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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
Personal Briefs
From Saturdays Daily:

From Saturdays Daily:
Mrs Archie and Mrs. Arthur
Willard were down from Eagle
Grove yesterday visiting their sister,
Mrs. Lee Lictenberger.
Miss Winnie Zitterell came
home yesterday for a weeks vaca-
ton from her school duties at Wool
stock.
Mrs. d. F. Shea returned yes
terday from Blue Earth, Mimi,
where she had been visiting friends.
Miss Juliet Buckley, teacher of
mathematics in our high school,
went to Sloan today to spend the
weeks vacation at home.
M Hemen, E. z. Cormaney,
Rev. and Mrs. II. n. Gerdes, Miss
Josie Brockschmidt and Mrs. K. C.
Rigter, all of Kamrar, We're business
visitors here yesterday.
Mrs Jacob Ostrander went to
Nevada yesterday for an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Martin and family.
MIR. and Mrs. T. c. Osborn left
for their home at Ames yesterday af-
ter brief visit at the home of their
niece, Mrs. George Dye.
Misses Synva and Leith Berry
hill, Flora Cormaney, Emma Arnold
and Jennie Cordes. all students of
our local high school, went to KAN
rar yesterday to spend the vacation
at their homes.
Miss Verva Cook, who spent
yesterday in this city while on her
way home from visit with friends
in Minneapolis, went to her home in
Yale, Iowa, this morning. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Malcolm and chill
dren, went home with her for an eX-
tended visit.
Mrs. w. H. Barr and son Paul
returned yesterday afternoon from a
stay with her sick brother in Fort
Dodge. He is a little better now
and the doctors have some hope for
his recovery.
-Cady Chase arrived home yes
terday from his school duties in
Des Moines for a weeks vacation.
Mrs. Z. A. Smith and Mrs.
Charles A. Kastler of Williams were
in the city yesterday.
Misses Sabra Markwardt and
Hazel Kolocow went to Iowa Falls
yesterday where they will spend
their vacation visiting friends.
Mrs. Henry Hurst and Mrs.
George Hurst, both of Alden, spent
yesterday in this city at the j. w. |
Hurst home. Mrs J. w. Hurst is |
now getting better and it is hoped
that she will soon be strong enough |
to submit to an operation.
Miss Anna Petersen, one of our
eighth grade teachers, went to her
home. at Calamus yesterday to spend
the vacation.
j. r. Sterling is business visi-
tor in Fort Dodge today.
j. S. Evans of Stratford was
here yesterday to visit: his sister.
Mrs. J. J. Krouskup, who still is
very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Shipley and
Mrs. L. d. Maxon of Iowa Falls are
here for a weeks visit with friends |
and relatives.
Miss Ethel B. Virtue came up
from Des Moines last night for an
over Sunday visit at home.
Mrs. D. c. Chase is home from
Des Moines to spend the week end. |
William Hanecy, special factory
of the Waltham pi- |
ano company, is here to look after
special sales for the Ruegnitz Mu
sic company, to be conducted at FIT. |
Dodge, Story City and Stratford.
Mrs. Calvin Young and chill |
iren, James, Thelma. and Julia, left
this morning for Galesburg, H., for
a visit with DR.. and Mrs. F. J. Drake.
&C. A. Guyer, one of our former
residents, is here from st. Paul for
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

"A large soul is possible in the
smallest places. Riches cannot make
1t, nor even power. The habit of
getting out of oneself is the habit
of largeness of soul, and anyone who
cultivates this habit becomes large
souled because he or she cannot help
becoming so"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Schroeder drug store has on
display in its show window the ev-
err interesting Japanese spinning
mice, which belong to the Martin
telephone company and are left at
this store while the company are
moving. These little fellows never
seem to become tired, for they keep
up a continual run all over their
cage. They are very interesting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
Real Estate Transfers.

