Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-28
.AJSTRIANS EYACU-
ATINC IR|EST AND
.:..:. FLEEING TO SAFETY
He has broken the ice by purchasing

a REQ.
The returns from the band bene-
fit held in the park last Wednesday
evening were we'll over 500, which
is very gratifying to the band boys
The park was crowded and the eats
and entertainment were very good.
Williams folks were surprised at
the marriage of Marion Stark and
Miss Bessie Glenn of Sandyville last
Saturday. The groom is the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Stark and
is known as an honest and industri-
Gus young man. While the family
have not been here for long time,
still the young man has a great
many friends and all will wish him
and his bride long and happy mar
ried life.
DR.. F. Carey is at home for short
visit with his folks at Carroll.
John McCarley recently purchased
an Allen touring car. Other new
car owners are Herman lEggers, VINO
has new Imperial, and Clarence
Fisher a new Ford.
Miss H. Ahern is here from Illi-
nois for a visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Meyers.
Everybody is getting ready for
the big Williams fair, Wednesday,
Sept. IL.
DR.. and Mrs. w. P. Bossenberger
and Miss Louisa arrived home from
Kansas City early Sunday morning,
after twenty-four hours on the road.
The party made bet that they
could drive it home without stop
ping over highland they made it all
right until the middle of the after
noon, and from that time until mid
night they changed tires six times.
having a puncture and five blow
outs. Fortunately, the Missus was
known in Indianola and garage
man took check for a new casing
or they would still be on the way
home, as they spent all their surplus
cash for inner tubes, blowout patch
es, hook-on boots and vulcanizing.
The Missus says she could run pro-
hibition campaign on the money
they spent for tires in one half day.
Among the folks who autoed to
Clear Lake Sunday were Geo. Tai
colt, Ed Millsap, Geo. Smith, Earl
Johnson, Bart McCue, Andrew
O'Neall, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Chris
tiansen, Catherine Butler, Francis
Maury, Jim Butler and family, We're
Floyd Parker and Ray
Johnson.
Harold Tomlinson left, for Fort
Sunday, where he will take
further training.
DR.. H. Himmelberger of the Fort
Dodge Serum company was in the
city yesterday in consultation over
the hog losses that have been sus-
tanned by Roger & Schultz, farmers
on the New York farm. Seventy-five
hogs were yaccinated by DR.. Mar
tinson last Saturday and the next
day twenty Of them died, and they
have lost forty-five to date. DR..
and DR.. Bossenberger
went out to the place Monday and
sent specimens of the infected hogs
to Ames for examination by the vet
erinarians at the state college. DR..
B. also made some microscopical eX.
aminations, finding the germ of ma.
lignant edema present in large
numbers. Malignant edema was
present few months ago on the
farm, and it is thought that they
have retained their virulency and
are the cause of the losses, as the
germ is fatal in fresh wounds. They
gained access to the bodies of the
pigs after vaccination, it is thought
while the wounds were still fresh
This only goes to show that when a
veterinarian recommends fumigating
place it is usually wise to follow
his instructions.
L. E. Pound took Marshal Millsar
and Geo. Smith to Des MOines yes.
terday in his REQ, where the
"bunch" intend taking in the fair
for few days.
Rev. Todd of Shenandoah preach
ed at the Presbyterian church both
morning and evening Sunday. Dr.
Todd was here as candidate for the
vacancy in the church, and those
who heard him were well pleased.
It may be possible for him to be here
again next Sunday, but he had other
duties that may prevent his being
here. However, the services will be
announced later if it is possible for
DR.. Todd to be here.
Williams neonla will he SURPRISED