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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
A new kind OF
Street PAVING
Being Used at lola, Kansas.-Web-
ster City Ought to Make an
Investigation.

lola, Kansas, a city of about 10,
900 population, has been using Ma
tional paving upon her streets for
four years and it is said to be giving
good satisfaction. Webster City will
want to do some paving next year,
as the cross streets leading to streets
already paved, must have this i'm
provement, and the merits of the
kind used in lola ought to be inves-
tigated. Some of the members of
the council of Des Moines visited
lola recently to inspect the paving
there and the Des Moines Tribune
contains the following regarding
their conclusions:
Councilmen German, Leonard and
Myerly, who returned early this
morning from lola, Kan, where they
inspected National paving, say they
would vote to give it test in Des
Moines. They believe that the eff
cheney of this character of paving
may be demonstrated to the taxpay-
ers by using it on resurfacing jobs.
There is merit to National paw
ing, in my opinion" said Council
man German. 81 would not be will
ing, however, to vote for paving any
of the city's streets with it at this
time until a more thorough investi-
cation has been made"
lola has twenty-eight miles of
streets paved with National paving.
Contracts have been signed for using
the material on sixty-four blocks of
other streets. The paving on some
of the twenty-eight blocks has been
down for four years and is showing
no signs Of wear, the Des Moines
councilmen say.
National paving is a mixture of
asphalt and ordinary dirt. A small
amount of oil is also used.
Councilman German says that the
lola streets paved with National
paving over which the traffic is the
heaviest appear to be in better con-
dition than those streets where the
traffic is lighter
lola Councilmen and citizens
praised the paving to the Des Moines
trio of councilmen.
The paving may be laid with or
without a concrete base.
that the paving could be laid in Des
Moines without a concrete base for
$1.26 a square yard and with con-
crete base at S1.60 and S1.65
square yard.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
SHOULD GRAVEL THE
HAWkEYE HIGHWAY
Webster City Commercial League
Might Accomplish Much in
That Direction.

One of Webster City's we'll known
business men was in Iowa Falls a
few days ago and found much senti-
ment there demanding the gravel
ing of the Hawkeye highway
through Hardin county and he
thinks Hamilton county ought to
take the matter up and see to it
that this much used road is graveled
this winter clear across the county.
Just how much money is in the coun-
ty funds available for this purpose is
not known, but if the towns along
the route will help anj the farmers
interested will extend aid the thing
ought to be easy of accomplishment
under proper guidance. 1t is likely
that the railroad company would
give special rates on gravel to be
used upon the roads, because the
railroads are greatly benefited by
good wagon roads. If gravel were
shipped to points nearest the place
to be used many farmers could aid in
hauling this winter when work is
slack upon the farm. The Freeman
Tribune believes the business inter-
ests of Webster City and of the 9TH
er towns along the Hawkeye High
way would contribute literally to-
ward the work and it believes the
thing can be accomplished if some
body will start the movement by ere
ating an active and energetic COM
mittee to attend to the details. The
board of supervisors, we feel sure,
would do what they could and act
in conjunction with the cities and
farmers interested. The Hawkeye
Highway is travelled more than any
other road in the county, and be-
cause of this it is not unfair to ask
that it be graveled first AS soon
as the work is completed upon this
route the other county roads should
be attended to without unnecessary
delay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
Extend Mains.

The Central Heating company
will extend their mains this fall in
to the F. E. Gremple building, corn
er of Wilson avenue and Second
street, and the G. N. Gardner build
ing to be occupied by the Fashion
Clothing Shop. The company will
run the new pipes from the alley
north of Second street down Wilson
avenue to Second and the old mains
will be replaced by the new upon
Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
MAN ARRESTED ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Rufus Freeman Must Return to Sui
livan, Illinois, to Answer
to Court.

van, Illinois, to answer to the charge
of criminal assault upon a sixteen
year old girl, was arrested at the
VIM. Dinsdale farm six miles east Of
Webster City yesterday by Sher-
iff Nelson and Deputy Carl. Free
man had been working there since
the forepart of July. Word was sent
to the authorities at Sullivan this
forenoon and they will come out af-
ter their man at once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
fort DODGE IS
NOW one AHEAD
Webster City and Dodgers Have
Played Seventeen Ball Games
This Season.

