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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
NINETY DEAD in
HURRICANE BELT
Scores Severely Injured in Storm
49, Sweeping Southern
States.
THE PROPERTY, LOSS LARGE
Damage Not Yet Computed, But
Will Run Into the
Millions.

Des Moines, March 15.-Indica-
lions from late reports are that
more than ninety people were killed,
scores severely injured, and great
property loss sustained in the disas-
trous electrical storm which swept
parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Ala
bama, Louisiana and Mississippi and
Texas Thursday afternoon and
night. More than eighty deaths
have been reported and the total
loss of life probably will be increas-
ed when wire communication is re-
stored in remote sections devasted
by the cyclone. The damage to
property cannot be estimated, but
will have to be computed in mil
lions:
Twenty-Five persons are reported
to have persisted in Georgia and
damage to property is roughly esti-
mated at 100000. Calhoun, Cor
don county, Ga, and vicinity bore
the brunt of the storm in this state,
where eleven persons are reported
to have been killed The other IA
talities in Georgia we're nine at
Tucker, four at Eaglesyille, three at
Clarkson and two at Columbus.
Late reports from Tennessee have
increased the death toll in that state
to twentythree persons.
The loss of life in Alabama is es-
timated at thirteen, although several
persons still are reported missing.
Five negroes were killed near Deca-
tur, three persons persisted at Ca
lera and two each at Hokes Bluff,
Gayesville and Duke.
Only one death has been reported
in Texas.
Reports from Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi say the death lists remain
at seven in each state.
Telephone and Geographic COM
munication has been restored to
most of the larger towns and all of
the cities in the storm swept terri
tory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
Notice of Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the
board of registration will meet on
the goth day of March, 1913, and
will remain in session for two con-
secutive days from s o'clock in the
forenoon until 9 o'clock in the af-
ternoon. The board will meet in the
following places:
First ward-City hall.
Second ward--Park Hotel.
Third ward--Court house.
Fourth ward-Willson House.
Fifth ward-School house
Attention of the voters is called
to the necessity of complying with
the laws with reference to registra-
ton in order TO be entitled to vote
at the coming city election.
Dated Webster City, Iowa, March
6, 1913.
d. H. NJ. Sparboe, Mayor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18

Island freight train, hurled up the
track and overturned. The three
women crawled out from beneath
the buggy just before freight came
along, grinding the carriage to
pieces. None of them was injured.
The three women had started to
drive home from Riverside and were
crossing the tracks near the depot
when hit by the freight, which was
switching. The horse broke loose
when the buggy was hit and did not
stop till it reached home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
Election Proclamation.

To the voters of Webster City,
Iowa:
Notice is hereby given that at the
next regular municipal election to
be held in Webster City, Iowa, on
the 3lst day of March, A. D. 1913,
there Is submitted to the voters for
their approval the following ordin-
aice:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
SHOOTING RE:
suit OF TRIAL
Howard Dodge Of Milford Fatally
Wounds Real Estate
Dealer.
THE CROWD WAS HELPLESS.
Retired Farmer Walks Half Block
and Turns Gun on
Himself.
THE CROWD WAS HELPLESS.

Milford, Ia. March 15.-In the
presence of a crowd of terror-strick.
en- citizens of Milford, Howard
Dodge, retired farmer, walked UP
the middle of the main street OF
Milford yesterday afternoon to the
door of p, z. Grifith's real estate Of
flee, fired two charges from repeat
ing shotgun through the door, fatal
ly wounding Griffith. Turning
abruptly, and followed by the per-
sons who witnessed the shooting,
Mr.. Dodge walked back down the
street a half block, placed the muz-
zle of the shotgun under his chin,
and pulled the trigger.
In pulling the trigger the first
time his head flew out Of range and
the charge went past his face with
out effect. The crowd approached
closer, and preparations were made
to rush the apparently demented
man. Before these preparations
could be completed MI. Dodge pump
ed the gun again and the charge
tore off the side of his head.
Tuesday at Spirit Lake in the dis
trict court Griffith obtained judg-
ment against dodge for $500 for
commission on the sale OF Dodge's
farm last winter. Griffith conducted
the sale, but Dodge refused to ac-
cept the highest bid offered.
He was brooding over his troubles
and is said to have threatened to
get Griffith and two Of the wit
nesses at the recent trial. Wednes-
day night he walked the streets
most Of the night. Going to the
home of J. M. Day he tried to call
him out, but Mrs. Day refused to
awaken him. Day was one of the
witnesses. Dodge came down the
middle of the street to Grifith's Of
flee and fired two shots with an au-
tomato shotgun through the door at
Mr.. Griffith, who was seated at his
desk. Mr.. Griffith's left wrist and
right arm are shattered and his face
and the side of his head. are full of
shot
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
H0LDUP men TRY TO
''fR|Sk" CONDUCTOR
Leave Trail of Clothing, Whisky
and Guns.

