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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Fine PORTRAITS
AND WATER COLORS
Strague & Hathaway Display Of Wat.
er Colors and Portraits at
Browns Studio.

The display of water colors and
portraits made by the Strague &
Hathaway Co. of Boston at the
Brown studio last Saturday attract
ed the attention of the admirers of
high class artistic work in this city.
1t was indeed rare collection of
paintings and portraits far above
the average in design and work
manship.
The watercolors were thirty or
forty in number and represented
characteristic scenes of the Allan
tic states from Florida to Maine. The
originals were painted by a Florida
artist OF distinction and the copies,
which are almost perfect limitations
Of the originals in coloring. perspec-
tive and fine artistic workmanship,
are all made by Mr.. Hathaway. This
line, however, is being crowded out
by the increasing demand for por-
traits and the Boston firm are now
closing out all of their water colors
and in the future will devote their
efforts exclusively to portraits. So
that those who secured pictures Sat
urday will have in their possession
copies of some of the finest Of water
color paintings purchased at sur.
prisingly low figure.
The portraits perhaps attracted
more attention and were even more
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

is of the greatest Importance and
would be the surest guarantee Of the
security of foreign interests and
public order generally. The govern
ment has made more severe the state
Of siege; strong patrols circulate
through the streets and the police
have received orders to use the ut-
most viEgance and repress all disor-
ders vigorously. A brigade of infan-
try has been dispatched to TchalJa,
with orders to prevent all fugitives,
principally soldiers, from proceeding
to Constantinople, but it Is question
able whether the brigade under cer-
tain conditions could carry out such
an order.
On Thursday the diplomatic rep
resentatives Of all the nations held
a conference. Just what measures
were decided upon is not known, but
the Austrian ambassador visited the
foreign minister and called atten-
tion to the disquietude on the part
of the foreign residents respecting
their safety.
Definite news of the result of the
great battle is expected hourly. Ac-
cording to government official.
Nazim Pasha's plan Is to surround
the Bulgarians, while Mahmoud
Mukhtar Pasha is working to the
northwest of Visa. A column of 3O,-
600 will then be ordered to make a
sortie from Adrianople to join hands
with him and bar Bulgarian re-
treat to the north. The Turkish
army at Dedeaghatch is to hem IN
the western flank of the Bulgarians,
while the main Turkish forces, oc-
cupying the line between Tchorlu
and sereai. is expected to deliver the
decisive blow against the enemy.
The defenses at Tchalia have been
repaired and strengthened and dur
ing the last few days many guns
have been mounted there, but If the
Turks are beaten at Tehorlu and
Tcherkess- -Keui, an effective resist
ance. along the last line of forts Is
improbable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
REVEREND A. |.
Martin RESIGNS
Pastor of Christian Church Resigns
VIII Leave About December
First.

Rev. A. I. Martin, pastor of the
Christian church, much to the re.
gret of his parishioners and other
friends in this community, has
handed in his resignation to the To-
cal society, asking to be released
about December or January 1st. His
plans for the future are not yet def
initely settled but he expects to take
another charge soon. The members
of the local society have wished him
to reconsider. his resignation but
this he contended he could not do
The people very much regret to have
Rev. and Mrs. Martin sever their re-
lations with this church.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
HAMILTON COUNTY'S
VOTE four YEARS AGO
Some Figures for Comparison With
This Years Results-Taft's
Majority, 1921.

Four years ago the republican ma
jority in Hamilton county was L.
621, the total democratic and repub-
lican vote being: Republican, 2,766;
democratic, LAS. The prohibition
lists polled 100 votes and the social
lists "a. Here in Webster City the
republican vote was 594 and the
democratic vote was $40. The pro-
hibitionists had 40 and the social
lists 80. In the state Taft had 275,-
343 and Bryan had 200,942
In 1904, when Roosevelt swept
the country by the largest majority
of any candidate in its history and
when Iowa gave him majority of
more than 100000, the head of the
republican ticket had majority of
2,368 in Hamilton county and 474
In Webster City. That year the pro-
hibitionists had 102 votes in the
county and the socialists 20. Here
in Webster City the socialists had
27 and the prohibitionists Al. The
total vote of the county was 4,032.
In 1904 Roosevelt's majority in
Iowa was better than $4,000 more
than the head of the republican
state ticket. ....
Here Is the vote of the county by
townships in 1908, when Taft and
Parker were the opposing republican
and democratic candidates.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
IS WEBSTER
C|TY'S REGISTRATION
A Gain off17O in Four Years-Means
Largest Vote in History
of Town.

