Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-05-29
Babe is Scalded by Hot Tea

city IN THE WORLD.
Babe Is SCalded by Hot Tea
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Rich, aged one and half years,
was the victim of an accident that oc-
cured yesterday afternoon at the home
of G N Tucker, father of Mrs Rich.
The family was just about to sit
down to the noon day meal, the dinner
having been placed on the table along
with the tea pot full of boiling hot tea.
| In playing around the table the little
tot either struck the tea pot OF Jared
the table in such a manner that the
pot with its boiling contents was over
turned striking the little girl on the
left shoulder. The left arm, shoulder
and chest was scalded to blister and
the outcome of the little ones injuries
are unknown as yet. DIR DeVore who
is in attendance thinks nothing serious
will result.
| While playing around the house yes
terday, the three year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs l. NJ Waggoner tripped
and fell, breaking her right collar bone.
| A. Sears, at present employed at the
shops here, has been appointed Janitor
at First Ward School house, assuming
his work at the commencement of the
Fall term.
Charles Flanagan returned home
last night after several days trip
through the farm regions Of South
Dakota.
While absent he made a thorough
inspection of the farm land in the
vicinity of the famous Rose Bud
agency. driving across the country
from Huron. He now has some choice
bargains to offer in the way of Mis-
souri, bottom land i'm that state, where
hogs, cattle and rich corn fields exist
in indlsputable quantities on farm
land far below the prices asked for
farms in this section, the prices on the
same being based on The location, i'm
provements and general conditions.
j S Dewell is in Des Moines called
there by business before the Supreme
Court.
VIM Sales went to Omaha this morn
ing where he goes to have his eyes
treated by DIR Clifford.
Those who use Maple City Self
Washing Soap will usually have
no other kind, because it does bet
| ter work and does it easier.
/! John Anderson, of the Peoples Store,
departed yesterday afternoon for ST.
Louis Mo. where he will spend short
time attending to the firms interests.
Miss Cora Earnest left for Dow City
today for two weeks visit with
| friends.
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j. 3. kirkwood says that there was
terrific hail storm in Hazel Dell
township, Pottawattamiec county, south
of this city Saturday evening. He
says the hsllstones laid on the ground
a foot and half deep at 9 O'Clock
i, Sunday morning.
Mrs. J. d. Lyon and mother, Mrs
w. E. WISER, are now in Greeley,
Colo, where they expect to spend sew
eral weeks. Mrs Wisler has been UNI
we'll for some time and it Is thought
the peculiar climate of that Western
country will prove beneficial to her
health.
| Frank Mills shipped car of hogs
to Omaha yesterday.
The Misses Vance after visiting
Eagle Grove relatives and friends for
several days past, returned home this
afternoon.
John Sexton, who has been quite
seriously i'll from an attack of pneu-
monia for the past several weeks, has
so far recovered that he is able to
travel and left today for a several
weeks visit with relatives in the South
ern part of the state.
Missouri Valley is to have coffin
factory. 1t is thought that everything
will be in readiness to commence oper-
atoms in the near Understandings
Republican.
Miss Carrie Baker leaves for Hast
ings, Neb. tomorrow for weeks visit
with friends.
w II Itamsayer and sister Mrs. s A
Cl0ugh were Omaha visitors today.
DIR McEvoy went to Churdan Satur-
day evening remaining there over Sud
day. Mrs. McEvoy who mas been
visiting there for the past several days
accompanied him home this afternoon,