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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19
Williams Items.

Mrs. Art. Chantrill went to Fort
Dodge Saturday and returned Sun.
day.
The Norwegian Lutheran sale and
dinner held Saturday at the M. e.
church was very successful. Auction
Ieer Marvel of Webster City came
down and donated his services as
crier during the sale and with his
usual ability to get top prices for
things he induced people to part
with their money in royal style, one
sheet and a pair Of pillow cases with
Itatting insertion going for $40.
NEARLY s4OO was realized.
Mrs. Peter Rolling and Mrs. F.
Daniels are training the children for
the Christmas exercises to be held in
the NJ. E. church Saturday evening.
There will be. a tree and presents for
all the children of both Sunday
schools and children from both will
take part in the program. Cedric
Martinson is working hard on one
of Riley's inimitable Christmas
poems, and will have it, dialect and
all, for Saturday night.
A representative of Geo. A. Ogle
e Co. has been in town during the
past week getting material for their
map of the county which will be
out in 1917. Interiors of business
places will be shown as well as ex-
teriors.
Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin left for
Chicago Monday where she will join
her husband for a short visit after
which they will visit relatives at
Manhattan, III.
A lot of stock has been shipped
from here the past week; Chas. Nc
Laughlin shipped a car load of hogs
and sheep to Chicago Saturday and
Rob Lynch shipped two carloads of
cattle Sunday and one Monday, both
to Omaha.
Nick Jensen of Ellsworth spent
Sunday in town.
The w. W. Loban sale was well
attended Monday and things went
well.
Monday morning the force of men
working for the Iowa Falls Electric
Light & Power Co. started to work
on the job of >rewiring the town.
Manager Perry has been taxed to
find places for the men to board and
room, but every one is settled some
where by now and the town is n
usually busy looking after them.
There is an epidemic of malignant
edema in this vicinity just now and
a good deal of stock is being lost
through it.
Miss Lola Forrest, who has been
employed here for several years in
the Office of the Enterprise, has re-
signed her position and will return
to her home at Nora, MINI. Miss
Forrest has made a host of friends
since she came here and they will
regret her departure.
Mrs. VIM. Robertson of harrisburg
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Robertson.
Fred LANCE went to Alden Mon
day and remained over night.
Brice Thurmond, who injured
August Hartkop, has been appre-
hended and is awaiting trial in Ell
dora. Mr.. Hartkop is some better
but has intense pain in his head all
the time.
We're Martinson is expected home
for the holidays and Carmen will be
home from Minnesota.
Mabel Wicks is employed in the
c. A. Cotton home.
( Dec. 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19
LADY IS
FATALLY BURNED
Explosion of Oil Also May Prove
Fatal to Second Woman.

Earring, Ia, Dec. 19.-Miss An
nette Dahm, 81, was fatally burned
yesterday morning when she at
tempted to kindle a fire with what
she believed was kerosene.
Her clothes were ignited from ths
explosion which followed, and were
completely burned from the body,
despite the efforts of H, B. Prudenz,
in whose home the accident occurred,
to beat out the flames.
The house took fire, and Mrs. Pru-
denz, who attempted to escape to a
neighbours home with her week old
babe and four other children, col
.lapsed and may die.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19
ELEVEN OF THE CREW OF THE
BRITISH HORSE TRANSPORT
SUNK BY SUBMARINE ARE
DEAD.

London, Dec. 19.-The empty
westbound British horse transport
ship Russian was sunk by a submar-
inc in the Mediterranean on the
18th. Eleven Of the crew we're kill.
ed, including the chief officer, the
first officer and the second officer.
Also seventeen American muleteers
were killed. Their names have been
communicated to the American con-
sui. eAMes
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

|ited on Thursday with Mrs. BIS. par
|ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Naylor,
near Stratford.
Miss Inez Dawson, who teaches
Swamp College school, was unable
to be at her duties on Tuesday be-
cause of a severe attack of the
grippe.
Dec, 16.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19
Sale Dates Announced,

