Missouri Valley times., 1899-06-29
End of Vol. 81.

End Of Vol. 81.
Every institution has a beginning,
and the Missouri VALLEY TIMES is
no exception to the general rule. On
July 3rd, 1868, d. NJ. Harris. editor of
TIE HARR1soN1AN, (now THE T1MEs)
issued the first number of his paper in
Missouri Valley.
Then our city was merely in embryo,
with large hope and lively energy to
make it q city of Importance in
western Iowa.
\ few years after the establishment
of the paper the name was changed to
THE TIMES, and has been q living,
working engine for the upbuilding of
our city and the best interest of Har-
rison county to the present time.
Since then has been added to the pub
lication, THE MISSOURI VALLEY
DAILY TINES, and is now conducted
by r. II. Harris, editor, and Earl r.
Harris, as city editor.
1t is not necessary to speak lengthy
of our paper For thirty one years it
has never missed its visits to its
patrons, and in these thirty-one years
has gained three issues, thus closing
Vol. 81, June %.
We look back over the record made
in these thirty-one years with pleasure,
feeling that in these long years mis-
takes have been made, but in the gen.
eral, we have been found in the right.
and always lsboring for the best in.
terest of the city, and the prosperity o.
Harrison county.
Our town has grown from young
village to city of FIVE Thousand peo-
pie, every interest has been increased
and prosperity has blessed her people.
Railroads have been prosperous, mer-
chants have grown in wealth, me.
chanics have succeeded in business.
and today we can boast of the most
complete water works in the state. the
best fire protection, the city lighted by
electricity, heated by the hot water
system, and the electric fire alarm
system, intact we are live, hustling,
energetic, progressive young city, and
our motto is onward and upward. Our
church edtfices are models of ar
chitecture, our school buildings are
worthy the intelligence of our people
and our schools are the pride and glory
of our people. We are fast, progress
sive get-up-and-get community. We
can boast of more fine, intellectual and
cultured ladies, more pretty girls and
smart children and fat babies than
any city of five thousand people found
on the globe. of course, we do not
claim all this mighty improvement is
the result of the publication of THE
TIMES in our midst, but we do claim
that our paper has done its part, no.
belly in the development of Missouri
Valley, and believe that every we'll
regulated family should subscribe and
pay for 1t. 1t is here to stay, grow up
with the growth of the city, is a part
of its life, and desires the patronage of
the public.
| Thirty one years is long life for a
newspaper-jnst how much good 1t has
done is hard to tell, but if you will go
with us for the next thirty -one years,
you will be older. wiser and better
than you now are and we will be
prouder and happier than we now are
Our paper records the history of our
city-giving the marriages, deaths,
births and all general news. A read
ing of the back numbers bring up
many scenes of the past, and il the
future is to be judged by the past. then
Missouri Valley is TO be good city
and TIE MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES a
great paper, both growing together,
heralding the success of our people and
the improvement cf the age.
If yon wish to live long and he hap
py, come to Missouri Valley and read
Tue TIMES.
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