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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
RED SOX WIN PAIR,
JOE WOOD WEAKENS
Kansan Has to Be Relieved in First
Game Which Boston Takes
from Indians.
SECOND EASY FOR CARRIGANs

BOSTON. Sept. 2s.-The Red sox today
gained two more victories at the expense
OF Cleveland, 3 to 4 and 8 to 2.
Tho visitors pressed Boston closely in
the first game, when Joe Wood, pitching
his first game in a month. weakened.
Coumbe. who succeeded Klepfer in the
fourth, kept his hits scattered except in
the fifth and seventh. A triple by Roth
grew into tally in Cleveland's fourth;
singles by Evans, Wambsganss and
Coumbe produced two runs in the
seventh and the visitors approached
within one run of Boston when they
added another off Mays delivery on a
single by Roth and Kirke's double in the
eighth.
The second game was won by Boston
almost at the start and Brenton soon
gave way to Collamore. Roth. whose
hard hitting has been 4 feature of the
series, knocked the ball over the high
left field fence for homer In the fourth.
Graney, the Cleveland left fielder.
broke his collarbone when he made "a
difficult catch yesterday. It became
known today. Score. first gamei
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
Chief Bender Sues
Federals for Salary

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2S.-charles A.
(chieD Bender. former player with the
Philadelphia American base ball club.
who this year played with the Baltimore
club. OF the Federal league. today filed
suit In court here against the Federal
league, aslng Judgment for s1.oS5 which
he claims Is duo him on contract for
his services In his petition Bender al
leges that he signed a contract for two
years at $3.50. but recently he was UNI
conditionally released. The Pittsburgh
Federal league club and the Buffalo
Federal league club, playing here today,
wers made 'Ae garnishees IN the suit.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
ALECK WINS BOTH,
PHILLIES COP TWO
Nebraskan, Although Unsteady
Works Well in Pinches and
Beats Chicago.
CUBS DROP 10 THE BOTTOM

CHICAGO, Sept as.-chicago went
into last place today when they lost botn
games OF a double-header TO Philadel-
phia. by scores Of 8 to and to !, while
New York defeated 81. Louis.
The league leaders won the first game
easily by punching their hits behind tho
loose playing OF the locals. Alexander,
although unsteady. worked his best in
the plnches and had little difficulty hold
ing his opponents safe. II was his thlr-
tieth victory this season.
Erratic playing behind Douglass cost
him the second game. the first run OF
the league winners being the only one
earned. Manager Brosnahan used re-
cruit named Mulligan at shortstop. who,
although q little unsteady played a fast
game. He was signed recently by Charles
w. Murphy. the former president OF tho
Chicago Nationals. Score, first game.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
SLOUPEDS ROUT
THREE PITCHERS
Offerings Of Trio of Baltimore
Hurlers Slugged Right and Left
by Soarin" Terriers.
GAME AND HALF FROM LEADERS

ST. LOUIS. Sept 2s.-The offerings of
three visiting pitchers. Johnson, Young
and Black, were slugged right and left
by St, Louis and the locals defeated
Baltimore. 10 to 2, closing series in
which they took four out OF five games
from the outsiders. Today's victory put
st. Louis within a game and q half of
the leaders in the pennant race.
Score RH.E.
Baltimore ..-........o O10001OO-2 8
st. Louis ..........02 090O5 "-1O IA
Batteries: r. johnson, oYung, Black
and owens; Plank. Willett and Hartley.
Tops Blank X. O.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2s.-By safe field
Ing and a batting rally the Brooklyns
final game on the local gounds this sea
son. Adams pitched wen except in the
Score: RHP.
Kansas City ........O o 10000 1
Batteries; Marion and Land: Adams,
johnson and Brown.
Split DOuble-Header.
CHICAGO, Sept. @-Chicago and New
Browns pitching giving Chicago a
20 l victory In the first contest and
seaton Winning for the visitors in the
second by the same score.
Newark ..............ooO1OOoOG 8 q
chicago ..........0 2 5000 0s-2 s 2
Batteries Moseley and Rariden; Brown
and Wilson.
Score, second game; R.HE
Newark .............I0oo001o0-S Z /
chicago ..............00 0 o 900 OIL 8 0
Batteries: Seaton and HUM; Mcconnell
and Fischer. Wilson.
Blues heat Pirates.
PITTSBURGH, Sept, 23-Buffalo easily
defeated Pittsburgh today, 5 to q OWNS
TO the good pitching of Schultz
Score: r. II u
Buffalo :
Pittsburgh ...........0 0 0O1010O--!2 z /
Batteries: Schultz and Allen; Knetzer,
Comstock and Berry.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
Want Alexander to
Open for the Phils

