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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
LETTING GEORGE DO IT."

Charles City Intelligencer: We
read somewhere a few days ago an
article about letting George do it,
This peculiar catch phrase was used
to illustrate the disposition OF
many business men to permit their
fellows to carry the burdens of the
community in which they live. Fol
instance, these "letters" are per-
fectly willing to permit their associ-
ates in business life to do all the ad-
vertising and they get the benefit
by reflex action, so to speak.
This is only one phase of civic life
in which George is permitted to do
it. For instance, all know the fell
low who adopts the policy Of per-
hitting his neighbor to make all the
improvements in the locality in
which he lives. If curbing is to be
put in, sidewalk laid or other min
or improvements made he is per-
fectly willing that others should do
it.
The church, also, has its share OF
those who are willing to "let George
do it," Such as these are satisfied
to let their associates in the church
do all the work, furnish all the
energy, furnish all the money and
keep things going, but when the
credit is to be awarded they are
there to claim full share. We pre-
sumo, too, that they will claim the
richest reward when they go out in
to the great beyond.
Politically the fellow who lets
George do it gives full swing to his
peculiar economic methods. He new
er gives, in either money or labor to
the cause of the party with which
he trains, but is never absent when
the Ioayes and fishes are to be d1-
yided. He sits in the amen corner
at party gatherings and shouts the
loudest, but when the "sinews OF
war" are to be got together his
place is vacant. He believes that
party machinery should run without
Dill and that George should furnish
The fuel to keep it moving. The poll
tician who wants everything and
gives nothing is a fair Illustration
Of how willing many men are to
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
The Recommendations

that would meet strong rattler
test. In like manner it has requir-
ed time to try out various forms Of
concrete mixture. But it really
looks as though Council Bluffs had
profited by the experience of others
and had secured concrete paving
that would stand up and give SER
vice.
The extension of this concrete
paving to the state grounds of the
deaf and dumb school supplements
the promise of the city to run a
street car line to this institution
with a paved highway. There is
warrant for the conviction that the
state will recognize this good work
by extending the paving through
the grounds to the end that the
county may later on extend it still
further as one of the great cross
state roads.
In the meantime let us give Coun-
Gil Bluffs credit for a piece of good
work on South avenue. The city is
making Roadway. Its boosters are
accomplishing some excellent re-
suits.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

ing the Ames high school VS.. Web
ster City high school foot ball game
being played there this afternoon.
From Ames Mrs. O'Brien expects to
60 to Des Moines for an over Sunday
visit with a sister.
Mrs. Ole Hoikvan and little son
of Eagle Grove spent last night here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Mature. This morning Mrs. Hoikvan
left for Des Moines for a brief stay.
Glenn Stonebarger, pharma-
cist in the Buster Brown drug store,
was called to Burlington yesterday
afternoon by a dispatch telling of
the sudden death of his father, who
was in Davenport on business at the
time Of his death. No particulars
are known.
Miss Marian Lee went to Ames
yesterday afternoon for visit with
friends and also to attend the Ames-
Webster City high school foot ball
game this afternoon.
Mrs. J. R. Kamrar arrived
home from Chicago last night,
where she has been spending the
past two weeks.
Mrs. J. l.. Kamrar and little
daughter Alice are spending week
or ten days in Chicago.
Eta Heslop returned this a. m.
from business trip through Min
nesota, stopping at Minneapolis,
Crookston, Middle River, Warroad,
Duluth and Superior; also touching
a few points in Canada.
-Meryle Best expects to leave for
Des Moines Monday where he ex-
poets to enter the Babcock school OF
pharmacy.
Lewis Richardson, who attends
college at Ames, is spending the
week end at home.
Misses Mildred McFarlane and
Fern Riley went to Ames today to
attend the foot ball game.
Miss Helen Gage, the domestic
science teacher in the public schools,
Misses Louise Holiday, Lillian Mel
vim, Mary Bailey and Olive Bateman,
with J. S. Melvin as chauffer, made
an auto trip to Ames today to take
in the Webster City-Ames foot ball
game.
Miss Mary Dundon went to
Eagle Grove today to spend the
week end with her parents. .
Miss Nellie Sullivan and niece,
Helen Ash, went to Eagle Grove to-
day to spend the week end with rel
atives. ........aa
N. G. Omstead went to Eagle
Grove this noon to spend the week
end with relatives.
A. M. Martin arrived in the
city today from his road duties, for
a week end visit with his family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
THIS AND THE FUTURE LIFE.

