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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20
poIMos or the
DISTRICT COUNT.

Harry Fitzgibbon vs.. d. A. Rus
sell, cause dismissed and con-
tempt costs taxed to county.
Edward G.. LaDue ct al. VS..
Ralph Glenn Hughes ct AL, final
report of referee made and ref
cree discharged.
In the case of George A. Ben
jamin ct al. VS.. Laura M. Wright
ct al, defendant was given ten
days to file answer.
The cause of Hortense Hattie
way VS.. Harry z. Hathaway was
continued over the term.
Anna Miller was granted de-
cree of divorce from Glenn G..
Miller with custody of minor
child.
Demurrer was submitted and
taken under advisement by the
court in the suit Of w. H. O'Dell
ct AL, VS.. Joicy Browning ct al. to
quiet title.
Lulu Foster VS.. Scott Foster,
suit for divorce, default of de-
PENDANT. Hearing on evidence set
for January 20.
The case of Lena I. Clark VS..
Harry d. Clark for divorce was
dismissed.
Suit of John HUE VS.. James
Mulverhill was dismissed and
costs paid.
Harvey w. McCune dismissed
his case against the city of Mis-
souri, Valley ct al.
The cause of John HUE, exec
utor, VS.. Charles Mulvihill was
dismissed.
After a trial extending over
several days the jury found for
the plaintiff in the sum of $50
damages in the suit of Harve
Deal VS.. +. A. Heath.
The case of John Hall, inc, VS..
A. H. Sniff was settled.
Trial was commenced in the
case of l.. j. Bcebe VS.. Illinois
Central Railroad company, but
was dismissed by plaintiff.
The cause of Fred Swan VS..
G. T.. Hemstreet was dismissed.
The Woodbine Savings bank Sc
cured judgment by default against
w. B. Girton, also against O. J..
Siler by default.
One Tullock Of Missouri VAL
ley, charged with maintaining a
nuisance, waived examination.
Logan Maxson, indicted for
larceny, plead not guilty.
Hearing on writ of habeas cor
pus brought by William T.. Rus
sell against Sheriff Myers, has
been set for January 20.
A suit brought by DR.. Horace
Warren of Missouri Valley
against M. S. Meats ct al. resulted
in verdict in favor of the plain
tiff. To an outsider it looked
very much like a county meeting
of the dental association, some
four dentists from the Valley be-
ing present to testify in the case.
The plaintiff was represented by
Attorney j. 8. Dewell and the de-
PENDANT by Attorneys Burke and
Tamisiea.
Court will be in session thro-
out the greater part of the month.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20
Copyrighted by A. c. McClurg. & Co.

every scrap Of them He looked about
at the men. "The major had his pa.
pers with him, did he not, Chambers?"
Eyes, sir" and the young, boyish
soldier addressed Strengthened up. ~
was with him when he put on citi,
zen's clothes and he slipped big buff
packet into his pocket"
Fox's bewildered glance met mine.
DO you know what that packet
contained, captain?" l questioned.
II do not know. Harwood expected
to meet Taylor here at Hot Springs,
but think there were others to be
here also. The major kept his own
counsel, but something l overheard
caused me to believe his engagement
with Taylor was of more private ma.
ture. Chambers was his clerk, per.
haps he knows"
The lad shook his head, his eyes on
the dead man.
Pm certain those papers were not
meant for him. sir" he answered
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20
HoswaIIow Postmaster.

The subject of this interesting
sketch has presided over the des-
tinies of the Hogwallow postoffice
|since its establishment when
there was nothing here except the
big mulberry tree. At that time
he was out of work and having
found good clean spot, free
from weeds and underground, he
decided it would be an ideal place
for postotfice and at once set
about to get the government in
terested in the crying need Of q
postoffice on this site. He was
successful, having made the de-
m"nd so great that the postotfice
vas established. The postmaster
Knows a good deal more than any
one else around Hogwallow, hav-
II g picking choice of all the lit
erature and letters that com. to
the people of this section. He
also knows who is going to get
letter even before they themselves
are aware Of the fact. How he is
ale to tell is a mystery to all.
In politics our postmaster is
reversible, remaining with one
party only SO long as that party
can make good and remain in
power. Having no patience with
any political organization that
goes down in defeat, he changes
his faith overnight, and this en-
ables him TO remain in office.
In religious belief the post
master is hardshell Baptist, but
is not hostile to any of the other
religious organizations.
The postmaster has never been
10 war, though he bears scars
which we're sustained while he
was on duty for the government
as postmaster. These wounds
were made a short time ago by.
his being bit on the ankle by a
stray hog that happened around
the postoffice at feeding time. He
is we'll enough UP in the law to
know that he has grounds there
for pension, yet he refrains from
taking advantage of the govern
ment in any such way.
In The operation of the post
office he believes strongly in the
motto of Live and Let Live"
having one price TO all.
He takes much interest in the
of the government and
has from time to time made some
valuable suggestions as to what
congress should do.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

