Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-09-14

Jon account of the street fair here
!They viii commence work llert
again, Monday and expect To hav,
lI 1.-The paving finished in this city
.ihN The latter part t.of the week.
!: ~. MIR. and Mrs. Ross Coulihard
'dRove to- Omaha yesterday in theii
1 cars hut Jupiter Plusious decrccd
tliat they couldn't drive il back
ESQ Lhry came home on The train
titus morning and will wait rol
imorc promising weather before
attempting the drive hack home
! There has. been some dispute as
i TO the weight OF The brick laid
leach day on the paving, so n. Nj
ii.ramer measured the yardage,
.carefmlly one day and found that
l@Slim' Collier and n. Lewis, Tho
1.-TWO hrieklaNcrs, had handled lS.-
500 brick, which weighed 2s7l ion,
That snrelS@cnlilles them to !,
days salary. 1. ~
The beautiful new home Of Mr.
i and Mrs. Harvey loss on Fourth
.tsstrcrt is near completion. The
|carrrnters have finished their
Eworl and the decorating has been
Istarted. They expect 10 move in
I to The home by the middle of
lOctOher. and when it is COM
|pleted it will be one of the most
convenient homes in Harrison
Icounty.
The Harmony Study club met
lwilI Mrs. Florence Morrow at
Modale. Saturday. Sept. 3. After
| the business sessiOnYthc follow
ling program was given: roll call,
favorite songs; piano solo, Leila
Blackburn; reading. Mrs. Uiie
Conllhard and Edna Coulthard:
vocal solo, Louise Dayhuff. The
hostess then served a delicious
lunch.
The usual order of things was
changed The other day down al
New Sharon. \ party OF young
men i'm an automobile ran over a
calf and killed il. Instead of The
farmer trying To collect damages
for his calf he paid the boys The
damage which The car sustained.
lclaming. thai his calf should moi
have been allowed i'm the road.
!!merely showing that everybody
isn't always trying to hold up the
IautOmOhilists which is The usual
order oi things.
Whcn YOU got To thinking that
you have capIlred all the hard
luck going, and thai nothing is
coming your way. Just stop and
look around and see some one
that has real trouble. NJ. G.. Bur
bank has been unable To walk
down town for eleven months and
he is a constant sufferer from
muscular rheumatism, but he
keeps zip his good spirits. never,
theless, which goes to show that
n cheerful disposition is worth
considerable To a man.
In our estimation there isn't
more faithful man io his position
n This town than w. 4. Roberts.
i.lp, irp FL
building. Hc commenced work as
ianiM' i'm this building April H.
1898. and he has held this posi-
lion continuously for % wears.
During that lime lie has never
taken "A vacation. and has only
been off a week and that time was
on account of illness of rela-
tive. This is surely some record
and goes to show that some men
are more than faithful TO Their
trust.
Excited over thr glowing ar-
counts of the street fair and ear
nival i'm Mo: Valley. William Han
son $ ei2hl-year-old son started
out secretly To see the sights. He
left his home beyond Logan.
walked eleven miles. and FINALLY
reached here sunday evening. He
slrpi in a barn and Monday he
proceeded To visit the various at
fractions. His parents We're
frantic, and searched every place
for The child, hui friend of The
family saw him i'm TOWN and tele-.
phonrd to them and they came in
and sol linn. He had nothing TO
eat from The time lie left his home
and the first lhine he asked for
was a meal. during which he pro-
cepdnd ln tell his parents of the
wonderful things he had seen in
the shows. He was taken home
none the worse for his adventure.
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