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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
father COFFIN
AGAIN IN COURT
Maintains in Petition He is Now of
Sound Mind and Asks Guardians
Discharge.

Fort Dodge Messenger: Hon. L
S. Coffin has filed a petition in thu
local district court, asking termfn
alton of the guardianship, placed ov
er him by the court some time ago
He declares he is now of sound minG
and capable of looking after his owl
affairs. The case is ordered fol
hearing by Judge Lee for the March
term of court. 1t is set for the sec
ond day Of the term.
The guardianship was ordered in
the January term of court, 1913.
G. v. Findlay was appointed guar
dian at that time. The petition re-
cites that: more than six months
have expired since the appointment
of said guardian and that your petit
toner is no longer a fit subject for
said guardianship, that he is per-
son of sound mind and that he is
capable of properly handling and
caring for said property"
Continuing in "Count Two" the
petition asserts: "Your applicant
further shows that the guardian, c..
v. Findlay, is not a proper person
to act as guardian in said matter,
and that since his appointment, said
guardian has not acted in said mat
ter in the best interests of this pc
titioner or for his said estate"
The petitioner is over ninety
years of age and had been involved
in various legal and financial diff
culties when the court appointed a
guardian for him at the request of
his only daughter The selection of
a guardian was made with great
care after laborious examination of
existing circumstances and the fit
ness Of several proposed guardians
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
THE INSPECTION
Of COMPANY C
Lieutenant Sidney Maize Examines
Arms More Critically Than
Usual.

The inspection of company c.
which took place Friday night be.
fore Lieutenant Sidney Maize of the
Twelfth U. s. cavalry, revealed a
better condition than the local Of
ticers expected. The company has
large number of new recruits and
this lowers the chance of the COM
pany being given mark of excel
lence. However, company drill, the
manual of arms and platoon drill
were exceptionally fine, while the
equipment of the company was also
in excellent shape. Lieutenant
Maize made speciality in his in
spection of the condition of the
rifles. He first saw that every rifle
was in good form in regard to the
mechanism, next that the bayonets
were in good shape and lastly that
the sights were in condition so that
any one shooting the rifles would
know that the bullet would travel
where it was aimed. This natural
ly had significant appearance to
the members of the company, as no
one remembered ever seeing as thor
ough inspection of the arms as Lieu
tenant Maize made.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17

like other boys, and never would be-
and has told his parents SO and
stated that the best place for him
was in the river Saturday evening
about seven o'clock he left the house.
Sunday morning the police
were notified that it was
thought Roy had drowned him
self and that tracks had been found
on the river bank leading into the
river. The police Immediately in
vestigated and found that the tracks
had been made by boys wearing hip
boots who were hunting along the
river. However, absolutely no trace
had been found of the boy and ev-
cry place that could be thought of
where he was liable to go was
searched, but nothing found of him.
AS the river is so full of floating ice.
dragging would have been impossi-
BILE. The boy is sixteen years of age
and before he had the sick spell was
in the habit of leaving town for sew
eral weeks at a time. Roy return
ed home yesterday mornig about 10
o'clock, but declines to tell where he
was
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
THE Death OF MRS.
HOWARD KNIGHT
Two Weeks Illness With Pneumonia
Causes Untimely Passing
Away. .a.

Mrs. Howard Knight passed away
Saturday morning at eight o'clock
at the family home on the former
Meissner farm ten miles northeast of
the city, following a two weeks ILL
ness with pneumonia. Mrs. Knights
condition had not been considered
alarming until the last few days and
the many friends in and around this
city will be shocked to hear of her
untimely passing.
Mrs. Mary Cope-Knight was born
in Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio,
January II, 1872, and was therefore
AZ years old. The family came here
from Dewitt, Iowa, six years ago,
and resided at various times on
farms near town until two years
ago, when they moved onto their
present fine farm. The deceased
leaves a husband and two children
-Glendyn, age thirteen, and Don
aid, age seven-to mourn the death
of a loving wife and mother. Also
two sisters and one brother are left
to mourn her death. One sister,
Miss Allie Cope, has been making
her home with the knight family.
The other two are Mrs. J. B. Hayes
and DR.. w. G. Cope, both of Cadiz,
Ohio. A sister of Mr.. Knights, Mrs.
Ward Walrod of Dewitt, Iowa, was
here at the time of her death.
The funeral services were held
at the house Sunday afternoon
at o'clock and at o'clock
from the Cass Center church, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. H. Ragen, pastor
of Christian church in Des Moines
assisted by Rev. L. H. Sours of the
Christian church in this city. The
remains were taken to the old
home of the deceased in Cadiz, Ohio,
for burial
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
TEACHERS ARE
ENTERTAINED
A St. Patrick's Meeting-Held Sat-
urday Evening in High School
Building.

