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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
5
Neighborhood notes report Mr and Mrs M Maxwell and Carey attending a funeral in Webster City on Tuesday. The fragment mentions Craigville and Stratford areas and references Readcliffe home visits and Wisconsin refixtives, indicating scattered family movements and customary notices.
Harvesting is nearly finished in the vicinity as farmers in Mulberry Center stay busy. Mrs. BL Fy Read and daughter Vernie spent Sunday with friends. Mrs. EK Ashpole enjoys a visit from her sister Mrs. Roy Butter of Rockwell. Ded Kahl and Homer Butler visits near Hagle Grove. Aug 3.
Local items reveal travel plans and visits. Mrs Bartlett left with Eva Whitney for Stevens Point Wisconsin and Eva will stay with her grandmother. Irene Bogein of Webster City visits cousins Opal and Fern Berogan. Stella Myres visited near Blairsburg. Goldie Ferrell has been ill. threshing prep noted by Ralph Sian and Stauffer heads to Minnesota. Clarence Studley family hosts, Oak Glen meeting August 22 invites baskets. Hazel Studley returns to Flanagan Illinois after month with relatives. Mr and Mrs Chas Studley hosted Mrs Bailey and son.
West Vincent residents Mr and Mrs Dave Rankin and daughter Lela spent Sunday with Rankin père James Rankin and wife at Wedene Wilinbide. An ice cream social is set for Thursday evening August 5 at the David Harmon home. Miss Esther Hostetler visited over Sunday with her friend Miss.
Blanch-Swaney and Howard Miller visited the J. B. Parker home on Sunday. Orlando Swaney and Mrs Hostetler with Miss Esther and Master Erman Hostetler called on the Wm. McBride and Will Fieldsend households. Frank Madden threshed early oats this week. Mrs. Dave Rankin and daughter Lela called on the Parker home Tuesday afternoon. Webster City surveyors were in town lake area. Harvesting and haying are nearly finished in this vicinity.
A bank robber was killed during a posse pursuit. The report notes the fatal encounter ended the suspect’s escape, with authorities confirming the incident as part of the ongoing manhunt.
In Bear Minnesota on a summer day two robbers assaulted the First State Bank forcing cash surrender. The exchange ended with multiple deaths and several wounded as a posse pursued the fleeing gunman and others. Local residents aided in the manhunt and safety measures followed.
Miss Ruth Williams of Ft Dodge visits relatives in the area along with Frank Williams and sister Mrs Carl Mulholland. The Mulhollands are building a large barn, Frank Williams shipped hogs and cattle to Chicago, Lottie Ruby hospitalized in Des Moines for knee treatment, and Mrs Robert Carden is listed as sick.
The passage mocks poverty by outlining a fanciful scheme where a hen lays eggs to fund a year's newspaper subscription. It suggests using kitchen waste to generate revenue, then turning the hen into pot pie, proposing steady profits and urging readers to feel empowered despite destitution.
Rev D J Kelly announces plans and specifications for a new Catholic church to be erected in Duncombe. Guido Beck of Dubuque drew the plans for a 49 by 100 foot building with seating for about 350. Work to move the old church building begins next week on the lot south of the parsonage, then construction starts ASAP.
E R Dennis head machinist at the Crosz and Howard factory suffered a painful injury yesterday afternoon. He mashed two fingers on his left hand while cutting a large steel piece in two. The bar nearly split and Dennis struck one end on the floor, the remaining portion broke suddenly trapping his fingers.
The Little Dandies versus Eagle Grove game scheduled for this afternoon was canceled by Eagle Grove. Two key players on Eagle Grove were sick and two others were out of town, leaving no substitutes available despite local offers to fill the roster.
A competitive examination for clerk and letter carrier in the Webster City post office will be held on August 28 1909 at 9 o clock a m. Applications must use prescribed forms from local rep B H Sutton and be received by August 26 1909 to J M Schoemaker secretary Civil Service Board St Paul. Applicants should obtain blanks and complete them promptly. Typewriter available at this office.
A fragmented notice records transfers including H. 7d. Johnson and Mickelson to Peter Jensen for 130 ft 5 addition to Jewell by B. G. Stearns and Stearns lot 83 bik 110 with D R. addition valued at 15000 dollars.
A robber described as a laborer shot and killed a bank cashier Alfred Augur after demanding cash at a Cedar Rapids bank. The incident followed a spree with a six shooter and a bank counter, leaving witnesses and a pursuing posse shaken. The news notes local crime, a bank burial, and ties to regional politics in Hamilton county.
Mrs Laura Baxter-Van Vorals visits her father Samuel Baxter and relatives in the city before returning to town. Jessie Warrington leaves for Des Moines for a few days. Helmick Jett travels to Gibson City after hearing of a death. Luella Kearns heads to Des Moines for a brief visit. A S Burnell departs for Detroit to resume an automobile tour. Geo Purkey travels to Marshalltown for a brief business stop. N P Hyatt leaves for Des Moines for a short visit. T Nelson Downs and family leave Marshalltown for Detroit where Downs will perform at the Temple Theater. Newton Ripper goes to Des Moines for a short stay. Edith McLaury King joins Mr King en route to Algona with plans today.
The dead body of M. S. Bingham a Dunn hotel cook was found in a hollow along the road three miles west of Burlington Iowa today. Bingham left for home last evening and was not seen alive again. Police probe a possible foul play case.
A jumble of names notes visits from Mr and Mrs BoB Valentine and Miss Helen Price of Cornell Bluffs to relatives in Colfax and nearby towns. Residents spoke of trips Chicago to Buffalo Niagara Falls and other eastern points, with several attending races in Fonda today. An ordinance about Market Square improvements was passed August 4 1909, and notices for Ross F Morrow’s estate were published with payment and claims details.
Walter Taylor of Edmonds Washington visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J Ro Taylor and returns home. Mrs S B Richards arrives from Fort Dodge for a short visit. Mrs Wm Willis of Claremore Oklahoma visits son Ralph Willis and daughter Mrs Al Leonard. Miss Hazel Smith and nephew leave for Mason City. George Archer returns from Dolgeville New York to work at Northwestern Felt Shoe. Mrs Ed Callery and baby visit Geo Ely's family. Albert Essig leaves for London Iowa to prep cattle for the state fair.
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