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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
FILED
IN DISTRICT court
A Number Of Appeals From Findings
of Board Of Supervisors in
Drainage Matters.

o. n. Hoyeland has filed petit
tion in the Office of the clerk of the
district court appealing from the
findings of the board of supervisors
as to damages for ditch in the Knud-
snn drainage district. Knudson
asked $4,000 ana the board allow
ed S1,337. Peter Owenson asked
damages in same district of $4,000
and the board allowed $1,4S0. Owen
son also appeals, as does Andrew
Owenson, who was allowed $500 but
asked $1,000. E. S. Thoreson like
wise appeals. He asked $4,000 and
the board allowed 1857.
Mabel G. Rummel asks judgment
against Henry Schnell and wife for
s11S.44 alleged due on note.
Henry Seamonds asks judgment
against I. n. Allen and l.. c. Allen
for $40, claimed due on note.
w. f. Hunter appeals from the
benefit assessment of the Webster
City council for sanitary sewer or
Cedar street. The assessment is
S121.46 on fonr lots and Hunter de.
nies there is any benefit as there Is
| no city water on said street
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
PRESENTED THE
prince Of TONIGHT
Greeted by a Fair Sized Audience
and Gave Universal Salts
faction.

" 4
The musical fantasy, "The Prince
OF Tonight" presented at Armory
Opera house Saturday night, met o
well-filled house, but was surely de-
serving of better one. Everything
about the performance was meritor-
ious in the highest degree, the
whole being exceptionally clean and
free from Objectionable features.
The scenic effects, pretty girls.
catchy songs and graceful dancers
combined to please an appreciative
audience. Most excellent acting &C.
co.'s "a MED these attributes, the parts
| of the Prince and the old gardener
being far above the acting usually
seen in production Of this sort. The
ballet Of the Moon Maidens, in the
Transformation lullaby, was one
which would please the most aesthe-
tic taste and won the applause which
greeted it. The Prince of Tonight
should receive hearty support wher-
ever shown.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07

recovers his memory SO that he can
tell what took place. The victim OF
the accident has been working with
A. f. Swanson and yesterday noon
started home on his bicycle ahead
OF them and apparently got as far
as the east hill when the accident
took place. He was found lying on
the hill with his wheel badly brok-
en-, the rim of the front wheel brok-
en- in three places, and one of the
spokes badly bent, showing that it had
been hit by something. Mr.. Swan
son found him and took him to his
home and physician was called i'm
mediately. Thompson had received
a severe cut on his upper lip and his
nose was badly skinned and swollen.
He could not recall any Of the hap
penings nor what he had been doing
this morning. With the other injur-
les sustained he complained of his
neck hurting him. The appearance
Of the wheel, to those who saw it
after the accident, looked like it had
been struck by automobile but this
will probably come to light when
Thompson RECEIVERS his memory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
NARROWLY AYERTED
DR.. Mitterling in Automobile Col.
lsion-Broken Screw Causes
-.. Trouble.

Dr.. Mitterling while driving Fri
day on the road leading north
from the Maxwell lane had what
might have proven serious acci-
dent. He was accompanied by
friend and when they arrived at the
cross roads mile north of the lane
the doctor decided to stop and take
another side of the road. He had
just started to back and had just
barely reached the center of the
crossing when car driven by Mrs.
Link Woods of Woodstock was no.
ticed a short distance from him. The
friend with him cried to Mrs. Woods
to stop, but as she was a novice at
driving she lost control Of the car
and struck DR.. Mitterling's car
sauareIy in the side. When an ex-
animation had been made to ascer-
tain the damages done 1t was found
the car belonging to Mrs. Woods
had the front lights broken, fen
der broken and also the front axle
badly bent. The Mittering car, be-
yond n bent fender and a broken
door where the other car had struck,
did not show any sign Of damage.
Dr.. Mitterling at once started for
town to send man from the gar
age to aid Mrs. Woods and had
barely gotten into 1t when he no.
ticed his car was acting wrong, and
in moment 1t started straight for
the railing. The brakes were ap-
piled at once and the car stopped,
when it was found that an iron
screw on the connecting rod had
been broken and had Jared COM
rletely apart. While no one was
hurt in the accidents either one
might have resulted seriously and
all parties concerned consider them
selves fortunate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07

