Spring Skate Plant Organized In Webster City
The Commercial League organized a Spring Skate company at F. Bilas Smith’s office. F. E. Brown leads as president with W. J. Zitterell as vice president and W. E. Brown as secretary. Brown plans to ship machinery from Chicago and start production within thirty days in temporary quarters, with a new plant to follow in about a year.
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Spring Skate Company
F. ‘Bilas Smith
Brown
Chicago
A. S. Holt
Mr. Brown
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Commercial League
Anamosa
Brown Plans Fast Start at Anamosa Plant
Brown has most of the necessary machinery stored at his Anamosa home and says the preliminary work to set the plant in operation will not take much time.
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Brown
Anamosa
Millet seed sale and early real estate transfers
Nice clean bright millet seed offered for sale urging prompt purchase before scarcity and rising prices. May include historical transfer notes: several properties on West City blocks and adjacent lots around W City conveyed to Carey Thompson Wilton Estes and Funk to Willson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Pearce & Son
Kamrar
Iowa
Charles H Carey
S T Dakin
Cyrus Smith
Lota
WF & Co
Calista I Willeon
F E B Willson
Carey W Thompson
Calista L. Willson
F E Willson
L L Estes
Jacob M Funk
Frank Willson
Calista Willson
Drunkenness fines posted in Kamrar and city police court
Joseph Johnson of Kamrar and Geo. Moore of the city were each fined five dollars and costs in police court on Wednesday for drunkenness. Bert Doolittle of Cass township faced the court for attempting an assault with a deadly weapon on J. B. Hotchkiss at the Sinclair farm Tuesday night and was fined ten dollars plus costs after pleading guilty.
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Joseph Johnson
Kamrar
Geo. Moore
City
Bert Doolittle
Cass Township
J. B. Hotchkiss
Sinclair Farm
Beck & Arthur Move to Martin Building
Beck and Arthur, the tailor and shoe men, have rented the Martin building from J. L. Siegel who plans to move to Des Moines on July 1. Beck & Arthur will not occupy until August 1 after renovations including a new ceiling and plate glass background in the show window.
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Beck & Arthur
Martin
J. L. Siegel
Des Moines
Bealde
Stockholders Form Brown Spring Ice Skate Company
Brown skate factory stockholders met at F. Elias Smiths office on Tuesday to discuss a permanent organization. They plan to incorporate with a $40000 capitalization and to start production soon for fall skate sales. Further measures will be discussed at an upcoming meeting.
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Brown Skate Factory
F. Elias Smith
Brown Spring Ice Skate Company
Milhizer and Wilson Wed in Marshalltown Home
Pearl Milhizer of Marshalltown and Earl Wilson formerly of this city but now in Manson were married Wednesday at the bride’s parents’ home. The couple will reside in Manson where Wilson works in the family grocery business. he previously worked at the Grove and Gossard store in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl Milhizer
Marshalltown
Earl Wilson
Manson
Wilson
Grove & Gossard
High School Art Exhibit Showcases Student Talent
The city public schools display their best drawing work in room No 1 at the central high school. Miss Eleanor Kelly directs drawing and music instruction and leads a sketching class whose works include familiar city buildings and landscape scenes. The exhibit features pen drawings and notable Gibson girls, highlighting strong potential for several future artists.
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Central High School
Misa Eleanor Kelly
Chase Mill
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge High School
Kelley
Clerk Plea for Public Aid for Early Store Closing
A Webster City reader appeals for evening closing at 6 30 pm to save the citys overworked retail clerks. He argues stores in other towns close by then with no loss to merchants and urges customers to avoid late purchases to allow clerks time at home. He signs One who has Been There Webster City June 4.
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Freeman-Tribune
Webster City
Webater City
Unclaimed Letters at Webster City Post Office
List of unclaimed letters for week ending June 2, 1903 includes H L Bonder, H McKee, Alice Bromley, Mary Needer, W Grottenthater, E D Pierce, Louis House, Bert Reeves, E E Hull, Frank Reitenberg, Oskar Miller, Peter Stephenson, Frank McCornk, William Smyth, Mary Willard, A L Wertz. If not claimed in two weeks, letters go to dead letter office in Washington, D. C. Also obituary notes for local residents Mr. Ashpole and family with funeral details and biographical notes likely from Mulberry Center and Cass Center areas.
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Webster City
H. L. Bonder
H. McKee
Alice Bromley
Mary M. Needer
W. Grottenthater
E. D. Pierce
Louis House
Bert Reeves
E. E. Hull
Frank Reitenberg
Oskar Miller
Peter Stephenson
Frank McCornk
William Smyth
Mary A. Willard
A. L. Wertz
Death of Fredrick Ashpole in Blairsburg Township
Fredrick Ashpole, 76, died May 21 1903 at his Blairsburg township home after heart and stomach troubles led to dropsy. Born August 22 1827 in Hail Weaton England he married Lucy Elizabeth Lee in 1846 and leaves twelve children.
