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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Children Neglected by Mother.

A sad case of family neglect has
just come to light in the south part
of the city. The mother of a large
family became carried away with
the equal suffrage or some other
knotty question and so far forgot
her duties as to wander from her
home and fireside in the chicken
coop owned by Manley Sweazey on
Seneca street, and when she failed to
return, the five motherless Bantam
chickens appealed to the fatherly in
stincts of strutting Bantam roos-
ter, who undertook the task of rear
ing the family, scratching for them
by day and lowering them at night.
This state of affairs went on for
several days; and when the truant
mother finally returned, behold her
family refused to recognize her
rights" If she is entitled to any.
and the proud father continues to
act his double role. It is possible
that these circumstances will evolve
a platform advocate of the mother
hen, but in the meantime, the chicks
are growing up to chickenhood I'M
der the watchful care of Mr.. Bantam
Rooster.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
JUDGE KAMRAR DIS
SOLVES INJUNCTION.
Fort Dodge Telephone Compan!
Must File $4,000 Bond to
Protect Patrons.

Fort Dodge, June 13.-Judge j
l.. Kamrar yesterday filed writ
ten decision dissolving the temper.
airy injunction against the Fort
Dodge Telephone Company restrain.
ing them from disseminating SER
vice to people who refuse to pay
more than $1,000 for residence and
more than $24.OO for business tele-
phone service.
This dissolution, however, is con.
ditional upon the filing of $25, 200
bond by the telephone company
This bond will safeguard the inter
ests of the people Of the city if the
district court in September rules
that the telephone company shall
refund the difference between the
higher rates paid by patrons under
protest and the rates the company
has heretofore been enjoined from
collecting, together with six per
cent interest.
The injunction matter will be ar
gued thoroughly in September, re-
straining the telephone company
from collecting rates other than
those provided in the franchise Or
dinance of 1898. At that time the
merits of the case will be gone in
to.
The bond, it was announced this
morning, will be filed today by the
telephone company.
The decision today safeguards the
interests of both the telephone COM
pany and the city, according to an
attorney for the telephone company.
Because of lack of funds, the tele-
phone company has been working
only a half force on the exchange
board. A full force will now be
put on. About $1,000 in checks in
which toll charges and the lower 10
cal charges are incorporated in the
same check cannot be accepted by
the telephone company. In all
about $4,000 uncollected charges
are held by the telephone company.
Some of the patrons who have fail
ed to pay are insolvent and others
have moved from the city. Orders
for 200 new telephones will now be
filled,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
ALMOST A CLOUD
BURST EAST OF CITY
Terrific Downpour Between VIII
liams and Kamrar-Corm
Washed Out of Ground.

The rainfall Friday Afternoon
was almost a cloudburst east of the
city extending from Williams to
Kamrar in range.
On the Alexander Groves farm
near Kamrar, there are IL inch and
16 inch tiles not far apart in the
field and during the rain, both tiles
were full and water was running
along the top of the ground, just the
same as if there had been no thing.
This has never happened before
since the tiles have been laid and
the pouring rain washed out the
corn where the water ran deepest
in the field.
A gentleman from Williams was
in the city Friday after the Sc
we're rainfall there, and said that
water stood on the ground during
the rain from one inch to two feet
deep in Williams and vicinity.
Farmers are growing pessimistic ov-
er the prospect. Small grain is
growing very rank and will soon
fall.
Corn in the low places is badly
washed out where the rains have
been the most frequent; and for
nearly two weeks, the fields have
been so muddy that it has been i'm
possible to cultivate them. AS
the weeds are growing
rapidly. About three weeks ago the
thoughts of the discouraged farm
er" were along drier lines and the
crop failure was going to result
from drought. Now the tune is
changed and unless it stops raining,
there amt going to be no crops"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Red SQUIRRELS Here,

For the past three or four months
red squirrels have been seen in diff
ferent parts of the city. No one
seems to know where they came
from but the pretty creatures whisk
up and down the tree trunks as if
they meant to make their perma-
nent home in this city.
Several towns in the state have
the red squirrels in large numbers
in the parks and in the residence
section also. In Des Moines and
Grinnell they eat from the hand and
hunt for nuts in the pockets of pc
destrians. A few are killed by dogs
every year, but the boys know that
the squirrel can readily be made a
pet of and do not fail, as a rule, to
make good use of their opportunity
and soon make friends with the
squirrels.
The Boy Scouts in some towns
have stocked the city trees with
squirrels, and have pledged them
selves to protect them. No animal
native to the trees is so graceful and
harmless as the red squirrel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Prof. E1nslie in Colorado.

