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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Performing his Duty.

Fort Dodge Chronicles: The clock
in the tower struck 2. That is, ii
would have struck 2 If there had
been one at Camp Dodge.
Anyway, the fact remains that
one, Mai. S. B. Philpot, was thirsty
He arose to the full height of his
majestic seven feet something OF
other and made his way down the
company street in the direction OF
the hydrant. The streets were de.
serted. No one saw the tall figure
lin white night gown and dishevelled
hair marching solemnly. Then sud
denly:
HALT"
A sentry barred the majors path
advance and be recognized"
The major advanced but was not
recognized.
Nov what do you mean. sir. by
wandering around this time of night
in this outfit" clustered the sentry
Return to your quarters, / shall re.
port you at once"
AS he spoke he grabbed the ma
jor's night gown and whirled him
half around. His confusion at rec
ognizing the tall figure touched the
majors sense of humor and after
Icommending the sentry for the
prompt performance of his duty, he
continued towards his destination.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
TRYING TO STOP
GRAIN GAMBLING

Bismarck, N. d., July 24.-Farm-
ers launched nationwide fight here
today to stop gambling on grain and
farm products in all stock markets OF
the United States. The movement is
backed by the partisan Political
league of North Dakota whose MEM
bership has just swept the state OF
North Dakota clean, in the recent
primaries. Every state candidate
nominated was theirs. They were
undefeated everywhere. Their fight
was featured by three factors: 1t
was launched by farmers. yet was
sponsored and enthusiastically sup
ported by labor and union men OF
North Dakota's cities. Although var
ious farmers oranges and individual
clubs form the party it remained
unit without splits or jealousies. It's
ranks and leaders were assembled
without reference to religion. poll
tics or nationality, but for the sim
gle object of the complete abolition
of all gambling with grains and
foods. Following the sweeping VIC
tory in North Dakota, league leaders
are enrolling farmers of Minnesota
for a similar fight. When MinneGo-
ia is swung, it is planned to make
the movement national. picking up
Socialists where farmers are in the
minority
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
FREE BATHS FOR
THE IOWA GUARD n
Texans Give Troopers Pleasant Sur
prise at Houston.

Headquarters Train, Third Regi-
ment, Houston. Tex, July 24.-The
Third regiment found welcome
surprise in the shape of free baths
when they reached here yesterday
morning. The Young Mems Business
league put up bath house on lot
near the Union station two weeks
ago and since that time free shower
baths have been given to- 900
lsoldiers.
The Third battalion caught up
with the First at Houston, but re-
manned three hours to give the Sec
ond time to arrive, battle and join
this train The two trains were con-
solidated here. The men went
through the showers twenty at a
time. Then they We're given free
stamped postcards, lemonade and
cakes. The Third probably will
reach Brownsville this afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Paving Assessments.

c. j. Pitcher, who is one of our
large property owners, in his com
munication in the FreemanTribune
anent the distribution of paving as
sessments, seems to lose sight of the
equity side and assumes that the re-
lief of the corner lot owners by the
Chase bill works an unjust hardship
upon inside lot owners. Many cities
of Iowa pursue the policy Of paying
for half the cost of cross street paw
ing from the improvement or general
fund, realizing that it is unfair and
unjust to require the corner lot to
pay three times as much for paving
as is paid by the inside lot. A few
years ago some forty corner lot own
Iers in Marshalltown appealed to the
district court against the corner lot
assessment, the council having as
sessed the entire cost of the cross
street paving to the corner lots. The
and since that time the city council
|of Marshalltown has paid half of the
cost of corner lot paving by general
taxation. The case was not taken to
the supreme court, hence there has
never been a decision from the high.
er tribunal upon this point. Fort
Dodge, too, has for years relieved
corner lot owners in the residence
districts from half the cost of cross
street paving.
There can be no question but that
paving district benefits the entire
town and when cross street is paw
ed part of the benefit goes to in
side lot owners and in the judgment
of the Freeman-Tribune, it is only
fair that they should pay a small
part of the cost.
Under the Chase law one-half of
the cross street paving is charged to
the corner lot and the other half Is
paid by the balance of the lots to
the center of the block. In ma
jority of the blocks in the paving
district in Webster City there are
eight lots to the block. Under the
new law the four lots nearest the
paving may be assessed for the i'm
proyement. For instance. if it costs
$480 per lot length to pave. the cor
ner lot is assessed 5000 and the 9th
er 5000 is divided among the other
three lot owners to the center OF the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Suffrage Tea.

