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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
LAKELAND WELL
RECOGNIZED BY
CAR. FNCAhpMENT
AT TAMPA

The Lakeland delegation to the
state G. a. r. Encampment, COM
posed of Messrs A. C. Shaffer, S.
f Fredenburg. Thos. Bryant. j. r.
Talley and Mrs. G.. T. Fleming. re-
turned last night from Tampa and
are enthusiastic over the splendid
entertainment and fine meeting
which was replete with interest
from start to finish.
Lakeland was honored on this oc-
casion by having four of her dele
cation recognized. Mr. Shaffer hav-
ing been elected one of three dele
gates to the National G. A. r.. En-
campment at Kansas City next Au-
gust, Mr.. Fredenburg being named
as alternate; Mr.. Thomas Bryant
was elected one of the members of
the State Council of Administration
and Mrs. Fleming was elected dele
gate to the national meeting of the
1AadleS OF the Il. A. r., which con-
venes in August also at Kansas City.
In speaking of the Encampment.
Mr. Shaffer stated this morning that
Tampa did herself proud in the en-
tertainment of the delegates. There
were about 500 directly connected
with the Encampment in attendance,
and about 900 visitors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

learned of contractors for sand as
phalt work at 55c to Csc per square
yard. The surface of these seem to be
generally three inches thick.
After a careful study of the sub
iect we strongly recommend that
Polk county issue bonds for an
amount sufficient to put sand asphalt
on clay foundation on all the i'm
portant roads in the county, even if
it requires an issue of $4,000, 900 to
do it,
We say this unhcsitatingly from
the standpoint of taxpayers.
And, Mr., Editor, we honestly be-
lieve that if you and every taxpayer
in Polk county could have been with
us you would all take the same view
of the matter that we do.
Very respectfully.
+. C. STUART.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

e alarm sounded shortly af-
clock today when the resi-
cupied by Mrs. Strickland
\ North Tennessee avenue
re from flying sparks from
ZEN chimney. Owing to the
,ntinued drouth and the age
,use. the fire gained consid-
eadway and made quite a
e in, the roof. The fire de-
! made q quick trip to the
the blaze but their efforts
tdered unnecessary by the
ion OF some young men who
that vicinity who had ex-
/ the flames with a garden
le amount of the damage
about 315-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
SPECIAL SUMMER RATES ON
ROOMS AT THE FREMONT HOTEL

Mr.. j. L. Stapleton, manager OF
the fremont Hotel, desires to thank
the public for their splendid patron
age during past season and wishes
to announce that, in effect, now spe-
cial summer rates will be made on
rooms with or without bath. We have
hot and cold running water, free
shower baths; a pleasant place to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

nd Mrs. Frank Kaufen berg.
been spending part of the
T,ason here. leave tonight for
lime In Park Rapids. Mimi.
Mrs. Kaufenberg made many
tho will be glad to see them
ere next year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

Barred Plymouth Rocks eggs for
Matching. 81 so setting of Is. Parks
strain. White Leghorns. $125 set
ting of Is, Blanchard strain. These
are excellent layers. Guaranteed fer
tile. Leonards' Poultry Yards. phone
91-Blue. 1926
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

The Womans Benefit Association
of the Maccabees will meet Thurs
day night at seven-thirty. All mem
bers are urged to attend as matters
of Importance will be brought before
freshments will be served.
PRESS REPORTER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
0. E. S. Meets Tonight

There will be regular meeting
of the o. f. s. at the Masonic hall
this evening at 80. Special pro-
Stars cordially invited
MRS. SUSIE LETTERS,
Worthy Matron.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

G.. Drew and Interesting
= RIO have been spending the
sSfal weeks In Lakeland, be-
a1ntly located at the home
j. r. Thompson, left to-
a their hong in Jacksonville.
joyed their stay here, and
on should arise. may prob
I'm here at SOME future date.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

spend the summer Come right over
and select your room We will make
the price right We want your pat
ronage and will do all we can to
make it pleasant for you. $3.50
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

Niddaugh and family, who
nice place in the Holdings
etehborhood left today for
r n Galesburg. nj. They
- again next winter, as is
- custom.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

r ess Wright. of Terre Haute.
ousin Of Mr.. George Wright.
=ed In the city. She came on
oot knowing Of MI. Wright's
,ndition. and she was deeply
70 find him In such a state.
hit Is still In q very critical
but is making a determined
life, and in his brave efforts
: friends earnestly hope he
Notorious.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

neral of Mr.. Asa Brantley
held tomorrow at $3.50 at
,ly residence in Dixieland.
we and Steinmeyer officiat-
Of the friends Of the fam
lvited to attend. The funer-
lelayed until the arrival of
.er Of the deceased who
he city this afternoon from
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

aries B. Austin Z Of Tom Riv-
u. arrived In Lakeland yes
i, spend two days with his
Ouollege mate and friend, Mr..
Hard, whom he has not seen
years. Mr.. Austin express
III q much pleased with
and her attractions to the
u, visitors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
Goat Getters.

