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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
A Statement by Woods.

Hon. Frank P. Woods has sent out
the following statement from his
headquarters at Fort Dodge:
The result of the election in this
Congressional District is certainly
gratifying. / know the strong en-
dorsement given me was not for me
personally but for the principles
represent.
| sincerely appreciate the cour-
teous treatment accorded me by my
opponents. If during the campaign
l have criticised the action of any
political party it should be distinctly
understood that such in no way ap-
piled to individuals. l believe my
opponents to be patriotic and high
minded men and that they have
made many friends by the conduct
of their campaign.
l am pleased to make public ack-
nowledgment Of my debt of graft
tude to the thousands of republicans
who have so generously supported
me, as we'll as to the hundreds of
democrats and others who left their
party associates and voted for me. l
am profoundly grateful to all for
their generous confidence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Valuable Shipment.

A train load of raw silk passed
through Webster City Friday on
the Illinois Central road. 1t is val
ued at $4,500,0OO. The shipment
came from San Francisco, where it
was loaded direct from a Pacific lin
er just in from China into the bag
gage cars, sealed with the custom
seal and without waste Of time dis
patched across the country on a
schedule faster than the average
passenger train.
The Illinois Central took posses
sion of the train at Council Bluffs
yesterday morning at 1880. Bill
Beckwitz, conductor, was placed in
charge o. the train with Engineer
Fred Peterson, reputed to be the
speediest on the division, at the
throttle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
MORE GOOD FEL-.
LOWS COME FORWARD
The Case Appealed for in Thursdays
Daily Receives Immediate
Relief.

That there are any number of
Good Fellows in this city was dem
onstrated Friday, when the case
for which appeal was made in
Thursdays daily paper received
ready aid.
One man ordered sack of flour,
one woman sent potatoes, another
bread, another butter, coffee and
other groceries and the immediate
want of the family relieved. More
Good Fellows have offered assistance
should it be required of them in this
instance. The identity of the appli-
cant for help is never given except
to those who request it upon Offering
financial or material aid. There is
no need for women or children in
this city to go hungry, if they will
for a moment pocket their pride and
ask for help. There are always
those who stand ready to help those
less fortunate than themselves, if
they only know whom to help, and
usually the name of the recipient is
not required. In this instance no
giver of assistance cared to know
the name of the needy family. This
is true giving-a case where the
right hand is entirely unaware of
the good the left is doing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Wife BUILDS HOME
She Even Mixes the Mortar for Foun
dation-Finds Time for Her Other
Work, Too.

She Even Mixes the Mortar for Foun-
dation-Finds Time for Her Other
Work, Too.
Sandusky, Ohio.-Is Amos Sisson
proud of his wife? You should hear
him. proud" is too mild a word.
And Amos has good reason to feel
the way he does toward Elizabeth Sis
son.
Sisson is laborer at the State
Soldiers Home. BY saving out of his
meager earnings his wife got enough
money to buy a small lot. Sisson did
not have time and they could not af-
for dto hire masons and carpenters
and plasterers, so Mrs. Sisson set to
work and built what all concede il
the happiest cozy four-room house in
which there is home in bonneville
bonneville is the little suburb just
outlying the soldiers home grounds.
"She's some girl" said sisson, as he
patted Mrs. Sisson on the cheek.
"She saved the money, bought the lot
and built the house; even mixed the
mortar that she used in laying the,
foundation; and besides, she found
time to take care of our two little
boys and look after her household
work. And for housekeeping I'll stack
her up against anything, 1 don't care
where it is"
81 knew Mr.. Sisson didn't have the
time and that our means were linn,
tied, and also knew that if we ever
got home 1t was up to me to build
1t, said Mrs. Sisson modestly, when
asked about her achievement. 1T
wasn't such an awful job. Any wom-
an can do the same thing If she just
wants to. OF course I didn't 60 To-
the picture shows or to parties OF
things like that. In the first places
didn't have the time. and in tho SEQ,
ond place. we didn't have tho,
money"
The Sisson house has four rooms.
1t was built out of timber that had
once been used, purchased by Mrs.
Sisson at cost of $50.
THE material would have cost at,
least $500 if we had had to buy It.
new" Mrs. Sisson explained.
Mrs. Sisson does not believe in
equal suffrage. She prefers, she ex-
plains, to ''let Amos do the voting"
Its all right if they want to, may.
be, but you won't catch me out fight
ing for votes for women" Mrs. Sis.
son declared. 1--WE got too much
work to do to monkey my time away
on something like voting"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
FOR MRS. HOYT.

