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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-02-14

aviator came over where he was,
he sure bawled them out and took
off his hat. One of our fellows
took the machine gun off the
Fritzie's plane. You can hardly
blame them for feeling so against
the Dutch. When they were in
this part of the country they
would take babies and cut their
arms off and take women and cut
their breasts off. There is a girl
living near here and some of the
fellows asked her if she got a
souvenir when the Germans were
here She said yes, and brought
out the prcttiest little baby you
ever saw.
Well. Jim. ! must close. An
swer real soon. haven't received
Il word from any of the X. c..
bunch only you.
Tell all the boys at the dance
hello for me, and The girls, too.
Your pal, FRANCIS.
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ROSCOE MITCHELL.

Roscoe II. Mitchell, before
leaving for England and France
as a representative of The United
states Food administration, was
actively connected With the Lib
crty Loan campaign as a speaker
in the vicinity of Buffalo, N. ",
where he is vice president of the
Chamber of Commerce..
He was born at Cohoes, n. ",
in 1883, and is an attorney by
profession, having graduated
from Williams College in 1904
and Albany Law School I'M 1907. :
Ills trip through England and
France, under the auspices of the
Food Administration. was for the
purpose of observing actual con-
ditions under which the civilian
population and armies live, and
these actual conditions, with the
consequent obligations they i'm
pose on the United States, he will
present in his address.
European officials extended ev-
cry courtesy To- Mr.. Mitchell and
his associates on the u. S. Food
Administrations commission i'm
order that the survey might be
accurate, and in, Il measure Of
fetal.
Mr.. Mitchell was taken through
army camps, English and French,
spending days With the fighting
men, and living on the ration
served the soldiers.
His visit to General pershing S
camp, and his talks with Amer
lean staff Officers, will prove to
be deeply interesting to Americans
generally, who will also be inter
ested i'm Mr.. MitchelFs report of
agricultural conditions in France
and England.
Roscoe Mitchell Will be i'm Mis-
souri, Valley Saturday, February
23d, at the Christian church, un-
der the auspices of the United
States Food Administration. Don't
fail 10 hear his story of war con-
Editions.
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per month and mine costs $3.50

per month and mine costs 1855,
but | have larger allotment and
two liberty bonds.
This insurance is a pretty good
thing because you see after we
get out of the army even if we
have leg cut off or have some
disease, we can get insurance and
without taking physical exami-
nation, that is if we apply for il
within five years after our dis
charge from the army.
1t is getting dark in here ane
| will quit, hoping that this let
ter finds you all we'll, prosperous
and happy.
Your loving son and brother,
Corp. GLENN T. BALL,
Sig. Sec. Hdq. T.. 10th. Inf.
A. T.. +.
Write Soon.
P. S. | am sending you m,
warrant and want you to kecr
it for me. haven't room for il
it now.
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PUBLIC SALE

Will sell at public sale, 3,miles
southeastern California Junction,
Ia l-2 miles southwest of Mis-
souri, Valley, on FRIDAY, FEB
RUARY 90, 1913, the following
described property:
Free lunch at 1890. Sale will
start at 12 sharp.
Z Head of Horses--Span of
gray mares, VT. about 5000, one
will foal in April; bay mare, 3
years old, VT. 1900, we'll broke /;
bay horse, 2 years old, VT. 1000;
bay horse, years old, weight
1900, we'll broke; black horse, 8
years old, weight 1850; black
mare, weight 400.
10 Head of Cattle-Nine head
of mich cows, some fresh and
balance will be fresh in spring
These are an extra good lot of
milch COWS. Four yearling heif-
ere; black yearling bull; black
bull calf, months old; 3 small
calves; 1 steer calf.
10 Head Of Hogs-Ten head of
Duroc Jersey sows. These sows
arc all bred and will farrow in
spring.
Farm Machinery, Etc.-John
Deere goodwill, 2 riding cultiva-
tors, disc harrow, Mccormick
mower, cider press, wagon with
hayrack, 2-seated carriage, 2
sets work harness, 40 dozen Of
healthy chickens.
TERMS-All sums under $40
cash; all sums over $40 will be
given 40 months time, bankable
note at s per cent interest from
date. All property to be settled
for before removal.
ELMER GOODWIN, Prop.
Topper e Son, Auctioneers.
w. J. BURKE, Clerk. (
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MoNpAMIN

