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Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
EAGLE GROVE GETS
REMARKABLYLON BIDS
Get a Better Price on Asphaltic
Concrete Than Webster
.,.. City Secured.

The bids for 1888 square yards:
of paving to be put down in Eagle
Grove were opened last evening at
that place. City Engineer c. H. Cur
rie of this city attended the meet
ing, as he is the engineer in charge.
In that city there were nine bid
ders on the paving job. Zitterell &
Sullivan were among the number.
Although at the price for asphaltic
paving to be paid here, $1.39, was
said to be very low, Eagle Groves
bid in that material was even lower.
A bid presented by the Des Moines
Paving Co. for asphaltic concrete
paving with 2 inch wearing surface
and inch concrete base was
$1.3s.s. In brick block paving with
specifications reading, '11a inch
sand cushion, inch concrete base,
with asphalt filler to be used" the
lowest bid was made by Beebe Bros,
of Omaha, and was priced at $1.90.
The Fort Paving Co., Omaha, also
placed the lowest bid for bitulthic
concrete pavement. A 2 inch wear
ing surface, with inch concrete
base were specified, and the bid by
that company was s1.S1. C. H. At
kinson Of Watertown, S. D., held low
bid for the work in Portland cement
concrete, at $1.33h.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
LOCAL LADIES WILL
ATTEND MEETING
Officers of Iowa Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs to Assemble
in Cedar Rapids.

Mrs. Homer A. Miller, of Des
Moines, formerly a Webster City
resident, and president of the Iowa
Federation of Women's clubs, has
called meeting of the officers, dis
trict chairman and members of
committees, for the purpose of con-
tinuing the arrangements and work
for the next biennial meeting of the
Federated clubs in Cedar Rapids
next spring.
The meeting will be held at the
Hotel Chamberlain on Thursday and
Friday of this week, and is the Sec
ond board meeting called by Mrs.
Miller in the interest of the coming
years work. The one previous was
held in Des Moines last October.
The ladies attending will enjoy a
social time as we'll as business.
Maud Adams appears there in
"Chanticleer' on Thursday evening,
and also a reception at the club
house in honor of the occasion, will
be a special feature.
The affair is of much interest to
our townspeople owing to the num-
Der OF local ladies who will attend.
Following are the members Of COM
mittees from here:
Mrs. F. E. Whitley, chairman
tenth district.
Mrs. L. A. McMurray-Art COM
mittee.
Mrs. w. c. Burleson-Co Conserva-
tion.
Mrs. }. M. Richardson-Civics
Miss Leona Call-Scholarship and
Loan Fund.
Mrs. L. L. Estes of the Wednes-
day club, Mrs. F. Elston King and
Miss Teresa Treat of the Six O'clock
club, will also go from here and will
be guests of the meeting.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Petitions Filed.

John Hayse has filed a petition in
the office of the clerk OF the dis
trict court asking Judgment against
Dick Johnson for $3.50 alleged due
on note.
VIM. Hayse also asks Judgment
for $451 againts Geo. Spanier and
Fred Spainer alleged due on notes.
Chas. E. Younkee asks judgment
against E. w. Bunker for $4s.75
alleged due on note.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
J. A. Nelson gets Patent.

Ellsworth News: J. A. Nelson,
the piano man, has completed and
patented a device that will be OF
valuable assistance in the world OF
agriculture. This device is clean
ing apparatus that can be attached
to any of the modern grain eleva-
tors, such as most Of the farmers
now have. and cleans the husk and
silk from ear corn and foul seeds
from the small grain. The machine
Is very inexpensive and every farm
er will probably have one OF them
as soon as they are on the market.
Mr.. Nelson has correspondence
from various implement factories
and he will without doubt dispose
of his patent outright or make ar
rangements to get royalty. Men
who have seen the invention claim
that it bids fair to become a great
seller as it is very simple, durable
inexpensive ..a
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Trains Through This City.

Fort Dodge Chronicle: Superin-
tendent Blunt, of the Great West
ern, Is In the city today to arrange
for the resumption of service be-
tween this city and Lehigh. AS
three months will be required for
the construction OF the bridge to re-
place the one recently destroyed by
the high water, arrangements have
been made with the Illinois Central
SO that the Great Western trains
will be detoured by way of Webster
City and thence over the Crooked
Creek lines
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
A Welcome Donation.

