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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
BOONE WANTS CROOK
Ed CREEK EXTENSION
Would Favor a Branch Starting a
Short Distance West Of
Webster City.

Boone News-Republican: The Iowa
City and Muscatine papers are sim
|ultaneously rejoicing over the new
Iowa City-Muscatine Interurban
Railroad All the cities along the
route are rejoicing over the advent
OF the new interurban. Everybody
seems pleased and none seem suspic-
ious that any city or town on the
route will get undue advantage over
the. other one on account of the in
terurban.
Iowa City and Muscatine are to be
congratulated over the completion of
the new interurban. Iowa City is
very fortunate in having two live
interurbans now Nothing helps a
small city more than an interurban
railroad. Boone has had experience.
The News-Republican cannot but
feel that Boone should somehow de-
rive some advantage out of the &C
QUESTION of the Crooked Creek rail-
road by the Boone Interurban. This
railroad lies in territory that is
naturally tributary to Boone. 1t is
said that a line is contemplated from
Webster City to Ames to connect
with the interurban. This would be
of some advantage to this city.
Boone, however, would much prefer
a branch starting at some point west
of Webster City and traversing the
rich and wealthy section in north
east Boone county and connecting
with the Boone line near Fraser.
The northeast corner of Boone coun-
ty has longed for an interurban for
many years. 1t is probably the rich
est section in the state without q,
railroad. This is explained by the
fact that it is a rolling territory.
The line of the Ridge" whose
grades We're such as to prohibit
steam railroads building, many
think, is why the Chicago, Milwau-1
kee & st. Paul railroad never went
north. That there are difficulties OF
for steam roads must be
admitted but the ihterurban railroad
has changed all this. Hills and dales
are nothing to the interurban.
Boone should be alive to what is
going on in this new deal. Boone
should help northeast Boone county
get an interurban. We are now
served by splendid facilities from
the northwest to the southeast OF
the county. The advantage of anoth-
er interurban. cutting from the
northeast corner to the southwest
corner of the county cannot be over
estimated. 81
Interurbans increase the value OF
city property. They increase the
value of farm land. They increase
the volume of business, both in the
city and on the farm. They are an
asset which should be assiduously
cultivated by all cities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
BOOSTER TRAIN
HAS WARM WELCOME
People Of Stratford Interested In
Organization is
Formed.

Stratford, March 25.-The good
roads bug and general spirit OF
community and country betterment
has stung the people Nof southwest
ern Hamilton county into the organ
ization of the town and country
club" at Stratford, the nucleus
around which conferred the greatest
demonstration that has greeted the
Iowa good roads educational special
train and turned out like Fourth of
July picnic. Stratford had threaten
ed to stop the train whether or no.
and the crowd of people at the de-
pot, headed byya band, could have
fulfilled the threat.
After Ralph, Bolton had delivered
his address on the bonding method
of financing roads in one of the lect-
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28

cheap, but extremely satisfactory.
Without being elaborate in the
least, the home on Edgewood farm
is beautiful. Native trees left in
the soil of the hill on which the
house is built form the setting, trees
hanking the house on either side
while Immediately in front is an
open space covered as is, the rest
with heavy growth of bluegrass.
The yard has been graded UP a
bit, and along the roadside is a bit
of a concrete curb, another unique
type of construction in rural Iowa.
This gives the whole place setting
something akin to a dwelling house
set amid the native trees of the for
est.
One of the interesting things
about the house is Mr.. Huddlestun's
den, where the array of horse pict-
ures reveals his love of the horse.
Here he not only has many treasur-
ed photographs of favorite horses OF
the days gone by, but also has many
likenesses of the horses of friends
which have also been his pets.
my first love was a horse said
Mr. Huddlestun to a gathering of
horsemen last winter, "and ] have
tried to be a friend to the horse ev-
er since. ! always enjoy the COM
pany and comradeship of good horse
men. There aren't any better people
on earth than those around Mexico,
Mo-, where the saddle horse industry
is chief in Importance. When a man
can say rightly that he understands
the horse, he is safe to be trusted
with anything"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
ASK PUBLIC TO
SAVE WASTE PAPER
Department Of Commerce Issues Bul.
letin- Paper Shortage Threat
ems America.