That Webster City is enjoying a
healthy growth is apparent from
many reasons and the registration
of voters this year compared with
the registration of four years ago
demonstrates it further. The real
growth of the town, however, the
past four years has been made dur
ing the past two years. In 1908,
giving five persons to each voter the
population of the town was 5,305.
By the same method we now find
the population to be 6,155, which,
the TreemanTribune believes, is
not far from the mark. Saturday
was the last day to register and this
years registration is as follows:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
N0SLEM CAPT.
TAIL IN FEAR OF
AN UPRISING
Constantinople in State Of Siege
Defeat May Bring
Massacre.
RETREAT TOWARD THE CITY
Result of Battle Uncertain, but
Turks Situation is
Desperate.
RETREAT TOWARD THE CITY

Constantinople, Nov. 4.-(Un'
censored. .)-Constantinople Is in g
fever Of excitement over the alarm.
ing reports from the field of battle
Foreigners and natives alike are suf.
fering from tension caused by the
series of military disturbances and
although the city is in state OF
siege, crime in some quarters Is un.
checked. Many families are leaving
the city. The people fear, first, an
outbreak of Moslem fanaticism b!
the turbulent elements, the lower
classes, and second, a rising of hor.
des of maddened soldiers, who are
being driven by the Bulgarians t
make their last stand a few miles
outside of Constantinople and then
perhaps to fall back on the capital
The battle still continues on the
plains OF Thrace and if the Turkish
soldiers fall back within the gates
of the city it Is feared they may turn
their guns and bayonets on those
who are awaiting here the outcome
of the conflict. .s@
There is a large and unruly ele'
ment of the population which would
be glad of any preteXt for massacre
and pillage. The presence of more
than 10000 Moslem refugees from
the war zone who have lost all their
possessions adds to the danger oI
the situation. Rumors are current
that the Young Turks COMMITTEES
may start rioting with the object o
overthrowing the government bu
there have been no tangible proofs
Of such plan.
1t Is doubtful whether a risins
would be directed against foreign
ers ais much as native Christians
but the danger to foreigners Is yer.
real Ii the Turkish army sustain
complete defeat, the lives and prop
erty OF thousands of foreigners, a
well as native Christians, will be h
imminent peril
The presence of foreign warship
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
A Small Blaze.

The fire department was called
out Saturday afternoon by an alarm
turned in from the northside, where
a barn on the Peter Staenders's S
premises had caught fire from the
grass on the lawn which was being
raked and burned. The flames had
made but little headway, were soon
extinguished, and very little harm
was done to the building.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER s. 1912.

wonderful in their perfection Of de-
tail and life like appearance. These
varied in size from a small ivory
miniature valued at $3.50 to large
oil paintings priced at $500. The
Strague G. Hathaway company are
recognized generally as the foremost
portrait painters of the United
States and indeed fill as many Or
ders from, Europe as from this coun-
try All who saw the exhibit Sat-
urday were indeed surprised at the
beauty. and perfection of their art
and could scarcely conceive of more
perfect workmanship. Mr.. Brown
has dealt with this firm for num-
Der of years and several of his GUS
toners have specimens of the por-
trait work in their homes which are
continual source of pleasure.
This is the second exhibit Of fine
artistic paintings seen in this city
this year, the other being a travel
ling exhibit from the Clarke muse
um of Chicago. Webster City will
be glad indeed to see more of this
kind of artistic work.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

aid of the visitors fell on the ball
on tumble and punt returned 1t
to the home team. Berggren punt
ed to Brintnall, but Ames lost on
downs On a forward pass Daniels
again made a good gain, but Berg
gren threw wild on the next play
and Greenlee caught the ball. Will
Jams then pulled off long end run,
but s. Sterling dropped Williams
back three yards on the next play
Ames was penalized for off side.
Greenlee then tried place kick but
was unsuccessful Time for the fin
ish was then called with the oval in
the possession of Ames. The lineups
~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Taken to Hospital.

c. III. Mallo and sister. Mrs. Har-
riett Long, who have been residing
in Clarksville during the last year
or two, are in the city, the latter
being brought here TO enter Mercy
hospital for treatment. Mrs. Long
has been suffering with a hard at
tack of grip. Mr.. Mallo ex-
poets to return to this city from
Clarksville soon and he and his sis
ter will remain here permanently.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
To the Farmers.

