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The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

ceremony filled the spectators with deep
emotion.
Upon the official excusing the bride
groom from signing the register. the
bride spoke up with charming and ten
der eagerness: Yes, yes, he can sign.
He would rather. 1 can help him.
As she smilingly guided his hano
across the page. there were few onlook-
ers whose eyes were dry.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
Mysterious Vessel Seen.

Madrid, Aug. THE suspicion that
German submarines are supplied from a
secret station on the Spanish coast is
strengthened by the presence at night OF
a mysterious vessel near San Juan de
News. \ German submarine was seen
weeks ago near Conchadeartedo. 1t was
provisioned at night with fifty tons Of
benzine by the steamer Marcia from
Bilbao.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
American Storage Beef in Paris.

Paris. Aug. The first sale of Amer
lean refrigerated beef in Paris took place
this morning. The 5000 pounds offered
exceeded the demand. The beef brought
fifteen sous a pound.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
In Business Twenty-Five Years.

On March IL, 1890, the firm of
Mag & Clifton, BARRIERS, began bust
ness in Webster City and have been
in continuous business here without
change since that time They have
even occupied the same quarters in
the basement of The Wilson. The
room Of course has been enlarged and
improved, but they have been in the
same place during this quarter of a
century. There are only one or two
firms in the city who have continued
in business without a change of
name since 1890 and there are few
doing business here at present who
were doing business here then. The
firm of Mag & Clifton have enjoyed
a good patronage all through these
years and are receiving the congrat-
ulations of their many friends upon
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
business venture.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Real Estate Transfers.

Ella J. Taylor to Ellen l.. John
ston-wd-lot 10 and SO it 4 and
n SO it of 3 and II, blk c, K. addi-
ton, Stanhope.-$500.00.
Louisa Engstrom to Hannah Fal-
lein-wd-part out lot A, Stratford.
John Peterson to c. C. Nelson
wd-tract in NV NV 25-S6-24.-
$4,000.
c. C. Barquist to A. Fellerson-w
d-und Is part out lot E. Stratford.
100000.
L. j. Wilson to F. A. McKillip-
wd-lot 81, blk /, Lawn Hill addi-
ton, w. C.-$2,200.00.
F. A. McKillip to L. J. Wilson,
wd-lot 6, blk 6, Lawn Hill addl-
ton, w. C.-$1,450.0O.
M. M. Shelter to Ida E. Johnson
4 and sk and Z, Ross
addition, Stratford.-$9OO.OO.
B. x. Espe to A. S. Erickson-wd
Sc 33-S7-24.-$20,00O.00
Robert E. Welsh to Rachel Welsh
Sc 26-S9-26.-$14,OO0.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
New Store Front.

A deal is under way whereby the
store room occupied by the Olympia
Candy Kitchen, in the building own
ed by J. P. Rasmussen, will probably
have fine new front. The front, if
installed, will be one of the very
latest and up-to-the-minute pieces Of
workmanship for store of this
kind. Other interior changes will
also be made after the front is fin
ished.
J. P. Rasmussen, who recently
purchased this building from j. C..
Jenkinson, also intends to make i'm
provements in the upper story. The
front office rooms, occupied by j. M.
Blake, attorney, have been remodeled
and made up-to-date and the rear of
this floor will be converted into fine
flats.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Some Good Bills.

Hon. RUDE McFerren has introduce
ed several good bills in the house
during the past few days. One pro-
vides for the transfer of the 1913
culvert funds from the township to
the county road fund. Under the
present road law the townships have
no use for such a fund, but there is
no way for them to get rid of the
money now in that fund without a
law giving authority for transfer.
One of the other bills Mr.. McFerren
has introduced gives authority to
transfer the board of health funds
in townships not needing them, to
the township road fund, and still an
other bill he has introduced pertains
to the appointment of drainage bene7
fit appraisers in certain cases, as for
instance where an open ditch is
changed to tile.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
MRS. D. v. KENNEDY
CALLED BY DEATH
Died at Family Home, 1900 Prospect
Street-Untimely Death is
Sad Case.

