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The Winslow mail., 1915-11-05
Lyceum Attractions.


Col. Tom Seegar has closed a
contract with the Redpath lyceum
bureau for a series of entertain
ments to be given here during
the winter, and this manifesto
tion of enterprise to give our
people some high class entertain
ments ought to meet with a
liberal patronage. We hear peo-
pie complain that no good at
fractions come to Winslow, and
now that the opportunity is Of
fered to get a series of such
performances let the people show
their appreciation by giving the
promoter proper financial sup
port. Mr.. Seegar has to guaran-
tee each company a certain
amount for their appearance
which is no small responsibility
for him to assume, but he has
faith that our people will attend
these high class features in suf-
fcient numbers to make his ven-
ture safe. He certainly is
deserving of credit for his zeal,
which few other play house
managers would care to assume.
Now is the time to get meas
ured for that fall suit at Erick-
sons, the tailor.
Seth Stiles and wife are taking
a respite from ranch life, leaving
yesterday for San Francisco to do
the exposition for a couple of
weeks.
Our neighboring town of Will
liams is stirring itself to oil the
city streets. Winslow might
with profit follow the example.
If we are too poor to pave, give.
us some oiled streets.
Miss Lillian Street, profession
al nurse, is at Holbrook attend
ING Mr.. Scores. who has henn
dangerously i'll with typhoid few
er. He is now rapidly improving
and Miss Street will soon return
to the city.
Last Sunday afternoon in |
Phoenix, Rt. Rev. julius w. |
Atwood, Bishop of the Episcopal
church of Arizona, assisted by |
the Masonic order, laid the i
corner stone of the cathedral
house, the first unit of mag
nificent group of buildings that |
will eventually constitute Trinity |
cathedral. 1t was a big day for
the church people and the
Bishop.
According to the supervisors
investigation County Treasurer
Richards has got S45, 1879 in the
banks of this county that has
not been spent. Navajo county
seems to be prospering all right, |
but those supervisor fellows
ought to loosen up a bit and
spend some of this money for
good roads. The Lord knows we
need them bad enough.
From the Holbrook News WEI
learn that Lloyd C. Henning and
Samuel A. Simon have been |
appointed administrators of the
last. will and testament of B.
First, who recently died in Los
Angeles. The will disposes of
approximately $4,000, equally |
divided betweed his sisters, two
of whom live in this country, |
three in Europe, and one in |
South Africa. The property |
consists of merchandise, notes
and MORTGAGES. ali located in this
The Winslow mail., 1915-11-05
School Notes.

pay O1I ClAO EoOAAOOI SoIO(Al1NAO. IL
is thought a good plan, as many
of the children receive their only
recreation on the school ground
at recess and before school. They
need more than fresh air to make
them strong and healthy, and or
ganized play will get them in the
games and provide the necessary
recreation. A teachers meeting
was held Monday, and this sub
ject was the principle topic un-
der discussion.
Entertainments are to be CIV
en- by the different grades of the
grammar school in the near fu-
ture for the benefit of both the
teachers and the pupils. 1t is
supposed the first one will be
Thanksgiving, but this is just a
rumor at present. Due notice
will be given later. If the plan
is carried out, parents will be
welcomed, but no formal invita-
tions will be issued.
Four basket ball teams have
been organized among the high
school boys, and the same num-
Der is to be made up of high
school girls. The names of the
boys teams are "lrrationals. F"
"Irrepressibles, "Irresistibles"
and "Irresponsibles." The prac-
tice is to begin next week. Prof.
Brubaker and Grover will coach
the boys, and Prof. Hyde and
Miss Macmillan will coach the
girls.
Anna Anderson, who has re-
turned from a trip to the fair,
has enrolled in the 7th grade.
Jack Rose had the misfortune
to break his arm this week.
Next Saturday, Nov. 9th, a
game of foot ball will be played
between the high school and the
Santa Fe apprentice boys. The
game with Flag was supposed to
have been the last, but the ap-
prentice boys wanted a game be-
fore the season closed. 1t is
hoped all who can will be pres
ent at the game.
The dance given by the juniors
of the Winslow high school Sat-
urday night proved a great sue
cess financially and socially.
The hall was decorated in sthe
class colors of gold and violet
crepe paper with a large seven
teen in the center. This is the
first of a series Of dances which
the different classes of the high
school will give, and it is assur-
ed that they will all be especially
pleasant in every way. The
Matthews seven-piece orchestra
furnished the music.
The football season for the
high school being over, basket
ball will be taken up with a vim
that will not permit the season
to pass without hanging some
choice scalps to their belts. The
boys will be taken in charge by
Profs. Brubaker and Grover, be-
ginning this coming week, and
after the showing made at Pres
cott after a weeks practice, it is
q fair presumption that victori
Gus team will develope. The
girls will be taken in hand by
Miss Macmillan, who has had
several years experience playing
with the University of Mexi-
CO, and will drill them in the lat
est moves in good team work.
With the splendid material which
has shown up for practice the
girls will make as good show
ing as the boys.
The assembly room at the high
school is overfilled, and it is sup
posed that the seats will have to
be moved closer together. There
are 80 regular students, "a eighth
grade, and many special students
The Winslow mail., 1915-11-05
Ceder Springs Notes.

