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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
IN LEBANON $4,000
y STARVED,

New York May "a. Eighty
thousand persons have died of
, starvation in Lebanon. according
to a cable message received by
the Daily Mirror, a Syrian new.
spaper..
The message was signed by S.
Sarkis of Cairo Egypt a maga.
zine writer whose reliability is
vouched for by the publishers of
the Daily Mirror. although they
do not profess to have any in
formations as to the accuracy of
the facts contained in the cable
gram, which reads:
Famine in Lebanon. Eight
thousand dead"
Syria has been cut off from
communication from the rest OF
the world either by land or by
sea for a year.
Springfield Missouri Republi.
: can.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
FRIENDSHIP.

The Friendship of the world is
very dark, cold; and cruel, its
Father is the Love of Money, Its
Mother is Hatred to every thing
that is Good, Oh, We dark mon
ster, you would rob your Faith
er's New Made Grave. You
would suck the last drop of
life's blood from the heart of a
lonely Mother. You would sell
a brother for a pair of shoes.
AND steal the last spark of
virtue from a Sister s life..
Cruel Monster thou art!
After we have looked over the
dark field above spoken of, we
now turn and say, Bro. Odd Eel.
lowwhere ever you are. you who
believe that the grip of True
Odd,Fellow has never been brok.
en-? You who have said by your
obligation, that at any time your
hand was open to a distressed
brother, Odd.Fellow-And at all
times you would be to him a
Good Samaritan. But you forget
your calling, we are in distress,
and we have called but no ans swer
We have begged but no mercy
shown. We believe in the Prin.
cip!es of Oddfellowship. We talk
the Principles of Odd Fellowship.
And We love the Principles of
Odd Fellowship. And we love
to practice them and when we
see a brother in distress, and do
not help him, we have no Odd
Fellowship about us. You must
be a Good Samaritan, to be an
Odd. Fellow. And i. you do not
answer the distressed call of a
Bro, just deny your calling,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01

name recieveth me- So when 4
man drives little children away
from him, he is driving Christ a
way from him and he then has
no Christ in him. Homer to whom
honor is due. This is for the
benefit of our readers For we
believe that man teaching the
gospel, will teach them to OBJ
serve all things.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
SUBSCRIPTION.

A PLEASANT CALLER. Mrs,
Lulu Lord from Cold Spgs. one
.of the Colony's best friends call
ed on them on the 22nd. on her
return from attending the Grand
Lodge of |. o, y. +. Rebekahs
at Kansas City. The Colony
people are all d,Feliows and
Rebekahs. Rev. L. S. Garrett
being the instigator Of both
Lodges at 'Brushyknob, where
Mrs. Lulu Lord is a member,
and Who is also one among the
best of citizens and school teach.
ers in Douglas Co. She is and
would be an honor and a credit
: to any county or Society.
Sister Lulu Lord reported a
good time at the Grand Lodge
a. Kansas City and a very large
attendance.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
NOTICE!!

Any party or parties wishing
to ask questions through this
paper upon any SUBJECT, reli
giously or otherwise shall be
treated as "a friend. But in no
case will the Editor allow any
slang or slang phrases 20 thru
Is colnmnS.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
0urExchauges.
BILLY SUNDAY.

