and from The
business and family correspondence Of
over 1000 adults. The obje IS Of the
study was to develop scale for
measuring attainment in the spelling
of common words en- the part of
school children
Cooperating with the city superin-
tendents in eighty-four cities # the
United States, DR.. Ayres had the 1000
commonest words tested by an aggre
gate of 100000 spellings. secured
from 10000 public school children.
The result. according to Dr.. Ayres.
made II possible to accurately meas
ure spelling ability and to compute
the amount OF improvement In spell
ings the same words from grade TO
grade.
BY a scale arrangement, extendins
on a line from 0 TO 100. spelling abil-
ity'' is easily and scientifically deter
mined. For example. nine words of
most frequent use. viz. the" in
$50 mo" now" man" ten"
bed" top" revealed that second
grade pupils on an average spelled
correctly "a per cent of these words.
At the other extreme of the scale the
words Judgment" recommend" and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
SOUTHERN POPLAR FOR MATCH
MANUFACTURE IN ENGLAND

a cargo of $50 carloads of poplar
logs were shipped from Portsmouth,
Va, for Bristol. England. This tim
Der was obtained from Understands in
Virginia and North Carolina, and it i.
to be used for manufacturing matches.
c. l. Drawbaugh. the agent who made
this shipment. Is quoted as saying that
England manufacturers who obtained
their raw materials from Russia before
the great war in Europe are now
securing their poplar from the Ports
mouth section. and that the European
manufacturers tested poplar wood
from other parts of the world before
deciding upon the purchase of Virginia
and North Carolina timber. He is re-
ported as expecting to ship about $50
carloads every sixty days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
ENTER APPALACHIAN SYNOD.
Virginia Synod Votes to Release Alb
inr(iOn PresOytePy

Bristol. Va. Aug. 2l.--The Virginia
Synod has voted to release the Abb
ingdon Presbytery In order that the
presbytery may become part of the
Appalachian Synod. new synod au-
thorixed In recent months. This change
is OF special significance to the two
Presbyterian schools In this region.
namely, King College. Of Bristol. -or
the education of boys, and Stonewail
Jackson Institute. of Abingdon. for the
education OF girls
DR.. Tilden Scherer. head Of King
College. has worked for several
months to bring about this change.
The plan will give to the two schools
mentioned a much wider support as
roth become synodical schools and
will, therefore. be entitled to the sup
port OF Presbyterians in Southwest
Virginia, East Tennessee and west
ern North Carolina. The change b.
comes effective at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Dr. Freeman mt Fine strpee

At Pine Street Baptist Church today
services will be conducted by DIR.
VIII be no evening sNrvices. Sunday
school u at = A. ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
Deeds az Rclaase

W. r. Pollard. Jr-. trustee TO George
B. Harris, north west corner Floyd
and Shepard. 20x100: $2.120.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
building Permit.

Building Inspector Butler yesterday
issued permit to the owners to re-
pair frame dwelling, No. 1914 Lamb
Avenue, to cost $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22

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