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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
High School Lads Capture Simpson
College Invitation Meet From
a Group Of Fifteen
Schools.
PORTER STAR FOR THE LOCALS
Wins Mile and Half Mile Besides
Running Lap in Winning Half
Mile Relay Team.

Friday the Webster City higl
school track team easily won tn,
Simpson College Invitation Meet a
Indianola from fifteen of the strong
est high school teams in Central ant
southern Iowa. The following men
accompanied by Coach Sifert, made
the trip:y Porter, Greenwood, Gil
more, France, Hill and Bateman
They brought home eight beautiful
medals, individual cups for the re.
lay race, and a beautiful silver cur
for winning first in the meet. The
local team won first in six of the ID
events, no other school being able
to annex more than two.
The closeness Of the competition
and the excellence Of the high school
athletes is shown by the fact that in
over half the events, the high school
records were better than those made
by the Highland Park, Des Moines
College, and Simpson College teams
4 e. . .
in their triangular meet on the same
track the same afternoon. This
fact adds all the more glory to the
local boys victory and all Webster
City is proud of the work Of the
high school lads. "a
4 The events won by the locals and
their time is as follows: Porter won
the mile run easily in the excellent
time Of 4:55, and captured the half
mile, after a heartbreaking finish in
which he sprinted from ninth place
to short lead over Newton's star
half-miler, Harry, in the fast time of
1904 @3-5. This last record breaks
all previous high school records on
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
CELEBRATE TWENTY
FIFTH anniversary. !!
Mr.. and Mrs, E. E. Fort Observe Sill.
yer Wedding, Sunday,
April 3oth.

Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Fort, together
with their children and several rel
atives, numbering in all about twen-
ty-five, happily celebrated their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
Sunday at their home on the north
|side. .4
Mr.. and Mrs. Fort have resided in
Webster City about twenty years of
the quarter century, and their fam
lily has been reared here. Eleven
children have been born to the
couple, nine of whom are still living.
The children are Earl, Alvin, Mar
guerite, Lulu, Howard, Helen, Rus
sell, Mildred and Inez Fort.
(, A fine family dinner was served
about four o'clock in the afternoon
and following the repast the hours
were spent socially. The bride and
groom were presented with several
useful articles of silyerware during
the day.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
AN EVENTFUL MONTH
IN WEBSTER CITY
Graduating Exercises, Minneapolis
Orchestra, Ball Benefit, Ex-
position, Etc.

May viii be a busy. eventful month
| for Webster City, taking into con
lsideration the many events of the
graduating class, the May Day his
torical pageant given by the schools
the baseball benefit program, the
Minneapolis orchestra concert, anG
the week of Merchants and Manu-.
facturer's Fair to be given at the
armory.
This fair or spring exposition viii
be held in the armory for five days
and evenings, beginning Tuesday
May 18th. The military quarters
will be handsomely decorated for the
occasion and booths of local merch.
ants and manufacturers will be ar
ranged along the main floor and in
the basement. A number Of outside
demonstrations of pure food products
win also be brought to this city for
the event.
Special features will be arranged
for each day both inside and outside
of the armofy and a program of high
class vaudeville and circus acts will
be given twice daily, with change
of program each day.
Another special feature will be a
baby show, on Friday afternoon, de-
tails of which will be given later.
A voting contest for the most pop
ular young lady as queen of the ex-
position will start early next week,
the winner to receive handsome
piano.
The committee in charge of the
exposition expects to interest every
merchant IN holding special sales in
their stores during that week as the
country for fifty miles around will
be extensively advertised. A special
style show will be given each day
with all the latest summer styles Of
clothing to be worn on living models.
Another big event scheduled for that
week will be window dressing con-
test. 1t is the intention of the. COM
mittee to have all merchants dress
up their windows and curtain them
off until o'clock on the opening
night of the exposition, then as the
band marches down the street, the
curtains will be withdrawn, judges
awarding a handsome prize to the
best dressed window.
other special features will be an
nounced as plans are more fully COM
pleted.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
YOUNG LADIES ON
WALKING TOUR
Two Physical Training Young Won.
en- Of State Teachers College
Walk Here.