The days of the old fashioned do
nation party are now gone but re-
minders Of the old time spirit are
stin met with occasionally. The
Methodist ladies exchange was very
agreeably surprised last Saturday to
receive from Fl. I. Thompson the
donation of ten bushels of Early
Ohio potatoes. The ladies feel very
grateful for this practical help in
their efforts to raise funds for the
new church.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Delegates to Association.

Rev. Arthur Metcalf, Mrs. F. A.
Boysen and Mrs. Will F. Smith left
this morning for Fort Dodge to at
tend the meeting Of the Webster
City Association OF Congregational
churches in session there today and
tomorrow. Mrs. Smith and Mrs.
Boysen go as the lay delegates from
the local church and will present
the report of the local church and
Sunday school respectively to the
association.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Jewell Man Sells Land.

Wesley, April 9.-The selling OF
a quarter section of good land Sat
urday at auction aroused interest In
this part of the state. The land,
which is located in Wesley town
ship, was owned by G. A. Pfund OF
Jewell and was bought by Julius
Kunz, a land dealer and banker OF
Wesley, for $50 an acre. The price
indicates that Kossuth county land
is advancing in value steadily.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
An Interesting Parsonage.

Feroz Mody. probably the first In
dian travelling salesman that ever
visited this city, spent yesterday
forenoon here selling tea. Mr.. Mody
Is a fullblooded East Indian whose
home is in Bombay, India. He is
wholesale dealer in Salada teas.
He has offices in Chicago and this
is his first visit to his trade in Iowa.
Mr.. Moody is a very interesting
talker and likes nothing better than
to be asked as to the land of his
birth. He is highly educated and
speaks English with great ffuency.
While waiting for the noon train at
the depot he was the center OF at
traction. According to the fashion
of that country, Mr.. Mody was mar
ried at the age of three years, his
wife being but one and a half years
old. A picture OF Mrs. Mody, who
Is at present at their home in Bonn
bay, was shown by the husband and
it revealed a face Of remarkable in
telligence and strikingly good look
ing. Mr.. Mody is well posted on
affairs of the day. He Is very
fashionably attired and but for his
dark complexion might easily be
taken for the ordinary travelling
man. In speaking OF this country,
Mr.. Mody expressed himself as
greatly pleased with 1t, especially
the west, meaning Iowa. He has
spent much Of his time in Chicago,
however, and was Of the impression
that the country west Of that city
was OF the wild and woolly kind.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Military Ball.

Lieutenant Colonel Hyatt and a
number of the officers Of company c
will attend the military ball given
this evening in the armory at Fort
Dodge by companies F and G. This
is the first Of the annual balls which
will be given by the Fort Dodge
companies in the future and a cord
ial invitation was extended to COM
pany @ and its officers to attend.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
More Trouble With Storm Sewer on
stockdale Street on the
North Side Of the
E@ City. yE- ..
TO EXTEND SECOND STREET
Wilson Avenue Residents Want
Curbing-Petition is Pre-
....- .Ef8
sented for It.

The city fathers gathered in reg
ular session last evening at the city
han, with all members present.
George W. Best and Peter Staen-
ders appeared before the council,
asking that attention be given the
storm sewer located on Stockdale
street. This sewer was placed for
storm use only and the gentlemen
who attended the meeting last even
ing said in their opinion it was be-
ing used for sanitary purposes. The
matter will be investigated by the
sewer committee and Street Commis-
sioner Cunningham.
The matter relative to the exten-
sion of East Second street was again
brought up. The city council were
instructed to purchase lot 16 in
block 4, Park addition, of G. w.
Lee, for the price Of $50. Lot 9 in
block 4, Park addition, is also to be
purchased of G.. w. Schafer for $50.
Maryor Sparboe and the city solici-
tor were also instructed to take steps
toward condemning lots and 16
for the same purpose.
Daniel Wren was employed by
the council as caretaker Of the city
parks for the coming summer at a
salary Of $50 month. Mr.. Wren
will also have the care of the park
ings in the center of Des Moines
street with no extra compensation.
A petition was presented, signed
by W. C.. Pyle and others, asking
that curbing be placed on Wilson
Avenue from First street to Ohio
street. Almost every property own
er on the avenue has signed the Pc
tition. e,E I .v....
A resolution was adopted approx
ing of the paving contract entered
into with Zitterell & Sullivan for
the paving of Bank, Water, Elm,
Walnut and Boone streets, also of
the contracts for curbing on the
same streets.
Ordinance No. 31S was adopted
at the gathering last evening. This
ordinance is in connection with the
regulation and government Of the
city cemetery property.
The council then adjourned till
next Monday evening.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Postal Savings Bank,

