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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-10-05
ANOTHER slo FINE
ON DAVID PITT PLAoR.

Persia, Ia, Sept: 3O.--During
1.-The owners absence the barn on
the David Pitt farm, five miles
northwest of here, together with
two head of horses a large
amount of hay and seven sets of
harness were destroyed by fire.
The cause of the fire has not yet
been determined This is the
second large loss by fire on the
place i within a short time, the
house having been destroyed only
a few months ago.
Jesse McMable had a misfor-
tune to fracture aleg Tuesday.
Quite a number Of people, many
from neighboring towns, took in
1.-THE wreck on the railroad near
here Tuesday.
The Misses Nellie, Esther and
Dolly Herman of Omaha were
here Monday calling on their
lcousin, William Hilker.
Mr.. John Martin of Shelby au-
toed to Persia Monday.
Mrs. William Bubbles and chill
dred autoed to Logan Friday.
Billie Hilker visited with old
friends in Omaha Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Poe and
Manning Graham autoed to the
Bluffs Sunday. Three miles this
side of the Bluffs their car broke
down and they were towed into
Ethe city by some passersby.
Pauline Bunk commenced
work in the central office last
Thursday. aS
Trains started to- run on the
milwaukee here about 5 o'clock
TUESDAY evening after being de-
layed since 1920 Monday night
Iby the wreck Of a freight train
two and half miles south OF
there.
John Hansen left for Harlan
Sunday afternoon to be ready to
start to high school Monday.
John Hanferbier and Miss
Nellie Plummer attended the L.
| p. s. reunion in Logan Sunday
levening.
Willie Giese and Lee Best Of
IShelby attended party near
IAvoca Sunday. sss8s
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Stella Waters attended the Z. d.
8. reunion in Logan Sunday even

Stella Waters attended the T.. d.
S. reunion in Logan Sunday even
ing.
Miss Margaret Cook was taken
70 the Jennie Edmundsen hospi-
tai in the Bluffs to be operated on
for appendicitis. She is getting
alone fine at present and will be
able TO leave the hospital in a
week.
DIR. and Mrs. H. E. Carson Wis
tied with relatives in Omaha on
Sunday.
Willie and Edna Giese took in
the movies in Portsmouth Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Anderson
and daughter were Omaha visit
ors Monday.
Mrs. Claus Hansen and son
were in Harlan Monday.
Miss Zeta Monahan, who is
teaching school near Portsmouth,
spent the weekend with her par
Iellts, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mona
han.
Mrs. j. H. Cook visited with her
daughter in the Bluffs Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dorhmann
and1 daughter visited with rela-
tlycs in Shelby. j,ss
Harry Martin Of Shelby was a
visitor in our burg Saturday.
Willie Edwards and Julius
Giese visited at the Gus Turk
home near Tenant Sunday.
Mrs. and Mrs. Carl Christensen
are, rejoicing over the arrival of
. fine baby boy, which Mr.. Stork
Brought them last Saturday. This
Is their fifth child and only boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Evans
attended the funeral of Mary Hill
at Woodbine Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ole Cook and son
visited with Margaret Cook, who
is patient at the Jennie Edmund
son hospital in the Bluffs.
Miss Stella Waters left for Lo-
gan Wednesday evening TO attend
the teachers institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn and chill
dren Of Nicola visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Wear Sunday.
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Surprise party.