THIS AND The FUTURE LIFE.
Cedar Rapids Republican,: 1t is
a queer world and humanity is a
strange problem. Most of us still
believe that the really important
thing is not this life, but the future
life. That is what we must live for,
and to attain it is the end of re-
ligious teachings. Most of us still
believe that we must do certain
things to win from God the favor of
happiness in the future life. The
Interpreters of Gods will in such
matters are legion, and hardly two
Of them are agreed. Some say we
must bow so many times and others
that we must believe certain things,
and II we cannot reason ourselves
into that belief then we must excite
ourselves into it-struggling until
we break down our own wills.
The work must be kept up con-
stantly, necessarily, or men will slip
from their spiritual mornings so
far that when they come to die God
will not know them. 1t is one Of the
most pathetic phases Of our common
humanity. Still there is a con-
stantly increasing number Of men
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
COUSIN CANADA.

Golfers Weekly: AS the war
RACES on and we find ourselves
pinched by it, we can and do thank
God for good neighbors. The most
wonderful thing in North American
life is the fact that for 1000 or
5000 miles our frontier in Canada's
frontier, and not only is there no
fort upon it, but there is no place
where anyone in either nation
wants a fort. They are people one
is glad to have next door, the Cana
dams. Sometimes a Taft or Clark
says something that makes us blush
for him; but the nice thing about
these people is, they understand
what a loose tongue is and pay very
little attention to it. A good deal
used to be said about annexing Can
ada, and once in while man
comes back from there so full of ad-
miration that lie wants to annex the
United States to Canada instanter;
but most of us feel-and we sim
cerely hope Canada can share the
feeling-that just being neighbors
is the best thing for both of us. We
have the same problems in the main,
and we are glad to have Canada
show how she thinks they should be
worked out. We have good deal
of common property in the lakes and
rivers which lie between our shore
and hers. 1t is really beautiful
thing to think of-in the war torn
autumn of 1914-that we have new
err had a serious difference about this
common property. This is good
time to vow that we never will. Our
Lady of the Shows is not so cold as
her title might lead one to think.
She is distinctly our sort-and we
hope she won't mind our saying so.
The frontier is an imaginary line
only. Thoughts are the true bond
of friendship. Let us draw closer
and closer to Canada in thought.
Let us seek, nationally and individ-
ually, to foster the relations which
make us thank God for Canada as a
neighbor. After all, most of our
history is the same as hers. We owe
the same debt to Chaucer, Spenser,
King Alfred William the conqueror,
the barons who operated On John at
Runnymed.. the bill of rights, the
petition of rights, Shakespeare, OAR
win, Spencer, Wesley, Newman,
Washington, Pitt and all that won
derful succession of poets, states
men, soldiers and scientists who
have builded British, Canadian and
American thought, art and democ-
racy. The lessening detail of diff
fering governments should scarce
ly enter ones thought when think
ing of Canada. In fact, it scarcely
ever does,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03
Concrete Paving.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: There
is warrant for the conviction that
Council Bluffs has made a splendid
investment in it's concrete paving
on South avenue. The paving looks
mighty fine. 1t has every appear
ance of being strong and durable.
Concrete paving has come through
the same process Of trial as brick
and some other paving materials. 1t
has been long way from the be-
ginning of brick paving to the block
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Those European armies all have
mighty good claim agents when ii
comes to claiming things.-Des
Moines Capital.
When the war is over they ought
to find places awaiting them in the
sworn circulation departments of
the Des Moines newspapers. 1t is
not expected, however, that any OF
them can furnish recommendations
that will threaten the security OF
the position of our old friend, c. A,
Weaver, who has for years been the
highcoc kalor cum in the swearing de-
partment of the Capital and it has
never been suspected that he shirk-
ed his duty to the slightest degree.
We take off our hat to Chauncey
when it comes to making a circula.
ton statement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Vice President Marshall says
there is no republican party. The
vice president is due for rude
awakening. The republican party is
the liveliest corpse that ever march
ed to victory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

