Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17

| it upended on the engine, throwing
both Of the others out. Helen and
| Eta We're stunned and bruised and
Blanche had her right wrist sprained
The car was pretty badly damaged
and the girls all had close call. We
| are glad none was injured any more
seriously than they We're.
If the young lady who lost her
powder puff in the middle Of the
| flower bed in front of the veterinary
hospital, will call and identify her
i property, she may have it, otherwise
! doc" will keep it to put vaseeline
on pigs noses before he chloroforms
them.
The dance in the opera house
Thursday evening given by the Muir
ply and Staebler boys was quite
we'll attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. R. Foster left
a few days ago for Chicago where
Mr.. Foster went to consult with the
Illinois Central surgeon, who operat-
ed on him some time ago. Mr.. Foster
has had so much pain and distress
that he decided the best thing for
him to do would be to have another
consultation over his condition. He
has not gained as he should have
done since his operation and is very
nervous Mrs. Foster accompanied
her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Silvernail are
here for a few days visit with rela-
tives and to look after their property
interests. Mrs. Silvernail came on
from Rolfe, where she has been for
a number of weeks with Irene Bloom
who has been quite i'll. Mr.. S. came
on from North Dakota.
A number of girls have given their
names to the committee for the local
Canning Club, but there is still room
for a number of other girls. Every
girl in this vicinity between the ages
of 10 and IS ought to be in the club.
You do not need to pay dues, or
work away from home, girls. The
work is all done at home. The only
time you will be away from home
for it is when you meet every two
weeks with your leader for instruc-
lions. There are some mighty bright
girls in this vicinity and We are sure
if they just get interested they will
not only learn great deal but may
win one of the free trips to the fair.
Eleven new stars have been added
to the community service flag, re-
presenting Earl H. and Arthur
Johnson, Jack Dunnett, andrew
O'Neill, Ben Todd, Percy Wilson,
Matthew Quinn, Chas. Hoffman, Albert
and L. Evans and Albert Swanson.
The flag is large one but there is
not much room left on it, as there
are over forty stars already on it.
That is some bunch of boys from a
town the size of ours. They all de-
clared they were going to capture Big
Bill and his six sons and bring them
back here, SO Ed Millsap will have
some one to shovel snow and clean
alleys.
There is a lot of building and
finishing going on in this burg. Ed
Edvenson is putting up new barn
on his Rose Grove place, Jonn Nc
Carley is having J. Vey paint the
outside of his new residence, and the
Chaplinski house is having a new
foundation put under it. 1t is also
being raised.
Artist Jake Vey is going to be
drafted for service in the Camoufage
Corps, cause Jake can paint grapes
SO natural he could even fool the
Germans into thinking they were
back on Bingen on the Rhine if they
just gave him chance, and they
could be picked off as they stopped
to pick his camouflage grapes.
All Of the interest in the good old
pre-war causes is not dead by any
means; lady just came in this
afternoon and gave us dollar for
suffrage and we will have to carry it
around until we see Mrs. Larrabee,
the lady who is keeping Hamilton
county's suffrage funds.
F. r. Paine was here from Fl.
Dodge to occupy the Presbyterian
pulpit for Rev. J. w. Todd while he
was away. Mr.. Paine always sue
ceeds in interesting his audiences.
Rev. Todd is in Shenandoah on BUSH
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. O'Neill and Miss
Butler went to Des Moines Thursday
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