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The Washington times., 1912-04-22
Hearing the Investigation Of the Titanic Disaster Attracts Vast Crowds

years old, of Feakle Couty Clare. Ire
land, the first steerage survivor OF the
disaster to reach Washington. Miss
Giynn is visiting her cousin. Mrs. d. ID.
Courtenay at us North Capitol street.
There were many women and men
who proved themselves brave after the
ship struck, but of them all / think
n young fellow named Gallagher. de-
serves bost mention. ! don't know the
mans first name. You could hardly
call him a man, rs ne was scarcely
twenty-ona years old. We called him
Mr.. Gallagher. and further than thaS
he WAS an Jrish-AmeTican. who was
retnping from a visit TO his relatives
in Ireland no one seemed to know any
thing Of him.
Young Gallagher arose with us and
while helping us into the boat continued
chanting the prayers. He knew u
meant death to stay on the ship. but
refused to take a seat in the boat.
might weight the boat down too much,
he said as we pulled off. Then he yellea
back, God bless you all. and stood
there watching us as the big ship sank
lower and lower into the water. He
was the real hero of the steerage.
The Washington times., 1912-04-22

Swift & Co.'s sales of Fresh Beef in
washington, d. c., for the week ending
Saturday, April 20. 1912, averaged lo.S
cents per pound.-Advt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
DATE OF PASSOVER
ORAT0RlO FIXED
Win be Given by Chorus and Solo
lists at the A11nory Opera House
Friday, NOE. 9Th. -.

The oratorio entitled "The Pass
uver,' which the Methodist oratoriC
society have been working on foI
the past eight weeks, will he given
In the armnry opera house on Fri
day evening, November Sth. The
chorus is composed of singers iron
the various ,choirs Of the city and
the solo pants will he taken by well
known local soloisfs. An orchestra
of local talent will also accompany
the chorus.
THE Passover" lis the work OF E
L. Bashford, musician of some
note, and contains choruses of beau.
ty and power. The melody is very
expressive throughout and the whole
is a beautiful musical interpreta'tioI
OF the flight of the children Of IsfaeI
from the Land of Bandage The So
10 parts represent the characters OF
Moses, Aaron and Miriam to whose
words of warning, mourning and re-
joiGing the chorus responses are Civ
en-.
Tickets win be placed on sale next
week and the proceeds will be sp-
Piled ton the new church
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Iowa's Probable Vote Today.

Des Moines Tribune: Four years
ago Iowa polled 494,77O votes. Eight
years ago the vote was 485, 704
Twelve years ago the high water
mark was reached in the Mckinley
election when total of 530,355 was
reached. In that election and in the
one preceding it Iowa went over the
100000 mark. In the 1896 cam
paign the total was 521,547.
But 1t is not likely that the regis
tration in Des Moines can be taken
to signify much as to the state at
large. The vote in the cities prom
ises to outrun the vote in the coun-
try. A big vote for the state is not
predicted. Iowa will not reach the
100000 mark. There are many who
do not look for more than 475,0O0.
OF these from 10000 to $4,000 will
go to the socialists, prohibitionists
and scattering. 'N#
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
HELPING ON FATHERS FARM

Chas. Miller, Son of MI. and Mrs.
]. C. Miller of this city, was the un-
fortunate victim of what came very
nearly being fatal accident this
morning. He was helping to husk
corn for his older brother, A. P. Mil
Ter, on their fathers farm eleven
miles northeast of the city and was
driving an eleven horse team to the
cornhusker. Noticing that the corn
seemed to be caught in some way he
reached in his hand to pull it out
and Immediately it was pulled into
the machine. Very luckily for him
the horses stopped at his first COM
mand but not before the bones OF
his hand had been crushed and the
flesh mangled, parts of the hand be-
ing left in the cornhusker.
The accident happened about nine
O'Clock this morning and the injur-
ed man was brought to this city
where two doctors worked over him
until after one o'clock It is very
doubtful il any of the fingers can be
saved, but everything considered Mr..
Miller is lucky not to have been ev-
en- more seriously hurt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
.INTERURBAN IS
IMPROVING ROAD
Webster City is Getting Anxious fol
Identification of Crooked {
Creek Line.

