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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
IN THE CORPORATION COultt
OF THE CITY OF ALIEN
ANDRIh VIRGINIA
Sadie hnua Pearson

~ VS. IN CHANCEE>
Robert Ice Pearson
filed that the defendant j. Il non
hc l sent by registered mail by inc
~ .nnlicaiion of the complainant III
Writing. stating specifically, the !as'
known place Of abode OF TIC netel, u,
d.nt the Court on this Sth Gay OF
March. j9l5, doth grant the io"o"'
iur order Of publication:
= Thn "h;ar, of this S!,iL IS to obtain
r,r III. complainant a divorce, 4
mcrsa cL li,oro from INC dr!ci'oali
On fhc Ground OF wi'ful desGr,lol, , .Ia
W. .h.rJnnmcn,. 1t is ordered mat tlle
.,"f,, do appear within l'ttGch
d.,u. aflcr due publication oil thiS
o u" and do what is necessary 10
,. ,mI his interest in this SUIT; ana
Yn affidavit having been 'n;lue a', VI
,,os.cd y, tie front door OF the GU r'.,,
house Of the said city OH OF "eG +, l.'.
s,,o n.vt Succeeding rule day alter
Nj. order has been entered, and tna'
l!'lS u., nr The said order of publication
80 r,7.thrr ordered that Il copy, o.
.tis :" order Of publication be pupiisngio'
cnce week for four SuccesS'St ". a.,..
" C The Alexandria Gazette a new
n.,, c nublished in the City OF A'e x;
aprL,.i, Virginia; that II copy ., DC
IIiai 10 r. tfis Court addressed TO INC
o!e 81 p" u Ice Pearson 5Si2 Gcor:'''
S;'iu ,, Mo' BrighLwood, d. G. his last
known place of abode
~EvE:IJ; s. GREENAWAH, Clerk
= = TrnInrick p Russell 7. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
HOPE HEARS THE
Rustic OF a WING"

While the cabinets Of the Euro
pean nations now engaged III deaIh
grapples in the eastern and western
war zones emphatically deny that any
signs of peace are in sight, straws
are moving leisurely through the an
which may not show infalllbly the
direction of the wind, but the fact that
they continue to come from one direc-
ton may be regarded as omlnouS'
The Gazette yesterday referred to
. the fact that Wall street was scent
ing peace. and not affair, either.
This money mart is so impressed
with the upward movement of secur-
titles on the stock exchange, which 1t
s ascribes in part to belief that the
war soon may enter it's final stag.
that it has begun betting on the
termination of, hostilities. Even
money is now offered that the war
will end within four months, and
odds of 8 to 5 arc asked that peace
negotiations will be under way before
the end of June.
While it may be urged that Wall
street should not be taken as per-
feet barometer upon this occasion.
certain dispatches which are appear
ing show that peace is being scented
elsewhere, and that present condl-
tions will not continue much longer
Dispatches from Geneva state that
.Austria-Hungary might consider sign
ing separate peace with RUSSIA with
out considering Germany, offering as
Il concession to cedc Russia large por-
lions OF Galicia.
It is also reported in Geneva from
Vienna that Emperor Francis JOS
cph has had several interviews with
the papal nuncio and it is reported
that he is trying to- persuade Empcr-
or William. through the Vatican, |"
allow Austria to conclude Il separate
peace with Russia.
J. Red posters inscribed "Brcad or
Peace" are continually appearing IL
towns. in the province of Schleswig-
IIolsLcin and Hamburg and Lubbock.
and although the police remove them
as soon as possible similar placards
reappcar next morning.
The news Of the fall of PrzcmSyi
has, caused intense excitement
Throughout Bohemia and Moravia
Risings against The ro-Gcrmans
arc said to have occurrc, in all the
big towns. Mutnics have broken out
in the garrisons of Prague, Tglar
Eudwcls. Pilscn, Tahcr, and Rcichcn.
3d.. ani, the Germans arc Fleeing the
coz llE stated that Czech& arc
ssayup gaa RI arch
2pGS; asses Of cholcr:
fnG ..lAlHS Ie'G re reported in
Przcmsyl anI Z t suffering for
waEt Of neccSSaries Of life are being
: experienced by the people, all Of
whom are thoroughly tired of war
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
n THE. CORPORATION COURT
Fob THE CITY OF ALEX
ANDREA, VA.
Thomas A. Larkln

