Neighborhood Notes from a Busy Farm District
H W Mendenhall returns from Marshalltown to visit relatives. Anfinson brothers shell corn with a new sheller. A E Lenning loses a horse. Andrew Lawson of Hisworth helps farmers. Cau dle sale draws a small crowd despite good stock quality. Falis brothers of Iowa Falls and Hubbard attend. D R Hawks visits F M Talcott. Caudle’s horse sick Sunday night but improves. Edison Cooper returns from Illinois to see a ill grandfather. Ladies raise about 116 dollars at their fair. Lect ure by Mr Cole on Monday Dec 14. Maud Hannum of Williams visits uncle G B E Conaway. P C Brown goes to Webster City as juror. Loyle and Mrs Dodge visit from Waterloo. Viola Small visits from Webster City. Mrs W Merryman hosts Celia Stafford May McNee Hilda Hanson Joe Bell and B H Neveln Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Mendenhall
Marshalltown
Anfinson Brothers
Andrew Lawson
Hlisworth
Falis Brothers
Iowa Falls
Hubbard
Caudles
D. R. Hawks
F. M. Talcott
Edison Cooper
Illinois
Cole
Maud Hannum
Williams
G. BE. Conaway
P. C. Brown
Webster City
Local Social News From Webster City and Surrounding Towns
Miss Maude Millett spent Sunday in Hagle Grove. Miss Laura Lowrey became bookkeeper at the Smith poultry house. Chet Jewell resigned from the N. W. depot. Earn Holt plans a return to Washington fruit farming. Ole Rorem visited from Radcliffe. Miss Ruby Crosley spent Sunday in Webster City. Miss Christina Challe, formerly at The Willson in Webster City, is home on vacation. Elmore Hartshorn returned to Ledyard. Mrs. Peter Espeland is home from Alden for a few days to aid her sick father Silas Stolp. Dr. Byron Lewis went to Des Moines on business. Mrs. A Brittell and Miss A M Taylor, returning to Thompson Illinois, after visiting the F N Taylor home. Miss Maud Ferguson left for St Louis after a week here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore Hartshorn
Ledyard
Peter Espeland
Alden
Silas Stolp
Byron Lewis
Des Moines
A. Brittell
A. M. Taylor
F. N. Taylor
Thompson
Nettie Hansen
Whiteman & Smith
Nat Oleson
Williams
Webster City
D. DeFrance
J. D. Kimmel
Wm. Hahne
Garwin
Iowa
Myrtle. Pyle
Independent Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Waterloo
Joseph Carson
Kamrar
M. L. Johnson
Jewell
R. C. Kinney
Clinton
Arthur Hawkes
Blairsburg
Randolph House
West Bank Street
N. McAninch
Swea City
Fort Dodge Chronicle
Hazel Smith
Viva Woolsey
Sylvia N. Stevens
Peeler
Fort Dodge Messenger
B. B. Burnquist
M. F. Healy
Ellis
Garth
Silas Dakin
Breckenridge
Minn
Arthur Leonard
Menango
N. D
A. J.’ Leonard
Seneca Street
Nels J. Lund
Stratford
Lund
Peter Cannon
Carrie McAnally
N. P. Nelson
Lehigh
H. HW. Himebaugh
Geo. Yaus
Garber
Oklahoma
Frank Bentley
CC. E. Atkinson
James McMurchy
Chicago
H. G. Higbee
Dubuque
City
Louis Frank
Higbee
Ben Hensel
W. F. Georg
Fort Dodge
S. I. Gillespie
H. R. Gillespie
Renwick
Palmer Tatham
Wm. G. Igon
Marion Crist
Eagle Grove
Jackson Mickle
Harl Doolittle
Kansas City
Woolstock
Gee. Joselyn
Boyd Little
I. W. Hyatt
F. F. Cash
Cedar Falls
Urbana
Fle Ketterman Schroeder
R. B. Wyckoff
Omaha
Nebraska
F. Ll. Schar
Storm Lake
J. P. Rasmussen
Cement Expo to Highlight New Building Material in Cleveland
QO U Miracle of Minneapolis former city resident and president of Miracle Pressed Stone Company promotes the Fifth Annual National Association of Cement Users exhibition in Cleveland Ohio. The event at Central Armory and Hotel Hollenden promises expert papers and demonstrations on cement uses and advances for the general public and small users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. U. Miracle
Minneapolis
Miracle Pressed Stone Company
Cleveland
Ohio
National Association of Cement Users
Hollenden
Col Guy E Logan Named Adjutant General of Iowa
Des Moines December 9 Governor elect B F Carroll announced the pending appointment of Col Guy E Logan of Red Oak as adjutant general in command of the Iowa National Guard. Logan, a Spanish American and Philippine War veteran, succeeds Adjt Gen W H Thrift and will assume office after the January 14 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Guy E. Logan
