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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

up and told him what kept the town
on the map:
The National Sewer Pipe plant,
the largest in the middle west.
Sieve factory, only one of it's kind
in the world.
Felt shoe factory.
Brown skate factory.
National stucco retarder works,
one of two in the world.
Hog trough factory.
Webster City Clay Products fact
DRY.
Spade factory.
Hawkeye cabinet works.
Two cement block factories.
Cement post factory.
Brewer harrow factory.
Iowa Pop Corn & Cereal company.
Wise root beer factory.
Washing machine factory.
Heating cigar factory.
Two green houses.
And some of the best and liveliest
merchants and business men in the
state.
My audience had grown to a half
dozen customers and clerks by this
time and all were surprised to hear
that Webster City had any factories
at all, much less so many And it
all came about through our base ball
club. The minute l said l was from
Webster City it was the White Sox
that got in their work, which shows
that as an advertisement for a town
a base ball club cannot be beaten.
And perhaps some of the people who
live right here inside the city limits
will be surprised to know that our
White SoX represent so many good
paying factories, both large and
small. Boost for the White Sox and
in so doing you will boost for your
town and its resources.
H. B. Pray.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
MIRACLE DAYS
ARE NOT PAST
ACKLEY PHYSICIAN HAS RE-
MARKABLE ESCAPE.
Train Hits Auto and Drags Occu-
pant for Block-Receives
Slight Bruises.

Ackley, Ia, Aug. 15.-Miracles
are not an uncommon occurrence as
was demonstrated yesterday in this
city when an automobile driven by
DR.. E. NJ. Brenniman was struck by
a fast train travelling more than
thirty miles an hour, the car wreck
ed and the physician in the midst of
the wreckage pushed ahead of the
engine for over a block, and yet the
occupant escaped with practically no
injury. When he was loosened from
the wreckage in which he was
pinned the doctor walked to a near
by car without assistance, remarking
that he had had a nice little ride.
A scratch on his forehead and a
slight bruise on his shoulder was
the sum total of his injuries.
The train, special of six or sew
en- cars carrying Illinois Central
railroad officials, did not stop at the
passenger station, a block from
which is crossing the physician
was approaching in his car. The
COW catcher struck the car, a large
runabout, in the middle. The auto
mobile was reduced to a shapeless
mass and SO damned and twisted in
to the cowcatcher that it had to be
chained to the track and the engine
backed to remove it. 1t is beyond
understanding how the large ma
chine could be crushed and smashed
all around Mr.. Brenniman without
harming him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
IOWA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

