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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10
DR.. LE|R FILES
ANSWER TO WIFE
Denies Allegations of Cruelty-Says
Her Beauty Maps" Causes
Delay Of Meals.
ALWAYS A DUTIFUL HUSBAND
Says Wife's Claim of Affection For
His Eight -Year-0ld Child is
Insincere.

LIT. u. N. y. Lelf OF DeS MONIES
whose wife, formerly Miss Lillian
Osborn of this city, has filed peti.
tion for divorce, announcement o1
which was published in these col.
ums, has filed his reply and the Sun
day Register and Leader contains
the following in regard to it:
Beatty maps INDUCED in by Mrs
Lillian Leir at the time she should
have been preparing her husbands S
meals contributed to their domestic
unhappiness, according to the ale
cations made in an answer filed in
the district court yesterday by DR.. G.
vice commission. Mrs. Leir recent
ly instituted a divorce action against
Dr.. Leir.
Because his wife did not wish to
be disturbed when she was enjoying g
her daily beauty sleep, DR.. Leir says
he frequently was compelled to pre-
pare his own meals and administer
to the wants of his S-year-old son.
Dr.. Leir denies in his answer that
he has ever treated his wife brutal
ly, as she recited in her petition, and
asserts she has not a bona-fide af-
lection for his minor son. State
ments that she was greatly attached
to the child were made for the pur-
pose of deceiving the court and to
bolster up her petition, DR.. Leir
says
The answer sets forth that Mrs.
Leir has endeavored by various ar
tifices to divert the affection of his
son from him, and that she has new
er manifested any devotion toward
the child.
DR.. Leir says he has always con-
Quoted himself as dutiful husband
Despite this fact, he asserts his wife
repeatedly has threatened to bring
divorce proceedings against him. He
refers to her in his answer as "a
constant disturber of domestic hap
piness.''
The defendant charges that his
wife persisted in complaining of i'm
aginary troubles and that she utter
ly failed to contribute toward mar
ital happiness.
Moreover, the physician alleges
that he tried to reconcile Mrs Leir
to the fact that the wife of a doctor
was not hard lot, Notwithstanding
his duties compelled him to be away
from home more often than other
professions.
DR.. Leir says that his wife is a
robust and not overworked woman
of So years, who before her marriage
to him was capable of earning from
$25 to $50 week as professional
nurse. He asserts he can see no
reason why she cannot return to the
profession and support herself after
what he terms recreation of near
ly five years"
In his answer the physician says
that his practice has been hampered
as result of his domestic troubles
and sets out that he is possessed of
no real estate; only his personal
property, which consists largely of
household goods and surgical instru-
ments.
He asks the court to modify the
restraining order preventing him
from visiting his home at 11O6 East
Seventh street, so that he may re-
move his personal belongings. He
further states that he does not be-
lieve his wife is entitled to alimony
He also requests that he be given
the custody of his minor son by his
first wife
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10

E. J. Hamlin, who has been with
the firm of Kirkpatrick & Black of
Fort Dodge, for some time, has open
ed an auto repairing shop in the for
mer Bair-Ferrell location and will do
auto repairing and carry accessories.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10
l assessment against this of So,

023.90.
against Kirk S. Brewer ct al asking
that the title to forty acres belong
ing to plaintiff be quieted, as con-
tract has been given for sale of same
w. E. Herrick asks judgment
against M. T. Carey for $1,000, al
legged due on a promissory note.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10
Charles T. Smith & Son
Head to Foot Ouitters

City were approved yesterday by G.
H. Sumner, secretary of the state
board of health, and Mr.. Higgins.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

young, were renewed and
strengthened. There is a kind
of an inclination on the part Of
these old fogies to get together
as often as possible, or at least
once a year, and look over the
old pictures hanging on memo
RVS wall and brush off the cob
webs that have gathered during
the thirty four or five years
since the Indians quit fishing in
Big Stone lake and the white
man took up the burden. and
they generally manage to do it
during the year, and have a good
time 100. 1t was a mighty fine
tribe of red blooded boys and
girls who were camped at Big
Stone in those early days-and
Dame Fortune will do we'll to
treat them kindly-they we're
the salt of the earth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Do Crooks Reform