A surprise party was enjoyed
Today at The home of 7. A. Toll
efson, the occasion being Mrs.
Tollefson's birthday The entire
das was spent in feasting and
visiting. The out-of-towners
present were Mrs. C. p. Winters
of pisgah, Mrs. C. Johnson and
Miss Alma Johnson of the Bluffs
and Mrs. P. A. johnson of Sioux
CITY.
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otatssssAt sf tlis oysnsrshlp, NAN
! a0snlsnt oirovlat Hon, ITO, Rs-
sulrsd ~ tlss Act 81 August ~,
4o1es Of the mlssourI Valley
Times, puhlJssssd- Weekly at
S lgisseuri Valley, lows, for 0o-
/! tobsr, 111e:
Name Of editor, managing edi-
tor, business manager, publisher
and owner, r.. C. Lahman OF Mis-
|sOuri Valley.
Known bOndholders, mortgages,
and other security holders, hold
fng 4 Aer cent or more OF total
|amOunt Of bonds, mortgages or
other securities, none.
r.. q. LAHMAN,
Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed be-
Bore me this 3rd day Of October,
1915. j. B. BARRETT,
(seal. Notary Public.
NY commission expires July 4,
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treasurer, x. x. Huntsinger. The
executive committee is George
Moss, Frank Carpenter, Arthur
Ramseyer and Fred Mcdonald.
They plan to hold dances in the
K. Of G. hall every two weeks, the
first one 70 be held Thursday,
October 42.
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UNION FARMERS CLUE.

Saturday, September %, with Mr.,
and Mrs. II. l.. Aldridge on Third
street. The day was ideal and all
members We're present except
Mrs. j. j.. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs.
NV. w. Reser. The club was
called to order at II 80 with
music by Christy Stevens, and the
minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mrs. b. C.. Jones read an ar
ticle on preparedness, not for war
but along the line of better
things in life, which brought out
I5some good talks from members
land visitors. The club then ad-
ljourned for the usual session at
the grub pile and visiting. At
2:30 the club was again called
| to order with music and violin
solo by Catherine Thomas, ac-
companied by Christy Stevens at
the piano.
Owing to the lateness Of the
hour it was decided to omit the
remainder of the readings and
take UP the questions.
FIRST question: answered. no.
Second question answered that
it does not pay to drill wheat both
ways in corn ground.
Third question referred to b.
G. Jones for further investiga-
tion.
The committee on the spicnic
reported and presented a bill Of
expenses. On motion the bill was
allowed and ordered paid and the
COMMITTEE discharged.
The committees on the booths
at the fair made their report. On
motion the report was accepted
and bill allowed and committee
discharged.
Recitation by Fern Axtell,
music by Mrs. Coulthard, reading
by Mrs. Axtell and violin solo by
Catherine Thomas. Roll call was
answered by current events.
Program for October: Music,
select readings by j. W. Deal,
Mrs. Deur, Mrs. McGavern and
Gladys Jones, roll call.
Questions.
First: Over from last meet
ling: What is the best method of
harvesting sweet clover for seed? /?
Referred to b. C. Jones.
Second: Would it not be
profitable to employ landscape
gardener to plan our grounds and
lefty blocks as we do the archi-
tects for the buildings? Re
ferred to w. Allen Jones.
Committee on Questions for
November: Mrs. Myers, Il. G,
Jones and Mrs. Frazier.
The following, visitors helpel
make the day more profitable and
pleasant: Rev. e. A. Thomas,
wife and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. +. James, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ: G..
Burbank, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wal
ker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Coulthard.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, Ct. AXtell and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. f. l..
lWhiteman and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. S. Meats, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brothers, DR.. and Mrs.
Gamble and sons, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Graham and sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. SHELTON, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. C. kiger and daughter, Mr..
land Mrs. w. A. Selvy, Mrs. w. R.
Newton, Mrs. w. H. Hargens, Mrs.
| G. c. Williams. Mrs. Miles Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Demmon and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Catch
Ipole and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs,
r. Kirkland, Mrs. H. T. Donner
land sons of Norfolk, Roy selvy.
Mrs. Ida Brundige, Marjorie Hall
land Nadia Smith.
After singing songs the club
adjourned to meet the third Sat-
urday in October with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. Jones.
w. DoTY,
A. A. GREENE, President.
Secretary.
s.ssasu,tsg
L L \
lIf youilaSt Il & 1iI 10 Tiznel,
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WED DNEsDAY i !.