CHICAGO. Sept 25.-Every mail is
bringing Pat Moran. manager of the
Philly Nationals. scores Of letters urging
him to pitch Grover Alexander, the big
right-hander. in the first game of the
worlds series in which, the writer's are
convinced, the Philadelphia club will be
one Of the contending teams.
The Philadelphia club was leading the
National league race by five and one-half
games when the series with Chicago was
started today. Even with such big lead,
and the close of the season only a few
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
RennItn Id Tecnmaeh.

TEcUMsEH. Neb.. Sept a-Cspecial
TeIegram.) -Results OF the nrst days
racing at the Kansas-Nebraska circuit
here today. Summaryi
Trotting. 2;2a class. purse $500; Topica,
flrsts DRIFT Allerton. second; Berthe Bar
third. Time 1850
Pacing 3;T class, purse $500: Moille
brtnGcr. first Palmerson, second; Mag
gle Elmore third. Time. e.3l.
ftve-elghths mile. for country horse,
purse SO: Queen. first; Victoria, secondi
Darling. third Maud. fourth. Time. lis.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
DAISY TODD F00TS FAST
MILE At KEARNEY RACES

KEARNlcY, Neb.. Sept. 2S-(special
reiegram.t-Fast time made by Daisy
Todd. which trotted third heat in a:9OH;
a collision between Daisy Todd and Lord
Arehdale. which resulted IN tho elimina-
ton OF the latter horse. and the victory
OF California b. in the 2;lS pace were the
feature events OF the second days meet
ing here The results were as followsi
TrnlIln- 2.Ia clnaa r,llr..a ss5A.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

days away Moran refuses to admit the
flag belong to hiS club.
orval Overall. who is in business in Los
Angeles, Cal, wrote Moran, his old bat
terry mate, a letter of congratulation and
urged him to pitch Alexander in the
opening game Of the series. Another let
ter, from Fitchburg. Mass, Moran's
home, contained the following appeal.
Pat, please pitch Aleck in the first
game against Boston"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
Score nrst gamei
CLEVELAND,

Kinks. Three-base hit. Roth. Double
play: Wood. Gardner and Hoblitzel.
Bases ON balls: Off Coumbs. 1; off Wood,
IN three innings: off Coumbs, 4 In five
off Wood 9 In seven innings;
off Nays, In two Innings. Struck out:
BY KEEPER, 2; by Coumbe. 3; by Wood
q by Mays 3 Umpires; Dlneen and
Nallin. Score. second game;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

sBatted for Hamilton In seventh.
Two-base hit; Alexander. Double playi
Austin and Howard. First base on balls:
OFF Phillips. In five innings (none out
In SIXTH; off Hamilton, none ia one In
ming off Sothoron. 8; none out), off
Sisler. none In one inning; off Sims,
Phillips, l; by Hamilton. Il. by Sims, 4;
by Mogridge, T. Umpires' Connolly and
Chill Score. second game:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Foster to sbsnks to Judge; Weaver to
Judge. Bases on bells: or Harper, 6;
OF Boehling, /. Hits. off Harper, 2 In
two innings: (none out and town on
bases in third: off Boehling, In seven
innings Struck out: BY Scott, 1; by
Boehling, g. Umpires; Evans and Wal
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

day Won IFS last same in washington this
season. TO I. Harper gave six bases on
balls and forced IN a run before ne was
relieved by Boehling In the third "A
double by Schalk and two errors gave
the visitors their second count IN the
sixth. Scott allowed bu four hits and
secutive misDlays BY Fourier, Schalk
and J. Collins. Score;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Earned runs: New York. 3. Bases on
ba us: Off Hoff. 4; off MarlxIe, /. Hits:
Off Hoff, In three innings. (none out
IN fourth)> off Weilman. 3 in five in
man, 8; By Markie, & Umpires-Chill
and Connolly.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.