We encourage the bringing of
good salted dairy butter and fresh
eggs to our store by the farmers We
pay at present 26 cents per pound
for butter and rs cents per dozen
for fresh eggs. il
f1t1 j. ". Kearns.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

R. Fl. Mabbott is taking a months
vacation from his duties at the Mer-
camille.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29
In the World of Sport
PERSON Won GO
over JOHNSON
TAKES TWO STRAIGHT FALLS
FROM THE BOSTON MAN-WEI-
MAN NOT IN SAME CLASS WITH
LEO - is DEFEATED BY KID
MEDFORD.

There was a good sized crowd over at
Moorhead Wednesday night to see the
wrestling match between Chris Person
Of this city and A. l. Johnson of Bos-
ton. 1t was a great match and the
two men worked hard. Person won the
first fall in just 50 minutes and the
second in II "a minutes, n the fans
got their moneys worth.
Kid Medford and Kid Weiman, the
latter of Boston, and the former of
Fargo, went on for a contest in box
ing that was to have lasted six rounds,
but Medford's treatment of the lad from
beantown. was of such a nature that
the latter was glad to quit, for the
Fargo man put it all owe him.
Weiman came here, he said, to try
after a match with Leo Kossick, but
his showing Wednesday night was such
that a match with the pride of the two
cities would be clearly out of the ques-
ton. He explains his rather Door
showing by stating that he was in no
condition for the mill. All who attend.
ed the bout were very much pleased
with 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29

ment. had skipped across to the oppo-
site side of the ring when his opponent
went to the canvas. As Woigast came
at him, he rushed to meet him and the
two exchanged blows WOlgasr was
badly dazed. but he covered so that
Richie could not send in the finishing
smash.
Only twenty-four seconds remained
of the life of the rOund. Richie, near
his own corner, poised the deadly right
cross again when Wolgasts left took
him low. Billy Nolan, his manager,
leaped to the edge of the ring and
shouted to Referee Griffin and hundreds
of voices raised the cry of foul,
"fOul. Griffin rushed over and caution
ed Wolgast. In another instant the
left rip of the champion found the
same sore spot. Richie tried to fight
back, but he was plainly in distress.
Griffin, without h~esitatinE, rushed
between the fighters, pushed WolgaSt
aside and raised Ritchie's hand in tok-
en- of victory. The crowd at the ring
side cheered him and hundreds rushed
to shake his hand when he left the
ring. Richie was taken to a oath
house and WOlgast went to his Ocean
Beach training quarters Immediately
after the fight.
WOlgast had the better OF seven OF
the rounds, four were Yer, and the re-
mainder were easily Ritchie's. In the
first two the local lad o%utboxed the
champion; in the fourth he Outfought
him, and In the tenth, which was really
the turning point of the fight, he stood
shoulder to shoulder with him and
slugged to body and head. Wolgast
had much the worst of the milling and
allowance Of brandy that the champion
took during each intermission.
All through the fight Richie locked
and ducked c1eVerly, but encountered
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29