w sGAAO 311QC4 4C01k CO1le
sui. eAasEssl
Sale Dates Announced.
Dec. 21.-John Melvin, northwest
of harrisburg.
Dec. 21.-Chas. Williams, north
east Williams.
Dec. 22.-Ed Fjetland. south Of
Williams.
Dec. 27.-E. wehrheim, southwest
of Alden.
Dec. 2s.-Henry Anderson, near
Wilke.
Dec. 2s.-John %sangeland, 3 miles
north Of Ellsworth.
Dec. 2S.-W. H. Hill. 8 miles
Isouth Of Woodstock and 4 miles north
of Webster City.
Dec. 29.-Mrs. Williams, south
east of harrisburg.
Dec. 29.-Walter Glaman,I2 miles
south and IL west of Jewell.
Jan. Nv. F. Lemley, west Of
harrisburg.
Jan. 3.-Nott & O'Connor, two
miles north Of Webster City.
Jan. 4.-John Chantrill, west Of
Williams.
Jan. &C. ]. sickenger, 4 miles
west of Jewell.
Jan. 5.-Russell Stafford, north Of
harrisburg.
Jan. s.-John Wientjes, northeast
of Kamrar.
Jan. 9.-Gordon Davis, northwest
of harrisburg.
Jan. 10.-Leo Hanfeldt, northwest
Of Williams.
Jan. 10.-A. H. Heljeson, 81 miles
north of Ellsworth.
Jan. Hoffman, southeast OF
harrisburg.
Jan. 11.-Geo. Heyer, 2 miles
north of Jewell.
Jan. 15.-Chas. Hoge, Z miles
north Of Ellsworth.
Jan. 16.-G. A. S%onnerholm,
southwest of Kamrar.
Jan. 17.-Tom T. Twedt, northeast
of Ellsworth.
Jan. 10. w. Bige, Highview.
Jan. 17.-Martin Egmo, northeast
of Story City.
Jan. 1S.--Geo. Atkinson, II miles
north and 4 mile east of Ellsworth.
Jan. 1S.-E. Spielman, southwest
of Webster City.
Jan. 1S.-Jondall & Gard, north
west of Roland.
Jan. 22.-Mrs. John jacobson.
southwest of Story City.
Jan. 23.-Geo. Olson, north OF
Radcliffe.
Jan. 23.-E. E. Cheever, Duroc
and Hampshire brood SOW sale, east
of Webster City.
Jan. 24.-L. N. Mason, Duroc
brood SOW sale, east of Webster City.
Jan. 25.-Carl Helms north OF
|Kamrar.
Jan. 25.-Alden Anderson, Story
City.
Jan. 29.-Paul H. Segar, 10 miles
northeast of Webster City.
Jan. 3O.-J. w. Western, brood
SOW sale, four miles north of Webster
City.
Jan. 31.-J. H. Lachmiller, south
west of Webster City. Chester White
brood SOW sale.
Jan. Sill. E. Johnson, north Of
|Kamrar.
Feb. 1.-E. P. Cook, on the Meiss-
ner farm. 1 mile south Of French
church.
Feb. 1.-Wm. Oakland, one mile
south of harrisburg. Big type Po-
land China bred SOW sale.
Feb. Mrs. Koolhoff, north Of
Highview.
Feb. 5.-John skilfred, west Of
Williams.
Feb. Erred Eggers, 4 miles
southeast of Webster City
Feb. Sired Welp, 81 miles
north of Jewell.
Feb. s.-Prosper Mourlan, east Of
Woodstock.
Feb. s.-W. D. Ballantine, north
of harrisburg.
Feb. 12.-Mr. Seiser. east Of Web
ster\ City.
Feb. 12.-Peter Miller, mile
zz. --A
Feb. 1S.-Clarence johnson, south
of Williams.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

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.
diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19
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o SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
!, 0 0 0 0 o o 0 0 o Q