Abba, March 15.-Three men
held up Walter Chenoweth, conduct
or on a Burlington way freight, at
Maxon, two miles east of Abba yes
terday afternoon.
While reyolvers were being held
on the conductor other trainmen
came to his aid and the bandits were
scared away.
A posse is following a trail along
which they have found three over
coats, two quarts of whisky and two
revolvers.
The men are headed north where
it is thought they will try to catch
a Rock Island train into Des Moines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18

turned today. Her sister, Mrs. M.
w. Cripliver, accompanied her for
visit here.
Misses Nellie Baker, Clarice
Knudsen, Mary Cooper, and Esther
Millet are here from Jewell today on
shopping expedition.
Mrs. Alfred Boyle left for Hum
boldt today for visit with Mr..
Boyle's parents.
Miss Anna Peterson, one of our
eighth grade teachers, went to Eagle
Grove today to spend Sunday With
friends.
Mrs. Harriet Bernard who has
been here several weeks making her
home with the J. p. Croyisier fam
lily, and taking chiropractic treat
ments, returned today to Woodstock.
Mrs. L. NJ. Clifton and daugh-
ter, Bernadine, of Woodstock are in
town today.
Mrs. f. A. Curtis and children
from near town went to Woodstock
today to spend Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. France.
Miss Alta Bailey went to WOOL
stock today for an over Sunday visit
with her sister, Mrs. Douglass Huff
and family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
Personal Briefs
From Saturdays Daily:

Mrs. G. H. Knox returned to
her home in Des Moines yesterday
after enjoying a visit here at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
n. l.. MaXon.
Mrs. Michael Zeihan returned
to her home in Kamrar yesterday
afternoon after visiting with rela-
tives here.
Judge J. Fl. Richard and daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine, who live in
Minneapolis, were in town yesterday
on their way to Jewell where they
We're called by the death of Mr..
Richards father, w. Fl. Richard.
Miss Jennie Breitenkamp goes
to Boone this evening for an over
Sunday visit at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Gaylord Sevdy and family.
Mrs. w. G. Loungsberry of Con-
rad, who has been visiting at the F.
G. Garrick home near town, return
ed TO her nome today. a..
DIR. Ward Hannah was Jewell
caller yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. klarer and
children of Kamrar We're visitors in
the city yesterday.
Mrs n. F. Christensen and Mrs
r. P. Smock and children spent yes
terday visiting friends in woodstock.
Miss Ethel B. Virtue returned
to her duties as secretary for Sena-
tor Chase in the Legislature at Des
Moines yesterday, having been in
this city attending the editorial as
ISOLATION meetings and banquet.
Mrs. Flora Fitch, who attend
ed the teachers meeting at Fort
Dodge yesterday, came home to
spend Sunday with her mother.
Mrs. T. D. Curtis left for
Hampton yesterday to spend Sunday
with her husband.
Mrs. Lester futile, Mrs. Ed
Johnson and Mrs. J. p. Tuttle were
here from Williams yesterday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs Josephine
Howard.
Mrs. F. F. Cash and son Frank
went to Ackley yesterday for a brief
visit with relatives.
Miss Oritha Osmundson and
her brother, Fayette, went to Will
Jams yesterday for short visit with
the B. F. Hall family.
Miss Ada Gerber was calling on
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gerber, between trains yesterday on
her way to her school at Williams,
after attending the Northwestern
District Teachers meeting at Fort
Dodge.
Mrs. f. A. Smith and daughter
Maxine went to Williams yesterday,
where they remain permanently.
Mr.. Smith is interested in the Bus
ter Brown drug store there.
Mrs. A, E. Anderson and Mrs.
]. J. Rhone Aft this morning for
Des Moines to see Mr.. Rhone in the
hospital there.
Mrs. Ross Eckert and children
Of Lyle, Minnesota, are guests at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
WISCONSIN IS
STORM SWEPT
Races Buildings, Stops Traffic and
Drives People From
Homes.
MANY TRAINS ARE CRIPPLED
Winds Velocity Sixty Miles an
Hour at Minneap-
oils.
MANY TRAINS ARE CRIPPLED