People OF Webster City are asked
to save every scrap of waste paper
and white rags, for the junk dealers
who bale the papers and rags and
take care Of the shipping from this
community. The paper situation is
a threatening one and will need the.
united care of every citizen in the
United States to avert shortage.
Tons of waste papers and old
newspapers are burned in this city
every week without a thought to
their possible continued usefulness,
but this care and thought must be
exercised and right away. Germany
has furnished large per cent OF
our paper making materials and
America has been prodigal with her
old papers and rags. An Iowa editor
was in the city tho other day who
had neglected to stock up on paper
in the past few months with con.
sequence that he is now not able to
buy print paper by the ton as he
formerly did.
Printers everywhere are now hav-
ing difficulty getting certain papers
for commercial and fine job work.
There are many lines entirely gone
from even wholesalers. The bulletin
as issued by the Department of Com
merce, Washington, D. c., is as fol-
lows:
The attention of the Department
of Commerce is called, by the presi-
dent Of large paper manufacturing
company, to the fact that there is a
serious shortage of raw material for
the manufacture of paper, including
rags and old papers. He urges that
the department should make 1T
known that the collecting and say
ing Of rags and old papers would
greatly better existing conditions for
American manufacturers.
Something like $4,000 tons or oil
ferent kinds of paper and paper
board are manufactured every day
in the United States and large pro-
portion of this, after it has served its
purpose, could be used over again in
some class of paper. A large part OF
lit. however, is either burned or 9TH
erwise wasted. This, of course, has
to be replaced by new materials. In
the early history of the paper indus
try publicity was given to the i'm
portance of saving rags. 1t is OF
scarcely less importance now. The
Department Of Commerce Is glad to
bring this matter to the attention Of
the public in the hope that practical
results may flow from it. A little
attention to the saving Of rags and
old papers will mean genuine relief
to our paper industry and a dimin-
fishing drain upon our sources Oh
supply for new materials.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
Baby Here From Alaska.

A baby from Panama, Alaska
Baby Joan Rice-is registered with
the committee on Better Baby Week
for examination in this city. Baby
Joan Rice is the little daughter OF
Mrs. Edna Doak-Rice, a former Web
ster city girl who is here visiting the
Leonard N. Mason family east of the
city.
Those desiring babies examined
should not defer telephoning the
committee, as the list will be closed
when thirty five babies are register
ed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
Terrible Roads.

The country roads are many OF
them in the worst condition they
have seen for years. Most of the
rural mail carriers have abandoned
cars and horse carts and are deliv-
ering mail on horseback. The Waek
funeral procession yesterday was
three hours and a half coming to
town from a distance of four miles
south of this city. Several break
downs occurred enroute, one team
breaking entirely away from the We.
hicle. they were drawing, the wheels
being so heavily covered with mud
The best argument for graveled
roads possible is a birdseye view over
the county just now when the few
short stretches of grayeled roads
show up to so good an advantage.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
For District Delegates to National
Convention rs

For District Delegates to National
Convention
Vote for tWo)
JOHN IIAMMILL
Of Britt, Hancock County
ROBERT 'HEALY
of Fort Dodge, Webster County
PAUL E. STILLMAN
of jefferson, Greene County
For Alternate delegates ut Large to
National Convention
(Vote for FOUR -
JOHN H. DARRAH
of Charlton, Lucas County
j, A. DEWITT s
OF OsNaloosa, Mahaska County
J. u. SANM1S
of LeMars, Plymouth County
L. B. WHITNEY
of DEBORAH, Winiieshiek County
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
Real Estate Transfers.