The third in a series of parties
for the corps of teachers of our
schools, occurred Saturday evening
at the Lincoln building. The high
school corps were acting hostesses,
and no little amount of pains was
taken in order to suitably entertain
their guests. The entertainment
was a st. Patrick's teachers meet
ing, conducted by the teachers, sup
posedly of the north building, whose
various characteristics were aptly
portrayed, and whose difficulties
were settled by the arrival of good
St. Patrick (Mr. Mitchell) himself.
Several musical numbers were rem
dered, contributing greatly to the
amusement of the audience. A re-
markably classic 90 solo, by Mr..
Conlee, in costume, was heartily ap-
plauded, as was also one by Miss
Lyon, who sang a parody on the
Last Rose Of Summer" the grand
opera" style of which filled the au-
dience with surprise. "Biddy" and
"Katie," impersonated by Miss
Weaver and Miss Marion Lee, gave
a clever little take-off in dialect,
which elected screams of laughter.
The teachers meeting was follow
ed by a stereopticon lecture, by the
worlds renowned platform orator,
Prof. "Dirton Bohnes," who gave
vivid descriptions of trip to Ire
land, including various slides Of
great interest to the company as
sembled. The many clever hits and
jokes on the teachers, in caricature,
together with the droll interpreta-
tions of Mr.. Webb-acting "Bohnes"
will long be remembered by those
who were present.
The stage decorations advertising
"The Emerald Gem Co." "Votes for
Wimmen," various placards and car
toons, added spice to the occasion.
After the entertainment the guests
were ushered to the first floor, where
two course repast was served. The
tables were prettily decorated with
St. Patrick emblems. The lights
were green candles, while the nap
kins and place cards bore the har-
monious shamrock.
A very happy evening was spent,
both by entertainers and entertain
ed, and the teachers are unanimous
in hoping that the custom, inaugur-
ated this year, whereby teachers Of
one building entertain the others.
will continue, and cement the bonds
of good fellowship with which meet
ing and laughing together chase
away the feeling of shop, and leaves
one of good comradery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17

Brown & Keyes have issued invi-
tations to a dance to be held in
Wilson hall Wednesday evening.
Eppel's Sr. orchestra of Boone will
furnish music.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
ELECTR|F|CAT|0N
SPECULATION
Lehigh Doesn't Take any Interest in
President Loring's Proposition
as Made.
SAME IN WEBSTER CITY.
People Generally Look Upon Mr.
Loring's Attitude as Mere
Bluff. ..r.
N WEBSTER CITY.
Shoe Dept.