Fort Dodge won from Webster
City in the ball game at Okoboj
Saturday afternoon, to 5. Only
six innings were played as the teams
had to make the train to fill their
date at Fort Dodge Sunday. Lee
pitched the first three innings for
the Nationals and was then relieved
by Ellert, who twirled the last three
innings. Lambeth was the box ar
tist for Fort Dodge.
The Dodgers won again from the
Nationals Sunday afternoon in
the gypsum city, 8 to 1. Lee pitch
ed a good game for Webster City
but the Nationals were up against
hard luck, batting into
no less than four doubles.
Fort Dodge
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17

Score by innings:
Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Fort Dodge i 0 2 0 0 0 0 O.:
Two base hits, Holm, Hill, Parks
base on balls, off Beltz 4, off Lee 3
struck out, by Beltz 4, by Lee Z
double plays, LaSalle to Turgeon tc
Smith, Beltz to LaSalle to Turgeon
Beltz to Crawford to Turgeon, La.
Sale to Crawford to Turgeon: wild
pitches, Beltz /, Lee 1 passed balls
Harmony / hit by pitcher, Holm
stolen bases, Turgeon. Umpire Fei-
bert.
Lee, the new pitcher with Web
ster City, was on the staff of the
Storm Lake club during the early
part of this season and is a good box
artist.
Fort Dodge and Webster City
have now played seventeen games
this season, Webster City winning
eight and the Dodgers nine.
Today the Nationals go to
Garner to play in the three days
tournament there. Albert Lea, Far
ibault, Fort Dodge and Webster City
will compete for the $3.50 hung up
in purses. Austin was to have play
ed in this tourney but the team dis
banded recently and Faribault will
take Austin's place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA TUESDAY, AUGUST II, 1915


ceased was never resident Of Web
sterSCity he had visited here from
time TO time and had made many
friends, all of whom will regret to
learn of his death.
| The deceased was a widower and
had but one daughter, who resides
in California. Two brothers, Frank
J. and G. A. Bentley, both Of this
city, are also left to mourn his sad
taking away. He was born SO years
ago in Winneshiek county, this state,
and had been a resident of Boone for
many years.
The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
United Brethren church. Rev. R. r.
Percy, pastor of that church officiat-
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
Home FROM A fine
MINNESOTA TRIP
Parkhurst Family Have an Enjoy.
able and Interesting Time at
Potato Lake,

S. S. Parkhurst and family AM
visiting parents and sister-Mr. ant
Mrs. E. D. Parkhurst and daughte,
Helen of Moravia, N. Y, returned
home Thursday from ten days tril
overland to Potato Lake, $50 miles
northwest of Minneapolis.
They had a cabin on the shores o.
the lake which is one Of four locat
ed there. The family Of Rev. Met
calf of this city occupies one of these
cabins, while still another is occu-
pied by Des Moines teachers. Pc.
tato Lake is situated in the heart OF
pine forest and is about five miles
across at it's widest points. It is
spider shaped and is connected with
several other lakes by means OF
locks.
The lake abounds with fish, the
largest number caught by the Park
hursts being wall-eyed pike. Mr..
Parkhurst caught 13 pound musk
ellunge one day while trolling with
spoon hook. Under the Minnesota
law all muskellunge caught under 80
inches in length, must be thrown
back into the water, and this length
was sacrificed to the law. Still an
other broke the line and got away
urif
A visit was one day made to Itas-
ca Park, state reservation of $500
acres comprising natural timber and
a wonderful lake in the heart of it.
The timber includes native pines
which rear SO and so feet of trunk
before spreading their branches. One
acre of this reserve is fenced to ac-
commodate so elk-the only elk now
extant in \ innesota.
Another day a.trip was made by
row boat througs the various locks
connecting the chain Of lakes, to
Park Rapids, which is the county
seat. Near here one Of the most in
teresting things seen BY the family
on their trip, was ~ beaver dam
thrown across the Fishhook river by
these industrious little animals. The
dam was twenty feet long and some
Of the logs used were 10 and II
inches in thickness. 1t was almost
impossible to tell from the looks of
the logs whether or not a wood cut
ter had chopped them down. The
method of the beaver is to cut a
large triangular piece from each
side of the tree trunk, accomplish
ing it in so clever a manner that the
tree is sure to fall just where they
want it, The interstices of the
branches are then filled with mud
and straw, until dam is construct
ed which defies the elements.
No wonder the expression origin
ated-"as busy as beaver!"
A beaver colony was located just
above the dam and at one side, but
watch as closely as they might, not
a glimpse was obtained of the indus
trious creatures. One man who was
there, had been watching for days
but had not been successful in see
ing one of them, either at work or
otherwise.
Two years ago the Parkhurst fam
lily took trip into the lake region
of Minnesota, but the trip this year
was regarded as the best. Corn is
very small in that section, but for
age. crops are yielding marvelously
while the oat crop is almost unpre-
cedented there as in Iowa. Heavy
rains were experienced upon the trip
north, but upon the return trip the
roads were in fine condition for ov
arland travelling.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17

