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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
AN OVERHEAD SYS-
TEN OF IRRIGATION
J. W. Hawk, the Gardener, to Adop
Modern Idea as Protection
Against Drouth.

j. w. Hawk, the market gardner,
who has about twenty lots under
cultivation north of the Illinois Gen.
trail viaduct on the east side of the
city, has decided to use a modern
idea to protect his gardens next
year from drouth. This year the
dry weather worked havoc in his
beds of cucumbers, cabbages, etc.,
and he has decided to put in an ov-
erhead system of irrigation which
will probably be the first one to be
installed in northern Iowa. This
system is used extensively in Des
Moines and in the southern part of
the state, and will meet at once
with favor in sections apt to be WIS.,
tied by drouth.
High pressure is used by stand
pipes of water and the water forced
into large rocking or swinging
pipes, each of which sprays the wat
er over an area of fifty-four feet.
Several of these will be used in this
garden of several acres next spring
and summer.
This plan of irrigation will be
watched with much interest by those
interested in large gardens and
small farming, but the plan has Of
course been successfully pursued in
other parts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Class Hunt Friday Night.

Friday night of this week will oc.
cur the annual high school class
hunt, at which time the juniors
will attempt to find the seniors. OF
course the juniors expect to win
Notwithstanding the fact that the
upper classmen in these hunts have
been the lucky ones for the past six
years. At the close of the hunt the
losers will banquet the winners a,
one of the local cafes. Arrange
ments for the banquet and other de-
tails will be made at business
meeting of the two classes tonight.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Want Divorces,

Roy Gilmore has filed a petition
in the office of the clerk of the dis.
trict court asking for a divorce from
his wife, Amanda Gilmore. The Pc
tition states that plaintiff is resi-.
dent of Williams township and that
the parties were married on the
Goth Of last June.
J. L. Gillispie asks for a divorce
from his wife, Belle Gillispie. They
were married at st. Joseph, Mo-, in
1909. Habitual drunkenness and
adultery are charged.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Small Bow Injured.

Ralph, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Boughton, was hurt
yesterday noon when he fell from a
motorcycle. The youngster was be-
ing taken to school by his uncle,
Herbert Boughton, on the latter's
motorcycle. AS they neared the
school house the lad attempted Io
get off the motorcycle before it had
stopped and fell to the pavement.
He struck upon his chin, cutting it
to the bone. A physician dressed
the wound and it is getting along
nicely, although quite painful.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
THE GERMAN ATTACKS
ARE ALL REPULSED

London, Sept. 29.-For 4S hours
Germans and allies have been ham
mering away at each other at close
quarters, as the climax of the bat
tie of the Four rivers, which has
been in progress for over fort
night. Thus far the struggle has
not brought decisive results to
either side. Both, however, claim
encouragement of slight gains. Field
Marshall Sir John French, COM
mander of the British expeditionary
forces, is spending his 62nd birth
day in maintaining what his latest
communication to the war Office de-
scribes as "a satisfactory situation
The Germans have met assault
with counter assault, until trenches
of the opposing armies are only
sprinting distance apart. There has
been much work with steel hand to
hand conflicts, but except at a sin
gle point, where they forced pass
age across the Mouse, the Germans
have found it impossible to break
through the human barrier stretch
ing across France.
In the terrific struggle of the last
As hours hardest fighting has been,
as it was at the battle of the Marne,
between German right and allies
left.
Paris, Sept. 29.-It is officially
announced that the numerous at
tacks of the Germans upon the al
lies between the Somme and the
Disc have been successfully repulsed.
Constantinople, Sept. 29.-It is
reported from official circles that
the Darnanells will be opened for
traffic in few days.
Washington, Sept. 29.-lt is
CuOuSAl AcIo Iudl IAc UuyiAS Ill LuS
United States of general supplies by
Italy, Greece and Turkey means
spread of the war.
New York, Sept. 29.-lt is re-
ported that German air craft
dropped explosives yesterday upon
a school house at Bielostoki, Rus
STA, and killed twelve children.
The Cars army is driving the
Austrians before it and has pene-
trated Hungary.
London, Sept. 29.-It is reported
here that two German squads in
the long line in France mistook each
other for the enemy last night and
the result was that several hundred
were killed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Council Meeting.