10 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o
The E. o. w. club meets with Mrs.
William Fairfield Wednesday after
noon, at her farm home 81 miles
west of the city. All members are
requested to bring presents for a
Igrab bag.
Last evening Miss Ruth Stevenson
entertained the sixteen members of
the Mendelssohn music class, COM
posed of pupils who are beginning
their musical studies. The Christmas
party is an annual affair. 1t was
held at Miss Stevenson's home and
the guests enjoyed a delightful time
playing musical games, Miss Myrtle
lGustuson assisting Miss Stevenson in
the entertainment of the pupils. The
rooms of the home were effectively
decorated with Christmas greens and
each pupil played a piano selection.
The hostess remembered all with a
piece of sheet music and at the con-
Iclusion of the evening dainty re-
|freshments were served.
The Schumann class of boys and
the Beethoven and the Mozart classes
will enjoy their annual Christmas
party this evening at the Stevenson
home.
-.
The engagement of Miss Susan
Zeihan and Orville Furman was an
nounced Saturday evening at the
Henry Roskopf home on Bank street,
when the Misses Clara and Susan
Zeihan entertained the members of
the Kensington club and a few 9TH
er friends. A delicious three curse
dinner was served at six-thirty by
Mrs. Roskopf and Mrs. N. H. Baw-
den. The large table had a small
christmas tree at either end and a
large white bell suspended from the
chandelier directly overhead. with a
tiny red bell hung beneath the white
one. Green and red lights from the
chandelier and lighted candles on
the trees completed the attractive
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19
Colorado Bank Robbed.

Brush, Colo, Dec. 1.-TWO men
held up the Stockmen's National
bank here when the doors opened
yesterday and escaped in a closed
motor car with $500.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

L0ST-suitcase containing baby
clothes and a Horlick milk bottle,
containing milk, in this city or
between here and B%lairsburg.
Finder please leave at this Office.
d1f1H
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Ralph Sweazey has accepted a po-
sition in the Fred B. Downward jew
.elry store.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Freeman-Tribune want ads bring
results.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Ivory goods, manicure goods, sill
yer goods, at Oleson's. 12-11d10f2t1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Try a want ad.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Gift for the baby at Oleson's.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Get your cut glass at Oleson's.
12-11d10f2t1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

The finest line OF rings at OLE
12-11d10f2t1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Bracelet watches at Oleson's.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-12-19

Mrs. Art. Chantrill went to Fort
Dodge Saturday and returned Sun
The day book., 1916-01-24
EVEN AT A BANQUET FIGHTING SPIRIT OF
=. WOMEN WORKERS is CONTAGIOUS
BY JANE whitaker

WnaC the DuSl6 Call is 10 TIE SUI
dier, the smell of powder to the war
horse even the red rag to the bull
a meeting of working women is to
me. l never attend such meeting
and listen to the unqualified chal-
lenge of working women to the pow
erfuI forces of big business that do
not want to fight, however peaceful
l may have felt when 1 started to the
meeting.
Therefore my feeling after l had
attended the dinner given in honor
of Mrs. Raymond Robins, national
president of the Women's Trade
Union league, and other national
representatives Saturday night was
no exception to the rule. But l did
have to smile as I found myself look
ing speculatively at my typewriter
when l reached my home at 11:30 at
night with the idea of writing call
to working women to awaken to the
necessity of unionism that they
might take advantage of the sublime
courage, the marvellous strategic ma
nipulation and the admirable con-
tempt for the forces that oppose
them of the women who are leaders
in the Women's Trade Union league
What 1 would have accomplished had
I started writing story at that hour
of the night would have been a pro-
test from indignant mortals disturbed
in their slumber.
A woman so small she could be
tucked under ones arm, yet so big
in courage and mentality that she is
feared by big interests the moment
she champions cause, states in a
very matter of fact way that it is
necessary to add at least a thousand
new members to the league in the
next year, so that when the league
sends it's delegates to the legislature
or the city council those bodies may
realize the power behind the dele
gates. She very simply outlines how
c11oh q oamDoiOn Doou bo oOpdnota5
The day book., 1916-01-24

Auu Agnes N6SCOr, pTeSlQenC Ol Iue
Chicago Women's Trade Union
league, never speaks thoughtlessly,
which was probably one of the rea-
sons she was put on national COM
mission by the president of the Unit
ed States.
With laugh and jest, woman
even smaller than Agnes Nestor rises
to speak She is so small that wo-
men in the rear of the room ask her
to stand on table. Melinda Scott,
however, is one of the best known
women labor leaders in the country
She is a hat trimmer by trade and
president of the New York league,
as well as vice president of the ma
tional organization.
She eXcOriateS welfare work given
the workers to blind them to the need
of organization. She tells of girls
who work II hours on the night shift
at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for less
than $8 week. She mentions the
lost struggle for women's votes in
the east as she says, with smile,
that women are not considered fit to
make their own laws, but-still with
smile adds that they will again
have an opportunity of talking suf-
frage and trades unionism on the
street corners of New York city and
New Jersey, where for two months
last autumn 100 meetings a night
were held.
Recently Gov. Whitman of New
York appointed Miss Scott a member
of the state industrial council-the
only woman serving in this capacity.
Miss Mabel Gillespie, secretary of
the Boston league and a member of
the Massachusetts minimum wage
commission, speaks drolly, but with
telling effect.
Massachusetts has the minimum
wage commission. 1t is a good thing,
says Miss Gillespie. Then, in a few
terse sentences. she tells why.
ic cr0aI +ho
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HEALTH HINTS

