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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I.
B. Stafford.
Mrs. Harriet M. Close is OF to
Chicago for two weeks visit with
her husband.
Ray Berggren spent Sunday
with friends in Kamrar.
Miss Mae Waitman visited ov-
er Sunday with relatives in Kamrar.
MIR. and Mrs Harry Hotchkiss
returned Saturday from visit in
Marshalltown.
-. w. Hittle and twin daugh-
tiers are In Estherville today, Mr..
Hittle being on business.
Miss Hattie Cuppett Of Fort
Dodge spent Sunday in the city, q
guest of Miss Myrtle Martin.
Frank Huddlestun returned to-
day from business trip to Chicago.
Miss Myra Northcraft went to
Iowa Falls yesterday after weeks
visit in this city.
Milo Foster of Liberty, Neb., Is
visiting in town with Wesley Miller.
Mrs. M. H. Brinton and daugh-
ter Esther Nof Ellsworth spent Sun
day here at the David Eyer home.
Henry Biernatzki spent Sunday
with friends in Dubuque.
Ralph France and Byard Dodge
spent Sunday in Iowa Falls.
Miss Iva Bartlett leaves tonight
for a visit in Chicago and at the
home of a Cumnock classmate In
Pana, ILL.,, at whose wedding she
has been invited to read.
Misses Grace Lee and Gene
We've Brown visited with friends in
Williams Sunday.
Harold Mabbott and Dent Vor-
hes spent Sunday in Williams.
Mrs. Parish Of Cedar Falls
spent Sunday here with her son,
Prof. A. r. Parish and family.
Mrs. d. Grifin of Eagle Grove
is in town today on business.
Don Haeger and John Engle-
BRIGHT of Eagle Grove spent Sunday
here.
Glenn Smith of Ames visited at
the A. ]. Leonard home over Sun
day.
p. w. Lee left this noon on q
business trip to Austin, MINI.
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North Liberty.

Mrs. Edw. Rutledge and son,
Fred. are visiting friends and rela-
tives In Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Richie and
baby spent Sunday evening at the
). w, Eppard home.
C. w. Wiike and w. Pettinger are
intending to take land seeing trip
to Minnesota soon. .
Mrs. Yester Ferrel is visiting heI
father in Missouri.
Mr.. DeMoss returned to his home
in Illinois after an extended visi'
here with his son, l.. <. DeMoss.
Bdw. Ackley hauled grain &c
Kamrar Saturday.
J. p. Talcott was showing his au-
tonobiles to the people of the vicin-
ity last week.
Miss Nettie Pettinger, who was
visiting her brother, Wesley, return
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

ed to her home in Webster City Fri
day.
Miss Alice Teter, who teaches at
Dist. No. 2, spent Saturday and Sun
day at her home in Lincoln town
ship.
Mr.. Pauffenbaugh is very sick at
this writing.
About thirty young people enjoy
ed a very pleasant evening at the
C. w. Wilke home last Thursday.
About midnight light refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Misses
Nell Hawks Zelphia Wilson
Alice Teter Blanche Ferrel
Gladys DeMoss Clara Christensen
Minnie Coble Mary Hoffman
Florence Wilke Mary Coble
Violet Ackley Edith Eppard
Messrs.
Ben Gish Harry Coble
Louis Derry Leonard Robertson
Everett DeMoss Charles King
Abram Coble Ed King
Ed Eppard Walter Coble
Arthur King Clarence Wilke
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Caruth.
Dec. II.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12
West Freedom.

| Corn husking is thing Of tht
past in this neighborhood, severa
having finished last week. Gus Huff
Frank Hamlin, and Warren Haye:
together raised $4,000 bushels Of
corn this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Ruby are Wis
iting relatives in Emmett county.
Mrs. l. r. Mulholland and chill.
dren of Webster City are visiting
her parents this week.
George Lemon shelled corn fol
Orville Miller, Andrew Oleson and
George Bassett last week.
Clarence and Lester Woodland at.
tended the stock show at Chicago
last week.
Rev. Bourne Of Duncombe visited
couple of days last week at the
lAndrew> Oleson home.
The third number of the lecture
course at the M. E. church at HON
err given last Thursday evening by
Elmer Chapter was well attended
Every one was pleased beyond ex.
pectation. The fourth number will
be a monologue on the Hoosiel
Schoolmaster by Prof. Welsh next
Friday evening, Dec. Is. He comes
highly recommended. Every one is
cordially invited to attend.
Rev. and Mrs. Albertson Of STRAIT
ford visited at the A. G. shaffer
home last Thursday.
Orville Miller had the misfortune
to injure his hand in buzz saw last
week.
Dac ~
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Tugstad,