]. E. Clark, of Kingman, spent
a few days here writing life
insurance.
0. w. Marty and wife return
ed after a weeks trip in their
auto.
Peter Scheck, travelling man
for Grundsfeld Brothers, Albu-
querque, came out with a wagon
load of trunks carrying his
samples.
O. w. Marty and wife return
ed after a weeks trip in their
auto.
A. L. Bailey and wife visited
at Indian Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson of
Castle Buttes visited day with
Marty and Bailey families and
the Schwemberger's.
The Winslow mail., 1915-11-05

Letters of all kinds, business
and social, composed and type
written.
j. G.. Tehan, Navajo Hotel.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Notice of Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
flied electors of the Independent
School District of Webster City, IN
the county of Hamilton, State of
Iowa, that the annual meeting of
said district will be held at the Cen
trail school building, on Monday,
March Sth, 1915, at o'clock, a. M,
and closing at o'clock p. m.
A director will be named for the
term of three years to succeed j. w.
Lee, one for three years to succeed
G. r. McCauliff.
And for the transaction of such
other business as may legally come
before it. .
J.. M. Blake, Secretary.
Dated Feb. %, 1915 24d2Wed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Nicotine Bombs.

One of our German friends hands
us the following taken from a news
paper published in the Fatherland:
Herr Kahle was the only one who
remained at home; his friends were
all on the field of battle. But Herr
Kahle wanted to do something for
the Fatherland, too, so he went into
little cigar shop and chose from
the dealers stock enough cigars OF
the cheapest brands, so that for
weeks to come he could send away
daily a little package to someone in
the field. Soon after, he received
from one of his acquaintances the
following written on a field post
card": Dear Friend: Please accept
our heartiest thanks for repeated
gifts of cigars. You have by means
of these cigars performed an indi-
vidual service for the Fatherland. I,
with several comrades, stole quiet
ly-under cover of the darkness
close to the trenches of the enemy
and there we each smoked your ci-
gars. The next morning the French
had Disappeared"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Dous in Hot Countries.

Dogs, probably the earliest of do
mesticated animals, when transferred
to a tropical country, such as central
Africa, lose in few generations most
of the characteristics they have &C.
quired in Europe, and revert more and
more to the type of the jackal and the
wolf. Then their ears, whatever their
breed, tend to become pointed, their
coats turn sandy or rufous, and their
bark becomes howl Some attempt
has been made to show that this is the
result of disease and resembles the
effect of malaria on the human con-
stitution. Yet the Egyptian dog of
Pharaonic times possessed, as is seen
by the monuments, these very charac
teristics; and as he was certainly do
mesticated before the European ami
NAL, it is probable that these are orr
ginal features of the race.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
California Roads.