Red Oak
Towa
M. H. Byers
Logan
Adajt
W. H. Thrift
Carroll
Year in Cement Industry Promises Largest Gathering Yet
The article signals a major cement industry event, suggesting one of the largest gatherings on record. It invites readers to view the complete line of fancy china before purchasing, noting Foster & Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster & Curtis
Pleasant surprise at Miss Erickson’s birthday gathering
A group of friends met at 515 Bank Street on Wednesday to surprise Miss Erickson with games and refreshments. Present were Lillian Ganstead Florence Siders Harold Boozell Clark Olmstead Jennie Erickson Gladys House Harly Boozell Stella House Jessie Lacey, among others, as the Cassels perform advanced vaudeville and hypnotism at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Erickson
Bank Street
Lillian Ganstead Florence Siders
Harold Boozell Clark
Olmstead
Jennie Erickson
Gladys House
Harly Boozell
Stella House
Jessie Lacey
Gossip and Local Visits Span Webster City Scene
A stream of short notes recounts residents traveling for visits and business. Miss Nettie Hansen leaves for Alden. Nat Oleson visits from Williams. Miss Myrtle Pyle resigns for Waterloo Bell Company. many townsfolk and visitors from Kamrar Jewell Woolstock and Des Moines appear in daily exchanges and social movements.
Higher Prices Offered by Wesley Whitham for Webster City Property
Wesley Whitham, a buyer, states willingness to pay higher prices for a place of business located three doors west of the Willson House in Webster City Town. The notice lists the buyer and location details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willson
Webster City
Wesley Whitham
Appraisement notice and bids in Hamilton County Iowa
Notice to heirs of Louisa Anschuetz and others about the appraisers of a collateral inheritance tax estate with a December 7 1908 appraisal date at the Hamilton County courthouse Webster City Iowa. Also a notice inviting sealed bids for Woods drainage ditch No 26 with bid deadline December 8 1908 and project sections listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Hamilton County
District Court
Fred Beerman
Fred An
Schuetz, Sr
Minne Anschuetz
Louise’ Anschuetz
Anna Anschuetz
Lottie Anschuetz
W. Anschuetz
Louisa
Anschuetz
Hamilton County Court
Webster City
Notice to Contractors for Gilbert drainage ditch bids
Sealed bids are invited by Hatton county Iowa board of supervisors at the county auditor’s Webster City office for Gilbert drainage ditch No 62 sections 1 2 3 4 5 with tile sizes 22 inch 20 inch 16 14 12 10 8 inches and associated earthwork and bulkhead work. Bids due noon December 91 1908 with 10 percent certified check. Work to be completed by Sept 1 1908. County Auditor C A Cragwick chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Hamilton County
Iowa
Webster
City
Bisty
the Woods
Webster City
A. D
C. A. Cragwick
Hatton County
Gilbert
County Auditor
H. W. Stafford
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Lincoln
Maud Ferguson
St. Louis
Guy E Logan
the National Guard
Armory
Bluff View
West
Duke of Oakland
Dsand
F. A. Edwards
Albert Essig
Col. Bellows
Mason Marvel McCollough
Ed Severson
Ellsworth
Harl Mason
J. Stevens
Decorah
Lucinda Webb
Highview
Frank
Kamvar
J. W. Belknap
Palacious
Texas
Gulf Coast
Ballard .&. Hoytland Agency
A. C. Smith
B. F. Keltz
Peter Hoveland
Joseph Kelly
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Catherine Kelly
Homer Howard
Frank Traver
Santiago
California
Dan Shea
Ilo Clifton
J. I. Kamrar
Wm. Howell
Bronx City
Oscar Jones
J. P. Walling
J. J. Peterson
St. Paul
A. R. Allen
Spirit Lake
EB. Hall
Homero
Arriba
Colorado
H. A. Maxon
Martin
West Third Street
S. R. Hoyt
China
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