Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-04-19
MONDAY

tanned during the weekend Miss
Mildred Dingman of Vail.
Miss Dena Brewer returned to
her home in Omaha this after
noon after a brief visit here with
her sister, Mrs. L. Feistner.
Jack Higgins received word this
afternoon of the death of his
mother at her home in Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins will leave
for Waterloo tomorrow morning.
Edgecomb & McGavren un-
loaded an Avery double row pow
cred cultivator, which they have
sold to FranA Latta. 1t was ex-
hibited on the street this after
noon and created great deal of
excitement. If the machine
proves a success, and it surely
looks practical, it sounds the
death knell of horses on the small
farm.
Mrs. w. B. Huff and daughter
of Council Bluffs are the guests
of the Hi Moorehouse home at
Loveland.
Mrs. Frank Johnson and
daughter of Clarinda are the
guests of relatives and friends
for a few days.
Bruce Orr dug out an old
wolf and nine little ones on his
farm east of town. He dug them
out of their nest in hole twenty
five feet back in a creek bank.
Miss Mable Epperson, who has
been confined to her home for
the past week with acute illness,
is much improved.
Miss Christie South is con-
fined to her bed with an attack of
acute articular rheumatism.
Mrs. Guy Glenn, who has been
confined to her home on Erie
street with acute illness, is able
to be out again.
Mrs. Page, who is with the
Aulger Bros. show, is ill with an
acute attack of laryngitis.
Mrs. H. l.. Simmons is con-
fined to her home south of town
with an attack of appendicitis.
For the first time probably in
the history of Missouri Valley
there are no tramp dogs to be
seen on Erie street. This means
a lot to the people of Missouri
Valley with conditions existing as
they are.
The city garden club of the
Improvement League have fin
sished planting in the city gardens
east of town. The gardens were
spaced off giving each individual
family about fifty feet, making a
nice garden spot for planting.
Through the kindness of our
merchant grocers the ladies were
enabled to plant very large
space to potatoes for the needy
for the coming winter season. The
ladies feel grateful for this kind
ness.
Mrs. Rosa Jones and children
were Omaha visitors this after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Thurber
were the weekend guests of the
r. +. Day home in the Bluffs.
Charles Ladne from Onawa
spent the weekend in the Valley
with relatives and friends.
Thessection men of the G. & N.
w. we're given a f0-cent raise in
salary today.
J. j. Wisecup has completed
his work as assessor for the year
and took his books. to Logan this
'afternoon.
Misses Ruth Erick, Elizabeth
and Lucy McCune of Council
Bluffs were the over Sunday
guests of friends and incidentally
attended the. dance Saturday eve
ming.
Fred O'Neal of Newman, Cali
fornia, who has just completed a
course in the veterinary college at
Kansas City, Mo-, is here for a
brief visit with his uncle, Chas
O'Neal and family in the country
The light company have in
stalled searchlight on top OF
their building which plays on OLD
Glory all night long. The rays
Of the light are focused on the
flag SD that it stands out like a
living thing from the absolute
darkness surrounding it. The
idea is a novel one and has ere
ated much favorable comment
from the public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tollefsor
are the parents of a daughter
born Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Newton of Coun-
|cil Bluffs was the over Sunday
guest of her grandparents, Mr.
land Mrs. Ed Casey. Miss Myrtle
Casey accompanied her home thi.
Afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Beckley ant
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