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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-09

Leaving a note In which she de-
clarcd her intention OF committing
suicide, MS. Allie Ferris slipped
away from her rooms iu the Mt Al
ton roomlug house lust uight. leaving
three little children. The mothers
disappearance was discovered shortly
after midnight. but u was not until
early forenoon that the note q
found.
II am going To- the river. aid the
note, and by IA time Il came 10 the
eyes of the police the roma had had
every chance ih the world to carry
out her threat Of suicide, Search oi
the river north aud south wat iusti-
tuted without delay.
The woman's husband. Robert Fer
ris, left the family az the Mt Alton
Following is the note Mrs Ferris
left:
TO the people
- ann going Co bring my lie tu
an end have nothing to- live Tor ms
husband BEL mot 900 man he ave Just
begged ever body for what We have
ate .o / an tired cot living . am going
To- the River and druuud my SELF Iind
NfIf IA you eau NNN NfNNN o. MNNiNNIE NNN
Uy Titles there is mo- hope tor 81 some
one take my children and take care
ut them tHl Ferris comes he will Doe
back iu . or . DAYS
u Ann tired of this llc
allie Ferns
y cant set nothing dome Tor my
foot IL has an turned black have
suffered with % uli ! want Co die .
am roiuR out cot my troubles.
The note ends abruptly with o.
single letter "t. as DO the d]istruuEht
woman had Intended %" write mur"
but stopped for some reason
RobTt Ferris aud his wife ana
,hiidr,u cam, Co the Nj. Alton Sc
Gently. The pcopl, at the house could
not recall today just when. The
children are two girls and q boy The
latter oldest 81 the three. I- about
tive, me OF the little girls BIZ nnou.
three years old. and the other Is NOT
more than 90 sea and % raIi old
tn, police could find uu 900, a. th'
nous, Nhp knew whcr, Ferris and
his family came rom. Tho mtu
went away "wednesday Mr. Ferris
did NOT discuss. his guius with au} uH'
elise Boo IN, house and whore hH Went
is mot known.
Some Time between o O'clock aud
midnight last uight Mrs Ferris lci'
the house she ls known Go nave
been with the children Iu h,r iva
tiny rooms ui the earlier hour Short.
N after midnight the bitter weeping
ct the little child attracted attention.
She uds crying for her mother.
The case was reported to the poe
L.c earl, this morning when MTs
Ferris failed to return o. Hitri
chief M.Millin had driven Co the NJ.
Alton and seen the children be called
Or. e. g. Lukcns ct the children
home into the case. At that time tho
existence of the suicide note was mol
known.
After arranging for the children
care the CHIEF had "a thorough search
Df the rooms and the wumun's eft
iy.fs made Hc had noted iu his first
swift Inspection that Mrs Ferris had
mot uA,u ul her clothes The dis
o"y,ry o: ths note WIS th, signal ,uI
swift action
Policemen were e,nt Goo the rIsct
az onr' goo start search along th,
banks. lr io noon they had found
mo- trace uf tho missing woman and
word was sent tu r|Hu,hmcu uII 1luur
,ho stream a" JOHN boo 'hc s,or.h
Efforts Will Uc mud, tu locate Fer.
rI.. 10 hr fails foo return. co. Do h'
proves tu Doe incapable ui providing
fur their support. the children wll.
be- cared i"r uy th" home
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
At New Location.

R. E. Hanrahan opened up the
news stand Saturday in the Wilson
building, the former location of the
Biernatzki news stand. The place
has been thoroughly renovated and
new improvements made. A good
stock of magazines, newspapers, etc.,
are in place and stock of station
cry, post cards and other novelties
will arrive soon. A fine new candy
case has been installed, the only one
Of it's kind in the city. It is white
enameled throughout, similar to a
refrigerator. Ice is stored in a part
of the case and ice cold chocolates
can be secured here at all times.
Chester Mag has accepted a posi-
tion in the news stand, and Greek
will have charge of the shoe shin
ing department.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Article is Commended.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: The arti-
Gle in the Freeman-Tribune Friday
evening in regard to the doings of
the city council, is the sentiment Of
whole lot of the voters of Webster
City. We are getting tired and sick
of such actions. We put Mayor
Banks in his Office by a large major
ity and expected the council to CO.
operate with him as far as was con-
sistent and reasonable, but instead
they are acting like lot of chill
dren who won't play if they cannot
have their own way. If Mr.. Mullins
or Mr.. Mikel had been appointed
these couhcilmen
would not have said a word, but
when the mayor dared to have a
mind of his own and appoint a man
who is fully capable to fill the office,
but who did not happen to be their
choice, they raise hallaboo that is
making stinkpot of the town. 1t
is pity the citizens had not known
how these councilmen were going to
act before they elected them; but we
can at least remember it should they
ever want an Office again.
J. G. Billings.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Increasing Membership.