\ pick up nine of boys from here
played ball game at Williams Sun
day with a team of boys of that
place. Ten innings were played
Score 10 to II in favor of Williams
The first mines of Woodstock and
Williams also contested in the lat
ter place Sunday, the Woodstock
team winning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
Will Clear Tracks.

The agent at the Northwestern
station in this city has received
word from headquarters to entirely
clear the yards of cars next Friday
evening, in view of the arrival of
Ringling's circus early on Saturday
morning, which will entirely fill the
tracks in the city The circus is not
the little one ring affair which
steamed into the Northwestern
yards in this city about thirty years
ago as THE greatest show on
earth" but now comprises train af-
ter train of people, animals and
paraphernalia and of which the
mere unloading is worth going miles
to see.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17

A man by the name of Collins of
Border Plains, who was a member
of a camping party near Lehigh,
was drowned in the Des Moines riv-
er Sunday while in swimming. No
further particulars concerning the
affair could be learned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17

tertainment of vocal and instru-
mental selections commencing at
2:3O in the afternoon. Miss Cecile
Smock of this city is the cornetist
with this company of young ladies
and a number of her friends are
planning on spending that afternoon
in Williams in order to hear the en-
tertainment. This is the second sum-
mer season Miss Smock has figured
in Chautauqua entertainment and
next winter she expects to travel
with a company in lecture course
work.
Prof. D. M. Kelly, who is also
travelling with this branch of the
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua system,
will spend Sunday, Aug. %, at his
home in this city and go on to Clar-
ion where he will give the opening
address for the Clarion Chautauqua
on Monday afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
C. A. BENTLEY DIES
At HOME OF BROTHER
Passes Away After Extended Illness
With Tuberculosis-Funeral
Monday.

Chas. A. Bentley passed away at
about 1870 Saturday after an eI-
Bentley came here from his home in
Boone some six months ago, i'll with
this disease, and has made his home
with his brother, G.. A. Bentley,
since that time. Although the de-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17
LOCAL CORNET-
|ST IN WILLIAMS
Miss Cecile Smock Member of Men
delssohn Six at Williams
Chautauaua.

The Williams Chautauqua opens
on Sunday, Aug. %, and will be in
session five days. The assembly will
be opened by Hon. w. J. Bryan and
this will draw a large crowd of
Hamilton county people.
On Tuesday, Aug. "a, the Men
delssohn Six will give a musical en-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17

Miss Ruth Hummel has resigned
her position as bookkeeper at the
Wardrobe and the place has been
filled by Miss Lillian Melvin.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-08-17

Robert Isham will assist in the
Isham & Rasmussen shoe store for
the next three weeks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
GENERAL VILLAREAL
REPORTED KILLED
Former Treasurer Of Mexico and
Friend of Villa Said to Have Been
Executed by carranza Followers
Conditions in Mexico.