In Paul Armstrong; play
.'alias Jimmy Valentine" a live
theme Of today is so skillfully
and fascinatingly treated that
the largest intrest has been
evoked wherever this now famous
melodrama has been presented.
That theme is the FEASIBILITY of
the redemption of the criminal,
the possibility that he "Crook"
can make good" given a strong
motive and favorable circuma.
tances It is q subject which
has recently been much discus
sed in Milbank and its vicinity, a
fact which adds to the intrest in
The announcement that Jones and
Cranes production of the play
will be seen at the Bentley G. and
theatre for an engagement of one
night Thursday, Feb. II.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Fancy Groceries
DAY In the Qpen.

Our anxietjes are nearly all artin-
cial and are bred indoors. under the
stifing oppression Of walls and roofs,
to the maddening clangor OF pave
ments. and 4 day In the open will often
dispel them like q bad dream.
With more air and sun and ground
we ind fewer instances Of immora lity
and despair. For n return to nature 10
. return to good nature.
True. we cannot at once incontinent-
" leav We u tasks and wander at will
into the green world whenever the
wind sets from q pleasant quarter; but
for all that there are many steps that
we may take toward re-estab lishing
our divine heritage aud rightful por-
ton In the delectnble commonwealth
Of out OF doOrs. And the hest use We
can make Of It will surely consist in
wholesome norma lizing e~xercise-not
necessarily In living out of doors more
than We do ut preselk~but IN. living
there ~wholesomely and naturally
Bliss Carman In 1.-The Making Of Per-
s0nality."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

o0iVV0 We U0b V0W Y ANhVUA
Garretson, S. D., Feb. 3--That
James J. Hill has decided that
unless the saloons are voted out
of Garretson he will move the
division headquarters of the G..
Northern railroad company from
Garretson TO Jasper, MINI, is a
report in circulation here. In
fact an official of the railroad
company is authority tor the
statement that his company will
make no more improvements ia
Garretson until the saloons were
voted out for good. This is TAX
en- to mean that the company is
cOntem plating the removal of
the division Headquarters.
It appears that the company
has had much trouble IS the re-
suit OF some OF it's employees
drinking to excess ia Garretson
and this is supposed to be the
reason for the anti-saloon ulti-
matum.
The question Of renewing saloon
will come before the
voters at the spring election,
and q strong effort will be made
to defeat license and thus keep
the town il the good graces of
Mr. Hill.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
An Education From : Nickel.

A young girl who lived in MISSISSIPPI
pi asked her brother to give her the
money to go to college. He told her
be could not afford It and. tossing her
a nickel. added. Unless you can 60 on
that"
The plucky girl took the five cent
piece and bought some calico. from
which she made y bonnet that she sold
for Is cents. With this money she
bought more calico and made more
bOnnets. After she had made several
dollars In this way she determined to
raise potatoes. She did all the work
In the 6eld except the blowing. The
venture vas a success and she had
enough money to start at school. She
did o stop work. however. and 1t 10
not surprising that q girl Of 50 much
determination was able to borrow
enough money to supplement what she
made
She was graduated with honor from
the State College For Women. attend
Cd . medical school. still earning all
her expenses. got her degree and 10
now q successful practicing physician
In a large town In the south. aud Il
all began with a nkkell-Y Youths Com.
paniOn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Strange Fsete About sleep.


No scientist can explain what sleep
really Is. Most human beings sleep on
their sides. with the knees drawn up;
elephants always and horses COM
monty sleep standing up. Bats sleep
head downward. hanging by their hind
legs. Birds. with the exception OF
owls and the hanging parrots OF India.
sleep with their heads turned tailward
over the back and the beak thrust
among the feathers between the wing
and body. Storks. gulls and other long
legged birds sleep standing on one leg
Ducks sleep on open water. TO avoid
drifting shoreward they keep padding
with one foot. thus making them move
IN . circle. Sloths sleep hanging By
their four Feet the head tucked IN be-
tween their fore legs. Foxes and
wolves sleep curled Up. their noses aud
the soles Of their feet closed together
and blanketed BY their bushy tails.
Hares. snakes and fishes sleep with
their eyes wide open. Owls, In add
tion to their eyelids. have q screen
that they draw sideways across their
eyes to shut ont the light. for they
sleep IN the daytime. No one knows
whether insects sleep or not. Man II
the only Animal that ever sleeps on its
back.-New York World
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Turkish Oatha

