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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
4
The Tribune records a flurry of visits and departures across towns. Ft Dodge, Randolph, Duncombe, Sioux City, Oregon City, and other points are named as relatives, business associates, and travelers pass through, with notes on land prospects, club meetings, and social events.
A string of residents and visitors are listed with brief movements through Webster City and nearby towns. Grant Tyler of Eldora visits on the road home from Buena Vista. many others travel to Williams, Duncombe, Iowa Falls, Kamrar, Fort Dodge, Des Moines, and Des Moines area for business or family reasons.
Miss Rosa Thompson served as a Jewell caller on Wednesday. Albert Knudson's infant died after illness. funeral held at home Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Miss May Thompson visited her sister Mrs. Earl Dalbey in Blauksburg Saturday. Lakin Gravites report a chicken pox outbreak. Earl Dalbey leaves Blairsburg to move to Hillsworth. Mrs B Hawks bought a new Old Trusty incubator on April 23.
Liberty residents and Rev J F Mueller plus John Mid dents traveled to Cedar Rapids Tuesday for a Presbyterian gathering. The Mrs J Barth house addition nears completion. Sherman Lake bought cattle in the area Tuesday. Mr Gray and north Blairsburg family spent Sunday with the Honken home. Henrietta Jansen is on the sick list. Mrs Flemmen visited Rev Mueller Tuesday. Arend Honken’s daughter and family arrived from Germany last week. Theodore Wing of Stanhope was calling on friends this week. April 22.
Local residents report visits and travel among families in Webster City and nearby towns. Notable items include Roy Van Winkle returning from Chicago after a visit, and multiple gatherings at the Van Winkle, Price, Schropfer, and John Van Winkle homes.
Miss Jessie Hale visited her sister Mare s Edgar Pringle and organized a music class in Woolstock Sunday. Webster City couple Mr. and Mrs. John Berogen visited their daughter Mrs Thos Dinsdale and Lester Berogan on Monday and Saturday last week. A seven pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hal Clay on Wednesday, while Mrs. Clay stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs. B F Read. Mr. Clay is in Des Moines. Read has not been seen plowing recently and may soon leave to face facts. Spring plowing nears finish and fall plowing plans begin as small grain grows well in the neighborhood. The Buster sermon was preached.
A first cyclone of the season swept from the southwest past Pender and Thurston causing heavy property damage and at least one death. Farm buildings at Magussen, Wacker, Schaffer, and Kelly sites were destroyed or wrecked, with livestock killed or injured and wires torn loose along a wide path. Full damage totals were unavailable due to crippled wire service.
A Jacquin Lumber log train wreck on the local line killed four Italian laborers and seriously injured eight more after the reverse lever failed. Twenty five Italians were aboard as the engine sped and derailed, while the engineer and fireman escaped.
Geo Read of Stanhope visits his uncle Ben Read during an event at the school house last Sunday after the church pint failed to dry. Date noted as April 23.
Anamosa April 24 Marshall Knott of the northern district of Iowa inspected D. A. Gilliorary at the Anamosa reformatory. Convicted in 1895 for counterfeiting he became insane and has lived in the asylum ward. The attorney general ordered the inquiry to determine his fate and whether he should be moved to a federal asylum. Gilliorary is said to be dying of consumption with months to live and may not recall his name. He appears to be about 40 and might have come from Nova Scotia.
Fire at 311 Nebraska street in Sioux City caused by packing material in the basement sent smoke through the National Business Training school and West hotel. About 40 000 dollars in damage. 206 students evacuated as flames spread quickly and cars in the Wirick Bennett garage were moved to safety.
New York reports ongoing gold shipments to Europe with Lazard Frees increasing export commitments to 2.5 million dollars Par is 2.5 million by National City bank Goldman Sachs 0 5 million and Heidelbach Schelheimer 1 million making a total of 8 million dollars engaged to date in the current movement.
A 4-year-old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Hilsworth Martin, started a fire in a powder house near a Bonaparte coal mine. The explosion tore the child to pieces and badly wrecked surrounding buildings.
Mrs Htta Marin of Oskaloosi Ta dies after eating greens made from rhubarb tops at a Saturday dinner. She fell violently ill with acute gastritis and died last night. Her young daughter also ate a portion without harm, and a walnut suffered intense agony before death.
Wu Ting Fang will deliver the commencement address at the University of Iowa next June. President MacLean returned from Washington with a promise from the Chinese diplomat.
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