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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE
BABIES" A SUCCESS
Not a Death Occurred Among In
fants Cared for by Des
Moines Nurses.

Capital: Not one death among
the scores of babies who have been
feeding under the care of trained
nurses in the "Save the Babies "
campaign is the remarkable record
announced today by Miss Adah
Hershey, directing nurse. The CAM
paign has been fostered by The Cap
ital under the auspices of the Visit
ing Nurses association. Miss
Hershey's report for September
shows that eighty-six babies were
attended and a total of 242 calls
made. Thirty babies attend the
twice-a-week clinic at the Roadside
Settlement. At the final day Of the
clinic last Monday sixteen babies
were brought by parents.
Miss Ballantyne, the city nurse
who cooperated in the Save the Ba'
bies'" campaign, has been engaged
an extra month by the council and
she will continue her work durin 9
October.
Miss Hershey declares that the
record of no deaths for feeding ba-
bies probably will never be equaled
again.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Democrats Gingering Up.

Stanhope Record: The democrats
have the honor of being the ones to
really start any activity in political
lines in Hamilton county this fall,
and the democrats of Stanhope and
vicinity have been the first in the
county to start the ball rolling. A
club has been organized here called
the "Stanhope Democratic Club"
and meetings are held every Friday
night. Oscar Jenkins is president,
c. J. Groh is secretary and treasur-
err, and o. w. Clanahan is vice pres
ident. The club started with a men,
bership of about rs which had in
creased to 81 by Monday of this
week and is still growing. County
chairman Lawrence Reilly states
that clubs will be formed in every
town in Hamilton county this fall
and a real campaign will be waged
to pile up as big vote as possible
in the county this fall for the demo-
cratic candidates.. Several promi-
nent speakers will be secured if pos
sible to appear in various towns in
the county.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Mr.. Garrick to Duncombe.

A. M. Garrick, who has held the
position of operator at the Illinois
Central depot in this city for some
time, has been promoted to the
agency of the station at Duncombe
and will enter upon his new duties
next month. Mr.. Garrick has made
many friends while here, all OF
whom will regret to see him &c else
where. He is the progressive candi-
date for recorder of Hamilton coun-
ty at the coming November election
and it is not known just what he is
going to do with his candidacy. OF
course he cannot legally be can
didate for office in one county while
being a resident of another county.
R. F.. Wightman, the agent at Dull
combe, has been transferred to AL
den.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
WEBSTER CITY DE-
FEATS COLDFIELD
High School Foot Ball Team Wins
by Score of 81 to 0-First
Game of Season.

Enthusiasts of the foot ball game
were accorded rare treat Friday
afternoon when the Webster City
high school team defeated the Gold
field team with score of 81 to 0.
The day was one of ideal beauty and
many rooters for the foot ball team
from Goldfield came over in auto
mobiles and helped to make the
welkin ring with high school yells.
About 2:3O o'clock the boys band
of Webster City formed at the school
building and marched down to main
street giving a short concert Oh
The Wilson corner. From here
they marched to Riverside park
with the local foot ball boys and
there furnished the music for the
afternoon. High school girls with
horns and squawkers furnished part
of the noise for the occasion and
a big crowd was in attendance. The
SdLe IcCclpLo ChSSSuCo CAPChoSo W
the sum of 81. VIM. Casey of Jop-
lin, Mo-, acted as umpire for the
game with Frank Currie as head
linesman.
The local lineup was as follows:
Brown-center.
Bailey and Simpson-guards.
Greenwood and Markwardt--
tackles.
Maywald and DeFrance-ends.
Maxon-quarter-b
Gilmore and Clark-half-back.
Sterling-full-back
Isham, DeFrance and Hill-Subs.
Greenwood carried off the hon
ors in kicking goal and several
touchdowns marked the score for
Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Judge" Thomas in City.

