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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

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Receives Recognition With Picture

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Miss Clio Scriven, who has had bet
ter success with her photographs OF
birds than perhaps any other photo
grapher of this city, amateur or pro-
fessional, and whose pictures have
already appeared. in Dumb Animals,
Bird Lore and other natural history
magazines, has recently received rec
ognition from more conservative
periodical-the National Geographic
Magazine. The picture which Will
appear in one of their bird numbers
was taken this spring by Miss Scriv-
en- in the local cemetery. 1t is en-
titled, Mother Flicker Answering
Hunger CALI and shows the nest
hole in birch tree where mother
flicker has just flown home with
food in her mouth for her three
babes in the nest. Miss Scriven has
wonderful patience, as do all sue
cessful photographers of bird life.
and waited three hours for the moth
err bird to fly to the nest where a
good picture might be obtained. The
news of Miss ,Scriven's success will
sound good to her friends and to the
admirers of her bird pictures.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
COLONEL THATCHER
VISITS CITY AGAIN
Makes Good Address to Crowds on
Business Street Afternoon
and Evening.

Colonel Thatcher, the disciple OF
good roads and especially of the
Washington. highway. who was in
this city last February arrived here
Saturday afternoon about O'Clock
from Lamont, in his queer little
equipage filled with a motley collec-
ton of truck gathered by him in his
cross country travels. Accompany.
ing him was w. w. Loban of Rose
Grove township, who drove with Col
Thatcher into this city from his
home eight miles east of here.
The unique promoter of the Wash
ington highway was met on the east
side of the city by w. l.. r. Perry
president of the Commercial League
who escorted him to the business
district, Arriving over town, Col.
Thatcher delivered speech from his
wagon to good sized crowd of in
terested listeners. The colonel is an
excellent speaker and has his subject
entirely at his command. In the ev-
ening at about $50 o'clock he spoke
again to large audience upon the
street regarding the Washington
highway, which is now sure to come
through this section of Iowa.
The highway is already mapped
out but will not be marked probably
until next fall. A rough sketched
map of the route of the coast to
coast road shows it will go from
Webster City east to Iowa Falls;
thence southeast to Grundy Center;
thence to Ninton and a direct south
east route through to Clinton avoid
ing the high hills around Dubuque.
A proposed branch of the highway
is to go directly east from Iowa
Falls, running little south of Du-
buquc
The assistance of the property
owners along the line of the route
is urged and earnest cooperation
asked for the assured success of the
which Col. Thatcher
has heen promoting for ten or twelve
years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Have Son in Service.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Holiday of this
city have son-Oscar Holaday-in
the service of his country down on
the Mexican border, fact not gen
orally known by the people of Web
ster City. Their son recently enlist.
ed from Ida Grove with Company b
End Iowa Infantry, and is with the
Iowa troops at Brownsville. Mr..
and Mrs. Holiday have just received
an interesting letter from their son
giving the particulars of the trip to
Texas and details of soldier life at
Brownsville.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
FROM YOUR
UNCLE FALSTAFF'
Webster City Member of the Second
Regimental Band Tells of Army
Life in Texas.

| The following letter from F.. o.
Satter of this city, under date of
July 2S, appeared in today's Register
and Leader:
The Second regiment of the Iowa
brigade is rapidly getting comfort
ably located and when all the stumps
are pulled and cactus removed, will
have splendid place in which to
| live,
The sun beats down with consid-
cradle severity but when one is fort.
innate enough to get a seat in the
shade, it is very comfortable. The
thermometer registers practically the
hotter here, out in the sun, and cool
err in the shade, than it did at Camp
Dodge.
Discipline here is far more rigid
than it was at Camp Dodge and the
guards when on duty are carrying
loaded rifles.
It is indeed seldom that one hears
Of all enlisted man trying to run the
gauntlet on the guard line and one
or two men are carrying bullet holes.
because they did try.
The Second regiment is camped
about mile east of Brownsville, as
is also the First and Third. There
are some $4,000 guards in this one
camp, some Illinois, Virginia and
Texas troops. There are about 1O,-
900 troops stationed in the nearby
vicinity, making a grand total of
5000 in an around Brownsville.
There are no serious cases of sick
ness in the Second regiment, al
though some of the boys toppled ov-
err because of over-ambition immedi-
ately upon their arrival here.
The guards are not on duty along
the border as yet but the regulars
form line from the Gulf of Mexico
to California and occasionally one of
them is picked off by "spiks" along
the border.
The Second regiment boys are yet
living in hopes that Uncle Sam will
pay them soon as many of them have
almost forgotten what money looks
like and would be perfectly delight
e if they could purchase some fruit.
which is sold here, at less than half
the price that is asked in Iowa. The
camp here does not have the honor
of entertaining visitors in great
numbers, though one sees a white
civilian occasionally.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
.INFANT|lE PARA[Y-
Sis IN FORT DODGE
One Case of the Dread Disease Makes
Its Appearance in Our Neigh
boring City.

