Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-08
MONDAY.

FreSs Goodwin and family drove 10
Spirit Lake, Sunday, for few days
outing.
The acuteness Of labor conditions
is indicated by the fact that they
have seven women working regularly
upon the section at Modale.
The Jas. Mattox farm was sold
last week for $500 per acre; an ad-
vance of 800 per acre in two years.
Miss Ida Everett left this morning
for a short visit in Langsion, Iowa,
before leaving for her new home III
Des Moines, where the family will
soon move.
Misses Irene Cody and Edith Coul-
thard, spent yesterday afternoon at
the Junction with Miss Rena Sproul.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Beckley and
son, Ralph Of Omaha, Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Skov and Mr.. and Mrs. Knud-
eson of Blair were the Sunday guests
of the Ray Beckley home in the
country.
Mrs. Rex Edgecomb is expected to
arrive shortly from Philadelphia, her
husband having enlisted and is soon
to enter the engineers officers train
ing camp. e
Henry West returned to Camp
Dodge this morning after a brief Wis
it here with home folks.
Mrs. M. B. Fletcher and daughters
of Sioux City were the over night
guest of friends and relatives. They
came down this far with o. j. Flet-
cher who was returning to his ship
the U. s. s. Mt. Vernon. He. enlist
ed last December and has already
made twelve trips over with trans
ports.
Miss Ada Dewell has resigned her
position at the j. S. Dewell office,
and has gone to work in the yard Of
fices for the G. & N. w. as day clerk
Ray Harris and sister Miss Myrtle
have returned from their overland
trip to Extra.
1t was so hot yesterday that dur
ing the afternoon the rails on the
Sioux city division of the C. & N. W..
between here and the Junction spread
until the rails looked like a letter
IS" The trains were stopped about
a mile this side of the Junction and
were obliged to wait until the sec.
ton men could lay new rails.
Miss Cecil Perkins resigned her
position Saturday at the H. r. New.
ton lumber office and has been sue
ceeded by Miss Mabel Rosenbaum
Miss Irene McDermott took Miss Ro-
senbaum's place in DIR. De Vore's Of
rice.
B. W.. Utman Of Modale was ir
the Valley this morning calling on
friends.
Addison Aulger was in the city
yesterday between trains, and was
on his way back to his showeup north
from attending the funeral Of his
father. Mrs Aulger. accompanied hin;
down but remained in Kansas City
and is now in hospital for treat.
ment.
Floyd Dickman from the naval re.
cruiting office in DesMoines was 3
week end guest Of friends.
Dennis Harrington formerly with
the Hayden Co. of Omaha, has ac.
cepted position with the Ed. d
Bradley Co., of this city.
Mrs. Wilson of Superior, Nebraska
is spending few days here with he,
brother, L. L. Craig and wife. She is
on her way home from visit with
her husband at Camp Dodge who is
soon to leave for over seas.
Miss Margaret Kinyon is enjoy.
ing vacation from the Pike VARIETY
Shop.
Mrs. ]. C Higgins and children
will arrive tomorrow from. Creighton
Neb., for an extended visit at the
home of Mrs. M. Higgins on Nortl
Fourth st.
Mrs. Arthur Woods will soon re
turn to the Valley from Fonda. He1
husband has been called in tn,
draft and will soon leve for Camp.
Miss Marie Christensen has re
signed her position at the Chris Pc
terson grocery and will go to worl
at the telephone office. Miss Ell:
Winkleman of Nebraska will take hel
place.
Wilson Doty is suffering with :
badly sprained wrist the result of Z;
tussle with Ford. -
A letter from Harlan Tracy to hi.
parents telling them of third pro
motion and raise of Five hundred
on his salary per year in less THAI
nine months all told makes them fee
real proud of their son getting to tn,
front so fast He is in the Designing
room at present.
o. B. Mcbride was called to Co
Bluffs yesterday by the seriouos ill
ness of his father.
Mrs. j. M. Greevey of Omaha ane
daughter, Mrs. S. c. johnson of st
Louis, were the over Sunday guests
of Mrs. Ed. Newton.