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Newspaper

Webster City Tribune

Location

Webster City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1915

Page

4

North Blairsburg Neighborhood Notes Include Local Visits

Mrs. R T McDaniel and niece Anna Price visited with Mrs Geo Shafer near Webster City. Families Zeigler Ashpole and children stayed with relatives in Webster City and nearby. Sunday callers at Geo Adams home south of Webster City and at E D Waterman near Kamrar included A A Pearce Alice Harney Robert Hammond Addie Nicholson. Nancy Watts left for Illinois after visiting Leo Morefield. B F Read aids J W Matheson with corn planting. June 16.

Blairsburg R. T. McDaniel Anna Price Geo. Shafer Webster City Jack Zeigler Geo. Adams E. D. Waterman Kamrar Nancy Watts Illinois Leo Morefield B. F. Read J. W. Matheson

Liberty Township Notes Show Local Movements

Rev H N Gerdes preached in Steamboat Rock last Sunday A J Arends spent days in Aplington Mr and Mrs Geo Heyer and two daughters visit Ackley and vicinity S S Greenfield lost near half his herd of cattle to clover bloat Mrs Henry Olthoff and her mother seek medical treatment in Fort Dodge Farmers replant corn John King and family visited Hull Greiner home Webster City Mrs Greiner in poor health John VanLangen spent Wednesday in Fort Dodge June 18

Liberty Township H. N. Gerdes Steamboat Rock A. J. Arends Aplington Geo. Heyer Ackley S. S. Greenfield Henry Olthoff Fort Dodge John King Hull Greiner Webster City Greiner John VanLangen

Stanhope Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Henry Deakman of Blairsburg were over Sunday visitors at the J L Groves home. Mr and Mrs G H Dick returned from a visit with their son George and wife in Oakland. Miss HBnrice Bute traveled to Ames on Thursday. Wm Welcher of Harold South Dakota left for home after months with G T Read and C C Carrow. Mrs G H Dick visited Webster City Tuesday afternoon. H E F and R E Riley shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago markets. H E Riley accompanied the shipment. Carl Woods, recently with R E Riley, left for Waseca Minnesota to see his ill father. June 18.

Henry Deakman Blairsburg J. L. Groves G. H. Dick George Oakland Hbnrice Bute Ames Wm. Welcher Harold, S. D G. T. Read C. C. Carrow G. H

Social Circle hosts members in Breeze Hill area

Mrs. H. R. Busing entertained the Social Circle ladies last Wednesday near Breeze Hill. Ida Johnson, visiting at the Carl Bauer home near Kamrar, returned home Saturday. Children’s Day program at the school house Sunday featured marching children dropping missions offerings in a glass bowl. H. R. Busing bought an eight cylinder Cadillac. Mrs Koolhoff and children of Highview joined BE A. Smith’s family at the program. Mr. and Mrs. Miles McPhillips and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Busing visited BE D. Busing home on Sunday.

H. R. Busing Ida Johnson Carl Bauer Kamrar Koolhoff Highview BE. A. Smith Miles McPhillips BE. D. Busing

Farmers Elevator names A R Stafford as manager

The Farmers Elevator Co. hires A R Stafford as manager for the coming year. Local scenes include visits by Mr and Mrs Dan Castner in Waterloo and 32 former A R Gardiner pupils from Jewell hosted at his home.

The Farmers Elevator Co A. R. Stafford Dan Castner Waterloo

Sweden protests U S mail tampering with Sweden

Swedish minister W A F Ekengren filed a formal protest with Secretary Lansing noting broken seals and opened mail for Sweden. He cited incidents on the steamers New York and Adriatic, with missing registered units and censorship of letters. The United States may urge Britain to protect American mail through British territory.

Washington, D. C United States Sweden State Department W. A. F. Ekengren Department Lansing New York Adriatic Gothenburg Washington Europe Great Britain

Church Sunday attendance praised by all

Sunday services at the church drew a well attended congregation and were enjoyed by all. Col Marvel of Webster City made a business call here on Tuesday.

Col. Marvel Webster City

Gospel tent meetings close in Homer after three weeks

Homer residents praise evangelist Mills and singer Mr. Huggins for revivals that brought 133 souls to a new religious life. The Mills Huggins team heads to Ollie Iowa for another campaign as townsfolk report ongoing farming and ailing Mrs. Fred Hollis.

Homer Evangelist Mills Huggins Mills-Huggins Ollie Iowa Ruth Williams Ft. Dodge Frank Williams 8. E. Jones Perry Merton Harris Minneapolis Clarence Boynton Jones Mallard Fred Hollis

Mail tampering cases cited by Russian embassy in U S

The article notes repeated interference with mail in the United States and states the Russian embassy has evidence of six cases where mail was tampered with on railway mail cars. It highlights official concerns over postal security and foreign involvement in domestic mail operations.

Lomatic United States

Robbers Blow Millerton Post Office Safe Open

Robbers blew open the Millerton post office safe and secured about 150 dollars in stamps and 100 dollars in cash. No trace of the guilty party had been found by late morning.

