Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-25
Afternoon Party.

AlkSAlAVOhA SAASye
I! Miss Newcomb of Duluth,
MINI, WIS guest of honor yes.
terday at a very delightful af-
ternoon party given by Mrs.
Carl Heise at ner home OH Erie
street. After the weather had
been discussed tor q time, the
hostess passed cards, with pen.
ellis attached, each one contain
ing ten different names, which
didn't seem to spell anything.
1 However the guests were in
formed that each one of the
names spelled a flower, when
he letters we're placed correct
ly. 1t took a great deal Of fig.
uring on every ones part before
the whole list was solved. The
word clears" seemed to stump
every one but it was FINALLY
discovered to be "Aster." Mrs.
Fred Heath and Mrs. Guy Ma
honev tied for first hanors At
six o'clock, small tables were
brought in and places found by
hand painted place cards Of
yellow daisies, carrying cut the
color scheme of yellow which
was used throughout the menu.
Each table was covered with a
dainty paper luncheon cloth de-
corated in yellow daisies and
lighted yellow candles were us
ed as centerpieces. MINIS tied
with yellow ribbons were found
at each place. An elegent four
course dinner was served bv
the hostess assisted by Miss
Heise, after which several
solendid musical selections were
given by Miss South, Cooke,
and Mrs Cotton of Eyi~a Places
were laid for the following
guests: Mssaar,es G. w. Nc
Gavren. Geo Kellogg, F A
Heath. Conk CIV NJ 'hor ev Feed
Cotton. Of Eyi~a. Misses New
'.n,nh Cook. Hs'cGavrrr.. ris';e
and Nell Southland Miss Heise.
The fire Alarm system is
out of "whack" I'm we don't
know the nov manyeth time
this year.
Mrs D.. Carr Of D-nison has
been spending 2 few days with
her niece Mrs. r L Coullhard
ut Cal. JuncsiDn.
Henry Hecksrt left for his
home in Rab Oak to-day after
spending chautauqua week here
M. and Mr.. C s Hoar lett
for their home in Norfolk to
lay after spending chantauqna
week here with MIR. ard N!ls.
Juo schu'meister.
Levi Matz, an old citizen of
Clay township in this county
for many years, now Of North
Dakota, where he went to take
a homestean and grow up with
the country, was a pleasant
caller at the Times office yes
terday. He is only 81 years
old and came to this county in
1854, and has lived to see many
changes in the west-a change
of the "prairie schooner" to the
Palace Car, travelling at the rate
of SO miles per hour, and seen
the omen prairie changed to
magnificent farms, and the pi-
oneer's "shacks," to beautiful
homes, and in all these81 years
has always voted the Demo.
cratic ticket. We wish he may
live to see a Democratic Presi.
dent elected, a wish. If realized,
may mean long life, hut acct
dents happen in the best regu-
lated families, and he NAV not
be so very much older before
realizing our wish. He left on
the afternoon Mondavs train
for Blair, Neb, to visit friends.
j. j. Brookhouser. of Loveland.
brought to this office today. a
bean one yard long, which he
says is called "a yard BEAM It
is curiosity, but whether it is
good for the table is a question.
One bean would make a full
meal for an ordinary man.
Mrs. Fred Cotton, of Extra,
who is here visiting relatives
and friends, left for Logan, on
this mornings train. accompani-
ed by her two daughters, to
spend the day with friends.
The Sioux City Seed and