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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON.
A. A. Moore Represents MarshaIltown
Club at Commerce MEETING.

A. a. Moore returned home this
morning from Washington D. G..
where he went as national councillor
of the Marshalltown Club to a meeting
OF the United States Chamber of
Commerce. of which the club isN d
member Each organization In the
United States which holds member
ship in the national chamber is repre-
sented by national councillor. Mr..
Moore was appointed some time ago,
and as the club hasjust recently affin-
ated itself with the national chamber,
ne still holds that office.
Plans for meeting the threatened
railway strike were discussed at the
meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21

That's what they say the very first
time they use "GETS-IT". It's because
"GETS-IT" is 80 simple and easy to use
put it on in a few seconds-because
there is no work or corn -fooling to do,
10 pain that shoots up to your heart.
1t gets your corns off your mind. All
the time it's working-and then, that
little old corn peels right off, leaves the
clean, corn-free skin underneath-and
your corn is gone! No wonder mil
lions prefer "GETS-JT". Try it to-
night.
"GETS-IT" is sold and recommend
ed by druggists everywhere, 25c bot
tie. or sent on receipt Of price by E.
Lawrence & Co. Chicago, Ill.
Soid in Marshalltnwn and reeo,,, .
mended as the worlds best corn rem
edy by Mcbride & viii, A. r. Elder,
Henry Mayer, CD Reliable 3. i,
Morgan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
SAMPLE DRESS SALE
Fifty More Sample Dresses Sent to
Benedict & BrintnalI For Quick Clos
ins-SaIe Starts Wednesday Morning
at O'ciock-See Window Display
This Evening.

This mornings express brought us a
splendid assortment of fifty sample
dresses wiki instructions from The
manufacturer to close quickly. The as
sortment comprises both wool ana siA
in the latest designs. A portion "t
these dresses viii be on display IN on:
west winzsow this evening and the en-
tire lot will 90 on sale Wednesday
morning at O'clock.
Be sure TO take advantage Of TINS
specia. opportunity. Headquarters Tor
satisfaction. Benedict & BrintnaI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
In the Police Court.

Henry Molloy, farmer living in
Timber Creek township, was arrested
this morning by Constable Collins
charged with refusing to furnish sup
port Tor his wife and infant child Mrs.
Blanche Molloy, his wife. filed the in
formation in Justice Peek's court Mol
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
WIND UP BRIDGE WORK.
Contractors Crews to Finish Presen,
Jobs and STOP For Winter.

The county bridge building work
Under contract to three bridge build
ing contractors viii be stopped in a
week or ten days. County Enginee,
Hickok has instructed the contractors
to finish the bridge jobs on which con-
crete is being placed, but to begin M
rev concrete work. Concrete that is
being poured now is made of heated
materials and is being covered to pre-
Vent freezing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
New Swimming Club Members.

Seven new members We're taken into
the Y. Nj. &. A swimming club Monday
night at the regular monthly business
meeting of the club. The new mem
bers were Richard Farmer. James Will
liams. James McDermott, William Vo-
koun. Clair Wildman, Edwin S. Ketch-
om. Jr. and Charles Roupe. The club
now numbers over thirty members, and
the boys decided at the meeting last
night 10 get behind the bible study pro-
gram for this winter and all join the
classes.
A picnic supper was served at the
close OF the program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish TO thank opr friends and
neighbors for tf~ Kindness 70 us during
ur mothers illness and ather death.
Lee Atkinson, Mrs. Lee Nichless, Mrs.
Ida Jones
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
In the Di.trictcourt.

The testimony was~completed early
Monday afternoon in the trial OF the
caso of Mary Wensei administrator
vs. the c. NJ GsSt. p. when the at
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
DOCS TRACE SCENT or ME:i WHO
BROKE INTO TWO FESi-
DENcES EARLY TO-DAY.
TAKE SMALL AMOUNT OF
MONEY IN BOTH HOUSES
Ten Dollars Secured in c. n. {. Board
man Home and S1.40 in J. /. Viii
Hams Rcsidence-ln Indications Are
That Same Msn Entered so.h Places
Police Find Missing Automobile.

