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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

1t is expected that the army esti-
mates, when submitted to the next
congress, will contain provisions for
a general plan of range construc-
ton throughout the country as the
preliminary steps toward the train
ing of the male citizens of the coun-
try in military rifle shooting. High
military authorities are in accord as
to the necessity of such training for
those who are available as volun-
teers and that any scheme for a re-
serve must provide also for the rifle
training of it's members. Provisions
will probably be contained also for
the proper supervision and training
of rife clubs and the issue to them
of ammunition and target supplies.
Congress at the last session authorize
ed the Chief of Ordnance to issue
free to rife clubs the Krag rifles in
storage at the arsenals, as we'll as
munition to be used with the same.
This ammunition was left over from
the Spanish-American war and it has
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

According to report sent out from
| Washington the United States is un
der the surveillance of numerou!
foreign spies. It is known to gov.
eminent authorities that foreign
Iagents" are covering every section
of this country and are especially
numerous in those regions where
ammunition and war supplies are
being manufactured. The Germans
have large numbers of spies keeping
tab upon movements in this country
that might be of interest to their
government and Great Britain has
all army of "secret men" here watch
ing the German spies and keeping
track of things generally that might
be Of value to Great Britain. 1t is
likely that these foreign govern
ments know as much about the pre-
paradeness of this country for war
and for defense as our government
does and it is useless for our govern
ment to attempt to deceive them.
The agents" here are men of SUI
1erior talents who have had wide
experience in the work they are do
ng. 1t is not believed in Washing
on that this spy system has invad-
ID the government buildings at the
rational capital, yet precaution is
icing taken in the way of inspecting
isitors.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

| fOOr Leo ferrln, the paying teller
in a Cedar Rapids bank who stole
nearly $4,000 and then trumped ur
robbery story that could not stand
has confessed, denied and confessed
again. The fact of the matter is,
Mr.. Perrin has been so bounded by
his conscience that he could not be
silent. Then after having confessed
he found new courage and denied
again. But of no avail. The de-
tectives found ten thousand dollars
Of the stolen money just where Per-
rim told them they would find it and
it was useless to plead innocence af-
ter that. 1t is the old, old story of
bad investments beyond ones
means. He owed more than $4,000
and it took nearly his entire salary
of $1,50O per year to pay the inter-
est. He kept getting in deeper and
fin ally resorted to theft to get out.
But that put him in deeper than ev-
err,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Georgia and through it the whole
United States of America are dis
graced by the illegal and brutal
hanging of Leo Frank, convicted of
the murder of Mary Phagan and
later having the sentence committed
to life imprisonment. Frank was
recently taken from prison and con-
veyed to a point one hundred miles
away, near the former home of the
murdered girl. Just how the gener-
al public of Georgia feels about the
outrage of the mob is not yet known,
but Ex-Governor Slaton has no hest
fancy in denouncing the lynchers as
outlaws and murderers and demand
ing their punishment. If more of
the governors of the south were
made of such stuff there would be
fewer incidents of this kind to bring
disgrace upon the country. If pub
lie sentiment of Georgia does not
REBEL at the murder of Frank and
demand the punishment of the men
guilty of the crime it will be a still
deeper stain upon the American peo-
Pile. What right has any man or
any set of men to take the law into
heir own hands and commit murder
simply because the judgment of the |
:ourt or Of the pardoning power
loes not meet their commentator? |
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

