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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-02
PERSONAL BRIEFS.

(From Saturdays Daily.)

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(From Saturdays Daily
Mrs. C. J. Coates and Mrs. AL
vim J. Smith of Williams were cal
lers here yesterday.
Little Misses Margaret Jennist
and Karlene Hibner, daughters o.
Mrs. Fred D. Merrill and Mrs. E. +
Hibner, went to Iowa Falls yester.
day afternoon for week end visit
with relatives.
Miss Jessie Coles, a senior in
Ames college, is spending the week
end visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Coles, on west Banl
street.
Mrs. j. R. Jamison of Dun.
combe spent last night with he1
daughter, Mrs. John Brewer and
family, southwest of town. This
morning Mrs. Jamison and Mrs,
Brewer left for Staceyville, Iowa.
to attend the funeral Of relative
Mrs. John Chantrill of Williams
spent yesterday here at the Arthur
Wade home.
W. H. Tyson of Omaha and G.
E. Goldner of Fort Dodge were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Nick
erson yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, who
is employed in Shipley & Blacks
and has been spending weeks va
cation in Anamosa and Des Moines,
is exected home tomorrow.
Mrs. Chas. Stanley and little
son of Des Moines are in the city
for a visit at the home of Mrs. STAN
ley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Bossert.
w. H. Barr, who is now max
ing his home in Grundy Center, is
in the city on business. He is &C
companied by his daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hemmen
and son Ronald of Eagle Grove Wis
tied in the city last night and today
with friends and relatives.
R. D. Shepherd is spending the
day in Fort Dodge. From FIT. Dodge
Mr.. Shepherd expects to go to Chi
cago on a brief business trip.
Mrs. A. Lynn of Blairsburg is
spending the day visiting at the c.
Cheyne home on west First street.
Mrs. George Harmon and Miss
Maude Lundell, who have been Wis.,
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Hamil-
ton, returned this morning to their
homes in Stratford.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dye are
spending the day in Fort Dodge WIS.,
iting Mr.. Dyes mother, Mrs. H. c.
Daily.
Mrs. S. l.. Claybaugh of KAN
rar spent the morning here while on
her way to Highview where she Will
spend Sunday visiting her niece,
Mrs. Alfred Spike.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Burleson
will leave tomorrow night for Chi
cago on a weeks business and pleas
ure trip.
Miss Loree Buxton, who teaches
near Dayton, is home for an over
Sunday visit with her parents, DR..
and Mrs. o. C. Buxton.
Mrs. Mabel Munson of Fort
Dodge spent last evening here with
Miss Hazel Rutledge.
DIR. Austin H. Johnson Of &C.
dar Rapids visited over night with
his sister, Mrs. Catherine Stephens
at the Sans Sheldon home.
Mrs. F. e. Whitley and Mrs
Varick c. Crosley and little daugh'
ter are spending the day in Fort
Dodge at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Max Hemingway.
Mrs. William Casey left al
noon today for Cedar Falls wher:
she will spend several days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Henr!
returned to Detroit. Michigan, toda!
after a visit at the James johnson
home.
Mrs. w. L. R. Perry and littl
daughter are spending the day IL
Fort Dodge.
Drawing paper for sale here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-02
Finally Explained.