White Plague Gets HurIer.
BELLAIRE, o., Sept. 23.-william Ken
nedy. formerly pitcher for the New York.
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh National league
teams, died at his home here today of
tuberculosis. He was 50 years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Apartments. flats. houses ana cottages
can be rented quickly and cheaply by a
Bee For Rent"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
Standing of Teams
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, u: st. Louis. 3.
Philadelphia, 5-S: Chicago. 1-2
brooklyn, B; Cincinnati. O.
Boston. 4: Pittsburgh, s.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. AZ: Boston, 5-6
So. Louis, 0-1; New York, 7-6.
Detroit, 6; Philadelphia g.
Chicago. 2: Washington, 1.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo. 8; Pittsburgh. q
brooklyn, 3: Kansas City, o.
Newark. 10, Chicago 2-i
Baltimore, 2; st. Louis, 10.
Games To-day.
National League-Boston at Pittsburgh.
American Loague-St, Louis at Bos-
ton. Chicage at Philadelphia, Cleveland
at New York, Detroit at Washington.
American League-Brooklyn at Chi
cago, Buffalo at St Louis. Newark at
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

tWo-oase nite' Merkle, Dolan, Long
Hyatt. Three-base hit: Dyer. Home
rum Kelly. Bases on balls: orr
Tesreau, 81 off Meadows. /. Hits: orr
sShee Z IN one and two-thirds innings;
or Meadows. I In five and one-third
inningsi off Robinson. in two INNINGS
Hit ~ pitched ball; By Robinson. Dyer.
Sruck out' by Tesreau, 6; by Sale. /.
and Byron.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.-Manager Fred
Clarke played his last game OF base
ball in the National league today and
his team defeated Boston. 10 Z. Clarke
taining the names OF several thousand
Pittsburgh friends. Mamaux started the
game, hut gave way 20 Cooper at the
end OF the fifth inning. The Pirates
knocked Rudolph out OF the box and
Hughes finished the contest. Score;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-New York re-
eruit pitchers twice defeated 81. Louis
today, evening up the final series of the
season. Mogrldge disposed OF the oppo-
sition handily In the first game. to 9,
and Markle was effective In the second.
winning by to l.
Five 81. Louis pitchers failed to check
the Yankees In the first game. They
were given poor support In the second
game New York knocked Chester Hoff, a
81 Louis recruit, out OF the box in four
innings. Score, first game:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2S.-Detroit de-
teated philadelphia today, to 8, and
made clean sweep OF the series of
three games. The home team staged a
batting rally at LoudermillS's expense Ia
the eighth and took n lead of one run
IN the ninth Knowlson took Shehan's
place, Kavanaugh led off with a triple
and Mckee walked. An out was fol-
lowed by Witt walking. filling the bases.
which won the game with a single 10 left
field. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
3 1T % TIITTTT
CtuHAoO
Totals. ....D ;
eBafted for Hchoor In ninth.

