Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-08-07

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more and more to the fore in peo
|ple's minds, especially as taxes fol
war needs mount higher and higher
The Misses Lydia Millsap anG
Mary Talcott of the Methodist hos.
pital of Des Moines spent the week
end here with their respective fam.
lilies.
The Misses Ruth and Carmine
Martinson spent Sunday at the E. l.
Werner home in harrisburg, the
Werners bringing them home later
in their car.
The Misses Celia Carlson and
Marie Madison of Elkhorn came Fri
day for visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Rasmussen Hanson.
Henry Franklin, who has been EN-.
ployed as delivery boy by the c. A,
Cotton store, became angry a few
days ago and quit his Job. Think it
over, Henry, cause the folks on your
route kind of miss you!
Last Thursday evening the exer-
cises for the Norwegian school chill
dren were held in Tabitha church.
There was good attendance and
the children did very well, indeed.
School closed Friday.
Miss Aurelia Spengler, sister of
Mrs. John Gresslins, who has been
visiting her, left Sunday for her
home in Ackley.
Miss leila Tomlinson went to
Alden Saturday for visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Fred Bushman, before
she returns home.
Ed Steinbauer of Rockwell City
spent the week end at the J. Au-
miller home.
Robert Caruth of Ohio, brother
of Matthew Caruth, came Friday for
a visit at his home.
Miriam Rauworth of Webster
City is visiting at the T. M. Hughes
home.
Roy Atkinson received word to re-
port in Des Moines next Sunday for
the navy service.
Mrs. John Atkinson spent Sunday
in Iowa Falls with her sister, Lii
liam cambridge.
Geo. Simpson, wife and three chill
dren of Kamrar spent the week end
at the A. Simpson home.
Miss Bertha Danielson spent sun
day in harrisburg at the home of
her friend, Miss Jennie Skillbred.
Mrs. F. Floss and daughter are
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Terrell this week. They will also
visit at the ]. Meyers home while
they are here. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Daniels went
to Sulphur Springs Saturday for
week end visit at the home of Mr..
Daniels parents.
Rev. M. l. Carver and family re-
turned Friday from their trip to
Peru. c. Carver accompanied his son
home and will spend a few days here.
Messrs. Soc. and Henry Anderson,
hustling farmers of near harrisburg,
We're in town Monday with dozen
fat porkers that they sold to Jim
O'Neill, the local stockman, at the
fancy price of $14.5O per hundred.
They also brought a horse to the
local hospital for treatment.
Percy Lyons hauled several loads
of corn to the local elevator Satur-
day, getting the 50 price for it.
DR.. McGrath of Jessup was here
the latter part of the week visiting
his brother-in-law, Tom Butler, Sr.
DR.. McGrath is assistant state vet
erinarian in his district.
Herbert Carver, brother of Rev.
M. l.. Carver, is here from Lincoln,
Neb., for visit with his brother
and family.
Mrs. Peter Rolling has been on
the sick list the past few days. Mrs.
Rolling has been behind the binder,
taking the place Of her son Ralph,
who is in France This is real pat
riotism and the mother who has
been doing her bit in the hot fields
these days deserves lot of credit.
Miss Janet Townsley of Waterloo
is visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Foster.
Charlie and Tom Murphy are own
ers of new Chevrolet cars. Ditto
Louis Holt and Monard Randberg.
Louis Alvstead has a new Ford, and
Tom Butler, Jr., a new Lexington.
A new daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Hill yes
terday.
We have just heard something on
DR.. J. B. Tedrow that is too good to
keep. 1t seems that while he was in
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