NJ. Gunderson painted his house
week
Mr.. Whiteman of Webster City
shipped a carload of poultry from
this place Tuesday.
H. F. Anderson, Ole ober and +
M. Flugstad were business callers al
Webster City Saturday.
The Rood bridge south of here
was repaired last week.
e. M. Mulholland shipped two
carloads of stock from this place te
Chicago last Sunday morning.
d. S. Darnell of Webster City was
business visitor here Saturday.
An exciting event took place here
last Friday. Mrs. R. E. Cooter o.
Webster City, who has farm neal
here. was measuring the cribs or
her place which was farmed by D
C. Stodder this year, where hIreo
man on the farm attacked her. D
s. Darnell, who was near, prevent
ed him from striking Mrs. Cooter
warrant has been sworn out 10,
the hired man but up to the presen'
he has not been arrested.
S. J. Olson has been putting sons
improvements on his store here this
week.
A. H. Cooter, J. A. Olson, X. Il
Cooter and Eli Jensen were business
visitors at Webster City Saturday.
Sheriff Lund of Fort Dodge was
on business here Friday.
Dec. Ii.
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Hamilton.

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Arends
were Webster City visitors Thurs
day.
M. H. Hendrickson visited Friday
with relatives in Des Moines.
Miss Hope Terrence Of Kamral
visited Wednesday with Miss Palma
Hendrickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Koop and Mr.
and Mrs. George Abbas visited Fri.
day at the Anton Cordes home.
Miss Mary Waterman of Kamrai
visited Tuesday with Mrs. Herman
Onken.
Mrs. Hans Tolstrup entertained
the Grand View missionary society
Wednesday of last week. They will
meet with Mrs. John Christensen
two weeks from last Thursday, Dec
21st.
Herman Arends and John WEEP
pei shipped cattle and hogs to Chi
ca go Sunday.
The Grand View missionary 50
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

Davenport, Dec. 12.--Hardly more
than boy in years, but aged as the
result of grief over the death of his
friend, Henry Claussen. Charles
Wagner will be tried on a charge OF
manslaughter.
Charles Wagner has been confin-
ed to the Scott county Jail since the
fatal night of Sept. /, when he is
said to have dealt the blow on the
head of his companion, Henry Claus
sen. which terminated in death.
The two boys-for both were and
are hardly more than boys-liying
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12
Personal Briefs

Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Studley left
yesterday for Burlington, Iowa, to
visit their son, who is employed In
the railroad business there. From
Burlington they will go to Neponset
ILL.,, Mr.. Studley's old home. for a
sojourn among relatives and old
neighbors. They expect to be away
ten days or two weeks.
III. r. Dodge is a business y!si-
tor in Lehigh today.
Mrs. Emma Mattice and daugh-
ter, Miss Wanda, left this morning
for Redlands, California, where
they will spend the winter.
e. H. Martin is a business yis-
itor in Des Moines today.
Mrs. F. H. Alexander of KAN
rar was in town yesterday. 3g
Walter Terrell was business
visitor in harrisburg yesterday II
John A. Berggren is business
visitor in Des Moines today.
Howard Jarvis visited with
friends In Rolfe yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Kamrar
have returned home from a visit
at the B. H. HELEN home in Chi
cago.
Mrs. o. X. Herald visited with
her parents in Kamrar yesterday.
Miss Myrtle Nail, who has been
employed in the Helvetia restaurant
has resigned and returned yesterday
to her home in harrisburg.
w. C. Baker of harrisburg is in
town today.
John Filschen, the real estate
man Of Williams, Is in the city to-
day.
DIR. R. S. Dysart went to Hamp-
ton today to attend the District o.
teopathy convention.
Mrs. G. T. Chamberlin is spend
ing the day in Fort Dodge.
Gilbert Terrell is business
caller in Fort Dodge today.
IS. r. Hoyt, who has been home
from Mason City to spend Sunday,
is business visitor in Grundy Cen
ter today.
Mrs. G. NJ Teed, Mrs. G. w.
Teed and Mrs. c. E. Buell. are visit
ing in Fort Dodge today.
County Supt. Snow is a business
caller in Blairsburg today.
F. F. Brown is in Fort Dodge
today on business.
Mrs. ]. B. Mccullough and Mrs.
A. G. Smith are spending the day In
Fort Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Afford OF
harrisburg returned Sunday evening
from a visit among friends and rela-
tives in Lincoln, Sibley and Paxton,
Ills.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12
(From Mondays Daily J