The proper way to take 4 Turkish
bath Is to devote plenty Of time to the
process. On entering stay IN the tirst
room. the moderately hot n until all
feeling Of oppression has passed or.
Then move on into the second. the hot
room. as 1t II called. The third one,
called the oven. should seldom BE- used,
A. the heat ID too intense to be safe. Il
IL best to DO content with 4 mild e
SEPARATION at ljrst and to stay In too
2 time rnther than too long.
People are apt to think that the more
they perspire the better they will be,
but that n not the case. and. what IS
more. there Il IN element OF danger In
prolongtng the process. Taken quiet.
y and with discrimination. Turkish
baths are one OF the greatest boons to
suffering humanity.-New York Tele-
gram.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Curious Ways Of the Papuans.

Curious Ways Of the Papuans.
In the Girara country. rapua. q dis
trict Of New Guinea. where the coun-
try Il almost entirely submerged. the
natives are said t. claim descent from
the dog. They possess 6ve tUtems.
which are dra wn on all their houses.
Their villages are erected on hillocka
20 ~ to b clear OF the water. aud the
people OF each village inhabit one large
cOmmo2 h0,lSe. sOnsetimes ~ much a.
four 10 I'VE Hundred feet long and ak.
u to eighty rect In width. The center
Of this huge building Is u kind OF com
non hall. which Ii used only by the
men. while the walls Of the structure
are divided into cubicles In three or
four floors. ncceSs to which ID gained
BY means Of ladders. The women are
not allowed to enter the building BY
the same door Al the men. A great
deal Of sOrcery prevails in the western
division. In the wilder parts Of the
country the chief Is himself q head
sorcerer. He claims to be able to sep
arate his spirit from his body and to
send It on various missions. including
that Of killing people.-Argonaut.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

j. l.. LoCKHART Of Pierre, is
one of the two candidates before
the coming primary for the
chair manship Of the Republican
state committee Jack is a
former Grant county man, and
eli his old friends ia this county
know that he would make az en-.
ergetic, level-headed and tire
less worker for the party II
chosen a. chairman. With Chas.
Burke and Frank McNulty on
the ticket, and Jack LOckhart
looking after the campaign. re-
publicans will not have. to lose
much sleep for fear of democrA.
tic victory il South Dakota next
fall.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
ShsalA AnlA Acqaalntance be Forget

The editor had the pleasure OF
attending q reunion of some of
the very early day settlers of
Big Stone City on Thursday
evening of last week. The re-
union was held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S.. G Jones, of
WilmOt, and the participants
were Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Thorn
dixie, Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Gold,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Conrad Puder Of
Big Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Munro and
Mr.. and Mrs. D. s. Cable of Will
mot, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Downie from Milbank. The
days Of auld lang syne we're
lived over again during the even
with 9 feast of good things
provided to regale the inner man
and the old friendships Of The
days when the earth was
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Big Stone Headlight.

From Big Stone Headlight.
G.. r. Earl left Thursday for
Colu mbus, Montana, where his
family are living, and where he
and his son Richard and sou-in.
law Will Darlington, each have
800 acre bomesteads.
Mrs. ". S. Given, for merly
Miss Myra Parish, died at her
home 10 Elgin, Ill Sunday morn
ing. She had been i'll since
christmas. Her father went
down from Summit to sttend the
funeral. The deceased was we'll
known and highly regarded here,
as she spent her girlhood days
in this vicinity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