A suffrage tea was held Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. H.
Clifton. Mrs. ]. l.. Kamrar gave a
report of the suffrage meeting held
in Des Moines a few weeks ago and
after other business affairs were
talked over, officers were elected for
the ensuing year, as follows: Mrs.
J. l.. Kamrar, president; Mrs. B. O.
Dubois, secretary; Mrs. c. H. Clifton,
treasurer Delicious refreshments
were served as a conclusion to the
afternoon. 1t was decided to con-
tinue the work of the Hamilton
County Suffrage association and at a
future meeting to appoint delegates
to the convention to be held some
time late in September or early Octo-
her, in Waterloo. Mrs. w. P. Bos-
senberger of Williams and Mrs. S. A.
Kayser and Mrs. F. H. Alexander of
Kamrar were the out of town ladies
present.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Straw Hat Sixty Years Old.

In the Cash & Lehnhard display
window there is on exhibition tiny
little leghorn hat just sixty years
old. The little hat of fine straw
is daintily trimmed with white rib
bons and was purchased for an in
FAINT boy who is now customer buy
ing his "leg horn" hats of the above
firm. The straw is woven SO perfect
ly that the hat might still be worn,
so soft and pliable is it. In compar-
ison with the ancient little head COW
ering is exhibited IS leghorn hat
sold now by Cash & Lehnhard. The
newer hat suffers by comparison,
but the durability of leghorn hats is
proven. When willie" was an in
FAINT boys We're decked out In straw
hats with ribbons which were looped
about the crown and finally tied in
a bow beneath the chin.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
S25 Reward.

l.. A. Harris, of Mason City, Of
fers $25 for information as to the
whereabouts of his son. Lloyd A.
Harris.
Lloyd, who is youth Of fifteen
summers, has always expressed a de-
he mysteriously disappeared from
his home in Mason City.
The young man is described as be-
ing slender, round faced and about
five feet three inches in height. Any
information in regard to his where
abouts should be given Sheriff Mel
son.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Falls on Pitchfork.

Marshalltown, Ia, July "a
With the tines of pitchfOrk run
through his abdomen perforating
both the large and small intestines,
August Trittien, Hardin county
farmer living near Steamboat Rock.
is in local hospital, suffering from
terrible injuries, sustained when he
fell down straw stack into the up
turned fork.
mans liver.
Unless some infection of periton-
tits results. the attending physician
thinks Trittien will recover.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Happiness and Work.

Waterloo Courier: "a good work
man cannot be made from an unhap-
py man." We forget whether we
read this on church bulletin or at
a gasoline station, we only remem-
Der the line because it is all wrong.
Some of the best workmen in the
history Of human activity have been
famous for unhappiness.
HE forgot his unhappiness in his
work." we find to be the secret of sue
cess of all the heroes of classic as
well as film fiction.
Can the men in Epropes trenches
be described as happy? Assuredly
not, but they are getting to be bet
ter workmen in the hideous trade of
war every day.
1t is not necessary to be happy in
this world, it is only necessary to be
good, in our work, as in everything
we do. 1.-The good, the true and the
beautiful" preached the ancient
Greeks, but they did not add a word
about being happy.
The theory quoted in the first line
promotes weakness and incompet-
ency.
The reason for dwelling on it is
that it is becoming much too popu-
lar to excuse failures. follies and
crimes on the ground that If a per-
son is not happy he is net response
BILE for his best endeavor in any line.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
GYPS|ES WORK !.
MAGIC IN THIS CITY
Extract Five Dollar Bill From Pock.
ct of Travelling Man at Will
son Hotel.

