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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
5
Local notes cover Thanksgiving visits across towns including Kamrar Webster City Ellsworth and Randall. The report mentions school openings in Grandview and Mt. Zion, family visits and social events, dieings, marriages and ongoing farm work with corn harvesting and cement projects.
Ed Crosley loads a car of poultry for New York market this week after his intended bride. Charles Zenor travels to Pipestone Minnesota for his brother Virgil’s wedding to Miss Stella John son next Thursday. Henry Ipe, vacationing in Minnesota from selling clothing, returns home shortly. December 2.
Frank Merrick and wife arrived from McHenry North Dakota to visit Mrs. Merrick’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Jake Schmoker in Clifton and Woolstock. They shared Thanksgiving with Walter Weedman and family. Carlisle Northcraft and family joined the Rouse home for the holiday. Mrs. Will Tolen and her son visited the Kelly home.
East Independence reports carpenters erecting a large barn on Geo Reinicker farm occupied by Mr Alford. Welby Craig of Jefferson IA visits aunt Mrs J Gregory. Mrs Carl Bauer visits sister Mrs Sherman Lake. The Reinhardt child ill with pneumonia improving slowly. Some farmers finished husking corn. Fields and roads in nearly impassable condition. December 2.
In West Freedom several farmers expect to complete corn gathering this week. Miss Mapel. Woodard began the winter term of school in the Juhl district on Monday. M L McCollough of Webster City bought a carload of hogs at Flugstad on Wednesday. Neighbors attended the Cutler sale at Highton on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs James White and family visited Frank Williams. Mr and Mrs Frank Gilson of St Dodge spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Gilson's children.
Fremont and nearby towns report Annetta Stark Kas Christopherson returning from Thanksgiving at home. Iowa Falls schools reopen with Miss Collins in District 4 and Miss Henderson in District 9. Visits by Miss Katherine Schropfer and Winslow Duncombe. Music by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Phillips at Woolstock Thanksgiving dance. Farmers discuss frost and weather plans for corn and spring plowing. Vern Cutler moves soon with family to Idaho. date Nov 30.
Wall Lake attends Mrs Tel camp while Dist No 5 opens with Ethel Baker as teacher. Miss Gladys and Lenore DeMoss spent Thanksgiving with Miss Vio Let Ackley.
Borne, Nov 29, a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. P A Tiernagel. Julius Miller and wife announce a baby boy born Nov 30. Christ Watson arrived home Thursday from a summer visit with a sister in Warren Minn. Mrs. Kate McComb attended the B F Nickerson funeral in Webster City. Carl Sparboe posted bills for a big fate on Dec 9. Mrs Jasper Munkholm sister of John Peterson arrived from Vejle Denmark to winter with relatives and will visit Dr C P Peterson in Mankato. her sister Mrs J S Peterson will join in Mankato. Mollie Nelson visited Des Moines Monday. Randall poultry fanciers prep for the Randall Story City show Dec 10 to 15. Dec 3.
The Webster City region reports Thanksgiving visits by Mrs Kroskup and family to the Evans and Naylor households, updates on Reverend Bengston’s marriage in Fairmount Minnesota, and Camphor-like social events. Local business moves include Lundell relocating stock to Stratford and plans to open near the Old Corner. A public sale of partnership property is announced for Fremont township on December 9 with details on livestock, hay, cattle, hogs, and machinery.
Local residents travel and visiting friends with several trips noted. Caroline Schroeder came from Iowa Falls for a Thanksgiving visit. Miss Emma Holt of Chopin visited. H A Stafford returned to Waterloo for work. B H Neveln visited Victor. H W Stafford from Ames is in town on business. Dan and Mrs Williams hosted Ira Williams of Ames and their daughter for a family visit.
An Iowa city council approves two appropriation ordinances for Second street Improvements. One ordinance allocates 31839.28 from the City Improvement Fund and 630.00 from the General Fund toward construction costs. The measure passed Nov 29 1909 under suspended rules.
An advertisement touts Mi-o-na tablets as a fast relief and permanent cure for indigestion and related symptoms. It features a customer testimonial from Thad and a 1909 endorsement from J B Haskey of Gaffney, with a money back guarantee and a free test sample offered by Booth's Mi-9-na in Buffalo.
An advertisement for carpet cleaning promises dust free work with a vacuum system that cleans and kills moths. It emphasizes reasonable prices and offers contact at phone 196 or at 616 First Avenue. The ad is signed by F. L. Hazen.
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