Milwaukee, Wis, March ia
storm approaching a tornado in in.
tensity, accompanied by sheets OF
rain lasting for long periods, which
swept over Wisconsin Thursday
night and early yesterday forced
many people to leave their homes
RACED many small buildings, affected
traffic in several cities and resulted
in property loss of many thousands
OF dollars.
independence, Blair, Arcadia and
Whitehall, small towns along the
river, were flooded
night by an ice jam and
are still beneath several feet of wat
err.
A terrific wind blowing nearly
seventy miles an hour struck She
boygan early yesterday and caused
a damage of about $4,000. Several
business houses there were forced to
close part of yesterday because their
lower floors were under water.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18

Minneapolis, Mimi, March ID
a gale which swept all Minnesota
and greater part of the northwest
late yesterday reached a velocity of
sixty miles an hour. In this city
much minor damage was done.
Railway traffic is badly crippled,
all OF the lines ccntering here re-
porting passenger trains several
hours late and in many instances
freight service suspended complete
".
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18

the G. Freize home on the former
William Rinehart farm, east of
town. Mrs. Ross is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Freize.
j. M. Holiday is home for a
week end visit from his school du-
ties in Meservey
Mr. and Mrs. H. Onken of KAN
rar, who leave soon for trip to
Europe, were guests at the Samuel
Bateman home last evening.
Lon Halfway. Frank Holt and
Frank Currie are home for over Sun
day visits from their school duties
in Ames.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. c. Burleson
returned home this morning from
goods buying trip to Chicago.
Misses Bertha Teal and Eva
Closz arrived home last night from
their school duties in Des Moines
college, and will spend their Easter
vacations at their homes in this
city.
Asa a. Teal of Minneapolis is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Teal, over
Sunday.
John f. Carey came home this
morning from a business trip to
Chicago and st. Louis.
Mrs. NJ Hisen returned to her
home in Centerville today following
a visit here with her niece, Miss Mil
dred Barnes.
who have been visiting the A. Cleve-
land and M. A. Jones families in
kamrar, were in town today on
their way to their home in Dun
combe.
Mrs. W. r. Baird went to Fort
Dodge today on business.
Rev and Mrs. L. II. Sours of
Hampton arrived in town today. Mr.
Sours will fill the Christian pulpit
tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs o. s. Cleveland
eft today for Cedar Rapids, where
they will visit at the home of their
son, Jesse Cleveland and family
Misses Agnes and Kathryn
Welch went to Fort Dodge today to
attend the teachers meeting now GO
ing on there.
Mrs. J. II. Lachmiller and lit
tie son, Harlow, went to Waterloo
today on visit.
Miss Fannie Pyle left this noon
for Waterloo to spend Sunday with
her sister, Miss Myrtle.
Mrs. A. E. Bullock of Iowa
Falls is in the city today.
Miss Eliza Anderson is spending
the day in Fort Dodge.
Mrs. w. Fl. Barr returned home
this noon from Omaha. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Carter, with whom
she has been for a week, is some bet
ter and her recovery is now expect
ed.
Miss Vonis Merson was guest |
of Miss Bertha Teal last night on ,
her way home to Renwick from Des
Moincs College.
Mrs. r. f. Jackson and daugh-
ter Ethel went to Woodstock today
to spend Sunday with friends.
Mrs. o. L. Brace and baby, who
have been visiting in Des Moines, re-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18

Duluth, Mimi, March 15.--The
worst storm, wind, sleet and snow
of the winter is raging throughout
the northwest up to the Canadian
boundary and southeast into Wiscon-
sin Trains to Duluth are from four
to six hours late and street car traf-
tic here has been Gemoralized. .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
JUST DODGE DEATH
Twice IN EVENING
Three Riverside Women Escape
Train Which Hits Demolished
Buggy.

