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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
FAMILY REUNION

A reunion of the Pray family was
held Sunday at the w. O. Neon
nell home on west Boone street
There were twenty-eight relatives
present: Mrs. Will l.. Pray of Sal.
EN-, Oregon; Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Pray
and family of Fort Dodge; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pray of Fort Dodge; Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Nelson and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crosley; Mr.. and
Mrs. Shad Huddlestun, Mr.. and Mrs
w. o. Mcconnell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mcconnell, all of Webster
City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
SONS REFUSED
TO GIVE Him BACK
| HIS BUSINESS
Denied Father Factory He Had Civ
! en- Them to Run While
Travelling Abroad.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 2O.-Sam-
uel Inman, 81 years old, who upon
starting on a trip to Europe years
ago and fearing something might
happen to him before he could re-
turn, turned over his controlling in
terests in a local box factory to
three sons, will not lose his control
of the business. This was decided
by Circuit Judge Bird here Saturday.
When he went abroad Inman d.
vided his twenty-seven box factory
shares, valued at 100000, between
the sons equally. These and other
papers were placed in safe to be
opened should the father meet mis-
fortune. Mr.. Inman alleged that on
his return the sons refused to give
him back his business.
"This is an exceptional case" the
court said in his decision. 81 will
not see this old man who spent his
lifetime building up a business, dis
possessed by three young men who
believe they know more than he.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
Notes from Webster City Business
College.


Night school opens with a good
attendance. Glasses have been or
ganized in shorthand, typewriting,
bookkeeping, craftsmanship, business
writing, spelling, and business arith-
metic.
The craftsmanship is creating
great deal of interest and discussion
among the students. This class
meets each Wedn esday evening at
1880. Visitors are invited to attend
this class.
Young men and women are awak-
ening to the possibilities of a night
school course. Needless to say, the
class is made up of young people
who are anxious to increase their
efficiency. The classes are enthusi-
astic and are able to accomplish a
great deal in a short time.
The new students enrolled are,
Mrs. A. w. Hurt, Charline Merrill.
Amos Rasmussen, G. R. Boyd, Paul
Nickerson, Lorenz Horn, Ethel
Hurst, Francis Olmstead, Myron Ohm
stead, Norman Hyatt, Florence War
rick, George Christensen, Steve
Marcks, Nick Derman.
Many of the day school students
are taking advantage of the college
being open in the evenings and are
coming down and are spending their
evenings studying bookkeeping, type
writing, shorthand, etc. All are en-
thusiastic and are making most rap
i'd advancement.
A large silver loving trophy cup
has been donated to the typewriting
class to be held by the best student
for month. The one holding it the
greatest number of months out Of
seven will be awarded the cup per-
manently. The first contest will he
held next Friday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
Socias Affairs
ENTERTAINED CLUB.

Henry Peterson entertained the
Club at the Harm
Brauer home, northwest of the city,
Friday evening at an oyster supper,
the guests numbering thirty-five.
During the serving of the supper,
Mr.. Hoyt gave number of piano So
los, which were greatly enjoyed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
TWENTY DIE
WHEN Train
IS WRECKED
Hundred More Soldiers of. Coast Ar
tillery Injured in Mis-
sissippi.
THE TRESTLE GIVES WAY
Special Troop Train Plunges Through
Bridge Near the State
Line.
THE TRESTLE GIVES WAY

Meridian, Miss, Oct. 20.-Twenty
soldiers were killed and about 100
hurt when a special troop train on
the Mobile & Ohio railroad plunged
through a trestle near State Line,
Miss, yesterday afternoon. This
casualty list is given in a report OF
the disaster by Division Superintend-
ent Pigford of the Mobile & Ohio,
sent to headquarters of the road in
Mobile. Reports from the scene OF
the wreck are meager because of in
terrupted wire communication. Most
of the dead and injured, it is report
ed, were started to Mobile on a spec
ial train.
According to the report received
here some of the dead are:
Joseph Teben.
Ernest Parquette.
Clyde Teel.
H. B. Bishop. !
G. G. Burleson.
Joseph Provence.
w. B. Brim.
Boobies.
Remsen.
Gruckle.
- Acres.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
For Sale.
field today

Big type Poland China male pigs.
Have been vaccinated and are i'm
mune. Martin phone 1917.
20d3f1s J. w. Western.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
A FAREWELL PARTY.