It has been three days since any
new indictments have been returned
by any grand juries against VIM.
Lorimer. Must be that the supply
of indictments is getting low in Hi
nOis
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

The Freeman-Tribune still lives
in hopes that a law will be enacted
in Iowa requiring city councils to
publish all their proceedings, just as
boards of supervisors are now COM
PEELED to do.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Senator Borah is looming large
as the possible republican nominee
for president in 1916.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Des Moines is not Dragging about
it, but her foot ball squad seems to
be getting less publicity than her
footpad contingent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

All the candidates are now on the
run.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Possibly John T. Hamilton, dem.
ocratic candidate for governor of
Iowa, will be so mad after election
that he will increase the rent for
the saloon in his Cedar Rapids bus
mess block.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

We live from day to day as it
were, by chance; and forget that
human life itself is so much an art,
governed by it's own rules and pre-.
cepts of perfection, as the most COM
plicated profession by which that
life is maintained or adorned.-
VIM. Archer Butler
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Mr.. Bryan, now secretary of state,
declared a few years ago that the
money question would never be set
tied until it was settled right and
it would not be settled right until
we had the free and unlimited COIN
age of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to l. Wonder what Mr..
Bryan thinks of this statement now?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

What became of the plan started
a year ago to organize club of
democrats who do not want Office?
At that time it was supposed there
were few such democrats in
Iowa, but subsequent events seem
to indicate that that supposition
was erroneous.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-03

Drawing paper at this once
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
Thin Folks Who
 Would Be Fat
Increase in Weight Ten Pounds
 or More
A Physieian's Advice

'Td certainly give most anything to be able to fat up few pounds and stay that way" declares every excessively thin man or woman. Such a result IS not impossible, despite past failures Thin people are victims of mal-nutri- tion a condition which prevents the fatty clements Of food from being talk the powers of nutrition are normal. Instead of getting into the blood. all the fat and flesh producing clements stay in the intestines until they pass from the body as waste.
 To correct this condition and to pro- duce healthy, normal amount of fat the nutritive processes must be artif- nature has denied them. This can best be. accomplished by eating a SargoI tablet with every meal. Sargol is a scientific combination of six of the best strength-gtving fat-producing eIe- ments known to the medical profess sion Taken with meals. it mixes with the food and turns the sugars and the tissues and blood and its rarpid effect is remarkable. Reported gains of from ten to twenty-five pounds in a single month are by no means infre- quent. Yet it's action is perfectly nat ural and absolutely harmless. SargoI other good druggists everywhere and every package contains a guarantee of weight increase or money back
 Cautfons-While Sargol has produced remarkable results in the treatment of nervous indigestion and general stoul- ach disorders, 1t should not, owing 10 its remarkable flesh producing effect. to increase their weight ten pounds or more.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
BOSTON TO NEW YORK
 BY TROLLEY CAR.
NewsPapermen Went Through Here on
 Special Monday.

On a trolley trip of 267 miles, which can be made in IS hours and minutes of running time. special trolley car of the Bay State Street Railway com pany of Boston passed through here at AIS on Monday afternoon, having on board a party of 22, comprising trolley officials and newspapermen en route from Boston to New York
 President Robert W. Perkins of the Shore Line Electric company came on from Boston with the party and Supt. Samuel Anderson joined it here and went on to New London, where a st op over night was made and the travel CTS were entertained. They will leave New London at SIS this morning and reach 133d street, New York, at 5.45 p. m.
 On the trip Monday they. arrival here promptly on schedule time at 4.15, having left Boston at o'clock and travelled over the route shown on the accompanying map.
 On Wednesday another party will make the trip from New York to Bos- ton, leaving New York at S.30 o'clock and stopping over at New London for the night. On Thursday morning they will go through here at 9.15.
 These two trips precede the estab- lishlnent of New York to Boston trolley trip which is to be offered for the public patronage and for which attractive circulars have been issued They advise three days for the trip, with side trips.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
WEDDING.
L.ebianc--Dufresne.

