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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17
THE SHIFTING MISSOURI.

Louisville Courier-Journal: Many
stories have been told Of the eccen-
tricities OF the Missouri river and
how that fretful stream has made
and unmade towns by its peculiar
methods OF changing its channel.
A dispatch from Omaha tells an
interesting story OF the rise and fall
of Rockport. once a promising west
ern town. Rockport. according to
the story, was in existence before
Fort Dearborn was built; before
Chicago was thought of; before
Council Bluffs, Kansas City and
Leavenworth were put on the map
steamboats, which only whistled at
Omaha, stopped at Rockport for sup
plies" Military expeditions made
headquarters there, industries
sprung up and Rockport apparent
ly had the makings Of metropolis.
About seventy-five years ago. how
ever, the Missouri river decided to
move. 1t did not exactly pick up its
bed and walk, but it switched Its
channel and took short cut across
the country, leaving Rockport high
and dry Ave miles away. The town
was literally ruined. The trading
posts were moved away. The stores,
hotels and small industries quit
business gradually and the citizens
moved to other localities. Many OF
the residences were taken to farms
in the surrounding country and
eventually Rockport was entirely
deserted.
Now, the Omaha dispatch relates,
the river has shifted again, but the
change was made gradually and not
in single night, as was the case
OF century ago. For
some years past the Missouri has
been eating Its way slowly back to
the deserted wharves OF Rockport, IT
has been swallowing UP cornfields
and farms and has resisted all eff
forts to stop 1t, though the govern
ment built rip-raps and the farmers
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

How would it do to enact law
prohibiting man from being nom
mated for the presidency a third
time? That would certainly pre-
vent a third term president. What
has Mr.. Bryan to say in regard to
such an innovation
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

If President Taft accepts that col
lege professorship he may yet be IN
lire for one of the Carnegie pen
sions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

,aign, is the surest way TO save tne
.epublican party.
Editor Dalton, OF the Manson
Democrat announces that he = 3
candidate for United States mar
hal. 1--WE want the position. Mr.
Dalton says in the Democrat. We
IAN handle it without any trouble
whatever, we can use the salary
very handily, and we believe that
,ur over twenty years OF unreward-
ID service to the democratic party
entities us to the place"
"Gov. Carroll may be criticised
for not being able to tell q corpse
when he sees one" says the Du-
buque Telegraph-H Herald, "but there
is nothing faulty with his vision
when he sees in the Brookhart IN
terview statement Of q purpose 60
keep the republican party IN Iowa
together until Cummins is reelected
to the senate two years hence ana
then let it go to pot"
Gov. Wilson says he sees nothing
but smooth sailing ahead. What
q shame to wake him up" comments
the Ida Grove Pioneer.
.Iowa will match her pancakes
and pumpkin pies against al the
ranges and mists Of California or
the grapefruit and snakes Of Fiori- Y
da,'' says the Marshalltown Times
Republican.
The Waterloo Courier predicts
that the proceedings against Judge
Archibald will prove one thing,
namely: That impeachment BY the
senate as a means OF recall is mighty
awkward and unsatisfactory.
Maybe there are some republic
cans who do not feel the need OF
either regeneration or reorganiza-
tion," says the Iowa City Republic
car.
The Des Moines Tribune says it is
a pleasure to note that the work Of
landing an Iowa man in Wilson's
cabinet is not being neglected by
the newspaper correspondents at
any rate.
1.-The attire OF women is putting
on more and more of the military
effect" observes the Davenport DEM
ocrat. What else could one ex-
pect? The militant woman is march
ing on"
Miss Jane Addams is a very good
woman and we all admire her,
says the Burlington Gazette. But
wouldn't it be better for her and
all concerned II she would devote
her talents to Hull house and not
endeavor to place the United States
on the social settlement plan.
The Boone News-Repnblican says
1t sounds natural to hear the colonel
again denouncing something.
Congress ought not to make a
long drawn out affair OF the Arch
bald case" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican. THE best thing to do
with that man is to kick him down
and out. It should not require an
endless procedure to determine that
he is too tainted to be allowed to
remain on the bench
The Charles City Intelligencer
says 1t requires no considerable po-
litical acumen to discover that the
time to reorganize the republican
party is not at hand. The truth
Is" the Intelligencer continues.
"both sides are 80 sure that any
convention or what not
called for the purpose OF patching
up old differences would break up In
a row and perhaps result in some
political head splitting The time
to reorganize the republican party
is when the boys begin to miss their
meal tickets.
Farm for sale or rent near Wall
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

