Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-13

/ Mrs. VIM. Foster was an Iowa Falls
visitor Monday.
Mrs. NJ. C. Peterson accompanied by
her nieces, Martha and Lucille Mills
returned to her home at Dolliver We'd
nesday after a few days visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. F. Mills.
Miss Marjorie Burnett of Jesup re.
turned home Sunday after a week s
visit here with her friend, Miss Eunice
Braund.
Mrs. Arthur Briggs of Wilke was Wis,
iting friends in Williams Tuesday aft,
ernoOn.
Mrs. FL. NJ. Rasmussen and son Otis
and Miss Rua Carr were shoppers in
TT. Dodge Friday.
Walter Schachtlie visited at the Ed
Brock home in Ellsworth Wednesday.
Mrs. Dave O'Neil and daughter,
Miss Roberta, were callers in Webster
City Wednesday.
Gus Staebbler is receiving treatments
for rheumatism and stomach trouble at
Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Kate Myers and daughter
Blanche were visiting in Iowa Falls
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. I. Johnson and
daughter, Miss Leah. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray T. johnson mOtOred to Toledo
Saturday for an over Sunday visit at
the w. B. Schultz home. Mr.. Schultz
formerly conducted drug store at
this place.
Among those from Williams who at
tended the Egg Day" celebration at
Alden Thursday We're X. NJ. Schachtlie,
Jack Dunnet, DR.. Heating. Lila Ricke,
Della Wood, Mabelle Rasmussen, Jack
Ranger, Nick Jensen, Tom Bainbridge,
Anna Hanson and Lucille Hartwig. The
chief feature which interested the
Williams people was the ball game be-
tween the Invincibles of this place and
Buckeye. 1t was an eleven inning game
the Invincibles winning by score of
4 to 1.
Mrs. Herman Wilke of Wilke and
daughters, Alma and Fay, were callers
in Williams Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Iverson of
Monticello and Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Peter
son of Ellsworth made short call at
the F. ]. COUNSEL home Saturday
while enroute to Bows to visit the lat
ter's son, Fred, who resides on u farm
near there.
Mrs. John Sterling of Eagle Grove
spent few days this week at the
home of her son Harold and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvie Walker and Mrs.
Bertha Walker were business callers in
Iowa Falls Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Spccht of Ack-,
ley, were Sunday visitors at the +. w.
Hartwig home. Mrs. Specht was for
merly Miss Anne Henningson, primary
teacher here the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Flesher and
little daughter of Farnhamville were
over Sunday visitors with the formers
parents. Rev. and Mrs. Charles H.
Flesher.
Miss Lenore Larson of Garner has
been visiting the past week at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Peter Rolling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. F. Paine and daugh-
ter and Kenneth Paine and George c.
Tucker, all of Webster City, were Will
Jams callers Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Burt of Wilke
were shoppers here Saturday evening.
Carl Ostrem of Jewell is spending a
few days with his sister, Mrs. Earl
Johnson.
Obituary.
Martin Walker was born near Hau-
gesund, Norway, Dec. 20. 1863. and
passed away at his home here, Thurs
LAY evening. June .. following an ill
ness OF several months duration, the
past few weeks Of which he was con-
fined to his bed.
Funeral services were held Monday |
from the home and Methodist church. |
the services being conducted by Rev.
9. H. Flesher and Rev. NJ. J. Wcstphal
II the Lutheran church. Interment was
made at the Evergreen cemetery in
Jewell.
Mr.. Walker was confirmed in the
Lutheran church in Norway at the age
II IA. At the age of II he came to Am
,rica and for three years he made his
home in Wisconsin, ut the end of which
line he went to YOrkville, Ill.
Oct. s. 1895. Mr.. Walker was united
n marriage to Miss Bertha Benson OF
Norway, Ill. To this union eight chill
lren were horn, one of whom died in
infancy. Those living are Orvie. Lulu.
Clifford, Bernice, Hazel, John and