WEDNESDAY,
Miss Anna Welch was an Oma.
ha visitor. today.
Mrs. N. Spencer spent the day
visiting in Omaha.
f. A. Heath is home from a
business trip to Golone, S. d.
Mrs. A. Z. Allstrand spent the
day with relatives in the Bluffs.
Mr.. John Kinney and Mrs. b. Il.
Riley were Omaha, visitors today,
Mayor Case of Logan was in
the Valley on business this morn
ling.
Mrs. John Sullivan of Carroll
|ls here for a few days visit with
friends.
Mr.. George Smiley is spending
Ia few days with friends in
Omaha.
Mrs. M. Heiman has returned
from a weeks visit with friends
in Boone.
Eric Deal departed last even
ing for Texas, where he expects
to remain for some time.
Miss Myrtle Casey came up
from Omaha this evening for a
brief visit with home folks.
Il Miss ia TerrssM scribner is
here for d brief visit with her
sister, Mrs. Bruce Starlin.
/ Leonard Dewitt of Des Moines
lis spending few days in the VAL
ley with his uncle. John Cox.
Miss Irene Muller and brother
will make a two days visit in
Omaha with Miss Margaret Pow
ell.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Thurber are
spending few days in the Bluffs
with their daughter, Mrs. R. E..
Day.
Frank Gentleman returned to
Omaha last evening after sew
eral weeks visit in and near the
Valley.
Mrs. George Levitt and Mrs.
r. j. Tenant are spending few
days with relatives and friends
in Omaha.
Mrs. j. w. Nelson left this
morning for Lorimer, where she
will visit a few days with her son,
DIR. w. j. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zahner of
the Bluffs were in the Valley a
short time this morning. They
later drove on to Modale.
Sister Mary Reginald of Omaha
is spending few days here as
the gest of the sisters home and
the Ed Casey home on West
street.
Donald DuVall Of Estherville
has returned to the city and will
spend the winter here. He will
be connected with the South Or
chestra as trap drummer.
Miss Nellie Broughton and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Hammer
and Miss Thomas OF Modale
drove TO Omaha last evening to
visit Mrs. Frank Broughton at the
hospital.
Mrs. M. A. Carr of Crescent
AMI Mrs. Nettie Whitcomb of
Montana, who have been the
gests the past few days of Mrs.
Stella DeVore, left this morning
for Rock Valley, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Doyle, who
have been spending their honey
moon id Minneapolis, were called
home this morning on. account OF
The serious illness of the bride s
father, Peter Mullen.
Last evening while Mr.. and
Mrs. Mead, who live on the NJ. J.
Fitzgibbon farm west of town,
were out driving some one ran
into their car, seriously injur-
ing Mr.. Mead and slightly bruis-
ing Mrs. Mead.
Mrs. H. III. Fisher received word
this morning of the marriage OF
her neice, Miss Lulu Fenton, to
Mr.. Arthur Oden, September 90,
both of Chicago. Miss Fenton is
we'll known in the city, having
been born and raised here.
Harrison county is getting
prizes at the national swine show,
| now in session in Omaha. Moats
Bros, = CO. have been awarded
- s:sais .ytsd o0s
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SENATOR JONES 70 FILE
$2b, 900 DAMAGE SUIT.
Notices Being Served on Burns
Detective and Eight clti-
x zons Of vjIlJaoa.

Des Names, Ia., Oct. 3.--Sher-
iff Jackson of Montgomery county
is today serving notices upon nine
defendants in a $4,000 damage
suit which Senator +. F. Jones of
yillisca is instituting against De-
tta,,b 9eay 5si nnnfttssi nt ilii hesis
,2le3nJ haog stJs aftiJ ss45a aaati I
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vvorklnsmen's Building 4 Loan
Association Of Mo. valley, la.

