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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
THE CHANGE
N BOOKS Re:
VEALS HISTORY
New Set of Records Opened in Ger
70 Gordo County After
Seventy Years.
MANY COUNTY SEAT FIGHTS
Location of Court House Changed
Several Times Since Early
Days.
MANY COUNTY SEAT FIGHTS

Mason City, July S.-The first set
OF books opened in the auditors Of
fee of this county, nearly 20 years
ago, and which have been in con-
slant use ever since, were placed in
the archives of the court house to-
day and new set opened, which
are the latest books of the kind,
loose leaves and Yale locks, which
arrived recently. George Frost,
county auditor, made the first entry
in the new books. just as his faith
err, the late Judge Frost, made the
first entry in the old set in 1854,
when he held the Office of county
judge, and county auditor combined.
The transfer of books recalls in
teresting county history. When
Judge Frost was auditor the court
house. was located in the village of
Laconia, the site, Of which is about
mile east of the present site of
Clear Lake. The building was made
OF logs and the county officers
spent but few hours each week
taking care of the county's business.
Later the county seat was remov-
ed to Clear Lake and soon after a
county seat war ensued, which was
waged for several years, but which
went finally to- Mason's Grove,
which is now Mason City.
Judge Frost, near, the close of his
term, had his Office, divided and the
Office of auditor and Judge became
two separate Offices.
The old books, which were the
best known three-quarters of CEN
fury ago, are in marked contrast to
the handsome red leather bound
books which have been purchased.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
NOTABLE Names
SIGNED TO CALL
FOR new PARTY
Convention is Called to Convene
in Chicago on Aug
ust 5.
FORTY STATES ARE IN IT.
Territories Barred From Being Rep
resented at This
Session.
FORTY STATES ARE IN IT.

New York, July S.-A call to the
people of the United States who are
in sympathy with the national pro.
gressive movement to send delegates
to the national convention to open
in Chicago Aug. S, was given out
yesterday by United States Senator
Joseph M. Dixon of Montana, Theo.
dore Roosevelt's campaign manager.
The call Is signed by members OF
the committee chosen at a meeting
held in Chicago and also bore sig
natures OF Roosevelt followers in
forty states.
"The territories have no place in
national convention and will not
be considered" declared Senator
Dixon In commenting on the sigma
lures.
"As for the missing eight states,
the most OF them probably will send
delegates, although they have not
taken part in the call. Maine, for
instance, postponed any definite ac-
tion because there is now strong
fight on in the primaries, with the
sympathy running in favor of the
progressive movement Delaware,
North Carolina, Arkansas and Neva-
da probably will take part in the
convention. Mississippi and South
Carolina may possibly be unrepre-
scented.
"The call lays down no rules as
to the methods Of choosing delegates
since each state will be expected to
select its delegates by its own meth
DDS. The representation will be cut
down to Just one-half Of the prev
ious conventions. This was deemed
advisable since this convention is to
be notably deliberative body and
will certainly be composed of a
class OF men altogether different
from those who usually attend con-
ventions.
in all probability the convention
will adopt the name national pro-
sressives" for the new party. but l
,annot say definitely that will be
lone, Thus far no issues have been
luthoritatively stated and. Of
curse, the platform itself will have
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
Aged Farmer is Drowned.

Minden, Ia, July 6.-Carl Kay,
aged so, we'll to do farmer living
north of here, was found in the wat
er tank at the home of his son,
where he was making his home, late
last night. The son and the family
spent the day at Lake Manawa and
returning late at night made a
search for the sons father.
It is believed that the dead man
fell into the tank as q result of an
attack of vertigo and was drowned
accidentally. Kay was an old set
tier and has five brothers living in
this county. He was a widower.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
Motorcyclist is Killed.

