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Evening journal., 1916-11-28
AT THE QUEEN.

A very entertaining performance In.
deed, is that OF ''The Old Folks at
Home the attraction at the Queen
In which that illustrious English ac.
tor, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. has
the leading role. Considering that
Sir Herbert is accustomed 20 Shakes
pearean and costume parts. he gives
a very creditable performance IN a
modern part in photoplay. something
that other Shakespearean actors have
had difficulty in doing In "The Old
Folks at Home" Sir Herbert i3 a
wealthy old farmersenator and he
plays the part for what il IS worth
and without resorting TO the theatri-
cal. Although Herbert Tree is fea-
tured, Josephine Crowell as the
mother. and Elmer Clifton as the boy.
are equally prominent I'm the cast.
Miss Crowell was the mother in THE
Birth of a Nation"
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
aSTOP. LOOK. LIsTEN.r

I'm the syncopated musical comedy,
stop, Look, Listen" which Is an
nounced as the attraction at The
Playhouse Thanksgiving afternoon
and night il is announced that those
present start in during the first act of
this ragtime riot with a gentle Tilt. and
by the second you are fairly beating
the air with your hands TO keep time
and the audience is a sea of hoaving
shoulders and heads rocking in unison
with the music AS the audience files
out of the theatre 10 has been no.
ticcd that even the theatre sweepers
begin swishing their broOms in rag
time. If the reports from other cities
are any criterion. Seats are on sale
now.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28

best comedies Of the year Revatinl
10 the lighter vein I'm this latest OF hei
film efforts, Miss Clark proved Just as
charming and attractive as she has
been in film drama. This humorous
feature and humorous is the word for
it. transcends mere comedy. gives the
diminutive star an opportunity 10 dis
play her versatility and she does It
well. Niles Welch, IN the leading
male role, gives performance Of re-.
markable abili.y. The facial express.
sions Of dismay and embarra ssment
which are incident to the part. he
handles perfectly The pirture truly
has a remarkable cast
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
TURKEY PRICES today
At 4O-l2 Cent MARK

With the price of turkeys still at
the 40 TO AZ cents a pound mark and
only two days before Thanksgiving il
is certain that but comparatively few
homes of this city will enjoy the fowl
this ear Most places in the market
were asking 40 cents a pound for
their turkeys but other places we're
selling them al ~ cents.
One merchant made the prediction
that before Thursday the turkeys will
ascend i'm price because OF their scar
city. Corn 10 feed the fowl this year
jumped forty cents a bushel and
this the farmer says, must be made up
in the selling price Of the turkey.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
DRIVERS MUST keep OFF
NEWLY paved Street

Because drivers Of automobiles and
wagons drive over the unsettled con
crete and gravel in the streets now
being paved, the directors Of the Street
and Sewer Department this morning de-
cided on measures 70 stop the practice
Guards will be stationed in Market
street az Front and Fourth streets, 10
keep persons from driving in the street,
and signs win be placed there, All per.
sons not needing the signs wiz be
prosecuted.
Instances OF drivers OF vehicles re-
moving the bars from the street crossing
so as 10 get onto the street were cited
al the meeting.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28

force are barred because Of the age
limit
~ is understood that one or more
young men who had been applicants
for positions on the force recalled
their applications following the rQ-
iusal of the Police Commissioners 10
grant the pension features TO one or
more officers who had served twenty
five years This also is said 10 be
under consideration 10y the members
and a BIN governing the same may bo
presented 10 the next session OF the
State Legislature
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
STOLEN AUTO IS FOUND
ALONC TURNPIKE. SMA HE'D

An automobile owned by Harry r.
Baker. of Rockland. alleged to have
been stolen from in front of the Odd
Fellows Building. Tenth and King
streets. last night was recovered
early this morning beyond Shellpot
Park.
The machine, five-passenger tour
ing car. was smashed and twisted out
OF all shape. Just what happened
could not be learned. All the hospitals
last night reported thar no patients
had been admitted who had been in
iured in an automobile accident. and
no one in the vicinity OF the wrecked
car could tell anything about an acci-
don't
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
AT THE GARRICK.

