Neighborhood Notes From Webster City Area
Community notes from Webster City and surrounding towns highlight visits, meetings, and gatherings. Residents discuss church programs revival meetings and social events while listing visitors from Stratford Kamrar and Alden and noting farm work and corn shelling by Van Buskirk & Castner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fingstad
B. McCoy
I. H. Ruby
Andrew
Gari
Webster’ S City
Hatfield
Stratford
Rebels loot silver ore and horses as Huerta gains insight
Dispatch from Santa Rosalia reports rebels stripping districts of horses and provisions while raiding Conchas for thirty-six tons of high grade silver ore worth about thirty thousand dollars and three tons of medium grade metal. Federal scouts say rebels head toward Juarez to coin their loot. Indications of peace grow as Durango cities seek safe surrender and Huerta grants assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naica Mining Company
Chihuahua
Juarez
Inde el Oro
Durango
General Huerta
Huerta
North Pleasant View Social Roundup
Miss Sylvia Whaley returns to Fort Dodge after a visit with sister Mrs. E J Shafer. Miss Julia Jewett closes a successful term of school. Frank H Shafer and family visit Ed Shafer in Blairsburg. William Scheetz and family call on Dan Goehring. H L Doty returns from Chicago. Local crowds attend the Wall Lake picnic. Mrs G W Coleman returns from Kramer Indiana and Mrs Anton Singer is ill with measles. Mrs Coleman and daughters visit Webster City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Cooper
Chicago
Geo. Cooper
John Ferrell
J. H. McNee
Webster City
Cormaney
Chris, Rocker
Wall Lake
Mya. L. Roberts
Genoa
Ill
Clarence
Arthur McPherson
Charles Vaughan
Alden
Bialraburg
Sylvia Whaley
Ft. Dodge
E. J. Shafer
Julia Jewett
Frank H. Shafer
Blairsburg
Ed Shafer
Wm. Scheetz
Dan Goehring
West Fremont
Wall, Lake
G. W. Coleman
Kramer
Indiana
Anton Singer
Lolo
Lulu
Ollie Tewart
James _Mollett
Fort Dodge
Wm. Baker
Carrie Church
Highview
William Carden
Duncombe
John Perry
D. D. Daniels
E. Isham
Local Personal Notes Record Far-Flung Visits and Travel
Miss Anna McDonald and Ruth Thompson attended nurse graduation in Dubuque. Many residents visit relatives or travel: Luella Sheldon to Wilke. Mrs. James Smith and Mrs. Alvan Smith from Williams in town. Misses Smock, Zitterell from Pella. Irene Frank from Pella. Pearl and Lila Neel from Grinnell. Katharine and Clara Lane from Grinnell College commencement. Prof. E F Snow returns from Wisconsin farm interests. Delicate rounds of visits extend to Fort Dodge, Des Moines, Dubuque, Ames, Williams, Blairsburg, Jewell, Stanhope, and other locations with multiple locals and travelers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Sheldon
Wilke
James ‘Smith
Williams
Alvan Smith
Wi H. Hoag
Ben Sheridan
Hagle Grove
Erma Green
Indiana
Alice B. Green
H. Hemmen
Little Son
Norway
Faerie Smock
Winnie Zitterel
Pella
Central College
Irene Frank
Pearl
Katherine
Clara Lane
Grinnell
Grinnell College
E. F. Snow
Wisconsin
Geo. Wicks
Colton
S. D
Geo. W. Wicks
M. H. Hendrickson
Kamrar
Bertha
Clarice
J. D. Torrence
M. B. Severson
Randall
Albert W. Little
Des Moines
J. L. ‘Ford
Irene Berg
Bulsworth
R. Rolling
Jewell
Terday
Harry. Amborse
Baby
J. L. Miller
Nelson Hotchkiss
Hester Huff
Blairsburg
Lorene Holt
Margaret Bell
