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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10
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PERSONAL BRIEFS.
Mrs. E. J. Steele has arrived
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Mrs. E. J. Steele has arrived
home from a months sojourn in the
east.
Mrs. Grant Eastman, with her
husband, passed through Webster
City yesterday in their automobile
on their way home to Plattville, Wis.
Mrs. Eastman was formerly Miss
Carrie Squires and resided here a
of years, removing to North
wood, Iowa, about thirty years ago.
This is her first visit to Webster City
since that time and she declares she
would not know the town.
Miss Lille Evans of Lincoln,
ILL.,, is in the city for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Nellie Beightol, and
two brothers who live south Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Clabaugh
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Holiday and
daughter, Miss Mabel, motored to
Stratford Sunday and spen. the day
with the DR.. S. F. Holiday family.
Mr.. and Mrs. David French left
this morning for their home in Des
Moines following a visit with their
son, J. J. French and wife, and the
L. J. Wilson family.
Miss Frances Hall and Miss
Eleanor Davis of Williams are spend
ing the day in this city.
20. F. Missman of Allison arriv-
ed here today on brief business
trip and also to visit at the Mrs. T.
w. Neese home, two miles southwest
of town.
Mrs. ]. F. Whitaker OF Los An
geles, CAL, who has been visiting
relatives in Waterloo and Usage ar
rived here today for a visit with
her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.
Hoag.
Mrs. M. e. Palmer returned to
her home in Cedar Rapids today af-
ter spending several days with Miss
Amanda johnson while en- route
home from the w. C. T. u. conven-
ton in Fort Dodge, where she went
as a delegate from the Cedar Rapids
union.
Mrs. A. J. Moore returned to
her home in Sherwood this forenoon
after visit with her sister, Mrs.
Arthur N. Atkins and family near
Homer.
Harry Munson left last evening
for his former home in Red Wing,
Mimi, to join his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew J. Munson, who recent
ly moved back there from this city
IN. McAninch returned yesterday
afternoon from visit with his chill
dren in Swea City.
Mrs. A. F. Colver and baby o!
St. Paul, who have been visiting
the S. S. Parkhurst family and Other
old friends in this city, left yester-
day afternoon for Des Moines where
they will make a visit with relatives
before returning to their home.
Mrs. Eliza Shoemaker of Bloom.
ington, ILL.,, who was called here
three weeks ago by the illness of her
father, G.. w. Elliott, and has since
that time been visiting her parents
and sister, Mrs. w. R. Donovan, left
this noon for Iowa Falls to visit her
two sons and their families, who re.
side there.
HI. G. vollmer returned this fore
noon from a visit with relatives in
Iowa City.
Mrs. H. N. Beck spent yesterday
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10
Twelve Year Old School Girl stran.
gled to Death and Assaulted
In New York City
Today.

Newport, r. l., Oct. 10.-Eleven
American destroyers are patrolling
five miles of rolling ocean today and
have swept the Atlantic clean in the
vicinity of where the five or six
steamships were sunk, in another eff
fort to locate the crew of the Brit
ish freighter, Kingston. There was
some doubt if such ship by such a
name had been sunk. 1t is now be-
lieved possible that the Kingston
was mistaken in wireless messages
for the Christian Knutson, which
was known to have been sunk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

New York, Oct. 1O.--Strangled
by the strap that held her school
books, Marian Rickeir, a twelve year
old girl, was found today in tene-
ment basement where she had been
assaulted and killed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

Dodge is here for a weeks visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Frances
A. Kimball
20. w. Bige and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Geohring spent
Saturday and Sunday at Creston.
The party made the trip overland in
the Bige car.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10
Death Knell of Whiskers.

Paris, Oct. 10.-A French gener-
al estimates that 100 tons of fur will
be shed by the poilus as } result of
the order for all ranks to get rid of
their boards. The measure was TAX
en- because the gas masks do not fit
all designs of foliage, thus letting in
poisonous fumes. Mustaches are
still permitted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

New York, Oct. 10.-Sarah Bern
hardt returned to America today for
another goodbye tour.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10
in Des Moines on business.

in Des Moines on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Boynoff
and two little daughters returned
this noon from a visit with relatives
in Waterloo.
w. C. Burleson is in Des Moines
today on business.
Mrs. r. w. Crawford OF Fort
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10
Attention. Corn Growers.