Two slightly weary and desper-
ately hungry young women walked
into the city Friday afternoon
from the east, arriving at the DR.. R.
Nv. Pote home at exactly S:20
O'Clock. They were the Misses Bet
tine Smith, Of Estherville. sister Of
Mrs. Pote, and her college friend,
Miss Edna Platt Of Waterloo. both
young women who are specializing
in physical training at the State
Teachers College at Cedar Falls.
Clad in gym suits, they had
walked from Iowa Falls to Webster
City Friday ION a dare" a dis
tance of So miles by wagon road, in
a little over nine hours. They left
Cedar Falls ON the afternoon train
Thursday, arriving at Iowa Falls
and remaining over night. They
startled the sleepy night clerk out
Iof years growth Friday morn
ing at Iowa Falls when they put in
an appearance at his hotel desk at
six O'Clock a. M. clad in the most
suitable of walking togs-their gym
nasium slits.
They arrived at Blairsburg FRI
day in time for dinner and then pro-
ceeded by the main highway to this
city, making three-day sensation
for the farming community along
the way. Not more than ten min
utes at time did they allow them
selves for resting by the wayside, on
account of the stiff muscles which
are sure to result after long rest,
but they arrived here in good trim
not much the "stiffer" for their thir-
ty-siX mile tramp.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02

MORE THAN 400 MEN IDLE.
The National Sewer Pipe Company
Of This City Will Close for
) Short Time.
From Saturdays Daily:

From Saturdays Daily:
None of the four clay products
plants in Lehigh are running today
and better than 400 men are idle. {,
Only fremen to keep steam in the
boilers and men to finish burning
1.-THE wares already in the kilns are
on the job at present.
NJ. P. Chumlea, manager of the
Lehigh Sewer Pipe and Tile Com
pany, asked the strikers for twenty
five men to load out the products
awaiting shipment The men were
refused by the strikers and Mr..
Chumlea is reported to have said
that he would get someone to do the
work.
Twenty-Five men working in. the
clay pits for the National Sewer
Pipe Company of this city and the
Plymouth Clay Products Company of
Fort Dodge, walked out Thursday
night, 1t was said at the Plymouth
Office today that steam shovels prob
ably would replace much of the hand
abor in the, future.
The majority of the strikers are
foreigners, said to be Italians. They
held a meeting Thursday night in
Lehigh, at which they are presum-
ed to have decided on united front
for the three cents an hour increase
demanded.
The foreign element among the
strikers is said to be well provided
with funds so that they can quit
work for six months or more.
The attitude of the companies ev-
identity is to stand pat in refusing
to pay the increase demanded. The
increase amounts to thirty cents a
day per man. or $3.50 instead of
1920.
Whether the owners of the plants
plan to import strike breakers, could
not be learned. If men are import
ed, one authority in Lehigh declared
trouble may be expected.
P. w. Hearn, of the National COM
rpany, says the factory in this city
will probably close down for short
time. Some repairs are necessary
and the company has a large stock
of wares on hand.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
WEBSTER CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Wins BIG MEET AT IND|ANOLA

this track, the best time heretofore
having been made in 2:O5 4-5 by
Tenney, the West Des Moines star
Of several years ago. Greenwood
easily captured the discus throw
with a heave of 10 feet inches. He
also ran a pretty race in the 40
yard dash, winning a close second in
1888. In addition to these events
he tied for fourth place in the high
jump with Holiday of Corydon, and
ran lap on the half mile relay,
which Webster City won in 1888 4-5.
The other members Of this winning
relay team were Gilmore, Hill and
Porter. The boys won individual
cups in this event, Of which they are
justly proud. 4
Gilmore came to the front in the
100 yard dash, winning from field
of ten starters in the excellent time
of 10:2-5, which is better time than
the college sprinters made in their
race. In addition to this. he won
fourth in the 22O dash, third in the
broad jump, and helped win the re-
lay race. France won the shot put
with a toss of 80 feet, % inches,
nearly foot farther than the same
event went in the college meet. Hill
ran a good lap in the relay race and
helped materially toward the locals
victory in that event. Bateman ran
a good race in the hurdles and with
q little more experience will make
them all hurry in later meets.
The following teams took part in
the Simpson meet: Charlton, Dali
las Center, Corydon, Dexter, Earl
ham, Greenfield, Harlan, fndianola,
Perry, Stuart, Valley Junc-l
lion, Waukee, Winterset, Webster
City. III. 4
!. Next Friday, May S, will be the
date Of the home meet, at which
some close competition is expected.
Then on May 13 comes the Boone
Valley meet at Algona, at which the
ocals are expected to make strong
showing. On May 20 a team will
probably be sent to Iowa City to the
State University invitation, and on
May 27 the track season will close
with the big State High School meet
1T Des Moines.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
SIXTY M|LEST0NES
OF MARRIED life
MIR. and Mrs. Olaf Angstrom Of STRAIT.
ford Celebrate Anniversary
April 2sth.

Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Angstrom OF
Stratford quietly celebrated theil
sixtieth wedding anniversary al
their home. On account of the scat
tered family and the advanced age
of the bride and groom-S0 and Sc
years-no elaborate preparations fol
the event were made, but the aged
pair were well remembered by their
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angstrom were mar
ried in Halsingland, in northern
Sweden, and came to America 49
years ago, AS years of that time hav-
ing been spent in Hamilton county
in the vicinity of Stratford. Eleven
children were born to the couple,
nine of whom are still living. There
are also "a grandchildren and IA
great-grandchildren in the list Of
descendants. Forty-seven living
descendants is a considerable contri-
UullOu W luS uuIC VI <hAiSiN dhiohh',
especially when the men and women
are a credit to their ancestry, as they
all are in this case.
The children are o. F.. P. T., and
Mrs. c. A. Rodine of Stratford; Mrs.
J. R. Cottington OF Ayrshire; Mrs.
M. Currey of Dallas, s. D.; Albert
Angstrom of Staples, Mimi; John
Angstrom of Wilbur, Wash; Mrs. ].
H. Hice and Mrs. A. H. Greeley both
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angstrom live alone
and keep house in Stratford and are
in fairly good health. They are one
of the two or three Hamilton county
couples who have spent sixty we'd
ed years together. Ten years ago on
the golden anniversary, the children
were all at home and the occasion
was elaborately celebrated.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
New Package Delivery.

J. H. Clark, floor manager of the
skating rink, has opened up new
line of business at "Jap's Place. 705
Second street, called package deliv-
cry. He will take care of all busi-
ness of this nature. In the course OF
a few months, he expects to put on
a delivery car and add to the force
of helpers as demand calls for it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02

Mrs. Nellie Higbee returned to
her work in the Star laundry today
after a months vacation during
which time she assisted in the care
of sick relative in the country near
here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
Eagle Grove Captain Dead.

Col N. P. Hyatt received notice
Saturday night of the death of Capt.
Howard L.. TAFT of Eagle Grove. Mr..
TAFT was captain of the machine gun
company of the second regiment.
Cok Hyatt will appoint somebody to
fill the vacancy but has not yet de-
cided the matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02

The rooms over the Boston Shoe
& Clothing Company's store on east
Second street have been rented by
Al Leopold and Emerson Hess, who
have already moved their effects in
to the place. ..E
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02

Some of the neighbors down in
the southeast part of the city are
keeping up in the cleanup and
paint-up campaign. The residences
of F. A. Bonebright and VIM. Fink,
on south Superior, and those of
Thomas Bonebright and VIM. Klock-
man, on east Ohio street, are being
frightened up with new paint.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
|UN|ON MEETING
DRAWS Big CROWD
Mrs. Lizzie Middleton Delivers In
teresting Address at congre-
gational Church. ,s.