A large number of the members
of the Philethea and Baraca classes
Of the Baptist Sunday school attend
ed the Halloween party given Sat
urday evening at the Glen A.. Bar
nett home ON west Second street, in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred e.
Rasmussen, who leave soon for their
new home in Spencer. The guests
were met at the door by ghost -
who greeted them in silence. The
only light was from Jack O. lanterns,
which were placed about the rooms.
Upstairs, fortunes were told by a
Gypsy fortune teller. Halloween
games were played and a dainty sup
per served. Mrs. w. J. Zitterell, in
behalf of the two classes, presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen with a
beautiful mirror plateau, as token
of the regard in which they are held.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21

Webster City people who go to
Des Moines or elsewhere over the in
terurban out of Fort Dodge will be
interested in changes in the time
table that took place Sunday.
The $40 a. m. car will leave at
$50 and the limited train at 1926
q. m. instead of 7:10 a. m. The last
car to Des Moines will leave at $40
T. m. instead of 5:45 p. m. The time
for the departure of the other cars
remains 8: 10 a. m, 1l:10 a. m, 1:10
p. m, S:10ip. m. and 7:l0 p. m, the
last car going only as far as Boone.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-10-21
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.

Twenty young ladies and gentle
men were entertained at the Rev.
Arthur Metcalf home Saturday even
ing in response to invitations to
spend the evening with their son,
Fred, and assist in celebrating his
twenty-first birthday anniversary.
The evening was spent playing
games and enjoying music. The
host rendered several selections on a
fine new mandolin, which was one
of his birthday gifts. Light refresh
ments were served and large birth
day cake, adorned with lighted can
dies, occupied a conspicuous place on
the table. Each guest was request
ed to blow out the light of a candle
and make a wish for the host.
Miss Edith MacNulty and Mr..
Clarence MORGAN, both residents OF
Des Moines and students at Ames
college, were out Of town guests. :,
number of Webster City young peo-
pie, who are attending Ames this
year, were also guests.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
More Than 10000 Americans
Are Doing" Panama.
interesting and Curious Throns Spend
Their Time Riding Over the
lsthmus In Siehtsee-
ing Cars.

Colon. Panama.-The rush Of tour
lists to the isthmus is in full blast.
No doubt, the record will go higher
than last year, or any year, but there
are no signs that 1t will total the fig
ures given In the forecasts OF the
steamship managers working their
special brand OF enthusiasm. Pana-
ma was to see 10000 Americans do
ing the canal" the tourists probably
will exceed 10000. bat that number
puts a strain on the accommodations
there.
And who are the tourists! Natur
ally they are mostly well-to-do citi
zens out for a holiday taking in
the canal. They are not the fashion
able people in its New York sense oil
the word. The latter have barely. Il
would seem, heard of 1t. They car
only move in little certified flocks.
The great bulk, however. is made
up of successful business men anC
their wives and families. for whom
nothing Is too good.
A surprising number. too. are farm
ers who have been fattening on pros
porous seasons In fat lands.
On our steamer we had men and
women from Illinois-Peoria, II you
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
SEE CANAL

you to the great triple locks-one be-
hind the other-at Gatun on the At
lantic side and to the great Gatun
dam and spillway; the second takes
you to the Pedro Miguel single lock
and the Miraflores double locks at
the Pacific end: the third takes you
down through the nine miles of
Culebra cut The train consists of
three show cars with the cross seats
ranged in rising tiers. On the low
est level stands a guide who talks
gently through a megaphone. retailing
the wonders which the audience Is
witnessing-three cars. three mega
phones, three lectures.
The trains by using the working
tracks are enabled to go close to the
locks, and so forth. The train stops:
the lecturer quits, having invited the
audience to alight and to take a close
look, and everybody is on foot. scram-
bling to the front more or less decor
ously. for they are polite and good
natured folks. Thus you pass over
dizzy heights in safety; you gaze
down or look up; you snap every
thing with your camera and, exclaim-
ing everything from My" to How
perfectly wonderful" you pass on 10
the next wonder.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
ATH0MPS0N'S G9 9li'.lis ss''' sss: s.9
|sExE WATER s FL dT Esos iSP trs ss
HNL.THOMPSON SONS d CO. Troy MY.
Keeper of Secrets of Kings.

