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The Holbrook news., 1915-10-01

ouHudy dlCSFuOOH 1rOHl IWO weeks visit in Los Angeles. ! Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Bleyins and daughter. Miss Lila, are } spending a few days in town. Mrs. c. H. Brown was a plea
 sant hostess yesterday after
 noon to the ladies of the Crochet
 circle.
 l Wallace Newman and wife drove down from their ranch Ihome near Heber Tuesday and lspent the day in town.
 l John Moss of WinsIow, con ductor on the Santa Fe railroad. visited his sister. Miss Dee Moss, in Holbrook Wednesday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Purcell, of St. Johns, stopped in Hol- brook Tuesday when enroute to their home from a trip by au- tomobile to Winslow.
 Mrs. Thorwald Larson has been confined to her home for several days by an injury to her right knee, which was received some weeks ago by a fall from chair.
 Three young men left Holbrook last Tuesday morning to work as missionaries for the Mormon church. Arch Campbell goes to New Zeland, Fred Hurley to New York state and Chas. l.. Flake to the southern states.
 Mrs. Rebekah Shapiro, of Baltimore. Md, sister of Ben jamin First. deceased. arrived in HoIbrook last Friday evening, and will remain here until her brothers estate is placed in the hands of an administrator. W. J. Hookway states that lthe crossing east of the de- bot will be improved with cin- ders and crushed stone. in the same way that the one west of the depot has been fixed. The latter is now in good condition for the passage of vehicles.
 Max Henderson. contractor on the brick residence of Prime T. Coleman. has been delayed some what this week because of the failure to receive brick and other material when needed. The de- lay will probably cause no post ponement of the final completion of the building.
 James H. Scorse arrived home Thursday morning from Califor- mia. where he had spent nearly a month visiting the various places of interest. He spent some time in San Diego, visited hls mother in Sawtelle and made a trip to San Francesca. Mrs. Scorse and her mother, who ac- companied him, are now visiting relatives in San Francisco.
 The position of teacher in the intermediate department of the Holbrook schools has been offer ed to Miss T. H. Clack, of Abi- lene, Texas. Miss CIack had ac- cepted a position in the Dallas schools before she was offered the position here; she has ac- cepted the place in the Holbrook schools provided the Dallas peo- pie will release her. Prof. Kemp, principal of the Holbrook schools. states that he thinks Miss Clack will secure her release, and that she will be here early next week.
 M. R. Tate. a resident in the Pioneers home at Prescott. | spent several days in Holbrook this week, the guest of Frank Wallace, Geo. w. Hennessey and James Donahue, men for whom he worked on the range before old age retired him from an ac- tive life. Every year since MT. Tate entered the home, it has been tho custom for his former employers to bring him to Hol- L.aol. eo. .r;n;+ nl 4ko old l
The Holbrook news., 1915-10-01

Buy your mattress now at WetzIer's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
UNITED STATES TO
PROTEST ALONE
Joint Note by All Neutrals, to Eng.
land Not Favored.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 10.-The
United States will continue to act
alone in representations to Great
Britain regarding neutral trade. 1t
was learned last night that negotia-
tons begun by the Swedish legation
here to secure American cooperation
in proposed concerted action of
neutrals to protest against the Brit
ish orders in council have brought
no results.
The most recent Swedish propos-
al contemplated identical notes, of
protest by neutrals, fiat rejection by
the American state department hav-
ing met previous suggestion for a
joint note. Some details of the
Swedish position as to trade inter-
ference by Great Britain, it Is said,
are inconsistent with the conten-
lions of the United States. Reports
as to strong German sympathies in
Sweden also are believed to have
been considered by the state depart
ment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10

creased to twenty per cent and still
leave sufficient funds on hand with
which to pay all current expenses
and discount all material bills for
both permanent improvements and
those for resale. I wish to state
here that we have taken a discount
on all invoices in this department
since the installation of the new
plant. During this four months
period, we have also spent for per-
manent improvements, $2,O23.15.
Therefore, I recommend that Sec
ton 1 of ordinance 391 be repealed
and another enacted changing dis
count to twenty per cent to all resi-
dent patrons upon bills paid when
due. Thus the patrons of this plant
will enjoy lower rate for light,
heating and cooking purposes than
the citizens of any other town in the
state from which I have been able
to procure data. Respectfully SUBJ
mitted,
Fred Hahne.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
Has Interesting Sword.

