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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
3
A Democratic platform debate features Judge Walter I. Smith mocking the party’s tariff plank. He notes ignorance of which items are on the tariff and free lists, citing logs and timber as examples and questioning Bryan’s tariff advocacy. Des Moines reports to Freeman-Tribune readers.
Mrs. May Hartzinger of Lincoln Nebraska claiming common law wife status shot at J H Peters a Story City telephone line man who had recently married another woman. A bullet grazed Peters arm as he fled into an alley after which Hartzinger was arrested and bound over to the grand jury. Peters remains at large.
The Philatheas met at Miss Bernice Warren's Elm Street home for a business meeting and social. New work was suggested and plans discussed, followed by music and conversation. Light refreshments were served by the committee.
Marie Leonard entertains Sunbeam club at her home 1105 Seneca Street Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30 o'clock.
The Carnation Art club was entertained by Mrs. W. O. L. Brown on Division street. The afternoon featured social time and needlework with refreshments served by the hostess. Local notices invite visitors to see fall clothing stock during the county fair and advertise horse shoeing and blacksmith services by C. Poffenberger near the armory.
Ellsworth correspondent Simon Sogard writes of a county seat trip reporting a progressive county convention, local leaders, and notable visitors. The note mentions Pharmacy Commissioner Keltz, Hon. Geo. Neel, and ex-Sheriff W. W. Sinclair, plus a string of residents visiting or returning home from nearby towns and events.
A long list of travelers passes through Jewell and nearby towns with arrivals from Laurens Worcester Des Moines and Quincy. Millinery purchases Cedar Rapids Chicago and Indiana trips show commerce and fashion interest while local residents tour, visit relatives, or attend fairs.
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