A pretty wedding was solemnized :n St. PatrickS church on Monday norr = ing at o'clock when Rev. John H. Broderick united in matrimonial bonds Miss Mary Blanche Albina Dufresne of this city and Solomon Leblanc of Providence, R I. Calixte Dufresne gave his charming daughter away and Camille Pellal stood up with his friend, the groom. A wedding party attended the ceremony and then were entertained at the home of the brida's parents. No. 256 Franklin street. The bride, who is a most popular young woman, had a choice array of gifts. Later in the day they left on a wedding tour which will terminate at a cozy home in the city of Providence, where the groom is employed as a wire bender.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
Sterling Machine Dividend.

In the matter of the final account of Receiver Frederick Charles Buckley in winding up the affairs of the Ster- ling Machine company Attorney c. V. James appeared. MT. Buckley was the only witness.
 The inventory showed property of S2S15.65 and bills received of $413.69, making a total of s332924 Among the expenses were lawyers fees of S216.S5 and the fees of the receiver of $500. The creditors are to receive the dividend of .09s46 per cent. of their claims.
 The claims allowed amount to s26,- 900.
 The court approved of the report and it was filed with Assistant Clerk Norman.
 Ten Sheriff Draper adjourned the court to the afternoon of Sept. 1 at 2 o'clock
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18

again inquired about Is minute service, but Attorney Whittlesey could prom ise nothing definite.
 Mir Plaut said that if the track can t be in by fair time the petition might as well be revoked. Sometimes the railroads promise things and they are not sincere.
 Resolution After Recess.
 At s.1O the council took a recess of 10 minutes and they came in again luton, which was adopted:
 Whereas, It appears to this body that public convenience and necessity do not require the construction and loca- tion of a track in West Main street to extend westerly from Asylum street for use as turnout for street cars, according to the plan submitted by the Connecticut company through the Shore Line Electric Railway company lessee, and the application for the &C., ceptance thereof, on which plan and application full hearing has been given by this meeting; now, therefore be it
 Resolved, That said plan be not ac- cepted or approved, and this court oi common council does hereby refuse tC grant the permission sought for ir said application.
 Resolved, That the clerk is hereb, instructed to notify the applica Ii without delay of the action taken or said plan and said application
 Councilman Baker and Alderman Georath stated to the meeting tha they opposed the proposed turnou only in its present location.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
FUN NERALS,
Miss AIice E. Goodwin.

Many sorrrwing friends and rela- tiVes were in attendance at the fu- neral of Miss Alice Frances Goodwin at her late home. No. 39 Hobart ave- o'clock. Rev. J. Eldred Brown, rect o: of Trinity Episcopal church, conduct ed tEe services and the bearers were Charles H. Phelps, $. Alpheus Gilbert, Charles B. Chapman and Rosolzo C. Perry. There were many beautiful tery, where Rev. MT. Brown read q commlttal service at the grave. Church & Allen were in charge of the funeral arrangements.
 Mrs. William H. keeIer.
 The funeral of Elizabeth A. Doug lass, widow ,t William H. Keeler, was held on Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the home of her sister. Mrs. Jennie L. Taft, at No. 56 Wash man was Rev. Samuel H Howe. D D pastor of Park Congregational church. and there was a. large attendance of relatives and friends. The flowers were beautiful. The bearers were George A. keppler, Joseph A. George. John n. foung and John B. Post. Burial was III fantlc cemetery, where Dr. Howe read committal service at the grave. Henry Allen & Sons were in charge Of the arrangements.
 Mrs. Keele". who was born in Ham ilton. Ontario, Canada, the daughter or Robert and Anne Dunlap Douglass, died on Fri lay after an illness of nj days following shock Her marriage was in this city Dec. 22, 1889, by the Rev. Hiram Q. Arms, D. D. MT. Keeler died many years ago. and his widow is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jennie l.. Ta1t and Mrs. Sarah A. Chaser, and one brother, Stewart F. Douglass. of New Rochene. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
HAS PAID s4e.eso OF
 SPECIALTIES co. BILLS w. J. AIvord, Largest StockhoIder, is Taking Care of Debts.