ord Knollys, who is retiring, after
Ting been private secretary to King
Drge and the late King Edward,
received many tempting offers to
tie his autobiography. but, needless
say. has steadfastly resisted them
An enterprising publisher, from
United States, once ran him down
ring his vacation. and placed a
NIX check before him. inviting him
fill it in for any sum he liked to
me in return for a book of no fewer
an $4,000 words.
My terms would be five million dol
's," Lord Knollys remarked. quietly.
le publisher gasped. Good gra-
BUS, sir. are you serious?" he asked.
Quite" Lord Knollys rejoined. and
en-, with one of his merry wrinkles
his eyes, he said:
Would it not be worth a good deal
pre- to you If | had to say frankly
| know"
The publisher realized the force OF
e argument, and was bound to ad
t that it would be a hopeless task
induce an indiscretion on the part
the veteran courtier.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
NURSE HELPS
YOUNG GIRLS
She Knew From Experience JUS
What Was Needed. Describes
One Remarkable Case.

Watonga Okla-Arrs. Ida Bollinger
OF this town. makes the following III
teresting STATEMENTS for publications
Il suffered for 20 wears. with WON
AMY troubles and in this time. trieu
several different treatments, but goI
-, birth.
/ ihdllr got hold of a Ladies bli -
GaV Almanac and read about Caruui'
tI,,. ,,.,.,,.,,.. t,.,.t,
IAc "'illdH ionic :. ha-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
Solve the Problem Of Extending
Usefulness of Institution.

New Haven.-One of the smallest
churches in this country is the Parker
Comm A. M. E. Zion church of Meri-
den, it's membership numbering but
seven regular members with an aver
age attendance at church Of about
fifteen persons.
The smallest of the congregation
has always been a puzzle to those in
terested in the church. 1t has been
organized sincce 1890. but never
seems to grow any larger despite the
efforts of revivalists and well-known
colored organizers who have visited
the church for the purpose OF building
it up
During it's twenty-five years of exist
ence many preachers have been as
signed to the pastorate, but owing 10
the smallness of the congregation oil
late years it has been impossible to
raise enough money to pay the preach
er for his services.
At the last meeting of the Methodist
conference the question of the Parker
church was discussed at length by the
delegates. Scheme after scheme for
the building up of the impoverished
treasury, and the congregation. were
discussed, but none seemed feasible
w. C. Andrews, a lay preacher hold
ing a pastorate in Providence on a
salary, then came forward and offered
his services as a preacher.
Leaving his family behind. the
preacher went to Meriden, where he
assumed Charge. lnasmuch as he had
no income. it become compulsory up
on him to provide a roof for himself
occurring some old boards and tim
| bers, the preacher built small room
/ on the rear of the church. For weeks
he labored from morning TO night unit
| at last he had for himself a coy
home at no expense to the church.
Determined still further that the
/ church would not have to support him
! be cast around for suitable position
whereby he could earn enough to live
on. Mr.. Andrews was not afraid o.
work. and prominent business men o
/ Meriden who had heard of his efforts
| and his sacrifice secured for him ;
position with the Meriden Gas com
paqy as porter.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
Get Paid for Bathing.

TO promote health and comfor,
nong their 700 employees, Harrison
os. & Co. of this city have offered
give every man employed at their
ant Is cents each time he takes a
| tn.
There are no strings to the offer. All
lat is necessary is that the bath be
ken in the deliberately fitted bath
oms of the concern. AS soon as a
,rkman finishes bathing he will re-
i've a check from an attendant, and
pay day he may have the checks
shed at the rate Of Is cents apiece.
The idea was suggested by DR.. Fran
ID. Patterson, fromer chief police
rgeon of this city, whom the COM
| ny has secured to look after the wei
re of the men. DR.. Patterson is an
"a University of Pennsylvania foot
| II player and oarsman.-Philidel
ia Dispatch to New York Tribune.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26