Seth Thomas, democratic candi.
date for the supreme bench of Iowa,
was in the city Saturday calling
upon friends and making new &C
quaintances. He appears to be sat
isfied with the outlook and expresses
hope of success. 1t appears to the
Freeman-Tribune that Mr.. Thomas
is a winner. He will get almost the
solid support of democrats and I'M
der the nonpartisan law will be
quite sure to receive many republi-
can votes. The democrats are work
ing hard for him, while the republic
cans are making no special efforts
for any of the republican candidates.
There are six candidates in the field
and there are three judges to be
chosen.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
FILED
IN DISTRICT COURT
Taxpayers State That Consolidated
School District not Legally
Established,

P. C. Smith and Geo. S. Williams
have filed a petition in the offic,
of the clerk of the district cour
asking that the socalled consolidat
ed Blairsburg school district be an
nulled. The petition states that tn.
district was not legally established
and charges that the officers pro.
ceeded illegally. A writ of certiorar
is asked, commanding the officers
to certify fully to all proceedings
to the court.
]. D. Terrence asks for a permit
to sell intoxicating liquor in KAN
!rar according to law.
Joerns Bros Mfg. Co. ask judg-
ment against J. A. Nelson for $3.50
alleged due on account.
Ed Hammitt asks Judgment
against VIM. Wilke for $3.50 al
legged due for labor on farm and for
damages resulting from refusal of
defendant to fulfill contract.
Almeda Bissell asks for a divorce
from Guy F. Bissell. The petition
states that the parties were married
in 1897 and lived together until
1914. Cruelty and non-support are
charged.
Robert Burgess asks divorce from
his wife, Mary E. Burgess. Deser-
tion is charged.
Romayne Barner has appealed
from the sewer assessment made by
the city council on her two lots in
Odell & Wilson addition to Webster
City. The assessment amounts to
$211.16. Ella M. Barner also ap-
peals from sewer assessment.
Webster City Implement Co. asks
judgment against l.. w. and Della
Argraves for $299.45 alleged due
on note.
Ind. Harvester Co. asks judgment
against B. H. Gish for sos alleged
due on account.
Carl d. Heffner asks that Seth
Welch be required to return $145
paid by plaintiff for horse, as the
horse was not sound as represented
and the plaintiff was a minor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
SUDDEN DEATH OF
JOSEPH ADAMS
Passes Peacefully Away While TAX.
ing a Nap After Attending
Pearce Funeral.

Joseph Adams, who has been re.
siding on Superior street with his
daughter, Mrs. Lucy Abrams, pass.
ed peacefully away Friday night
about 6 o'clock of heart trouble. The
deceased was in the S5th year of his
age, and although he at some time
last spring was dangerously i'll with
heart disease, had recovered suftlc-
iently so that he had been up town
and around for a week. He attend
ed the j. w. Pearce funeral Fri
day afternoon and feeling a little
tired after his return home, had
lain down for a nap before supper
and slept peacefully away.
Mr.. Adams came to Hamilton
county in 1855 and reared fam
lily of twelve children, all of whom
are living but one. His wife pre-
ceded him to the great hereafter
several years ago and he has since
been making his home with his
daughter.
The children surviving him are
Mrs. J. M. Dick and Mrs. R. P.
Neese of Carmen, Kansas; Mrs. VIM.
Mcfarland, Cleo, Oklahoma: Mrs.
Ella Neese, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs.
N. J.. Whaley, Columbus, Kansas;
P. S. Adams, Vancouver, Washing
ton; Jesse Adams, Nebraska City,
Nebraska; J. L. Adams, Mason City;
Mrs. Lucy Abrams and J. ]. Adams,
of this city, and w. D. Adams resid-
ing south of town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06

