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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
NO MORE PASSES
IN ILLINOIS
Statesmen Who viii Have to Walk or
Pay, Brought Burden on
Themselves.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. Pay
your fare or walk. State legislatures
IN illinois today awoke to the realiza-
Ton That they had brought themselves
70 this dilemma. Moreover they no
longer have passes which they can
lend out to their friends in discharge
OF little political obligations.
Illinois new public utilities com
mission act went into effect today. It
provides lot Of things. some OF
which are thoroughly understood, and
some OF which are still bit hazy in
lhelr Interpretation. One provision
stands out clear and bold:
No public utility, or any officer or
agent thereof, or any person acting for
or employed by 1t. shall directly or in
directly, suffer or permit any corpora
ton or person to obtain any service,
commodity or product at less than the
rate or other charge than established
and In force as shown by the SEIZED
ules filed and in effect at the time.
Whether or not the legislators sus-
pected 1t at the time they passed the
utilities commission bill last spring,
the legal authorities of the state have
held that this bars the issuance of
passes or transportation to legislators.
Fifty dollars per assembly session is
the states mileage allowance to each
legislator. Often times the legislators
have had the habit of trptting home
over Sunday, however, during a SEES
sion OF several months, and only a
convenient pass or book of transporta-
ton has saved some of them rail
road bill amounting to hundreds of dol
lars. Springfield hotel keepers are see
Ing visions of increases in the week
end patronage as a result of the new
regime.
For time some OF the railroads had
held the opinion that they were for
hidden to issue passes even to their
own employees, but their fears were al
1ayed by Attorney General Lucey.
Passes are permissible for riinmen,
agents and physicians of the roads,
holds Lucey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
TEMP ERANCE WOMEN
PLAN MOVEMENT
January is to be Set Aside as Day for
Prayer for Purposes Of

Prayer for Purposes Of
Amendments.
The regular meeting of the ". C. r.
U. was held at the Y. w. C. A. rooms.
After devotional exercises the hour
was taken up with plans for the COM
ing year.
A nationwide movement provides
for the observance of January Is as
day to be set aside for devotion and
prayer and that the cause OF temper
ance may be strengthened and the ma
tional constitutional amendment shall
become reality
1t was resolved that strenuous ef-
forts be made to obtain signers to the
constitutional amendment to pro-
hibit the manufacture of liquor in the
United States. And also that an effort
be made to secure the hearty co-opera-
ton OF the local ministerial associa-
ton In this most important national
campaign.
Very interesting excerpts were read,
taken from the speech of Mr.. Ernest
Cherrington, delivered on the porch
OF the rotunda of the capitol at Wash
ington in behalf of committee of a
Thousand and in the presence OF other
thousands from all parts of this
country and presenting to congress the
proposed bill prohibiting the manufac-
ture, transportation and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
Mo More Passes.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Relatives
OF railroad employees from presidents
down to the humblest sroker and
track walker on the Pennsylvania
railroad system after today will have
to pay the regular fare when they
travel Tie order to this effect was
made applicable today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
PRINTING Tauoht

). CHAMPAIGN, H., Jan. [. Estab
'lshment OF a department of print ne
~ tlie Univ ersity of Illinois immedi-
ateiy after Christmas holidays Is
practically assured. The department
would print all university pub lea
''o'is, including the student newspa.
per ana would take away much of the
WorK now going to Twin city prin
shops,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
Mcintosh Retires.

MONMOUTH. H., Jan. 1.-Josepl
W. Mcintosh, president of the West
ern Stoneware company with large
plants here and at White Hall, today
retired from the head CT the concern.
His successor will be named at the
January meeting of the board of d.
rectors
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
Two Boys Injured In Accident at the
Corner Of Eleventh and Main
Streets Last
Night.
DUMP CINDERs ON HILL
keokuk Electric Company Takes This
Method Of Preventing Any
urther Accidents to
Children.

