Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-01-17
The storm of The mast two DAYS

entirely. Trains from all direc-
! tlons are from one to, five hours
late with no assurance of their
coming through at all. A freight
car was derailed at Dunlap,
which delayed traffic about eight
hours. II is thought schedules
will be more regular by tonight.
The thermometer registered
about sixteen below last night,
but is rising quite rapidly today.
The forecast is for clear and
slightly warmer.
Car owners paid 50. 2S0.OOO in
to the state treasury of Iowa dur
ing 1917 for fees. I'm the motor
vehicle department of the secrc-
tary of states office $50, 900 ears
were registered
The fire department was called
to ESt. Pairick's church Friday
afternoon. where sparks from the
chimney had set fire to the roof.
The damage was very little.
Fighting fire with the thcrmom-
ctep 10 below zero is not what
might be called a luxury.
John l. Rowe, who has been laid
up the past two weeks, is able to
be out again.
In behalf of Belden Relief Corps
No. $50, wish 10 thank Mrs. c..
a. Walker for the use of the hall
she so kindly donated the use of
for our work. Mrs. Lizzie Casey.
President.
Today is The thirticth ami
vcrsary of the big blizzard that
swept over Iowa and Nebraska, in
(which many people persisted.
Roscoe Hatcher of Ute was here
today on business.
Miss Gertrude Schulmcister
spent the day in Mondamin with
her sister. Mrs. Joseph Morrow.
Last evening while Nj. Dessert
was taking his COWS home from
pasture, he met With a slight ac-
cident. He was on horseback and
in driving the cows under the
bridge over the old Newton ditch,
bumped his head against an over
head beam, cutting Il severe cash
i'm his head. DR.. Lusk dressed
he wound. which required eleven
stitches.
DR. Lawrence Drain returned
to Camp Dodge this morning aft
er few days visit with home
folks and attending the Drain
IIaldeman wedding.
G.. ID. Harker transacted bust
ness today in Omaha.
Among The patients operated
upon This morning at the Nicholas
Senn hospital i'm Omaha 10y DR..
Condor were James Gicgcr, for
removal of gall bladder, i'm which
was found large three cornered
gall stone. and Miss Mable Rosen-
baum for chronic appendicitis.
Both rallied nicely from their OPP
crations and are getting along as
we'll as can be expected.
w. j. Roden came down from
Carroll yesterday and left This
morning for Orson on business.
Dan Redmond was morning
passenger TO Council Bluffs.
w. w. ioote departed today
for Cedar Falls To visit his wife,
who,iS still IL patient at the hos
piai. II is expected She will be
able to return home in few
days.
Mrs. Joe Morrow of Mondamin
was the guest today of the j. G.
Schulmeistcr home.
DR. W. +. Bowen was a business
passenger this morning To Oma-
lla.
The w. r.. Milliman family,
who recently returned to this city
from Il several months residence
in Seattle, WASH, have decided to
leave next week for the west to
again live i'm Seattle.
Earl Need, who has been here
The past three months visiting
relatives and friends, left this
morning for Timber Lake, S. ID.
Mrs. Mable Martin of Chicago
is here for a few days visit with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. III.
Cox, and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. r. w Myers plea sanity
entertained at one o'clock dinner
sunday .lr.; Hattie Drandriff
AS. FL I'd Burbank and children
of Seattle. Mrs. G.. C.. Lahman,
Miss Long.
I Frank Hardy, Frank Haighl and
Paul McCunc of TT. Omaha were
over sunday visitors i'm the city
Frank Hardy and tIimmien Bur
kctt expect TO soon be sent with
other men from the balloon
school to san Antonio, Tex. w
r.. Fluke, who also enlisted as a
private i'll this department when
he other Valley boys did. has re-
Gently been promoted TO the posi-
Ton of truck driver, and will re-
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