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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
ALBERT GREEhLAW
GETS fine OFFERS
rendered Position Of soloist In
Plymouth Congregational
Church, Des Moines.

Albert Edward Greenlaw, the col
ored singer who sang his way into
the hearts of Webster City people
during the recent DR.. Gordon meet
ings, has been offered the position OF
soloist in the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church in Des Moines, to
which place the two gentlemen went
from this city and where they are
now condu citing an eyangelistic cam
paign. Mr.. Gieenlaw is also consid-
ering an offer from a phonograph
company to sing solos for making
records. His labors with DR.. Gordon
will end in the capital city with the
close of the present series OF meet
ings, as is well known here. Mr..
Greeniaw will give a recital in Plym-
outh church on the evening of the
Goth inst. His many friends in this
place will wish him success should
he decide to remain in Des, Moines;
or for that matter, wherever his
lines may be cast in the future.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
buy YOUR SEED
CORN ON THE EAR
That is the Advice Of R. K. Bliss, of
the Iowa Agricultural
College.

-''If you must buy seed corn, buy it
on the ear advises R. X. Bliss, head
of the agricultural extension depart
ment at Iowa State College. TT is
the only way to be able to tell
whether the corn is an early matur-
ing variety. Every seed company
should be made to. sell it's seed corn
in this way
The returns from the seed corn
campaign in northern Iowa has just
been received. Conditions appear
serious. Farmers will most probably
have to import some of their seed
corn. Of samples tested from $4,000
bushels, but 1,4O0 bushels tested IS
to 100 per cent strong, ear test; s.
800 bushels, so to rs per cent strong,
and $500 bushels, 25 to so. per cent
strong. In the kernel test, 6,100
bushels tested so to 100 per cent
strong and 17,575 bushels. SO to so
per cent strong.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
THOMAS CRAWFORD
IS CALLED Hence
Succumbs to Lingering Illness Caus-
y ed by Dropsy and Other
Complications.

Thomas Crawford died yesterday
forenoon at 1890 o'clock at his
home, sos Pleasant street, following
an illness of five months with dropsy
and other complications.
Mr.. Crawford was, Hamilton
county pioneer, having moved to
his farm nine miles south of Will
Jams thirty-tWo years ago, where the
family resided until coming to this
city about thirteen years ago.
The deceased was born Dec. Is,
1S41, in Franklin, Ohio, making him
IA years of age. He was united in
marriage fifty-three years ago last
May. The wife and four sons and
two daughters are left to mourn his
passing. The sons and daughters
are Mrs. G.. C. Stafford, Mrs. Frank
Blair, Chas and John Crawford, all
of this city; A. P. Crawford, ELS
worth, and M. S. Crawford of Turtle
Lake, Wis. One brother, Martin
Crawford Franklin, Ohio, and three
sisters, Mrs. Amanda Stevens, Yer
million, S. D., Mrs. Lydia Bowen,
and Mrs. Maggie Scotten,
Connersville, Indiana, also survive
the deceased.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07

ter the organization, was effected
were Mrs. Hattie Stuart of this city
and Mrs. w. C. Halvorsen of Wool
Stock and both of these ladies were
present at this celebration.
Since the organization of the Pur-
ity Rebekah lodge over six hundred
have been initiated. The members
ARE very enthusiastic over their
achievements in the past and start
upon their next twenty-five years
with bright prospects and high
hopes. Grand Master o. H. Sweeney
of Waterloo, who was present at this
anniversary, entertained the gather
ing with some very interesting. re-
marks at the close of, the, program.
Later an hour was spent socially and
delicious refreshments served by a
committee. ,'...- Z
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
LITTLE GIRL HAS
SERIOUS FALL
Tripped and Breaks Both Bones II
Elbow--Use of Arm Will Al.
2 -.'. S. ... u. ..-
ways be Impaired. :

Little Gennevieve, the seven year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hawkes., who reside on Ohio street,
was the victim of a shocking acci-
dent Saturday afternoon while skat-
ing on roller skates near her home
The child was tripped up by play
mate, and fell headlong, breaking
both bones in the elbow. The lower
end Of the humorous is broken in
what is called a green fracture, but
the upper end of the large bone of
the forearm was splintered by the
fall. The physician says the child's
use of her arm will always be i'm
paired by the break sustained.
Parents should caution their chill
dren about tripping up playmates,
even in play, while upon roller
skates. .E
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
jewell
man IS CALLED
). E. cheever, Agent Of Northwes-
tern, Died Sunday Morning
at Family Home.