1t was the pleasure of the
Times force to hear Billy Sun
day, the great evangelist, at
Kansas City last Friday night.
In spite a steady downfall of
rain all afternoon the big taber.
nacle covering half block was
filled and thousands were turn.
ed away, Uuless you have a
seat reserved it is best to be on
.handlaE5:30 o'clock, the hour of
'onenilE and then wait for. two
hours His sermon Friday
night has been widely comment.
ed upoE 1t dealt with the last
night ofA Christ upon earth in
Msta;4 4Iar&en OF Gethsemane. the
'besSayG1 and crucifxion You
may hafe read and reread and
hearathe story told many times.
Butfo one ever heard it told
as Billy Sunday tells it. One
momen9 he was the sly aud
cunning, Judas ready for the be.
trayal of his master and the next
moment be was the meek and
Lowry Sa1ior carrying the cross
to Calva 4g; then changing to the
Arch angel leaning over the bat.
Elements of heaven with anger
in his voice; the next moment
portraying the moo outside the
gates shouting Cruelty him."
Then he nailed the Savior to the
cross, Dramatic yes. and
more, for Sunday was reaching
the hearts of lhe mighty throng
and bringing sinners to repen.
tances When the invitation was
given 267 people hit the saw
dust trail You may read
about Sunday and you may hear
others tell about him, but to
know Sunday you must hear
and see him in action. Then if
you are in sympathy with the
great work you will love him Tor
what he is doing for mankind
Metz Times May 10, 1916,
We read the Times with much
interest. But we we're some.
what surDri.ed, when we read
the article Dove And the reas.
OF OF our surprise, was and is
this, The highly honored man.
ner in which the dignity of Billy
Sunday is addressed. Yet |
really suppose that it is Billy's
brigandlne, that our brother has
reference too, For we say that
there is no minister of the Cos.
pei of the Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. Who would stand in the
pulpit. And call a crying baby
a bawling calf, and it's motker
an old COW, j..
And then order the mother
and taken out of the
audience. when Jesus said"
suffer little children to come un
to me and forbid them not for
of such is the kingdom of heav-
en- And said again unless you
become as this little child you
can in no wise enter into the
kingdom of heaven And then
said again who 40 ever reciev.
th one of these little ones in my
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
PUBLISHERS
N. Il. Garrett & M. M. Bowers,

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT THE CAUDLE DROVE.
-+AND-
Entered as Second Class
matter Sept. 1st. 1915. at the
Post Office at Mountain Grove
Missouri, under the Act Of Mar.
ord. 1879.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01
Bible B !! B 70 School, 8 : no Q, /,

There will be a course Of Bible
Lessons taught. and a perfect
study of the Bible given by Rev.
L. s. Garret at the Colony Tab
ernicle at the Caude Grove com.
mencing on the 1st, Sunday in
June the 4th. 1916, at 4 O'clock
the first Lesson. And then at
3,O'clock again. every body is
invited to come. and bring your
Bibles. with you. Arrangements
will be made TO continue those
studies for some length of time.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-06-01

REV, L. S. GARRETT, EDITOR
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
MEETING Of THE
CITY COUNCIL
Plat and Schedule Of Curb and Gut.
ter Oh Broadway and Grove
Streets Accepted.

The city council held meeting
last night which was an entire fail
ure from real news standpoint.
The usual monthly reports Of the
different city offices were read, sever
al bills allowed and the plat and
schedule for curb and gutter on
Broadway and Grove streets passed
and adopted by resolution.
The rest OF the three hour meet
ing was devoted to the discussion of
various matters, among which was
that of fire truck for the fire de-
partment. There have been only
fourteen different makes of fire
trucks up before the attention of the
council since the determination of
that body in March or April to buy
one Each regular meeting of the
council has been attended by some
representative of motor truck firm
to set forth the merits of his partic'
ular make of trucks. With so many
to chose from, selection has been diff
ficult, so last nights session, aside
from the discussion Of buying a fire
truck, was mostly Of "ships and
shoes and sealing wax, of cabbages
and kings" 80
The council will meet again this
evening in special session.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Circus Forced to Quit.

Wheeler Bros shows, which eX-
hibited in Webster City on the 26th
of June and have been travelling in
the middle west this summer. gave
up the financial ghost at Harlan
Iowa, yesterday. Poor patronage and
the extreme heat is said by the own
ers to be the cause. 1t was three
ring circus, averaged we'll with rail
road shows as to size and worth
having an unusually good animal
show. but was new organization
and being unknown to the public
failed to attract. 1t is said its pub
licity department was also weak. The
owners, who live in Baltimore, will
return there with the outfit. All of
the employees not required to care for
the animals were discharged yester-
day at Harlan.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08

The annual temperance rally at
Homer will be held next Sunday,
August 18th, at the usual place, one
mile west of Homer. The morning
program will be given at 10 o'clock.
Basket dinner at noon. The after
noon program will begin at / o'clock.
Two addresses will be given by
speakers from away, besides the US
ual program of the day.
The temperance people in the VI
cinity of Homer have been holding
an annual rally of this nature every
year for long time, the one herein
announced being the eleventh annual
affair of the kind. The occasion is
always an interesting one and it is
expected that the rally to be held
next Sunday will lack nothing in
this respect in comparison to others
held in years past. The general pub
lie is cordially invited to join in the
rally and enjoy the days program.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Obituary.

