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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-20
ELmpALE ITEMS

1t does seem curious that all
the farmers have got out of rails
ing fruit. When I was on the
farm we almost had to run our
horses to get to town to sell our
berries to get ahead of the other
fellow. The town could not begin
to consume all the fruit that we
raised. Used to make the express
agent a little peeved to handle the
Strawberries, raspberries; and
grapes. When I get on the farm,
there will be going over and see
if can't have competition in
Smelling out the fruit.
1t does seem to me that the
preachers, maybe the people are
a little to blame these hot Sun
day nights not to have two or
three of the churches unite and
have big meeting. Now none of
the churches have only a. few go
ers. Let US all be brothers and
sisters as we don't have no poll
tics. Now let's be union in reli-
gion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hooper on 5th St.,
have moved to Council Bluffs.
1t was so hot Sunday that Mr..
Fox's bees put off swarmfng un-
It'll 6 p. m. He was there to take
care of them.
I took a trip to Elmdale Sun
day and found the corn looks real
good for bountifll crop. It
bothers the farmer to cultivate on
account of being so hot. fused to
lin Nebraska have shade over my
riding cultivator. It helped SO
much.
Potatoes are going to be i'm
mense. Mr.. Whistler had some that
.IMoq qseM lIBus SO S!qs Sc aiaM
| He hasn't contracted them yet.
am so used to getting hungry
under the new rule at n q. m.
THAT believed could get used to
it at 10 a. m.
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letter from Chris p. Riley

Mills, N. Y. June ~ 1913
Dear Mother:
Have nothing to do today SO /
am going to write you a letter.
wrote one last night but don't
know if you will be able to read it
OF not as it was just about dark
when l was writing it.
How are you and Dad and all
the rest of the family? Hope that
you are we'll. am feeling fine.
We had a very nice trip. Never
thought that | would ever see the
city OF New York. Well, / have not
seen Broadway yet, but our Cor
poral is going to see if he can get
a pass for his squad of men and
take us up to Broadway. Sure will
have lots of news when | get home
to tell you. l sent some post cards
to you of the cities that we pass
ed through.
Here are some of he states we
passed through: Arkansas, Tenn
essee, Kentuckey, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New York and we landed in
Jersey City. When we got off the
train put on our packs and with
rifles marched to the ferry boat,
left our rifles and packs there;
went back to the cars and got our
other equipments, boarded the
boat and started again for Long
Island. Got there in the afternoon.
Boarded a train again which took
US within two or three miles of
Camp We then slung our packs
on our backs and marched to our
tents. We were a tired but very
happy bunch. Go. 1 was the hap
piest bunch on the trip and we
are ding to be that way So don't
worry about me as I will be home
in a short time.
/ don't think this war is going
to last very long. The papers look
good this morning and | hope
they will keep on looking better.
have not got letter from
home since left Camp Dodge.
Suppose there is mail at Camp
Traverse for me if they will send
it to me which l think they will.
Have you gone to st. Paul on
your trip yet. hope you will go.
and enjoy yourself. Well believe
l told you all I know so will close
for this time. Hope TO hear from
you soon. With love,
Your son, Chris
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ties, hence his fallibility as tho
ond nv ir,ds,,:d,.al

ties, hence his fallibility as the
ordinary individual.
Nearly all officers when an act
against the peace and dignity 81
any city has been committed de-
plore the act as badly as the party
who has been the victim, and UNI
just criticism should not be In
dulged in.
Now one party will say that IL 1
had been the policeman would
have done so and SO, why what
was he thinking about, he could
have caught the culprit just as
easy as not. They may be correct
in the deduction after the commits
sion Of the offense has been COM
mitted, which is a simple matter
of deduction, and does not take
any great mental effort on the
part of the most ordinary individ-
ual to arrive at true conclusion
in the premises.
An unbiased criticism is al
ways commendable and should be
applied when and where the oc-
OCCASION occurs it is a duty to all.
All officers ask the aid and as
sistance of all its citizens in as
sisting in their efforts to locate
crime and criminals, and bringing
the culprits to justice, in such co.
Operation great benefits are the
result therefrom, kindly bear in
mind and note results.
Abe Daniels,
City Marshal.
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Letter from U. c. Fox
France, May 1, 1913

