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

Grocers state that never in the
history of the town did people re-
spond SO well to G. request by them
as they did upon Friday for the cr-
dering Of their groceries before the
rush of Saturday. Grocers state that
the orders received Saturday were
for the most part articles which had
been forgotten in their Fridays Or
der and in many cases apologies
were made by the customers for add
ing to the burdens OF the deliveries
upon that day The grocers are very
grateful to the public for the hearty
response to the request.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Promenade Dance.

A fine crowd greeted the promen-
ade dance given by Company G on
Saturday night at the armory. De-
Frances orchestra furnished the
music for the occasion and the pro-
ceeds, which are to go toward fix
ing up the club rooms of the COM
pany in the basement of the arm
DRY, were such that neat sum was
realized from the undertaking. As
cooler, these dances will be given
every two weeks, the proceeds each
time to go toward the club room
benefit fund.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Callers at City Clerks Office.

Thomas Ferris, one Of the owners
of the Usage Electric Light, Heating
& Power company, together with his
superintendent and their families,
We're in this city Saturday, having
driven overland from Usage to look
over the city electric light and pow
er plant. They were callers at the
city clerks Office and later inspect
ed the power plant. They came ex-
pressly to get information regard
ing improvements here, with view
to improving the Usage plant in the
near future. They had heard a
great deal about the plant in this
city and were highly pleased with
what they observed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
SERIOUS COND|-
ton OF Mr.. BoEYE
No Change for the Better Yet Re
ported-Son is on Way to
This City.

. A. N. Boeye, of whom mention was
made yesterday, is no better today.
His condition is very grave and two
nurses are in attendance. The best
of medical care is being given him
in the hopes that he may survive
this severe attack. His daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Fred Boeye, and cousin,
Mrs. Walter Newgard, both of Min
neapolis, arrived this morning. Mr..
Fred Boeye is at present on a bust
ness trip in Montana, but is now on
his way to this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
WEBSTER CITY COUN-
Gil HOLDS SESSION
Brief Vacation for Fire Team Driv-
er-The Jitney Bus 0rdi-
nance, Etc.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held last night, at which
all members excepting Jacobson
were present.
The chairman of the fire commit
tee, John Essig, brought up the mat
ter of relieving the driver of the fire
one or two Sundays in each month
and supplying a substitute at those
times. The matter was referred to
the fire committee with power to act.
The jitney bus ordinance was also
taken up and discussed, but as moth
ing had developed since the reading
Iof the ordinance for the first time at
the last council meeting, no action
was taken upon it. 1t has been hop
ed that some one would try out the
jitney bus service for a few weeks,
$50 that some working knowledge
might be had of the situation, which
is at best but venture in a town Of
this size. Not much practical help
or information can be obtained from
any town which has had the service,
for the troubles and obstacles which
come up are peculiar to the town
and surroundings.
A few bills, among which were
those for extra police service during
circus day, were passed and allowed,
and the meeting was adjourned I'M
til Monday evening, Sept. 9Th.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Resigned Position.

c. A. Fleetwood, who has been en-
ployed as a mechanic in the Hanson
& Tyler garage for some time, re-
signed his position Saturday. A
factory man from the east will ar
rive here within a few days to fill
the vacancy. He is an expert in all
lines connected with the automobile
business. Mr.. Fleetwood left Satur-
day night for Fort Dodge and will
probably accept a position as travel
ing man or demonstration for some
auto company. His friends are sorry
to see him leave this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Attention. Woodmen!

All members of Forest Camp No.
lO3, w. o. W., are requested to be
present at the next regular meeting
on Aug. 2Gth TO hear the report of
new laws enacted at the last session
of the Sovereign Camp and to help
decide the question whether we shall
be represented with a float in the pa
rade on Watermelon day. There will
also be work in the adoption degree.
J. J. Woodmansee, Con. Com.
Chas. Gerber, Clerk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Old Engineer Near Death.

Frank Parkhurst of Eagle Grove,
for thirty years an engineer on the
Northwestern branch passing
through this city, is near death with
tuberculosis of the pelvis bone at his
home in Eagle Grove, having recent
ly been brought there from a two
months stay at the hospital in Roch-
ester, MINI. Mr.. Parkhurst is quite
well known in this city and has
many friends who will regret to
learn that he has made his last run.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Saturday Quiet Day.