The following in part from the
Fort Collins Courier shows how the
musical efforts of Prof. and Mrs
Alexander Emslie, former residents
of this city, have been received in
that town. The Emslies have been
at the head of the State Agriculture
al College musical department for
the past six years and have built up
a school whose reputation is more
than state wide:
1.-The Conservatory of Music has
repeated it's great annual success,
was the comment heard as we left
the main building after hearing the
best program the conservatory of
music has ever offered. There was
a large crowd out last evening and
everyone was in just the right spir-
it to enjoy a good concert. The ar
lists seemed to have forgotten their
usual nervousness and the audience
was ready to receive them with
warm appreciation. When you
think of program of 25 numbers
being given to the entire satisfac-
ton of the audience and without
firing a single listener, you may
know that every number was well
given. 1t would hardly be fair to
offer criticism of the work of each
of the pupils on the program, as
they have not all had the same
amount of training, and while those
with more experience did the best
work. yet the newer ones did so we'll
for the time they have been study
ing that they deserve as much cred
it. 1t is really remarkable that Prof
Emslie has such an aggregation of
sopranos in the conservatory this
year. Each and every one showed
unusual ability. Their presentation
of the numbers assigned to them
brought out their particular abili-
ties.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Death Near Brushy.

Mrs. Cecile Coats, who lived on {
farm near Brushy, passed away
Thursday morning at about
O'Clock in the Methodist hospital in
Des Moines, following four weeks
illness with an abscess in the head
Mrs. Coats was taken to the hos
pital about three weeks ago. She
leaves her husband, two small chill.
dren, her mother, Mrs. Delos Porter
who lives near Brushy, and also two
brothers and one sister. The funer-
al services were held at II o'clock
Saturday from the church in Brushy
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Trim Your Trees Now.

The ordinance provides that all
shade and ornamental trees along
the streets and walks of the city
shall be trimmed at least ten feet
above ground, or as high as the size
and shape of the tree will admit.
This is the month to trim trees and
the trees of our city need it badly
now. Look your trees over and ev-
cry owner take an interest in this
matter. Don't compel us to enforce
this ordinance but do it yourself,
and do it now. Otherwise the street
commissioner will have to do it for
you and at your expense.
Respectfully,
d. E. E. Valentine, Mayor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Ball Game at Riverside Park in
This City Furnishes Much
Amusement for the Fans
Present.
2 TO 6 IN FAVOR OF WHITE sOX
A Large Crowd Sees Game-Hamp-
ton Seemed to be Rather
Easy for Locals.

A good sized crowd of ball fans
journeyed out to Riverside park
Friday afternoon to witness the
game between the White Sox and
the Hampton team. 1t became evil
dent before the contest had proceed
ed far that the visitors were hardly
match for the home boys. This
eliminated the element of interest
largely, but still the spectators had
a good time. The Hampton boys
pulled off an occasional "bone-head
stunt which brought forth roars of
laughter from the fans and kept
them in a good humor. At the be-
ginning, Richards for the locals,
pitched fine ball, but later became
"easier" when he saw it was not
necessary to keep a tight rein on the
visitors. Ludeman was behind the
bat for Webster City. Some unus-
ual plays occurred during the con-
test. In the eighth inning, the
Hampton boys went to bat and
were put out in three or
der by high flies to the outfield. The
first man up batted into the NIT of
the center fielder; the second PUNK
ed a fly to the right fielder, and the
third man up, to show no partially,
gave the left fielder the same kinl
of favor. The White Sox pulled
off nice double play and there
were some other interesting feat
ures. The score ended 2 to 6 in fav-
or of Webster City.
The score:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Four Cases of SMALLPOX.

Four cases of smallpox were quar-
antined Friday in this city. One
is the family of John Rourke, in the
northwest part of the city. The 9TH
er three were on Division street and
are the Mrs. I. W. Krouskup, D. H.
Morgan and Henry Meyers families
None of the cases are severe and
with proper observance of the quar-
antine laws, there will doubtless be
no spread of the contagion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Hard Rain Near Homer.

At about noon Friday it rained
so hard near Homer that Charles B
Miller of the Miller Undertaking
company, who was delivering a load
of furniture, was compelled to stop
at a farm house. In the vicinity OF
the Clarence Boynton farm the wat
er on the grass was up to mans
shoe tops. At this rate the farmer
will no longer worry about a drouth
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
REPRESENTATIVE OF
OTIS COMPANY HERE
To Make the Final Plans for install
ling Elevator in Mercy
Hospital. .

