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1941/86 years ago
Close pool to guard against paralysis
Webster City's municipal swimming pool has been closed upon recommendation of health authorities to prevent the spread of infantile paralysis in this city.
Richard Adams, 7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Adams, living just east of the Second St. bridge is ill with the disease. He has been given serum, but was not so well Monday again according to Dr. J.L. Ptacek, city health officer. His condition is not critical, but the diagnosis is very definitely established and a slight paralysis has developed .
Plan annual frolic here
Businessmen's Stag to be held Wednesday at Country Club
The fourth annual businessmen's frolic sponsored by the Junior Chamber of C commerce will be held at the Country Club Wednesday evening, according to Dale Johns, Junior Chamber president.
Tickets for the affair which is open to Webster City businessmen, their employees and friends are being sold by various members of the sponsoring organization.
Dinner will be served cafeteria style, starting at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment is also being planned.
1956/70 years ago
Fifty freshmen enroll at J.C.
As of today more than 50 freshmen had registered for enrollment in the Webster City Junior college this fall, Dean A.W. Langerak announced today.
The office, located on the third floor of Washington Central building is now open for registration.
1961/65 years ago
4-H boys win demonstration awards
Two teams of 4-H boys were named the tops in the boys' 4-H demonstrations at the Hamilton county fair yesterday. They are David Phillips and Tom Greiner of the Blairsburg Biting Bulldogs,whose demonstration was "Is Your Wiring Adequate?"
Jerry Bever and Wilford Groves, Hamilton Herders, whose demonstration was "How to build a Cattle Catch Gate" will also participate in the Iowa State fair competition.
Winners in fairs grain judging
The winners in the annual 4-H country grain judging contest held yesterday are Harold Dickson, Williams Boosters senior 4-H club member who topped the individual competition with a total of 475 points out of a possible 500.
Four members of the Freedom Warriors 4-H team which took first place in the team contest with a total of 1,668 points were Lon Crosby, Bruce Gordon, Roger Gordon and Bruce Simpson.
1971/55 years ago
Survey indicates 'good species' distribution at Briggs Woods'
Immediate results from a State Conservation Commission survey taken at Briggs Woods Lake Monday and Tuesday of this week indicate "a good species distribution, all in good condition." That was the first estimate by Duane Wilson, Conservation officer from the Clear Lake state fish hatchery.
"As long as this lake has been in operation," said Wilson about its second season, " the fish population has been coming along better than expected."
1986/40 years ago
Old judge's chair given to museum
From its seat used to be dispensed justice in the early days of Hamilton County. Now it will sit, unused but honored again among the familiar sights of the first county courthouse.
Four area residents discovered an old judge's chair from the first courthouse at an auction earlier this year. John Morton, Keith Vegors, Rex Lee and John Walker purchased it and have since donated it to the Hamilton County Historical Society to be placed on display at the old courthouse at the Bonebright Museum complex in Webster City.
Hamilton County has had three courthouses throughout its history, according to Ruby Nail, Hamilton County Historical Society. The site of the first was in the Twin Parks area.
Shortly after the second was built in 1875-76, the first building was bought by J.V. Kearns, a Civil War veteran, moved to the corner of Bank and Union Streets. He remodeled it as a home.
Margaret Arbogast, daughter of the Kearns, donated the building to the county historical society and it was moved to the museum complex in July 1981, Nail said.
After servicing the county for 94 years, the second courthouse was demolished in 1970. The county offices were moved to the new courthouse on south Superior St.
Preceding the move, there was a sale of the contents of the second courthouse. Two supervisors' chairs and the judges chair were found partially dismantled in the haymow attic of the Kearns residence and were put on auction at the courthouse sale.
Charles Larson, a local wood worker, lately moved to Arizona, bought the chairs, Nail said. He completely refinished the judge's reclining swivel oak chair. The supervisors' chairs he kept for himself, but when he moved to Arizona, he put the judge's chair up for auction at a sale at the Ed Prince building.