Charles w. Clark and VT to P. w
Lee-wd-nw NV 14-S9-26.-$1.0 90
Geneva A. Edwards to D. G.. Chase
-qcd-lot 16 and VIZ Is, blk 100
D. & P. R. addition.-$1.00.
w. c. Savings Bank to D. c. Chase
-qcd-lot 16 and VIZ Is, blk 100,
D. & P. r. r. addition.-$1.O0
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

When | play with my cat, who
knows whether I do not make her
more sport than she makes me?--
Montaigne.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Yankee Robinson show is
booked to be in Fort Dodge on the
25th of next month. The circus
business seems to be opening early
this season.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

For sale, Yellow Dent seed corn,
highly bred, and pure bred Swedish
select oats. w. o. Mcconnell. Mar
tin phone 42S, or 1413. diff to5-6'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Mrs. NJ. Meeks has removed TO
town from the Reinicker farm east
of the city. and is now domiciled at
sos West First street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Poultry wire, gasoline stove and
some household furniture for sale at
941 Bank street. =, d2f1S
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

c. E. Atkinson has received his
fine new Chalmers car. The machine
is equipped with everything of the
very latest and is certainly beauty.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Pasture to rent by the month, old
VIM. Funk place. Chris John. d1f1t1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

H. A. Maxon, painting and paper
hanging. Martin phone, black 425.
diff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
SULZER ADMITS HE IS NO LONGER
 N. Y. GOVERNOR
Important Announcement Made B\ His Counsel at Opening of Impeachment Trial
 To-day

Albany, Sept. 23-When the high court for the impeachment of Gov. William Sulzer was called to order, today, hi0 attorneys were prepared to explode the last of their legal am intuition to prevent tlae story of his alleged misuse of campa1gn contribu- tfons from being told on the witness stand.
 Defeated, yesterday, by a vote of 51 to 1 on their motion for dismissal of the impeachment on the ground of it's unconstitutionality, the gover- nor's counsel expected, today, to of fer a motion to strike out the three articles of the impeachment charg- ing him with filing a false statement of campaign contributions and with the use of the funds for speculation in Wall street.
 The motion was to be presented by D. Cady Herrick who was prepared to argue that the alleged offenses were not impeachabIe on the ground that they were committed before the governor was sworn into office.
 Former Senator Edgar T. Bracket was appointed to reply in behalf of the assembly managers. His brief, which has already been made public, holds, in substance, that the acts of a candidate for political office during a campaign and after he has become dn OI11CST-e10cL @L1 S SO 4ALAEldIe41 COA- nected with the actual holding of the office as to be inseparable. Practi-- cal1y the entire day, it was believed, would be consumed in argument but 1t was hoped that the decision of the court in the matter would be reached before adjournment Whether affir- native or negative, the decision should clear the decks for beginning the actual trial of the case, tomor- row, unless something unforeseen arises.
 If in the affirmative there will still be five articles of impeachment to which MT. SuIzer will have to an swer before the bar of the high court as there has been no hint from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
BANK HEARING
 SHOWS MANY
 IRREGULARITIES

Putnam, Conn.,, Sept. 23-Evidence tending to show that there has been excessive loans, contrary to statute, a number of instances of rates on mort gages for full nearly full value and acceptance of more than a thousand dollars deposits from an individual depositor in a single year, was brought out at today's hearing before Judge HoIcomb, of the case of the state bank commissioners against the Wind ham County Savings Bank
 It was also brought out that on various occasions, deposits had been made to the accounts of bank officials and on the same day transferred to the accounts of private depositors. This was done, it was said, to cover mp irregularities Earl Young, the 24 years old treasurer, and President Paine were the. only witnesses examin- ed. this morning.
 When Treasurer Young was asked as to these transfers, he said he could not account for them- He was asked by Judge Holcomb if he knew of in stances where such transfers had been made He replied that he does. It was brought out that various errors discovered by the bank examiners in the accounts had not been found by the bank officials because a trial bal ance had never been taken The bank was organized in 1864:
 President Paine testified that he had never read the banks charter. He didn't know that there was a stipulation in it against officials bor- rowing from the bank.
 Testifying as to the mortgages, he said most of them were placed through a Providence house with which his son was connected. Asked as to a S26, 900 loan which had been made through A. D. Starkweather, IS years old clerk, MT. Paine said he could not remember for whose bene- fit the loan had been made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
GATES NEEDED AT
 FATAL CROSSING,
 CORONER'S FINDING
None Directly Responsible for Triple Fatality at Nor
 walk Railroad Crossing