The people of Webster City would
like to see the Crooked Creek line
electrified as it was indicated ii
would be when the interurban pur-
chased 1t couple of years ago. The
company is making extensive i'm
prcvements in various. places and II
is to be hoped Webster City's inter
ests will soon be looked after. In
speaking of the improvements Of the
road the Boone News Republican
says: 49,
The Fort Dodge. Des Moines &
Southern railway will not have a
repetition of the delayed trains and
lack of power this winter as was the
case during the deep SHOWS last year.
The company under the direction of
General Manager G. II. Crooks Is
making extensive preparations for
the winter season which is dreaded
by all railroaders.
An addition, In size 60x40 feet, is
being built by Contractor Zitterell
OF Webster City to the shops of the
company in this city. The work Is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
IN I.
WEBSTER ), | !: ! CITY
Everything is Passing off Quietly
"A Good Sized Vote Will
<. n
be Polled.

The polls opened this morning al
seven O'Clock and will remain open
until seven this evening.
1t is expected that a comparative
ly large vote will be polled, possibly
reaching 1900, which is better thar
200 more than four years ago.
At II o'clock today so votes had
been polled in the Second ward and
81 in the Third. At 1 O'Clock TOE
had been polled in the Second" ant
LOG in the Third, showing that each
ward is probably going to do It's full
duty. . ....
At 3 o'clock this afternoon 7Se
votes had been cast in the city.
From Jewell, Williams, Stratford
Stanhope, Blairsburg, Kamrar, Ellis
worth and Randall comes the repor1
that there will be a good vote poll
ed, indicating that the total in thu
county will probably exceed 1000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Overlooked This City.

Pasquan is to appear in Musko-
gee, Oklahoma. This will be inter
estIng to New York people who were
unaware that way out in the South
West there is a own of, 80, 900 peo-
pie with enough cultured music low
ers to justify the large demands of
the great artists who appear there.
But then we are beginning to learn
that the South West wants what it
wants when 1t wants to and, when
1t wants thing. it goes after
it and--gets 1.-THE New York
American.
The Freeman-Tribune begs to say
that we have listened right here in
a city one-fifth the size OF Okla
homa's capital to artists Of the rank
of Pasquali and greater and they
We're we'll patronized, too, by both
town and country people.
The world possesses few greater
than Bispham, who sings here on
the 18th of this month and he pre-
cedes an unabridged presentation OF
grand opera by no less an organiza-
ton than the Chicago Grand Opera
Company and he succeeds--think of
the list of past musical feasts-the
Kneisel Quartet. Ce-
ell flaming R,IdOlnh Eanz Alice
Nielsen. Fornari, Mardones, Schu-
maun-Heink and several years back,
Emil Liebling, Bruno Steindel, etc.
If such evidences OF intelligence
and refinement in western NUM-
cipality entitle it to a place in the
paragraph column, OF great ma
tropolitan Journal why not mention
Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
CARNEY DIED WEEK LATER.

Geo. Rice, who struck Ernest Car
ney upon the head with beer bot
tie on the evening of Oct. 18th near
Kamrar and from the effects OF
which Mr.. Carney died at the hos
pital in this city week later, was
captured yesterday in Cairo, Ill. 1t
will be recalled that the two men
We're ditchers and that they got into
dispute while on the way to KAN
rar from their camp near that place,
the dispute ending by Rice striking
Carney over the head with a bottle
of beer they had with them. 1t was
at first thought that Mr. Carney was
not seriously hurt but later he was
brought to the hospital here and
gradually grew worse until the end
came three days later. Rice skipped
the country on the day Carney was
brought to this city and has not
since been heard from until his cap
ture in Cairo, H., yesterday.
When Rice left it seems he had
friend send his suit case to Cairo,
addressed to man by the name Of
Wymer, 1t was assumed by Sheriff
Brown when he heard of this that
the name was a fictitious one and
that Rice himself would call for the
suit case. The officers at Cairo were
therefore instructed to watch for the
man and arrest him when he called
for the suit case. This was done
with the result that Mr.. Browns
superstition proved true and the man
charged with killing Carney is now
in the hands of the officers there.
Sheriff Brown will leave tonight
for Cairo to bring the prisoner to
this city. He will be lodged in the
county Jail to await the action Of
the grand jury. 1t looks as though
the man would now pay the penalty
for the terrible deed he committed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
SOME CUESSES ON
T0DAY'S ELECTION.
Managers of all Parties are Claiming
Victory-Result is in
Doubt.

