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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-07-04

could entertain and make his
guests feel that they had just ar.
rived at their own home.- He was
a splendid talker and his fund of
stories had no end. AS an enter
tainer, Ben was a success.
A hotel was located on the
southeast corner of 9th and Erie.
1t was a large two story frame
building fronting on the west and
north. There. was a porch on
both fronts where the guests were
allowed to walk on tine hot sum-
mer nights. This hotel was kept
by Sam Brown, a genial whole
souled man. By the way he was
a brotherinlaw of G. S. Greene of
our city at this writing, a man
with whom you are all acquainted.
George was here when 1 came to
the city and was among my first
acquaintance.
j. HI. Ball owned and kept a
wine dispensery on the present
location of the Harker garage.
Hank, as he was known, was a
genial whole hearted fellow, a
man that was a true philanthro-
pist in every sense Of the word.
There were no poor in the city
but that he was always ready and
willing to aid them. He dis
pensed his wares with guarantee
of their purity and effectiveness,
(which could be verified by a good
and sufficient use of any of his
brands. In those days the ordin-
airy pilgrim would start out to
/ make Rome howl, and | want to
say that in most cases he was
successful. But in some cases
he met his Waterloo, and wound
up with beautiful decorations and
his lamps closed and in for re-
pairs.
! Where the Lincoln Highway
tooiO ID lloW lOCulcu was OIlC VI
the leading saloons, owend and
lloperated by lobe Parker. A man
that catered to the vital necessi-
ties of all those that were inclined
to be afflicted with dropping
l|spirits. And want to say right
|now that he had the article that
would rejuvinate, exhilerate a
man with achronic case of the
lblues, or the most deplorable
i hypochondriac. 1t made you for
|get all the imaginary ills, pains
Universities, and all the minor
ailments that flesh is heir to
Those with pugnatious inclina-
1 tions, it put in them the desire
to get out and paint the town a
crimson hue, which at that time
was almost a daily occurrence
. Sometimes he did not have a suf-
ficient amount of paint to com
plete the job. In that case he
found someone on the same mis-
sion as himself and he took or
the decorations, contrary to his
ideas of just and good treatment
Kellogg and Hubbard were the
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in the city at that time, it was a.
thirst parlor, in common parlance
called a saloon, where they dis.
pensed the fluid extract of the
giant cactus, under its Influence
the world took on a brighter and
more radiant hue, for sure their
desire to buy often never disturb
ed the bar boy, he was always
ready to cater to their wants,
which was many in those days.
The place was owned by Granger
and Smith, and was conducted as
the ordinary place IN that day and
time. When pilgrim became
noisy and obstreperous and was
looking for gore, he was not long
in quest of his bloody intention
before he would find an entertain
ment that was worthy of his
prowess, and the kibosh was usu--
ally put on him to such an extent
that he was looking for rest for
the weary, where the wicked cease
from troubling.
l wish next to tell you about
Peter Byard, who was proprie-
tor of the leading tonsorial parlor
where your hisrute adornments
were shorn from your face with
neatness and dispatch. Peter
Byard's place of business was in
a little frame building situated
where DR.. Lusk and J. P. Martin
are now located.
| The next place of business that
wish to call your attention to
was the leading bank of the town
which was conducted by Marcellus
Holbrook, it was situated on the
J corner of 9th and Erie, known as
the corner grocery now. Mr.. Hol-
, brook was a splendid specimen OF
a business man, endowed with al
!, the qualities that make a success
in business life. He was a mos
, sociable and kind man to meet il
the every day walk of life, ane
i loved by all who knew him. Lev
Massie was the cashier Of the
bank,a bhother toDoc Massie nov
a resident of Logan. Lew, as
we know him. was whole soulet
man, and darn good scout.
4, John Dooley was proprietor o
a thirst emporium situated il
the building now occupied b.
4 Victor Norberg, as tailor shop
/ This was place where YOU
, thirst could be Stacked at a yer.
: moderate price. The enthuseint
i decoction sold over the bar hat
the same celebrating effect tina
usually occurs when we try to pu
! the distillery out of business b.
Trying to absorb all in sight.
Il On 9th street, the north sid,
, what is now known as the Vale.
Hotel, B. H. Dennis conducted
4 hotel. The hotel was named tn,
Dennis House. and want to sa.
] that Uncle Ben, as he was known