! Thomas a. Larklf
VS.. IN CHANCERY
(. Alice /. Larkin.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendant is non
resident of the State of Virginia,
upon application of the complainant
in writing, stating specificallythe last
known place of abode of the defcndant
the Court on this end day of Feb
ruary, 1915, doth grant the follow
ing order Of publication;
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain for the complainant divorce
from the bonds Of matrimony from
the defendant, on the ground Of will
full desertion and abandonment for
2 seriod Of more than three years
prior to the institution of this suit.
tt is ordered that the defendant do
appeal within fifteen days after due
publication of this order ana do what
is necessary to protect her interest
in this suit; and it is further ordered
that {. copy Of this order Of publ
cation be published once week for
fouv successive weeks in the Alex
andria Gazette, 4 newspaper pub
lished in the city Of Alexandria, Vir-
GINA; that a copy be posted at the
Front door of the court house Of The
caid city on or before the next sue
ceeding rule day after this order has
been entered, and that copy of the
said order of publication be sent by
registered mail by the Clerk of this
Court addressed to the said Alice /.
LaGi.:n ut No. $50 Washington ST.,
Camden, New Jersey, her last known
place of abode.
A copy Testc:
NEWELL s. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
Samuel c. Brent. r. @.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25

At corporation Court of the City
Of Alexandria, continued and held
at The Courthouse of said City on
Friday, February 10Th, 1915.
Present, Hon. Louis &. Barley,
Judge.
Katie i. Nelson Kcyscr, Complai-
uant,
VS. IN CHANCERY
William 4. kcyscr. Defendant,
An affidavit having been duly
made, Us required by law, that the
defendant is a nonresident OF the
State of Virginia, and that he cannot
be found within the jurisdiction Of
This State, and the Sergeant having
made Il return upon the original pro
cess. or summons issued herein that
the defendant is Il nonresident oJ MS
bailiwick. and application having been
duly made in open court for an order
OF publication against SAID ueten-
dant TO appear and answer Ii'l III
chanccry fled by the complainant
against The defendant for an abSu-
lutte divorce ON the grounds =: VII
rGl GcserLion and abandonment Tor
more l!lau three years prior 10 inc
institution Of this suit, aud an order
Of publications having been dulS
Granted in open court, it is there
fore ordered that said defendant %
o,,rcnr hcrcwithiu IS days alter du"
publication hereof 10 answer the sun
Of complainant against the dcleh-
caut for m absolute divorce on The
Grounds of wiiful dcscrtion and ab;'h-
Jonmcnt for more than three years
prior to the institution oil THIS suit
and do what may he necessary, TO
protect his interest in this suit. Aii'.
il is further ordered that Il copy o.
this order be published once week
FOR four successive weeks in the
Alexandria Gazette, ii newspaper pup
lishcd in Alexandria City, Virginia.
and That :, COPY be sent by registered
mail by the clerk to the last Know
place OF address. residence ana ao9'"
IF dcGcnd;fnt. 10 wit: Lancaster
0hin. in are uG Boys lnd Ecl"t"l
Sr!,ool ~ sIatcd IN the application"
for dis order Of publication "n,r'
shall ne certified by the clerk OF th'S
court, and that a copy be posted ~
the from, door Of The courthouse OF
This court on ur before the next ruit
day Of this court.
\ copy Tcs!c:
Robinson Moucurc, i. &.
NEWELL. $. CREEMAWAi, Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE,

Having qualified as Adnlinistra-
trix of the estate of the late Patrick
!. Murphy, deceased, all persons If
dcbsed TO the estate are requested to
make prompt settlement and all per-
sous to whom the estate may be III
dcbtcG arc requested to present their
claims properly authenticated for set
Element.
MI<S. CLARA r. WADE,
IG-I0t. Administrative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
NOEL GARNER,
ROBINSON MONGURE
HOWARD w. SMITH
commissioners Of. Sale,

i, Newell: S. Greenaway, Clerk
Of The Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria, Virginia. do certify
that Howard w. Smith, one of the
Commissioners above named, has
given the. bond with approved . Sc
urity, required by the decree above
mentioned. ,,,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
ANNUAL. MEETING

.r,, annual meeting "i 5hc ]o''',
~" Company will he hete
; - ~ o,fice Of James r. Cation, Esq
-, - ~ South Fairfax Street, Alex
Al. Va. on Tuesday, Apr'I CTR
i9l5. at , p. m.
cro N. KORER, Secretary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-25
VIRGINIA:

