Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-24
Williams Items.

Williams Items.
The following Williams people
were visitors to the county sea-
Thursday: Mrs. Frank Rocco and
niece, Miss Martha Rocco, Mrs. Will
Wilkinson and daughter, Lenore
Mrs. J. Atkinson and the Misses
Bertha and Louise Bossenberger.
A lot of the town people drove out
to the Illinois Central tracks Friday
to see the wreck.
O. Shane of Iowa Falls bought a
Polled Angus calf of Ralph Marvel Of
Blairsburg last week. Mr.. Marvel
is getting quite a nice lot of stock
out on his up-to-date farm.
Henry Bossenberger was Water
loo visitor Friday
w. J. VIM went to Webster City
Friday to buy a load of hogs from
C. w. Marvel and he came home with
his purchase Saturday.
There was a fire scarce at the L.
Martinson home Friday evening,
when the chimney burned out. Some
of the neighbors ran to be yof service
but the fire was soon extinguished.
Ray Todd, oldest son of Rev. and
Mrs. J. w. Todd, is here from Iowa
City for a visit during the holidays.
John Olson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Olson, is here from Ames for an
over holiday stay at the parental
home. ir+,
Mrs. We're v. Lopez came Thurs
day for an over Christmas visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. /. Johnson. Her husband,
Lieut. Lopez, came on from Camp
Dodge to join his wife Friday, COM
ing as far as Iowa Falls in an auto
and then walking here, a distance OF
Is miles, in about 3 hours. Our SOL
diers are developing love and en-
durance for hikes, that is good for
them.
Mrs. Minnie Birdsall of near Gait
was here Friday for visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. 7. NJ.
Hughes. Her brother, Will Gade OF
Iowa Falls, was also here at the
same time.
Miss Leah Johnson came Thurs
day from Mason City for an over
holiday visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Shane and daugh-
ter, Ada, left Thursday for their old
home in Illinois to spend the holt
days with relatives.
The Williams orchestra are plan
ming to give public dance on
Christmas night in the opera house
Frank Willie has gone to Logan to
work for C. J. Scott, who is erecting
water tank at that place for the
Illinois Central r. r.
A group of Williams women sold
the lunch at the John Fitschen sale
December q for the Red Cross. The
women will use the money to pur.
chase 1918 membership in the Red
Cross for those who are unable to
subscribe for themselves. S31.5C
was taken in and over $40 of this
is clear.
The NJ. E. L. A. S. sold the lunch
at the w. T. Davis sale and made
about $40 for the society.
Miss Angie Atkinson is home from
the Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls, to spend her mid year
vacation at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Allinson.
Marvel Ferguson came from Web
ster City to spend vacation at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Moore.
B. F.. Hall of Renwick was here
Friday.
c. NJ. Trumbauer of Bldirsburg
was business visitor here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hanson went to
Elkhorn Sunday to spend the holt
days at the home of Mrs. Hansons
parents.
Geo. Morrow went to Broken Ar
row, Oklahoma, Thursday to look
after his farm there.
Miss Alice Crabtree went to Gid
den Friday to spend Christmas at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Orris.
Mrs. A. Crabtree accompanied her
daughter as far as Fort Dodge and
returned Saturday.
John McCarley attended tee