Burglars who entered the hor2es of
&C., H. E. Board-nan ard ]. l. Williams
curing the night Monday made haul
oS approximately S11.so, as far as can
ne asCcctayned today. Bloodhounds,
put on the trail by the police this
morning. worked in such a manner as
10 indicate that the same man or men
eatered both the Williams and Board
'aan houses.
AT the Boardman home. 4o5 East
Main street Mr.. Boardman heard some
ore moving around about 2:30 this
morning. and got up and turned on a
lisht. Hearing no more noise. he con-
GUIDED il must he one OF the family.
ard thought nothing more Of il, The
maid also heard a noise. and turning
On her light, saw some one going down
s;airs. AS she TOO. presumed il 10 be
some one Of the family, she did not
give the matter much thought.
This morning several pocketoooks
i.Sre found scattered about down
stairs, and SIC was missing from one
Cf them. The dining room window
las also open.
No. Heard at Williams Home.
At the Williams home the !nsruderS
:. ere not frightened away, and took
their fSme. bat do not secure as much
loot. When Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
came dow, stairs this morning they
found bureau drawers turned upside
down. the contents overturned burned
matches all over the floor and signs
u a f2asty lunch in The kitchen. Forty
cents u Mrs Williams pockethook
ssas taken. and 81 iron, pastehcard
&ark issued by the schools was also
\ few bananas had also been
taken. and several apples sampled
neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Williams heard
anything during the night The
kitchen window was open
Bloodhounds were placed on the
trail this morning, and followed it
without hesitation across The creek
md east on Arson street. Another
pair % hounds were taken TO the
Ioardnan house, they picked up the
scent, went directly over 70 the
Williams home. land then along the
same trail the others had followed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-21
"0nIy Gets It for
Me After This y
It Gets" Every Corn Every Time
Painless. Nothinn More Simple.

| III tell you what I've quit using toe
eating salves for corns. I've quit max
! ing package out of my toes with ban
dages and contraptions-quit digging
with knives and scissors. Give me
| 'GETS-IT' every time!"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
EXPENSIVE FIRE
On THE NORTH SIDE
House Owned by Mrs. T. F. Hook,
Together With its Contents,
Badly Damaged.

Saturday a. m. the fire depart
ment was called out by fire in the
house owned by Mrs. T.. f. Hook on
the north side, at the corner of Des
Moines and Stockdale streets, and
occupied by w. E. Hawley, manager
|of the Central Heating Company.
The fire caught in the roof, probably
from the chimney When the de-
partment arrived upon the scene the
fire had made little headway and
would have been easily controlled
but for the fact that the hydrant at
that corner was frozen. The hose
was attached to the hydrant on Will
son avenue, block away, but before
water could be thrown the flames
had gained considerable headway.
and much of the roof upon the main
part of the house was in flames. A
second hose was attached to the hy-
drant on Prospect street and soon af-
ter two streams OF water had been
playing upon the fire it was subdued.
Much of the furniture was carried
out and was of course more or less
damaged. The water did much dam
age also to the plastering and inter-
ior of the house. The house was
built about forty years ago by R. X.
Eastman and was later re-modeled
by ]. w. Arlington, and was one of
the finest in that part of the city.
Mrs. Hook, owner of the property,
has been living in Canada a number
of years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Attend Church in a Body.

The newly reorganized Methodist
Epworth League met in regular ses-
sion before church Sunday evening
and enjoyed an interesting lesson
given by the new president, Ray
Baird. At the close Of the meeting
the members marched into the audi
torium in a body for the church SER
vice singing Onward Christian
Soldiers" as they went. They occu-
pied the first four or five rows OF
seats in the center aisle and the pres
ident, four vice presidents, secretary,
treasurer and organist were formal
ly installed in Office by Rev. Kamp-
hoefner, who read aloud the du-
ties that will be theirs. The even
ing service was practically devoted
to the league and the pastor extend
ed hearty invitation to all young
people of the church to join the or
ganiZation. . a
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

Itime) when she will go inland say to
the person phoning, overtime" The
device may be arranged for booth
work or for heavy toll users in their
homes or offices, with proper printed
notice on glass that it will light a
lamp in front Of the patron, or give
the subscriber a(buzz in the ear or
any one of a dozen different signals
to advise him that his time is up.
This is the sixth or seventh in
vention patented in the past few
years by Mr. Martin practically all
Inventions having been along the
line of telephone improvement.
This invention will probably be
pu released by some concern for ex-.
elusive manufast'ire and will not be
manufactured in conjunction with
the telephone meter factory in Des
Moines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
{. 4. MARTIN GETS
ANOTHER patent
A Telephone Switchboard Device
Patent was Applied for Two
Years Ago.

