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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19

George who attends the university
there.
Mrs. Abner Burd is visiting rela-
tives and friends at Battle Creek
this week
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Fellows have
gone 10 Brownsville 10 visi: at the
home OF their son-in-law and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. William Wagner
and family
Mrs. Nancy Decker Of Sister lakes
has been visiting her brother and
family, Mr. and Mrs. John Corbitt.
Miss Ruth Jones is home for her
summer vacation with her parents.
after closing the school year at OF
sego.
Miss Martha Decker. who has been
teaching az Kent City. is home for
the summer vacation.
Mrs. Dell Alexander has returned
from Vandalia. where she has been
visiting.
Miss Maurine Messenger and Miss
Hazel Anderson Of Minneapolis.
who have been visiting i'm DOwagiac
have returned here. where they are
visiting the formers grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Messenger
Mr. and Mrs. .. L. Edinger OF
Hebron. Ind, have been visiting at
the home Of the formers brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Edinger.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nysewander and
daughters. Misses Maize and Gladys.
have moved 90 Jackson where the
formers sons. Glenn and Carl, have
positions.
Miss Virginia DuPuis from Iowa
is the guest Of Dir. and Mrs. l.. D.
Reuch
Mr. and Mrs. T. w Glass have re-
turned from Golden CITY, No. where
they have been visiting friends.
Miss Ada Payne Of Kalamazoo has
been the guest OF Miss Ruth Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. u. NJ Halsey and
son Harry have gone to Cement City.
Mich. where they will make an ex-
tended visit with relatives and
friends
Mrs. l.. u. Townsend Of St Jo-
seph. Mich. has been visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs G. W. Kutes.
Mrs. Donald Quaife Of Granger
has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Arthur Tmmons
Mrs. Warwick of ChicagO has re-
turned after visiting her mother,
Mrs j. l.. Sage
John ~. Keene has been i'm Kala-
mazoo visiting his daughter. Mrs.
Louise Harker
Miss Winifred Layne is visiting
friends In Chicago and Joliet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
CAssoP0LIs, MICH.

John r. Butler has brought suit
IN the circuit court against the Cass
county Home Telephone Co upon
notes for SlTS.25. $500 S2S6.20,
1000. $1,000 and S5S6.20. These
notes were given 10 NJ. W. Briggs
and r. r. Briggs and are now in
the possession OF Butler. All of the
notes are past due. il is charged.
Miss Pearl Wright delightfully."- en-
tertained a party of young people
Wednesday with a lawn party at the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
e.. r. Wright a huge bonfire was
built on the lawn. where refresh
ments were served at small tables
scattered about. Wieners and marsh
mallows were toasted over the
blaze Games and contests were
features Of the evening. About 10
o'clock the entire party of 81 mo-
tor' 10 Dowagiac. where they took
possession OF an ice cream parlor.
The young men in the crowd donned
white aprons and served the rest
with ice cream. after which part
Of the hong room was cleared OF
tables and chairs and some enjoyed
dancing
Marriage licenses have been issued
hy COUNTY Clerk Robert J. Ander-
SON 20 Walter r. Clever and Miss
Hortense r. Shafer. both of Belle
vile. o.. 10 Dorr r.. Hunt ard Miss
Marie r. stephenson. both OF Penn
township. Cass county and 20 Ray
p. Lancaster and Miss Ethei Mac
Ennis. both OF MarceHus
Henry Nanderhight. a tax commits
sioner Ct Detroit. was here on BUSH
ness Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert j Anderson has gone
to Jackson 20 visit Der parents lrr.
and Mrs Culhrs Before r..urn-
ing she Wall transact business iu Ann
Arhar and also call on her son
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19

George. spent the week with her
aunt, Mrs. Charles Rambo. OF near
South Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Garrett and
daughter. Mary. returned from Gary
last week where they had been visit
ing their daughter, Mabel
Mrs. Oscar Donathen and chill
dren spent a week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Holen.
Mrs. Rhoads OF Plymouth has re-
turned home after visiting her broth
er, Lee Watkins. for a few days the
past week.
Rev. and Mrs Rogers Of I-akeville
were Sunday guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
G. w Andersen
Miss Helen Croker returned 10
her home in South Bend Friday af-
ter spending the week with Mrs. c.
W. Andersen.
A horse belonging 10 Mrs. Sarah
Howell dropped dead Tuesday while
her son. Clarence. was working on
the road.
Mabel Watkins returned home
from near Inwood. lrd.. where she
had been the past week visiting her
sister, Alta.
Henry Vinson spent sunday with
his brother, Louis Vinson
Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson and
daughter, Carrie. Of South Bend.
called on Lars Andersen and family
sunday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19

