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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
West independence Notes.

Ed Olmstead of Webster City
shelled corn in this vicinity the last
of the week.
Chas. Gerber and wife of Webster
City visited at the w. D. Chalfant
home Sunday.
Ed Brewer recently purchased a
new Buick automobile.
E. D. Busing and family visited
Sunday at the H. R. Busing home.
The road from the Ruppel farm to
the Carpenter farm, three miles
west, upon which grading has been
done the past week, is about half
completed.
The tilers have started work again
on the Lehman ditch and they are
now across the north and south road
and on the Fred Bauer farm.
June 81.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
South and Central American Diplo-
mats Want Carranza to
Act at Once in This
Matter.

Washington, June 27.-President
Wilson's patience in awaiting the
release of the American soldiers TAX
en- prisoners at the Carrizal fight is
limited to hours, not days, and if a.
reply is not received from Carranza
by tomorrow night something will
be done.
Diplomats from South and Central
America have telegraphed Carranza
advising him to release the Ameri
can prisoners held by him.
One plan favored is for an expe-
dition to forcibly rescue them.
Mexican troops continue to be
rushed to the border and Funston is
disposing of his forces to repell an
attack.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
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, PERSONAL BRIEFS.
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Mrs. C. M. Powers of harrisburg
visited at the home of her son,
Francis Powers, in this city yester-
day. Miss Marjorie Powers is also
here for several days visit at her
brothers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Bryan Of
Iowa Falls spent yesterday here on
business.
Harry Bishop of Akron, COL,
has Joined his wife in this city in
visit at the H. A. Eames home.
Miss Genevieve Brown of Des
Moines, former Webster City girl
who has been teaching for the past
year in Pocahontas. is in the city
for a visit with friends, and while
here is a house guest at the G. T.
lChamberlin home.
Mrs. G. A. Guyer and son Rey-
nolds of Minneapolis, former resi-
dents of this city are expected to
arrive here tomorrow to attend the
reception at Wilson's hall in hon
or of Walter Wilson and bride, who
are returning from their wedding
trip. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are ex-
pected to arrive home from the yell
lowstone Park today or tomorrow.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson left
this morning for Mason City where
she will attend the nuptials of Miss
Beulah Shipley of that ycity and Mr..
Lester Armstrong of Ames which
will occur this afternoon at 5 o.
clock at the w. V. Shipley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Kane and
the latter's father, F. T. Pettygrove.
motored to Fort Dodge today.
Mrs. J. A. Mikel who has
been making an extended visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Len
hart, returned to her home in Oma-
ha today.
Misses Elva Doolittle and Eva
Hurst are spending the day in Fort
Dodge.
MIR. and Mrs. Milan Fosdick re-
turned to their home in Sac City this
forenoon following few days visit
with their son, J. M. Fosdick and
family, while on their way home
from attending the old soldiers re-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Mexican PLOT
IS FRUSTRATED
Plan to Attack U. S. Town From
Within Discovered-Former
Villa Leader is Involved
in Conspiracy.

FL Paso, Tex, June 27.-Plans are
said to have been discovered by the
military here today which included
the recruiting of 10000 Mexicans in
the United States and a fresh attack
on Columbus, N. NJ, by this army on
its way into Mexico.
Steps have been taken to thwart
any new raid on Columbus and to
arrest the leaders, who are said to
include a leading general and strate-
gist for Francisco Villa in the days
when the latter was power.
All provision has been made, it is
said, for horses, arms and ammuni-
ton. The plan was, according to re-
port, to enter Mexico by way of Co.
lumbus and to attack that place on
the way, in an effort to rout the reg
ular army units and the New Mexico
militia stationed there.
The discovery of the alleged plot
has strengthened the belief that Viii
la is now in the confidence of Car
rama and his leaders, and that
there will be no further molestation
of bandits in Mexico by Carranza
troops. For several days it has been
rumored that Villa; is near the Dor
der and it has even been said that
he was seen in JuareZ recently.
A prominent government official
here gave it as his opinion Villas
whereabouts was known to Carran-
"a, Gen. Alvaro Oregon and Gen
Jacinto B. Trevino, commander OF
the army of the north, and that il
was highly probable that an arrange
ment had been made whereby Villa
was to become leading factor in
the Mexican army in the event OF
hostilities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL.