Jewell, March Especial to the
FreemanTribune: E.; e. Cheever, for
ten years agent of the Northwestern
railroad in Jewell, died yesterday
morning at 12:45 o'clock at the fam
lily home in this place.
Mr.. Cheever had peen a sufferer
for some time from that dread dis
ease, cancer of the stomach. Know
ing that the end was near, he had
made all arrangements for the funer-
al. Mr.. Cheever was taken to
the hospital in Webster City
some time ago for an oper-
alton, but after the surgeons
had made an examination it. was
discovered that he was beyond help
by this means, The deceased leaves
a wife and two sons and one daugh-
ter-Harry E. Cheeyer, who is sem-
ployed by the American Express
company in Webster City; Carl OF
Carroll, Ia, and Miss Buelah Cheev-
er, who is at home. The sorrowing
family have the heartfelt sympathy
of the people of Jewell.
Mr.. Cheeverf wasia member of the
Masonic order, the Odd Fellows, and
Modern Woodmen Of America.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the Lutheran church in
this place.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
ANNUAL ELECTION
OF OFFICERS !:
Elks Elect New Officials for the En-
suing Year-An Animated
Contest.

The Elks lodge met in regular ses-
sion at the club home Saturday night
for the annual election iof officers for
the ensuing year w. Pearoe;;
whose term expired, was reelected
trustee to succeed himself with "a
vote of about to l.. Mr.. Pearce will
serve for period of three years,
with P. J. Brandrup and E. P. Prince
during the coming year, and whoever
may be elected to take the places Of
these two gentlemen when their
time expires. Considerable interest
was manifest at the election, a
strong feeling being current among
some of the members for the election
of gentleman who would favor a
greater latitude in the privileges al
lowed the individual member. How
ever, the general attitude of the
members is fully determined by the,
ballot which reelected Mr.. Pearce.
The lodge officers elected are as
Melvin Johnson, Exalted
Ruler; H. J. Buell.. Esteemed Lead
ing knight; Geo. Worthington, Es-
teemed Loyal Knight; Vivian Nc
Collough, Esteemed Lecturing
John Boeye, Secretary; Fl.
c. Fisher, Tiler. The latter two
were re-appointments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
( s. S. Park hurst is recovering from
a several days !attack of tonsilitis.
KENYON . SAYS 10
WARN AMERICANS
Iowa's Senior Senator Now at His
Home in Fort Dodge Talks
a-a-ss-.-tsa .-:,, i. r
a Little.

Fort Dodge, March 4.-Senato
Kenyon is home for a few days AM
in statement issued yesterday says
! "We urged Americans to come on
of Mexico why not request citizen
Of our country to keep off arme'
boats of belligerents? 1t woult
seem to, be simply common sense.
what shall be said of the patrio
tism of an American citizen who in
Isists on technical right to 60 ol
armed vessels. and by so doing pos
|sibly plunge this country into war
1t is rather ,'op-sided patriotism.
while nation owes duty tt
protect its citizens, the citizens owe
a duty not to embarrass their coun
try. To plunge a nation into war
to vindicate the right to take pass
age on an armed boat, is, to say the
least, somewhat rash. G-
II introduced bill, early in the
session, to prevent the issuance ot
passports to persons taking passage
on boats carrying munitions of war
Passports ought to be refused those
insisting on travelling on armed yes.
sells of belligerents. ~
Eve are not going to get into this
war. Some things of course are
worse than war. One is dishonor,
but it can hardly be considered ma
tional dishonor to request our. citi-
zens to help in keeping peace 'by
staying home and attending to their
own business.
"We are not dealing with norma
people across the seas. They are war
mad. All doubtful international
questions may be held for solution
after this war is over, and after hot
heads have cooled off bit. Let us
all keep cool, and not get hysterical
over the situation
Congress, / am sure, will take ra-
tional steps for reasonable prepar-
edness. Preparedness is in the nat
ure of national insurance. If we
are prudent men we carry life and
accident insurance. We are in, no
hurry to have the policies paid. So
a strong navy is in the nature Of ma
tional insurance. We can work out
the army plan through our state mi
litia.
"Our patriotism needs a divorce
from the pork barrel. Members of
congress who will not vote for the
best interests " of the nation unless
some of the pork appropriations
come to their state or district ought
to step out and their places should
be filed by those who believe it to
be their duty to vote for the inter-
ests of the entire nation, and not
merely for the, state or district in
which they live
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07

