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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
SEWER-SECOND STREET.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SEWER
CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTIONS.
Notice is hereby given to all per.
sons interested, that at meeting
of the city council Of Webster City
Iowa, held on the 21st day of May
A. D. 1912, the following resolution
was proposed and adopted by said
city council:
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY.
Be it resolved by the city council
of the city of Webster City, Iowa:
That in order to preserve the
health and secure the proper sani.
tary regulations, and for the conven.
fence of the residents along the
street hereinafter named, it is here
by declared necessary and advisable
to construct an extension Of the
sanitary sewer on Second street with
the necessary manholes, lampholes
and house functions, of the material
and dimensions herein specified
along and upon the following nam.
ed street and having the terminal
points herein named.
Commencing at the intersection
of the center of Funk and Second
streets, thence west on Second street
to point $50 feet west Of the line
Of Fair street, of eight (S'') inch
sewer pipe.
All of said sewer pipe mentioned
or referred to herein to be vitrified
clay sewer pipe.
The cost of construction of sale
sewer. manholes, lampholes ant
house functions to be assessed
against the property thereon an.
adjacent thereto in accordance with
the law governing the same.
The contractor who shall con.
struct said sewer, manholes, lamp.
holes and house functions, shall
guarantee that the same shall en-.
dure without need Of repair for one
year from date OF their acceptance
by the city. or If repairs thereon are
needed within one year from the &C.
ceptance of said work, that all such
repairs shall be made without ex-
pense therefor to the city.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLv.
ED:
That the city council will meet
at o'clock p. M, on the 1st day OF
July, 1912. at the council room in
the city hall for the purpose of con.
sidering objections to said proposed
resolution and that notice Of said
resolution and the passage of this
resolution be published as provided
by law. 49,.
Passed this 21st day Of May. 1912
Approved this 21st day May, 1912
II. M. Sparboe, Mayor.
Attest: R. P. Smock. City Clerk. 4f4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
SEWER-WALNUT STREET.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SEWER
CONSTRIICTTON

Il ~ + {
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that at a meeting
of the city council of Webster City
Iowa, held on the 21st day OF May
A. D. 1912, the following resolution
was proposed and adopted by salt
city council:
RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY.
Be 1t resolved by the city council
Of the city of Webster City, Iowa:
That in order to preserve tn,
health and secure the proper SAM
tary regulations, and for the conven
fence of the residents along tn
street hereinafter named, it is here
by declared necessary and advisabl,
to construct an extension OF tn,
combined sanitary and storm Sew
enth District Sewer on Walnut stree
with the necessary manholes, laml
holes, intakes and house junction,
of the material and dimensions here
In specified. along and upon the fol
lowing named street, having the ter
minal points herein named.
Commencing at the center of tn,
intersection of Walnut and Grov,
streets; thence west to the center O
Of Beach street, Of twelve (12",,
inch sewer pipe.
All of said sewer pipe mentioned
or referred to herein to be vitrifiet
clay sewer pipe.
The cost of construction of sait
sewer, manholes, lampholes ant
house functions to be assessed
against the property thereon ant
adjacent thereto in accordance will
the law governing the same.
The contractor who shall CON
struct said sewer, manholes, lamp
holes and house functions, shall
guarantee that the same shall en-
dure without need of repair for on,
year from date OF their acceptanc,
I
by the city, or II repairs thereon ar,
needed within one year from the &C
ceptance OF said work, that all sucl
repairs shall be made without ex
pense therefor to the city.
AND BE IT FURTHER REsOLv
ED:
That the city council will NEE
at s o'clock p. M. on the LIST day O
July, 1912, at the council room IL
the city hall for the purpose Of con
sidering objections to said proposed
resolution and that notice Of salt
resolution and the passage OF Thu
resolution be published as provided
by law.
Passed this 21st day OF May. 1912
Approved this 21st day May. 1912
H. M. Sparboe. Mayor.
Attest: r. P. Smock. City Clerk. At
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
STRANGE MINISTER
RUN down BY train
An Unknown Man is Killed Near
Grinnell.

