This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
2
Des Moines advocates stress the county attorney's power to curb grafters and enforce blue sky laws. They argue the attorney's full-time dedication, not private practice, is essential to stopping stock fraud and bootlegging, praising Woods for his integrity. They note a couple's move to Lakeside, Nebraska.
A group of young women from the German Lutheran church enjoyed a Wednesday night at Nokomis park. They shared wine sausages and picnic fare, then served a hot lunch at seven o clock before heading to the German school house for a Concordia society song rehearsal.
Maude Anna Lee and Roy Wood of Lakeside Nebraska married at the home of Maude’s parents Mr and Mrs B N Lee in Lee Iowa. The ceremony followed a romance that began in Pella Iowa during college life with Rev A F Colver officiating. Guests enjoyed a two course wedding supper and wedding cake gifts amid pink and white decor.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Moore have bought the residence they occupy in the 800 block Walnut Street from Mrs J R Faus, with the transfer noted in local property records. The deal brings the couple to new ownership of the Walnut Street dwelling.
Arthur H. Rice proprietor of the Red Cross pharmacy has purchased Ralph Lee’s Elm Street home now occupied by Mr and Mrs Will L Clifton for 4146 dollars. Cliftons will move to Walnut Street when their new house is finished. Rice likely bought for speculation. Attend Epworth League convention in Eagle Grove drew Webster City delegation led by Rev C H Kamphoefner and others. Evening sessions featured socials and entertainment demonstrations for young people.
A slow moving bicycle rider Ralph Mikel young son of Mr and Mrs Claude Mikel collided with an automobile driven by Will Berogan at the Des Moines and Second street corner near the Savings Bank last night. Both were uninjured though witnesses say the boy kept his eyes not on the road.
The Eastern Stars and their families enjoyed a full day picnic at Nokomis park on Wednesday. A noon dinner featured ice cream and lemonade for all ages, children and adults alike. In the afternoon, men relaxed at the park while youngsters played in the sand and went barefoot. A second lunch followed at six o clock and attendees returned home by automobile after twilight.
W E Dick of Washington DC nephew of C A Dick fainted after working on an automobile in the heat Tuesday afternoon. A doctor attended him for hours and he is expected to recover with care as the region endures several days of hot weather.
The world’s largest flower, Rafflesta Arnoldi, grows in Sumatra. Named after Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr. Arnold, it is parasitic with five brick red petals about a foot long surrounding a central disk. The blossom weighs around fifteen pounds and can hold three gallons of water when its horned protrusions are removed.
At a Burlington crossing in Hamburg yesterday a passenger train struck a carriage carrying Ernest Steinkamp and his wife. Steinkamp warned his wife to jump as the team pulled the buggy onto the tracks. Mrs Steinkamp survived. the carriage splintered and eggs and butter were scattered on the platform. E Earl Swiney of this city will teach music at Eldora county institute this week.
B. S. Morrill of Stanhope died at Mercy hospital Wednesday night about 7 30. A carpenter by trade he fell from twenty foot scaffolding three weeks earlier while working on a Stanhope barn. The injuries from the fall caused his death.
Citizens urge strict enforcement of street position rules as drivers, draymen, and delivery boys frequently hug the left curb and ignore ordinances. Observers warn that improper turning endangers all, calling for impartial action to protect public safety.
Ellsworth debates attracting a Webster City baseball park to spur town growth. The Freeman Tribune recounts inviting Ellsworth Commercial Club members to witness Webster City street concerts and civic harmony. It contrasts population and post office building with Ellsworth’s broader appeal.
The speaker envisions a new post office building funded without government money once sheep shearing is finished and wool disposed of. They expect more lots laid out and a larger population as a result.
Amos Crackley Conklin died June 6 1913 his parents Mr and Mrs Stanley A Conklin sister Ruth Abbie and brother Philip survive. He was a dutiful son and kind brother laid to rest at Mount Hope on a June Sunday afternoon with flowers involved. The obit ends with a hopeful verse about turning to duties till the Master’s call.
Yesterday morning at eight thirty Miss Mae Waitman and Frank Fr Smith were married in a nuptial mass at St Thomas Aquinas Church by Rev Father Barry. The ceremony featured church choir music with Miss Rosalind Cook assisting. Afterward a wedding breakfast was served at the bride’s home and the couple left by morning train for Carroll to visit the groom’s parents.
Miss Margaret Fern Dinsdale and Grover W. Huston wed at the W E Berogan home on Division Street with Rev C H Kamphoefner officiating. The bride wore white voile and carried bride s roses. the couple plan to reside on a farm near Willow Lake South Dakota after a brief departure Monday.
Miss Nada Haddox united in marriage to P. J. Peterson of Milwaukee Wisconsin in a Wednesday ceremony at Mrs Hattie Haddox home. Rev L N Call officiated with Wanda Haddox as bridesmaid and John McGee of Milwaukee as groomsman. Guests and supper followed before the couple planned residence in Milwaukee.
Eagle Grove and Bedford Indiana line the Hopkins family record with Mrs W H Hopkins of Odebolt and Sylvia Gibson of Nevada Iowa among listed relatives.
Hopkins of Bedford Indiana, now Bedford Drug secretary and manager, visits Webster City en route to Odeboldt after nine years away. Many locals record brief trips visits and family ties including Mrs. Hardy Des Moines, Miss Engstrom Fort Dodge, Victor Hellar and Helen Maceman wedding in Winona Minnesota, and travel plans through Wisconsin Illinois and New York.
Three people were seriously injured when an automobile driven by Charles B. Carter, a prominent businessman, plunged over a fifty foot embankment on La Veta pass fifty miles northwest of Trinidad. Frank Lewis and C. H. Chapman are in serious condition. Miss Mabel Wheeler works as a clerk in the Metcalf department store basement during the anniversary sale.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.