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Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
PoppletOn Estate
Sells Eight Blocks
Of Choice Property

The Armstrong Walsh company reports
the sale for the Poppleton estate OF a
tract of lots consisting Of about eight
blocks lying between Davenport and CAL
ifornia streets and west Of Forty-third
street These lots are located due west of
the Joslyn home and are close TO the
Saunders school and the new cathedra
The purchasers are Shuler & Cary, who
will Immediately add the necessary i'm
provements aud offer the lots for sale.
Sufficient restrictions will be placed on
the property to insure making this one
OF the most desirable districts in the city
for moderate priced homes.
The tract adioins the West Farnam dis
trict and is very favorable situated as re-
cards car lines, schools, etc, and will
undoubtedly prove to he one Of tn emost
popular close-in additions offerN for
sale in recent years.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
CORN CROP IN GOOD SHAPE
Walters of Northwestern So OBJ
serves on Nebraska Trip.
HOT WEATHER NOT DAMAGING
GLOW cereal out Of DANCER In thc
Southern Part OF state and
showers Have Helped out
In the North.

General manager Walters Of the North
western is in from trip over all the
company lines IN Nebraska. and returns
optimistic over the outlook for a corn
crop. His trip was made by easy jaunts
and IN covering the territory he stopped
frequently. went into the corn fields and
saw for himself, as w,ll as talking with
large numbers OF farmers
Through the South Platte country the
corn was about ripe before the recent
hot weather came on. KS result the
orcp as whole, did not sustain very
serious damage from drought and heat
Ncrth of the Platte there were frequent
showers just at the stage when corn was
in the greatest need OF moisture and
consequently It came through in good
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29

out by tho machine without difficulty
MI stroud believes the boulevard viii
he a marvel OF quick and efficient work.
A. he ~ stosy and slipped Commits
sioner Hummers lucent cigar I'm his
pocket tor one OF the boys" he said:
This viii he one OF the best Jobs ami
The cheapest the city over had done. |
wanted to experiment with this new ma
chine, she's a daisy. Lifts stumps and
things right out and plows along regard
less nr mud, water or other obstruc-
tons
Az least 10 600 trees will be planted along
this drive nv the park commissioner. Five
thousand have already been set out
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
TITLE MEN TO MlNGLE
WITH SOLDIERS At DEN

Title men from every state in the union
are TO be mingled with military men OF
the Nebraska National Guard Ina the in
iuation at Ak-sar-Ben Den Monday even
ing, While the officers OF the state mil
itia are to be present from the camp at
Ashland arrangements have been made
to have all the delegates to the National
Association OF Title Men attend as well.
They will he here FOR their big convention.
which opens Monday morning. They are
20 be hustled to the Den on chartered
street cars from tho Rome hotel while
their wives viii be hustled away TO n
thcater party.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
WHEAT PRICES TAKE TUMBLE
0ver.Speculation and Profit Taking
Bring Lower Level.
LOCAL TRADING is LIGHT
OmnhH Spectators Afraid Of the
HEAVY bulge ana Let Product
Alone Until ~ Reaches
Ftrmer Ground.

Wheat prices were Off again friday,
said TO have been caused by overspecula
ton and profit taking, Thursday Omaha
cash wheat sold for N.10 per bushel, but
the top price Friday was S,0t, with the
bulk OF the offerings selling around 81.
The receipts were: Wheat, IS; corn, 81,
and oats, rs car loads.
There was little trsoing in the Omaha
commission houses dealers being afraid
that the bulge OF Thursday was only tenn
porary, even " they did believe that
wheat was destined TO 60 higher.
Tho Chicago quotations showed Septem-
her wheat opening 1 to cents below the
close OF Thursday. During the session
September sold as high as Sl.O7 and down
20 Sl,N. December reached SLIP and got
as low as SlO9 May was not able TO
get above N.1SE and sold down TO S1.l5.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
CHICKENS CHEAPEST MEAT
Barnyard Phessants Now on Eco.
nomical List of Foods.
SUGAR A LITTLE CHEAPER
ORe More Pound for . Dollar
Fresh Fruits Arc Lower, While
Dried Varieties Promise to
he in Abundance.

