Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-12-09
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! DECLAMAToRY WORKS

~ .ss5.x DECLAsfAToR WORKS
The work; in. the public speaking
department at the. LEGAL High School
is now on in full force. With the
late arrival Of the public speaking in
fstructor, Mrs. o'Brien, the declama-
tory work has started in earnest and
elaborate plans are being laid for
!: the dates of December 2o-22. On
the evenings of those dates will occur
the annual declanatory contests.
The two preliminary contests will
be staged on the evenings of Deem
Der 20. and a, while the final contest
for the winners of the two prelimi-
naries viii, be held on the evening of
December %.
At the present writing there are
twenty-four students learning speech
es for the event, 9 boys and Is
girls. 1t is planned to let the boys
crate on Monday evening, December
20 and to let the girls take the plat
form Tuesday evening, December 21;
while the three highest in either con-
test will. be pitted against each 9th
er Wednesday: evening, December %,
to decide first and second place.
The students are entering into this
affair whole-h -heartedly and Mrs.
O'Brien's time is literally filled from
$50 to $3.50 every day coaching the
future orators. eLt's plan to keep
these dates open aud hear these high
ly entertaining and interesting con-
tests during the Christmas week.
Geo. w. Egan formerly of this
city,; has purchased the Sioux Falls
Press.
Mrs. Mary Gramlich of st, Joe,
Mo-, is visiting her. brother, b Dan
Redmond and family. !.
H. w. Kerr of the Little Sioux
Hustler, was q. pleasant. caller at the
Times Office this morning.
W. Reed Jones. left this morning
for Creighton. Neb., where he will
visit his brother, j. R. Jones.
Mrs. c. A. HATCHER and son. Alex,
who have been visiting. friends and
relatives in this vicinity, left this
morning for. their home in Beatrice,
. Neb. ~.
Mrs. E. c.. Mason OF Denison, is
the weeks guest Of friends and rela-
tives in this city
Madams Theo. Krause and G.. l..
,Krause are, visiting relatives at Cm-
aha today.
DR.. J. L. sTamisiea reports the birth
Of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs: Fred
salaights ~ ..., ,s.,..,... s .s
Maurice Kirlin has accepted posi-
tion in the First National bank.
H. w. Clover has returned from a
several weeks visit with. relatives and
friends in Eastern Iowa and Illinois.
Mrs. Mildred Walker and little
daughter, Irene, of Ottumwa, To-,
are the guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. L. Hall.
Frnak Goodwin & Son rports the
following sales of res dence property:
Nels Matson to f. e. Hiatt; Melvin
Connett to Roy Herrig; Mrs. A. Jer-
son to Mr.. Mathews Of .Psgah; e.
Brake to Will Fisher; Will Fisher to
Melvin Connett.-
Mrs. Fannie Willard went to Oma-
ha this morning and will be accom-
panied home this evening by her sis
ter, Mrs. Harry Adams. The latter
has been patient lat the ST. Gather
inc hospital for the past ten weeks
Mrs. Oscar Frazier and son, Harvey
and Miss Ruth Williams are spend
ing the day with Mrs. G. C. Williams
who is patient at an Omaha hospi-
tai.
Theodor Sch,nid Of Mondamin, was
a Times visitor this afternoon. He
is just returning home after a siS
months visit. atg.Flims, Switzerland
The State Savings bank is install
ing customers vault where all the
safety deposit boxes will be kept.
Mrs. Sylvester Messer is reported
to be quite i'll at her home in+-Cali-
forn.a Iowa.
/, \ Miss Stella Turner has returned
from South Dakota, where she. has
been spending the past few months.
Clarence Long arrived last even
ing from San Francisco, to attend the
funeral Of his mother, Mrs. Charles
Long.
Mrs. Alice 'seabury Of Pisgah, wa:
the Thursday evening guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold seabury.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.. Critchfeld ant
children Of Council Bluffs, are thu
guests Of relatives and friends her,
for q few days.
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