That Charles Evans, of "parlor
Matcl' fame, is as funny as ne ever
was. is the belief of the patrons Of the
Garrick Theatre who attended the per
formance last night. Tie heads COM
panv which gave a new comedy playlet
entitled "a Forgotten Combination. -
which is decidedly clever and made q
biz hit. Helena Phillips is in the cast.
The supporting company Is good Love
Birds an elaborate musical novelty.
which wa- produced by Edward Kelar
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
cArcH RuNAwAY RoYs.

The police last night arrested three
small boys as runaways who had ar
rived here on the Wilson Line boats
They we're taken TO the Juvenile
Court detention pen and their parents
notified II is thought that they will
be taken TO their homes in Camden. y.
j., this afternoon The boys gave the
names of Bldred Quicksell. aged 10
wears; Nelson Clark and Matthew
Badger, aged 13 years.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
GIRL.S CHARGE FALLs.

Lack Of corroboration OF testimony
OF the complaining witness in the
case Of Daniel Nastri, a tailor. Of No.
SOP Shipley street was the cause of
dismissal Of the case in City Court
this morning before Deputy Judge
Joslyn Nastii was charged with
assault and battery upon a 13-year
old girl. who testified she went TO
his shop 10 get some work for her
mother and was abused while there.
Philip J.. Garrett was counsel for
Nastri
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
CHURCH SEXTON killed
BY FALL FROM WAGON

Falling from a team he was driving
last night near ST. Joseph's Church. on
the Kennett turnpike. Patrick Thornton.
employed at times a. sexton of the
church, was accidentally killed The
body was claimed by relatives He was
unmarried Deputy Coroner Nichols is
sued certificate Of death due TO a frac-
tured skull
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
KILLED ON TIE RAIL

Run down by a train on the PENN
sylvania railroad lines between Belle
vue and Holly Oak early this morn
ing an unidentified colored man was
instantly killed. The mans body was
found along the tracks about o'clock
bv track walker
The body was so terribly mutilated
that Il was impossible to tell who
the man was or what his age might
have been. The feet were intact and
were covered with brown shoes.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
LECTURE ON sALEsMANSHIP.

BARLEY J. Doyle, president OF the
Keystone Publishing Company. OF
Philadelphia. and vice-president of
the Worlds Salesmanship Congress.
viii deliver a lecture in Eden Hall
tonight on "Up-to-date Retailing or
the Two-package Clerk" Mr. Doyle
is a successful salesman. Practically
his entire business career Of twenty
five years has been devoted TO sell
inc
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
SARAH RERNHARDT.

Time which hangs so heavily on
the shoulders Of men. seems TO pass
by the greatest OF all French TRACED
iennes. Nine. Sarah Bernhardt. who
appears at The PLAYHOUSE December
=. Years have gone bv without cloud
ing her great genius. even as mist
will pass before the beacon ray and
fail to efface its power. Never be
fore as now has the title Of Divine"
seemed so apt. so fitting. In a com
Dany the other night remarkable for
it's brilliancy. a man remarked that
Sarah Bernhard was the greatest
personality before the public today.
and no one contradicted him. Il would
seem that adjectives have been ex-
hausted TO describe this woman, but
she continues TO astonish the world.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
pHILApELPHIA KEFps RoYs.

James Delisle and Jamea Kelly, the
boys who escaped from the Juvenile
Court detention house. No. sli Washing.
ton street, ON Saturday Afternoon. were
held by the Philadelphia Juvenile Courl
authorities yesterday. The boys wer'
apprchended there on Sunday.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
MENnERsEY nISMISSED.

John n Hendersey arraigncd ln
City Court this morning OH q charge
of wifc-beatlnc was dismissed after
his Wife had requested that this ac-
lInn be laknn.
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
AT THE MAJESTIC.

The crowds that stormed the Ma
iestio yesterday 90 see Marguerite
Clark in Miss George Washington
were rewarded in seeing one Of the
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
CONTESTED License GASES.

In Court OF General Sessions this
afternoon contested liquor cases will
be heard. Remonstrances have been
fled against the applications OF Isaac
G. Sweedc and Mary =. McGoveru
Evening journal., 1916-11-28
EINE ATrn sprrnrn-

Humbert Datino. charged with vio-
lating the automobile speed laws yes
terday in City Court. this morning
pleaded guilty and was fined 500 aud
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
TOTAL ECLIPSE
" next THURSDAY
First Total Eclipse of Sun Since
Year 1S69-Get Your Smoked
Glass Ready.

