Local Personal Gossip Updates City Visitors and Travels
A lengthy column records numerous residents and visitors in the city including Mrs Harry Boysen of Waterloo Mrs W F Hunter and Ruth daughter returning from a visit with relatives Hon E D Chansell of LeMars Dr O C Buxton J E Williams and many others making trips to Des Moines Ames Sioux City Marshalltown and Kamray among towns. The notes mention Memorial Day visits hospital stays and a death in Marshalltown with context on local social movements and business visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Boysen
Waterloo
City
W. F. Hunter
Ruth
Grandpa
Grandma
Pettinger
Blairsburg
Mr. Pettinger
E. D. Chansell
LeMars
O. C. Buxton
Des Moines
G. W. Pearson
L. W. Billings
Sioux City
John McCarley
Williams
J. E. Williams
Randall Visltor
H. W. Stafford
Jewell
JT. Schweppe
Cherokee
B. F. Read
Violet Read
Clifford Valentine
Marshalltown
Gladys Miller
Sam Wood
Eagle Grove
Mra. A
Mapleton
Mary Hahne
Kamrar
Mable Rorem
Bess Hill
Ahort
Ray Kellogg
Theo. Close
Chicago
Two Duncombe boys accused in assault on eleven year old near Highview
An eleven year old girl Josie Anderson was assaulted while herding cattle near a school south of Highview in Webster county. The assailants were two Duncombe youths driving a milk wagon for the Duncombe creamery and are sons of a Mr. Smith. The girl lay unconscious by the roadside and later identified the attackers. A hearing is expected soon as the case stirs the farming community. The girl is recovering.
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Highview
Josie Anderson
Webster County
Smith
Duncombe
Litle Anderson
Theyirl
Children Day Program by Christian Sunday School
A Children's Day program will be given by the Christian Sunday school next Sunday night featuring a Rainbow chorus wand drill and hoop drill. The cantata Arise Shine includes marches solos recitations and choruses. Everybody invited to attend.
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Christian Sunday School
A ‘S Rainbow
Danger of neglecting a cold warned by remedy ad
A newspaper advertisement stresses that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective and pleasant. It claims the remedy counters pneumonia risk and notes sales by Wise Bros. Drug Co and Buater Brown's.
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Chamberlain
Wise Bros. Drag Co
Buater
Two-Headed Calf Born Near Williams Farm
A two headed calf was born at the Z. 8. Talcott farm home south of Williams. Though perfectly formed and strong, the calf died in an accident. Dr. J. B. Williams called it a perfectly formed monstrosity with two exact heads and regrets the death.
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Talcott Farm
Williams
J. B. Williams
Alumni Banquet and Class of ’06 Graduation Night
The Webster City public school Alumni Society hosted its twenty fourth annual reception for the class of ’06 in Syndicate I O F and Armory Halls. Festivities featured lavish floral decorations, a three course banquet, and a festive ball with performances by the Webster City orchestra and Universalist church volunteers.
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Webster City
Old Armory
Armory
Porter
John E
Theo. Morse
A. Holzman
Kathleen A. Roberta
T. Katzsch
Alumni Society Elects Officers After Banquet
The Alumni Society elected officers for the coming year at its annual meeting after the banquet. John Boeye was chosen president and Miss Myrtle Sullivan secretary and treasurer. The election marks an uncommon honor for an outgoing member and honors for Sullivan, who is also a recent alumnus.
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John Boeye
Myrtle Sullivan
Last Day of School Year Forecasts Summer Vacation
The article notes the last day of the school year and a three month summer break. Non resident teachers depart for homes, students and staff plan vacations, and the high school principal Mrs Wilson resigns. W. H. Clark of Sioux City is elected to replace her.
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Wilson
W. H. Clark
Sioux City
Pupil Outing Honours Miss Wickware And Mrs Burleson
Miss Elsie Wickware and Miss Esther Greenwood treated their pupils to a city park outing. The group celebrated Miss Wickware by presenting a gold hat pin with initial. Mrs Burleson took her class to the wooden across Brewer Creek bridge on South Superior Street where ice cream was served for a pleasant afternoon.