y. ~
Dear Mother:
/ received your letter a short
time ago sand just found time to
answer. + am we'll and enjoying
myself as much as possible over
here in the big show.
Will get my 10 day vacation
this month and will spend it in
Nice which in Southern France,
and one of the most beautiful
places in the world.
Will also stop a short time in
Lyon where | have a French
friend. We don't know any more
about. this great offensive of the
Germans nor what it will develop
into but have great confidence it
will be turned into a great Allied
victory.
We have more rain in this
country than I ever saw in the
states but when the sun does
shined.i it is very beautiful and
warm.
Tenn not receiving many letters
any more and don't know whe-
Their it is because don't write so
many or because lot of people
have forgotten that | am over in
France. 1 am pleased to know you
you people are getting along SO
we'll and sincerely hope you will
continue to do so we'll until re-
turn which I think will be in 6 or
8 months. / must go to dinner
now or go without, so goodbye to
you, Father, and Harvey.
With love, your son,
U. C. Fox
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Lyon, France,
May %, 1917

Dear Mother:
am spendin part of my vaca-
tlon mere in Lyon, city of about
100000 and very beautiful. The
surrounding country is the most
beautiful I ever saw and can't
blame the rench for fighting so
hard for their country.
l go from here to Italy to spend
the rest of my vacation and will
mail cards from there. have the
pest OF health and will come back
as good as ever when the war is
over. am located on the Verdun
'front.' and have been many times
IN Nerdun. The Germans have al
most destroyed that beautiful,
city and many others that 1 have
seen. We are attached to the
French army. The French are we'll
pleased with our work and we
have received many compliments
from them. We sometimes have
little excitement with the Germans
because they try to prevent us
from bringing supply and troop
trains TO the front but it has been
rather quiet on our front ever
SINCE the great offensive on the
English front. There seems to be
lot of Americans in France now.
but no one knows how, rnonu
don't think the war will be yer
this year but one can never tell.
as it may end as suddenly as it
commenced. No one here has any
fears about the out come of the
war. We are all certain of victory
but don't have any idea how long
it will take. Give all my love and
write me often.
Your loving son,
U. C. Fox
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Somewhere in France,
March 6, 1918

Dear Mother:
Yesterday received letter
from Lucy and one from Eli, tell
ing about the death of Josie. Why
is it that l have not heard from
you? The news of Josie's death
was great shock to me as l had
been expecting a letter from her.
am getting along fine and the
weather is quite nice over here.
1 expect to get Z day leave
soon. and will visit Marcelle and
Neice, two important cities in
Southern France and am told
that Southern France is the
worlds paradise, SO of course 1
am real anxious to go.
I'm not working SO hard now as
was short time ago and | have
more time to myself. In the future
l will write to you more often and
think that a lot of my letters
never reach you and know that
| don't get near all my mail.
Give Josie's family my sympa-
thy and tell them to write.
I promised to write to Ruby,
but have not got around to it yet.
How is Harvey getting along
now? Is he able to work or is he
getting a lot of playing?
u. tf 3 =
We can Z tell from what we see
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Coast artillery is the best or next
to the best in the military service
for we get all kinds of drilling.
Infantry drill, gas mark drill, field
artillery drill and what we don't
get is not worth having.
Well as I have not much to say
I will close and remain,
Your lovingabrother and one
of the family. With lots of love to
all. Zenas M. Warns
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-20

Too much importance has been
given to Thrift Stamps. They are
all right in their place. But do not
make the mistake of thinking you
have done your duty when you
have bought Thrift Stamp when
w. S. S. There is no patriotism in
trying to deceive yourself and
your Government.
George M. Reynolds, president
of the Continental and CONNER
wise savers we shall also be a
Nation with more certain bust
ness future"
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New RegIstrants Can Enlist In
The Navy

/ am enclosing a ruling handed
down by the Provost Marshal
General and by the Navy Depart
ment at Washington, stating that
young men who were obliged to-
register on June 5, 1913, are eli
gible for enlistment in the Navy.
Previous to thus ruling there was
a ruling handed down that they
were not eligible for enlistment,
consequently great many young
men who are DESTROYS of choos-
ing the Navy as their favorite
Branch of the service are misin-
formed and am, therefore, quot
ling telegram from Washington,
which will ask you to publish.
Navy Recruiting Station,
Des Moines, Iowa.
The Provost Marshal General
| has informed us that new regis
trants may enlist in the Navy up
lon securing the usual release from
their local boards. In as much as
new registrants have not been
|classified they are not within the
current quota until classification
AID they can obtain their release
from their draft boards upon re-
9aue st. Give widest publicity.
| Signed--Navy Department.
From this telegram you will see
l"ahat these young men can enlist
and the local Boards have all been
SO informed.
Hoping you will show me the
courtesy of publishing this. l am
/ Yours truly,
Geo. E. Ketterer,
Recruiting Officer.
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Notice to Housewives