Mary Schnee was born in Union
county, Pa, Sept. 10, 1898, and was
united in marriage to Isaac Roth
rock, Aug. 20, 1854, in Mifflin coun-
ty, Pa. They moved to Ogle county
ILL.,, the same year. living there one
year. Then they moved to Clarks-
vile. Butler county, Ia, where they
lived until 1882, when they moved
to Hamilton county and settled on
the farm where the deceased has
since resided, with the exception OF
a few years. The husband passed
away Feb. S. 1889.
Mrs. Rothrock has always enjoyed
good health and only recently realiz-
ed her serious condition, but was
cheerful and passed peacefully away
on the morning of the 4th of Aug
ust. Had she lived until the tenth of
September she would have been SO
years of age.
She was a loving mother and kind
and many acts of kindness
will linger with those she was ac-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Hurrah for Iowa.

Brownville Daily Sentinel: The
editor has fully made up his mind
that if he ever falls heir to rail-
road ticket long enough he is going
to Iowa. If the soldiers now in
Brownsville are sample of the peo-
pie of that state, and without doubt
they are, blamed if we wouldn't like
to visit in the state and get acquaint-
led with them in their homes. 1t is
natural to expect soldiers to have a
kick. officers who have spent thirty
Years in the service, say kick is as
much part of soldier as it is a
part of the makeup of a Missouri
mule, yet after talking with a hun
dreG or more OF the rank and file Of
Iowa militiamen, we have failed to
meet one of them with a crouch. Ev-
|erything suits them, the food suits
them, the town suits them, the eli
mate suits them all right. and there
are su Efficient bugs, insects, small an
imals and reptiles in close proXi-
nifty to their camp to afford amuse
ment. A grizzled old sergeant, who
has spent many years in the army
both as a regular and a militiaman.
stopped in the door last night and
remarked: "Say, do me a favor.
want you to say that all this bull
which has been printed in northern
papers about poor mess. is all to the
bad. We got a cook that can take
dishpan and box of matches and
make Delmonico look like a selling
platter. And we've got a quarter
master that can get his share of
what the government is issuing to-
the soldiers. And if anybody goes
hungry it's because he is too busy
hunting new bugs for his show to
hear the mess call. Say for me there
amt going to be no knocks about
this country going up from the Iowa
bunch
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
A Losing Game.

Fort Dodge Messenger: With
$4,000 less than the amount to pay
the semi-monthly payroll of the
Dodgers the base ball association to-
day was literally up the stump
The money finally was borrowed.
H. G. Greene. secretary, Of the as.
ISOLATION, telephoned Saturday tc
Mason City and Waterloo to see il
those clubs would not join a move
ment to end the league season this
week. Mason City was willing but
Waterloo did not want to as it's club
had reorganized and was on new
financial basis.
The local team, however, will not
throw up the franchise as 100000
forfeit then will be lost.
Man and wife wanted on bridge
crew. long job, sixty dollars per
month and board. Telephone or
write Robert Murray. Woodstock,
Iowa. d1f1*
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Mercy Hospital News.

Miss Norma Pence, daughter Of
Christian church, who has been con.
valescing from serious illness re.
sulting from appendicitis, has been
removed to her home.
Mr.. LeForve, the foreman with the
crew of men working in this city up.
on the new interurban railroad, was
taken to Mercy hospital Saturday
night severely i'll with stone in the
kidney. He is considerably better to-
day.
Edgar Coale of Jewell arrived in
the city today and went to Mercy
hospital for treatment for typhoid,
with which he is threatened.
Charles H. Brown, who was Sc
verely injured in a runaway accident
on Saturday afternoon and is a pa
tient at the hospital, is doing as well
as can be expected
Miss Anna Guinan of Laurens,
who is patient at,,the hospital with
heart trouble, has been dangerous
ly i'll and is only fairly well today.
Harold Clifton, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. V. l.. Clifton, UNDER
went minor operation for the re-
moval of his tonsils yesterday fore
noon at Mercy hospital and was re-
moved to his home. last night.
Gold beads and pearl beads, all
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
|FR|CHTFUL ACCIDENT ON
SMELL farm NEAR DUNC0MBE

quainted with. She was good
Christian woman of sunny DISPOSE
ton and will be greatly missed by
her family and many friends.
We rest assured that she is sleeping
In that land SO bright and fair,
Where there is no pain or sorrow,
With our loved ones over there.
Dear mothers gone; yes, gone and
left us,
And her dear face We'll see no more
Until above, in heavenly love,
We shall meet to part no more.
The family wish to extend their
heartfelt sympathy and appreciation
of the kind neighbors and friends
who did SO much to assuage their
grief and sorrow in this, their hour
of trial and tribulation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
An Outside View.

