Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-31
vorably with the California
product and is a credit to the
Messrs Worth.

Il
| Messrs Worth.
The Ritchison horse was
beaten in the race at Pisgah
Saturday, because he ran under
his distance and the further
fact of the roughness of the
track. Fred extended a warm
and financial invitation to the
victors to meet him in Monda-
min Saturday.
Miss Cora Clinkenbeard re-
turned Saturday from Hot
Springs, where she has been for
the past two months bathing in
and drinking of the water of
the springs. We understand
that she has been much i'm
proved by her sojourn at South
Dakota's health resort.
Frank L. Brown, of Tayle r
township, after rebuilding his
house in a neat and commodious
manner, following in the foot
steps of his fore-fathers, took
unto himself a charming and
handsome bride in the person
of Miss Nettie Garrison. of
Magnolia. The ceremony unit
ing this worthy couple occur
red at the home of the brides
parents, Levi Garrison and
wife, and was solemized by
Rev. Bartholo, of the M. E.
church. The happy couple
were the recipients of many
useful and valuable presents.
The Times joins in the congra-
sulations.
j. f. Garner, east of town
five miles, is completing one of
the most substantial dwellings
in this section. Moving the
former structure further up
the hillside, where the location
is more slightly, and placing the
same upon a cement foundation
Ihe has added an additional
story, making a house of eight
large. airy rooms. In addition
to this improvement he has
CONSTRUCTED an outside cement
cellar or cave. Jim don't pro-
pose taking chances when old
Boreas gets on a rampage.
Lightell & Sons of Modale are
doing the carpenter work, with
Geo. Fitzsimmons and C. w.
Withem assisting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crit Weldon
left Tuesday morning for Her
man, Neb., to attend the
Washington County Soldiers
Reunion. Crit expects to camp
out with the boys three or four
days, to go to bed at taps and
get up at reveille. He will tell
his old stories to new listeners,
make new acqualntances among
1.-THE boys and miss forever
familiar faces around the
camp ground. How different
lit would be if John H. Noyes
went along. Its a good thing
for Herman and a bad thing
for the boys that he is in the
hay field. Think of the chick
ems, melons, apples, plumbs
and pears the farmers will
keep and the boys wont get.
Ben Garrctson now is turned loose in
the fold,
A ravenous sub. hunter, we have been
told
II you never met fear me YOU will
And a dollar will drop in Bob's waiting
This Ben is a corkcr he'll milk all your
COWS,
He'll churn for long hours, tote slop to
the sows,
He'll coo to the baby, he'll fill up the
tub,
He'll camp with you nights till he cap
lures sub.
He numbers the sections and quarters
the ground.
He comes and he comes and keeps com
ing around.
He'll hit you with prose and he'll
pound you with rhymes
Till he captures your sub. and sends
| you The Times
Two hundred subscriptions-two hun
dred good names
| From routes and the town of Monda-
| min he claims.
It's good time, think, to capture the
pelt
OF one with so many good scalps in his
If you thirst for revenge, give heed to
/ my plan
1t will frighten to death this newspaper
| man.
Before he has worked you just jingle
your dime;
And say, "Mr, Garretson, send us The
Times.
/, He won't catch his breath and will faint
on the spot
And then you can pack him away on a
cot