deteriorated greatly. The supply will
soon be exhausted, however, and pro-
vision must be made for the further
the rifle club movement is to be en-
cOuraged
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Give not thy tongue too great
liberty lest it take thee prisoner. A
word unspoken is. like the sword in
the scabbard; if vented, thy sword is
in the hand of another. If thou de-
sire to be held wise, be so wise as to
hold thy tongue -Quarles.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Gov. Clarke certainly deserves
commendation for his appointment
of members of the good roads COM
mission, as follows: D. w. Norris of
Marshalltown, John w. Foster of
Guthrie Center, E. r. Meredith of
Des Moines, j. M. Brockway of
Let's, James C. Davis of Des MONIES,
Charles E. Cameron of Alta, Edward
S. Rose of Shenandoah. The COM
mission will report at the 1917 as
sembly on hard surfaced roads. D.
w. Norris will be chairman of the
commission. Mr.. Norris has made a
careful study of the road question
and is familiar with the experience
Of other states in road building.
Some of the critics of Mr.. Norris are
saying that he never had experience
in road building, but that doesn't
him. Didn't Gen. G. NJ.
Dodge build the Union Pacific rail-
road without having had experience
upon the section? Col. Goethals had
never built a ditch, dug a sewer or
mixed concrete before ne was put at
he head of the work of building the
Panama canal. Edison is not much |
If a musician, yet he invented a
wonderful instrument for the re-
Of music and other
ounds. Men of extraordinary tall
nts in certain directions do not nee
ssarily have to have lot of ex-
erience in order to make their
effective. The fact that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Uncle Sans note to Austria anent
the sale of ammunition to warning
nations is firm but friendly" and
concurs exactly with the Freeman
Tribune's idea of the moral right of
neutrals to sell. If countries not of
a fighting disposition could not buy
munitions of war to protect them
selves they would have to be armed
to the teeth all the time or be WHIP
ped from the map by the countries
that like to fight and believe it
proper to take such territory at the
point of the sword that they are
strong enough to take. The United
States has always depended upon the
right and power to purchase arms
and ammunition from neutral ma
tions in case of foreign attacks. In
of its standing policy
'the United States would" says the
note, Gin the event of attack by a
foreign power, be seriously if not
fatally embarrassed by the lack of
arms and ammunition and by the
means to produce them in sufficient
quantities to supply the require
ments of national Defense"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

council to often turn down bids, be-
cause the knowledge of the fact that
the council could go ahead and do
tory effect upon bidders. 1t would
be club in the hands of the people
to protect their own interests, pro-
viding, Of course, that the council
represented the people, as it should,
instead of the contractors, as it
sometimes does.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

They say Carl kuehnle is worth
100000. That fact will make him
many warm friends in the event of
his being a candidate for governor.
However, it will not nominate or
elect him. Moreover, he will find
that the demands made by these
same warm friends" viii! make some
big inroads into his barrel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

A bill passed the Iowa house of
representatives last winter provid-
ing that city councils could go ahead
and do paving when bids for the
work on the part of contractors were
not satisfactory. Paving and other
contractors from all over the state
were there to lobby against the bill
and they succeeded in defeating it
in the senate. Michigan has had
such law for years and the prices
at which Michigan cities get paving
is revelation. Much concrete has
been put down there at around 81
per yard and other kinds of paving
at the same low comparative prices.
Contractors often pay little attention
to the work themselves. They en-
ploy competent overseers and let
them 20 ahead with the job. City
could do likewise. Morrow
err it would not be necessary for the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

1t looks now as though the Mis-
sissippi river is again to be used as
highway for transportation. In
the early days the river towns were
places of great activity because Of
the freight and passenger traffic on
the river. In late years, however,
because of the advent of railroads,
river traffic has almost ceased. But
now comes a large company at st.
Paul formed to operate a barge SER
vice between that city and New Or
leans and the company AYERS that it
can save at least 25 per cent on
freight charges between the two
cities and intervening points. This
may mean that the Mississippi will
soon be crowded with commerce, as
In days gone by. Possibly the build
ing of the Panama canal has had
some influence in the organization
OF this company.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

According to a dispatch from
Milledgeville, Georgia, Leo Frank
was taken from the prison farm
there day or two ago by a mob
and spirited away and hanged. 1t
is likely the men engaged in this
outiawry are another gang of Sena-
tor Vardaman's Iaw-abiding citi-
zens."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Gone Far Enough.