the worlds lightweight championship
when he was fouled twice by AID VOL
CAST in the sixteenth round of their
fight at DAILY City yesterday. Webbing
body Keeling, WOigaSt, ~conqueror ot
Battl%g Nelson, struck his opponent
below the belt and with the wave of
Referee Jim Gritin's hand the Michigan
boy was disqualified.
By his ring gsneralship, his courage
and his splendid fighting ability, Rit-
chic won his spurs in the championship
division. Through round after round
of toe-tO-tOe milling he earned clear
title to the pugilistic crown his wears,
with his waspish left to the face n
his singing right cross.
The unexpected end of the scheduled
twenty-round fight came after those at
the ringside noticed In the fifteenth
round that Wolgast's strength was
waning a mite. The boys faced each
other in the sixteenth, Richie con-
fdently carrying the milling to the
now serious champion, from whose face
the sneering smile had passed. AS
Wolgast was going away, Richie made
him vince with a two-handed volley to
the mid-sectiOn and then, quick as a
fash, a crushing right shot cat and
caught the Cadillac fighter fairly on
the jaw. He fell back on the ropes
and sagged, pitching forward in an
other instant oward his corner. Rit-
chic crowded him and as he raised his
head, the San Franciscan repeated the
right cross. WOlgast, the ~inVinCible,
went sprawling.
who has been counting out champions
for thirty-seven years, began to toll off
the seconds. At the count of four,
Wolgast, his brain clouded, flung him
self through sheer instinct at his
antagonist. Richie, true to his agree
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29
and
CROSS Fight

Bulletin, New York, Nov. 29.-Leach
Cross pointed Battling" Nelson in a
ten round bout yesterday. Nelson took
a great deal of punishment but was
forcing the lighting at the finish.
Cross weighed 1873 pounds at the ring
side and Nelson was four ounces heav-
Ter.
Cross started in with left jabs to
the head. The "battler" was out
classed but managed to land hard or
the jaw with right and left and had
cross crouching at the end of the
1t was all Cross in the second, with
hooks and uppercuts but Nelson sent
in a straight left which discoloreu
Cross's right eye. Nelson took a lot of
surprised everyone, cross in particular
by boring right in for the body with
weak blows, which did no damage.
three terrific left hooks to the jaw
shook Nelson in the fourth session but
he was game and refused to back away.
Nelson bled from the nose and mouth
in the fifth and was wild in his swings
but the pace was telling on Cross while
Nelson ald not show n signs of wear
mess. At the end of the seventh round
he was forcing Cross all over the ring.
a right uppercut and d right and a left
swing dazed Nelson in the eighth.
nelson go to Cross body in the ninth
but took a score of hooks on the head
and a hard right on the jaw in re-
turn. The Dane tried TO get in a good
punch but fell short and his left caught
the referee Young" Corbett on the
ear. Nelson's Willingness against sure
defeat was remarkable, and he actually
made Cross back up, forcing him from
corner to corner until the hnal bell. IL
was a wonderful showing on Nelson's
part and ESoss did net get in any
laureIs 10y Out pointing hlm.
Cross jumped out OF fthe ring after
shaking hands with Nelson, but the
latter remained until the cheers which
greeted his gameness subsidized. Holding
up his right glove for a hearing Nelson
shouted:
Despite all that has been said of my
poor condition l am glad 1 got this OPP
feeble ! am in going up against one Of
the best men you've got here. l thank
you"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29
Find dam SITES
Are SUITABLE
PREPARE EVIDENCE TO BE SUB
MlTTED AT FEDERAL HEAR
ING, DEC. 5.

Grand Forks. N. D., Nov. 29.-Prep-
srations are being made by o IN
terested in the development of h Red
river, for the hearing which Will De
held at the commercial club room on
Dec. s, for the purpose OF nearing
arguments on the question of putting
in dams which will raise the Level OF
the river to a sufficient height to make
it ft for navigation. Prof. %. +.
Chandler was at Drayton yesterday
morning to look over sites suitable
for one of the dams. He reported last
night that a dam could be put in
there without very heavy expense.
This he declares is true of many other
available sites down the river.
The hearing will be conducted by
Lieut.. Col. c. L. Potter. who has re-
Gently completed a survey Of the Red
river and who is in charge of the in
v~estigation which the federal govern
ment is making in regard to the FEAST
biIity of the plan for damming the
river. The hearing will be held at
the commercial club rooms and tnat
organization is gathering information
in regard to the cost of construction,
the required number of dams. the
best sites for them, the relative cost
and efficiency of a few large dams
and a greater number of small dams
and other facts concerning h pro-
posed Improvement 81.
Old Boat Is Sold,
ON the proposition of getting the
government to construct the neces-
sary dams rests the question of
whether or not there will be any
boats plying the river. The Whitney
Bros, who bought out the equipment
of the old Red River Transportation
CO., are waiting for a decision
before making their future plans. Al
ready the old steamer Grand Forks
which has been the main steamboat
on the river for many years, has been
sold for SCRAP iron and kindling
wood. The engines and other iron
has been purchased by the Grand
Forks foundry. The other boats, in
Guiding the Fran and the barges are
being held in readiness. If there is
any prospect that navigation will
agains be possible, the boats will be
run regularly. If nothing is done to
insure navigation, the company plans
to wait until there is water enough to
float the boats n they Will then be
taken to Winnipeg. ....
Among the many reasons which will
be assigned for the need of having
the river navigation, will be the pos
sibility of h country along the river
in this state and Minnesota supplying
the demand of Winnipeg for hay, po-
. tatoes and bricks. There are excel
lent markets for all of these products
in the Canadian city, but freight rates
are so high when they are shipped by
rail thai they cannot be sold to I'M
great extent. If water transportation
were possible it would afford a good
market for the farmers. who could
send their bulky products at a much
lower rate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29
RIVERS Won FROM
JOE MANDOT

