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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Land Values Increasing.

Titonka Topic: Heiko Bruins clos
ed up deal the other day for an
other forty acres of land. He pur-
chased it of H. c. Adams late last
fall at 1925 per acre. There are nc
improvements on the land. 1t is sit.
uated six miles from town. We are
told that Mr.. Bruins wanted to pur-
chase this piece of land from Mr.
Adams three years ago. Mr.. Adams
priced it at $65 per acre. Mr.. Bruins
said it was too high and wouldn't
buy. A year ago Mr.. Bruins happen
ed to meet Mr.. Adams and asked the
price. Adams priced it at 500 per
acre. Mr.. Bruins did not buy. Late
last fall Mr.. Bruins was in Algona
with his sons and met Mr.. Adams on
the street and inquired what he
would take for the forty. Mr.. Ad-
ans replied $125. Mr.. Bruins said
he would take it, and the settlement
was effected one day last week.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
The Special Meetings.

The special meetings which have
been in progress at the Church of
the Nazarene the past week, have
been quite we'll attended and some
have sought the Lord both for par
don and heart-cleansing. At the
children's meetings several have
been clearly converted. Mrs. Dobson
has charge of these meetings. Those
who have heard Mrs. Wines, say her
preaching is clear and definite, pre-
senting both the experimental and
practical side of regenerating and
sanctifying grace and fulfills the
words recorded in Acts 26:16, in
which Paul in telling his experience
says, that God appeared unto him tc
make him both a minister and 6
witness. The special singing of Mrs
Dobson is inspiring and one of the
enjoyable features of the services
The meetings will continue during
the coming week each evening a.
1880. All are cordially invited tt
attend.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Six Brothers Buy MaxWells.

Jewell Record: F.. A. Kayser is
distributor in Kamrar and for q
large territory surrounding for the
Maxwell autos. He has already clos
ed several sales this spring and re.
ports prospects good. Monday, the
first day that roads were really good
and the first day that seemed really
like spring, he sold one Maxwell
"25" over the telephone, almost be-
fore breakfast. Monday morning l..
E. Barr phoned Mr.. Kayser to bring
him out a Maxwell "25." Mr.. Kay
ser took the car to Mr.. Bars farm
and sold it, then drove to the home
of Asa Barr and sold another Max
we'll "25." There are eight of the
Barr brothers and within a year Mr..
Kayser has sold six of them Maxwell
autos. A seventh is not in this ter
ritory and the eighth of the broth
ers plans to buy Maxwell as soon
as he is ready to take a car.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Go to Boone to Booze.

Boone News-Republican: This
morning Mayor Martin ]. Lockard
had four DRINKS before him and all
received the usual trimmings. One
of the DRINKS was a vagrant, anoth-
err came up from Des Moines think
ing he could put on show but
didn't get very far. After breaking
up some of the furniture at the Den
yer he was collared, hurried to the
city bastile and this morning after
being sobered up, was soaked good
and plenty. The Des Moines papers
are poking much fun at Boone now
adays, about her saloons, etc, and
how many men from Des Moines
come up here to soak up, have a gay
time, etc There is no law to keep
them from coming here, but there
are city laws here for the govern
ing of rowdies and the like and the
Des Moines bunch had better toe the
mark.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
A Highly Priced Souvenir,

Rev. H. l.. Haywood of the Uni
versalist church has a highly prizet
souvenir sermon in manuscript
by Prof. David Swing in the hand
writing of the great preacher him
self. This sermon was just recently
given to Rev. Haywood by DR.. New.
ton of Cedar Rapids, one of the
prominent Universalist ministers OF
this state and who was the authoriz-
ed biographer Of Prof. Swing. DR..
Newton had several of these manu-
script sermons and presented one OF
them to Rev. Haywood, who is one OF
his personal friends. The typewrit-
err had not yet come into use during
Prof. Swings time and his sermons
were carefully written out by hand,
his writing being very plain and leg
ible. ... p. .--.. ~.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Campfire Hike.