please-Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
Iowa, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,,
New York, New Jersey, Colorado,
Virginia, Pennsylvania. One Rhode
Islander was in his ninety-first year.
Everybody has made preparation
for tropical temperature-crash. al
paca and immaculate linen suits
among the men and every wonderful
and expensive dress and waist con-
ceivable in lace and linen and light
fabrics, with reserves of silks and
satins and jewels for gala nights.
All of which may be preface to a
few words on the marvel of the WON
an tourists. Probably their greatest
labor is writing postal cards.
When not writing postal cards they
are taking snapshots. Let any one
say Look at that" and hundred OF
in the direction indicated. After the
shot the invariable question is, What
was it,"
The girls of all ages are. however
pleasantly fiuttery and positive about
this modern industry.
Il don't bother a bit what 1t is,
said one. 81 just snap 1t. Stand q
moment, please" and another art sir
is added to her beadroll. OF course
their paradise is the sightseeins
train. And what is sightseeing
train?
You must know the passage from
Colon to Panama across the isthmus
brings you within measurable view
Of the whole canal-just enough Il
irritate you. Hence excursions three
in number are provided to widen anC
deepen your knowledge. These
trains start on alternate days from
Colon and Panama. The first take,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
PUTS HENS IN GYMNASIUM
ST. Paul Poultry Man Increases Mum.
Der Of Eggs With Artificial Garden
and Other Devices.

st. Paul.-Hens should have a gym
nasium. proper training and an occa-
sional change of diet in order to break
egg-laying records, according to Sam
uel E. Mahan. a local poultry dealer.
Mr.. Mahan recently established in con-
nection with his chicken coop a gym
nasium. where daily each hen is given
two hours of exercise.
He declares that as a result of this
training the average production of
each hen has increased in nine days
from 55 to IS per cent.
A feature of the gy nnasium is an
artificial garden bed, wLere the hens
exercise their muscles DG find nc
nourishment.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
CUTS SERMON; FIGHTS FIRE
Then Having Saved Neishboring
Property Long Island Priest
Continues Services.

New York.-Glancing out of win
dow while preaching a sermon in St.
Patrick's church, in Smithtown
Branch, L. l., Rev. William J. Duhigg
saw fire in the home of G. E. Samp-
son. opposite the church. The priest
halted in the middle of a sentence.
My friends" said he, there is G
fire in a neighboring dwelling. 1t Is
our duty to try and save it."
Not stopping to remove his vest
ments Father Duhigg ran out Of the
church, followed by the men Of his
congregation. He quickly organized
a bucket brigade, which saved the
outbuildings, but the dwelling was
destroyed.
Then Father Duhigg led the mem
bers back to church and continued
his sermon.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26

was delightful to run across friends
from every part of the United States
in the streets of Havana. My long
residence in Washington has given
me friends in every state sometimes,
which adds so much to the pleasure
and filling out of life.
Winter in Havana is a season OF
delight. We have established our
home along the ocean front and truly
it surpasses description. The mingling
OF deep blue water with deep blue sky,
the white winding road along the sea
and the magnificence of flower and
foliage make a picture which one
misses and regrets. Havana. | am
sorry to say, like so many other Latin
American cities, is giving up the
patio and villa type of the south of
France and that Of the American
south and southwest is becoming more
prevalent | regret the patio sincere
ly, but the younger generation find
more to admire in the story on story
house with all the modern accessories.
There are, however, still some splen-
did old mansions in Havana. where
the patio exists in it's pristine glory
This style is where the rooms OF the
home look out into an inner court
filled with flowers, where a fountain
tinkles and the family delights TO
gather for intimate communion. Some
of the old government buildings have
the patio.
Social life in Havana Is as ad-
mirable as the climate. | think the
mingling of the odd ceremonial GUS
toms with the less formal ones of to-
day has bred an air of easy social in
| tercourse, which is most agreeable
! and not at all restrictive. Many OF
the older residents continue the for
NAL method of life which is part OF
Spanish civilization. Many others
have adopted the easy ways Of Amer
| leans, so that one may see the Gus
| toms OF two worlds and of two diff
| fering eras flourishing side by side.
| There are so many balls and theater
parties and dinings without number;
| in fact, it is rather unusual during the
/ social season not 10 nave guests "
dinner and then go with them later to
a ball or the opera or the theater
There is much visiting and one may
make a visit after supper which
follows the theater, something I'M
heard of here But then often the day
light hours are sultry and they are
given to home duties and those avoca-
tons which keep one out of the sun
while the brisk breeZes which spring
up with the departing day inspire en-
ergy to visit and enjoy social pleas
ures | do not find the heat debilitat'
ing or more oppressive, as a rule
than in other parts of the world in
summer Washington can be very
warm, as all who know will testify
and it has not the advantage of a con
slant breeze from the sea which Ha
vana enjoys every evening and
through the night"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
Woman,s Appendix Cost 500 600

