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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Future Concerts.

Interviewed in regard to the pros.
pect for more good concerts, w. Fl
Cook stated yesterday that he had
no contracts, no options even, under
consideration, with the exception OF
a possibility of securing the Kneisel
instrumental quartet for either Web
ster City, or some other point III
Iowa, during the coming winter.
All musicians especially would
regret to have this opportunity GO
elsewhere and it was suggested
that subscription paper placed at
some convenient place would soon
indicate whether it would be safe to
undertake another Kneisel concert
in Webster City. They are undoubt-
eddy the most perfect instrumental
quartet in existence and would be
warmly welcomed by all who have
heard them, as we'll as by many who
have only heard from their more
fortunate friends of them.
1t is highly desirable that the
very best in music should be ocea-
sionally heard in Webster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Another Sixth Grade,

Miss Pearl Gwinn of Lanesboro,
Iowa, arrived in the city Saturday
and will be the teacher for the over
flow of the two sixth grades in the
old high school building. The room
for this grade is located on the third
floor of the building. The grades OF
all the city schools as we'll as the
high school, are overcrowded, over
100 pupils being already enrolled.
In some of the grades, pupils are oc-
cupying the very front seats in the
school rooms and are without desks,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Dislocated Shoulder.

While in Lehigh yesterday rails
ing three bodies in the cemetery
there preparatory to bringing them
to Graceland cemetery in this city
for burial, Fred l.. Miller, the un-
dertaker, suffered painful acct
dent. Mr.. Miller and his helpers had
raised one body and were in the act
of raising another when the grave
caved in and he (Mr. Miller) fell
into it head foremost. He struck
with such force that his left should
er was dislocated. Mr.. Miller show
ed a great deal of grit by with
standing the pain until after the
other men had finished the work
and he had returned home. 1t caus-
ed him much pain while it was be-
ing set.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Struck by Lightning.

During the storm yesterday al.
ternoon lightning struck the front
foundation wall of the new brick
building being erected by w. F.
Burnett on Des Moines street. Eth
er the effect of the lightning bolt
or the rushing water tore out eigh,
or ten feet of the wall. The shock
was plainly felt by pedestrians over
a block away. Although there were
several terrific bolts of lightning
during the downpour, the electric
fluid did not strike any other place
here in town so far as has been re-
ported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Coal Wagon Smashed.

NJ. M. Walden was unloading coal
into a wagon from car on the
Northwestern tracks late yesterday
afternoon for Peter Schooner, and
had the hind end of his wagon on a
side track when, without warning,
a switching engine began to move a
string of fiat cars on that same
track and before he could get his
wagon out of the way, it was struck
by the train and smashed into kind
ling wood. Luckily for Mr.. Walden,
he was on the ground holding to his
horses and they were not drawn in
to the wreckage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
D0ings of the Board.

Yesterday the board of supervis-
ors held number of hearings in
drainage ditch benefit assessments.
The report of the benefit appraisers
in the Tweed district No. 1877, To-
Gated in Ellsworth township, was
confirmed and the hearing on the
Lecksell No. 1874, in Webster and
Freedom townships, was continued
until October 5th The hearing on
the benefit assessment on the Clas-
son, in Scott No. 1872, and Lincoln
townships, will be held this after
noon. This forenoon the board Wis
tied and inspected the work on the
new harrisburg road.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
AFTERNOON GRAIN LETTER.

Chicago, Sept. 22,-England has
again failed to purchase for export
on a liberal wheat advance. Prim.
airy receipts continue to be enor-
nous and a larger percentage will
show up each week in the weekly
government report pronounces corn
practically out of the way OF frost.
War news continues favorable to
the allies in the east and west Eur
ope. If no revival in wheat export
demand wheat will continue its
downward swing, but we feel that
European news late this month or
early in October will bring much
higher prices unless peace inter
venes.
Corn and provisions are in rut.
Investors display most interest in
wheat and oats.
Z. w. Wagner & Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

two IS inch pipes, both of which
at times flowed full. There coulj
be but one result and this was the
flooding of easements along Second
street.
The owners of property along Sec
ond street are now called upon to
pay what they have never before
paid or been asked to pay, and that
is sewer outlet to the river
The Freeman-Tribune thought the
larger outlet for the Second street
sewer would not amount to anything
so far as preventing the flooding of
easements along the street was con-
cerned, and yesterdays downpour
proves it. When the water falls too
fast for the sewer to carry it off it
will back up into the Easements al
though the sewer might have an
outlet as large as the Mammoth
Cave in Kentucky. A larger sewer
along Second street or the diversion
of the water in some way is the only
thing that will prevent this back
ing up.
The sewer just this side of the
railroad track is only eighteen
inches and there is little or no wat
er entering the sewer from Second
street after it crosses the railroad.
This eighteen inch pipe will not
carry the water, hence the larger
outlet beyond the track does not
supply a remedy for the trouble.
However, it may give the council
pretext to build another outlet to
the outlet when contracts in other
directions are exhausted.
1t is likely that the volume of
water coming from the big terri
tory served by the north side sewer,
in conjunction with that of Second
street, overwhelmed the new outlet
and prevented the flow of the Sec
ond street accumulations of water
to the river. In that event the new
sewer scheme is a damage rather
than a benefit to Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Councils Pet is Clicked.

