Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-07-06

Ga this dy of July 1863 o 48 years ago, we com
@ al hs s on Of this mis- city s small
foad and while lndtng article concluded give
short synopsis Of our Journalistic history fr the beginning
up I" tins date We commenced the publication of the Go
erie County Ledger in 1864 continuing publication until
June 1863 when concluded to locate this and proni
our family.
In establishing paper it is always difficult matter to
and name suitable TO the occasion and in this the
difficulty was obvious but at last found ap
roprae for the occasion We adopted the of Harrison
honor Of Gen. Il Harrison Bsbb was then ed
tor and publisher OF the Bug democratic published
initial number he said Il like the editor and am pleased with
the appearance OF the first number except the that
sounds too much like coon skins and hard cider s4o He
son for adopting that this: The comfy Har
sson our our a. Harris and CONCLUDED would be appop
rate and proper At that time "Jack and Bob
nave up in the office to ma9 a9 and men
the program Of the first celebration in Missouri Valley
Procession will form at the flag at 10 a. m and march to
the place Of speaking:
Music-Band.
Reading Decaration-W c. Nortborop.
Oraton-D M. Harris
Music-Glee Club
Procession will form the singing and march TO the
tables. That celebration long to be remembered.
Missouri Valley continued to grow and prosper in all the
business incident and country and the Harrison
IAN kept with the procession growing in favor and business
drawbacks concluded to further SOUTH sold
plant H Gotry who changed its politics from democratic
Peoples party and continued publish several
years when he sold out to Gore & Cutler
During this period we went to independence, Kansas
and bought from NJ " Bennett, the kansas Democrat
democratic which conducted until the fall of the
same during which wife became dissatisfied Kansas
and returned to Missouri Valley Not desiring to
the paper business in opposition those to whom had sold
we found John Schultz who in the grocery busi
ness DESTROYS to sell out and California bought his
establishment and commenced the grocery business under
firm of Harris Son. but in the big fire that
the town in the block reaching from Ord to 18th ST. Novem
Der l4 1872 business entirely consumed leaving
lat Our old friends at Extra render assist
ance and having and fixtures generously offered the
free of charge if would edit the paper in that
We accepted the offer and commenced the publications calling
the The Audubon County Defender published by D W
Harris Sons which continued publish until 1874 when
we again sold out and moved Atlantic Iowa. and established
paper which called "The Cap Sheaf which continued
Ito publish until May, 1876 when sold
Missouri Valley Iowa. and bought the old Office and
led the publication of The Times the name given the
paper after sold it 1872 which continues bear
and from that time up the present time the Times grown
popularity and business and has become of the
best and leading in Western Iowa Through all these
changes the Times has had the able assistance John w.
r. H. Harris of D. NJ and for several years Earl Harris
son of r. Harris local editor who did much build up
the reputation of the Daily and Weekly Times local writer
On April 1s 1891 the Daily Times made its first appear
ance and has become fixed fact in the paper world having
taken high place the the public mind growing popular