Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-10

building and looked out of the
window at the earth below. He
wanted TO take ride on fire es
cape. but there are none yet in
TicllNille.
YAM Sims has sci ia counting a
red-headed girl near Tickville. II
lis believed that he don't care any
thing about her. and is only going
there to make Miss Flute Belcher
think more of him.
Clab Hancock. who is a constant
!. reader OF the 'TickNille ridingS.
and who has been married three
times. says he enjoys the obituar-
les, hat always skips all marriage
writeupS.
! \ presidential possibility is a
large minded person entirely sur
rounded by enthusiast tic cons,t.
uents.
Film billiard. who sojourns vi.
neal. he cerllaan headwaters ~
Ganhrr creek. attended church al
Dog Hill sunday. and while he. ?
announced that he had JUS COM
plotted he job of "iling up his time
squirrel rifle and would otter ii
;or sale tn he used i'm case OF N.u
with Mexico.
Mites are to chickens what debit $
are tn men.
The Excelsior i'iddlins Band
will give one of ills notorious mll-
steal entertainments AT Rye Straw
next tuesday night. and has asked
us TIA make the announcement
Nobody will have tn pay io 60 i'm
at he door. the occasion being
free lo everybody. hat each person
attending will he compelled lo pay
Il dime after he gets seated.
Dock Hooks has had To CLOSE
down his black smith business
during the past few weeks there
being no surplus air tn run the
bellows.
\ shower of rain visited This
section tuesday. u was met at
The forks at the road by The T.x-
cclsinr l'idhline Band.
Prof Atlas Peek. who began
taking "a census nf the stars last
week. has had tn stop work on ac-
count of the inclrment weather.
The old Mis"r has been saving.
mp the potatoes that are stuck in
the spout at his oil can hy the
store keeper and will soon have
enough for a mess.
Following the first heavy. Kill
ling frost of fan. Sim Flinders will
make IA search through ihr tall
weeds behind the rnsiOtiicc for
his mule that broke loose early
this summer.
Poke Eazley is making all nee
essary arrangements for The
building of himself a house near
where the sorghum mill was To-
Gated. I'm order tn get The house
exactly the right size he will lay
the floor. then put his family
ON il and build the house around
them.
\ singing teacher has started a
school i'm the Calf Ribs neighbour
hood. Tohe MoselrN thinks there
should he less voices cultivated
and more corn.
Most of the talk carried on i'm
clnnlrh and at prayer meeting
runs i'm the direction of what we
ought To do.
Some miScreants visited The Rye
Straw store the other might and
allrmIsIed TO illrn the building
around. not knowing hal the sore
keeper had Just put in his fail
Stock of goods.
Nam Sims freed a squirrel in the
l,inlrl Greek woods Thursday. hut
not being a dog he could do Moth
ing but stand aud look at it,
Raw Barlow believes if the war
keeps up. With all lis heavy cam
nnnading. the rabbits are going
to he awful shy next winter.
1.-The mail carrier has NOT been
i'm for nearly a week now. and ii
is feared he had TO deliver some
letters AL the Hog Ford still house,
The Mild onion school teacher
i, eclting np a debate for Sa;ur :
dan night on he subject OF
(which is more beneficial 20 il'I-
manily: bust or mud.
4 lfii smith. who has been relied
upon for fine weather progno>ti-
cation. attended a nice rain at
Rye Straw yesterday.
l'risby Hancock snapped ';awes
during church last SUNDAY he
GOT lIlr best of The deal. he THINKS.
n> he traded hound llia! had no
spots. for one that has several.
olr MnSeltN. VINO always Keep
a focus on the prospects of the
blackberry crop. reports thai
there will be a big yield this sum
mrr il somebody else does moi
gather them all.
Miss G"md"la Henstap has gone
la writing for a farm paper OF
how io raise chickens and viii
raise one This summer as an ex-
pertinent.