About fourteen girls, with their
leader, went on spring hike Satur-
day morning, their destination lead
ing them to a spot about one mile
north along the river. They took
their dinner with them and cooked
it in the open air, their long walk
developing tremendous appetites.
While they were strolling through
the woods near this point, they found
a big fire creeping along through the
woods over the dry leaves, evidently
the result of some tramp's careless
ness in extinguishing his breakfast
Goals 1t took the combined efforts
of the girls to put out the flames
which had gained considerable
Roadway, and the owner of that
property has the Campfire girls to
thank for extinguishing the flames.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Mrs. J. M. Mikel is expected
home today from four months Wis
it with relatives in Minneapolis.
Misses Frances and Margaret
Donovan, who have been visiting
relatives in Eagle Grove, have re-
turned home. They were accompan-
led by Miss Mary McDermott, who
will remain over Sunday.
Mrs. E. e. Bvans and Mrs. l..
Jaycox of harrisburg spent yester-
day here.
Miss Ada Gerber of Williams
spent yesterday visiting at the c. J..
DeFrance home on the north side.
Mrs. A. l. Hart went to Blairs-
burg last evening on business trip.
&C. w. Marvel and little daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys, went to harrisburg
yesterday for an over Sunday visit
with their son and brother, Ralph
Marvel and wife.
Miss Bertha cambridge went to
Williams yesterday for an over Sun
day visit with friends.
Miss Bess Bickford, who
teaches school in Kamrar, is spend
ing the week end at her home in this
city. Miss Lorene Mikel went to
Kamrar on the afternoon train yes
Mrs. B. F. Miller, who has been
living at the C. M. Arthur home on
Second street for several weeks, re-
turned to Des Moines yesterday af-
ternoon to remain until summer,
when she will return here.
Miss Rose Evelyn Baker, for
mer teacher in the local high school,
is expected to arrive here tonight
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
ELECTRIC CURRENT
THROWS A HORSE
Wire Strikes Horse Instead Of Driv-
e1 But Animal is injured by
Shock.

G. D. Carpenter narrowly escaped
serious injury Friday while >driv
ing in the west part of the city
when a telephone wire, which hac
become connected with an electric
wire and which was being put into
place by workmen, fell into the
street, striking Mr.. Carpenters
horse.
The horse dropped like a stone
and all who witnessed the affair
thought the animal dead, when pres
emily it began to struggle and finally
got to it's feet. The driver had
enough presence of mind not to
touch the wire but the horse, after it
had regained it's footing seemingly
uninjured from it's contact with the
electric current, unfortunately STEP
ped on the wire, one end. of which
lay in the street on the damp
ground, and it dropped again as if
it had been shot. After a little it
managed to arise again, and the
workmen got the end of the live wire
out of harms way.
The animal was so badly frighten-
ed by this time that it could not be
persuaded to be driven forward or
backward and had to be led away
with difficulty. There was not
enough force in the current to kill,
but enough to fell the horse to the
ground. No blame is attached to
anyone handling the wire which was
accidently dropped while an attempt
was being made to throw it across
the street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Dangerous Little Scratches.

The Milwaukee-Western Fuel com.
pany has had several cases that re-
suited from the neglect of the injured
workmen to have scratches treated
properly Immediately after receiving
the injuries. Pricks from broken
cable strands are considered particu-
larly dangerous, as the wounds usu.
ally are deeper than appearances indi-
cate. Each wound is so round and
small that it soon closes up at the
surface and does not allow for proper
drainage. Wounds of more than a
superficial nature should have physi-
clans care at once. After infection
has set in it is one Of the hardest
things to keep from spreading.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Road Mirrors in India.

The success of highway mirrors at
dangerous turns and functions or
streets and roads where there is con-
siderable traffic in England has led to
their adoption in India. At Bombay
the largest mirror so far erected for
this purpose has been put into use 1t
Is ten feet by five feet in size The
use of the mirrors on English roads
has demonstrated their value in pre-
venting accidents and collisions on
blind approaches and highway inter-
sections. The usual size of the mir
rors now in use is between two and
one-half and eight feet long by about
three feet wide-Popular Electricity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Improving Ones Mind.

