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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
The Rest Room.

Eds. Tribune: Much has
been written concerning the rest
room during the past few weeks and
I too would like to add a word about
it..
Webster City has two institutions
that hold a unique place in the af-
fections of people in other parts OF
the county, the Kendall Young lib
rary and the rest room, and because
a generous founder has relieved the
city of the financial burden Of the
library it can afford to be generous
in the matter of a rest room.
You are all familiar with the pur-
pose Of the rest room, so I need not
dwell upon that, but l sometimes
wonder if you are all as familiar
with its spirit as you might be.
Webster. City is to he congratulate
ed upon its rest room, but it has far
greater cause for congratulation ov-
er it's selection of a matron for that
room. It is a very wonderful thing
to have the chance travellers carry
away with them the impressions that
they are sure to receive in the rest
room.
It is not alone the material COM
forts that make the room indispens-
able but the gracious spirit in which
one is invited to share them. I am
sure that had it not been for the
rest room and the joy Of greeting
and perhaps briefly exchanging a
few ideas with the woman in charge
of it, that many Of my shopping trips
would not have been to Webster City
and this is true CT a great many Of
my friends and acquaintance.
I think of your matron as Of a
gracious hostess who ministers not
only to the physical needs Of her
guests, but is alert to their intellect
ual, moral and spiritual needs IS
we'll.
Florence Bossenberger.
Williams, Oct. 90.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

praised the quality Of the beer en-
Enthusiastically and thanked me effus-
lively for what he termed my gener-
osity and hospitality. He visited
the basement and the banquet in the
morning, in the forenoon and in the
late afternoon, after the delibera-
lions and sessions Of the convention
had been concluded.
Thirdly, my party was not a Cheer
party" in the sneering light that
Edward T. Meredith refers to it. 1t
was a gathering of gentlemen who
had accepted the invitation of a
friend and had behaved as gentle
men. Edward T. Meredith accepted
invitation as a gentleman, par
took Of my hospitality freely and
now attempts. to sheer at me through
the medium of a newspaper that has
a statewide circulation. His charge
that my Influence is plainly to be
read between the lines of almost ev-
cry section" of the Fitz letter to
Bishop Stunt=, is painful to me be-
cause it seeks to accuse me of some
thing l knew nothing of until it was
laid on my desk by it's author, who
came into my Office during my alb
sence and left the letter for my per-
usal.
My family is entitled to as much
consideration as is the family Of Ed
ward T. Meredith and it was an I'M
manly, as well as a sinful, act for
him to say what he did against me
in his reply to Mr.. Fitz. My word
has always been as good as a gov
eminent bond and I shall keep it so.
I would rather die than lie about
Edward T.. Meredith. I have told
the truth.
But he has borne false witness
against me, his neighbor.
Jno. f. Dalton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
A Line From Rev. Baber.

Freeman-Tribune: We promised
some of our friends a line telling OF
our trip west.
We left Webster City, Tuesday
Oct. 10th, and reached Des Moines
that evening, spending the night
and a part Of next day with u son
and family. who had just moved
there from Waterloo, having been
appointed to Summit Park church,
West Des Moines.
Wednesday afternoon we drove
twenty miles west, to Van Meter,
This being q former pastorate, we
spent the night with friends there,
Thursday at about 10 a. m. we start
ed for the west. We followed the
White Pofe road and it was fine. We
reached Atlantic about 1:3O-a dis
lance of eighty miles.
After investing in a good dinner
and some very poor gasoline. we
headed for Council Bluffs via "The
Great White Way" This sounded
good to us, but we soon learned that
there is not much in a name, and ]
imagine that we felt a little like the
.colored people who used to sing,
Jordan am a hard road to trabbel."
/ think this was the hilliest country
by far that I ever travelled and
should be named 1.-THE wash-board
country" for it is constantly up one
hill and down another. I do not re-
call a single half mile of road with
out a hill; many of them w%ere\s steep
and long. l watched some Of the
natives to see how they managed 1t.
They would shoot down at about for
ty miles an hour and up the other
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
Notice of Appointment Of Executrix

In the District court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Hamilton coun-
ty, in Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
Thomas w. Neese, Deceased.
To whom 1t may concern:
Notice is heregy given, that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as Executrix of the es-
tate of Thomas w. Neese. late of
Hamilton County, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
payment to the undersigned: and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and pay
ment.
Dated this 14th day of October, A.
D. 1916.
Lura Neese,
E%xecutrix of said estate.
27F3 Wesley Martin, Attorney.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
In 1880.

