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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06
Marriage License Record.

one marriage license was issued
Thursday by the clerk of courts Of
lice. William Jefferson and Mamie
Gamble. NJ Providence. were the
couple who wanted TO be made one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

With the President gone, the Cab
met gone and Congress gone. WASH
lngton finds herself a d asert and sails
1t peace.-New York World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

Nope, the country's going to be too
busy cutting corn TO accept WalT
streets invitation to come and have
panic. Pittsburg Sum.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

President Taft's estimate of what
constitutes a reasonable" tariff seili
remains as obscure "a e,er--Phila-
delphid Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

MIR. Taft bids fair to go down in
history as Democracy's recruiting Of
hcer.-Los Angeles Express.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. 2S. 1911.
Mr.. A. v. Smell. Secretary Chamber
of Commerce. Sumter. s. c.
Dear Sr: Your circular letter of
18th inst awaited my reply when /
returned from my vacation. .NaA
j agree with you that the last gov
ernment cotton report was too op-
timistic. and for your inforamtion
wiz say that the Oklahoma pros
poets have been cut down from al
estimate OF 1.2Io. 900 bales to 1000.
900 bales. Our State Board OF Ar
riculture believes that the latter fig-
ure will now just about mark the
limit OF production In Oklahoma
during this season.
1 will do what I can through the
State Board of Agriculture to en-
courage the farmers to hold on to
their cotton crop and market 1t as
slowly as possible. There are none
Of our representatives in Washing
ton at the present time so we will
have to forego action as per your first
suggestion. Respectfully yours.
-. J. III. Johnston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

" you knew Of the real value 81
: 'hamberlain's Liniment for lame
hack. soreness OF the muscles, sprains
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

President of state Farmers Vnio
Writes Memphis Newspaper.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

PROTEST. corroN ESTIMATE
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06
OKLAHOMA CROP SHORT.
irrespective Cotton Crop Slirinks
Quarter OF Million Bales During
August.

The annexed letter from ts- Sec
retary of the Oklahoma City Chamber
of Commerce shows that the deter
ioration Of the cotton crop during
August was greater than the Farm
ers' Union has claimed. notwithstand-
Ing the fact that the crop reporting
bureau of the Department of Agri-
culture has persisted in ignoring the
demand of Senator Smith for aa
Immediate report on the cotton crop
condition and has minimized the OK.
tent OF the deterioration of the crop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-06

County and State President Farm
erS' Union.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
THEIR THIRD ANNUAL
FAMILY REUNION
Nearly all the Bars in Hamilton
County Leave for Waynes- :
vile, illinois.

An exodus of the Bars and their
relatives who reside in this county
began Sunday, their destination he
| ing Waynesville, Illinois, where the
third annual reunion of the family
will be held. The Barr family have
held two reunions in Webster City,
the first one being held two years
ago and the second last year. These
annual gatherings are attended by
large number Of relatives and are
most enjoyable events.
For the present reunion to be
held in Waynesville, an interesting
and elaborate program, lasting all
day, has been prepared. A brass
band of twenty pieces will furnish
music and one of the local ladies aid
societies in Waynesville will fur
nish big dinner for the gathering.
A program of speaking, readings,
music, ETC., will entertain the crowd
during the day, and the numerous
Bars in attendance will no doubt
have reunion long to be remem-
bered.
Those from this city and vicinity
who have gone to Waynesville, most
of whom left last night over the
Northwestern, are:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Barr.
Mrs. T. ]. Barr, son and daugh-
ter.
Mrs. w. J. silvers and daughter,
Miss Bessie.
c. w. Marvel and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Evans and
three children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O. Barr and
mother Mrs. ]. w. Barr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barr.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Barr of Homer.
Miss Elsie Robinson of Gilbert.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Barr.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
PRESIDENT TAFT
IN WEBSTER CIT,
Will be Within the Corporate Lin
its a Few Minutes on the
2Sth of September.