Coroner John J. Phelan today filed his finding in the frightfulf accident at
 NorwaIk, on September 8, which re- suited in the death of MT. and Mrs Addison T. MiIIar and Miss Jessie Guthrie, artists belonging to the col ony at New Canaan, who were struck by a locomotive at the Danbury c. Norwalk crossing when a hagman waved a white signal to indicate the approach of the train
 Coroner PheIan after recapitu1atiug the fatality when the occupants be- lieved the waving of the flag by Watchman Patrick Savage meant, safety rather than danger and was an invitation rather than of a prohibi-; ton, calls attention to the rules and. regulations of the New Haven road or dering such signals and says:
 "I am firmly convinced that the re- cency of the operating fagman at the crossing and unfamiliarity of the de- ceased and his daughter with the sig nificance of the waving of the white flag, together with the Obstructed vis- ion of the approaching train was the immediate cause of the collision and the death of the deceased (Addfson T.. Millar)."
 The coroner recommends: 'In the interest Of public safety gates prop crIy attended should be established at the earliest practical opportunity that the community may be rid of a great and growing danger.& He suggests the "insuf11ciency of 1agmen at this and adjacent crossings and submits to the city authorities of Norwa1k that they make such representation to tho New Haven road. through the proper as may induce the estab- Iishment of such protection as Will prevent a recurrence of the two similar accidents which have been recorded within a short time in that vicinity.
 The cause of the death is given as accidental and none is held directly responsible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
Decisions By Judge
 Scott In Three Gases

Judge Scott in the common pleas court today handed down decisions in thre local cases. In the suit of George McDermott against George J.. Carter he found in favor of Garter to recover costs McDermott asked $50 damages for a real estate commission alleged to be due for selling Carters house on Main street near Railroad avenue. Car ter claimed McDermott didn't get the purchaser.
 Judge Scott awarded William Ben ner damages of $1O and costs in an ac- tion brought against Istvan O1ah. It was claimed that Olah entered Ben ner's property and carted away a stone wall Damages of $25 were asked.
 In the suit of Louis Cocozzi, the To- cal builder, against Nathan HaIpeT, the court found in favor of HaIper to recover costs. Cocozzi declared he had been promised the contract for build ing HaIper's house if he obtained a loan for Halper. He secured the loan for HaIper. but some other contractor built the house. Damages of $S5 were a Sked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
BRAKEMAN HELD RESPONSIBLE IN
 CANAAN CRASH
Coroner Herman Says He Did NOt Apply
 Brakes In Time
Airs. OIIn, Passenger On Com biRdtiOn Train, Died As Re-
 suit Of Injuries


 winsted. Sept. 2S-Patrick F. O'Brien. a New York, New Haven & Hartford brakeman is held by Cor Oner Samuel A. Herman, criminally responsible for the death of Mrs. Car oline s. Olin, of Falls Village, which occurred on July IS, as the result of injuries suffered in a collision at Canaan of a southbound combination train on the Berkshire Line of the New Haven road and 8 local freight on the Central New England, on the cross-over of the two lines.
 Mrs Olin was in a passenger car of the com bination train which, with two others, was standing on the main line while the engine was switching These cars were backed into by three other cars of the train with such force that the passenger and two other cars were thrown back to the croSs-o over where the passenger coach was struck by the Central New England train and overturned. Mrs. O1in was one of several passengers injured O'Bf1en was brakeman on the coIIiding cars.
 ~I am satisfied says the coroner, 'that Brakeman Patrick F. O'Brien did not apply the brakes to the three cars or any of them, that he was on, which were being kicked back, or northward on the main line of the Berkshire branch, but suffered them
  that were then standing the track and which were pushed against the Central New England train For had he applied the brakes, taking into consideration the speed at which the three cars were travelling, they could not have gone back with sufficient force TO have moved the three cars which were stationary. He knew, or ought to have known, that the sema- phore signal was set against his train. He also ought to have known that the Central New EngIands switching train was then on the cross-over for 1t was sn plain view"
 In concluding. the coroner says:
 The practice of allowing south bound trains on the Berkshire branch to pass south of the cross-over and to do switching is in my opinion hazard ous and dangerous as it has proved in this case. If the train was left north of the cross rover and the engine was permitted to pass the cross-over to do it's switching and then returning it's train over the cross-over it would be entirely controlled by the semaphore signal and the element of danger ought to be entirely removed by such practice.''
 So far as could be learned, here, no action has been taken against O'Br5en.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
Doctor Goodrich Denies Guilt As
 His Trial Opens
Charged With Having Per formed Criminal Opera
 tion His Alleged Victim Was Helen Johnson 20 Years
 Old