E. E. Hall of Stratford brought
to the Freeman-Tribune office Satur-
day an interesting relic. It was the
sword which was carried by his
fathers great grandfather in the
Revolutionary war, under George
Washington. This sword has been
treasured by the male descendants
of Sam Hall-the bearer of the
blade-and has been handed down
from generation to generation. Mr..
Hall received it less than two weeks
ago from his cousins widow, Mrs. F.
P. Hall, who resides in Littleton,
N. H. ...
Upon the death of her husband,
she sent the sword to the only rela-
tive she knew of the Hall family, e.
E. Hall Of Stratford, who will be-
queath it in turn to one of his sons,
The sword is of steel and was
made by blacksmith. 1t bears the
date upon it's blade-1774-and
sword and hilt are welded in one
piece. S. c. Hall of this city, who is
visiting in Wisconsin, had also
grandfather far removed, who
fought as an officer under General
Washington, and it is presumed that
he may have been the Sam Hall who
carried this sword.
A peculiar insignia also marks the
blade which is not understood by
Mr.. Hall, but which possibly had
The letter ga" together
with some other markings are also
upon the blade near the hilt.
Mr.. Hall knows little of his illus
trious ancestor, except that he has
heard his father tell how the great
came home from the
war with elaborate epaulets on his
shoulders, and was evidently an Of
icer in the Revolution. Mr.. Hall
If Stratford is inclined to investi-
gate the matter and take the neces-
'ary steps towards becoming Son
If the American Revolution.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
SIX O'CLOCK PICNIC.

The Six O'clock club enjoyed a
picnic supper last night at the home
of Miss Charlotte Crosley on Wal
nut street, in honor of the members
of the club in former years, who are
visiting in the city now.
The home was prettily decorated
with garden flowers and an elabor-
ate picnic spread served at six
O'Clock. The time following was de-
lightfuly spent visiting. Those club
members present from out of the
city were Mrs. r. E. Towle, Boston,
Mass. Mrs S. f. Hoyt, Des Moines;
Mrs. Eta Young, from Indiana;
Miss Sarah Wickware of Des Mones.
Other guests of the evening were
Mrs. E. L. How of Minneapolis and
Mrs. Minnie Bone, Prosser, Wash.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
NEIGHB0RHOOD NOTES.
POPLAR Grove Gleanings.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schumacher anG
daughter and Miss Lorene Wearda
were Wednesday callers at the R. E
Jewett home.
Ada Silver spent the latter part
of last week in Webster City visit
ing her cousin, Bessie Robbins.
The late oats are being harvested
quite rapidly now. Old settlers say
that it has been thirteen years since
the oats have been cut under such
unfavorable conditions.
Mrs. VIM. Henry and daughter,
Miss May, were Friday callers in
this vicinity.
J. NJ. Bottorf of Williams has been
spending a few days here helping R.
e. Jewett cut his oats. Miss Ortha
and Master Roy Bottorf are also
spending the week at the Jewett
home.
The big county tractor is doing a
fine job of grading the roads here.
J. R. Silver surprised his family
by having a new piano placed in
their home Saturday.
A number of young folks from this
spent Sunday evening
in Fort Dodge.
Aug. 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
PERSONAL BRIEFS.


