Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-02
Williams Items.

2 Williams Items.
The married peoples club held Their
fortnightly dance at the Oasis Thurs.
day night.
Miss Nellie Miller was taken to the
hospital at Webster City Thursday
might.
Mrs. Patton and her daughter and
son, l.. 9. Patton, are guests at the jess
Haldeman home this week.
Among those who took the teachers
examina ton in Webster City last week
were the Misses Maude Millsap and
Blanche Whalen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Fleming return
Ell home Wednesday from Missouri. Mr.
Fleming went to Missouri the first
|of the month where he was united in
marriage with Miss BERTHE Weather.
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.
Weatherman. Mr.. Weatherman was q
retired Tana county farmer and the
Tama county paper in announcing the
marriage praised the bride in the high
lest terms. Everyone wishes the newly
webs the very happiest future. 1t is
said that the bridegroom hsa to buy
about $50 worth of candy before q
crowd Of charivariers would be ap.
peased a few nights ago and that he
is down for an oyster supper at neigh
boring school house Monday night
Mrs. Eliza Frosts daughter ina il
here from Washington for icyeral
weeks visit with her.
DR.. Slocum was here from Webster
City Saturday to see little Ruth lalde'
man.
Quite a group Of Williamsites went
over to the Oratorical contest in Bla:rs
burg Friday evening and while none Ct
our young people won, their boosters
were proud of them just the same and
felt that they had made a splendid
showing in this. their first competition
with any outside group. There is
plenty Of talent in Williams and We are
sure that they. will have better luck
next time.
There was some feeling that the Sc
lection. THE Black Horse and His Ri.
der" that won first place In the recent
|oratorical contest, belonged in the dra.
matte, rather than the Oratorical class
This is no criticism on the way in
which it was given, for William Jones
gave an excellent reading, but many
seemed to feel that the selection had
not been classified properly.
Mrs. Hanson will entertain the L. A
IS. at her home Wednesday afternoon
Rev. Flesher preached sermon Sun
day morning that should be printed for
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talked from the ever interesting query
of the young lawyer, "WhO is my
neighbour Rev. Flesher brought out
that all with whom we come in contact
are our neighbOrs and that we influence
people either for good or evil. He spoke
of that kind OF respecting self-love thai
will cause an individual to seek the
highest physical mental, moral and
spiritual development for himself and
then reach out to help others to reach
those same levels. He contrasted this
high self-l0ve with the narrow selfish
ness that tears down the individual il
all Of his attributes-the selfish indul
|gence that wrecks the physical and pre-
vents the mental and moral develop
mcnts. His talk was an inspiration t.
all who had the privilege Of hearing
him. s.,t .....,
The Boy scouts went on rabbi,
hunt one day last week and Wednesday
evening Mesdames Flesher, Rolling and
futile assembled in the church, base
|ment and cooked the Dummies to a de
licious BROWNIES and then they were
served to the scouts and their council
with all of the trimmings that so with
such feast.
We are sorry to report that the ques
ton of school consolidation was voted
down at the election held here Satur
day afternoon. The measure lost by
a very small margin and we are sure
that if enough publicity had been givel
it, the measure would have carried.
MI. and Mrs. Nels Nelson are OH the
sick list this week. The Irving Mcclure
family are also on the sick list.
DR.. Galloway was here on profes-
sional call Sunday and got stuck in :,
snow drift. having to be hauled back
to Webster City. He left his car here
for repairs.
Mrs. VIM. p. Bossenberger has beef
invited to give an address before til,
new Labor party group Of Des MOines
and to present the Socialist party's
viewpoint to the Democratic Equality
club of the same city.
There were 81 out to Sunday school
Sunday and there is desire to in
crease this to 100 next Sunday and to
this end everyone who desires to come
and study the Bible is invited to visit
some class next week. Mrs. KOllings
class of wide awake young boys turned
in, the largest per capita contribution
to the missionary fund. Some boys
these!
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