Waterbury. Sept. 23.-Dr. William A. Goodrich was placed on trial today be- fore Judge Futile and a jury in the criminal branch of the superior court charged with having, it is alleged, on March 10, performed a criminal opera tion on the person of Helen Johnson, a 2O-year-olds housemaid.
 The girl died at the Waterbury hos pita1 March F and the day following, after the body had been embalmed an autopsy was performed by Dr. M M. Scarbrough, medical examiner of New Haven, assisted by Dr. A. A. Crane medical examiner of this city A mi croscopic examination of certain parts of the internal organs had been made by Prof. c. J. Bartlett, of the Yale Medical School.
 Considerable interest is evidently att tached to the case, for there were a number of well known attorneys on hand as well as several we'll known physicians and half dozen women. Dr. Goodrich arrived in court early with his wife and shortly afterwards Coroner Eli Mix, of New Haven, ap- peared with his stenographer.
 Among the witnesses heard during the morning were pr. Scarbrough and Prof. Bartlett. Dr. Goodrich pleaded not guilty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
READING UP
 TO NEW PRICE

New York, Sept 3-Opening-The copper group showed renewed heavi- ness in the first dealings, today, but otherwise the market displayed a fair ly firm tone. Speculative operations were again centered in Reading, which was bid up 3-4 to a new high price for the year. The list as a whole showed no inclination to follow the leadership of Reading and in a, great majority of eases, prices barely nov ed. The sluggishness of the market discouraged traders and after the first few minutes business fell off to low point. A few stocks broke away from the dead level. Canadian Pacific rose points, Pittsburgh Coal pfd 1 IA, and Rock Island pfd l. the latter issue quickly losing it's gain. Western Maryland and Goodrich pfd lost a point. ?
 Noon-A series of narrow fuctua- tions in stocks during the morning gave the market no persistent selling and afforded little opportunity for trading for either bulls or bears. Move ments were governed largely by the action of Reading and Union Pacific. Reading for a time ruled a point over yesterdays close and Union Pa cific as much below. Federation of bullish rumors concerning separate issues had a, temporary bearing on general speculation but lost their po- tency when the supply of stocks be- came too large. Bonds were irregu- lar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
RemOrsefuI, He Says He Didn't Know
 Rifle Was Ldaded
Victim Critically Hurt, Is Pretty 17 Year Old Girl Whom He
 Had Often Visited
Especial to The Farmer.)

