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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
6
Local items recount a surprise visit to Finley Wilds and daughter Mina with a three course supper and a parlor lamp. Reports cover farm rentals moving dates court attendance, a school director election, road work, dances, concerts, and a college residence update with a new furnace coming soon.
The article notes local residents resuming activities as church revival meetings began Sunday night and Sunday school is planned for next Sunday. It lists visits by Mies Iva Myers of Harmony Center to relatives, and by John and Jane Murray, Mason Hill and family, and Fern and Iva Layne to various neighbors and Stanhope.
W W Schropfer is on the sick list. H Nairn bought Set. Clifton's 80 acre farm sold at 50 dollars an acre. J Lang hauls stone for an addition foundation. Miss Cora VanNote finishes a term in District No 1. J Johnson and Mrs Simons attend sister Mrs Olson's funeral in Story City. Snell brothers leaving farm. J C and family move to Duncombe. J R and family to Thor. Gilbert hauls stone for new house and barn. Nairn family plans returning next year. L L Deffke ill with rheumatism after smallpox episode.
Mr and Mrs H W Stafford are in New York state after the death of Mrs Stafford s father. Olé Todnem and Wm Oakland head to Decanter county Kansas for a few weeks with friends. D D Lass s family arrived and settled in the Wm Perry house. J A Stover moved to Webster City with family. Mrs J Walworth died after five days illness. Funeral held from the home. Gates the Illinois farmer renting J A Stover s farm moves in. Prof Newlyn away for a few days Rev Meyers in charge of schools. Clarence McVicker moved into the DeMott house.
Rebecca Johnson Bert Hill Henry Torkelson Carl Anderson Henry Peterson and C Christopherson were at home Sunday. Jacob Watland is ill with rheumatic fever Ruth Peterson and Gina Hanson are mentioned.
O Brower is out with grippe and smallpox. Frank Gordon sold and delivered 1200 bushels of shelled corn at 30 cents per bushel. Shel ling corn on the farm becomes common to move the crop and earn shoveling wages. Mr J H Johnston and Mr F Bryan have moved to Oklahoma. Jonas Johnson bought land in Hanson county for 17 dollars an acre and will move soon. George Adams shells corn with a new shelter. New trustee J S Mason plans to restrain smallpox cases. The assessor visits to catch dogs and polls. Larence Hollis is convalescent. Revival meetings are at Mt Zion church.
Miss Nellie Bute was surprised by friends who spent the evening with her on Friday. Link McFarland sold his merchandise stock to Lawerence Riley and others show interest. The Shuman Quartette will perform at the school house Friday night. School ends in four weeks for a three week vacation. A ministerial meeting and church activities continue in town.
Over Sunday visitors from Jewell and neighbors include Mr and Mrs J Whitson. Miss Nellie Henderson Webster City. Mrs Braginton's mother. Mrs Bohning Webster City. Mr and Mrs Barr. Milt McCoy. Miss Stella Farr Story City. Mrs Chatterton Webster City. Will and Ed Bobning Belmond. Will Neel Rippey CG Neel family. Groves LeValley Whorley head to Chicago for Monday market. Braginton returns to Manson after two weeks with recovering son. Studley hosted Webster City relatives.
Claude's infant died Sunday and was buried Tuesday. Mrs Hazemann is bedbound by illness. Mrs Bertha McConnell returns home from Webster City.
Thursday night dance at Emory Ash pole. Visits and gatherings include Mrs 8 C Christenson with Webster City kin, Miss Jessie Sands with Mrs W A Dawson, Ed Miller with his sister near Clarion, and multiple local social events. Lincoln Washington program by Mulberry literary society. church dedication at Woolstock. various travels and school fund auctioneers for library. events through Feb 27 with upcoming March 1.
Ellsworth announces the Schuman Concert Co of Chicago will return next Saturday evening with a new program. The troupe’s previous Ellsworth appearance was hailed as the best yet and Brinton secured the engagement after popular demand. Residents and visitors are urged to attend as no one within ten miles should miss the show.
Evangelist E. M. Bell of Cincinnati assists Rev. Wylie at Presbyterian church meetings. Also notes a Washington's birthday school program, the burial of Mr. Parks in Illinois, and details of Mr. Allinson's funeral with his War service and Iowa ties. A horse incident at the funeral injured John Wilkins.
It was painful but Dr Robertson thought he would be all right in a few days. George Bainbridge returned Thursday from a three week visit to Wisconsin. Miss Olive Thompson and Mrs J D Fiddler spent Thursday at Alden with Mrs A W Wilkinson.
A roundup of neighborhood moves includes Mr and Mrs Theo Cutler hosting neighbors for dinner Tuesday. Various residents relocate or travel to Osceola Judd Waterloo and Des Moines River areas while corn and oats marketing continues and grain buyer H S Nye stays busy. A pitched battle leads to a fatality with Reed among captives in Sedan Kansas, plus a major fire in Creston Nebraska destroying multiple downtown buildings and causing substantial damage.
Telegrams report a tragic fire at a Cold Springs Harbor home where Daniel Ireland's three young children died while their mother was away. The incident highlights local fire risk and emergency response gaps.
Mr C D Glass of Bartlett Dennin Co Gardiner Maine recounts a cold and persistent cough from 1897 that vanished after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He credits rapid relief and endorses the product, noting he now recommends it to friends and buys it from Holbrook Newman druggists.
The Diamondville No 1 mine disaster near Kemmerer Wy claims 86 dead including 17 year old Herbert Simpson and his father Thomas, with most victims being Austrian and Italian or Finnish. Fire extinguished. bodies to be recovered. origin suspected from a lit wick in the drivers cabin.
In Hamilton County Iowa W H Hill and Minnie Hill sue to quiet title as owners in fee simple of the east half of the northeast quarter and east half of the southeast quarter of section 10 township 88 25 to remove clouds on title. Plaintiffs claim possession over twenty five years and name multiple defendants and unknown heirs alleging no interest remains. The court is informed the petition is on file and defendants must appear by April 15 1901 otherwise default and judgment.
Administrator's Notice states P W Dunn of Hamilton County Trews is deceased and the administrator AUG HOFFMANN asks debtors to pay promptly and creditors to file claims with the Hamilton County Iowa district court. Also includes a Farmer National Bank balance sheet and sworn statements with totals and notary attestations. Also includes an advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea.
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