Mrs. r. w. Pote left this morn
ing for her old home in Stuart. cali
ed by the illness of her father. who
recently suffered bad attack of In
flammatory rheumatism and is now
in a sanitarium for treatment. He
is in the drug and jewelry business
and Mrs. Pote goes to assist in the
store. She will probably remain un-
til the first of the new year.
Mrs. c. H. ROBBIE and children
returned to their home in Blairs-
burg yesterday after a visit here
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

on the same street in the same part
of the city, met at the pool room
conducted by Bowling & Hearne at
1914 Harrison street.
Like preceding nights the usual
evening game of billiards was start
ed and during the contest an argu-
ment resulted over a shot made by
one of the players. The alteration
grew more heated and Claussen is
said to have resented his friends
talk and with his hand slapped him
in the face.
Witnesses say Wagner struck
Claussen in return and Claussen,
raising his billiard cue, dealt the
prisoner blow on the head, break
ing the stick in two pieces, after
wards making rush for the door
with Wagner in pursuit.
Some witnesses say the unfortun-
ate man, after being struck with
the fist Of Wagner, sank to the floor.
his head coming in contact with the
sharp part of the door, which re-
suited in an ugly cash. Many are
of the opinion that this injury caus-
ed the death of the young man.
Claussen was hurried to st. Lul1e's
hospital where for several days he
battled with death. Unconscious
ness overlook the young man and
he was never able to recognize those
by the bedside. Once, the Sunday
following the Friday night Of the
alteration, the stricken man OPEN
ed his eyes, but Immediately lapsed
into the former state of uneon-
seriousness. Claussen died the fol-
lowing Wednesday.
Charles Wagner was indicted by
the grand jury for manslaughter
and sent to Jail to await the call Of
the court. The crowded docket for
the September term caused post
ponement until the present term Of
court.
The circumstances surrounding
the tragic affair. when taken into
consideration that neither young
man was ever known to have doubt
ed each other, much less engage In
an alteration, makes the circum-
stances among the saddest in the
history Of Scott county criminal cir
cles.
Reputation is said to be in favor
Of the prisoner. and Attorney
Murphy will summon large num-
Der of witnesses to testify to the
good character OF the young man.
Even the relatives OF Claussen, al
though bitter toward Wagner, are
said to have taken the proper view
of the matter and will make no ef-
fort to push the prosecution.
Both boys were painters, one liv-.
ing with his parents and the other
with an aunt. Intoxicants are said
to be opposed by both and the ru-
mors that the young men were I'M
der the influence Of liquor on the
night are strongly denied by those
in the pool room when the argu-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12
Rose Grove.
Dec. II

Mrs. Chas. Quelland will visit rel
atives in Des Moines and other parts
of southern Iowa in the near future
AL. Henderson and wife attended
the fat stock show in Chicago last
week.
Art Storrs has recovered from his
attack of rheumatism and is rustling
as hard as ever.
Annie Kean is thus far winning
the good graces of the pupils in
Center school where Carrie Hill gave
such good satisfaction in the fall.
We packed hash today with Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Quelland and we
were held down to the task until
we were as full as Peter Maygard's
balloon when he made that marve'
lous leap for a soft lighting place
We met that genial Billy Wits
Ter, now of Alden, in Williams one
day last week and found that few
lawyers in this part of Iowa have q
better practice than he, as he doesn't
get time to spit except between
strides.
LaFollette's vast armies are clos
ing in on his enemies from all sides
and are compelled only to fire q
few random shots at his ambusheo
foes who will ere long crawl into
their last hole and pull the hole In
after them.
A line from Bert Loban of Garlic
ton, Mimi, informs us that the
weather is warm there with the
snow about all gone.
Mr.. Holt was shredding corn In
these parts last week.
One inch OF rain fell here last
night.
Dec. 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

ciety will give box supper at the
Grand View school house Saturday
evening, Dec. 16. A short program
will be given.
Miss Berthe Waitman and Ray
Berggren of Webster City visited ov-
er Sunday at the NJ. H. Hendrickson
home.
Dec, II.
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ment was started.

ment was started.
Wagner Is said to have expressed
the desire that If he thought he was
responsible for the death of Claus
sen, without proyocation, he was
ready to accept the maximum SEN
tence of the court, but the young
man strongly maintains his inno-
cence and declares that Claussen
started the fight with a slap to the
formers face, followed by blow
to the head with a billiard cue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12
Student Thieves are Discovered.