Can any one in Hamilton county
raise better corn than you? That re-
mains to be seen. On Saturday, Oc-
tober 14th, we will give away four
prizes for the best seed corn, as fol-
lows:
For the best ten ears of seed corn,
one Kewanee hog oiler, $3.50.
For the second best ten ears of
seed corn, IS Kewanee corn hangers.
For the third best ten ears of seed
corn, so Kewanee corn hangers.
For the fourth best ten ears of
seed corn, 25 Kewanee corn hangers.
This contest is open to every corn
raiser in the vicinity of Webster
City, and entries will be received un-
til p. m. Friday, Oct. 18th.
Awards will be made Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 p. m. De sure to bring
in your seed corn, and win prize.
9d2f1 Webster City Implement Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

l have car of Early Ohio pota
toes on Northwestern track. $1.25 ;
bushel at car. Louie Cantonwine.
10d2s
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

Mexico City, Oct. 10.-A decree
was signed today by General Car
rama prohibiting bull fighting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10
u
A Russian Destroyer Sinks Two Ger
man Submarines and Cnpples
Another off Chris.
tiania.
RUMAN1AN FRONT GOING BACK.
Germans are Pressing Advantage in
Pennsylvania and Macedonia
Occupy Several Towns.
RUMAN1AN FRONT GOING BACK.

New York, Oct. 10.-Returning
from Berlin Ambassador James w.
Gerard refused today to answer any
questions, saying, that the simplest
statement might involve him. 1t was
learned, however, that he is coming
home for a vacation. AS matter of
course he will discuss with the pres
ident the recent German submarine
activity on the Atlantic and the pos
sibility of Germany's resuming her
submarine warfare.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

All kinds of automobile top re-
pairing. We also handle the Wear.
U-Well shoes and the Fisk automo-
bile tires and tubes. F. E. Grempel.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

rines and crippled another off the
Thurman coast, according to reports
received here today.
London, Oct. 10.-Apparently sat
isfied with the record of at least six
boats sunk Sunday, or possibly short
of torpedoes, the German submarine
raids on steamers off Nantucket were
not continued Monday. Meanwhile,
however, the operations of the Ger
man undersea craft so close to the
American shore has created situa-
ton which President Wilson and
Secretary of State Lansing will dis
cuss Tuesday at Shadow Lawn, the
presidents summer home. Already
the president has announced that
Germany will be held to the COM
plete fulfillment of its promises to
the United States" concerning sub
marine warfare.
On the battle fronts in Europe
Pennsylvania and Macedonia con-
tinue for the moment the centers OF
greatest interest. According to Ber-
lin, the Rumanians in Transylvania
are retreating along the whole line
The Teutonic allies have captured
the town of Toersburg, fifteen miles
southwest of Kronstadt, and within
seven miles of the Rumanian border
In the Danube, north of Sistova, the
Germans have occupied an island
taking six guns and making prison.
ers Of the Rumanian troops there.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-10-10

Christiania, Oct. 10.-A Russian
destroyer sank two German subma-
rines and crippled another off the
Thurman coast, according to reports
received here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
SASSY LITTLE RIPoN

From the Cincinnati Times-S Star
 Ripon Is small town in Wisconsin. In fact, it is so small that Congress decided that, in the distribution of pork, Ripon should receive $75,000 for the construction of postoffice. When Congress decides that municipality is entitled to only $75,000 for a post office, the immediate inference is that such municipality has just emerged from the dimensions and density of population of hamlet
 But Ripon has college within it's gates and Ripon has ideals that permit it to raise it's face toward the heights and away from the pork for which most cities, towns, villages. rivers and other geographical expressions grovel. So Ripon said it did not wish the greasy $75.0OO proffered. but that it would be pleased if the sum were cleansed in purpose and devoted to something like an aviation station. Congressman were at first incredu- lous, and then indignant. Ripon must be disciplined. It had actually refused money dripping with the fat of Con- gressional dispensation. So Congress took back the money and placed it in ' the general fund. where it will lie as potential pork until some log-rollins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
NO 5Oc TABLE D,HOTE
the Savannah Press.

From the Savannah Press.
 The New York table d'hote dinner for 50 cents is thing of the past, accord ing to the metropolitan newspapers. The Times says: C
 The 5O-cent table dhote, so long the refuge of New Workers who wanted to dine cheaply and still respectfully, is gone. Most of the better known houses raised the prices to 60 cents or 65 cents --75 on Sunday-some years ago, and the recent jump in the price of everything forced most of the cheaper basement restaurants to the same step and raised the others still higher. If you are ad- dicted to spaghetti, roast chicken and California wine, the chances are that you have found within the last few months that your favorite house has gone from 65 to 75 cents, or from 75 cents to S5 cents, and if you are a patron of one of the houses that charged 80 cents when the war began, you are probably paying $1 by now.
 The price of wine has not gone up be- cause most of that used comes from Cal ifornia, but the increases are found in the price of foodstuffs. But even with the increased prices it is said the table d'hote dinner is the cheapest form of living in the great metropolis. It beats trying to fill a market basket and do your own cooking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
FROM LABORER TO MILLIONAIRE

