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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-04
Romack-Mi


At half past seven o'clock this
evening Miss Olive Romack and Mr..
CLAYTON Miller will be married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs Ira Romack, 134 Glenwood.
Rev. r. w. Hobbs of the First Bap-
list church will perform the cere-
mony in the presence of the immedi-
ate families of the bride and groom.
The brides gown is of white crepe
meteor with chiffon drape and pearl
garnitures. She will carry brides
roses. There will be no attendants.
Immediately following the ceremony
a supper will be served, Miss Addie
Romack and Miss Gustie Wittrock
assisting. The rooms will be deco
rated very prettily with pink and
white cut flowers.
II. Miller IS a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Miller and is engaged
in the ice business with his father,
having become a member of the firm,
C. w. Miller & Sons, recently. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Romack and is a very charm
ing young lady Mr. and Mrs. Miller
will go to housekeeping at once at
223 West Front, where they will be
at home to their friends after May l..
Special Matinee, Bohemian Girl.
There will be special matinee of
"The Bohemian Girl at three o'clock
Friday afternoon at the Mankato
Theatre. This performance will be
given specially for ladies and chill
dren and students. THE Bohemian
GirI' is high-class opera and should
be well patronized.
Entertained Ladies'.
Miss Emma Bielafeld entertained
a number of ladies last night at the
home of the Misses Minor on State
street. The evening was spent play
ing 900" and was a very delightful
one Delicious refreshments were
served during the evening
J. P Hertz of St James is in the
city today.
j. J. Koehn of Window was in the
city yesterday.
Anton Braus of Candy is visitor
in the city today.
William Blymer of GAINESVILLE spent
yesterday in the city.
Charles Rose of Mapleton was a
Mankato visitor yesterday
e. II. Blair of Winona was in the
city yesterday on business.
j. ID. Lindon of Faribault is in
Mankato today on business.
NJ. ]. Walker of Minnesota Lake
is visiting in the city today
j. C. Davies of st. James trans
acted business yesterday in Man
kato.
Mrs. II. F. Rockwell of Fairmont
is visiting with relatives here.
Mrs, Ed Jameson of lie Sueul
Center visited in Mankato yesterday
Albert Krost of the Widell com
pany is in Chicago on business fo
a few days.
General Gustav Widell and c.
Ingwaldson transacted business in ST
Paul yesterday.
r. N. LaDue, William R. Sheehal
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-04

Entertained Ladies'.
Miss Emma Bielafeld entertained
a number of ladies last night at the
home of the Misses Minor on State
street. The evening was spent play
ing 800" and was a very delightful
one Delicious refreshments were
served during the evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
A Dangerous Place.

There is a very dangerous place
for automobilists, especially at night.
in the road Just south of the house
on the j. E. Vulgamot farm north Of
the city. The road crosses ravine
and is only wide enough for one ve-
hicle to pass, with drop on each
side OF the road of from eight to ten
feet. In daylight the danger of the
place is easily seen and is familiar
to those who frequently pass on
that road, but to automobilists trav-
cling by night there is absolutely
nothing to warn them Of the narrow
pass and drivers who did not e3er-
else unusual care on meeting car.
blinded by the glare of the power
full searchlights, would go right
ahead and plnng off into the ravine.
There is no way to remedy this but
to widen the road at this point and
this ought to be done. 1t Is only q
small ravine but amply sufficient to
kill the occupants in any car which
leaves the narrow pass the road pro
vides.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
New Postmaster Tomorrow.

D. H. Bauman received his COM
mission as postmaster Of Webster
City yesterday and today he and
Postmaster Clark are checking W
the Office. They will probably finish
the work tomorrow, when Mr.. Bau-
man will take possession and offici-
ate as postmaster for the next four
years, at the expiration of which
time he will in all probability step
aside for some good republican. r.
G. Clark has been postmaster ten
years and six months and has filed
the position satisfactorily to all con-
cerned except few politicians who
wanted the job themselves.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
STRIKERS AGAIN
APPEAL FOR SEN
AT0R|AL INQUIRY
Two Thousand Calumet Miners Pa.
rade to Meeting Addressed by
Western Federation President.