Raymond Gilmore went toDen-
ison, Thursday, to referee a has
ket ball game.
Ralph X Hey, Glen Cooper,
Lauren Goodman and Earnest
|tClifton, were i'm Missouri Valley,
Thursday.
John Girton from Oklahoma, is
here whiting friends and relatives
for few weeks.
Ray Morford has been confined
to his home for the past week
with the grip.
Henry Reifenrath was visiting
friends in Sioux City, Sunday.
t.. Mrs. %. f. Clurc and Miss
Cecela Lewis were in Missouri
work done. :.
Arrett McClannahan is report
ed to be quite sick at his home
with pneumonia.
Joe Morrow was /. in South
Omaha, Monday, with car OF
cattle.
DR.. John Tamisea of Mo. VAL
ley, was here on business Mon
day.
Mrs. Joe Barto returned to her
home in Gordon, Nebr., this
morning after spending few
days here with her father, w. +.
Cunard and family.
George Coe of Omaha of the u.
IS. L., Battery Co, was here to-
day calling on old acquaintance
The many friends of Jay Lynch
of Camp Dodge, formerly of the
Valley, will be surprised to learn
Of his marriage yesterday to
Miss Anna Statian Holdens at the
home OF the BRIDES parents in
Scranton, Iowa. ~ .t.
Mrs. G. B. Moore was q passen-
ger this morning for Belgrade,
Nebraska. .sest,! .;.
Mrs. Reuben Olinger aged
abont.78 years, passed away last
evening at her home near The
Junction. Funeral notice and
obituary will be given later. ~,
The ice. still holds. jim. thet lower
end pfttha Boyer and the channel
is full OF water, but. there is. not
much danger. of the ditch over
flowing. ,.
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LETTERl FROM U.! c. FOX
France, Jan. g. 1917.

France, Jan. 6,-1917.
Dearest Father and Mother.
Received letter from you yes
tcrday which gave me great pleas
ufc. ~. ~,
also received you Christmas
package and there was nothing
in il that | could not use to the
best of advantage. | thank yen
a thousand times.
lost the letter you sent me
with I.ida's address SO you had
better send it again.
am glad to learn that you are
getting along fine.
hope Harvey is we'll by this
time and enjoying the comforts
of home.
This war is no place for him
anyway as they have all of the
strong and healthy men in Amer
lea they need without him.
There has been very little ex-
citemcn.l around here lately. ]
Visited a good French family in
a town of about 10000 on New
Years day who have a sweet lit
lie daughter. have known her
ever since l arrived in France. |
got along quite we'll with what
French | could speak but once in
a while I would have 70 refer to
he dictionary. Don't be sur
prised if I bring a French. girl
back home with me but don't look
for it. The French girls are all
anxious to go TO America.
III has been real cold here but
warm and raining today.
I would like TO be home for a
visit but wouldn't leave here un-
Til the big show was over il. L had
the chance. Give my love Ito
all Your loving Son,
COR. u. G. FOX;
\ Co. Z. 18th. Engr's. r.. Y.
A.IE. +. France
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PUBLIC SALE

