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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29

the United Brethren church, the i'm
pressive ring service being used.
The bride was dressed in white
and wore a bridal veil and carried
brides roses. The groom wore a suit
of blue serge.
Following the ceremony and con-
gratulations, a three course wedding
dinner was served. The table was
decorated with pink and white car
nations. The color scheme Of pink
and white was also carried out in
the decoration of the rooms.
Mrs. Bahrenfuss is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Doc
little. The groom is the only son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bahrenfuss OF
this city. He is young man OF
sterling character and is we'll worthy
of the bride he has won.
The couple left on the afternoon
train for a wedding trip to Des
Moines, Davis City, Tama and Wat
erloo, after which they will be al
home to their friends in this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Qoolittle-Bahrenfuss.

Christmas day at eleven-thirty, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Doc
little, occurred the marriage of their
daughter, Elva Emma, to Buryl b.
Bahrenfuss of this city
Promptly at the appointed hour
the bridal pair descended the stairs
to the strains of the wedding march,
played softly by Miss Ethel Miller,
niece of the bride, and took their
places underneath a large white
wedding bell. The ceremony was
read by Rev. r. R. Percy, pastor Of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
New Manager at Work.

"Ducky" Holm, who was recently
selected by the baseball association
as field manager of the Webster City
baseball team for 1915, has probably
already begun his work of securing
the lineup for the coming season.
The association have not yet finish
ed their canvass for funds for next
years ball project, but the canvass
so far made indicates that the
scheme will be carried to a success
full issue, and the matter of select
ing field manager and getting him
to work as early as possible to select
players for next season is q wise
move on the part of the association.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Ouch!

Ellsworth News: Some OF the cit
liens of Webster City went ahead
and hired some detectives to locate
gang of bootleggers. They got
their men and now they are going
to ask the county to pay the salary
of the detectives. 1t wouldn't be a
bad idea to have the county go
ahead and pay the entire running
expense of Webster City. Wonder
what Webster City would think If
Williams, Ellsworth, Jewell, Kam-
rar, Randall, Stanhope, harrisburg
or Stafford would ask the county to
pay for things that concern nobody
but themselves. Webster City has
sure got "intestines," and the News
is going to protest right lively on
the county paying the expense OF
cleaning up their town. If they
can't afford to pay their dues, let
them admit that they are a BEL
GUM to the rest of the county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29

ing after a Christmas visit with her
father, NJ T. Smith, and her sisters,
Mrs. H. E.. Whiteman and Miss
Merle E. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Queal
and two children, who have been
visiting Mrs. QueaPs sister, Mrs.
Frank c. Worsing and family, re-
turned Saturday afternoon to their
home in Ames. ..--
Mrs. j. z. Hughes returned to
her home in Boone Saturday after
a visit with her mother, Mrs. M. j.
Solder, and sister, Mrs. P. w. Lee.
Mrs. o. A. Cragwick, formerly
of this city, now residing in Ellis
worth, spent Saturday here
Miss Ais Mason returned to
her school duties in Des Moines Sat-
urday after a visit over Christmas
with her mother, Mrs. F. r. Mason
and other relatives.
Mrs. Ed Duran and children of
Des Moines are spending the holt
days with Mrs. Duran's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. G. Rutledge.
Miss Wanda Haddox, who is
employed as public stenographer at
the Grand hotel at Council Bluffs
is home spending the holidays with
her mother.
j. B. Trumbauer spent Sunday
with his son Chas. M. and wife at
Mason City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Under of
Hartley are here visiting at the
home of the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hoffman.
Mrs. Rosetta Conrad of Rowley
is making an extended visit with
her daughter, DR.. Belle Conrad.
Mrs. John Olson, Mahlon Conrad
and little daughter Marian, sister
and brother of DR.. Conrad, have re-
turned to their homes in Independ-
ence after a Christmas visit here.
Fred Olmstead returned this
noon after spending short time
visiting relatives in Fort Dodge.
MIR. and Mrs. J. S. Bingham and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Verne L.
Clifton and family spent yesterday
visiting at the w. H. VanNote home
in Fremont township.
Lewis Richardson, who is an
Ames student, left Friday night for
Birmingham, Ala, to attend the ma
tional convention of the fraternity,
Phi Beta Theta, of which he is the
only delegate sent from Ames agri-
cultural college. He will remain
there a week or ten days and will
return to this city before going to
Ames for the remainder of the
school year.
w. L. R. Perry and family re-
turned today from Albert Lea,
Mimi, where they went to spend
Christmas.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Death of John A. Peterson.

