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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
2
Gov. Roosevelt will make a single Iowa appearance at Waterloo on September 20. A grand mass meeting is planned as thousands travel long distances to hear the hero of San Juan address the political issues of the day.
Chas A Biernatzki admitted to the bar last October and after three years in County Attorney Boeye’s office will open his own law office in the city within a week or two. He and his brother W J Biernatzki will share space upstairs in the R N Woodworth building.
Guy Morean and Kittie Taylor, both of this city, wed at the Christian parsonage with Rev. Kneedy officiating. Guy, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G S Morean, has worked with his father in insurance. Miss Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J B Taylor, is noted for poise. They plan to move to Monmouth Illinois where Guy will join the Prudential district office.
Eagle Grove and Webster City residents fear smallpox as authorities reassure calm and note earlier outbreaks were controlled swiftly. The Times downplays alarm, suggesting the illness may be milder or mistaken for an ordinary itch.
Robert T. Russell ex county surveyor died last Saturday at his home in the northwest part of town after a lingering illness. A virulent abscess on a limb weakened his health, and he passed away surrounded by relatives and friends. Funeral was held Sunday at 2 30 p m at his home on Third street with Rev Nine in charge.
A Homer native, Libbie Hunt, daughter of Dr. Hunt, wife of Consul General Goodnow, is now in Shanghai. The couple has become familiar to readers amid ongoing Chinese events.
The Freeman-Tribune Pub Co recommends charging all subscribers $1.00 in advance or $1.25 at year end and collecting yearly. This prevents long-term delinquencies from those who expect free papers and reduces disputes over unpaid bills.
Witness H A Eames arrived home from three weeks at Okoboji and saw Ward Witter of Des Moines drown Sunday morning after being thrown from a sailboat. Witter, son of D F Witter president of Town Loan and Trust Co, was about eighteen. His mother witnessed the tragedy from shore as a boat tragedy cast gloom over the Okoboji crowd.
Nellie Hand testified to a three year intimate relation with ex-Sheriff W. W. Sinclair of Hamilton County. She claimed he funded her life and urged divorce, then described travels as husband and wife under assumed names across several states. The court found insufficient evidence to bind her on the threatening to kill charge.
The Freeman-Tribune proprietors are challenged for patriotism as the Graphic-Herald letters question personal conduct. A correspondent asks if Graphic-Herald editors would enlist to support Aguinaldo and fight American defenders, arguing for liberty and opposing copperhead views.
At the M. E. parsonage Tuesday Dr. Day performed the ceremony joining L. E. Williams of Ellsworth and Laveary E. Pomeroy of Dedham Iowa. They will live in Ellsworth where Williams works as a barber. C. W. Soule recently traded for J. 2 C. Hunter residence on west Division street and sold it to J. W. Pearce for 3500 dollars. This is a very desirable location and Pearce secured a bargain.
Chas Wiese, the blacksmith, resumes work after a ten week layoff caused by an emery wheel accident. He has a competent helper and invites both old patrons and new customers to visit his shop.
At Ellsworth a loaded express truck at the depot was struck as a northbound fast freight neared. The collision sent bundles everywhere and nearly sent the truck under the engine. Two Wells men were fined five dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct.
The weekly summary notes average temperatures above normal by five to eight degrees with beneficial showers on the 11th and 12th aiding late corn. Pastures and potatoes suffer on poor soils, but most corn on rich land is maturing and likely safe from frost by September 1 to 10. Apple prospects are weak in the southern area.
Hon S M Clark longtime editor of the Gate City Keokuk passes away at home aged fifty eight after a career as Iowa editorial writer and four term congressman. Tribute notes his versatility conscience and lasting influence despite ill health. Also a dated ad for Rocky Mountain Tea at Keltz and Little.
A Reverend from Emporia Kansas credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a severe bilious attack. He recounts a neighbor relieved after two doses and notes other families using the remedy for teething and stomach sickness. Sold by H J Arthur druggist.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a cure for severe threats and lung troubles, claiming it heals tissues, reduces inflammation, eases expectoration, and improves sleep. It promotes purchase through druggists, with Krause's Little Liver Pills also advertised for quick relief of indigestion and constipation.
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