Today the battle of ballots is TAX
managers, national, state and ooun-
ty. claim victory for their forces.
The FreemanTribune is going to
make guess and it is worth just
as much as anyone's guess and not
cent more. Our prediction is that
Wilson will be elected, Roosevelt
will be second and Taft third.
Roosevelt will carry Hamilton coun-
ty and Iowa, with Wilson second in
both instances. The entire repub-
lican ticket will be elected in Ham
ilton county and the state OF Iowa
Frank P. Woods will succeed himself
as member of congress from this dis
trict and the republicans will retain
a majority of the congressman from
Iowa The Legislature will be repub-
lican and Senator Kenyon Will be
reelected. Both houses of the ma
tional congress will be carried by
the democrats. Wilson will get the
solid south, Ohio, Indiana, New York
and New Jersey, with an equal
chance OF Michigan, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Montana, Idaho, Ore
gon, Washington, and every other
state in the union. except Kansas,
Illinois, South Dakota, California
and pepuSvlyanfa which will fyO IN
Roosevelt. Taft has small chance Of
some Of the states, but his vote in
the electoral college will be the
smallest ever secured by candidate
of any party that ever elected a
president
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

well advanced and it is thought that
at the end of two weeks will be we'll
along toward completion. This
building will be used to house the
new 5000 horse power turbine
which has been ordered by the COM
pany and which will be shipped next
week. arriving in this city in about
two weeks. This will be the third
turbine of the same horse power in
the local shops and will give the
company much more power which
will be appreciated by the~traveling
public.
Two new snow plows have also
been purchased by the company and
will be used to keep the tracks free
from snow during the coming win
ter.
The new steel and concrete bridge
west of the city is another great i'm
provement of the road. The bridge
will take the place of the wooden
trestle over the deep ravine and will
be situated fourteen feet above the
old wooden structure. The date set
for the completion Of this mammoth
piece of construction by General
Manager Crooks is two weeks from
Sunday or on Nov. 18th. The Amer
lean Bridge Company is now two
thirds finished with the riveting
and when the remainder of this
work is done the bridge will be fin
ished. The structure will be 1856 in
height and 7S4 feet in length,
rivaling in height the far-fam-
ed Boone viaduct. In the old bridge
are $4,000 feet of lumber which
will be used in other improvements.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
CITY CLERK SNOCK
RESIGNS OFFICE
w. w. Crittenden Will Succeed Him
City Council Held Meeting
Last Night.

At the regular meeting of the
city council, held in the city hall
last evening, the resignation of City
Clerk smock was handed in and &C
cepted to take effect on the first day
of December
Mr.. Smock has been city clerk
the past six months, taking the
place at the resignation of P. M.
Banks. During his incumbency of
the office everything has run
smoothly and efficiently and the city
fathers had hoped that Bob" would
stay with them. However, few
weeks ago Mr.. Smock purchased an
interest in the Mercantile store and
| he wishes 10 assist in the active
management of that place. Mr..
Smock will enter the Mercantile on
December lst to take charge Of the
grocery department of the store.
w. W. Crittenden, at present en-
ployed in the freight Offices of the
Illinois Central railway, will take
the Office maie vacant when Mr..
Smock leaves the. city hall. Mr..
Crittenaen is we'll known in the
city, He has had much experience
as bookkeeper and accountant and
I is well qualified to dicharge the du-
ties of city clerk.
A resolution was passed by the
council instructing the city, clerk
and mayor to draw a quit claim deed
on the alley running east and west
and abutting lots 10 and l6 in
block 105, Dubuque and Pacific ad-
lition, for the purpose of correcting
an error made in the original deed.
A resolution was adopted chang
ing the date of hearing on the bene-
ut assessments of the Water and
Bank street paving from November
IS until November 80.
The council then adjourned until
1880 on the evening of November
IL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
What he Deserves.