Before the gypsies had been in this
Icity half hour Saturday the
women of their number were busily
engaged up and down the street tell
ling fortunes and extracting money
from anyone they could. One of thu
cleverest tricks of magic was per
formed in the lobby of the Wilson
hotel by which five dollar bill mir
|aculously disappeared from the bill
fold of a travelling salesman who wa
allowing the women to tell his for
tune
After various mumblings of 'goot
luck and "bad luck' the gyps!
asked to see his pocket book. Sur
rounded by group of onlookers
he produced his bill fold, keeping ;
firm hold upon it.
"Show me the inside" pleaded hi
dark eyed sorceress. He opened tn
side containing his bus checks, re
ceipts, checks, etc. That did no
satisfy the gypsy who asked to SCI
the money He held the bill fol-
firmly in his hand and exhibited tn
edge of roll of bills. The woman
babe him blow upon them. Thel
she did the same. after which will
flourishing a handkerchief and in
carnations, she invited the sales
man to do as she did. Nothing hap
pened and the woman left the hotel
The onloOkers were suspicious ant
told the salesman to count hi
money, of which he had $40 or 81;
in bills. To his amusement, al
though the book had not left hi
grasp, a five dollar bill was miss
ing.
Rushing out into the street, HI
beheld the gypsy coming out OF
store. He demanded his five dolla
bill, which of course was indignant
ly denied. The salesman insisted
in a threatening manner, so thu
smooth fingered female bade hin
produce his handkerchief and bad
him blow upon it, Nothing hap
pened. Then she took the hand
kerchief and blew upon it, whel
something happened; a five dolla
bin tightly folded appeared in it
midst and the gypsy vanished!
The salesman, who is from New
York. wiped his perspiring brow AM
said, I'm New York would not hay
thought anything about such hap
pening but | didn't think it coul'
happen out here in Iowa"
The magician, Laurant, who en-
tertained an audience in the Chau
tauqua tent few nights ago, hat
nothing on this descendant from
long line of Egyptian sorceresses.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
The Farmer and the Scouts.

The following poem from the Dai-
las, Texas, News is an excellent lit
tie article upon the newer relation
ship between farmer and the Boy
Scouts. In the old days the farmer
regarded the young boy as his nat.
ural enemy and treated him as such
The modern farmer who finds his
fences down or his oats trampled, II
he is man well informed and up tC
the present in all things, will know
that no Boy Scouts on hike OF
camping trip did the damage
Down in my bottom lot one day
seed bunch o. boys.
1t made me mad, for farmers knows
how much kid destroys;
An down run to chase 'em off, with
ugly words and shouts
When one boy sorter smiles, an says
Excuse me, we are Scouts"
Scared? Not scare. set right
there, an let my tongue hane
out;
Them boys was campin', an they
knowed jest what they was
about.
One of 'em built fire an showed lie
had a level head
BY making 'em rake up tn leaves for
fear tn fire sh'ud spread.
They seed some. rails was off tn
fence, an don't you know, kid
He fixes up that busted place-he
did, | swan he did!
So jest went an let 'em be, for
amt got no doubts,
They may be playin' but b'gum,
like that game O. Scouts.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
DUPONT POWDER BY
PRODUCTS USED HERE
Books Bound for Kendall Young Lib.
rary With Substitute Better
Than Leather.