When President Taft comes to
Iowa the latter part of next month
he will, of course, visit Webster
City. His stay here will not be
long, however, unless other arrange
ments from those already agreed
upon are made. According to the
schedule he will pass through this
city about noon on his way to Wat
erloo
The presidents private secretary
has written Gov. Carroll that the
president will enter the state at
Council Bluffs at 6:10 o'clock on the
morning of Thursday, September
2Sth. He will leave over the Illi-
nois Central at 7:20 a. m, arriving
at Fort Dodge at 11:12 a. m. He
will make an eight-minute stop at
Fort Dodge and will proceed on II
Waterloo. reaching there at 1855 p.
m. The president and his party will
spend the afternoon and evening in
that city. leaving at 2:15 o'clock
the next morning September 29th)
for Des Moines and will reach there
at 1880 o'clock In the morning owe:
the Chicago Great Western. The Of
fetal party will remain until 1855
a. M. when they will leave over the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
Public Sale of Real Estate.

We, the heirs of Bernard Wagner
will sell at public auction at the
market square In Webster City
Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. z, 1911. al
1880 o'clock p. M, the following
real estate:
The s. w. Quarter section 1899
26.-This is good farm. located
AZ miles Northwest of Highview
and miles Northeast Of Duncombe
both good market towns.
Also N. w. Quarter of the S. w
Quarter. section 17-ss-25-This is
good piece of timber. located 3
miles Southeast of Webster City.
Terms OF sale: Will be 121s per
cent at time of sale, with contract
to settle balance March 1, 1912, pos
session to be given March /, 1912.
Property Is free from all incum-
brance. and all ditch taxes assessed
have been paid, also all 1910 taxes
paid. Purchaser must pay all ditch
or special taxes, also regular taxes
not due on date Of sale.
N. H. Wagner,
Margaret Mallinger,
Lena Mallinger.
Col. M. L. Mccullough, Auct.
d3f3Tues
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29

Rock Island for ottumwa. 4Presi-
dent Taft reaches Ottumwa at $500
p. M, and will leave for the east at
$3.50 o'clock that night. 1t will be
seen that the president will spend
two entire days in Iowa.
Governor Carroll has taken up the
question of the entertainment of
President Taft with the different
commercial organizations Of the
cities of the state where the timer
airy of the president provides for a
stop. An effort will be made to ar
range for a number of other stops
at the important towns en- route. It
is also probable that Governor Car
roll and an official party will ac-
company the president upon his tour
of Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
DID NOT WANT NOR
MON PREACHING
Little Town of Kamrar has Exciting
Time-Women Take a Hand
in the Affair.

Kamrar, Aug. 29.-Special to the
Freeman-Tribune: Yesterday after.
noon two Mormon preachers came
to town intending. as is their Gus
tom, to hold meetings on the street,
and scatter Mormon literature. 1t
had been determined by the women
of the town several months before
that Mormonism should not he
preached in Kamrar, so their COM
ing was marked by some little ex-
citement.
Several of the business men in
the town warned them that the
women were resolved they should
not speak, and urged them to leave
town. But about eight o'clock they
had gathered a big crowd of men,
who through curiosity, wanted to
see if the women would make good
their threat. Before they began the
ladies came, and one Of them quiet
ly went to the Mormon preachers,
tSiiihS IlSul uO ohe Wduteu d SCSHt,
that they could see they were not
wanted, and that the wise thing to
do was for them to leave, catch the
train and seek a more favorable
field. This they refused to do. The
women then armed themselves with
tin pans of all descriptions and pro-
ceeded to drown the services. Some
loafers who desired to be smart
threw water upon the women This
so angered the majority OF the men
that they took hand at once. They
signalled for the noise to stop and
went to the Mormons. They were
told that they must go at once. A
few men disputed this, and with
such encouragement, THE sons OF
the prophet" decided to stay But
they found their support came from
the wrong class, for after a little
alteration, considerable force was
exerted in helping them to depart.
1t seemed more safe to rely on their
heels than the train-and no one re-
fused them tie-pass.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
AN EVENING OF
RECITAL and SONG
Miss HELEN Smith to Give Enter
tainment of Readings-As-
sisted by Others.