Edward Everett Hale used to urge
his young friends to talk every day
with some one wiser than themselves
He did not necessarily mean some emf
nent person; most of us do not know
eminent persons, and would shrink
from using their valuable time if we
did. but are we always quick to dis
Germ the finer qualities in those whom
we do see daily? The gardener, at
whose touch the garden blooms: the
scrub woman who. after her weary
day. sits up all night with her sick
neigh0or-,hese persons are perhaps
wiser or better than we, and SO can
teach US something.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

SOCIAL EVENING.


After a short session of Ridgley
Encampment of Odd Fellows Friday
evening, social hour was enjoyed
the families of the encampment
members being guests. Cards and
dancing were the diversions and a
delicious two course lunch was also
served. Probably one hundred PEG.
pie were present.
JOINT SESSION.
The Baraca and Junior Philethea
classes of the Baptist church held a
joint social session Friday night m
the basement of the church. The
Baraca class held a short business
session and the remainder of the ev.
ening was devoted to games and con-
tests. At the conclusion of the af-
fair, light refreshments were served
ENJOYABLE DANCE.
A large number of young people
attended the dance given in Yeomen
hall Friday night after the regular
dancing school conducted by the
Misses Gertrude Treanor and Orpha
Berggren. Mrs. Hazel Berggren-
Sands and Nicholas Kennedy fur
nished the music on piano and vio-
lin and all who were present report
fine time.
ENTERTAIN PLUS ULTRA CLASS.
Mrs. C. v. Pence entertained her
Sunday school class-the Plus Ultras
Friday night at her home on Bank
street. About twenty members OF
the class were present and the even
ing spent with games, contests and
charades. Several musical numbers
were also given and at the close OF
the entertainment provided, ice
cream, cake and waters were served
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13

for an over Sunday visit with Miss
Helen c. Woolsey. Miss Baker, who
is teacher of expression in Cornell
college, Mount Vernon, accompanied
one Of her pupils to Indianola where
the latter appeared in an oratorica
contest and is now on her way back
to Mount Vernon.
Miss Edith Ellington of Stan
hope, who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Stahl, has returned from Dun
combe and Highview, where she has
been spending a few days with other
relatives.
Little Misses Juanita and Bue-
lah Downer of Duncombe spent the
morning in this city taking their
music lessons of Miss Carrie Snow,
the piano teacher.
John McLain of Cedar Falls was
in the city yesterday on business,
having stopped over between trains
while on his way home from Fort
Dodge.
Mrs. l.. E. Peeler returned to
her home in Fort Dodge this fore
noon after visit with her daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Whiteman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Beall
went to Woodstock this noon for a
several days visit with relatives.
Mrs. c.. F. Bishop, Mrs. Henry
Swift and daughter, Miss Mary, Mrs.
T. c.. Fielder, Mrs. C. A. Neeper,
Miss Ada Fielder, Miss Kate LeVal-
ley, Mrs. Henry Springer, Mrs. H. N.
Beck, Mrs. I. J. Sayrs and little
daughter, Mrs. F. E. Whitley, Mrs.
w. c. Pyle and children, are callers
in Fort Dodge today.
Lewis Richardson came up from
Ames College last night for days
visit with his parents.
w. w. Crittenden is transacting
business in woodstock today.
Mrs. Percival Knowles, who has
been here spending week with her
friend, Mrs. D. G. Chase, has gone to
Fort Dodge for an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Smith and
children went to Woodstock today
for an over Sunday visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. w. H. Perry returned last
night from Des Moines where she has
been for the past several days visit
ing her sister.
Carl Odor, who is enjoying a
brief vacation from his duties as
baggagemaster at the Illinois Cen
trail freight depot. went to Waterloo
this noon.
Willie Hansen and his small
sister, Miss Laura, arrived today
from their home in Newell and will
spend Sunday visiting their sister,
Mrs. Eldon Bish and husband.
go u. f. DeFrance of Spirit Lake, a
former resident of this city, came
this noon for an over Sunday visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. c.
DeFrance, and other relatives.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Real Estate Values in Williams.