philadelphia 80 2 900 -
Chicago ......,.....o o 0 0 OIL
Two-base hitss Niehoff, Iuderus
Three-base hit; Cravath. Stolen bases:
Whitfield, stock. Double plays: Mulligan
gan. Bases ON balls: Off Adams. &; Off
Alexander, 3; off schoor. .. Hits; OFF
Adams, IN seven innings; Off Schoor, B
In two innings. Struck out, By Alex
ander 3: by Adams, b: by Schorr ?. Wild
pifch: Adams. Passed ball: Burns. um-
plres; KLEIN and Emslie. Score, second
rarne:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Iwo-base hits; Oldring ca. Three-base
hits; Young, kavanaugh. Strunk. Home
run. Wit. stolen bases; Cobb, Bush
Young CD, Schang, lsatoie. Double play:
Bush 10 Burns. Bases ON balls: Off
Loudermilk, s; off Sheehan. 4; off Knowl-
innings; off Oldham, none In one innins;
off Sheehan, In eight innings; of
knowis0n. in one inning. Hit by
pitched ball; BY Loudermilk, schAng.
Struck cut; by Loudermilk, 8; by Old
ham, 4; by Sheehan. i: by Knowlson, q
Wild pitch. Loudermllk. Umpires;
Hndebrsnd and o'LouGhhn.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Double plays, cutshaw 70 o'Mara to
Daubert CD, Killifer. to Herzog. Base
Toney, z In eight innings; off Lear, 2
In one inning. Struck out: by Pfeffer,
X by Toney, 2. EMPIRES; Rigler and
Cards lose 60 Giants.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2a.-seven hits IN
clucing horne run and a triple in the
second inning proved the undoing of
Sallee and Melted New York six runs,
enough to defeat st. Louis today. The
flnai score Vas to 3 Tesreau had but
one bad innng-the sixth-when single,
Two doubles. base on balls and a wild
Pitch produced three runs for the locals.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
CHICAGO.
Totals. $50 8 n II 4
sBatted for Schultz Ia the elkhth.
.Battod for saier In the ninth,

PBatted for Williams In the ninth; :.
c csIIlssslD i......... ..55 ! $50 -
Two-base hit: stock. Three basehit.
schultz Stolen base. Whitfield. Double
niays: Burns to bancroft; Niehoff to
f,uderus: Bancroft to Niehoff to Luderusi
Murray 10 SAier Basca on balls; or
Rixey, g. off Douglass, ]. Struck out;
ny Douglass. 4; by Hixey. 7. umpiresi
Klein, and Emslie.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Two base hits: Speaker, shore, Smith
Three-base hit; Gardner Homo runs:
hoblitzel, Roth. Bases on balls: Off
Brenton. l; off Collamore. /; off Shore
l. Hits; ore Brenton, 4 In one and one
third Innings off Collamore. in six and
two-thirds Innings. Struck out: By Bren-
ton, ]; by Collamore, 3: by Shore, 3
Umpires: Nallin and Dinnen.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24
sRan for Whaling IN ninth.
eBattnd for HuGhea In ninth.


Slated for Hughes In ninth.
Session ;;........".S SSS3ss %
Tuo-hase hits. Magee. Carey, Bairo.
Three-hase hit: Compton. Stolen bases;
AtoFan, Esera. MafanFilie, Wagner. HaAos
on balls; OFF Rudolph, i; of Hughes.
4 OFF Mamaux, s; off Cooper, Hits:
Hughes. in two innings; off Mamaux.
8 IN five INNINGS; off Cooper, none la
four innings. Struck out. BY Rudolph,
2 by Mamaux. 2; off Cooper, Q. Um-
plres: O'Day and ouigley.
Reds Lose 20 Dodgers.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 2S.-Griffith's error
IN the sixth inning was the turning point
in the first game Of the series here today
and Brooklyn won. to 2
Brooklyn scored q run IN the second
on a double and q single. They annexed
two more IN the sixth when Griffith
dropped O'Mara's fly. allowing him Il
take second. Daubort sacrificed and
vi Mara scored on Stensois sacrifice fly.
They added their winning run in this
ilnins on consecutive singles BY Wheat,
cutsh-w end Meyers. Score;
hl.oOALiN CINCINNATI
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Time, 2;2ta, ASA 2.2Q4.
Half-mile dash; Teddy Bear, won; In
dianolR, second; Leoma. third. Myrtle II.
and ReNy Boy also ran. Time. 05Olt.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Southern Association.
Httle Rock. /: Atlanta, 8.
Chattanooga. o; New Orleans, 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