Fort Dodge, Aug. 1.-The first
case of infantile paralysis since the
recent epidemic is reported in Fort
Dodge. Margaret, the little three
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Mcdonald, has what TT. Dodge
physicians have diagnosed mild at
tack of this disease. The paralysis
is located in the left leg. The child
is not dangerously sick, and every
hope is felt for her complete recov-
cry. The Mcdonald home is quar-
|antined.
The little girl was taken sick
Wednesday. She was fretful and
feverish. Thursday morning she
complained that she could not walk
but it was found she could do sc
with assistance. Her condition re-
manned about the same. Friday anG
Saturday, after consultation OF
physicians, the diagnosis was pro-
nOunced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
GIRL IS FOUND
DEAD IN HER BED
leila Myers, Residing Nine Miles
North of Williams, Dies
Very Suddenly.

Miss leila Myers, the ten year ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Myers, who reside about nine miles
north of Williams, retired Friday
night in her usual good health and
spirits and was found dead in her
bed the next morning about s
O'clock.
Friday night the girl was playing
with her brothers and sisters as us
ual before going to bed At about
s o'clock Saturday morning her faith
err returned to the house from the
field, where he had been cutting oats
since early in the morning, for his
breakfast and the two sisters who
slept upstairs in separate beds were
called by their mother to come to
breakfast. The older girl got up at
once and called to the other. AS
leila. failed to heed the call her sis
ter went to her bed to awaken her
and was terribly frightened and
shocked to find her cold in death.
Physicians were summoned and they
said the girl probably died between
10 and II o'clock the night before.
The doctors think her heart simply
stopped beating and she died with
out a struggle.
Miss Celia was a general favorite
among all who knew her and the
family and friends are greatly griev-
ed over her death. Beside the par
ents. she leaves two brothers and
two sisters.
The body was laid to rest yester-
day in the Saratoga cemetery, south
of this city, the Myers family hav-
ing been former residents of that vi
entity. Rev. Dick of Stanhope was
the clergyman in charge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Sister Dead.

A dispatch was received here this
morning announcing the death OF
Mrs. Carrie Ford-Devine in Chicago
last night at $50 O'Clock. Mrs. De-
vine was the sister of Mrs. w. H.
Perry of this city and daughter of
the late j. l.. Ford, an old time resi-
dent of this county who passed away
last year. Mrs. Devine was well
known by many here, having resided
in this place for some time. She had
been in i'll health for the past seven
years and at one time and another
had been an inmate of three or four
Chicago hospitals in the hopes of re-
gaining her health. Death is thought
to have resulted from tumor, al
though medical experts were puzzled
as to the exact cause of her trouble.
Mrs. Devine was young woman
only AZ years of age and about
twelve years ago was married to w.
j. Devine, an air brake inspector of
railroads. Her home has been since
that time in name, Chicago. al
though she has accompanied her
husband in his car almost all of the
time.
Her passing is the fourth fatality
among the immediate relatives of
Mrs. w. II. Perry and family within
Two years.
The first was that OF ]. L. Ford,
father of Mrs. Perry; the second the
sudden death of Mr.. Perry's brother;
he third her husband few months
ago and now the sister, while the
mother. Mrs. j. l.. Ford. lies at the
Joint of death at the home of a !
laughter in Des Moines. Truly, they
lave had many breakings of family
les within short time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
CAMP DODGE IS DE-
SERTED AND LONESOME
Headquarters for Iowa Guard Has
Been Moved to Fort Des
Moines by officers.