A delightful strawberry social and
neighborhood party was held Friday
might at the George N. Gardner
farm, southwest of this city, at which
about seventy-five friends and neigh
bors were in attendance. Games and
visiting filled the evening hours and
preceded the serving of delicious re-
S. A. Conklin furnished
Strawberries from his farm for the
refreshments and the other neigh
bors brought ice cream and cake.
This is the second affair of the kind
which has been held this spring in
the neighborhood, the other having
been given about week ago at the
IS. A. Conklin home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
THREATENING TRADE
IN WOLF B0UNT|Es
Farmers, But Not in Hamilton Coun.
ty, Suspected Of Raising Ami
mails for Bounty.

1t has been limited that some
farmers, of course not any in Ham
ilton county, have been raising
wolves for the bounty. 1t has been
charged that they would avoid in
juring the mother wolf while they
captured and killed the whelps, TAX
ing the hide to the county auditor
for the bounty. 1t is also claimed
that some men capture the cubs and
keep them until they are grown,
when they kill the animals and get
the bounty Of 500 This sort OF
thing is illegal, as the following,
sent out from the state house at Des
Moines, makes apparent:
Men who capture wolf cubs and
keep them until they are full grown
in order to receive the bounty on a
full grown wolf are subject to a fine
of $50 to 500. Assistant Attorney
General C. A. Robbins says. Further
more a wolf 8 months of age is not
an adult, as wolf must have at
tanned it's full strength and size be-
fore it is an adult. The law pays SIS
bounty on cub wolf and $40 on a
mature wolf skin. 1t is said that
some men make practice of catch
ing cubs and raising them to matur-
ity before bringing them in to the
county auditor to claim the bounty.
Another provision Of the law which
is against this is that proof of the
capture must be made within thirty
days after the time the animal is
caught and killed.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

ENTERTAINED FOR FRIENDS.
Miss Neva Garrick entertained a
small company of young ladies
Friday evening at her home on Bank
street as a courtesy to the Misses
Marie Criswell of Oskaloosa and
Grace Inlay of Reedville, Oregon,
who are visiting relatives in the city.
The evening was spent socially and
a number Of flashlight pictures were
taken of the group. Dainty refresh
ments were also served
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

monia. He was buried Saturday il
the church yard, the services being
conducted by Rev. S. c. Simonson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Larsen and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Cutler of Garner
spent Sunday at the Peter Rolling
home.
Mrs. Dora Deffke, of Greedy, Col.
is spending the summer with hel
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Duffy.
Miss Vira Klinglen, of Manhattan
H., is visiting at the home of hel
aunt, Mrs. E. Sweedler.
DR.. Smylie, secretary of the Meth
odist hospital, Des Moines, will oc'
cupy the M. E. pulpit next Sunday
morning. DR.. Smylie will tell of the
work being done by the hospital IT.
what promises to be a very interest
ing talk.
The Eaton, Col, paper recently
contained an interesting account OF
the work of Glenn Deffke, nephew
of Mrs. VIM. Duffy. Young Deffke
who is a student in the agricultural
department at Ames, won the golt
medal for scholarship this year il
his class. This makes the third time
he has carried off the medal. He was
also elected an honary member Of
one of the fraternities at Ames.
Mrs. H. A. Rick has returned from
her visit at Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Alverta Chaplinski entertain
ed sixteen of her young friends at &
birthday party Monday evening in
honor Of her 10th birthday. Many
happy returns of the day!
DR.. r. S. Carey, who was in Will
liams several months ago, has re
turned with veiw of locating here
permanently.
La Vonne Martinson goes Wednes
day to Eagle Grove where she ex
poets to spend the rest of the sum
mer with her aunt, Mrs. o. T. Scott
Mrs. ]. B. Tedrow is organizing ;
musical club, the details of which
will be given later. The first meet
ing will be this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rolling are tt
give surprise party this evening il
honor of their son Ralph, who wa!
81 years of age Sunday, June Gath.
J. B. Ray, young man who has
been around town doing odd jobs fol
several months, recently enlisted il
the army and left Saturday to joir
"a regiment.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Plymate. &C
companied by Mrs. Kennedy and hel
daughter Virginia, were on theil
way to Alden Sunday the car turn.
ed turtle and spilled them out. Fort
unately, no one was seriously injur.
ed.
1t is rumored that certain young
lady clerk is about to give up hel
position in order to take more per-
manent one--a sort of life partner.
ship as it were, with one of our pop
ular young men. Of this more anon
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Aumiller and
daughter Lottie have gone to Morris
Mimi, for a week or ten days.
June q.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
JUNE BIRTHDAY PARTY.

