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, 1920-10-07
AIDS WYO-
MING ID BOYS
Always at The Service Of Wyoming
Citizens Who Need Assistance
At National Capital.

Harry Porter, a world war veteran
now seeking to rehabilitate himself
and qualify for a plumbers license in
Casper, is one of the 700-odd Wyoming
service men who is thankful he appeal
ed to his congressman in a despairing
effort to get justice from Uncle Sam.
Il tried to handle my case myself"
he said, but the replies were so confus-
ing and the government orders so con-
flicting, | was just about to give up
il despair when | decided to write Con-
gresham Mondell. All l had been able
To get as a result of my efforts was
compensation of So a month. l was un-
able to work / didn't want "A pension {;
/ wanted Uncle Sam to help me get well
so l could hold down a job again. If
MIR. Mondell hadn't helped me out l
don't know what | would have done"
Porter's first letter to Mr.. Mondell
was written from Kentucky, where the
former soldier was living with a sister.
, 1920-10-07

personal interviews with public health
service officials at Washington resulted
almost Immediately in raising the com
pensation from So per month to $50.
Later, personal efforts resulted in Por-
ters examination by medical experts.
hospital treatment, and increased COM
p%ensation to $50 per month. Following
TINS, the Wyoming congressman secur-
ed vocational training for his constitu-
ent. a%pprenticing him at Casper.
But Porter insists he wants TO get
well and does not want to be a pension
er. Make me like | was when | left
my job at the Hoodoo ranch. near Cody
n Uncle Sam can take his pension. "
he told his congressman. Accordingly.
Mr.. Mondel is further insisting upon
Porter's examination by the most emf
heit specialists, in the hope of being
able to effect n complete cure.
81 know | have written Mr.. Mondell
a hundred letters said Porter in talk
ing of his case, and / got a reply for
every II of them as fast MS the mails
bring it. l never had seen nv
congressman. and had no claim on him
other than that | was his constituent,
but he sure did a lot for me-
, 1920-10-07
COMMUNITY LIFE IN BORNEo
Sometimes as Many as -Four Hundred
Pseso,s Will Be found Dwelling
Under One Roof.

The Dyak women are chiefly occu-
pied with weaving, dyeing. cooking,
planting the seed and taking care of
the children and the house, says Ger
trude Emerson, writing in Asia.
Housekeeping in Borneo has its OWE
complications. As a rule IA large num-
Der of families live under one roof.
On an average there may be 40, but
instances have been known in which
as many as 400 persons were living to-
gether in n single community house.
The houses are constructed on piles,
with ladders leading to the outer UNI
covered veranda which runs the en-
tire length of the house. This eranda
Is used more or less as a public high
way. ANY one passing through the
village may climb up the ladder Mt
one end. walk along II and climb down
the other end in the most casual man
ner. Just behind 1t lies a covered
portion of the house and here most of
the work is carried on. The men may
he seen building a small boat or max
Ing brass iewelry: the women weaving
or dyeing or pounding rice into -four
lbT bhkllR.
Opening from the veranda is a Sc
ries of doors leading into separate
rooms. one belonging to each family.
Here the Dyaks do their cooking. eat
ing and sleeping, except that unmar-
ried girls usually sleep in a loft
reached from the rooms, while the
boys occupy the inner veranda. A
Dyak has but one wife. and either
husband OF wife. If found guilty
of improper conduct. is subject to Sc
we're punishment by the community.
A pleasant trait among the Dyass
is their fondness for their children.
whom they have been seldom known
to treat with anything hut kIndnes -
and indulgence. They are also kind
TO old peonie-unlike other tribes IN
Borneo. who formerly followed the
custom of killing or burning alive
those whose usefulness to the commu-
nifty has beer exhausted.
, 1920-10-07
To the Voters of
Carbon County:

l hereby announce myself a candidate for re-
election to the office of Sheriff. If my past record
in office warrants your confidence, | will feel re-
warded for an honest effort to serve you we'll.
Your support on November End will be deeply
appreciated, and if elected l promise you two more
years of faithful service.
Yours truly,
A. A. SANDERS.
, 1920-10-07
ROAD CREWS ARE
MAKING
Two Outfits Now Engaged on New
Grade Between Saratoga
and WalcOtt.

