Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-23
Williams Items.

Williams Items.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Walker and Mrs
Bertha Walker We're business callers a
the county seat Wednesday.
Miss Gladys Barry spent the week
end with friends in Duncombe.
Dwight Crabtree Of Iowa Falls at
tended the basket social at the Williams
high school Tuesday evening.
Miss Marie Quinn visited over Sun.
day at the J. NJ. Fosdick home in Web.
ster City.
The high school basket ball team mot
Ored to Ellsworth Friday evening and
played their return game with Jewell.
Jewell is handicapped by not having a
gymnasium and the teams are obliged
to 60 to other towns for practices. The
Williams girls won with the score Of
"a to Z, while the Jewell boys were vic
torious, 60 to IA.
Roy Hanson of Waterloo came home
Saturday to spend the week end with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hanson.
Charles Lockwood and Miss Lenore
Wilkinson attended the declamatory
contest in Blairsburg Friday evening.
Misses Kathryn and Sadie Gleason of
harrisburg We're recent visitors at the
J. NJ. Harvey home.
Mrs. Henry Rasmussen and daughter
Mabel and son Howard motored to
Tuesday. r
The basket social and spelling bee
held at the high school auditorium
Tuesday night turned out to be quite
success, the proceeds from the sale of
boxes amounting to about $40. The
main feature of the evening was the
old fashioned spelling bee in which Mr..
Beale 0utspelled all those who took
part. Misses. Ivy Olson and Minnie
Jensen were awarded the prize Of hav-
ing the Drettiest basket. rr,a,
The s. s. teachers Of the Methodist
church elected for the ensuing year
Shining Stars, Ethel Walker;
Little Sunbeams, Mrs. Bert Prescott:
Little Workers. Lulu Walker; On Tim
ers, Margaret Rolling; Every Sunday
Boys, Mr.. Sinclair; Wide Awakes, Mrs.
G. H. Harrington; Willing Workers.
Mrs. B. f. Lemley; Scouts, Mrs. Kohl
ing; Amici, Mrs. f. J. Counsel Adult
Bible Glass, Rev. Flesher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCarley left
Monday afternoon for New Orleans
where they will spend several weeks.
Harry Lockwood ST.. and son Theo-
dore took possession of the meat market
1T Pomeroy Friday which was recently
purchased by Lockwood and sons.
Miss Freda Lanjanki visited over
Sunday at her home in Alden.
II. w. Birdsell of Bows was a recent
caller in town.
Mrs. NJ. Runyon and Mrs. Harry
Butler were passengers to Webster City
Thursday.
Mrs. John Braund and daughter Gen
eva returned home the latter part of
the week following brief visit at the
Lewis Davis home in Mason City.
Mrs. Fielding Wood and daughter
Marcella spent Friday in Ft Dodge.
A number from here attended the
married folks club dance at harrisburg
Friday evening.
Clayton Whalen of Iowa Falls was
a recent caller in town.
Mrs. A. H. Graffunder visited friends
in Webster City Tuesday.
Miss Leah johnson Of Webster City
spent Sunday here with her parents.
Among those from here who attended
the declamatory contest at harrisburg
Friday evening between the Williams
and harrisburg contestants were DR..
and Mrs. r. E. Wilson, Mrs. F. ].
COUNSEL, Mrs. L. Martinson and daugh-
Ter Ruth. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Rick,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Ball, Mr. and Mrs.
Foran, Mrs. F. w. Wheatley, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. O'Neil, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Futile and Mr.. and Mrs. Lemley.
The declamatory contest held at
Harrisburg Friday evening between the
Williams and Blairsburg contestants
.nded in a glorious victory for Will
ans. However, all the contestants did
much credit both to themselves and
heir school: The decision of the judges
ollows: Claryc Martinson won first in
and Merle Fowler second. In
|ramatic, Nora Caruth first place and
.orene Wareham second. In humorous.
'esta Lynch first, and Merle Caruth
econd place.
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