ceived a broken wrist and a large
cut in her head
Monroe Steiner OF Plymouth was
in town on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Beehler and daughter.
Maud, spent Tuesday in South Bend.
John Hildebrand OF Lapaz. Ind.
was here on business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wolff were in
South Bend Tuesday.
Elmer Webb was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Lamb spent several days this
week with her daughter. Mrs. Wiley
Chew Of North Liberty.
Roland Steele was in South Bend
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jennings made
q trip TO South Bend Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH.

Mrs. Roy Rowe with her children,
of South Bend. is a visitor at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Haskins.
Allen Hillborn Of Benton Harbor
visited friends here Wednesday
Owing to the heavy downpour Of
rain Wednesday morning. and conse-
quent lack of attendance at the old
settlers picnic. the celebration OF
the annual event was postponed un-
til Wednesday. June 2S. when the
regular program Will be carried out
and several new features added. One
OF the speakers. Hon. Thomas
O'Hara Of Chicago, arrived Wednes-
day morning on time, and readily
promised TO come back again in two
weeks During the afternoon =.
goodly crowd was on the streets end
the Hinchman band furnished music.
IN the evening the band gave an
open air concert, and a dance was
given in the new pavilion at the
Indian Fields. music being furnish
ed by Fischer's orchestra Of Kala-
mazoo.
Mrs Ida Wall. with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Walker. and her grand
daughter. Mildred Wall OF Niles,
visited relatives here Wednesday.
Cal Vinton of Coloma. a former
resident of this village. visited
friends here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Marquissee of
St. Joseph visited home people here
Wednesday
Paul Brodbeck of New Troy was
guest at the Thomas Taylor home
Wednesday.
Miss Cora Wires has returned
from a weeks visit with her cousin.
Miss Jennie Sattler. at Benton Har-
Dor
Ivan Carrel and family OF South
Bend are visiting with Mrs Carols
parents. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. c. Murphy.
Herbert NJ Lohr of Chicago. for
merry of our village. will lead the
Epworth league at the NJ. +. church
sunday evening
Allen HnlHorn of Benton HarbOr
visited friends here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dilley OF Niles
visited relatives here Wednesday
Mrs. Belle Dec and Louis ROIlow
went 20 ST. Joseph Wednesday to
attend the annual reunion of the
eth Michigan regiment.
George Steffy OF Pearl, Mich. is
visiting friends here this week
Earl Watkins of Archibald. O..
and Miss Janice Names of Benton
Harhor were guests at the home OF
the latter's brother. L. r, Names. the
first of the week
Or. J. W. Kistner who recently
moved 20 Elkhart, visited friends
here "Wednesday.
Juniata Opelt Of South Bend is
visiting her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. John Aldrich
Mrs. Flora r. Davis OF Indiana
Harbor was a visitor here Wednes-
day.
4 few changes are being made in
the office rooms above the bank.
which will be occupied by Or. :. L.
Elliott.
DR.. w. r. Brown Of Benton Har-
Dor visited friends here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burt and
daughter. Miss Leila. Of Dowagiac.
have been visiting al the Paul Tudor
home.
Mrs. Addie Procius Of St Joseph
visited friends here Thursday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
LAKEvILLE, IND.

Mrs. Walter Smith of South Bend
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jasper Smith.
Mrs. Adam Reed. while visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Reed
Tuesday. fell down cellar and re-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
AST0R-DlCK MARRIAGE
INTENTIONS ARE FILED

BAR HARBOR. Me. June 10
The intentions Of marriage Of Mrs.
John Jacob Aston, whose husband
was lost in the Titanic disaster. and
William X. Dick of New York. a
wealthy sugar refner. were filed Sat
urday at the office Of the town clerk
of Eden. il was learned Sunday. AS
the law provides that five days must
elapse after intentions are filed be-
fore a marriage license can be is
sued next Thursday is the earliest
date on which the ceremony can be
performed in this state.
NILES. AIich.-The city OF Niles
VIII pay Iaborers $500 "a day in the
future instead Of $1.75 and team
sters $3.50 instead Of $500.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
PLYMOUTH, IND.