Chickens are about the cheapest meat
people can eat at this time" says Al
King, head OF the grocery and meat de-
partments of Hayden Bros. Spring chick
ems will sell for about 1915 cents per
pound Saturday, and they will have to
look long and hard for any good meat
that is cheaper than that"
King points out that chickens are so
reasonably abundant that IL people would
only take TO eating more chickens they
might do something toward bringing
down the high price of other meats.
For example. pork chops have been re-
failing as high as % cents pound, That
is almost twice as much as one is re-
quired TO pay for fine tender spring
chicken. Pork chops have taken drop
however, in the last week. and are now
selling at 20 cents. still that is 2is cents
a pound more than spring chickens will
spring chicken although it has made
drop OF several cents in the last few
days, 1t was selling for as high as = to
SO cents, but it is now down to about
is cents.
Mutton is holding out about the same as
last week Lambs are down 81 a hum
dred since a week ago Pork loins are
off $50 a hundred.
Sugar Little Cheaper.
sugar has eased up little but q very
little. Sugar that was selling at fourteen
pounds, is now selling fifteen pounds for
81. Flour has advanced 60 cents barrel,
or about 10 cents a sack. This Is be-
lieved to be only due to the operations
of bulls in the market, for since the
wheat crop is the greatest for years and
there is little opportunity to ship it
abroad, it should normally be expected
to make flour cheaper. II the war had
not occurred some dealers believe flour
would be going at $3.50 a barrel, while
instead it is $3.50 to S..
Cheese is high. Consumers are learn
ing one thing through this war. and that
is that America makes some good things
that they had never suspected before,
Imported Swiss cheese costs so cents a
pound. 1t is hard to get Some have
now discovered that the cheese with
Swiss recipes, but made in America, is
just as good and that it sells for half
as much, or 20 cents a pound.
Fruits Are Cheaper.
Fresh fruits are growing cheaper. Bart
lett pears are on the market for Sl.e5 a
bushel. Colorado Elberta peaches will be
on the market early next week at 70
cents crate. A week ago the Elbertas
from California were selling from IS cents
TO 81.
Dried fruits are cheap and seem to be
growing cheaper. Apricots that sold for
II to 20 cents a pound a few weeks ago
are now offered at 1914 cents. Prunes
are selling at 10 cents that sold at 10
cents a few weeks ago Other dried
fruits are going accordingly. There is a
big fruit crop, and the prospects of ship
ping out are meagre. This is said to
account for the cheapness of the dried
fruits on hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
GR0CERS PAY VISIT TO
WESTERN GROCER PLANT

4 company OF Omaha and Council
Bluffs grocers were the guests Of g. d.
Hall, who represents in Omaha tne West
ern Grocer Company mills, in a trip to
Marshaltown, la where a visit was
made to the western concerns big plant
Those who made the trip are r. T..
Winkleman Of TIibbler 6 Co. r. =. skan,
key OF shaw company, Louis Sommer
and A. W Bennett OF Omaha, and l.,
Green. Julius Keppner and Mr.. William
son OF Browdcr-Daniels. Of Council
Bluffs.
The local gr5cers visited the canning
factory and the coffe roasting depart
ment OF the big mills, and were given
an ample opportunity TO see 5ust how
products sold in this city were prepared
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29

shape aud is nearly all fully matured
at this time
Mr.. Walters is ot the opinion that while
the Nebraska corn will not be a bumper,
taking the state as whole, II will be
about mp to the normal yield ana the
quality is very good.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
OFFICES OF EQUITABLE
LIFE COMPANY LOOTED

Burglars broke into the office OF tho
Equitable Life Assurance company us
Omaha National hank building, soma
time on the night OF August 26 and stole
s61,0S in cash, sc in stamps, gold watch
and $3.50 in change from a desk drawer.
Papers OF value We're also taken.
H. D. Nicely, the local agent is at a
complete loss TO account for the burglary
and as TO how the men OF man obtained
entrance TO the office.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Uncle Charley Mann, who was eener-
ally credited with growing the best al
falfa seed in Nebraska. Is down from
Chadron for a visit to Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
For the Wcnk aud Nervous.