There was another hearing on the matters concerning the &Thames River Specialties Co. before Judge Shum- way in the superior cour here Satur- day afternoon. The session was short and was for the purpose of determin- ing the good faith of W. J. Alvord, the largest stockholder of the com pany, as to caring for the debts of the company
 Attorney Geary, representing MT. Alvord, stated to the court that since the last hearing MT. Alvord has paid $46,980.29 of claims and that Rece1v- CT Cronin has $41, 900 on hand. There is also $75,000 due the company in book accounts and no indication of contests over any of them. The com pany owes s2,700 in small bills and the court ordered MT. Alvord to give money to the receiver to pay these bills
 Attorney c. Hadlai Hull presented a claim of Maunsell Van Rensselaer, for services as temporary receiver for one week in which capacity he was succeeded by Attorney Cronin. The amount of the claim was not stated.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
POLICE WERE suMMoNEp
 FOR BURGLAR SCARE.
But No Suspicious lntruders Found in
 Laurel Hill Neiahborhood.

There was a burglar scare on Laurel Hill Saturday night about 10 o'clock which called for an investigation by the police which soon proved that there was nothing in it. Captain D. J. Twomey at police headquarters was notified that man had been seen snealing around the house of George D. Fillmore at No. Walnut street and looking into the windows.
 The captain promptly dispatched Ser geant John H. Kane to Laurel Hill. With Policeman Charles s. Ebbets they made a thorough investigation of the neighborhood but no suspi- cious characters were found.
 About the same time Lester Green man at No. 1T9 Laurel Hil avenue heard a man walking between his house and the adjoining residence of Lewis R. Church at No. 175 Laurel Hill avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
WILLIAM x. SHIELDS ON
 COMMITTEE IN LIVERPOOL.
One of Four to Interview Amerie an Consul for Stranded Countrymen.

In the Liverpool Daily Mercury ana Post of Aug. 9th an account is given of a meeting of 200 Americans strand ed in Liverpool, at which a committee of four was formed to bring notice of their condition to the American con- sul and to urge that the U. s. govera- ment send American ships to British ports to bring the stranded people home.
 Attorney William H. Shields of this city was one member of this commit tee.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
New Pleasant Day Stand.

After a temporary absence caused by the permanent disablement of John Hurley's Pleasant Day newsstand, when it took aplunge into a hydrant. John made his appearance on Franklin square on Monday afternoon in an entirely new Pleasant Day outfit.
 It was of comfortable and roomy construction, supported on buggy wheels and equipped with a steering gear that worked easily. For night service it has electric nights~and at his broad counters that make it a consid- erable improvement over the old stand, now gone but not forgotten.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
Three Arrested for Thames Street
 Ei0hf

Policemen Charles McFadden and Roger Cowles arrested John Sullivan, Tony Francesca and Lawrence BarrOs on Monday evening about 10 o'clock on Thames street, near Pages lane, after the police had been told there was a fight in progress in the street. Fran- cesco and Barros both had bleeding cuots on their faces and one of the men was down in the street when the policemen arrived.
 Sullivan denied that he was in the fight, but a woman pointed him out to Policeman McFadden.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-18
Dog Attacked Motorcycle Policeman

Motorcycle Policeman Michael Car roll was bitten in the leg by a dog on Monday afternoon at the Lake street playgrounds. He had just mounted his wheel to ride away, when a large shepherd dog made a dash at him and sunk his teeth into his left leg just below the knee.
 The dogs teeth penetrated the flesh. He was driven off by the po- liceman who will report the dangerous animal to the dog warden.