When John Riley can't go back to
a date in history for a parallel that
beats the present it is no use for
any one else to try. John says that
on the 18th of October, 1880, the
family came here from their home
near Goldfield. 1t was a fine day
when they left home and the boys
came barefooted. Before evening a
big snow storm was in progress and
it was not long until several feet OF
snow was upon the ground. The
wind was blowing too. They start
ed home, but had to stay over night
at a farm house six or eight miles
north of Webster City. The little
furry we had this week vas moth
ing in comparison with that storm.
Winter came to stay and the snow
that fell on the 10th Of October re-
manned upon the ground until
spring.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
ALEXANDER EMSL|E
made" MIDDLETON
Famous American Baritone, Former
Iowa Boy, to Appear in
Des Moines.

Of interest to many Webster City
people, will be the news that Arthur
Middleton, a former Iowa boy, now
one Of the foremost baritOnes OF
America and a member Of the Me-
tropolitan Grand Opera Company of
New York, will sing in Des Moines
next Friday night at a testimonial
concert for DR.. Bartlett, dean of mu-
sic in Iowa.
Several times he appeared in con-
cert in Webster City when studying
with Prof. Alexander Emslie in In
dianola, and made many friends
while in this city.
Arthur Middleton was an ordinary
young Iowa boy to all appearances
when in his late teens he approach
ed the door of Alexander Emslie,
head of the Indianola Conservatory
of music. After a few months of
training, young Middleton began to
develop a wonderful voice and Ems
lie recognized this fact. He earnest
ly urged a life devotion to this voice
gift and laid with his well known
care, a firm foundation for a real
career for the coming baritone. In
other words, Alexander Emslie, now
head of the musical department OF
Fl. Collins, Colorado, Agricultural
College, for many years a teacher of
voice in Webster City, found Mid
dleton, and urged him to devote his
life to his vocal gifts.
Middleton took his advice and
kept on with his serious work. That
was fifteen years ago or such a mat
ter. Now Middleton is made" The
Sunday Register and Leader has the
following to say of him:
Arthur Middleton is one of the
foremost bass-baritones of the mus
ical world. He is as popular in con-
cert and oratorio work as in opera.
and was engaged for twelve appear
ances last season by the Apollo club
of Chicago, a distinction accorded no
other singer. This Iowa boy has
sung many times with the great
musical orchestral and choral organ
izations. With the Minneapolis SYM
phonyt orchestra he has appeared
more than 125 times as soloist.
The finest perfumes at Teed &
|Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
The Judge Blundered.

The action Of Judge Cummings, in
the district court at Marshalltown.
in giving a young man who had
pleaded guilty to obtaining goods
under false pretenses the alternative
of serving three years in the state
penitentiary at Anamosa or enlist
ing in the regular army, will not be
approved as good public policy by
the average man who takes pride in
the United States army and the rec
ord it has made in peace and war.
True, the discipline the young
man will get in the army will do
him a world of good and is likely to
make of him a good citizen. But the
army should be composed of young
men of character, and men of that
type will object strenuously to hav-
ing the ranks flied with. confessed
criminals. The Natssnal guards, too.
will frown upon such a proceeding.
Webster City sent out as fine a body
Of men this summer to serve, the
country as can be found anywhere.
The American soldier must be made
of such stuff that it will be a credit
to wear the uniform. Judge Cum
mings has set a precedent that should
not be followed. On the contrary it
should be universally condemned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

