Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-24
Jewell News.

| men went TO WEBSTER Slly TUESDAY 10
report for jury duty.
Joe Fardal of New Hampton was in
town Molhlay.
Nj. j. Stevenson and S. Sandage
transacted business in Webster City
Monday
Miss Ruth NIagg. Of the Jewell high
school faculty, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents Mt Webster
City.
Mr.. and Mrs Clas. Sidenstucker
went to Lexington, Mo-, Friday to visit
their son Stuart, who is a student in
the military academy in that city.
Burt Foval came down from Roife
Saturday night and spent Sunday with
lis family.
John o. Ringsted of Ellsworth was
caller in town Monday afternoon.
Alva Headly of Irvington is visit
ing relatives and friends in town this
week.
Mrs. J. b. O'Connor was a visitor at
Webster City Tuesday afternoon.
J. J. Haerem was an Ames visitor
Monday.
4. j. Maland transacted business at
LeMars Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Kleaveland of
Story City are visiting relatives and
friends in this city this week.
]. C. Wills went to Bancroft Tues
day. Mr.. Wills Owls large farm
near that place, where he will spend
a couple of weeks getting things
ready for the big agricultural spring
drive.
Peter Russia, il. was business
visitor in Worthington Mimi, last
week. He also stopped off at other
points of interest in the squirrel
state"
The suffragists lost out again in the
Iowa state legislature. That's what
we'd call hard boiled luck. Don't
like the word ..suffragist' little bit.
It ends with an list SO do socialist.
anarchist. bolshevist and propasandist.
The English word "sllffragette" Is a
better word. Use that, ladies. You
might fare better.
When you hear fellow use the
slang "bygrab" to emphasize his re-
marks. You won't he far wrong If you
mt him down for an |. w. w. or a
ilst-around- the-corner synpathizer OF
bolshevism.
Tony Christensen visited relatives
Mt Ringsted the fore part of the week.
The .'green of Ireland was in evil
dence at. every hand on the streets OF
Jewell st. Patrick's day. Every irish
man in town-you can count them on
the fingers of one hand--wore1 the
shamrock. Many others. however,
who have no more Irish blood in their
veins than a rabbit. wore the green.
Take DOC" Christian for instance.
He was born in King Hoakon's cO1n-
try way back in the sos and therefore
Norwegian rs they make 'em. he
not only wore the green himself. b'lt
pinned it on the coat lapel OF several
of his friends. Doc sure would De
right at home in the county OF Cork.
Last fail Thomas Thompson bought
the old Hcadly livery barn and lots
on Main street just opposite the Flee
nor furniture store Recently he
bought the Rusvig carpenter shop ana
lot adjoining on the north. The liv-
cry barn has been RACED and the
Rnsyig building has been sold ana
will he moved off the lot As soon as
spring opens up, Mr.. Thompson will
begin the erection of a large lumber
shed on these lots, and when completed
will move his lumber business from
the north side to his new quarters.
-Four years ago Mr.. Thompson pur-
chased the Pfund grain and lumber
business OH the northsidc and conduct
cd the business since. He will con
tinue the grain business in the Ola
ouarters, but as soon as the lumber
has been moved to the new building,
the old lumber shed will I've torn down.
The people of Jewell and vicinity
welcome the news that little Wall.
Lake. south of town. is to he one OF
the first lakes in the state to he heauti-
/. s..sv
fed and here is hoping that something
more tangible than newspaper talk VIII
come out of it and that it will come
soon. The people of central Iowa owe
it to themselves and to pcsterity TO
have a place where they can meet
SUNDAYS and on holidays during the
hot summer months for recreation ana
relaxation. And Wall Lake is just the
Mace for it. This little body of inland
water is on the Wilson highway ana
when this great highway has receiv-
cd the finishing touch. the lake can be
reached by tourists from as far away
ms Des MONIES in a couple OF hours
drive. Let's all boost for Little Wall
Lake. Don't. let's give the powers that
he u moments rest until they take
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