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Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21

lands, that amount shall be deducted
from the amount at which such land
is appraised and payment in such
cases shall be only of the amount Of
such difference.
Mr.. Robert l.. Berner was ap-
pointed a special agent of the inter-
ior department by Secretary Smith.
He made an exhaustive and thor
ough examination Of the records
touching these contested claims in
person, took evidences of interested
and disinterested parties for the pur-
pose of ascertaining who were en-
titled to relief under the provisions
Of this act and submits his findings
to the secretary in a voluminous re-
port.
THOSE WHO CLAIM INDEMNITY.
We do not understand, from the
data at hand, whether or not those
who failed to make application for
Indemnity last summer are barred
from applying now, but D. c. Chase,
who furnishes us list of those resi-
dents of Hamilton county who have
claimed indemnity, as shown by Mr..
Berner's report, is of the opinion
that claims can be filed at any time.
A commissioner will be in this city
soon to take evidence upon which
payments will be made. The follow
ing is a list of those in Hamilton
county who claim indemnity, TO-
gether with the remarks by the spec
iaI agent:
B. E. Boynton, claimant, land ap-
praised at $1,000; claimant knew of |
the company's title; warrant on file;
deed from grantee Of Page to Boyn- |
ton, December 26, 1898, to south |
west quarter, southeast quarter and
southeast quarter southwest quarter.
No evidence but affidavit and deed |
Same description. James Shelton,
claimant. Appraised value $1,000.
bought with notice of COM
rany's title northwest southeast
quarter and northeast, southwest
luarter).
j. H. johnson or c. A. Near,
claimants, appraised value $2,S00.
Timothy Hagen bought from COM
oany, but it does not appear that he
5ver bought from entryman.
This amount goes either to J. H.
Johnson or c. A. Near, if indemnity
s awarded.
Thomas E. Ross, claimant, ap-
praised value $4,000. Entryman in
about eight months. Re-
,eivers receipt shows land "being
Entryman in possession
about one year. No record of title
L entryman.
Hewitt Ross, claimant Apprais-
I'd value $4,000. Town of Stratford
located on this section. Entryman
n possession about two years. Lived
IN it short time. Built shanty to
'ulf1ll preemption laws. Company
,aid him for his crops both years.
70 record of title In entryman.
J. S. Evans, claimant. Appraised
'alue $4,000. Entryman never set
led on land. No record of title in
lin or any one under him
D. B. Hakes, claimant, appraised
alue $4,000. Entryman never set
led on land. No evidence OF title
n entryman.
Mrs. Mary Boyington, claimant,
appraised value $1,000. Warrant
ancelled April II, 1868. Relocat-
ID July 6, 1868.
Mrs. Margaret Bryan, claimant
value $500. Deed from
October 10, 1898. Deed
rom entryman September Z, 1898.
Mrs. Emily Prestage, claimant.
appraised value $4,000. No re-
marks.
Heirs of William Royster and AS
Jury Johnson. claimants, appraised
alue. $1,000
Annabell J. Boyd, Milton Fisher,
|. G. Snyder, John C.. Russell, claim
nts. Appraised value s3,100.
L.. A. Royster and H. E. Daily,
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21

For sale, six brood sows. good
weight Chester White. Bred to ped
igreed male hog. Comes in in Feb
ruary. Vaccinated. Inquire at this
Office. 11f2t2'
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21
NEWEST ZEPPELIN
A|RSH|P ExPL0DES
ENDING 26 LIVES