Mrs. D. w. Kennedy passed away
Friday evening at 6:14 o'clock fol-
lowing an illness of one months dur
alton. Mrs. Kennedy had been i'll
with grippe and acute dilation of
the heart. Three weeks ago a baby
was born to her and the effects of
this, with her previous illness, prov
ed fatal. Mrs. Kennedy was but
thirty-five years of age, having been
born in Norway, June "a, 1879. She
leaves a husband and five children,
the eldest child being twelve years
old. The untimely death of the wife
and mother is a very sad case, in
deed.
The funeral services were held
from the family home Sunday af-
ternoon at $3.50, Rev. E. G. Hay of
the English Lutheran church officiat-
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
IoWa'S Worst Enemy.

''The Iowa club says the Mar
shalltown Times-RepubIican, "an
organization of teachers for the pur-
pose of studying farm conditions es-
pecially in relation to rural schools,
finds that the number of farms is
decreasing and the size of the farms
increasing in Iowa; that the aver
age farm ten years ago was of ISL
acres, in 1910, 155 acres and IN
1913, 162 acres. While the size of
the farms is thus increasing tenant
farming is also increasing, so much
so in proportion to the owners who
work their own farms that in six
counties in the state more than one
half the farmers are tenants. The
teachers point out that their task is
multiplied by a shifting population
of school children, that efforts look
ing to community centers and good
roads and country churches and 9TH
er community affairs are minimized
in effect because of population
which shifts from one farm and one
district and one township to anoth-
er annually.
"Those are some of the charges
brought thus indirectly against the
short lease system which is in vogue
in Iowa to the vast detriment of the
state. Imagine the conditions of the
farm lands of those six counties re-
ferred to by the teachers club after
twenty years of farm SHINING have
had their logical and inevitable eff
feet. If the land owner can't recon-
cile himself to poor schools and bad
roads and lack of churches, il he has
neither pride nor sympathy with the
neighborhood in which his holdings
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16

lies, it is hard to understand how
he can deliberately depreciate the
value of his farm lands. For year
of SHINING requires a year of re-
Mobilization. Nature never fails to
collect all her fines.
"This short lease is the secret of
all the trouble. Long term leases
would abolish practically all Of
which the Iowa club makes COM
plant except the gradual absorption
of small farms by large owners and
the absence of the owner himself.
However under the long lease the
ownership of the farm would not
particularly affect the community
except as to farm improvements.
The community would be standard
lied as regards the schools and the
churches and community centers.
"The short lease is at the bottom
of most of Iowa's rural troubles to-
day. 1t is costing the land owners
and tenants and the state at large
more than hog cholera and foot and
mouth disease and the catalog houses
put together.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
TWENTY YEARS AGO
in the Webster City Freeman.

his fiftieth birthday. Uncle Joe wa
taken completely by surprise an
knew nothing of what was going OF
until he returned home from tow,
and found the company in posses
sion. The women folks had prepar
ed refreshments and a most enjoy
able time was had by all present.
fine easy chair was presented to Mr.
Bishop as token of the respect ant
esteem in which he is held by hi:
neighbors and friends.
The Literary Round Table met
last night with Miss Nellie Woolsey
The works of James Russell Lowell
furnished the subject for the even.
ing's study, and Miss Lillian Smith
acted as leader. A fine musical pro-
gram rendered by the Misses Fuller
added greatly to the enjoyment OF
the evening.
Mrs. c. A. Merrill returned to her
home near Newell this afternoon ac-
companied by Irene, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Merrill,
for a brief visit.
A most unique and interesting en-
tertainment was enjoyed by the
members of the Wednesday club and
their families at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. Pray last evening. A
burlesque grand opera was given and
names of such famous opera singers
as Melba, Nordica and others ap-
peared on the printed program.
jacob was the hero of the pilot"
and the part was we'll sustained by
Mr.. Will A. Crandall. A bounteous
repast was served to the thirty CT
forty guests and the evening was
most pleasantly spent.
Miss Katie Andrew has accepted
the position in Wesley Martins Of
flee formerly occupied by Miss Annie
Wonders. Miss Katie is competent
and we'll fitted for this kind Of work
and the Freeman congratulates her
on securing the position.
Judge Hyatt received a telegram
today informing him of the death of
his father who died last night at
Prescott, Wis, at the advanced age
of 81 years. The Judge will leave
for the above place this afternoon.
J. R. Let's is removing his house.
hold goods to town today and will
occupy the Pickard residence on d.
vision street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
EXPLOSION OF
A GAS RANGE
The B. & B. Bakery on Wilson Az
enue Scene of Accident-Two
Women Injured.
NEITHER ARE SERIOUSLY HURT.
Windows Blown From the Building
and the Gas Range is a Total
Wreck.