About a dozen little girls were de.
llightfully entertained Friday af,
ternoon in honor of the seventh
birthday of Ruth, the elder daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. A. I. Martin, who
are spending the summer in this city.
Games were played during the after
noon and a delicious two course
birthday supper was served, in which
two deliberately decorated birthday
cakes were the attraction.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Williams Local News.

F. r. Payne was in Fort Dodge
Friday.
Ed ]. Anderson, Frank Woods and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LANCE spent Fri
day in Webster City.
Ole Rasmussen of Radcliffe has
purchased the John Lawler farm
from the Adams Land Co. for $3O,-
900.
Florence Eckhart, pupil nurse
| in the Methodist hospital of Des
Moines, is spending part of her va
cation at the ]. Oswood home.
w. J. Foran,, of the Farmers Ele-
vator, recently purchased an Oak
land-6 through the Williams Motor
Co. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. West and their
little nieces spent Sunday in Alden.
The VIM. Gerber and Joe Willie
families autoed to Story City Sun
day.
Lloyd sweedler drove a Cadillac-S
home from Fort Dodge last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt GOslin OF Clar-
J. ion came over in their car for visit
at the l.. Martinson home. Mrs. Cos
lin. who is a sister of Mrs. Martin
sons, took her little niece Jeanette
back for a two weeks stay with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bratnober and
their two children and the Misses
Esther and Ruth Martinson spent
Sunday in Alden.
Miss Vida Martinson spent the
week end at the Frank Millsap coun-
| try home.
Ethel Johnson returned from her
visit at Grinnell Saturday and left
Monday for Mason City where she
will spend few weeks with friends.
Mrs. VIM. Gresslin and daughter
Gwendola left Monday for Ackley,
where they will visit with relatives.
Mrs. E. I. Johnson spent Monday
in Webster City.
The C. Nolte and H. Bossenberger
families spent Sunday fishing near
Dows and had quite little luck.
Mr.. B. came home with IA fish. s OF
which were large.
The C. Walker and VIM. P. Bos-
lsenberper families spent Monday in
Webster City.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. West and their
four nieces autoed to Webster City
Monday evening for the Wheeler
Bros. circus.
Jake Vey has just finished re-
painting the home of Mrs. ]. P. Tai
colt.
Mrs. VIM. Won Boenigk and little
daughter Sylvia of Chicago are WIS.,
lifting at the VIM. P. Bossenberger
home. DR.. Won Boenigk expects to
join his wife and baby in a couple
of weeks and accompany them home.
The Boston Boomers played the
Williams team Monday afternoon and
lost to the home team by score of
| 5 to 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Shane and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin autoed
to Vincent Sunday for the Children's
| Day program.
Leonard, the 9 months old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Westwick of near
Vincent, died Friday morning, after
several weeks illness with pneu-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
union in Marshalltown.

