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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-08-23
FROM EARL MASON.

som where IN France, July q.
Dear Sis and Brother:
Saturday and not much to do.
Had inspection of rifles and
clothing this morning, but no
drill. Never is much drill on
Saturday and never on Sunday.
We are all going to march down
to the creek this afternoon and
take a swim. There is a fine
stream running about 100 yards
from camp, clear as crystal and
Lordy, but it is cold. When you
first jump in it is like ice. Makes
me think Of the time I went in
when you were on the farm and
was helping you put up ice. How
is the weather over there? Is it
hot this summer, or does it still
rain? Lots of rain here. Some
days gets pretty warm here, but
the nights are cold. Sleep be-
tween blankets every night and
they are blankets, too. Tell all
the kids hello, and hope they are
all we'll this summer. Floyd and
Florence might write me letter.
Did Floyd get the card or letter
sent him from Texas? Say Roy,
i have fixed ii with the paymaster
so there is to be $4,000 of my pay
sent to you each pay day. | can't
touch it or no one else. Would
have sent you some last pay day
but could not get away to do it..
How is business? | saw by pa
per we got that DR.. Bowen passed
the examination. Wish you would
send me some Bull Durham
smoking, Roy, for we can't get
good tobacco here. | always use
can tobacco, you know, but it is
hard to carry. Tell Uncle Toms
hello and hope they. are we'll. |
sure feel fine myself over here,
but at that | wish | were driving
q Studebaker or Stearns-Knight
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The light company has force
OF men at work putting on a new
stucco front at the light plant.
The Brown and Foote garage
report the sale of a Hudson Super
Six to Hawthorne Bros. of Cas-
tana.
Clint Norris, formerly of this
city, but now living in Omaha,
was among the lucky ones to go
to the TT. Smelling training camp
and will leave for there next week.
Guy Alexander, formerly Of
this city, has enlisted in the
aviation corps and is now in
training at TT. Sam Houston,
Tex. This gives US a man from
the Valley i'm every branch of the
service except the signal corps.
Who will go to the signal corps?
George Weatherly has COM
pleted his contract for grading
down part of the new cemetery.
Mrs. j. b. Leet of Omaha is
spending a few days here with old
friends. Her son Walter has
been drafted and expects to be
called most amy day.
DIR. John Tamisiea reports the
birth of an il-lb. girl to Mr.. and
Mrs. +. +. upchurch of Loveland.
| Miss Iva Davidson returned to
her home i'm Council Bluffs after
a brief visit here with her cou-
| sin, Marie Davidson.
Miss Minnie Reece and w. r.
Fluke left last evening overland
for Harlan to spend their vaca-
ton at the home of the latter's
parents. Miss Reece will also
spend part of her weeks vacation
i'm Omaha with relatives.
ID. f. Lawler of Green Valley,
ILL.,, is here for few days looking
after his land interests near this
city.
Mrs. w. FL. Bail departed this
morning for few days visit
lWith friends i'm Sioux City and
|WorLhington, Mimi.
! Miss Agnes Andrews, who has
/ been the guest al the country
/ nome of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Har-
| din the past week, returned to her
home in Cambridge, Neb., this
Imorning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Goulthard,
Mrs. Clarence podendorf, Miss
Margaret Coulthard and Law
renee Mckay motored to Omaha
this morning.
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most profit per acre.
No. Which is the best
method to can fruit or vegetables,
the open kettle method, cold pack
process or fireless cooker meth
cd? Carried over to September
to be answered.
No. 3. We believe that high
prices for farm produce Will have
a stimulating effect on the bust
ness interests of Missouri VALLEY.
Program for September,
Roll cali by humorous quota
tions.
Select readings by Mrs. w
Doty, w. w. Reser, Mrs. w. Allen
Jones, b. G.. Jones, a. +. Bessire.
Reading, Blanche Jones.
Music, Christie Stevens
Reading. Genevleve Dcur.
Music, Hortense Deur.
Recitation, Dwight Jones.
Question No. L. How can the
farmers and business men of
Missouri Valley cooperate to GET
a Waterman at the Ninth street
crossing at night until twelve
O'Clock? Referred to G.. H. Deur
No. 2. Carried over from last
month.
No. 3. Was the $500 guarap
lee for the 1913 wheat crop,
without corresponding guaran-
tee on all other crops a wise
move by congress? Referred TO
j. z. Jones.
Committee on questions for
October: Mrs. r. G.. Jones, Mrs.
w. Allen Jones, Mrs. McGavren.
The following visitors made
lie day more pleasant: Rev.
Price and family, DR.. and Mrs.
Gamble and children, Mrs. futile.
Mrs. Barrett and son and daugh-
ter, w. Nj. Martens, Miss Hazel
Shackelford, Catherine Madison.
Howard Hatcher, Nellie More
house.
After singing America" the
club adjourned to NEE With Mr.
and Mrs. Aldridge the third Sat
urday in September.
4 j. E. JONES, President.
y Mrs. Bernard Jones, Secretary.
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August 3, 1917.