"Oh, John. dear, I've just been to
the milliner's, and my new hat is 60
ing to be dream
you bet, and that's all it's going to
be this time too!' - Wisconsin State
Journal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

The French government has just
issued an estimate of the losses in
the great world war up to the first
of June and places the total killed
and wounded at 100000, the kill
ed numbering 100000 and the
wounded 6,47S,000. The number of
prisoners taken is put down at e.
100000. Publication Of these esti-
mates were withheld couple of
months for fear the knowledge
might have a depressing effect up
on the French people. The losses
by nations are given as follows:
France, killed, 100000; wounded,
100000; prisoners, 100000. Ger
many, killed, 100000; wounded
1 $50, 900; prisoners, 100000. Rus
STA, killed, 1,250,000; wounded, l.
6SO,00O; prisoners, $4,000. Aus
triaHungary, killed, 100000;
wounded, 1855, 1000; prisoners,
10000. England, killed, $4,000;
wounded, 100000; prisoners, co.
600. Belgium, killed, 10000;
$4,000; prisoners, $4,000
Turkey, killed, 10000; wounded,
$4,000; prisoners, $4,000. The fig
Tres for Servia were not available,
cut it is probable that country has
suffered more than any other in
comparison to her population.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Well, what if Iowa's corn crop is
short this year, our people will have
all they need to eat, drink and wear.
1t may be we cannot be as wasteful
as in some of the fatter years, but
Iowa can stand crop shortage as
the world. Of course everybody
wants to see cold weather hold off
late enough to let the belated crop
get to safety before caught by old
Jack Frost, but it it fails, the people
will still have enough to live on.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Mr.. Norris never held scraper or
walked between pillow handles is no
argument that he doesn't know the
proper principles of road building.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-08

A MANS FAD
= y = y
BY Roscoe Dexter
James Martyr, the millionaire
owner of the Martyr Ship Construc-
ton Co., turned to>bis secretary, Miss
Edna Summers, with a rather shame
faced expression.
"The committee is waiting outside,
Miss Summers" he said. You are
quite sure you are willing to e
them?"
Quite sure" answered the pretty
secretary, smiling.
1T is in the interests of sociology"
continued her employer. 'It is the
hardest thing l have ever had to do"
You mustn't care about my feel
ings, Mr.. Martyn," answered the girl.
'In the interests of sociology any
thing is justifable."
The millionaire went out, to return
in the company of a committee of in
yestigators, mostly whitebearded and
bald, who stared in establishment at
the comely, refined young woman
standing quietly before them.
Surely this young lady has eve
been "a convict" exclaimed the
spokesman.
Eyes, gentlemen" answered the
millionaire, land 1 thought that be-
fore showing you over my plant 1
would take you in here and demon
strate my greatest success in my
scheme for retaining human wreck
age. AS you know, it is my boast
that l can reform any man or wom-
an in the world. Given a chance to
labor honestly, nobody is irredeema-
BILE. Three-fourths of my most trust
ed employees are ex-convicts."
"But-what have been this lady's
crimes?" inquired the spokesman,
stroking his beard.
"She was the worst woman in Bos-
ton, sir. She has served one years as
-sa1-~~o1-04 ~-o rr0a- 60. 1o-ao--
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-08

mother. Now she handles an aggre'
gate of $4,000 a day in hard cash"
Wonderful, calculated the spokes-
man and the committee, watching
Miss Summers in fascination. And
1 understand, Mr.. Martyr, that you
pay each of your employees, whether
male or female, $35 a week, -irrespec-
tive of the work they do?"
THAT is so, sir" answered Mr..
Martyr. ut is my theory that $35 is
the minimum. living wage on which
one can exist in comfort, in these
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-08
"SureIy This Young Lady Has Never
Been a Convict"

