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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24

broke out in pimples. 1t
spread all over her face,
distlguring her for three
months. 1t caused the
skin to crack open and bleed.
1 had to hold her hands or
she would scratch her face
till 1t would bleed. the Itch
ing and burning were So
intense. 1t would itch and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24
VISITS OPEN AIR SCHOOLS

Miss Marian c. Williams, principal
of the Susquehanna open air school,
left this afternoon for a little trip to
Allentown and Philadelphia to visit
the open air schools OF those cities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24
GRAVY HINT

Sift -four to be used for mixing
gravies, etc, and YOU will be sur
prised how little trouble you have
with lumps.-Los Angeles Express.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24
HIKE TO LEBANON

William +. Hoy, John Taylor. Jo-
seph Middaugh and Garrett sutton
Wall took n walk to Lebanon on Mon
day, Washington's Birthday. thorough
ly enjoying the hike of 20 miles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24
CHILD DIST TOURED
FOR THREE MONTHS
pimpIes Spread All Over Face.
Itching and Burning Intense.
Could Not Sleep. One Cake Cuti-
cura Soap and One Box CutiCura
Ointment Healed Her.

Water St.. Nayville, N. Y.-"When my
title daughter was three years old noticed
3 hard dry scale on her forehead. Her face
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24

burn so she could not sleep.
"She was under treatment for year but
It didn't help her. Then used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and she found relief
right away. 1t took one cake Of Cutieura
Soap and one box OF Cutcura Ointment to
heal her." (signed) Mrs. Z. L. Adams.
June 13. 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-24
Sample Each Free by Mail

With 32-p. skin Book on request. Adj
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. 7, Boss
ton" Sold throughout the world
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
Park Commissioner.

Elsewhere in today's paper ap-
pears the announcement Of Z. H.
Martin as candidate for member Of
the board of park commissioners TO
succeed himself. Mr. Martin had de-
cided not to be candidate and had
so informed some of his friends, but
has reconsidered and will give his
services to the people for one term
if that is the wish of the voters. He
was appointed to succeed V. c. Cros-
ley, who resigned some six months
ago, and now feels he should yield
to the requests of many people who
have asked him TO remain on the
board until the business under the
charge of the commissioners is well
under way. Mr.. Martin is certainly
we'll qualified for the place and since
he has consented to serve it is un-
likely that there will be any opposi-
ton. There are to be three commits
sioners elected and the other candi-
dates are Louis Follett and W. R.
Ryan. These three will make a
strong board.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
Falls and Breaks Arm.

Mrs. Alice Allen, while returning
to her home Friday night about 9
O'Clock, slipped on the sidewalk near
the Hamilton County State Bank
building and broke the two bones OF
her left wrist. She was taken at
once to her home, at the Mrs. A. Il.
Gurney residence on Division street,
and the broken bones set. The in
jury is a very painful one, although
the patient will probably suffer no
serious results from the fall.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
starry; Mrs. w. H. Snider of Daven-

retary; Mrs. w. H. Snider of Daven-
port, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Jennie l. Berry of Cedar Rapids,
chairman of the printing committee /;
and Mrs. John w. Watzek of Daven-
port, chairman of the biennial pro-
gramme committee. This shows that
the federation has no dearth of pres
idential material. With the biennial
so far away there is time yet for
other names to be spoken of for this
important office.
Mrs. Whitley has for some years
been closely in touch with fedora
tion work. Her position as vice
president has brought her very close
ly in touch with the district chair
men and their work. Previous to
her present term of vice president,
Mrs. Whitley was district chairman
and in other ways she has been iden-
titled with federation work"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
WEBSTER CITY WON-
EN- c0NPL|MENTED
Mesdames Kamrar and Whitley Civ
en- Prominent Mention in Register
and Leader.