On next Thursday there will be
total eclipse of the sun which will
be visible to all parts OF the United
States and which will take place in
the morning between the hours of
$50 and 1880. In Iowa the sun
will be completely eclipsed at about
$50.
This is the first total eclipse Of
the sun visible in the United States
since August, 1869, an event which
can be readily recalled by the older
people of the community. They will
remember that the climatic condi-
tions of the year were similar to
1915; the summer was cold, wet and
disagreeable; corn was failure ana
farmers experienced pretty hard
times. Harvesting was late and oats
were just being cut when the eclipse
occurred. During the period OF dark
ness the stars came out and the
chickens went to roost.
If next Thursday is clear in this
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
HAD NARROW .ES-
CAPE FROM BLAZE
Sheldon Grocery Store Filled With
Smoke When Opened in Early
Morning.

The Sheldon grocery store had a
narrow escape Saturday morning
when a telephone wire in the alley
back of the store broke with the
weight of ice which has encrusted all
wires, and fell across an electric
light wire leading into the store.
The current burned out the electric
wire and the woodwork of the Win
dow near which the wire was sta
toned began to smolder. A bushel
basket, which touched the wire, was
also set on fire and about half of the
latter burned. When Henry Sheldon
arrived early that morning to open
up the store, he found it filled with
smoke and easily located the source.
The moment he opened the door to
the back room he could hear the
cracking of the electric current. All
sorts of things could have happened
had the incident occurred earlier in
the morning, when the blaze could
have gained considerable headway.
and the proprietors are congratulate
ing themselves today upon, their es- 4
cape from a disastrous blaze.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS ADDRESS
Rev. Haywood's Argument for Ma
tional Prohibition Feature of
Union Service.

A large audience was present
Sunday night at the Methodist
church to join in the union temper
ance service which occurs in this
city upon the fifth Sunday in any
month. The splendid address upon
National Prohibition, delivered by
the pastor of the Universalist
church, Rev. H. l.. Haywood, was
given the closest attention and there
was a burs. Of applause from the
listeners st the close of the address.
The music was very good-was fur
nished by the Methodist choir-and
included a tenor solo by r. D..
Hughes. The address was in reality
an argument for, rather than an ad-
dress upon, National Prohibition,
and was given in the style usually
adopted by attorneys in their clos
ing addresses to the jury. The
standpoint as taken by Rev. Hay
wood is entirely original, and is an
exposition Of the fact that while a
saloon may be entirely legal, it may
still be so much of a nuisance that
it may be closed by that same law
which legalizes it. H.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
A KENDALL YOUNG Ii
BRARY FOR ELLSWORTH
Trustees Of Library Will Send Books
to That Town for the
Use Of ALI.

Ellsworth News: The trustees
of the Kendall Young Library of
Webster City are going to make it
possible for Ellsworth to enjoy prac-
tically all the privileges that are re-
ceived by people residing in the
county seat.
Arrangements are under way to
establish centrally located place
here in which several hun dred books
will be kept.
The trustees do not wish to make
any charges and only ask the ELS
worth patrons to pay the freight and
drayage charges.
The News idea would be to have
the business men chip in one dollar
each and allow any and all to read
the books, although there are sever
al ways Of making very satisfactory
The books may be kept in one of
the business houses and patrons will
sign a receipt when a book is taken,
which receipt is destroyed upon the
return of the book.
This will give Ellsworth practic-
ally every advantage that the larger
cities enjoy, so far as library Is
and the cost will be vir-
tually nothing.
A News representative has talked
the matter over with one of the
trustees, and as soon as arrange
ments can be made for a location,
books will be forwarded.
The only thing asked by the trus-
tees is that the books shall be given
good care and that the
library shall not be called upon to
pay transportation charges.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01

vicinity similar conditions may be
expected. Older people will remem-
Der that various religious sects over
the country prepared for the occa-
sion as the judgement Day and put
on white robes and ascended their
lwoodshed roofs preparatory to a long
fight upward; these of course in the
end had to come down and put on
their earthly garments Of overails
and homespun garments and go on
about their business.
In some vicinities the sigh in the
sky was taken as a warning and ac-
counts of long standing We're liqui-
dated. Several editors over the
state are indulging in the hope that
the day may have such an effect up
on delinquent subscribers. 1t might
not be bad plan to institute pay
up-week directly following the
eclipse and thus reap the benefits of
the impression the darkened sky
might have upon the public. -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01