What gets our goat in our spiritual
life is that we constantly meet up
with people who, when they can't find
other people to stand for their misfor-
tunes, charge the whole business up to
the Lord.-Houston Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
Airdome, Monday, March 9th at
One O'clock.

Everybody welcome and all invited.
No admission fee-this lecture is ar
ranged for by the Chamber of Com
merce with the Curtis Publishing
Company. of the commercial research
bureau of which DR.. Parlin is the
head.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
CHARLES COLLIDGE PARLlN ON
"MoDERN MERCHANDISE

The address of DIR. Parlin in Lake
land will be a rare treat for all per
sons who are interested in scientific
craftsmanship whether from the con-
sumer's, the retailers, the whole
salers' or the manufacturers view
mint
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing on hand in the Lakeland, Fla,
postotlice for the week ending March
%, 1916.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23
Mems List

A'ASh Alot
Albert Brooks, Robert Bearry. Jas.
Bronson. + j. Clark, Geo Carson
I. Y. Devane, G.. d. Demps, j .
Duncan, Lando Franklin, James Fos-
ter, A. c. Golden, Eddie Green, Jim
Griffin, c.. Hawkins, II. A. Hall.
Wesley Homels, Barton G. Hopper,
Clifford Harris, c. E. Jacobs, Y. j.
Jameson, B G.. Lideon. Jack Morri-
son, James Mueligan. w. w. Moore,
Arthur Potter, Edgar A. Potts, John
T. Price, L.. V. Renfroe. w. II.
Richotson, Bud Sanders, S. A. l.. r.
r. Roundhouse Supt., Elex Stevin,
{. Smith Co., A. b. Smith, Ned
Terrell, Demps Tolor, r. r. Ted
rick William Wallace.
Women's List
Mrs. +. b. Allen, Miss Minnie Al
len. Ida Coldwell, Jere w. Cook. Miss
Jennie Carroll, Susie Dares, Mrs. L.
+. Faisow and family, Mrs. Carrie T..
Foster, Mrs. G. Galloway, Mrs F. T..
Griges- Miss Ella Henderson. Mrs.
Willis IIisle, Mrs. Jamie Howard
Mary Holmes, Mrs Chas lngersoll,
Mrs, Hugh Larney, Mrs L. e. Lew
is, Mrs. Ellen Matches, Miss Mabel
Munpree. Miss Margaret Parrish.
Mrs Sallip Perry Mrs SauIupl Riv
ers, Mrs. Lizzie Presley. Miss Ma
RE Pryse, Mrs. J H. Smith, Mrs.
Mamie Mae Smith, Miss Daisy Ste
phens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-23

e0f fire phone 5000

Iard Mn. Fred Nichols are
4 parents Of I fine baby girl
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-27
EDDIE COLLINS BIG FACTOR IN
RECENT SOX SUCCESSES
BY Mark Shields

BY Mark Shields
With Eddie Collins batting as his
natural ability warrants, left-handed
pitchers no longer hold the same
terrors for the White SOx as Eddie,
like all the real stars of the game,
can hit the flinging Of either right or
wrong handlers.
In the closing stages of the east
ern trip, when Joe Jackson was
slumping, Collins began to find the
pill, and he FRs been hitting consis-
tently ever sihsg. With this increase
in batting has come a general rise in
confidence on Sac part of the South
Side keystoner
When the eX-MaCkman was in a
slump earlier in the season he was
offering desperately at nearly every
thing that was thrown. He was
eager to crack out Of the worst rut
he had ever been in. Consequently,
he was not only failing to hit, but
also was not being passed as fire.
quently as usual, simply because he
was too impatient to wait for the
pitchers liberaIity. Also, the heav-
ers held him in lower regard and did
not bother to waste many bad balls.
Notice now the number of times
Eddie is getting to first base because
the opposing finger fears his club.
They do not pitch a good ball when
it can be helped, and Eddie, confident
now in his own ability, is content to
wait for the right pitch. He is walk
ing frequently, and every man who
reaches first base is a potential run
maker.
Also, when Collins gets on first
base the aliens confront a man who
can move around the paths with in
telligence and speed, a combination
that is not too frequent on the South
Side. Some members of the cast
have speed but lack brains, while
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-27
BASEBALEs SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League