Sundays Register and Leader
gave prominent mention to two Web
ster City women-Mrs. J. l.. kamrar
and Mrs. f. E. Whitley. Under a
very good picture of Mrs. Kamrar,
and under the heading, Iowa Wom-
ans Good Work." appears the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. J. l.. kamrar of Webster
City, who is we'll known in social
and philanthropic circles of her COM
munity, has been especially interest
ed in the hospital at Webster City in
equipping it for efficient service.
other charities have also had assist
ance in many ways from Mrs. KAN
rar."
In an article speaking of the
spring election in the Women's Fed
Grafton of Iowa clubs, concerning
the vice-president, Mrs. f. Z. Whit
ley of this city, occurred the follow
ing:
Among those names which rum
or has connected with the office OF
president for the coming biennial
period are those of Mrs. Francis
Whitley of Webster City, vice presi-
dent of the federation; Mrs. F. F
Faville of Storm Lake, recording sec.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
SUFFER DISCOMFORT
FROM RECENT RAINS
Floor Of the Coulson Home in the
East Part of the City Covered
With Water.

Several homes in the east part of
the city, which are built with little
or no foundation and situated on
low tracts of land have been sur
rounded with a lake of water during
the latter part Of the week.
Conditions were never known to
have been so bad in February be-
fore, for the sleet and rain storm Of
ten days or two weeks ago, followed
by a freeze, then another snow and
lastly a thaw accompanied by rains,
made a foundation of ice several
inches thick, covered with several
inches of water in many places and
there has been 10 outlet for this
water where cutters and gratings
over catch basins have been filled
with ice.
At the "Dick" Coulson home in
the east part of the city, where the
house is situated in low triangle
formed by the Northwestern rail-
way and high land, the floor of the
house was covered with about three
inches of water the latter part Of
last week.
Little or nothing could be done
to relieve the situation, for the wat
er flowed into the 1owlands as fast
as an outlet was made for it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
FIRST BLOOD FOR
HANSON & TYLER
Judge Mccall Sustains Motion of Au-
to Company in Suit With
Overland Company.

Fort Dodge Messenger: Judge E.
NJ Mccall in a decision filed this af-
ternoon sustained the motion of the
Hanson and Tyler Automobile Com
pany of this city TO have the WHY'S
Overland Company made a plaintiff
with the National ! Bank Of Com
merce, Toledo, Ohio, in it's suit for
the collection of $4,000 note.
Judge Mccall in the order held
that the WHY'S Overland Company
was a necessary plaintiff with the
bank and that it should be to avoid
multiplicity of suits.
Judge Mccall also granted the Pc
tition of the Hanson and Tyler Com
panys attorneys that the WHY'S Ov-
erland Company and the National
Bank of Commerce produce books
and papers relating to the business
between the WHY'S Overland Com
pany and the local concern.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
.ROLFE DEBATfRS
ARE VICTORIOUS
Contest is Held in the High School
Auditorium-Small Crowd
in Attendance.
in Attendance.

The debate Friday night at the
Lincoln high school building be-
tween a team from Rolfe and the
local debating team, resulted in
Rolfe winning out. The question
discussed was the literacy test re-
Gently agitated in congress, which
bill was vetoed by President Wilson.
The debate was to have been tri-
angular one in which Humboldt,
Rolfe and Webster City were to have
participated, but for some reason
Humboldt did not come.
The decision of the three judges
was unanimously in favor of Rolfe.
A very small audience was pres
ent owing to the rainy evening, but
those who braved these discomforts.
felt repaid for their efforts. The To-
cal debating team are Miss Olive
Bateman and Messrs. Anthony Spar
Doe and Leslie Clifton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
WEDDING IN THE
CLERKS OFFICE
Bride Just Arrived From Denmark
Will Live on a Farm Near
Williams.

There was wedding at the office
of County Clerk Sterling just after
/ O'clock yesterday when Miss Elvira
Nelson and Mr.. Knut Hansen
were united in wedlock, Rev. G. V.
Pence officiating. The groom has liv-
ed for some years near Williams,
but year or so ago returned to
Denmark and has been there ever
since. A few days ago he arrived
home in company with Miss Nelson
and today the couple were mar
ried. This is the first visit Of the
bride to the United States. She is
a very fine appearing young lady
and everybody who is acquainted
with the groom will wish them sue
cess and prosperity in their voyage
adown the stream of time. They will
make their home upon a farm near
Williams.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
PURCHASE LOT FOR
LAUNDRY BUILDING
Stevens Bros. Will Build On Des
Moines Street South of the
Fire Station.

