Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-01
An Excl,anSe Party.

the request that each guest bring some article of
which he or she was DESTROYS of getting rid.
About twenty five responded and gathered! at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis on eatur-
day evening Packages and bundles were very
much in evidence. Some presented most
tempting appearance, Others looked as If they
might contain an internal machine. while still
Others were very nou-commttal both in regard
to sight an 4 sense. At once the barter began
each one fearful of finding their last bargain
worse than the one before. each one feeling in
this case it was better to bear the ills we have
than fly to thosa We know not of " The passing
of the articles afforded nnboundcd merrimcnt
for an hour, after which various games were in
dnlged ill., A musical program added very
much othe eni,yment of the evening. AT III
O'Clock a delicious supper was served by Misses
Jessie Lewis, Laura Lewis and Jessie Clark
The evening was very enjoyable and exceed
ingly merry one, and all had such good time
it was hard to leave before the hours of the
Sabbath broke upon them. and the goodnights
were said mingled with cong -atulations.
John Sexton, who has been en-
ployed IN the Company machine shops
here for the past year, today resigned
his position with the Company and
leaves Wednesday for DEVILS Lake,
N ID, where he goes to assume the gen
eral foremanship of the Great North
ern shops at that point Mrs. Sexton
will continue to m ike her home here
until Mr. Sexton gets located in their
new home.
Mrs. Charles Warnack is spending
the day in Omaha
Attorney G. w. Kellogg leaves this
week possibly tomorrow, for bust
ness trip to New York City. lie ex-
poets to be absent about two weeks
On the return trip he willvisit Niagara
Falls aud other points of interest in
that vicinity.
Mrs. g. b Russell of Audubon de-
parted this morning for home after a
short visit here the guest of Mrs. C. G..
Lahman Mrs Russell is enroute
home after winters sojourn in Cal
ifornia
Sheriff SHELTON was i'm the city last
night and says Jim Longman and j S
Vanderhoof want to enter their names
at the tiddlers contest.
Several weeks ago during the big fire
in LeNtars the printing plant of the
Post waY destroyed. Last week "A J.
yramer of the LeMars Globe bought
the subscription list and good will of
the Post, and his paper will be called
the Globe-Po Cramer is. one of The
best editors in the state and we wish
him success. He has now the LeMars
field all to himself.
From telegram Just received we
learn that Mrs. Emma Harris Russell
arrived at her destination at Hamilton
Montana, Sunday night, and that she
left all the friends, on the train, from
this section we'll and happy
From letter just received, we learn
that r. A. Merritt and wife, are now
located on ranch near Jetmore, Kan,
and are we'll pleased with the country.
We acknowledge our yearly remit
lance from Uncle A. Longman, of Lo-
gan, for THE TIMES. Mr. Longman
has been subscriber to TIE TINES
ever since the day it started He is
over 80 years old but is as spry as many
men at 60. He never misses ball
game or the County Fair i'm this coun-
ty, and will never die as long as he
continues to read TIE Times
Frank NJ. Miles is In fairbault, Min.
visiting his daughter, Miss Rae Miles.
Miss Sue Barnhart, of Lincoln
spent Sunday in the Valley, the guest
of her mother
Mr. and Mrs +. II. Giddings, Mrs.
Mamie Cloud and Miss Matte White
are spending the day in ON aha.
Levi Hester is a Council Bluffs
business visitor this afternoon.
A Chicago Judge decided Saturday
that wife has a perfect right to kill
her husband if he attempts to beat her.
That is a sensible Judge.
Mr. and Mrs w M Carlisle, son Tur-
ner and Miss Stella Turner are spend
ing tie day in Omaha.
The meat trust says prices will come
down to the normal level within a
month. According to John McCabe
of the Observer the people can live on
hay that long. The Observer and the
Bee are the only two papers in the
United States that have the nerve to
endorse the meat trust. Even the re-
publican administration Is fighting it,.
Mrs II q Hills started this morning
for ankton s ID called there by the
illness OF relatives. She expects to be
absent from home several days.
Friday nights storm interfering
with their plans, the members.of the
Alumni Society decided to postpone
the meeting announced for that date
until Friday evening May End All
members of the Society are requested
to attend the meeting to be held on
that date.
Mrs. T. z Mason and the Misses Ma