J. H. Mathews
Jacob Swiggart
F. J. Drake
Galesburg
Ill
Metta Robinson
John Bell
Henderson
Fort Dodge
L. T. West
Grace West
Fred Lachmiller
Cristein
Lysle Stillson
Alexander Emslie
Luella Kephart
Eva VanBuskirk
Blairaburg
Florence Eddy
Nellie Ostrem
K. Virtue
Dubuque
Myrtle Thompson
Woolstock
G. D. Thompson
D. A. Degrott
A. T. Boyle
Humboldt
Earl Leonard
Eogle Grove
J. B. Williams
J. M. Foster
Perry
City
Mary Bauman
New Pension Act Sets Wide Rates for Civil War Veterans
The article explains a new pension act affecting Civil War and Mexican War veterans with an expected total near 500 million dollars. It details computation of benefits by service length, age, and enlistment dates, plus agency distribution, quarterly payments, and a projected 164 million disbursement next year. It notes large historical cost totals for various wars and cites mortality among veterans and widow eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Act of Congress
Pension Office
Post Office
Méico
Jai Davenport
German Ships Leave American Waters After Courtesy Visit
Admiral Von Rebener Laschwitz led the German squadron out of New York after a ten day stay marked by widespread entertainment. Moltke and Bremen sailed home while relations with the United States were described as strengthened by the visit and the cordial reception accorded to the German fleet.
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New York
von‘ Reliever-Paschwitz
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Moltke
Stattin
United States
Germany
Bremen
von Rebener Laschwitz
Washington
Jamestown
America
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Lizate Grate
Carrie
Stanhope
Irene . Sterling
Webster ‘City
E. ‘Be
Ashpole
Oe van ‘Buskirk
Homer
Christian Church
Aurilla Peterson
Boynton
Methodist Church
Carrie Rehnblom
Dayton
Ruth
Hook
Mabel ‘Woodard
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers’ College
J. W. Naylor
Clarence Boynton
B. P. Harrison
Arny
Outing Club
Elmo Lodge of Odd Fellows
M. B. Pringle
Belle
Dtf
Channel Drug Co
Ford
Jim Talcott
Williams Wan
Lucilla
Farley
Cleo Chapman
Lang
North Pleasant View
Anna
G. H. Dearie
R. D. Kellogg
Sioux City
A Kellogg
Grand Lodge
Burlington
Ben. Knight
Fort Dodge Golf Club
Clarence Pike
Muscatine
Ames
Stanton
R. Hoyt
Texas
Iowa
Martha ‘Ostrem
Hazelle McComb
Tillie Monson
C. F. Bishop
Roy
McComb
Waterloo
Kate McComb
Grace- Hillock
Talcott
Dorothy Talcott
C. B. Holderman
Williams Wasa iIn
Alice Thompson
Lester Arthur
Westgate
F. J. Smith
Tl Inois Central
Alta
Bailey
Hellen Smith
Will. F. Smith
Cédar Falls
State Teacher's College
Miss Smith
Cedar’ Falls
Montana
Oral Guthrie
Marshalltown
W. B. Kearns
Ethel Zitterell
G. L. Wilson
J. N. Maxwell
Fred Schmoldt
Superior
Wis
Schmoldt
Isabelle Johnston
Chas, Miller
Duncumba
BE. D. Hoag
Hart-Parr
Riley
Fonda
A. A. Cook
Mason City
L. Edmundson of
Willams
Sutherland
Oregon
W. H. Richardson
Harvey Gerber
Algona
H. T. Wilson
L. S. Woolsey
Judd
Jessie Taylor
Wm. Taylor
Jessie
Dubudue
Mt. St. Joseph College
W. L. Whitham
Osage
Warren Barr
Howard
Elbert Ferrell
J. C. Warner
A. B. Millard
Fred Snyder
The
Willsons
E. D. Curtis
Curtis Floral Company
Hampton
J. H. Graham of
Burt
B. F. Wickwire
Fred Metcalf
Sion Law
Amer
Hudson
St. Boats
Seneca Street
Martin
Barney Brin
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