Iowa City. March 15.-Three Riv-
erside women, Mrs. Carl Craig, Mrs.
Clair Flynn and Miss Irma Flynn,
miraculously escaped death at >
o'clock last evening.
Their buggy was struck by a Rock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
Woman Burned to Death.

Estherville, March ia GAS
generator exploded in the home q
DR.. Harry Johnston at Germania,
enveloping Miss Flora jaeger and a
baby boy in flames.
Mr.. Johnston rolled the two in a
snow bank to stifle the flames. The
baby will recover, but Miss lager
died. The building was badly wreck
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-03-18
ORDINANCE

An ordinance providing for a
Board of Park Commissioners.
Be it ordained by the city council
of the city of Webster City, Iowa:
Sec. !. That there shall be elect
ed in Webster City board of park
commissioners consisting of three
members whose election, term of Of
flee, duties and power shall be as di-
rected, authorized and prescribed b.
Chapter of Title of Code Supple
ment of 1907.
Sec. 2. That no salary or other
compensation shall be paid said
Park Commissioners for their SER
vices.
Sec. 8 That this ordinance be
submitted to the voters at the next
regular municipal election to be
held in Webster City, for their ap-
prevail.
BY order of the city council. Dat
ed Feb. 10, 1918.
H. NJ. Sparboe, Mayor.
W. w. Crittenden, City Clerk. di
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17

Boylan and Sutton, a local lad,
were an able pair of tackles. Garrett
and Stegman occupied the sentinel
positions with credit Stegman was
chosen captain for next season as a
reward for his splendid work. In
Miller, the Peddie eleven had a CEN
tire who was unbeatable.
Manual Training High School was
the first to fall before the Peddie
team. The Hightstowners, despite a
ragged offense made total of So
points to the Brooklynites 0. St.
Peters College was beaten even worse
by a score of 81 to 0. Barringer was
the next opponent. Perhaps overes-
timation of the local teams powers
saved them from the fate of their
predecessors on the HightStown
schedule as q points was all that the
Peddie team was able to garner from
the Blue and White. Lawrenceville
came to Hightstown on the following
Saturday and quashed Peddie's hopes
for the State championship by a
score of is to Z. Blair Hall proved
unable to cope with the Peddie at
tack, losing by a score of go to 0.
Drexel Institute, of Philadelphia,
added another victory, coming out
at the short end of a SO to score.
East Orange did little better with 81
to 0. The season was concluded by
overwhelming st. Joseph's College 90
to 0. Peddie is well pleased with the
coaching efforts of Coach Midkiff, as
he developed a wonderful team, in
evidence of which Peddie's total OF
440 points to it's opponents 10 is
offered.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
Officials of Kennel Club
Resign in Lively Meeting

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE last
quarterly meeting of the year of the
American Kennel Club yesterday at
No. / Liberty street proved to be
the most sensational since the annual
meeting in February. There was no
secret that in the leading kennel body
there was dissension and discomfort.
AS result the delegates represent
ing the various clubs were present
in larger numbers than ever before
recorded. The elimination, however,
came when the directors met after the
delegates meeting had been adj
journed Then Dr. j. E. De Mund,
chairman of the board of directors,
chairman of the rules committee,
chairman of the reciprocity commit
tee, etc; Messrs. w. S. Gurnee, jr.;
Abram Gillette and c. e. Sawyer re-
signed from the direct crate Messrs.
Sawyer and Gillette also rendered
their designations as delegates, but
these could not be accepted by the
directors, as under the constitution
they had to be presented to the dele
gates.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
Officials for High School
Basketball Tourney Selected