Snow wore the cap Of the Federal cav.
airy, and knew / had fallen into
Yankee hands.
Il have no objection to telling you
my name and rank" said coldly,
"but lower that gun first; am in uni.
form"
The rather contemptuous tone Of
voice employed had greater effect on
the fellow than the evidence OF his
eyes. His arm fell to his side, al.
though he still retained q grasp on my
bride.
80 see," but with no cordiality in
the words. "But that 10 hardly con.
vincing. Federal officers are rare birds
Who ride these roads alone. Who are
you, sir, and why are you here7''
Perhaps may be- privileged to ask
first by what authority You halt and
question me?"
He laughed, and waved the. weapon
he still held toward the others Of his
|party.
"Our force alone IL sufllcient author.
~ / thoufd suppose. Hovever. viii
Vt your mind ct rest-I am CaptainI
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

and q cheerful fire glowed ct the far.
Their end. But q brighter glow Of light
Dtreamed from : room beyond. ana.
determined to miss nothing. WAS %
close behind Taylor th-t my quick
eyes caught what believed to be I
swift signal Of warning to the IMAM
within. This. however, was IN. I'm.
precision born from my own SUSPICION,
rather than any real. movement. Tor
Taylor took but q single step across
the threshold. and stopped, leaning on
his gun. The single occupant nat up.
right, before him the remnants II .
light repast. his hand toying with !
spoon. and his eyes shifting from Tay.
lcr's face to my own. He was
heavily built and broad of shoulder.
The face would have been hard, but
for q CLEAN of good huinor in the
eyes. and the softening effect OF tray
hair. and gray mustache. The man
had aged greatly. yet recognized him
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20
Some Mix-up,

Maud Willis - What was the
commotion about over at your
house early this morning?
Bess Gillis-Wasn't that aw-
full? You see, George was trying
to get away without pa seeing him
and pa was trying to get in with
out ma seeing him and ma was
trying to get downstairs to light
the kitchen fire without George
seeing her.-Judge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20
His naode Of Protection.

The tramp had scaled the fence
about four inches ahead of the
bulldog.
What are you doing around
here anyway" asked the woman
who had loosed the dog.
Madam said the tramp with
great dignity, II was a-goin' to
ask for somethin' to eat, but all I
now ask is that you will feed that
there dog" 5
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20
CHAPTER ".
Int the EnsmIss' Hands.

Int the Enomlss' Hands.
The major lay dead, with my blood.
stained revolver - evidently the
weapon which had struck the blow
lying beside him. Dawn would reveal
the deed. and would be discovered
alone in the house, Only my wakeful.
ness. my desire to investigate. had In
teyfered with the complete success Of
this hideous plan, Taylor had pre-.
pared himself for tlis emergency. had
deliberately taken the weapon for that
very purpose. Where had the fellow
gohe? And what had become of the
negro?
] stood there, lamp In one hand and
revolver in the Other. staring. down at
the dead facs OF this man who had
once been my fathers friend. Out Of
the mist noated the face Of the girl.
the girl who had waved. to me Id the
road. The vision brought back to me
GOODNESS and determination. / felt
Through the pockets Of the dead man
and found knife. keys and roll Of
bills untouched, but not q scrap Of pa
Der. On the fioor partially concealed
by one arm, was large envelope. an
addressed. roughly torn open. 1t was
b6me document, then. the murderer
sought. and he had fed with 1t in his
possession.
Intent now on my ono purpose OF
diacovefy, my mind active and alert,
began rapid search Of the house.
Tho front door was fastened and
barred. proving Taylor had not left
that way. There was but one other
room on that door, kitchen In con-
siderable disorder, % though the sefv-.
int had made no effort to complete his
work: but it, outer door stood I'm.
Atched. Sam must have gone with
the mountainess IN his hasty fight--
must bess1ually guilty. This was the
oA1E co1elusion possible, and tire
tAow1sdge that was left there alone
rsadsrsd my own position precariols.
HAYWOOD had surely never venturAd
Into this doubtful region without hAv.
Ing soldiers within call, no doubt in
the village. who. II he failed to appear
when expected, would search for him.
Before they came, and made disc0v.
cry Of the dead body. l must be safely
bSyoAd reach. II found there, no dc.
Tense. no asseveration Of innocence,
would ever save mo from condemnA.
ton. Thsir Vengeance would be swift
uhd nsrcilsss.
Thinhins now only Of my own -
CAPE unobssrved. felt my way into
To night With my bundle. This would
b. FEDERAL tsFfitogy: or II moi, NJ
ftaAy. ny nisht's ride would bring
~ wen within their lines bsf6fes
80 ! snDDed instantly ont Of tie
49, ~ = ssey - deaps1 the III
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Not Up to Her Standard.