1t is not generally known that in
Webster City there has begun of late
to be extensively used one of the
by-products of the Dupont powder
,7-rills of wilmington, Del. Very lit
I tie of the refuse from large manu-
featuring establishments is now of
no use, for experiments are constant
ly being made whereby every bit of
otherwise waste material is utilized
in some manner.
Not long ago the Dupont powder
mills found that the waste materials
by some chemical process could be
made into a material which will sub
stitute for Leather in upholstering,
book binding, automobile tops, etc.
The trustees Of the Kendall Young
Library for the past few months
have been having their books bound
in this new material which is called
fabricoid. It Is made in almost ev-
cry color.
The Journal bindery has been do
ing the work and thus far it seems
to be the best material ever used for
the reminding of books. magazines,
etc.
The increasing price of sheepskii,
cowhide, etc., for book bindings, and
the short life of cloth bindings, has
made this subject problem for the
Kendall Young library. The new ma
terial looks like leather but may be
scrubbed with soap and water like
fabricoid, nor will vermin, which de-
stroy valuable leather bindings, find
any attraction in the material.
The artificial leather is pliable
and may be stamped just the same
as leather except that little hotter
die is advisable.
This by-product of the Dupont
mills is now being used by book
binders, upholsterers and in automo-
bile factories all over the united
%tates and bids fair to entirely eff
Ire leather for these purposes be-
use of its economy. The near
Father costs little more than cloth
Tor book bindings and considerably
less than leather, hence will be eX-
tensively used in the Kendall Young
library to re-bind all their books and
/ magazines.
c. j. Jennings, foreman of the
Journal bindery, formerly did the
binding with this material in this
city, but in his absence at the front
with the Second Regiment, his place
is being filled by H. l.. Hatch of Om-
aha, who is located permanently
with the bindery here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Milk VS.. Beer.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 24.-The
Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co is
giving its employees all the milk they
want free to get them to stay out of
saloons during their lunch hour.
Nine hundred pints Of milk are haul
ed to the company's % acre plant
daily. The plan has succeeded, Of
ficers saw
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Death of Mrs. Lozier:

Old settlers OF TINS city Will re-
call Rev. and Mrs. j. II. LoZier who
at one time-perhaps forty years
|ago-were pastor and wife. in
charge of the Methodist passionate
here. Rev. Lozier passed away in
1907, and his wife but recently fol-
lowed him to the better land. The
Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye has the fol-
lowing of Mrs. LoZier:
Last Thursday in the Mt. Vernon
cemetery occurred the burial OF Mrs.
J. H. Lozier, whose death took place
in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Lozier's maiden name was
Sarah Jane Shaw. She was born Oc-
tober 4, 1888 in Greenwich Vii
lage," then on the outskirts but now
in the lower business section of New
York City, and came of old New York
stock, her grandfather; William
Shaw, having been owner of line
of vessels plying in the East Indian
trade, and possessor also of broad
estate known as Shaw's Gardens,
which was one of the show places a
little way out of the city-a site now
covered with tall business structures,
in the heart of the metropolis.
When twelve years old she moved
with her parents to Cincinnati.
Ohio, and six years later was welded
to Clinton Craig, rising young law
yer, who planned to acquire a fort
une in the west and return for his
bride. He left with a caravan for
california, fell victim of mountain
fever and never reached his destin-
alton.
After five years the young widow
was won by the stalwart, youthful
circuit rider, John Hogarth Lozier,
and on September II, 1857, left the
Episcopal church and became a
Methodist preachers wife. Their
early charges were in Indiana, where
the five children were born, and
from which state Mr.. Lozier enlist
ed for the Civil war, serving five
years and gaining the title by which
he was afterward known, The Fight
ing Chaplain"
In 1872 the family came to Iowa.
and lived at Fort Dodge, Webster
City, Lemars and Sioux City, before
coming to Mt Vernon in 1884.
1t was Mrs. Lozier's beautiful
character as wife and mother during
a quarter century of intensely act
i've church and temperance work
that inspired the chaplain's famous
lecture poem, Your Mothers Apron
Strings which was heard through
out the country. She was typical
preachers wife, Il leader in all fem
mime activities of the church. and
came to be as well known in north
west Iowa as was the chaplain him
|seli
AS they approached the sunset of
life their home here was one of Mt.
Vernon's brightest spots. a center OF
cheerful hospitality and of stalwart
devotion to the right.
Since the Chaplains death, in
August, 1907, Mrs. Lozier has pre-
ferred to be with her children, and
she died last Thursday. July ID.
1916, at the home of her youngest
son, Minard, in Pittsburg, Pa. Her
death was caused by shock following
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

slight fall on July 9Th that caus-
ed fracture of the thigh She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Ada
Pettyjohn of Topeka, Kansas; four
sons, Charles of Elyria, Ohio, Louis
of Oak Park, Horace Of Glenn Elyn,
and Minard Of Pittsburgh; six
grandchildren and one great-grand-
daughter,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Hottest Of the Season

Sunday was the hottest day OF
the season, the thermometer reach
ing the point Of 1902 degrees in the
shade in the afternoon. Added tc
the uncomfortable atmosphere q
scorching hot wind blew all day CIV
ing Webster City residents a little
taste of Kansas in the process.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Real Estate Transfers.