l Twas some landlord. When an,
j LOT his hosts arrived Uncle Bel
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were located the first door east of
where the Majestic theatre now
stands or where the Valley shoe
store now stands. G. P. Smiley
has lived here all these years and
has proven his sterling worth as
a splendid citizen, and sticker
in business.
Frick and Foss were engaged
at this time in the furniture bust
ness located on one of the lots
where the o. E. Evans livery barn
is located at this time. Mr..
Frick retired from the business a
good many years ago. T. Foss
continued in the business until
the latter part of 1917, when he
retired on a competency accrued
/ from his business.
Harker and Burton were engag-
ed in the grocery and dry goods
business on the corner of 4th
and Erie streets, where the Ed.
d. Bradley and Company's store
is now located.
On the corner, of 4th and Erie
streets where the Shaffer drug
store is now located a clothing
store was operated by Stern anC
Altshuler who did a large anC
Thriving business.
On the corner across the street
south, Shields and Walker did 6
large business in dry goods ant
groceries.
j. H. Crowder was postmaster
and Charles Neitzsch was hi.
deputy. The postoffice was 10.
Gated where the Palm theatre il
now located. Harvey, as he wa!
familiarity known, kept a jewelr,
store and stationary, clocks an,
watches, in connection with tn
postoffice.
| Where the Valley bank is nov
located was bank operated b,
4 Pelan and Son, who were ais,
ministers of the Gospel, and o
the Methodist purs uasion whicl
was an assurance c,f honest an,
square dealing in all their trans
actions.
/. On the corner of 9th and Fri
where the State Savings bank nov
stnads was grocery and dr.,
goods store owned by Bump an
Smith. This was the, largest an
finest store in, Harrison count
at that time. People came fron
all the surrounding country t,
make their purchasess, for the
had large stock to select fron
and OF the first quality they di
a large and lucrative business.
Directly across the tFeet soutl
OF Bump and Smith where Har
vey' drug store is located, a gro
Gerry and dry goods store wa
operated by a man named Nc
Bride, forget his first nj ,me o
his initials.
On the southeast corner. t,f st
and Erie was one Of the essS .ntil
land most required business = lace
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fectionate mother, whose sincere
wish was for me to be a man of
distinction, and that some day my
voice should be heard in the halls
of congress, you can now see how
we'll | have succeeded in the fond
est wish of my mother.
My advent in the city of Mis-
souri, Valley took place on the ~
day Of July, 1878. | want to as
sure you that was not met at the
, train by brass band, neither was
'there any undue excitement,
neither did the populace turn out
enmasse to extend the glad hand;
that was done later when com
menced to form acquaintance.
My abode in the thriving city of
Missouri Valley 40 years ago the
~ of July 1913, has caused me
no regrets.
Now | want to tell you of my
first acquaintance with the bust
ness men in the then small hamlet
of 700 population. They were
men of worth and honor, their
chief asset was integrity, soci-
1 able to all who wished to make
their abiding place in the pros
porous little city.
The first acquaintance that j
made was with the firm of Butler
and Bradley who were engaged il
the mercantile business, grocer
les and dry goods on the corner
where Fanger is now located. w
II. Bradley is now employed by
the Chicago and Northwestern
railway company. John Butler
answered the final call some
years ago to that bourne from
which no one returns.
ID. M. Harris and son, R. H
Harris and j. w. Harris, the pub.
] fishers of the Missouri Vale,
Times; their office was locate,
where the Masonic hall is at tn
present time. ID. M. Harris wa
one OF the leading men in tn,
town at that time, and he shout,
have been. A man of the highes
principles and a lovable man il
every respect, endowed with al
the qualifications that form
splendid manhood.
R. H. Harris, familiarity know
as Bob, was local editor, and
want to say right here that Bo]
Twas a hummer, when he wrot,
an article you could bet that Bo]
gave all the facts, and the minut
) est detail; his lanuage in thes
! articles was couched in terms tina
was easily understood and som,
OF them were very spicy an,
interesting to the reader i
not to fastideous. Bob was
fearless writer, withal good citi
zen and kind hearted man.
There is but one man in bust
ness now that was in bushes
when came here, that is g. p
Smiley, the firm name at tina
time was Smiley Brothers. The,
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Taken at the Time Of His Arrival
In Missouri Valley.
ReminIsces.