u ~. q. Vs. -. ~ u r.. g..
Isf, and consequently no. bonds car
be issued. That means the end o.
water works improvements, un
doubtedly until next spring. To cal
another election will require full
months time for publication of no.
tice and by that time it will be toe
late in the year to begin work.
The law requires that full 20 days
time shall elapse between the date
of the first publication of the notice
of the special election and the date
of the election. In this case just q
days time elapsed according to the
attorney Of the bonding company.
The Stanhope councilmen counted in
the date of the first publication. Had
the election been held just one day
later there would have been no
trouble on this score. The bonding
company's attorney also found one
other fault. The call for election
specifies who shall act as judges Of
the, special election and Councilman
Reade was to be one of the number.
On the day set for the election M.
Reade was in Omaha buying cattle,
and another Judge had to be substi-
tuted,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
A SUCCESSIVE
WASHING MACHINE
One of the Promising Industries Of
Webster City-Made a Hit
at the Iowa State
Fair.
WISH TO ENLARGE THEIR PLANT
Have a Flattering Offer to 60 to
Waterloo and Organize
Stock Company.

Not many people in Webster City
have taken opportunity to inspect
the B. & P. New Way Home Laun-
dry Washing machine which is made
by the Star Machine Company on
Seneca street and has proven the
latest ideas in washing machines.
When the machine was placed on ex-
hibition at the state fair in Des
Moines it was one of the sensations
in the machinery line. Two machines
are made, one with two tubs and one
with three tubs. The machines are
run either by electricity or by a gas
oline engine. Either motor or an
engine can be supplied with the ma
chine. The washer is Of a rotary
type, both tubs being made of heavy
galvanized steel and is securely
braced and bolted onto an angle
steel frame. The washer in the
wash tub is heated by gas or gaso-
line. The wringers are guaranteed
for five years and are easily control
led, summing either backward or for
ward. The tubs are made to drain
into pipe which may be connected
with a sewer or sink. While at the
state fair thirty-three machines were
sold and many more could have been
sold IL it had been possible for the
company to turn them out.
Mr.. Galloway of Waterloo made
several visits to the booth occupied
by the Star Machine company at the
fair and tried to get them to remove
to Waterloo, stating stock company
could easily be organized and he
would take the entire output him
self. A Dubuque gentleman who was
acting for the boosters Of that city
offered to guarantee a stock COM
pany to be capitalized at $4,000 if
they would move to Dubuque. The
people who are now interested in the
company wish to give the people of
this city an opportunity to organize
the company and start a plan in this
city. The commercial league were
invited year or so ago to inspect
the machine and see what they
thought Of the proposition, but for
some reason did not do so. The ma
chine is not in the experiln entail
stage, but Is permanent machine,
over thirty-five having been placed
on trial in Webster City and not one
returned. While the commercial
League has many things on it's hands
and are no doubt very busy it might
prove a great benefit to the city TO
inspect this machine and see what
could be done to start a. company
here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07

which is thought to have been the
cause of the prank. Friday after
noon a party Of ladies went to No
komis park to have picnic and
shortly after arriving found a note
attached to one of the trees stating
that Burton had shot himself and
they would find his body in the riv
er. The ladies at once sent for the
chief of police, who read the note
and went directly to the school.
There he found out the room Burton
belonged in and upon arriving at the
room found he was in his seat. Fort
unately the police had not taken the
note to the young mans parents. so
they were not apprised of the affair
until after 1t was all over. Burton
may have gotten his idea from
newspaper accounts of young boy
on a train near Belle Plaine who
wrote a note stating that he was
being kidnapped and had the police
of three cities badly excited for
few hours until he confessed. ~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
Marriage of Mrs. Nelson.