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Blairsburg Township
Fredrick Ashpole
Fredrick Asphole
Huntington Shire
Old England
Hail Weaton
Lucy Elizabeth Lee
Mrs. Ashpole
Postal Telegraph to Transmit Free Relief Telegrams
I H Martin reports a telegram authorizing free transmission of telegrams for any regular relief committee aiding fire and flood victims in Kansas Missouri. The company sends the order to all agents, though no local committees have formed yet here.
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I. H. Martin
Postal Telegraph Company
Kansas
Missouri
Agenta
Topeka
Iowa
Postal Company
Farewell Party for Fenton Couple By Eastern Star
Members of the Eastern Star held a farewell meeting for Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Fenton as they prepare to move from the city to Washington state. A silver pitcher was presented, with remarks by J. L. Kawrar A. A. Weaver F. S. Currie and Mesdames Burleson Oppenheimer and Zitterell.
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Eastern Star
B. B. Fenton
Fenton
Washington
F. 8. Currie
Mesdames
W. C. Burleson
Joe Oppenheimer
W. J. Zitterell
Thoroughbreds Pass Through City On Special Train
About 450 Thoroughbred horses from California headed to market at Sheepshead Bay. They rode in specially padded rail cars, traveled in trains with no feed stops, and were watched by riders and stablemen. Some colts are half siblings of a horse that sold for 20 000 dollars last season.
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Minors Central
California
Higgins
San Francisco
Sheepshead Bay
Informal Dinner Party for Mrs Zitterell and Miss Taulger
Mrs WW J Zitterell entertained a small group at six o clock on Wednesday to meet visiting friend Miss Mabel Taulger of New Hartford Iowa The guests were Misses Lola Derry Jessie Medbery Alta Green Wilma Zitterell Blanche Miller Cle Scriven Florence Tiffany Boysen Bros dentists Second Staff Also thanks from the Ashpole family for help during sickness and death of husband and father and to the ladies and church helpers for funeral decor and flowers from Mrs John Lee
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WW. J. Zitterell
Mabel Taulger
New Hartford
Iowa
Lola Derry
Jessie Medbery
Alta Green
Wilma Zitterell
Blanche Miller
Cle Scriven
Florence Tiffany
Lucy E. Ashpole
Ladies and Society
U. B. Church
John Lee
Frances Fiddler Dies in Geddes South Dakota
Frances Fiddler, widow of the late Henry Fiddler, aged 78 years eight months, died June 3 at the residence of her daughter in Geddes. Surviving four sons and three daughters, funeral from son J D Fiddier’s Williams home Friday June 5, with burial beside her husband in Williams Cemetery.
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Williams
Freeman-Tribune
Geddes
South Dakota
Jonas W. Simpson
Frances Fiddler
Henry Fiddler
Gowa
J. D. Fiddier
Judge Cook Dragooned Into Floyd County Court Case
The anecdote recalls Judge J. C. Cook formerly of the city who, while rusticating on his farm after leaving Congress, was pressed by a neighbor to travel to Charles City to defend a law case. He wore old rubber boots and a rusty Prince Albert coat when he appeared in Floyd County court.
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J. C. Cook
Cook
Congress
Charles City
Prince Albert
Washington
Floyd County
Secretary Wilson Encourages Iowa Farmers After Visit
Secretary Wilson told Iowa farmers they should not be discouraged, praising the grain crop and the lush grass for hay. He urged converting land to pasture, noting cattle as a key wealth source and predicting strong prospects from the rainfall and stock-raising potential.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Wilson
Sheriff’s Fate Hinted in Gossip Case Enjoined Woman
Fort Dodge Messenger notes uncertainty over the Omaha sheriff who served papers on a woman recently barred from gossiping about her neighbors. The terse report asks what happened to the official and the brief incident wording offers little detail.
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Fort Dodge
Omaha
Local Nomination Sparks Wright County Superintendent Race
Prof. H. Benson of Goldfield, a well known city figure, has been nominated on the Republican ticket for Wright County county superintendent. Webster City friends extend congratulations, confident in his qualifications to fill the office.
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H. Benson
Goldfield
Wright County
Webster City
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. E. Brown
Prasidh
Wang
League
H. A. Edwards
W.C. Burleson
E. H. Martin
E. Willson
W. C. Halsey
Eagle Grove
W. J. Zitterel
W. E. Brown
F. A. Edwards
Millet
Milhizer-Wilson
Clinton County
Mr. Ashpple
Hamilton County
Ashpole
Austin
White Fox School House
United Brethren Church
Mulberry Center
Fause
Cass Center
M. Towa
Higgins Stables
Judge Cook
Corntessle
Washington Star
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