Have you any references 2" in-
quired the lady of the house.
"Yis, mum, lot of thin" ANS
wered the prospective maid.
"Then why did you not bring
some of them with you?'
Well, mum, to tell the troot,
they're just loike me photoy-
graphs. None of thin don't do
me Justice
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loe ana @. altar deliberately Milling
DPS. rose. to my feet, stretching
sseepuy. Ine baack returned with .
aaA amp u his hand and led the
way ep ths broad stairs. a moment
!aser ] vas lett alone In . small room
as tne ena Of the upper hall with ono
wsn0ow. % heavily curtained % prob
aety % render the light invisible from
Matnoat. The door was securely
sascneo. out there was no lock. Then
! Wes not being held prisoner.
After some minutes extinguished
the light, and looked out OF the win.
dow, Il was quite q drop, though not
necessarily . dangerous one. to the
stound. Those dim outlines OF build.
lngs were probably the stables, where
! would ind my horse. With no guards
the trick OF getting away unobserved
would DO easy enough, and i knew the
road sufficiently we'll to follow It safe.
II. But desired to learn first what
these two men were actually up to.
Such Information might prove more
important than my investigations In
Green Briar. stole across to the door
and opened It noiselessly. There was
no ono visible in the upper hall. and
4 leaned over the stair rail gazing
down, and listening. A light still
burned within tho dining room, but
there was no sound Of voices, or Of
movement.
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instantly, my heart throbbfng with
the possibility that also might be re-.
membered. Yet surely there was no
CLEAN Of recollection In tho eyes that
surveyed me-and why should there
be? Il had been an untnteresting lad
OF fifteen when we last met. This
knowledge gave me courage to meet
that searching glance. and to lift my
hand In the salute due to an olicer OF
rank.
All" said Harwood in deep voice,
"a soldier from the valley?"
Yes, sir" respectfully, sths Sixty.
fifth Virginia.
How does it happen you wear or.
tillery lniform?"
Expecting the question answered
unhesitatingly.
"They'd lost SO many gunners. some
Of US were detailed to help. Recruits
are coming in now
What was your battery?"
"Staunton Horse artillery, sir"
Stationed"
AT Front Royal-.that was our win.
ter camp"
He nodded. tapping his spoon
against the table. favorably impressed
by my prompt replies. His keen eyes
sought the: face Of the silent noun.
taineer.
You know this man, Taylor?"
oval. I can't exactly say thAt I
dew. major" he said drawlinely. shift
ing his feet uneasily. "He says he's i
Cowan, frum over on Buffalo cfick."
"A Cowan!-you mean"
mo. he don't claim ter be none O
OF Ned's brood-his mars Z widder
woman. They amt no kin. reckon"
4 Whatever thoughts might have been
in Major Harwood's mind were con.
cealed by an .impassive face, ~ he sat
there for moment in silence. ealing
at the two of US. =.
NO doubt you did what you be-
lieved to be best, Taylor" he said 1T
last quietly. aWe will talk 1t over
later. You are both hungry enough
to eat, | suppose? Draw up some
chairs and Sam will find something.
No objection to remaining here over
night. Cowan?"
I'D be glad to get on, sir. but my
horse is about used up. The roads
have been hard and we have Travelled
rapidly"
Well, there is plenty. Of room, and
you are welcome. This house, he e.
planned. belongs to q friend 81 mine.
who had to leave the country-too
Yankee for his neighbors. ind It
rather convenient at times. All, Sam,
that rasher Of bacon looks prine-I'il,
try some myself B.
Fhe three OF us talked upon many
subjects. although Taylor said little.
except when directly addressed, Ind
noted that few references were
made to the war. That Hafwood waa
in the Federal service ] had no doubt,
although he was not in uniform, and,
II this was true, then it must be 1ise
fact that Taylor was Union spy.
The meeting here had not been BY
chance, although q mystery involved
the hidden reason why !, known
Confederate soldier, had been encour.
aged to accompany the mountaineef
to this secret rendezvous At last the
meal ended and the major pushed
back his chair and motioned Sam to
clear the table.
Ycu two men are tired out, = he said
gentally, and you had better turn H.:
and get good nights sleep. Wen
all Of US ride on into Green Briar to-
ssY,orrnvUS tn fa1ar ,sJsfh S,nai = Ss.aS.,AS Z
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