Mrs. G.. w. Crosley and daugh
ter, Miss Charlotte, left this moor
for a weeks stay at Lake Okoboj
where they will visit with the Rev
J.. O. Thrush family of Spencer, wht
are spending some time at the lake
DR.. F. A. Boysen returned yes
terday from several days attend
ance at the dentists convention
held at Hotel Orleans, Spirit Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Simpson an6
children spent Sunday with Mrs
Simpsons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S
Waterman, in Kamrar.
Mrs. B. S. Millett and daughter
Miss Helen, were here from Jewell
yesterday. '
Mrs. ]. E. Clark, who lives on
Bank street, is spending today in
Fort Dodge visiting her sister, Mrs.
G. H. Williams
Mrs. Henry Sheldon and Mr..
and Mrs. J. C. Haldeman returned
yesterday from a weeks outing at
Spirit Lake and Okoboji.
Miss Jennette Carpenter, a pro-
fessor of English in the Iowa State
Teachers college, returned to Cedar
Falls today following a visit at the
Rev. l.. N. Call home.
Mrs. S. C. Russell returned to
her home in Ohio this forenoon af-
ter visit with the Jno. Potter fam
lily, who reside on Pleasant street.
Mrs. Potter and Lady accompanied
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Gardner are
spending today in Fort Dodge on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Fleming
and baby of Williams were in town
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Thompson
and baby son of Waterloo, who have
been visiting the Chas. Boynton
family near Homer, left this city
for Williams to visit other
relatives.
Mrs. Julia Stoner left yesterday
for her home in Rock Island, H..
after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Comley.
Miss Mae Glow of Rockwell
City arrived here yesterday for a
yisit at the Jesse Segar home near
own.
Mrs. B. F. Remley and children
pent a short time here yesterday +:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
Americans to Register.

London. Aug. 1O.-The British
foreign Office yesterday notified tn,
American embassy in London thai
American residents in the United
Kingdom as well as. all aliens will
be subject to registration under the
British national registration act
New arrivals henceforth will be al.
lowed twenty-eight days in which tc
report themselves.
This does not mean that Ameri.
cans can be pressed into the nation
al service in any capacity, but be-
speaks government desire to check
all persons in the United Kingdom.
Forms are being distributed this
week and they are to be returned
next Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
TWO men ARE
KILLED IN WRECK
Derailed Cars Garry Pair to Death
Near Manila.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 10.-Twc
men were killed in a train wreck or
the Milwaukee a short distance Out
of Manila Sunday night. Neither
has been positively Identified Train
No. 81, a freight, had just pulled
out of Manila and part of the
train had crossed the river bridge
when a broken truck derailed and
wrecked several loaded cars, in one
of which the men were riding.
The bodies of both, fearfully man
gled, were recovered. Upon one
there was nothing to lead to identi-
fication. Upon the other was found
a letter written upon stationary of
the Brotherhood Of Trainmen ad-
dressed to G. H. Chirkman.
Two trainmen from Perry were
slightly hurt, also. The property
loss is very heavy. as one car was
loaded with steel rails and these
created great havoc in the smashup.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
BELC|ANS ARE
FORCED TO WORK
Violations Of Article of Hague CON-
ference is Charged to leu
ton Invaders.

Paris, Aug. 10.-A report Of the
Belgian committee investigating vi
olations of International law issued
yesterday by the Belgian legation, is
devoted to instances of alleged vio-
lations by Germans of Article 50 of
the fourth Hague convention gov
erning laws and customs of land
warfare.
Examples cited cover alleged Ger
man attempts, first, by offering
wages as high as 20 marks (about
So a day and finally by force, to
compel Belgian civilians to work in
arsenals, on railways used for mil
itary purposes ana in wire factor
les. The report gives details of al
legged violations at Luttre, Malines
and Swevedhem and quotes the text
of an order declared to have been
signed by Count Won Westarf, Ger
man commander at Client, June 10:
"The attitude of certain factor
les, which under the pretext Of pa
trfotism, relying on The Hague con-
vention, refuse to work for the Ger
man army, proves that among the
population there is an inclination to
raise difficulties for the administra-
tfon of the German army. In this
1 inform you that will
suppress such maneuvers by all
means in my power"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
Councilman Hahne's Report

