Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Williams Happenings.

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! There is new voter at the c. G
Toppenberg home that arrived Fri
day, July 2Sth. Congratulations.
The Campfire Girls are to hold an
ice cream social in the park Tues
day evening. The band will play
during the evening SO that there will
be- double inducement for people
to come out, The girls are trying tc
raise enough money to enable them
to rent a cottage at Clear Lake for a
week.
| Mr.. Chas. Grutla of Alaska, an
uncle of Fl. w. Hartwig, is visiting
at the latter's home.
Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Wardle and
daughter Joyce returned Friday from
their three weeks vacation at Spirit
Lake and Emmetsburg.
Guy Doolittle recently severed an
artery in his wrist while working
around gasoline engine. We are
glad to report that his wound is heal
ing nicely.
Caruth Bros. recently installed a
new l.. C. Smith typewriter in the
Office at their garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hanson autoed
to Hampton Saturday.
C. A. Cotton's held a very success
full dollar sale" Saturday.
Mr.. Floyd Simpson of Marshall
town, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Simpson, was united in marriage to
Miss Rilla Johnson, also of Marshall
town, on Saturday, July 18th. A. ].
Simpson and daughter, Miss Flossie
went to Marshalltown for the we'd
ding. The young couple came Mon
day for a visit at the home of the
groom's parents. We extend our con-
gratulations and best wishes for q
happy future to this worthy young
couple.
Mr. and Mrs. T.. G. Simpson OF
Iowa Falls spent Monday at the L.
Il. Wardle home.
Clarion played the home base ball
team Sunday, winning from them by
score of 3 to s.
Roy Atkinson of Des Moines spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. Atkinson.
The Misses Esther and Ruth Mar
tinson and Frank COUNSEL motored
to Clear Lake Sunday.
The Rev. Critchley returned from
his trip Sunday. The Presbytery have
decided to rent house at Iowa Falls
for him and his family until it is
possible for them to secure one here.
Miss Angie Atkinson is home from
her weeks vacation at Bows.
Miss Ruth Martinson and little
sister Jeanette will leave Thursday
evening for Eagle Grove and from
that point they will go on to Harley,
S. d., to visit their grandfather and
sister Carmine. Later they will sc
to Mitchell, S. D., to visit their
brother Harley and family.
DR.. VIM. p. Bossenberger recently
sold his old Ford roadster to a man
near Bows for SIS.
week as he has been, we are sorry to
report.
The place on main street recently
occupied b. the cream station is be-
ing redecorated by the owner, Mrs.
Olive Thompson, and will be occu-
pied in the near future by DR.. Carey
The county convention of the w.
&c. r. U. will be held here in the M.
I E. church, Friday, Aug. 18th. The
morning will be devoted to a bust
ness session which those intereste
are invited to attend. At O'Clock
the reading of papers will begin and
every one is invited to this session,
and also to the evening meeting, for
which a good program has been pre-
pared
The Overland car belonging to Ed
Keegan caught fire Saturday after
noon while it was being filled with
gasoline. The car was standing in
front Of the Williams Motor Co. when
the accident occurred. Fortunately
it was soon put out and the damage
to the car was very slight.
Aug. 8.