Two boys were painfully injured
last night when a bobsled collided
with a street car at the crossing OF
Eleventh and Main streets at 500
o'clock. The injured are: Bernard
Conn, Jr, 10. 62S Palean street, son OF
Policeman Conn, thrse upper teeth
broken and tendon in right leg near
the knee, cut; Louis Winkler, IL, 212S
Timea street, son of Albert j. Wink
Ter. tendon in right ankle injured.
Others riding on the 81. I'd at the tine
Of the collision were: Leo Hickey,
lib Palean Pat Farrahar, AL South
Sixth street; Leo Rogerson. 42f Des
Moines street, and Leo Donnoyin, 713
Des Moines street. All of these suf-
fered minor bruises.
Following the cc'dent DR.. Dorsey
was called and arriving on the scene
took the Conn and Winkler boys to
the Graham hospital where their in
Jurias were attended to. Both of the
boys were removed t. their homes
last night.
The hill on Eleventh street from
Bank to Main has been used as a
sliding place by young people since
the present snow fell. The hill is
long and steep and sleds going down
gather great momentum by the time
they have reached the bottom OF tha
hill at Main street where thsy or, IS
the street car tracks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01

ANNOUNCEMENTS opening Supply Copanys
new STORE at h1d and Main streets have appeared this daily
lme Inc arrangements Tor the opening and elaborate Ang
@ nave Deen secured to the three states Each will have
the she her
als MISS Sue Marsh will represent the state Illinois which her
MISS Emily Fauern VINO was born Missouri will her and
each carry basket
carnations and present the lady of the
n promises TO De most delightful feature the general
tnment the friends and addresses
housewife will be
te oy mali curing the Miss Irene Danrd has been
this work She will be second
floor with typewriter The visiting ladies
ther name and address and she will neatly the
the store will handle There eight booths Pretty charming
them They will distribute demonstrate
ducts the following Toilet Washing
ups Baking Powders Starch Gatne Postum poca Shredded
National Biscuit Company will be here with their samples their
delicious products viii be served The Company will
housewife Of Condensed Milk
charge showing " qV :" the bread that tins h" will produce will served
h been arranged by Mr. Wilder
@ @ dis P ts xR s R d n The , %
Scale. o NJ The oss s fs q.s9 vii, %
sand will Mr. Owens show how
n The ana h put p It's SID
blend the one t @ By e ens h mas nn dna strength and flavor
addition the products the will
have been used pm's1 the Miss upan
Miss ma e"df Fry the eve ks
ndemunsr cordially invited
undoubtedly bea popular store ~ %
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-01
The Motorman,s story.

~ASSoiAiiS W IuC SlOIf OIL Tie dCSl-
dent told by the motorman on the
car, he was approaching the corner,
west bound, when he was waved to
stop by boy posted at the bottom
of the hill for the purpose of watch
ing for approaching cars. The motor
man brought his car to a stop and
Thea was waved to come ahead by
tho boy. He stated up slowly with
the car under full cantrol and had
reached point about two-thirfs OF
the way across the street when he
saw the approaching sled coming rap
Idly and very close to him.
Carroll e. Baker, motorm1n on the
car said: When | saw the sled
could not tell whether would be able
to make 1t across ahead of the sled
or not. | knew that II did would
have to throw on full speed ahea1,
and then If the sled struck the car
while it was In motion some on )
might have been thrown under the
wheels and their arms or legs cut
OFF. So | left the car sta ding dead
still and hoped that they would be
able to get around
Yesterday morning early IT,. street
car company posted orders at the car
barns for all cars to come to dead
stop at the corner of Main and Elev-
entll streets and then to creep ahead
as slowly as possible. These orders
were obeyed by the car men all during
the day.
short while before the accident
occurred last night some one called
the police station and asked that slid
Ing on the Hill be stopped. An officer
was sent out and arrived just a min
ute after the accident occurred. The
police say that the only way they can
prevent the children sliding on danger
Gus streets such as Eleventh is to
keep an officer on the hill all the time.
Dump clnders on Hill.
IN order to prevent any further ac-
cidents OF the kind happening the
Electric Company had several wagon
loads OF cinders scattered on the hill
this morning when they earned that
children were still sliding here.
Children have been using several
other dangerous streets In the city 10
slide on, where car tracks intersect
Inc street. Concert, High, Seventh
and Eleventh streets are all bad. Fifth
street between Orleans and Franklin
IS particularly bad and is being used
Dy children. Children we're stopped
from sliding on High street by the po-
lice last night
The police say they do not care how
much the children slide as long as they
remain on streets that are safe. 1t is
feared, however, that some more seri-
GUS accident nay happen if the prac
ice OF sliding across car tracks is not
prevented The officials of the street
car company are making every effort
uhu nave been since the first snow fell,
70 prevent any serious accident to the
children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Giants Win Ball Game.