WI. Pct. w, L. Pct.
N.YOrk 81 S8 .578 IWash'n. Al AZ 1923
Boston so SO 1858 Detroit. 48 As SIS
Chicago so 40 $50 St Louis At 40 .456
CIevId. 80 40 $50 Phila.. 10 Ga 229
National League
w. L. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Br'kIyn 40 80 1913 IN. York. 40 43 .476
Boston "A 50 .557I Pittsb'h 80 48 1852
Phila.. As 81 $40 St. Louis AZ 40 1852
Chicago 43 40 .493 Cinc'ti. 81 50 .416
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-27

SlllCdEsO 10 ~ '-foS JLLLS IL q % 'ELu
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League. - Chicago 2,
New York 0; Boston 8, Cleveland 2;
Detroit 6, Washington 8; St Louis 5,
Philadelphia 0; st. Louis 5, Philadel-
phia 1.
National League.-BOstOn 1, Chi
cagO 0; Cincinnati 4, New York 2;
Philadelphia Z, Pittsburgh 1 Pitts
burg 5, Philadelphia 2; st. Louis 3,
Brooklyn 2; Brooklyn 5, st. Louis 0.
Paul Des Jardien has been given
his second trip to the minors by the
Cleveland management. AS a big
league pitcher Paul is a rafting good
football rush.
Eddie Rickenbacker must be an
impatient blOke. He's just quit au-
tomObiIe racing, to become an avia-
tor.
According to the wise men moth
ing is impossible, but what chance
do you see for the Reds and Athletics
tangling in the next worlds series?
Eddie Mahan isn't going to play
professional baseball. He's going to
stump for WilsOn-that's all.
Speaking of speedy outfieIders,
there's RUDE OIdring. He's not as
young as he used to be, yet the old
boy covered the entire American
league in one jump.
Shakespeare's father spelled his
name Is different ways. Some of our
ablest boxfghters have difficulty
spelling their names one way.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
Gift Of Communion Service.

The Universalist church of this
city was few days ago the recip-
lent of a beautiful silver individual
communion service, the gift of Mrs.
A. ]. Foster of Iowa Falls. Since the
discontinuance of the Universalist
church at Iowa Falls, Mrs. Foster
has placed her membership with the
Webster City church and the gift
is token OF good fellowship from
her. The service will be brought in
to requisition on Easter Sunday
when this religious body will! OBJ
serve the communion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
Piano Recital.

Parents and frienCs to the mum.
Der of about ninety attended the pi-
ano recital given by some thirty OF
/ the pupils Of Miss Ruth Stevenson
at her studio Friday evening. This
was the annual spring recital and
was much enjoyed. Many OF the
children sang the little songs with
the music they played. Two extra
vocal numbers were rendered. Miss
Helen Desmond sang Mother Ma
chree" with piano accompaniment
by Miss Stevenson, and Miss Miriam
Metcalf sang "Signs of Spring, =
while her brother, Wendell, played
the piano accompaniment. A
lengthy program was given, the fol-
lowing taking part: Helen Teed,
Harold Clifton, Theo Clifton, Irma
Carrier. Miriam Gossard, Howard
Day, Eleanor King, Howard Pyle,
Evelyn Gardner, Gwendolyn MORGAN.
Edward Burleson, Wendell Metcalf,
Genevieve Albright, Dorothy Gill
more, Dorothy Jones, Helen Des-
mond, Gladys Clifton, Carol Brand
rup, Orlina Albright, Lennadore
Berg. Robert McFerren, Maureta
Paine, Mary Lehnhard, Fern Tat
ham, Miriam Metcalf, Eugenia
Hampton, Evelyn Gustuson, May
Rothrock, Marie Garth, Myrtle Gus
tuson, Dick Whiteman.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18