Lieutenant Freyer of the German
naval flying corps. The airship's pi
lot was Captain Gluth, veteran
steersman in the employ Of Coun
Zeppelin.
| Naval Constructors Neumann ant
Pietzler and Naval Engineer Buscl
were among those on board the ship
Lieut.. Commander Behnisch was {
close friend of the emperor. He was
formerly navigating officer of the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern and lat
er commander of the cruiser Pan.
ther.
Lieutenant Freyer was also a fav-
orite of Emperor William. He was
formerly personal adjutant of Prince
Adalbert, one of the sons of the en-
peror. He served with the prince on
board torpedo boat after studying 6
with him at the naval academy.
Spectators who had been watching
the impressive maneuvers Of the IL
II" from below suddenly saw the
great gas bag burst into flame and
then fall. A second or two later the
sound of the terrific explosion reach
ed them.
1t was impossible for some time
to approach the flaming dirigible, be-
meath which the members of the
crew had been crushed and burned.
Coming so shortly after the de-
struction of the ell" in a hurricane
in the North Sea on Sept. 8, when
fifteen men were killed, yesterdays
disaster gave rise to feeling of con-
formation in Berlin, whose public
had within a week been saddened by
the loss of many German passengers
on board the Volturno and by &C
counts of the terrible mining catas-
trophe in Wales.
The dirigible before she left the
balloon hall at Johannisthal took on
board her regular naval crew and a
number Of officers. She headed for
Berlin, short distance away in a
light wind. About a dozen aviators
were circling the aerodrome at the
time in aeroplanes.
Everything was apparently in
good order on the airShip. She was
gradually getting up speed when
suddenly an explosion was heard by
those on the ground, evidently in
one of the motors in the center gon-
dola. A flash shot out and the next
instant the whole ship was afire and
plunging downward. Every inch of
the canvas covering and the balloon
cts disappeared in a moment.
A second and more violent explo-
sion was then heard, the fire having
reached the gasoline tanks filled
with about ton Of liquid fuel. Be-
fore the echoes of the explosion had
died down, the wreck of the most
modern Of Germany's dirigible lay
flaming mass on the ground.
The fire departments of all the
neighboring suburbs, with detach-
ments of the balloon corps, the Pion-
eer and other troops, were soon On
the spot, but there was nothing left
to save.
Pioneers armed with axes hacked
at the wreckage for two hours before
they extricated the last OF the bod
les of the victims.
The six inmates of the center gon-
dola had been blown through the
sides of the car by the first explo-
sion and their bodies fell quarter
of a mile away from the wreck of
the balloon which was travelling for
ty miles an hour when the accident
happened. All the others, except
two were apparently killed by the
explosion of the gasoline tank and
were probably dead before the
wreckage reached the earth.
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21
Notice of Probating Will.

To all whom it may concern: You
are hereby notified that there is now
ON file in the Office OF the clerk OF
the district court Of Iowa, in and
for Hamilton county, an instrument
in writing, purporting to be the las,
will and testament Of Peter Staen-
ders. late of said county, deceased
and that 2 o'clock p. m. Of the 3rd
day Of Nov. 1913, has been fixed for
the probate Of said will, at which
time you can appear before the dis
trict court, at the court house in
the said county and show cause, II
any there be, why said will should
not be admitted to probate.
Witness my hand affixed at the
court house in Webster City, Iowa
this 9th day of Oct. 1918.
J. C. Sterling.
21F3 Clerk District Court
Cholera Immune Hogs for Sale.
have eight fall yearling boars for
sale, sired by A. Longfellow, Surprise
Tecumseh and Long Victor, all Po'
land China. Also one Shorthorn bull
]. E. Adams, FIVE miles southeast OF
Webster City. 13d2f-t-tf
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21
Gathered to Honor Triplets.

Williams Enterprise: Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Tuttle entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacks and son, Robert
Howard Jacks, of Des Moines; Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Cheever and son,
Raymond Howard Cheever, of Web
ster City; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Johnson
and daughter, Rosalie Mable; also
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Millsap and son
David Lee; Lester Tuttle and family
and Miss Florence Ekhart. The oc-
casion was in honor of the Howard
triplets. The next gathering will be
held at the home of Frank Jacks,
December 10th, at which date they
will be one year old. During the af-
ternoon several friends called.
Grandpa Tuttle acted as young and
happy as any of the eight grand
children present.
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21
A First Glass Horseshoer.