Miss HELEN MARI Smith will give
readings at the Congregational
church tomorrow evening beginning
at s o'clock. She will be assisted
by Miss Elizabeth Dornan of VIM
ton. Miss Dornan has wonderful
talent as child impersonator and
her selections will be a rare treat to
the people here. The program of
the evening will be varied with
readings and vocal and instrumental
music. Mrs. Chas. A. Guyer of st.
Paul, Mrs. o. J.. Henderson, Miss
Hester Huff and Miss Ruth Steven
son will appear upon the program,
as we'll as other of our popular local
talent. No admission will be charg-
ed, but a silver offering will be tax
en-. The general public and all who
enjoy an evening of recital and
song, are cordially invited to attend.
Program tomorrow
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
CORN'S AVERAGE
IS IS PER CENT
Condition Of Potatoes Improved Dur
ing the Month-Fair Crops
Probable.

Des Moines, Aug. 29.-The week
was cool and unusually dry; only q
few light and widely scattered
showers occurred. In many loco'i-
ties over the western and southern
counties no ran fell during the
week, and in those sections the
drought is still serious. In the
northeastern district the rainfall!
was more copious, and practically
all crops are in excellent condition,
but considerable small grain in
shock has been damaged by the con-
tinuous wet weather during the past
five weeks. !, In other sections of the
state corn on light or rolling ground
is dying very rapidly and some of
it is already being cut. Reports
made on August 25th by the cores.
pondents of this Service show that
the average condition of corn was
rs per cent, or a gain of 6 points
since August 1st. With normal
weather conditions about IS per
cent of the crop will be safe from
frost on September 18th; 80 per
cent on September 25th; 95 per
cent on September Goth, and prac-
tically all OF it by October 10th.
The average condition of late pota-
toes on August 25th was 81 per
cent, or an improvement of 20
points since August 1st. In many
lities in western and southern
counties farmers are feeding theii
stock green corn on account of no
pasturage. Much more than the us
ual amount of corn will be cut and
saved as substitute for hay. Fall
blowing is progressing in sections
where sufficient rain has fallen to
soften the ground. In other sec
tions that work has been suspend
ed. Apples, plums, peaches and
grape crops are larger than usual.
A summary Of the late reports from
threshers show the average yield of
small grain to be as follows: Win
ter wheat, 20 bushels per acre;
spring wheat, IA; oats. 25; barley.
%; rye, II, and timothy seed, 8
bushels per acre.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
AT MARKET SQUARE
Oil Wagon Runs Into Buggy Re-
longing to Implement Com
pany-Man Hurt.

George Wesley Smith, employee
of the Webster City Implement Com
pany. was the central figure In an
exciting accident at the market
square this morning. He was driv-
ing across the market place with
his buggy loaded with pump tools
and materials, on his way to the
country to do some repair work,
when the big team and tank wagon
Of the Cedar Rapids Oil Company
came dashing along and ran into the
rear end OF his buggy. The buggy
was pretty badly wrecked, and Mr..
Smith was thrown to the pavement,
sustaining a lacerated ear and sew
eral cuts and bruises. His escape
from fatal injury was fortunate, a =
cording to eye witnesses Of the
catastrophe.
The accident was due, 1t is said,
to the fact that the driver of the
oil company's wagon had left his
team standing unhitched while de-
livering oil in some store building,
and they started off without him.
His team and tank wagon were I'M
injured.
The implement company has put
in claim against the oil company
for the full amount of the damage
sustained because of the alleged
neglect OF the latter's driver.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
Eagle Grove Boosters Visit Webster
City and Advertise Big Fall
Festival at That
Place.
AERIAL FLIGHT MAIN FEATURE
Bird Man in Curtis Biplane to Soar
Among the Clouds-Big Crowd
Expected.