Frank P. Clarkson, formerly Of
the old State Register and later Of
the Ida Grove Pioneer, is now living
in California and recently wrote 10
the Pioneer as follows:
eve are just thirty-eight miles
from Los Angeles, with paved
state highway all the way. The
highway is made of concrete sixteen
inches thick and topped with a sur
face of asphalt two inches thick.
The county bonded itself last year
for $1,250,O0O and built 10 miles
of paved highways, and when the
proposition was brought up for
vote less than twenty farmers voted
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Better Paving Law,

Boone News-Republican: The
News-Republican is for improve
ments all the time, but believes that
the cost Of the improvements should
be equitably distributed. Under the
present law limiting the taxing au-
thorities to 5 mill fund for the
pavement of intersections, a hard
ship is certainly worked on the
property owners, especially those
who are not really able to pay for
such paving. There are two ways
to overcome this injustice. The Leg
iSlature can pass a law increasing
the mill tax which may be levied for
paving purposes, or the city council
may slow down on the paving and
wait for the 5 mill tax to grow into
sufficient fund for intersections.
The latter would be slow process.
The better way undoubtedly would
be for the legislature to revise the 5
mill tax limit. Whether enough
cities besides Boone have discover
ed this and whether the pressure on
the legislature will be sufficient to
get a new law enacted at this ses-
sion remains to be seen. 1t does look
as if Boone ought to be permitted to
do all the paving she wants to, as
sessing it to the people who are able
to pay it. Under the present condi-
tons, however, it seems that either
paving must lag or some properties
which can ill afford to pay it must
be taxed up for intersections. The
paving problem should be thorough
Iy threshed out and settled right.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From FRIDAYS Daily,)


Eagle Grove Eagle: Mrs. J. M.
Blake of Webster City met with the
Eastern Star Chapter Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of the official
inspection. She was much pleased
with conditions she found here and
highly commended the work of the
officers.
MIR. and Mrs. David Eyer, who
are making their home in Des
Moines with their daughter, Mrs. c..
D. HELEN, arrived here last night to
look after business matters. Mrs.
HELEN accompanied them. They ex-
pect to remain week or ten days to
dispose of their household goods.
Mrs. Gaylord Sevdy of Jewell is
here for a several days visit at the
Henry Breitenkamp home. Mrs.
Breitenkamp, who has been very ill
for about four months, is steadily
improving.
Miss Ida Brown of Stratford
who has been visiting her brother,
George Brown and wife and also
among friends here, went to Fort
Dodge today for a visit with rela-
tives.
II. H. Russell of Kincaid, Cana
da, is in the city to join his wife in
an extended visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Johnson.
&C. Wack, of Mansfield, ILL.,, ar
rived in the city today for an extend
ed visit with his son, G. J. Wack
and family, who reside southwest of
the city.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Bossert and
little son, of Chicago, arrived in the
city last night, called by the death
of Mr.. Bossert's mother, Mrs. Jacob
Bossert.
Mrs. Clinton latham and chill
dren of Chicago are in the city for
an extended visit with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Jacks,
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Paine of &C.
dar Rapids, father and mother of B.
F. Paine, are visiting at the Paine
home this week.
Mrs. o. G. Metcalf went to Ack-
ley this noon for a brief visit with
her sister, Mrs. c. K. Johnson and
family.
w. c. Burleson went to Des
Moines this morning on a few days
business trip. Mrs. Burleson, who
has been spending a week visiting
her brother, S. R. Hoyt and family,
will return with him on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Hoffman,
who live near town, are spending the
day in Fort Dodge.
Miss Eva Thompson is spending
the day in Fort Dodge.
Miss Florence Leonard went to
Iowa Falls this noon for an over Sun
day visit with Miss Elsie Gade.
Phil Papas, manager of the
Olympia Candy Co., in Sioux City, is
in the city visiting his cousin, James
Corisis of the Olympia.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

against it. The farmers are in fav-
or of the bonds because they know
taat such roads add to the value OF
their farms and orchards. Most of
the crops are moved with motor
trucks, and with such fine cross
state roads the motors hauling
freight are cutting in on the rail-
roads. The paved roads cost about
$4,000 per mile, but they are worth
it. A bond issue now of $1,25O,000,
such as this county has made, would
pave 1875 miles of your county roads,
connecting every town in the coun-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Candidates Announcements.


Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an.
nounce me as candidate for the Of
fee of mayor, subject to the will OF
the voters at the spring primary.
e. E. Valentine.
Webster City, Jan. IS.
Eds. FreemanTribune: Please an
Aounce me as a candidate for mayor
subject to the will of the voters at
the coming primary.
P. M. Banks.
COUNCILMAN AT LARGE.
Eds. 'Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as candidate for coun-
Gilman at large, subject to the
will of the voters at the coming
primary. F. A. Schroeder.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce that I am a candidate for
reelection to the Office of council
man-at-large subject to the will IT
the voters at the coming primaries.
Fred Hahne.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as a candidate for coun-
subject to the de-
cision of the voters at the March
primary. C. G.. Gustuson.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce that l am candidate for
councilman-at-large, subject to the
will of the voters at the coming pri-
mary election. Bascom Huddlestun.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
nounce me as candidate for council
subject to the will OF
the voters at the coming primary.
H. B. Hummel.
Eds. Freeman-Tribune: Please an
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
IT'S MURPHY'S MOVE.

James NJ. Pierce, publisher of the
Iowa Homestead, is in a campaign
to show that state printing is a
graft and that the state could save
thousands of dollars a year by ap-
plying business principles to this
branch of the public service. Re-
Gently Mr.. Pierce appeared before the
legislative committee on retrench-
ment and reform and made an eX-
haustive statement of his side of the
case. He devoted a little space to
the manner in which Bernard Muir
ply conducted the Office when state
printer and the people will listen at
tentatively to any explanations that
Mr.. Murphy may wish to submit:
Mr.. Pierce said:
The favorite deception of this
crowd is to maintain that the sue
cessful candidates for state printer
and binder should have siX-year
tenure of Office because of the large
amount of money invested in a So
called state printing house. How
many members of this committee,
how many members of the present
or past legislature, know the real,
true, inside facts? Let me disclose
them to you.
| will start with 1901, the begin
ming of the first two-year period of :
Bernard Murphy, publisher Of the
Vinton Eagle, as state printer. Mr..
Murphy, / am told, having enjoyed
/ siX-year hold upon the state print
ing graft, is now one of the witnesses
always ready and eager to justify
The present extravagant methods
and let some other member of the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
His Heart Failed Him.

The young man had threatened sui.
eide if she rejected him. And, al
though she did, he didn't. why
didn't he?" was asked. "Said he'd
given his heart to her." whats that
got to do with it," ooh, he didn't
have the heart to kill himself
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

When it is finally settled wheth-
er Billy Sunday or Gov. Clarke drove
the saloons from Iowa some of the
members of the state legislature may
be impertinent enough to believe
that they are entitled to some of the
credit. 1t does look as though there
ought to be enough glory to go
around.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