Word was received here recently
announcing the marriage of Mrs.
Samuel Nelson to Mr.. Hewitt. Mrs.
Nelson is sister OF Mrs. E. D. Bur
CESS and is we'll known here, hay-
ing resided here number OF years
ago and since then visited here a
number of times. She was In Ore
gon settling up affairs concerning
the estate of her father and moth
er, the late Mr.. and Mrs. S, p. slad-
den, when she met and married Mr..
Hewitt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
Three GENERATIONS
OF UNDERTAKES
-
Webster City Woman the First to be
Granted License by the
State Board. -

Register and Leader: Not often
does one find whole family of en-
balmers and funeral directors. In
Webster City, however, is family
that has followed this profession
through three generations. Not only
that but the mother of the last gem
Grafton was the first woman in the
state Of Iowa to be given an embal-
mer's license.
C. S. Miller, now dead, was pi-
oneer embalmer and funeral director
at Washington, Ia, back in the COS
and 70's. Two of his sons, w. l..
Miller of Washington and F. L. Mil
Ter of this city. followed the profes-
sion of their father, and the two sons
of the latter have chosen the same
profession, completing the three gen.
erations. Mrs. F. L. Miller, mother
of these two young men. is also IL
censed in the profession, and enjoys
the unique distinction Of having
been Iowa's first woman to be grant
ed a license by the state board.
Back in the days when c. S. Mil
ler was pioneering as an embalmer,
caskets We're made to order when a
death occurred. Many a time when
F. L. Miller was a lad of Il years
he has hustled around and from
rough lumber helped his father
hew out casket. 1t was forty-three
years ago that the elder Miller be-
gan the practice Of this profession in
Washington. c. S. Miller also was
prominent In the early organization
of Iowa embalmers. He assisted in
the first organization and was vice
president.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Miller were
born in Washington, They left
there to spend FIVE years in Califor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07

mia, and sixteen years ago located in
Webster City. Their son, Charles,
was licensed when he was 21 years
old. The younger son is still but 19
years old, and practices the profess
sion under his parents and older
brother. He will get a license as
soon as he Is 21. With the licens-
ing of the latter, all the Webster
City family will be licensed embalm-
ers and funeral directors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
FIRST FOOT BALL
GAME IS A TIE
Ackley and Webster City Contest in
the Rain Upon a Muddy
Tield-Some Good
Playing.
NEITHER SIDE COULD SCORE.
Webster City Played the Better
Game Some Very Interest
ing Situations.
NEITHER SIDE COULD SCORE

The game of foot ball played at
Athletic park Saturday afternoon
between the Ackley high school
team and the high school team of
this city resulted in tie. AS 1t
rained the larger share of the day
and was still raining at 2:45 when
the game started, the grounds were
very muddy with an occasional pool
Of water standing on the field. The
poor condition of the field did not
cool the ordar with which both teams
played the game and although the
home team was up against more
seasoned team they outplayed them
in every branch. No speed was
shown on account of the mud, but
Webster City played a cool, steady
game against the opponents and
were more than once in a position to
score, but Ackley held them at crit
ical moments. Webster City won the
toss and chose to have Ackley kick
to them. Neel at right guard caught
the ball and brought it to Webster
City's 40 yard line. The home team
then made their ten yards twice but
lost the ball on the third attempt on
Ackley's 40 yard line. Ackley then
showed the only speed and ground
gaining during the game by the left
ghAf carrying the ball around the
Md for thirty yards. At the end of
tie first quarter the ball was near
the center of the field. At the end
OF the first half neither side had gain
ed any advantage, although Webster
City had been carrying the ball most
of the time only to get into Ackley's
territory and lose the ball on downs,
when Ackley would promptly punt
out Of danger. In the third quarter
the game was still draw; but in
the fourth and last quarter of the
game Webster City at two different
times was within fifteen yards of
Ackley's goal. Gilmore for Webster
City was easily the largest ground
gamer on the field. Gilmore, while
a great ground gamer, showed mex
perience in his interference for oth-
er runners. Kelly at quarter ran
the team well. but on account of the
wet field did not show up at his best,
as he could not speed the team up.
S. Sterling on defensive work show
ed up to a large extent, ably assist
ed by Maxon. Each man ON the
team filed his position well and
played the game in good shape. Pet
erson at left half for Ackley easily
outshown his team mates both at de-
fensive and offensive work.
The line up was as follows:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
Taken Suddenly III.

Miss Maude Melvin, 13 year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Mel
viu. was taken suddenly i'll Saturday
night at the Guy Mills home where
she was spending the night. She
was able to be taken Sunday morn
ing to the c. Fl. Swiney home where
she is resting very easily this morn
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin have
been in Illinois visiting relatives but
were Immediately summoned by tele-
graph
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
Unclaimed Letters.

