Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-16
Williams Items.

The school board and their wives
were the guests of the domestic
science girls at delightful dinner
Saturday evening The girls prepared
and served the following menu: To-
mato soup. chicken pie. with its Access
series: apricot ice, and coffee. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Carley. DR.. and Mrs. r. Il. Wilson. Mr..
and Mrs. John Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Atkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Foran,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. /. johnson and Miss
Ruth Martinson. who is secretary of
the board, and the staff of teachers.
The dinner was success from every
angle. in its cooking and serving, and
reflected great deal of credit on the
class. as well as on their teacher, Miss
Neel.
Another important meeting was held
Saturday evening at. the NJ. Il. church.
This was a gathering of the boys of
town to discuss the plan of organizing
a Boys Club. DR.. NJ. O. Bond district
supervisor, was here and he presented
the plan Of organization to the boys
and Rev. Flesher pledged himself to
BE boy among yOu," so that the
being ii success. This is Il splendid I'M
dertakng for there are lots of fine boys
i'll this town and its vicinity who have
no place but the streets to congregate
and 10 one to supervise their play, or
direct their Astounding energies into
the right channel. If~the directors of
the club plan a reading room the
writer has some good boys books to
start Il collection with. Every one in
town ought to get behind this move
ment and make it 60
Austin & Hartwig got in a carloadi of
hard coal Saturday morning and before
evening it was all gone and people
were clamoring for more.
The Farmers Elevator shelled corn
Saturday and tried out the new OF
tawa d. Shelter, of Stark's. There
were very favorable comments on the
work of the shelter.
Mrs. Fred LANCE. who has been so
ill during the past week, was taken to
the hospital at Hampton Saturday
morning. DR.. Schnug was called from
Bows in consultation Friday night ana
he said the only hope for saving her
life was immediate hospital care. The
trip to the train was made over the
rough muddy roads with the patient
under morphine. Although it was Il
trying trip, she made it with less diff
ticulty than had been anticipated. A
cot in the baggage car made her com
Portable on the train. Miss Sheldon
went with her. as did her husband and
several people to help lift the cot. "A
nurse from Milwaukee arrived on the
evening train and will take care of her
during the rest of her illness.
Dr. y. Il. Douglas was here from
Iowa Falls Saturday.
The Needle Club met at the home of
Mrs. J. Il. Tedrow on Friday after
noon for pleasant and interesting ses-
sion.
The l.. a. S. of the NJ. f. church
served the sale lunch at the Gray sale
Thursday and cleared $24.45 by their
efforts.
John Cartney OF harrisburg has pur-
chased his brother Toms fine farm
lust north of town. The land went for
good sum but we have no details Of
the sale.
David Meyers is the latest victim OF
influenza here, having been taken il.
Saturday. ~
Miss Ethel Gray and Everett Stark.
of Stanhope. were united in marriage
at the Christian parsonage in Webster
City Friday evening. and left imm"di-
atcly for trip. Both of the CONTRACT
ing parties are well and favorably
known here and a happy future is
wished them by their many friends.
Sergt. Harley MartinsOn has been
mustered out of service and is here
from Camp Dodge for visit at the
home of his mother, Mrs. l.. Martinson
Miss Caroline Bossenberger was
home between trains Saturday from
Webster City. where she is helping
out with the influenza cases. Miss
Rossenberger saws Mr.. Arch Foster de.
serves a lot of credit for the way IL
which he has handled the flu situation
as chairman of the Red Cross commit
tee in this department of work. 1t mas
been difficult and trying situation
with so much Illness and such a short