That fellow you saw out behind
the barn today kicking himself is
the fellow who forgot to register and
as result lost his vote. He has
been telling his neighbors how to
vote for the past three months but
didn't have enough sense to register
when opportunity offered. And he
is the kind of chap who never
reads a newspaper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
LOOK OUT FOR THIS
SMOOTH CRATER
Under Three Assumed Names I'm
known Person Borrows Money
of Land Sellers.

Fort Dodge Messenger: A game
that is a swindle and yet which can
be played with impunity apparently
has been going on for about year
by some unknown person who oper-
ates under the triple name of W. H.
Harter, A. J. Johnson, and S. S.
Shut. The victims are real estate
dealers scattered over half a dozen
different counties. The victimiZer
"borrows" money from them in each
case, first having established good
credit with them by making a bluff
at purchasing valuable real estate
of them and making claims of hay
ing money on deposit with the First
National Bank Of Fort Dodge.
The sums of money borrowed, but
never returned, are comparatively
small. The gentleman with the
three names usually precedes that
part of his program by making a
draft to his own order on the First
National Bank of Fort Dodge for a
large sum of money, usually enough
TO pay for the real estate he Is buy
ing. He is careful not to try to col
lect any money on these drafts for
that would make him an out and out
swindler in the eye of the law. The
drafts are never honored for he has
no money in the Fort Dodge banks
and is unknown to them. He never
has tried to palm these collection
drafts off on anybody as having
value. Instead of that after "draw-
ing on his funds at Fort Dodge" he
touches" the eager seller of land
for a loan and becomes a deadbeat
rather than a swindler in the tech
nical construction of the law. By
the time the Fort Dodge bank has
answered a query as to whether the
draft will be honored by saying par
ty is unknown he has made his loan
for twenty or thirty dollars and
skipped on to fresher fields.
Several times the sharper has
been arrested and put in Jail for
swindling but he either gets out by
claiming that he borrowed" the
money and will clear himself by
paying it back, and by doing that
really absolyes himself from Grimm
al responsibility. or else the loaner
of the money is SO anxious to get
his money back that it is easy to
square him and stop him from carry
ing the suit into court.
1t does not seem possible that the
law would be so technically hard
and fast that court would not
treat the operator as common
swindler. but nevertheless nobody
ever seems to push the matter far
enough to find out just what protec-
don the fellow really has in his I'M
interrupted course of proceedings.
Although no one here knows the
person he apparently is we'll posted
upon this community and it's people.
He is fluent talker and pretends
to have a most cordial and intimate
personal acquaintance with all Of
the solid men of this neighborhood.
He evidently Is a smooth one as
reports sent here say that when he
is negotiating for the purchase of
property he pretends to deal with
the utmost caution Every flaw in
an abstract must be fixed up to his
satisfaction before he will send for
his money" to buy 1t. OF course the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

Mabel Barrison, an actress quite
well known to theatre goers in this
city, she having appeared here on
several different occasion, has just
died at the home Of her sister in
Toronto, Canada. Her death was
caused by tuberculosis after a linger-
ing illness. Her husband is Joseph
E. Howard. who appeared in the
casts with her, and Us also well
known In theatrical cincles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Business and Social Session.

The Y. P. c. f. of the United
Brethren church will be entertained
Wednesday evening at the home OF
the Rev. and Mrs. r.. r. Percy, corn
er of Grove and Elm streets. En-
deayorers will meet promptly at
seven-thirty and after the regular
business has been transacted the ev-
ening will be spent in social enjoy
ment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
TO California.

