Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-04-03

little fellow had been kicked by /,
horse and had a badly bruised head
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Moore and Mis-
Marvel Ferguson were callers at tn
D. w. Fitchorn home Saturday.
Two farmers in this vicinity hay'
had cows seriously injured
during the past week by hogs chew
ing portions of their bodies, one fe
longing to John Mclaughlin vii
|probably die.
| Miss Ruth Martinson went tt
lBlairsburg Sunday morning ana
drought her sister, Jeanette, home
Mrs. E. L. Werner and her daughter
Mildred, came home with them fol
a short visit.
| Mary Talcott left Saturday fc,
lDes Moines to begin her training ir
1.-THE Methodist hospital there.
] The senior class in physical train
ing meets every Thursday evening al
the opera house under the leadership
of Miss Ethel Johnson. They are
working upon a pageant to be given
in May.
Mrs. F. E. Daniels received tele-
gram Monday announcing the death
of her grandfather, w. l.. Pierce, of
Sac City. He was IS years old SO
his going was not altogether UNI
looked for. His wife died about a
year ago.
The school board, which met a few
days ago, rendered all of the present
teachers their positions with S. a
month raise for the coming year. Mr..
Fifield, the principal, has not yet ac-
cepted his offer as he felt that he
was worth more money. His pre-
sent salary is 500 per month and he
has asked for 500 raise if he is to
remain next year. This is not too
much for competent man and we
trust that it may be possible for Prof
and Mrs. Fifield to stay.
The bakery exchange held by the
Methodist ladies last week brought
them over Sc. rs
The ladies aid society of the NJ.
e. church will hold an apron bazaar
and supper on April Z. The sale will
Estart in the afternoon and the sup
per will be served at 6 o'clock. Mrs.
Daniels class will have booth and
sell home made candy and Mrs. Kol-
|ling's class will sell home made bak
ing. The society met at the Rolling
home Wednesday afternoon and sew
led for the bazaar. Luncheon was
served and $2:40 taken in. The day
was fine and lots of cars and rigs
were out. Over % persons were pre-
sent and several ladies Joined the
laid.
Mesdames Rick and Nunnemaker
proved themselves capable hostesses
at the meeting of the Needle club on
Friday afternoon. After a delicious
lunch, when various MUSES. began to
lag there came sudden crash and
the sound of yielding tin and every
one rushed to the window to see two
belligerent cars locked in a--well, in
some kind of grapple and Will Will
kinson's Silent knight was chewing
up the running board of Jack Rang
er's trusty Maxwell. Both cars had
tried to turn in in front of the furni-
ture store but Spring was in their
engines, hence the collision. Mr..
Ranger drove off with sagging run
ming board to which tool box chung
at perilous angle and the Knight"
limped home on sprained axle.
Chas Osler and Mr.. Porter are hav-
ing eight head Of horses tested for
shipment to Minnesota. The boys
bought the stock from Ruben Hurd
and will take it to their new home
in Lakefield, Mimi, where they will
farm this season.
Mrs. A. Mccoy has been quite ill
during the past week with kidney
trouble. Miss Julia Grewe, of Wa
terloo, trained nurse, is caring for
her. DR.. j. B. Tedrow is the attend
ing physician.
Maude Millsap went to Alden Fri
day for an over Sunday visit at the
Shields home.
Letha Tilghman came home for
the week end from Webster City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn autoed to
Webster City Thursday.
Mrs. Olive Thompson went to Al
den Tuesday, having been summoned
by the illness of her brother, Aus
tin Wilkinson. Mrs. Thompson had
just returned from visit to her
brother and was recalled. the next
day.
There was a fair sized crowd out