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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
Entertain Large Party.

Mrs. E. D. Colt and daughter,
Miss Carrie, were pleasant hostesses
to picnic party from Fort Dodge
yesterday. The guests arrived in au-
tomobiles during the morning hours
and were entertained at picnic
feast at noon and again in the ev-
ening, followed by beautiful dis
play of fireworks.
The out of town visitors were as
follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh, Mr..
and Mrs. MUTT and their son and
lighter, Mr.. and Mrs. Kitchen and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lancing,
Miss Lancing and Mr.. Ernest Lane
ing, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Midland anu
Mrs. Chas. Stayman,- all OF Fort
Dodge: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Down
ing, Des Moines; Miss Marsh, MIN
neapolis, and Mrs. VanWagner 81
Rockwell City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
Wedding Rumored.

Fred D. Merrill, clerk Of the
Woods hotel in Iowa Falls, formerly
clerk at The Wilson in this city, is
authority for the news Of the mar
.riage of Clyde Pringle, older son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Pringle of this
place, and Miss Aletha Ellis, also of
this city. The rumor is persistent
upon the streets today, although it
is impossible to substantiate the ru-
NOR from the parties concerned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
Kearns-Currie.

Frank Shields Currie and Mary
Eleanor Kearns of this city stole
march on their friends Saturday
might by going quietly to Sioux City,
where they were united in marriage
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
Clara Wartield, the Rev. Hubers Of
floating. The news of the wedding
is only surprise to the friends in
that it happened just now, for the
event has been expected for some
time.
Both the contracting parties are
among Webster City's finest and
best known young people, the fami-
lies of both being old and highly re
spected settlers of the town. Mrs.
Currie is the second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. V. Kearns and is grad
uate of the local high school. She
taught school in the county for
time but has for the past year been
DR.. E. E. Richardson's Office girl.
She is of sweet and winsome charac-
ter and has host of friends. Mr.
Currie is the youngest son Of Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Currie and is also
graduate of the local high school,
besides having completed three
years in Ames College where he has
been preparing himself for civil en-
gineering. For the past months he
has been associated with his broth
err. C. II. Currie, in the latter's sur
veyor's office, and is young man of
sound manly characteristics.
The friends of the young people
will join in wishing them a long and
happy married life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
Small Auto Accident.

Asmall automobile accident &C.
CURED Saturday night at the north
end Of the Willard lane when Mr.
Williams of Kanawha, driving his
car north at the corner, swung out
to avoid motorcycle which was go
ing south at very rapid rate 81
speed. In so doing he ditched thu
car which had two broken wheels
as result of the accident No enc
was injured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Miss Margaret Hanrahan is en-
ployed as saleslady in Mandel-
baum's department store in Des
Moines. Miss Hanrahan went to Des
Moines several weeks ago to visit
Miss Marie Brown, daughter of Mr..
(and Mrs. F. F. Brown, former local
residents Miss Brown has been en-
ployed in Mandelbaum's since NOV
ing to Des Moines and Miss Hanra-
han has secured a position in the
same department with Miss Brown.
The two young ladies are here for
a few days stay at the John Hanra-
han home, having two weeks sum
mer vacation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
To Take Training Course.

Miss Helen Whitacre, niece of
Mrs. Ella Burleson, left this city
Friday for Rochester, Mimi, where
she will enter st. Mary's Training
School for Nurses. Miss Whitacre
expects to take the three months
provisional nurses training course
and if she decides she likes the
work, will continue to take the en-
tire course. The school is connected
with the famous st. Mary's hospital
in Rochester, in which the Drs. Ma
20 do their operating.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
East Enders Win.

A large crowd witnessed the ball
game on the school house grounds
yesterday afternoon at 1870 between
the east side ball boys and the west
enders, the latter being known al
"Mueller's Boosters" The east side
boys won by the score of to 5. /,
was good game and much enjoyed
by the onlookers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
old RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
,;,.'r-
M. W. Mansfield Died Sunday Morn
ing at 1870 O'Clock at the
Family Home on Ohio
Street.
CAME TO THIS COUNTY IN 1871.
Funeral Held This Afternoon With
Interment in Graceland
Cemetery.
CAME TO THIS COUNTY IN 1871.