There are some $4,000 Iowa boys and
girls scattered all over the state who
are members Of the boys and girls
clubs as conducted by Professor e. G
Bishop Of the Iowa State Agricultural
college These boys and girls are en-.
gagged in growing various crops and
raising live stock and poultry under
Professor Bishops direction. They are
a wonderfully bright capable. In
thusiastic army Of boys and girls. and
they all have an opportunity to have
a part in the Iowa State Fair this fall.
which Is held at Des Mo1nes Aug. ~
to Sept 4. An entire building at the
Fair has been turned over to the boys
and girls clubs and Will house their
exhibits, for which liberal premiums
are offered. The building formerly
used us wUman's rest cottage has
been remodeled and will tie given over
to the boys and girls clubs
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
NO LOWERING
IN FOOD PRICES
Many Cafes in Chicago Are Raising
Their Rates.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Increases in
living expenses spread yesterday to
include most of the more pretentious
cafes and clubs and a general rise of
prices was marked on the bills. In
spite of threatened Investigations by
nation, state and city, there was no
reduction in the cost of staples for
home consumption.
At the stock yards there was no
change in the wholesale price. Cat
tie and hog receipts continued under
normal and the packers, declaring
that they were facing the greatest
shortage in their history, kept the
prices firm.
Almost all the staples showed a
slight increase with a firm market.
Wholesalers advanced butter half a
cent for good grades, potatoes SC to
10c a barrel, rib beef from 21c to
22c, loins from 23c to 24c, and
chucks from 13c to 1870.
Eggs were half cent cheaper.
Retail meat dealers denied state
ments from the packing houses that
high meat prices were due to a phys
ical shortage and were not influence
ed by the war times.
Retailers are charging but a
cent more a pound for meats than
they pay" said one retail dealer
with several big downtown stores.
He declared the packers had prepar-
ed for just such shortage by filling
the cold storage houses and that the
increase was not justifiable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
TWO DIE I'm
DERNEATH auto
CAR TURNS TURTLE NEAR LUX
EMBERG, IOWA.
Two Other Members of Party Of
Fishermen Hurt-Taken to
Dubuque Hospital.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. ia car
driven by DR.. Albyn turned turtle
five miles from Luxembourg late last
night and caused the death of A. J..
Hoefer, aged SIS, justice of the
peace in New Wine township and
Henry Gherkin, aged so, carpen-
ter, who has made his home in New
Vienna. Albyn escaped with minor
injuries but Henry Boge suffered a
broken jaw. A widow and four chill
dren survive Hoefer and a widow
and nine children survive Gherkin.
Death came to both Hoefer and
Gherkin instantly. The first had his
skull fractured and the other his
neck broken. The driver of the car,
DR.. Albyn, escaped with minor in
juries.
AS the car swung around curve
on the highway it failed to strike
culvert sQuarely and when the rail-
ing alongside was hit the auto went
over, landing the occupants in the
ditch. Gherkin was pinned under the
car, the back of one of the seats
resting squarely on his neck. The
other victim was hurled onto his
head with awful force. Strangely
enough the car was but little injur-
ed. Boge was brought to a Dubuque
hospital.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENT.

Ditch No. 1874
Hamilton County,
hereinafter described
lands District Hamilton County, Iowa.
commissioners
to
Board
filed in the
will
September A. D. 1914
M. charged land
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
PROBE into FOOD
PRICES IS GENERAL
Legal Officials All Over Country In
vestigating Increased
Quotations.

Washington, D. c., Aug. Liza
gal forces, state and federal, all ov.
er the country got into action yes.
terday, carrying out President Viii.
sons suggestion for an investigation
of whether food prices are being ar.
tificially increased on the pretext Of
the European war, and for criminal
prosecutions if that is found to be
the case.
The national capital led off the
campaign with a grand jury inves.
tigation to which commission mer'
chants, wholesalers and retailers
buyers for hotels and restaurants
were subpoenaed and citizens having
evidence were invited.
Reports of other investigations
beginning in many localities by
United States attorneys and state
and county authorities began pour.
ing into the attorney generals Of
fee. Special agents of the depart.
ment of justice began their search
for evidence of manipulations OF
other methods of price fixing anG
Secretary Redfield sent detailed in
structions to agents of the depart
ment of commerce on carrying out
their part of the investigation.
After a conference between Presi
dent Wilson, Attorney General Nc
Reynolds and Secretary Redfeld, al
which the plan was generally dis
cussed, the attorney general said Sc
far he was considering the conspir
acy section of the Sherman anti
trust law as the only existing
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
AN IOWA JERSEY COW, MARY
MINSKY, NO. 1888, IOWA
STATE FAIR, AUG. 26 TO
SEPT. 4.
IOWA COUNTIES IN CONTEST