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 29.-Joe Man
dot, the pride of the south, went down
to defeat yesterday before the tigerisr
onslaughts of Joe Rivers of Los Ange.
les, over whom he had won an easy
decision less than three months ago.
1t was a clean-cut victory for the
Mexican, who showed a remarkable re-
versal of form, exhibiting more speed
and cleverness than heretofore in his
career. 1t was nearly dark and the
electric lights over the ring had been
lighted when Referee Eyton hoisted
Rivers hand in token to victory al
the close of the twentieth round, but
now a needless formality. Only one
decision was possible.
It was a fast and gruelIing ighI
from start to finish. At times both boys
threw caution to the winds and slugged
fiercely in their desperate efforts To
end the fight with a knockout. The
nearest thing to a k~nockdown was
scored by Rivers in the fifteenth round
when he almost fioored the Frenchman
with a terrific onslaught of rights and
lefts to the jaw, followed by clinches
in which he rammed both hands TO the
stomach with an occasional uppercu;
to the chin.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29
The BASKETBALL
SEASON COMING
DIRECTOR HENDERSON OF THE Z.
NJ. c. A. GYM. PREPARING FOR
THE INDOOR GAME AND THERE
WILL BE SEVERAL LEAGUES
FORMED SHORTLY.

With the approach of d~isagreeable
weather, the coming basketball season
Will be more .th1n welcomed by humid
reds of young men in the city. No other
indoor game furnishes the exercise,
recreation, friendly competition, pleas
ure and skill as does this most popular
winter sport. The physical department
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is planning a basketball league for
the senior members of the association.
No sooner had the list been put on,
than scores of fellows signed up, signi-
flying their desire to be placed on d
team. Tonight at SIS o'clock the first
tryout for h teams will be made. This
will give the captains an opportunity
to more in~teligently select their men
from those whose playing ability they
are not familiar with. Every fellow
vii! be given an equal chance, and all
senior members of the association tina
desire to play on a team, are expected
to be on hand for the tryout tonight in
the gymnasium. The fellows that are
present will be the first ones selected.
The league will consist of -four
teams. The schedule of games will
open next Friday night, double header
games being played each Friday night
thereafter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-29
STATE HEDICS.
AT DEVILS LAKE

Devils Lake, N. D., Nov. 29.-The
special meeting of the North Dakota
State Medical association will be held
in Devils Lake, Dec. 5, in the afternoon
at the commercial club rooms, to talk
over the matter of legislation. In the
evening a banquet will be served at the
Sevilla dining room by the ladies of
st. Joseph's church. DR.. McGurren.
who is chairman of the organization,
and in charge of the affair, announced
the following programme:
Our Medical Practice Act-Drs. g.
M. Williamson of Grand Forks, and J..
e. Countryman, Grafton.
The Licensing of Irregulars-Drs.
| Murdoch McGregor, Fargo, and ]. e.
Spicer, Fargo.
The Druggists Permit Law-Drs. p.
HI. Beck, Lakota, and a. Carr, Minot.
Enforcing the Law Against I'M
licensed Practitioners-Drs. r. p.
Guam, Bismarck, and Paul Sorkness
of Fargo.
Our Health LawS-DrS. James
Grassick, Grand Forks, and I'll. II.
Rowe, CasseTton.