During the hot summer months
if the housewives would send or
bring a jar to the groceryman for
their butter and lard, it would be
a big saving to them as it is i'm
possible to get the articles deliver
ed in very good shape these hot
days. Please give immediate at
tention to this notice and we will
both be better satisfied.
Soren Brown and Son.
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Can you get Thresher to
start on your grain early this
year. If not. don't take any long
chances. You and your reighbor
can have an Avery Threshing out
fit of your own. Built just the
right size and at a price you can't
afford to do without it. And you
will be done threshing before the
other folks get a promise of a ma
chine. See US at once. --------.-----
The McGavren Tractor Co.
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McHugh, John Patrick Moorhead
McMillen, Donald Alexander Saw

McMlllen, Donald Alexander Saw
eye, Montana.
Nelson, Henry Nicola
Netsch, Herman Henry Logan
Neville, James Lewis Dunlap
Ocean, Glen Basil Dunlap
O'Connor, John Michael Dunlap
Ordway, William Wayne Pisgah
Peterson, Earl Clifford Woodbine
Pelton, Clarence Woodbine
Petersen, John Jensen Persia
Petersen, Charles Lebel Persia
Prewitt, Louis Henry Woodbine
Pugh, Paul Herman Logan
Query, Dock L. California
Rains, John Nathan Logan
Rand, Tjarbe John Mo. alley
Raymond, Miles Lathrop Pisgah
Reed, George Chester. Persia
Reinig, Jacob John Portsmouth
Richardson, Alma, Mo. Valley
Roberts, William George Logan
Rowe, Herschel c. Mo. Valley
Register, Calvin Loveland
Rufcorn, Floyd G. Mondamin
Rufcorn, Oscar Louis Mondamin
Sander, Carl A. Mo. Valley
Schlitz, Lawrence Peter Dunlap
Schulmeister, Arthur Clayton Mo-
dale.
Schulter, George Vail, Iowa
Schultz, Charles Edward York
shire.
Seabury, Harold Lee Pisgah
Sennett, Emmett Joseph Logan
Shinn, Otis Emmor Woodbine
Sick, Frank Persia
Siebels, Adolph Henry Logan
Skinner, Ross William Magnolia
Smith, Joe Riley Woodbine
Smith, William Clement Wood
bine
Sorenson, Lawrence Peter Moor
head.
sorenson, Roy Arthur, Logan
Spencer, Elvin Markham Logan
|Spiliopoulos, George X. Missouri
Valley
Sponer, Burle H. Mondamin
Sprinkle, Marion Albert Logan
|'Spurlin, Silas R. Mondamin
Stebbins, Estol Paul Magnolia
Stichler, Alvin Grant Mo. Valley
Stogel, Ellie Bryan Mo. Valley
Stokes, William Henry Mondamin
Strain, Dean Wilbur Little Sioux
Strauss, Frank Alvin Logan
lStucker, Rex w. Little Sioux
IStuhr, Richard John Shelby
ISturm, Clarence Mondamin
iSundell, Roy Jennings Nicola
Thielen, Matt M. Dunlap
Thiles, Edward William Dunlap,
Torkelson, Nels Missouri Valley
Treadway, William Thomas Pts
gah.
futile, Clyde Logan
Van Donge, John Roy Little Siou,
Vlad, Eli Missouri Valley
Vollmer, Richard Charles Dunbar
Wore, William Earl Mo. Valley
Walsh, Thomas, Missouri Vale.
Weaver, Carl Allen Little Sioux
lWehrli, Albert William Logan
Wentworth, John Arthur Blair
Nebraska
Weston, John Erwin Logan
Wettengel, Leo. G.. Dunlap
White, Marcus Hannah Logan
Wiley, Lyman Edward Woodbin
\ Williams, Don Mckinley Ports
mouth.
willis, Charles Herbert Logan
| Withem, William Bryan Littl
/ Sioux.
Wood, Quinton Logan
Worstetn, Edward James For
Smith, Ark.
Wyant, Orley Dean Mo. Valley
Yeakel, Frank Samuel Fort Scot
\ Kansas.
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June IL 1913