II Headed by a band of twenty
pieces, the Eagle Grove boosters, one
hundred and fifty strong, arrived in
Webster City yesterday afternoon
and spent about half an hour. They
travelled in some thirty-five automo-
biles from which Eagle Grove PEN
nants and advertising Of other des-
crfptions Haunted in the breeze.
The object of the excursion was
the boosting of Eagle Groves big
gala day next Friday. when they
are featuring an airship fight by
Charles F. Walsh, one Of the famous
aviators employed by the Curtis Az
iation Company. Besides the flight
in. ,biplane by Mr.. Walsh, full
program of sports and amusements
will be given, taking up the entire
day and evening.
The big festival is given by the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
Company and the Commercial Club
of Eagle Grove. However, the
aerial fights of the bird man will
be the big drawing card that will
fl, Eagle Grove with people, as this
exhibition is the first thing Of the
kind ever given in this vicinity.
The boosters band circled out in
the street here and gave a short con-
cert, following which the "bally-
hoo'I man of the party in q loud
voice invited everybody to come to
Eagle. Grove next Friday, after
which the procession moved on
through the city and returned to
Eagle Grove. The party also visit
ed Fort Dodge yesterday afternoon,
coming directly from the gypsum
city to this place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
OUTING CLUB WILL
HOLD DEDICATION
Preliminary Meeting to Arrange fol
Formal Dedication of New
Club House.

With the recent completion of
the new club house, the Webster
City Outing Club is beginning to
take quite prominent place among
the social institutions of the city.
The building is now complete and
will soon be dedicated.
A preliminary celebration of the
completion of the new building will
be held at the grounds tomorrow
afternoon and evening. The male
members Of the club will meet at
the grounds and spend the after
noon in the enjoyment of few out
door sports, such as a ball game,
tennis, golf, quoits, and other
games, winding up with a buffet
lunch at six-thirty O'Clock. The
purpose of the meeting is to get to-
gether all of the men of the club to
arrange plans for the formal dedi-
cation of the club house and
grounds, which will be held some
time during the second week in
September.
The Foster Furniture Company
has just received the first install
ment OF the furniture for the new
club house. 1t is of the rustic hick-
DRY variety and is very unique and
appropriate for the purpose intend
ed. These pieces of furniture may
be seen in the east show window of
the Foster store. The reed goods
the furniture for the ladies room in
the new club house-is expected to
arrive today or tomorrow.
At tomorrow's meeting of the men
at the club grounds, the necessary
committees to take charge of the
work of making arrangements for
the dedication services will be ap-
pointed. An interesting program of
speaking. ETC., and a big banquet
will be the leading features of the
dedicatory exercises. The members
will be privileged to invite friends
to the dedication.
Since the erection of the fine new
club house, interest in the Outing
club has increased and the members
are anticipating a fine time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
Big DAY AT. THE
IOWA STATE FAIR
Yesterday One of the Best Mon
days Known in the History
p of the Fair.

Des Moines, Aug. 29.-Special to
the Freeman-Tribune: Veterans of
the civil war by the thousands are
present at the state fair today.
Yesterday the general attendance
was excellent 1t was one of the
best Mondays in the history Of the
fair, the record of last year being
passed before one O'Clock in the
matter of attendance. The day was
ideal, the program fine, the crowds
immense and good natured; and the
fair management was happy. 1t now
seems certain that the records of
the past will be broken.
The Wrights and their modern
aeroplanes have proved the sensa-
tional feature thus far. They have
two machines here and two OF their
best aviators-P. C. Parmelee and
Clifford Turpin. Both have demon
strated they can and do fly practic-
ally at any hour of the day. II has
been arranged that they go up each
day at II o'clock and then in the
afternoon when the crowds are larg-
est Yesterday they sailed about
over the fair grounds, both at once,
and showed that they could rise or
come down at will. 1t was a most
excellent exhibition and the great
crowds watched the men with deep
interest.
In the horse judging ring some
of the big classes were judged right
at the start and in these there was
great competition between the
breeders. 1t was notable that Iowa
horses won in the first big classes in
Shires and Clydesdales, while an IL
linos horse took first in the Perch
erons. In some divisions as many as
forty animals We're shown in compe-
tition in the ring at once. In the
cattle and swine departments there
was similar keen competition.
The contest among the farm boys
for state college scholarships show
ed that the sixty-one farm boys were
many of them excellent in Judging
grain and stock. The winners were
as follows: /. Frank II. Bliss. Di-
agonal; 2. Fred Bliss, Corning: g..
Marshall Hunter, Red Oak: 4 and 5
(tie), G. M. Hilton, Malvern and
Jonah Hilfman, West Liberty.
Those in charge of preparations
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
THEY ARE TAKING
EARLY PRECAUTION
Local Chautauqua Association Holds
Meeting and Discusses Plans
for Next Season.