All that was mortal of Moses
Warren Mansfield was laid to rest
this afternoon in Graceland ceme-
terry in this city. Mr.. Mansfield
passed away on Sunday morning at
1880 o'clock after three weeks OF
indescribable suffering after almost
a year of declining health caused by
stomach trouble. Several months
ago he was taken to Rochester,
Mimi, where the famous Mayo
brothers were consulted in regard
to his condition, but nothing afford
ed permanent relief.
Mr.. Mansfield was born in Way
nesburg, Carl county. Ohio, April 4.
I1S42, and was married to Margaret
A. Moses in the same town on Nov.
III, 1854. They removed to Ham
ilton county in March, 1871, living
upon a farm north of this city until
in 1873, when they bought the
place upon Ohio street where they
have since resided.
Upon Nov. II, 1914, at their home
on Ohio street, was celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary, rela-
tives, friends and neighbors joining
in making the event one of great
pleasure for all present.
No children were born to this
union and the sorTowing wife, who
has been by the bedside Of her hus.
band during his last Illness with un'
firing devotion, alone is left with
out the companion by whose side
she has walked for SO many years
There are also left three brothers
and one sister of the deceased, the
sister living in Salt Lake City, two
brothers in Ohio and one in Lara
mic, Wyo., Oliver Mansfield, who ar
rived in this city Wednesday ant
was present at the time of hi
brothers death.
/ Mr.. Mansfield leaves also large
number of old friends who will
mourn his death with sincerity, re
membering him as kind neighbor
upright citizen and true friend.
The last services were held thi:
afternoon at the family home or
Ohio street at 2 O'clock, conducted
by Rev. c. H. Kamphoefner, pastor
of the Methodist church.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
Paid off $1,000 Bonds.

Secretary J. NJ. Blake paid a
$1,000 refunding bond today against
the Independent School District of
Webster City. This bond was part
of the issue for the erection Of the
ward school houses and there was
$4,000 issued at that time. $4,000
is all that remains unpaid. The
board is distributing the burden of
payments over a series Of years,
which is the right principle. When
such a plan is pursued it evens up
the cost among people who live in
the community and have the benefit
of the schools. Residents of town
are constantly shifting and it is but
Justice to spread payments for pub
lie improvements over a number of
years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

DR.. Wilbert Shallenberger, the
Chicago specialist who has made
regular visits here for the past four
teen years has a record unbroken by
any other specialist that ever visit
ed our city. DR.. Shallenberger is a
thoroughly educated physician. At
ter graduating from two medical
colleges in this country he visited
the large medical centers of Europe.
This combined with his large prac-
tice should give him high degree
of proficiency. If you are suffering
from a chronic, nervous or special
disease of mind or body, either man
or woman, call and see him at Hotel
Wilson, Webster City, Monday af-
ternoon, July IL. Talking with him
will do you good even though you do
not take nt.-Advertisement
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

"'Quo Vadis,' at the Orpheum the
atre last night, brought out big
audience and is film well worth
while. These pictures were put on
about a year ago by Manager Hyatt
and are the most expensive films ev-
er shown in the Orpheum. 1t is the
intention Of Maiager Hyatt to have
something of this kind every Mon
day evening, some one Of the big
films in the movie world. Next Mon
day evening the attraction will be
Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Du Barry"
one of David Belasco's big produc-
tions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
COMPANY G Team Defeated.

The Company c ball team played
with the Ellsworth first team yes
terday afternoon in that place and
lost: score, to 4. Berggren for
Webster City pitched two hit
game. A bunch of errors and hit
in the eighth gave Ellsworth the
game.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Miss Linn Babb, one of the Martin
telephone operators who has been
confined to her room in the Martin
building with diphtheria, was re-
leased from quarantine Saturday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
THE A. ]. Martin
CASE DISPOSED OF
Guilty Only Of Technical Violation
of Law Says Judge John c.
Pollock.

The case of A. j. Martin, asformer
well known Webster City boy who
recently retired from the Office of
United States district marshal for
western Missouri, reference to which
was made in these columns a year
or so ago, has finally been disposed
of. 1t seems that Mr.. Martin de-
posted government funds improper
ly and for that reason was made to
face serious charge. However, he
comes out of the affair with clean
record so far as his personal honesty
is concerned, and is guilty only of
technical violation of the law. The
Kansas City Journal makes the fol-
lowing mention of the case:
Albert J. Martin, former United
States marshal for western Missouri,
pleaded guilty yesterday before
Judge John c. Pollock in the United
States district court in Kansas City,
Kas., to technical charge Of depos-
iting public funds in his own per-
sonal bank account. He paid fine
of $1,000 which was imposed.
The case was a peculiar one in
that the judge and everyone associ-
ated with the court was of the opin-
ion that there had been no wrong
intent, but the law in regard to the
handling of such funds is very
stringent and no course was left
open to the court save the one pur-
sued. During a period when death
was expected at almost any time in
the marshals family. federal funds
to the amount of $1,000 were turn
ed over to him in varying amounts
from different sources. The money
was replaced before any charge was
filed, but federal law had been vio-
lated, of which the government will
not brook the slightest infraction.
81 am satisfied that Mr.. Martin
was so distracted with worry at the
4 time that he did not realize what he
was doing" Judge Pollock said.
4 Continuing the judge observed
that Under the statute to which
this plea is made there is no ques.
ton of moral turpitude involved
1.-The government merely lays dowI
the rule of procedure for handling
funds and under stress of anxiet!
the defendant Martin, did not com
ply with this rule. No one connect
ed with the government believes fol
a minute that there was any inten
1tion of wrong doing, and l am sorry
that the grand jury saw fit to re
turn the Indictment
| City Superintendent Long me-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