The union meeting held Sunda.
levening in the Congregations
church under the auspices of the
| Women's Christian Temperance
Union, was addressed by Mrs. Lizzie
Middleton Of Kansas City, Mo. An
Unusually large crowd was present
Mrs. j. C. Robson, president of the
local w. C. T. U., presided and in
troduced the speaker of the evening.
Rev. Shook of Peoria, Ill.,, visiting
pastor to the Universalist church, of
fered prayer in behalf of the great
work of the organization. The song
service was in charge of the regular
church choir. ..
Mrs. Middleton is a fluent speaker
and her talk was wholly along edu-
cational lines. Her work in the
state is to reach the teachers in our
public schools and any spare time
she may have she devotes to the
boys and girls in the school room.
Should an opportunity present it
self she also talks to the men and
women. . t-E
She urges the need of education
in temperance. She declares that
many people are under misappre-
hension of the food value of beer
and light wines-for instance, beer
is often spoken of as the poor mans
bread because of its supposed food
value. An analysis discloses the food
properties of barrel of beer to be
only 2 per cent, and the correspond
ing food value of barrel Of -four is
81 per cent. She also spoke at |
length upon the structure of the
brain and the effect Of alcohol upon
it. The fate Of many children of
addicted to the use of nara
cotics, even unto the third and
fourth generations, YVES dwelt upon.
The menace Of the serving of light
wines or beer as social custom in
the homes of many respected. church
going citizens, was also mentioned.
Mrs. Middleton as she herself
says, is wholly a temperance speak
er, but she firmly believes that uni
versal suffrage will forward the
work of the temperance union and
make for more temperate, purer and
better living conditions generally,
hence better, men and women. ,
She emphasized the possibility of ,
[owa's losing her prohibitory laws {
At the coming election this fall and
she declared that should women be h
given the franchise the Christian
Union members of the 5
state would alone furnish ten thous- 9
md votes for continued prohibition. ,
The collection taken up will go to
he state w. C. T. U. and be used to
urther the cause of temperance ed
lcation in this state. ..
Some of the neighbors down in
he southeast part of the city are
keeping up in the cleanup and |
campaign. The residences $
# F. A. Bonebright and VIM. Fink, {
N south Superior, and those of {
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
NARROWLY AvERTED
Miss Helen Gilmore Pulled Over
Dashboard Of Buggy by
Frightened Horse.

What might have been serious
runaway was narrowly ayerted Fri
day might about 5 O'Clock when the
gentle family horse belonging to o.
L. Gilmore, who resides six miles
south of this city,. took fright and
ran for short distance pulling his
driver, Miss Helen Gilmore, out Of
the buggy over the dashboard to the
sidewalk in front of the f, Gilbert
home on Division street.
Miss Helen Gilmore, who attends
high school in this city, was driving
the animal hitched to light buggy
in which were seated Miss Helen
and her friend, Miss Mabel Holiday.
The horse always has been afraid Of
ponies and as boy came around
the corner riding pony at top
speed, the animal Miss Gilmore was
driving took Immediate fright and
gave lunge forward, separating
the tugs from the vehicle and pull
ling the driver, who clung to the
lines, over the dashboard to the
sidewalk in front of the Gilbert
home. The horse was stopped In a
moment in the Gilbert yard by men
who ran to the rescue. Miss Gilmore
was severely bruised from the fall
but aside from this, and nervous
shock, was uninjured.
Those who witnessed the runaway
felt that very serious accident had
been narrowly ayerted because the
horse ran into a yard instead of
down the pavement where the driv-
er might have been dragged and ter
ribly injured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-05-02

James Traver has just purchased a
new Buick-six touring car.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
BRITISH AND FRENCH
DEMAND RETALIATION.

London, Jan. 5.-The continuance
Of submarine activity in the Medit-
erranean, which was emphasized by
the news Of the sinking Of the valua-
BILE British steamer Glengyle, with the
loss Of ten lives, has produced a pro-
found impression in all the entente
capitals. There is an insistent de-
mand from the public for vigorous
measures against the underseas COM
merce raiders, but the problem is no
easy one for the Anglo-French naval
STATS.
The Anglo-French press expresses
the opinion that some sort Of policing
of several sections of the intricate
MediterraAean coasts and archipela-
goes is necessary. Presumably the
occupation recently by entente forces
OF the island of Castelorizo, of the
south coast of Asia Minor, was one
step in the scheme to provide a more
thorough control Of the regions where
submarine bases are supposed to ex-
list.
The opinion is expressed here that
the central powers are likely to plead
as justification for the reported fail
ure to give warning to Mediterranean
liners that these boats frequently car
~ a heavy gun for defensive pur-
poses. There seems 70 be a general
impression in the entente capitals
that the loss Of American NE as the
result of the sinking Of the British
steamship Persia must inevitably re-
suit In serious clash between the
central allies and the United States.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
.PETROGRAD
REPORTS
Conditions Along the 225-Mile Battle
Line From CzartOrysk to the ROu-
manian Frontier AS Being Most Fa-
vOrable to the Cars Troops.