Do you want a home? Do you
want to arrange to pay for the
same on easy installments? Do
you want to save and invest your
wages and money as hundreds
have done in Missouri Valley in
the past thirty years? Does the
merchant and the general busi-
ness nan want to help. his GUS
toners to own homes? Does the
retired man want to help build
up a city of homes. If so join this
association and get fair profits
on your investment, reasonable
rates. OF interest on your loans
and make this city of homes, =
rs 100000 others are now doing
in the United States. a6-eod-w
CLAY MEAD9NhALl, Real Es.S
tate, Auetloneerine, INSURANCE.
Phone 167. 49,.
i III it, : I Il siiat.A Adspo
ssssassssie u s's 5
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~ ~ lines.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04

life of the nation will be before us, and
while our leadership in national affairs
has been rejected, can we not as good
citizens forget everything else but our
country's welfare. We have to choose
either Wilson and Bryan and Daniels
to protect America during the next
four years or Hughes and Roosevelt
and Borah. What one of us can sulk
in his tent or hesitate at making the
decision?
L hope every one of the $4,000 who
wrote on the ballot in 1912 the names
OF the electors pledged to Roosevelt
Will respond to this appeal. II Idaho
Is carried for Hughes, as it must be, it
will be because the Progressives are
Americans first and party men after
wards.
VIII you not take time to write me
fully as to your position and views, and
If You feel that you can assist in this
work. advise me as to just how much
time you can give.
With warm personal regards, 1 re-
main, Yours truly.
u. H. GIBSON"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04

and stayed four weeks but when came
home ! would faint just the same and
bad the same pains.
"A friend who is a nurse said for me to
try Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Com
pound. began takingit that very day
for / was suffering a great deal. It
has already done me moro go d
than the hospital. To anyone who 10
suffering as I was my advice is to stop
in the first drug store and get bottle
of Lydia E. Pinkham'l Vegetable Com
pound before you go home. Mrs. W.
c. Brown, 1109 Auburn Avenue, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Why not take Mrs. Browns advice?
Write for free and helpful
advice to Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co. (confidentiaD, Lynn,
Mass.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
DESERT ENTRY IS
NOT EXEMPT IN
BANKRUPTCY SALE
Important Decision Handed
Down by Judge Dietrich,
Involving Point Never Be
fore Tested in Court.

Judge F. S. Dietrich, In an opinion
handed down at noon today, holds tha'
a desert entry is not exempt from sale
to satisfy creditors and that 1t cannot
be held by an entryman under the
bankrupt law, The decision is an en-
tirely new one and in il the court
makes a distinction between a home
stead and a desert claim, holding that
the latter is not exempt from sale tc
satisfy creditors under the bankruptcy
law for the reason that under the des-
ert entry law the government does not
give the land as in homestead entry
does not require residence upon the
same, and does not forbid it's transfer
before all the requirements have been
met.
The land involved in the homestead
entry upon which an appeal was taken
from the decision of the referee in
bankruptcy. ]. L. SavidGe, comprises
100 acres north of Eagle, entered by H
L. Evans and upon which he had not
made final proof On June 16. 1916,
Mr. Fans was adjudged a bankrupt. In
his petition he stated he was willing
to surrender all of his property for the
benefit of his creditors, except such as
entryman under the public land laws
of the United States of a desert entry
upon which he had not made final
proof. Referee Savidge held the entry
was subject to administration and d.
rected the trustees to sell it. Judge
Dietrich in his decision holds with the
referee in bankruptcy and ordered that
the property be sold to satisfy the
~ -, 1,,- H.
creditors today.
FAR REACHING EFFECT.
Judge Dietrich, after going into the
distinction between a homestead and
desert entry and citing the bankruptcy
law in connection with the case at is
sue, held that if the exemption were
allowed it would bring tht bankruptcy
law into disrepute, citing that it would
be entirely possible under the conten-
ton which the bankrupt makes, for a
debtor. while residing upon and claim
ing the exemption OF his homestead, to
put upon his desert entry improve
ments of great value, and after incu.
ring large Indebtedness for that pur-
pose, resort to the bankruptcy court
just before it becomes necessary for
him to submit his final proof, and in
that way secure a discharge from his
debts while Withholding property which
If sold would realize an amount suffi-
Client for their full payment"
ut is easy to conceive the court
continued. IAN entry of this chara cter
having a salable value of $4,000 or
100000, and yet if the present conten-
ton is su. tanned the bankrupt could,
while possessed of such an estate in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
his sentence August 1914.