Friday night about $50 o'clock
residents in the vicinity of the B. &,
B. Bakery on Wilson avenue were
startled by a terrific explosion. Most
Of the glass front of the little bak-
cry was blown out and parts of the
glass flew clear across the street
from the force Of the explosion of
the gas range in the kitchen at the
rear of the building.
Miss Eta Brewer, proprietor of
the bakery, who was in the kitchen
at the time, was quite badly burned
about the face and arms and an ar
terry in the head was severed cover
ing her face with blood and fright
ening those who rushed to the res
cue into thinking her injuries fatal.
She was carried at once across the
street to DR.. Richardson's Office
where her burns were dressed, and
afterwards was removed to the home
of her mother, Mrs. G. Robbins on
the east side. She is painfully,
though not seriously injured.
Mrs. Fill Willard, who assists Miss
Brewer, was in small room in the
front of the bakery and sustained
only burns Of the arms.
Portions of the stove were blown
through the doors and windows and
struck against the w. w. Pearce res
idence at the south of the bakery.
1t is not known exactly how the
explosion was caused, but about fiji
ty loaves of bread were in readiness
for the oven and it is supposed Miss
Brewer turned on the big oven and
left it for moment, striking a
match later to light the gas, and
that the explosion followed. The
stovepipe of small soft coal heater
was blown down and the rooms fill
ed with smoke, which blackened the
walls and fixtures badly, but no
blaze followed,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
b0O7LECCERS GET
LIMIT OF THE Law
Judge Mccall Administers a Hot
Lecture After Prononuncing
Sentence.

Judge Mccall Friday p. m. rem
dered the decree in the case of Frank
Waltz and "Curley" Smith, charged
with the illegal sale of liquor. Fol-
lowing the sentence Judge Mccall
gave straight-from-the-s
lecture to the two men, which was a
scorcher and contained enough good
advice to last them the rest of their
lives.
Frank Waltz was given a fine Of
500 and sentenced to 21O days in
the county Jail and his appeal bond
fixed at $1,000.
"Curley" Smith drew a fine of
5000 with permission to lay it out
in the county Jail at the rate of SO 1s
per day. His appeal bond was fix
ed at $500. The limit of the law
was exercised in both cases.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Millinery Openings.

Friday night the millinery stores
of Miss Amanda Johnson and Miss
Merle E. Smith were thronged with
ladies admiring the beautiful spring
hats on display at the openings. Both
places were made attractive. The
chic street hats for early wear, the
larger hats for summer, and more
elaborate ones for evening wear, in
white and dainty colors-all were
effectively displayed on showcases
and in the prettily decorated show
windows.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
LOUISE SWANSON
Wins SECOND PLACE
Local Girl Completes for Loving Cup
at Interstate Contest in
Grinnell.

Miss Louise Swanson, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. w.
Swanson, won second place finally,
after tying for first place upon the
program of the Interstate declama-
tory contest in Grinnell Friday
night which was held in conjunction
with a basket ball tournament the
last three days Of the week. The de-
clamatory contest was participated in
by fifteen high schools of the first
class in this state and Miss Swanson
had the decided disadvantage of be-
ing the first number upon the pro-
gram. She was in the dramatic class
and gave the selection "The Leper."
A silver loving cup was the first
prize, a gold medal second, while a
silver medal was to be awarded to
the first in each class. Three classes
dramatic and humorous
were represented and it is impos-
sible to learn whether her medal is
gold or silver one.
Telephone communications Friday
night with Miss Edith Lee, director
of music in the Webster City schools,
who accompanied Miss Swanson to
Grinnell, stated that she tied with
another girl for first place and that
it was some time before the judges
settled the question by deciding in
favor of the other girl, with Miss
Swanson being close second. Miss
Lee also stated that the Webster City
representative was at her best in the
rendition of the selection and elicit
ed high approval upon every side.
Miss Swanson is sophomore in the
Webster City high school and has
given the selection in this city and
has decided talent along oratorical
lines, as we'll as in musical lines. AS
result of the victory the local high
school pupils are in a high state of
enthusiasm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Fine New Store Front.