had this service, and who believe
they are entitled to the continuance
.of it.
1.-THE amendment | have offered is
a limitation on this appropriation
and absolutely places the rural ser-
vice where the postmaster general
can not use dollar OF this money to
pay the salaries of the rural carriers
over dirt roads If that route is more
than twenty-six miles long. That is
two miles more than the standard
route, and it, was drawn Intentional
ly with that in view. in order to give
the postmaster general some leeway
inl establishing these routes"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
PLEASED AUDIENCE
HEARS DEAc0NESS
Miss Joy Smith, Methodist Deacon
ess, Here in Interest Of the
Epworth League.

I Miss Joy Smith, a Methodist dea-
coness for this, the Fort Dodge dis.
ltrict, is here for q week in the in.
|terest of the Methodist Epworth
League and from the success of Sun
days meetings she will prove an
inspiration to all the young people
of the church and the league will no
doubt grow stronger for her having
been here. Miss Smith was present
lat the league meeting Sunday night
and the evening church hour was
also occupied with an inspirational
talk by the deaconess.
Miss Smiths text was Ii ened to
four classes of iEpworth League
workers-the disciples and their at
|titude before the crucifixion. One
class are the people on the edges or
fringes of the church, Sunday school
and league. They may have been
good church workers in the past, but
they have drifted and become dis
interested. The second class are
most always present, but that's all.
They can never be depended upon.
When there is work to be done they
are never willing to take the initia-
tive. The third class OF people are
the "old standbys"--the kind who
tesch in the Sunday school, lead the
league, hold the offices, etc. They
are fine but they lack somewhat In
enthusiasm. The fourth class is a
body of young people whose enthus-
iasm never dies. Jealous workers,
who work ardently when the excite
ment is over, are the kind all should
be to have the most successful
league. These latter are the kind
of workers Miss Smith hopes for in
the local league.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07
RURAL ROUTES TO
REMAIN UNCHANGED
No Relief in Sight for Hamilton
County Farmers Who Lost the
Service.

According to adyices from Wash
ingten.s the fight to restore the srlra
routes of Iowa, in which manly Ham
ilton county farmers are directly in
terested, has failed and the routes
will remain. for the present at least
as they were after the recen
changes.
Congressman Good of the Fiftf
Iowa district introduced the follow
ing amendment to the postal bill
which failed Of adoption:
Provided further, that no part o.
the sum hereby appropriated shall
be used to pay the salary of any rur
al carrier using horsedrawn We
hicle and carrying mail over any
route the major portion of which il
over a dirt road, the total length Of
which exceeds twenty-six miles"
In support Of his amendment, Con
gresham Good said:
MIR. Chairman, during the past
three years three distinctive vista
tions have come to the farmers OF
the middle west, each of which in
creased in its destructiveness to the
interest OF the farmer. First, in
1913, our farmers lost about $40,-
100000 by hog cholera. Then, in
1914, the foot-and-mouth disease
spread over the central west, result
ing. in tremendous loss to our farm
ers; but in 1915 there came vista
tion, directed from the postofice de-
partment, which was more destruct-
i've to the real interests of the CEN
trail west than any that had preced-
ed it.
- "That was disruption of the rur-
al. delivery service of the central
west. I do not believe that the men,
bers of this house who represent rur-
al communities or who represent city
communities, where 70 such change
has been made in the rural routes,
can have any idea of the effect of
the order, OF the postmaster general,
by which rural routes were discon-
tinued by the wholesale and new
routes were established where there
were no roads, over creeks where
there were no bridges, over roads
that are impossible, changes which
require men to change their postof-
fee addresses without their consent,
and compel them to select a postof-
flee as their postoffice address from
eight to ten miles farther from their
home than the one which had been
their postoffice address for many
years.
''If members will take the time to
consider the inconvenience Of the
farmers and stock raisers who are
today receiving their mail and daily
papers and their reports of the live
stock market some twenty-four hours
later than they did before the
changes were made, think they will
the real grievance of the
men who live on the farm, who have
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07