The ball game between the All
Nations and Chicago Union Giants
at Riverside park Saturday after
noon brought out a big crowd and a
fine demonstration of the great ma
tional pastime was witnessed. The
Giants won the contest, the score
being two to one. The winners made
their two tallies in the first inning.
Jackson pitched for the All Nations
and was opposed by McNair for the
Giants. The Giants seem to be a
little too much for the All Nations,
the record of games played being
about two out of three in favor of
the Giants. The All Nations have
much the stronger pitchers, but the
Giants more than overcome this by
their better batting. The interest
of the local fans in Saturdays game
was at low ebb, compared to what
it would have been had their own
team been playing. There was no
particular choice among the specta-
tors as to which aggregation should
win out, although what roofing was
done was for "the under dog" the
All Nations. The same teams play
ed in Des Moines yesterday, the
Giants winning by the score Of three
to five.
The Webster City picked up nine
with Peterson as pitcher, lost to
the Fort Dodge team in that place
Sunday. Score three to one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
GERMANS IN A DESPERATE
EFFORT TO BREAK THE LINE

From Battle Front via Paris, Sept.
2S.-Desperate attempts are being
made by the Germans to break
through the allies lines at the west
ern end of the long line of battle
which is making turning move
ment. These efforts are resulting in
the most furious fighting that has
yet taken place. After fighting
night and day for three days, corps
after corps of German troops were
hurled against the French and Eng
lish armies only to be thrown back
with enormous losses. Since the
night of the 25th the Germans have
not ceased day or night to renew
these attacks with unprecedented
fury. 1t is believed the orders for
such desperate attempts must have
come from the emperor himself. Not
only have they not been able to ac-
complish their purpose, but during
the action the allies have captured
one flag, some cannons and many
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
.BLA|RSbURC GETS
next CONVENTION
Rebekah Lodges Will Meet There in
1915-Webster City was
Candidate.

Fort Dodge Messenger: When the
balloting upon the next meeting
place of the Rebekah lodges IN dis
tricts 20 and 94 was started yester-
day at the meeting in the A. o. U.
w. hall, Webster City was conf
dent that she would be the recip-
lent of the plum. But when the bal
loting was over it was discovered
that Blairsburg had wanted the con-
vention and after a discussion and
another ballot it was decided that
Blairsburg should have the meeting,
Webster City giving up gracefully.
Webster City had the convention in
1913 and consequently decided she
could give it up for another year.
Officers elected by the convention
are:
President-Mrs. Blanche Mullen,
Blairsburg.
Vice President-Miss Mclean, Ft.
Dodge.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Eva
Ballyntine, Blairsburg.
Treasurer-Mrs. Luella Stafford.
Purity lodge of Webster City was
in charge of Memorial services at
the A. O. U. w. hall last night. The
services were very impressive and
much credit is due to the Webster
City people for the manner in
which everything was carried out.
The Bon Ami lodge of this city put
on the work of initiation of candi-
dates. This was followed by an ad-
dress by Mrs. Stevenson, vice presi-
dent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

Madrid, Webster City and two from
Boone.
An all day session will be held in
Yeoman hall beginning in the morn
ing at $50 o'clock. Mrs. E. M. Rem
ington of this city will deliver the
address of welcome. The convention
will of course be private, consisting
as it does of drills and corps work
of private nature.
The department president. Mrs.
Carrie I. Netcott of independence,
will be present for the inspection of
the corps. A bounteous dinner and
supper will be served to the dele
gates by the ladies of the Christian
church.
In the evening a fine program will
be given. Mrs. Anna Harris Hebdor,
a speaker of great ability, will de-
liver the address of the evening at
1880 o'clock. A campfire will be
given in the evening, and invited
guests will also be in attendance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Plows Up Indian Relic.