Des Moines, Aug. 1.-Colone
George Morgan, senior mastering of
ficer of the Iowa National Guard
yesterday received orders from the
war department to leave Camp
Dodge. the mobilization camp, and
establish headquarters at Fort Des
Moines, south of here.
Fort Des Moines from now on will
be the mobilization post and all
work of recruiting the guard up tc
peace strength will be directed from
there.
Fort Des Moines was formerly a
cavalry post. Three years ago the
Sixth cavalry stationed there was
sent to the Mexican border under the
command of Colonel O'Connor and
has been there ever since, leaving
the post until now virtually desert
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
A Small Accident.

AS Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pose anG
Mr.. and Mrs. Vivian Mccullough
were motoring north of town Sunday
afternoon in the formers Ford car
the steering wheel of the auto came
off and caused slight accident
They were on the bridge on the
White Fox road and coasted down
the incline at the end of the bridge
running into large sign board and
getting quite a jolt. However, no
one in the car was thrown out or in
jured except Mr.. Mccullough, who
received few scratches. The party
were picnic bound and did not let
this little Inconvenience spoil their
pleasure. They sent to town for an
other car and continued on their
way northeast of town where they
spent the remainder Of the day in
the woods.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
English Lutheran Mems League.

The Mems League of the English
Lutheran church will meet on We'd
nesday evening, at o'clock sharp,
at the parsonage, $50 Water street.
The topic of the evening will be The
Battle of Gettysburg. Rev. Hay will
present stereopticon views illustra-
tive OF the theme, showing the terri
tory upon which the great struggle
took place, detailing the salient
movements in the three days con-
fiict. and showing many of the beau
tiful monuments now marking that
historic spot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Are Doing no Drilling THIS Week
General Cleaning up Of the
Grounds is the Present
Program.
FLOYD BINGHAM's COLLECTION
No Passes are Being 1ssued--Every'
body Must Stay Inside
the Camp.
By Reginald E. Gilmore.

Militia Concentration Camp, Col
onia Victoria, Brownsville, Texas
July 2S.--The boys of the Second
Iowa are we'll established in camp
now. We do no drilling until next
week. The remainder of this will
be spent in cleaning up the grounds
The mesquite stumps must be grub
bed out, the cactus must be uproot-
ed and the ground swept clean and
bare. The object is to eliminate in
sect pests as much as possible.
There are few mosquitoes in camp
due, it lis said, to the presence of the
innumerable locusts, whose hideous
racket fills our ears all the time.
Ticks, ants and scorpions are very
numerous. Numbers of the boys ex-
tracted ticks from various portions
Of their anatomy this morning. The
|sergeants tent was invaded by pair
of scorpions last night. Some of the
boys feared them so much that they
were afraid to go to bed, not know
ing that their sting is of little more
consequence than that of humble
lee.
Ants swarm over everything, and
promise to be with us constantly
Fleas are making their appearance,
too, and they are just as blood-thirs-
ty as the California variety. These
insects are no respectors of persons.
They attack everybody.
The last of the Iowa troops en-
camped here today.
Our troops made the best impress
sion of any that have arrived yet,
owing to their size and maturity.
Their cheerful acceptance of labor
ious duties and their business like
methods aroused much favorable
comment.
No passes are being issued Ev-
erybody must stay in camp. This is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
TRAIN KILLS 4
ON CROSSING
Miller Family From Upton Struck
at Stanwood by Northwestern
Train.