Dunk Bolts, Reg. Correspondent

Dunk Bolts, Reg. Correspondent.
George Bingham.]
| Copyright, 1916, Adams SYM
The Hog Ford preacher will
preach at Hog Ford next Sunday.
A big crowd will likely be pres
ent, and those desiring back seats
should go early.
The Mail Carrier was so helped
up after reading a statement from
Wilson the other day that he went
and invested in new pair OF
Igaiter shoes.
A lightning rod agent was here
a few days ago. Columbus Allsop
got on on approval and will take
it to his housetop and try it our
thoroughly next time there is any
lightning.
Poke Eazley has just about
completed his last pine stick and
ANNOUNCES that he will be ready
at an early date to begin whiting
on a fresh dry goods box.
The Widow of the Calf Neck
neighborhood was in our midst
on business one day this week
and looked at Raj Barlow.
The entertainment to be given
by the Ladies Aid of the Dog Hill
church promises TO be very sue
Icessful. To draw a large crowd
no admission will be charged, but
the person passing the hat around
will stop i'll front of each spec
tator long enough for him to de-
eide whether or not he wants to
contribute.
Yam Sims spent several hours
at the Rye Straw store. Tuesday
morning warming his feet. The
lstorekeeper says he is glad Yam
hasn't got but two feet.
Slim Pickens says the man that
invents steel trap that will float
around through the air and catch
wild geese will be smart one.
Gander creek has froze over.
That is not bothering Poke Eaz-
ley any, as his wife is doing the
washing at the cistern anyway.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

Poke Eazley has just about
completed his last pine stick and
ANNOUNCES that he will be ready.
at an early date to begin whiting
on a fresh dry goods box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

The Widow of the Calf Neck
neighborhood was in our midst
on business one day this week
and looked at Raj Barlow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

Gander creek has froze over.
That is not bothering Poke Eaz-
ley any, as his wife is doing the
washing at the cistern anyway.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-01-20

The Mail Carrier was so helped
up after reading statement from
Wilson the other day that he.went
and invested in a new pair OF
gaiter shoes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-25
OCALA, FLORIDA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1916
4 RECOUNT Of
MAR|ON'S VOTE
At the Instance of Mr.. Knott is Now
Being Conducted by the County
Canvassing Board

A recount of votes for governor, as
cast in the recent primary, has been
ordered for nine precincts in Marion
county, ". V. Knott having secured a
writ Of mandamus for the purpose,
with a view to obtaining enough
votes to overcome the lead which S. J..
Cats is expected to obtain in Alach-
ua county. The writ, addressed to the
.canvassing board for this county, was
received today, and this afternoon the
recounting has started in the office of
Supervisor Barco in the court house.
The precincts to be recounted are
Ocala No. 1, boxes l and 2, Lake Weir,
Salt Springs, Belleview, Pedro, Can
dler, Eureka and Geiger. No fraud
Is alleged. 1t is simply alleged that
the votes were incorrectly counted, on
account of misunderstanding with re-
gard to the second choice votes. The
writ of mandamus is returnable be-
fore Judge Bullock September %.
and should there be any objection to
a recount in any of the precincts, it
will be necessary to show cause on
that date why recount should not be
made. No objection to making a re-
count is anticipated, however.
At o'clock this afternoon in Sup
ervisor Barco's Office recounting was
begun in the case of Ocala No. l, box
z, and in the case of Gambler precinct.
1t was expected that the election of
ficers of the other seven precincts
would start making a recount during
the afternoon.
With the recount in the Gambler
precinct and Ocala precinct No. 1, box
2, completed at 8 o'clock, Knott had
gained tw ovotes in the Gambler pre-
cinct, and in the Ocala precinct there
was no change of the result.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-25
KNOTT GAINED VOTES
IN ALACHUA COUNTY

