Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-05-12

Fails, is playing Tor the SHOWS.
The high school Joined in giving a
banquet to the graduate ing class and the
high school faculty Wednesday evening.
The following delicious menu was pre-
pared by the young cooks: Fruit cock
tail, creamed chicken, potatoes, maca-
ROM and cheese, ice cream, cake and
coffee The pupils prepared and serv-
ed the meal without any assistance
from adults and they are to be congrat-
ulated upon it.
Horace Markall, one of the English
boys who used. to work for Buck
Woods, and enlisted from Minnesota,
has returned from overseas and visited
friends here Thursday.
The class play, All of Sudden
Peggy, was given at the opera house
Thursday evening to a packed house.
All OF the participants did splendidly
and reflected great credit upon them
selves and their trainers. The theme
was an advanced one for high school
pupils but the workmanship of the play
was excellent-all the characters being
well interpretated. Congratulations
are due the young actors on their ex-
cellency.
Prof. Bobumil Sclimek of the botany
department Of Iowa State College gave
the chief address of the evening at the
commencement exercises Friday even
ing. Prof. Schimek gave one OF the
most pleasing addresses we have listen
ed to III long time. He has Won
derfully pleasing voice full OF cadences
that linger long after one has heard
him. His talk was full of the mellow
maturity of well rounded experience
and il offered food for thought, high
ideal of citizenship its duties, respon-
sibilities and challenges as well as Its
privileges was set forth with rare skill.
Somehow he managed to say the well
known things about duty and success
and responsibility more delicately ana
vet more challengingly than we have
heard them said I'M a. long while.
Everyone who heard Prof. Schimek
felt exceedingly greatful to the one
who brought him here. The other num-
bers on the program, songs, piano SOLOS
and the all important presentation OF
diplomas, were also enjoyed by those
present. The two young graduates,
.I,enore Wilkinson and Helen keane,
are TO be congratulated upon the COM
nletion of their work. The best wishes
nj the community will go with tliem
into the larger life they are entering
upon.
Miss Edna Wolford was taken with
an acute attack of gall-stones FRIDAY
evening during the exercises and had TO
have immediate, care. Miss B. Boss
enberger, who was in the audience, was
called to care for the sick teacher ana
she and Miss Angie Atkinson remained
with her during the night, as she was
100 i'll to be moved from the school
building. A cot was secured and she
was made as comfortable as possible
under the. circumstances. Both OF the
physicians were out of town, so Dr.
Slater of Jewell was sent for.
Everyone iii town is painting and
fixing up. Mrs. A. Crabtree is having
her porch enclosed and David ONeill
also has a new porch, while the porch
on tic cottage back of the Jno. Nc
Carley home has also been screened,
New curbing is also being put IN 10
several places in town and we will have
4 fine looking town when the work is
all finished.
A good many Williams folks who have
enjoyed slipping over to Harrisburg t'
hear Rev. Spiker will regret to see nm
20, although they will rejoice over his
Increased salary:
{ @. Shame was agent in n successful
land deal the middle Of the week
wherein -. ". Slul N USNulhS 'isS O'''
of the 1oO acre farm at the southwest
edge of town owned by r. G. Hunter
Of Webster City. The place brought
SoS5 per acre. Mr.. Shane has carried
az number of fine transactions to com,
pletion lately. He is one Of our quietly
successful land agents.
Mr.. and Mrs John Sloan Jr. and Miss
Marjorie Sloan We're here Friday from
Iowa Falls to attend the commence
ment exercises. Miss Keane. one OF the
graduates. is Il sister of Mrs. Sloan.
Roberta O'Neill and Lorraine Welir-
helm celebrated their 18th birthdays
by inviting large number OF their
Young friends TO- joint celebration al
the home of the former. The young
folks spent the time with games ana
music and enjoyed Il delicious lunch a'
the end Of the afternoon. everyone
voted the young ladies royal hOSteSSeS.