Grinnell, Ia, June 15.-A man
supposed to be Roy N. Conger Of
Cincinnati, minister, was run
down by freight train on the
Minneapolis & st. Louis just north
Of here late last night and instant
ly killed. His head was cut off and
his arms and legs were broken. The
train crew was not held responsible
for the mans death by a jury en-
paneled by the coroner.
The dead man is supposed to be
the same man who was in New
Sharon yesterday. He carried sew
@eral books written by evangelists
and was evidently minister He
is supposed to have been walking
here to preach. AS yet Identification
is not positive.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
Many Contractors to Bid.

The National Sewer Pipe Com
pany will let the contract for the
boilers, engines and all other power
equipment for their new plant on
Tuesday and Wednesday. June is
and 10.
The bidders will number between
fifteen and twenty and are from the
large eastern cities, number beins
from Pennsylvania, while some are
from Minneapolis, Chicago and De
troit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
DIR, RICHARDSON.

DIR, RICHARDSON.
Office at 713 Wilson avenue, first
door south Of Louis Franks cloth
ing store. Speciality, diseases Of
women. Calls answered day and
night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

DIR. 3. W. HOMAN,
Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist
Spectales accurately fitted.
Hours 8 to 10 q. m; 2 to s p. n.
Office 71e Wilson Ave. Dr.. brakes
former location. Martin phones, Of
fee 40, residence 1401a. d-t
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
Our Business Directory.

G. T. McCAUL1FF, NJ. D.
Office over Browns drug stors,
corner of Des Moines and Second
streets. Calls attended day or night
Both phones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

WESLEY MARTIN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Collections.
Phone No. A. Office in Crazy
block, Second street, Webster City,
Iowa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18
DIR. F. A. BOYSEN,
DENTIST.

Over Aug. Mueller's hardware
store. Martin phone 261. 1ndepen-
dent phone 166.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-06-18

Legal blanks at this once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
SULU PRINCESS SEEKS
DIVORCE; MONTHS WED

Los Angeles. Cal, July BRO
nance of the old time novel kind
which led to the marriage of Mrs. Ma
rie Ellene Sweet Baker, daughter OF
General Owen J. Sweet, to Francis
Murphy, grandson of Francis ]. Muir
ply, the temperance lecturer, last
March eliminated yesterday in the
divorce court. Barely four months
after the marriage, Mrs. Murphy fled
suit, charging cruelty.
How Miss Sweet became the wife
Of former Congressman W. H. Baker
of Massachusetts, reads like a fairy
tale. Mrs. Lottie Stevens Baker, first
wife of the Bay state man, gave up
her husband when she found he was
smitten with the woman who had been
made a princess by the sultan of Sulu.
Mr.. Baker and Miss Sweet were
secretly married July Is, 1903, shatter-
ing a hope OF the sultan that he could
add the daughter of General Sweet
to his harem.
Their married life was of short du-
ration. a divorce being granted the
wife four months from date of we'd
ding.
Francis Murphy first met Mrs. Ba-
ker at Pasadena. They were quietly
married in Santa Ana and the first
part of their welded life was happy,
Later the young wife went to live with
her mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Grace Knives.

There is a curious class OF knives OF
the sixteenth century the blades OF
which have engraved on one side the
musical notes 10 the benediction OF the
table, or grace before meat, and on the
other the grace after meat. These
knives usually went IN sets OF four.
representing a four part harmony OF
bass, tenor. alto and treble. They
were kept I'm an upright case Of stamp
I'd leather and were placed before the
singers according 20 the adaptation OF
each one 20 his particular part AS
may be supposed. the inscription was
usually in Latin. The following speci-
men is taken from actual knives OF
the period: PRO tuis benehciis Deus,
gratias aCimus tibi" O7or thy good
gifts. o God. We thank theel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
knowing that his head was so filled up