days of soaring prices. At that sal
airy my employees are satisfied and
endeavor to make themselves worthy
of my confidence. In fact, it is not
only just, but it pays"
He followed them out, to conduct
them upon their tour of his estab-
lishment. The moment that the door
closed behind them Miss Summers
took out her handkerchief and burst
into tears. She sobbed unrestrained-
ly for some minutes; then, as sudden
ly ceasing, she dabbed at her eyes,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Bringing a message fraught with
the wisdom of the seer and the wit
of a Mark Twain, Colonel William
Hamilton Miller, the renowned Him
ois lecturer and realistic humorist,
is to be one of the leading speakers.
He is heralded as the man who de-
livers the message Of community de-
velopment with smile. He pours
forth his mighty truths in terse,
quaint manner, alternately keeping
his audience under a spell Of humor
and thought. A rapid lecturer he
hits straight from the shoulder with
speeches that bristle with epigrams
and show only too plainly that the
lecturer fills the part Of community
philosopher and optimist.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24
Jock Donaldson, an old batchelor

Jock Donaldson, an old batchelor
residing in Aberdeen, who earned
his livelihood by selling firewood, had
donkey and a cart that he went his
rounds with. He therefore had to
hire small shed for a stable at a
rental of four pounds, this emitting
him to vote. Hard times, however,
began to tell on the sale of his fire.
wood; so much so, in fact, that he
had to dispose of his donkey and give
up the stable. On the polling night
he made his way to the place of vot-
ing as usual. The policeman in at
tendance told him his name was not
on the electors list that year, and at
this Jock flared up and angrily ask
ed for an explanation. The police
man said: "Aweel, Jock, ye see, ye
hinna got the donkey noo." ooh, aye
see; it wis the donkey that had
the vote, an no mel replied Jock
earnestly.-San Francisco Argonaut
the authors reading. The author
who was trying to make a ripple like
genius-had thought it would help
him to be late.
Said the pongee face: my, you
here! Well, l never!"
Said he black streak: 81 love
him, don't you? What have you been
reading lately?"
Everything"
"Chambers?"
"Oh, yes"
"And McCutcheon?
"Oh, yes"
"And McGrath?"
ooh, yes. Wasn't McClure's good
last month";"
Dandy! And Munsey's was
grand
Perfectly all right. How was
McGlynn?"
"DO you mean to say"
"And-oh, dear-who wrote The
Rosemary"
Il forget. Lovely, and"
Here the author came in. Whis-
pered the pongee face to the black
streak. 80 glad to have had this
chat. l do so love real literary
conversation, don't ?"--Life.
ssss
A little boy applied to a society
woman for a place In her garage.
What is your father" asked the
woman.
Hes me fadder," was the reply.
eyes, know that" said the wo-
man, "but what is he?"
"Oh! Why he's me stepfadder,
"Yes, yes" said the woman impa-
tiently, "but what does he do? Drive
motor cars, or work in a factory. or
what?"
"Oh, | see, num-" said the small
applicant eagerly, with dawning
light of comprehension. mo, he amt
done nothin' since we've had him.
Town Talk.
The moving picture director was
having trouble in getting one of the
scenes right. The girl was supposed
to resist an attempt to kiss her, but
the rehearsal was far from sat;sfac-
tory. Think, now" said the djrec-
tor coaching her; haven't you ever
tried to stop young man from kiss
ing you?" NO" was the girls frank
reply. Seattle Argus.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

We have client who is thorough
ly versed in dry farming, who wants
to rent section of wheat land. If
you want to rent, let us know at once
as this man is anxious to get settled.
SMEAD & CRAWFORD.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24
= Cty- State
J. n. McKnlnel Route Mgr.
2O2 Mckay Bldg, Portland
STRAYED FROM MY PASTURE
NEAR HEPPNER.