A few days ago couple of sus-
picious looking characters arrived
in Webster City, supposedly coming
from some benighted country where
the door of opportunity had been
closed to them and their ancestors
for centuries. When they were put
off the train they naturally attract
ed attention and were followed
down the streets by crowd of cur
ious boys. At their approach dogs
barked and scudded to places of
safety. Nothing of the kind had
ever been witnessed in Webster City
and the authorities concluded to
put "lost or strayed" notices in the
newspapers in the hope o. locating
their owners. 1t had been suggest
ed that they might have escaped
from some dime museum or from
some show travelling about the
country. However, just as matters
were getting serious for the strang-
ers, one of Webster City's we'll
known residents put in appearance
and reluctantly admitted an acqain-
lance with them, hence he was SUI
fered to take them to his home up
on promise to guard them carefully
until able to return them to their
friends. The following, from the
Phoenixville, Pa, Cresset, found
upon the strangers, fully explains
their identity:
Today, left Phoenixville, for the
wilds of Iowa, two residents of this
vicinity who will conquer by their
genial presence and manners, the
denizens of the western plains, and
though we can i'll afford to lose them
from our midst, even for temper
airy period, we rejoice in the fact
that the missionary work they may
do among the more benighted peo-
pies of our land, and the enjoyment
Lu6y WILL SOt oeS ~ Wan s-F'
should compensate us for our tenn
porary bereavement. One of the
gentlemen, Mr.. Elwood Fisher, has
visited in the west before, where
far less fortunate relatives have re-
sided for many years. But his COM
panion on the journey, I. E. Miller,
though great traveller, has never
before ventured beyond the pale OF
ultra civilization.
Their friends will count the days
and hours until they can welcome
them home, and are certain that
they will not lose any
tesy and geniality and ,rsfnmept
with which they are gHed i'm spite
of the uncouthness of the surround
ings and associations ipte iyhleHh1
they are venturing. Should they re-
turn safe and whole, There will
most surely be one Of aheIgrahdest
receptions ever accorded citizens of
this country upon theiF arrivalk q
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-02

An oyster supper wilEbe &iseA At
the home of A. P. Miller, near Null
berry Center church, for the benefit
of the church, next Friday evening,
Feb. 5th. --~~
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-02
w. S. Hoon is High.

Jewell Record: The Register and
Leader has published List of Iowa
amateur and professional shooters
participating in registered trap
shooting tournaments in 1914, rank
ing them on the basis of percentage
broken of the targets shot at dur
ing the year at registered tourna-
ments. w. S. Hoon of Jewell rank
ed the highest amateur in the state
and as fifth among the ten thous-
and who shot at registered tourna-
ments in the United States last year.
Billy's average was 1868 with a
total of 1850 targets shot at. This
does not include targets shot at in
non-registered shoots which if in
Guided would raise his percentage.
Iowa had AZ amateur shooters in
the list that shot over 80 per cent.
more than any other state in the
union, and also had more shooters
in the list then any other state.
Following is a list of Hamilton
county amateurs and their averages
for last year:
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-02
ROAD MACHINERY
MEN SUSPECTED
Claimed That They Have Different
Prices. for Goods in Different
Counties.

Des Moines, Jan. 30.-Evidence
of graft placed in the hands of At
torney General Cosson by the SEN
ate highways committee is expect
ed to lead to an extensive investiga-
ton of certain road machinery rep
| resentatives, county engineers and
in some instances, perhaps members
of boards Of supervisors.
This was learned at meeting of
the highways committee Of the SEN
ate when first steps were taken to
secure the enactment of a measure
which will provide rules and regu-
lations for the purchase of such ma
chinery.
Letters sent to county engineers
by manufacturers of road machines
or their agents offering to pay them
Ia commission for using their influ-
ence to induce the board to buy
certain make of a machine were
given to the attorney general days
ago.
The members of the committee
stated yesterday that it had been
limited to them that road machinery
representatives in some instances
were bold enough to approach SUI
pervisors having under considera
ton the purchase of such equip
ment.
The senate committee is not con-
vinced that the offer of commits
sion by machine men and the ac-
ceptance of it by county engineers
would be grounds for their prosecu-
ton on a charge of bribery, yet they
are satisfied it is form of graft
which should be prohibited.
With this idea in mind, Chairman
Balkema of the committee will name
a subcommittee to draft bill pro-
viding rules for the purchase of ma
chinery and requiring the submis-
sion of bids to the highway CON-
mission for it's approval.
The manufacturers of road ma
chimes are charging all sorts of
prices at present, according to the
senators. To some counties they
will sell a certain machine for ST.
900 while in other counties they
will charge. $1,000, it is reported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-02
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
will not further attempt to tell you

will not further attempt to tell you
anything of the Canon.
Monday we spent in crossing the
desert. It was rather hot and dry but
not dusty owing to the fact that the
Santa Fe Railroad uses oil as fuel and
l understand the roadbed is also oiled.
Being SO near the oil fields the use of
oil on roads is almost universal and we
found that after days travel in
Southern California we were not so
soiled as after an hours ride in good old
Minnesota, even after recent rain. I
find Southern California most delight
full region but must say that there is
nothing between it and Minnesota that
| would care to have. l had expected
to find a great amount Of dust and heat
but the air is fresh and cool at all times
OF the day altho the sun is warm. This,
OF course, is due to the fact that l have
been only in regions reached either by
Continued on last Page.)
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
4, BROWN COUNTY. MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY H. 1915
ed to stand the severest test that can be
placed upon them.