Iowa counties will participate In
spirited rivalry at the Iowa State Fair
this year to be held at Des Moines Aug
20 to Sept 4. They will compete with
each other in agricultural exhibits.
Those counties Of the state which EN-
ploy agricultural experts will enter the
contest The experts have been plan,
ming on their county exhibits since
very early in the season and will un-
doubleday bring out exhibits at Fair
time that will be great credit to their
counties. This IL new feature never
before put on at the Iowa State Fair.
The county and crop experts in these
various counties are in a position to
collect an exhibit which will do their
county justice. The counties which
win participate in the contest are Black
Hawk, Clay. Clinton Henry, Montgom-
cry. MuscatinA Pocahootas, Scott and
Wright
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by
the board of supervisors of Hamil-
ton county, Iowa, at the Office of
the county auditor in Webster City,
Iowa, until O'Clock p. M, August
25th, 1914, for the construction of
the Kirchner Drain No. 164 in said
county as follows:
SECTION NO. /.
1850 feet of 16 inch tile, average
cut sos it.
SECTION NO. 4.
210O feet of 10 inch tile, average
cut 4.s3 IT.
Bids to be on first class salt glaz-
ed vitrified clay tile only.
The improvement to be construct
ed according to plat, profile and
specifications now on file in the Of
fee of the county auditor of said
county.
All bids must be by sections only.
The right to waive defects and to
reject any or all bids is reserved.
A certified check must accompany
each bid for ten per cent of amount
bid. Work to commence on or be-
fore thirty days from date of letting
Of contract and to be completed on
or before December LIST, 1914.
Dated this Sth day of August,
1914.
A. J. Peterson,
1872 County Auditor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

statute to cover the situation, and
that he would not be able to report
whether additional legislation was
necessary until after receiving de-
tailed reports from his agents.
President Wilson, officials said,
aroused by what he considers who'll
ly unjustifiable increases in the cost
of food, is giving his personal atten-
ton and encouragement to the in
vestigation.
Consideration of several congress
sional resolutions for inquiry were
blocked in the house today by par
liamentary tactics.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
Real Estate Transfers.

Jens o. Hustoft to Geo. Lee Ed
wards-wd-lot IL, blk IL, X. & E.
addition, Jewell Junction.-$975.OO.
Annie C. Smith to Geo. Briles-
wd-lot 3, blk 9, Lawn Hill addi-
ton, w. C.-$4O0.OO.
Rube McFerren and WI to Mary
F. and Cora P. Mathematician
4, blk Is, w. C.-$25OO.0O.
Annie c. Smith, tr. To Helen j.
Sweazey-wd-lot 6, blk 4, Lawn
Hill addition.-$40O.O0
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

been laughed at, but today the road
is as level as floor and the condi-
ton of the fields bordering make
the drive one of great interest and
pleasure.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

The cannon ball passing through
a four-foot bore receives its direc-
ton for the whole range; so the
soul in childhood receives It's direc-
ton for eternity.-Selected.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

There is only one way to get
ready for Immortality, and that is
to love this life and live it as grave
ly and cheerfully and faithfully as
you can.-Henry Van Dyke.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

mans were pouring into Belgium
across Mouse via bridge built at
Wise, entrenching themselves strong
ly on the west of the town.
Russia preparing to join actively
in the melee of the nations is said
in dispatch from Rome to be prac-
tically completed. Two million men
line the 1900 miles of German and
Austrian frontier from the Baltic
coast to the mouth of the Danube.
There are persistent rumors that
Italy frets in her attitude of neu-
trality and that the frequent visits
to the English foreign Office of the
Italian ambassador foreshadows an
Italian alliance with the entente.
Lord Kitchener permits himself
the prediction that the war will last
a year and a half.
New York, Aug. 15.-Daily sail
ing to all Danish ports have again
been resumed. This means there is
a safe passage across the North Sea.
Business and banking conferences
at Washington with President Will
son adopt programme for trade de-
velopment which aims at restoration
of market for foreign bills of ex-
change and providing means for
sending cotton, grain and merchan-
disc abroad and furnishing war in
surance on shipping.
Over 1000 Americans leave Harve
on French liners France and Chi
cago.
Argentine government offers Unit
ed States system of exchange to de-
velop commerce between the two
countries.
Carranza has taken over provis-
ional presidency of Mexico. Will
run government pending election.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18
5000 BE[C|ANS STILL
HOLD FORTS At uECE

ERMANs PRESSING FORWARD PARIs-3OOO BELGIANs HOLD
BACK A QUARTER OF A MILLION GERMANs-200 100000 ON
THE GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN FRoNT1ER-1TALY FRETs IN
HER ATTITUDE OF NEUTRALITY-LORD KITCHENER PRE-
Diets THAT WAR WILL LAST YEAR-2,00O AMERICANS
LEAVE HARvE ON FRENCH LINER-AMALGAMATED ARMIES
OF FRANCE BELGIUM AND GREAT BRITAIN BLOCKING ROAD
OF THE GERMAN ARMY-BELGIANs ORDERED TO DESTROY
THEIR OWN sTRoNGHoLDs BEFORE LEAVING THEM.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