The local postal savings bank Is
having a new sign painted on its
place Of business in the local post
Office. 1t is hoped that this may
draw more attention to this institu-
tion and more people will avail
themselves OF this method of saving
in small amounts.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Place for Holding the Boone Valley
Athletic Meet and Declam-
atory Contest not
Settled.
PROF, KELLY GETS LETTER.
Grounds on Which to Hold the Meet
in Fort Dodge Taken by
Ball Association.

Webster City may have the Boone
Valley Athletic meet and declama-
tory contest that is dated for May
IL. Although this meeting was an
nounced to take place in Fort
Dodge, the matter is not yet settled.
Yesterday Prof. Kelly received a let
ter from Prof. Blakely of Fort
Dodge, asking if it would be possi-
BILE to hold the affair here, the rea-
son given in the letter being that
the base ball association of that city
had engaged the grounds where the
meeting was to be held and would
not give them up for that day. Prof
Blakely also said in the letter that
while Fort Dodge might let the ath-
letic gathering be held elsewhere
than in that city this year, they
hoped to have it there next year,
when they could be prepared for it.
However, the decision will be left to
the association committee on loca-
tion. Prof. Kelly has placed the
matter before the commercial league
of this city and they are now con-
sidering it.
It will be necessary for the city
in which the meeting Is to be held
to purchase the loving cup and 9TH
er prizes to be given to the winning
teams. The winners of last season
have held the cup for three success
sive years and for that reason are
entitled to the cup as their perma-
nent property. ...
OF course there are other expen-
ses to be met, but they are compar-
atively small. The Boone Valley
field and track meet was held a few
years ago at the driving park in this
city. This park Is an excellent
place for the events and for that
reason Mr.. Blakely has recommend
ed this city. At least one thousand
peoplc SdIucI al CuSSc LuSclS iuu
this is quite an inducement to the
merchants and other local business
men.
There are nine cities In the asso-
citation, all of whom are anxious to
secure the big event. At the meet
ing Of the committee last year the
location for this seasons meet was
given as Clarion. However, Prof.
Meyers of that place severed his
connection with the school there
since that time, and as he was a
member of the committee, Clarion
lost its chance at it. Fort Dodge
then applied for the big meet and
secured 1t. However, they neglect
ed to obtain the grounds for their
use until after the base ball associa-
tion had secured them.
Should the local commercial
league lend their cooperation, Prof
Kelly will invite the Boone Valley
association committee to this city to
consider the proposition, at which
time the matter will no doubt be
definitely settled.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
The Cradle Roll.

Word was received by relatives
here this morning announcing the
arrival on April 3, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy stearns Of Wall
halla, North Dakota, of nine pound
son. who is to be called Robert by
name.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Totals .14oo 1896 141.53

The Offering in the Methodist
Sunday school was for missions.
which accounts for 1t being so
large, 1t being custom in this
school to take the annual offering
for missions on Easter Sunday. The
offering in the Christian school was
the annual benevolence collection.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Excitement on Seneca.

Barney Brin and "Hank" Thomp-
son were running In competition in
more ways than one yesterday morn
ing down on Seneca street. The
Thompson team became unmanage-
able and but for the successful ef-
forts of Hugh Thompson in turning
them into the curb, the team would
have been of at high speed. The
Brin team, thinking that the other
horses were having all the fun,
started on run also. but were
stopped soon by their driver, Mar
ion Dingman.
The runaways caused little dam
age. except for broken harnesses
but excitement was high for time
For sale, two seated surry. Can.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Corbin have
gone to housekeeping for themselves
in the FIVE hundred block on First
street,
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

The C. w. B. NJ. Of the Christian
church will meet on Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock, with Mrs. L. E.
Stuart, in the Hoyt fats on Second
street. All members please Temem-
ber to be on time.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

:, Raymond A. Pearson of Albany
N. Y, late commissions Of agri.
culture Of the state Of New York
has accepted the presidency of Iowa
state college Of agriculture at Ames
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

The Christian ladies aid society
will meet at the home OF Mrs. s. J..
Barber on Wednesday afternoon, at
1880, for work.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
streets.