County Auditor A. J. Peterson
was called to Fort Dodge Saturday
on account of the serious illness of
his father, John A. Peterson, who
died Sunday morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Mericle
in Fort Dodge, where he was visit
ing, his home being at Pomeroy,
where he had resided about twenty
three years. The deceased went to
Fort Dodge for a visit and was
stricken while there. He would
have been 50 years old on New
Years day. Death resulted from
the infirmities of old age. The
wife and mother died some fifteen
years ago. The children are A. j..
Peterson of this city, Mrs. ]. M.
Mericle and Mrs. J. M. johnson of
Fort Dodge, G. B. Peterson of Plov-
err, and Malcome Peterson of Pom
eroy. The funeral was held at Pom
eroy this forenoon. The family liv-
ed in Webster county from 1872 I'M
til 1891.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
THE BRITISH
AIR FLEET IN
DARING ATTACK
Seven Seaplanes Deliver Daylight
Assault in Vicinity Of
Helgoland.
ARE ESCORTED BY WARSHIPS
Two zeppelins and Several German
Airmen and Submarines
Enter Fight.
ARE ESCORTED BY WARSHIPS

London, Dec. 2S.-Assisted by
light cruisers, destroyers and sub
marines, seven British naval air
men, plotting seaplanes, made dar-
ing attack Christmas day on the
German naval base of CuXhaven, at
the mouth of the Elbe. Six of the
airmen returned safely, but the sew
enth, Commander Hewlett, it is
feared, has been lost, as his machine
was found off Helgoland wrecked.
What damage was done by the
bombs thrown by the attacking par
ty could not be ascertained, but the
German report of the affair says
that the raid was fruitless.
The enterprise of the British navy
in this attempting to dig out" the
German fleet, brought about battle
between the most modern of war
machines. The British squadron, in
Guiding the light cruisers Arethusa
and Undaunted, which have been
engaged in previous exploits on the
German coast. was attacked by Zep-
pelins, seaplanes and submarines.
BY rapid maneuvering the ships
were able to avoid the submarines,
while the Zeppelins found the fire OF
the cruisers too dangerous for them
to keep up the fight. The German
seaplanes dropped bombs which, &C
cording to the British account, fell
harmlessly into the sea. The Ger
mans, however, claim to have hit
two destroyers and their convoy, the
latter being set afire.
The British ships remained in the
vicinity for three hours without be-
ing attacked by any surface war;
ships, and picked up three of the
seven pilots and their planes. The
others were picked up by submar-
ines, but their machines were sunk.
Commander Hewlett, it is thought,
was drowned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29

at the Christian parsonage in Stan
hope. They left at once for Mime
apolis and other points in Mime
sofa, where they will visit for a
month or so among relatives of the
groom. The couple were attended
yesterday by the brides cousin, Miss
Drucie Hill, and Archer Osmundson
of Webster City. The bride was a
graduate of the local high school in
1913 and the groom also attended
high school in this city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Drake will take up their resi-
dence on the farm of the groom's
father, two miles north of this city,
on March LIST.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Callahan Sells Farm.

Williams Enterprise: John Gala
han sold his fine 160 acre farm last
week to Mr.. Buttdorf of near Web
ster City for $3.50 per acre. Mr.
Buttdorf gets the possession of the
farm the first of next March. Mr..
Callahan and his family have leased
the Presbyterian parsonage and will
live in Williams. We welcome Mr..
Callahan to our city and hope it will
mean one more new house in the
near future.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Surprised Pastor.