Tired out. weak nervous men and
women need Electric Bitters. Helps the
nervous and tones UP the system. Zoe and
81 All Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29

PARIS, Aug. 27.-Delayed by the war in
the Norman village of Hennequeville,
Mile. Gabrielle Rejane. the famous French
actress is doing her part by feeding and
otherwise helping the poor of that neigh
borhood. The actress has amassed a large
fortune during her stage career and says
she is willing to spend every cent of it,
If need be, on the work she has under
taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29
Furnishing
Bargains

Seldom equaled, never surpassed.
nssOrtments are broad and values
exceptional.
$3.50 Silk shirts OSc A great
final clearance OF all finest silk
and madras shirts. made to sell
up to $3.50; in one lot, choice,
NJ .BSC
Mems $3.50 and $500 Shirts -
Fine mercerized madras. pom
gees, percales, etc: all styles
guaranteed perfect, soc, 49C
Mems Night Enthusiastically sold
at $1.00 and s1.50. CSC, 49c
Mems Pajamas-Values to $3.50,
in two lots. CSC and 81. As
Mems Union Suits-Regular val
ues to $3.50; on sale SOC, 49C
Mems Socks-To SOC values; on
sale at 25C and IL " &
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-29

The Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business
Boosters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
ANOTHER AUTO
TRAIN COLLISION
Four Woodstock Young People Mar
rowly Escape Fatal Injury or
Possible Death.

Four Woodstock young people
Misses Lottie Morrison and Ethel
France, Messrs. Lloyd Doolittle and
Roy Hoffman-narrowly escaped
death or serious injury Saturday ev-
ening in Eagle Grove. The party
had motored from Woodstock to
Eagle Grove in Mr.. Doolittle's Ford
car and were going across the rail-
road track when the auto was struck
by a train. A lot of freight cars
hid the moving train from the view
of the auto driver and the result
was that the car and occupants were
thrown several yards. The fact that
the train was moving slowly prob
ably prevented the collision from be-
ing fatal. The body of the auto was
pretty we'll smashed up. Miss France
and Mr.. Hoffman escaped uninjured.
Mr.. Doolittle suffers from a lame
shoulder and Miss Morrison, who is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nor
rison of Woodstock, was quite badly
bruised and shaken up and is still in
the hospital in Eagle Grove.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Stanhope to Have Paper.

Stanhope is to have weekly
newspaper. it having been without
a publication for some time. Lloyd
Walterick, owner of the Williams
and Blairsburg papers, together with
his brother, Paul Walterick, will
publish the new weekly. The office
and press room will be located in
the opera house building in Stan
hope. Paul Walterick, who is the
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Walterick of this city, has been as
ISOLATED with his brother on the
Williams Enterprise for some time
and has had quite bit of newspa-
per experience previous to this. The
first edition of the paper will appear
soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Gilman.GanO.

Miss Verna Gilman of Newell and
Mr.. Ray P. Gano of this city were
united in marriage Sunday by the
Rev. C. A. Bates of the Methodist
church at the home of the bride in
Newell. They will arrive here this
evening or tomorrow for a ten days
stay, or until the groom can get
away from his duties as bookkeeper
at the Illinois Central freight depot,
when they will leave on three
months trip through the south, their
main destination being Nashville,
Tennessee, where they will visit Mr..
Ganos mother and other relatives.
Mr.. Gano has not been q resident
Of Webster City very long but new
erthless has made many friends who
will wish him and his bride much
happiness. The bride spent a short
time visiting here last summer and
is said to be charming young wom-
an. They will make this city their
home upon their return in the early
spring.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
More Good Fellow Calls.

The pair of No. 10 work shoes
called for on Saturday, have not as
yet come in. The man who needs
them is working with his feet in
brick dust and mortar and is in need
Of the shoes. AS stated before be is
working on a small salary and has
family of five to support; there is
nc money for shoes for himself and
the need is very great.
Another call came in late yester.
day afternoon for help for middle
aged man and his wife who are for
the present in very Strengthened
circumstances. Just as this article
was being written the Epworth
League Of the NJ. E. church signified
their desire to help some case and
. good sized order of groceries was
sent to the latter family. Last
night q Good Fellow sent q large
loaf Of bread to this ONCE and II
wss taken ct once to this family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Celery Cellar.

T. B. Kearns has just received a
new celery cellar for use in his groc-
cry on Seneca street. This cellar is
Of white enamel with glass front
and holds weeks supply Of celery
and lettuce. The receptacle is pro-
vided with a surrounding dead air
space which works much on the Or
der of Thermos bottle. When once
cool the cellar stays cool for IS
hours when placed in maximum
temperature. This also bleaches the
celery and is an invaluable accessory
Of the grocery business. 1t is the
only one of it's kind in the city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
VERY IMPORTANT
TO ALL EMPLOYERS
Court Holds That Rejectors Of Com
pensation Law Have no
Legal Defense.