Dear Mother:
Well, it is raining here tonight
so l am going to write a line to
let you know am we'll and doing
fine. We are still working quite
a lot getting this barracks in con-
dition for the soldiers who are
being drafted. That is what they
say now. | do not know when we
will get on the rifle range, but ex-
pect to get there week after next.
About the thirteenth, of course;
we have whole week of prepar-
atory swapping in-that is firing
without any cartridges in our
rifles, learning the positions, aim
ing, etc. After that we may leave
the island at most any time.
hope | shall be able to make an
expert rifleman. They are few
and far between, but a man re-
ceiNcs SIS more per month. That
means quite a bit in place like
this.
Yesterday was one of our work
days. We were detailed to haul
rock up from the dock to where
they are building a big store
house. l would like to have a
camera here to get some photos.
IF l can get any pictures 1 will
send some home.
Well, we left there and came
to the new barracks about Z
O'Clock. had just taken a show
er and gotten ready for bed when
our corporal came up and called,
"Outside 90th!' They marched
US back to the dock, about three
quarters of mile, and we carried
boxes of soap until ten O'clock We
were unloading a ship and it had
to be done at a certain time. |
would like to see Serenus Ladson,
but do not think I can, for out OF
5000 men it is pretty hard to find
one. Well, answer soon and if you
have chance, send me some
eats. That is what | miss here
Love to all, ARTHUR.
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CUT sHoRrlrEms.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Sullivan and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer and family
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Lilwall
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Ouinlan, who has
been quite sick, is slowly improv-
ing.
j. Hansen of Missouri Valley
was calling at j. Brotherton's
Monday
Mildred Olingcr is the guest OF
her sister. Mrs. ID. Richardson,
and family, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Greene and
daughter Billie visited relatives
i'm st. John Tuesday.
$. Williamson, who has been
quite sick, is reported better.
G.. ID. Losh and family drove to
Missouri Valley Saturday after
noon.
The ladies of the Mayflower
Sunday school will give an ice
cream social at the home of VIM.
Olinger in Riverview, Wednesday
evening, August 20. Come ev-
erybody.
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LETTERS FROM ARTHUR DoTv
Sunday, July 30.


Dear Brother:
am sitting in the shade OF
9Oth's bunk house, trying to keep
cool as | write this. Today is the
first day since July ii that we
haven't had to either work or
drill. So you see | am enjoying
today to the full extent of my
ability.
We had some breakfast this a.
m.-two boiled eggs, French toast
and bread and butter with good
coffee. Believe me, butter is a
treat here and so are eggs. Don t
think we don't get enough to eat,
because we do. However, if ones
stomach is on the bum they are
out of luck. I have excellent
health now and intend to keep it
SO.
haven't worn any civilian
clothes for some time, and do not
suppose will, as there is new
ruling to the effect that all navy
men must be in uniform at all
times. We are a branch of the
navy so this affects us.
l told mother about our dress
parade last week. Well, we will
have another tomorrow. Besides
all the regular ceremony we will
have inspection of rifles. / have
just been cleaning mine and have
it in excellent shape.
Well, Leroy, have a bit of
good news. Last evening we had
a heavy drill and some of the HOP
heads as the sergeant calls
them, spoiled the drill. Well,
had been made squad leader OF
the end squad. 1t is difficult
job and l told the sergeant didn't
think l could hold it down. He
said, ''B. S., b. S., you are the best
leader in the company and | am
going to make corporal of you
before you leave the island"
was some surprised, and you bet
| will drill with little more pep
/ if possible. Well, must close
now and get ready for dinner
Please write me and remember
your brother, ARTHUR.
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FER FROM WIN. RoULDEM.
Somewhere in France.

