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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
5
Community updates show residents visiting relatives near Eagle Grove Williams and Webster City. Events include weddings births, graduations, a soldiers reunion in Stanhope, a Friday social at Webb house, and plans for the Iowa Legion meeting with a banquet.
Louis Sonerholm and his mother and brother from Webster City enjoy a several day visit. Miss Johnson from Kamrar stays with Ness Hansen. Ole Oppedal worked for Oscar Olsen last week. Oscar Olsen and others visited Bert Riley Jr. Born to Ness Hane and spouse on June 15, 1902 a baby girl. Mother and child doing nicely. Albert Arends and spouse visit L. L. Hendrickson.
South Freedom reports a Sunday school convention to be held at Mt Zion Church next Sunday with dinners to bring. Miss Nellie Gordons and Ida Elliott closed their term of school Friday. Children's day observed at Homer and Mt Zion. June 24,
Mr and Mrs Bert Cooter visited Mr and Mrs Ed Rhoades on Sunday. Rob Johnston and a young boy stayed with relatives in Cherokee county last week. Mr and Mrs B Van Winkle visited Darnell on Sunday. The postmaster unveiled a new cabinet enhancing the post office appearance. Harry Cooter is painting his house. Geo Lande plans to build a new living house. Elias Nelson attended the soldiers reunion at Stanhope last week. Mr Henderson, teaching Norwegian school here, spent Sunday near Randall. Mrs Rhoades of Webber City visited this week with her sons Allen and Ed. June 38. Emma Dickman is quite ill.
Mrs Morrell and children from Cyrena Ill are visiting sister Mrs Emil Oaquelin. Buckeye visitors Mrs Totten and little Bessie with daughter Mrs Jease Bige. Misses Janie Schoenenberger Maud Wallin plan to go to South Dakota for a claim. Mrs Jessie Haire of Fort Dodge visits Mrs Frank Shafer. Mr Edwards of Pontiac Ill visits uncle A Woolford. Mrs Carl Crouch and daughter of Cass visit A Christengen Tuesday. Richard Miller of Many Jews spends Sunday with parents. Mr and Mrs G W Coleman welcome a baby girl born Friday June 20. Jessie Hale of Woolstock visits C M France Sunday. Isaac Woodring of Waterloo does business in town. Dance at M W W hall Wednesday night June. Miss May Welch returns from Morningside college Sioux City. Tra Shinkle home from I S A college Ames. J M Doolittle building a granary on his farm. Miss Robinson closes spring school No 8 Cass township Friday then goes to Chicago for institute. Mulberry school closes Friday Miss Bessie Ford teacher. John Hanan of Webster City visits sister Mrs Ben Reid Sunday. Mrs Lula Peck of Oklahoma arrives for extended visit with sister Mrs W G Hunter. Sunday school convention at Mulberry last Sunday well attended and much interest shown. June 24.
The entry reports a well attended social at the M. E. church, visits by Frank Vegora and family to Wm. Johnson, Daisy Anderson from Webster City visiting her parents, and multiple Sunday visits to local homes. It notes Chamberlain Telephone Co completing a line to Lehigh with a new central office at Homer and farm work by A. M. Johnson south of Homer along with travel notes from Z. T. Holland and a purchase of a young sgoat by Lucian Smith. June 28.
Notice records the incorporation of The Randall Lumber Co a for profit corporation in Hamilton County Iowa and Des Moines with principal office in Randall Milton County. Authorized capital 10000 shares at 10 each. business to buy sell lumber timber yard operations and related merchandise. real and personal property ownership. seven directors elected yearly. initial board includes George Larson Ben Henderson John Pardoe Canute Phillips A. Gates. The company begins May 1 1902 and remains for 20 years with renewal powers.
The board of directors meets after the annual stockholders meeting. Officers elected serve one year unless removed. Provisional officers named are George Larson president Ben Henderson vice president John H Sparbee secretary George P Christianson treasurer. Vacancies filled by board until next annual stockholders meeting. Indebtedness capped at two thirds of issued capital stock. Private property exempt from corporate debts. June Randall Iowa April 28 1889.
A group including R G Lewis and F S Currie forms The Northwestern Felt Shoe Company in Webster City Iowa under Chapter One Title Nine of the 1897 Code. Articles set capital stock at 50000 dollars, board of seven directors, officers, and terms through twenty years with transfer rules and annual stockholder meetings.
Dissolution notice states Currie and McCollough jointly end the co partnership effective today by mutual consent Debts owed to the firm are now payable to either member and must be settled to the appropriate partner per the notice
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