w. J. Covil, in his recent defense
Of the city council in assessing Sec
ond street property owners for the
benefit of the north side sewer, said {:
"When the Is inch Second street
sewer was constructed it discharg-
ed in the IS inch storm sewer near
the Northwestern tracks on Second
street instead of continuing to the
river and from the point of inter
section to the river was only an IS
inch pipe to conduct the water from
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Good Record.

Jewell, Sept. 22.-W. S. Hoon re
turned home few evenings ago af-
ter participating in a string of three
shooting tournaments. Billy won
first at two of the shoots and SEE
ond at the third. In the last TWEEN
ty-five shoots in which he has par
ticipated he has won twenty firsts,
two seconds, two thirds and one
fifth. For the season so far he has
shot at 1850 targets in registered
shoots and has broken all but 175,
a percentage of 92.21. Last season
bis percentage was 94.10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Will Move,

A. w. Drake, proprietor OF the
second hand store in the Syndicate
block, is getting ready to move. The
Syndicate building was recently pur-
chased by the Mercantile company
and the firms now occupying it will
have to seek new locations. Mr..
Drake has rented the little store
room on the corner of First and
Seneca streets, known as the old
Reuillard restaurant building, and is
planning to move October 18th. He
will erect a large addition for
work shop on the rear of the build
ing and also make some general i'm
provements.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
DAMAGE
RESULTS FROM STORM
Many Cellars and Easements are
Flooded in Various Parts
Of the City.

During the downpour of rain yes
terday afternoon many of the base
ments along Second street were
flooded. The basement under the
Gardner hardware store had sever
al inches of water in it. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the loss here
but it is easily 500. The Frank
Wetkavska plumbing shop under
the Orpheum Jared still worse, the
water being knee deep. The Chas.
L. Smith & Son basement suffered
slight damage, especially to shoes,
quick work being necessary to pile
the boxes of goods out of harms
way. In the Foster Furniture COM
pany's basement, the water was
quickly discovered and the damage
remedied. At the Hahne printing
office about three inches of water
was in the basement. Some paper
and other goods are in the base
ment and it is too early to estimate
the amount of damage.
N. F. Christenson's feed store
fortunately had very little stock left
in the basement, several barrels Of
salt, some wheat and waste being
the sole stock in the basement. The
loss may reach $50 and it may ex-
coed that. At the Crandall grocery,
the sewer trap was closed when the
storm was at it's height, but this
morning revealed the fact that a
two inch outlet pipe in the rear of
the basement had admitted water
all night and the loss will be in the
neighborhood of 500.
J. P. Metcalf & Son, the Ckannec
drug store. Olympia Candy Kitchen,
Freeman-Tribune and others suffer-
ed slight damage.
At Oppenheimer & Bermann's
nothing but quick removal of boxes
of goods to higher plane saved
great loss to clothing.
Easements in private homes over
the city were flooded, in many cases
there being foot of water.
The sewer on Des Moines street
was unable to take care of the flood
and the water backed up alarming
ly, running into the basement of the
Star laundry, and backing up over
the sidewalk by the milk depot. and
up over the walk at the Holt black
smith shop and the w. F. Burnett
store.
The heavy rains damaged the west
wall of the R. D. Phillips bungalow
on Boone street so badly that a new
one will have to be made. The bum
galow, which is nearing completion,
was built in the path of an old tile
drain and the drain was left open,
as there was no thought that the
old drain was still in use The base
ment floor has not yet been laid, or
still more trouble would have result
ed. AS it was, the wall was so bad
ly undermined that a new one will
be necessary.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
TO HAVE AT LEAST
ONE IDEAL ROUTE
Patrons of Rural Mail Route No. l
are Planning Many I'm
provements.