Harry H. Carson and VT to v. H.
Werheim ct al-wd-east one-half
nw-sw nw-sw ne-se ne-n one
half Sc 34-SS-25 and west 90 acres
sw NV and part NV NV south Of r.
R. ,s21.OO.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
Fer Alternate District Delegates to
National Convention
(Vote for twO)
S. G. sGOLDT1WAITE
of Boone, Boone County
DWIGHT G. MCCARTHY 4
of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County
Number Of Delegates to the Republican
+ County Convention. as follows:

COUnty convention, as lOllOWSs
Three-First Ward, Webster City
Ward. Webster City
Six-Third Ward, Webster City
Seven-Fourth Ward, Webster City
One-Fifth Ward, Webster City
One-Fremont Township
neutrality-suspicious. Township
Two-Cass Township
Two-Freedom Township
Three-Clear Lake Township
Three Hamilton Township
Three-Webster Township
Four Marion Township
Two Ellsworth Township
Two-Scott Township
Two-Rose Grove Township
Two-Liberty Township
Four Lyon Township
Township
Three harrisburg Township
Township
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
Number Of Delegates to the Democratic
County Convention, as follows:

| :
Three-First Ward, Webster City
Three Second Ward, Webster City
Three Third Ward, Webster City
Four-Fourth Ward, Webster City
Two-Fifth Ward, Webster City
Two-Fremont Township
observation-disclosures Township
Two-Cass Township
Two Freedom Township
Four-Clear Lake Township
Two-Hamilton Township
Webster Township
Five-Marion Township
Two-Ellsworth Township
One-Scott Township
Tw0-Rose Grove Township
Tw0-Liberty Township
Six-Lyon Township
Two-Lincoln Township
fredericksburg Township
Four-Williams Township
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28

Finest watches and clocks. at
Teed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28

milton county, iowa, Oh MOn11y, Apl
polls will be open from seven O'cl0cl
o of each office to be filled, the nam
delegates from each precinct Of TIL
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Eer President Of the United States
WOODROW WILSON
" of Princeton, N. ].
For Vice President of the Unified State
Vote for one)
ELLIOTT w. MAJOR
Of Bowling Green, Mo.
For Party National Committeeman
Vote for One)
WILBUR w. MARSH
of Waterloo, Black Hawk County
tDW AID VI. DUNN
of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County
For Delegates at Large National
Il Convention e
Vote for FOUR
e. T. MEREDITH
a. of Des Moines, Polk County
q A NEVER
of Calmar, WMneshiek County
GEORGE STIVERS
of Burlington, Des Moines County
o. P. MEYERS
of Newton, Jasper County
FRANK r. WILSON
of Sioux City, Woodbury. County
MAURICE CONNOLLY
of Dubuque, Dubuque County
D. w. HAMILTON
of Sigourney, Keokuk County
J.J. HUGHES
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County
For District Delegates to National
Convention
Vote for two)
". !. bft a, q
OF EtnmetsDurg, Faio Alto county
JOHN s. BUTTNER
OF Rockweli CITY, Caihouh county
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28

The J. e. Burnsted home on Bank
street is placarded for the measles
a child in the family having the
malady.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
III HAMILTON

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-28
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES
For President of the United States
ALBERT B.. CUMMINS
of Des Moines, Iowa

For Party National Committeeman
Vote for one)
JOHN T.. ADAMS
of Dubuque, Dubuque County
JOHN OLSON
of Forest City, Winnebago County
For Delegates at Large National
Convention
Vote for FOUR
LUTHER "A. BREWER
of Cedar Rapids, Linn County
--A HOWARD j. CLARK
of Des Moines. Polk County
GEORGE w. FRENCH
of Davenport, Scott County
WIN. S. KENYON
of Fort Dodge, Webster County
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
GAINED FAME AS PUGILIST
John Broughton, English Fighter, Only
Man Credited With Having Won
Two Priced Distinctions.

John BrOughton, alone among Eng
fish professional pugilistS. can claim
the double distinction of an Abbey flu
neral and having had dedicated TO him
u poem by the poet laureate. 1t was
In 1744 that Paul Whitehead published
his "Gymnusiu" or Boxing Match"
which he Inscribed, ITO the most puts
SAINT and inyincible Mr.. John Brough-
ton" AS early us 1870 Broughton had
achieved athletic distinction as the
winner of Doggett's Coat and Badge.
The science of boxing owes much to
Broughton. "He promulgated code
for the guidance of the combatants and
the satisfaction of the judges" writes
Mr.. Guy NickalS. Ills new rules were
agreed upon by pugilists and approved
OF by the gentlemen on August IS, 1743.
and lasted in perfect integrity until
1888, period Of nearly 100 years. He
Introduced science and humanity into
what was up till then barbarocs
sport, by net only inventing defensive
guards. but also preventing Il man
being hit when he was down. He also
introduced gloves or mufilers for CON
Quoting mock combats or sparring
matches" Broughton's patron was
the duke of Cumberland, who made him
Il yeoman of the guard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
PERSONAL.

