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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
6
Local society notes list a flurry of visits and returns among Kamrar and surrounding towns. Residents travel to Rossiter Tama Williams Clarion Des Moines Ames and Storm Lake while guests stay with friends and relatives including the Ely Whitley and Nickerson households.
After negotiations and increased stock subscriptions, Company C plans to abandon the First Street site and return to the Second Street location east of the North Western Felt Shoe factory. Concessions from Mrs. Fitch and area residents, plus favorable terms, drive the shift though no signatures are filed yet. Construction plans by J R White call for brick and cement block walls with the shoe factory wall serving as part of the rear side.
Wallace's Farmer notes Bluffview Farm on the picturesque Boone near Webster City as hosting a fine herd led by Duke of Oakland 2nd. A visit confirms a strong group of heifers, daughters of Duke of Oakland 2nd, held for a fall sale. October 24 is slated for the next Edwards sale with details to follow.
Yoshi-Hiro Takasugi a Japanese nobleman and orator will deliver a lecture at the Webster City Baptist church on July 19 under the Baraca class. J D Woodruff of Des Moines arranged the appearance and advance notice was given. The speaker, allied with Ito Katsura and Oyama, is described as a world figure in Japanese politics and a seasoned lecturer with four hundred talks to his credit. A Japanese wedding in full costume will accompany the program. admission details to be announced.
Purity Rebekah Lodge members held a reception for June brides at Mrs. S. W. Perkins and Miss Iane McKay home on Walnut street. Decorations fern and roses. games and a guessing contest won by Arthur Martin and Mrs. J. G Lillings. Ice cream and cake served. thirty five attendees.
Miss Gladys Whitley entertained Tuesday euchre guests at her First Street home in honor of visiting Miss Marie Lynch of Sioux City. The event featured 2:30 to 6 PM play, rose cards for place and score, and a served couch. Attendees included Lola Derr Mollie Reed Annie White Edith McLaury Elizabeth Mickelson Jeannie McMurray Emma Cash Trensa Treat Kate Arthur Lottie Scriven and Mesdames Young Willson Cragg Mason Hoyt Arthur. Beginning July 1 Attorney John D Porter will handle all collections. those indebted are urged to settle promptly.
C P Peterson postmaster of Stratford and publisher of the Stratford Courier died at his home at 10:45 PM after ten months of illness from pernicious anaemia. He was 47, a Sweden-born immigrant who settled in Stratford 25 years ago with his wife Josephine Lindstrom. He and sons L M and C E owned and ran the Courier since purchasing it six and a half years ago. He was active in Hamilton County politics and fraternal groups Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen. Surviving: wife, three children, and two editors in the newspaper business. Funeral from Lutheran church Sunday. interment in local cemetery.
Nevada Iowa January 30 An elderly widow Mrs Metta Higbee of Maxwell learns she is among thirteen heirs to a fortune of 255000000 tied to a land lease once held by Jonathan Steelman. A century old bible uncovered in a garret disclosed the heir details and settlement is expected within a year.
The Freeman-Tribune debates legality and city liability for the gas contract. It questions council compliance with law, considers risks of illegality, and notes opposition from Meesra Brown and Wortham's counsel. The piece cites concern over franchise goals, and hints at water damage and rain impacting crops.
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