Grant to thy ministering servants
such humility that it may be safe
for them to be successful. Newman
Smythe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

Recollection is the only paradise
from which we cannot be turned
out.-Richter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

It is not often that the Freeman
Tribune agrees with the denuncia-
ton OF southerners when discussing
the negro question, but 1t is in sym
patty with the observations Of Rep
resentative Roddenbery Of Georgia
in the national house the other day
in support of his bill prohibiting the
intermarriage of whites and blacks.
Such marriages sooner or later
bring sorrow and humiliation to all
parties concerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

No wonder Woodrow Wilson is
suspicious of the claims OF some pol
iticians that they were the original
Wilson men. There were only g.
100000 votes cast for him at the re-
cent election and it is said that al
ready more than 100000 Office
seekers have applied for jobs. Pos
sibly some republicans cannot get
rid Of the habit and are now sail
ing under democratic colors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

Contrary to predictions made pri-
or to the granting of the ballot to
women in California, at the recent
elections in San Francisco and Los
Angeles the women voted with the
vets and proposed reforms curbing
the saloon were overwhelmingly de-
feated. However. the women had
the ballot to protect themselves
against the saloon and II they failed
to do so the responsibility is their
own.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

BY Investigations made by New
York newspaper it was shown that
ninety per cent OF automobile acct
dents in that state were due to fast
driving and six per cent were due
to carelessness. The automobile
will be as safe as any other mode Of
travel when drivers become endow-
ed with horse sense. but when such
a phenmenon will take place cannot
even be ventured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

President Taft is also great in de-
feat. He is proving a splendid pres
ident from every standpoint.-Fre-
mont Tribune.
Possibly true. But really great
man is great in victory as well as
in defeat. Mr.. Taft was unequal to
the responsibilities placed upon him
BY his magnificent victory o 1905,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

in congress to overthrow third terms
will receive scant support from the
democratic side when it comes to 9
vote-that is. scant enough to de
feat 1t.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

1.-THE attire OF women is putting
on more and more of the military
effect" observes the Davenport Dem
ocrat. What else could one ex-
pect? The militant woman is march
ing on"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

Miss Jane Addams is a very good
woman and we all admire her.,
says the Burlington Gazette. But
wouldn't 1t be better for her and
all concerned II she would devote
her talents to Hull house and not
endeavor to place the United States
on the social settlement plan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT,

The Davenport Times says tne
Cummins idea that national con
yention be held, not to revise the
list Of the, dead and call the roll Of
the missing, nor even to hold an IN
quest, but. to reorganize the battle
line and prepare for another cam
paign, is the surest way to save the
republican party.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

The Waterloo Courier predicts
that the proceedings against Judge
Archibald will prove one thing.
namely: That impeachment by the
senate as a means OF recall is mighty
awkward and unsatisfactory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

The Boone News Republican says
1t sounds natural to hear the colonel
again denouncing something.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

The Des Moines Tribune says IT Is
pleasure to note that the work Of
landing an Iowa man in Wilson's
cabinet is not being neglected by
the newspaper correspondents at
any rate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-12-17

Maybe there are some repu6li-
cans who do not feel the need OF
either regeneration or reorganiza-
tion," says the Iowa City Republic
car.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28
M'CLUNG-SAYRE.
Hagerstown Gets College.

