Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-09-25
Williams Items.

Williams Items.
Jake Vey is busy repaintfng the
]. B. Tedrow home this week.
There have been quite number of
changes made on the house the past
| few months. 1t has been raised and
| wash room and furnace installed,
also bath room, and the two par
| lors were thrown into one large liv-
ing room by the removal of par
tition, making the house quite mod
ern and up to date.
John Waldo of Alden was in town
on business Saturday.
Ben Pelz and Geo. Williams of
harrisburg were in town Saturday.
Hog cholera has been in evidence
in this territory this fall and most
of the farmers are vaccinating their
hogs in order to be on the safe side.
The Conn Construction company
of Boone, who have been working on
the Hawkeye highway between here
and harrisburg, have moved their
outfit south Of harrisburg and are
working on the Jewell-Blairsburg
road. e
Mrs. W. Morehouse is here for a
visit at the home of her father, Mat
thew Caruth.
Homer Cressap, one Of the relia-
Bile turner's Of this district, has sold
his farm of 100 acres to Adolph
| Alfred, a we'll known farmer who
lives north Of harrisburg. The farm
went for $3.50 per acre. The
Cressap family will remain here I'M
til spring, but have not planned fur
ther. We wish them success wher-
ever they go.
I Bert Ross has had new plate
glass window put in his plumbing
shop, and 1t adds greatly to the APP
4 pearance of the place.
Mrs. We're Lopez of Des Moines Wis
tied here at the home of her par
|,ents over the week end. Her broth
er, Earl Johnson, took her home in
the car Sunday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rolling autoed
to Eldora the last Of the week to
take in the fair and visit at the in
dustrial school with Prof. and Mrs.
Petit.
A visitor to the county seat last
Friday would have thought it was
Williams day" there, for a good
share of our population was in town
that day. Among them were Rev.
and Mrs. Simonson, Geo. Rick, and
the Misses Lydia and Maude Mill
sap, Lucille Hartwig, Lila Ranger,
Carrie, Bertha and Louise Bossen-
berger, and Mrs. w. P. Bossenber-
ger.
Carol Rick, who is employed in
his uncle's store, cut his left hand
to the bone few days ago on a
cheese cutter. The palm of the hand
was laid open and required several
stitches to close it. Carroll is still
at work, but the hand is quite pain
full.
Quite a number of people from
here went to Forest City yesterday
to attend the sale of the Talcott
farm. C. B. Haldeman of Webster
City also went, as did c. W.. Marvel.
who was auctioneer. E. l. Johnson.
2. Talcott, Stewart and Frank Mill
sap all went for the sale.
Frank Counsel, Earl Johnson, and
the Misses A. Almondson and NJ
Ostrum autoed to Webster City Sun
day.
The Rev. Todd and family of
Shenandoah came the latter part Of
the week and will make their home
among us for the next year. Rev.
Todd is pastor of the Presbyterian
church and quite good sized audi
ence was out to hear him at both
services Sunday. Everyone who
heard him was impressed with his
ability, and Williams is glad to well
come this new family in our midst.
Mr.. ard Mrs. T. w. Nunnemaker,
Ed Millsap, Frank Willie and We're
Martinson autoed to Radcliffe Sum
day.
DR.. and Mrs. r. e. Wilson and
Mrs. J. B. Tedrow autoed to Iowa
Falls Sunday.
| Geo. Rick met with an accident