Palo Alto Reporter: The Webster
City Commercial club has decided to
do away with all celebrations this
year. The club thinks that there has
been so many donations passed
around so far this year that it is too
much to ask the business men to put
up further sum for celebration pur-
poses. This year the business men
have been called upon to donate to-
ward base ball. new lot for skate
factory, a rest room and then money
toward a fund for the families of
Guards men at the Mexican border.
These all took money and the Com
mercial club thought that these do
nations made a big enough hole in
the pockets of the business men.
Webster City has sane commercial
club. They seem to have arrival at
the economic truth that when things
of this kind take too much out Of
the pockets of the business men they
become hurtful instead of beneficial.
There is such thing of carrying
even good thing too far There is
time to stop giving as well as a
time to start. 1t is always bad to
run anything to excess because it is
sure to react and reactions are al
ways equal but in opposite direction.
BE sure and read the ADVERTISE
ment. referring to the Red Arrow
trail in this issue. atld1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
JOHN A. BOEYE RE-
SIGNS POSITION
Will Devote His Entire Time to the
Loan and Insurance Business
in Webster City.

John A. Boeye, who has been en-
ployed in the Webster City Savings
Bank during the past seven years,
the past few years of which time
he has been assistant cashier, has re-
signed and his resignation was ac-
cepted by the board of directors at a
meeting yesterday afternoon. Harry
Ash, who has had considerable ex-
perience in the bank, was elected as
Mr.. Boeye's successor.
Mr.. Boeye retires from the bank
in order to give his entire attention
to the insurance and loan business.
For some time he has been associat-
ed with the firm of Currie, Miller &
Boeye in the insurance business, the
firm consisting Of F. S. Currie, Ray
w. Miller and John A. Boeye. The
recent death of the senior member
of the firm, F. S. Currie, created a
condition that requires Mr.. Boeye to
devote his time to the business, Mr..
Miller being absent from the city
much of the time.
The new firm will add farm and
city loans to its business.
The new firm will consist of J. A.
Boeye, Ray w. Miller, Glare Currie
and w. B. Rood. The company is in
corporated and has done a good bus
mess from the start. Under the new
arrangement the continued success
of the concern is assured.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Reunion in Marshalltown.

Regarding an annual family re-
union attended by Webster City peo-
pie, the Marshalltown Times Repub-
lican recently had the following:
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Guthrie, 109a North First street, the
annual Clyma-Maynard family re-
union was held Monday. Those pres
ent besides Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie and
daughters, Misses Ethel and Oral,
were Miss Clara Smith, of Grinnell (;
Mrs. George Clark. of Peterson: Mrs
John Williams and Miss Sarah Will
son, of Cherokee: Mrs. Z. r. Lichten-
berger and Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Smith
and daughters, Vivian and Eugenia,
of Webster City; and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. S. Guthrie. of this city The
guests enjoyed a pleasant time and
planned to hold the next reunion at
the home of Mrs. John Williams, at
Cherokee.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Man Has Foot Almost Torn off in
Threshing Machine Cylinder
While Making Some
Repairs.
BROUGHT TO MERCY HOSPITAL
Knut B. Williams is Unfortunate
Man-Expected he Will Re-
cover in Due Time.
TO MERCY HOSPITAL