The Blue Ridge College, now at Union
Bridge, Carroll county, which has been
hunting for location for some time, and
which had decided to locate at Myers
vile, this county, will now be located at
Hagerstown. This action was taken by
the trustees of the association at a meet
ing held on Tuesday, June 18th.
MyerSvllle citizens are very much
aroused concerning this action, and
especially as the Board of Trustees had
given their word to the people of Myers
vile people that the college would be
located there upon $40 900 being raised.
The town has only a few hundred in
habitants and it raised about $4,000 in
pledges, and the leading citizens guar
anteed about $4,000 more. Washington
county agreed to raise about $4,000.
Myersvile was then formally selected as
the future home tor the college, some
Myersvile man placed on the Board of
Trustees and the site for the college pur-
chased. Now comes the sudden change
of front, and the leaders of the school
claim that they want larger town in
which to locate, and they specifically
asked for small town before.
There is no suitable building obtain
able in Hagerstown, and the school
authorities came to Frederick for the
purpose of endeavoring to rent the old
Frederick College property, which, it
seems will no longer house Frederick
College, which ended its one hundred
and fortv-ninth year with the commence
ment exercises this month. Under this
plan the Blue Ridge College will be held
together in Frederick this year, and the
next year taken to Hagerstown for its
permanent home.
The action of the Board Of Trustees
has driven from the college some OF its
strongest supporters, and the opinion OF
some people is that the end OF Blue
Ridge College, a church OF thu: Brethren
Institution, is near. There is now a
fight on between the old and the new
Board of Trustees of the college, each
claiming that the other has no jurisdic-
| ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28
Lows Bits.

Mrs. George w. Pittinger and son,
Harvey NJ, were visitors in Thurmont,
the past week.
Miss Rosanna DeBerry spent Thurs
day with her sister, Mrs Mary Colbert,
OF near Graceham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Fox were visitors
in Thurmont on Friday.
Messrs. Elmer and Harvey Pittin-
ger made a business trip to Graceham
on Thursday evening.
Miss Ada B. Pittinger spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with Mrs. Emma Han
key, of near Creagerstown.
Miss Pansy Tressler, of Westminster,
spent some time with her mother Mrs.
Elizabeth Martin and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Domer and fam
lily, of near Graceham, spent Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Maurice S. Smith and
family.
Mrs. Charles E. Miller, of Frederick,
spent a day or two with her mother, Mrs.
Annie Better, of near this place.
Mr.. William Robinson, of Frederick,
spent Tuesday with his sister, Mrs. Maui
rice c. Smith, and his brother, Mr.. c..
NJ. Robinson, and their families.
Mrs. George Washington Pittinger and
son, Harvey, spent from Saturday until
Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence R. Moser, of Middleburg.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28
Milk Company in Trouble.

Richard J. Earnshaw, of Washington
D. C and David Lowensteln, OF Fred
erick. have been named by the Frederick
County Circuit Court as ancilliary re-
ceivers for the Baltimore and Washing
ton White Cross Milk Company. tor
which receivers were named in Wash
ington and in Wilmington, Delaware.
One of the milk plants OF the company,
which is located at Frederick, Maryland,
takes several thousand gallons OF milk
daily from farmers of this section. The
farmers have not been paid tor their last
months milk, and one farmer stated that
the company owed him about $500, and
expects TO get it all. Since the failure
to pay for one month, the farmers were
induced to bring milk to the plant upon
the promise to pay each week, and this
has been done.
The company serves about 5000 fam
lilies with milk in the District of Column
bia. and it is said that about $4,000 re
mains outstanding on these accounts
which causes the present condition o
affairs in the company. If this is col
lected all claims can be paid in full.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28
State Teachers Meet.