The handsome new front in the
l.. V. Mills plumbing store room was
unveiled Friday and people who
pass by there are much surprised at
the big improvement. The place now
has a large show window with the
front entrance at the side. 1t i'm
proves the building to a remarkable
degree.
TIE other half of this building,
occupied by the ]. E. Clark con-
fectionery store, has the front in
closed today, preparatory to install
ling one like that in the Mills store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
March 6, 1895.

The old Sumler Wilson place JUS
/ west OF town was leased yesterda.
by Mr.. Parker of Wright county
who is to take possession at once.
E. P. Crew yesterday sold his in
terests in the j. M. Butcher & Co
meat market to a Mr.. McBeth who
lives up near Wall lake in Wright
county
Miss Hannah Thompson is fixing
up the old Detlor stand, corner BanR
and Seneca streets, and will open ul
a new millinery store therein.
Born, Sunday night, to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. tombstone, a girl of stan
ard proportions.
Earle Currie of this city, Charles
Sweeney of Jewell, and VIM. A. Car
ner of Williams, are the Hamilton
county boys who were examined last
week at Fort Dodge for the cadet
ship at West Point and Annapolis.
VIM. Hoag has sold his residence
on west Third street to Mr.. Day.
ton of Dayton, who will move with
his family to this city this week.
The consideration was $1,000 and
w. D. Rust made the deal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Clark have
moved into their photograph gallery
over Hanrahan & OConnor's shoe
store, and will again carry on the
business.
Mrs. Ella Detlor has purchased q
half interest in "The Leader" mil
liner store of Miss Amanda Johnson,
and the co-partnership commenced
under the firm name of
Miss Amanda Johnson & Co. This
will make strong combination, one
that will be sure to succeed.
q. T. Holland, who recently re-
turned from two years residence
in Missouri, has bought a half in
terest in the Empire grocery store
from VIM. Hyatt, and is in active
possession. Mr.. Holland is well and
favorably known throughout the
county and the new firm is a good
one.
About thirty-five friends of MI.
and Mrs. Joseph A. Bishop gathered
at their pleasant home over the
tracks last evening and gave a sur
prise party to Mr.. Bishop, it being
the occasion of the anniversary Of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Cottage Prayer Meetings.

| In preparation for the revival
meetings which are to begin at the
Baptist church Sunday, March 81.
cottage prayer meetings will be held
on Tuesday, March 16, Wednesday,
March II, and Thursday, March Is,
at 1880 p. m. Two meetings each
evening. All who can do so, wheth-
er members Of church or not, are
cordially invited to attend these SER
vices. They will be held in the fol-
lowing homes:
Tuesday-Claude Smith, GIT Wat
err street. Leader, N. J. Loring.
J. P. Rasmussen-13O1 Second
street. Leader, the pastor.
Wednesday-Mrs. Geraldine Dun
lap, 1904 Bank street. Leader, Mrs.
Mary C. Hoag.
Mrs. 1. w. Krouskop-302 Di-
vision street. Leader, Nelson Nc
Aninch.
Thursday-M. Mcfarland, 1912
Wilson avenue. Leader, John T.
Teal.
Anton Christenson-944 Third
street. Leader, the pastor.
The regular mid-week prayer
meeting will be changed from Thrus-
day to Friday evening. A large at
tendance is expected and it will be
held in the main auditorium Of the
church.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
THE ADDRESS BY
0. |. STURGEON
Was Greeted With Large Audience
Some Pleased and Some
Disguised.