Mrs. Stanton R. Hoyt, who left
the family expect to spend the win
ter, was the honored guest at par
ty given by the members of the Six
O'clock club Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Ella Burleson. A de-
licious dinner was served at six
o'clock, the ladies being seated
around one long table which had
for it's central feature a large bou-
quet of ferns and red roses. At
either end of the table was Colon
ial candlestick, with long red Ia
per ligted. The color plan of red
and white was also carried out in
the menu Mrs. Hoyt found her
place at the table marked with two
packages which, when opened, reveal
ed two beautifully bound books
Venetian Life by William Dean
Howells, and Virginibus Puerisque
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Venetian
Life is Mrs. Hoyt's special study for
this club year and she expects to
present lesson on this subject som,
afternoon upon her return in the
spring.
After the dinner the hours were
spent in social conversation and a
delightful time enjoyed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Cost of Neglect.

Times-Republican: Page and Ere
mont counties will have to pay near
ly $4,000 for the life of man kill
ed when his traction engine went
through defective bridge upon the
county line road. This will not re-
store to the bereaved family the life
of its member but it is very salts
factory verdict in so far as it affects
the counties involved. County gov
ernments should be held responsible
for all damage resulting from their
neglect to maintain their highways
in a safe condition just as city gov
ernments have long been held for
accidents on icy sidewalks or in
open sewer bitches and as railroads
are held for accidents on their
rights Of way.
In fact the principle Of justice
should extend to accidents due to
neglect of the highways themselves
and it will so extend just as soon as
case or two of that nature IS
been put through the courts. Ruts
in q road which break an automo-
bile and cause 800 Of damage be-
sides endangering lives should be
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
"The Remuneration of Aunt Mary

One can seldom find a more low
able character in any play or book
than Aunt Mary Watkins in "The
REGENERATION of Aunt Mary" A
little old fashioned country woman,
whose whole life is centered around
her only nephew, Jack Denham.
Her quaint old fashioned sayings
keep her audiences III an uproar OF
laughter from her first entrance I'M
til the climax of the last act. There
is little pathos mixed in now and
then, just enough to make it inter
esting, but it is mostly all comedy.
This play was made famous by May
Robson and was her greatest success,
and a vehicle which she starred in
for years.
This production will be seen at
the armory opera house, Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 18th.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Joint Meeting.

The boards of supervisors of this
and Wright counties met here
Friday to consider matters per-
tanning to the benefit assessment on
the Hunter joint drainage ditch No.
1914. There has been so much
complaint over the assessment that
the report of the old commission
was rejected and a new commission
to appraise benefits was appointed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Fully EXPLAINED.

A Second warder, the day follow
ing the election, explained the Nc
Ferren vote in that ward quite sat-
isfactorily. 1t had been generally
believed that the Second ward would
give John H. Sparboe a strong en-
dorsement. 1t was understood that
the we'll known city hall gang was
working night and day for John and
it was not generally realized that
the gang had in the past year so
completely lost its grip. Upon be-
ing asked by the Freeman-Tr1bune
how McFerren happened to get
more votes in the Second than were
polled for either Senator Cummlns
or Gov. Clarke, Senator Cummins re-
ceiving 116 and Gov. Clarke 1O7,
while McFerren got 1872, this Second
warder replied: We'll, when Hinky
Dink Hahne made such furious eff
forts to land John H. Sparboe, voters
who have been keeping tab upon
Little Tammany became suspicious.
We feared that something was to
be attempted in the legislature that
would further protect public officers
who like secrecy. We knew there
was to be an effort made in the next
general assembly to enact a law
compelling city councils to publish
their proceedings and we knew that
the entire city hall gang is against
such a proposition. Hence when 1t
developed that the gang was against
McFerren it was easy to make him a
strong winner in this ward"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10

sufficient ground for recovery from
the government which is responsible
for neglect.
The only way to bring home to
public officers the full degree Of
their responsibility for the public
safety is to soak their governments
for the damage they do and let the
voters charge it up against the ad-
ministration responsible.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Woodpecker oIos Mate From Ira,