The state highway crew has about
completed the grade for the Saratoga
Walcott Dad north as far as Lake
Creek and will soon move camp To- a
point farther Own the line. Ii is ex-
pected that much more rapid hca.lway
will be made north from Lake Creek
and /. is altogether likely that the en-
tire grade to Walcott will be finished
before winter weather interferes. With
another crew working this way in the
~neighborhood of Pass Greek. not many
weeks should he required to complete
h grading.
While travellers between Saratoga
and Walcott are now finding heavy
roads in places where much soft dirt
has ben graded up. this must be ex-
pected and endured. When the new
road has been packed and smoothed
the satisfaction of driving over a real
highway will more than compensate
for present difficulties.
The highway to the south, on which
work will be resumed as soon as the
northern section is completed, is al
most completed to Spring Creek, and
some question exists as to the route to
be followed from there. one survey
takes the highway across the railroad
track for Il few miles and then back
to the west side. and this has been
~strenuously opposed by Il number of
local DpODlp who have tokan tbn mutton
up with State Highway Superintendent
ID. $. McCalman, and it is likely that
the superintendent will come here for
an inspection Of the proposed routes be-
fore the grading is resumed on the
southern section.
, 1920-10-07

Supervisor James Blackhau left last
Tuesday for a trip to Big Greek Lakes.
where he will look over an occupancy
trespass case in company with n lawyer
>for the forest service and Messrs.
Stahl and Hoar of the branch Of lands
in the district office at Denver. From
there the party will "a to the Snake
River country to make an examina-
ton of the classification of the land
on that side and try and settle the
question of whether or not these much
disputed lands should he opened to en-
try or retained in the forest.
, 1920-10-07
Whom His Luck Turned.

An extraordinary case Of good for
tune. eliminating in the completely
Unexpected. was that in which a Dur
ham miner escaped death twice in pit
disasters, and finally came into a
chancery fortune Of 100000. At the
time Of the receipt of the new of
this astonishing Tindfall he was actu.
ally ON his way to amply for parish re-
lief for himself and his family.
, 1920-10-07

Do you send The Sun to Il friend in
the east?
, 1920-10-07
Hayden Forest Notes.

The forest service has received
word from the L. 5. Civil Service
Commission that examinations will he
held at Encampment on October -
for forest range Upon nomination of
the secretary Of agriculture, the com
mission has designated Supervisor
james Blackhall to conduct the exami-
nations on the above date.
, 1920-10-07

This human statuary is remark
able, How can a man remain perfect
ly still that long?"
81 got n hired man kin beat him."
declared old Farmer Heck.-Detroit
Erpe Press
, 1920-10-07
Where Kansas Woman Drew the line.

"Incompatiblllty Of religious temper
ament' was one Of the reasons given
for a divorce. The wife testified she
didn't mind so much her husband be-
ing a Holy Roller, What she baked
al was his coming in at three o'clock
In the morning and saying he had
been studying the Book OF Revelation
with a friend.-Topeka State Journal
, 1920-10-07

Bellefluer apples. the best for pies
and able sauce rs well as for eating,
at the Paulson Well Store.
, 1920-10-07

Ralph V. Minges, who has been en-
ployed on the forest through the past
summer, left last Thursday for his
home in Arvada, Colo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-28

president and presidential electors
electors to be elected the appropriate the blank column
the right of the ballot.
dl voter may vote question submitted Of the
making at the right the
which he intends to
e) The ballot should any other manner the
ballot be spoiled be the ballot
another in its stead but all shall be issued
Five minutes time allowed booth
official ballots memorandum assist the marking his ballot
be taken the BOOTH be
be shown that how has
by the
Cd After marked should be folded that the inside
but that the printed Inducements and signatures the ballot
clerks the outside Then the should
booth his
ballot box hand him his ballot placed the box Of the
voting place.
Cd who declares the presiding officer he unable
read that by of physical dabi, nc unable mark
his ballot have assistance election marking
be chosen BY the he declares that he totally blind
he be assisted by chosen by him from the legal
voters Of the county The presiding officer administer oath in
his discretion such persons disability Co07 5839
d) The following fac-simile of the official ballot:
O. ]. HOHLE, County Clerk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-28

Cd wishes vote for all the candidates nominated by
shall other
printed the the ballot the circle purpose A
ballot marked and having other mark will
the candidates Of the party have been shall be
mark be placed the square right
Of candidates in another column the does wish
all the candidates nominated by shall
making the square right
he by inserting writing
the nam Of the candidate
20 voter may vote for an entire group Of candidates for pre
the candidates president and president
the the
electors candidates
making mark in square each
wish for candidates for presidential electors
X mark the right the the candidates president
and president shall count vote for each the other candidates
presidential
wishes another place a
Of the the blank column the right the ticket
candidates
presidential electors whose appear the ballot
the of the candidates president
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-10-28
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
Office Of County Clerk.
Ellsworth, Wis, Oct. 20, 1920.