ed to stand the severest test that can be
| placed upon them.
For six years the old school house has
sheltered the constantly growing factory.
Gradually the force has been augmented
and more machinery has been added to
fill the rooms. There is still considerable
room left but it will not be long till the
plant will have to seek wider quarters as
it is constantly growing and the demand
for the ware is growing faster than the
management can keep up with it. AL
ready, Manager Lindemann is con-
fronted with work that will keep his
entire force busy for the next four
months. The European way may affect
the demand for silks and high priced
garments but the American working
man still needs and calls for his usual
brand of blue jeans. There is constant
demand that will keep the factory hump
ing and make it a genuine asset to New
Ulm's business.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
RUNAWAY CAUSES INJURIES.

A genuine, old-fashioned runaway
such as we used to hear of before the
six-cylinder car took the limelight as a
wrecker, occurred last Saturday Just
outside of New Ulm. A fractured
shoulderblade, another shoulder dis
located and bruises innumerable were
the result of the clash between the teams
of Henry Groth and Ed. Reinhardt a
little way the other side of the middle
bridge.
The accident occurred last Saturday
afternoon and was caused by the break.
ing of the neck-yoke of the Groth team.
This started the team and they began
to run. In moment they were in
volved with the team of Ed. Reinhardt
coming to town just little ahead. Both
men were accompanied by their wives
and in the spill that resulted every one
of the party we're injured. Mrs. Rein
hardt suffered dislocated shoulder and
had one ear almost severed besides sus-
tanning several bad bruises. Mr.. Groth
Jared little better as he suffered a
fractured shoulder-blade. Mrs. Groth
and Mr.. Reinhardt got off with some
pretty hard bruises.
Medical aid was speedily summoned
and the injured people were brought
to town where their injuries were at
tended to. The injuries are more pain
full than serious and unless complica-
tons set in all the victims of the accident
will get along nicely. Neither team
was injured in the smash but were soon
caught and returned home. The bug
gies were pretty well demolished.
No one was really responsible for the
accident as the Groth team was going
along quietly just a little behind Rein
hardt's till the neckyoke broke. And
before the leading team could turn out
the crash had come.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
BRAKEMAN LOSES LIFE.

A tragedy of the train service occurred
Tuesday night when Alfred Walden,
brakeman on the Chicago & North
western, was brought to the Union
hospital in horribly mangled condition
where he died at two o'clock Wednesday
morning. The accident occurred two
miles west of Essig shortly before mid
night.
How the mishap occurred is largely a
matter of conjecture. 1t seems that
Walden had left the caboose and was
making his way to the engine over the
swaying freight-cars. His lantern was
probably extinguished by the high wind
and, persuing his course in the dark and
rain, the unfortunate man fell between
the moving cars and was crushed under
the wheels. It is reported that his COM
panions in the caboose heard him scream
as the car passed over him.
The train was at once stopped and
picking up the injured man, the crew
uncoupled the engine and brought him
to the Union hospital at New Ulm at
top speed. Here it was found that his
condition was hopeless. One limb was
severed from the body and the other
foot badly crushed besides internal in
juries and severe bruises.
A special train brought his poor wife
from Waseca in company with two
brothers and his father-in-law but it
was a hopeless race against death and
he had expired before they could reach
his bedside.
The victim of the tragedy was about
thirty-eight years old and veteran Of
the Spanish war. He leaves wife and
two small children living at Waseca,
MINI. He has been in the railroad
service since leaving the army and had
just been notified that he had passed the
examination and was in line for pro
motion to conductor and the future
seemed unusually bright for him. The
body was shipped to Waseca for burial
Wednesday.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
THIEF is FOUND OUT.