The recent item in these columns
to the effect that new laundry
building might be erected on Des
Moines street, is now certainty.
The new structure. however, will be
erected on the south side of the Are
house. Stevens Bros, proprietors q
the laundry, have purchased the thir-
|ty-eight feet of ground adjoining
the fire station on the south and will
erect thereon a laundry building
which will be thoroughly equipped
with p-to-the-ninute machinery
for the proper economical conduct
of laundry business. Messrs Stevens
suggested to the city council that II
the city would grant them driveway
at the rear of the fire house they
would agree not to build the build
ing adjoining the fire house more
than one story high. The council
agreed to the proposition and there
by preserved the many windows on
the south side of the fire building
which now supply light for the sec
story.
The two lots south Of the fire sta
tion were purchased of Will A. john
son at a consideration of $4,000. The
Messrs. Stevens expect to let the con-
tract soon but building operations
will not be begun until about August
1st.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
ALL IOWA SALOONS
CONDEMNED TO DIE
Vote for Re-Submission in the Sen.
ate Demonstrates That Grog-
shop Must Go.

Following upon the heels of the
action of the city council of Des
Mones in refusing to grant an ex-
tension t9 the saloons Of that city,
the Iowa senate Friday voted to
re-submit the prohibitory amend
ment to a vote Of the people, the
proposition carrying by thirty-nine
to ten. Senator Chase is still confiI-
ed to his home in this city and could
not vote. 1t is understood that he
strongly favors re-submission. 1t is
believed that the house will concur
by large majority in the action Of
the senate.
The senate also voted to repeal
that portion of the mulct law which
permits saloons to operate under a
petition but retaining the provision
bootleggers, etc. This is
to take effect on the first of next
January if the house concurs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
TO BUILD A fine
new RESIDENCE
F. J. Greenwood Will Erect a Mod
ern Home on Site of Present
Domicile.

f. J. Greenwood recently built
himself and family a small garage
or barn on the rear of his residence
lot on Elm street and the family are
now snugly ensconced therein for
the remainder of the winter. AS
soon as the weather permits, the old
house on the, lot will be, torn down
and work will be begun for the erec-
ton Of a fine new home slightly back
from the site now occupied by the
old residence.
The new home will be an eight
room, two story house-the material
of which is not yet permanetly de-
cided, but will probably be of brick,
pebble dash, or cement blocks. The
house will lie with the gable ends
parallel with the street and with
porch half way across the north side.
The living room Of the home will eX-
tend across the west end with a
large fireplace with exterior CHM
ney in the center of the west gable.
Upon entering the house through
French glass doors, one will find
himself in the small reception hall
from which the living room, den or
kitchen may be reached by separate
doorways. The stairs to the upper
chambers will also ascend from the
reception hall and four large bed
rooms and a bathroom above will be
supplemented by a large sleeping
porch across the south side of the
residence. The dining room which
will be lighted by the entire south
side being Dutch windows will oc-
cupy the southeast corner of the
house and the den the northeast
corner. Part of the back porch will
be enclosed and the only stairway
leading to the basement will be from
this porch. This will do away with
an interior stairway and basement
door on the outside and is expected
to be a great convenience.
The shingles of the house will
probably be asbestos and the home
inside modern from basement to gar
ret
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
Special Notice.

J am quitting the farm for change
of business and everything at my
public sale February 22nd, will and
must be sold without reserve. Note
list of property in sale bills. Every
thing of high class order. EXcep-
tionally nice lot of early MurdocE
seed corn A string of good horses,
cattle and hogs. Free lunch at IL
o'clock. Sale commences promptly
at Il o'clock. One mile east city mar
ket. Come everybody.
fltld2# W. H. Alkire.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
Structure is Two Stories With Front
of Yellow Glazed Brick and
White Enamel Trimming.
MUCH FAVORABLE COMMENT.
Finest Thing of the Kind in This
part of Iowa--Cost About
$4,000.

