Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
Personal Briefs

Chas. Anderson and family and all
visited friends in Eldora, thence to
Marshalltown where they visited the
Iowa soldiers home. They then
drove to Mason City, Mr.. Anderson
having recently bought farm near
there. All report good time and
say crops are looking fine.
Mrs. Emma Smythe, the dress
maker, left yesterday for Chicago
and other eastern points on a two
months trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Houghtal-
ing and Herman Rutledge, who have
been in Eagle Grove for some time,
spent Sunday with Mr.. Houghtal-
ings parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Houghtaling. Mr.. Houghtaling and
Mr.. Rutledge are employed with the
Bell Telephone company and have
been transferred to Iowa Falls,
leaving for that town yesterday.
Mrs. o. R. Denekas and little
son and little Miss Gusta Barenthin
were here from Kamrar yesterday
visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. O..
Barenthin, who underwent an ap-
pendicitis operation in Mercy hospi-
tai Friday. She expects to be re-
moved to her home the latter part of
this week.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Woodford, who
have been visiting the E. E. Beigh-
toll family at their home one mile
east of Highview, left yesterday af-
ternoon for their home in Kewane.
Illinois.
Miss Lenore Stanton returned
to her home in Cedar Falls yester-
day after a visit with her sister,
Mrs. William Melrose and family.
Gilman Morean has returned to
his home in Springfield, Ohio, after
a three days visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Morean.
Mrs. A. J. Peterson and Mrs. F.
A. Doolittle AMI daughters, Misses
Elva and Opal, left for Colfax this
morning for a season of rest and
recreation.
Miss Fannie Johnson, who has
been a guest of the w. D. Stevens
family, left today for her future
home at Balton, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Rhodes re-
turned today to their home at Toul
on, ILL.,, following a brief visit at the
George Ely home.
Senator D. c. Chase was a pas
senger to Des Moines this morning.
Col. and Mrs. N. P. Hyatt went
to Ames today to look after business
interests.
Miss Bessie Lyon went to Iowa
City today for a brief sojourn with
friends.
Mrs. Martin Olson returned to
Stanhope today after a visit at the
DR.. Nelsen-Hotchkiss home.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Sweazey
went to Kamrar today to spend a
week with relatives.
e. L. How left for St. Paul Sum-
day following a ten days sojourn at
the Robert Fullerton home.
Mrs. Margaret Mason, who re-
sides on west Second street, went to
today where she will
spend several weeks visiting among
relatives.
Mrs. F. E. Whitley and Miss !;
Leona Call are guests at luncheon |
in Fort Dodge today.
DR.. L. H. Ruegnitz and little
son returned to their home in Den
YER today after having spent several |
weeks visiting the doctors brother,
Fred C. Ruegnitz, and also his moth
er, Mrs. Emma Ruegnitz, who has
been critically i'll. Mrs. Ruegnitz
has had the fourth stroke of par
alysis and after this illness which
almost always proves fatal with the
bird stroke, she is improving.
Misses Emma and Eta Rieb-
'ehl of Ocheydan, Iowa, who are
guests at the C. w. Buelow and J.
:. Smith homes, went to Fort Dodge
oday for a few days visit among
elatives.
Miss Mary Kearns returned to
Ter work in the Metcalf dry goods
tore today after weeks vacation.
Miss Margaret Perry, daughter
# Mr.. and Mrs. Ira E. Perry, former
esidents of this city and now of
;edar Falls, who has been visiting
sister in Eagle Grove, is here for ,
few weeks stay at the C. H. Swiney ]
nd John Gilmore homes.
Mrs H. Stukenburg and two ]
hildren of Radcliffe returned home j
esterday after spending the week l