knowing that his head was so filled up
and weighted down.
A young farmer consulted DR.. Par
ker at the Liverpool hospital for q nasal
abscess that had troubled him some
time. Probing the nostril, the surgeon
found that loose mass. apparently of
metal, occupied a considerable space
behind the nose and above the roof of
the mouth.
So large was this object that 1t was
removed with difficulty through the
side of the face. 1t proved to be a gun
breech and an iron bolt. The breech
measured 5 by IL by l inches. The
bolt was three inches long. The weight
Of the two was a quarter Of q pound.
This mass of metal had been in the
mans head for five years, though he
had not suspected its presence there.
A muzzle loading gun had exploded in
his hands and shattered his face. The
wound healed without leaving any out.
ward deformity. HIS only amiction
was symptoms Of nasal catarrh. The
young farmer made rapid recovery to
perfect health with the removal of the
iron from his head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
KILLS BAD BLACK
ROBDING A HOUSE
Little Rocks Jack the Shoot.
er" Dies in Second Rob-
berry Attempt.
49 CRIMES ARE CHARGED
Believed to Be FIend Who Has At
tackled Number Of Women at
Night In Their Homes,

Little Rock, Ark, July 26.-Forty
minutes after he had entered the room
Of Maude Sumner, a stenographer, J.
B. Brown, a negro attorney, Little
Rocks Jack the shooter" was killed
by Sam Collins, negro tailor. Miss
Sumner was shot in the hand when
she resisted. Brown was caught
climbing into the window of Collins
residence in a second attempt at rob-
bling.
All Little Rock now breathes easily,
and thousands visited the morgue,
where the body of Brown awaits
the action OF the coroner's jury. Citi-
zens have started to purchase a medal
for Collins. The police have a record
of 40 crimes which they say undoubt-
edly were committed by Brown.
Little Rock for six months has been
Mortified by almost nightly burglaries
and attacks upon women. and the stu
alton was getting 80 grave that a
mass meeting was held and a citizens
vigilance committee formed 20 patrol
the streets. For q time this seemed
70 stop the crimes, but recently the at
tacks were renewed.
COVERS FACE WITH TALCUM.
When slain Brown had his face and
hands covered with powder, and, being
a mulatto, this gave him the appear
ance Of white man of dark complex
ion, or a Mexican. such as was describ-
ed by most of the women who were at
tackled.
Collins is OF immense stature, being
used as a walking advertisement for
tailors. He wore diamonds, which I'M
doubtedly attracted Brown to his resi-
dence on north Tenth street, three
blocks from the residence where Miss
Sumner was shot.
The most serious OF the Jack the
Shooter" crimes occurred May 10,
when the mysterious man entered the
| residence Of Mrs. D. P. Coulter, three
blocks from the center OF the business
district and attacked Mrs. Coulter,
who held her 9-months-old baby. The
assailant fired at Mrs. Coulter twice,
the baby being killed.
/ FIRES ON TWO POLICEMEN.
He fed, and half an hour afterward
the same man entered the home of NJ
NJ. Hankins and fired at Mrs Hankins
and two policemen who were attracted
| by her cries.
| So positive are citizens and officials
OF Little Rock that three or four per.
sons now convicted for crimes laid at
the door OF Jack the Shooter" one or
more OF them serving terms in the pen
itentiary now, that strong efforts will
be made TO have them granted new
trials or have them pardoned by the
| governor.
An inquest was held over the body
of Brown this morning, and Sam Col
Inns was Immediately discharged with
the thanks of the coroner's jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
CITES A REASON FOR RAIN
Moore Declares Posts Experiment Did
Not Produce Shower.


Chicago, July 26.-The following tel
egram was sent by Professor Willis l..
Moore, chief of the United States
weather bureau, to the Battle Greek
Industrial association in regard to c.
w. Posts claim of producing rain at
Battle Greek during the night of July
%:
You telegraphed this office last
night that four hours dynamiting be.
ginning at 9 o'clock Tuesday brought
half an inch of rainfall at Battle Greek
beginning $3.50 in the afternoon, and
you say people are satisfied the Post
system of rainmaking is successful.
Your claim is without justification,
as the rain you claim to have caused
began Monday morning in the Dakotas.
By Tuesday morning it had covered
both Dakotas, Minnesota, upper Mich.
gan, and the greater part of Wiscon-
sin. BY Tuesday evening it had ex-
tended all over lower Michigan
This was exactly as forecast by the
weather bureau. Your experiments had
no more to with causing rain that fell
Tuesday in lower Michigan than they
had in causing rain that occurred hours
before in upper Michigan and Wiscon
sin"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
HONEST COP CAUSES A
STIR IN A MURDER CASE