The Missionary Society of the
Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
c. H. Clifton on Wednesday after
noon at 1880
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Local Briefs

Miss lone Mckay is able to re-
sumo her duties at the city clerks
Office after a prolonged illness.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

A. M. Martin and family are NOV
ing today from the Martin fats to
the corner Of Broadway and Bank
streets.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

Miss Cora Mccullough, who re-
Gently returned from the hospital, is
still confined to her room and will
be unable to go back to her school
work for another week or So
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

The German band heard on our
streets since early this morning are
playing their way to the Pacific
coast.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

The Methodist ladies aid society
will meet on Wednesday afternoon
at 8 o'clock with Mrs. G. L. Shryock
at her home on Bank street. A ten
cent lunch win be served at the
close of the meeting.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09
Sunday School Report.

Report Of total enrolment, at
tendance and offering at the differ
ent local Sunday schools for April
Z, 1912. .....
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

Workmen are busy today re-
shingling the cupola on the court
house. The rest Of the roof is to
have new shingles also and perhaps
a new railing around the flag staff.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

Let the Wizard do your work. Ii
washes noiselessly and runs easily.
We put 1t in your home for 80 days
free trial and guarantee 1t absolute
ly. 4d6 Aug F. Mueller.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

For sale, combination one seated
or two seated buggy. Phone 1s5 OF
call at S26 Division street. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

Buy your harness At Grempel'A
Largest stock, best In quality and
workmanship. Prices right. d-f-tf
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

Clerk Sterling has issued a mar
riage license to Ben Challe and Miss
Ellen Peterson.
Webster City freeman., 1912-04-09

For sale, two seated surry. Can
opy top. Nearly good as new. In
quire Of p. Mathre. 9d3f1s
University Missourian., 1912-05-16

would be under the Stars and
Stripes. His father was Lewis 4.
Norvell of Lynchburg. Va, and his
mother, Sarah Saunders Norvell, a
native of Tennessee. Mr.. NOrvell was
educated in the schools of St. Louis
and his life has been actively identi-
fled with the up-building of CONNER
cial and civic interests i'm Missouri.
Few men of the state have attained
a. higher degree of business success
than Mr.. NOryell and he is rightly
classed as one of st. Louis foremost
citizens.
About year ago Mr.. Norvell re-
tired from active management of the
NOrvell-Shapleigh Hardware Com
pany which his industry and business
acumen built into one of the largest
institutions of its kind in the world
To a man, young as Mr.. Norvell. and
imbued with potential energy, COM
plcte retirement from active life is
impossible. Mr.. Norvell finds many
things to do to employ his time but
University Missourian., 1912-05-16

Saunders NOrvell of St. Louis has
been talked of as a possible candidate
for President. The fact brings up
an interesting constitutional cues
tion-whether the accident of birth
on foreign soil is bar to accession
to the highest position in the gift
of the American people. His friends
have looked into the legal aspects of
the question and say it is not.
1t was by mere accident that Can
ada was the birthplace of Saunders
NOrvell. His parents chanced to be
living in st. GATHERINGS, Ontario. Au-
gust ~. 1864. the date of his birth.
Friends of the family hOisted an
American flag over the hotel at which
Saunders was born. so that his birth
University Missourian., 1912-05-16
The Makers of Missouri
No. s
Saunders NOrvell

From time to time the University MiSsOuridn 1cl present
sketch of some of the who influencing present
day life in Missouri. The following on Saunders
NOrUel is the eighth of the series.
University Missourian., 1912-05-16

perhaps his most pleasant diversion
is editing a trade paper-the best
hardware journal published any
where in the world.
Editing a successful trade paper
would seem to be life-Size job for
man of any but unusual ability.
The Hardware Reporter is in effect
magazine and a newspaper of the
hardware business. From the stand
point of the hardware business it is
a complete and much needed pubii-
cation. From the standpoint of an
editor it is remarkable trade paper.
beautiful. accurate
and international.
Mr.. Norvell took the paper soon
after his retirement from the presi-
University Missourian., 1912-05-16