The pastor of the Baptist church,
Rev. J. o. Staples, was pleasantly
surprised on Christmas eve at the
church, when he was asked to make
the presentation speech by which
Dr.. R. w. Homan was to receive a
fine large picture-a landscape,
from the school. Rev. Staples saw
two large fine upholstered leather
chairs upon the platform and sup
posed that he was to present these
to DR.. Homan. He had barely
reached the platform, when DR.. Ho-
man intercepted him and made
brief presentation speech by which
Rev. and Mrs. Staples received the
two chairs-a gift from the church
and congregation, taking him COM
pletely by surprise.
Mrs. Staples was unable to be
present at the exercises Christmas
eve but received a linen table cloth
and a postcard shower of about sew
enty post cards, remembrance from
the members of this church. Other
Sunday school teachers received
gifts of various kinds from their pu-
pills, among which was a large
blooming cyclamen which the Kings
Daughters presented to Miss Leona
Call.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
CORN FROM j. S.
SAVED L0UYA|N
FROM STARVING
7O4 Tons of American Grain Reach
ed Belgian City in Nick
of Time.
RELIEF WORK IS EXCELLENT
Commissions Report Shows Re-
markable Progress in Lessening
War Victims Distress.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Remarkabl
progress in the work of getting food,
clothing and medical supplies to the
suffering Belgians is shown in the
first official report of the commits
sion for relief in Belgium, which
was received here yesterday from
the headquarters in London.
1t tabulates the work up to Dec.
7, at which time fourteen relief
ships had arrived in Rotterdam,
bearing cargoes totalling 31,SSl
tons, valued at $1,617,693. At that
time the contents of these ships had
been delivered to the people in elev-
en- provinces and eight large cities.
In addition to these cargoes, the
report says that eighteen lighters
had been loaded in Holland with
food loaned by the Dutch govern
ment for immediate relief. These
cargoes consisted chiefly of food, al
though they included 1886 packages
of clothing, 191 packages of medi-
cal stores and much lumber to pro-
vide shelter for inhabitants of viii
lagos destroyed.
In the week ending Dec. 4, spec
ial consignment of 704 tons Of Amer
lean corn was sent to Louvain,
which was then on the verge of star
walton.
The distribution of food from
Rotterdam into the most remote
provinces was accomplished in spite
of the inadequate transportation ia
cilities. The report continues:
"The province of Brabant, which
includes Brussels and Louvain, and
is therefore the most populous and
most easily accessible, has natural
ly received the greatest quantity of
food, 1857 tons of foodstuffs, in
Guiding 1853 tons of wheat and
forty-one packages of clothing hav-
ing been distributed there before
Dec. 4.
"Liege and the surrounding prov
ince of Namur had received the next
greatest quantity, 1856 tons OF
food, mostly wheat, and 200 pack
ages of clothing"
Hainault, the most southernly
province, is in deep distress, the
commission says, because it includes
the mining and manufacturing
towns of Mons, Charleroi and Chi
may, where most of the early fight
ing occurred and where the large in
dustrial population was thrown out
of work. Transportation is difficult,
because the canal system does not
reach it and supplies must be sent
by railroad when the Germans are
not using it for military purposes.
Nevertheless, 2,2S2 tons of food
were distributed in Hainault; and
East Flanders received more than
1000 tons. Less could be done for
West Flanders, where there still is
fighting, and the commission up to
Dec. was able to get only 1O1 tons
of food into that territory. LuXem-
burg, billy and difficult of access,
has received $50 tons.
The commission says the medical
supplies were not distributed in
Belgium. but were used for Belgian
refugees in Holland.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29

active enough to be on the floor part
of the time. The mother plans to
take in washing and support herself
as best she can and take care of her
baby.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Hill-Drake.

Miss Freda Hill, only daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill, who re-
side near Stanhope, and Melvin
Drake, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Drake, were united in marriage
wednesday forenoon at 1920 O'Clock
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-29
Wake Up.

We are giving you the opportuni-:
ty to save % cents sack on -four.
Kearns' grocery d
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
How to Shed a Rough,
Chdpped or Blotchy Skin
CFrom Beduty'S Mirror. }

This is what YOU should do 10 shed
a bad complexion: Spread evenly over
the face, covering ever inch of skin,
thin layer Of ordinary mercolized
wax Let this stay or over night, wash
ing 1t of next morning. Repeat daily
until your complexion is as clear, soft
and beautiful as yOuEg girls. This
result is inevitable, nc matter how soil
ed or withered the complexion. The
wax literally absOIbs the filmy surface
skin, exposing the lovely Young skin
beneath. The process is entirely harm
less, so little of the old skin coming
off at a time Mercolized wax IS obtain
able at any drugstore; one ounce H.
BufficCs. It's a Veritable wonderwork-
er for rough. Chapped. REDEEMED.
hlotchy, pimpled. frcCkled or sallow
skin.
Pure powdered saXolite is excellent
for wrinkled skin. An ounce Of it
dissolved in a half-pint witch hazel
makes a refreshing wash lotion. This
renders the skin quite firm and smooth;
indeed, the very first application grasses
the finer lines; the deeper ones soon
folIoWs-AdvG
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