Ny Dear Folks:
This is my French pals writ
ing paper, little different than
ours.
Well, we got rations today.
got two packages of tobacco, two
packages OF cigarettes, one can
strawberry jam, Cne can milk, one
can pineapples, one can apple
butter, five packages of gum, one
pound of candy and one tube of
tooth paste.
These are given in addition to
our regular rations, SO you see we
have plenty to eat, chew and
smoke now. IS.
We celebrated the 14th of July
here. That is the same celebra-
ton in France as the Fourth of
July is to the u. S. A.
met nice young French Off
Ger and we are together most of
the time am off duty. He is a
good God fearing man. He is a
very fine chap Gas he calls me).
He speaks good English and has
degrees from all the large schools
of Paris and from Cambridge in
London, and from large German
school in Berlin. He is also a
wireless operator in the army.
His name is Andre Faure and he
sends his best regards to you all.
| suppose you read about us in the
papers, so | won't write so much.
made an allotment so you will
get $50 a month, and that leaves
me SIG.
suppose you read about the
big parade we had in Paris the
Fourth. That is a very beautiful
place and the people are very kind
and generous. sure feel fine
and eat quite heartily, in fact it
seems as though can't get
enough to cat.
worked this afternoon getting
rations for our company for this
week.
l have souvenir cartridge
which a French friend of mine
gave me. He picked it up at the
trenches and has engraved it. l
will send it to you if they will al
low me to.
RECEIVED both of the photos
you sent me. The last one is the
best, think wouldn't take
anything for them. | didn't write
about my trip across the pond.
Can't say much. 1t was nice wea-
ther all the way across and | got
sick three days out. After that I
was all right.
What are all the kids doing
over there now? The same old
thing, | suppose. got letter
from Walter Anderson the other
day. He is in Philadelphia in the
navy yard. | was sure surprised
to hear from him.
Did you get my diploma? Tell
the kids to write to me.
| have a poor place to write so
can't show much penmanship,
but guess you can read it.
You must not worry about me
now because | am all right, and |
hope and pray you are the same.
don't know whether you have
received. amy of my mail or not, SO
will give you my address once
more.
Well, folks, this is all for this
time Will write in day or so.
Give everyone my best regards.
Hoping you will get this letter
and praying for your health and
my safe return, and also wishing
you to write real often, remain,
your loving son,
WIN. BOULDE,N.
Co. T., 10th Infantry, American
Expeditionary Forces.
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LETTER FROM DR.. A. n. koNIo-
/. MAcHER.

Medical Officers Training Camp,
Ft. Riley, Kas., Aug. 16.
DR.. r. C. Lahman,
Dear Doctor ard Friend:
There is so much to say, one
hardly knows where to begin, and
things have been happening so
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-08-23