Dubuque, July 8.-Frank Cody
aged 26 years, of Waterloo, Ia, was
killed in the first of the professional
motorcycle races at Nutwood park
yesterday afternoon. Cody's ma
chine collided with a rivals and he
was pitched forward and run over.
The accident happened directly in
front of the grandstand, the racers
having attained speed Of mile
a minute. A fracture at the base
of the skull was the immediate
cause of death. Cody had been rae
ing as professional for three years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
DISCOVER A new
DANGER IN AVIATION

Paris, July S.-An army aero
plane accident, showing the great
danger of machines passing too
near to each other while flying, oc-
Cured yesterday at Villacoublay,
near Paris.
Lieutenants Briez and Burlez
started on fight, their destina-
ton being Belfort. Lieutenant
Briez had attained an altitude Of
600 feet, when Burlez, passing him
at greater speed 100 feet higher,
in the air, forced pocket of air
downward and caused the machine
driven by Briez to lose it's equilib-
rum. The monoplane crashed to the
ground, and both Lieutenant Briefs
legs were broken and his jaw frac-
tured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Webster
City postoffice for the week ending
July 8, 1912:
Jesse Alcone.
Roy Cox.
Geo. Dunkleberger.
Geo. Durand.
Frank Hogan.
Charles Jacket.
Mrs. J. c. Johnson.
Chas. Johnson.
Olof Kindem.
Mrs. F. d. Mills.
Russell Wells.
II not called for in two weeks
will be sent to dead letter ONCE,
Washington, D. c.
R. G. Clark, P. M.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
decided upon by the dele

gates
The full text of the call is:
ITO the people OF the United
States without regard to past differ
ences who, through repeated betray-
ais realize that today the power of
the crooked political bosses and Of
the privileged classes behind them
is SO strong in the two old party or
carnations that no helpful move
ment in the real interests of our
country can come out of either.
WHO believe that the time has
come for a national progressive
movement, nation wide movement
on non-sectional lines, SO that the
people may be served in sincerity
and truth by an organization un-
fettered by obligations to conflicting
interests.
who believe in the right and, ca
pacity of the people to rule them
selves and effectively to control all
the agencies of their government
and who hold that only through so
cial and industrial justice, thus se-1
cured, can honest property find per-
manent protection.
who believe that government by
the few tends to become and has in
fact become government by the sor-
did influences that control the few.
who believe that only through
the movement proposed can We OBJ
tain in the nation and the several
states the legislation demanded by
the modern industrial evolution;
legislation which shall favor honest
business and yet control the great
agencies of modern business so as
to insure their being used In the in
terest Of the whole people; legisla-
ton which shall promote prosperity
and at the same time secure the bet
ter and more equitable diffusion Of
prosperity; legislation which shall
promote the economic we'll being of
the honest farmer, wage worker.
professional man and business man
alike, but which shall at the same
time strike in eficient fashion and
not pretend to strike at the roots OF
privilege in the world of industry
not less than the world of politics.
WHO believe that only this type
II wise industrial evolution will
avert industrial revolution;
who believe that wholesome par
y government can come only II
here Is wholesome party manage
nent In the spirit OF service to the
Whole country and who hold that
delivered at Sinai,
Thou shalt not STEAL applies to
'olitics as well as to business.
To all in accord with these views
call is hereby issued by the pro-
isional committee under the resolu-
ion OF the massmeeting held in
'hicago on June %, last, to each
tate to send number of delegates
hose votes In the convention shall
cunt for as many votes as the state
hall have senators and representa-
YES in congress-, to convention at
hicago on e fifth day of August,
912, for Z purpose OF nominat-
lg candida b to be supported for
lie positiq1 Of president and vice
resident the United States"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
TO CARRY ON WORK
OF PHILANTHROPY