Fred ]. Cash and WI to Maude A.
Ryan ct al-wd-lots 3 and 4, blk 4,
J. & S. addition, w. c., lot 8, blk 4,
O. & w. addition, w. C.-$1, 10000.
Anna c. Smith tr. to Jessie A. Nc
Murray-wd--lot 8, blk 5, Lawn
Hill addition, w. C.-$5OO.O0.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Lady Clerk Operated Upon.

Miss Teresa Judge, who came here
recently from Abba and has been
employed as a saleslady in Latimer
Bros. store, was taken very i'll with
appendicitis Sunday and removed
to Mercy hospital, where next morn
ing she underwent an operation. She
is getting along very well.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

cities and villagesSnnder the 'city
manager plan, and several commun-
tiles are about to submit the same
plan to referendum. The Univer-
sity of Wisconsin has established a
course for would-be city managers
and it seems very liberal and prac-
|tical one.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

A new electric fan has been in
stalled in the Webster City rest
room by the commercial league and
it's cooling presence is much appre-
ciated by the rest room matron and
visitors during these hot days
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Douglas Maroon of Mason City,
who has been employed as window
decorator in the Shipley & Black
store for the past few months, has
resigned his position and returned to
Mason City. his home. His place has
been taken by Paul Wertz of Center
vile.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

William Wier, who resides north.
east Of this city, and Henry Naber
who lives near Kamrar. have each
purchased new Jeffry Six. seven pas
senger touring cars of a Fort Dodge
automobile concern through Chas
Christeson of this city, who is local
agent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Finest watches and clocks. at
Teed 3 Tsed,G. 81. d.1-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25
Heat Kills q in Detroit.

Detroit. July ga new local
heat record for this season was made
yesterday when the weather bureau
thermometer recorded SO degrees.
Street thermometers showed 1907 de-
grees. Four deaths due to the heat
were reported and twenty-five
deaths have resulted during the last
twelve days.
Miss Lillian l.. Crosley has just
signed contract with the school
board of Pioneer, up in Humboldt
county, to teach the coming year in
the advanced grade of the public
schools there. The fall term Will
begin Sept. 5th.
Finest perfumes and toil4 goods
n Tsed's. Il
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Varnishes, stains ana wall flnishe
at Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Gold beads and pearl beads, all
sizes, At Tsed & Teed's. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

Finest perfumes and toil4 goods
~ TanAs. = -
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-25

like that game o. Scouts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-27
EDITOR
BUILDING \ BIG NAVY.

Secretary Daniels ive-year building program seems
TO be knocked into that cooked hat which MIR Wilson
once wished would be the tate Of William Jennings
Bryan Democrats and Republicans alike are for a
bigger navy without waiting for five years-thc Re
pubIicans naturally being for d bigger navy and
bigger navy quicker than the Democrats.
Recently the general board OF the navy issued
statement at the request of members OF the house
laval committee. showing that the nted States IS
low well equipped in private and public plants to get
ut number OF heavy war-ships short notice.
The report says the country is. now equipped to
egin building simultaneously within six months five
readncughts FIVE battle cruisers nine scout cruisers,
twenty-five destroyerS and all unlimited number of
ubnlarines. If Congress should direct that private
hip builders abandon all private work it adds, a
,reat increase in this capacity would be possible.
Also, if the government were willing to pay for
he employment of three shifts OF labor, me time Of
construction would be in half in all probability at
IN estimated increased cost of 40 per cent The re-
,ort points out, however, that the available supply
skilled labor, undetermined, would control i'll
large any attempt to speed up great build
ng program
The United States lost second position, the re-
ort adds because it did not build ships and provide
,ersonnel to meet the we'll known building program
f the nation Germany now second in naval
trength." ..".