Officials for the coming Newark
High School Athletic Associations
championship basketball tournament
were selected yesterday afternoon at
a meeting of the games committee held
in the Board of Education rooms at
the City Hall as follows: Guido
Cavallaro, Louis Field, E. Fred Mall
Tory and James Hodgson. Carl Bau-
mann. who was an all-collegiate for
ward at Springfield Y. NJ G. A. Coli
lege before coming here, was consid-
cred but could not devote the neces-
sary time. The compensation for the
officials was set at Sc per game with
TN equal division of the money be-
tween the referce and umpire.
The winning basketball team will
be awarded a banner, while the In
dividual members will be given
emblems significant of the honor. The
design for the latter was left to the
Fawcett Drawing School, which has
been requested to draw up an
emblem. In the case that the contest
ig schools were unable to agree on
The selection of an officiating pair 1t
was provided that the matter Of Of
flcials should be left to. Randall wsr-
den, the head of the Board of Educa-
ton physical training department.
The following scorers and timers were
named
misunderstanding L. Cross, timer
and Losse, scorer.
East Side-Waugh, timer, and Fill
lipone, scorer s.saz
South Side-Findley. timer. and
Bedford, scorer.
Notwithstanding, timer, and Pagan
scorer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17

Peddie Institute just missed out on
the State scholastic football cham
pionship. A wet day quashed any
hopes that the Hightstown team
might have had in the championship
line and Lawrenceville won out by
score of 15 to Z. The game was
played at Hightstown in heavy going
on the same day that Dartmouth
created the upheaval in the college
football world by winning from
Princeton.
The defeat at the hands of Law
renceville was the only reverse suf-
fered by Hightstown during the fall
gridiron campaign. In fact, the 10
points gathered by Lawrenceville,
were the only points scored on the
Blue and Gold. All the other games
resulted in totals of over SO to 0 in
favor of the Hightstowners, with the
exception of the Barringer contest,
in which the local eleven held Peddie
to three touchdowns. The huge tall
lies netted by Peddie denotes the
quality of the scoring machine devel-
oped by Morris f. Midkiff, the new
coach of the Peddie gridiron war
riorS.
Meredith, Benedict and A. Garrett
were a backfield combination hard
to repulse. Dunning, at quarterback,
ran the team with a superb general
ship. Higgins and M. Norcross, the
ends, were among the best in the
State Fischer and Taylor, of East
Orange, who, hitherto had enjoyed
a reputation of the best proved easy
opponents for the Hightstown ex-
tremeS
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
"VERRI WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR FOUL RIDING -HILL
Boston Cyclist Says Italian
Showed Him Off Track IN
Six-Day Finish.
WANTED RACE RE-RUN
Admits Attempt to Throw For
eign Star After Latter Had
Roughed Him.
By FRED HTLL.

want to set myself right with ths
Dixie fans regarding the finish of the
race in New York last sat
urday night, in which 1t has been
said that deliberately fouled the
Italian rider Verri in the home
stretch, just after GouIlet started
his sprint that eventually won him
the race
In the first place, Verri was as
much at fault for the foul riding al 1
was. and do not think 1t is fair that
oil the blame should be passed to me,
when Verri himself started the foul
Ing by attempting to switch me and
come through on the pole.
I hung on to Goullet's wheel al
day, and up until 10 O'Clock, and
figured I had a fine chance OF finish
ing no worse than second. / knew
that Gouilet had the speed of the
bunch. but I thought I could trail
along for the place money.
When the bell rang for the last lap
was on GouIlet's wheel, and verri
was on Root, and when "GoulIie,,
broke away Verri deliberately forced
me up the track until 1 was a few
inches above the black mark. tried
to get through but verri grabbed me
by the jersey and pulled me back.
so grabbed him around the neck.
with the idea of throwing him and
going down with him so that the race
would have to be re-run.
I could not throw him, how ever.
and when tried to go by him ne
grabbed me around the waist and
held me back, allowing Lawrence to
come through for second money. So
II verri got the worst OF 1t II was
only because he started the foul rid
ing himself.
The time for the last mile was not
very fast, as can be seen by the fact
that although Verri and myself were
doing all this scrapping we were able
to keep right up with the leaders to
the end.
What Verri should have done, If he
really has this wonderful speed, was
to have backed out of the pocket
and raced around the field. Instead
of that, when he couldn't get out
himself he tried to keep me out and
and that's how 1t started.