! Z 4
IN the Clerks Office Of the Cor:
poration Court Of the City Of Alex
andria, on the goth day of February
1915.
Preston L. Forrest, Plaintiff,
Ethel Z. Lewis and Frederick d.
Lewis; her husband, Ethel E. Lewis,
Administrators of the estate of j..
Frank Forrest, deceased; James
Barnwell, surviving husband OF Marie
w. Barnwcll, deceased; and lrma
Louise Barnwcll, an infant under the
ogc oil fourteen years, defendants.
Memo.
The object Of this suit is to have
partition of the estate real and per-
sonal Of which j. Frank Forrest,
deceased, died seized and posed or
entitled TO, amongst the heirs OF the
said J. Frank Forrest, or to have q
sale thereof and the proceeds OF the
said sale distributed amongst those
entitled to the same, and for a set
Element of the estate Of the SAID >.
Frank Forrest, deceased.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendants Ethel
L. Lewis and Frederick D. Lewis
her husband; James Barnwoll and
irma Louise Barnwel] are non-resl-
dents of the State: 1t is ordered, That
said defendants appear here within
fifteen DAVIS after publication Of this
order. and do what is necessary to
protect their interests IN this SUIT,
and that Il copy Of This order be ofrth-
with inserted in the Alexandria Gaz-
cite newspaper published in the
City of Alexandria, once Il week for
four successive weeks, and posted at
the front door of the Court House OF
this city.
a Copy-Teste:
NEWELL S, GREENWAi, Clerk.
Richard b. Washington. p. Q.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
Dark Deal by Council.

Elsewhere in today's paper APP
pears a communication from H. B.
Hummel, who appears to be labor
ing under the impression that a city
council, rather than the business
men, laborers, mechanics, taxpayers
and manufacturers, is entitled to
the main credit for building town.
This of course, is false reasoning
and that feature of Mr.. Hummer S
argument will be discussed later on.
Today we can only give attention to
Mr.. Hummel's statement in regard
to the city printing.
A number of years ago the pub
fishers and the city council entered
an agreement by which all the legal
publications of the city should run
in the four newspapers publish
ed here-the Freeman, the Graphic
the Journal and Tribune-each of
the papers to receive 25 per cent of
the legal rate-or 81 per square for
the four publications. The city was
then getting the service Of four pa
pers for the price of one. One night
the editors of the Graphic-Herald
and Journal appeared before the
council, unknown to the editors OF
the Freeman and of the Tribune, and
induced the council to cut out the
Tribune, hence the city lost the pub
| LEGATION in one paper but still PAID
the same price for printing-s1 pei
square divided among three papers
and this arrangement continued I'M
til the council nearly two years age
became so incensed at the Freeman
Tribune for disagreeing with it:
methods that it determined to have
revenge.
Councilman Fred Hahne telephon
ed the Freeman-Tribune to appeal
at the council chamber at the mex
regular session of the council. c
H. Haeger and Geo. C. Tucker wer
there to represent the Journal ant
C. E. Hoffman to represent the Her
aid. Mr.. Hahne arose and witt
great dignity, told the publisher
that because Of the large amount o
work it put upon the auditing com
mittee of the council to audit tn
three bills of the newspapers tina
august body had decided to hereaf
, ter have the legal publications pub
lished in but one paper, adding tina
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION


Little Miss Lora Maureta Paine
small daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. b
F. Paine, who reside on west Bank
street, celebrated her eighth birth
day anniversary Friday after
noon by entertaining fourteen OF
her little friends from 3 until 6
O'Clock. The children enjoyed a fine
time playing games until late in the
afternoon when the little hostess
played on the piano while they
marched through the rooms Of the
home and finally took their places
around the large dining table where
everyone enjoyed delicious birth
day dinner served in two courses. AT
the dinner a beautifully frosted
birthday cake decorated with tiny
blue candles in yellow rosebud hold
ers was the main attraction. The
color scheme of yellow and blue was
further carried out with a large
bouquet of nasturtiums in the cen.
ter of the table and by little indi-
vidual baskets filled with candies
Little Maureta received many pref
ty gifts from her friends in honor
of the happy occasion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Mrs. H. l.. Hampton arrived
home last night from a weeks visit
in Minneapolis where she met old
school friends in a reunion at the
home of one of their number.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, who
has been convalescing for the past
three weeks at the home of her par
ents in Fraser, returned home last
night and will enter upon her du-
ties in the Shipley & Black dry
goods store in the near future.
Mrs. Perry Stevenson and
daughter, Miss Ruth, expect to leave
Monday afternoon for points in Hi
nois and Wisconsin to visit among
relatives and friends during the
coming month.
Mr.. and Mrs I. w. Hyatt left
today for a two weeks outing at
Arnold's Park, Lake Okoboji.
Mrs. M. w. Mansfield left to-
I'd! LOT Dell hoy, oHlo, "nele ohe
will spend two months visiting a
brother and will also visit other rel
atives in Ohio.
Mrs. w. NJ. Dudley of indiana
la, who will take the mission thank
offering at the Methodist church
tomorrow and will preside at the
morning services, arrived in the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
Depends Upon the Men.