Webster City is, it seems, deter.
mined to have a model rural mail
route and the patrons Of r. F. D.
No. 1, the carrier of which is N. J.
Loring, are planning to make that
the one. A portion of the road on
this route is the famous Hawkeye
Highway which extends across tbs
state and for which extensive i'm
provements have been made. The re
mainder of the route will be graded
and worked by the patrons them
selves, who are enthusiastic over
the plan of making the route one Of
perfection. There are probably SO
patrons on the route, all of whom
have enlisted to make each individ-
ual place the easiest and best ar
ranged for mail distribution.
It is planned that the old mai;
boxes which are used on most of
the routes, and which are fastened
to the snort posts, shall be abandon
ed and an improved curved steel or
iron post used, which will admit
of an automobile or mail wagon
driving under the box and permit
the carrier to place the mail there
in, without leaving his car. This
way of hanging the boxes will ad-
nit of a carrier with car making
his route in four hours instead of
eight, and also admit of a morning
mail service which was undreamed
of in rural districts when the sys-
tenn was established.
Where there are group of boxes
at a corner, it is planned to have
a large horizontal iron wheel upon
which the boxes will be fastened
and which the mail driver may turn
about and drop in the mail without
leaving his car or wagon. Here
again work is facilitated for the
driver who may accomplish his task
in far less time and also give great
er satisfaction to the patron, who
may read his morning paper while
it is a morning paper.
All mail boxes on this route will
be painted white and the route will
certainly invite inspection when all
are completed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
iowa BADLY IN NEED
OF many MORE HOMES
Plan Suggested for State Building
Association to Erect
Houses.

The Greater Iowa Association at
Clinton is receiving many sugges-
tions from interested citizens of the
state calculated to help the associa-
ton in carrying out it's scheme for a
bigger and better Iowa. A letter
was recently received that has set
the officials to thinking. it sug-
gested the establishment of q state
building and loan association. The
man who wrote the letter is J. S.
Temple of Bode, editor of the Eagle.
In the course of his communication
Mr.. Temple says:
Iowa needs more places for her
people to live in in the small towns
Every town you go into you have to
beg for a place to live in and then
rents are away out of proportion to
the average wage Garner. To rem
edy this l would propose a state
building and loan association, run
on the same principles as the ones
in the. small cities or even in the
larger cities.
Cedar Rapids has accomplished
a great deal along this line but /
do not believe Cedar Rapids would
ever have been the prosperous city
that it is today had it not been for
building and loan associations. The
same is true of a number of othe"
cities in the state.
"In many instances our wealthy
retired farmers are living in rent
ed houses instead of building. They
would build except that there seems
to be desire on the part Of our
good bankers to loan money on farm
mortgages and not very much to-
ward helping in the construction of
homes. 1t seems to me that if a
working man can get enough money
together to buy lot and possibly
dig cellar, somebody in some way
ought to be found who would lend
him enough money, at a fair rate
of interest to enable him to build
a house and let him pay for it on
the installment plan, just little
bit more than ordinary rent.
"a plan of this kind if it would
be carried out by your Greater Iowa
Association, would help make Iowa
grow and would keep her people at
home and keep them satisfied. You
know If you own a home in a town
you are not quite as apt to move
away in hurry as you would If
you did not own a home and mas
much as Iowa's only worry at the
present time is loss of population
why not get busy and do everything
we can to make moving out of Iowa
as difficult as possible?
81 submit the suggestion for your
and think it might be
well to find out what other people
the state think Of this
scheme"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Farm House Struck.

The farm house on the C. ]. Pitch
er place, a half mile northwest OF
town, was struck by lightning dur
ing yesterday afternoons big storm
A part of one end of the house was
knocked out by the bolt, causing
much damage to the residence. The
tenants, the Kent family, were eat
ing supper at the time but FORUM
ately, and what seems almost in
credible, all escaped injury.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Looking US Over.

A delegation headed by the mayor
of Eagle Grove, w. R. Blake, were
in the city this morning between
trains looking over the city. Tbs
party was composed of six city of
ficials of Eagle Grove and were en-
route from Waterloo, where they
had gone on similar mission.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

Hogs estimated $4,000. Open sc
lower; close and loo lower.
Top 1885.
Hogs estimated for tomorrow 22,-
600.
Hogs left over yesterday 1897.
Cattle 5000. Open steady; close
weak, $11.00.
Sheep 10000. Open slow: close
weak, $5.75.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
A BEAUTIFUL
CHURCH WEDDING
Miss Louise Helms and Mr.. Paul
Walther United in Marriage
by Rev. H. A. Koenig.