Webster City employers who have
not taken advantage of the provls-
ions of the compensation law ought
to lose no time in so doing. In the
event of an accident such employers
have no legal defense and the law
presumes their own negligence.
Judge Talbot has just handed down
decision in Jasper county. In the
case of Geo. Hunter VS.. Colfax Con-
solidated Coal Company, he held that
employers who have rejected the
compensation act must do business
at their own risk and with no limit
to the damages which an injured
workman may recover. The EN-
ployer also is deprived of the de-
Tense of negligence, the court says.
The case has been appealed to the
supreme court. The attorneys for
the state assert that it will be sus-
tanned by the higher court, in their
opinion. The ruling has caused a
sensation in the Office of Warren
Garst, industrial commissioner.
Commissioner Garst is absent in
New York, says a Des Moines dis
patch, but it is quite apparent at his
office that Judge Talbott's decision
is regarded as far-reaching, and if
sustained by the supreme court, will
make the compensation act far more
drastic that the state authorities
have ever claimed it to be.
Judge Talbot" said Welker
Given, secretary of the commission,
applies the law more vigorously
than the state. Under his view the
absence of negligence is no defense
for an employer who has rejected the
act. If so, no one can possibly gain
anything by rejecting the law, and
the attempt would only make him
liable to much greater extent. In
fact, there is much to lose and moth
ing to gain by a rejection, according
to this view. Judge Talbot makes
the law compulsory. In effect he
goes back and re-establishes the
ancient common law as it stood be-
fore the Introduction of the stock
defenses of fellow servant, contribu-
tory negligence and assumption of
risk. Rejecting employers are made
to do business at their own risk with
no limit to damages
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Special Notice.

Dear Friends: It seems that the
Samaritan army is very much wor-
ried because of a notice l put in the
paper Friday in regard to free
Christmas dinner and have notified
the public to beware of solicitors
who call for the purpose of collect
Ing gifts. do not want you to think
that l envy anything you might give
to them, as l feel that you will give
US what you think we ought to have.
The most of you who know me know
that l have worked hard all summer
sweeping the streets for my support
and have not begged money to live
on and I do not ask anything now
for myself. l only ask that some
of the city poor may have an enjoy
able time on Christmas day, dinner
to be given at 636 First street.
have been running a mission at 1140
Bank street for the past year. Our
names will appear on all solicitors
papers as follows: Adjt. Norman
Porter and wife, Local Omcers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
A Fine Actress.

Only fair sized audience greeted
Sarah Padden in the Little Shepherd
of Bargain Row on Saturday night
at the armory opera house. The
play was. without question the finest
thing dramatically seen this season.
Miss Padden is undoubtedly Won
derful actress and the privilege of
seeing such acting in so small a
place as Webster City should have
been recognized by more people. She
was fortunate also in that she was
ably supported, something which is
often lacking nowadays. Each char
acter was ably taken with the posi-
BILE exception Of the part of Joseph
Selig which was weak and lacked,
especially in the final act, the fire
and energy for which it called.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
MEETING OF THE
CITY council
A Few Objections Lodged Against
Paving-Final Resolutions
Adopted.

Last night the city council met in
regular session with all members
present. Objections to Bank street,
Second street, and the alley paving
were received. There were five OBJ
jectors to the paving on Bank street,
on the grounds that the assessments
were excessive. These property own
ers were Mrs. Matte Grant, Fred
Wientjies, M. Morgan, Mrs. L. c,
Fuller and Geo. w. BEEN. One OBJ
lection was received to the alley. paw
ing, that being a representative of
Mary A. Crazy, who owns the build
ing occupied by the Helmick meat
market. Wesley Martin appeared
and entered an objection to the paw
ing in front of a lot he owns on Sec
ond street, on account of excessive
assessment.
Final resolutions were read and
adopted on the paving on First, Di-
vision, Second, Water and Bank
streets and the alley.
The monthly reports Of the
weighmaster, sexton, street commits
sioner, superintendent, city clerk
and city treasurer were read and &C
copied.
The usual bills were allowed and
the meeting adjourned until Monday
evening, Dec. 21st.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Charged with Jumping Hotel Bill.