Calumet, Mich, Sept. 1.-For the
second time in two weeks the strik-
ing copper miners of Michigan yes
terday appealed by resolutions
adopted at a massmeeting for SEN
atorial investigation into the indus
trial controversy to the end that a
settlement may be reached. The
meeting was addressed by President
Charles Meyer of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners, who came here
from Denver to take personal charge
of the situation, Vice President Ma
honey and William Davidson, execu-
tive council members.
Meyer characterized the eight
hour day as the vital issue of the
strike. This the operators told Gov
ernor Ferris special Investigator,
Judge Murphy of Detroit, they have
been trying to arrange for months.
Meyer also asserted in vigorous
terms the right OF the miners to or
sanize and demand recognition.
IF you cannot win this right. you
have nothing else worth while to
fight for Meyer said.
Two thousand men and 500 WON
en- and children paraded to the
meeting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Rewards are offered.

Sheriff Nelson is in receipt of
communications offering rewards of
$50 and 500. $50 are offered for
the return or detention Of Margaret
Luka, who was last seen in Des
Moines on August %. She is IA
years Of age and weighs lis pounds
tall, blue eyes and scar in forehead.
Notify J., F. Griffin, Des Moines.
500 are offered for arrest of
Brown McClain, 25 to 35 years OF
age, feet 10 inches tall, weight
16O pounds. Scotch descent, pecu-
liar expression in one eye. Deserted
wife and last seen at Kansas City in
July. Took Miss Minnie Krupinsky,
IA years old, with him. Girl is
feet 2 inches tall, gray eyes and light
complexion. Arrest and hold. Noti-
fy Sheriff w. G. Condit, Fremont
Nebraska.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
White Sox Win From Visitors at
Riverside Athletic Park in
This City Saturday AZ
ternoon.
/ TO II IN FAVOR OF LOCALS.
Good Sized Crowd Of Fans Present
Contest Started Like Real
Ball Game.

Saturday afternoons ball game at
Athletic Park, in this city was an
other batting practice for the Sox,
the score being IL to / in favor Of
Webster City. 1t was reported that
Badger, having defeated the teams
in their vicinity, came to Webster
City to find out just how fast they
COULD play. Whether they stated af-
ter the game their opinion Of how
fast they were is not known, but the
fans Of this city would not give them
much of a recommendation. The
Sox have certainly had their batting
eye with them the last three games.
as they have made forty-three hits
against ten or eleven by their op-
ponents and also thirty-four scores
against four by the opposing teams.
Saturdays contest opened up like
real ball game, the first four or
five innings being a goose egg on.
either side and everybody thought
the White Sox had met strong ag-
gregation. However, in the six in
ming, Richards of the home team
started things by making a three
bagger. followed by Sucher with a
three bagger. Berggren got a safe
hit, L. Corbin pounded one for a
three sacker, Laldeman hit, and Hus-
ton also received a clean bingle.
scoring five runs. With the excep-
tion of the second and seventh in
nings, Webster City made from one
to six hits every inning. In the
eighth inning, Berggren was placed
on the mound by the Sox and only
allowed one hit during the two in
nings he pitched.
Following is the summary of the
game:
Badger
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Deaths in Hamilton County.

The state board of health has just
issued statement showing the
deaths in the state for the month Of
June, the cause of death and the
ages OF the deceased. The total num-
ber OF deaths in the state for the
month reached 1866. In Hamilton
county the total was 10, ten males
and nine females. Fourteen were
natives and five we're foreign born.
Five were single. eleven married and
three divorced. Three were under
one year old, one between the ages
of ten and twenty, one between
twenty and thirty, two between for
ty and fifty, two between fifty and
sixty, four between sixty and seven
ty, four between eighty and ninety
and one unknown. One died Of tu-
bereulous meningitis, two from can
Ger and other maligant disease. one
from cerebrospinal meningitis. two
from apoplexy, six from organic
diseases of the heart, one from per-
itonitis, one from premature birth,
one from puerperal disease, one from
congenital disability. one suicide
one from traumatism and one not
specified.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
4 COOL WAVE
IS PREDICTED
Frosts Will Occur in Far Northwest,
Says Weather Bureau.