i was born in the state of
Iowa early in my infancy of a
respectable and frugal family.
There was no great noise or un-
due excitment upon my advent
upon this mundane ball. | bore
the family resemblance of the or
binary human; with the first in
stinct to make myself as disa-
grefable with the entire family as
the ordinary infant does upon its
arrival.
l grew to manhood under the
kind guidance of fond and af-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-06

is difficult to understand In these days
OF price problems. It = only with the
utmost finesse and diplomacy that our
national government can keep out OF
warlike controversies with Japan be-
cause of the conviction in few far
western states that Jap farmers reduce
prices for white farmers and the labor
unions out there seem to side IN with
the farmers about it.
If a million chinks imported with
all possible speed" can solve the FOOD
problem and win the war two million
non producers already here ought to do
more without the extra cost of trans
portation. There were q million men
registered yesterday who became OF
age within the past year. Behind
them are four millions of boys IL, IL,
10 and 20 years of age. There are
three millions more men between the
ages Of 50 and 65 majority of whom
are retired farmers and then there are
the idlers who now must work or
fight. If million new pairs OF hands
will turn the trick we need not go all
the way to the Orient to find them.
Let's remember the harvest we have
reaped from the first importation OF
the beautiful yellow dandelion flower.
Let's keep on with the negro problem
and the Jap problem which we have
and cut out a meal or two before We
import Chinese problem at the rate
Of a million in the first draft. How
long does Maxim suppose it would be
until Mr.. Chink drove to work in his
ne,v Ford car in full command of wages
sufficient to feed it?
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SOME REAL SCALP HUNTERS,

Flashes of news in the battle reports
Of night scouting in no mans land by
North American Indians reminds us
that there are 5000 Indians enlisted in
the United States army already and
So Gc0. 900 in liberty bonds have been
purchased by Indians on the reserva-
tons and tribal lands at hozlle.
1t is but a suggestion of the change
that is overtaking this race as the
schools which now have 30, 900 Indian
children are busily re-raaletns the
noble red skin. Many an Indian soldier
La college graduate and not few are
minionaires.
Jess Ftxon, Cherokee and a private
in Company E, wanted TO end the war
all by himself. He pleaded to be sent
to France at once where he could get
the kaiser's scalp. He kill UNI papoose
and kill u-n squaw," said Jess, which
he seemed to think was g cowardly
thing for a Hun to 90. hence he IN
sisted that 80 me, Jess FHxon. will
find this kaiser and stick I'm bayonet
clear thru. Ugh!"
But Jess was only one type. Roy
Mitchell, a Pawnee. and an enlisted
man received single check for
sss, 900 from his wife at home
who had collected some oil land
royalties on their Oklahoma land. He
INDUCED IN a strictly modern luxury.
OF new automobile and put the rest
into liberty bonds.
For years the United States govern
ulant has been stocking Indian lands
with cattle and sheep and now the In
crease from Indian focsH and herds 10
going to market at war prices leaving
the red skin with a war profit upon
which to pay income taxes. Land
allotted r. Indians IN and about Okla
homa OIL feds has made many
nillsonaires among them and what
could be more to an In dian naill.onatre's
liking than to go to war and follow the
big noise, They are doing 1t and they
ara making good as soldiers. School
life and reservation restraint has
fitted them for army discipline. Native
cunning and courage has equipped
them for trench warfare and midnight
raids IN no mans land In fact when
their four days' relay in the trenches
Is up they dislike TO go back to rest.
Let's hope that Jess gets that kaiser
scalp.
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Billy Bunny and His Friends