THE municipal court proposl.
tion, which is being pushed up
% our people - . necessary and
worthy measure Of progress is
ouly one OF the many progress.
aivo measures which indicate
that there are not enough Offices
- 70 around, and that the
pasisnt but llready pretty we'll
loaded taxpayer will stand still
anothsr burden under the old
1.ry 81 progress. For several
.renrs past the Offices have been
n.ldplied 70 % alarming extent
throughout the state, and while
49, Who have been responsible
~ these nov political places as
nort 80 they have been created
q 80 interest Of Improvement
$50 prugress, and that they are
49, coasiug increase Of taxes,
toxspaysr hss noticed that
49, bssn climbing up
sRv xssr, cd - i wondering
~ limit will ever b
~ onus Of this
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

thing has been placed on the re.
publican party Of the state until
to-day there IS a very wide
spread dissatisfaction, and un-
less the party shall right-about-
face and commence a system of
retrenchment there is going to
be q gathering up of wrath that
will sweep the party out Of
power At Pierre and give the
democrats an opportunity to dis
play their ability 10 state mat.
tiers as we'll as in national affairs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
How Frozen insects Revive.

Experiments in reviving frozen In.
sects by a naturalist show some sur
prixing results. A large cecrOpia moth.
frozen In the center Of a SNOWFALL un-
til 1t WAS perfectly brittle. revived In
twenty seconds when held rear a stove.
Several newly Matched 10 moths reviv-
ed In n similar manner after being
frozen sti1 and then tha wed out. Sim
liar experiments with ants, BUTTERFLIES
and h~Ouxefies gave the same results.
But the naturalist noticed that recent
y hatched insects resist cold better
than older ones.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

Ilsn meaning OF the word. spelled with.
out the final H." IL a tract Of level
land covered with vegetation. usually
grass or reeds. and void Of trees or
with trees occurring only occasion.
ally. From the savannas along it's
banks the river was named. In the
level. grassy savanna Is observed some
resemblance to a sheet" which was
one meaning Of the word in Greek.
Also 1t meant q towel.-Savannab
News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
The 9avaunah River.

No one will take seriously the sug.
gesti0n Of 4 correspondent Of the At.
lantA Constitution that there ID Q
legend" to The effect that the Savan.
nah river was % numed because an
indian chief asked somebody to Save
Anna" bis daughter. who had fallen
from = b0at into the river. But the r.
currencs Of the puerile joke In the
form Of the suggestion gives occasion
70 nay that the word savannah" II I
very old me. and philologists tracing
Il 70 IT. origin 30 back to ancient
Greek throngh Old Spanish. The Eng
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

That the cry for the establish.
msnt Of . muuicipat court in the
city 10 almost wholly to-cseate .
new salaried Office may be seen
from tho fact that about every
object OF value which might be
obtained can be secured by the
utilizing the county coart, al-
ready established and 10 working
order. But Of course this would
not provide . place for the
hungry politicians.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
.rhs Finest Speech IA eno,;.h.-

"Ths Finest Speech In english."
The finest speech IN English Of the
last half century was delivered at Get
tysburg-a speech made by u man who
had been a country farmer and a dis
trict Ia wyer-which ranks among the
glOries and the treasures Of mankind.
| escape the task Of deciding which IL
the masterpiece OF British %elOquence
BY awarding the prize to Abraham
Lincoln. Lord Curzon at Cambridge
University.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Billiard cuea

Billiard cues are made Of ash. with
usually = lighter wood ut the handle.
A good cue should balance II 4 mans
finger be placed under the middle Of
It. % a. II tapers the butt must be
OF lighter wood than the shaft. But
there u . vast amount OF individuality
10 cuea. The making Vt leather billiard
cue tips has been an industry OF a par.
tfcular class Of French peasants time
out Of mind Washington Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
a Practical Woman.

Our Idea OF q practical wOlnan 10
u who get as much pleasure out
Of changing the %chifYonier to where the
dresser stood and the dresser to where
the chi1Onier stood ax she would ind
~ buying Il new rug for the dining
r0Om.-GaIvestUn News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

ONE Of the Arguments advan.
ced in support Of the establish.
nent Of . municipal court is that
the county will have to pay some
Of the costs Of this new salaried
oaice. Our friends should re.
nembec that We in the city have
10 bear our portion Of county tax
and even II We could escape this
" have no moral or neighborly
right to vote this additional bur.
den upon the people Of the coun
~. The minimum salary for
the municipal Judge Is $500, but
this would only be . fraction the
expense that would be necessary
% maintain the court with suita-
BILE court room ana other sup
plies and accommodations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
The 1ortoise.

