Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07

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as by providing these baby kits ant
it is to be hoped that those who are
interested will lend the Campfire
Girls any assistance that may be
needed in this worthy work. The
writer sees a promising future fol
the local circle of this organization
as we'll from the personnel Of its
members, as from its enthusiastic
and accomplished young organizer.
| The young son of Mr.. and Mrs
Emanue ell Hoverstein, who live about
nine miles out of town, was taken to
the hospital at Webster City Thurs
day for an immediate operation for
appendicitis. DR.. J. B. Tedrow &C
companied the little patient on his
trip to the hospital where it was dis
covered that the appendix had rup-
tured. While he is in grave danger
the child is doing as we'll as could
be expected under the circumstances.
Clinton Stevens, who is spending a
few days at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Stevens, has just
returned from trip to Colorado.
The Priscilla club met with the
Misses Fox on Friday evening at a
white elephant" party. The guests
and members brought some article
which had become white ele-
plant" to them. These articles were
wrapped and put into a pile and
those present drew from this miscel-
laneous pile and thus assumed the
Ownership of some one else's white
elephant The merry guests depart
ed, carrying each others pet aver
sions, and voting the evening a real
success. Miss A. Inter and Miss
Lillian Stevens of Iowa Falls We're
guests of the evening. #
The Misses Leah and Ethel John
son were Fort Dodge visitors Friday.
Herman Jass of Wilke was a Will
liams caller Friday.
DR.. Vim. P. Bossenberger was an
Alden visitor Saturday.
Mamie Meyers of harrisburg spent
the past week at the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. VIM. West, coming on
Monday and returning home the fol-
lowing Sunday.
Mrs J. B. Tedrow will entertain
the Needle club on Friday afternoon.
Miss Eleanor Davis. who has had
a great deal of. illness during the
past winter, returned from the hos
pital at Webster City Sunday, feel
ing so much better that her friends
trust that she is on the road to per-
feet health. Irene, another dau gh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Davis, is
in Iowa Falls suffering with severe
bone felon. lei
Mrs. Arthur Fear and little son re-
turned from Marshalltown Sunday
after few weeks spent in visiting
the formers mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred and Chas.
Vaughan went to Blairsburg Sunday
evening to hear the Rev. Spiker,
who is gaining quite reputation as
a forceful speaker
Jake Vey began painting and re-
decorating the house on the Henry
Bossenberger farm last Friday and
will probably spend most of this
week at the work.
There was meeting of the ses-
sion of the Presbyterian church on
Saturday and on Sunday morning af-
ter, the services, DR.. Scott Smith
took up the findings of the session
with the congregation. A petition
calling on Rev. r. l.. Ofield to re-
turn to Williams and thanking him
for his past services among us, was
circulated and signed by all present.
This petition will be forwarded to
Mr.. Ofield and it is the feeling Of
all that if he decides to remain in
the ministry he will return to the
charge here. 1t was also voted to
change the date of the annual con-
gregational meeting of the church
from the last Wednesday in March to
Saturday, April 1st, at which time
DR.. Smith will meet with us. This
will give Mr.. Offield time to
make up his mind and get his reply
in shape before the beginning of a
new church year. The meeting on
April LIST will be practically an all
day affair. The ladies of the church
will serve a dinner to which all
members and supporters of the
church are invited to be present.
The sale held by the j. P. Talcott
estate on Saturday afternoon was
well attended and successful. :
Mrs. Henry Bossenberger celebrat-
ed her 61st birthday Sunday. March
5th. Relatives and friends gathered
at her home to wish her many happy
returns of the day and share in a
courteous spread.