Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-17
Williams Items.

j few days ago. Mrs. Lang had been In
the hospital since before Christmas.
The Langs are getting settled in thor
new place east of Alden.
Mrs. Jas. Whalen and son Clayton
and daughter Blanche are all down
with influenza. Clayton has beea
quite ill.
Mrs. Frank Murphy was county
seat visitor Thursday between trains
Mrs. Geo. Jecklin was hostess to the
Needle Club Friday afternoon.
Miss Jessie Blodgett entertained
about dozen Of her young friends at
a party Friday evening from to 1920.
The time was extended to give those
who wanted TO attend the basket ball
games time to do SO. After the games
the guests returned to the Blodgett
home and were served with ice cream
and cake. Those present were Gladys
Trooien, Lila and Eunice Ricke. Harry
Armstrong, Obed Westphal, Leroy
Inks, Hazel Fisher, Allinson Balm
bridge, Margaret Rolling. Nora Caruth.
Orlin Stark, Vance, Gibbons and OF
course the Blodgett children. Miss
Jessie made very capable and graci-
Gus hostess, according to the report of
her guests.
Mrs. We're V. Lopez is planning to
20 to New Haven soon to join her
husband, Lieut.. Loper, who is finishing
his theological course at Yale. Lieut..
Lopez is, studying for the Congrega7
tional ministry and has had several
good offers of vacancies in that field
which he can consider as soon as he
finishes his course.
Schuyler Hale Burton was born near
Somerset, KY, Feb. %, 1886. and died
March 8, 1919, at Williams, Iowa. Be
sides his wife, he leaves two sisters
and three brOthers-Mrs. James Baaz,
of Deland, Ill; Miss Lizzie Burton.
Nancy, Ky; Zeal of Buttcrfield.
MIMI, and Fred and -Ve0 of Nancy.
Ky. The deceased, who passed away
after short illness with influenza.
had made many warm friends since
his stay in this community. He was
a kind and loving husband and an
honest, sincere, industrious man who
will be missed by all who knew him.
Mr.. Burton was laid to rest in the
Williams cemetery after services con-
Quoted by Rev. Jecklin Thursday Our
hearts go out in sympathy to the wife
left among strangers by the death OF
her husband, although Mrs. Burton
feels that everyone has been most kind
all during this sad time and is very
grateful for it. 80
There was double basket ball
game in the gym Friday night with
the boys and girls team from Dun
combe playing against the local teams.
The girls team tied and the boys had
score of % to 10 in favor OF Dun
combe. Two Of the girls, Maurne
and Beryl Ricke, were out of the game
Maurine. one Of the best players, with
a sprained hand, and Beryl who got
sick during the game. Merle Caruth
and Margaret Rolling substituted for
them, The DuncOmbe team is fast
playing, scrappy little team and has
some. good material in it.
Miss Mamie Foertsch Of Wesley
came Friday evening to stay at the
viii Rickc home for a while. Miss
Foertsch is a sister of Mrs. Isicke. All
of the family who were down with the
III are doing nicely, but are still in
bed.
There was an official board meeting
at the NJ. f. church Thursday evening
lat which the business of the church
was planned.
Rev. Westphal arrived home from
Chicago Friday evening after an alb
sence of several weeks for an opera
ton for cataract. Rev. Wesphal
seems to think that the operation was
very successful and all of his friends
rejoice that this is so, for eyeslgh'
| is very precious thing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Spruegel left Sat
urday for Chicago where they Will Wis
it friends for few days before re-
turning to Boston. M. and MIS-
Spruegel we're entertained daily dur
ing their stay here. DR.. and Mrs. VIM
P. Bossenberger gave dinner Tor
them Wednesday night and Mr. ana
Mrs. f. /. Johnson entertained them
Thursday evening.
| Mrs. A. Crabtree was an Alden visl-
tor Saturday.
Miss B. Bossenberger returned from
Bows Friday and went to Hampton
Saturday to special on surgical case
Mrs. Henry Meyers is improving ana
will soon be able to sit up.
Clyde Hull, the horse buyer from
st. Louis, bought six horses here FIJI
day at the feed barn.
| The score in the basket ball game
played here last week with WEBSTER
| (,;+r ,r,oc on RI 90 in favor of Webster