!. Fred NJ. Webb left Sunday for
Kansas City where he has accepted
position with the Okland Automo-
bile Co. Mrs. Webb and two daugh-
tiers will join him there the latter
part of this week and the family
will make that place their future
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

The Universalist aid society will
meet with Mrs. G. D. Halfway
Thursday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock.
All interested are invited.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

The front of the building occu-
pied by the Monroe restaurant has
been improved with fresh paint.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Mrs. Chas. Tackett will entertain
the Pansy club next Thursday even
ing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Miss Georgia Andelfinger is en-
ployed as bookkeeper at the Ward
robe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Will H. Smith has accepted the To-
cal agency for the Inner Shoe Tire
Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich, an in
ner shoe for auto tires warranted to
prevent blow outs and 80 per cent of
the punctures.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

C. L. Vegors, who resides near
Homer, has purchased fine new
$40 Hudson car.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Master John Cox, little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph L. Cox, is sick with
the whooping cough.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Miss Aletta Anderson has resign.
ed as bookkeeper in the Mills plumb.
ing store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Miss lea Bearce has resigned her
position as operator in the Martin
telephone Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Miss Nettie Bossert has accepted
temporary employment clerking in
the Crandail & Co. grocery store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

There Will be an ice cream social
at Mt. Zion church, six miles south
west of town, Thursday evening. Ev-
erybody invited.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

City Superintendent Long met
with slight accident last night in
which he sustained a burned fore
arm as a result of a. premature ex-
plosion of a Roman candle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

You get that delicious ice cream
at Buster" Browns. 6d3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06

Some switch sale at the Big Store.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
TAKE NO CHANCES.

When an officer arrests a desper-
ate character the first thing he ought
to- do lis to search him for weapons.
Two detectives in another state,
who arrested a fugitive from JUS
tice the other day neglected this
precaution, and the prisoner, await
ing a convenient opportunity, drew
a revolver and killed one and NOR
tally wounded the other and then es-
capped. 1t is by no means an I'M
common thing for an officer to take
granted the peaceable disposition of
a prisoner only to pay for it with his
life. When any person is put under
arrest for serious crime he should
be assumed to be capable Of the
worst and should be at once dis
armed of everything with which he
could possibly make an assault. II
only one criminal in hundred
would seek chance to take the life
OF an officer it would justify putting
all under the same rigid rule.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
WAR

War is hell, no matter what
The fire within that makes it hot!
Masters, by their devious ways,
Light the red, destructive blaze!
Talk of God and righteousness;
What are they in this distress?
Talk about the soldiers fame;
Talk about the glory game;
Tell us it is good to die
That a flag may float on high
Tell us lofty sentiments
Grow from blood and pestilence;
Tell us corpses, strewn around,
Change the soil to hallowed ground
Tell us burning houses light
Straying patriots towards the right
Tell us there is cause for cheers
In the women's bitter tears;
Tell us starving children wall
Only when their armies fail;
Tell us how great victories bless
The widows and the fatherless;
Tell us that the men who died
Are their country's JOY and pride;
Tell us
What you please to tell
The simple truth is
War is hell!
w. j. hampton in the Christian
Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
"PARAMOUNTs" AT THE STAR.
Alice DOvey and Marguerite Clark
the Stars i'm this weeks PrOduc-
tons, John Barrymore
Coming Next Week.

On account of the Commencement
exercises at the Grand tonight, the
first Paramount for the week will be
shown tomorrow Thursday when
Daniel Frohman presents Alice
Dovey, one of his popular Big City
stage stars, in THE Commanding
Officer" This is not war drama
but a Military Romance in five acts.
Two clever child actors make big
hit in this picture. Also, the second
of the Paramount Action Travel
Reels will be shown.
This week Saturday, matinee and
Night, Daniel Frohman presents
Dainty Marguerite Clark, "the sec
ond Mary Pickford- of the screen" in
charming five act Comedy. She
will be remembered for her very fine
work in The Crucible" and 1.-THE
Goose Girl" In addition to the above
the Weekly and a single comedy will
be shown, making a seven reel pro-
gram.
Next Wednesday, June 9th, the
biggest comedy success of the past
five years, Are You Mason" with
John Barrymore, will be shown. To
say this is one big scream would be
putting it too mildly. John Barry
more was last seen here in "The Man
From Mexico" picture many said
was the equal of a dollar and half
show. Are You a Mason" is even
funnier
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
4 CONVENIENT EXCUSE.
If We Only Had the Time What
Great Things We Would Do.

