Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-09-29
Booster Meeting

JuSC duIlOuuCe d DOOSCor meet
ing. That's all, just announce
it once and you will see faces
that are very rarely seen any
lother place. Why? Because
: the boosters have Started
something" and they are going
, to finish it. More has been
. done in the past few months to
advertise this city than in ten
years before.
The Boosters met at the city
council rooms last evening and
though the weather wasn't
very inviting, about forty
boosters were in attendance.
Reports of various committees
were read and a more enthusi-
astic bunch would have been
hard tn find. The committee
to solicit n dis and dues for
the expense money on the auto
excursion Monday and Tuesday
last, said, they never saw the
like, the way the money came
rolling in Every man gave
what was expelled nf him ard
gave it with that Re ling tts.t
he was getting ten times the
worth of it. The expenses nf
the tour have been paid aud a
comfortable balance left or
hand for the next booster idea.
The booster Kerr IA WAS lis
cussed and every ira, Was We
lpleased with The recs p;ions ex-
tended them while on the tour
and to show their appreciation,
they appointed a reception
committee to look after every
visitor here during the fair.
The following men were ap-
pointed on this committee:
Arthur Martin, Guy Smith ard
Ross Mclaughlin They were
also instructed to call npnn ~,
merchants of this CRY TO decor
ate their stores both outside
and inside during the fair.
Another committee was APP
pointed to make arrangements
with the G. & N. w. r. r, for
a special train to go to Logan,
to he G rner Stone laying
Wednesday, Oct. 5th. The
following men were appointed:
j G. Schulmeister, j. r. Nc
Gavren, L. R. Pike and Guy
Mahoney. This committee die
tated a letter to the General
Passenger Agent at Chicago,
requesting a train of five or six
cars to leave this city at II
o'clock on the morning of Oct
s, and leave Logan returning at
a o'clock p. m. Mr.. Pike
thinks there isn't a doubt but
what our request will be grant
ed and if it is, tickets will be
sold, at 35c each, which upon
being presented at the Depot
ticket office will in return get a
round trip ticket to Logan good
for that train, on that day
only.
Fifty dollars forfeit had to
be put up for this special train,
so have your pocket book open
when the committee calls on
you. After the president had
TO call Mayor Amen down a
few times for Quitting in" and
a few jokes sprung on the
owner of the Zone Lunger''
the meeting was adjourned.
Wait for the Harrison County
Fair, Sept. %, 20 and 30 and
then the Corner Stone laying at
Logan, Oct. 5.
Mrs. &C. Williams went to
Omaha for a few days visiting
| friends.
Miss Myrtle Casey, who is
attending the Mt. Laurett Col
!ege in Council Bluff. came
nome today for an over Sunday
visit.
The C. & N. w. officials will be-
gin to recognize Missouri Val
sey as an important city, hav
ing two special trains on one
day. One to go nine miles and
the other to GO twenty two.
We don't care for expers rs,
results are what count.
Joe Bird and daughter are in
Grand Island visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Bird
Call at any Of the 5anks or at
he Post Office for Fair prem
lum lists.
H. M. diff, Of Baker City,
Oregon, vino Is here on a visit
with his Old WA friends. was
A pleasant caller tAHav. He is