New York. July 26.-Deputy Police
Commissioner Dougherty today pre-
pared 10 give the third degree" to
Frank Ciroflci, who, the commission
er says, is none other than "Dago
Frank" one of the alleged slayers of
Gambler Rosenthal Cirofici was TAX
en- into custody last night along with
Rose Harris and a man named Abra.
ham Lewis. Cirofici had two suit
cases packed for travelling.
The grand jury Investigation is
proving more satisfactory to District
Attorney Whitman The testimony OF
Lieutenant Costigan, known as "the
honest cop" created a sensation in
police circles. Costigan fatty declar
ed he did not believe any gambling
house could remain open without po
lice protection. He said the gam
bling squad took orders from Police
Commissioner Waldo and no one else
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Licensed 70 Wed.
Aeroplane Wireless.

Saint Cyr, France. July ga sue
cessful experience with wireless teleg-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Blocked by an Iceberg.

Discussing the iceberg question. Pro-
fessor John Milne Of London writes
that the year he visited Newfoundland
one of these ice mountains had stuck
in the Narrows, which is the entrance
to St. Johns harbor. The capital of
Newfoundland was bottled up. "A
fort pounded at the intruder for a
time, but 1t might as well have
pounded at the Karakoram mountains.
The monster stopped all traffic either
in or out On the third day. however,
1t heeled over and sailed away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
CAVITIES IN THE SKULL.
Room Enough Inside Ones Head to
Hide Bulky Articles.

Every one is not aware that there is
space inside n persons head for storing
away heavy and bulky foreign articles.
One man who had made a speciality of
burglary and Jail breaking now shows
how he was aided in his work by util,
izing this human attic storage room.
lie concealed a large skeleton key and
a saw twelve inches long, coiled like a
watch spring, in the cavity reached
through his nostrils. But in the Lon.
con Lancet DR.. Rushton Parker relates
i more remarkable case of the carrying
of a large foreign body in that space OF
She head. and that without the. victim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
N. H. BROWN. M. D.

p Quincy St. Chicago.
Next Visit TO Rock Island. Rock Island
House, Monday, July -, s
a. M 10 p. I'M.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Awful Ignorance,

Young Man With Lavender Tie, Pink
Shirt and Bright Purple Socks-Say.
Jim Lawrence is a queer duck. he
pronounces his words so queerl The
other day be was telling some girls
about going to the Blank inn for a
''tahbledote" dinner. AS soon as we
left the girls ! asked him what he
meant and come 10 end out he meant
table de hotey! Ha, ha, haAChicago
Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Nc Eriend Of HjA

Mrs. Mulcahey-what frind helped
ye home, ye drunken bastef Muieahey
Faith. it's no frind he was, KNOWN
the rayception Old recaive.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26

raphy between a flying aeroplane with
wireless apparatus, and a number of
fixed stations was carried out today at
a military camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-26
Didn't Have 70 Make Her.

Dt0hk rave 70 maSo FteT'
well. ] saw my wife on for the Wese
Indies this morning"
Jamaica
NO: she went OF her own Accord
PFiBeeton Tiger.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-04-04
MORE FINE HORSES COMING.