Having made several voyages with his seafaring father when a schoolboy, ne became interested in foreign lands and today he is as familiar with every for eign country as he is with Pittsburg or New York-he has been called "a walk ing gazetteer of the world"
 His knowledge of shipping, of steam ship lines and lanes, of how best to trans- port merchandise from any one point of the globe to any other point is so far beyond that of any other human being that he has won the nickname the American Lloyds Register"-he can tell the location any day of hundreds of vessels plying all over the seven seas.
 Twenty years before the average Amer ican realized the importance of foreign outlets for domestic products, Mir. Far rell, in the face of obstacles which would have driven others to despair, inaugu- rated, single-handedly, campaign for the conquest of oversea markets for American steel products and built up an export business before the war of almost $100, 0o0,000 a year. record not approached
 
 annual total has been more than doubled
 Today, as president of the Foreign Trade council he is rendering invaluable service to American manufacturers in aiding them to overcome obstacles in en- tering foreign markets.
 In nine days examination during the governments suit against the Steel cor poration Mir. Farrell astounded every body by answering thousands upon thou sands of questions of every conceivable variety without having to refer to a single scrap of paper. The replies in many cases called for the recital of av- craze, maximum, minimum and percent age figures involving decimal points, yet the witness recited them from memory as easily as if he had records in front of his eyes.
 He can enter the mills and mines of the company and greet hundreds of CO., workers by their first names even though, as occasionally happens, he runs across a workman he may not have seen since the days when they sat together as common laborers or artisans on the cinder pile.
 With it all, with all his amazinz knowledge, his unique standing in his field and his power as president of an organization employing 270Oo0 men, James A. Farrell is still "Jim Farrell, as demo- cratic as when he first answered the whistle of the wire mill and as hard worker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
Officials Have Hard Time

"The advocates of the commission form of government throughout the state are watching the agitation now going on in Birmingham said Cliff At kinson, member of the board of city commissioners of Tuscaloosa. 'It seems to me that the Birmingham commits sion is up against a very difficult proposition in the matter of money, and therefore have to bear heavy burden.
 "City officials throughout the coun- try always have hard time. For in- stance, in Tuscaloosa we are having a great discussion regarding muni- cipal wharf. We expect to have a wharf in the near future, but it seems that we can't please all the people in regard to it.
 q think that commission government has proved very satisfactory for Tus- caloosa. Of course there has been con-. siderable discussion, but not as much as when the mayor and board of alder men has charge of affairs. It seems to me that things go on with less diff ficulty than at any time in the past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
Pleased With Patronage

"The merchants of Ensley are pleased with this years Christmas bus mess. and appreciate the patronage of the citizens of the Steel City" said H. Keller, one of Ensley's leading mer- chants, yesterday.
 we have no room to kick for not getting the business this year as we had in the past. The citizens of Ensley and this vicinity now realize that they can get as good values and bargains by trading with the local merchants as they can anywhere else. In years gone by, when the employees of the steel mills received their monthly sal aries, they would go to Birmingham and do their shopping, but these days are over, as they know that the Ems ley merchants have the same goods as the merchants of Birmingham, and at the same price,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
B. C. Forbes, in Leslie's.

B. C. Forbes, in Leslie'S.
 6T1 HE president of the largest corpor- Y ation the world has ever known
 began life as a common laborer Today he is without doubt one of the in America. know no man possessing more knowledge of his business, prac- tical, theoretical, detail and general, than James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel corporation. He car ries in his head more steel facts than any other human being
 Notsonly does he know how to make steel, not only has he had practical train ing in every phase of manufacturing steel products, but he has done more than any other person, past or present, to send American merchandise into every corner of the earth. Before others be- gan even to talk about the vital im- portance of outlets for American prod ucts, James A. Farrell, working liter ally day and night and journeying hither and thther across the seven seas, was blazing the trail for American goods and actually creating markets yielding millions of dollars year to American workmen and American business enter prises. He is known as "the father of the export steel trade.'
 Mr. Farrell holds the record for se- curing foreign orders for American goods. He is the greatest international salesman American has ever produced.
 So modest is he, so averse is he to talking about himself or his achieve ments that he was unknown to the American public until his name was proclaimed to the world as the new pres- ident of the Steel corporation six years lgo. "'Who is Farrell?" the people and the papers asked. Newspaper "morgues" were ransacked in vain for data about him. So were Who's Who' and other publications chronicling the careers of notables.
 Even now James A. Farrell is imper- industry. Here are a few facts-and they are facts-about him:
 When boy hs began training his memory and he has disciplined it so thoroughly throughout his life that he ad- mittedly has the finest memory of any business man in the country.
 Though working F hours a day as laborer in a wire mill, he studied sys- tematically every evening, and in 14 months became mechanic rising to be for al,a 1R O s,- q, works before he was 1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
HOTEL .LOBBIES
Traffic Bureau