Keokuk, Dec. Thigh school
authorities here state they have SCI
cured incriminating evidence
against certain pupils who have
been Systematically robbing the
wardrobes of the school for several
months past. They decline to state
whether arrests will be made or not.
The culprits grew SO bold during
the last two weeks that it was al.
most unsafe to hang clothes in any
of the wardrobes of the building.
Watches, jewelry and money were
among the things pilfered with
great regularity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

The commercial league have
thoroughly investigated the business
college proposition and 1t is fully
endorsed by them. Furthermore,
President Hon stands ready to back
up every scholarship sold with
double value in preferred stock IN
the institution at Cedar Rapids. II
desired. A1t
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

Buy your harness at Grempel's.
Largest stock. best In quality and
workmanship. Prices right. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-12

w. C. Cantonwine pays the most
for hides and furs. Across the
street from the shoe factory.
12-11f3t3s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-21

Police Commissioner Croul was not
IT. the least disturbed by the revela-
-tions OF Assistant Prosecutor Jasnow-
ski, and Detectives High and Larkins,
who found dances and liquor selling
in several halls OF the HuntSt. pre-
cinct. In violation OF the law, early
Sunday morning, and who were sur
prised at the attitude OF Sergt Ed
ward Knight and Lieut. Thomas Nc
Gam. In being cognizant OF the condi-
lions. without closing the places up.
Place all the blame for those con-
ditions on me-" said Commissioner
Croul. ut is up to me. and II is a
big question, one that | have been
working on for long time.
II am glad that the prosecutors
raiders have caught these places
with the goods II now opens mat
tiers up for me- am responsible for
giving these halls certain privileges,
and take the blame for what the
prosecutors officers found. But II Is
case of the hoggishness Of certain
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-21
WANTS STEEL TRUST
INQUIRY DISCONTINUED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-A fight to
discontinue the investigation of the
Steel trust by the Stanley committee
OF the house, was made in heated
session OF the committee today.
The committee went into executive
session and r. V. Lindabury, counsel
for the Steel trust asked that the
committee stop all investigation pend
ing the result of the governments
suit against the company.
Lindabury. argued that the original
Stanley committee report, authorized
the committee to prove such viola
tons of the company as have not been
investigated by the executive depart
ment OF the government
He claimed that the filing OF the
governments suit deprived the com
mittee of power OF further investiga-
ton.
Lindabury's motion precipitated a
bitter wrangle. Finally all except the
members of the committee were or
dered from the room and the argu'
ment continued.
The committee finally decided to
hold the question open until the full
committee could get together. Mean
while the committee will proceed to
morrow to examine witnesses already
summoned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-21
RECEIVERS HIS CHILD
FROM PRINCESS BY RUSE

ROME, Nov. 1.-THE talk of re-
Cancellation between Princess Louise
Of Saxony and her husband. Signor
Toselli. turns out to have been ruse
Of Toselli to get possession OF the
child. All Florence pricked up it's
ears when IL became known that the
princess had returned from Brussels,
had met him at the Hotel Baglioni In
the presence OF lawyers for both sides
and friends and had come out arm in
arm after a two-hours' conference like
a couple setting out for their honey
moon Then came the report few
days later that II was all mistake.
and the princess sent to the newspa'
pers an indignant denial OF recon
ciliation. This is what happened:
Toselli, at the meeting at the hotel,
gave his wife formal promise to re-
turn with her to Brussels and settle
down there, and on the strength OF
this promise the princess wired to the
nurse to bring the boy along. The
reconciliation" was soon broken.
Toselli called her. among other things
"a German cow" They went togeth-
err TO the villa at Fiesole, near Flor.
ence, and Toselli to disarm his wifes
suspicion. took the child for walk
several times. When one evening he
did not return as usual, the princess
realized that trick had been played
upon her
Consulting her lawyer she found
that the law was against her: that al
though the child was under seven
there was little hope of getting him
back
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-21