E. Fl. Martin this morning receiv-
ed granted patents on telephone
switchboard device dated March Z,
1916. The device is not yet named,
but Mr.. Martin has been perfecting
it for several years. The patent was
applied for Jan. 26, 1914.
The invention is device for long
distance telephoning, which is as
sociated with each subscribers cord
circuit for automatically calling the
attention of the subscriber and the
operator to the fact that their time
is up and that they are talking over
time.
The mechanism works as follows
When the long distance operator
sees that the conversation has start
ed she pushes a button and pays no
further attention to the conversa-
tion until small lamp in that par
ticular cord circuit lights at three
minutes Cor any predetermined
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
|MR. AND MRS. P.
". lee ENTERTAIN
The Occasion Being the Thirty
Third Anniversary Of Their
Marriage.

Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Lee entertain
ed Saturday evening, March 11th, at
$3.50 O'Clock dinner at their home on
Elm street, in honor of two import
ant occasions--thei .thirty-third
wedding anniversary and the hosts
birthday. Their guests were all men
who have been associated with Mr..
Lee from year to year in real estate
transactions. These, together with
their wives, made up company of
about thirty, who were seated at
two tables decorated with St. Pat
rick greens and emblems. Follow
ing the repast the evening was de-
voted pleasantly to conversation.
Other men who have also been as
sociated with Mr.. Lee and who were
unable to be present Saturday even
ing were: d. C. Chase and j. R. c..
Hunter of this city; c. c. Sampson of
st. Paul; Sandy Mcdonald, Blue
Earth, Mimi; Judge Lee of Ames;
C. C. Lucas and F. L. Bush of Ka-
nawha, and James Miracle of Dupre,
S. D.
B. H. Eyler of Clarion was the
only out of town guest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Nineteenth Anniversary.

The nineteenth anniversary of
the local order of Royal Neighbors
of America will be observed Wednes-
day, March 18TH The regular bust
ness session of the lodge will be held
at 2:s0 in the afternoon in Elmo
hall and good attendance is desir-
ed. At $50 the members and their
families will enjoy picnic supper.
each lady bringing well filled bas-
ket of good things to eat and a dish
towel Coffee and cream and sugar.
as well as dishes and silverware, will
be provided at the nall. In the ev-
ening the members and their friends
will enjoy social dance, good music
being promised for that event. This
will be the only notice given, so the
members will govern themselves ac-
cordingly. For further information
apply to the recorder of the lodge
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
BRINGS HONOR TO
WEBSTER CITY
Miss Louise Swanson Wins First
Place in Dramatic Glass at
Declanlatory Contest in
u Relmoni.
MEETS KEEN COMPETITION.
Six Contestants in Her Class-Now
in Line for Northwest Dis
trict Contest.
MEETS KEEN COMPETITION.


Miss Louise Swanson, a senior in
the Webster City high school this
year, Friday night won first place
in the dramatic class of the sub-dis-
trict declamatory contest at Bel
mond. There were six contestants in
her class and keen competition. This
is the second time Miss Swanson has
won first place in declamatory con-
tests-the first in the home contest
and the second at Belmond. The win
ming of these two firsts entities her
to entry in the Northwest District
contest which, will occur at Emmets-r
burg, Friday evening, March Gath.
The winners in this latter meet will
represent their different high
schools in the state contest to be
held later.
The other winners in the contest
at Belmond, in a program of four
teen numbers, We're: Oratorical
Claude Hakes OF Manson; humorous
Miss Laura Mitchell of Corwith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
WEBSTER CITY MAN
NOW IN Mexico.
Went With the First Troop Of Reg
ulars Ordered Out of Ell
Paso, Texas.

Chas. Mccarthy, formerly employ
ed as clerk in the Selz Shoe store,
is the only Webster City man at
present right on the spot in the
Mexican embrolio, having gone with
the first troop of regulars ordered
down into Mexico from Ell Paso,
Texas, in pursuit of Villa and his
bandits. Mr.. Mccarthy was men,
Der of Company C in this city, and
was employed in the shoe store for
about year. Some time last sum-
mer he went to Omaha where he
Joined the regulars, going directly
to Ell Paso from there. He was in
Webster City on furlough last fall
and returning to Ell Paso, has been
with his company preparing for the
-foreseen trouble with Mexico.
Adviees received by friends in this
city about ten days ago stated that
he was about to go over the border
and since that time the order has
come.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
SACRED CONCERT
At BAPTIST ! CHURCH
Edifce is Crowded to the Doors
Selections by Band are Much
Appreciated.