dency of the big hardware business
with which he was for years identi-
fed. He had not intended embark
ing in the publishing business, but
Louis and purchased the Stoves and
Hardware Reporter and proposed to
take it to Chicago. Mr.. NorvelI's 10y
atty to St.Louis came to the front He
bought the publication. changed its
name to The Hardware Reporter, and
proceeded to make it an asset not
only to the hardware business the
world over, but a credit to St. Louis.
In the few TOnths he has been con-
Quoting the management of this pa
per, he has built up its subscription.
w'dened its scope of interest and
converted it into work of typo
graphical art.
Aside from his work as editor. Mr.
NOrvell finds time to travel in Europe
and America. to collect books. prints
and paintings and to engage in nu-
merOus lines of civic and social life
in st. Louis.
The NOrvell family is of Scotch
Irish descent. Its residence in this
country dates from 164S, when Mr..
NOrvells ancestors landed at James
town. Va. LipscOmb NOrveIl was
captain in the Colonial army under
George Washington. Moses Norven
came to st. Louis in 1909 and estab-
lished newspaper. Mr. Norvell'e
father was a widely-knOwn cotton
of Virginia.
Mr.. NOrvell's first work was as
under Joseph Pulitzer in
st. Louis. He has natural aptitude
for art and in later years has in
dulged his artistic tastes in the pur-
chase of beautiful paintings. both in
Europe and America. AS a cartoon
ist he was successful but preferred
the greater opportunities that busi-
ness offered.
When II years old. he entered the
hardware business. His start was
His first position was that
of handling nail kegs and barbed
wire at SEQ month. He earned
the $50 and more and soon was
transferred to the stock room of the
Simmons Hardware Company's plant.
where he was working. Soon after
he was tried out as a salesman. He
had hard row because of his re-
Iiring disposition. but his grasp of
business methods won for him. He
found that hardware statesmen were
forced to look into their price books
for quotations on each article. He
believed this tended to lose the con-
fdence of merchants. He set about
TO learn the price list and was soon
University Missourian., 1912-05-16

able TO quote prices without refer
ence to his book. This fact and his
thorough knowledge of the goods he
represented, won success as a sales
man and he was promoted to larger
territory. In 1892, he was made
sales manager of the company.
Card systems were new in those
days, but Mr.. Norvell decided to in
troduce one. The plan worked sue
cessfully. BY his filing systems he
was able to keep in touch with his
work better than other sales mana
gers. In 1898 he became vice-presi-
dent of the Simmons Hardware Com
pany.
In 1901, the NOrvell-Shapleigh
Hardware Company was formed and
Mr.. Norvell was elected president. He
left the Simmons Hardware Company
to head the new concern. The growth
of the business has been steady and
remarkable until it is now a recog
med power in the commercial
world.
While sales manager. Mr.. Nor
veil originated the plan of making
up collective cars, shipping them to
a central point and distributing from
it. giving customers the benefit of
carload rate on small shipments. !
This plan has been found very sue
cessful and had much to do with the |
upbuilding of st. Louis hardware
trade to Western states.
Under his management the busi-
ness of the Norvcll-Shapleigh Hard
ware Company increased six times i'm |
eight years. The company issues a
house organ. popularity supposed to
be edited by Mike Kinney, teamster
and editor" 1t has circulation of
close to 10000. The "Gimlet" was
the idea of Mr.. NOrvell, and the un-
usual success it has attained has been
due to his management and terse
articles in it. Diamond Edge is a
Quality Pledge" is it's slogan and
this is the motto of the hardware
company Mr.. Norvell built up.
The Hardware Reporter is more
than trade paper. 1t has been
quoted in the Congressional Record
and the Literary Digest. 1t is recog-
nized as the highest authority on
the hardware business and conditions
of the hardware trade. 1t is a high
type of a successful and well edited
business journal.
Mr.. NOrvell was juror of the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis. He has
served in the City Council of St.
Louis. He is a director of the Nor
Hardware Company. a
director of the Mississippi Valley
Trust Company. president of the ST.
Louis civic league, trustee of the
Hall Association pres
ident OF Washington University Art /
School. member of the Artists Guild
of st. Louis. and an editor. He be-
longs to the City, st. Louis. Univer-
sity. MONDAY, St. Louis Country,
and RecreatiOns clubs. His office is
in the La Sale Building, corner
Broadway and Olive streets. St.
Louis and he lives at 8 Kingsbury
Place.
Although RETIRED he is one of
the busiest men in MiSSOuri'S metrOp-
Ais. WALTER STEMMONS