Los Angeles, CAL, July By a
strange and romantic metamorpho-
sis Mrs. Elizabeth Murray Newman,
a charming young widow residing
at local hotel; today became Miss
Elizabeth Murray Coffin and the
heiress OF millions with which She
is to conduct many philanthropic in
situations in the United States. One,
and perhaps the chief OF which, is
TO be an industrial farm and an ag-
ricultural college for young women
to be located in Iowa.
The peculiar manner in which
this rich transformation took place
was through the adoption Of Mrs.
Newman, who is now Miss Coffin, by
Lorenzo s. Coffin, SO years old, of
Fort Dodge, Ia, one Of the remark
able philanthropists of the nine
tenth and twentieth centuries.
The curious rise of Miss Coffin,
newspaper woman and magazine ed
itor, to daughter and heiress of a
millionaire and the director of his
fortune in philanthropic enterprises
is no more romantic and promises a
career of no greater unselfishness
than the life led by the man who
adopted her. Withal, it is an exem-
plification of the saying that truth
is stranger than fiction"
Miss Coffin, who was Mrs. New
man, is the daughter of the late
Senator Murray of Iowa. She first
met Coffin in Chicago more than a
year ago, when she was interested
in social settlement work in that
city. She is known in the newspa-
per field in Chicago and other east
ern cities for her special articles on
social settlement work. She is also
the author of long series of short
stories and of beautiful lyric verse.
An admirer of her poetry is James
Riley.
When he first met her Coffin
wanted her to associate herself with
him in establishing an agricultural
college for women in Iowa, to be
conducted in connection with the
Of that state. Her health
not being the best in the middle
west she decided few months ago
10 answer a call to become associate
editor of the West Coast Magazine
N this. city. Here her health was
'apidly restored and here Coffin
,ame to visit her. He at once fell
n sympathy with the plan of his |
low adopted daughter to locate
here an agricultural college for
women In or near this city as well
IS one In Iowa. Her adoption fol-
owed and they will make their per-
nanent home here, although Collins
interests will keep him in Iowa a
art of his time.
, Twice before in his life Coffin has
dopted daughters, but the young
,omen are now both dead and his
My living relatives are OF the re-
lotest kinship. He desires to have
is many good works continued in
is name and Miss Coffin is to do
possible within her pow
: to see that his wishes are execut-
as long as she shall live.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09

canic disturbances and the other on
the northwest coast Of South Amer
lea in Columbia or Ecuador. Since
the seismograph does not record the
exact direction of the shocks it is
impossible to identify their location.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09

La person, who is thought to have
been the thief OF the necklace, got
ice from an ice cooler, broke off a
fragment and when Mrs Pught was
not looking slipped the ice down
the back Of her dress, meanwhile
making away with the chain.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09

Men. even when alone tighten
their labors by song, no matter how
rude 1t may be.-Quintilian.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09

Hogs estimated 10000. Open
slow; close slow.
Top $3.50.
Hogs left over yesterday 1896.
Cattle $500. Open steady; close
steady.
Sheep $4,000. Open steady: close
steady.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09
OFFICIAL CHICAGO MARKETS.
Open High Low Giles

Open High Low Chess
WHEAT.
July. 1.0S.S 1.o4A 1.03 1.03H
Sept. ssas ssB 9sA 99h
Dec =. 1.00h
CORN.
July. Tx 7S II 71k
Sept. 67as 6sas 67as 6sh
Dec. 59.A
OATS. r
July. 42A 425k AIS AZ
sen 361s 35% 35M
Dec. 37h
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-09

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09
Fargo COLLEGE
HAS REOPENED
FARGO COLLEGE REoPENER TO-
DAp AFTER SPRING VACATION
CAMPUS AGAIN ALIVE WITH
STUDENTS AND SEASON FOR
OUTDOOR SPORTS is ON.

Fargo college reopened its doors
again today after the annual spring
vacation and the campus is again alive
with students who are refreshed by
the two weeks respite from their
studies There were several new en-
rollrnents. Although the reopening OF
college today does not mark the begin
ming of another term there are sey-
eral new enrollments which swells the
matriculation list at the college to
nearly $50 and over 800 at the con-
servatory which makes & total enrou :
ment OF nearly 500 students this
spring.
Various activities will now engage
the attention of the students and the
campus win ring with the echoes Of
youthful pleasures that are now III
season. Those interested in baseball
have commenced practice in real ear
nest and a good team will undoubtedly
be developed by Coach Watkins.
Rev. DIR. Beard of the First Congre-
gational church delivered an excellent
talk yesterday morning on the SUBJ
ject Of Men and Religion at the coli
lege chapel In this Dr. Beard laid
much stress upon the boy question
that is involved in the Men and Re-
Iigion FORWARD movement. He told oi
the plan of the boosters of the move
1nent to 60 out into the rural districts
and tell them how TO become qualified
to push the work III the pastoral pur-
suits Of the farmers and the farmer
boys.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09
BILLY SUNDAY
spent QUIET DAY
BASEBALL EVANGELIST SPENT
QUIET DAY YESTERDAY IN THE
cITY-Is NOT SEEN MUCH IN
PU5LIc-TooK DRIVE OVER
THE TWO CITIES.