The Baptist church was crowded
to the doors Sunday afternoon long
before the hour Of 3 o'clock, the an
nounced time for the beginning OF
the sacred concert under the aus
pices of the Juniors of the city. Ev-
cry Sunday afternoon for several
months children have been meeting
at this hour at the Baptist church,
under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Steep, for an hour Of song
and descriptive Bible study.
Sunday the Commercial League
band kindly responded to the invi-
tation to give sacred concert at
the church and Prof. Beebe, leader
of the band, came over from Iowa
Falls to assist in the program.
The concert opened with amer
lea" by the band, in which the audi
ence Joined heartily in the singing.
AS the first strains of the patriotic
selection were sounded, two boy
scouts marched down to each side Of
the rostrum on which were seated
the youngest members of the Junior
class, and waved large flags as the
song was given. After this number,
Rev. c. V. Pence offered prayer.
The other selections given by the
band were heartily appreciated by
the audience. Miss Ella Graffunder
assisted in the program with three
solos and during the singing of the
last, George c. Staples drew as she
sang-"The Church in the Wild
wood" This number was especially
appealing to the audience.
A vocal solo, "Sweeter Every Mo-
ment," was very we'll given by Mas
ter james White, while two other
solos augmented the pleasure of the
afternoon Prof. Beebe rendered an
effective clarinet solo, with Mrs. w.
H. Cook at the piano, and the cornet
solo by Merlyn Best was also heart
lily encored by his hearers.
Rev. j. o. Staples and Mr.. Steep
each gave few remarks explana-
tory of the work of the Juniors on
and the entire program was
greatly enjoyed by those who were
fortunate enough to obtain seats in
the church.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Benefit Makes Good Sum.

The high school benefit program
at the Orpheum Friday night, which
was backed by the freshman class
for the benefit of the high school ath-
letic fund, netted them about $52
Other methods of making money will
probably be used in turn by the up
per classes of the high school.
A young business man of the city,
who desires his name withheld, sof-
fered beautiful little gold pin to
the freshman girl who could sell the
largest number of tickets. Miss Al
lene, Perry won the pin, having sold
go tickets.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
COUNTRY SCHOOL =
CREATES MERR|MEh1
The Reorganized Methodist Epworth
League Enjoys a Big
Time.

Some seventy young people thor
oughIy enjoyed themselves Saturday
evening at the Methodist Epworth
League social held in the church
basement. The guests were request
ed to come attired in ''kid" clothes,
as the affair was country school, y
That these grown-ups had not for
gotten their childhood days was evil
dent, not only by their appearance
but by their actions-throwing paper
wads, drawing chalk pictures of
teacher" on the black board, yell
ling teacher" etc. Pieces were
spoken, songs sung by different men,
bers of the school," and the teach
ers, Mrs. Elsie Newell and Miss
Grace Bidlack, were taxed to their
utmost in keeping order. Mrs. j.
c.. Colburn, a member of the board
of education" was caller at school
and expressed herself quite freely on
the seemingly loose rein the teach
ers held upon the pupils-much to
the CONSERVATION of the latter indi-
viduals. AS the day was Friday
the last day Of school-it was duly
celebrated by spelling down"-and
those who participated would win
the prize in a short course spelling
match without half trying! At the
close of school slips Of paper were
passed and partners matched for the
lunch which was served--the boys
having a state and the girls the cap
ital city.
The entertainment was given in
honor of Miss Joy Smith Of Fort
Dodge, the Methodist deaconess who
has created much enthusiasm among
the young people of this church dur
ing her weeks work among them.
Miss Smith returned to Fort Dodge
this morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
COMING With THE
DAIRY TRAIN
Cow That Produced 4,S42.8 Quarts
Of Milk in 3ss Days, an Az
erage Of 14.5 Per
Day.
IS A REMARKABLE ANIMAL
Owners Value Her at $3,000-Pro.
II duced 574 Pounds Butter
Fat ii 33s Days.