1 have secured the services Of MI.
Baird, a first class horseshoer. The
shoeing of one horse will convince
you of the fact. | am prepared to
give you better service in all kinds
of shoeing and repair work than ev-
er before. Your patronage is solicit
ed. Sd2t2f2 A. S. Holt.
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21

Try the Daily q month.
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21

For sale-An ideal 24O acre Kos
suth Co. stock farm. located 7 miles
from market. but only / mile from
good farmers creamery and store.
This is an A-No. / farm in every re-
spect, the buildings are large and
exceptionally good, and the land is
rich black loan and clay subsoil.
There is 200 acres in field and all
the work land Is thoroughly tiled
and lays gently rolling. The river
cut one corner and this is seeded to
blue grass and makes an ideal past
ure. There is absolutely no sand or
gravel on farm and same will bear
a thorough inspection. The price on
this farm is $1l0 per acre. and we
can carry back $19.760 at 3 per cent
interest. If interested, write owners,
Eckholm & Frakes, Swea City, Iowa.
22F2
Webster City freeman., 1913-10-21

Try the Daily a month.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
PAID TRIBUTE TO LAUGHTER
Men of intellect and Renown Join in
Testimony to the Value Of
Jolllty In Life.

The value of a good-natured laugh
may be rated low by some people
but many writer's have attested its
worth in no measured terms.
Il is not surprising that Charles
Lamb should have said, "A laugh is
worth hundred groans in any mar.
lxet;" but from the lips OF the somber
Carlyle one is scarcely prepared TO
hear, mo man who has once heartily
and wholly laughed can be altogether
or irreclaimably bad"
It was Douglas Jerrold who boldly
stated that, What was talked OF as
the golden chain of Jove was nothing
more than a succession OF laughs, a
chromatic scale of merriment reach.
ing from earth to Olympus"
4 am persuaded" wrote Laurence
Sterne that every time a man smiles
but much more so when he laughs--it
adds something to his fragment OF
life"
Last of all may be cited the verdict
of oliver Wendell Holmes, given with
his own inimitable humor, 'The riot
out tumult of laugh, take it, is the
mob law Of the features, and Pro
priety the magistrate who reads the
riot act."-The Sunday Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
Henry WIS Chapel.

The Most Honorable Order Of the
Rath has ceased to be the Cinderella
among the orders of xhighthood. With
the restoration of high ceremtnial IN
Henry Wis chapel the ignominy OF
the past ends. Although no longer
the wonder of the world" that Le-
land saw (for so-called architects of
the last century restored it out of all
recognition) the roof still remains a
thing Of beauty. It has been suggest
ed that the chapel stands on the site
of a garden owned by Cbaucer Hen
ry. who built it, lavished money upon
this successors evidently thought
too much, for they utterly neglected
it. When George ]. reorganized the
order by introducing fresh blood,
more honorable canopies were need
ed: they were provided by dishonor-
ably slicing the old ones into two
London Chronicle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
MAN PREFERRED TO BE SHOT
Turgid Orator Bound &c Finish Speech
Ever II He i@es 20 shoot 20
Hold an ardisnce.

a rather tnrsid orator, noted for
his verbosity ard teaviness. was once
assigned 20 some campaigning In
mining camp in the mountains There
We're about fifty miners present when
he began. but who's AT the end of
couple Of hours he save no sign OF
finishing his listeners dropped away
Some went hack 70 work, but the
majority sought places 20 quench
their thirst. which had been aggra-
waited by the discourse.
Finally there was only one auditor
left-a dilapidated. weary-looking old
fellow Fixing his gaze on him, the
orator pulled out large siX-shooter
and laid it on the table. The old fel-
low rose slowly and drawled out:
BE you going TO shoot IL I go?'
You bet ami" replied the speak
er. I'm bound to finish my speech,
even IL | have TO shoot to keep an
audience"
The old fellow sighed in tired
manner and edged slowly away, say
ing as he did so:
We'll. shoot if you want to. may
just as we'll be shot as talked 10
death. ."--Tit-Bits
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
NO MORE CONVICT STRIPES
Oregon's Governor Has All of the
Prisoners Dressed in
Gray Uniform.

