Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-17
Personal Briefs

Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Schwepp'
and grandson, Harold, and Mr.. AM
Mrs. Fred Bauer, arrived home from
LeMars Saturday evening, after 9
several days visit with the Henri.
ISchweppe family, having made thu
trip overland in the Schweppe car
LeMars is about 1876 miles west o.
here, and they report the crops il
that vicinity as somewhat ahead o.
those in this locality. The road!
were fine both going and coming un
til the area of the rainstorm wa:
reached Saturday night just west Of
town, where their car plunged into
the ditch at one point. A driver Of
la Ford aided them in getting back
into the roadway and they proceeded
to town unframed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Petty of Wa.
terloo, who motored here Sunday tC
visit the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Let's, returned home this
morning.
Ora Newman of Mason City ar
rived here last night for couple
of days sojourn with friends.
Mrs. w. B. Millhiser of Mar
left this noon for West
Bend after a visit with her niece,
Mrs. ]. Levy, and husband. Mr..
Levy is connected with the E. w.
Wagner commission company.
Miss Kathryn Stafford has re-
turned from a short visit with
friends in Patton.
Little Miss Edith Hunter of
Pocahontas, who has been visiting
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E. Oleson, and children, went to Ea-
gle Grove this noon. Little Kermit
and Helen Oleson accompanied her
and the three children will visit
their grandparents.
Mrs. Robt Durant, mother of
w. G. Winter, returned to her home
in Mason City this noon after visit
ing the Winter family. Mrs. Ed Nc
Farlane accompanied Mrs. Durant as
far as Eagle Grove, returning home
this afternoon.
Lloyd DeFrance went to Fort
Dodge today on business.
DIR. e. E. Richardson and chill
dren motored to Iowa City today
and will be accompanied home Fri
day by Mrs. Richardson, who went
there recently, called by the illness
of her brother-in-law, Clifford Huff,
who passed away a day or SO after
her arrival.
w. G. Winter, who has been in
Colfax several weeks taking treat
ment for rheumatism, spent Sunday
at home and returned to the health
resort yesterday. Mr.. Winter says
he is being greatly benefited by the
baths and treatment offered at Col
fax.
Miss Sarah Whitley of James,
town, N. Y, who has been spending
a fortnight with her brother, DR..
F. E. Whitley, and family, left this
morning for Denver.
Miss Jennie Breitenkamp went
to Iowa Falls Saturday evening for
a several days vacation visit at the
home of her brother, Carl Breiten-
kanp, and family.
Mrs. C. H. Morse returned this
noon to her home in Eagle Grove
after visit with Miss Agnes A.
Moore, northeast of town.
Mrs. X. w. Walden left this
morning for her home in Moline,
ILL.,, after having spen: five weeks
with the Chas. Nelson family, mile
south of town.
Frank Bentley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd E. Beckner went to Jewell
this morning, the former two to as
sist Joel Dalbey, carpenter, few
days, and the latter to spend short
time visiting relatives.
Miss Rosa Rodine returned to
her home in Stratford this morning
after a week end visit with Miss Ella
Stickney and other friends.
Miss Martha Burns of Ames is
spending a few days at the home of
her brother; John c. Burns, and
family.
Irwin Workman will return over
land to his home in Germania this
following a week end visit
with the E. b. Mitchell family and
other friends.
Miss Helen Miller Of Grinnell
is spending fortnight with her sis
ter, Mrs. Murray McMurray, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Kirchner
e y.