Sioux City Journal: Webster City
NAV have the distinction Of being
the first city in Iowa to try out the
city manager plan under law that
was passed by the Thirty-sixth gen.
eral assembly. 1t is to hold an cleo
ton to determine whether or not a
majority of it's citizens favor the
plan, and if it so develops second
election will be held for the pur-
pose of naming three aldermen, who,
in turn, will appoint the city mana
ger.
The city manager would look at
ter the business of the city of Web
ster City just as if it were a large
manufacturing concern or great
mercantile company and he were the
general manager or superintendent
The aldermen would make the laws
but the city manager would execute
them. He would have the right to
employ HIS dSSiSIdulo anu " NAS
charge them. He would be the In
dividual to whom the stockholders
in the persons Of the voters, as well
as the directors, in the persons OF
the aldermen, would look for re-
suits, and upon the results he coulc
show would depend his success as
city manager.
Trite as the statement may be
whether or not the city manager
plan is a good thing depends entire
ly upon the city manager. No doub
the city or the town that is forum
ate enough to get good man.
man who is honest as we'll as cap
able-to manage it's affairs, vii
prosper substantially under the cit,
manager plan, but an incompetent
or dishonest man in such position
could work considerable havoc in
short time. However, it would no
be so difficult to GUST him from OF
fee as if he had been elected by tn
people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
HAMILTON COUNTY
GIRL ESCAPED
Friends of Miss Julia Espe Of Jew
ell Feared She Was Lost
With Eastland.

For several days after the terri
BILE disaster in the Chicago river
resulting in the loss of perhaps l.
200 employees of the Western Electric
company, friends of Miss Julia Espe
of Jewell were alarmed lest she
might have met the fate of so many
of her associates. She has been en-
ployed with the company for some
time, but fortunately was not on the
Inflated boat when it turned over.
The Jewell Record contains the fol-
lowing regarding her.
Local interest in Jewell in the
tragedy is heightened by the fact
that Miss Julia Espe, of Jewell, is
employed in the Western Electric
Company's offices as a stenographer,
and Miss Espe's friends here have
been worried lest she might have
been a passenger on the ill-fated
boat. The Record, however, has re-
assuring news from Miss Espe in a
letter received Tuesday in which she
states that she was not on board the
Eastland and is, therefore, safe.
Concerning the tragic affair she
writes as follows:
1t is too terrible to describe. We
all feel the loss very much. One
cannot appreciate the awfulness of
it unless they are where they can
see the people at the morgues, or
scanning the lists of people who
were on the boat at the time.
stood in a line over three blocks long
yesterday at the morgue, Of people
trying to get in to identify. Some
of the experiences seem almost too
hideous to be true. I guess every
department in the Works have lost
some one. I am personally acquaint-
ed with a great many who went
down and have worked beside some
of them for years.
One of the men of our office work
ed at the Morgue yesterday and told
me that in the morning at o'clock
they had over 700 unidentified bod
les and last night there only about
20 left, so you see they are hand
ling the situation very well. They
are still bringing the bodies in and
suppose they will until the boat is
lifted and find the ones inside anC
underneath. The people had prac
tically no chance and the ones who
escaped were mighty fortunate in
deed.
The factory is closed down today
and every department is working or
the lists of employees and trying tc
locate everybody. Cordially,
Julia Espe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
Mr.. Hummel Again.