Following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Webster
City postoffiCe for the week ending
Sept. so, 1918:
Mrs. Irv Butler.
Mrs. A. Bowees.
Ed Ferguson.
Myrl Johnson.
W. NJ. keipke.
Miss May Pendergast.
Jim Steffey.
Buford o. Virgins.
]. NJ. Welsh.
Mrs. Sarah Williams.
If not called for in two weeks
will be sent to- dead letter Office
Washington, D. c.
d. II. Bauman. P NJ.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
SAID BODY Could
Be found IN river
Boy Who Had Trouble at School At
tempts to get Sympathy by
Telling of Suicide.

Harold Burton OF this city played
a prank Friday which was a copy
of the stunt played by a young boy
on train at Belle PLANE a few
days ago. Young Burton had some
trouble In school few days ago
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07

Furman Boozell, OF this city, has
accepted a position as clerk in the
Oppenheimer & Bermann clothing
store and began his duties there this
morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
THE ASSOCIATION
HAS GOOD BALANCE
Base Ball Management Closes Sea-
son With a Good Surplus
in the Treasury.

The base ball season just closed
was a good one for the Webster City
association in more ways than one.
Not only did the team make an ex-
cellent record. getting more than 80
per cent of the games played, but
the season is closed with a good sur
plus on hand, as the report shows.
Final report of the base ball asso-
citation for the season Of 1913:
Total receipts .......... s3,789.7a
EXPENDITURES.
Supplies !. .... ,257.07
Advertising -. 1914
Visiting teams i. 825.43
Salaries u. .....1,823.11
Miscellaneous -. 91.5O
Bal. on hand -. 639.4S
Total. -.s3.7s9.73
B. A. Wilson, Sec.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
ROb'T THOMPSON
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
Found in Semi Conscious Condition
on the East Hill-Remembers
Nothing.

Robert Thompson, who resides
with his parents on Stoekdale street,
was the victim of an accident Monday
morning which remains mystery
and which will no doubt not be
cleared up until Thompson himself
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
.STANHOPE BOND
ELECTION ILLEGAL
The Necessary Twenty-E Eight Days
Notice not Given, say the
Bond Company.

Stanhope Record: The recent
special water works election to bond
the town OF Stanhope for $4,000
which carried by an Overwhelming
majority has been held by the bond
company to have been illegally call
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07

For sale or rent, seven room
house and barn. Cellar, good well
and cistern and four acres of land
Inquire G. w. Lee. f1t1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-07
The line up was as follows:

Oficials: Smith of Ellsworth Col
lege, referee; Howard Mckee. UNI
pire; Ray Berggren. head iinesman.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-12

three-days' session. About 100 dele
gates from all over the country are
in attendance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-12
FAV0RlTE RECIPES OF
SOUTH BEND WOMEN
MRS. W. j. RICKEY.
Scotch short Bread.

Scotch Short Bread.
Mrs. w. ]. Hickey has sent the
News Times a recipe for Scotch short
bread from her home in ROckpOrt,
Helensburgh. Scotland. Mrs. Hickey
added as a postscript to her letter that
she is expecting a visit from the
Misses Gertrude Brown and Arminta
Clauer the middle of this month. They
are in England now.
Her recipe follows:
One-half pound flour.
one ounce sugar.
Salt.
Six ounces butter.
Put the flour, sugar and pinch of
salt in a basin. Rub in the butter.
Knead with the hand until il becomes
a dough. Turn on a Toured board.
Roll out about One-half inch thick.
Cut into rounds or squares. Place
on a Toured tin. Pinch them round
the edges and prick the centers with n
fork Put in a moderate oven and
cook slowly for about 80 to 10 min
ut1s.
The short bread is sometimes orna-
mented with candied peel or carroway
comfits. No water or mentioning of
any kind should be used or it will not
be short.
Average cost, eight pence.
Time required. one hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-12
DELEGATESLEAVE
FOR LAKE GENEVA
Members of the y. w. c. \. to Hear
Lectures on Different De-
partment Work.