/ Brown two-year-old gslding
! Sorrel 2-year-old mare
2 small 2-year-old mules
All branded o. w. on right hip. Will
pay literally for any information
leading to their recovery. Probably
returning towards Monument.
SHERMAN WAKEFIELD.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

TO THE PUBLIC-Heretofor
have granted the use of my invest
ment to a private individual; in the
future the public shall have the ben
eft; there will be no charge made for
use of hearse where my services are
required. Undertaking supplies
priced below normal.
limo. j. l.. YEAGER.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

<OR the seeker Of the
n mechanical achievement the
nfernatona Exposition Francisco
order OF giant of
capacity OF 100 and standing
anced and perfect safety and jar ride
sengers who enjoy this trip 264 feet
higher the wheel
conjunction with the counebaance this
extreme height begins to swing slowly around
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

For the next sixty days we are
making special prices on our best
-four in quantities of five barrels and
over, at the mill.
HEPPNER MILLING co.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24
NOTICE.

All parties having boxes in the
new Postoffice must learn their com
binations and also teach the combi-
nation to parties calling for their
mail. w. A. RICHARDSON, P. M.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

r. F. Hynd, president of the Hepn-
ner Milling Company, returned to
his home in Portland yesterday
morning, after spending several days
in this city looking after business in
terests.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Glasses fitted satisfactorily by DR..
Winnard, or money refunded. His
prices are reasonable, and he is where
you can always find him. No charge
for testing eyes. tt.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Get home-cured bacon none bet
ter, and keep your money at home
City Meat Market sells the best In the
land at zoe. the pound. If.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

AS 1 have rented my ranch, will
sell my left. Holt combine. 1t is in
good shape, and | will sell at bar
gain. If. A. S. AKERS.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24
GrasshOpper Control BY Broadcast
ing Bait.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis, une 21.-"If cooperation can
be secured among growers in locali-
ties where the grasshoppers are bad
their ravages can be materially
checked" says Professor H. F. Will
son, etomologist of the Oregon Ex-
pertinent Station Experiments have
shown that the old methods of hand
ling the hoppers are not as efficient
as spreading the poisoned bait by
broadcasting. In this way from five
to ten pounds of material can be
made to cover one acre of ground.
1.-THE poison bait is made as fol-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24
FOR SALE.

A 25-45 Rumley Oilpull engine
and plows. 6-bottom engine gang
plows, extension rims and dread
naught guides. w. P. SCRIVNER.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Five pound pals pure leaf, open
kettle lard, at 75c.; los at $3.50.
Keep this under your hat. At City
Meat Market. tt.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Why go to the trouble of baking
when you can buy the best of bread
at the Heppner Bakery.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Water to make crumbly mass
make up this material in the eve
ming and spread the following morn
ing before the dew is off the grass
Broadcast the bait as If sewing seed
and do not put out in piles as there
is danger of poisoning stock
"The present year promises to be
bumper year for grasshoppers and
many inquiries are being sent into
the Office of the etomolOgists con-
cerning control measures and re-
questing personal visits of members
of the staff. Plans had been perfect
ed in connection with conducting a
campaign throughout the eastern
part of the state for this season but
owing to a discontinuance Of station
funds by the last legislature the Col
lege is now without funds for carry
ing on work of this kind. However
the department of Entomology will be
glad to furnish any information that
can be sent by letter"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24
WOOD FOR SALE.

16-in. pine block in car lots, $7.15
t. o. b. Heppner. For further partic-
ulars write Z. l.. ROOT,
I'm. Mosier, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

DR.. Winnard has taken special
course in treatment of eye, ear, nose
and throat. tt.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24


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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

FOR SALE-3000 Posts (in town.
10c each. PHELPS GROCERY co.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

Highest cash prices paid for hides
and pelts.
II. HEPPNER MILLING co.
DR.. McMurdo has moved his office
from the Fair building to Patterson
& Son drug store. tt.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-24

In oredr that channel not less
than sixteen feet in depth may be
established between Tillamook bar
and the docks at Bay City, the gov
ernment has ordered the dredge Ore
gon to Tillamook Bay and the work
will be pushed vigorously until COM
pleted. 1t is expected that the dredge
will be employed in that vicinity the
balance of this season and all of next.