June IA 1913
Dear Sister and family:
I received your letter the other
day and as usual | was glad 10
get it.
Il have now been in the army
two weeks and it sure is great
life the longer | stay the better
army two weeks like it. Our new
shoes came this afternoon and
some other clothing which we will
receive. There was a fellow in our
Camp who would not take a bath
so a couple of my bunk mates
turned him in to the Sergeatn
So the Sergeant called him about
it and he was scared to death, and
he told him to take at least a
week and then the Sergeant gave
US little speech and said if
there was any one in our tent,
that would not take a bath to
either turn him in to him or ten
or twelve of us take hold of him
and scrub him with those big
scrubbing brushes. So that is
what we are going to do. / have
been drilling the last two or three
days and it sure is great.
When you write up to Sioux
City you can get the folks adj
dress for | have lost their adj
dress, which they gave me-. We
are in tents and I sure like it.
am waiting for the officers to
lift the quarantine SO l can get
my picture taken. We lined up
yesterday to give the sixty-second
regiment three cheers for they
we're leaving for France. The
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May ". 1919

Dear Mother: This is Mothers
day and of course 1 owe Won a
letter and as have few min
u's- now, I'll try and write vol,
ore. hope that before another
'lothers' day, l will be with Won
and can tell you of my experiences
IN TINS great war. Every day of
my life here l learn something
new that war stands for and Won
people at home can never hope to
understand what big thing
modern warfare is.
On every hand one can see the
great cost in money and life and
such awful destruction of PROP
efty cannot be understood un-
less one has a front seat to the
big show. | will get my leave for
40 days the "a of this month and
l shall go to Nice, Paris, Lyons.
and Narcotics to spend it.
L also expect to cross the bonn
Diary into Italy and will send pos
tails from there. l received a letter
from LYDIA and Arthur the other
day which | must answer but /
am not sure of her address.
We don't know much more
about the outcome of the war than
you DO but we all have great con-
1ldence in the Allies and are not
afraid that the Germans will win.
guess it is TO be a long drawn
out fight and only time will tell.
have been on duty about II
hours now and will not get thru
Tor about threehours yet so I can
not write we'll am too tired.
hope that all of you are hay-
ing the best of health and pros
perlty. Give all my love and write
me soon.
Your loving son.
U. G. Fox
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of it how long this war is going
TO last but hope it will soon come
to a finish favorable to the Allies.
cannot write you much news.
therefore it is very hard for me
TO write letter but will have a
lot to tell you when 1 get home.
Give Rosa and family my best
love. Also Josie's children.
Your loving son..
U. C. Fox.
The broad ax., 1918-08-17
SPECIAL NEWS ITEMS PROM
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
By J. o. olmsr.

Charleston, W. Va.-In the state-wide
primary, held last Tuesday, three Col
ored men were nominated on the Repub.
lican ticket in as many counties for
member Of the House Of Delegates, the
lower branch Of the legislature. The
nominees were: J. v. Coleman, Kim
beriy, Fsyette county; Harry J. Cape
hart, keystone, Mcdowell county; and
T. g. Nutter, Charleston, Kanswha
county.
Legislative candidates, in fact mem
bers, Of that branch Of the state govern
ment, are not novelties in West Virginia,
few terms having passed in the last
twenty years without race represents
tion. But at no time before have there
been so many candidates, nor has Ka-
nzwha county before given q COlored
man Q nomination, though there were
two previous attempts.
The honor Of breaking through the
barriers came to I. G. Nutter, an at
torney at law, former Grand Exalted
Ruler Of the Erks, now Grand Chancel-
Tor Of the Knights of Pythias and secre-
tary-treasurer Of the bank recently or
ganised here by Colored citizens. OF
the six nominated from anong fourteen
candidates Nutter was third.
Mr.. Capehart is also an attorney, and,
coming As he does from rock-ribbed
Republican county, Is most certain Of
election The other nominee, Mr.. Cole
man, is labOring man, having worked
in various capacities around coal mines
all his life. he was second Of the four
winners among six candidates.
The Colored population in none Of
these counties il one sixth of the whole,
that of Kanawhs being only about one
tenth 80
The broad ax., 1918-08-17
'Rx-aov. KELLOGG, VETERAN OF
TIE CIVIL WAR, DIES.

washington, D. Civilian Pitt KH
logg, formerly Of Canton, H., who 'sr'''
during the reconstruction period =
United States senator and member
the house Of representatives from ~
isiana, and as governor of that s'a'4
died Saturday morning, at the age Oh y
He had made his home in Wsshins0'
since 1876.
Ex-Gov. Kellogg, who was the OILY
surviving Lincoln elector for the 70
1850, was born in Orwell, Vt, Dec >
1880, the son Of the Rev. Sherman ."
logg. He was admitted to the nli'~
bar in 1852 and practieed in C''"-'
where he met and married Miss hsf!
Wells, who died last March.
In 1851 he was appointed chief Iu''''
Of Nebraska, then territory, and Oh "
outbreak of the civil war he raised 49,
became colonel Of the It'll Illinois -
airy, being granted leave from DIE "
dieial duties by President Lincoln
The broad ax., 1918-08-17
NOTES m RELATION 10 wv GA