Cedar Rapids. Ia, Aug. IA
grade crossing accident at Stanwood
yesterday afternoon killed four and
seriously injured two.
All the victims are from Upton.
The dead:
Ira Miller
Mrs. Ira Miller, his wife.
Lois Miller, is years old, daugh-
ter.
Clarence Finkey, a friend.
The injured are Paul and Ruth
Miller, 10 years old, twin children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
A Northwestern freight train had
just passed the crossing short dis
lance from Stanwood station when
the Miller machine approached. Be-
lieving the crossing clear, Miller
started across just as an extra east
bound freight rushed up.
Railroad men yelled at the auto
lists but the machine kept on until
lit reached the track directly in front
of the oncoming train. The engine
struck the rear of the touring car.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller were killed
outright. The girl and Finkey died
soon after being picked up.
The two children were rushed to
Cedar Rapids. where, it was said
they would recover.
Two men were found on the pilot
of the engine which struck the auto.
Assistant General Superintendent F.
H. Hamill yesterday began an inves-
tigation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Landscaping the Human Form.

Times Republican: In the gov
eminent printing plant at Washing
ton a printer stuck his thumb into
a press and away went the thumb.
printer needs all his right thumb
even in cases where his fingers all
Justify as thumbs. The Philadel-
phia surgeons gave him the twice
over and concluded that they would
take some of the material from his
abdomen-where it probably could
be spared-and make him a new
thumb. Just use the material on
the high places to make the fill as
folks do with town lot or in road
making. So they did it. They
grated the place where his thumb
ought to be to his protuberant abdo-
men and he is waiting while he
grows together. Then they'll cut
the thumb place away with hunk
of lean meat from that vicinity and
white it down to a thumb.
Perhaps it will not be as good
thumb as. grew there but it will look
pretty good and render considera-
bic service. That is the minor point,
the thing important in the develop
ment of plastic surgery. They do
almost anything with the scalpel
and skill nowadays to repair ravages
of accident and disease. fill up the
holes and hack away hunks where
they are deformative and generally
landscape the human form divine in
side and outside.
few generations ago certain sur
geons or expert tradesmen made a
business of changing human forms.
Demand was for dwarfs and chill
dren whose faces were strained into
masks of laughter or horror. See
Victor Hugo's description of the sale
and scientific butchery Of children
into playthings for a cruel age. Par
ents sold their children into this
slavery.
Ihen compare the surgeon of to-
day with his hand of mercy and
healing, the plastic surgery of to-
day with its kindly and beneficent
purpose with those Of the genera
tons referred to. 1t will help us
to understand how hollow and UNI
true the assertion is that the world
grows worse. The surgery of this
day is war on responsiveness as well
as disease. 1t seeks to make Grip
pies able instead of making the able
'ripples. creates strength instead of
1eformity, goes about doing good.
% per cent Off on all silk dresses.
-afogue Style Shop. d1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Returns From Engagement.

Supt. d. NJ. Kelly of the public
schools of this city. who has been or
the Chautauqua circuit since the day
after school was out last spring, re-
turned home Sunday night from
Bows, his last engagement. He will
remain at home the rest of the sum-
mer. having severed his engagement
with the Chautauqua circuit on ac-
count of the intense heat. Supt.
kelly's lecture, "The Gospel OF
Work" dealing with the boy prob
lem. was one of the hits of the Chau-
tauqua platform in Iowa and it was
with reluctance the management
were induced to accept his resigna-
ton from the circuit. The intens-
ity of the heat during the past two
weeks has had very depressing eff
feet upon Chautauqua lecturers all
over the country.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Closes Music Glasses.

Miss Ruth Stevenson has closed
her music classes for the month o
August and she and her mother
Mrs. Perry Stevenson, will leave to
morrow night for a months vacation
visit with friends at Grand Rapids
Michigan.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Steven.
sons younger pupils. from the Men
delssohn and Schumann classes en-
tertained over sixty relatives and
friends at the Stevenson studio with
a program of piano selections and
their parents and others interested
were delighted.
Those taking part were Maureta
Paine, Katherine Schultz. Martha
Sterling, Verne Carey, Neva Sharp,
Constance Mason, Evelyn Gardner,
Minnie Ward, Robert McFerren,
Thelma Young, Harold Spielman.
Evelyn Gustuson, Gertrude Richards,
Wave Richards, Etheldra Johnston,
Frances Pyle, Lorna Goodrich, Mir
lam Metcalf, Maurine Sayrs, Eleanor
King, Mildred Shrago, Alma Tel
strup, Mary Lehnhard, Theo Clifton,
Carol Brandrup. The program of pi-
ano numbers was interspersed with
vocal selections by Miss Hester Huff.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
RAY WOOD HAS new
BUSINESS PARTNER
Ed Altman Becomes Owner Of Half
Interest in the Little
Chicago Cafe.