James Jacques and daughter
Miss Elsie, of Duncombe, were in tn
city this forenoon.
Mrs. Eldon Bish and baby re
turned this noon from a visit will
relatives in Newell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T. Barnhard1
| left this noon for their home in
Colesburg after visit with theil
son, H. H. Barnhardt and family
near Homer, while on their way
home from Marshalltown where they
attended the soldiers reunion.
DR.. e. C. Ayres of Lorimor has
joined Mrs. Ayres here in visit
with Miss Bess Lyon and her moth
|er.
Miss Marie Criswell of Oska-
loosa, who has been a guest at the
s. B. Arnold home, left this noon for
a visit in Marshalltown before re-
turning to her home.
Miss Marie Brown of Des
Moines, former Webster City resi-
dent, will come Thursday to attend
the reception to given by Mrs. F. E..
Wilson for her son and bride and
also to make a several weeks visit
with Miss Margaret Hanrahan and
other friends.
Mrs. S. S. Horsley and daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred, will leave tomor-
row for Hot Springs, S. D., and 9th
er points in that state to make an
extended visit among relatives.
Mrs. George Yaus, Miss Ruth
Mertz and Miss Esther Yaus went to
Des Moines this afternoon to visit
Mr.. Yaus and other members Of Com
pany c and the band before their de-
parture for Mexico.
Mrs. Maria Bernhard of Rob-
erts, ILL.,, who has been visiting the
Sam Burnett and w. Z. VanDoren
families, left yesterday for Randall.
Miss Martha Merritt, Mrs. Gill
bert Knudson, Mrs. B. F. Knudson
and Miss Emma Knudson, all of
Jewell, were here yesterday.
George R. Strever went to Des
Moines on the afternoon train yes
terday following the Company c boys
to Camp Dodge to distribute among
them the contents of several large
and mysterious looking packages.
Miss Emma Miller, who spent
the week end with Miss Annette Nc
Farland, returned yesterday after
noon to her home in Kamrar.
Mrs. Myrtle TreanorRoper re-
turned to her home in this city yes
terday after couple of days spent
in Fort Dodge where she bid her hus-
banda member of Company c.
goodbye upon his departure for Des
Moines and the Mexican border.
Mrs Helen Talcott-Fjetland of
Lemon, S. D., is home to spend the
Will HCA A'ii' ouu
Mrs. F. M. Talcott and family. Mrs.
Fjetland went to Ellsworth yester-
day to spend several days at the
home of her husbands parents.
Mrs. C. H. Hecht of Williams
spent the day here yesterday.
Miss Mabel Hammond returned
to her home in harrisburg yesterday
after visit with the Frank J. Bent
ley family.
Miss Clara Davis spent yester-
day here with her sister, Mrs. Liz
zie Johnson and family, while on
her way home to Williams from TT.
Dodge.
Mrs. f. F. Rhodes of Albany,
Oregon, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. S. Worthington, left
yesterday for Union City, Mich.
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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
CANADIAN MAJOR
PLAYING A JOKE

London, June 13.-Letter to the
Freeman-Tribune by United Press
correspondent: A Canadian artillery
major played side-splittiEg joke
on the Germans for the benefit of the
three American news association
correspondents at the British war
front in Belgium last week. From
commanding elevation and a safe
distance the correspondents and the
foreign Office official who was escort
ing them had been watching a brisk
"straf" between the Canadian bat
teries and the German big guns on
he plain below them. The, Canadi-
ans started the row. ''Our airmen,
'ou see," explained Canadian cap
tain, "have located lot Of Bosch
dugouts and we're going to bust
en-" The "straf' was in full blast
a few minutes later. The Germans
responded Enthusiastically. Don't
stand up SOS to show against the
|skyline," warned the colonel in
charge of the party "The Bosches
could land a shell here if they want
ed to. cit isn't this party I'm wor-
ried about he added, "but l don't
want to get them in the habit Of
Smelling this position. 1t would be
bad for people who have to be here
later" After awhile the "straf"
subsidized. would you like to see
one of our batteries?" asked the Ca
madam captain. The party declared
1t would be more than delighted.
The hill had to be descended and
big field crossed to get to the bat
terry. "You three chaps go ahead"
said the colonel to the Canadian
captain and couple of the cores
pondents. "Now you two" he told
the, foreign Office official and his own
aide, after the first trio had gained
lead of 800 feet or so, Now
We'll CO." he concluded when the Of
| fetal and the aide had made fair
start. 'If we all went in bunch"
he pointed out to the correspondent
who accompanied him, "the Bosches
might think it worth while to land
on us with Withholding" The bat
terry was ensconced in burrow
which anybody could have passed
unconsciously at a dozen-foot dis
lance and an aviator could hardly
find with microscope. It had been
there for months, said the major
who commanded it. would you like
to see shot fired he inquired. The
correspondents and the foreign Office
official certainly did want to- Hard
ly had the shell cleared the guns
muzzle before funny idea seemed
to strike the major and he began to
laugh uproariously. The others eyes
turned on him curiously. 81 was
just thinking" said the major, chow
that one lone shot will puzzle the
Bosches. At first they'll think
commandments starting. Then,
when nothing follows it, they'll get
to worrying. "Tll bet they lose sleep
wondering what we fired that single
shot for. Besides, the bombardment
being, over, it's just time in the af
|ternoon for 'em to be taking a bite
to eat and our shell must have land
ed just right to muss up the tea
things"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
NO ORDERS Yet FOR
MOVEMENT Of TROOPS
TO MEXICAN BORDER
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NE1GHB0RHOOD NOTES.
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North harrisburg News.