| The announcement that Otis L.
Spurgeon, the gentleman who was
denied the privilege of speaking
here as advertised last fall, was to
speak at the court house Friday
night on the subject, "The Bulwarks
of American Safety" drew large
crowd of people to hear him. 1t is
universally conceded that he is
good speaker, but as to the merits of
his address there is wide difference
of opinion. AS the Freeman-Tribune
had no reporter present it will be
impossible to give synopsis of the
address. According to the opinion
of some of those present the address
was directed mainly against Catholic
attempts to dominate the politics of
the country, the speaker having no
criticisms of the Catholic religion or
the Catholic church as such. There
was less Of bitterness in the address
than many expected and the Free
mau-1TlDuue Is lulOTmeu LudL uS
made only slight reference to the at
tempt to prevent him from speaking
in this city last fall. He said the
same things had happened in other
places in the past and would prob
ably happen in the future. Some Of
Mr.. Surgeons hearers also say he
paid his respects to the newspapers,
declaring that the press dare not
publish the news when it concerned
Catholics. AS to the Associated Press
and other concerns which send out
the news dispatches, the Freeman
Tribune knows little-about as much
perhaps as Mr.. Sturgeon knows
about it. AS to the newspapers In
general, however, we do not concur
in Mr.. Surgeons opinion. In print
ing the news the average editor cares
no more about whether the parties
concerned are Catholics than wheth-
er they are of any other faith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
District Court.

The jury in the case of J. c. But
Ter VS.. N. F. Christensen retired at
ten o'clock Friday morning and
did not reach a verdict until nine
that night, when they found for de-
PENDANT.
Mrs. Pearl Smith has filed a petit
ton asking for a divorce from her
husband, Robert Smith, alleging
cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs.
Smith filed similar petition not
long ago, but subsequently withdrew
IL
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Woodstock Lady Dead.

Mrs. Amy Ann Pool died at her
home in Woodstock Friday after
noon following a long illness of all
ments incident to her advanced
years. Mrs. Pool was born in New
New York state September %, 1880.
She leaves a son, J. e. Pool, living in
Woodstock, and also other relatives.
The funeral services were held at
the home in Woodstock Sunday and
the body was taken to Serena, IL
linois, for burial
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
Street Paving Butchers.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The
public utility companies and others
who dig up the streets to put down
their pipes and wires are the ones
who by right ought to foot the bills
for some of the new paving. If It
had not been for their operations
the pavements would still be in
good condition, many of them. We
can point out places on Third street
where the diggers have never molest-
ed the brick and there they are still
as smooth as they were when put in
their places. 1t is wonderful how
we'll those old brick have stood up
for nearly quarter of century and
some of them were laid for IS cents
the yard, half of the present day
prices for similar pavements.
1t is our deliberate opinion that
the street diggers have injured the
down town pavements more than all
the traffic that has rolled over them
and than all the frost and weather
that has afflicted them. A pavement
that is once disturbed might as well
be given up for it never gets back
right again. Two years ago the
water commissioners ran their big
new mains through the streets, and
they left a trail that has been fear
full to contemplate, trail that
makes some of the new paving nee
essary now. However, the water
commissioners, or trustees, did not
do their own replacing. They made
a contract with the city street de-
partment, which has experts" to
replace the paving and to fill the
trenches. The city was paid stat
ed sum by the water department.
But the city itself made the worst
botch of it ever made here.
There ought to be much more
drastic policy toward street diggers'
Those who want to dig up the pave
ments ought to be made to pay for
the whole pavement. In fact, il
ought to be practically forbidden to
take up a pavement for which the
property owners have paid. This
means that the utility companies
will have to go to the expense OF
tunneling, instead of digging holes
in every mans pavement. The city
council ought to put on the bars
tighter than ever. They ought to
make it almost impossible to take up
the pavements.
So far the city has been merely
SOLDERING over this important issue
and any gang of men seem to be
able to get permission to tear up
and to tie up and to replace accord
ing to their own wishes and conven-
fences. 1t is all of it outrageous.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
improvements Being Made.

Workmen are busy loading gravel
near Lehigh preparatory to fixing
the railroad tracks between this city
and Lehigh. The tracks will be re-
graveled, new ties put in where they
are needed and other improvements
made before the new passenger SER
vice is put in operation.
The water tank in the Crooked
Creek railroad yards, which recently
collapsed, is being piped for city
water and hereafter all water used
in the yards will be furnished by the
city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-16
The Closz Funeral.

The double funeral of Miss Cairo
Closz and brother Vivian ClosZ, who
came to their death by accident last
Monday night, was held Thursday
afternoon at the family home on
First street. The floral offerings of
sympathetic friends were profuse and
beautiful and the home was not able
to hold half the friends who desired
to attend.