Ny Dear Friends:
There is SO much to say, peo-
pie, it's hard to begin in a letter
and keep within the time limit.
It's very hot, only 40 in the sun.
How would you like to march five
miles up hill like Third street,
the last half double time? Well,
1900 of us started Three other
young men and myself were the
only ones out of a hundred that
were left. Many of the doctors
are 40 to 55, and it sure hits them
hard. Will say this. if you do right
little is said; if not, you are not
lall day hearing from one of the
colonies or majors. Barracks are
fine and mess is not a gastron-
omical ennui, as many think, but
excellent. AS sit here writing
will try and describe the view
Soldiers everywhere. About two
miles to the south valley are 1000
head OF cavalry drilling, and make
a pretty sight. The artillery are
having target practice with light
rapid fire guns and the reports
echo loud up the valley. Two
field hospital units are setting up
in parade grounds, and the big
ambulances are going all direc-
tions. SiX-mule team wagons
with supplies of all kinds are
moving continually.
Last night we had an excellent
lecture by lieutenant colonel
who is back from the western
front. He had 200 slides made
from pictures taken there of the
hospitals. Many cases of gunshot
wounds. II is wonderful to think
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SINKING OF ANTILLES
GIVES IMPETUS TO
BOND CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
all OF MS do not buy the bonds. you
will be wearing mother hubbards in
stead of furs." She took his advice.
One hundred boy scouts will pitch
n tent on Liberty square this morning
and begin an active campaign. Up to
s O'Clock last night these boys had
| sold fifty $50 bonds. Each boy is
pledged to sell ten bonds, or total Of
one thousand They will give a street
parade today noon.
Speeches were made at the high
school. on the streets. in u eaters and
elswhere yesterday by "four-minute
men" and they will continue the work
today.
The army of liberty meeting last
night. with local Chairman j. NJ.
Berry presiding, was marked by the
greatest enthusiasm. They gave terse
recitals of their bond-selling exper-
fences of the past few days. Plans
were made for the big drive on next
Wednesday.
Captains Selected.
The following team captains were
selected
r. NJ. McFarlin. W. A. Vandever. c.
T.. Buchner, Fred Shaw. Lee lowering.
Paul NJ. Galloway. Leslie n. Ewing.
Cyrus S. Avery. A. l.. Farmer. w. f..
Stahl. Max Madansky. Ora Upp. w.
B. Killmer. l.. X. Darrow and Walter
Mount. These team captains will
meet this morning at 10 o'clock in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms to Sc
lect the members OF their teams.
f. W. Bryant was given authority
to appoint from ten to Is team cap
tains among the women Of the oSy
and they will select their own teams
to assist in the campaign.
Another plan was to have each
store give a reward of 81 to each
clerk for every bond he sells to a Gus
toner.
The Tulsa Rotary club, thru its
president. w. a. Vandever. offered the
services of all of its l2O members in
any way the, central committee saw
fit to use them. All but one OF the
team captains appointed last night are
Rotarans.
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! Little Benny's Notebook
The Park Ave. News.

Weather Damp, inclooding the terst
letters.
Mlliterry News. Kumpinny Il was
drilling in the empty lot last Satio-
day aftirnoon wen the new fat boy
in the next block, being nootral. went
past with a baslut fun of groceries.
aid Kumpinny followed him all the
way home to see that he dident send
them to Germany. wich he dident.
Suddin disapeerents. Sid Hunts fox
terrier Teddy has stopped scratch
ing all or suddin. Sid Eunt saying
they stop biting him about this time
every yeer. but not knowing ware
they go to.
Not All Together
Pome by Skinny Martin.
got a bran new fountin pen,
Being less Expensive than some
think 1t is.
I carry II in my inside pocket
But my fingers Is ware the Ink II 49,
Sissiety Notes Miss Maud Jonsons
cuzin Fannie stayed at her house last
Satdday and Sundey, wich If she
wasent so skinnie and dident ware
glasses and had all her teeth in, she
mite be very beautiful.
Miss Elizabeth Green is going
erround with cold in the nose.
wy not insure yaur papers from
lowing all erround the alley? For
sents a week we will make the ash
men put the lid back on your ash cans
Wen they get throo poking in them.
The Lew Davis and Ed Wernick Ash
Can Insurants Kumpinny, patented.
Advertisement
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and no contract may be made for de-
livery further than ten days ahead.
This Is the agreement entered into
by the sugar producers with the gov
ernment II, after an experience and
observation for n period Of time not
further than July 81, 1918. 1t Is found
that the cost Of sugar distribution Is
more than the estimate price fixed
| by the government-725 cents a pound
the government has agreed to pay
| tho refiners whatever difference that
may exist. Likewise, the producers
have agreed that If the excess, II any
there be, shall be In their favor, they
will refund TO the government.
Committee Controls Sugar.
Food Commissioners Hoover has ap-
pointed n sugar distribution committee
with headquarters at Chicago. which
has control OF the sugar supply of the
nation. Producers can ship only as
this committee directs.
Producers must sell at the price
fixed unless the food commissioner
decides that conditions may warrant
an increase. The producers must re-
port every sale to the district commit
tee at Chicago.
There are subordinate committees
to the Chicago distributing committee
lOCdleu AT NuTlOuS cities tnIuOut tne
country. one of these Is at Oklahoma
City and Is composed of four sugar
brokers there, Il. f. Wallace. M. II.
Russell. w. NJ. Gillespie and Henry r.
Flaarsheim. All orders from Okla
homa wholesalers must go direct to
the main committee at Chicago. which
In turn orders distribution thru the
various subordinate committees
The sugar brokers receive their
usual three cents a bag for selling
sugar, but this Is paid to them by
the producers and factories.
All purchases OF sugar are on n
strictly cash basis. The wholesaler
and jobber must pay for their sugar
when they get IT, as it Is shipped with
sight draft attached.
While the government only fixed
the price at which sugar shall be sold
10y the producers, and made no at.
tempt To fix a wholesale price. Food
Commissioner Hoover. in II statement
Issued October l3. stated that ANY
wholesaler or jobber who sells at more
than the profit usually charged will
be deemed to have taken an unreason-
able profit" and that he Will care
fully scrutinize" sales made at more
than II cents to % cents per hundred
pounds over the price fixed for the
producers and refiners.
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Remnants
Saturday Special in
Wash Goods and Linens