A number Of representative men and
women met ct the Young Women .
Christian Association on last wednss-
day evening and organized themselves
into Q citizens committee. Il IL the
purpose Of the committee to help the
Association raise $500 which Is stin
due on the new hcme at s54i Indiana
avenue. Alderman Anderson was unan-
imOusly elected president. Mrs. Ethel
Ceaves, one Of our most energetic club
women, Is one Of the viee-presidents.
Mrs. r. Z. Moore is the chairman Of the
publicity committee. A strong corps Of
other officers were elected. The commit
tee has engaged ExJudge Harrison Of
Oklahoma City to give . lecture At
Bethel ehrueh on the Goth Of August.
See "ad" in next weeks paper.
The broad ax., 1918-08-17

Raleigh, N. c. Especial JOIN
Ward, 3 Negro of GOldsbOrO, has 10 Of
his Is sons in the Ninth and Tenth
United States Cavalry, while his II
daughters are busy with war work. The
facts are vouched for by Sheriff r T.
Edwards, Of Wayne County, of whih
Goidsboro is the county seat. Ward Ls
probably holds the record for quad
'ruplets, says Sheriff Edwards, who tTs
the record thus:
Ward was born April 81, 1856, d
Goldsboro. He was married three times
and his last wife is now living. Bin
hrst wife bore him Is children, four d
one time twice, three at one time twice
one at q timeonce. His second wife bore
him two at one time twice, three at one
time once, and Ave one at time. Hs
present wife has borne him eight one
at q time. His first wife lived siI ysan
and three weeks after marriage, his 'ee'
ond wife eight years and six months
Brother Ward seems to be one Of %
best men that the world has ever piN
dueed and with . few more like I'm n
O very short time it would be hard y"
ten that anyone had lost his life IN 'S
present world war.-Editor.
The broad ax., 1918-08-17

instead OF sticking TO the fingers or the
profteers.
Congressman Mason, in his running
tilt in Congress with Congressman
Thomas J. Hefin, of Alabama, in April
and May, attracted wide attention and
Congressman Mason branded him as q
"gun-toter, for it win be recalled that
in 1908 that Congressman Hslhin, in
order to show his superiority over the
Colored people, shot law abiding Col
ored man, who was riding in Q street
car in Washington, d. C., just because
he failed TO surrender his seat and duck
for his life when the rattle Drained
southern congressman entered the ear,
who also shot q white man while he was
endeavoring TO murder the negro.
Congressman Helm was indicted for
his bulldozing conduct and the charges
or cases against him were continued
from time 10 time or for eight years
and then they were dropped after the
Denecratie party vas eshered into
power at Washington, d. Csss.is
As Coneressnsn Mason had the cour-
age to stand up in the halls Of Con-
gress and tell Congressman Helm to his
face just what he thought Of him and
let him know that he could not be con-
sidered q frst-elass gentleman and .
great statesman and as Congressman
Mason is one of the most loyal friends
of the Colored race, therefore every
-Colored man throughout Illinois should
on Wednesday, September I1th, vote
for his renenination for Congressman
at-large from this state.
The broad ax., 1918-08-17

Former United States Senator Hon
william e. Mason, who Is 90 extensively
wen known to the people in all parts
of this country, was first elected to the
legislature Of illinois in 1873; since that
time he has been State Senator, member
of Congress from the old third Illinois
district, United States Senator and ID
now eehgressman-itiarge from this
stsse, ssing elected in 1916.
he ID . candidate for denomination
for eeesrs@nsn-at-large, 70 be voted
for II Ne statewide primaries wednes-
day, September l1th.' He ID running or
standing On the following platform:
The first business Of the nation is
to win the war.
We are in this war to defeat Ger
nsny; not to make niIliohaires.
r"TAs American flag sAssid be used
asa sesrtstinulant and Est as. mouth
Wash.p ~ ts-,s--- 20 r.
II an opposed to any nsa or party
that seeks to make money o.. peiitiesI
capital out Of this war.
The men who abuse me are the fell
lows who feel sure that they win not
have TO 60 where my son is now-in the
Flanders trenches. :
Beware Of the man or the party that
ihfers that he or It has q corner on
patriotism.
I propose to do all I can to see that
the taxpayers' money goes TO the sup
port Of your boy and my boy in France,