Hanna TAYLOR. Nine. Cdlderon, Hiss FTe-
ha CaIderon. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.,
Glover. Miss Helen McCumber. the Miss
es Fullam, Lieutenant London. the Misses
Droop, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller. Miss
Birney. Mr.. AMI Mrs. Charles Parker
stone, Judge and Mrs Seth SHEPARD,
lear Admiral and Mrs. Stockton. Mrs.
frederick c. Stevens, Mrs. Charles Will
son. Miss briggs, Mrs. Frank Ruggjes.
ana Mrs Sergent and Miss Se-gent.
group of attractive society girls
sold souvenir programs in the lobby
curing the intermSsions. They were
mss Henrietta Fitch. Miss Caroifn
Nash. Miss Marion Parker, Miss SiIca
Downing, Miss Harriet Hawkins. Miss
anderson. Miss Downing, and Miss
the Noel House was present. The
board includes Mrs. Ralph Jenkins
treasurer: Mrs. II. Pc. BigeIow. secre,
tary; Miss Stella NcCaiIa. assistant
secretary; Mrs. Duncan McKfm, Miss
Hegeman, Miss Julia Butler, Mrs. Frani[
Moss. Mrs. Randolph McKim, Mrs
duncan Phillips, Mrs. Francis WINS
low Mrs. Bates Warren, Mrs, Cha lies
T. Schatfer. Mrs. Joseph p. Sanger
Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Miss Waller
ana MRS. Charles McPhee.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
Hail ''Columbia'' at the Columbia
and Don't Miss Seeing 1t
By JULIA MURDOCH.

1 that the more chaotic the dress re-
hearsal. the more smooth the perform
ance.
Or course there were a few places in
the production that needed bolstering
up, and of course there were a few
young people who suffered from stage
fright. but as there are very few lines
in Columbia" these lapses were
scarcely noticeable, and the audience
was very kind-most unusually kind,
for it insisted upon encoring everybody.
Audience Was Insistent
In Demanding Encores.
In fact. the friends and admirers of
the young performers were so insistent
in their demands for encores that il was
long after II o'clock before the curtain
fell upon the last act number. which
was that stirring song. Oh, Cecilia" "
from THE Queen of the Mo"ies." sung
by the entire COMPANY
The plOt-What there is Of it-concerns
the history of this glorious country of
ours, from the time il was discovered
until the present date, and the offering
is a merry hOdSe-pOdge of interpolated
airs TO which the adapter has helped
full comic opera and musical comedy Of
the past twenty years. While most of
the tunes and marches are - familiar
that they seem like old friends come
to make us a visit, they are presented
in such an altogether snappy and earn
est fashion that one cannot help admir-
ing and applauding them. Standing out
in relief against tapestry OF gay and
ColorfUl scenes are some Of the solos
and dances which were Of such excel
lence that they might easily be named
in the professional class. Miss Kathar-
inc Drain, all in rUsscU and crimson
looking exactly Ike a wind blown au-
tumn leaf, gave a graceful dancc-pas
de fiueTs-and was encOrcd again and
again. May Flack charmed with "A nau-
tical dance, which brought rounds of
applause, and Miss MINIS Saxton and
Raymond Hahn gave the languoruus
MaxiXe dance. Alma and Camille Desio
charmed with dashing little Spanish
dance, and were seen later in other
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
Society Out in Force to Help Charity
and Enjoy "Columbia.' %
By JEAN ELLIOT.