SO-inch Galatea Cloth. in striped
and checks: special at ....... .15c
32-inch Renfrew Devonshire Cloth,
all fast colors. special .... .22c
36-inch Percales In all good pat
terms. special ............... t5c
27-inch Bathrobe Flanels. in light
and dark patterns. special :. soc
36-inch Queen Percales. fast col
ors. special ............... .2Oc
27-inch Ginghams. new patterns.
at ............ .12 Hc
27-inch White Poplin, good quail
ity. special ..............19 19c
Small Huck Face Towels, at. the
dozen ................ 79C
ITntleached Table Damask, special.
the yard ................. .S8c
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Shamrock Buying War Bonds.


SHAMROCK. Okla, oct. 19.-The
drive for Shamrock's apportionment
of the Liberty loan started in earnest
this morning with an enthusiastic
meeting of citizens and business men
at Moose hall. Patriotic addresses
were made by Reverend Loucks, l.. b.
jackson. II. II. Johnson and c. c.
Taylor OF Sapulpa and J. II. Hulme.
president OF the Drumright state
bank. and Attorney Steele OF Drum
right.
A committee was appointed headed
by Don Churchill OF the Newton hard
ware, and he was authorized to ap-
point the subcommittee necessary
The amount apportioned this city is
sec. 900. and large number Of those
present literally responded and the
balance will be gotten by the COM
mittees.
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WOMEN DO VALIANT SERVICE
Collinsvillc Liberty Army of Women
Sell 81, 900 Bonds.

Special to Tho Word
COLLINSNILLE. Okla, oct. 10
The Liberty bond campaign in COL
linsNille received great impetus to-
day when two squads of women were
mustered into the Liberty army. After
brief drill in the technique of bond
warfare by l.. II. Petit, j. A. Reavis
and IL. c. Bollman, the women Jared
forth and in about two hours secured
$1,000 worth of applications.
Mesdames A. Nicodemus and w. G..
Twyman are the squad leaders, each
having five privates in her command.
The women are highly enthusiastic
about their work, and great things are
expected OF them.
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JUDGE INQUIRIES WHY
THEY SHOULDN'T BUY
All Available Creek Indian
Funds to Be Invested or
Action May Follow.

World Creek County Burcau,
1lOh East Hobson
SAPuLPA. oct. f9.-County Judge
j. V. Frazier today made an oroer
citing tho guardian OF all wards in the
county to appear In court Wednesday
and show cause why they should not
Invest the money they control In LIB
orty bonds. Some of the fortunes OF
the wealthiest Creek Indians In Creek
county Will thus be made available for
the purchase OF bonds
III there is n guardian who should
refuse to allow the money of his
charges TO be used for the purchase OF
Liberty bonds | will publish his manic
In the press as "A Stacker and may even
go farther" the Judge said today.
MANY guardians have hundreds and
thousands OF dollars that might as
well be helping Uncle Sam as not and
I'd feel "a If l had not done my full
duty II had not taken this action"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-20
S0r0Sis Shoes for the
Children

All materials selected
workmanship finish
of the best These shoes spendidy made stylish
sensible lasts the growing
Conscientious horoughness the
of Soross footwear They merely
retailer They look beyond thather aim is establish
a
that shop morning Saturday
s a department, to give
each customer thorough service.