Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-02-18
Williams Items.

by DR.. Wray, who amputated tn
finger completely. The finger lia
had small sections amputated severa
times but has been giving her NOR
trouble lately. 1t is too bad to hav'
this accident to her right hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Christian ar,
the happy parents of a new son, borl
Feb. 9th.
Little Jean Millsap has been quite
i'll during the past week.
The Presbyterian prayer meeting
was held Thursday evening at the
parsonage The Presbyterians are
having Bible study at their prayer
services.
The party for the two NJ. E. fam
lilies who are soon to move from here
was postponed again. 1t was to have
been held Wednesday evening. This
is the second time that the party has
been postponed. The next time will
be the charm according to those who
are superstitiously inclined. How
ever, the two families know that the
attempts have been made whether
they finally succeed in holding the
party or not; that their friends wish
them the best of luck in their new
homes. The W. T. Davis family goes
to Abba and the John Fitschen fam
lily to New London. VI
Mrs. Simon Chaplinski is still con-
fined to her room by illness. Mrs. c.
sits up most of the time as she is
more comfortable in that position,
owing to heart lesion that makes it
distressing for her to lie down.
Nick Jensen was among those who
went to Webster City Thursday for
his medical examination.
Bernice Dunbar went to Webster
City Saturday for an over Sunday
visit at the home of her parents.
Marvel Ferguson came home from
Webster City for an over Sunday
visit with her mother, Mrs. Moore.
Mrs. L. w. Ball spent Friday in
Iowa Falls.
The NJ. & N. Music club meets
Tuesday with Miss Ruth Martinson.
DR.. Wyatt was down from Webster
City in consultation with DR.. keat-
ing over baby Carmen Ricke who has
been quite i'll for the past week or
ten days. The prognosis for the
baby's recovery was good, the con-
sulting physician thought.
Mrs. d. W. Fitchorn is convalescing
licely since her recent operation.
There was good sized audience
tut at the opera house the other
light to see the Del mean to see
satan, likeable sort of young
,erson who WAS all things to all
men," and by adopting this attitude
Satan usually gets away with their
'ouls.
The item in this column concern
ng the Olson baby was incorrect, as
he baby, boy, was born Tuesday,
instead of Monday as was reported.
We did not verify the item as it came
rom a patient of DR.. Johnson's who
saw him the same day, so we
hOught we had it straight. We will
nave too add the joke that was play
I'd on the fond father, however. Some
one dressed up large doll and laid
IT. beside the baby and for few
hours Frank was under the happy
that he was the father of
win boys. During the few hours that
Frank was fooled he told several
folks of his good fortune, among
them the wet" and We thought it
about time We called up and got the
news from headquarters, hence the
Arthur Hull, horse buyer, was
here from st. Louis the first of the
week and bought 81 head OF horses
and mules for U. S. Army service.
John Rankin, who is on Henry
Meyers farm near Clarion, was in
town Saturday visiting Mr.. Meyers.
At the meeting in the city hall
Friday night, called by Mayor Ger
Der to discuss the Iowa Falls Elec-
trio Company's request for a 10 per
cent increase in rates, it was de-
cided not to grant the increase, as
Williams users are already paying
more than most of the towns on their
circuit. Alden users get a 10 per
cent discount by paying their bills
promptly, feature not afforded to
users here, and the company has
stopped the discount in those towns
where it was first granted, thus
making them equal with Williams.