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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
3
Chase and Sanborn coffees are sold only at this store with prices per 1b ranging 20c to 39c and multiple noted weights. Teas including Japan and English Breakfast are available in packs with a special weekly price for 1b at 45c, plus regular Jap an Tea at 50c.
Liberal discounts apply to all china cut glass and lamp ware with new patterns in decorated or plain white semi porcelain for dinner or tea sets.
Local store advertises weekly specials on canned fruits and vegetables including Climax Brand Sweet Corn Early June Peas and Golden Wax Beans, with prices mostly under 25 cents per can. Also promotes Cutting Mill Pure Home Made Sorghum at 45 cents per gallon and Sleepy Eye Minnesota Flour, with bargain Crimp Candy and Heinz Sauerkraut closeout offers.
The Eldora Herald notes county supervisors awarded a 60 foot span bridge near Lawn Hill to A. H. Austin of Webster City for 900 dollars and a 32 span steel bridge across Otter creek between Eldora and the Industrial School for 330 dollars with a foot bridge. Austin has six months to finish the steel project. The board praises prompt work and public gratitude.
Today’s notes show numerous residents and guests traveling to and from towns like Sioux City Columbus Dubuque and Eagle Grove. People include Mrs Kellogg Mrs Edwards Jud Baldwin L B Hamaker Miss Rose Grabschied Mr Downs and others visiting relatives attending reunions or business meetings across Iowa and nearby states.
Notices list H B Kray returning from Minnesota. Rev Potgeter departed for Butler and Grundy counties. Enoch Welp to Steen Minnesota to visit daughter Mrs John Bergman. J J Koop and John Tapper to Cleves Iowa for friends and a mission feast. Ole Todnem and Roy Castner to North Dakota to view land. Rev and Mrs J Jansen leaving for Stacyville Iowa. May success accompany them. T M Hughes bought cattle locally Tuesday. Harm Tapper entertains Grundy county friends. Local crops delayed by heavy rains and weed growth. hope for dry weather. Mrs Fred Heyer and daughter Mrs Ben Vanlangen spent a week in Kossuth county.
Rubber Social by the M. E. Society invites all to bring any rubber item. Acceptable objects include sandals boozs old water-bags gloves hoses tires mats dolls toys shoes rattles and more. Event at the home of Mr and Mrs A A Cook on Wednesday evening June 25 all welcome.
The Martin Telephone Company of this city received two carloads of material yesterday. One car carried cross bars from Seattle and the other copper wire to extend toll circuits. A third carload of cable is en route from the east to advance the underground network. Work halted briefly for lack of cable but will resume until the city is fully connected with underground cables. B C Mason & Son also received a carload of twine for sisal and standard at 13 cents.
Richard P. Clarkson passes control of the State Register marking a transition after decades of leadership. The Clarkson brothers built the paper into a major Iowa political and business force, with Richard P. stepping away due to health and his sons slated to take over.
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