A short council meeting was held
last night at the city hall but moth
ing Of Importance was transacted.
An adjourned meeting will be held
Thursday night, Oct. list.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Directory Next Week.

Forest G.. Reed of Iowa City
writes the Freeman-Tribune that
the new directory of Webster City
which he is preparing will be ready
for delivery the first of next week,
which is a few days later than he
had planned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Alfred Rasmussen and wife, who
returned recently from Spencer,
have moved into the house formerly
occupied by Levi Rasmussen on west
Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
L.ane-Buckley.

Invitations are out for the mar
rage of Miss Clara Louise Lane and
Oliver Ellsworth Buckley at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Lane, on Wednesday
october 14th, at O'clock p. m.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
John Essig III.

John Essig is seriously Ill at his
home southeast of the city with
stomach trouble. He has been con-
fined to his home for several days
and is not much better today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
I. w. Pearce no Better.

J. w. Pearce, who has been ser
iously i'll for the past week or ten
days, is no better today, and grave
fears are entertained by his family
for his ultimate recovery.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Dancing Party.

The Independent Hive of the Mac
cabees held dancing party in FL
mo hall last evening which was
much enjoyed by those present. Mu-
sic was furnished by the opera house
orchestra.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
The Buelow Millinery Dept.

Offers you a great special for Sat
urday, Oct. 3. 20 per cent discount
on all trimmed hats. Sc plumes,
Saturday special, $4.9S. 81 plumes,
Saturday special, $3.4S. Discount
also given on untrimmed shapes.
Right in season, the time you need
your new hat. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

The Y. P. c. E. society of the
United Brethren church will give a
chicken pie supper in the basement
of the church tomorrow evening
commencing at $50.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

The large new porch being built
on the front of the J. E. Clark resi-
dence on Bank street, is nearly COM
pleted and the Improvement adds
much to the appearance of the
house. The residence has also been
newly reprinted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Miss Anna Mature has returned
to her work as bookkeeper for Ell
lingson, Mature & Co., after vaca-
ton of five or six weeks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Clerk Sterling has issued marri-
age licenses to Amund Lyders and
Stella Classen, Galy NJ. Edvenson
and Mabel A. Westwick.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Glenn C. Huffy and Christine P.
Knudson have secured license to
wed of the county clerk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

The house on Division street re-
Gently purchased by J. A. Dunkel
from H. E. Olson, has been repaint-
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

The business meeting of the la
dies aid society of the Methodist
church is called to meet at the
church tomorrow afternoon at )
o'clock.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

For sale by F. E. Grempel, Stand
ard Hog Regulator. Try SO pounds.
9-5d-f-t-1mo
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
LOCAL BRIEFS.

am prepared to fit your auto cur
tains with new celluloid.
S-5d-f-t-1mo F. e. Grempel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Mrs. w. L. Horn has been confin-
ed to her home by illness for the
past few days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

had forgotten there ever was time
when he was entitled to a reward
of merit. However, he will file it
among his treasured keepsakes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Kenneth Marsh, near Lehigh, has
a six-acre field which will yield loo
bushels of corn to the acre. The
field is on an island in the Des
Moines river and the proximity OF
the river was just what that corn
needed during the long hot summer
OF course, there was the chance
that the river might rise and over
flow that six acres, but if that had
been the case, the loss would not
have been very great. On the other
hand, those six acres yield very
handsome profit now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Thomas G.. Timmons of Lehigh
and Miss Ada B. Case, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Case Of Dun
combe, were recently married.
tom" has always lived in Lehigh
and has been in the restaurant bust
ness for several years, in which he
has made big success. He is well
known among the ball fans IN this
section of country, being first-class
player and it is largely through his
influence that Lehigh has been able
to keep a strong ball team lined up
during the past three years. The
bride is known by her friends as a
very estimable young lady.
Fri Dodge, while working under
a plum tree on his lawn on Water
street yesterday, discovered an in
sect or worm of some kind which
he had never seen before in his long
residence in this section, it having
fallen out of the tree upon his hat.
At first he thought it was young
mouse which had been carried into
the tree by bird, but upon inves
tigation found it altogether differ
ent from any animal of that kind.
It is about an inch and half long,
has a head like a dog and the front
legs are larger than the many 9TH
ers on each side of the body.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
OFFICIAL CHICAGO MARKETS.
Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co.
Office over Isis Theatre. Phone
$40. H. M. Sharpe, Manager.