By infection is meant the entrance
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The symptoms OF such infectious
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We speak Of pahogenlc micro.organ.
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Ing organisms which can be seen only
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Many infectious germs may BIZ
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-20
g: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

have been ill-very i'll for week,
little book. Everyone says I caught
cold when made that outdoor trip.
I should think they would see have
no symptoms Of cold except fever.
oh, little book! simply can't un-
erstand 1t all. /, whose theory has
always been that one is the arbiter
Of ones own fate-I who have always
said you can have anything you want
in this world II you only want it
enough.
And here I am.
Surely, did not do anything to earn
this hurt to my spine, and surely
want to get we'll.
The doctors say that l am getting
along, but / cannot see the "teeniest,
weeniest" bid Of improvement.
Beside, little book. am afraid
afraid that in my striving to do what
Is right, have done the wrong thing
In making Dick live apart from me
BIT the other side of the house.
But while did not want him to be
troubled with me all the time, will
confess to you, dear only confldante,
that when made him the proposition
Z hoped way down in my heart he
would reject it. .
You see want him to want to be
troubled. Is that lucid little book?
There isn't any common sense about
love is there?
We women offer to make great sac.
< fifces in the hope that the men we
love will reject them, and then we
IRE heart.broken when they take us
ut or word and accept our offer.
4 know suggested the wiset plan
10 Dick and he knows It Is the oni,
sensible way In which to live while
am III.
But neither OF us Is happy.
e. We would be perfectly miserable
u he were with me every moment he
eould take from his bushes Indeed
am afraid he could do no business,
We both know that, Il we stop to
think about It, But you see, little
book, we both want happiness so much
that we are willing to try anything to
8 BET out Of the terrible situation we
ire now In.
Poor Dick gets to a point where he
feels he cannot stand it any longer,
He knows that he can forget II he
thinks enough, and when the pressure
becomes too hard-that Is what he
ioes.
must lie here and bear my bur.
len. Why can't be content with
ill the material comforts with which
he surrounds me.
He has given orders to the florist
hat must have bouquet for my
bedside table every morning and
gould rather he occasionally brought
ne dandilion he picked from the
'oadside. 1t would show his thought
bf me.
He asks not only me but the nurse,
every day II there Is anything I want
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and can't tell him, little book, that
| want him-I want him!
All the while l know that IL this
terrible malady Of mine keeps on we
will grow apart-we cant help it. And,
oh. little book! how 1t hurts me. how
1t hurts me to know that Dick is 20.
Ing back to the old way OF forgetting.
This morn he made a visit to my
room and was particularly sweet. /
know 1t was because he was afraid
that l overheard what he and Jim
were talking about the other day.
"Margie,' he said, won't you tr,
and believe me again? Won't you try
and understand that love you always
and that II ! could, would willingly
die to make you we'll again?"
II Just want you to live, Dick" l
said, "and ! want you to be as happy
as you can. Perhaps in little while
we'll get adjusted to this trial. II
not, well. you know you promised to
let me Gie.'
why, Margie. you are mistaken,
am sure I did not"
yes, you did. Dick, and I'm going
to hold you to your promise"
He bent down and kissed me and,
oh! little book. ! shall have to tell
you or go mad. All the kisses that
Dick has given me since my accident
with the exception Of that one time
when he took dinner with me, have
been those one might give to the
dead. so cold. SO hopeless, go resigned.
so pitiful are they.
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iTRIPLEyOTE OFFER
OF THE 1000 CLUB
Continued from page H.

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DISTRICT MOI
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