Salem, Ore.-This year not pris.
oner in the state penitentiary is wear
ing stripes AS a Christmas pres
ent to the men. all parole violators.
all those who have usurped the prison
discipline, and. in short, all the men
in the prison who have been compelled
to wear stripes, we're placed In the
convict gray as a start of a new year
for these men.
The stripes Egere abolished some
time ago as a regular prison, costume
and have been worn only by Jhs7o4Sse g
who have become recalcitrant
Paroles from Governor West were
the Christmas presents received by
James L. Riley and Frank Nash. and
as long as their behavior is good they
will enjoy their liberty.
Riley was serving from one to Is
years for killing Louis Long. the for
mer prize fighter Of California, near
Redmond, Crook county. Long was
eloping with Rileys wife in an au-
tomobile. and after a whirlwind race
was overtaken and killed by Riley. It
is said that Riley and his wife have
become reconciled and viii live TO-
gether.
Several other prisoners were given
their liberty on probation
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
MARCH WEATHER.
A Variety TO Be Served, Says Rev,
III Hicks.

According to the Rev. lrl r. Hicks,
March will be month of storms, as
March usually is. The sage predicts
a cold wave from the 3rd to the 9th,
sweeping from northwest to south
east
Gracious! And this includes inaug-
uration day. He says there will be
reactionary storm period central
TODAY. tomorrow and Monday, all on
account of Jupiter, Mars and the
Earth. Enough combined forces to
make a disturbance.
Then there will be another storm
period central on the Sth, the new
moon on the 7th will have something
to do with this. Venus will also
play part aud the moon will be on
tbs celestial equator. There will be
West Indian hurricanes on the Gull
aud South Atlantic coasts.
Billiards from the northwest and
destructive gales, humidity currents,
and more "reactionary" storm per
iods will intensity things generally.
The barometer will play an important
part in recording March weather.
There will be dangerous disturb
anees around about the 18th add the
23rd, and there is danger OF killing
frost, the weather prophet says.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
SIOO REWARD. SlOO

The readers of this paper VIII be
pleased TO learn that there IS at ieast
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, ana
that IS Catarrh Halls Catarrh cure
is the only positive cure now known %
the medical fraternity. Catarrh oeIng
a constitutional disease, requires a COLI
stitutional treatment. Halls SalaEI5h
Cure is taken internally, acting directly.
upon the blood and mucous surfaces q
the system, thereby destroying. tne
Foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up tile
constitution and assisting nature IL GO
ing its work The proprletors nave -
much faith in its curative powers tnat
they offer One Hundred Dollars 1or any =
case that it fails to cure. Send Tor ilst
of testimonials. ,s
Address f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo
Ohio.
Sold by ali Druggists, 75e.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl-
patton.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
GOATS As MOSQUITO NEMESIS
Army to Protect the Animals, as They
Eat Pests 6ceeolng Ground
at Fort Washington.

Washington. ID C.-While small
army Of goats is depIoyed from For;
washington. one Of the citadels guard
tpe the Potomac river approach 70 the
national capital. 70 wage war on Inc
shrcbbery that IS a breeding ground
If mosquitoes. flying squad Of ar
tiu.rvmen probably viii be ordered
on to protect the goats
The goats VIII work for the benefit
cf the forts garrison by eating up the
rank underbrush. while the soldiers
viii return the compliment BY shoe
ing their horned allies away from the
mountain laurel buds which plas
havoc with their digestions
Fort Washington has the reputation
Of being the most malarial fort in the
country and war department official.
conceived the idea Of enlisting tbs
services Of the gaats 10 destroy Tbs
bies ding Fiaees q tie mosquitoes
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
IA Erne shlne

