Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-04
PERSONAL BRIEFS. /.
(From Saturdays Daily.)


Mercy hospital, returned to her
home in Sheffield yesterday.
Mrs. Helen Talcott-F jetland and
baby, who have been visiting in this
city, went to harrisburg yesterday to
visit her mother, Mrs. F. M. Tai
colt.
Mrs. E. E. Ashpole and children
of harrisburg returned home yester-
day after visit with S. R. Butler
and family.
Mrs. C. C. Burton and Leonard
went to Blairsburg yesterday to
visit their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Walter Ambrose, and family.
Mrs. J. ]. Burdine, who has
been making short visit at the
]. M. Stapp home, returned to her
home in Ellsworth yesterday.
Henry Meyer of Williams was
a business caller in town yesterday.
Mrs. Esther Caruth of Ellis
worth, who has been visiting the
w. ]. Caruth family, returned home
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Zeihan and
two children and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Christensen returned today from
Des Moines, after a weeks visit
with relatives and also taking in
the state fair.
Miss Esther Silvers of Savan-
nah, who has been visiting Mrs. W..
J. Silvers and other relatives in this
city, returned home today.
Miss Mary Tynning of Stanhopc
returned home today after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. C. l.. Best, and
family.
Miss Gladys Bolger went to
Stratford this morning, near which
place she will teach the fall term of
school.
Miss Airline Sparks left for
Clear Lake today, at which place
she has been elected to teach the
second grade in the schools there
for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Rothrock
and two children, who were called
to this city by the illness of Mr..
Rothrock's daughter, Miss Sadie
Rothrock, returned to their home in
Minneota, Mimi, this morning. They
leave Miss Sadie very much i'm
proved.
John Newman from near Blairs-
burg was business caller in town
yesterday.
-Mesdames r. P. Smock and ].
B. Merritt visited at the J. G. Rut-
ledge home in Fort Dodge yester-
day.
Mrs. ]. B. Cormaney and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fl. o. Brill, of Kamrar,
were shopping in this city yester-
day.
Mrs. D. ,Voss and daughter An
ME of Luverne arrived yesterday
for visit with Mrs. Clara Wulkau,
on Ohio street.
Miss Irene Koontz of Radcliffe,
who has been visiting in Hawarden,
arrived in this city yesterday for a
visit with Miss Lorene Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Garrett mo-
tored down from Jackson, Mimi,
yesterday for visit at the j. A.
Holman home and with Grandma
Clifford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bradbury, who
have been visiting the G. E. Ruppel
and C. N. Weedman families, re-
turned home to Bloomington, ILL.,,
today. Mr.. and Mrs. Bradbury Wis
tied Webster City twenty years ago,
and they spoke in terms of highest
praise regarding the many improve
ments made in the town during that
time, saying that our city more
than measures up to the standard OF
the average town of its size. They
say the crops in Iowa are much
better than they expected, especially
the corn. While the stalks, on the
average, were not as tall nor as Wig
orous looking as those in Illinois,
the quality and quantity Of the ears
was equally as good and. with a few
exceptions, nearly as far advanced.
Mrs. Frank Correll and daugh-
ter Mabel of Dubuque arrived in the
city last night for visit at the P.
J. Cunningham home.
j. B. Hughes, who has been at
tending the state fair at Des Moines,
returned home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Warfield,
Jr., and baby motored to this city
from Sioux City to spend the week
end at the w. B. Kearns home, en-
route to Des Moines for visit with
relatives