Williams Enterprise: Messrs. D.
d. O'Neill and John Gresslin have
purchased the fine two story brick
block on the corner where their drug
and jewelry store is located. w. B.
Schultz was over Tuesday and the
deal was closed. Consideration was
$500. This is one of the finest
brick blocks in Williams and tie in
vestment is a good one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
some OF CENSUS
FIGURES NOW IN
Indications are That County Will go
Over the Twenty Thousand
Mark. ~

From census figures turned into
the county auditor indications are
that the county will gain from 500
to 1000 over the count of 1910,
when the population was 1922. 1t
is expected that there will be gain
of about 900 in Webster City and a
gain of 800 in the other towns of
the county, while the townships will
just about hold their own. Follow
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Aloeria's River 81 Ink.

In Algeria there is a river Of Ink
In the upper part Of its course It
flows through beds Of decaying moss,
in the lower part through strata OF
iron ore, and thus, through the combi-
nation of the two, it's waters acquire
very nearly the color and something
Of the taste OF black ink.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Easter Supper and Bazaar.

The Congregational supper and
bazaar, hich was held Friday even
ing in Wilson's hall, was well at
tended, over two hundred sitting
down to the excellent chicken pie
supper. The receipts from the sup
per were over $50 and the money
netted from the bazaar and other
tables was in the neighborhood OF
$40.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Hollands Invulnerability.

Hollands safety in time of war lies
in her ability to flood great tracts OF
land. William of Orange flooded the
country in 1874. and by so doing drove
out the Spanish invaders. The same
policy was adopted on the occasion
of the French invasion Of 1872.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Retaining individuality.

Individuality is the salt Of common
life. You may have to live in a
crowd, but you do not have to live like
it, nor subsist on its food. You may
have your own orchard; you may
drink at hidden spring. Be yourself.
if you would serve others.-Henry
van Dyke.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Artificial Mind for Bands.

A German musician has invented q
device to supplement the human lungs
of bands and orchestras. 1t Is called
the "aerophor." and enables player
to sustain indefinitely the tone Of any
wind instrument. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
CHASE UNABLE TO
convince SENATE
His Bill Aboishing the Committee
on Retrenchment and Re-
form Lost.


trenchment and reform committee
will continue right along in charge
of affairs of the state during the re-
cess. The additions to the commit
tee made two years ago, in member
ship, powers and duties, will not be
Topped off. Chase got only nine votes
for his bill to back up on this ques-
ton.
Chase made an eloquent plea for
abolition of the committee, or rather
cutting it down to where it was be-
fore. He cited the fact that the COM
mittee paid the efficiency engineers
employed two years ago $S,265 and
that the expenses of the committee
members had been $S4S.
"Yet this committee spent lot of
money and time," Chase declared.
land in the end found not one thing
wrong with the affairs of the state of
Iowa. The efficiency engineers were
unable to find anything to criticise.
The fact is that the people of the
state are we'll satisfied with their
government. But all we have got is
a few suggestions about how to revo-
lutionize the government"
Senator Doran favored the bill for
an opposite reason, because the COM
mittee and the efficiency engineers
had not found anything at all to
criticise when they had orter have
found something" as he said. He
thought they ought to have jumped
onto the highway commission and
found fault with the state board Of
education for permitting SO much
work to be done at Ames and Iowa
City. Anyway he was, as usuaI,
against the committee.
81 want to say to you," said Sena-
tor Schrup, ''that T was perfectly
amazed at the excellent work, and
the amount of work, actually being
done by this committee. We had no
idea of it until we got into it. The
actual work and the good done was
a revelation to me. I can say this
because 1 have had little part in it
and am a new member. But I think
I can speak for the minority party
and say to you that we would want
no better issue on which to go be-
fore the people than to have you re-
peal this law and condemn the work
for better government being done by
this committee. The nearer we come
to having the work Of the state done
on business principles the better.
That is what this committee is try
ing to do"
Senator Allen, of the committee,
stoutly defended what the committee
has been doing and explained at
length it's duties and responsible
ties. He intimated that report
would soon be made that would COW
err everything done. The committee
has been holding daily sessions dur
ing the legislative meeting. The
committee has taken room in the
basement where the members have
had their MONDAY lunch together
and then have discussed the various
matters that have come up. The COM
mittee has been at work on very
many questions and is doing good
work.
There was some discussion of var
ious controverted questions and
Chase, coming down to the funda-
mentals, declared that never before
had any legislature undertaken to
clothe a committee with such pow
ers to sit and direct the executive
branches of government.
But the senate was not in favor
of abolishing it now.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Grandfather at SO.