Washington, AIN. 2a.-The Carranza
agency statement today mentions re-
ports that Villareal, former treasurer
Of the Mexican national convention,
has been put to death with other
prominent Villa sympathizers by troops
of Vanderas. in the capital; and a
private telegram reports General Muir
guia, Carranza commander, besieg-
ing Queretaro. Vera Cruz advices to
the agency report economic conditions
in Mexico City critical and say Villa
troops are committing depredations.
Zapata forces We're within four miles
OF Puebla when an official dispatch
was filed from there TO the state de-
partment late last night and the Car
rama defenders were reported load
ing artillery and equipment apparently
for retreat. The sCarranza troops re-
Gently drove the Villa-Zapata army out
of the city with heavy loss.
Other official reports We're sum-
married. at the department as fol-
lows:
"a dispatch from Mexico City says
strict orders have been issued against
depredations undeYppain Of death. The
ness on Jan. 19. On Jan. 20, Mexican
dollars went to 1924 cents. The local
supply OF petroleum and gasolene in
Mexico City are about exhausted.
Troops Of Villa are not at Reata. A
large force of Carranza troops has re-
treated back to Monclova"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
German Submarine
Torpedoes and Sinks
British Steamship

London. Jan. 22.-rhe British
steamer Durward, says a Rotter-
dam dispatch. has been torpedoed
by a German submarine. The Dur
ward was vessel of 1900 tons
and was built as Glasgow in
1895. She was owned by G. Glib
son & Co, Of Leith, Scotland.
The Durward was bound from
Leith to Rotterdam and was
struck by the torpedo while twen-
ty-two miles off the Mas light
ship. The crew took to the boats
and reached the lightship. from
which Dutch pilot boat con-
veyed them to Rotterdam.
1t was the German submarine
U-19, according to advices from
Amsterdam. which torpedoed the
Durward.
London newspapers interpret the
sinking Of the Durward as the be-
ginning Of German naval policy
alleged to have been urged by Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz. the German
minister Of the navy, against Brit
1sh vessels. The Evening Standard
prints a special article on the sub
ject pointing out that two small
British merchant ships were re-
Gently sunk off Cherbourg. which.
with the present incident. tends to
show the policy Of Germany is be-
ing enforced with an endeavor to
starve England.
Carried American Relief Supplies.
The Hague. via London, Jan. y.
1t was stated here today that the
British steamer Durward had on
board forty tons of provisions be-
longing to the American relief
commission when she was sunk by
a German submarine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
FORD WOULD MAKE
MEN OF CONVICTS
Automobile Manufacturer Will Guar
antee to Take Prisoners From Sing
Sing and Make Them Useful citi-
xens,

New York City, Jan. e2.-Henry
Ford. of Detroit. Will guarantee to
take every convict out of Sing Sing
prison and make man out of him.
He so stated today when he appeared
to testify before the United States
commission on industrial relations,
which is investigating the great phil
anthropic foundations and the cause
for industrial unrest.
''rhe foundations may do some
good said Mr.. Ford, but they are
not adequate. My idea is justice and
not charity. l have little use for phil
anthropies as such. My idea is to aid
men to help themselves. Nearly all are
willing to work for adequate reward.
We have nearly all kinds of cripples
in our employ and they are making
good. We have those who have been
in prison and everyone IS making u
good showing and is gaining in self
respect. We will guarantee to take
every convict out of Sing Sing and
make man out of him."
Mr.. Ford year ago installed in the
automobile concern OF which he Is
the head, a system of profit sharing
and minimum wage scale of $50 q
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
MARsHAILTOWN, IOWA. FRIDAY, JANUARY a. 1915

German ships in block, or very large
number of them. Why? I confess that
am unable to answer the question. l
am certain, however. that there are no
good reasons for argument In its favor
and am sure that to allow it to be-
come law without some provisions pro-
tecting us from the purchase of ships
of belligerents and consequent inter-
national complications. win make 1t
very bad bill, indeed. for the American
people. setting aside for the moment
all the grave objections of government
ownership"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
LAWYERS URGING
PEACE PROPOSAL
New York Bar Association Asks Pres
ident Wilson to Submit Plan to Next
international Peace consress-Naval
Police Force Suggested.