well-known Indian authority, who will
give a trayelogue. In the Light Guard
armory, Through the Rockies 10 the
camp OF the Blackfeet Indians, Tor
the benefit OF the Girls Protective
league. Mr.. McClintock is young
Pittsburgher. who went into the
Blackfeet camp several years ago
with CLIFFORD Pinchot. He has devoted
his life TO the collection and compila-
ton OF Indian lore and history. and Is
considered the foremost authority on
the subject I'm America. Mr.. McClin-
tock's lecture Friday evening. will be
Illustrated with stereopticon slides
made from photographs taken by him
self Tickets for the lecture are now
on sale in Grinhelrs.
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A novel holiday fair called "A hand
kerchief sale" will be held Thursday
afternoon and evening, In the Camp
behave. Methodist church parlors, by
the Ladies' Aid society. Handker-
chiefs OF all kinds will be attractiveiy
displayed for sale.
o.
1T would be difficult TO fnd a writer
whose work Ia less in demand today
than William Wadsworth's, and yet
there is no poet whom Americans
need more to read" Seclared Prof.
John Cowper Powys. OF Cambridge.
Eng, In a lecture on this English
poet. Saturday evening. in the Church
OF our Father. Getting and spend
ing! The three words sum up our
modern civilization. And II 10 this
that Wordsworth condemns; there
fore, say, that We need 10 read and
TO know Wordsworth" DIR. Powys Is
attracting large audiences TO his lee
lures on English literature. He Is
delightful speaker. Saturday even
ing. Nov. 20. DR.. Powys will take up
"Coleridge."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-21
Social and Personal

Mrs. Walter r. Parker will give a
musicale and luncheon in the Coun-
try club. Wednesday.
Miss Florence Pond has taken the
Crosse Pointe Farms house, formerly
occupied by MIR. and Mrs. Russell A.
Alger.
Mrs. Charles Horton Metcalf will
given an afternoon tea for this and
last seasons debutantes. in honor OF
her daughter. Miss Marjorie Metcalf,
in her home in Crosse Pointe Farms,
Tuesday.
The annual sale and supper OF the
Womau's Association of the First
Congregational church will be held,
in the parlors, Thursday afternoon
and evening, Nov. 23 A turkey sup
per will be served in the dining room
from $50 to 8 o'clock.
o.
The Sewing guild OF the Woman's
Hospital and Infants home will give
musicale, Wednesday afternoon, at
8 o'clock, in the residence OF Mrs. K.
ID. Stair, No. 1923 Woodward-aye. The
affair Is given TO raise funds TO fur
nish a playroom for the little ones
In the home. The program will be
given by Mrs. Z. W. Haass, soprano;
Miss Margaret Mannebach. pianist;
Miss Freda Gagel. Miss Marie Won Es-
sen and Mrs. Charles Leonard.
Miss Lillian Russell, who played an
engagement in the Temple theater
last week, and her fiance, c. A. Moore,
OF Pittsburgh, were the guests OF
honor, at luncheon, Saturday noon,
In the Detroit club, given by Col. and
Mrs. w. q. Latimer. Miss RusselPs
sister, Mrs. Ross, of New York, was
also present. and the other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Leonard.
Miss Elizabeth Leonard and Miss
Ruth Latimer.
The Woman's guild OF st. Paul's
Episcopal cathedral will hold the an
nual holiday fair and bazaar. Tues
day. in the parish house. The fair
will open in the morning and continue
throughout the evening. Luncheon
will be served at noon and tea and
light refreshments throughout the day.
In addition to the attractive holiday
articles TO be offered for sale, there
Will be booths and tables devoted to
practical everyday articles and sup
plies for the household. Music will
enliven the fair.
In an interesting talk in the Mu-
scum of Art. Sunday afternoon, AS
sistsnt Director Clyde Burroughs,
discussed THE place of sentiment In
a picture" 'In the realm of pic
lures, as In that of music. 1t is often
the story that appeals to people" said
Mr., Burroughs. Sentiment should
play only a proper part and not &C.
cupy the center of the stage all the
time. Sentiment in all good pictures
throughout the ages has been sub
servient 10 other things. The first
business of a painting is 10 create a
beautiful surface, beautifully divided
into interesting shapes, enlivened
with noble lines, and varied with
lovely and harmonious color. Its Sec
ond business is 10 tell it's story, or
remind the spectator of things he has
seen and admired, and to create the
illusion of truth"
Great interest Ia being shown in
the coming to Detroit, Friday evening
Nov. "a. of Walter McClintock, the