The forty-hfth annual session of the
Maryland State Teachers Association
met at Braddock Heights on Tuesday
last and continued in session until this
Friday evening. Prof. Earl B. Wood,
superintendent of public schools in Mont
gomery is the president of the assoCia-
ton. He has been in this city for several
DAYS and is untring IN his efforts to make
this meeting the best in the history OF the
association. The following program has
been most carefully carried out:
Tuesday, June rs. s P. M.-Music,
prayer, address of welcome, Hon: Ham
mond Urner, of Frederick, chief Judge
Sixth judicial circuit of MARYLAND; re-
Spouse, Supt. Woodland c. Phillips,
Howard county; music, presidents adj
dress, Earle B. Wood, Montgomery
county.
Wednesday, June 26, 10 A. M.-Busi-
ness meeting, report of committees; "Our
High School Curriculum" Arthur F.
Smith, Homecoming High school; Oral
Composition. B. f. Fleagle, Baltimore
City College; address, DR.. Edw. Buch-
ner, Johns Hopkins University; What
Science Ought to be Taught in a Four
Year High School Course" S. d. GRAY;
four students from Montgomery County
Agricultural High Schools, will give GER
tain demonstration in Laboratory Agri-
culture; How to Teach Home Econom-
les in the Rural Schools" Mrs. H. ID.
Patterson, College Park; Miss Emma
Jacobs, Washington Miss Letitia Wier,
Baltimore; illustrative lecture and brief
talk on Rural schools of today and ten
years hence" representative OF the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
9P. NJ Music, address, Hon. Phillips
LIE Goldsborough. governor OF Mary
land; music, Prof. w. H. Keister.
Thursday, June 27, s P. M.-Music;
address, DR.. P. P. Claxton, United States
Commissioner of Education; music; adj
dress. DIR. w. Nj. Davidson, Superintend-
ent of Schools, Washington, D. c.
TO- A. NJ THE Study Of Magazines"
B. E. Fleagle, Baltimore City College;
The Socializing of the Secondary
School," F. A. Nanny, Teachers Train
ing School, Baltimore: DUTY of the High
School as Tax Supported Institution,
B. K. Purdum, Assistant State Superin-
tendent. Progress of Agricultural High
Schools in Maryland" S. d. Gray; The
Kind of Education We Need in Our
Rural Schools, " H. J. Patterson, College
Park, Md. Hoy knowledge of Live
Stock May Be Taught in Our Rural
Schools" W. T. L. Taliaferro, College
Park; "A Symposium of Rural School
Experience by eight teachers" E. B
Falrson. Roslyn, Md; N. Price Turner,
Salisbury, Md; S. S. Handy, Easton,
Nd; Julian F. Walters, Brookville, Md;
Mrs. Blanche B. Cramer, Miss Isabel
Stanton, Loreley, Md; r. H. S. Reich,
LaPlata, Md.
Friday, June rs, $50 A. M.-Music;
business meeting; report of Maryland
State Teachers Reading Circle, Miss NJ.
w. Tarr, secretary; report of committee
on resolutions and other committees;
election of officers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28

Mr.. E. T. Grove, cabman. made a trip
to Baltimore in his auto Sunday, those in
the party being MesSrs Charlie Bailey,
Harry Barnes, Harry Miller and Frank
Geisbert. The trip was made in good
time and proved to be a pleasant and sue
cessful outing.
The Marvel moving picture theatre,
which has not been used since it was
Quilted by fire on May I, opened for the
first time on Tuesday. Extensive i'm
provements have been made to the hall,
SO that it is more attractive than before
the fire occurred.
Messrs. George NJ, Zapf, Edward 7.
Meehan and George. Ruppersberger, a
committee representing the Old Town
Merchants and Manufacturers ASsocia-
ton, which will on July II come to this
city on the annual outing of the associa-
ton, arrived in Frederick for the purpose
of perfecting arrangements for the trip.
Rev. c. w. Stinespring, a former min
lister of the United Brethren church, this
CITY, has been in Martinsburg, Va, for
some time past, soliciting $1,000 needed
to open the doors of the new Rocking
ham Memorial Hospital. He returned
to his home in Baltimore this week and
will return to Harrisonburg later in the
year.
The Board CT County Commissioners
will make the tax rate for the year on
Friday. This was given at the Office of
the Board Of County Commissioners, and
it was stated the levy might be made on
Thursday if the revised assessment books
can be completed bV that date. The law
compels the County Commissioners to
make the levy in June SO there is little
grace yet remaining
The examinations for public school
teachers certificates, which have been in
progress at the Girls High School build
ing, East Church street, were concluded
by Superintendent John T. White. There
were siXty-two persons who took the ex-
aminationS, 81 white and colored. Two
grade, and sixty for the second grade.
Some time will be required to make out
the reports from the examination papers.
The new school building to be erected
in the southern section of the city to re-
place the South street school, will in all
probability be located to the south of
Washington street, which is the street
parallel to South street and one block
south. The School Board has entered
into contract with Charles A. Poole, the
owner of about three and one-half acres
of land on this street for its sale. The
deed has not been executed but this will
probably be done. The purchase price
will be $500.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28
Liberty Items.