terms-monopoly and democracy;
we shall have revoked the war-de-
claring power of a car, a kaiser, a
president or even of a small body Of
individuals, and reposed this power
in the court of last resort-the peo-
pie. When the non-producers and
destroyers take their places beside
the creators and producers, when
are rated above our war
butchers, long step will be taken
toward peace, and perhaps prayer
vibrations might then rise higher
than our heads. H. M. G..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Be Reasonable With God.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Up to
date no question of the piety or I'M
piety of president Wilson's acts has
been discussed, but in yielding to
the pressure of over-Zealous constit-
uents and proclaiming Prayer Cor
Peace Day." his excellency implies
that God is responsible for this I'M
holy European war. TO the truly re-
ligious man, such an implication
savors Of ingratitude not to say in
suit to even an orthodox God. Ex-
plosives Of greater or less tension
are abundant throughout Europe,
and the torch of discomfort casts its
generous sparks, and yet we are so
inconsiderate as to ask God to stop
the holocaust after the explosion has
tion has been in progress for this
very devastation, a billion dollars
have been expended annually in
preparation for the present carnival
of conquest, and Europe is reaping
only what she has sown. The COM
mon people have been very soundly
asleep and the sudden awakening
has muddled their thinking pro-
cesses. We know that battleships
do not appear upon the high seas at
the instance of prayer. Munitions
of war are not forged over night
through supplications to God. Man
alone can prepare the material and
fashion these deadly devices, and
man is responsible for the conditions
which make the use of such weap-
ons necessary. Wherever slavery
exists, man has instituted it, and
it is he who must liberate the vic
Tins; wherever economic injustice
prevails, man has propogated it, and
he it must be who shall rebuild the
foundations of equality and justice;
likewise, if ignorance abounds in the
land, man has perpetuated it, and
it must be mans work to enlighten
and teach to humanity the lesson of
ethics, and to ask God to right the
wrongs of a perverted system, or to
implore that he suppress condition
to which we have consented by the
contribution of our life's energy and
earthly treasure, is, to say the least,
trying to shift personal responsible
ity, or equivalent to characterizirg
God as an imbecile. If prayers are
appropriate, more fitting time
would have been at the close of the
last war, and the method should
have been with hand and brain. 1t
might be to the point to appeal to a
Higher Intelligence for knowledge
and guidance in removing the politi-
cal, social and industrial explosives
from the proximity of fire. In dis
covering how to perform this per-
picking problem, We shall have
learned the lesson of equity; we
shall have fully defined the different
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06

$50 is considered good shooting.
This was done by Mr.. Tolen after
he had broken twenty-five clay birds
in a row, in practice. Prominent
shots around this part of the state
claim that the record by Mr.. Tolen
has not been equalled in the state.
Joseph Kautzky, Sr., was another
Fort Dodge man to get high score.
Out of $50 shots, Mr.. Kautzky hit
the birds for a score of 149. William
Hoon Of Jewell is in Mr.. Kautzky's
class, with 149 birds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Teachers Picnic.

All the teachers Of the Webster
City schools participated in a very
delightful picnic Friday after
noon in Nokomis park. High school
instructors joined with the teach
ers of the kindergarten and the
grades in an October afternoon in
the woods along the river. A big
camp fire was built and coffee,
weinies and creamed potatoes cook
ed over it. Mrs. G. F. Conlee, and
Mrs. Jackson, wife of the new hign
school principal, were guests of the
teachers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Mrs. M. H. Brinton of ELS

Mrs. NJ. H. Brinton of Ellis
worth was caller here yesterday
Mrs. J. L. Groves of Kamral
spent yesterday here.
Mrs. Harry Mallow and children
went to Radcliffe yesterday for ar
over Sunday visit with her folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Farr Of
kamrar spent yesterday in this city
on business.
Edith and Marian Lee, Kathryn
Georgia and Clara Lane and Mrs
Margaret Kelly-Casey, the latter OF
Joplin, Missouri, went to Iowa Fails
today to attend luncheon being
given by Misses Juanita Hall and
Helen Weaver in honor of Miss
Clara Lane, a bride of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Lee also
went to Iowa Falls, expecting to
make a visit with relatives.
Mrs. G.. T. Chamberlin and
daughter, Miss Mary, returned to-
day from a trip to Chicago.
Miss WINNIE Zitterell, who is
teaching in Stratford, is spending
the week end at her home in this city.
Mrs. Cyrus ROBBIE and baby of
harrisburg spent yesterday here
with Mrs. Robes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. B. Stafford, while on their
way home from a trip to Slayton,
Minnesota.
Miss Grace Bidlack, one of the
eighth grade teachers, is spending
today in Fort Dodge.
j. P. Zitterell and Mrs. Kathryn
Tubbs left for their home in Ma
quoketa today after a visit with the
w. J. and S. C. Zitterell families.
%. G. Metcalf and Harold j.
Smith arrived home this noon from
a business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. R. j. Blair and little
daughter returned to Dayton this
noon after a visit at the George
Berogan home, southeast of town.
Mrs. Blair also attended the w. R.
G. convention held here yesterday.
Mrs. X. E. Lyons returned to
Fonda today after several weeks
visit here and in harrisburg.
J.. w. McGrath of Eagle Grove,
candidate for district judge, is in
the city today greeting friends and
getting acquainted with voters. Mr..
McGrath is one of the strong law
yers of the district and his friends
vouch for his qualifications to salts
fill the position which he
asks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Building Double House.

w. B. Rood has begun excava-
tions at the north side of his moth
er's home on Des Moines street for
the addition of five rooms, making
the residence into double house.
Each part of the residence will be
entirely separate from the other
and the new addition will have a
sun dining room and a sleeping
porch added to the east of the
dwelling.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

From Saturdays Daily.)