Mr.. President LgAcky Lefthindfoot, and
on they started he and BILLY Bunny,
ana by and by on their way they met
the old dog driver saw them he pulled
in his team Of biliygoAts.
'How many thrift stamps can you
sen" asked Uncle lucky. you ought
to make evsry passenger buy one or
three, 1t seems to me-"
Now tho old stagecoach was
crammed full of paasengen. There was
Mr.. Pig with 4 yellow wig, and Miss
Hen with her bright red comb. and Z
BIZ fat duck with yellow slippers. and
an old fat goose with pink sum
bonnet. and iong-legged frog with .
silk hat on his head. And last, and
least, was tiny mouse with q calico
apron tied around her waist with blus
strings.
And as soon as TIE old dog driver
asked them to buy some stamps, they
all got out their purses and bousht .
lot, and this pleased Uncle Lucky 30
much that he stood up on the front
seat OF the IAsckymobile and sang .
song: and this Ia what he sang:
''SAve your pennies every day
And put Savings Stamp away,
For every time you BUY a stamp
You give old Kaiser Bill Q cramp
And II he gets the cramps too much
Hs7l find he's got himself In Dutch.
50 hip hurrah! and hip Murray!
Please buy Savings Stamp each day. -
Ara afYer that tina tVvo fftfle raibNdts
drove or toward Bunnybrfdgo. ana In
the next story I'll tell you what they
did when they got there.
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AMllLioH CHINESE LARoRERs.

Hudson Maxim "a noted person writ
ing in Leslies Weekly. would solve the
high cost of living and the bird girl
problem a. one and the same stroke by
importing a million cheap Chinese
iaboreB. 1t would promise the union
,aborer as much food for $500 as he
now gets for Sc. argues Maxim, and
the farmers wife could have the drudg
cry OF the farm done for her.
Beautiful in theory aIrto old es the
discovery OF America. Cotton planters
several hundred years ago thought to
solve their labor problem in the same
easy way and imported much less than
=asnacn nssgers. They very nearly
disrupted the union, caused our civil
war and left US ten millions OF black
men and the negro problem.
\ Just how IS worth OF food can be
delivered for 50 via the Cninaman
without reducing the rest OF the Am
erican farmers to the ChinamaD's prices
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OUR TURN TO BLEED.

Military critics agree now that the
present German drive has been stopped
and that further gains are at an end
until time has been given for the Huns
10 organize for a third drive at some
other point in the line. That another
drive will probably be attempted within
a month is reasoned from the fact that
the Germans still have in reserve about
fifty divisions which have not been
shattered and battered by being used
in attacks. Until all these fresh troops
have been used it is believed that the
Germans will return 10 the attack again
and again.
The presence of the Rainbow division
on the Picariy front. as indicated by
the list OF Iowa boys killed is but
promise of what is coming. Il is soon
to be the United States turn to stop
the German hordes. During the first
TWO years OF the war France withstood
all OF the attacks, and bIed and died
until the English could get ready.
Then the English took over the front
lines, and this year has seen their
total losses of dead and wounded dur
ing the war pass the two million mark
Today French and English are try
ing 10 hold fast while the United States
gets ready and already the Yanks are
getting into the fight. The next year
of the war is to develop long lists of
dead and wounded for the United
States armies. until the Germans have
no more divisions in reserve.
1t is claimed that General Foch's
strategy now is to hold the lines on the
defensive With sc few men &c :s pcs
sible until the last of the German divi-
siorss have been put in and then to have
fresh allied troops in reserve, If pos
sible to throw into an allied offensive.
II that is the plan there must be an
other German drive yet this summer
and a probable loss of territory to the
allies. The tide can turn only when
there are enough American troops in
France and ready to fight in order to
turn 1t.
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1By David. C,ory.l

Now let me see. In the last story
Uncle Lucky was singing at the piano
when had to finish. and didn't even
have room enough to tell you what
this story is to be about But you Just
wait and read, for something new IL
always happening to Billy Bunny and
Uncle Lucky, and its a wonder to me
sometimes how they manage to get
out of all the scrapes they fan
into, let me tell YOU.
Well. after Uncle Lucky had finished
singing he sat down TO his desk and
wrote a letter to Uncle Sam At Wash
ington telling him to send on . oar
load Of Thrift StampA
II guess we can sell them, all right,
said the old gentleman rabbit Wen
ask every tn,nny IN Ratoitv1lle to buy
enc. and TIL get my cousin. Mr.. Jack
Hare, at Bunnybridgo to sell ali he
can In his town."
So In few days Uncle Lucky ana
Billy Bunny drove down to the depot
to see If the car Of stamps had ar
rived from washington, and sure
enough. 1t had. So the two little rao-
bits filled the Juckymobile with al
many as IL CouiQ carry anu StAi ooN
back for the bank. For Uncle Lucky
was president Of the Rab6itvtne
Bank. you remember. and president,
too, of the Welsh Rarebit Club.
And after three trips and q half
they had all the stamps unloaded from
the big freight car and stored away IN
the bank.
Now we'll take half a million
stamps over to Bunnybridge and
start a big campaign there" said
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REFORM IN THE MAKING.
fStoux CITY Journal.]