side at about thirty and they made
them ION high" every time. So we
tried it. The Ford would give a snort
and make a wild dash down the hill
and up the other so fast that the
|speedometer could not register the
speed (by-the-way, it was broken).
lit was somewhat like a "scenic rail-
way" though not as smooth.
Although rough, the country look
ed prosperous and the crops were
generally good, but it made us think
more Of Hamilton county than ever
before. We reached Council Bluffs
that evening and were fortunate in
Finding a hotel where we had excel
lent accommodations. Friday morn
ling, much refreshed, we started
early, expecting to reach Geneva,
|about one hundred and forty miles
distant that evening. When we'll
Iout of the city Of Omaha, we stopped
to give the car a treatment with oil
and cup grease, which consumed
some time. Then we had to stop Of
ten to inquire the way-and right
here 1 want to give Iowa credit for
her we'll marked roads, so that "a
fool or way-faring man" need not
lose the way. In Nebraska, while
the roads were better, they were not
.lclearly marked and much of the way
There was nothing to tell you wheth-
err you were on the o. l.. D. or some
other road. When about twenty-five
miles southwest of Omaha we as
cended a high hill; upon reaching
the summit, a panorama Of rare
beauty unfolded to u vision. We
were upon one of the highest hills
of the Platte. The river looked in
the sunlight like molten silver,
broad and shallow, winding it's way
along the valley, which as far as the
eye could reach, was dotted with
beautiful homes. But thus far we
had spent too much time in admir-
ing the country, and as we wanted
to take dinner in "Bryan'stoWn," we
made a dash for Lincoln, which we
REACHED shortly after noon. Mean
while we had made the discovery
that l had lost my hat and Mrs. B.
her hand bag. We had placed them
in the back seat upon the suit cases,
and while driving like Jehu of old
they had bounced out. This necessi-
tated a hurried search for another
hat in order to be in any way pre-
sentable, but nevertheless, we relish
ed our dinner.
Not having time to call on Bry-
an, we chit the TRAIL" as Billy Sun
day would say, for Geneva, and with
much better roads we were congrat-
ulating ourselves upon the prospect
of reaching our destination, when
Mrs. B. complained that something
lseemed wrong with the back part of
the car-in fact that it was not run
ming as smoothly as a Pullman. This
being a reflection on the Ford, I
stopped to investigate, and discov-
ered that we had lost a tire and were
running on the rim, where upon
Mrs. B. felt justified in her COM
plant. We limped into the next
town, where we found another tire,
and as the roads were fine, we
reached Fairmont, where we stop
ped over night, arriving in Geneva
about nine a. m. the next day.
We had good weather and dry
roads and greatly enjoyed our trip.
With best wishes to all our friends,
E. r. Baber.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
Real Estate Transfer.

w. B. Thompson and VT to F. ].
Strain-Wd-lot Is, blk 2, Oak Park
addition, w. C.-$1.OO.
J. w. Young and VT to c. H. Cliff
ton-wd-lots 5 and 6, blk so, W.
C.-$15, 100000.
w. C.. Neese and VT TO Edward
Peterson-wd-part Of blk /, Mex.
S. D., Stratford.-$1,500. 0O.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

With the remarkable record of
having established over a hundred
and twenty thousand Sunday Schools
throughout the country, with a half
million teachers and five million
scholars, the American Sunday
School Union is now preparing to
celebrate it's one hundredth anniver-
sary. The society has issued an in
teresting pamphlet concerning it's
history and work and also a leaflet
entitled Sunday School Pioneering
in Rural America" The latter re-
lates some of the amazing experien-
ces of the Society's missionaries in
the wild and undeveloped sections of
the country. : Bo;h/ of these pamp-
hlets will be gladly mailed upon re-
quest to all who are interested in
knowing more about this unique or
g%anization which stands alone and
unequalled in community develop
ment work in rural America. The
headquarters of the Society are at
1916 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Pa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

Orators talk and writer's publish.
but it all resolves itself into this:
Only a few of those who are indus
trious and fair fail to succeed, while
only a few of those who are idle and
vicious fail to score a failure. But
every nan who practices fairness.
politeness and industry should re-
member that he must use with these
virtues all the common sense
and information he can beg or bor-
row. Then he will have q philoso-
ply and rule of life that has never
been excelled since time began, nor
can 1t be sxcelled in the future.-E.
w. Howe.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
SOCIAL EVENTS Of
THE COMMUNITY
Chronicles of Pleasant Occasions in
and Around Webster City
are Recorded.