Editor Freeman-Tribune: 1t is
with some little timidity that again
seek admission into the columns of
your paper, but when I look around
over our beautiful little city and
realize that it is the pride Of all CEN
trail Iowa, and when I hear strang-
ers who come in our midst say there
is no other town of it's size in all
Iowa or any of the bordering states
that equal it in beauty. It's fine mum
icipal buildings and it's superb paw
ed streets is the marvel Of all who
come within our gates. Of course the
taxpayers of Webster City have gal
lantly come forward and paid the
bills without a whine or a whimper,
with the exception of a few rare in
stances. The taxpayers have been
to the Webster City council what a
great army is to a General, simply
obeying orders. But now I want to
ask the Freeman-Tribune where the
power of a great army lays if it is
not in the guiding hand of the Cen
eral and if Webster City does not
owe it's marvellous growth and beau
ty to the guiding hand Of its city
council? OF course I am aware that
there are personal reasons why a
few of it's citizens seek change in
the city government. Take the Free
man-Tribune for example. 1t feels
aggrieved at Councilman Hahne
because as it's editor has personally
told the writer that it did not get a
square deal in regard to the city
printing. Now it is question In
my mind whether the public is in.
terested or not in the city
printing just so long as they are not
overcharged for it. Our Webster
City council for the last six or seven
years has been a body Of men who
believed in doing something to built
up the town. Of course they made
mistakes. Men who do things art
always liable to make mistakes. L
we change the present form Of oul
city government to what is known
as City Manager Plan and they g
ahead with the same progressive
spirit that has characterized ou
present administration that w
have had the last six or seven years
in my Judgment the new plan will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03

had the council acted honestly and
had the legal work done by only one
paper instead of by two.
Moreover, the Freeman-Tribune
at that time asked the privilege Of
bidding on job work, and although
that was nearly two years ago this
office has not had opportunity to bid
upon a single job.
If Mr.. Hummel thinks the taXpay-
ers have no interest in this matter
of paying all the way from $500 to
$1,000 more per year for printing
than is necessary it is entirely
proper for him to defend the council
in it's double-dealing.
The Freeman-Tribune wants to
say right now that it is prepared to
do the city printing at one-half the
rate the city is now paying.
When Mr.. Hummel brought his
communication in for publication
the writer protested, telling Mr.. H.
that we did not want to drag In
these matters during the city man.
ager campaign. That the Freeman
Tribune was willing to let by-gones
be by-gones, wipe the slate clean
and commence over again. But Mr.
Hummel refused to withdraw the
communication, but said, "Well, yor
needn't publish il if you don't wan
to-" This paper never refuses t.
give space to such communication:
and as long as Mr.. Hummel insists
upon Juggling in old sores the Free
man-Tribune VIII continue con thi
line if it takes all summer" and mex
summer too.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
RESULTS Of SAFE
TY FIRST CAMPAIGN
Said That Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad Company Has Made
it Successful.

Not a passen ger has been killed
for two years in a train accident on
the North Western.
This is the remarkable result of
the safety first campaign inaugural
ed by the North Western in 1910.
In 1909 before the first safety
committee was organized the COM
pany's reports for the year showed
107 killed and $500 injured
through accidents more or less
avoidable. Aside from the human
itarian principles involved the COM
pany realized that it was to the COM
mercial advantage of the railroad to
reduce this appalling list. In spite
of safety devices the list was con-
tinually growing.
It was expensive to maintain so
large death and accident list.
Officials of the line after care
full study of plans to reduce the con-
oIdutAy O"luS llSC VI oCou ohu IA
jured outlined safety first cam
paign which later was adopted or
elaborated upon by other railroads.
The results of the first immature
plans were surprising. During the
year following the introduction of
the campaign the dead list dropped
to ninety and the injured list fell
off 1000. 1t was not certain
whether this reduction was alto
gether due to the safety first plans
but during the year of 1911-12 the
dead list dropped to seventy and the
injured list to 5,907. There was a
slight increase of the list of injur-
ed the following year and only a
small reduction in the number of
killed.
The lists of killed and injured
steadily fell until in 1914-15. The
list of dead was but thirty-six and
the list of injured 5000.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-03
Real Estate Transfers.

Western Town Lot Co. to Lillian
M. Lakin-wd-lot 81, blk 2, ELS
worth.-$S5.OO
Maggie S. Soppeland and hush to
y. O. Ringstad-wd-lot u, blk 10,
Ellsworth.-$1O0.O0.
X. C. S. Walden to Esther K. Ken
nedy-qcd-lot II, blk 2, w. F. 4
co. addition, w. C.-$1.O0.
Annie c. Smith to Murray McMur-
ray-wd-lot 8, blk 2, Lawn Hill
addition, w. C.-$500.00.
]. Eta Heslop to ]. P. Rasmussen
-wd-lot -, blk 6, w. F. & Co.
addition, w. C.-$1.O0.
Annie C. Smith, trustee to Murray
McMurray-wd-lot 7, blk 5, Lawn
Hill addition, w. C.-s500.QO.