Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-01-16
Williams Items.

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city hall to plan for a fair this fall
Herman Beisner, president; w. J.
Foran, vice president; John McCar-
LEY, treasurer; Geo. Talcott, secre-
tary. Ross Olson was appointed tc
act with the other officers as direct
or. The date for the fair was set for
lSept. 18th.
Bonnie HELEN has taken the
lagency Of the Beatrice Creamery Co.
and has secured rooms in the Rankin
building for his headquarters. This
lagency was formerly held by John
son Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vaughan auto
ed to Woodward Saturday where
Mrs. Vaughan will remain until Mrs.
|Chas. Vaughan has recovered from
her recent illness. Young Mrs.
Vaughan is suffering from the same
malady that so nearly caused her
death a year ago.
His many Williams friends will be
glad to hear Of the uccess of a for
mer Williams boy, Clinton Stevens,
who is now in Ames. Mr.. Stevens
has built and sold twelve houses dur
ing the past year, and is just CON-
pleting a modern bungalow whose
cosy fire place and handy built-in
c~onveniences are calculated to tempt
the money from ones pocket. Mr..
Stevens completed the course in min
ing engineering at Ames over a year
ago but as he could not see his way
clear to accept a position in his pro-
fession, he put some of the other
practical knowledge that he had &C.
quired during his student days to
work and if he keeps on he will soon
be n of the leading contractors of
that aggressive college town.
Mrs. Alvin Smith had the misfort-
une to fall on the icy walk and
fracture a bone in her wrist last
Wednesday. She was taken to Web
ster City Thursday for an X-ray
picture and the wound is getting
along as well as could be expected.
Everett, the infant son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Galley Edvenson, who was SO
seriously ill for a few weeks, is con-
valescing nicely, we are glad to re.
port.
C. A. Cotton autoed to Webster
City Sunday evening and brought his
wife and baby home from the hos
pital. A nurse accompanied them to
care for the baby who is not yet well.
Another old resident of Hamilton
county was taken when death called
MI. J. NJ. James. Mr.. James was on
a trip to Des Moines when the end
came very suddenly from heart dis
ease, from which he has been a suf-
ferer for a long time. He had gone
to visit a brother who lives in Win
terset but felt SO poorly when he got
to Des Moines that he decided to re-
turn home instead of going any fur
ther. After he decided to return he
found that he had missed his train
and he went to the Nelson House to
spend the night. He seemed cheer
full and did not retire until quite
late, but when the clerk called him
the next morning he discovered his
death. Mr.. James probably died with
out a struggle, soon after he retired,
according to the condition in which
his body was found. The body was
brought home Monday morning.
John NJ. James was born in West
Virginia, March 81, 1853. He was
in marriage to Miss Letha
Aug. 16, 1879. To this union
the following children yer born, Jo-
seph, who died at the age of Is
months; Harry, Ella, Ollie, Eva, who
is Mrs. Albert T%hurmond; Oscar,
Maize and Wallace j., and Nellie.
who died nine years ago at the age
of Is. Besides his wife and children.
he leaves two brothers, T. r. James
Of Winterset, Ia, H. ]. James of Kan
sas City, Kansas. and a sister, Mrs.
Sarah Stout of Winterset, Ia, several
grandchildren and a host of friends
and other relatives.
Mr.. James had been a farmer most
of his life. Three years ago ne re-
and came to live in Williams
and his genial smile and friendly fig
ure were a part of the daily life of
the town, Everybody liked him and
he always was ready with a witty re-
mark for every one. He was a kind
and husband, a faithful friend
and a forgiving enemy. His kindly
good humor will be missed and we
who were his friends feel quite sure
tho Croat Father welcomed him