Rev. William A. Sunday, the noted
baseball evangelist, who preached the
fourth sermon Of his series at the
tabernacle this afternoon. spent q
very quiet day in his apartments al
the Gardner noreI yesterday. resting
for the vigorous campaign that ID
ahead OF him in this city.
In exact opposition to his strenuous
activities on the platform and pulpit
the private life Of Rev. Mr.. Sunday
is spent in quiet and in the company
Of his workers and friends. He ID
much with his secretary, Mr.. AclxIeyi
during his spare moments and there.
fore is greatly excluded from the
public gaze. If there is one thing Mr
Sunday does not like 1t is to Re In the
glare of the public limelight when moi
at his work. He greatly dislikes re-
ceptions that are rendered to him bui
in many instances cannot refrain from
attending as he realizes his many
friends and sympathizers in the var.
ious cities he has visited want to ex.
press their appreciation OF his serv.
ices in that form.
Yesterday he took a drive over both
cities Of Fargo and Moorhead in an
automobile and commented most fav-
orably on the appearance Of the busi-
ness and residential districts OF both
places. He prophesied that in the
next ten years Fargo would have q
population of $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday spent the morn.
ing in quiet. after taking wolk aboui
the streets and through Island park
| for his regular constitutional At the
Gardner hotel, Mr.. Sunday refrains
from eating in the main cafe and with
Mr.. and Mrs. Gill and the other mem.
| i RS OF the Sunday party who have
headquarters there, dine IN & private
dining room at the rear of the cafe
He is quite q pleasant man to meet
though he impresses one at once oil
being very earnest in his work. Mr.
Sunday attends to much of his own
correspondence himself and spends
much time In the study Of the Bfbla
so that all his leisure hours are crowas
ed with work
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09

Paris, April 9.France is just now
in the midst of an election which will
place new president in the chair, but
inasmuch as the president of France,
Is largely a ffgurehead, little interna-
tional interest is taken in the election.
The United States has it's own trouble
this year In a political way, and would
not take much interest in the presi-
Dental race of her sister republic
were it not for the fact that there is
a possibility Of an American girl being
elevated to the lofty social position
,of first lady OF France"
One of the candidates is M. Alex
ander Ribot, who, some years ago,
married a charming Chicago belle.
Miss Mary Burch.
The father Of Nine, Ribot was in
the SOS q prosperous banker in the
windy city. He forsook Chicago for
Paris because OF domestic scandal
and has never returned to America
for any length OF time since.
As q student in Paris, Miss Buren,
became acquainted witn the lawyer,
Alexander Ribot. They were thrown
together socially must Of the time and
the friendship ripeLed into love and
they were married. Today she is one
of the leaders In French society. While
/ 1t is not 81 certainty that Ribot will
| be elected, indications point strongly
tcward him as the logical candidate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09
Fight To
INSTRUCT
New York Convention Faces
a Big Scrap

Rochester, N. Y, April 9.--Whether
or not New York states four dele
gates at large to the republican ma
tional convention at Chicago shall pc
instructed to vote for the denomination
of Taft is the question upon which
lois delegates to the republican state
convention divided when the first days
session began. at noon today.
United States Sen. Elihu Root is
leading the forces in favor of instruc-
tons while State Chairman VIM.
Barnes, jr., believes an uninstructed
delegation would be a wiser course
in-as- much as it is conceded that the
delegation will be favorable to the re-
nomination or the president.
Barnes talked with Taft over the
long distance telephone yesterday and
the president is understood to have
said that either an instructed or an
uninstructed delegation would be
agreeable to him in-as-much as prac-
tically all the delegates are. for him.
Barnes told some of his conferees
today that it looked like fight on
the convention floor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09
This Is What Bradley Says Of
Roosevelt Charges
In THE KENTUCKY AFFAIR
IN ANSWER TO CHARGES MADE
BY RoosEvELT's MANAGERS,
SENATOR SAYS CHARGES WERE
uNTRUE-"EFFoRT TO DIS
FRANCHISE TAFT VOTERS"