Having decided to sell OIL
stock and farm machinery, vii
offer at public sale 21-2 mild
east and 1-2 mile north of Mg5
dale and 8 miles northwest a
Mo. Valley and miles southeal
of Mondamin on WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY GOTH: 4
8 Head Horses-i black teaI
I and 8 years old, weight 32OO;I
bay horse 4 year old, weight 4 lu
lbs; brown mare 13 yrs. oil
weight 1900 in foal; mares
foal, 10 years old, weight 1900;
horses coming 2 years old, vi
1000.
10 Head Cattle@One DurhaI
COW will he fresh by day of sal
and has a cream test of 5h; Oh
Guernsey COW, will be fresh socs5
an extra good one, 4 yearlib
hcifcrs and other head of stod
Hogs-2. Sows and 4 Barrowss
About l2 Dozen Chickens 4
Dozen Full Blood Plymouf
Rocks. A few Plymouth Rdl
BOOSTERS. II
Farm Machinery John Ded3
binder feet, Jones. mower,
John Deere disc 8 feet, 4 4-sal
ton harrow, 1 J. I. Case coll
planter, 1 Deering hay rake.
Keystone wheat drill, the abd1
machinery is all new, 2 6-sholV
cultivators. 4 Pekin box wagon,I
hay rack, 2-seated spding WI
gon, 4 set farm harness 9 Jolil
Deere listers. 2 John Deere elk
devils, 2 cultivators, set hal
ness, 4 single harness, 4 horh
clipper, disc, 4 2-scction hal,
row, disc pillow. Miscellaneous
700 feet new lumber, 6 rolls mel
slat cribbing, about 1870 bales 4
Soat straw, about 200 blu. of oatsIl
Household Goods Wilsdl
Kitchen cabinet, new, 4 diniH'
table, 4 domestic cook stove, y
heater, rug, some chairs. \
Free lunch at 1900. SAY
starts at ~ O'Clock. n
TERMs-All sums of $40 al)I
under cash. On sums over TIL
amount one years time will n
given on approved note bearingN
per cent interest. No property J.
be removed until settled for. ~
DAVIS & DRAY, Props. "
Birdsall & Birdsall, AuctioneerIs
II. S. Sassaamnn, Clerk. II
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PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm, 1 will
sell at pnbHc Gale, IA mile north
OF Beehcetown store, on MONDAY
FEBRUARY 25th., 1913, the
following described property:
Head of Horses-Span of
dark bay mares, and years old,
weight 1900, one in foal; span of
dark bay mares, 6. and 8 yrs. DID,
weight about $500, both in foal;s
gray gclding, 10 years old, W.T..
1850: bay colt coming years in
june; bay colt coming years in.
September; bay yearling colt
dark brown Morgan stallion,
yeafs old. weight 1875.
II Head of Gattlc-Four head
of milk cows, two arc fresh now,
one has been giving milk four
months, and tile other will bel
fresh in March: spring calves;
one fall calf; two small calves.
% Head of Brood Sows These|
are an extra good lot of sows,|
and all are bred for April and
May farrow.
Farm Machinery, Etc. Lum
Der wagon, truck wagon, 2-seatz|
ed carriage, Kingman 14-in. gang
pillow. Ohio riding cultivator, New
Departure walking cultivator,I
Moline lister, John Deere corn
planter, GROW stalk cutter, Me-
ICormick mower, Mccormick han
rake, Mccormick binder, Molind
iS-in. disc, Gale f6-in. disc, 81
section harrow, 2-scction harrow
Litchfield manure spreader, q
hbole corn shelter, 2 t-2-hp SAM
|dow gasoline engine, 2 sets d
heavy work harness, 2 sets 4 AZ
work harness, set of driving harf
ness, 3 sets of leather flynetI
800 bushels corn, 500 bushels d
oats, about 1900 pounds shorts
some alfalfa hay, stack of oat|
straw, about bushels of see)
corn, about 10 dozen chickens. (!
One Billy Goat, broke to drive,
Free Lunch at 1880. Sal
starts Immediately after.
| Usual Terms. n
NJ. r. ivERsEN, Prop.
Topper & Son, Auctioneers.
Ed. Cotter, Clerk.
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Dec. 3rd., 1917
Dear Parents:
received your letter telling
me about my mail not, getting to
to you. Now Mother, since left
home there has been only one
week that did not write to you
folks. ! am mighty sorry that
you cannot hear from me oftcncr,
but have written regularly to
you so please do not think i am
neglccting you folks al homo.
All our mail is censored now
and they may pass an order to
the effect that we can. write only
one letter to our immediate Gela-
tives during a week. -.
Well mother, have never re
ceivcd paper from Rush since i
left Paris Island. | received two
there.
We may move from here almost.
any time to the interior of the is
land. Mail will then be- worse
than before. Usually. | GET a let
Ter from you in every mail, but
for Two weeks / did not get bne.
| wrote sister Mae and Ethel and y,
you last week. No;
Believe me, we will he glad
when the word is passed TO go.
home for man as far way.from'
home as am can never find any
thing that will take its place
had a nice long letter from
Chris last Saturday and he is GO
ing to the Officers training
camp, so ] guess he was not so
unlucky as he first thought. |
like my new job mighty we'll and
we get plenty to do in the Fort.
but we have nice places to- eat
and sleep. Also a shower bath
and scrub tables for our washing.
We have formal guard mount
now and it is quite a ceremony. l
don't suppose | will ever see as
many Marines at one time as I
saw at Paris Island in our big
sunset parades.
was lucky in getting a tent
when | moved back into the fort.
My bunliie is a big kentuckian
from Louisville, and weighs over
200 pounds. They call our tent
the hoboes paradise and the
dwarf tent etc. Ii is the tent
nearest to The mess hall and CIV
cry one comes i'm To wait and visit
us just before chow call.
am sorry | can't write to the
family oftencr but am pretty
busy most of the time now. New
Year, day or rather evening We
had an entertainment given by
the wives of the, officers and
some of the American citizens
here.
I sang with the quartet and |
boxed another man two rounds.
The referee called it draw, but
was so busy keeping from get
ting busted in the nose or eye
that | couldn't tell you much
about it. Luckily ] was able to
get in one or two good punches.
Well mother, | must close for
the present. Hoping This will
find you all we'll and cheerful, |
am, Your Son,
ARTHUR
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PUBLIC SALE