Open High Low Close
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
Ctor Emmanuel of Italy Sends
Transports With Doctors
and Supplies to Catania.
+ E INDUCES QUEEN HELENA
TO DEFER HER EXPEDITION
| oss of Life on Slopes of Mt.
Etna Placed at $50, and List
of Injured at $50 or More.

ROME. May 1o.-The work of relief to
t1e suffering thousands in the Mt. Etna
region in Sicily, the scene of the earth
{ Iake and volcanic eruption. is progress
: ng rapidly under the direction Of the
} reject OF Catania. from whom official
notihcaton OF the disaster was con-
eyed to King Victor Emanuel yester-
cay.
Queen Helena wished to leave at once
: succor the afflicted, but the King in
duced her to wait until definite advices
J ad been received of the casualties. He
then made elaborate preparations for
tie relief of the suffering
transports carrying provisions, medi-
nes. doctors, nurses, general supplies
nd troops were soon on their way to
atania, and the Italian Red Cross was
@, once notified. The prefect of Ca
snia was authorized to employ every
available means to help the stricken
reople. and relief bodies were forwarded
once into che earthquake district.
scenes of ruin. desolation and death
= through the district were found, with
q ellings tumbling and the survivors in
] mic. Linera, the village in the center
49, the disturbance, was destroyed,
we're suffering was felt in Pisano and
anita Venerina, and no settlement
roushout the district escaped without
= me damage. The loss of life is placed
80 and the injured will exceed $50.
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
James B. Evans, the Elevator
Conductor at the Washing
ton Monument Has Travelled
$4,000 Miles in His Car.
He Has Carried Every President
Since Hayes to the Top of
the Shaft-0n the Job
TWenty-four Years.
By BRYAN MORSE.

James B. Evans, of 927 New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest, reaches the
height of his profession, no less than
twenty times a day. There are times
when he does even better than this
and other times when his record is
not SO high. Every time he starts
he gets there, which is more than
many are able to boast.
This rather unique record is made
year in and year out, in good and
bad weather. For twenty-four years.
whether through accident, design,
fate, or whatever you are mindd to
call 1t, Evans has not only success
fully practiced his profession. but has
actually reached its height.
He is elevator conductor at the
Washington Monument
Thirty-five years ago man twen-
ty-three years old. counted the num-
ber Of carloads Of cracked brick
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
Columbia Heights Citizens
To Elect on Tuesday

The annual meeting of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association at which
officers will be elected will be held Mon
dav evening in St. Stephens Hall
The meeting was to have been held
last Tuesday. but owing to the fact that
the hall was being used for church
carnival II was necessary to postpone 1t.
Names of several members are being
prominently mentioned for the different
offices, although there are no announced
candidates in the field. William r. Harr
and Dr. J. X. +. Gleeson are being men,
toned for president. as Is also William
ii. saunders. the present head OF the
organization. Others whose names have
been talked OF for president are Col.
Charles G. Lancaster. J. Clinton Hiatt.
chairman Of the special committee
which conducted the successful CAM
pasn for improved lighting facilities On
upper Fourteenth street. and DR.. Ben
iamin +. Gibbs. who has been an active
worker in tho association for many
years.
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
He Was Tally Keeper.