Washington, D. c., Sept. L.
Warm weather in the east and
southwest and a cool wave in the
northwest were predicted last night
sby the weather bureau experts for
the first part Of the coming week.
1t is likely" the weekly bulletin
said. rthat this cool change will ad-
vance eastward and overspread the
plains states. and the upper Missfs-
sippi valley by Wednesday or Thurs
day. Local frosts will occur by the
middle of the week in the far north
west.
"a disturbance that is now over
the northern Rocky mountain region
will move eastward, attended by To-
cal showers and thunder storms and
cross the great, central valleys Tues
day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Baby Won Prize.

Another Webster City girls baby
won prize at the Better Babies
contest held in Des Moines during
the, state fair. Meridith Thomas.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. w.
Thomas of Toledo, Iowa, won first
prize in the Town Entry class, ba-
bies from 16 to "a months, with a
score of 93.5. Mrs. Thomas was for
merly Miss Millie Horn, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.. Horn of this
city, and has many friends here who
will congratulate her upon her prize
daughter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Illinois Land.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The Frank
Caverly farm about five miles from
Toulon, in Stark county, was sold to
e. C. Hodges few days, ago. There
are lao acres and the buyer paid
$4,000 for the place. That is al
most 1886 per acre. There were
many who believed that the former
secretary Of agriculture was indulg-
ing in big talk" when he spoke Of
$500 as the price OF good land in
Illinois and Iowa for the near future.
There are people who scoffed at Sec
retary Wilson when he made that
prediction and who are confidently
asserting now that good Illinois land
will command $500 per acre in a
comparatively short time. And mo-
body ventures to hint that they are
drawing the long bow, either.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Real Estate Transfers.

Annie C. Smith, TT. to Joseph H..
Martin--wd-lot 10, byk 8. Lawn
Hill addition, w. C.-$250.0o:
Dwight L. Ray and VT to d. L..
Knight-wd-w2s lot 5. blk 2.
Bute's End addition. stanhope.-S2.-
10000.
d. c. Chase and WI to Hans Luro
-wd--lot Is. blk 2, W.. F. & Co.
addition, w. C--$350.00.
d. c. Chase and VT to N. II.
Brandrup--wd--lot 8, blk 2. w. F.
& Co. addition, w. C.-$300.00.
d. C. Chase and WI to f. A. Bone
bright--wd--right Of way across lot
4, l. S. sw sw 6-Ss-25.-$100,O0.
F. w. Umbrit to O. A. Lillegard-
wd-tract in Sc ne 2-ss-2s.-S1,-
10000.
o. A. Lillegard and VT to w. c.
and A. r, Burleson-wd-tract in
Sc ne 2-SS-26.-$2,000.00.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
CHARLTON IN
PRISON AWAIT
ING HIS Trial
Young American, Accused Of Mur-
dering His Wife, Will. Be In
terrogated Today.

Como, Italy. Sept. 1.-Porter
Charlton, the youthful American
now in prison here awaiting trial
for the murder of his wife in 1910,
will be interrogated today by Judge
Regneni, to whom has been entrust-
ed the collection of the evidence.
Charltons counsel, Signor Mellini,
will be present and the interroga-
tion will be carried on through an
interpreter.
Deputy Camera. 1t is said, at the
request of Charlton's father, will act
as chief counsel for the defense
when Me trial begins.
Charlton occupies the most COM
modlous cell in the prison. which ad-
joins the law courts. 1t has a large
window opening into an inner court,
but the window Is guarded by double
bars and there is peephole in the
door through which warden keeps
watch on the prisoner.
Charlton, who has been applying
himself to the study of Italian, told
the jailer yesterday morning that he
scarcely remembered better nights
rest. He asked about his luggage
and was informed that all his be-
gs were in the hands OF the
prison authorities and would be re-
turned in case of his acquittal. The
authorities also hold considerable
sum of money belonging to the pris-
oner, part of which they will dis
burse for extras, such as meals or
dered from restaurant, mattress,
bed linen and other prison Injuries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Jaacks-Bowers.