w ? ASHINGTON society turned
W. out in full force last evening
w for the opening performance
Of Columbia The audi
ence which filled the Columbia Thea
ter was truly representative of the
many circles of Washington society,
and those from the Diplomatic Corps,
official life, resident circles, and from
the various branches of the army and
navy all rubbed elbows as they filed in
to the theater for the benefit of one Of
Washington's pet charities, the Noel
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins.
the latter president OF the board Of
managers of ONel House, entertained a
party of guests in their box. as did
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, L.
s. n, and Mrs. Wainwright, Mrs.
George Won L. Meyer. and Mrs. Seth
NJ. Ackley. With Mrs. Meyer was Mr..
and Mrs. Ormsby McCammon, and Miss
Julia Meyer.
Others in the audience were the Min
lister of Peru and Nine. peZet and their
son, Washington Pezet; the charge
and Mrs. Charles +. Ilowry, Mrs. A. c.
WOrthingtOn, Miss WOrthingtOn. and
Mrs. john L. Jackson, Huntington
jackson. Congressman and Mrs. Camp
oell Of Kansas and Miss Dorothy Camp
bell. Congressman and Mrs. Kinkead
of New Jersey, Major Henri I. Allen,
T. S. A, and Mrs. hllen, Mrs. Henry
Gladstone of England and Miss Clad
stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harlow.
DT. and Mrs. William GWvnne. Mrs.
J. W. MacMurray, Miss MacMurray,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kite, Miss Julia
Calhoun. J. Edward Calhoun, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gould Lincoln. AIR and Mrs. Al
fred Willert, Mrs. \. c. Downing, the
Misses Downing. Commander Thomas
Jewell. L. s. A. Mrs. Lloyd w. Rowkers
the Rev. DR.. RandOlp Mckim, Joseph
Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hume,
Mrs. Alfred f. Bates PriGadier Cen
eral and Mrs. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Hutchinson, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Harris, Christian iIemmick, Mr..
and Mrs Henry Kirke Porter. Miss
IIegC man, Mrs. Hannis Taylor and Miss
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
G|RLS HAVE BEAUTIFUL, CHARMING HAIR
AND NO DANDRUFF-25 CENT DANDERINE

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Danderine dissolves every particle OF
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But what viii please you most will
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hair growing al over the scalp. II
OF II surely get a 2S cent bottle OF
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gist or toilet counter, and just try it,
AdYt. ,
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

like the one that was pre-
sented last evening in the Columbia
Theater greeted his eyes. II it had,
that adventurous Spaniard would have
made up his mind to desert his native
country forever, and settle right down
TO housekeeping in the new world For
On the stage of the Columbia Theater
last evening, nearly 500 Capital City
young people, representing the cream
of amateur talent of Washington, pre-
sented the pageant play. Columbia, "
to a crowded house, the beneficiary be-
ing that most worthy charity. Noel
House
Everybody who attended said it was
a corking good show, and we'll worth
all OF the effort and energy that has
been put into it. Out of the chaos of
countless rehearsals has been evolved
a mighty pretty theatrical Offering
part pageant, part musical comedy,
part ballet. and part cabaret To the
ordinary reader the fact that 500 young
people of Washington have given their
time, concentration and energy to per-
fecting the play that went so smoothly
last evening means little, but to those
who know, the ones who took part in
the production and those who man
aged II, il is astonishing. At the dress
rehearsal on Monday night the few
outsiders who were permitted to watch
II didn't see how 1t could possibly be
put in shape for a public presentation
the next night, but it did, thereby car
rying out the old theatrical superstition
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
Try this! Doubles beauty of
your hair and stops it
falling out.

Your hair becomes ilgat, wayy, fluffy.
abundant and appears as soft, lustrous
and beautiful as a young girls after
a 'Danderine hair cleanse" Just try
this-moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse the
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

10 per cent off for depreciation It will
come to 500 more. a good chauffeur
can be had for Sl25 month, or $500 a
year. / have allowed SO a week for
gasolene and s. for repairs The chauf-
feur's uniform and furs will come to
about 5000. Now let's see what il comes
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
What 1t Came To.

I've figured the whole thing out,
Iather' said Mabel, according to the
Ladies Home Journal. The car. to
Degln with, will cost 5000. which at s
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

Scheduled for the remainder Of the
week at Crandall's Theater, Ninth and
Z streets northwest, are several films
10 have their first release Today and
tomorrow the first of a series Of stir
ring martial plays based on, episodes
in the life Of the patriot Garibaldi will
be shown. This Is an incident Of the
Battle of VOlturno, entitled Her Life
For Liberty" 'Sapho," which has
been called Daudet's masterpiece. will
be on the Friday schedule, this be
in q six-reeel film. showing Florence
Roberts in the cast of the misunder-
stood heroine. On Saturday admirers
OF Shakespeare will have an opportun-
ity Of seeing "A Winters Tale" For
next week the theater has already an
nomced Through the Fires of Tempta-
tiOn," Marian Leonard in The Awak-
ening OF Donna IssOla," THE Tragedy
Of the Arena" and "A Daughter Of
Old Ireland