E. /. Johnson and wife and daugh-
ter, Leah, Of Williams, left Sunday
night for st. Paul from which city
they will board the Northern Pa
cTfic for trip to the coast, making
California their final destination.
They expect to be gone all winter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Returned to This City.

Herbert Neal returned last even.
ing from Norfolk, Nebraska, to &C.
cept a position as head cook with
the Robson Baking Company Mr
Neal was formerly employed at the
Chicago Cafe but left this city some
time ago for Norfolk, where he pur-
chased a cafe and bakery. However
he sold his property in that city q
few days ago. Mr.. Ms old friends
will be glad of his return.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Will Locate Here.

Robert Beck, who has been prac.
ticing his profession of dentistry in
Iowa City since his graduation from
the state university there about Q
year ago, is shaking hands with
Webster City friends today, he hav.
ing come home to vote. Mr.. Beck
expects to return to this city in the
near future to remain permanently
He will open dental Offices in the
new E. H. Martin block when 1t II
completed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Waterloo-Fort Dodge.

The registration Of Fort Dodge
reaches 3,143 this year, indicating a
population of 1915. They gained
TAG over four years ago. Waterloo's
registration this year reaches a
total of 1886, indicating a popula-
ton of $3.50.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Picnic Supper,

All members of the Universalist
church and congregation are cord
tally invited to a picnic supper to
be served at the home OF Mrs. f. E.
Shipman, 621 Division street, on
Thursday evening next at $50
O'Clock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Reopen Down Town Office.

The Curtis Floral Company have
decided to reopen their down town
Office and will hold chrysanthe-
mum show in their former stand on
Second street tomorrow. Their chry-
santhemums are just in their prime
now and viii certainly present a
beautiful sight.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Victor Murdoch Here.

The second number of the Metho-
dist lecture course will be Hon. Vic
tor Murdoch, congressman from
Kansas and one of the political In
surgent leaders of the west. at the
Christian church on Friday evening,
Nov. Is.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

The physician in charge Of Mrs.
Harriet Long, who is to be taken to
the hospital for treatment, says We
were wrongly informed as to her ILL
ness. Instead Of her lungs being at
fected, Mrs. Long is suffering with
stomach and bowel troubles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
The Oratoriu.

For the Methodist oratorio, next
Friday, November Sth, the admis-
sion viii be thirry-five cents and al
children under twelve twenty-five
cents. NO charge for reserved seats
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

more doubt and reluctance he shows
the more anxious the seller is to
please him and a psychological con
dition is created which makes Il
easy for the money 10 be borrowed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Asks for Permit.

Dan O'Neill, druggist at Williams,
has filed a petition in the Office OF
the clerk of the district court ask
ing for permit to sell Intoxicating
liquors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

Mrs. Frank Huddlestnn has been
confined to her home the past week
with sprsined ankle, caused by a
mfsstep on the sidewalk one dark
evening about week ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

The English LuthG>-n ladies aid
society will meet tomorrow after
noon with Mrs. John Sheehan, 409
Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Cradle Roll.

Ir. and Mrs. Logan Corbin, who
live south of the city, are, reGoicing
ovsr the arrival of baby hoy at
their home last Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
New Electric Lights.

The Mercantile are making ar
engagements today for a new system
of electric lights to be installed in
their store soon. rs,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05
Their Opening Hop.

The Elks held their opening hep
of the season in their club house
last evening. The attendance was
good, there being about forty couples
participating in the dance. A tooth.
some supper was served at IL O'Clock
by the Comleys. Music was furnish
ed by the Epple orchestra of Boone
A very pleasant time Is reported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

The Rosary Circle of the Catholic
church will meet with Mrs Chas.
Biernatzki next Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

Prof. G. B. Mountford, the Old re-
liable piano tuner, will be in the
city within two weeks. Leave your
orders at Teed's. 5d3f1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

Miss Florence Laurie, stenograph-
er at Hanson & Tyler's garage, is
reported quito i'll at her home on
Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-05

Mrs. e. F. Snow, who has been
teaching the advanced 4th grade in
the local schools for the past two
months. has resigned and Mrs, S. w
Meadow will accept the place for a
season.