What great things we would do if
We only had the time. We would
study music, or learn stenography,
or write a book; we'd find out about
this, look up that, answer the long
past one better, go to see that neg
lected cousin, aunt or grandmother
we would all of US do some of
these and some of us all of them if
we only had the time" How many
OF our failures and shortcomings do
We shroud in that excuse about hav-
ing the time. When we fail to
post that letter, when we fail to call
Up somebody as promised, when we
fail to do this errand or that favor
we didn't have the time" glides cas-
lily and speciously out of our mouths
How many heartaches has it caused
and many failures.
Consider the poets in the embryo
who have not had the time" to de-
NSAOp tAcii dIl " q pIORSI SApIco-
sion; or the artists who have not
had the time" 20 study the technique
necessary TO the painting of great
picture, or the dramatist who falls
a little short of being successful be-
cause he has not had time to learn
the essentials of his craft. 1t is a
long list that would be extended in
definitely to the business man who
makes failure of his enterprise sBe2
cause he has not had the time to
give to it, or the brick mason who
loses his job because he never had
the time to learn his trade properly
1t is convenient excuse we all
use for failures, large or small, and
eddy enough, the busiest man is
the man who uses it least. The num-
Der of men of affairs who find time
to study French, play golf, grow
roses and read the newspapers is le-
gion, while the whittier in the gro
Gerry store mas never had the time
to learn to read. One road to sue
cess seems to be to take the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
MOTT & co. MAKE IMPROVE
MENTS.
CrescO Store Under Management of
Walter Mott Has Purchased
More Ground.

Business property in Cresco evil
IDENTIFY looks good to Mott G Co., for
they have just made another pur-
chase-this time the parcel of ground
in the rear of their present quarters
and east of the opera house, being
26 feet on the street and % feet
deep. 1t was purchased from c. F.
Webster. The company also has
taken a new ten year lease of the
store building and will make a num-
Der of improvements at once, includ-
ing a modern front, electric cash
carrier system and a rest room, the
latter. to be on the second floor and
reached by a stairway from the store.
When these improvements are
completed the Mott store will be
enc of the most up-to-date stores in
the state.
Under the management of Mr..
Walter Mott the Cresco store has al
ways enjoyed liberal patronage and
his progressive policy together with
the liberal support accorded to all
public enterprises are to be COM
mended. Mott & Co. deserve well
Of the people of Cresco and vicinity.
--Cresco Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
A Wonderful school Record.

Miss Vera Bucknell. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Bucknell, of this
city, will graduate from the DEBORAH
high school tonight. Miss Bucknell
holds a wonderful record as stu
dent. She has attended the DEBORAH
public school for thirteen consecu-
tive years, beginning in the Kinder
garten, and in all that time she has
never been absent or tardy once.
Surely this is a record that Miss
Vera can we'll feel proud of and
speaks volumes for her. A photo
graph of Miss Bucknell will be found
among the graduates on another
gage of this issue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
HEART BALM FOR MEN?

Some time ago, in a famous case,
a jury awarded young woman
$40, 900 heart balm because the
young man to whom she had been
engaged decided that marriage would
interfere with his career, and broke
the engagement.
Now the Judge sets the verdict
aside on the ground that it is alb
surdly out of proportion to what the
young man can pay. Which raises
the question.
If women are to be the equals Of
men in business and at the polls
shall there be any breach of promise
yerdicts at all? Or if this survival
from the age of matrimonial barter
and dover is to continue shall not
the liability be equal on both sexes?
Ever hear of a man suing a wo-
man for breach of promise? There
have been a few OF such law suits,
a very few; but they have mostly
been treated as jokes. Do you recall
THAT a man plaintiff ever got YER
dict with substantial damages?
Yet, If money is measure OF love
hopes blighted, surely the man who
loses the~one woman desired '--to
make his life complete is not less in
need of recompense than the daugh-
ter of Eve who discovers that she
Is discard befors, the law has Civ
len her the title, or wife. In this day
of shifting standards. no lone need
be surprised at woyement for the
benefit of men who get the nit,
ten
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-06-02
VIII Refine Coats.

We received the following letter
from Ed V. Price & Co., and any of
our customers will be taken care of
according to the letter:
May 20, 1915.
Mr.. Frank A. Germann,
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Dear Sir:-Following the custom
pursued by us for many years, we
wish our old customers, as we'll as
our new, to return any coat made by
us during the past season in which
the lining has not given satisfactory
wear or the fronts have not held
their shape. We will be pleased 20
refine the garment and put in new
fronts, or If this cannot be done,
make ANEW coat free of charge.
Very truly yours,
ED. V. PRICE & co