+. E. Johnson, who resides three
miles south and one mile west OF
Homer, recently plowed up on his
farm an Indian pipe of peculiar
kind, which he brought to this city
and which is now on exhibition at
the Hamilton County State Bank.
The Indian pipes which are usually
seen are pipestone, with short stems
attached to the bowls, into which
the Indians inserted reeds for stems.
This one is of slate, much harder
substance and has short mouth
piece.
The formation of the mouthpiece
shows very clearly that this pipe
was not intended for reed smoking,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
With Standard Oil Company.

Arthur M. Martin, who recently
resigned as money order clerk in
the postoffice, has accepted a posi-
ton on the road with the Standard
Oil company with headquarters in
jefferson. The family expect to
move to Jefferson some time in Octo-
Der and have rented their home III
the 1000 block on Division street to
the Carey H. Brown family, who
now reside on the corner of Division
and Broadway. The Browns will
move into the Martin house the mid
die of October.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Schools Will Have Spring Exhibit.

An exhibit of the work of various
departments of the city schools, in
Guiding both grade work and pro-
ducts of the domestic science and
manual training departments, has
been arranged for by Supt. Kelly,
and will be held some time next
spring. Preparations will be made
during the winter for a splendid ex.
hibit which will probably last a
week, if suitable building can be
found for it's display.
This work will include articles
made by the boys of the grades and
high school in the manual training
department, cookery and sewing
made by the girls of all grades, and
mapdrawing and examples of writ
Ing by pupils in all the grades. The
exhibit will be Of particular inter.
est to all those who are vitally con-
cerned in the upward march of the
graded schools.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
ANOTHER EARLY RES
|DFNT IS CALLED
Fred Poncin, Who Lived in Webster
City Years Ago, Dies in
Wright County.

Fred Poncin, who came to Web
ster City with his parents more than
forty years ago, died at his farm
home southeast of Clarion on Fri
day, Sept. 25th, and was buried at
Clarion yesterday afternoon. Fred
was brother to John and Joe Pom
Gin, who conducted barber shop on
Seneca street perhaps thirty years
ago. When the family came to
Webster City, we believe it was in
1870 or 1871, Fred accepted a JOB
on the farm with Geo. H. Meissner
and later worked for A. S. Chapman,
two of the we'll known successful
pioneer farmers of this part Of Iowa.
He saved his earnings, which of ne
cessity were small in those days,
and invested in Wright county land.
At the time of his death he owned
two big farms near Wall lake, con-
sisting of 800 acres each,. and his
home place Of eighty acres, where
he recently erected a fine house.
Men who are familiar with his
financial circumstances think the
fortune he left is worth from $780,
600 to 100000, every cent Of
which has been accumulated by
hard work and careful investments
during the past forty-two or forty
three years. What Mr.. Poncin did
for himself other young men of his
day had the opportunity of doing.
One of the sad things connected
with Mr.. Poncin's death is that he
just built one of the finest homes
in Wright county, near that of his
old friend, w. T. Richards, and is
denied by deaths decree the con-
templated pleasures of occupying il
with his family.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Another Smashup.

Another auto smashup occurred
Friday night on the north Des
Moines street hill at about o'clock,
when two cars, one driven down
the hill by w. w. Pearce, and the
other driven up the hill by Frank
Beal, ran together near the top of
the elevation and both cars sustain
ed wreckage to greater or less de-
gree, although the Beal car was the
worst injured. The Beal car is today
at the garage with a broken wheel,
bent frame, tire torn off and other
parts broken or bent. The Pearce
car got off luckily with broken
running board.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
Two Prize Winners.

Mrs. Geo. w. Best and Mrs. T. B.
Larrabee were, the prize winners
Saturday night in the guessing con-
test held by c. F. Gardner for the
set Of kitchen cutlery offered to the
one who correctly guessed the
weight of the enormous loaf OF
bread baked in one of the kitchen
ranges sold by him. The weight OF
the loaf was 16 pounds and 10
ounces and the guess of each of the
winning ladies was 16 pounds and
9 ounces. Each lady accepted half
the loaf of bread and half of the cut
lery. Over two hundred guesses
were registered.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
AUTOMOBILE ! ABLAzE
ON DES MONIES ST.
Chemicals From the Hanson & Ty.
Ter Garage Save Car From
Probable Ruin.