Corydon Millerton Here

Aviator Warneford and American Writer Die in France

Lieutenant Reginald A. J. Warneford, famed for destroying a Zeppelin over Belgium, died in a midair explosion and crash near Buc France. Passenger Henry Beach Needham, American writer and magazine correspondent, also killed. Needham born 1871 in Wryncote Pennsylvania and studied at Brown University. Needham’s wife accompanied him early in the trip. she sailed home six weeks ago. Warneford was awarded the Victoria Cross and the Legion of Honor for the Zeppelin feat.

Paris Reginald A. J. Warneford Belgium Buc France Warneford Henry Beach Needham Needham Trianon Palace Versailles Europe New York America Mr. Needham Wryncote Brown University Legion of Honor

Warships sail to quell Yaqui uprising in Sonora

Three U S cruisers depart for Tobari bay near Guaymas toland expeditionary forces if needed as Yaqui Indians declare independence and seek to expel settlers from land Diaz took. An American colony near Esperanza is said to be in danger amid tensions in Sonora.

San Diego Cal Yaqui Sonora Mexico Thomas B. Howard Colorado Washington United States Marine Corps Lower California Chattanooga Raleigh Tobari Bay Guaymas

Turnwell Survives German Sub Attack and Surrenders

Milfordhaven Wales June 18 The steamer Turnwell 4264 tons arrived after surrender to a German submarine which exploded bombs in her hold The crew escaped to boats and returned to the ship to plug holes Pumps at full pressure as she headed to port The submarine sighted the Trafford 224 tons and sank it before fleeing Survivors tell of looting by the German crew before departing

Milfordhaven Wales Liverpool New York Pembrokeshire Trafford Turnwell Longnough

For Sale—Cantaloupes Four for a Quarter Tomorrow

Kearns Grocery advertises cantaloupes offered at four for a quarter with sale date noted as tomorrow. Also listed is a 313 acre farm for sale with contact S Dayton at 1020 Mulberry Street Waterloo Town. Two Chester White sows and 14 pigs offered by J H Showmaker with phone 2010.

Kearns Grocery S. Dayton Mulberry Street Waterloo Town Chester J. H. Showmaker

Official Chicago Markets digest by E. W. Wagner Co

Hogs estimated 11,000 tomorrow and 2,410 left over yesterday. Cattle 200. Sheep 1,000. Open strong, close strong. Top price for hogs $7.80. Market page from the Isis Theatre area with manager H. M. Sharpe.

Chicago E. W. Wagner & Co Isis Theatre H. M. Sharpe

For Sale Black Driving Horse Five Year Old

Advertisement offers a five year old black driving horse for sale described as gentle and speedy by A. C. Buckels with contact phone 2609. The text also includes quotes from Holmes Garfield about direction and aging.

Black Driving Horse A. C. Buckels

Weather Market Signals Mixed as Corn Holds High

Chicago reports no overseas demand while Argentine corn sells in New York 9 cents under US price. Wheat and oats face possible gains but rain damage in Kansas and Oklahoma delays harvest. Spring and Canadian wheats hold overall strength. corn remains pricey and wary. Packers push provisions amid elevated prices.

Chicago New York United States Kansas Oklahoma

Local Markets Report Sparse Readings

In this brief market note readers see scant data with prices and volumes not clearly reported. The fragment hints at percentages and ranges but lacks concrete items or dates for full interpretation.

Premier Band Leads Chautauqua Season With Kryl Conducting

Bohumir Kryl directs a highly praised Redpath-Vanter Chautauqua band noted for entertainment instinct and versatile program. Critics hail his cornet skill and the ensemble’s varied instrumentation, predicting it will surpass past offerings and attract wide audience appeal.

Middle West Bohumir Kryl Kryl

Play Festivals for Children at Redpath Vawter Chautauquas

The Redpath Vawter Chautauquas expand children programs with elaborate play festivals and contests for all ages including kindergartners. New trips of investigation to Holland Sweden the Indian camp and Japan by airship will educate while entertaining, supervised by a lady and led by Dr T B Larrabee osteopath.

Holland Sweden Japan Chautauqua

Germans Close On Lemberg Galician Capital In Heavy Fighting

British and German dispatches describe the Austro German advance toward Lemberg from the west and northwest with three great masses moving from the San toward the Galician capital. The struggle centers near Grodeck and Niemerow as Russian retreat induces strategic shifts and potential diversions along the Dniester line.

London Galicia Lemberg Berlin Tarnograd Poland Linsengen Zurawna Bukowina Dniester Niemerow Jaworow San Grodeck Nicholas Marne

Weather and local notices amid shopping ad lines

Partly cloudy tonight with unsettled conditions possible Saturday. Cooler in the east and central tonight, slightly warmer Saturday. Ruth Stevenson has returned from a week’s absence and may be found at her Elm Street studio. Dressinghams offers new patterns and bargain basement quantities at Metcalf’s, with bleached sheeting at 19 cents per yard tomorrow.

Ruth Stevenson Elm Street Metcalf

Also Mentioned on This Page

Neighborhood Notes Stanhope Breeze Hill Blairsburg Briefs A. R. Gardiner Jewell San Francisco Roy Martin James McNee Irene Benj. Jaycox R. C. McNee Renwick Roy McComb Frank McComb U. S Ekengren U.S Diaz Oliver Wendell Holmes James A. Garfield Ene Bohumia Kryl T. B. Larrabee Galician Freeman Tribune Job Printing
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