Petrograd, Jan. BY holding the
TeutOnic forces ON the line OF the
Vladimir-Volynskyi, on the Galician
frontier, while certifying and press.
ing forward at some points, the Rus
SLAMS have checked the German at
tempt TO advance from the direction
Of Kolki and improve their position
along the Kovel railway eastward to-
wards Sarny. North of Czartorysk the
Russians drove the Germans back and
occupied the town Of Khriasl.
The very fact that the Russians are
advancing along the Kovel.Rovno
railway is held by military men to be
Of great Importance. since il indicates
a concentration with view Of taking
Hovel, an important point Of commu-
nication between the German and the
Austrian front. In order to relieve the
pressure on the Kovel-Sarny line, the
Teutons counter attacked southwest
Of Kolki, but without result, It is an
nounced here.
On the Galician front, It is stated
in reports received i'm Petrograd, be-
tween the rivers Secrethand and Stry-
pa, where the Russian troops had ta-
ken up positions, the Muscovites ap-
parently have commenced an often
sive and advanced as far as the left
bank Of the Strypa between Bucbacz
and Sokolow. The region on the left
hank of the Styr is still held against
serious attempts of the Austrians to
advance. The greatest activity ap-
pears now along the Strypa on both
sides Of Buczacz. Here the Russians
have driven the opposing forces back
from fifteen to seventeen miles from
their positions. It Is stated that the
Russians continue TO hold and 60 for
tify the newly acquired territory, al
though the battle is still progressing.
The capture Of the heights north Of
Zcrnowitz. where nearly noe prison
crs were taken. Is held by military
experts here to he Of special ihpor-
tance. They predict that it probably
will result in forcing the evacuation
OF Czernowitz by the Teutonic allies.
giving the Russians a strong foothold
in the center Of Bukowina and con-
troll Of the railways into Roumania.
The Russky Invalide prints the fol-
living regarding the situation:
"The Russian Offensive on the long
front Of 225 miles from Czartorysk to
the Roumanian frontier, started when
our troops crossed to the left bank Of
the Styr, taking KhrlaslS. at the foot
Of the Meddeezhsk heights. The
Austrians are making every effort to
rctakc these heights. which command
the Styr. North Of Olika and at Silno
our troops advanced and fortified the
occupied region Of Usczky, ten miles
north Of Yale Szezyiy, and forced the
Austrians to the right hank Of the
Dneister."
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
JUSTICE LAMAR DIES
IN WASHINGTON,

Washington, Jan. 4.-Arrange-
ments were being completed yesterday
for the funeral Of Joseph Rucker La
mar, associate justice OF the supreme
court who died at his home here OF
heart failure. He was 5S years old,
and had he lived one more day would
have completed service of Eve years
ON the supreme court bench.
Although Justice Lamar had been
III several months the news Of his
death came as a great shock to HIS
associates on the bench. Following
custom, the court, after meeting yes
terday, adjourned Immediately in re-
spect to the memory of the late iss-
tice.
The burial will be at Augusta Ga. (,
Tor many years the home Of the late
Justice, The funeral party, which
probably will include his associates
on the supreme court bench, will
start for Augusta this afternoon.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
wOMANs MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Methodist church met Tuesday
afternoon at the church. Tn the alb
sence of the president, Mrs. NJ. II.
Smith presided. After n short pro-
gram the following officers were elect
ed to serve fer the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. ]. P. Hendry.
First Vice President, Mrs. II. r.
Morley.
Second Vice President, Mrs. d. T.
Carlton.
Superintendent Mission Study, Mrs.
]. II. Treadwell.
Superintendent Social Service, Mrs,
W. L. Scott.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. D. G.
Barnett,
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. F.
s. Gore.
Treasurer, Mrs. NJ. II. Smith.
Agent for Voice, Mrs. A. r. Royal.
Reporter. Mrs. J. c. Keup.
A program committee was appoint
ed. consisting Of Mrs. Hendry, Mrs.
Smith, AIRS. Barnett and Mrs. Kemp,
to meet with Mrs. Hendry next Fri
day afternoon to prepare the program
for the ensuing year.