The Woman's foreign missionary
society of the M. E. church is having
a membership contest, which will
close in June. Many new members
have been enrolled and the society
now has about sixty-fve members.
Friday afternoon the regular
monthly meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Ray D. Hughes with
forty-five members present. After the
business session an interesting pro-
gram was given with Mrs. P. W.
Hearn as leader. Light refresh
noon. A pleasant and interesting
time is reported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Was on Lusitania.

When E. H. Martin returned from
Europe about ten years ago in COM
pany with Tommy" Downs, the we'll
known sleight of hand performer,
they sailed on the Inflated Lusi-
tania. Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Downs
both assisted in a benefit concert
which was given in the first-class
saloon of the boat one evening at
which the proceeds were fifty
pounds or $3.50. The captain of the
boat told Mr.. Martin that the pro-
ceeds were larger than had ever be-
fore been realized at such an enter
tainment which is always for the
benefit of the sailors widows and
orphans.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
A Slanderous Report.

Some of the busybodies of the city
have been very diligent the past few
weeks circulating a bit of gossip
that is a sweet morsel to the scan
dial mongers. The story is to the ef-
feet that a young woman married a
year or two ago to a white man has
just given birth to a colcred child.
Of course there is no foundation to
the story. The woman in question
is not yet a mother, but expects to
be soon. The Freeman-Tribune gets
this information direct from the
mother of the young woman about
whom the slanderous reports have
been circulated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

MIR. and Mrs. Henry Rite Of
Lowell, Ohio, are spending several
days with the VIM. Blankenbuehler
family while enroute to visit the
Panama Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Blake are
an the city for an over Sunday visit
at the J. M. Blake home. Mr.. Blake
is now employed as deputy clerk at
Nevada.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Rasmussen
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Barnett and Mrs
Mason Isham leave today overland
for Storm Lake where they will
spend the week end at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. f. l.. Schar and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Aullman, who
were married Wednesday in FIRE.
mont, arrived here this forenoon
They will go to housekeeping soon in
the Mrs. w. H. Ennis property on
Webster street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Daniels
went to Fort Dodge today for an ov-
err Sunday visit with friends.
Mrs. Geo. Twogood and little
son went to Fort Dodge today for an
over Sunday visit with the formers
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Lusitania Torpedoed.

Nothing has happened during the
progress of the great European con-
fict that has so exercised official
Washington as the torpedoing and
sinking of the English steamship
Lusitania, which sailed from New
York few days before, ten miles off
the coast of Ireland, Friday. 1t
is reported that the vessel was sunk
without warning and that many pas
sengers were drowned. 1t is claimed
that 1873 Americans were on board
at the time. How many of these lost
their lives is not known. The Ger
man Ambassador at Washington had
warned the public against taking
passage on the boat and many pas
|sengers had received anonymous
communications telling them that
the vessel would be torpedoed. The
ship, it is claimed, carried many
munitions of war and Germany will
no doubt claim justification for the
act because of this fact. Of course
the United States government will
await full information concerning
the details Of the affair and then
take such steps as are deemed prop
err and best. That full reparation
should be demanded for loss Of
American lives and for loss of Amer
lean property, Except contraband),
is the view of the Freeman-Tribune.
1t is conceded that Germany has
the right to declare any reasonable
blockade that she can maintain, but
she has not been able to maintain
the blockade around England, ac-
cording to claims from London. 1t
is asserted that one thousand ves-
sells run the blockade successfully to
every one that tries it and fails,
hence the blockade is not bona fide.
Never in the history of warfare,
prior to the outbreak of the present
European war, has a passenger YES
sci of any nation been sunk by tor
pedo or a battleship without giving
full warning to passengers and crew
and it is seldom that such boats
have been sunk at all. They have
been captured and turned over to a
prize court and their papers preserv-
ed Hence this sort of thing, while
not new in the present war, lacks
the sanction of international law
pertaining to war.
But it is too early to say just what
steps the United States government
should take in the matter, further
than that it should insist upon full
indemnity for the damage inflicted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
An Interesting Program.