Pedestrians shouted "fire!" as ar
automobile driven along Des Moine!
street and owned by Howard John.
son Sunday afternoon about
O'Clock was observed to be ablaze
A crowd soon gathered to help put
out the fire, which threatened the
destruction of the car. The engine
was a mass of flame and chemical
extinguishers were hastily procured
from the Hanson & Tyler garage,
six or seven being used before the
fire was out. Slight damage was sus-
tanned by the engine and the insul-
ated wires, but the car was not 9TH
erwise injured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
THE ODD FELLOWS
COUNTY CONVENTION
All Day Meeting Held in Blairsburg
Next Convention in Web.
ster City.

The Odd Fellows of the county
met in the fifth annual convention
at Blairsburg all day Friday and
those who attended report a grand
celebration. The weather was ideal
for overland travelling by which
means so many from this city went.
About hundred were in attendance
and were royalty received and wei
coined by the Blairsburg lodges. 1t
was arranged during the business
session to hold the convention next
year in Webster City. The meeting
being held probably some time next
fall.
A luncheon was served by the
Blairsburg Rebekah lodge &C noon
in the Odd Fellows hall. The address
of welcome by J. w. Sayre of Blairs
burg was given in the Blairsburg
opera house at 2 o'clock. Follow
ing this, the responses were given,
several from this city taking part.
Those responding were Mrs. S. C.
Gardner, Mrs. Alice Allen, Mrs. Mae
Rutledge and J. e. Burnstedt. An
address was also given by Grand
Master H. F. Wagner of Sigourney.
At six o'clock a chicken supper
was served by the Blairsburg ladies
in the Odd Fellows hall, preceding
the initiatory work of the evening
in the opera house. The initiatory
degree was put on by the Elmo
team, while the second degree was
put on by Blairsburg lodge.
In the afternoon base ball game,
Webster City lost to Homer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
but that it is finished product,

but that it is a finished product.
Mr.. Johnson has at intervals for
the past several years dug or plow-
ed up on his farm Indian relics,
which proves beyond question that
the vicinity was a favorite camping
ground of some early Indian tribes.
This, Mr.. Johnson is so sure of, that
he and his son have decided to dig
through an Indian mound which is
on the farm, and which has always
been known as Indian mound. It is
possible that the mound may con-
tain some valuable relics and it is
Mr.. Johnson's intention to dig care
fully, that nothing may be injured
by the implements used in excava-
ting. Indian arrowheads, stone
hammers, pipes, etc, have been
plowed up or dug up many times
during the past thirty years in this
county. AS far east as kamrar, as
far west as Highview, and all along
the Boone river, have at differen.
times these things been found. Mr..
of Indian relics, not a few from this
county, which it is his intention to
of exhibition in the near future.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
New Chorus Choir.

The st. Andrews class of young
gentlemen and the Eltekah and S.
P. I. classes of young ladies have
formed chorus choir and will sing
during the Sunday school service Of
the Methodist church hereafter. The
choir was organized yesterday, un-
der the direction of DR.. Ward Han
nah and Ray D. Hughes, and held
rehearsal yesterday afternoon.
They will rehearse every Sunday af-
ternoon for the following Sundays
service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29
IN
WEBSTER CITY
Women's Relief Corps Will Hold
Seventh District Meeting
Here on Friday,
October 2nd.
MANY DELEGATES TO ATTEND
Department President, Mrs. Carrie /.
Netcott of independence.
Will be Here.
MANY DELEGATES TO ATTEND

The Seventh district convention
of the Women's Relief Corps will be
held in this city Friday, Oct. 2nd,
and from 125 to 200 delegates are
expected to be in attendance. This
district comprises Webster, Hardin,
Hamilton, Story and Boone counties
and delegates from ten corps will be
present from Fort Dodge, Dayton,
Iowa Falls, Eldora, Nevada, Ames,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-29

A fine new National cash regis
ter has been installed in the Model
grocery. 1t is large one. having
about ten drawers for supplies, ETC.,
and also one for each of the clerks.
Each clerk transacts his own busi-
ness from his separate drawer and
in that way all errors can be ac-
counted for. The register also takes
the place Of an adding machine as
all accounts can be footed upon II.