Miss Hazel Rutledge went t,
Fort Dodge today for a week enc
visit with Mrs. Mabel Erickson
Munson and family.
Mrs. E. Sehuert, who has beeI
visiting her sister, Mrs. D. E. Klei1
and family, a mile south of town
left today for her home in Crete
Nebraska.
Mrs. l.. P. Christensen return.
ed to her home in Manson today af
ter a visit with the H. L. Crosb!
family, south of town.
I. w. Stafford of Saroma, Wis.
consin, is visiting at the I. B. Stat.
ford home on First street.
Mrs. r. H. Mabbott went t.
Clarion today for an over Sunday
visit with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. j. D. johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Fulp and
little daughter Leona of Jewell arc
here for an over Sunday visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ihgert-
son.
w. C. Burleson and his family
of adopted children" are spending
the day in Clarion, making the TRIP
by automobile.
Mrs. G. P. Gustuson of Los An
geles, CAL, is in the city for an ex-
tended visit with her son, C. G.. Gus
tuson and family.
Mrs. George Breasted and Mis-:
Anna Breasted, who have been visit.
ing the I. B. Stafford family, left
Mrs. Cyrus ROBBIE in Blairsburg be.
fore returning to their home in
Grundy Center.
Miss Callie Buick of Blairs.
burg spent yesterday here visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
w. Hyatt.
Mrs. L. J. Keefe of Chicago and
ex-judge w. w. helms of Dallas
Texas, cousins of the late Miss An.
ME C. Smith, are in the city in the
interest of the Smith estate.
Mrs. Hattie Haddox, who is
acting as nurse for G. M. Tilghman
of Williams who recently suffered 3
broken hip, spent yesterday at hei
home in this city.
Mrs. Ida Pray, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. G
Gustuson for several weeks, left last
night for Des Moines where she will
visit another daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Rinehard!
and children, who live near town
returned yesterday from Primghar
where they have been visiting Mr.
Rinehardt's brother and family.
Misses Anna Peterson, Mary
Dundon, Bess Lyon, Rosalind Cook
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
SENIORS ARE VIC
TORS IN CLASS HUNT
Juniors are Losers in Annual High
School Event-Had Good
Time, Etc.

The annual class hunt of the high
school took place Friday night, the
seniors carrying off the honors of
the occasion. The upper classmen
were divided into four or five
groups, two of boys and the bal
ance girls. At the hour of o'clock
these different parties hid within
given territory and the search be-
gan, the sound of the curfew whistle
at 9 o'clock marking the finish of
the hunt with none of the seniors
located by the juniors. The senior
classes have been victors in these
annual class hunts during the past
five or six years, but this is the first
time the juniors have failed to find
none of their upper classmates. Last
season the juniors located all but
one group of the seniors. Whether
this indicates any superiority in the
art of secretiveness on the part of
the present senior class, or any par
ticular deficiency on the part of the
younger classmen in playing the
role of Sherlock Holmes, is ques-
tion which may safely be left open
for debate by the contestants them
selves.
All assembled at the high school
building at the close of the hunt
and wendell their way to Wilson's
hall where a social good time fol-
lowed. Refreshments were served
by Caterer Hotchkiss of the Little
Chicago cafe-sandwiches, coffee.
ice cream, cake, etc.-the juniors
footing the bill as forfeit for their
inability to achieve success at this
annual class hunt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Rev. Colver to Preach.

Rev. A. F. Colver has accepted an
invitation to deliver the sermon at
the rehabilitation of the Baptist
church of this city. This will be
good news to his many friends. The
date for the dedicatory services has
not vet been definitely settled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Record Breaking at Duncombe.