Mr.. w. Clabaugh is slightly improved.
Mr.. Henry Boyle has been visiting rel
atlves in Emmitsburg.
Herbert Hahn has sold his home to
John H. Bloxster for 1915.
Mrs. William Baker has been entertain
ing Mr.. Largent, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Robert L. Cookson, of Montana,
is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
There was preaching in the M. P.
church on Sunday last at 10 o'clock.
Misses Goodman and German, of
Unionville, were guests OF Jeneveve
Gardener.
Services in St. Peters church on Sun
dav last were held at a. m. Father S.
!. Cavanaugh officiated.
Messrs. P B. R. Smith, Elwood Sna-
der and Walter Hartman, have placed
telephones in their homes.
Miss Marie Kelley of Washington, D..
c., is visiting at the home of her uncle,
Hon. R. Frank Sappington.
Misses Cola Dudrear, Of Walkersville,
and Edna Sappington, of Linganore,
were guests of Miss Bessie Carter.
MT. MAURICE t. oldII leu lllC - IL OllC
night during the week. Topic, Ere
member thou Keep Holy the Sabbath. J"
The United Volunteer Fire Company,
of Libertytown, Maryland, will hold their
annual fair on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, July a, S and 6.
Misses Mary Haggerty, of Philadel-
phia, and Hannah Kelley, of McSherrys-
town, Pa, we've guests of Miss Maude
Simpson, on Thursday.
The Republican nominations at Chi
cago was silently received by the Pro-
gressive Republicans. Many absented
themselves from church services on Sun
I day.
Misses Gertrude Wright and Rose
Yinglng are attending the annual school
meet of Teachers at Braddock. Miss
Yinglng will read paper during the
meet They were entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent de P. Yingling, West
Second street, this city.
Many prominent Democrats of Liberty
district including Hon. Frank K. Sap
pington, Justice Hitselberger, Maurice
F. Starr. DIR. Simpson, Justice Trundle,
DIR. O. B. Stone, Sidney s. Sappington,
and others are attending the Democratic
Convention in Baltimore city.
The commencement exercises OF Notre
| Dame academy were most entertaining
and large crowd attended. The pro-
gram was well selected and appreciated
! by the audience. Miss Mary Irene Simp'
son was the graduate Father Cava-
naugh eloquently addressed the students
, Mr.. Roland Simpson has been slightly
lndisposed. His physician has ordered a
rest as he has been overworked the du'
ties assigned to him by the prohibition
committee has caused him much anxiety
and labor. He will go to Atlantic City
for an extended stay, and during his alb
sence he will attend the Prohibition Con-
vention to which he is delegate.
Mr.. Frank o. Smith, after an extended
business trip to Western MARYLAND re-
turned. The smile on his countenance
denoted success. He will be in Balt
more all this week attending the Great
Democratic Convention. All Frank de
sired was a ticket for admission. Nc
doubt his influence with Democratic
leaders easily procured the pasteboard.