At 1880 o'clock Sunday evening
occurred the wedding of Miss Louis
Helms of this city and Mr.. Pau
Walther of Scribner, Nebraska, tn
marriage service being performed b.
Rev. Henry A. Koenig in the Ger
man Lutheran church before larg'
audience of relatives and friends
The church altar was beautiful witt
banks of golden rod and ferns witt
large bouquets of colored asters IL
the background, while white wed
ding bells strung effectively will
white satin ribbon were hung ovel
the point occupied by the couple
during the ceremony. The ends o.
these ribbons were fastened by pot
ted plants of pink gladiolas placed
on pedestals on either side of thu
altar. The bridal party, which in
Guided besides the bride and groom
two bridesmaids and two best mel
Misses Matilda and Lena Helms
sisters of the bride, and Messrs. Ed
Lehman and William Eggers-pro-
ceeded up the church aisle to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march beautifully rendered On the
pipe organ by Miss Emma Blanken-
buehler, who was a classmate of the
bride. Misses Augusta Lehman and
Augusta Eggers acted as ushers and
preceded the wedding party up the
aisle.
The bride was charming in a
gown of white silk crepe de chine.
She was yelled and carried mag
nificent shower bouquet of brides
roses and other flowers. The two
bridesmaids were gowned in pink
messaline and carried pretty bou-
quets of pink roses.
St. Paups chorus choir of this
church rendered "The Lord Is My
Shepherd" and Immediately follow
ing this selection the couple were
made husband and wife by Rev.
Koenig, who used the impressive ring
service. Where Thou Goest l Will
Co." was then sung by the choir
and, following the rendition of this
beautiful song, the bridal party pro-
ceeded down the aisle to the strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march. As
they passed under the choir loft in
the rear of the church the many
lady friends of the bride who sat in
the choir showered her with nose
gays of fragrant blossoms, which
was, indeed, a pretty sight.
A number of relatives and init
mate friends of the young couple
were invited to the Helms home fol-
lowing the wedding ceremony,
where reception was given in their
honor.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Helms, who reside
two miles east of this city. She was
born and reared in this community
and attended the German Lutheran
and public schools. She has been
an enthusiastic worker in the
church and is a charming youns
woman who will be greatly missed
in both home and church circles.
Mr.. Walther is known by his friends
as a young man of high character
and is employed in the postofiice Of
his home town. Rev. Koenig and
Mr.. Walther are old friends, having
been classmates for two years while
Concordia college in
Springfield, Illinois.
The young couple left yesterday
for points in Minnesota,
where they will spend week visit
ing among relatives. They will also
make a sojourn here before leaving
for their home in Scribner.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
Supper and Entertainment.

The ladies of the Superior Re-
bekah lodge will serve a o'clock
supper to the members and their
families tomorrow evening. After
the regular lodge meeting they will
enjoy a program and social session
to which all are invited to remain.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

FOR SALE-sow and eight pigs, the
latter 10 weeks old. Charley
Jacobs, rural 2, Webster City.
22d3f1t1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

London, Sept. %, 1925 a. m.-An
Antwerp dispatch to the Reuter-
Telegraph company says the staff
of Gen. Won Kluck, commander of
the German right wing in France,
was transferred to Mons Monday ev-
ening. The Belgium recruits of the
1914 class have been called to the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

The Christian ladies aid society
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Ed
Glasgow, Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock, for the usual paving social.
A good attendance is desired.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

FOR SALE-American adding ma.
chine. Brand new. A bargain.
Inquire at this Office. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
The Rainfall.

The measurement Of last night
rainfall as furnished by c. u. Car
penter was 1895 inches.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

The Swastika society will meet
Thursday evening at 1880 with Miss
Teresa Treat.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

FOR SALE-19O cords dry stove
wood. Martin phone 1907. L. T..
Mccartney. 9-14d12f4t4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

New York, Sept. %, l a. H.
100000 bushels of oats were taken
today for export.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

New York, Sept. %, 10:4O a. m.
1t is reported that there is riot
ing in Berlin and Vienna among the
poor. 1t is also claimed that the
report that the German war loan of
81, 900, 100000 has been subscribed
is untrue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
GERMANS FROM France
IN TWO OR Three WEEKS

New York, Sept. %, 10 a. NJ
London dispatch states that the Ger
mans will be totally out of France
in two or three weeks, as the allies
are strong enough to drive them out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

Bordeaux, Sept. 22.-The war
minister announces that the German
right wing has given away and that
the allies are now making constant
progress.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22

On the battle front, via Paris,
Sept. 21.-The western wing of the
German line has been forced back
seven miles during the last 48 hours
as a sequel to continuous fighting
night and day. Both armies, despite
almost unbelievable fatigues, show
utmost determination not to yield
an inch of ground without terrible
struggle, but the fresher troops at
the disposal of the allies have grad
ually forced the Germans to recede.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
cOlOrS.

Yalcatiriti, Quebec, Sept. a.
Canada will send $1,000 soldiers in
the contingent which will start
shortly for the European theater Of
war. This is more men than asked
for. This announcement was made
last night by Col. Hughes, Minister
of Military, after a conference with
government officials.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-09-22
OFFICIAL CHICAGO MARKETS,
Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co.
Office over Isis Theatre. Phone
$40. H. M. Sharpe, Manager.
MARKETS.

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