One of the biggest things that has been accomplished by the Chamber of Commerce during the past year is the establishment of the traffic bureau" said President Morris Bush. This is one thing that Birmingham has needed for sometime. The question of freight rates has long been live one in Bir- mingham, and with such bureau 10 assist in adjusting rates, Birmingham stands a good chance to get freight rates capitalized. The bureau will be op- erating at an early date, and a num- Der of cases which have already been scheduled for consideration by the bu- reau will be taken up. Birmingham has taken quite step forward in the es- tablishment of this bureau"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
LUKE MyLUKE SAYS

Another reason why 8 man likes his wife to give him a piece of her mind is because she loses nothing and he gains nothing.
 Men are always talking about wom- ans vanity. But the fact remains that no man is nearly as handsome as he thinks he is.
 Women always go to extremes. IT Fashion ordains that skirts shall be worn eight inches above the ground. you can depend on the wearers making 1t 2S inches.
 Why is it that the man who can't cure his own cold always has sure remedy for yours?
 We often wonder how doctor manages to make living when one bottle of Punkadora will cure you of fainting spells. leprosy, falling of the hair, cold feet, heart disease. cramps, hangnails, scrofula and warts. If you don't believe it, read the ads.
 With some men opportunity Is mere ly chance to get $2.50 day instead of B per day, by working harder and longer.
 Good intentions are when man starts out to leave footprints in the sands of of time and gets stuck in the mud.
 Every husband gets some attention be- tween the wedding day and the day the first baby comes along. After that he is merely part of the furniture.
 No game ever gets too onesided if you have a bet on the winning side.
 When he begins to cut his slaves down from six to two week you can pet the honeymoon has ended.
 Happiness doesn't mean getting the things we want. It means not getting the things you don't want. If a dog happens to win four-cen' piece of ribbon at a dog show. the dogs owner does more barking than the dog A dog and a man who marries fol money are two animals that get living out of expressing affection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
Theatrical Business Good

"The theatrical season thus far has been much better than anticipated,' said H. G. Cassidy, manager Of the Bijou theatre. Practically every at traction that has played Birmingham this year has done well. Last year was one of the worst theatrical years in the history of the business. Many of the large productions that had been placed before the public at enormous cost fell flat in the big cities and had to close.
 "As for the business of the Bijou this year, can say I am very well pleased. It is true that we could have done more had it not been for the fact that the Bijou theatre had been closed for several seasons and the public took sometime to become aware to the fact VIC were putting up really excellent bills for the price charged. I look for big matinee and night business Christmas day.. as well as New Year day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25
SHORT WAY WITH GUM-CHEwING

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 If the New York police magistrate who fined a client before his court $5 for chewing a gumdrop had been in calmer frame of mind, he might have tempered justice for the offense with mercy. But
 he had been having bout with the at- torneys, and he was not disposed to listen
 to excuses Indeed, he first charged the unhappy man with far more seri- ous .nisdemeanor. His jaws were gong so rapidly that I was fascinated" the magistrate said. Therefore he jumped to the conclusion that the offender was chewing, not harmless gumdrop, but degrading wad of gum. Proceeding from this false premiss, he philosophical thus:
 Tt is funny that the only place people chew gum is baseball game, thea- tre or a police court. They dont oo IL when they go to church. They seem to regard the police court the same as they do a harroom or skating rink. I'm the iudee. and if contempt is committed In this court it will not go unpunished.
 If was the failure to avoid the appear ance of evil which drew forth the judicial
 wrath. Had the offense been what it was assumed to be- a fine for contempt of court might have been a proper punish ment. Yet the accuracy of the statement that only in theatres and police courts or at ball games is the atrocious habit nrevalent is distinctly open to question. Has the magistrate never sat in street ear and contemplated the line of moving jaws opposite? The gum chewer's con tempt of court is purely impersonal. It | is only part of his contempt for good taste and good manners. If the habit can be checked by fines, these should be universally imposed. That might end the | evil But if it did not, the revenue should be sufficient to run the federal govern ,,,ent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-25

Professor Brown has been in charge of the expedition sent out by the museum to Montana to look for them.
 The most important find ifs a tracho- don't, or duck billed dinosaur It was 45 feet long and weighed about ton. Its tail was 15 feet long, it's body 25 feet and it's skull four or five. Pro- lessor Brown has it's entire petrifed skeleton. In the trachodant's jaws were 2500 teeth, and it used to walk with it's two powerful hind legs and its tail,' like a tripod, snatching the suc- culent leaves from the tops of trees. It also browsed on marine vegetation and being amphibious could keep its head under water for a long time.
 Another complete skeleton is cera- topsian, or horned dinosaur, which had horns on it's face. There are parts of a huge plated dinosaur, parts of two oth- CT trachodonts and a carnivorous din- osaur, which, Professor Brown thinks. killed all the others in some gigantic battle, but received a death wound when it tackled the last of the herbi- verous dinosaurs.