To Electors of Pierce County:
Notice is hereby that general election be held the
towns wards villages precincts County
Pierce November 1920 which the
chosen The the candidates for each office be
certified filed in tn Office
the
designation in its proper column together with question
to vote, the sample ballot below. 1000 s06)
INFORMATION TO VOTERS
following information guild
ance upon entering polling giving
will ballot from the ballot clerk which
must initials Of both ballot clerks
receiving his ballot
alone booth and prepare the for
clerk inform the the Of
marking ballot advise indicate whom
for.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
MARCH CROP REPORT,

Des Moines, Ia, March 9-Accord-
ing to the report of the Iowa Coop
erative Crop Reporting Service at
Des Moines, Iowa, there was 40 per
cent of the 1919 corn crop on farms
March 1, 1920, or 166,4OO,000 bushels,
compared with 131 ,40s, 900 bushels a
year ago. The report indicates that
% per cent has been and. will be ship
ped out of the state. The quality OF
last years crop was good, 90 per cent
being merchantable
Approximately 80 per cent, or &C.
511 GOO bushels, of last years oct
crop was on farms March 1, 1920,
compared with 1O3,307 600 bushels
year ago. Reports indicate that al
per cent of the 1919 oat crop will be
shipped out Of the state.
1t is estimated that II per cent of
last years wheat crop was on farm;
March 1, or 4,025,00O bushels, and 81
per cent has been and will be shipped
out of the state.
-e~o' ySeh viva PIOduSSN
bushels of barley and of this crop
there was approximately 81 per cent
on farms March 1, or 100000 bush
els. About 45 per cent of the total
crop harvested last year has and will
be shipped out of the State.
A big jump in the price of Iowa
farm lands the past year is indicated
by reports of the correspondents of
the Iowa Cooperative Crop Report
ing Service. The average value of
poor plow land March 1, 1920, was
S157, compared with $129 year ago;
average of good pillow lands, $257,
compared with $196 year ago; and
the average of all pillow lands, $219,
compared with $3.50 year ago. All
farm lands with improvements on
March L, 1920, averaged 1925, COM
pared with 1892 a year ago, and all
farm lands without improvements
were estimated at sos, compared with
$156 a year ago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
E:STOCKPRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle Sow-Genera Iy 15-25c
Lower
HOGS SELL 25-5Oc LOWER
Liberal Run of Sheep and Lambs and
Good General Demand. Prices
Ruled About Steady With Beet Fat
Lambs at $1,000.

Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
March 10-Tuesday's cattle supply
was only fair 5000 head, but the mar.
ket was very slow and both beef steers
and cows were largely 15025c lower
than Monday Best beeves brought
S425. Stockers and feeders were
about steady.
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves, S13OO@14.25; fair to
good beeves, $115O@13.OO; common to
fair beeves, S1O.OO@11.5O; good to
choice yearlings, S12OO@l325; fair to
good yearlings, S10.00@12OO; common
to fair yearlings. S90O@1O0O; choice
to prime heifers, S1O.OO@1175; gooa
to choice heifers, $9OO@1O.OO; choice
to prime cows, $1O5O@11.75; good to
choice COWS, $9.00@1O.5O; fair to good
cows, s7oo@9.0O; cutters, S5.OO07OO,
Gamers, $4.0O@5OO; veal calves. $3.50
G15.75: bologna bulls. $5OO@75O
beef bulls $7O0@1OOO; choice to
prime feeders, $1O.5O@11.75; good to
choice feeders. S975@1O.5O;. medium
to good feeders, $s.5O@975; common
to fair feeders, $75O@850: good to
choice stockers, $9.5O@1O5O; fair to
good stockers, S7.75@9.50; common to
fair stockers, S6OO@7.75; stock heIf-
ers, S5.50@S00; stock cows, 5000
$50; stock calves, $6.OO@1O0O.
A 25@5oc Break in Hogs.
Receipts of hogs were very liberal
Tuesday, $500 head and the market
broke badly under the heavy supply
Opening prices We're 25@50c lower
than Monday and later bids were 500
75c lower Tops brought S14.s5 and
bulk of trading was at S14.25014.65.
Sheep and Lambs Steady.
With a tolerable liberal run of sheep
and lambs, about 10000 head, the
market ruled steady under broad
general demand and the offerings
were cleaned up in good season. Best
fat lambs brought $1,000.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs, good to choice, S1S.50@19.OO;
lambs. fair to good. S1775@1S25;
shearing lambs, S1650@1725; feeding
lambs. S15.O0@16.75; Gull lambs. $3.50
@15.0O; yearlings. Sl6.00@17.25;
wethers, S13.2501425; ewes, good to
choice. Sl3256140O; ewes, fair to
good, S1225@13.00; good feeder ewes,
sS.25m9.50; ewes, culls and Gamers,
S700@S.00.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
Pearls No Oyster MONOPOLY.