One of the real attractions on the
dairy train operated over the Illi-
nois Central Railroad by the Iowa
State Dairy Association and which
will visit this city tomorrow, is the
exhibit OF the seyen-year-old Jersey
COW, Counts Miss Marigold, 250951.
This COW has not yet finished her
yearly record. But in 333 days, un-
der average farm conditions and
with only ordinary care, she has CIV
en- 1856 pounds of milk, which is
the equivalent practically of 4,S42.S
quarts. Her average butter-fat test
was 5.92 per cent. In the 333 days
she has produced STA pounds of but
ter-fat and made CTS pounds of but
ter.
At S0c per pound the butter-fat
income Of this COW for the 333 days
would have been $172.50. Her milk,
however, was sold at 10c quart,
so that she really produced $4s4.2S
in gross revenue.
During this time she has eaten 81
O10 pounds of corn, silage worth
$10.02; 1880 pounds of alfalfa hay
worth $11.4S; 99s pounds OF hom-
my feed worth 5000; CSC pounds
OF bran worth $7.54; 700 pounds Of
Schumacher feed worth $S.5S; 332
pounds OF Gluten meal worth $4.73;
$50 pounds OF ground oats worth
$5.25; and 104 pounds of oil meal
worth $2.0S. Besides she was on
pasture part of the time for six
months, which, at 81 a month, would
make. the total cost of the feed con-
sumed $66.67.
She produced net profit from
standpoint simply of the sale Of but
ter-fat at 30c pound of $105.S3.
Figuring her milk selling at 10c a
quart, she produced a net profit of
$41761. The care. making butter
or delivering the milk is not figured.
In addition to this, her calf, a
bull, sold for $3.50 when six months
old. This COW is owned by the Wat
erloo Jersey Farm. The account
given OF this COW is especially inter-
esting as showing to the farmers
what really good Jersey COW will
do if given half a chance. Note that
her average butter-fat test for the
year is nearly 6 per cent as compared
with the test of 800 to 3.5 the farm
er's herd usually averages.
An. interesting thing about this
COW is her great size and evident
strength and power as a producer of
milk and cream. as we'll as the re-
finement which always makes a Jer-
sey COW appeal to you.
Her years Official test work will
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Out of Quarantine.

H. Reisner, one of the engineers
at the city electric light and power
plant, who has been under quaran-
tine for diphtheria in the office of
the plant for the past ten days, was
released Sunday entirely recover
ed from the disease.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

not be completed until March 9th.
This COW is not for sale, but is VAL
ued by her owners at $4,000. She is
insured against death from any
cause, including, sickness or acci-
dent, for what might seem like a
large sum.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
THE WINNERS IN
ELkS TOURNAMENT Nj N.
Bowlers Contest Comes to an End
State Organization Is
Effected. .....

The winners in the two days Elks
bowling tournament which ended
Friday afternoon, together with
the prizes, are as follows: Sterling,
Webster City, cup by Teed & Teed !;
Cassidy, Ft. Dodge, skates by Brown
& Brown; Pote, Webster City, gloves,
Oppenheimer & Bermann; Lorenz,
Dubuque, thermosby, Channer drug
store; Roy Nelson,' Boone, icy-hot
bottle by Buster Brown drug store.
In the five men events the scores
were as follows:
|Old Timers-Webster City. 1854
Dubuque\ No. 1 .............2 ..2575
w. T. r. E. Webster City. 1861
The winners of the doubles are as
Channer & Wilson-W. c ..1O6G
Tang & Rankin-Ft. Dodge. .1047
Pote & Malcolm-W. c.. .1O46
Sterling & King-W. c.. .1045
Reynolds & Strotz, Des Moines. 1888
Bunggeman & Cassidy-Fort
Dodse -. lo5o
Pyle & Phillips-W. c.. ...... 999I
In the special high Jingle game
the winners, together with their
prizes, are: .s.- S..
Channer-244-bowling bag, by
B. B. Col. Company.
Dunkle-230-shoe Hanrahan &
C'Connor. -
Phillips-229-shirt, Chas T.
Smith & Son.
sterling-227-razor, A. F. Muel-
ler
Singles.
1-Pote-590.
2 Sterling $50.
3 Tang 577-Ft. Dodge.
-Lineham- m-572-Dubuque
5--Dunkle-571.
Observation-Disclosures.
55-Dubuque
S-Lungwitz-5 53-Dubuque.
unggeman-552-Ft. Dodge.
l0-R. Nelson-545-Boone.
11-Cassidy-537-Fort Dodge.
2-Mensteat-537
13-Wilson-534. r
/ l4-Carswell-53
A permanent organization was ef-
fected Friday afternoon between
the hours of two and three o'clock
and called the Iowa Elks Bowling
Association. Officers were elected as
follows:
N. M. O'Connor, OF this city, pres
dent; Mayor John F.. Ford, of Fort
Dodge, vice president: John Kopp of
Dubuque, secretary; X. M. McDon-
I'D of Des Moines, treasurer; B. A.
Webster City; George Strotz,
Des Moines; R. c. kegley, Boone;
Guy Rankin, Fort Dodge; Phil Ter
les, Dubuqde; board of directors.
1t was voted to hold the 1917
Meeting at Dubuque.