A chance for everybody to ente)
this contest and win one Of the
CASH PRIZES in addition to the
regular contract price for their corn
$1,000 in cash to the party rails.
ing the BEST acre or more Of
WHITE RICE POP CORN.
$1,000 in CASH to the party rails.
ing the BEST acre or more of AUS
TRALIAN HuLLEsS Pop CORN.
$500 in CASH to the one raising
the SECOND BEST acre of WHITE
RICE POP CORN.
$500 in CASH to the one raising
the SECOND BEST acre or more OF
AUSTRALIAN HULLEsS POP
CORN.
$3.50 in CASH to the one raising
the THIRD BEST acre or more OF
WHITE RICE POP CORN.
$3.50 in CASH to the one raising
the THIRD BEST acre or more OF
AUSTRALIAN HULLESS POP CORN.
Note: The above CASH PRIZES
will be given to the winners in addi-
ton to the regular contract price. &
All persons wishing to raise pop
corn will be given signed contract,
which will guarantee the sale of the
pop corn they raise, If in good mar
ketable condition, whether they win
a prize or not.
Only those making contract will
be eligible to win any of the CASH
PRIZES offered.
Three disinterested parties will be
chosen as judges for this contest.
For seed and further information
call or address.
IOWA POP CORN & CEREAL CO.
H. H. Hoyt, Prop.
! Webster City, Iowa.
Phones GIL or S045. tiff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
come just as good flghting man as

come just as good lighting man as
lever. 1 RI -;1ieits z a1,-. -
This Iowa minister has record
OF having participated in seventy
different engagements in the Phil
lippine Islands. He went there with
a member Of q special scouts or
Fganization under the command Of
Major ]. Franklin Bell. So hazard
GUS was the work allotted these
scouts that they became known as
BELLS Suicide Club They chased
Aguinaldo through mountain fast
|nesses never before seen BY white
man and they captured the guerilla
leaders wife and family. II Ftins-
ton had not caught Aguinaldo
Bells scouts would have little lat
err. 4iF'3F
DR.. Sands was under Is when he
enlisted in the army. He always had
a hankering for a complete educa-
ton and when he returned from the
Islands he resumed study and in
few years received his FIRST assign
ment as a minister.
This soldier-preacher is not q
peace at any price man. He says
Until at least majority OF the peo-
pies of the world live somewhere
within gunshot of Christianity those
who do SO live must take measures
to protect themselves" He believes
in preparedness adequate for our
protection. He. also favors some sys-
tenn of military training in the high
schools, believing it would be phys
ically helpful to boys even IL they
were never needed for war purposes.
A good Christian can be q good
soldier, is Dr. Sands belief. II new
er thought that Christianity made q
man less man. ! would have no
time for 1t il did think So" he
says.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18

l 3 r . . +
less individuals within the past few
months. During thei intervals O
mastication / have asked them var
ious questions regarding their orig
in, supposed occupation, destination
length of time in the city. etc.
Even the uninitiated would no,
swallow all their stories. without {
grain of salt, but however that ma,
be, i have had the fun Of fIsilladins
questions aat them, using my own
privilege Of believing their stories
|or not.
Whatever of truth or untruth they
told, they We're all veracious in one
respeet-and that was, they said
they were hungry. No one could use
their eyes and doubt that, fact.
Of the nine individuals, three have
offered to work, and fourth one ]
invited to spade my garden. One in
teresting side light upon the original
training OF these fellows is that,
with one exception they have been
very polite; they have said "thank
you, lady and 'if you please" as
courteously as need be. One Of them
neatly piled up, his dishes, tapped on
the door. and handed them in, while
he tipped his hat, and said, "Yes,
a'am, I'm much Obliged"
Now feel sorry for the fellow
that's down and out. These fellows
show that they have had some train
Ing, but are circumstances entirely
to blame when young men, strong
men, men who are intelligent enough
to use excellent language, come
around and ask a woman who is
earning her own living, to feed
them? F. Es
Those nine men. il they staid
around long enough might swing a
contested election and carry the bal
ance the way they want to, while I
have absolutely no voice in the mat
ter. "Just tramps," 1t seems to me,
is strong argument in favor of
equal suffrage.
n Bessie L. Lyon,
Cho irp,ap ~ prncc Cop, 4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
Chairman Co. Press Com
Preacher q Fighting Man.