Miss Lillian Jacks of Sutherland
and Joseph G. Bowers of this city
were united in marriage yesterday
at the Methodist parsonage at p.
m, Rev. G. H. Kamphoefner officiat-
ing. Miss Jaacks has been employ
ed in the Julius Bermann home dur
ing the last year, coming here from
her home in Sutherland. The groom
is employed in the Northwestern
Felt Shoe factory, and has furnished
q home on west Second street. No.
14S0, where the happy couple went
to housekeeping at once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
BARBER SHOP BROKEN
into And ENTERED
Would-be Burglar Enters the ]. B.
Mccullough Shop Money is
Overlooked.

Local talent is again at work, or
at least current opinion has it that
home talent did the job of breaking
and entering ]. B. McCollough's bar
ber shop Sunday morning between
12 and 8 o'clock. Mr.. Mccullough
and son left the shop about ~
O'Clock Saturday night and when
they came down Sunday morning
they were surprised to. find the front
door open and the shop ransacked
from one end to another. Upon ex-
animation they found that the thief
had broken window leading into
the coal bin in the back part of the
basement and had then broken the
lock and easement of the door lead
ing into the front shop. There he|
had turned practically everything in]
the room upside down but had not
taken anything. Quite a little money
had been overlooked although it ISL
thought the thief had examined the
place where it was kept but In some
manner had failed to see it. The
work had the appearance. Mr.. Me-
Collough thinks, of some one. who
was we'll acquainted with the shop
and knew what he was looking forj
but had failed to find 1t.
1t has been some time since anyI
breaking and entering has been done
in this city and it is hoped that the
thief in this case may be found and
brought to Justice, as there has been
entirely too much OF this kind OIL
work in Webster City the past fewI
years and no one has been made tol
suffer for it,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
BUSBY SAYS
WEATHER TO Be WET.
independence Man Out With q Prog
nostication for the Month Of
September.

September will be wet month
and very changeable. Venus Is a
morning star next month. Its infiu-
ence on the earth will be electrical
and stormy; so in September we may
expect heavy rains, heat, cyclones
and tornadoes In Kansas, also in the
southwestern states, where there
will be plenty Of rain. with light
ming and fearful thunder. We may
expect bad storms of wind, rain,
hail and electric storms in plenty
while Venus shines on the earth.
Saturn will be the morning and
evening star this month. This is an
evil planet. It's influence on tho
earth is bad for mankind. Suicides
will be numerous the world over.
There also will be great loss OF life
in many states, due to Saturn's evil
influence. Earthquakes will occnr in
many places. Mars, Neptune and
the giant Jupiter will be pouring
out their Walls of wrath upon the
earth. These six planets will exert
an evil effect in September, and so
good people brand me as an imposter
If next month is not rough one.
The earth floats in space. but
surely does not tear about at the
rate of thousand miles an hour, or
ii would be burned by friction. 1t
is the rapidity with which the sun
moves that gives it its great heat
and light. The moon, the satellite
of our earth, moves around it in
twenty-eight days. Life and death
are strangely passing from one form
to another Everything Is ever
changing. but at the last nothing
can be destroyed, only changed. The
good book says heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my word shall
not pass away. There will be a
new heaven and new earth before
the great day Of our Lord shall
come. J. G. Busby,
Weather Prophet.
Independence, Iowa, Aug. 80.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Much Grain at Williams.

The Farmers grain elevator at
Williams has been doing big busi-
ness the last week, on Friday alone
taking in $500 bushels of grain.
1000 Of this was taken in between
the hours of and p. M, the ele-
vator sustaining breakdown in the
The amount of grain
taken in during the week averaged
5000 bushels per day, no day TAX
ing in lower than 1000 bushels.
These figures surely do not indicate
hard times or a crop failure.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Roosevelt Home Looted.

Mineola. n. " Sept. l.-George
A. Parker, an employe Of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill,
Oyster Bay, was placed in Jail here
last night charged with having stol-
en- $1,000 worth OF jewelry from the
Roosevelt home Saturday. All the
jewelry which included pearl neck
lace with a diamond pendant, was
recovered.
Parker, who is 81 years old, was
arrested yesterday and arraigned be-
fore a justice of the peace, who re-
manded him for the grand jury.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
A Strong Company.