Albert Groves. who lives somewhere
out beyond stop umpty-six in the sum.
mer time, but who moves back to
Euclid avenue when the leaves begin
to fan, relates that he had an Eng
lish guest at his country place this
year The guest was something of a
nifty dresser, and he was so British
that the Irish terrier bit him before
he'd been in the house five minutes.
Mr.. Groves showed him to his room
that night
Shall have me boots outside the
docr?' inquired the Englishman. as
he was retiring.
Sure. if you want TO, replied
Groves heartily The servants are
honest and nobody'll touch em."--
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
ia GLCa0Us F0M? CT VAR
@igt ar1 Terrcr SerH4it iy incar-
rate Win the Winged i4us-
sars Of Poland.

Silk and satin. fur and velvet had
given away to shlmmering metal. to
plemed helmet and the pelt OF bear
and wolf; instead of the warm glow
Of precious stones. flashed the cold
CLINT Of naked steel. in place of caf-
tan. cloak and loose trousers, one saw
brea plate, ioin guard and pelisse
And mere were faces curiously still
under the curved ear-pieces, and here
we're bodies sheated in plumage and
the skins OF Wild beasts.
Yet this was not enough. For to
the roll Of kettle-drums. the swirl OF
flies behind quarfian. dragoon and
reiter came the hussar. mounted and
pennoned lance at rest These men
sat their heavy horses, their lances
made a forest. and from their shoul-
ders rose the famous wings Suiii-
eiently splendid in themselves, they
had added this last touch Of splendor.
From their shoulders. as in the re-
liefs Of ancient Egypt, rose great
wings the rustling of them filed the
lheater Might and terror were in
N#aa.EtH lfA kNENE - al A0A o. " AAAAN +tN
corld stand before the awful sibilance
Of their onrush. this apparition OF
something inconceivably monstrous.
get inconceivahly superb?
War had fred this people 10 new
improvIsations that ended in gran
dear reaching 70 the epic, the sub
lime The other nations had but
dreamed Of war gods buoyed on the
spread Of carved and painted wings;
the Pole dared to attempt them in his
line Of battle. 10 embody them, to be
them
over this army fioated Poland eagle.
white upon IT'S blood-red ground. A
bishop raised the sacred relics and the
cross and gave his blessing Plainly,
without music, the front ranks kneel-
ing. the mounted men behind, rose a
solemn chant of male voices. 1t was
the hymn made for Sobiesh's legions
when they marched out to Vienna
Albert Kinrose. in Scribner's Maga.
zine
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
BROAD CREEK ITEMS.
County Cuttings From Capitals Cor
respondent.


Miss Eva Dorsey Carr has returned
from a visit to relatives at South
River.
Mrs. John II. Messler, of (Johns-
Vile, Frederick county, was a visitor
last week to the home of Mrs. May
nard Carr
Mrs. James Cusack will spend sew
eral weeks in Baltimore.
Mrs. Luther Nichols is a guest of
Mrs. Charles G. Hill, Brewer avenue,
Annapolis.
Measels is an epidemic in the town
and several cases in Broad Greek
neighborhood. Three children of Mr..
Luther Nichols are confined to their
homes by the disease.
Mrs. Horatio r. Proctor is spending
some time in Washington.
The chief topic of news now is
measels and the coming Inaugural
tion. Several citizens of this part
Of the neighborhood contemplate at
tending the big event of March 4.
The lenten services held in ST.
pauls Chapel, Brownsville, are as
follows: Friday, 1880 p. m, first,
third and fifth Sundays at 8 p. m, Sec
ond and fourth Sundays 81 q. M,
with celebration Of the Holy Com
munion. st. Stephens Church, Mil
lersville, Thursdays at 10 a. m. and
$50 p. N.
The terrible "doings" in Mexico is
still going on. None OF US here can
form any idea of the barbarous acts
of this dreadful conflict III. ID. c..
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
LIST or CHOLERA sC0U66zs
Ter-is,s Plaeue Was Known as Eariy
IS rhs Year 767 :. c. Declares
Loncoa Writer.