Winsted, Conn. "A woodpeckeY
showed remarkable Intelligence by saw
showed remarkable intelligence bt
saving it's mate from death at Ms4-
land Lake. An electric light wire b.
came imbedded in the bark Of a tree
and left an incision in which a male
bird caught its leg. Its cries brought
the mate, which Immediately started
digging at the tree and in an hours
time drilled hole releasing the leg
of her mate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10

w. H. Cook expresses the hope
that any and everybody who will
attend the Kneisel concert Nov
18th notify him at once of their in
tention to do so and the number OF
tickets they will require, as Web
ster City's option expires next Wed
nesday. Should the list be encour.
agingly long by that time, the con.
cert can be advertised definitely in
other neighborhoods. The Freeman.
Tribune hopes Manager Cooks am
bition to fill the Methodist church
auditorium for the third concert by
the worlds greatest string quar-
tette may be realized.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
From Saturdays Daily. J

Mrs. Ralph w. Groves Of KAN
rar left here yesterday afternoon
for Waterloo, where she will spend
the week end visiting friends.
Miss Dena Schwandt returned
to Blairsburg yesterday afternoon
following a short visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Schwandt
on the east side. Miss Schwandt re-
Gently underwent an operation Tor
cataract on one of her eyes and her
condition is now much improved.
Mrs. S. R. Hoyt and children,
Misses Helen and Elizabeth, and
Master Wilcox, left this morning for
Des Moines, where they expect to
spend the winter with Mr.. Hoyt.
Their home in this city has been
closed.
Mrs. R. H. Mabbott and Mrs.
Emma Smythe went to Ames this
morning to spend the day with the
formers daughter, Miss Irene Nab
bott, who is attending college there.
Floyd Helmick went to Kamrar
yesterday afternoon for short
stay.
Mrs. Mary Cole, mother of Mrs.
A. A. Furman, left yesterday after
noon for Story City where she will
visit among relatives.
Miss Bessie Benshoof returned
to her home in Iowa Falls yesterday
following visit with her sister,
Mrs. Fred D. Merrill and family.
Mrs. Frank McComb and two
children were here from harrisburg
yesterday visiting at the Mrs. Kate
G. McComb home.
Miss Letha Tilghman, a high
school student, went to her home in
Williams yesterday for a week end
visit.
George Birbilis of the Olympia
candy kitchen went to Iowa Falls
yesterday on a brief business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Mulhol-
land drove overland to Des Moines
today to attend the Billy Sunday
meetings tonight and tomorrow.
Mrs. Ernest Kolb of Fort Dodge
arrived here yesterday for few
days visit with the w. L. Horn fam
fly and other relatives.
Mrs. Rose w. Garth Of Clarion
is in the city for short visit at the
J. N. Garth home on Bank street.
Prof. and Mrs. A. E. Bullock of
Iowa Falls drove over last night in
their new Pierce auto which is a
five passenger touring car. They
were accompanied by Miss Rosalind
Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Rasmussen
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Barnett went
to Des Moines this morning to at
tend the Billy Sunday meetings eX-
pecting to remain until tomorrow
night.
Mrs. G. w. Crosley has gone to
Chicago and will later go to Mil
waukee where she will make an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
Miss Margaret Hall Of Williams
is spending the day with friends
here.
Miss Edna Bates, principal of
the Kamrar schools, is spending the
week end with her sister, Mrs. Fred
Beisner and family, near town.
Mrs. D. Cooter went to Dun
combe today for a brief visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Mary Harris and
other relatives
Mrs. Fern Millard-Riggin, who
is here from California making an
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Will Send Money Free.

The American Express company
has received notice to issue express
orders for Red Cross money free Of
charge to all who aid this society.
All monies therefore sent to Wash
ington for the Red Cross will be
sent free of charge by the local ex-
press office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
"eLACksNAkE" CALLS cHickENs
Al Crack Of Whip Fowls Run to Farm,
yard for Food.