completely lost its footing. After
the kitten had recovered from its
amazement, it got UP and tried 1t
again with the same result. Now if
there is one thing a cat disdains to
lose, it is it's footing, equilibrium or
whatever one may call it; SO the cat
just lost it's temper and yowled and
spit and clawed the air trying to
regain footing. OF course the mad
der it got, the worse it slipped and
slid until the laughing spectators
went out and rescued it and smooth
ed its ruff1ed dignity.
On the r. C. Pilchard farm on the
southern outskirts of the city, there
was some doubt whether or not it
would be safe to let out the stock.
One hog was released from the barn
and after skating exhibition went
through the crust of the snow where
it stood, firmly imbedded in the snow
and ice and had to be chopped out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
FILED IN
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Wright Issues Injunction Re-
straining the Sale Of Jewell
Property.

M. ]. Mansager and Emily L. Man
.sager have filed petition with
the clerk of the district court asking
for an injunction, restraining
Sheriff Nelson from selling property
at Jewell. The petition states that
plaintiff, NJ. ]. Nlansager, is the OWE
er in fee simple of said property;
that on Feb. 16, 1915, John Rierson
obtained a judgment against these
plaintiffs for $3.50; that an execu-
,tion has been issued, at the instance
of RiersonA and placed in the hands
of Sheriff Nelson; that the sheriff
levied upon the real estate at Jewell
and advertised the same for sale;
that the property includes the home
stead of plaintiffs and the judgment
is not lien upon said homestead.
Judge Wright issued the injunction
on Jan. 29, 1916.
Barnett's Circulating Agency asks
Judgment against Elva E. Howard
for $165.60, claiming that sum due
as surety on bond of L. D. Howard.
\ G. c. Thornstad asks judgment
against the Peterson Land & Invest
ment company of Mankato, Mimi,
for $575 claimed due on contract for
services rendered.
The Webster City Savings Bank
asks judgment against A. r. Burle-
son for $1,SS7.95 alleged due on
note. Also for $655.73 on note.
The same. bank asks Judgment
against A. F. Essig and Mable NJ.
Essig for $164.42 claimed on note.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
Going to Charles City.

I A. B. Smith, who has been in the
employ of l.. V. Mills, the plumber,
the past year, will remove soon TO
Charles City. He has bought an in
terest in a plumbing and heating
business there. Mr.. Smith formerly
resided at Charles City and will be
associated in business with Guy Lin
daman, who has been conducting
this line of business there for some
time. The Charles City Press says
of them: "These young men have
had Is and II years practical train
ing respectively in this line and the
firm Lindaman and Smith will give
their personal attention to all work
from the largest to the smallest de-
tail. .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
DR.. ANDREWS-PERRy
FRACTURES HIP
Falls on Ice in Back Yard at Her
First Street Home-Taken to
Hospital.

DR.. Andrews-Perry fell on the ice
while out in the back yard at her
home on west Elm street Sunday
morning and fractured her right hip.
She was taken to DR.. Richardson S
office soon after the noon hour and
an X-ray examination made which
revealed the fact that one bone In
the hip was broken. She was taken
to Mercy hospital for care and
treatment. 80.
DR.. Andrews-Perry has for a long
time been having severe siege with
a very badly sprained ankle, her left
one, not the leg which was broken in
this last accident. She had also just
recovered from a hard attack of the
grippe. Under these conditions,
coming so soon after her other
trouble, the fractured hip is partic-
ularly unfortunate\
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
TO CONTINUE UNTIL
THE FIRST OF MARCH
Ed. McFarlane Will Not be Able to
Close out Business Before
That Time.

Ed MeFarlane, who has been
holding a closing out sale OF his mo-
tion stock for a couple of months
and expected to discontinue business
this month, will continue the busi-
ness until the 1st of March, He eX-
poets to sell or trade the balance Of
his stock. H. L. and s. M. Wise,
who will open up luncheonette in
the store room as soon as it. is va
Gated by Mr.. McFarlane, have many
of their store fixtures ready and arc
waiting for the notion store to dis
continue business so they can COM
to move in. They do not eX-
pect to open up for business. how
ever, before the 1st of April.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
WEBSTER C|TY
LOSES TO ALG0NA
High School Basket Ball Team Meets
First Defeat Of Season
Score as to 40.