Paris, France.-Seeking to escape
the fate of her sister, who died after
an operation for appendicitis in this
country, Mrs. Tomasco Dornello. wife
of a Peruvian millionaire. is on her way
to Paris to have famous French ply
stefan operate. Making the trip with
her family, two maids and a private
physician, Mrs. Dornello estimates It
will cost her 100000 to get rid Of her
troublesome appendix.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
All He Wanted.

\ Boston man tells of a certain IT
repressible bore who always MADE
use of a formula when anyone sought
to put him off and thus spare the Cd
jects of his attention the annoyance Oh
an interview with him. This formula
was: But | assure you | want but one
word with him-only one word!
On one occasion he sought out q
noted lawyer. The latter's clerk met
him very solemnly with: why
haven't you heard? Mr.. Blank died
last night"
The words were scarcely out OF the
clerks mouth when the applicant was
saying, conciliatingly: But | assure
you l want but one word with him
only one word"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
WOMEN NOW SMOKE CIGARS
But in Reality They're Only Leaf
Covered Cigarettes, and Sold on
the Continent.

-Englishwomen are devel
oping the smoking habit more than
ever.
OF course they do not as a rule get
beyond cigarettes. but recently petit
brand of cigars has been put on the
market. 1t is something like the thin
cigarettes which one buys on the con-
tinent for a couple of centimes. ex-
cept that the flavor and strength are
more akin to the Egyptian cigarette.
1t is a leaf-covered cigarette. with
sufficient pungency to make the fair
smokers think they are doing some
thing daring in lighting up what looks
like a cigar.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26

and the Irish third, as differing from
the royal arms of England, as used by
the sovereign for all national pur-
poses. which have the English quarter
ings first and fourth and the Scottish
second.
On the reverse side Of the seal
there is an effigy of the king. aud in
completing the design two very small
shields were included bearing the
royal arms quartered Englishwise. II
is these two small shields which have
reused up the storm.
The great seal of Scotland Is only
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
RES!NOL HEALS
ITCHING SKINS
And Clears Unsishtly Compilations.

ResinOl Ointment with Resinol Soan
stops itching instantly, quickly and
easily heals the most distressing cases
of eczema, rash, ringworm. letter or
other tOrmenting skin or scalp erup-
tons, and clears away pimples. black
heads, redness, roughness, and dam
druff, when other treatments have
proven only a waste of time and
money.
But we do not ask you to accept our
unsupported word for 1t. You can send
today for a generous trial of Resinol
Soap and Resinol Ointment, and test
them to your own complete satisfac-
ton, at no cost whatever, while thou
sands who have been cured say,
What Resinol did for US it will do for
you" Physicians have prescribed Res
mol for eighteen years and every drug
gist in the country sells Resinol Soap
(25 cts.) and Resinol Ointment Gin
opal jars, 30 cts. and 81. For free
samples of each, with full directions
for use, write to Dept. ok, ResinoL,
Baltimore, Md.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
How Long Will the Women Stand EN-

Il am a mean man." confessed the
Erratic Thinker. My father bore the
same unenviable reputation. and had
an uncle who served a term in the
penitentiary and was twice mentioned
for the legislature. So no one need
be surprised when | remark that per
usal of the dry goods advertisements
causes me to wonder how soon cor
sets will become so long that theil
wearers will be obliged to roll then
up around the ankles to keep from
treading on them?"-Kansas Cit,
Star.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-26
CHURCH WITH SEVEN MEMBERS

Here six days in the week the
preacher tolls as porter. In the af-
ternoons and evenings he gets out and
works among his parishioners. per-
forming all the duties Of a minister,
such as visiting the sick and ofticiat-
ing at marriages and funerals.
Bent on performing service to his
congregation, Mr.. Andrews. however.
shuns all publicity and performs his
good deeds without making known his
work.