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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
5
Benjamin Hensell uncovered a crumbling May 5 1860 issue of the New York Daily Tribune hidden in a wall while inspecting an old house. The paper preserves discussions on Seward and other contemporaries with letters and country reports from the era, though portions have deteriorated.
The Farmers in this vicinity report a good crop of fishing parties and baseball games. Oscar Kennedy and Ed Brownfield left Tuesday for Butte Montana on a business and sightseeing trip. School closed Friday in Dist No 6. Both teacher and pupils were
The fragment notes Oleson of Butte Montana arriving Friday for a Sunday visit with his parents. It also mentions Chas Gerber as a piscatorial artist of ill repute and Henry Arnold with J E Adams planting 5000 file. Married men and bachelors clashed in Schwepper pasture on Saturday June 10.
Williams family and Henry Wetzel household report commencement at Clarion. McCarleys travel to Washington DC Jamestown Exposition and parts of Canada. Ames College alum Earl Johnson visits home and aided Schultz Bros. Drug Store. Dolly Varden train to Iowa Falls today. Reverend O'Meara visited Waterloo. Schultz and Bratnaber host July 1 cards. Miss Richardson closes Webster City school term northwest of town. Large Presbyterian funeral service for Mrs. John Vollenweider with family present. Soldiers eye G A R meeting at Dubuque but poor weather deters attendance. Mrs. Ira Shaw to Elizabeth Illinois Friday. John Jacobs visits on business. Mrs. Ludwig hosts in her honor this afternoon.
Kamrar reports a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith. Ed Smith's trip to Kansas is noted. B H Cordice and family visit Parkersburg. G D Thompson of Web City visited on business. Lottie Gilbert travels to Gilber t then Indian Territory. A J Julian heads to Chicago for a few days. J N Neel visits Swea City with friends. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. J W Pearce on Wednesday. Peter Wessels hosts a German nephew visit. Mrs. Laniell visits daughter in Webster City. Willing Workers plan to meet with Maury Seamonds next Friday, June 11.
Blairsburg organizers postponed the children day exercises from last Sunday to next Sunday morning at 10 oclock. Dr. and Mrs Kellogg and Mr and Mrs Dodge spend a couple weeks in Chicago. Erma Brown returns home to Charwourgh Illinois after months with her brother P C Brown. Miss Mmachelt, teaching in Chapin, returns home for a week then Cedar Falls summer school. Mrs C P McVicker and children of Webster City visited here last week. Miss Marcela Kellogg of Alden spent a few days here last week.
Saturday and Monday two closely contested games featured the Newton Athletic Club as visitors. The scores were 2 to 1 and 5 to 5 after twelve innings before rain halted play. Irma Conaway’s funeral was held Saturday afternoon with a large crowd. Warren Wood of Waseca visited here. Mrs. John Pyle of Waterloo and Mrs. J S Weiss of Rockwell City visited their sister Mary Gleason.
Hamilton Center reports Luther League gathering postponed from last Sunday due to rain and rescheduled for next Sunday at 8 oclock. Invitations extend to all. Nearby visits noted include Mr. and Mrs. W W Clabaugh and Gladys in Webster City and I L Berven at GC J Monsen. Various locals and visitors are named with no further events.
Local residents share visits with relatives in North Dakota and South Dakota. Several townsfolk attend graduation, with Elmer Myrtle and Jay Dick noted. A baseball game between married and single men ends 7 6 in favor of the married team. Other items mention theater plans, German studies, and ongoing revival meetings concluding.
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