True pearls from 1872 to 1-16 inch
in size, We're found in large numbers
on he mucous surfaces Of recent
shipment of tripe received in England
from the United States That the oc-
curence was not unusual, but had
merely escaped previous notice, was
shown by the examination of fresh
speciments taken from native cows,
says Popular mechanics Magazine.
The pearls We're soft, of course, each
imbedded in Il cyst. and apparently
developed JUST as in Eivalve.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Missouri Valley, Iowa, Feb. 10, 10.

Missouri Valley, Iowa, Feb. 10, 1920.
Council met as per adjournment.
Officers present, L. R. Pike, Attor-
ney Frank Tamisiea, and Clerk Bow
er.
Councilmen present, E. M. Rhoda-
beck, w. F. Miller, and X. E. Brun-
dige.
Absent, Malsi and Halsey.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
at 2:45 p. m. The following bids for
paving were received, opened and
read:
E. A. Wickhan, Council Bluffs, Ia.
per square yard Class l concreate
aggregate, 1882.
John A. Beebe, Omaha, Neb., Class
S, brick block, per square yard, $4.62
The following bids for curb and
gutter were received:
E. A. Wickham, lineal #, 12x2(
regular curb, $1.26.
E. A. -Wickham, curb and false
curb, $2.75.
Lineal # ~ Wit pipe storm sewer
sl.s5.
Lineal # 15 Wit pipe storm sewer
5000.
Manholes and covers approximate.
ly, 8 vert #, each Coo.
The following bid for sewer by M
A. Camery, Harlan, Ia:
Lin. #. size 8, $2.5O;5O-6" risers
$1.25.
1t was moved by Rhodabeck that
the Council adjourn till 1880 p. m. this
evening, for the purpose of giving
the Engineers an opportunity to tabu-
late the bids received for paving
curbing and guttering, and sewer, as
lprovided in the resolutions of necessity
heretofore passed by the City Council
notice published. Motion seconded by
Miller; motion carried.
Council adjourned till 1880 D. M.
Feb. 10, 1920.
Mo. Valley, Ia, Feb. 10, 1920.
Council met as per adjournment
Officers present, Mayor Pike, Attor.
ney Tamisiea, and Clerk Bower.
Councilman present, Miller, Malsi
Rhodabeck, and Brundige. Council
was called to order by Mayor Pike
at 1880 p. m.
Moved by Halsey that all bids 70,
paving, curbing and gutter ing be re-
jected, and that the Clerk be author.
lied to re-advertise for bids; motor
seconded by Brundige. Halsey, yea
Brundige, yea; Miller, yea; Malsi
yea; Rhodabeck, yea. All Councilmer
voting in favor of the motion, same
was declared adopted, and all bid.
received for paving, curbing and gut
tering were rejected.
Rhodabeck introduced the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolution Adopting Bid.
Resolution seconded by Malsi.
Resolution Accepting Bid.
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City Of Missouri VALLEY, Iowa
that the bid Of M. s. Camery for tn,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