1t is quite evident that the peo'
pie of Webster City and Lehigh are
not enthusiastic over the recent
proposition of President Loring. Of
the Fort Dodge, Des Moines &
Southern railroad company, to elec-
trify the Crooked Creek from this
city to Lehigh if the people of the
two towns and of the intervening
country will make the company a
present of 100000. The statement
of Mr.. Loring that the road will be
dismantled or cease to do business IS
not given credence. 1t Is pointed
out by those in position to know
that the increased business given
the road by the National Sewer Pipe
company of this city amounts to
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year
and if the road could get along in
the past without this business it
ought at least be able to do as we'll
in the future. The following from
the Fort Dodge Messenger indicates
that the people of Lehigh take about
the same view of Mr.. Loring's prop
osition as taken by the people Of
Webster City:
mo, no move is being made in
Lehigh to meet the conditions of
President Loring of the Fort Dodge,
Des Moines & Southern railway
said John l.. Hamilton of that place
this morning in reply to The Mes
senger's query.
when the interurban people talk
a southern outlet, opening our way
for freight and passenger service to-
ward Des Moines, Lehigh will be in
terested and | have no doubt an eff
fort would Immediately be made to
meet any reasonable condition pre-
sented by the Loring interests.
The mere electrification of the
Crooked Creek line as it now exists,
between Lehigh and Webster City,
presents no particular advantages.
The line is already there and SER
vice is had over it. The possibility
of the rails being pulled up on the
Crooked Creek line and the road
abandoned is considered as vague in
the extreme by Lehigh people. Such
suggestion on the part of the Lor-
ing holdings is regarded in the light
of bluff, pure and simple
1t is understood that the same
feeling regarding the matter is ex-
tant in Webster City. Webster City
would like to see the Crooked Creek
extended to meet the main line OF
the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and
Southern at any convenient point
south or west of Lehigh, but the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
Mason Isham, Mgr.

mere electrification of the Crooked
Creek without specific and definite
arrangement for its extension to
meet the main line is not a PROPOSE
ton to inspire bonus enthusiasm, it
is said.
Many, however, are of the opin-
ion that the electrifcation of the
Crooked Creek would mean nothing
else than an eventual connection
with the main line of the interur-
ban road, either through an extern
sion from Gypsum across to meet
the Webster City line or from Le-
high south or west-possibly both.
The heavy freight traffic furnished
by the town of Lehigh presents at
fractions of a very definite nature
to the interurban management, be-
lieve those in touch with the situa-
tion, and they are confident that
eventually some effort will be made
by the company to get into that
city.
In this case it would be greatly
to the advantage of the interurban
management to be able to get out OF
Lehigh, both to the north and to the
south, in order that direct and in
expensive delivery may be made to
the largest number Of steam roads
possible.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA, TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1914

or two beforehand by the scoutmas-
ter, who scatters corn sparingly ov-
| er the trail, which is to be found
and followed by the boys. At inter
walls along the trail small round
boxes with slotted tops are placed,
in which the boys who find the trail
must place a slip as they pass that
way, as positive proof that they
have found and followed the trail.
The slips bear numbers previously
given to the boys who follow the
trail. Friday nights hike disclosed
one tenderfoot hiker, Charles Horn,
who found the trail and followed it.
Kenneth Neel, a second class scout
also was a winner. The tenderfoot
scouts must find seven out of eight
of the boxes and deposit their slips
therein. and the second class scouts
must find eight out of eight. It is
expected to hold three or four more
of these tracking hikes this spring.
The Walter Ambrose family, who
have been living on a farm near this
city, have moved to one near Blairs- |
h,Iro ....
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
FIRST HIKE OF
BOYS THIS SPRING
First Spring Hike of Scouts Held
Last Evening After School;
Tracking.

The Boy Scouts of the city held
their first hike Friday night in the
vicinity of Brewers Creek. This
hike was a tracking hike" and ar
rangements have been made where
by the 1st and End class scouts may
take tracking" as part of their
tests. Tracking" promotes and ex-
cites powers Of observation in the
boys and the tracking Is done a day
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
COUNTY AUDITOR
HAS LOTS OF WORK
This may Explain why There is no
Candidate Against A. J.
Peterson.