The Y. w. c. A. delegates leave
Tuesday morning at 1852 o'clock on
the Lake Shore for Lake Geneva. For
the last six weeks entertainments and
bazars have been given to raise the
money for the representatives ex-
penses. while the remainder was
given by the different factories.
While there they will hear lectures
on their particular department work.
The afternoons will be given over to
summer sports The following were
selected as delegates:
Mrs. Geo. Fulmer, representing the
board of directors; Miss Edna Evans.
who won the trip as a prize for her
work in the membership campaign
Miss Rhoda Rausch and Miss Gertrude
Hummer, from the Business Girls
Bible class; Miss Olga Zillmer, from
the Folding Paper Box Co.; Miss Cora
Nickel, Stephenson Underwear Co.;
Miss India Simon, South Bend Watch
Co.: Hazel Bishop and Miss Elizabeth
BRO. Wilson Bros. Shirt Co.; Miss
Gladys ClOuse and Miss Eva Tyler,
Mishawaka Wooden Co.; Miss Marie
Rockstroh, Longfellow Shirt Co.; Miss
Mary Biro and Miss Katherine Grimm,
Kendallville Glove Co.
The 10 girls who spent their vaca-
ton week at Camp Eberhart, return
ed Monday afternoon. The tent lead
ers were Miss Nesta Little, Mrs. Jennie
Carr, Mrs. Esther Rosencrans, Miss
Ada Campbell, Miss Miriam Dunbar
and Miss Pierceson, the physical di-
rector at Laporte, Ind.
Each morning the girls bell would
ring at 1880. b fore breakfast, all
would salute the flag. The day was
spent in BOATING swimming fishing
taking long hikes, and having corn
rOasts.
Last Sunday morning the girls in
dulged in a baseball game. The two
captains of the teams were Mrs. Jennie
Carr and Miss Erma Dale. Questions
taken from the book of Matthew
were booked as outs. runs and in
nings. Mrs. Carr's team won, the
score being 10 to 20.
Next Monday evening the girls will
hold a camp party at the Y. W. c. A.
and the Camp Eberhart girls from
Laporte. Michigan City and Three
Rivers are expected to attend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-12
PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs l.. J. Montgomery
have returned from a two weeks au-
tomobile trip to Detroit and other
Michigan points.
Or. Edgar Myers will return We'd
nesday from Michigan City, where he
has spent "a week.
Mrs. Samuel Salisbury. Of Michigan
city. is the guest of her brother. Fred
ashland. 200 f. Sample ST.
Miss Una Camp, OF 5lO w. ColfaX
aV. is in Chicago for an extended visit.
Miss Gertrude Fraley of Chicago,
who has been the guest Of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Rode 205 w. Navarro St,
has returned home.
Mir. and Mrs. j. r. Hood of Moline,
Ill. are visiting MIR. and Mrs. John
Hood of t'uerbringer ST.
Mrs J.. A. Warrel Of Chicago is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Callahan,
1905 ListOn ST.
Mr.. and Mrs a. II. Heller and fam
lily. SIS Park av, are at Garwood' 5
landing Eagle lake, Mich, for sew
eral weeks outing.
Mir. and Mrs. II. A. TohuIka, 317
Franklin St. and Mr.. and Mrs. 2. +.
Bondurant and children motOred 10
Diamond lake, Sunday where the
ladies Of the party will remain several
days.
c. c. Trump. formerly Of this city.
but now engaged In the theatrical
business at st. Joseph, Mich, was in
the city Monday.
Billy Window an old time minstrel
singer, now managing the Grand the
alter at Gary. Ind. accompanied by
Billy jr., were the guests Of Z. J.
Clifford Monday.
Mrs Harvey @. futile of Fort
Wayne arrived in South Bend Mon
day evening for a two weeks visit
with her son, b. A. futile. 627 Lee
land aV.
Gus Goehner and family, $40 F.
Washington av.. are spending a few
DAYS at Fish lake. MarCellus, Mich.
Or. and Mrs. elem +. Shidler of
Park av. have left for Yellowstone
park.
Mrs. J. NJ. Layton. 459 s. St Jo-
seph St. left Monday for New York
city, where she will visit her sister,
Mrs. r. 3. Hamilton.
Miss Margaret Van Fleet of the
Y w. G. 4. returned Monday after
noon after weeks visit with rela-
tives in Detroit.
Miss Alice Summers. 314 ". Colfax
at. and Mrs. Helen Longley. 312 W.
ColfaX av.. left Monday evening for
Black Lake y. Y. They will also stop
at Boston and New York city
Miss Evelyn Jones OF Cleveland. O..
IS the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. James