A representative of the Otis Ele
vator company of Chicago was ir
the city Friday to make the fina
plans for the installation of an auto
matte push button elevator in Mercy
hospital. He was favorably impress.
ed with the plans as made by the
local Hospital Day association and
made no alteration in them.
Work on the new elevator will be
commenced in three weeks and in
eight weeks from the time of start
ing work, the elevator is promised to
be finished article. The other i'm
provements in the hospital have
been finished and when this new ell
evator is finally established, the hos
pital will be one of the best equip
ped and most modernly constructed
in the state for town of this size.
When the fact is known that one
half the full cost of the elevator
must be paid at the start, it will be
easily seen how much the co-opera-
ton of every citizen in the commun
ity is needed Clubs, which have
not promptly responded to the call
for assistance, are requested to come
forward and let the Hospital Day
committee know what to expect
from them. Citizens who have not
already responded, will have an OPP
portunity in the near future to con-
tribute to this worthy effort.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Brother Dead.

Prof. J. M. Holiday has received
news of the recent death of his old
est brother, DR.. T. F. Holiday, of
Mooresville, Indiana. He had prac-
ticed medicine for fifty years in
Mooresville and Monrovia and was
the oldest physician in his home
town. He had retired ten years ago.
He was 70 years of age and died of
paralysis. The deceased is surviv-
ed by a wife, one son and three
daughters.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Novel Article.

J. w. Dyon has in use in his Sen
eca street grocery store, a novel soft
drink container for a harmless bev-
erage, called "Cherrio.' The con-
tainer is a clear glass inverted globe
which will hold about five gallons
of the cherry red drink. This is
placed upon a small ice chest and
let's the liquid down through a tube
which passes through the ice and
ends in a faucet on the side of the
chest. This is one of the prettiest
and most novel drink containers in
the city and will attract the chill
dren on a warm day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
CRATER ST|NCS
SHOE DEALERS
Smooth Individual Sells Corn Cure
and Offers Show Case and
Free Advertising.

A smooth CRATER of the first wat
er was in the city Friday working
on the shoe dealers and at least one
of the dealers was stung on the in
nocent looking proposition which
was offered him. The CRATER was a
travelling agent for corn cure and
presented an alluring looking con-
tract which called for the exchange
of seventy-two boxes of corn cure to-
gether with fine glass show case
with marble bottom, in which to
display the cure. Thrown in with
the corn cure and the show case was
a year of free advertising; all this
was in exchange for twelve dollars
in cash. Upon the receipt of the
coin, the travelling agent delivered
at once the seventy-two boxes of
corn cure, but the show case was to
be shipped later and the advertising
matter was also to come later. In
one of the shoe stores, just as the
CRATER walked out after having
made a sale of his corn cure, one OF
the clerks recognized him as one
through whGm he had been "stung"
several years ago and at once in
formed the proprietor. Together
they watched for the CRATER and
caught him just as he was about to
leave. At first he Indignantly de-
MED the insinuation of graft, but
when threatened with arrest, forked
over the twelve dollars and hurried
ly left. The "corn cure" was made
Of mixture of water and some
harmless thickening powder which
is about as effective for corns as the
application of flour and water.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Lose Valuable Horse.

The Younkee Lumber company
lost one of their team of black
horses Friday morning. The an
imal, which was worth about $3.50
had been sick several days, suffer
ing with Inflammation of the bow
els. This team of horses was one Of
the best in this city or vicinity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Little George Peterson of Jewell,
who underwent an operation for APP
Ipendicitis, in Mercy hospital last
week, is getting along so nicely
that he will be able to be taken
home on the 1855 Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Kings Heralds Picnic.

The Kings Heralds of the Metho-
dist church held delightful picnic
Friday afternoon in the Huddle-
stun grove south of the city. The
baskets were opened and the supper
served about five o'clock. About
twelve little girls were present and
were accompanied by the Misses Lu-
lu Madison and Gladys Ward. ...
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Petition Filed.

E. H. Lundy has filed a petition
in the Office of the clerk of the dis
trict court asking Judgment against
V. H. Wareham, administrator of
the estate of S. M. Wareham, for
$41.31 alleged due on account.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Head Badly Cut.

Friday, while D. E. Klein was
working on his farm near town, he
had the misfortune to fall from a
key of nails on which he was stand
ing and hit the ground head first,
cutting several deep gashes in his
head. The injuries are quite pain
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Frank Duell, who accepted posi-
ton Monday with the Ruegnitz drug
company, has resigned his position
to accept a similar one in a drug
store at Hampton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Mrs. Mae Short has accepted the
position of manager of the Dyon
grocery store in Lawn Hill and will
begin her duties Monday morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
TIL; Way VARIOUS
PRECINCTS VOTED
How Voters of Each Ward and
Township Stood on New County
Home Proposition.

