Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-23
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
Missouri valley whispers.
Missouri VALLEY, H.. August %.

Missouri VALLEY, a. august %.
Miss Gamble, of Boone, is visiting
Mrs. Goodrich.
Miss Nits Colt has gone to Newark,
New Jersey.
The day of reckoning for We Missouri
Valley small boy approaches school COM
mences September LIST.
The ladies of Missouri Valley gave a
pink tea party, Tuesday night, which
was an immense success.
The postofice is to be moved into the
establishment of l.. n. Goodrich.
Frick & Snyder will move into the
Scontt building. Harry Stonesifer will
move into Frick Il Snyder's, and John
Reinbath will also occupy part of their
bulldog.
Mark Carlisle has returned from the
east with his bride, and they are board
ing at the Cheney House.
Wednesday opened with a drilling
rain and the Blair excursion tizaled and
had to be postponed until next Tuesday.
Tommy Oden is at Colfax Springs re.
cuperating his shattered health.
Dave Douglas is building q new house.
There is considerable building boom all
around In Missouri Valley.
H. G. Mellerup has gone to Keokuk to
work.
Z. w. Brown is in Chicago.
j. D. is shooting chickens in Nebraska
Mr.. Burr Shelton has gone to Dakota.
Mrs. d. Cady, of Stanton, is visiting
in Chicago.
Walter Howard is going to Sioux City
as clerk at the Hubbard House. Eugene
Wright returns to his old position at the
Cheney House, here.
Sam Cheney is with the railroad sur
veying party out beyond Valentine.
Hank Ball will open a branch house at
Albion, Neb.
Mr.. Robinson has rented the residence
of Tommy Carlisle. The latter will build
himself a new house at once.
Major Cheney will in the future reside
at Sioux City, and manage his hotel in
terests there. Percy Cheney will run
the Missouri Valley hotels.i
Quite a scene was witnessed at the
depot yesterday by an ardent rural
couple, who were symbolizing loves
young dream. The swain had his arm
around her shapely waist, while her head
rested on his manly bosom. Ever and
anon he rained kisses on her fair brow.
They remained thus about ten minutes.
Potter and Perrow took out their pencils
and made sketches of the scene on their
cuffs.
Mayor Bailey is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. j. b. Crowder and children are
visiting in Omaha.
1t is charged hat whiskey is being
largely sold in Missouri Valley. Com
mercial travellers claim they can get all
the tanglefoot they want here and with
very little trouble.
r. Robinson has returned from the
north.
F. r, Whittlesey, of Florence, Wis ,
is visiting the family of Mr.. jos. Whit
tlesey.
Mr.. Blattenberg has return ed from the
east.
Missouri valley seems to be full of
crooks Just now. They sit around in
shady places reading Olives of Frank and
Jesse James" The city marshal keeps
after them with a sharp stick all day
long, and keeps them moving.
Aug. Refs will build himself a resi-
d ence early this fall.
Cyrus Arndt is east looking after his
political fences.
Will Cicily is in Geneva, Illinois
called home by the serious illness of his
mother.
Geo. Weare, and Clark Connolly, of
Sisux City, and l.. NJ. Rheems of
Omaha, all Sundayed i'll the Valley.
Mrs. LAWYER and Mrs. Buchanan are at
Spirit Lake. Miss Crowell is in New
York state. None of them will return
for several weeks yet. Miss Van Hosen
will return to Dakota in September.
The weather has been bracingly cool
lately and the farmers are full of their
usual cheerful predictions of early frost,
ruined corn, etc.
Mrs. w. G, Brownson and Miss Grace
Brownson are expected back from New
York III September.
w b.. Wright, of Utah, has accepted
a position in The S. G. Il p. telegraph
office here.
Dick Hills will not remove to Sioux
City as has been said, but will continue
to reside in Missouri Valley even after
the severance of his connection with the
S. G. q p. r.. r.
1t is said a. S. e. King and Mr..
Lavidge will go to Chicago when the
Il. II. consolidation takes effect.
Everything, socially and commercially,
is very quiet in. Missouri Valley Just
now. FAY.