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Elsie Wickware
Esther Greenwood
Miss Wickware
Ella Burleson
Brewer Creek Bridge
South Superior Street
Yeater
Dentist F A Boysen on Second Street
Isaac Smith, a farmer south of town, fell nine feet from a roof while shingling. He fractured the ankle and both bones above in a Potts fracture. Dr Richardson notes he is doing nicely but will be bedridden for some time.
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Isaac Smith
Potts
Mr. Smith
Ditch Objections Heard by Castner Williams Drainage Board
The board of supervisors sits this afternoon hearing objections in the Castner Williams drainage district. A number of protests have been filed and a delegation of Blairaburg farmers is present in the city attending the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Castner- Williams
Blairaburg
Mrs Frank Bashaw Abandons Husband and Home
Mrs. Frank Bashaw left her Illinois Central section worker husband and took most of the household goods and children last evening. Neighbors saw her loading the items and police were notified. Bashaw suspects Sioux City as the destination while no definite details are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Campbell
The
Jewell Record
Frank Bashaw
Illinois Central
Bashaw
New Baggageman Promoted at Northwestern Station
N J Duckmanton of Bancroft has taken the place of baggageman at the Northwestern passenger station, succeeding Roy Hutchinson who resigned and is now working as a brakeman from Eagle Grove. Duckmanton has already begun his duties.
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N. J. Duckmanton
Bancroft
Northwestern
Roy Hutchinson
Eagle Grove
Mr. Duckmanton
Operation at St Josephs Mercy Hospital
Mrs Bennett of Sioux Rapids underwent an appendectomy at St Josephs Mercy Hospital this morning. The operation by Dr Alton of Fort Dodge assisted by Dr I O Pond and Dr Richardson was reported successful with an expected early recovery.
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Bennett
Sioux Rapids
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Alton
Fort Dodge
I .O. Pond
Richardson
Sciatica Relief After Twenty Years of Torture
For more than twenty years Mr. J. B. Massey of 8822 Clinton St Minneapolis Minnesota suffered chronic sciatica. One application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm eased his pain and sleep improved, with less than one bottle providing a permanent cure. He urges others with sciatica or rheumatism to try a 25 cent bottle, sold by Wise Bros. Drug Oo and Buster Brown's place.
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J. B. Massey
Clinton St
Minneapolis
Minn
Chamberlain
Mr. Massey
Wise Bros
Buster Brown
Early Ohio Potatoes and Low Prices Offer
Purported sale ad announces close out of about thirty bushels of pure northern grown Early Ohio Potatoes at 40 cents per bushel with small seed potatoes at 26 cents per bushel. Also promotes fancy old and new potatoes, groceries, flour, china, lamps, and a free Jardiniere and imported vase giveaway on Saturday at 4 pm with tickets issued on purchases. Customers urged to visit window tea display and shop for John Alden Flour 1 124 sack deal.
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China
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Wm. Anderson of
Jewell Ig In the
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Hollister
Ruegnitz
Angus McLaughlin
Verne Clifton
Kamraria
Ellen O’brien
G. M. Rouse
Boone
South of Highview Works
Anderson
Ruegnitz Drag Co
Freak of Nature
Alumni Society
Armory Halls
A. N. Alcott
John E. Stout
Cornell College
Armory Hall
John Boye
Myrtle Sulivan
F. A. Boysen
Second Street
Allington
J. W. Allington
J. H. Lee
Mrs
Mr. Bashaw
Sciatica
Stearns
Stearns’ Feed Store
Japan
Rhoades
Oregon
John Alden
Minnesota
J. C. Robinson
Stanton R. Hoyt
Pure Food
Martin Phone
Ind
Helllater
Rocky Mountain Tea
Ruequite Drug Co
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