Following is the vote by town
ships cast at the primary election
for and against the proposition to
levy a two and a half mill tax for
the purpose of erecting a new home
at the county farm:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Miss Mae Perry, who has been i'll
for the past week with pleurisy, is
able to be again at her desk in the
Gustuson market.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Mrs. Hans Nicholson is building a
fine new bungalow on her residence
lot just east of the Wesley Martin
home on Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
Totals .32 6 8 81 -

Score by innings:
Hampton 20 0 0 90 2 0 0 %
Web. City Il 0 0 0 0 0 *-6
Bases on balls, off Lauderbach, 5;
off Richards, 1. Two base hits, En-
erson. Sacrifice hits, Ludeman,
Moose. Double plays, Richards to
Corbin to Severoid. Wild pitch,
Lauderbach. Stolen base, Emerson,
Allen. Umpire, Pray.
Dennis Kelly has accepted posi-
cry wagon this summer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Old papers, SC a bundle, for sale
at this office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16
National Sewer Pipe Company Book
Orders for Over $4,000
During the Past
Two Weeks.
WILL BUILD FOUR MORE KILNS
Increased Business Necessitates
Move-Contractor Zitterell
to do the Work.

The directors of the Nationa
Sewer Pipe Company have instructed
their contractor, w. J. Zitterell, tt
proceed with the construction oil
four more kilns. Several hundred
thousand brick have already been
ordered from the Kalo Brick & Tile
Company, and work will be started
as soon as the brick arrives. The
fire brick for two of the kilns and
stack are already on hand Mr.. Zit-
terrell states that he will have a full
force of men building the kilns a
week from Monday, and will push
the work to completion as fast as
possible.
This company began operations
less than year ago. Owing to the
extra quality of ware they have
been producing, the business has in
creased to such an extent that they
find it absolutely necessary to build
the additional kilns. During the
past two weeks they have booked or
ders for future delivery amounting
to over 100000, large part of
which will be hauled direct from
the plant. 1t is seldom that a clay
working institution finds it neces-
sary to enlarge it's capacity so soon
after beginning operations. It sure
ly speaks well for the company that
their business is such that they find
it necessary to construct more kilns.
When these kilns are finished, the
sewer pipe plant will have twelve
large 32-foot kilns, which will have
capacity for turning out over 200
cars of pipe and tile a month. At
present the factory is turning out
a kiln of ware every working day
with only eight kilns. This is
record heretofore unheard of among
clay working industries. This rec.
ord has been made possible because
or the modern and up-tO-date equip
ment used, and the superior style
and make of kilns in which the ware
is burned. So far, not one dollar
has been spent for repairs on the
kilns, and they should last for thir-
ty or forty years.
From sixty-five to seventy men
are now being employed, and with
the increase in kilns, more will be
added.
This institution has already done
a great deal for Webster City and
will be one of the chief means OF
adding to its growth and Importance
during the years to come.
~ 81 L.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Old papers, sc a bundle, for sale
at this Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

Mrs. c. H. Richeson, who recent
ly returned from Colfax, where she
took treatment for rheumatism, con-
tinues to suffer greatly with this
disease. However, she has been able
to be up short time daily the last
two days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-06-16

FOR SALE-Residence lots. See W.
F. Hunter. dtf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07

Remember that Stauffers markets. ar
headquarters for fresh fish and oysters
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-07
EUREKA

G. b. Todd is a mighty busy man
these days and probably would have
forgotten he had u birthday last Friday
if his good wife had not sprung sur
prise on him. Mir. Todd was sent to
Rocky Ford to bring MIR. and Mrs. Otto
Ferril out to spend the evening, and to
his great surprise he found when he
reached home that his lawn was bril-
lianly lighted up and crowded with
neighbors and friends. Two long tables
were arranged on the lawn and a boun-
teous supper was served cafeteria style
to the hundred guests assembled. This
was one of the good time neighborly
parties and was genuinely enjoyed by
every person there.
Mrs. |. r. Bevard returned Sunday
from Fowler, where she has been in at
tendance on her daughter-in-law, who
has been seriously i'll. On Tuesday an
operation was performed and now the
patient is doing nicely.
Mesdames Harmon, Masters and Cor
nelius were dinner guests of Mrs. ]. c.
Fleming on Monday.
Frank Miles and wife and Leigh d.
Delano and wife of Fulton, Kan, came
in Friday via automobile and visited B.
H. Carter and family.
Ed and HarryShultz of Beatrice, Neb.,
are the guests of Fay Shottenkirk and
family.
On Tuesday morning Fay Shottenkirk
loaded awagon with enough good things
to eat to last for several days and tax
ing his house guests and son John, Ken
meth Kelsay and A. l.. Danley went to
the Cedars to enjoy camping trip.