Only four arrests were made on
Saturday for drunkenness or disor-
derby conduct. Three OF these were
young men under age or Whereabouts,
while one was an old offender. Offic-
ials with the Ringing circus say
that this was the nearest being a
model town upon circus day Of any
they have been in this season. There
were neither accidents, DRINKS,
fights, pickpockets, or Skin games
to mar the general good time spirit
of the day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Money Left for Them,

Rev. c. H. Kamphoefner, pastor of
the Methodist church, has just re-
ceived the following self-eXplanatory
letter. If any of our readers remem-
Der the family referred to or know
of their whereabouts, will they kind
ly notify Rev. Kamphoefner. Here
| is the letter:
| write to ask whether you can
help me find some trace of the three
children of my late brother-in-law,
John Henry Cells, or Giles. He left
here in 1870, going to Webster City.
He was married shortly afterward
and both he and his wife were Meth
odists in good standing. He died
about 1873. Was a mason by trade
and also owned $40 acres of land.
Could you either through your
church records or some of your old
er members help me to trace the
children? One girl was married and
the other went as dressmaker to
Chicago. The boy went to Texas.
That was about twenty years ago.
We do not know the mothers maid
en- name. That is the only chance to
trace through her as to where the
children are.
Their uncle has died and there is
money coming to them.
Yours sincerely,
Frank II. Williams.
16S Locust avenue, New Rochelle,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Return Here to Live.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Christensen,
who recently moved from this city
to Mason City, are moving their
household goods here and will make
this place their home. They have
rented the A. A. Cook residence
property on west First street recent.
ly vacated by the E. E. Empie fam
lily. George has sold out his grocery
business in Mason City and expects
to act as travelling representative fol
IA grocery firm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Thrown From Car.

Lynn, the three year old son OF
DR.. and Mrs. E. Z. Richardson, had
what might have proven a serious
fall on Saturday afternoon. The
child was in the car with his father
as the latter turned the corner into
the alley back of the post Office and
the momentum of the sudden turn
caused him to lose his balance and
he fell headlong out Of the car to the
ground. Aside from being stunned
by the fall the child was uninjured
although he narrowly escaped more
serious consequences.
Drawing paper for sale at this once
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
The Census,

Born, Sunday, Aug. %, 1915, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crosby, residing
ten miles south of the city, an eight
pound daughter.
Born, Aug. IS, 1915, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Smith, who reside on
west Water street, a nine pound son.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Walter Burckle has resumed hi,

Walter Burckle has resumed his
duties as a plumber in the employ of
his uncle, Aug. F. Mueller, after a
two weeks enforced vacation be-
cause of dislocated shoulder which
resulted from hard fall recently
when the porch swing at the Burck-
lie home on south Superior street
broke down.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

The Henry Springer family, who
resided in the Mrs. Lillian Good
uich-Spahn residence property on
west Third street, have packed their
household goods and are moving
from this city to Des Moines. Mr..
Springer has been employed at the
National sewer pipe plant but has
secured position in the Rood gar
age in Des Moines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
The Census.

Born, August Goth, to Mr.. and
rs. Shad Huddlestun, who reside
out eight miles south of this city,
e son. This was the first of two
grand children born within two
DAYS for Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. McCon-
nell of this city. The other was a
daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Crosby south of this city on Sunday
morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

The Home Missionary society OF
the Methodist church will hold their
annual picnic on next Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. J. E
Parker, corner of Grove and Elm
streets. The change in date is made
to accommodate those who wish to
attend the w. C. r. U. convention
which will be held at Stratford on
Friday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

The ladies of the English Luther
an church will hold social in the
court house park tomorrow evening,
the weather permitting. Ice cream
and cake will be served and the pub
lie is cordially invited to attend. The
commercial league band will also
give a concert in the park tomorrow
evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Mrs. Jennie Barr received word
today that her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
Sharpe, who has been in the hospit-
al at Perry suffering with blood
poisoning following an operation for
appendicitis, is now improving.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Follett OF this
city pride themselves upon being
grandparents to another fine baby
girl. The baby is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Follett of FIT. Dodge
and arrived Aug. 18th.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Miss Ruth Rosenfeldt, who has
been office girl for Drs. Beck and
Richardson for the past three
months, has resigned her position.
Mrs. Frank Currie, who was former
ly in this position, is filing the place
temporarily.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Miss Emma Amundson began
work yesterday morning in the Mer-
camille dry goods department and
will assist for few weeks in the alb
sence of two of the regular clerks
who are on their vacations.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

| The ladies of the Christian church
fin hold ?, paving social tomorrow
( .fternoop at O'Clock at the home
of Mrs. c. L. Poland, 1926 Third
street,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Miss lea Bearce was taken from
the hospital to her home Saturday
morning. She is still very weak and
friends are requested not to call for
another week by which time she ex-
poets to be able to sit up.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

TIE F. w. Priestley family are
moving from the west part of the ].
R. White flats on Bank street to the
j. H. Hice house on west Third
street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Delos Reed of Woodstock has just
yaade the purchase of fine new
hudson car.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24
Band Concert.