The crime for which Baker was SEN
fenced was assault with deadly weap-
on. but in his petition for a pardon he
sets forth that the limit of legal tech
nicalities was reached when 1t was held
a broomstick could be classed as a
deacly weapon. Baker Is alleged to
have struck a woman with u broom, in :
flicting a painful scalp wound He
denied that he committed an assault
and after his conviction in the district
court for Ada county appealed to the
supreme court. which sustained the
verdict OF conviction. While the ap-
peal was pending Baker was incarcer-
ated in the county jail and spent al
most a year there before starting his
penitentiary sentence. He appealed to
the board of pardons at that time, but
it refusedto interfere in his case pend
Ing the outcome of his appeal to the
supreme court. 1t was indicated by
the pardon board that II he served the
minimum of his sentence he would
then be pardoned.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
-FOUR WEEKS
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Brown Finally Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Cleveland, Ohio. For years I suf-
fered so sometimes it seemed as though

l could not stand
it any longer. 1t
was all in my lower
organs. At times I
could hardly walk,
for if I st pped on a
little stone / would
almost faint. One
day / did faint and
m y husband W a s
sent for and the doc
tor came. ! was ia
ken tn the hospitaI
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
WANTS PRooREssIvEs TO EN-.
ROLL,

7 hope, fellow Progressive, that YOU
will enroll with me in this alliance, and
that you will see as I do, the supreme
importance Of actively supporting Gov
ernor Hughes. Students of interna-
tional affairs are agreed that the next
four years are very likely to be the
most trying in the history of this gov
eminent. Problems involving the very
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
MINISTER IS
GRANTED A PARDON

Rev. John w. Baker Of Boise, con-
victed and sentenced to the state pen
itentiary to serve a term of from six
months to two years, was pardoned to-
day by the state board OF pardons in
regularly euartely session. Pedro Pa
cheeo was also given a pardon. Pa
checo was sentenced to from to 10
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
BIG CROWD Will co
TO CALDWELL FRIDAY

The junket committee of the Com
mercial club is busy organizing a trip
to Caldwell on Friday, Boise day, at
the Idaho State fair. The Boise mu-
nicipal band will accompany the ex-
cursion. The main. section of the
boosters will leave FOR Caldwell about
80. A round trip rate of $115 is be-
ing offered by the Boise Valley Trac-
ton company.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-12-30
Boorish and Urbane.

When we speak of person as "boor- ish" we mean that he is rude. III bred and uncOuth. We seldom stop to think that the word originally meant noth- ing more than rustic" Boor is the same word as the German "bauer" and the Dutch "boer," signifying "a farmer" The manners of the peas antry are alluded to in an uncompli- mentary way by the history of this and many other words in the Ian. guage. Heather" and pagan" meant simply country bred" and "village bred" once upon a time. Culture and the higher civilized virtues were thought of as originating in towns and making their way slowly. if at all. to the rural districts. So we have as an antOnym to "bOorish" the word ''ur- bane"-which originally meant "city- fied."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-12-30
Calamities of Authors.

Homer was a begGar; Plautus turned mill; Terence was slave: Cervantcs the author of "DOn Quixote" died of hunger: Bacon lived a life of mean ness and distress: Raleigh died on the Scaffold: Spenser, the charming. died in want: the death of Collins was through neglect. first causing mental derange ment; Milton sold his copyright of Paradise Lost" for f15: Dryden died in poverty and distress; Otway died prematurely and through hunger; Lee died in the gutter: Steele lived a life of perfect warfare with bailiffs: Gold smiths "Vicar of Wakefield" was sold for trifle to save him from the grip of law; Savage died in prison at Bris tol, where he was confined for a debt of fS: Butler lived life of penury and died poor; Chatterton. the child of genius and misfortune. destroyed him. self