Gainesville, Sept. 24.-The Alachua
county canvassing board met yester-
day to recount the vote of the entire
county but the inspectors of only four
precincts put in an appearance to car
ry out the order of the circuit court.
Two precincts-Island Grove and
Arredondo-exactly tailed in the re-
count with the first count in June. In
two Gainesville city precincts all CUB
ernatorial candidates made gains in
tally of second choice votes, but Knott
made a net gain of fourteen votes.
The recount will not be completed
before Monday.
The vote of Alachua, precinct No.
3, which gave Cats s;xty-nine major
ity with which he has never been
credited, has not been canvassed. This
is the precinct concerning which vote
the county canvassing board is cited
to appear before the supreme court
at Tallahassee Monday and show
cause why it should not be canvassed.
The county canvassing board has re-
fused to canvass the vote of the pre-
cinct on the grounds that the mem
bers of the precinct election board
failed to sign the returns as required
by law.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-25
IRELAND FAITHFUL
To THE EMPIRE
Even British Regiments Largely Re-
cruited from the Fighting
Men of Erin
ASSOCIATED Press)

Dublin, Sept. 25.-The charge that
the Irish regiments, and particularly
the Dublin Fusiliers are being filled
up from reserves of Englishmen and
Scotsmen, is repudiated by the colonel
lately commanding the Dublin Fusil-
lers battalian recruited from the COM
mercial young men. There are. he
says, not twenty men in the battalion
who are not Irish, and these had come
iu because they had Irish friends in it.
Irishmen who had been serving in
English regiments had applied for
transfer to the Dubiins and this may
have given rise to the charge. Some
English regiments have been recruit
ed almost entirely from the Irish in
England, notably the Tyneside Irish
which was officially called the North
cumberland Fusiliers, in the lists as
the 18th London regiment. The
casualty lists of Scottish Highland
regiments show large proportion of
Irish names.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-25
CORNER Of
THEIR KINGDOM
Being Faithfully Guarded by the
Little Remnant of Free,
Belgians
ASSOCIATED Press)

Flushing, Netherlands, Sept. %
King Albert has aged under the heavy
cares and sorrows of the present time,
and his hair is beginning to turn gray,
according to the latest news from the
Belgian front. His majesty never
leaves the small strip of territory over
which the Belgian flag still flies, re-
framing from visits to places in
France or to Ste. Adresse, where his
government has its seat. If the king
OF England or President Poincare
want to meet the Belgian sovereign,
they have to go to this corner by the
User.
The soldiers deeply appreciate the
fact that their sovereign and COM
mander-in-chief shares with them the
monotony of this marshy bit of com
try, waiting, like them, for the day
when Belgium shall be free once more.
His majesty is frequently seen by his
men-in the trenches, in barracks, on
the sands and in the dunes. 1t is said.
indeed, that no one knows better than
he the 25 or 80 miles of trenches
where the Belgian troops keep vig-
liant guard day and night. He is
particularly fond of visiting the ad-
vanced posts, and his troops always
feel some amount of anxiety when
they descry the kings tall figure ira
versing the footbridges only some
hundreds of meters distant from the
enemy.
Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand,
has with her own hands bound up
many badly wounded men in the Ocean
hospital. Here she is in dainty at
tendance, speaking an encouraging
word here and there to the patients
and distributing tobacco and cigar
cites. Instances are related in which
she has stood by the dying bed of
simple soldiers. Her majesty is held
in great veneration by the entire
army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-25
PRESIDENT OPENED
HIS CAMPAIGN
Address At Shadow Lawn Saturday
Won the Applause of
His Audience
ASSOCIATED Press)

Long Branch, N. j., Sept. "a
President Wilson yesterday actively
opened his campaign for reelection
with speech replying to the republf-
can criticism of his settlement of the
recently threatened railroad strike.
With emphatic gestures, before a
large crowd assembled at Shadow
Lawn, he defended the eight hour day
and declared also that the nation must
be freed from the possibility of in
reference with its commerce. Busi-
ness men from various parts of New
Jersey often interrupted the president
with applause.