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1926/100 years ago
City council accepts gift of late P.M. Banks for fountain in city
A fitting memorial to be dedicated to the "memory of deceased soldiers of the county" will be erected in the shape of a beautiful fountain in Graceland cemetery, according to the resolution unanimously adopted by the city council last night. The funds for such a memorial were provided for in the last will and testament of the late P.M. Banks, pioneer of Hamilton county and Civil war veteran, who also served for many years on the city council and as mayor and city clerk here.
A committee was chosen by the council men to select the fountain to be erected in the cemetery. The members are G.J. Long, Wesley Mastin, J.W. Lee and Dr. G.T. McCauliff.
The resolution adopted by the council was the acceptance of the gift from Mr. Banks.
1946/80 years ago
Farmers take a day off
With the oats harvest completed, Hamilton County farmers took a day off here Wednesday. 400 Farm Bureau members and their families enjoying the FB sports festival held at the fair grounds.
The 4-H boys and girls, other big brothers and sisters and Mom and Dad had a busy day taking part in a variety of sports events.
The winning tug-of-war team from the southeast quarter of the county – the county being divided into fourths for team contests are Elston Danielson, Bill Applegate, Bill Brinton, Jack Brinton, Harry Northup, Wally Iverson, Pete Klaver, Mons Teig, Hubert Tyler and Fritz Yeager.
Eldred Lundquist was the hurler on the southwest softball team which won the special tournament.
1966/60 years ago
BIE Day to be held at Country Club
The semi-annual Business Industry Education Day festivities will be held at the Webster City Country Club next Thursday, August 25, it was announced today by Ray Rogers and C.A. Hollingshead, co-chairmen for the Chamber of Commerce sponsored event.
Webster City's teachers and the faculty members will be the honored guests at a smorgasbord luncheon to be held at noon at the country club.
1971/55 years ago
More beef for Boak
Handsome Harley Race is the star steer's name which was purchased by Hamilton County Cyclone club representatives Mrs. Jerry Barrick, secretary-treasurer, and Arnold Odland, president.
The champion steer was owned by Miss Candy Nibe, daughter of Mr., and Mrs. H.J. Nibe. Miss Nibe is a member of the Northeast Hamilton's Cheerie Chippers 4-H Club.
The Cyclone club paid Miss Nibe $33.50 per hundredweight for Harley, approximately $345.
Boak Desmond, former Webster City Lynx track Star, and his new coach Jerry Barland, from Iowa State University were on hand for the purchase.
Barland hopes to have Desmond running in cross country this fall and in track would like to see him in the mile event and part of the mile relay team. "We know he can run the 880." said Barland, "and he's run a pretty fair mile."
Desmond is Webster City High School's first state champion in any track event since the 1920's. This spring at the state track meet in Ames, he won the 880-yard run in 1:56.8.
1976/50 years ago
After biking 4,500 miles, Cindy says she's do it again
One of the last persons you would expect to hear say that she still likes to bike is Cindy Stovie, who recently returned from a bicycle trip across the United States, known as the Bikecentennial. Not only did 1976 mark the nation’s 200th birthday, but it also marked the centennial of America's introduction to the bicycle. Cindy and 15,000 other Americans participated in this event. She and her group started from the west coast in Reedsport, Ore. and other groups started from the east coast.
Cindy and her girlfriend Bev Schneiter of Newton, were the only two women in their group, which consisted of 10 men, who ranged in the ages of 17-53.
Although the trip was not record breaking, the set time for the journey was 55 days. Cindy and her group made it in 53, two days early. On a good day, they averaged 95-100 miles. Their adventure was over and they had crossed 4,500 miles, with only one person short of the original 12.
Community unites to help Hill family
A small community has something that larger cities cannot begin to understand. That is a sense of compassion and concert for the welfare of the members of their community, day-to-day as well as in a crisis situation. This is the story of the Stanhope and Hamilton County people and the Jim Hill III family.
Jim Hill is 33 years old, has a wife, Lillian, four children and is battling leukemia. He has been in the hospital most of the past 8 months, with occasional weekends at home. A former maintainer for the county, he has not worked regularly since the end of last year and hospital costs as well as regular living costs mount up each day.