ed to be Friday evening, March "a.
at the armory opera house. The pro-
ceeds are to go for the piano fund
and also the general high school
fund, where the money is divided
among all departments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-07

o. w. Bige of Highview shipped
six carloads of livestock to market
yesterday, five of cattle and one Of
hogs. AS stock-shipping point Mr..
Bige is keeping Highview on the
map.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04
Wilson Speeds From Scene of
Honeymoon to Meet Gravest
Situation Since War Started
Sinking of Persia RenewS Gravity Of
Complications; Facts Before
Cabinet Meeting Today

Wy 1ASIIINGTON Jan. 3Presdcnt Wilson started to Wash
w ingon from Hot Springs Nar tonight to take personal
charge of the nations foreign affairs in the crisis
brought about by the sinking Of the British steamship Persia with
loss at least life The situation regarded of
being the serious confront this government
regard submarine operations Of the central
president probably will lay the facts thus far established
before his cabinet The destruction Of the Persia follow
ing closely upon the crisis pcpated by the Ancona disaster
result the United determining settle all the questions
involved warfare The subject expected to find
floor of the house and when
gress rccOnveneS after the holidays.
decided short his honeymoon to
he
Mr.
noco
still
mind
nj
cont
Apolog
judgment be withheld
final
ton OF he
international
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04
James Il. Sharp Demands
Accounting by Texas
Company ct al.
MANY MILLIONS ARE
INVOLVED IN ACTION


A GUSIIEE Spouting .nrce thousand
1 n barrels of oil day near Tam
pico, Mexico, is responsible for the
filing of the greatest civll action in
the history of the superior court OF
Tulsa county involving a tract of fifty
thousand acres Of. rich oil lands
variously estimated to be worth from
$S,OOO,OOO to S5O,OOO,OOo,
The title of the case is James i.
Sharp versus the Texas and Producers
oil companies Of Texas, and the In
dustrial Securities company Of New
York" The case will be tried here
as Judge A. \. Breckenridge has re
fused TO sustain the contention of the
defendants who objected to the Juris-
dictiOn of the superior court of Tulsa
On the grounds that "a rOrcign corpor-
alton and citizen of another state
are interested.
sharp, it is said, was one Of the
organizers and a stockholier in the
Producers company A dispute arose
among the stockholders i'm the COM
pany and was finally settled when he
agreed 90 dispose Of his stock, OF
rather exchange it for a One-fourth
interest i'm the big MeNicln tract
Previous TO this settlement, his at
toncys claim that a monster well had
,C.ptfn,.1 an pnpa Ten
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04
TWO KILLED AND so
INJURED IN BLOWUP
Explosion in Engine Room
Of Norwegian Tank
Steamer Disastrous.


NEW YORK, Jan two men
~ are known to be dead and at
least twenty others are believed To-
have perished in an explosion that
wrecked the engine room of the Nor
Wegian oil tank steamer Aztec at a
Brooklyn dock today. Ten others
were seriously injured.
Most of the victims we're trapped
below decks, and those who were not
instantly killed. probably were
drowned by the water that flooded the
engine room through a great hole
blown in the side of the vessel
The Aztec had just left drydOci.
and the cause of the explosion is un-
known, although it is believed to have
been caused by the bursting Of a
tank Of ten thousand cubic feet OF
gas that was used in connection with
the oil fuel for the engines
For several hours after the cX-
IlCsion occurred city firemcn worked
desperately but futilely to recover the
bodies Of the victims As it was al
most certain that those below at the
time could not have escaped with
their lives, IL was finally decided to
pump the ship dry before renewing
attempts to reach the bodies
Bodies Blown in Air.
Most Of the injured were rescued by
Captain a. H. Bennett of the tug
Dalzcline, which was steaming down
the river near the dock at the time
of the explosion Captain Bennett satd
he saw the body of a man hurled into
the air, followed by a flame that shot
fifty feet high and which was accom-
panied by a terrific explosion. The
bouy fell into the river and sank im-
mediately.
Captain Bennett at once ordered
the DalZeline under the stern of the
Aztec and took off eight of the crew,
all badly injured.
The body of another man, a fire.
man, was blown onto the deck Of the
ROselands, a steamer anchored about
fifty feet away.
The Aztec was under charter to the
Inter Ocean Transport company OF
this city The tanker recently arrived
from France and went into dry dock
on December "a and was to have
oaiiad for hiladnlnhia this tvaaL "a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04