Washington. D. c., April 9.-In a
detailed statement on the Kentucky
situation given by Taft headquarters
today United States Senator Bradley
of Kentucky asserts that the claims
of the Roosevelt managers are utter
ly unreliable because they are entirely
false in many respects and partly false
in many others" g..
During the campaign the manager
for Roosevelt wrote Taft that the Of
fee holders in Kentucky had assisted
in stealing" delegates for the presi-
dent at the Saturday election of dele
gates to the state convention.
The Kentucky situation statement
was made by Bradley through the
Taft bureau. In part he said: "They,
(Roosevelt managers), have inaugur-
ated contests In many counties with
out excuse and with the sole purpose
of preventing contesting delegates
from voting and procuring enough
votes to control the district and thus
without rhyme or reason to disfran-
chise the Taft delegates"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09

Oroville. Car, April 9.--Mrs. Emma
RumbuII pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter in connection with the death Of her
step daughter, Helen Rumbull,. IA years
old, who was found July 3, last, with
her neck broken in two places. Mrs.
RumbuIl was sentenced to two years
in the state prison. Her brother. Ar
thur Lewis, is now serving q sentence
Of ten years Tor murder.
For trifing untruth her mother al =
legged she had told. Mrs. Rumbull con-
fesged that on the hottest day ever
known in the Sacramento Valley she
had bound the girl hand and foot to
toists in the attic OF the Rurnbull home
where the thermometer stood at 100
degrees. Nearby an incubator hatch
ing out chickens added to the heat of
the sun. There the girl was found
dead, her neck broken.
Mrs. Rumbull and Lewis we're ar
rested. Experts testified that the girl
did not die Of suffocation. Witnesses
testified that Lewis powerful man.
had boasted his ability to break the
neck OF d steer in just the manner in
which Helen Rumbull's neck had been
broken. Lewis was sentenced to ten
years on compromise verdict Of man
slaughter. Both Mrs. Runbull and
Lewis set up the theory that the child
had hanged herself
Mrs, Rumbuli Yas former resident
Of this state, having lived in Ernnons
county before going to California
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-09
crisis IN
NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN
VIII Roosevelt or Taft Garry
the State
Wilson Clark Fight Equally
Important
Fine Day Is Bringing Out .
Record Vote

Chicago, Ill, April 9.-The voters to-
day are engaged in casting their ball
lots at the statewide primary consid-
cred the most important in the history
of Illinois. The day dawned beautifully
and the forecast for the state was for
fair weather.
Scarcely had the first voters reach
ed the polling places when the sun
came out and early in the day it was
predicted that more votes than were
ever before cast at primary election
in the state would be recorded.
The election is important naturally
for the reason that it is rrst tims a
preferential vote has been cast for
president in the state. Preference will
be shown among the republicans and
democrats.
The names Of Taft, Roosevelt and
Lafollette appear on the republican
ballot, and those of Clark and Wilson
on the democratic.
All have either made personal cam
paigns in the state or have had
representatives making them, since
the legislature in extra session, ten
days ago made it possible for pre-
ferential presidency vote to be held.
The republicans, democrats, social
lists and prohibitionists win nominate
by direct vote complete state, con-
gressional. legislative and county
tickets, In addition to the sanitary
district trustees, and in Chicago
judges of municipal courts, including
chief justice. A preferential vote is
also being taken for United States
senator among the republicans and
democrats. Four names are on the
republican ballot and one on the
democratic.
In Chicago the women are vastly
interested in the election, a little bal
lot here, putting the proposition as to
whether woman's suffrage shall pre-
vail, UP to the voters.
In the vicinity Of Cairo it is said
the voters are making their way to
the polls in many instances In boats
In other parts of the flooded districts,
the voters experienced much incon-
venience in reaching the voting
booths. The polls opened at o'clock
and will close at this afternoon.