A. F. Work the horseman, who
last winter shipped in a car load of
imported and home bred registered
Percheron and English Shire stall
liens has disposed OF the most of
them and this week will receive an
other car CT the same stock consist
ing of six head. Mr.. Work is great
ly pleased with the results he has
accomplished this year in the field.
when | built my barn." said Mr..
Work, 81 thought | was building suf-
ficient capacity to handle what
could do here for a number OF years
but the success that has attended
my efforts is very encouraging and |
now have plans afoot to enlarge my
big sale barns to twice their present
capacity"
The sales which Mr.. Work made
the past few days are as follows:
C. c. Riley, Of Vale, Oregon, an
imported Belgian; C. F. Loveland, of
Ontario, Oregon, fine imported En-
glish Shire; two finely home bred
registered colts to Wash. Hillmon.
These with the fine Percheron re-
Gently sold to Frank Nesbitt makes
five finely bred first class animals
he has disposed Of this season. The
four sales mentioned first were all
made last week.
Some time this week Mr.. Work will
receive a full carload Of finely bred
stations both home bred and import
ed to add to his stock and expects
to move all of them this spring.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-04-04
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Whitelaw, one of our form
er High School teachers. visited
the school Monday. Miss Whitelaw
is now employed in the Nampa High
School, and is visiting us during
the Easter vacation.
The members of the Senior class
are glad to hear that Mable Stark
is improving rapidly.
Harold Keeler, Glenn Hutton and
Prof. Nelson went to Caldwell Thurs
day evening to assist the High
School orchestra in the minstrel
which was given by the Caldwell
High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morley visited the
High School last Thursday after
noon.
The Senior English class will soon
finish Burke's Cancellation with
America"
The basket ball teams have had
their photos taken.
Monday, April l, was spelling day
in the Reviews class. Accordingly
the Seniors planned a lark. Every
one took lunches, consisting of sand
wiches, pickles, cookies, candy, and
apples. This was unknown TO the
teacher; so after the spelling les
son" the eatables were consumed by
all. During the noon hour the class,
accompanied by Mrs. Wilkie, took
stroll in the hills. All returned
to school at 1.3O, in time for after
noon session. Remembering the fate
of former Senior classes, no one playi
ed hockey"
Invitations are out for the Senior
Junior-Faculty reception to be CIV
en- by the Sophomores and Fresh
men next Friday night.
Jonas Brown was a patient at the
Woodward hospital during the past
week as the result of a dislocated
knee.
The Juniors entertained a few of
the Senior boys at a rehearsal of
the Junior play, for a short time
.ast Thursday evening.
Following is the schedule of
games of the High School base ball
league for this season.
Apr 5, Weiser VS.. Payette, at Pay
ette Practice game.
Apr. 13, Weiser VS.. Payette at
Weiser. League game.
April 81, Boise VS.. Payette, at Boz
Sc. League game.
May 4, Nampa VS.. Payette, at Pay
cite. League game.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-04-04
ROSE DAY
DECIDED SUCCESS
Eleven Hundred and Seventy-six
Rose Bushes Planted Last Thurs
day-Portia Committee Does Work
for Nothing.

Rose Day in Payette on last Thurs
day under the auspices of the Por-
tia Club was a decided success.
When the movement first started it
was thought if five hundred or more
bushes could be planted in the city
that good start would have been
made toward the city beautiful. The
first original order made by the
club was ten hundred and eighty
five plants but before these arrived
orders came in TO the committee for
ninety-one more which were secured
from a local dealer and on Thurs
day eleven hundred and seventy.s'x
rose bushes OF different varieties
were planted in the home yards of
Payette and in the city park.
The work undertaken by the COM
mittee from the Portia club was all
done gratis. The club secured no
profit on the roses but furnished
them at exact cost to the buyers
and this is certainly one instance
where great movement has been
started and carried out to a success
full end without costing anyone a
cent more than exact cost. The
club and tho committee are both
to be congratulated upon the sue
cess CT the movement and the ne
thusiastic manner in which the resi-
dents generally responded to the
call to plant roses and beautify the
town shows that Portia is growing
in importance and Influence.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-04-04
Clerk of School District No. l
DOES HUMANITY BELIEVE IN
THE RESURRECTION OF THE
DEAD, AND IN THE FUTURE
LlFE7

The pastor of the the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church. A. L. How
arth, spent some time during the
week in the Payette Cemetery to
see what the Inscriptions con the
tombstones said concerning the res
direction and the future life. He
found that people who have buried
friends and loved ones do not be-
lieve them to be dead but living.
In the sermon Sunday morning the
pastor of this church will give the
result of his observations indicating
the faith of the people in the life
to come. Special Easter music will
be provided by the choir. All are
invited to this service.
In the evening at the Church
Choir will give a musical program,
entitled. "The Conquering King" Th s
will be a musical treat, and all are
invited. A special invitation to the
stranger.