Gentry, Mo.-Henderson Yeager, q
farmer who lives west of town and
who lives west of town and who is a
successful poultry raiser, has unique
method of calling and driving his large
flock of chickens. For this purpose he
uses an ordinary cattle whip. At the
crack of the whip. all the hens come
running from the remotest corner of
the lot to be fed, caught or counted,
as the case may be.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Cat Stays on Pole Two DAYS

New York.-When valuable cat be-
longing to Mrs. Peter O'Toole climbed
an electric light pole and refused to
come down for two days. its mistress
called the police, who sent wire aero
bat to rescue the feline. The cat ap.
parently was afraid to try to climb
down the pole.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Sues for Torn Shirt

Austin, Texas. H. Rocket, Jr., .
university student, was awarded u
cents in justice of peace court here,
when he sued a laundry because h3S
shirt was torn. The cost charged to
the laundry amounted to SO.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Rears Deer on Bottle.

Plymouth, Vt.-Mrs Edwin e. Earle
owns pet deer which has been taught
to stand on its hind legs and beg for
food and to kiss its mistress. The
deer was found when a helpless fawn
and was reared on bottle. It is 10
months old and weighs seventy-five
pounds.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Collie Has Nose for Wild Honey.

Lenox, aMss.-Edward Fitzgibbons,
Of Otis, found Observation-Disclosures
Of Otis, found more than 1000 pounds
Of wild honey through his Scotch col
lie, eBss, who has a nose for the comb
Of the wild bees. hWen the dog finds
4 "bee tree she stands near it and
banks until her master comes. Seven
trees have been cut down and have
produced honey.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
BOUNCE EGG KILLS HEN

Rhode Island Red Product Is Shown
to Ooubters.
Alpine, Tex.-Probably the largest
egg ever laid by hen is being exhib-
tied by P. w. Perry. of this city. Il
weighs exactly half pound and has q
circumference of inches.
The Rhode Island hen that laid the
egg died after the achievement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Death of Old Settler.

Jewell, Nov. Especial to the
Freeman Tribune: Alex Montgom'
cry. an old settler, died last evening
at his home southwest of town al
the age of ninety-two years. He
was one of the first to settle in this
part of the country. He was a Ma
son,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10

extended stay with her parents, MI
and Mrs. A. B. Willard, returned to
day from harrisburg, where she ha
been visiting at the Cyrus Robi
home.
Mrs. Fred H. Ruegnitz and Mrs
Mabel Yaus were passengers to For
Dodge today.
Mrs. George S. Lane ant
daughter, Miss Kathryn, are callers
in Fort Dodge today.
Misses Lorene Mikel, Bessie
Bickford and Meta Nicholson are
spending today in Fort Dodge.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. l. Clement ant
Mrs. j. A. Golden made an overland
trip to Fort Dodge today in the Gle
ment car.
Mrs. Michael Raven and Mrs
Chris Peterson, who live in the west
part of town, are spending the day
in Fort Dodge.
Miss Mary Lewis, who attends
high school in this city, went to
Eagle Grove today to spend Sunday
at her home there.
Mrs. l.. D. Levi Of Marshall
town arrived in the city today to
take charge of the singing in the
meetings being held by the Penti-
costal Nazarene church.
Prof E. F. Snow arrived home
this noon from Des Moines, where
he has been spending the past week
at the state teachers convention.
Miss Elsie Heiden is spending
the day in Algona.
Judge J. l.. Kamrar arrived
home this noon from Eldora where
be has been for few days.
Miss May Stauffacher, who is
employed in the Birdsall millinery
store, went to Renwick today to
spend Sunday at her home there
The Misses Florence and Marie
Leonard are spending the day in
Miss M. A. Dziewanowski, who
has been making short visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Will 'Shattuck,
who reside on Funk street, return
I'D to her home in Renwick today.
Mrs. George Wyckoff went to
Renwick today for two weeks
visit with friends.
Miss Mary Hyatt went to Eagle
Grove today for a week end visit.
Mrs. F. D. Young, accompanied
~ her daughter, Mrs. Max Whit
acre, and granddaughter, Miss Jane
Nhitacre, arrived home today from
1 visit in Des Moines and Kansas
City. She was at the latter place
% visit her son Elvin, who Is in very
Door health and who left a few days
lgo for Arizona.
Mrs. E. Edwards and little
returned last night
rom a five weeks visit in Blooming
on, III.
Mrs. Ralph Hurd and baby of
Williams arrived today for an over
sunday visit with Mrs. Hurd's par
,nts, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Osmondson, on
he east side.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bort and
title son and daughter made an ov-
,rland trip today to this city from
heir home in Hopkinton and are
listing their daughter and sister,
Mss Bessie Bort, shorthand teacher
It the business college.
Mrs. l.. l.. Hanson and little
laughter came this noon from New
Ill for an over Sunday visit with
heir daughter and sister, Miss Mary
Hanson, who is employed at The
Wilson.
Mrs. M. E. Beightol and Mrs.
Weldon Helmick are spending today
n Iowa Falls.
Miss Elsie Lincoln of Des
Ioines, soprano singer well
Known among musical people here,
s spending the week end visiting
Ter aunt, Mrs. L. M. Hazard, and
Llso with old time friends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Illinois sows Record areakers