One of the handsomest and mos:
finely constructed little business
buildings in Webster City is being
completed on east Second street, just
west of the St. James hotel, it's own
er being w. j. Zitterell. The front
of the building was unveiled last
week and is causing much favorable
comment and admiration.
The structure is two stories with
front of yellow glazed brick and
white enamel trimming. The front
lighting effect is unusual here, al
though of late years used to some ex-
tent in larger cities. This allows for
a vestibule entrance in the center
front with high Dutch windows on
either side; these windows arc small
paned with a wide prism glass series
of windows above, all accommodated
with ventilators.
The great benefit derived from the
Dutch window lighting effect, espec-
tally in cafe, is Of great value. The
passer-by cannot look within unless
he stops and stares, the intersections
of the window panes breaking the
line of vision. Above the entrance
and placed upon each door post are
two large urns FOR the reception, in
summer, Of hanging vines.
The building is 120x22 feet in di-
mensions and two stories in height.
The lower floor is to be occupied by
VIM. Hamilton of Des Moines, who
will install bakery and cafe, which
will probably be open to the public
about March 1st.
The second floor has been rented
by II. N. Beck, proprietor of the st.
James hotel, for rooming purposes
connected with the hotel, which is
run on the European plan.
The front room of the cafe is 70
feet in length and the floor is tiled,
with an artistic pattern Of tillne
around the edges of the room. The
steel ceiling and side walls are tint
ed in shades of buff and tan and the
woodwork and castings covered with
six coats of white enamel. This is
with the exception of the doors
which are mahogany finish slab
doors. The electrical lighting will
be from six-inch drop lights shield
ed in neat ground glass shades
Steam heat is used in the building
and an unusual method is here eni-
ployed by which trouble in the heat
ing pipes may be repaired; midway
between the front and the rear are
joint openings through which re-
pairs may be made with facility. AS
the heating pipes are laid beneath
tiled floor, and the basement exca'
vation does not extend to the front
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
0PERETTA TO Be
GIVEN BY SCHOOL
"Ch1ysanthemum,' a Pretty Musical
Play With Chorus of Sew
enty-five.

The principal parts have already
been assigned by the musical direct
or Of the city schools-Miss Edith
R. ,Lee--for a pretty japanese op-
eretta to be given this spring, be-
fore Easter if possible, by high
school pupils and others selected
from the grades.
The principal characters are all
from the high school and are as fol-
lows:
Princess Chrysanthemum, the EN-
peror's aughter-Hester Huff.
Fairy Moonbeam, queen of the
fairies and the princess good genius
--Clarine Mueller.
Toto, YumYum. Du-Du and Tu-
lip, maidens attendant on the prin-
cess-Mildred Boysen, Ruth Maxon,
Fannette Fassett, Mildred Hoot.
Emperor What-for-Why, a merci-
full (?) monarch-John Hunter.
Prince So-Tru and Prince So-Soi,
both in love with the princess-An-
thony sparboe and George Worth
ington.
Top-Not, court Standardization
Greenwood.
Sauder-Eyes, the wizard cat
Miles Loring.
Spirits of night, fairies, courtiels,
populace, attendants all compose the
choruses, which will be picked from
the glee club and from the grades.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
The Cannon Sale.

The Thomas Cannon sale of
blooded Herfords at his place one
mile south of Duncombe on Thursday
was quite we'll attended and the
stock sold at fair prices. Quite a
of buyers from Webster City
were present. w. A. Neel bought a
COW and calf, catalogue number 4,
at $127.50. w. c. Merritt bid in
heifer, No. s, at $3.50. John But
Ter, residing northeast of here, secur-
ed a heifer, No. IA, at $50, also a
bull, No. is, at s117.50. J. l.. Ed
wardson, near Williams, bought 4
COW and calf, and Carl Bickford, east
of Webster City, bought Mogul at
$40 and four others-two high
grade heifers, prices for which We
did not learn. .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
Suffered Severe Fall.