Fort Dodge Messenger: William
Tolen of this city accomplished the
almost impossible feat of breaking
the program straight through and
also breaking through the practice
shots, at the shoot staged at Dun
combe Wednesday by the Duncombe
Shooting Club.
Breaking the entire program of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
Increase SOS Fer Acre Per Year.

Jewell Record: Lloyd Riley has
sold to stephen Nelson for 5000 an
acre the 80 acre farm he bought
two years ago for $3.50 an acre, CIV
ing possession March 1st next.
Lloyd and his brother Victor plan to
go to Blairsburg next spring where
they will go into the meat market
business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06

John Soren, who purchased q
farm of 16O acres six miles south
east of Clarion two years ago and
who has been living upon it the
past two seasons, was in the city
Saturday on business. He reports
crops good in that section and says
land is steadily increasing in value.
He bought his farm at $11O and
short time ago an unimproved quar-
ter lying near his sold at $140. His
old Webster City friends will be
glad to know that he is prospecting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06

Major and Mrs. Emery wish to
announce that the Samaritan army
is going on successfully in the face
of all opposition, and they again
thank the people for the help they
are giving to supply all calls for
clothing, carpets, dishes, etc. Mems
clothing especially is needed. Meet
ings every night. S. s. Sunday at
3 p. m. Everybody welcome.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-13
THE KINGS ARE
NOW CHAMPION
THEY CATCH AND BAG THIRTY
EATTLEl.S IN H. MINUTES IN
MOST I;EMAI:kA ABLE CONTEST
EVER HELD.
TEODORO ROBLEDRO TOO
WORKING ALONE HE CATCHES
FIFTEEN SNAKES IN l:5I MIN
TIES. AND THEREBY ALSO HE
COMES a CHAMPION.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. snake" King are.
The champion snake catchrr> of the
world working "a "A team. AMI Tralnrn
l;ohlcdrn working alone. j. The cham
pion individual SNAKE catcher uf the
world. a. a result of the contests which
continued throughout The last three. DAYS
"a last week a the brownsville. Mid
winter Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. King caught thirty
snakes cn u platform .rlx2n feet ~ NJ
mansions IN ~ IL minutes. aud T:nhlr,lru
caught fifteen Snakes IN 81 minutes.
The champion team for their pruwc>>
was awarded a beautiful silver trophy
cup aud kublr,lru was awarded u cash
prize OF 80.
The cnnd ia the singles was Juan
DnmineucZ. who caught fifteen snakes
~ 30 minutes: ruulrlcun ~Ilfamic. l:iu:
Pedro Rios. J:W; =: ISidorn I;mIri.ucz.
.1:l1 -. linmingncz gets 4 cash prize
n SD and ! fanic q cash prize If ia.
The staging ~ this contest ~ The
brownsville Midwintcr Fair has ~
tractcd probably more attention than
any single feature ~ any fair ever held
iH the State NJ Texas. and il j. probable
that this contest will heroine 4 feature
with other fairs ~ The Texas MrNicn bnr
Ter country. The Pathe Frcrc> Weekly
news moving picture caught the contest
int> III action on The last day nf the fair
and The event will H. seen ~ IL least
Iu.uuu.u'n people throughout the United
States.
The contest r. considered ~ have been
successful IN ever, particular. AMI pras
tirIlly ever, unr who saw ID was greatly
Interested AMI praised the contest - "A
most original feature rur 4 fair. The
The carnival people who Sc fairs all
over the ruuntry themselves were a.
founded 40 The uniqucnc>S IF The event
and they SAY the, have never sen any
thing mi the kind before.
N. \. "a Ike" King. enc Of the cham
p'i1>. stated ~foIlnwine thr Saturdays
~ont.~t. iii ti,h ~ wa> bitten. u, the
wF. ihat H. j. determined that the
l ,@9-niriun~hiP shall nrvrr leave Browns
WE. ND which point the novelty was
orig mated he sand that with the cN
I%Tricnrr had IA This contest. he feels
that il occasion arises hc can beat The
time hr and hi> wife madr ~ the recent
contest. and he al.n intends 80 Keen im
practice, at ~ times. 10 the event that
>unc one pops az who believes a. eau
wrcsi The ch~impinn>hip from the Kings.
Getting back ~ Kings snake bite w
Saturday. II h%apmrucd along about the
last ~ the afternoon contest. hui fear.
wv. that II would Increase hi> time h.