The Webster City Chautauqua AS
ISOLATION is taking early precaution
to make next years assembly sue
cess and to guard against the posi-
bility of financial loss. At meet
ing of the association held last
night, it was decided to issue a
statement of the exact condition Of
the affairs of the organization, and
to place the matter squarely before
the public Immediately, in order to
ascertain just how much money to
expend for next years attractions.
The association played about ev-
en- this year, but many of the Chau-
tauqua associations over the coun-
try went behind from one thousand
to fifteen hundred dollars, and the
local organization wishes to take
measures against such possible
contingency. Hence, the sale OF sea-
son tickets for next years assemb-
ly will begin in the near future. II
enough can be sold to warrant con-
tracing for as much good talent as
was given this season, the associa-
ton will continue to do business,
but proper support from the public
must be forthcoming to assure the
financial success of next years pro-
gram That is, if six hundred sea-
son tickets can be sold for next
year, the success of the venture will
be assured; if not, then some close
figuring will have to be done to al
low for losses due to stormy wealth
err and so forth.
At any rate, the work Of selling
tickets will begin shortly. in order
to obtain an inventory of the resour-
ces for next years work. A commit
tee was appointed at last nights
meeting to confer with the differ
ent ladies clubs of the city, asking
their aid in the work of obtaining
subscriptions for next seasons tick
ets Another decision of import
ance last night was that to send
delegation to attend the annual
Chautauqua Alliance, which will be
held in Des Moines, September r.
10,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29

for Pioneer day have been surpris-
ed at the large number of persons
eligible for free tickets because OF
being residents of the state at the
time of admission. At least 500 of
these have been found, and many
will attend the meeting on Thurs
day to organize a Pioneers associa-
ton. Secretary Wilson, Ezra Meek
err, Shirley Gillilland and others will
speak.
That the management intends
that all visitors shall be fully pro-
tected was shown yesterday when
Supt. Brown in charge Of the con-
cessions summarily ordered off the
grounds a lunch stand which wos
over-charging visitors. All are re-
quired to post their prices and ad-
here to the same.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29
Tomorrow Nights's Production.

So many musical comedies are
built without rhyme or reason that
the public have in general come 70
the conclusion that the only make
up is the opening and closing
speech. Wood G. Ward, realizing
this state of affairs, cast about for
comedy which would have an or
iginal plot and dialogue that would
necessitate the introduction of eth
er chorus Of pretty girls or a num-
Der Of vaudeville acts to make 1t a
success. In 1.-TWO Merry Tramps"
they found just what they were
looking for: with the vehicle Of
their desire at hand they engaged a
strong singing company, six nigh
class vaudeville acts. and a chorus
OF handsome girls; next. special
scenery was provided for each act
and singing number, with wardrobe
and gowns which are marvels TO
the dressmaking and costuming art.
Few productions in years have
awakened greater admiration anon 2
theatregoers; artistic elegance, har-
mony and brilliancy OF coloring are
marked features of each of the three
acts. Every member has been en-
gagged for their particular fitness TO
the roles entrusted to them. The
chorus is remarkably pretty and
talented, not only for its ensemble
work, but for the meritorious indi-
vidual work. This attraction will
be seen at the armory opera house.
Wednesday evening. Aug. 80.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29

1.-TWO Merry Tramps," since last
presented here has been rewritten
and improved with some new and
novel musical numbers. all CT the
WHISKY kind Several of the num-
bers are of the latest, among them
being "The Famous Squads "The
Chantecler Craze" and the big
waltz hit. "Edelweis." This attrac-
ton will be the Offering at the arm
DRY opera house tomorrow night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-08-29

Interest among the fans is at high
water mark over tomorrow's ball
game between Farmer Burns team
and the locals. Hobson, who let the
fast Ackley bunch down with three
hits, will do the twirling. Extra
seats have been provided in antici-
patton of the big crowd that will
turn out to see this game,