A Mothers Day program will bs
given at the Christian church tomor-
row evening. The program in part
is as follows:
Home Sweet Home" by the aud
fence.
A Drill-Girls of Junior Endeavor.
Violin solo-Lloyd DeFrance.
Recitation-Elton Harrison.
Solo-Supt. E. F. Snow.
Address-Attorney J. H. Burn
stedt.
"Old Folks at Home''-Quartette
A Reading-Mrs. Alice Snow.
Recitation-Lucile Kinser.
Duet-Mrs. Pence and Miss Neva
Garrick.
Recitation-Lois Meadow.
A cordial welcome for all.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
APPALLING LOSS OF
LIFE ON LUS|TAN|A
1900 People Lost-Situation is Con-
sidered Very Grave in
Washington.

Chicago, May s, 1915 p. m. (via
E. w. Wagner & Co. private wire).
Moon newspapers here give the
Lusitania loss of life as 1900. Only
65S on board the ship survived.
Washington, D. c., IL noon.-The
government has directed Ambassa-
dor Gerard at Berlin to make immed-
late inquiries of the German govern
ment as to the destruction of the
Lusitania.
This action was taken after a cab
met conference.
High officials here consider the
situation very grave.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11

A rustic summer house is in the
course of construction on the real
part of the DR.. G. T. McCauliff resi-
dence yard. 1t is to be Of lattice
work with grape vines planted
around the base. Chairs, stands, a
hammock, and other rustic out door
furniture will occupy places in this
pretty summer house. Another piece
of lattice work occupies a plot of
ground on the opposite side of the
McCauliff premises and this also will
be frightened with climbing vines
and flowers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
CITY
wins MORE HON0RS
Second Gold Medal to be Won in Two
Weeks by High School Stu
dents-Fine Showing.

The second gold medal to be wo1
in two weeks by a Webster City higl
school student was secured Friday
night by Miss Clarene Mueller at the
Boone Valley Declamatory contest
held in Eagle Grove. ]
The first gold medal was won by
Glen Greenwood week before
at the Indianola Field Meet, when
he threw a discus los feet and 9
inches.
Twelve high schools were repre-
sented in the field meet and declam-
atory contest of Friday afternoon
and evening and delegation of
about forty students accompanied by
two teachers went up to Eagle
Grove. In the declamatory contest,
Miss Mueller won first place in the
dramatic class by unanimous vote
of the judges, there having been four
contestants for the place-Fort
Dodge, Algona, Goldtield and Web
ster City. Miss Mueller gave Gin
garella" for which she had been
trained by Mrs. r. S. Phillips of this
city and those who heard her say her
victory was unquestionably merited.
The widest enthusiasm prevailed for
a time following the decision of the
judges.
In the field meet Webster City won
fourth place, having secured in var
ious events, one first place and two
seconds. The track was in very poor
condition but the boys from this city
made creditable showing.
In the discus throw, Glen Green
wood won first place with throw
of 1O5 feet, 51s inches.
In the 22O yard dash, Merville
Gilmore won second place, easily
beating Rogers of Fort Dodge. In
this event Roe Spratt of this city al
so did some fine sprinting.
In the 100 yard dash, MeNdlle
Gilmore won second place with rec
ord of 1914 seconds time, here also
Roe Spratt was an entrant.
In the half mile relay Webster
City showed up the best work of all
Clarke, Spratt and Green
wood being entrants. --
In the 440 yard dash in which two
Webster City boys entered-Howard
Evans and Merl Clarke-Clarke won
fourth place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Time to Act.

