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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
7
Daily society notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns. Visitors include F. A. Billings, J. G. Billings, W. R. Williams, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Martin Tatham, and others from Jewell, Des Moines, Radcliffe, Seattle, and Fort Dodge.
A Philadelphia telegraph piece ponders the widow’s magnetism and primal causation conjectures. Separately, Iowa notes list moves, visits, and social events including weddings and delegations from Royal Neighbors.
Sixteen excursion trains with coaches will pass through today carrying about one thousand passengers each at a $5 round trip rate to Chicago. Tickets valid nine days. Trains originate eight from Sioux City and eight from Council Bluffs, first at 6 55 AM.
Yesterday a six year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Hollingshead, fell from a corn wagon on the family farm. He struck his head, gashing it two inches. Dr Richardson dressed the wound and the doctor set five stitches. The child is reportedly recovering well.
City council action authorizes buying three King road drags for Jewell roads, funded equally by the city and the good roads committee. At the April business men meeting a $1.01 pledge was made, with $1.00 allocated to four prizes for good roads, leaving funds to cover part of the drag purchase.
An informal reception will be tendered Rev and Mrs A N Alcott at the Fred Beerman and Dr Drake home on First street this evening. All interested in the church are invited to attend and meet the new pastor and his wife. Mr Alcott recently came to the Universalist church from Minneapolis and has delivered noted sermons. Mrs Alcott is a church worker expected to aid in his labors in the city.
The ladies and society of the Congregational church will serve strawberries and ice cream and cake on the church lawn this evening. Price 15 cents. If bad weather, the church parlors will be used. An informal musical program will be given in the church. An enjoyable social time is anticipated. Everyone is invited.
A New York jury awarded architect Abner J. Haydel $24,183.75 against Howard Gould for drawing plans for the Gould castle at Port Washington. Haydel sought $60,000, testified he worked on Kilkenny castle plans in Ireland, and said Mrs. Gould ordered changes and dismissed him after a hotel consultation.
Grover Cleveland, Justice Morgan O'Brien and George Westinghouse, trustees of Equitable Life stock once held by James H. Hyde, convened at Hotel Buckingham New York. After meeting with Elihu Root, Thomas E. Ryan was summoned and a trust agreement signed. Cleveland was chosen chairman and George B. Parker secretary. Ryan sent a letter to trustees and Cleveland urged policyholders to respond. Ryan claims sole ownership of the stock paid for with 2.5 million dollars.
In Sioux City on June 16 Judge Kennedy ruled that the Western Car Service Association and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway were not liable for damages for refusing to supply cars to Mystic Milling Co. mills in December 1963. The decision centers on the car service association's authority to enforce its rules when shippers refuse or fail to pay demurrage on freight cars not uploaded on time.
At Pocahontas Judge J. A. Ferry presides over a record run of fish law cases from Iowa waters. Twelve defendants face fines totaling 105 with costs 280. near 90 more cases could push costs to about 3000 and fines to around 1000. A scheme emerges where defendants inform on others to recoup penalties, cases involving a whole family and neighbors, shifting fees to informants.
Hamilton and Webster counties set August 3 in Fort Dodge to open bids for the Yungelas drain in Webster and Hamilton townships. Bids will be advertised immediately with expected multiple submissions, possibly aided by bonding for drainage bonds. The letting and birth commissioners will be named later. gas plant work and personnel changes are noted, along with a missed train damage suit case.
The office displays a hand ax used in a past C Wyckoff home break in and asks the owner to identify the property. Bert Stoddard has received a Orient light road machine and expects a Reo next week. He acts as an automobile agent and will showcase cars in the city this summer.
The Second District convention closed its annual Iowa Falls session last evening, described as very successful and well attended. Attendees from Webster City included Dr. F. A. Boysen, Miss Edith Les, Miss Marion Lee, H. E. Randolph, Louise Breitenkamp, and Mrs. G. B. Walterick, who returned home this afternoon. The notice also invites readers to the Rose Breakfast.
Webster City and Kamrar teams meet at the west side ball park in a recently arranged contest. The visiting manager Dr W W Kamrar is in town with the squad. A fair crowd attends as local rivals clash with no prior public notice.
Howard Vrooman stabbed Harry J. Sloops and his brother at their Kansas City home over a disputed $70 debt. Harry J. Sloops suffered wounds from ear to chin while his brother was cut from left eye to ear, with two fingers injured. Vrooman demanded payment before assaulting them. Max Ploehn Captured in Nebraska murder case. Sixty one foundlings bound for Texas after New York Foundling asylum care.
Iowa Supreme Court split evenly on the right of special charter cities to tax railroad property at actual value. Davenport in Scott County could assess 100 percent while Cedar Rapids in Linn County could assess only 26 percent. Milwaukee and Northwestern railroads were involved. decisions affirmed by law due to tie.
The seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rhone on West Bank Street is severely ill with typhoid fever. Nurse Anna Avey Fort Dodge arrived this afternoon to assist. Dr. Rammel is in charge of the case.
A family group led by Mrs. C. T. Fenton and Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Mason with children will depart early next month for an extended stay at Birchwood Wisconsin. They will be joined by Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Montzheizer of Primghar and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goddard of Minneapolis.
Longstanding Webster City firm offers an interest in its law real estate abstract loan collection and insurance operations. The business has paid well for over 35 years. Inquiry to J. L. Kamrar, Webster City Iowa.
Official Chicago market notes show hogs estimated at 15 000 with varied weights and prices across heavy and light categories. Tomorrow’s hogs estimated at 4 000 while yesterday left over 440 head. cattle around 2 000.
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