AVtAiAsttfsea . ~ ~ 4
DATED for Meadows In seventh.
'Batted for Robinson IN ninth.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

sBatted for Stanage In the ninth.
sBatted for Loudermilk IN the ninth,
Batted for McAvoy In the fifth.
batted for Sheehan In the eigth.
battod for I.app In the ninth
Stated for knowlson in the ninth.
Detroit ............a o q a a a
Philadelphia ..,..,1 0 o o o 1 0 3 O-6
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-24

Sew & L ToTs ....:..:.::..:.S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS.
Fourteen Quarterly Meetings Repre-
scented at Oskaloosa.

oskaloosa. Sept. lon Monday ev-
ening a preliminary and informal
meeting of the ministry and oversight
of the Iowa yearly meeting of Friends
met in the bible school room. This SER
vice is held prior to the yearly meet
ing in order to gather UP the business
affairs of the various localities repre-
scented, so that all matters will be ready
for the regular session OF the yearly
meeting.
Among the fourteen quarterly meet
ings represented will be: Ackworth,
Abba, Gangor, Bear Creek, Des Moines.
Greenville, Honey Creek. Lynn Grove,
Minneapolis. Oskaloosa, Pleasant Plain,
Salem, Scranton, and Springdale. From
these various points about seventy ac-
credited representatives will be in at
tendance Delegates from other yearly
meetings will also be present and Wis
itors will attend as they may be able.
Local entertainment matters are be-
ing cared for by a committee OF which
r. H Williams is the chairman and
ample provision has been made for all.
The attendance varies in different
years, but usually is from $50 to 400
in number The Iowa yearly meeting
is part of the great society of Friends
that extends all over the United States.
a part of Canada and also In England,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
FALL SKIRT RIVAL BALLET.
Watches on Ankles to Be Part Of
Adornment For MiIady.

New York, Sept MADAME, the fall
ia shions have arrived. In short time
your best friend, male or female, Will
not be able TO recognize you. You will
be CARRIED in a coat with huge fur
collar that will hide your face up as
far as your nose and you will wear
few, a very few. inches below your
knees. You know you've got to SHOW
the tops of your boots this season, and
they're making the boots very high.
II you want TO be in the best OF
form, you're got TO buy a rainbow pig
con and carry it on your wrist This
will mean that since il would be rather
awkward to ask the pigeon to move
every time you wanted to consult your
wrist watcn you will have to dispense
with this ornament.
Instead you Will wear an ankle
watch. It's rather perilous pro-
cedure, consulting an ankle watch
while walking. SO the kind Partisan
dressmakers are sending you over some
divided skirts. They're something like
the directoire, only more SO. The slit
is abou, three inches wide and starts
at the hip.
You ~ ear pantalettes under them,
and the trouserettes have cute little fur
cuffs at the knee. This makes it bit
easier to get the ankle in the strategic
position necessary to consult the
watch, but IL Is probable that major
ity Of the women will have to catch
hold Of policeman or lamp post to
see what time 1t is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
PROTECTION OF AUTOS.
Museatine Car Owners Tired Of Aav.
ina Them Stolen.