NORTH blalfSDurS news.
MI. and Mrs. Will Read and chill.
dren spent Sunday at the B. f. Read
home. Miss Vernea Read also spent
Sunday with her parents, coming ov-
erland from Ames with the H. Stat
ford family,
Mrs. A. A. Pearce entertained the
Leisure Hour club last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Markwardt Wis
tied Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.
Nicholson.
Stanley and Merle Gerard are
spending a few days with relatives
in Webster City.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Pearce visited
Sunday at the z. D. Waterman home
near Kamrar.
June 20.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
GERMANS CAPTURE
$1,000 RUSSIANS

Berlin, June 27.-Heavy fighting
continues in the district west of So
kul, on the eastern front, where the
Russians are attempting to strike
northwest to Kovel. The war office
yesterday reports successes for the
Germans near Zaturze, in this dis
trict. Since June 16, it was an
nounced, more than 1900 Russian
prisoners, two cannons and "a ma
chine guns have been taken.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

All kinds of automobile top re-
pairing. We also handle the Wear
U-Well shoes. The fly net season
is here and we have full line. F.
e. Grempel. d-t-f-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
HUGHES AND ROOSE-
WELT DINE TOGETHER

New York, N. j., June 27.-Roose-
welt has accepted an invitation from
Hughes to dine with him tomorrow
night. There are no other guests to
be present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Mexico City Hopes That President
Wilson Will Withdraw United
States Soldiers From
Mexico.
Secretary Lansing Tells Latin-Amer-
lean Diplomats Government
Cannot Confer.
SAYS MENACE MUST CEASE
President Has About Made Up Min
Conflict With Mexico Cannot
Now Be Avoided.

San Antonio, Tex, June ~
General Funston is to have seventy
five thousand National Guardsmen
within ten days; twelve thousand
are en- route and nine thousand more
are to start at once. Quarter mas
tiers are instructed to provide huge
quantities of provisions for the
forces. Bids are wanted for fifty
three thousand horses and twenty
thousand mules to be purchased at
once.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
browns Self in Tank.

Marshalltown, Ia, June 27.-Be-
coming respondent owing to i'll
health, Mrs. Jacob Harmon, ~ years
old, of Green Mountain, near here,
yesterday jumped into water tank
at her home and was drowned. Her
body was recovered shortly after
ward.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
AGOMA CLASS SOCIAL.

About fifty-five members of the
Agoma class Of the Baptist Sunday
school met Friday for a social and
business meeting at the B. F. Mccoy
farm home about seven or eight
miles northwest of town and enjoyed
a very pleasant evening. Indoor ard
outdoor games were played and the
refreshments served were strawber-
ries, ice cream, coffee and cake. In
the business meeting of the class the
following officers were elected: Pres
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

Mexico City, Mex, June ~
The evacuation of American forces
at several points previously held by
General Pershing and a concentra-
ton of his men has led to the hope
here that President Wilson will
withdraw the expedition from Mex
leo.
South and Central American coun-
tries are urging the necessity for
Carranza "to go SLOW" because of
the resulting loss of trade.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
CARRANzA MUST RE.
LEASE PRISONERS BY
TOMORROW NIGHT

|ident-Miss Ella Stickney; vice.
|president-R. q. Remley; secretary
and treasurer-Mrs. C. o. Barr; class
teacher, N. J. Loring.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

ONE O'CLOCK LUNCHEON

The Utility club met at the home
of Mrs. C. A. Dick Thursday for
one o'clock luncheon. A delicious
two-course spread was served, after
which the afternoon was spent over
fancy work. Miss Arnold of Hoops
ton, ILL.,, was an out of town guest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

Des Moines, Iowa, June 27.-Reg-
iments of artillery from the river
towns and engineers from Iowa City
are arriving today at Camp Dodge
and mobilization of the Iowa Nation
al Guard will be complete by night.
No orders have as yet been received
for the movement of the troops to
the border.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

Workmen are repairing the root
and making other minor improve
ments on the armory building.