To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Since April list, l have devoted a
great deal of time and attention to
the financial department of the
Electric Light & Power plant. AT
the beginning Of this period there
were outstanding in the department
$4,000 worth of bonds with their
accrued interest, all of which, in
Guiding the interest, has now been
paid from the earnings of the plant,
thus we are relieved of paying the
interest on these bonds for the next
16 years, at which time they would
have matured, saving of over
$1,000.
Since the installation of the pres
ent plant all the running expenses
and up-keep Of the plant, together
with the interest on all of these
bonds, has been paid out of the net
earnings of the plant. These rum
ming expenses include all salaries
and materials used. In addition to
this, the new plant has paid the
$4,000 worth Of bonds which were
still outstanding from the old plant
at the time of its abandonment.
In order to prevent the excessive
accumulation of funds in this de-
partment the council passed two
months ago, ordinance 391, provid-
ng for a discount of ten per cent to
Ill resident patrons on all bills paid
when due. After a careful compil-
ltion of figures covering the period
rom April list to August LIST, and
.areful comparison of the first two
months with the last two months,
ind that the discount can be in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
They Come As Ammunition of Fiji
teen Surrounded in Ranch
House Gives Out.
SIX AMERICANS ARE KILLED
Five Of Defenders Wounded in One.
Sized Battle Near the Border
Of Texas.

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 10.-Fiv
Mexican bandits and one Mexican
woman were killed in the fighting
yesterday at Norias, sixty-eigh
miles north Of here.
For an hour fifteen Americans
eight of them United States cavalry
men, stood off the attack of sixt!
Mexicans.
Five of the Americans wer,
wounded, three Of the latter beine
soldiers.
The fifteen Americans were saved
from death just as their ammunition
gave out by the arrival of seventeen
Texas rangers.
The Americans. rangers and SOL
diers had gone to Norias' ranch
house searching for Mexicans. Eight
soldiers were left at the railroad at
Norias, while the remainder of the
party, numbering seventeen rangers,
went to search a water hole twelve
miles distant.
Meanwhile the Mexicans, from
cover of the brush, galloped toward
the little detail of soldiers at Norias.
The soldiers at first took them for
rangers returning. Seven American
civilians, all armed, Joined the cav
alrymen. The Mexicans swept down
upon this party and seized section
house while the soldiers lay flat on
the railroad tracks with the civilians
trying to pick off their attackers.
Slowly the Americans retreated.
crawling and firing and concentrat-
ing toward the ranch house, which
was about 200 yards from the build
ing the Mexicans had seized. In this
open fight all the Americans
were received. One soldier,
lying on his stomach on the rail-
road, received a bullet through his
back. Another soldier lost his up
per lip, while the third was shot in
the leg. Foreman Forbes Of the
King ranch, was wounded in the
right leg. Frank Martin, another
ranch foreman, mad his left arm bad
y shattered.
The Americans were fighting from
:over of the ranch house when the
'angers returned, dismounted in the
brush and crawled into the house,
unobserved by the Mex
cans, who after a short fight made
IF.
State Adjutant General Henry
Iutchings, who was with the rang
RS, said yesterday that he believes
he arrival, expected by today, of
wenty more rangers and of four
Of United States infantry
rom Laredo, will insure the restor-
ton of peace.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
RUSSIAN PATH
OF ESCAPE ONLY
THIRTY MILES
Austro- German Lines are Drawing
Closer About Retreating Slavs
in Poland.
PRAGA TAKEN BY TEUTONS.
Steady Hammering at Great Fort
resses Goes on and Fall of
One Seems Imminent.
PRAGA TAKEN BY TEUTONS.