There will be a band concert in
the court house park tomorrow night
if the weather is good.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

16S Locust avenue, New Rochelle
n. Y.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-24

Drawing paper for sale at this once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Pitcher could take more than one step in delivering the ball.
 Batter could not take first base when hit by a pitched ball.
 No balk rule existed for fefnts toward first base.
 Imagine Waller. Johnson shooting his freball at a batsman only forty-f1ve feet distant and with practically no restriction on the movements of his body in delivering the same.
 Imagine the efforts of d Batsnan to wait him sol1t'.s until Walter wasted nine balls.
 And picture the chance a runner would have to get a lead if there were no penalty on the pitcher for a false motion to first.
 The miracle would be if any batsman ever got to first at all if such pitching conditions existed today. Handicapped in almost every way. pitching from a fifteen foot greater distance and labor ingsunder increased strain, due to more scientifically developed attack at bat and on the base lines. it is no wonder the modern hurIer is not able to work more than once in four days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

MARATHON RAGING A STRAIN ON
 ATHLETES. FINHAT Marathon racing is strain on
 even the carefully trained athletes who participate in these long runs is shown by the recent report filed in com nection with the Patriots, day twenty five mile race. at Boston. The phy- sictans who examined and weighed the Marathoners before and after the race reported an average loss of six and one half pounds during the road run; al- though there were few cases of extreme exhaustion and nof1e with permanent injurious effects. The report is as fol- lows:
 s.The weight of all the men starting was taken, and after the race tue weight of the first t1irty-five men. at the clubhouse. The average loss in weight of these thirty five men was six and one-half pounds. The weight loss of the winner was ' and one-half pounds, of the second prize winner six and one-half pounds and of the third prize winner five pounds. The largest loss in weight was nine and one-half pounds, the smallest loss three and one-half pounds. No contestant was prevented from starting in the race, and all that finished were in good con dttion. The condition of the three prize winners was notably good.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

w. A. McGibbon, than whom there are few, if any. better horsemen, is positive that the trotter would have mo chance. against a runner in such a con test, it being understood that each horse must conf1ne himself to his own gait and the walk. J. Garner West, on the. other hand was equally confident that the gaIloping horse must wear himself out if. he went along. fast enough. to stay with the trotter, and MT West has had about as much and as varied experience with trottfng sad as MT. McGtbbon or anybody else.
 What the disputants and other horse men want to see is 2 test of the ques-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

really never had a great bah club, but he gets out of his men everything there is in them, and at the pace he has been setting he is apt to make an interesting fight before the finish.
 The Braves. on the other hand, are not getting the pitching they need to win. There is much less chance for them to win this year than there was there are those who expect to see them make rapid forward strides dur ing the closing weeks of the campaign, as they did last season. But asrepeti- ton of this performance is not at all likely. for StaIlings' pitchers do not seem to be getting into form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
Runner May Race Trotter Over the
 Twenty Mile Distance

F you want to ''start something in a
 company of horsemen just ask the question. Which could win, a trotter or runner, in a twenty mile race un- der saddle with 15O pounds up?" Some one did this one evening during the New York spring horse show and inn medtatelyi there was an argum ment which made the spectators turn away from the Judging to take a hand in the dfspute.i When this interesting ques- tionz was first proposed about a year ago there was thesg greatest difference of opinion imaginable among some of the foremost horsemen of New York, whose reasons for their belief were then published. It is so today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

ton this season on a measured course or track, with judges and timers chosen to. see that the best horse wins and to measure his capacity to carry weight over a distance of ground at the easf- est saddle gait. There is more than
 possibility that such a race will be ar
 ranged in connection with the grand circuit trotting meeting al Empire City park. New York. from Aug. 80 to SSEt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

light swing sends the sphere out of the diamond. He uses heavy bat zir1-
 merman Of the Chicago Cubs is a pow erful hitter He uses a heavy stick land takes a very heavy swing. When he connects with the ball on the nose heaviest hitter in the American league Sam stands at the plate as cool as ice and waits for nice one on the outside. He uses one of the heaviest bats made, land when he does connect. which is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

swing. but there's lots Of force behind it. Iris. uses a heavy bulgeon.
 Benny Kauff. the Brooklyn Feds heavy artillery man, takes a powerful swing at the pill Then again there are times when he can lay lem down as neatly as the next Kauf uses a long heavy bat
 Fred Merlz1e or the New York Giants takes a good healthy swing. Up until this year Fred was highly nervous at the plate. He has been giving Daubert
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Ia big bat and takes a light Iunge at the ball. Eddie Collins. the Chicago White Sox star brilliant second base
 man. is a hard man to figure out. Ed die may take heavy luuge or a light swing. He stands there at the plate like an Iceberg and waits until he gets what he wants. Collins uses a medium weight bat
 Iris Speaker. the leading swat, artist of the Boston Red Sox,. is grace per- sonihed at the plate. He has no choice Iof curves. but just picks out what he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

