Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-16
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Annie Van Scoy, a l4-year old girl,
who aims Missouri Valley as her
home and who says that her mother is
dead AMI that her father has practl-
cally abandoned her, came to tins city
couple of weeks ago with the expec-
tation of being able to make her own
way. Her training had evidently not
been OF the best for she at once fell in
with bad company and is said to nave
been going rapid gait for one of her
tender years. She is comely girl and
really looks to be l8 years old instead
of III
Monday evening with crowd of
young men of questionable repute,
she was making disturbance in the
/ vicinity OF the armory where the Sal
yatlon army was holding its meetings.
The wife of the captain of the army
went out and persuaded her to leave
the crowd and come into the armory.
The young men were so incensed at
this and made such disturbance that
1T was necessary to call the police to
disperse them.
Miss Van Scoy was taken to the
home of the captain, where she spent
the night, and was yesterday shown
the error of her ways and persuaded to
go to the Rescue home In Omaha,
where She will be looked after till some
suitable home can be secured for her.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
II. M. Silsby, of Modale, was IN the
city yesterday afternoon looking after
business matters.
A telegram was received in Missouri
Valley yesterday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ike Perrin, announcing the death
of relatives iii Mlden, Neb., yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perrin departed this
morning for that place.
Mrs. Will Sproul is in the Valley
the guest of Mrs. Fred Briggs.
Mrs. Comet and son, Paul, of Kan
sas City, are spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. LeGrow. Mrs. Comet
is a daughter of the Rev. j. B. Weltz,
of joplin, Mo.
Five years of wear is guarar-
teed if you use Hammar Paint.
If it cnacks, peels, blisters or
chips off in that time, your money
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refunded in cash. 1t is also most
economical.
Lee Smith, of Gladbrook, an old
schoolmate of Robert Harvey, visited
him tolay. He was on his way to
Yellowstone Park for pleasure trip.
John Sproul, of Cincinnati, town
ship, was in the Valley today on his
way to Logan on business.
| The lecture and moving pictures at
the Presbyterian church last evening
made a very interesting entertain
ment. Mr.. Randall saw all there was
to be seen at the Worlds Fair in Paris
and knows how to tell of it.
| Miss Ellen Burke is an Omaha vis-
itor this afternoon.
Mrs. Steve Sherwood, of Omaha,
who has been here for several days
visiting relatives, departed this after
noon for home.
Mrs. Julia Allen, who has been here
for the past few days a guest of
relatives. departed this afternoon for
her home IN Omaha.
| j. a. Sales was pleasant caller to-
day.
Mrs. w. ID. Blackburn is visiting in
Omaha for few days, the guest of
relatives and friends. She will re-
main until after the Richard Mans
field engagement.
Seven thousand five hundred dol
lars is the sum the Updike Grain
Company this week paid for one of
the large elevators in Creighton, Neb.,
formerly operated by the firm of But
terfield & Son. The Updlke concern
will operate the elevator in connection
with their extensive system of grain
elevators throughout the grain region
of Nebraska, all of which will be tr-
butary to the storage elevator to be
constructed in this city by the Cpdike
| Company.