In close game featured by loose
guarding, the Algona high school
basket ball team defeated Webster
City Friday night at Algona by the
score Of 43 to 40.
Webster Citsa drew first blood
when France broke loose and tipped
in a pretty basket after one minute
Of play. From this point the game
twaxed fierce and furious and the
first half ended with Webster City
one point in the lead, 15 to 16. At
the beginning of the second half
Webster City came back strong and
piled up a seven point lead, but AL
gona substituted several fresh men,
and this fact, coupled with some
hard luck and loose guarding by the
tiring Webster City boys, allowed
the Algona team to draw up from
behind and win the game by three
point margin.
France, for webster City was un-
doubtedly the star of the game with
eleven field goals to his credit,
besides being all over the floor and
in every play. Crane and Nugent
starred for Algona. -t.
This is the first defeat for the pur-
pie and gold, having won their first
three games. This week the locals
meet the fast Ellsworth team whom
they defeated on the latter's floor
two weeks ago by but one point, 23
to "a This game should be good
one. Prof. Sifert was called home to
Sheldon Wednesday by the death OF
his mother and Prof. Conlee accom-
panied the team to Algona.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
YOUNG MAN RE-
CE|vES CONCLUSION
Marion Stark Falls by U. B. Church
and Strikes Head on Curbing
Serious.

Sunday, forenoon Marion Stark,
of the Lexington garage in
this city, fell on the icy walk near
the United Brethren church and
struck the back of his head on the
cement curbing. His companion,
Milo Foster, also fell but was not
seriously injured. The two young
men arose and neither felt that he
was seriously hurt, but on the way
down town, Mr.. Foster was aware
that his companion was talking
strangely and as they were about to
enter down town restaurant, they
met physician whom Mr.. Foster
called to examine Mr.. Stark. The
latter was found to ne suffering
from coneussion and was taken to
Mercy hospital.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-02-01
COUNTY'S LOSS ON
CORN s1,350,00O
That is the Estimate Of Webster City
Business Men--$e75 to the
Farm.

Two Webster City business men
. who are interested in the corn crop
. of Hamilton county, got together the
other day and attempted to figure
out the monetary loss to Hamilton
county resulting from her poor crop
this year They have probably come
close to the truth with their figures,
although someone may think he has
it figured more nearly correct.
Their figuring runs something
like this:
Allowing 10000 acres Of corn to
Hamilton county and SO bushels to
the acre In seasons when there are
good crops, the yield would be A.
100000 bushels. This year 20 BUSH
els to the acre was taken as the basis
of an average and 20 bushels to the
acre for 10000 acres gives 1,S00,-
600 bushels. This many bushels at
fair price of so cents per bushel
would amount to 100000. If in
good crop season there were 4,5O0,-
900 bushels of corn sold at SO cents
per bushel, the value of this would
be $2,25O,00O The total loss to
Hamilton county would then be the
difference between s2,250,000 and
100000 or $780, 900.
Now there are about 1000 farms
in Hamilton county and an average
loss to each farm for the poor corn
crop would be 1915. Of course the
large farms suffered a greater loss,
and the small farms suffered in pro-
portion, but the loss per farm in
this county approximates the above
amount.
In spite of this loss there are few
er unemployed men in the county
thar for many wears Times are res
ally prosperous, business in all lines
is fairly good and prospects never
were better. Be the cause what 1t
may, these things are true.
Advocates of the Federal Reserve
system are giving it the credit OF
the loosened money situation. 9th
ers who are not so favorable to this
system are giving the praise to
greater confidence on the part OF the
people who are not holding on to.
their money so closely.
Chas. G.. Dawes, president of the
Central Trust Company of Illinois,
one of the best informed men OF the
west, speaks as follows:
'The wise statesman and the wise
business man in days like these,
however, looks ahead for the newt
able reaction which will occur after
1915 has passed. The wise business
man generally uses time of pros
perity, fair prices and ample credit
to get out of debt just as the unwisel
use it to get into debt. In such
1time as that which We confront,
debts can be discharged and con-
tracted with comparative ease. II
our business men keep their heads
If rank speculation and the cfea-
tion of debt for speculative enter
prises can be discouraged-in just,
that proportion will the time of real
prosperity continue"