Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Conway of Ian.
sing celebrated the twenty-ffth ami.
versary of their marriage recently at
their home, number Of relatives and
friends sharing in the celebration.
There has been much activity the past
week in Methodist church circles in
Lansing along the line of raising
funds for college purposes. About
$1,000 has been raised for Morning
Side college at Sioux City and in ad-
dition to this, Mrs. Corinthia Day, q
well known north side resident, has
given $1,000 for the purpose of en-
downing scholarship in that institu-
ton.
Red flags stand in the center of ev-
cry street intersection fronting on the
public square at Centerville, and on
busy days special officers are to be
posted there to see that all vehicles
/ keep to the right, until the public
becomes accustomed to this mode of
travel in the business district. Ow-
ing to the increasing number of autos
caution against accidents.
That actual construction work
will be commenced on the Muscatine
G. Iowa City Interurban railway by
July is the belief of those interested
in the rail project, which is being
promoted by A. D. Bowen Of San
Diego, Cal. With the survey COM
pleted and the right of way practical
ly secured, it is expected that con-
tract will be let for the building with
in two months time.
Miss Fannon, professional nurse
Of Abba, while dressed in mems
clothing was arrested while attempt
ing to break into the Loughlin drug
store through rear window. She
said when lodged in jail, that she was
trying to secure morphine and CO.
caine, which she had been unable to
buy since the new federal drug law
went into effect.
The Hall Manufacturing company,
which was born in Monticello but .
few years ago, and has since grown
to be one OF the leading manufactur-
ing companies in the state, IL making
substantial addition to its factor
les there by the erection of a large
new building, 30 by 100 feet. It will
be used for the exclusive manufac-
ture of the new Jenney combination
cornhusker, shredder and silo filler.
With the blowing of o'clock
whistles, $50 employees of the Quaker
Oats plant at FIT. Dodge resumed work
after being idle for months. A thor
ough overhauling of the plant ana
changes in much of the machinery
were accomplished, while the plant
was closed down.
Ex-Congressman B. P. Birdsall Of
Clarion will deliver the principal ad-
dress on the first day of the reunion
of the Hardin county veterans, to be
held at Alden, June 18th and 10th.
| The second day Senator w. S. Ken
yon of Fl. Dodge will be the principal
| speaker.
More than 300 bottles of beer were
seized by Marshalltown offers at the
home of Enoch Mcknight, northeast
of that town, and in shack near
the Iowa river. Ray Hitsman, who
appeared to be guarding the beer, was
arrested. Mcknight is already under
sentence for bootlegging.
The Springville Savings bank has
| offered free scholarship for the win
ter course at Ames to the boy in
Browns township raising the best
acre of corn The prize includes rail
road fair, tuition and board and lodg-
ing.
George B. McManus Of Marshalltown
arranged for the funeral of his fa-
ther, Frank, on receipt of telegram
that he had been killed in railroad
accident at Joplin, Mo. When he
reached Joplin his father met him
alive and we'll
D. E. Woodfill, II years old, presi-
dent of the Farmers and Merchants
bank at Gravity, dropped dead on the
lawn at his residence. He was trus
tee of Simpson college, Indianola, and
of the Iowa Methodist hospital, Des
Moines.
Mr.. Glen Brunson Of Algona, who
served Kossuth county as sheriff for
two terms, has been appointed by
Governor Clarke to the office of spe-
cial agent under the direction of At
torney General Cosson, for the en-
forcement of law.
Census reports from all towns in
Marshall county outside of Marshall
town have been filed by the assessors
with the county auditor. The figures
in most instances show slight gains
over the government census of 1910.
One of the largest paving contracts
in the state was let at Rockwell City
recently to Cedar Rapids concern.
The contract comprises $4,000 square
feet Of eighty blocks and involves an
expenditure of approximately $4,000.
Leonard Carkhuff and Floyd Sparks
were injured and two horses badly
stunned when lightning struck the
w. L. Carkhuff barn near Marshall
town. The building was somewhat
damaged.
A representative of the Anti-Saloon
league in company with local officers