Davis, Ill.-The employees on the
Fred Dreaky farm, near here, are
boasting of four sows. which are the
mothers of sixty-two little pigs, all hv-
ing. This is said to be a record.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
CORN INTEREST
IS COUNTY WIDE
Carload of Corn Meal Assuming Pro.
portions Materially Aided
by Money.

The corn cribs placed at the dis
posal of farmers for the dumping
of corn intended for the relief Of
starving Belgians are being gradu-
ally filled, as may be observed. Bags
Of corn have also been left at the
Wardrobe and the Savings Bank in
this city. Yesterday woman iv-
ing five miles west of Woodstock
brought in her bushel of corn for
this purpose, and money is also COM
ing in for the purchase of corn. 1t
is not the purpose Of the commercial
league to allow any actual money to
be sent to this fund from the coun-
ty, through their agency, but to ex-
pend right here in the county ev-
cry dollar which is donated for the
purchase of corn and have it ground
and sacked at once.
Money has been coming in in lots
ranging from go cents to $40. Two
children may put their pennies to-
gether and buy one bushel of corn.
1t gives one happy feeling to give
until they feel it. If you never have
tried doing it, now is your time.
The governor of this state has
now taken up the work and will
within few days open up an office
in the Fleming building in Des
Moines. From this point an effort
will be made to unite every county
in the state in the movement for
aid.
It is certainly gratifying to know
that of the ninety-nine counties Of
this state, Hamilton county was the
first to respond to the call. Web
ster county was a close second.
The officers of the commercial
league are intending to organize the
country schools in a further effort
to fill this car and fill it rapidly. 1t
is planned to have sent out circu-
lar letter to every country school
LedCueT, WHO Will ludhc IuS pan
known to the pupils of her school
and induce the parents to cooper
ate. An effort will also be made to
unite the grades of the city schools,
asking every child in every room to
bring their pennies, nickles or dimes
and us literally give little from
everyk source. When clubs, schools
and churches unite in one large err
rand of mercy such as this one,
there should be response so great
it would tax the capacity of the car
to be sent from Hamilton county.
The sacks of cornmeal will bear
printed instructions for using the
meal upon each one, in four differ
ent languages, that any of the suf-
ferers in the famine district may
know how to cook the meal, which
although known in America from
the landing of the Pilgrim fathers,
is still unknown in many foreign
countries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
WOODS MORE Than
5000 PLURALITY
Congressman Carries Every County
in the District-Majority
$40.

Fort Dodge, Nov. Especial to
the Freeman-Tribune: Following is
the vote cast for candidates for con-
gress in this district with five pre-
cinctS missing:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10

The fiat owned by Mrs. F. e. Will
son and occupied by the Wilson and
J. B. Devalcourt families has been
repainted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10
Cradle Roll.

Born, Nov. 6, 1914, to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Buick, south of Blairs-
burg, a nine pound girl.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-10

The Rev. L. N. Call house on Dr.
vision street, occupied by the Meade
Hughes family, is being reshingled.