LSOuA lily SouEHdi-J
A generation ago Rev. Charles 81.
Parkhurst was one OF the best adver-
tised preachers Of his day. His re-
cent retirement from the active minis
try in New York has the effect Of
calling attention to his methods and
OF invoicing what he has done for
the church and social reform. He was
a man OF fine intellectual qualities,
educated In the traditions and doc
trines OF the church, strong in polem-
les and eloquent in the pulpit. But
he was not satisfied to deal with the
evils as they were known, in the way
that had been in vogue with those
who had preceded him. On the other
hand he believed 1t to be his duty
to get acquainted with conditions in
places the church had not reached.
So he entered the underworld in the
metropolis. saw phase OF life that
doubtless stin prevails. but which at
that time was not known to exist.
His stunning" experiences attracted
nation wide attention and impressed
upon the people that it was indeed a
fact that one half Of the world did not
know now the other half lived
There was OF course HucH Hloruiu
curiosity aroused by the disclosures
he made. and his adventures attracted
many imitators. Stunning was
made an excuse for pilgfmaEes to
places not on the calling lists OF re-
formers In good standing. DR.. Park
bursts purposes were not controlling
with these understudies. whose work
often brought discredit to the new
school OF reform. However that may
be, he succeeded IN winning a place
among the useful men OF his day, and
never changed his mind as TO the ef-
ticacy Of his means OF reaching the
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A Masonic Meetings
~ Vfsito,-s Always Welcome
RfeIt0S0 NIW1yS "eIcOr1o'

MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903, A, +.
and A. M.-Special communication
Friday, June 7. 1880 p. m. Work IN
second degree. 3. E. English, W. NJ
John w. Wells. secretary.
siGNET CHAPTER. No. ss, r. A. M.
Special convocation Monday evening
June 10 Past and most excellent de-
grees. 1880 O'Clock. Ira A. Davenport.
H. P. John w Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
man Council No. 20. r. & S. NJ, Mon
dav, May 90. 1918. 500 p. m. Regular
business. !. r. Forbes, recorder: George
Gregory I. NJ.
Stated conciave. ST. Alderman Com
msndery. No. 3d. X. T., Tuesday June
18th. Regular business. Meet at
q. m. sharp ]. F. Frederick, COM
nander; I. r. Forbes. recorder
CENTRAL CHAPTER. Nc. 81, o. &.
S.-Regular meeting Wednesday even
ing June u. 1918 9 o'clock. Mrs. Arch
err Walton, secretary; Mrs Cora Wiley
W. NJ
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end in view, the betterment OF living
conditions and the salvation Of souls.
Since Dr.. Parkhurst began his min
istry ana eought to better conditions
bv going straight to the seat OF the
evils ne proposed to do battle with
uplift among the poorer classes IN
the cities has been enormously de-
veloped. n 10 claimed for him that
ne was the first to discover on
laarre scale the dire need OF help
among the needy classes. The idle and
vicious needed reforming. various
working classes needed help to be
delivered from the tyranny OF labor
systems. Altogether, the voice OF
multitude called for help. While
Parkhurst sought to spread the Cos
pei ne realized that conditions in the
living present must be arneliorated In
order to open the way to religious en-
ligntenmeni. EIoincident with mis- ao-
tivities was the great growth OF set
Element work, which Is exenplifed in
the conspicuous success Of SUCH In
situations az the Hull house. Chica :
60. Labor has been emancipated
from conditions bordering on serfdom
among the people he encountered and
the social atmosphere has been notably
improved.
Before the war the belief pre-
vailed that the world was getting bet
ter, that social and religi Gus cond!-
lions were improving among all
classes. that the work Of reformers
was founded upon solid basis and
would Withstand the tempests OF all
time. People looked ont upon tho
world thru optimistic eyes. and re-
garded the accomplishments Of the
age ae additions to the accumulated
good OF the world. But evils arose
from a new quarter. and doubt dark
ened the Ky. Now, In the prssence