AV6oup AOWd, CcO. ~, 1871.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
of Supervisors Of Harrison County,
Iowa, met on above date with all
members present.
The Board of Supervisors spent the
entire day in consideration of matters
relative to the Lincoln Highway, and
being unable to finish, adjourned to
meet March 2, 1920.
]. E. VanScoy, Chairman.
Attest: H. B. Owens, Auditor.
Logan, Iowa, March 2, 1920.
The Board of Supervisors of Har-
rison County, Iowa, met in regular
adjourned session. All members were
present.
The Board at this time directed the
Auditor to pay to Mrs. E. C. Moss
man, the sum of IL per month, pay
able Sc on the LIST and Sc on the 18th
of each month, this amount in lieu of
supplies heretofore furnished.
| Also directed the Auditor to refund
Ito H. N. Anderson, Woodbine, Iowa,
1913 tax in the sum of $55.95 and to
cancel 1919 tax of $7624 against Lot
1, Block 81, town of Woodbine, on ac-
count of Soldiers Exemption.
Matters relative to the Ehlert
Drainage District were continued I'M
til March 16, 1920.
| Matters relative to the Lincoln
Highway were again continued and
the Board adjourned to meet March
8, 1920.
j. E. VanScoy, Chairman.
Attest. H. B. Owens, Auditor.
Logan, Iowa, March 8, 1920.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
of Supervisors of Harrison County,
Iowa, met on the above date, with all
members present.
Relative to the interior decoration
of the Harrison County Court House,
a matter under discussion for some
time, and after careful considera-
ton of qualifications of bidders, it
was moved by Heath, seconded by
Spooner, that contract be let to As
ISOLATED Artists of Milwaukee, Wis.
Roll call: Heath, yes; Spooner, yes;
VanScoy, yes.
/ The Board at this time voted to in
crease the salary Of the Deputy Su-
perintendent from $62.5O per month
to $40 per month, increase dating
from March l, 1920.
c. L. Huff, Engineer, appointed by
the Board of Supervisors to make
preliminary survey and report in the
proposed Schwertley Drainage Dis
trict, having on March 2, 1920, filed
his report, the Board, after considera-
ton, approved the report Of said En-
gineer, and set April 16, 1920, as the
date of hearing on the establishment
of the proposed Drainage District and
directed the Auditor to publish no
tice.
On March 3, 1920, a petition was
| filed in the office of the Auditor Of
Harrison County, Iowa, signed by E
M. Hitchcock ct al, asking for the es-
tablishment of Drainage District in
Sections 11-12-13-14-23-24, Township
80, Range as, and after consideration
of above petition, the Board appointed
L c. L. Huff, a competent Engineer, tc
make preliminary survey and report
and directed him to file bond in the
sum of $500 for faithful performance
of duty.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Now on this 3rd day of March, 1920
being the date to which further hear
ing in the matter Of relocation ant
establishment Of the Lincoln High
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
Business Of Criticism.

It's business is simply to know the
best that is known and thought In the
world, and, by in its turn making this
known, to create a current Of true
and fresh ideas. Its business is to
do this with inflexible honesty, with
due ability; but It's business is to do
no more, and to leave alone all quee-
lions Of practical consequences and
applications questions which will
never fail to have due prominence
given to them. Matthew Arnold,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11

way wai continued and being a regu.
lar adjourned session Of the Board Of
Supervisors, with all members pres
ent, and the above matter coming up,
and the Board having re-considered
all objections and all claims of par
ties appearing in person or by attor-
ney, and after having examined the
report Of the Engineer, filed October
8, 1919, the Board finds that the route
and plan recommended is fessible
one and should be adopted.
And further finds that certain
waivers have been filed and agree
ments made with certain land owners
as to the establishment of the high
way and award of damages, which
said stipulations are incorporated
herein, and made part of the pro-
ceedings, as follows:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
Persla spar.e!x PeopIsd.

It is easy to overrate the land OF
Darius and Cyrus Amar, and Hafiz
for Persia has not nearly as many in.
hnbitants as Mexico. Estimates differ
widely and there has never been rea
census. butt is possible that in ter
ritory equal to France. Germany, thu
British isles and Italy all taken to
gether, the population does not e1
coed that Of little Belgium. In arel
Persia Is more than Is times as biz
as Ohio. but 1t contains fewer thar
twice as many people.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11
Christian Era.

The Christian era was not adopte
as a means of reckoning time unit
several centuries after Christ's tim.
An error was made in the reckonin
then and 1t is now agreed that til
time assigned for the birth of Chris
was at least four years out of I'll
way; that is, according to the accep
ed reckoning, Jesus was born in tb-
year B. G..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-03-11

And also that the commissioners
appointed to appraise damages filed
further the Board finds that the
amounts allowed as damages are just
and equitable, and that the report
should be adopted and that the
amounts as recommended by the com
missioners should be allowed as dam
ages, save and except the following
notifications, that the amount all
lowed the Cos Estate should be and
hereby is reduced from $3.50 to $50.
The amount allowed Ernest Michael
reduced from $1400 to $1,000, and the
amount allowed F. w. Peterson re-
duced from $1,000 to $500, and the
amount allowed A. j. Coe increased
from $4,000 to $4,000, and further
finds that in all other respects the
amounts as recommended in the re-
port of the appraisers is just and
equitable, and that the report of the
appraisers should be and hereby is
adopted and the amounts recommend
ed by the appraisers, as modified by
the Board of Supervisors, be and
hereby is allowed and confirmed, as
e.