London, Aug. 10.-While the
AustTo-German armies made fresh
progress yesterday in their cam.
paign against the Russians, the
western conflict took on new impet-
us, Sir John French, commander of
the British force, reporting a fierce
artillery engagement in which Brit
ash and French captured trenches
at Eooge, along front of 1900
yards.
The occupation. of Praga, report
ed by Berlin, brings to a dramatic
climax the first phase of the drive
at the Polish capital and the region
of eastern Poland of which Warsaw
is the dominating center. Praga is
essentially a part of the capital
with great railway stations on the
roads running to Petrograd and
Moscow. Few details have been
received of Grand Duke Nichols fin
al stand at Praga, but the indica-
tions are the withdrawal of the Rus
slams will become imperative.
Warsaw now is the apex of a vast
letter v, the arms of which are the
river Narew on the north and the
Vistula on the south. The German
lines spread along these rivers are
contracting gradually as the armies
in the north and those in the south
approach each other. The strip of
territory across which the Russians
may withdraw to safer positions
now is hardly more than thirty
miles across.
Besides this enveloping movement
Immediately to the east of Warsaw,
Berlin reports a steady hammering
at tie great Russian fortressss of
koVao and Lomza, the chief signifi-
canoe of which is their proximity to
the lines of railway communications
to Petrograd. Novogeorgievsk is
the only place west of Warsaw at
which Russian garrison remains
and its fall seems imminent.
The attitude of the Poles towards
the new German regime is arousing
deep interest as the occupation of
Warsaw united for the first time
three branches of the Poles hereto
fore divided among Russia, Ger
many and Austria. Under the Rus
sian regime Poland has been a hot
bed Of disorder and it remains to be
seen whether control of this occu-
pied territory will be as difficult
problem for Germany as it has been
for Russia.
The commander of British sub
marine whose name has not yet been
disclosed was reported yesterday to
have distinguished himself by sink
ing the Turkish battleship Kheyr-
Ed-Din BarbarOssa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
THE Wife IS DIS
REGARDED BY WAR
She Can No Longer Keep Canadian
Husband From Army.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 1O.-Wife and
mother have had their day in Can.
ada so far as forbidding men folk
to go to war is concerned, and that
day IS past, according to announce
ment yesterday by the militia de-
paTtuent. 1t will no longer be pos
sible as it used to be for a wife to
keep her husband or her sons under
Is from enlisting by Withholding
her consent.
The department also served notice
on Canadians that they could no
longer dodge military service by
paying SIS each.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10
McAdoo Sees Financiers.

New York, Aug. 10.-William G
McAdoo, secretary of the treasury
after spending virtually the entire
day in the financial district, denied
late yesterday that his mission there
had been to discuss with bankers
plans for financing a possible Mex
lean government. Secretary McAdoo
said he came here on department
business. He did not state it's exact
nature. The secretary added that,
assuming the United States should
establish a government in Mexico,
he felt sure there would be no
trouble in financing it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-10

while on their way home to Blairs-
burg after visit with the Misses
Clara and Mabel Christianson, near
Kamrar.
Mrs. A. I. Hart spent yesterday
afternoon in Blairsburg on business.
Mrs. J. B. Hughes and daugh-
ter, Miss Lola, left this forenoon for
Aurora, ILL.,, where they will spend
a couple of weeks among relatives.
Misses Airline and Hazel Sparks
are spending the day in Fort Dodge.
Milo Foster is taking a two
weeks vacation from his work in the
J. B. McCollough barber shop and
left today for Lincoln, Neb., where
he will spend week or so. From
there he will go to Elmore, Mimi,
to visit a sister.
Mrs. e. J. Steele and daughter,
Miss Anna, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. S.
Phillips and little son, Robert, left
today on an overland trip in the
Steele car. They go from here to
st. Louis where they will spend sew
eral days. On their way home they
will go to Chicago and other points,
expecting to be gone about two
weeks.
-Merlyn Best, pharmacist at the
Channer drug store, is enjoying a |
week or fen days vacation trip to
rokagena Lake near Pine City,
Mimi.
Mrs. A. White and Miss Lorena
2avlin of Conrad are visiting at the
?. c. Garrick home north of town.
Mrs. White will return home to-
light but Miss Ravlin expects to re-
main for longer visit.