Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-26

Friday to see about entering the
army as skilled mechanic. He will
return in a few days, as he only
made the trip for this purpose.
Everett Connolly of Alden was a
Williams visitor Friday.
Mrs. R. Brown of Duncombe is
here for a visit at the w. T. Davis
home.
Mrs. Chas. Harper of Farmer City,
Ill.,, and two sons, Rea and Fay, are
visiting at the w. T. Davis home.
Rea is to remain and work for Mr..
Davis this summer and his mother
will remain in this community and
do practical nursing.
The NJ. E. Sunday school pest
poned their children's day exercises
and they will be given the first Sun
day in July along with the patriotic
exercises to be held that day.
A dummy policeman has been in
stalled at the intersection. of Main
street at the State bank corner. The
newly painted Bobby" looks very Of
fetal and nifty.
Harold Tomlinson is planning to
enter the army as an aero engineer.
Roy Atkinson took the examination
for bookkeeper in the navy at Des
Moines last week. Roy wanted to
enter the Yeoman corps of the navy,
but the ranks were filled, so he will
go to Des Moines Friday to see where
he is needed. In the meanwhile he
is home for visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Atkinson.
G. F. Plummer recently purchased
a lot on Main street from Fred
specht of Bows and will soon start
the building of a blacksmith shop
on the site.
Mrs. M. ]. O'Connor returned Sat-
urday from a four weeks vacation in
Denver, Col. The children are re-
joicing over little Aerdale puppy
which she brought for them.
Ernie Stark, Ray O'Neill, Vida
Martinson and Lenore Wilkinson au-
toed to Alden Sunday.
A. ]. Craig of St. Paul, who has
been here for the past week, has
started a series of dancing lessons in
the county and will hold the first
regular class Monday evening in the
Orpheum.
Ernie Caruth, who has been TAX
ing a business course in Des Moines,
is at home for short visit before he
enlists in the navy. Ernie may try
for a clerical position, as his train
ing fits him for this work. 9 e
Carol Rick, Floyd Parker and
We're Martinson autoed to Jewell
Sunday. = y ~
The E. L. and Ray T. johnson
families. autoed to, Webster City for
picnic and family reunion Sum
day. Mrs. Frank fTomiinson and
children accompanied them. 2H
Miss E. ]. Sanbourn of Fort Dodge,
district superintendent of the Iowa
orphans home OF Des Moines, spoke
in the M. E. church Sunday morning
in the interests of that organization.
She visited at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Fitchorn while here.
Over $500 was raised here for the
Red Cross society.
Neal Shane spent Sunday here at
the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Osman Shane.
Rev. Brown of Sandwich, ILL.,,
preached at both services Sunday
in the Presbyterian church. He ap-
pears to be very earnest and capa-
BILE young man. He will preach here
next Sunday, after which the con-
gregation will decide whether or not
they will call him to the church here.
]. j. Wallace and wife of Grinnell
are expected Monday by the w. I.
Davis family. Mrs. Davis is their
daughter and they are coming for q
weeks visit with her.
The storm that came up in the
night Friday did lot of damage out
in the direction of the Emmanuel Ho-
verstein place. 1t ripped a newly
screened porch to pieces and tore
down the windmill on the Hover
stein farm and damaged all the
windmills in this district. Many
trees were badly damaged also.
Louis Hanke has bought model
80 Overland from Andrew Caruth.
June rs.