1t comes to the Freeman-Tribune
that a number of citizens of Web
ster City interested in the welfare
of the town have written to Des
Moines for copies of the new law on
the city manager plan. They have
become thoroughly disguised with
the arbitrary way the majority of
the city council are acting and be-
lieve it is time for the people of the
city to take steps to secure better
service. The manager system is now
in operation in some twenty or more
towns throughout the United States
and every one of them like it thus
far and would use no other. The
system is an old one, having been
in operation in many of the cities Of
Europe many years. Such proceed
ings as the council is now indulging
in are impossible under that system.
Information on the commission or
"Des Moines plan is also being
sought by some of our citizens.
The Freeman-Tribune has been
advocating the manager plan for
some time and believes the taxpay-
ers and all citizens who have the
good of the town at heart should
take time to give this method Of
municipal government thoughtful
and careful consideration.
In the final analysis, good govern
ment can only result when honest
and capable men are elected to ad-
minister 1t.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11

sister, Mrs. Delmar VanWinkle an
family. Mrs. Van Wrinkle, who ha
been ill for some time, remain
about the same.
Mrs. w. H. Rice left this fore
noon for Pilot Mound to visit he
father.
Mrs. j. E. Clark of Bank stree
is spending the day in Fort Dodge.
Mrs. Charles Cheyne and daugh
ter, Miss Cathlin, and visiting sis
ter, Mrs. Sinclair Young, of New
Zealand, Iowa, are Fort Dodge call
ers today. ~..
Mrs. C. H. Clifton, Misse:
Gladys Shafer and Ruth latham are
Fort Dodge callers today.
Mrs. R. P. Layne, who has beer
spending the past six months with
a daughter-in-law at Lake Charles
La, arrived home last night having
spent a pleasant winter. She is well
and reports mild climate in and
around Lake Charles.
Mrs. j.. M. Fosdick and baby
and mother, Mrs. A. E. Thorn, arriv-
ed home last night from Kennebec,
S. D., where Mrs. sHosdick has been
spending two weeks. Mrs. Thorn
spent much longer time there, at
the home Of a relative. Mr.. Fosdick
also arrived last night from Meri-
dan, Ia, where he has been doing
repair work on an elevator.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Atkinson
and son Edgar went to Des Moines
last night on a short trip.
Miss Helen Gage, domestic sci
ence instructor in the local schools,
went to Ames yesterday to attend
the May festival.
E. S. Carpenter of Dayton re-
turned to his home today after hav-
ing spent few days in this city at
the c. D. Carpenter home. T..
Mrs. G. M. Stevens of Williams
spent yesterday here with her friend,
Mrs. c. E. Buell., while on her way
to Ames to attend the May festival.
Mrs. G. w. Naber Of Kamrar,
who recently underwent surgical
operation at Mercy hospital, was suf-
strong to return home yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Lou dublin and niece, Miss
Marian Garth, and Miss Myrtle Gus
;uson were passengers to Fort Dodge
;oday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reinhardt
arrived home last night from Prim-
CHAR where they were called last
week by serious accident in which
Mr.. Reinhardt's brother, E. w. Rein
lardt, was accidentally shot. AL
;hough unable to be up, the patient
s considered out of danger.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Uses of Pumice Stone.

Most of us are aware Of how inval-
liable it is for removing stains from
the fingers. To do this, wet both
your hands and the pumice stone thor
oughly, and then rub gently until the
stain has disappeared. For taking off
the little black line that comes on the
edges Of your nails it is equally useful.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Rope Is as Stronu as Steel.

Recent experiments show that ma.
Mia rope is as strong as solid bar
steel weight for weight, whereas a
leather belt is less than 40 per cent
as strong, compared in the same way.
A years use will take so per cent of
ropes strength, after which the weak.
ening is more gradual.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11

Willie, go upstairs and wash your
feet before we go to see the DOCTOR
said the mother of boy of nine. The
boy was suffering from an ingrowing
toe nail. Jaw, what's the use OF
washin' both of 'em-the doctors only
response.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
AN UNUSUALLY IN
1fREST|NC MEETING
D. A. R. Holds Meeting at Crosley
Home at Which James B.
Weaver is Speaker.