Abbott Richmond, who is employed
in Greenfield, was III town Sunday.
Mrs. Luman Weeks began a month s
vacation yesterday from her work in
j. f. Mann s store.
Miss Dorothy Pratt returned yester-
day after visiting Miss Julia Simonds
at Spofford lake week.
Mrs. A. D. Thompson and little son
went Saturday to South Londonderry
to spend Sunday with Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred s. Thompson
and daughters, who were at Old
Orchard, Me-, two weeks, returned home
yesterday.
Mrs. George Prouty and daughter,
Mrs. Hugo Kahl, will return tomorrow
to Pittsburg, Pa, after spending three
weeks in town.
Miss Flossie Ober returned to her
work in J. f. Mann 5 drygoods store
yesterday, after a vacation of three
weeks, part of which she spent at Lake
Raponda, Wilmington.
f. Kinson Doak returned this morn
ing from Halifax, where he had been
at Maplehurst Lodge a week with his
mother, Mrs. Grace X. Doak. He will
stay at f. ii. Putnam s until his mother
returns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
oUEEREsT COIN ON EARTH.
Horseshoe Shaped and Used by Natives
OF West Africa.

Among the strangest coins in the
world are those used i'll certain out-of-
theway towns and villages in south
west Nigeria, on the west coast of At
rica, ana called 'manillas. In shape
they resemble horseshoe with the two
eXtremities fattened out like a camel S
foot Being made of solid copper,
three-eighths of an inch thick. they
weigh over eight ounces each. In
face value seven of these queer
coins are equivalent to - cents, so
that one dollar S worth would be an
intentionally heavy load.
Not only are these manillas' used
among tn natives. but white traders
accept them as legal tender for goods
sold at the various stores At one time
this strangely shaped money had quite
large circulation in certain parts of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
PROPER DIVISION OF TIME
Sleep and Work and Pleasure Should
All Be Given Their Proper
tons i'm Order.

Generally speaking, a man sixty
years old has slept twenty years,
played twenty years and worked
twenty years. That is to say, he has
divided each day of his life as follows:
Eight hours for sleep, eight hours
for plea re and recreation and eight
hours for work
OF course, there are exceptions to
this rule, but the man who violate
this division of his day for any con-
siderable length of time IN the end
likely will pay the piper. If he sleeps
too much, he's a dope. If he plays
too much, he vegetables and disquali-
fies himself for work. II he works
too much he breaks down.
Only a third of ones life seems a
small proportion to devote to work.
1t would seem that a man could not
accomplish much who devotes two
thirds of his life to sleep and recrea-
ton, and some men do not accom-
plish much, but that is because they
do not make the most of their work
ing hours.
The secret of successful accomplish
ment in the days work-the secret of
success in your lifes work, lies in in
dustry While you are working, work
Boston Post
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
A Cancellation.

A telegraph clerk in an outlying dis
trict of the Sudan found the desolatior
getting the better of his nerves and
telegraphed to headquarters: Cant
stay here; am in danger of life: sur.
rounded by lions, elephants and
wolves"
The hard-hearted clerk at headquar.
tiers wired back: There are no
wolves in the Sudan"
The next day the desolate one re-
piled: Referring to my wire of the
10th, cancel wolves"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
GROWTH Of RURAL
FREE DELIVERY
Great improvements and Ex-
tensions Made in
the Service
OVER $4,000 ROUTES
NOW IN OPERATION
Number of Families Added to List of
Patrons in Past Three Years 658, 900
tinued.