The man who fills the position of
county auditor of an Iowa county
and fills it right has lots of work to
do. This may explain the lack of
activity on the part of candidates in
getting into the game against Audi
tor A. J. Peterson. There are Of
fees that are snaps, but the audi
tors Office is not one of them. When
it comes to occupying that position
there are many aspiring office-seek-
ers who are willing to "let George
do it," and !. in this they exercise
good judgment. Here are few Of
the things that the county auditor
must do, and it is mans work:
1. Act as custodian of court house.
2. Prepare assessors books, hold
assessors meeting and check asses
sors books.
3. Compute tax levies and prepare
tax books for county treasurer.
4. Act as secretary and keep rec
ords of board of supervisors.
5. File and record all claims
against the county and pay claims
allowed by board.
6. Collect money due the county,
not including taxes or permanent
school fund.
7. File and record all plats, pro-
files and other papers relating to
drainage districts.
8. Prepare drainage notices and
road notices for publication.
8. Prepare transcripts and have
charge of issue of drainage bonds.
10. Prepare ballots and supplies
for primary and general elections.
II. Receive and record election re-
turns and certify same to secretary
of state.
-. Attend tax sale in treasurer's
Office and issue redemption certiti-
Gates for real estate sold.
13. Issue hunting licenses and
peddler's licenses.
IA. File and record all papers re-
lating to sale of intoxicating liq-
uors.
Is. Keep account with county
treasurer showing receipts and eX-
16. File and record reports of
county officers and township clerks
and trustees.
II. Keep plat book showing names
of owners of lands and town lots.
10. Enter all real estate deeds in
plat and transfer books before same
are recorded
20. File and record official bonds
of county and township officers.
81. Act with county clerk and
recorder in drewing names
Of jurors.
%. Keep account of permanent
school fund notes and mortgages.
%. Keep record of county patients
at state hospitals.
"a. Report to state auditor and
secretary of state.
%. Distribute and sell codes and |
session laws.
26. Prepare and publish financial
report at the end of each year.
Brown & Keyes have issued inyi-
tations to a dance to be held in ,
hall Wednesday evening.
Eppel's Sr. orchestra of Boone will
furnish music.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
REPORTED DROWN
ING A MISTAKE
Missing Boy Returns to His Home
Community was Aroused
Sunday.

The community was startled Sun
day by the report that boy had
been drowned in the river in the
northwestern part of the city. No
one could be found to verify the re-
port. The boy was Roy Mott, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mott, residing on
a farm near the Outing club
grounds.
A year or so ago Roy had long
smell of sickness and since that time
has come to believe that he was not
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
Doing Good Work.

The street department has a large
force of men at work on the street
and a decided improvement is being
made. With the coming of spring
the streets should be kept in as neat
a condition as possible, if creditable
comments are to be expected from
visitors in the city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
djss Eliza Anderson,

Miss Eliza Anderson, who was
night operator in the Independent
telephone Office, has gone to Water
loo and is employed in ten cent
store there. Her position has been
taken by Miss Carol Roberts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17
Better go Slow.

The hunters who are intending to
try for their regular bag of ducks
this spring had better use proper
precautions before taking any
chances of being arrested by the
federal authorities. Deputy Game
Warden Woolston has informed
many of the hunters that the fine
would be one hundred dollars on
each bird, or several months in Jail.
Also that any one could file COM
plant and see that the hunter was
prosecuted At one hundred dollars
a bird, hunting would come extreme
ly high. The federal authorities
will wish to make examples of the
first illegal hunters caught.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-03-17

Miss Marybelle Omstead is assist
ing as saleslady in the Mrs. ]. H.
Birdsall millinery store.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-29


The republicans seeking the nomina-
tinon for the governor are: Grant B.
Dimick, former mayor Of Oregon
City; A. M. Crawford of Roseburgh,
who is attorney general Of Oregon;
William A. Carter an attorney of
Portland; T. T. Geer of Portland, who
was governor Of Oregon in 1899-19OS;
DR.. James Withycombe, Of Corvallis;
Charles A. Johns Of Portland; Gus G.
Moser, an attorney of Portland, and
George c. Brownell, an attorney and
former state senator, of oregon City.
The democrats whose names will
appear on the ballot for nomination
for governor are: John Manning, of
Portland, former district attorney Of
Mutnomah county; DIR. c. u. Smith,
a former state senator, of Pendelton;
A. s. Bennett, an attorney of The
Dalles; Colonel Robert A. Miller, an
attorney of Portland, and G. A. Cobb,
also of Portland.
F. N. Gill of Portland and L. K.
Mcmahon of Salem are the two pro
gressives who are contesting for the
nomination of their party for governor.
Former Governor Geer and george
@. Brownell, both of whom are aspir-
ants for the republican, nomination for
governor, are making their campaigns
on statewide prohibition platforms.
For supreme court justices there is
a spirited contest for the republican
nominations, with practically no con
test in the other two parties. The
contests for the nominations for attor-
ney general and labor commissioner
also are confined to the republicans.
There will be no contest in the pri-
maries for the nominations for United
states senator, representative in the
second congressional district, state
treasurer, state school superintendent
and superintendents of the two water
divisions, as none of the candidates
have opposition in their own party.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-29

