Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-12-29
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harrisburg.
Margaret Johnson of Webster City
spent several days in town last week
with friends.
Il. b. Evans and son Glenn spent
Sunday in Kamrar ut the Guy Jaycox
home.
Mrs. Geo. Farley and son James
spent Monday in Webster City holiday
shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Stoufer AMI chill
dren of Des Moines arrived last Wed
nesday to remain over Christmas and
then go to Rockwell City to visit j. w.
Sayre and family.
G. III. ROBBIE and family were guests
ut the i. Il. Stafford home in Webster
City Christmas day.
Mrs. Frank Jewett and daughter,
Miss Elsie, of Williams came Friday
evening for short stay at the F. i. Sc
gar home.
Misses Rachel Hale and Addie Nj
cholsOn were Iowa Falls shoppers Fri
day.
Miss Ferra Bish of webster City
spent the week end with Mrs. f. NJ.
Bish.
The teachers of our schools wen. to
their respective homes Friday and Sat
urday to remain for a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Geo. Cashier arrived home from
Ames Friday to spend the holidays at
home.
The members of the Rebekah lodge
had a Christmas post card shower for
Mrs. Robert Pelz, who is at sanitar-
ium in Colfax.
Floyd Terry is visiting friends and
relatives here for a week.
! Miss Josephine Severance. went to
Waterloo Thursday to spend Nhr day
with her nephew, who was recently
married.
Arthur Hale of Nevada is here for
the holidays, so the young people were
all home for Christmas.
Miss Meta Robinson of Webster City
came Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
John Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ellison and sen
Robert of Iowa Falls returned home
Sunday, having visited at The g. Il.
Conway home several days.
w. j. StreveIer and family ate Christ
mas dinner in Waterloo at the j. ".
Streveler home.
Mrs. f. II. Shafer was business
caller at the county seat Friday where
she recently sold her residence proper
ty. :
The Orio society gave a Christmas
program at school Friday which was
enjoyed by all present.
Willard Hale and John Meyer are
home from Ellsworth college to enjoy
their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Pyle and daugh
ter of Waterloo arrived Wednesday
NJ. Gleason home.
The Ladies Missionary society will
meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
John Fowler. as their regular meeting
came on Christmas day.
Mildred Lelnley went to Williams
Saturday to remain during the two
Weeks vacation.
Clyde Cavett returned from Cores
vile. ILL.,, Saturday where he was call.
ed by the illness of his father
Miss Katherine Berkstresser, Miss
Leila Hughes and Elizabeth Dale of
Iowa Falls spent Thursday evening in
town, the two former acting as judges
in the OratOrical contest.
Mrs. J. &. Erton of Williams recently |
spent several days at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs>E. A. Schroeder.
The oratorical contest was sue
cess in every way. Those winning were
us follows: Oratorical. VIM. Jones. with
1.-THE Black Horse and his Rider: dra-
matte, Lenore DeMOss. NTH Over the
Top; humorous, Mabel Matthews, with
"The Abandoned PLACEMENT
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Chantrill and
daughter Evelyn May of Iowa Falls
spent Thursday at the Geo. Farley
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Fowler entertained
DIR. and Mrs. Il. G. Jarmin and DeLoris
and John Fowler and family at Christ.
mas dinner.
Mr. and Mrs G. l.. Eckstein and two
children of Kellogg. Idaho. are visit
ing the VIM. Ashpole and +. +. Ash.
pole families.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Powers and
children spent several days at the c.
NJ. Powers home recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Manion and
daughter Helen Of Algona are guests
this week at the Sim Weiss and T. O.
ManiOn homes.
Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Merryman and
daughter Marguerite spent Thursday
at the +. II. Shafer home.
Miss Edythe Patton. who has been
attending school in Webster City, is
home during the holidays.
The fast mail train Wednesday morn.
ing ran over the mail bag and cut upl
the mail. Among the damaged mail
were the Harrisburg items.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Caruth and son
Leonard went to Webster City Thurs
day to spend the day at the ]. w. Ca
ruth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Trotter of Val