Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-11-25
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

Attorney and Mrs. l. j. Sayrs ant
children, Maurine and Virginia, spent
Sunday with relatives in Radcliffe.
Prof Waldo Anderson of Williams
was Webster City visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Bonnie, HELEN, of Williams
visited in this city Saturday.
Leslie Parker Of Alden visited here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E
Parker, Saturday. He took his little
daughter, Miss Violet, home with him
she having been here visiting with hel
grandparents for several days.
Mrs. Boyd Little and child from
Hampton returned to their home Sat.
urday having been here to attend the
funeral of the A. W.sLee baby. Miss
Blanche Fairfield, sister Of the for
mer, accompanied them home.
Miss Mary voss from Kansas City
arrived here Saturday afternoon called
by the death of her brother, H. H.
yoss of near Woodstock.
Miss Ella Graffunder spent Sunday
with her friend, Miss Olive Olson, at
Ellsworth.
j. J. Merritt, who has been here
visiting his son, J. B. Merritt and fam
lily, during the past two weeks, left to-
day for Manchester and Cedar Rapids
for sojourn with relatives before re-
turning home to Olin, this state. Mr..
Merritt has lived at Olin, Jones county,
eighty years and in the state Of Iowa
eighty one years. He first saw the
light in 1888 in Niagara county, New
York, near Lockport, and will be eigh-
ty- five years of age the 18th of next
month. He is still enjoying good
health and is carrying his years re-
markably well. The Freeman-Journal
acknowledges pleasant call from Mr.,
Merritt this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. l.. Hunter spent
yesterday afternoon with the John s..
Heffner family in Duncombe.
MIR. and Mrs. w. N. Merrill and
son Billy returned home from Blue
Earth, Mimi, Saturday, where they
have been the past week visiting their
son and brother.
Misses Ellen and yirgie Johnson
and Miss Hazel Rude Of Ellsworth
were Webster City visitors Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Nola Dale of Bows was a
visitor in this city Saturday.
Seymour Eichman went to Chicago
Saturday evening on a several days
goods buying trip.
A. f. Scllrader is in Slater on
business today.
-. L. Peterson was Jewell bust
ness visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Roach left this
morning for their home i'll Toulon
ILL.,, after two weeks visit with the
Ely families here. S
Prof. and Mrs. Levi Neese Of Me
servy are in the city to spend the week
at the home of Mrs. Ms parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. HI. Richardson. There
has been no school at Meservy for five
weeks on account of the Spanish III
fuenza. They have large cOnsolidat-
ed school there, of which Mr.. Neese is
Miss Vera Eshalman spent Sunday
visiting friends in Waterloo.
--yarick c. Crosley and J. c. Want
HUI will go to Des Moines tomorrow
to attend a meeting Of the state food
administrators.
Ed Alsager of Radcliffe was III
Webster City this afternoon on bust
ness.
Mrs. II. s. Philips and little son
have gone to Clinton Port, Ohio, where
they expect to spend the winter.
Miss Gladys Moose spent Sunday
ut her home near Duncombe.
Miss Hatty Bandy. who is en-
bloyed at the Singer Sewing Machine
company store, spent Sunday with
friends in harrisburg.
Miss Annetta Stark was a passen-
ger to Fort Dodge today to spend the
day with friends.
MIR. and Mrs. L. w. Kuhl were
to Fort Dodge today.
Mrs John Caruth and Miss Lottie
Aumiller of Williams were visitors in
this city today.
w. J. Zitterell went to Amboy, ILL.,,
today on business trip
! Mrs. Ann Fish, who resides here
with her daughter, Mrs George Yaus.
left for Reinbeck today for an extend