A deal was consummated yesterday
whereby Ray Wood, who has owned
and conducted the Little Chicago
cafe since purchasing it from Harry
w. Hotchkiss about year ago, sold
a half interest in the place to Ed
Altman of this city. Mr.. Altman
has been employed in the Mercantile
grocery department for several
years, but will hereafter be found
at. the Little Chicago. Messrs Wood
and Altman are both capable bust
ness men and the new firm should be
a strong one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
For Sale or. Exchange.

Good Groom semi-modern house
on paved street with all street i'm.
provements paid. rs foot frontage
Price $4,000. Small payment down
and either monthly or yearly pay
ments. A rare opportunity to get a
home on terms that cannot be dupli-
Gated. See Whitman & Hampton
Land Co. Over Cash & Lehnhard's.
29d3
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Frustrated by Heat.

Fred Gilman, yard man at the w.
J. Zitterell home, also employed at
times by other residents in that
neighborhood, was Frustrated with
the heat Saturday. Mr.. Gilman had
not been working particularly hard
that day and had just returned from
an errand down town when he was
Frustrated by the heat. Physicians
were called and after working over
him for some time he was taken to
a room in the Zitterell home where
he remained in bed until yesterday
afternoon, when he felt we'll enough
to be about again. Mr.. Gilman has
been staying at the Zitterell home
while his wife is i'll at Mercy hos
pital. The couple reside in the west
part of town.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

The chiropractor firm Of Powell 4
Hensel has been dissolved by mutual
consent. The office rooms over the
Vienna cafe have been vacated and
Miss Hensel will hereafter make her
headquarters at her home north of
town. Much of her practice is out
of the city and this arrangement
will be followed for the remainder
of the summer at least,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

Miss Charlotte Kitley of Wool
stock got into too close quarters
with heavily loaded truck on the
Northwestern depot platform while
in the city few days ago, the truck
running upon her foot, MASKING two
of the toes but breaking no bones
a distressing and very painful exper-
fence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
FOR SALE-816 H. P. tractor. In.
quire M. ]. Wientjes, route 4
Webster City. 1d2f1t1"
Notice.

On account of the change in own
ership of our harness shop. we here
by notify all parties knowing them
selves to be indebted to us. to call
and settle their accounts. either by
cash or note. The Terrell Harness
Co. Chas. Srigley, Mgr 26d6t1f1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Band Concert.

There will be an open air band
concert in the court house park to-
morrow evening and the weather
permitting, there will no doubt be
a big crowd out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

The Cleaner Bible class of the
Christian church will meet for a bus
mess session tomorrow evening at S
o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Stapp, 170S Seneca street. The 10y
al Mems class are also invited to DC
present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

The Methodist ladies will give an
ice cream social in the court house
park on Wednesday evening, Aug.
End. All ladies bring cake with
out further soliciting. dis
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Auction Sale.

I will sell at auction next Satur-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at market
square, 1 four year old black mule,
/ good yearling colt, and 1 10 year
old work horse. Ben. f. West. Ida
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

Mrs. Robert B. Foster, who has
been seriously Ill at the family home
on Walnut street during the past
month, is reported somewhat i'm
proved today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

For Sale-38 acres known as the
Mrs. Kennedy place just north
east of the city. Inquire of S.
Bateman. 27d6t1f1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01

Miss Irene Maywald is suffering
with badly burned wrist, the re-
suit Of an electric iron accident a
few days ago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-01
Rearranging Store Room.

The w. f. Spinharney shoe and
millinery store will be rearranged,
the shoes occupying one half of the
room and the millinery the other.
Both departments will occupy the
having been installed on the east
side of the room for the millinery
display. This arrangement will be
much handler than having the mil
linery stock in the rear of the store.