Having decided to quit farm.
ing. | will sell at my farm, ont
mile northwest of Modale, or
TUESDAY,. FEBRUARY 26, 1913
the following property:
Head Horses and Mules
Span gray mules, 13 years old
weight 21OO; 6-ycar-old mule
weight 1000; sucking mule; 6
team of horses, smooth mouth
weight 1000; black mare. 6 yrs
old, weight 1000.
5 Head of Milk Cows.
DurOc Jersey Brood ;Sows-
These sows are bred TO thor
oughbred Duroc Jersey boar.
Farm Machinery, Etc.-Twc
wagons, one good as. new; 9
truck wagons, carriage, good as
new; John Deere PROV cultiva-
tor, good as new; Demstcr PROV
cultivator in good shape, balance
frame Dandy cultivator, 2 John
Deere go-devils in good shape, a
John Deere PROV lister i'm good
shape, 1-row lister, 2 mowers in
good shape, one is a New-4 Nc
Cormick; surface cultivation, disc
potato digger, John Deere corn
planter, hay rake, 3-seclion llar-
row, t-horse drill. disc sharpen
er, hand corn shelter, 3 sets OF
work harness, all in good shape;
Deering binder in good shape, a
Winchester repeating shotgun,
i20 rods of 26-in. hog fence, as
good as new: Del avail snnarafnr
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LETTER FROM
sERENus T. LADsoN

LdiHp lin, NEW JERSEY,
Jan. 3Olh., 1913
Dear Mother and All:
arrived in Camp O. X. on the
twenty-ninth about four thirty p.
M, but did not get assigned to a
company till this a. m.
AS I told you on one Of my
cards that we were going to the
9th, Engineers, or thought that
we Were-wcll that is what am
in now and guess it is for good,
Was up this morning to be ex-
amined and learn what Company
| should go in and was assigned
to Co. B., a company of mechan-
les and Gas Tractor Engineers.
Guess | will operate a tractor
unless | am changed but do not
look to be.
The only thing we hear now is
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MARRIAGE LIcEMsEs

Logan, Ia, Feb. Clerk l..
j. Irwin has issued marriage Ii
censes to the following persons
l.. A. Boswell and NJ. L. lIussels-
ten: Thomas riath and Dora Hig-
bee; Harry Foreman and Ethel
Remnant; Mike II. Berens and
Alma Gcrsbors: Pete McHtlgh and
Ellen Cox: Harold sealJury and
Gertrude schulmcister.
Thomas Tiath and Dora Hig-
bee came from David City, Nebr.
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"a. good shape, Big tank waigcll
hose, new big piece Of whanG
leather, 10 dozen Rhode Island
Red chickens, and other articles
too numerous to mention.
q TERMS-All sums under $40
will be given 40 months time,
'bankable note at 8 per cent in
terest from date.
Free lunch at 1890. The sale
starts at O'Clock sharp.
Upper & Son, Auctioneers.
r.. S. fSassaman, Clerk.
chAS. ANTHONY, Prop.
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TWn6IsaVV dre e gln8 0OT000:~stOSk
about that I don't knowsas as3efs
low always hears something like
that every new place but I really
think it will be comparatively
soon, in a month or two perhaps.
don't know how l was picked
to come here, but suppose it was
taken from the records some
place. Y
We had very interesting trip
!! coming up to Camp. We; came
through st. Louis, Pittsburg, Col
iumbus, Johnstown, The town OF
the big flood. II lies in between
II two big" mountains which are
only few hundred yards apart
at soYse places. did not get up
| TO New York, but passed through
/ Philadelphia. Trenton, New Jer-
! sey. is our closest. town and is
twenty miles by rail::: Thescampsis
just thirty-sevcn miles from The
coast. @o
The lieutdnant's have been
measuring us up for clothing. We
will get quite a batch this time.
think shall like this lot. better
than the infantry. The barracks
here are the hest. j have lived in
and The chow has been very good
so far.
i The companies of Engineers
are q fine set of men and.I feel
proud to belong TO them. III.
1. was made Corporal at Camp
Pixies. as l told you before, but it
IS against military rules to trans
fer. anyone but pEiyates (and
there t.is,.a c!a.nse to that effect /
was reduced 10 private. for trans
.leF:fss ..i.f -.
Here we have both ordinary and
first class. RriNates, so was made
first, class private. and will get
three dollars. per month more
than a private or thirty-three, in
stead.of t1lirly-siX dollars as a
Csa,9spl.9g,ral, but wilkhe gated differ
lent when we cross the pond. Don't
kn9Ms just what ! will rate. but l
will get considerable of an in
crease i'm pay.
YgY.. sec They. don't have Cor
i.pnrals, or. !sargents in. the Engi-
.reer Corps. ..l @ Il.
A.. What are eye all doing these
days? T.. is beginning to seem
like a long. lime since ! heard
,Ihs slsll t aNlai;giie wrote Vi was
: 1l.I 4. tonne Err ,. put have seen
nothing of the box or eats as
yct They. may come in most any
time. Hone they do.
!. We are quarantined to Camp,
hut NOT to- barracks.
ID. has been so cold today that
we did not get out for our usual
hike. We will be issued heavy
socks. ovrrshoes and caps, be-
sides a LOT of. other stuff SO will
be i'm good shape for the cold
weather.
Well, it is about time for the
lights to go out SO will close.
Love to all.
From SERENUS L. LADSON,
Co. B. gath, Engineers.
Camp Dix, Trenton, N. j.
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NJ. S. Meats is. moving part of
his household goods to Logan,
today, into the Amor Storms
property. Mrs. Meats, Miles and
Bernice, will stay in Logan and
the rest of the family at the old
farm home for a few weeks long
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LETTERS FROM GLENN BALL
January 3. 1918