He Was Tally Keeper.
This was November 6, 1878, and on
January 2S, 1879, work was started on
the excavation for the Monument.
James B. Evans was appointed by
General Casey, then in charge of
public buildings, and made tally
keeper of the loads of dirt eXca-
waited. He also received materials
in a long low shed erected for that
purpose.
1t was in 1885 when John N. VIII
son took charge of the work at the
Monument, that Evans received an
appointment as watchman. lie con-
tinued to receive materials for the
work in hand.
Evans was appointed to his posi-
tiUn as conductor on May |. 1S0,
during President Hayes admins
ton, and has been operator ever
since, period of tweenty-four
years.
Evans might well be called THE
Man in the Monument" as he has
been connected with, in and around,
from the time the frst dirt was
hauled until the pyramidion was
placed December 6. 1854. He oper-
ated the old steeam elevator while
the stones were being tauled up,
succeeding Joseph Colly, the first
elevator man, and F. II. StromberS.
both serving a little more than two
years together.
Such a unique record has been
unattended by accident. In all the
Gears OF service in going up and
down the shaft the car has never
been cranky. never refused to act.
no one has been hurt or even i'll.
Had No Difficulties.
Charles T. Torrey. who on May 2
celebrated his twenty-fifth year Of
service on. the top floor Of the
Monument as watchman. like Evans.
has encountered no difficulties in
handling those who have looked
out of the eight windows upon the
country below.
In twenty-four wears of service
as elevator operator no less than
- 90 miles, in round numbers. have
beecr negotiated. or course, Evans
has come right back to the place he
started. He has been doing this on
Az average of twenty Tires a day
Some days thirty-two or thirt y-fOur
trips will be made during 4 rush
of visitors. Other days the sch"'l-
uled half-hOur trips only will he
taken at o'clock when the ''Cloud
Special makes its initial daily trip,
and running until I p. m.
from the landing at the base, the
elevator travels all even 20 feet TO
the top. In making an averagee Of
twenty trips a day. no less than
20,CC0 feet are covered.
Begin &c figure for an instant just
how much actual space Evans has
gone over in his twenty-four years
OF up and downing" in the Monu-
ment. In taking out Sundays ana
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
<anns Deny They Will
Give Up Busy Corner

Kann's Sons & Co. are going to
r'ntInue TO conduct The Busy Cor
r'r' for yeags TO come, despite re-
nrts to the contrary issued yester-
LAY.
The location at Eighth street and
'"nnsylvania avenue is very satisfac-
'ry to the members OF the firm.
which has renewed its lease on the
property and has no intention OF oc-
cupying the office building now in
course Of construction at Thirteenth
and F streets northwest
Not only is there no truth in the
rumor that We are going to move to
The f street site" said a member of
he firm today, but it's absurdity is
O. Emphasized by the fact that we have
Iat renewed our present store lease. 4"
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
Helen Frick Spends Week
At Workers. Outing Home

PRIDES CROSSING, Mass, May 10
Hiss Helen Frick, daughter o. H. c.
rick, of New York, the steel 1nagnate,
- just completed a week with her
.ests at the vacation house for work
: girls she has established at Wen
am. With a chaperon eILi party of
pends, she motored up from New York
n open the house for twenty store and
I'd CtOry girls. who were on their two
ccks vacation. Miss Frick and her
arty lived at little stone lodge at
=" entrance to the estate, as the man
on house, Eagle Rock. is not yet in
adiness for the summer
The Washington times., 1914-05-10

sage of this resolution that yesterda Y S
demonstration was primarily held.
From every source, the suffrage
workers declare, they are receiving as
surances that the passage of the Bris-
tow-Mondell resolution is not far dis
tant
Members of Congress today are giving
the most serious consideration to the
appeals from the homes of their dis
triCts that a constitutional amendment
granting suffrage to women be passed.
These appeals have been presented by
women. who came from every State in
the Union to hand these resolutions to
members of Congress.
They brought resolutions passed at
mass meetings where approximately
n. COO 900 women and men were in at
tendance.
They were backed by 100000 women
who already have the right to vote In
the States west of the Mississippi.
They represented more than l.0o,u)
wage earners in the United States.
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
vOn Pfeiffer Collection
Brings Good Prices

LEIPSIC, May 1O.-Baron Alfred Won
feiffers collection of old copperplatt
nGravings brought good prices at auc-
IN.
.lIbrecht Durer's Saint Hubertus''
tched SEQ. Other works by the same
~tist: Christ on the Cross" $50
Saint Hieronymus," S440: Mary with
lie Infant Jesus" 500 and "Melan-
: oily" $3.50.
Luis Bonnet's Love Scene" sold for
20. and his Woman With a Sleep
ng Child" S455. A Portrait of a
.Noman." by Richard Cosway. fetched
s4Do.
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
SUFFRAGE WORKERS
RETURN TO HOMES
Carry News of Favorable Assur-
ances Back to Sisters All
Over Country.

