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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1902
Page
5
Webster City visitors over the weekend. church memorial time moved to 10 a m on May 26. Travel and family visits recorded across Homer Prairie Queen Mulberry Center and nearby towns with posters about school terms and upcoming services.
The community reports various social visits including Guy Sheetz in Lake View and a Methodist minister from Dayton, plus quarterly meetings with Rev. McFerren. Relations with Webster City and Bradgate relatives appear, and wind of planting crops suggests good prospects. May 26.
Cattle buyer T M Hughes shipped another load to Chicago Sunday. George Schweppe aided his brother Will on the farm last week. John Seamonds visited Bob McGollough Tuesday. Atkins brothers waited at Henry Arnolds last Thursday. Webster City clerks planned a timber picnic last week. Mrs Schweppe and daughter Clara visited Will Schweppe Wednesday. Guy Rutledge injured by a rusty nail. Grandma Howard staying with her sister Mrs John Seamonds. Population grows with a new boy at Fred Gerber's last Thursday.
There is no danger of drought at present. Little Helen Groves fell from the hammock Friday and dislocated her right shoulder. Abs Riley spent Sunday afternoon with Maude Guthrie. Miss Flossie Guthrie visited friends near Highview. Bess and Fern Layne were Webster City visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Percy Stearns were Webster City visitors Sunday. There will be an ice cream sociable at Harmony Center schoolhouse Saturday evening, May 81. Evelyn and Edna Kesler entertained friends from Bethel Sunday. Fred Kesler went to Minneapolis Saturday. Alva Williams called on friends near Jewell Saturday afternoon. Glen Daugherty visited at Mrs Layne's Sunday. A number from Toga attended 8.8. at Pleasant Hill Sunday. The Saratoga band will furnish music at the church Memorial day. May 234.
Fragment describes Friday accident where Little Helen Groves injures her arm and mentions Harry Berryhill marketing cattle. It notes Children’s Day exercises planned at the school house Sunday afternoon June 1 with an ice cream supper not well attended.
Old soldiers including H B Trotter Geo Walrath and others attended the G A R encampment in Des Moines last week. Notables visit from Carbon and Grinnell. Prof Neveln resigns principalship and aims for Des Moines College. memorial services planned and baptist pastor duties in Woolstock.
P H Lynch and A E Smith were in Armour South Dakota last week buying land. C M Tilghman and H L Wilder returned from Des Moines Friday.
Dr. Tedrow and family returned Saturday noon. A. E. Bradfield visited from Eldora. Will Roller of Fort Dodge is visiting his parents. Rev. Sears preached to soldiers at Presbyterian church. Rev. Johnson to deliver memorial oration at the opera house Friday at 2:30 PM and G A R will decorate graves. M E and Presbyterian churches held combined services. Band concert and park social Tuesday night drew a large crowd. rain shortened departure. W. A. Curns Jr. visits after law study in Des Moines. John Inks of Illinois visits his son George. C. F. Lyon resigns as miller at Fidelity Roller Mills. Payne expanding ice plant at creamery. Wm. Fox returns from Brown County S D with land investment. Ball's house moving crew preparing Bennetto lot for Imholt hardware. Brother of R. H. Bratnober from Waterloo plans new residence. W. H. Rick returns from Creston. visits Orris family in Glidden. George Orris buys butcher shop at Dunlap and moves. C. D. Hellen and Ed Glasgow from Webster City. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Blank of Memphis Tenn visiting here. Miss Nellie Franklin returns to Browns Commercial College in Sioux City.
Cutworms damage garden crops in the area. An ice cream social is set for Thursday evening May 29 at S. S. Bilick's, south of Homer, with all invited. Rain postpones the M. E. church social. Memorial services in Homer led by Rev. Seaton of Webster City. Local visits and family news follow. Post office list of uncalled letters for Webster City region ends with two weeks to claim before dead letter.
W J Reed industrial agent advertises locations across Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri along the Chicago Great Western railway. The notice promotes farm prosperity and business success and seeks competent capital for creamery miller general merchandise hardware harness hotels banks and stockbuyers with correspondence asked for maps and maple leaflets.
A broken temporary sidewalk at Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street caused a deadly fall during a militia parade honoring the French Envoys. About 100 injured, with several in serious condition. arrests followed including contractor Cowan and sub-contractor J G Miller on homicide charges.
Count de Rochambeau and French delegates reached New York after touring West Point cadets. A parade of 100 sailors from the Gaulois and twice as many from the Kearsarge and Alabama greeted them in rain. They were escorted to City hall and saluted by thousands on Broad Way. A Waldorf banquet hosted by the Cincinnati order honored joint American French victories and the order’s founding.
A series of three rail bridges were washed out by a severe cloud burst on the Fountain river near Pueblo Colorado. The Santa Fe Railway routes trains via La Junta and Trinidad to Pueblo. Missouri Pacific ferries passengers and baggage by wagon to the station while the river remains high.
May 28 Cedar Falls Indiana reports a 2 year old child of Tom Philpot struck and killed by an Illinois Central freight train while sitting on the cattle guard in front of his mother.
The notice outlines a June 14 1902 republican primary in Webster County Iowa to choose county attorney auditor clerk district court recorder and district supervisor for district 8 Blairaburg Liberty Lincoln Lyon Rose Grove and Williams townships. It also calls a Republican county convention June 24 1902 at 3 pm at Webster City courthouse to elect eleven delegates to the state convention with representation by precinct votes.
Illinois Central cites excursion tickets to multiple destinations with special fares for events including the Imperial Council Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in San Francisco and various lodge gatherings. Limited May 27 to June 8 for San Francisco, return within 60 days, with through sleeping cars and twice weekly tours. Contact nearest IC agent or J F Merry for details.
Excursion tickets sold at one fare round trip to Minneapolis June 1 to 3 with return extended to July 7 for Fraternal Order of Eagles convention. Chicago & North Western agents handle. Also low excursion rates to Denver via Northwestern with departures June 22 28 and 24 and return by October 381 for International 8.8S convention. Biglite, Chicago & Northwestern Ry. handle the sale.
Excursion tickets available June 23 28 24 25 with final return until October 31 for the International U S convention. Apply to Chicago North Western Railway agents.
Court action seeks to quiet title to the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 88 North Range 25 in Hamilton County Iowa. Plaintiffs allege long possession under color of title by Dennis Connors and others and seek to bar unknown claimants including heirs and executors from asserting any right to the property. The defendants are to appear by Sept 22, 1902, or face default judgment. Published in Webster City Tribune for six weeks.
Notice for Andrew Smith estate in Milton County Iowa appoints PC Smith as administrator. Creditors must settle accounts and file claims within the period set by law. dated May 18 1902. The notice also informs of a will probate for Maria Johnson Tate, with dates and request to show cause at Webster City Iowa court.
Illinois Central announces Train No 8 from Webster City at 6 p m daily with direct connections at Omaha each night to Kansas City and west. Arrives Omaha 10 35 p m connects with Missouri Pacific train at 10 50 p m reaching Kansas City 6 05 am for onward trains. A Standard Pullman Sleeper runs through to Kansas City from Fort Dodge. Inquiries to Illinois Central ticket agents. J F Merry Asst Gen Pays Agt Dubuque Iowa.
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