The mystery of the disappearance of
certain property from the residence Of
Albert Gag short time ago while the
family was away has been cleared up.
1t will be remembered that while Mr..
Gag was at Camp Lakeview with the
militia and the rest of the family were
enjoying a short outing at Searles the
house was entered and several items of
clothing besides some jewelry and a
little change were taken.
When the theft was first reported to
the police, some of the many young men
engaged in the picture enlarging business
shared the suspicion together with the
carnival people. Nothing could be
found to implicate them however and it
was not until Chief Klause returned
from camp that the mystery was solved.
After interrogating both Mr. and Mrs.
Gag in regard to the matter it developed
that painters had been at work at the
house recently. This set the chief to
thinking and he remembered that he
had had previous trouble with light
fingered painter. He at once charged
Rudolph Langhoff with the theft and on
search of the young mans room the
missing property was discovered. Com
plant was at once entered by Mr.. Gag
and Langhoff was arrested on the charge
of grand larceny in the first degree. This
occurred last Friday and the case was
continued till Monday. At the Monday
session the charge was changed to grand
larceny in the second degree. The
chances are that he will plead guilty
to the charge and take his medicine.
The penalty for the offense is not less
than one year or more than five in
the state penitentiary.
1t is reported that this is not the first
offense of the young man who is about
twenty-four years of age. Chief Klause
declares that he has been detected be-
fore and has stolen since he was twelve
year old boy. 1t seems to be a case of
low mentality more than actual criminali-
t.. Langhoff is reported to have sister
in the school for feeble minded.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
FROM BRAIN TO
OVERALL FACTORY
SUCH is THE EVOLUTION OF THE
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE ON NORTH
GERMAN STREET.
GROWING MANUFACTURING
PLANT EMPLOYS A LOT OF
LABOR.

"still stands the school house by the road,
An old worn beggar summing
And the poet goes on to paint a
pathetic picture OF the poor old temple
of learning that would cause a trust
magnate to reach in his pocket for a
quarter to alleviate it's suffering.
But never mind the sob stuff, dear
friends. The little old school house
may look like a beggar and it's dearest
friends don't brag about it's external
appearance very much, but this same
little old school house is still quite able
to take care of itself, thank you, and the
dividends it is producing put it long
way out of the beggar class. For bless
you, the educational institution has
turned to the marts of trade and in
place of the swish of the birch of Master
Eckstein and the drowsy hum of the
unwilling scholar is heard the whirr of
the electric sewing machines at tighten
ing speed manufacturing good sub
stantial overalls that would have been
a mighty defense against said birch.
From brain factory to overall factory
is the evolution of the old school building
on North German Street where many of
the present generation of New Ulm
business men secured the rudiments of
their education under firm guidance
OF Joseph Eckstein. And today one of
the urchins that shot spit balls at the
old cracked ceiling is the wide-awake
manager of the hustling factory for the
manufacture of the we'll known COPPER
brand of overalls which employs some
forty-three girl operators and turns out
from ESQ to 800 dozen pairs week
warranted not to rip or tear and the be
full size'' as the tag on each pair declares.
The local overall factory is branch OF
a larger concern which has it's head
quarters at St. Peter. The head factory
employs even more help than the New
Ulm branch. All the cutting is done at
St. Peter and the various parts that GO
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
SCHOOLS SPEND
LOT OF MONEY
NEARLY A QUARTER MIL
LION. SPENT ON SCHOOLS
LAST YEAR.
NEW BUILDINGS ACCOUNT FOR
MAJOR PORTION OF DIS
BURSEMENT.