Elated by the favorable impression
created by yesterdays demonstration
al the Capitol and elsewhere, many of
the delegations representing the women
suffragists of the United States left
Washington today to tell the success Of
their efforts to their sisters back in the
States.
Hundreds of the delegates have deter
mined to remain in the city and cam
paign for the passage of the Bristow-
Mondell resolution, which proposes to
change the Constitution against sex dis
elimination. 1t was to urge the pas
The Washington times., 1914-05-10

mers and other noisy machinery will
be heard. This became known today
when Capt. Albert Gleaves. comman-
dant of the navy yard, had notices
posted informing the workmen they
could have Monday Off providing they
took the leave without pay. AS re.
suit the men loudly condemned the ac-
tinn Of Secretary of the Navy Daniels
in, refusing to declare a holiday for
the navy yard.
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
Frank Larkin Funeral
AT Church of Nativity

Funeral services for Frank Larkin,
one time foreman of the stereotyping
department of The Washington Times
viii he held from his late home in
Takoma Park at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The funeral will go from the
home TO the Church of the Nativity,
where the main obsequies will be neld-
The Rev. Father Bishoff, pastor Of the
church, will officiate. Burial will be
made in Holy Rood Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
Funeral of c. E. Byrne
Will Be Held TODAY

Funeral services for Charles +. Byrne,
OF 423 Fifth street southeast who died
at Los Anita, Colo. will be held at his
residence this afternoon at o'clock.
The funeral will be under the auspices
OF -,ebanon Lodge, No. 7. i. & \. NJ,
OF which he was a member.
Mr. Byrne had been employed AT tho
The Washington times., 1914-05-10

up on the outside with a pair OF
suction shoes. a wet spot two-thirds
the way up the shaft caused the ex-
element. although the thousands
who took a look at the phenomenon
took oath that it moved
Average Is High.
For the first ten years of its service
an average of 10000 persons went to
the top per year. via the elevator.
while no less than an average of
5000 persons wished to boast of the
achievement OF walking up. During
the next ten years, from 1893 to 1908,
an average of 100, 600 persons per year
The Washington times., 1914-05-10
No Holiday Monday
At Brooklyn Navy Yard

NEW YORK. May 10-whiIe me-
mortal services are being held on the
campus of the marine barracks tomorrow
morning for those who fell ut Vera
CRUZ. workmen of the nav yard will
be at their tasks ana the usual din
made by the pounding OF steam ham
The Washington times., 1914-05-10

took the elevator to look at the city
and surrounding country.
During the last fiscal year, more
than 600 persons have taken the
ride with the conductor while more
than 10000 have "hiked' 1t to the
top. The total of 1885, going to the
top last year broke all records and
1t is estimated that this mark will be
broken when the averages are made
out for the July report.
Since the Monument has been
opened to the public more than A.
0Oo.0co persons have either walked or
been carried to the top. From Feb
ruary to May, in 1901, the service
was discontinued to make prepara-
tiOns for the electric elevator which
replaced the steam car. The old
elevator took nine minutes to make
te trip. The average for the figures
used is five minutes when elapsed
time is considered with the average
Of trips per day, which is conserva-
tive. the figures are taken to be cor
rect.
The Man in thc Monument will
celebrate his tlirty-siNth year of
service on the Monument Grounds
next November. lie mas carried all
the Presidents TO the top since
Hayes.
Step right inside. please. and face
the door, he saws. You may have
thrill at the prospect OF going up
higher than you have ever been be-
fore.
II is nothing to the Man in the
Monument" He has done II nearly
a hundred and fifty thousand times.