Mrs. Bertha Graffunder, who SUI
fered a hard fall over rug in her
home about ten days ago, is still con-
fined to her bed and the attending
physician thinks it may be another
week before she will be able to be
about. Her right arm was severely
bruised in the fall and she sustained
other injuries.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16
v. ! lTTEREU'S fine
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE

I of the building, mendirg or locat-
ing leak would be otherwise diff
cult.
The white and buff effect in this
room is cheerful and cleanly in the
extreme.
A large toilet room and lavatory
for the convenience of guests is at
the rear of the cafe.
Back of the cafe proper, is a me-
dunn sized compact kitchen with
sinks, gas range, etc. This is well
lighted as is the entire building,
with side windows of wire glass with
metal castings. The building is
fire proof to such an extent
that one of the lowest rates of fire
insurance in the city is carried upon
it.
At the rear of the kitchen is the
bakery on the ground floor, both
kitchen and bakery having a high
grade cement floor. The bakery oc-
cupies the remainder of the ground
floor space to the alley-22x96 feet
and is we'll ventilated and light
ed. The basement, only under the
rear half of the building, is reached
by stairway leading from the
kitchen. The boiler room is in the
rear room with a we'll cemented coal
bin on the east of it. The store room
is back of this and under the kitch-
en-, and the floors and side walls are
not only cemented, but the ceiling
of the basement also, making the
basement entirely fireproof.. A fire
might he kindled upon the floor Of
the basement with no danger to the
rest of the building.
Upon the second floor of the
structure, to be used as an annex to
the st. James hotel, there are ten Of
the lightest and most artistic rooms
to be found in any hotel in the city.
This floor is reached from the second
floor of the st. James hotel, through
a freproof door which opens into a
corridor. OF these ten bed rooms,
six are connected with private bath
and there is also a ladies' toilet open
ing onto the corridor. There is al
so a public bath room in the annex.
The walls of each room are finished,
as are the rooms below, with buff
side walls and ceiling. The wood
work is white enamel and the floors
are of maple The windows, with
the exception of the two front ones,
are of wire glass with metal castings.
Opening onto this corridor is also an
ample linen closet Cor the annex. EV-
terror window, one Of Florentinc
glass on the inside next the corridor
placed high above the head, but re-
ceiving the benefit of what light is
in the corridor. All the doors on this
floor are slab doors of mahogany fin
ish also. The annex is distinct ad-
dition to the st. James hostelry and
a welcome asset to Webster City,
rooming accommodations
The entire building, which cost
about $4,000. is a little gem of ar
chitecture and will set a smart pace
for its east Second street neighbors
as nothing seen in the neighborina
towns of Webster City's size and
larger will compare with it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-16

R. P. Smock and family have NOV
ed from 92O Water street to $50
Third street, the home recently va
Gated by the C. F. Miller family.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-07-01
GERMANS SAY NOTE
WILL Be FRIENDLY
Satisfactory Solution Of Diff.
Guilty Will Be Reached.

Berlin, June 30.-Of1cial circles in
Berlin are authority for the statement
that no intimation respecting the
actual contents of the Forthcoming
German reply to the American note
bearing on the sinking of the Lusi.
tania has reached Washington fol-
the reason that those engaged in draft
ing the document have themselves
not determined it's tenor yet. =.
The admiralty processes ignorance
of it's probable contents and nothing
has been issued from that quarter
The foreign Office is understood to
be working on four different drafts
and trying to select one that will
reconcile the viewpoints of Germany
and the United States.
The possibility that satisfactory
solution to the Lusitania problem
might be reached was limited at by
an official of the foreign office who
recently declared:
president Wilson's note showed
that the matter can be adjusted. Il
was in the nature of a bridge across
the trouble; our reply probably will
be another girder strengthening that
bridge"
The German note probably will be
ready for transmission at the end Of
this, or early next week.