Dear Mother and All:
| received your letter of Dec.
Snd.. and was sure glad To hear
from you. Ii was he first time
for quite while.
You said that you had not hearC
from Lyle for 6 weeks and he saws
that he writes every week. Oh
course he isn't too busy to write
because he has plenty of time.
Say Mother, | am trying hard tC
I9et Lyle in the signal service with
with me and is now a compan,
signal man. want To get him in
Tins section so that he will be
With me The next time we go tc
the trenches.
You asked me why didn't write
was doing in the trenches. Well
and tell YOU more about what
lisl!k the thing can be explained
by lie ONE word "censors. But
guess can tell as much as the
papers and the other fellows do
That isn't much.
didn't Stay i'm he trenches
but at rcgimenlal headquarters
IN the roar. | Went up to he tren
1clleS though Il couple of times OF
my own will We had very bac
weather. I'll tell you what done
some other time.
| Yes, Bill Boulder is slill in The
Signal Section. He is in my par
of it and under me. He is a wire.
less operator.
So you read in the paper thai
we had turkey for Thanksgiving
| dinner? Well we had roast bee
Tor dinner and turkey slnm fol
supper. guess it was a hard jol
to get so many turkeys over here
| didn't get Ethel's letter will
! the picture in il. would sure
| like TO gel it.
| sent picture of myself tC
| May some time ago and will senr
one to YOU. 1T isn't very clear blu
M is fairly good.
Yes, the papers said that w,
had fine Christmas, but it wa.
| by far the worst one that | ever
spent or ever want to spend.
| Well, guess | will quit fol
| Tins time and work on my equip.
|ment.
| With lots Of love,
Corp. GLENN l.. BALL.
Sig. Sect. Hdq. Go. 10th. Inf
Jan. 10, 1918.
| Dear Mother and All:
| How is everything in Mo. Val
ley? Lyle and arc O. X.
| went with him to his Captair
today and we put in for his trans
fer To the signal section. ] an
am quite sure that il will &C
thru.
He pol his package from Mr.
Fanger, but as yet hasn't received
The one that you sent. got the
one from you some time ago bu,
none from Mr.. Fangcr.
must tell you about my new
job. | am not sure that car
hold i'll down, hut | think car
and am sure going to try. was
appointed general overseer of al
the signal work in the regiment
| There is a great deal of respons-
Utility to ii and in a way | am re-
sponsihle for the lives of every
man in the regiment. So you sec
will have TO tend strictly to bus
mess and ] intend to do it.
III has been somewhat warmer
today and the sun was shining
but ii is clouding up again.
| guess it won't be so bad il
Lyle and | stop German bullets.
don't know how much we arc
worth alive but | do know that we
are worth $4,000 to you when
we are dead. Because you see
have taken out $4,000 insurance
flor you and Lyle has taken out
$4,000 for you.
His insurance costs him $3.50
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