A% The dramatization of Margaret
Deland's novel, "The Awakening of
Helena Richie" which was produced
at the armory opera house Saturday
evening as the opening of the pres
ent theatrical season, was a strong
performance. The play deserved a
full house but was greeted by rath-
er small audience. Miss Laura
Frankenfield in the character of
Helena" had the support Of an able
cast and the play in its entirety was
very. cleverly acted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Wreck Ties up Traffic.

Perry, Sept. Mime cars of a
freight train on the Milwaukee were
piled in the ditch near Van Horne
last evening and most of them com.
pleteiy demolished.
Both the eastbound and west
bound tracks Were blocked fol
twelve hours, while a temporary
track was built around the wreck
The passenger trains were all de.
toured over the Northwestern
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
A Serious Occupation.

Cedar Falls Record: A perusal of
the early history of Hamilton coun-
ty, now running serially in the Web
ster City papers, confirms early sus-
picions that politics in that bailiwfck
has always been rather serious oc-
cupation for the web-footed pioneers
of He'll Slough and its environs-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Taken to Rochester.

Herbert Baird, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ". R. Baird, who reside on a
farm north of town, was taken to
Rochester, Minnesota, last week
where he will be treated and later
undergo an operation for tuberculer
trouble of the knee. Mrs. Baird ac-
her son to Rochester.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Not a Good Showing.

Webster City is not making a
good showing in its tax levies for
this year, the total levies here being
three mills higher than last year.
notwithstanding the unprecedented
increase in assessed valuations. Fort
Dodge has reduced her levies five
mills and Des Moines made quite q
cut. The total levy in Ft. Dodge
for city purposes this year is "A mills
and Des Moines made levysof 32.5
mills. Webster City's is SO mills.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
All Towns Need Them.

Jewell Record: Webster City busi-
ness men are talking of organizing
an tad'' club, an organization that
most of the live towns in central
Iowa are organizing and that Jewell
ought to have. There is national
and state "Ad Club" organization,
and local clubs federate with the
state and national organization.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Paris Gowns Seized.

New York, Sept. Paris gowns
worth $1,000. the property of Mrs.
|. II, Bartle of st. Joseph. Mo-, were
seized by custom inspectors for al
legged nondeclaration Of duties on
Mrs, Bartle's arrival here yesterday
on the steamer Provence. Mrs. Bar
tie said the failure to declare them
was unintentionaL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02

Miss Esther Olson is taking
vacation from her duties as sales
lady in the Ed McFarlane store and
her place is being filed by Miss Les.
Ia Smith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02
Totals. .35 IL 13 "a 13

Struck out by Johnson 4: by Luz
deman 4; by Berggren 2. Bases on
balls, or Johnson 4. Hit by pitched
bail. by Johnson 1. Three base hits,
L. Corbin, r. Corbin, Richards aud
Sucher. Umpire Longstaff. Of Le-
high.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-02

pie social and entertainment
will be given Wednesday evening,
Sept 3, at Oak Glen church. The
public is cordially invited.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-30
VACATION TIM E.

The value of vacations or periods OF
rest. recreation and change is more
widely recognized each year. The ur-
ban worker has been the first to APP
preciate the value of his annual va
cation and is almost irresistibly i'm
PEELED to leave the city during the sum-
mer. Generally he seeks the quietest,
most secluded place to be found and
when he returns to his labors he feels
refreshed and invigorated, with a
brighter outlook on life and ready for
greater achievements.
The rural resident, having been SLOW
to adopt the policy of his urban cousin,
has not profited to the extent that he
should by visiting other localities
viewing new scenes and making new
acouaintances and in this way acquir
ing newer and broader views of life
and of the world.
OF all men, he who lives the isolated
life of the farm most needs an annua
vacation. The humdrum existence
and lack of stimulating excitement o
farm life might well be varied by
visit of a few weeks to the noisy, bus
ling city. The need of scientific know
edge as applied to agriculture may b
met by short term courses in agricult'
, raj colleges, by attendance at farmer
institutes and visits to experimeI
/ stations.
Most of all, however, the annual v
! cation should afford change of seen
4 variety of employment and shou
g broaden the horizon.-American LuI
e herman.