Albany, Jan. 22-The state bar as
today received report from the COM
mittee on International arbitration Of
fering resolutions urging President
Wilson to submit to the next interna-
tional congress the propc sition of the
limitation of arinaments both of land
and sea and the establishment of q
naval police force.
After review of the Hague conven
ton, the committees report reads:
1t thus appears that. so far as mu-
tual agreements embodied in treaties
are concerned, the principal nations OF
the world have agreed to settle their
differences by peaceful means; yet
during the year 1914. in spite of ali
these treaties, and others to which we
need not now particularly refer, we
find many of these same nations in
volved in the most bloody and destruc-
tive war that has happened since the
beginning of the world 1t is not to be
supposed that these nations were not
SIHStlc III llell lIluludl
On the contrary, we are bound to as
sumo that they were, but that they
were carried away by the heat of pas
sion when questions arose which might
have been submitted to an impartial
tribunal for its decision. This danger
was greatly increased by the fact that
it had become the policy of some of the
nations to make every able bodied cit
iZen a soldier, and drill and equip him
in such fashion that he could be called
into the field. or. as the phrase is, mo-
biliZe,' at Il moments notice Hence
we have war in which literally millions
OF men are engaged on each side, in
which all the resources of science and
all the ingenuity of mechanism are en-
ployed for mutual destruction
In the year 1917 a treaty was made
between the United States and Great
Britain limiting the naval force to be
maintained upon the American lakes
by Great Britain and the government
of the United States to one vessel each
on Lake Ontario and Lake Champain
and two vessels on each of the upper
lakes. 1t was further agreed That all
other armed vessels on these lakes
shall be forthwith dismantled and that
no other vessels of war shall be there
buildt or armed This treaty has re-
manned in force and been observed ever
since and with one or two trifing mod
itications occasioned by special cir
cumstances which were approved by
both parties. 1t is probably due to this
treaty more than any single cause that
there has been no war between this
country and Great Britain for over one
hundred years"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
STEAMER BURNS
TO WATERS EDGE
Fire Destroys Passenger Steamer
Maryland But Reports Indicate No
Lives Were Lost-surn;ns Vessel Is
Beached.

Baltimore. Jan. 22.-The Chesapeake
bay steamer Maryland. bound to Balti-
more from Pocomoke river points.
caught fire off the Magothy river early
today and burned to the waters edge,
after having been beached. So far as
known no lives were lost, altho, because
of the rapid spread of flames. Captain
Howard was not positive everyone had
escaped.
When it was seen the fire had gotten
beyond control the steamer was headed
for the beach. AS soon as she was
grounded passengers were handed into
the boats. In the excitement three of
the male passengers jumped overheard
and swan ashore. Two boats of the
Chesapeake company brought the pas
sengers to Baltimore.
The Maryland carried seventy-six
passengers. many of them women. and
O crew OF thirty-f four. She was owned
by the Baltimore. Chesapeake & At
lanttc railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-22
Fatal Explosion on Board
Cruiser San Diego
OFF Mexico. \,
FOUR FIREMEN DEAD.
NINE BADLY INJURED
Several Of Injured in Serious Condition
-6oiIer r. sxplodes just a. Trial
Test e, 1ruissr Puts Into Quay
mas, 90, With Dead and Injured
- Mater in Boiler Cause OF Die.
: -Invsstisation Ordered.

On board United States Ship San
San Diego. Cal. Jan. 22.-F'our men
Were killed and nine seriously injured
Thursday afternoon on board the ar
mored cruiser San Diego when boiler
tube blew out after steaming trial
of four hours had been completed.
The dead: Oscar J. wyatt. El Cen.
tro. CAL: Ambus ]. Hardes. Joplin.
Mo-; William F. Elliott. Brooklyn, N.
Y; Clifford A. Western. Davenports
Cal. All were firemen.
The injured: Benjamin II. Tucker.
r. B. Glidden. Darrell l.. varnado. Will
liam II. Miller. Ernest Ledwith.
Charles w. Peterson. firemen; George
Ohm, water tender; Emmanuel A.
Shippi, seaman: and Patrick A. Mer.
riman, coal passer.
Immediately after the accident tho
cruiser left for Guaymas, where she
arriving at o'clock this (Friday)
morning.
The San Diego is the flagship OF
the Pacific fleet and Is in command Of
Capt. Ashley Robertson.
The home address of the nine In
jured is shown on the navy DEPART
ment's records are as follows:
Glidden, Indianapolis: Ledwith,
Pueblo. Colo; Merriman. Wolbach.
Neb.; Miller Downs. Kan; Ohm,
Yutan. Neb.; Peterson, Racine, VIE:
Shappi. LaPorte, Ind; Tucker, Lead
mine. Mo-: varnado. Port Arthur.
Tex.