On the 18th of October, 1900 there
died in the city of Lexington man
who had made his mark in public life
and left the impress of his personality
upon the records of his time. William
l.. Wilson was the idol of his party in
West Virginia and "A great and com
manding figure in the arena of national
life. The people of his district de-
lighted to do him honor, as successive
elections to congress testified, and
President Cleveland rewarded the
splendid fight he made for tariff re-
form by a seat i'll his cabinet, the posi-
tiOn of postmaster general.
When the body Of this distinguished
man was laid TO rest at his home in
Charles Town, exPresident Cleveland
paid him the distinguished honor of
attending in person the funeral cere-
monies at his grave. At the close OF
most touching and impressive ad-
dress by the pastor, who dwelt upon
his many engaging personal qualities
his public and private virtue, the tears
coursed down the cheeks of Mr.. Cleve
land, deep and silent tribute to the
man he loved and whose loss he 50
greatly deplored.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08

roads and maintains them by official in
terest and concern; it has attracted the
attention of the various states to this
question and obtained results; it has
made farm lands more valuable and
contributed to increased productions it
has abridged time by rapid eommuni-
cation; frightened all environment, and
made ordinary dull routine interesting
and attractive; it has lessened toll by
the instructive suggestions which gov
eminent experiment and inquiry affords
and has made the home a center Of in
1uence and crowns domestic life with
all that makes for peace and content
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08

ADVERTISE IN THE REFORMER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08

the coast, but its use Is now restrict
ed to a few bush towns and one or two
II the smaller scaboard places, in
Guiding Bonny, Brass and Akassa.
" ManIIlas are very difficult to oh
tain, and curio collectors value them
not solely by reason of their scarcity,
but because of the novel serviette rings
they make when silver plated.-Wide
World Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
Steps to Extend Service.

This administration has recognized
the value of the postal service to the
people to 4 greater extent within the
past three years than for any similar
period during the last decade. Mail
facilities have been established and
extended on mail routes in more than
ten thousand localities, giving service
to approximately 100000 patrons
heretofore denied this benefit Six
hundred and ffty-eight thousand fam
lies were added to the list from April,
1913, to April, 1916. The elimination
of useless and wasteful methods have
made it possible to do this and also
paw out $I,000000 more to employees
at an actual increased cost of less than
81 100000 yearly.
1t has been the policy and the pur
pose of this administration to make Of
the rural delivery and its partner il
public benefit, the parcels post, all that
its most sanguine projectors hoped to
accomplish The postmaster general
is deeply interested in both, and has
used to the utmost the great powers of
his office and his personal influence as
well to promote in every possible way
these two great factors in our national
life. As important postal centers pro
vide an easy market for the products
of the farm and the rate of postage is
reduced by the extension of local zones
motor delivery was established. where
hV exchange was stimulated between
producer and consumer. and both alike
benefited. Delivery zones from these
important centerS will be, aad have
been, doubled; still others established,
and the families tributary to these
ccnters thus enabled to take full adj
vantages of this enlarged opportunity
to market the products of their indus
try to the best advantage.
The administration expects to greatly
widen and still further improve this
public benefit and advantage until all
sections and all localities where rural
service can be made operative shall
! have these cOnVeniences afforded them
| and have them generously maintained
| Petitions for service are no longer nee
! essary. The recommendations Of the
postmaster brings an Inspector who
! goes over the ground, and if service
/ can be made at all effective, it will al
once be given.
What 1t Has Accomplished.
The rural delivery is indeed a boon
to the country. Its measureless advan
tages can not be estimated nor need
the cost of maintenance be considered
for it has broadened the field Of indus
trial opportunity, touched as if witt
magic power the possibilities of human
endeavor, and transformed conditions
to degree almost marvellous. 1t Ia,
brought the printed page, the grea
educator of civilization. daily to tn
home; has brought special delivery al
most to the door; has secured GOO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
DEATHS.

n Putney, Aug. 6, Edward r. An
drews. So.
In Brattleboro, Aug I, Col. Kittredge
Haskins, 50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08

Field Marshal Won Haeeler, adviser to
German Crown Prince in the Nerdun cam
paign, is more than 81 years old. and now
is serving in his fourth great war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-08
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Aug. I. by Carl s.
Hopkins, Esq. William John McMul-
ZEN and Miss Viola Pearl Curtis, both
# Westtield. Mass.