The second accident occurring
around threshing machines of this
vicinity happened last night about 5
O'Clock on the Smell farm near Dun
combe when Knut B. Williams, aged
35 years, married, and a resident Of
Eagle Grove, accidentally stepped
through the top Of the separator OF
a threshing machine and had part OF
his right foot torn off in the cylinder
The fearful accident happened as
Mr.. Williams, who was acting as en-.
gineer, was engaged in repairing the
cylinder box in the machine and was
upon thet separator when some part
of it gave way, precipitating the un.
fortunate man into the cylinder
where the foot was torn and man
gled. A doctor from Duncombe
reached the injured man almost i'm.
mediately, but upon examination Mr.
Williams was brought at once tc
Mercy hospital in this city where g
surgeon removed almost all the foot
The accident, while shocking and
extremely painful, will not cost the
man his life, as was first feared, but
he is today getting along as well as
could be expected and ultimate re-
covery is looked for.
When not employed upon thresh.
ing outfits, Mr.. Williams is ditch
err and also teamster of Eagle
Grove.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Many THINGS
ARE DISCUSSED
Webster City Commercial League
Will Stand by Contract for
Next Winters Lecture
Course.
BAND AGAIN ASKS FOR HELP
Watermelon Day is Discussed
League not in Favor of
Holding Celebration.

The Commercial League met last
night in usual session for the con-
sideration of much business. Presi-
dent Perry reported that the Red
path-Vawter Lyceum Bureau had re-
fused to cancel the contract for a
winters lecture course in this city.
Contract was made by the president
of the league last February or March
with the Redpath-Vawte bureau for
ing the winter OF 1851. The
president was authorized by motion
which empowered him to make the
contract in good faith with the bu-
reau representative at that time.
Since then. three members of the
league have either resigned or moved
away, and others have been appoint
ed in their places who are not in ia
vor of a lecture course. This has
caused some little friction with the
result that cancellation of the con-
tract was asked for, but the request
refused. AS the matter now stands,
it looks as if the league would have
to stand for the contract made in
good faith last winter. The league
is incorporated and if quorum was
present at the time of the contract
signing, unless some legal flaw was
apparent, the board will have to
abide by the former decision.
This matter was discussed last
night. with small promise of aid
given to the present president by the
entire board of directors. A few
promise to aid him by actual help.
The matter of Watermelon Day
also came up for remarks pro and
con. At the last league banquet all
merchants present were given oppor-
tunity to express their sentiments
regarding this day of celebration and
advertisement, but failed to do so.
Since then, many have expressed a
desire to have the day, but the ma
jority fail to say they will get out
and actually assist in raising funds
necessary for the occasion. So far
as the members of the league are now
concerned, there will be no Water
melon Day celebration this year.
Secretary Ash read a list of some
forty cities in which Commercial
Leagues have strong part in the
betterment of business in the towns.
Among these was Davenport. which
has membership of nearly 1000
members with yearly dues of $24.
Merchants not members of the lea
que are assessed at each big day,
such as Watermelon Days or their
equivalent, for certain per cent OF
their yearly sales.
1t was decided to re-organize the
Webster City Commercial league at
the October election of officers, and
to re-fix the dues, assessments, etc.
A peculiar situation also came
before the attention of the CONNER
cial League regarding the band
$500 or $500 was raised by the
league this year to assist the band,
of which the majority are now in
Texas. The present band seem to-
have an Indebtedness of over 500 in
Cured for some thing or things not
entirely clear to the league. AS the
matter stands, the league refuses to
recognize the claim presented by the
band for the amount.
Nothing else of Importance was
discussed at the meeting which ad-
journed to the next regular session.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS. 4
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COMPLIMENTARY LUNCHEON.

COMPLEMENTARY LUNCHEON.
Mrs. ]. n. Garth entertained the
Past MatrOns of the Eastern Star at
her home Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock at delicious luncheon COM
plimentary to Mrs. Minnie Bone Of
Prosser, WASH, a Past Matron who
was visiting for a few days in the
city. The table was prettily decor
ated with garden flowers and the af-
ternoon spent in conversation. Officr
ers, which each year are appointed In
turn, were elected for the coming
year, and are Mrs. j. B. Huff, presi-
dent; Mrs. George +. Younkee, vice.
president: Mrs. ]. n. Garth, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-08-08
Sportsmen and Hunters.

Please remember l have only ad-
vanced the price on shells 10 cents a
box in the last year. This makes
New Club 60 cents box, Reporters
so cents; Leaders and Arrows, So;
"A gage shot guns, IS. 1916 Win
chester rifles, shoot %, shoot long OF
long rifle, only $12.
+. d1 Aug. F. Mueller.