Drawing paper 1t this once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

Drawing paper ut this once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-08-18

Iowa People Can Lean From This Realistic
Great Waterway
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
Important to all Women
Readers of this PAPER

Thousands upon thousands OF women
have kidney or bladder trouble and
Qever suspect it
Women's complaints often prove to
De nothing else but kidney trouble. or
the result Of kidney or bladder disease
II the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition. they may cause the other
organs to become diseased.
You may suffer a great deal with
pain in the back, bearing down feel
lngs headache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous
irritable and may be respondent; it
makes any one so.
But hundreds of women claim that
Dr. Skilmer's Swamp-R Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
good kidney medicine. possessing
real healing and curative value, should
De blessing to thousands Of nervous,
over worked women.
Many send for. sample bottle to see
what swamp Root, the great Kidney,
Liver and Bladder Remedy will do for
them. Every reader of this paper, who
has not already tried it. by enclosing
ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Bing-
hamton, N. Y. may receive sample size
bottle by Parcel Post You can pur-
chase the regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
Norway and Prohibition.

Norway has gone under absolute
prohibition by order Of the govern
ment, in order that supplies of grain
may be available for food and not be
wasted for the making Of beer and
other liquors.
This is a war measure. With the
European war right at her doors Old
Norway clearly recognizes the dan
gers and wastefulness of alcohol as a
drink. But isn't the same dangers
and wastefulness present in this
drink in times of peace? There is
little or no nutrition in beer and
whiskey, whereas the grain stutfs
from which they are made will feed
hungry mouths. If the distillers and
brewers waste food stuffs that would
keep off the pinch of hunger IN war
time, SO they do in times of peace,
says the Minneapolis Journal Pro
hibition is a good thing at all times
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
New Submarine Explosive.

A new submarine mine explosive call
ed "trOtol.' which cannot be set off
confined and fired by electricity was
employed in the annual war test of
submarine mines off Sandy Hook,
n. Y. Troto1. it is declared can be
melted and handled without danger.
Mines loaded with 100 pounds of the
new explosive and fired during the
recent test threw columns of water
and pieces of targets $50 feet to $50
feet in the air. Each mine was allow
ed to remain in the water two hours be-
fore being exploded in order to test the
water tight joints in the cable contain
ing the firing circuit Electrical World
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
HIGH WIRELESS MASTs,
Lofty AeriaIs Being Erected In the
Hawaiian Islands

Lofty AeriaIs Being Erected In the
Hawaiian Islands.
HE MarcOnl company now has under
construction at Kahuku. the most
northerly point of the island of Oahu,
Hawaiian group. Il wireless station
provided with two aerials. one directed
toward Japan and the other toward
San Francisco. These aeri;ls are be-
ing built 5000 and 1000 feet long re-
spectively and will he hung from steel
masts erected in pairs and arranged to
support the aeri;ls much as Il trolley
wire is supported by poles on opposite
sides of Il street
There will be more than thirty Of
height for the shorter aerial will be 800
feet, While the longer one will require
Il mast height Of about 400 feet. the
exact height in the latter case to be de-
termined later when the station can be
tuned up. The steel sections used to
build up the masts are ten feet long
and were shipped in semicyIindrical
form, designed to be bolted together as
the erection proceeds. The diameter of
the sections varies at different heights,
being twenty-four inches at the top,
however, for all masts. The 400 feet
masts .have q base diameter Of forty
two inches and a metal thickness of
onehalf inch.-Engineering Record.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
HELGELAND