Muscatine, Sept. 1.-The Muscatine
County Auto Owners Protective As
ISOLATION will be actively launched
Wednesday evening of the current
week when autoists in all sections OF
the county meet at the sheriff's office
in the court house.
The initial conference of the auo-
lists. which is hoped to terminate in the
formation OF g. definite society that Will
hold down TO a minimum thetts oil
autos. was authorized by Sheriff Wiley
Tuesday. Al Wednesdays meeting ii
is probable that a tentative organiza-
ton viii be effected.
The plan as unfolded by Sheriff
Wiley at the recent state convention
Of Iowa sheriffs is to have each coun-
" separa teiy organized altho every
such county organization in the state
is to be in close touch with one an
other. BY having such county assoc
Citations, the sheriff explained. one
sheriff would telephone to another i'm
mediately upon being appraised Of an
automobile robbery, thereby making it
possible for every county in Iowa
knowing OF the theft with the cost of
the telephorins borne ny the individual
counties
Sheriff Wileys plan is 10 have
membership fee of so cents, which
would insure an automobile for one
year.
a communication was received here
Tuesday from Sheriff j. F. Griffin, OF
Des Moines in which he asks the in
dorsement O. a plan to organize an
automobile protective association. The
Des Moines officials plan is TO have
membership fee of 81, but 10 have only
a state organization, whereas that OF
Sheriff Wiley is 10 form state organ
izaiion with each county being a unit
and each county handling its own
funds.
Wiley VIII not indorse the Des
Moines scheme. He stated that it was
too broad in scope with the result that
it would tend to ineffectiyeness except
ing perhaps around Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
MURDERER OF GEORGE SULLIVAN
MUST REMAIN IN JAIL PEND
ING TRIAL.
BOUND OVER TO GRAND
JURY OF SEPTEMBER TERN
Witnesses to Sundays Tragedy Near
Fort Dodge Tell Of Unprovoked
Shooting Of Young Man by John F.
Butler-Family Feud Of Long Stand
ing.

Fort Dodge. Sept John F. Butler,
charged with the murder of George f.
Sullivan Sunday morning. was held to
the grand jury by H. E. Busby, justice
of the peace, without bond. This means
that Mr.. Butler vii. have to remain in
the county jail until the September
term of district court.
The preliminary hearing was held
yesterday. Moffatt Nelson, a farmer
living on ore OF Dan Sullivan's farms
near those occupied by George Sulli-
van and ]. T. Butler, was the only
witness on the stand.
Nelson told the story of the killing
as published in Mondays paper. He
said he went TO the Coppington farm.
near the Butler farm and was return
ing home vhen he met George Sulli-
van. They stood on the top of the
spoils bank OF the drainage ditch when
they saw Butler approa ching. gun in
hand. Butter carried hammer shot
gun with both hands and appeared to
be ready to shoot in an instant. When
fifty or sixty feet away Butler asked
Have you seen anything Of that
jack" When within a short distance
he exclaimed. Get the HI off my
land raised the gun at the same in
slant and fred. Butler was inside of
the boundary of his own land. Sulli
van and Nelson We're standing on land
belonging to the Scheerer estate, the
witness testified.
Tried to Shoot Twice.
Nelson then testified that Butler
fallen and raised his gun as tho TO
shoot again. Nelson said he grasped
the barrel of the shotgun and pushed
the gun to one side. Butler then let
down the hammer, turned without
word and walked onto his own prop
erty He followed his line fence along
a corn field to the corner and then
remarked to Nelson who had walked
along the drainage ditch, Your can't
blame me-
Nelson said he replied he was not
blaming any ore.
The witness repeated his story I'M
der cross examination and gave in de-
tail the location of the farms he and
George Sullivan and Butler cultivated.
Echo OF Former Trouble.
An echo Of former trouble between
the Sullivan and Butler families was
heard Tuesday when 1t became known
that in 1905 George Sullivan. the man
who was killed Sunday, and his father.
Daniel Sullivan, were tried on a charge
of assault with intent to commit great
, bodily injury to John F. Butler, de-
PENDANT in the present case.
B. j. Price, who is aiding in defend
! ing Butler row. had the assault case
as his first when he entered office of
county attorney. Mr.. Butler was the
prosecuting witness in the case. The
Sullivans were acquitted after trial
in district court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
WATERMELON DAY CROWD.
Twenty Thousand Persons at Webster
City Tuesday.

Webster City. Sept. WEBSTER City
Yesterday celebrated the most success
full watermelon day in its history. II
is estimated that 10000 people were
here. Lieut.. Gov. W. L. Harding, OF
Sioux City, was the speaker OF the
day. He paid his respects TO the state
highway commission and pilloried the
editors of the state who use their
pencils 10 build paved country roads
He quoted statistics to show that Iowa
expends more money on roads ana
bridges than any other adjoining
state.
E. o. Weeks made four perfect aero
nlane fights. The auto floral pageant
was the finest and largest ever seen
hereabouts.