broken into cellar in which wine had
been stored four years ago and stole
the wine. Powell was fined s25 and
costs.
Judge Abbott decided the long drawn
cut and hotly contested divorce suit
,of John D. Clark vs.. Lizzie Purdy
Clark, or rather, he decided upon sti-
pulation, the final phase of it, the di-
vision Of property, which included
farms, homesteads, mortgages and
other property. The litigation had
been in progress for two years, and
was marked by number Of sensa-
tional episodes,
The petit jury was kept busy for ten
days. Unlike in other counties. the
term Of court leaves San Juan county
with a balance in the treasury while
in Santa Fe county, one murder trial
exhausted the entire court fund.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-29

Fe, when he filed notice Of intention
to appropriate all the natural and flood
water flow Of Peralta canyon for a
reservoir on the Canyon de Cochiti
grant but to reclaim thousand acres
outside Of the grant
J. G. King Of La Iunta, Colo, today
filed notice Of intention to appropriate
two second feet from Goose Creek,
Taos county for mining, placer and
power purposes at the mining camp
of Red River.
Similar notice was filed by J. A.
Nabounrs Of White Mountain, Lincoln
county, to irrigate 20 acres by direct
diversion.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-29
OREGON STIRRED
BY The STATE
PRIMARY
THERE ARE 252 CANDIDATES FOR
NOMINATION FOR THE VAR
Ious OFFICES

Portland. ore, April 29.--AlthougA
the general primary is still three
weeks distant, the campaign is AREA
du stirring the state from end to end'
and all signs point to the warmest
nTimarv battle ever staged in Oregon
10 begin with, the voters will nave
the longest list Of candidates from
which to make their selections az
+ba urinary, ever presented in TINS
state The ballots will contain the
name Of 252 aspirants for state ana
aistrict Offices. OF this number ls9
are republicans, 43 are democrats ana
IA are progressives. Two years ago
there were only 125 republicans ana
5S democrats on the ballot
Nominations will be made in the
primaries for United States senator
representatives in congress, governor
state treasurer, attorney general su-
nrintendent of public instruction, state
engineer. railroad commissioner, super
yntendents of water divisions, commits
aioner Of labor statistics and insyector
of factories and workshops, supreme
and circuit court justices and mem
bers of the legislature.
United states Senator George 2,
Chamberlain, whose term will expire
next March, is the choice Of the dem
.ocratic party for reelection. Opposed
to him in the election next fall will
he R. A. Booth, of Eugene, as the re-
publican candidate, and William Han
ley. Of Boring. as the choice OF the
progressive party.
Many of the democrats now holding
state and other Offices are unopposed
for denomination and this has left the
majority Of the contests to the repub-
licans and progressives. At the pres
ent time the contests for the nomina-
tions for governor overshadow all
other features of the primary cam
paign. There are Is candidates for
the gubernatorial nominations, the
largest number seeking any office in
the state. OF these eight are repubh-
cans. five are democrats and two are
progressives, so that the contests in
all three uarties are of the keenest
sort.
AS a general rule, there is little or
nothing to interest the average citi-
zen in political contests until the con
test reaches fever heat few days be
fore the nominations are made at the
primary election, but there are peculiar
conditions existing in Oregon politics
at the present time, and the skirmish-
es among the numerous aspirants for
the governorship have been viewed
with more than ordinary interest for
many weeks.
In the first place, Governor Oswald
West, who is democrat, is not can
didate for denomination. This natur.
ally has precipitated a scramble among
the democrats to succeed him. The
same fact has encouraged an unusual
ly large number of republicans to
seek the nmoniation, on the theory
that a newcomer heading the demo
cratic ticket will be easier to defeat
than would Governor West standing
for reelection.