made in Ban Johnsonss organization.
 Zach Wheat. Brooklyn's star out fielder, is also a. powerful hitter. He is as cool as Crawford. Zach has no certain favorite curve to belt. Any one that looks good to him he whales away at. Wheat takes a heavy healthy swing that whjrls him around. Joe Jackson. CleveIands great batter, has no like or dislike for certain kinds of curves. He selects whatever he thinks best and bangs away at it. Joe uses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Photos by American Fress Aaaociatlon nasrman 3Sarn Cra~eforc- 4y Benny <auff. 5sZach Wheat. 6.-- Joe Jackson. 7.-Ty Cobb s.-Eddie Collins ians Wagner 1o:< -Tria Spnalssrs
 Bys JDAaEaY CLARK a " sHRsvE you ever studisd the
 methods and manner in
 which the leading batters in
 the different major leagues Kield the bludgeon2 No? Well the next time you gosto a ball game watch and you'll sec that no two players FteId the stick alike Genefally the weak hstkers try to initiate Cobb. Speaker or Wagner. but the styles of lhese man are just as hard to duplicate 1s 1t is to find the north pole.
 Take Jake Daubert of the Brooklyn Nationa1s for instance Jake is set< ting the IeAgue afire with his stick work and has led the league in hit , tfnE with a high average. Daubert is cool batter and generally waits for a nice one on tIae outside, then with a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
TOM GIBBONS. LIGHT UNDER A
 BIG BUSHEL

TOM GIBBONS, brother of the St
 Paul phantom. complains that he finds it dif1cult to obtain recognition because his more noted brothers per formances overshadow his own ring exploits. It is a fact that the younger Gibbons has done remarkably well in all his bouts There are plenty of mid dIeweights of far less promise who are better known.
 Under some other name he probably would be in great demand. but ring fol- lowers invariably associate the naE1e of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

"a great run for the Hitting honors Of the National league H9erkle has a IilS- ing for ball sligh.ly to the outside He uses a stick of n.edf1n5 weight
 Hans Wagner. the Pittsburgh vet eran. uses a heavier hat than any other man in baseball He is easily the most powerful batter in the game. When he swings and connects with the sphere the ball is the hardest thing in the
 world to handle His hard infield raps have injured many a finger and a shin. Honlis can also lay 'em down asi
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
PITCHERS, LOT IS HARpER NOW

TT O7 7ERSy. LOT IS HARDER NOW. OCCASIONALLY the oldest inhabit-
 ant begins marking baek'' to the days when pitchers worked every other Gay and played in the outfeld when not performing in the box. It is asked, Why iss the modern flfnger able to work but once in four or five days, resting from all laborsin the interim ?'
 The answer is easy Pitching re- qu1rements are entirely different. Here are some of the conditions under which the hurIer worked in 1878. the first year of the National leagues existence:
 Pitching distance, forty five feet.
 Three strikes out, nine balls allowed.
 Pitchers box six feet square.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

both tracks. Officials of the \ yatIonal Fair and Exposition assocfatfen have been considering the matter ever since it was first broached-
 LEXINGTON PAYS s2.os2,sso. IT ,ExINGToN has paid $2.oS2. .8S0 in
 purse money in the forty-two years hAe EaSsag haS beez ea0Gzgcd sae<=-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Gibbons with the elder brother, and Tom Gibbons suffers in consequence
 Gibbons says that in the future he means to press his claims to attention from all the heavier niddleweights such as Jack Dillon, Eddie .McGoorty and George Chip in order to prove that he is worthy of something more than re- hected glory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

gretted his action more than once aft erward for the very thing that he ob- jected. to made Archer a wonderful catcher. Archer has caught great ball for the Chicago Cubs. supplanting the wonderful Johnny Kling as first string baekstop. but he must be slipping nows
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

form again and is winning with reg ularity which probably means that the Giants are going to- cut more of a figure in the race than was expected.
 There is no denying the fact that McGraw is a wonderful leader. He has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
rgIatf oAn Inef

THOSE who figured that Christy - Mathewson. the New York Giants veteran pitcher. was through because of his poor start at the outset of the season have another think coming
 Natty app pears to be back in his best
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

tice of picking runners off first and third bases. for he throws without caught many man flat footed. He was with Detroit once, but Hughey Jennings fired him because he did not straighten up to throw. Hughey re-