Les The terrible ravages choi-
era IS ms sing at the present time IL
Turkey remind one OF many previous
occasions when epidemics have car
ried OF thousands al a time. says Tit
bits As early as 76I b e We read
OF q plague aud again in 45S B s.
Rome suffered terribly Athens was
attacked by q pestilenoe in 45o 3 G.
mch was believed 10 have been cans
I'd by their enemies poisoning the ga.
ter supplies
AS many as 10000 people a day Ten
victims 60 the plague 90 Rome in A y
50 So many people were killed dar
ing the epidemic which occurred in
Bn IAN during fhc nuh century ihat
there were hardly sufficient uer-oas
left - bury the dead ln 17- Chiches
ter lost $4,000 people and en- sss scot
land lost 10000 Lordon vas visited
in The loth aad ilth centuries an4
ireland suffered severely Ia 1854
he Oriental plague occurred be-
tween 1875 and 1889 lt Nas known
as the Black Plague on account az
che black spots 81 hich appeared on use
ssin at oeath % started In China in
1893 and the deaths numbered De-
Q00.O09 and 28O9o000 succumbcd ta
tae rest Of Asia lt appeared iu Nor
~Uy and Sweden In 1899 and 1883
About 100000 fen victims 20 the
SLACK plague Sd England Of which 5--
eco occurred in London alone
The sweating sickness appeared iE
England four times during the 18th
and t6th centuries. the first time in
el4S5. and lasted one month. in which
10000 people died in London alone
Il also visited Holland. Germany. Den
mark. Sweden, Poland and Russia be-
tween 1925 and 1880
In the 18th century a pestilence
broke out in London and carried off
10000 people In Lyons $4,000 died
during 1852 through a scourge which
swept over France. Italy lost 100000
in six months in 1868
In the 18th century Holland was Wis
tied by a plague; in Leyden 10000
died of it. and the following year 49,
2S7 died in Amsterdam 1t was brought
TO london in bales of cotton by some
Dutch merchants This was the plague
of London and. as everyone knows,
about 100000 persons died in one
year
Persia lost $4,000 from a pestilence
in 1878, and Egypt 100000 during 1890
Epidemics of cholera appeared in
France several times during the 18th
century. in which $4,000 people died
in Paris between March and August.
1882 1t appeared in England in 1S4S
and 1s49, carrying off 13,161 persons.
and 5000 persons were carried off in
London in 1866 in fifteen weeks
During recent years India has been
heavily visited by plague-in Bombay.
Northwest presidency. and Puniab.
and less degree in Burma, and other
parts OF India. In January. 1905, there
was a weekly mortality OF 10000.
reaching by steady increase a total OF
57,702 BY April l it had dropped to
1000 weekly, but again reached 5000
by the end of June. Two years after
the number Of victims amounted to as
many as 1,316.000
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-01
SNAPSHOTS.

Everybody
is wondering
What the weather will
BE on iauguration day.
The third month Of 1913.
Tear off another leaf
March came in rather .lamblike.
Two more days and then inaugura-
tion.
Every body's getting it what?
The measles.
Easter only three weeks OIL.
Here's wishing Woodrow a fair
The man who loses enthusiasm
loses half the battle.
on the other hand, faint heart
ne'er escaped the clutces Of fair lady.
The fellow who contracts the habit
OF borrowing trouble is always IN debt.
Some men are7so constituted thar
they will yield to nothing except temp
tation.
The only sure method of getting
things to come your way is TO go after
them.
Its a good plan to put something
by for a rainy day little sunshine,
for instance.
Some people can't stand prosperity.
Fortunately they don't have to try
very hard.
Some people are so eager to make
a thing go as far as possible that they
even stretch the truth.