- VIVA w
Miss Blanche Hoot will entertain
the Kensington club on Wednesday
evening.
The Mothers club will meet with
Mrs. r. w. Pote Friday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock.
Mrs. Ed Beightol, west of town,
will entertain the z. O. w. club
Wednesday afternoon.
>j-
The Social Dozen will be enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Miller Thursday afternoon.
-*-
The Thursday club will be guests
of Mrs. G. T. Chamberlin on Thurs
day for one o'clock luncheon. ,
90
The regular meeting of the Har-
mony club will be held on Thurs
day afternoon at the home Of Miss
Teresa Treat.
>+-
The Wednesday Bridge club will
be entertained at n o'clock lunch
con at the home of Mrs. Leonard N.
Mason on Wednesday.
go
Mrs. o. J. Henderson will be hos
tess to the members of the Wednes-
day club Wednesday at one o'clock
luncheon. Mrs. L. A. McMurray will
be leader of the lesson to follow.
An array of ghosts and COLLINS,
spooks and sprites that would have
charmed the most fastidious con
noiseur of the people of dark realms.
assembled at Syndicate hall Saturday
night for the teachers party. AS
the ghostly party went up the dark
winding stairs, walls and Tgroans
greeted their ears, while to the eye,
tall white weird figures were faint
ly observable. The guests were
ushered into the main hall, where
only the light of jack O. lanterns
served to- shadow the uncanny fig
ures that thronged the place, and
made merry at the expense of each
new conner. .
The evening was one of very &C
tive entertainment. The darkey
family were able to do Virginia reel
in strictly Virginia fashion, while
two immense animated pumpkins
kept their feet remarkably we'll, and
old witches found the broomstick
well adapted to the grand march. !.
Numerous events pulled off,
such as shadow pictures of the COM
pany ten years hence, the story of
the cat that was killed and whose
remnants" We're passed down the
line in the dark, a cracker race be-
tween the dignified superintendent
and one of the teachers, an auto
ride, strictly original, ETC., not to
mention the fortune telling and Wis.,
it to the shiver-producing chamber
of horrors All produced shrieks of
laughter. After the masks were re-
moved, a delicious two course tray
luncheon vas served, to which the
guests gave unqualified appreciation.
The affair was one Of much origin
atty, and the teachers of the south
building, who were hostesses for the
occasion, have added another laurel
to their collection for doing all
things we'll.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
Notice of Appointment of Executor.

Notice of Appointment of Executor.
In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and. for Hamilton County.
in probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Harriet J.. Cash, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as Executor of the es-
tate of Harriet ]. Cash, late of Ham
ilton County, Iowa. deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or her estate will
make payment to the undersigned:
and those having claims against said
deceased or her estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and pay
'ment.
Dated this Goth day of Oct, A. d.
1916.
Fred F. Cash,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
Bow Scout Home.

Jewell Record: The contract has
been let for the new Boy Scout home
to be built here. It will be 24x4S
feet, ~ feet high to the caves, with
a high peaked roof, sloping from all
four sides and affording a high cell
ing for gymnasium work. The build
ing is to be of clay blocks succeed
on the outside and is to cost $685..
All kinds of clocks at Teed &
.Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

Charles Miles, who lives north of
Highview. has purchased q new sew
en- passenger Chandler auto.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

Paints and varnishes at Teed's.
diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

Miss Blanche Hoot will entertain
the Kensington club on Wednesday
evening.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

The newest in jewelry and watch
es at Teed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

Old papers for sale at this ONCE.
SO for q nickle.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
Same Old Story.

Friday night the little children
at the H. M. Sharpe home, 1923 Dr.
vision street, had four little kittens
in the barn, just big enough to be
cute and interesting, and they were
the joy of the little folks. Saturday
morning they entered the barn to
feed their little pets and found three
Of them stiff and stark-the result of
the work of that sister to the dog
poisoner-the kitten poisoner. The
kittens were not big enough to leave
the barn so the brave kitten poison
er had opened the door and walked
in, giving the poison to each kitten.
Words fail to describe the feelings
of the Sharpe family when they
found Enthusiastically what had been
done. Nearly every neighborhood
has its Fly in the ointment" a
sneaking, skulking, underhanded
coward who will administer poison
to innocent pets. Suspicion Of the
guilty person is very strong in this
particular neighborhood and may re-
suit in punishment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

The Mothers club will meet with
Mrs. r. w. Pote Friday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
Silver goods that will always b
silver, at Teed & Teed's. diff
The Autos Toll.

Figures just made public show
that during the first eight months of
1915 automobiles killed 1,04O per-
sons and injured 5000 more in
twenty of the largest cities in this
country. If the records were avail
able for the smaller cities and acct
dents on the country roads and at
grade crossings, it would probably
show that more than 1000 persons
have been killed by automobiles in
the period named.
That is more lives than were lost
on the Lusitania or the Titanic. 1t
is more than were killed in the San
Francisco earthquake. The automo-
fbile has killed more people in Amer
lea this year than all the air ships
and submarines of the European
war. And more than half the vic
ltims have been women and children.
II that number of lives were TAX
en- in a single catastrophe, the world
would throw up its hands in horror.
1t would demand that effectual
means be taken to prevent its recur-
renee. But scattered along through
a period of eight months, we fail to
realize the tragic extent of the au-
tomobile's slaughter. And 80 moth
ing is done to lessen its CORY rec
ord.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

Mrs. o. J. Henderson will be hos
tess to the members of the Wednes-
day club Wednesday at one o'clock
luncheon. Mrs. l.. A. McMurray will
be leader of the lesson to follow.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24
100 Years Old.

Williams, Oct. 90.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-24

2SF3 Executor Of said estate.
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