Stratford Courier: The Des
Moines Register and Leader contain
ed the following write-up of Rev.
Edd. H.. Sands, now q pastor at
Goldfield, but who was at one time
a resident of Stratford, residing here
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Sands.
To be a good fighter and good
preacher is combination rarely at
tanned by any man. The Rev. Edd.
II. Sands, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Goldield, has
been both. He is right now good
preacher and is also pretty certain
that If necessary he could again be-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
Spring 5 } N and THE
BIRDS ARE COMING c !
First Warm Days Bring Flutter Of
Wings and Trills Of Song From
Tree-tops.

Nearly all the birds usually seer
this time of the year around Web
ster City are here now and all the
desirable locations in upper apart
ment-tree houses are being snatcheG
up from day to day. Here and there
two couples decide upon the same 10.
cation and there is a noisy dispute
over which one got there first until
the question is settled.
Even on a cloudy morning, chilly
and forbidding as looks the sky, in
more than one crotch of a maple tree
robins are busily engaged flying back
and forth, back and forth, from
lawn to tree, with bits of string
straws and little odds and ends
weaving them in and out of the nest
and tramping the inside into per-
fectly round, smooth abode.
A little walk into the outskirts OF
the town will give you the glimpse
of blue bird sitting on telephone
wire. or darting across the sky with
a flash OF blue wings. The red
winged blackbird and the meadow
lark, lxinglets with their tiny spot OF
red on the crown Of the head, and
countless others are already here
and several of the more unusual
sparrows may be- seen in the resi-
dence section.
The. phoebe is here, the wood pc
wee, bronzed grackles in flocks, song
and white crowned sparrows, and
any day we may expect the brown
thrasher which is the most exquis-
lite of all song birds in this locality.
The brown thrasher is called the
thrush by the unknowing, who see
the bright golden brown OF the
wings and back as it sails from the
lawn to the tip top of the highest
tree. But the flood of song which
it ,pours forth would do credit to the
mocking bird and, indeed, the bird
is called almost. as sweet a singer.
There are eight or ten distinct var
|ieties of trills and eadences in the
song of the brown thrasher and you
may be sure to find it in the highest
tree in the vicinity.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
The Dog Prisoner.

Again that fiend in human form
the dog poisoner. This time II
was Dandy the curly brown wat.
err spaniel belonging to the Rev. E
R. Baber family on Wilson avenue
The dog was pet of the family and
particularly of the boy Of the home
Harold, who is absent from the city
on visit. The spaniel was an un-
usually intelligent creature, .know.
ing and performing many tricks
above the ken of the ordinary dog
The other day Dandy staggered in
to the kitchen of the home with
eyes glazing and legs stiffened and
looked appealingly at his master.
eco to the basement" ordered his
master, and Dandy" who never dis
obeyed an order, knew through the
veil settling down over his dizzy
brain that something was expected
of him. He thought it must be one
of his tricks-up went his forepaws
and he sat up and begged, a trick he
was often called upon to perform
and then fell over dead.
Perhaps the poison was not put
out with malice aforethought, but il
not-then why? If the poison was
set out for rats why did the one
who spread the stuff on piece OF
meat or bread and butter not remem-
her the many harmless little dogs
who were some boys pets?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
Capitol Goes to Sea.

San Francisco, April 1.-THE
Ohio State Capitol building was
loaded upon three barges and start
ed out to sea here today. ItSaiied
blithely seventeen miles down the
Pacific Coast, its white dome bob
bling garishly about on. the waves.
At the town Of San Carlos It was
unloaded and is being set up In the
town square where 1t will form the
nucleus of the San Carlos CIVIC CEN
ter. The structure was he Ohio
building at the Panama Exposition.
being wood and stucco replica Of the
capitol at Columbus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-04-18
SUBSCRIBED FUNDS 70 cAlsY


road building, he starts off on the
right road. The good roads issue
is national problem as we'll as q
state and county problem. Whatev.
er the federal government does in
this matter should be done on a ma
tional basis--upon plan nationally
conceived.
Every member of Congress knows
the good roads problem in his dis
trict or State, of course, but we want
to have him know it nationally.
"We have inaugurated this pho
tographic contest as a first step in
this direction and we believe that
with the assistance of all Americans
interested in the good roads prob
lem we can make it very import
ant step. An exhibit of photographs
picturing the good roads problem as
it exists in every section of the coun-
try will make most graphic and
forceful lesson.
photographs will be judged first
upon their merit in strikingiy en-
phasizing road conditions (good or
bad), second in their pictorial inter-
est, and third in their Photographic
excellence
. u i d.