WOULD DEFEND BOTH
COASTS FROM ENEMIES


VXTASIIINGTpN la,
" ,n,, ''" oSSl-
plI'y oil combined attack by
two foreign powers to break down the
new pan-Amfricap do.trina o,,I..J
r.,,, .i.,.,.
- o''' maintenance pl the United
states and acCcpJauce uy South and
Central American representatives Of
the Monroe doctrine ts one of tba
defense plans formulated inv army ana
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04
Heroine of
Pen Mutiny
Is Married

Special 20 The World
CHuILICOTHE. Mo-, Jan. 8
Miss Mary Foster, heroine Of the
oklahoma state prison mutiny at
McAlester two years ago, who,
since that time has been residing
with her parents north of this
city, was married here today to
Charles W. Heuuiucr, an insur-
auce man of Nuudalig, Ill., They
will reside at NaudaUa
Miss Foster at the time of the
prison mutiny was bookkeeper
and private steuOgrapher to the
warden.
Two of the prisoners, i'm their
escape. ran through the wardeu's
office. one of them grabbed
Miss Foster, who was at her desk,
and taking her with him as
shield climbed into the warden's
buggy in the prison ground. Tho
other man climbed I'm after them.
Guards who followed We're un-
able to fire ON the prisoners for
some time as they used the girl
for a shield as they drove. They
finally fired on the couyicts, KILL
ing both.
Miss Foster suffered bullet
wound through one thigh She
was lying I'm the buggy uucOu-
scious with one of the dead men
when the guards reached the ye-
hlcle.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04

SUCCESSFUL COMPANY
LOW ON SINGLE ITEM
Member Of Board Protests
Against Throwing Away
Public Money.

-,p t,- r...-. ...- H. 49,, ,.-.-
l. w tue I''S' I''"e !" 'He history oi
Il Tulsa the board of education last
night awarded the contract for the
construotio, or .ahoo, t,;iain,, 20
'''''' ~, ''''' VI q ''''oo, '0''u'''5 ~
olher than the low bidder.
The Brickucr & Van Horn Co of
Tulsa was given the contract for the
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ei,.,,t 'tir ti p'u was u5aue PUBIC lVr lue
ilIS' td5 IlIte' anu II 9eNeIoPeG that Jley
adi ,il,,..I, nut hau ma ON the various items
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-04
Wealthy Tulsa County Farmer Held
in $4,000 Bail on a Charge of Bank
Robbery; Alleged Accomplice Freed

Speou' 90 The World
SApuLPA, Okla, Jan g.
Bob CUMMINGS wealthy Tulsa
county farmer who lives at
BNby. Okla, tonight was bound
over To the district court ON q
charge of being implicated in
the robbiug of the Depcw state
bank, of DcpoW several weeks
ago He made bail I'm the sum
of $4,000 and late tonight was
released
Charles Driscoll am alleged aC-
COmpliCc, was released from Cus-
tody the evidence adducnd by
the state failing to connect him
with the robbery
Six witnesses placed on the
stand by the state identified
Cummings as one of ,he men
who, with several other mon, en-
tered the bank. held up officials
and escaped with several thou
sand dollars
This afternoon william j.
Bryan, "a man about whom little
is known, was arrested ana
placed in Jail. Officials tonight
said that he was implicated i'm
the DepcW robbery
Although the preliminary hclr-
ing was postponed from $50
O'Clock this morning until $50
o'clock tonight hundreds of per
sons packed the courtroom,
Scores Of friends Of Cummings
came from BiNby to attend the
trial II is expected that within
the next few days sensational de
NclOpments may be brought to
light as it was rumOrel here TO-
night that other prominent per
sons would bc arrested.