The May meeting of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution wa:
held Friday night at the home Of
Miss Charlotte Crosley On Walnut
street. One of the most interesting
sessions of the chapter was enjoyed
partly by reason of the presence OF
James B. Weaver, Des Moines at
torney, writer and lecturer, who
gave an address upon Jimmy the
Prospector, Poet and Philosopher.
This address or paper was given be-
fore the state library association ov-
er year ago, and it was there Miss
Crosley hearing it, resolved to secure
Mr.. Weaver to give the paper before
the D. A. R. of this city.
The Crosley home was profusely
decorated with white lilacs and tu-
lips and about sixty persons, includ-
ing the members and invited guests,
were present.
The address was as unique in sub
ject as delightful in treatment.
"Jimmy-poet, prospector and phil
osopher," being a remarkable old
man who used to be one Of the char
acters of our neighboring town of
Lehigh. Mr.. Weaver drew a vivid
and mastery picture of the old
Scotchman with his appreciation Of
nature, his keen zest in life, his
strong passion for expressing him
self and his unusual power of self
detachment as he philosophical on
the passing show.
Liberal quotations from the verse
and prose of Jimmy" amply justi-
fed his right to the title OF poet and
1t was interesting to
query how much of their keen in
sight and humor, added to the rug
ged framework of the Scotchman's
compositions was due to Mr.. Weav-
er's sympathetic aud charming rem
dition of these selections.
"Jimmy'-it will be interesting
to know-was none other than Will
liza Timmons, of Lehigh, the father
of the base ball players, the we'll
known Timmons brothers. He was
an old friend of the late Walter c.
and one of his children was
named for Mr.. Wilson. He was a
for years in the vicinity
of Lehigh and Fort Dodge, locating
beds of coal and gypsum but the d.
vine muse whispered to him just as
surely as though his paths of life
had led through pleasanter and more
fields.
One of the remarkable things
about Mr.. Timmon's Unsuitable long
ng to express himself, was that he
never attempted the publication of
my of his expressions which were
otted down upon the backs Of pros
)ector's checks or wrapping paper,
envelopes or anything which came
EASILY to hand. He died in the year
900.
At the close of the address, delic-
Gus refreshments were served and
pleasant social hour followed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Armaseddon.

Literally Armageddon means Chill
of Migeddo." Figuratively the word
means the place of the great battle,
wherever it may be-the scene of the
struggle of good and evil. There was
never any actual battle Of Arranged.
don.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
When a Book Is Valuable.

No book is worth anything which
is not worth much, nor is it service
able until it has been read and reread,
and loved, and loved again, and
marked so that you can refer to the
passages you want in it.-Ruskin.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Could Not Last,

Dolly-"At last have met my ideal!
kind-hearted, modest, patient. self-de-
nying! But alas married." Daisy
Don't worry! No woman will live
long with such freak! You'll get a
chance at Boston Globe
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Ellsworth Woman Dead.

Mrs. Ole Rossevig of Ellsworth
passed away at s o'clock Saturday
morning in Mercy hospital following
a weeks serious illness with tumor.
Mrs. Rossevig leaves a husband but
no children. The couple have been
residents of Ellsworth for three
years, Mr.. Rossevig being contract
or.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Objected to the "Buttoning."

Billie, aged three years, was play
ing with his sister, when they began
to quarrel, so she left the room and
closed the door, Billie became very
angry and Immediately screamed:
"Unbutton that door,"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11

The church flag is the only one that
may be flown above the flag of the
Upited States. 1t is hoisted on the
taff-rail of warships, above the nation.
al ensign, during the church service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Wars First Principle.

The natural principle Of war is to
do the most harm to our enemy, with
the least harm to ourselves, and this.
of course. is to be effected by strata
gem.-Washingto Irving.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Early Playground.

The first public playground was es-
tablished in Boston in 1886. Since
that time the playground movement
has spread all over the country. In
1894 Chicago built her first public
playground.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
Never the Right Road.

It's plain enough you get into the
wrong road l. this life if you run
after this and that only for the sake
O. making things easy and pleasant
for yourself-Ge0rge Eliot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-05-11
The Real Winner.

1t is not the man who reaches the
corner first who wins, but the man
who knows exactly what he is going
to do when he reaches the corner
G. E. Hughes.