Williams Enterprise: John Ran
kin, who recently moved from Illi-
nois, is probably the youngest grand
father in Hamilton county. A few
days ago he received a message that
a grandchild was born to his eldest
daughter, Mrs. Osley, of McLain
county, Ill. John better be setting
up the cigars on this.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
Great Discovery.

why do you constantly spray your
throat with that ill-smelling com
pound?" Greatest discovery OF the
age, my boy. My wife never accuses
me of drinking now."-Kansas City
Journal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
New Directories.

The new Martin telephone direct
DRY has been finished and all patrons
desiring a copy can get one by call
| ing at the Martin office,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
MEMORIAL day TO
Be ON SATURDAY
Date Falls on Sunday but Depart
ment Commander Recommends
Previous Date.

| G. A. r. posts over the state are
receiving a general order from By.
ron C. Ward, department command
er of the G. A. r. of Iowa, recon-
mending that Memorial day be OBJ
served Saturday, May 20, as May 80
falls on Sunday.
In calling attention to flag day
June IA, the commander makes bit
ter comment on the fact that a rep
resentation of the American flag has
been placed on the floor of the base
ment of the state capitol building
where persons walk over it. Several
veterans protested year ago when
the colors were placed on the floor.
The executive council was requested
to remove the flag and substitute
some other design. The flag has re-
manned. g..
The general order issued by Com
mander Ward in part is:
This year Memorial day comes on
Sunday, and our rules and regula-
tions provide that in such cases the
preceding day shall be observed, Sat-
urday, May 20. The object of that
rule is to secure uniformity in the
observance of the day. But if the
citizens in given locality think it
would be better for their community
to observe Monday rather than Sat-
urday, your commander would not
feel justified in making any objec-
lions.
In accordance with our beautiful
custom, let us on that day turn aside
from our usual avocations and for
get for a little while the rush and
turmoil of our every day life and
reverently turn our thoughts to
the bivouac of our heroic dead in
which every grave is a sacred altar
on which beams the beacon light of
sacrifice and where some mother,
wife, sister or sweetheart has shed
her bitter tears.
Where Saturday, the goth, is OBJ
served as Memorial day, Sunday,
May %, will be observed as Memoir
ial Sunday, and where Monday, the
31st, is observed as Memorial day,
Sunday, the 30th, will be observed
as Memorial Sunday. All comrades
will also remember that the forty
fifth national encampment ordered
that as part of the public exercises,
Memorial day, bells be tolled from
II o'clock noon to 1905, that flags
be placed at half mast and that COM
rades remain standing with uncover
ed heads during this period. Lin
coins Gettysburg address and gen.
eral order No. II, dated May 5,
1868, issued by the first commander
in chief, John A. Logan, should be
read at all Memorial services of the
day. All patriotic citizens should be
invited to participate in the services
by the Grand Army.
Your commander also desires to
call attention to June IA, the ami
versary of the birth of the flag. Ev-
cry comrade owning a flag should
display it on that day, and endeav-
or to persuade his neighbors to do
the same. We should all labor to
create sentiment in regard to the
flag that would effectually prevent a
representation of it to be placed
where even the body that has enact
ed laws to prevent it's dissertation
are obliged to trample upon it as has
been done in our otherwise beautiful
state capitol.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
f>sn Kinds If WisAo1a.

There are two kinds Of WISDOM
the kind found in books, which any
body can get; and the kind found IN
you, which only you can gst--WE
liam J. BurtSchef,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-04-13
are the returns now in:

Webster City is not yet reported
but is expected to reach $500. L
1910 the population was 5,2OS.