Although the rainy weather has in
terfered somewhat with threshing
operations most of the grain is
threshed and week or two more Of
fine weather will see all machines
stalled for the winter.
Simon Olson and Agnes Carlson
accompanied by Oscar Olson of Bris-
let and Miss Edwards of Warren, at
tended the musical entertainment at
the Radium Restaurant last Satur-
day.
Filing Olson hurt his hand quite
badly last Monday getting it caught
in the grain elevator. Although his
hand was not seriously hurt he will
be laid off from regular duty for a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. C. NJ. Carlson Of Thief River
Falls is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Olson.
Miss Gena Olson is attending the
Lincoln high school at Thief River
Falls, this year.
Miss Emily Ringstad and Mrs
Campson of Lake Park are visiting
at the Gjerde home. E
Mrs. O. J. Carlson and Misses Hill
da Hanson and Agnes Carlson gave
the school house in Dist 279 a Tur-
kish bath last week School will
open in the same district next Mon
day, Oct. with Oscar Olson as the
teacher. -e
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. L. Lindemood of
Argyle, spent Sunday at the Ham
rick home.
Hilda Hanson and Agnes Carlson
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
formers home in Numcdal.
G. N. Morkassel took bunch of
land seekers of DeKalb, ILL.,, out to
the Hamrick home ON Sunday.
Services were held in the Melo
church on Sunday.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
ALVARADO

Mrs. c. Bergan and three youngest
. children spent the week end in War
rem.
Martha Mortenson spent Saturday
in Oslo.
Lydia Dagoberg returned to War
ren Friday evening.
Mrs. Nels Backstrom and children
spent the week end with home folks
in Viking. Mr.. Backstrom and Mel
win Stephenson autoed over after
,, them Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dahlgren and
children and Misses Mortenson and
Wahlund autoed over to Argyle Sun
day afternoon and called on the c..
Wallin family.
c. E. Sjostrand and DR.. J. S. Carl
son Of North Star College, Warren,
We're callers here Saturday.
Rev. Wahlund Of Minneapolis, con
Quoted services here Sunday evening.
Sanfred Johnson autoed to Warren
Sunday evening.
Chas. Grinder of Warren, was seen
on our streets Saturday in interest Of
his campaign.
Olga Blomsness of Warren high
school spent Saturday at her home
. here.
Mrs. A. Batalden entertained some
friends at luncheon Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Malm and Eff
lie Thompson autoed to Warren on
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Alfred Nystrom and Hannah
Nystrom were Warren passengers
Monday evening.
Barney Peterson returned to War
rem Monday evening having visited
relatives here. From there he will
go to Madison, Wisconsin, to pursue
government work. ...----
Mr.. Nels Johnson of Warren, was
caller here Tuesday.
Mr. Hanson of Viking, spent Tues
day here in interest of his campaign.
TheLadies Aid of the Swedish
Lutheran church in the village, will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Ole Seward
next Wednesday afternoon, October
eth. All are welcome.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
AlMA

Threshing in this locality will soon
be completed.
Eddie Gustafson is helping Henry
Schey for few days.
The Misses Magnuson and Lind
strom visited Sunday with Miss Val
borg Trim. .......-.
Miss Alice Bjorklund spent Sunday
afternoon with her friend Lillian
Hedquist.
The Misses Esther Johnson, Ida
Johnson and Mary Fahnstrom were
Monday evening callers at Carl o.
sons place.
Mrs. John Adolphson of Warren,
has been up visiting with relatives
and friends for few days.
The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs.
Bjorklund Wednesday.
Henry Schey and friends autoed to
Foldahl last Sunday evening.
Sunday evening visitors at Bjork-
lund's were Edwin Grund, Edward
Fahnstrom and sisters.
James and Peter Opsahl called at
the Hokanson home Sunday after
noon.
The Y. P. S. which was to have
been held in the Norwegian church
last Sunday evening will be held next
Sunday at $3.50 o'clock instead.
Mrs. John Nelson who has been i'll
for sometime is recovering.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
Hints For Auto Drivers.

Side curtains and the most common
iy used tools should be carried where
they may be reached without disturb
ing the passengers.
Never crank your engine over until
you have made absolutely sure the
gear lever is in the neutral position.
Never take it for granted that the
other driver will certainly do the right
thing.
Sound your horn when approaching
every side road lane or footpath 5