Some time ago it was decided by the
state authorities that the doings Of each
independent school district must be
published. The school authorities took
the position that any public project
that handled as much of the public
money and held as important a place in
the community as the public schools do
ought to have the greatest publicity.
Consequently all of the transactions Of
school board will in the future be brought
before the public thru the medium of the
OF the newspapers SO that at any irate
school patron wants to know how much
money is being spent on that boy of his
he simply has to turn to the papers and
find out. The information to be cleaned
from the report of the treasurer for the
past year goes to show that the New
Ulm Schools are indeed big business
proposition. Over "a quarter of mil
lion was handled in the running of the
local schools last year. The report goes
on to show where the money went.
Building, improvements and equip
ment account for the biggest item of the
budget. Something over $4,000 went
for the new high school and it's equip
ment together with the improvements
on the other buildings. Teachers re-
ceived a total of ST. $50 in salary during
the past year. With the new depart
ments being installed in the high school
this sum will be considerably augmented
during the coming year. Something
two thousand dollars went for the jani-
tors OF the various buildings and nearly
three thousand was spent to keep the
youngsters warm. Incidentals came to
nea nearly six thousand.
With all these disbursements, the S125,
2OO.34 taken in from various sources
during the year was punched pretty full
OF holes and the board has on hand July
LIST only $737.5O to commence the next
school year. @
The expenditures of the past year are
OF course far larger than the average
The building of the new high school alone
called for an expenditure OF nearly three
tourths OF the sum. Following is full
report of the Treasurer for the past year.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14

to make the working mans best friend
are baled and sent here to be stitched.
The reason for establishing the New
Ulm branch is that sufficient help could
not be secured at the head Office to
supply the demand. With the parts
ready cut to sew, deft hands assemble
the twelve to sixteen pieces that go to
make the complete article. The goods
pass thru six distinct processes while
in the process of being sewed. Each
girl has her own special part to do and
by long experience can do it at a rate
that seems marvellous to the onlooker.
The ready cut parts first pass to the
electric sewing machine which double
stitches the blue jeans at the merry clip
of $500 stitches minute. After watch
ing this operation for a short time any
one is willing to admit that it is "going
some" The double stitching is the
process upon which the manufacturers
pin their faith that the oyeralls will not
rip. After being stitched, the overalls
are passed to the buttonholer for the
button holes to be worked. This is a
machine to delight the heart of the girl
who hates to work button holes. 1t
works button-hole in the heavy cloth
as fast as the eye can follow it and in a
jify the 'ueberhosen" as the operators
call them, are ready for the pockets,
bibs, belts and other finishing touches.
The almost completed article now is
passed to the button machine that puts
on the buttons almost as fast as the
average wash woman can tear them off.
The finished product is now ready for
inspection and packing. A half dozen
girls in the inspecting room carefully go
over the seams, pockets, suspenders and
each detail to be sure that the overalls
can stand up to the COPPER" guarantee.
The finished product is then packed up
in bales of dozen pairs, ready to be
passed to the sturdy laborer and warrant
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14
BOOZE CLAIMS TWO VICTIMS

Two men were sent to the State Farm
for Inebriates at Wilmar from the
Probate court of Judge Ross last week.
They are Ferdinand Paulson and Oscar
Lilligreen. Paulson is a New Ulm man
while Lilligreen comes from Comfrey.
They were both brought before Judge
Ross on complaint of their wives and will
serve at the Inebriate Farm till they are
adjudged cured of the liquor habit.
The case of Lilligreen is unusually
pitiful. When in condition to work he
is skilled stone mason and is able to
command good wages. For the past
three years however, he has failed to
work steadily and to support his family.
He frankly admitted to Judge Ross that
he was unable to stop drinking and de-
sired to be given chance at the Inebriate
farm. He further declared that in
spite of the fact that he was black-listed
in the Comfrey saloons he had no
difficulty in getting ''booze" as long as
his money lasted. He blamed bad
company and the treating system for his
downfall.
Mrs. Lilligreen in testifying, declared
that when he was sober he was good
husband and that before he had started
drinking he had provided for his family.
For the last three years she has supported
the family by taking in washing. The
case was further complicated by the
victims excessive use Of Copenhagen
Snuff which Lilligreen admitted would
be harder to do without than alcohol.
After the unfortunate man was com
mitted by Judge Ross he was taken to
Wilmar by Sheriff julius. He was ac-
companied by his wife who is standing
by him Loyalty in his trouble.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14

Constable Miller and c. F. Schwieger
of Comfrey are after the $500 reward
for the capture if the horse thief, Cla-
renee Bernhard, who took the team Of
horses from the LaFountaine farm not
not long ago.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14

Fishing is said to be unusually good in
the Minnesota this summer. The high
water has brought the pike and other
fish down farther than usual. Several
big fellows have been caught recently.