Bedding, Sept. 23-Marguerfte Csil- bert. IT years old, one of Readings prettiest girls, is in a dangerous con dition at the Danbury hospital, this afternoon, with a bullet wound in her temple inflicted accidentally, it Is be- lieVed, by John Todd, 8 neighbor who had paid her considerable attention of late.
 The shooting took place shortly af- ter midnight when Miss Gilbert, aroused by her father on the home coming, late at night, of Todd and himself, asked her to prepare a meal for them. Todd, filled with remorse, declares the shooting was a prank, that he pulled the trigger because he didn't. know it was loaded
 Todd's peaceful tendencies and hitherto excellent reputation in the community strengthen his story. and the father of the girl eorroborates his version of the shooting. No steps have been taken towards Todd's ar rest and it is unlikely that any for nal complaint will be made unless the shooting should terminate fatally.
 Miss Gilbert'S shooting created a sensation in the town. She is one of the most popular of the younger folks of Bedding, and is employed in a corset factory in NOrwaIk-t She has many admirers, not few of
  on the favor she paid to Todd Todd. who is 40 years of age, is a son of Arthur J. Todd The latter is an adopted son of the late John Todd. who aTnassed fortune in the lime business in West Bedding. John Todd lives with his foSter-grand- mother, the lime magnate's widow.
 Miss Gilbert's residence is about one and half miles from the Todd home. It is within the town limits of Danbury. Todd has been a ire Quer1t visitor there especially for sev- eral months. He secured a divorce two years ago on the ground of de- sertion.
 About o'clock yesterday afternoon Todd and Gilbert drove to Danbury.- They returned home about 11.3e. NeighbOrs who saw both shortly after the shooting declare there were evil dences that both had been drinking. Gilbert aroused his wife and daughter and asked for food Todd and Gilbert were seated awaiting the serving of the meal when Todd noticed a rife, the property of Miss Gilbert's brother, m the corner.
 Just as Miss Gilbert came through the door, he snatched up the rifle, pointed it at her and commanded:
 Hands upr'
 The next instant there was a report. and the girl, dropping the tray. sank to the floor. A tiny red sream poured from a hole in her right temple, very close to the eye.
 Dr. George D. Wright of Bethel has tened to the scene in response to UT gent telephone calls, and in half an hour the girl was on her way to Dan bury hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23

counsel that the irnpeachabiI1ty of the latter charges would be attacked. Conviction on any one article might result in removal.
 Eugene Richards, counsel for the
 managers, has been selected to make the opening address outlining th8 evidence to be presented The talk ing of testimony will follow immedi- ate1y.
 D-Cady Herrick counsel for Gov. Su1zer, announced at the outset of today's session of the high court of would cease henceforth to exercise the functions of the executive office until the termination of his trial.
 The court being formally opened, Presiding Judge Cullen said: ''The court having overruled the motion of the respondent to dismiss the arti- =cles of impeachment on the ground that the assembly had no right to prefer the charges at an extraordi- nary session, it now becomes incum- bent upon the respondent to make answer to the charges
 Judge Herrick, chief counsel for Governor Sulzer, then took the floor and announced that in view of the fact that the court had refused to dismss the proceedings, he would state that the governor would re- nounce his claim to the right to ex- erc1Se the functions Of Governor pending the termination of the trial.
 When these articles of impeach- ment were first presented said Judge Herrick, ''the governor was advised that there was doubt about the legality of the proceedings and for that reason he declined to. step down ffc@a1 his office. Ever since the recent decision of Supreme Court Justice Hasbrouck, ruling that he had no right to pardon a. prisoner he has ceased to exercise any of the functions of his office
 Gov. Sulver will perform no functions of governor in the future pending the termination of this trial.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-23
WEALTHY WOMAN
 SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Jennings Alleges Ill Treatment By Husband- Asks Alimony and Custo- dy of Child.
Especial to The F7armer)

Westport, Sept. 23-George s. Jen- nings, a wealthy resident of this place and a scion of one of the most prominent families in this locality has been made defendant in a suit for divorce brought by his wife Alex drine Fullerton Jennings, also of Westport. IntoIerab1es cruelty is al- legged. Mrs. Jennings claiming that in January, 1912, he began to ill., treat her and has continued his acts until the present time.
 She makes the added claim that her husband has real estate valued at $30sgaO and asks for alimonp of s10,- 900. Deputy Sheriff H. R. ETwood of Fairfield, who served the papers this morning on Jennings attached his property in Westport and also the strip of land in Bridgeport between Fairfield and Hancock avenues and Butler street.
 The couple were married in New York city on March 30, 1906 and have a 21 months old child whose custody the mother desires.
 Only last week Jennings caused to be inserted in all the Bridgeport pa pers an advertisement stating that henceforth he would not be respon- sihle for any bills contracted by his wife, who had left his bed and board
 It is understood the proceedings will be contested.