ring nave turn at the SOOQ Ll1n
he enjoyed. I assume that most of
you place credence in the story that
Mr.. Murphy had a large sum of
money invested in state printing
office. Nothing could be further
from the truth. He did not have a
dollar invested, either at the begin
ming or at the close of his siX-year
period. He was nothing more nor
less than middleman between the
state of Iowa on the one hand and
a Des Moines printing house on the
other. Murphy was, in fact, moth
ing but salesman between the state
of Iowa and the printer who did the
work.
1 hold in my hand report of the
executive council of Iowa issued in
1903, the imprint reading, "Des
Moines, Bernard Murphy, q, state
printer" As a matter of fact, Muir
ply never saw this book until after
it came from the press. He never
took from the state capitol a sin
gle line of copy to the man who did
the work, he had absolutely nothing
to do with it. Of all the tens of
thousands of pages of copy printed
in various official reports of Iowa in
the six-year period Murphy was state
printer he never saw single page
until after it was printed. He did
not employ single typesetter, a
proofreader, a copyholder or even a
boy. The man who actually did the
printing during the six-year term of
Mr.. Murphy was Mr.. James A. Hall,
now in business in Chicago. Mr..
Hall told me, in Chicago, on Friday
of last week, that he paid Mr.. Muir
ply in the neighborhood of $4,000
in cash as his commission on the
state printing turned out by Mr..
Halls establishment when he was
here in Des Moines, during Muir
phys six-year term as state printer.
The bills for all of the state print
ing in the six-year period while
Murphy was ostensibly state printer
were made out by Mr.. Hall himself,
taken to the state house by him and
the money paid him in the name Of
Mr.. Murphy. The fact is that Muir
ply had nothing to do with the bust
ness of the states printing except to
come over from Vinton occasionally
and get his check from Mr.. Hall,
which was given him on a contract
agreed upon in advance on a COM
mission basis. l have here the cor
roborative statement, in Mr.. Halls
own handwriting, handed to me by
Mr.. Hall himself while I was in Chi
cago last Friday. Upon the basis Of
the printing for the state Of approx
imately 100000 year Mr.. Hall paid
Murphy $4,000 year, with an I'M
derstanding that for each addition
al $4,000 he was to receive $1,000
more. According to Mr.. Halls state
ment to me, the facts are that the
emoluments and the profits to Mr..
Murphy were so great that his win
tiers were spent in Florida and he
received approximately, more or less,
the total sum of $4,000 during his
six-year period as state printer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Col. Young is writing some
mighty interesting letters from the
war zone, or rather the near war
zone. The only thing in connection
with the letters to complain of is
that it is so long from the time they
are written until published-about
two weeks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Presentation Stains,

Perspiration stains may be easily
removed by solution of oxalic acid
and water. Use a proportion of one
drop of oxalic acid to 20 drops of wa
ter. Sponge the stains carefully with
this and hang the dress to dry in
the air.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Senator Garrison, temperance
leader among the democrats in the
state senate, is preparing to lead in
a fight to make the democratic party
dry in Iowa-not dry in practice,
but dry in principle. The senator
and many of his friends believe that
the day has long since passed when
a majority of the party in this state
can be lined up on the side of the
grogshop.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

c. F. Duncombe, editor and pro-
prietor of the Fort Dodge Chronicle
for many years, recently appointed
postmaster at Fort Dodge, announces
that he has retired from the editor
ial department Of his paper to give
his time to the duties of postmaster.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

If the allies succeed in forcing the
Dardanelles, which is very doubtful,
the price of wheat will come down
with a rush. Russia has millions of
bushels in granaries awaiting for
way to reach consumers in other
parts of the world. When that mass Of
wheat is thrown upon the market it
must reduce the price at every point
to which it can be shipped
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

There are now some twenty cities
in the United States operating I'M
of them seems pleased. There is an
equal number of other towns serious
ly considering the matter of adopt
ing the plan. 1t has apparently
come to stay and progressive cities
that take advantage of it first are
the gamers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Dull.

THAT was a horrible custom they
used to have in India of killing all a
mans wives when he died" Il should
say so. Just think how stupid Indian
society must have been without any
widows"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

A joint debate upon the question,
us the democratic party of Iowa wet
or dry" between Jack Dalton and
Senator Clarkson would be of great
interest to the people of the state.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
EXPLANATION WANTED.

Vinton Eagle: Isn't it strange
that when you elect a city school SUI
perintendent by a school board you
keep it out of politics, but when you
elect county superintendent by the
same method it throws it into poll
tics. Somebody explain it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
Situation Well Defined.

II you intend to 60 to work, there
is no place better than where you
are. If you do not intend to 60 to
work, you cannot get along anywhere.
Lincoln.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09

Reed Smoot is in favor of the re-
nomination of Taft on the republi-
can ticket in 1916. You see Taft
carried Utah and one other state in
1912 and Mr.. Smoot, who is senator
from Utah, is loyal to his subjects.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-03-09
CLASSIFYING Man.

Men may be divided into two
classes-those who regard whiskers
az an ornament and those who hold
shaving as sacred duty.-Atchison
Globe,