A tailor by the name of William
son, who came to this city about
week ago and obtained work in the
Wardrobe, was arrested early this
morning by Sheriff Nelson and TAX
en- to Montezuma on the charge OF
jumping board bill there Of $12.
w. l.. R. Perry. proprietor Of the
Wardrobe, believes the mans story,
which is to the effect that he met
his landlord upon the street in
Montezuma the day he left and paid
him the $12 in question and asked
that he be given due credit for the
amount. This amount, in addition
to the costs, Is now the alleged in
debtedness of Williamson. Follow
ing the proceedings at Montezuma
he will be at once taken into the
employ of the Wardrobe, for he is a
good workman and Mr.. Perry be-
lieves is an honest man. During
the past fifteen months he has had
the misfortune to lose his wife and
two children and has been seeing
some hard luck.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
WHAT DISTRICT
COURT IS DOING
Trying to Induce Judge Albrook tc
Modify Ruling in harrisburg
School Case.

The trial jury was dismissed yes
terday until tomorrow morning
there being nothing for them to do
The attorneys for the Independ
ent School District of Blairsburs
are arguing to Judge Albrook today
upon a motion asking the judge tt
modify his rulings in that case, he
having ruled last week that the pro.
ceedings OF the board in establish.
ing the district were irregular.
The next case up is that Of w. P,
Riggs, administrator of the Reinick-
err estate VS.. B. H. Gish.
The board of supervisors stipulat-
ed that judgment in favor of E. s.
Thoreson for 1892 should be enter
ed as damages against drainage dis
trict No. la, and for $1,562 for o.
N. HOMELAND and $485 for Andrew
Olson.
The following assignment has
been made: Webster City VS.. VIM.
Wilke, l.. N. Bratnober vs.. I. c. Ry.
Co., Star Mfg. Co. VS.. F. c. Rueg-
nitz, Abels vs.. Riley Bros, Hammit
VS.. Wilke, Kephart VS.. Hamilton
County, Leonard & Carson, Chase &
Baker VS.. F. c. Ruegnitz, Terry Co.
VS.. Electric Co., Read VS.. Kunce,
Co. VS.. Bair ct al, Crosley
VS.. Dorms, Page vs.. Nelson, sheriff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
A Glass in Hypnotism.

Rev. Haywood, pastor Of the Uni
versalist church, will conduct class
in hypnotism at the church tomor.
row night at 7:45. This much mis-
understood mental power is useful in
many ways and can be easily learn
ed. The laws that regulate its use
the method by which it may be in
duced, and the various uses to which
it may be put, will be explained in
simple language as we'll as demon
strated. All will be welcome and no
admission will be charged. The
night of meeting was changed from
Thursday to Wednesday on account
Of the Lyman Howe pictures.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
One WAY to Get Good Paving.

Times-Republican: Concrete paw.
ing decays quickly in some Iowa
cities, while in other places it proves
satisfactory. Probably the personal
equation of the contractor has a
good deal to do with the case" says
the Clinton Herald and recalls that
some years ago concrete paving
was ordered in Iowa City, in front
Of the property of one Of the engin.
eering professors. He wanted q
good job done SO he bid on the con.
tract himself, won it at $1.20 q
yard, and the paving is as good as
new" less s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Little One Passes Away.

William Edward Andrew, the
three year old son Of Mrs. Charles
Andrew, passed away yesterday at.
ternoon following an illness with
heart trouble. The little one had
not been we'll for some time but new
err i'll enough to be confined to his
bed. The funeral services will be
held from the William Baker home
on Bell street, the east side, tomor-
row morning at 1880, Rev. G. IL
Kamphoefner ohiciating.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
Mailing Them Early.

Christmas packages are being
mailed early this season. The local
postoffice reports many packages al
ready mailed which bear the inscrip.
ton do Not Open Until Christ.
mas" People in general have found
that early mailing of parcels always
insures the receipt of the package
on time and late mailing does not
The rush at the mailing window is
also not so great at this time as il
will be later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-08
The Tax Sale.

The annual delinquent tax sale
took place at the treasurer's Office
yesterday forenoon. Bidders were not
numerous and bidding was not spir-
tied. About half Of the property Of
fered was sold. Another sale will be
held next Monday, at which the
property not sold today will be Of
fered.