Men live faster than women. When
We married. at the age Vt twenty.
three. III wife was twenty.
That was eighteen yenrs ago. and
We are now forty one Our wife, how.
ever. has mol yet reached twenty-sev.
Ell. China minsOn Scimitar.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
causa and E6ae4.

Comedian-i say. old chap. your pGse
and chin will light ere long: they ~
proach each other very m~enacingIyt
Old Actor-l'm afraid "a, myself. Tor
= great many words hsye passed BE-
tween them aiready!-lNndOn TeIe-
graph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Plaster o. parjs,

When mixing plaster Of paris for
mending cracks In plaster use vinegar
instead Of water. 1t should be OF the
consistency Of putty. and when the
cracks are nlied the top should be
sm0Othei Over with q knife. The mix.
ture will not harden for about halt an
hour.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
IN . Dad WAY.

Fond rarent-DO yOu think I ought
to have my daughters voice cnlttvat.
edi Absentminded visitOr-l shOMld
think You ought to have something
done for itl
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Seuth African exploejvea.

South Africa o only supplies itself
With explosives. but exports dynamite
II large quantities to Australia and
the east. The saving to Australia
mines BY this means II estimated %
- f125.OOO = year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
BARGAIN COUNTER

A Bargain Counter for You.
We are putting in a bargain counter for your spe-
cial benefit, in order that you will be able to fit out you
and yours with wearing apparel.
This week we have out shoes for the whole family.
The mems shoes are of calf both tan and black,
and patents, and also a limited number of Vci Kids.
The ladies shoes contain a larger assortment than
ever. Black Calls, and Kid, Russian calls, Vci Kids,
patents, in all styles, either button or lace as you wish.
A sma number of boys and girls shoes are also
on this counter and you will do we'll to look them over,
for they are going at a price that you cannot afford to
pass up.
Our reason for putting out these shoes is that we
do not want to carry any odd sizes on our shelves. and
as VIZ all know there is always a pair or two of shoes
in a style that are not sold before the end of the season
and in order to clean these up we-intend to maintain
this bargain counter and keep it supplied with different
articles from time to time.
It is not our intention to convey the idea that
everything we put out on this counter is shop WON and
old for we are entirely out of that class of goods as you
already know we shipped these goods out last spring.
Now is your chance, get wise to the High Cost
of Living and choke it to death by getting the habit of
looking for our bargain counter sales.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
A 9euree Of avpply Gone,

= Source Of supply Gone.
Bob Amt Il awfui that Dick ID 60
Ing to get marriedt JMek-. WHATS aw.
tut abOHt IT. ROh- Why. Dick was
such an easy guy to borrow money
frOml-puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Candidate For Sheriff

Candidate For Sheriff
announce that | am a Republican
Candidate for the Office of Sheriff OF
Grant County. / earnestly solicit
the support OF tie voters at the COM
ing Republican Primary to be held on
the oath Of March, 1914. will appre-
clate any support given me.
A. X. CRAWFORD.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06

The win6s and waves are always %
the side q the abssst navigators lib
bon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-02-06
Political Announcements
For Clerk Of Courts

l hereby announce myself as can
didate for the Office of CLERK OF courts
OF Grant county, subject to the will
OF the voters at the republican pri-
maries to be held ia March, and /
will appreciate any support may re-
ceive.
EARL LIGGETT.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-26
Joseph Thanks
u. S. for Xmas Ship

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. ga
dispatch to the Austro-Hungarian am
basy from Vienna today announced
that the Austrian emperor had ex-
pressed his thanks to Pres. Wilson
through ambassador Penheld for the
American Christmas ship that dis
trlbuted yesterday among children of
dead soldiers.
The dispatch also explains the re-
treat from servta as the result. Of bad
weather and named Arch Duke Eu-
gene as chief commander of the Aus
trian.Balkan forces.
"oficials comminique asserts that
Austrlans troops after a victorious ad-
vance retreated from servia on &C.
count, Of bad weather unbeaten and
with unbroken courage. Our losses
were enormously exaggerated. IN
the carpathians, our attacks continued
to gain ground said the dispatch.