Ai>s Damaris Metsker j. visiting
in Camden f-A DAYS.
ATS. Rollo .euueti entertained at
e. $500 Thursday afternoon. About
3n iadies were present. and after
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
OLIVE BRANCH

Chester Harrington called at this
place on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Edith Holland and son.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Ringlings at Fort Dodge.

Announcement is made that on
Friday. July IA, Ringing Bros. cir
Gus will give afternoon and night
performances at Fort Dodge.
The famous showmen are this sea-
son presenting wonderful program.
The fairyland spectacle, "Cinderel-
Ia" will appeal to both young and
old. More than 1000 persons take
part in it. 1t is easily the biggest
spectacle Ringing Bros. have ever
staged and it's glorious ''Ballet of the
Fairies" with 300 dancing girls, is
in itself well worth seeing. Follow
ing cinderella" 400 arenic artists
appear in the main tent program.
Because of the great European war
the Ringlings have secured scores of
circus performers never before seen
in America. An entire trained ami
NAL show has been made a part OF
the main tent program this season.
The menagerie now numbers 1909
wild animals. The elephants, in
Guiding "Big Bingo," the earth's
largest pachyderm, have been in
creased to Al and almost 500 horses
are carried. There will be co clowns
and big free three-mile street pa
rade show day morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
OF INTEREST TO
SOLDIERS WIDOWS ! \
Widows Pension Bill has. at Last
Been Passed-Will Help Many
Women.

News which will be of the ut
most Importance and Interest to
widows of civil war veterans has
been released within the last few
days. The Widows Pension Bill has
at last passed the House of Repre-
in Washington, and Is
said to have been passed by as skill
full parlimentarian tactics as has ev-
er been known.
There are many soldiers widows
in Hamilton county, who, upon the
death of their husbands, REMARKED,
and as a result their pensions were
cut off. When the second husband
died, the widows were not allowed
la resumption of the former pension
and some of them have lived in pos
tive penury since. To these the
news will come as a great relief from
much hardship and worry.
Reduced to it's simplest statement,
there are four essential provisions in
the bill, as follows:
1. 1t gives $40 a month to all civ
Ill war widows who were married to
their husbands during their hus-
bands service. This will include
many who were married to their
husbands when the latter came home
on furlough; also to many thousands
of young women who married their
husbands when they enlisted during
the latter period of the war.
2. All widows of veterans who
have now reached or may reach the
age of 70 years will receive $40 a
month.
All widows of civil war veterans
who were dropped by reason of their
re-marriage, and again became wild
ows, either by reason of the deatl,
of their husbands or by divorces, for
which they were not to blame, will
be restored to their pensionable
status.
4. The limitation on marriage
is extended Is years, from 1890 to
1905. This extension of Is years, it
| is hoped, will include the great mass
of those who married their husbands
after the passage of the Act Of 1890
The manager of the bill was Rep
resentative Ashbrook, of Ohio, ably
assisted by Speaker Clark, ex-Speak-
err Cannon, Representative Mann and
other representatives of experience
and ability. The only objector was
Representative w. Frank James OF
Michigan, a republican, who was OPP
portunlty to vote against it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Mondays Daily.)

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Hoyt
and nieces, Misses Elizabeth Hoyt
and Margaret White, will leave We'd
nesday in the Hoyt car for Lake Oko-
boil. Mr.. II. will stay until after
July 4th but his wife and the two
girls will spend the summer in their
home on Pocahontas Point.
Miss Mildred Hoot expects to
leave the middle Of the week for Ma
quoketa to spend three or four weeks
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ray Grant
and husband.
Mrs. Gerald Blake of Nevada
has joined her husband here in a
visit with the latter's parents and
other relatives.
Miss Martha and Morrison
Burns of Cedar Falls, sister and
brother of John c. and Robert Burns.
will leave for their home tomorrow
after spending several days here,
having come to bid goodbye to their
brother, Robert Burns, member of
the Second Regiment band.
Mrs r. c. Foster and daughter,
Miss Erma, and Miss Viola Best
spent the week end in Stanhope with
the formers sister, Mrs. A. G. Brew
er, and other relatives.
Master Donald Hood returned
to his home in Jewell Saturday after
a weeks visit with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Richard
son, on the east side.
Mrs. F. L. Elan. who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. Meyers
and family for week, left Saturday
afternoon for her home in Kansas
City. Mrs. Elan was formerly Miss
Susie Meyers of this city.
Miss Ella Keough is home from
a weeks visit with her uncle. f. ].
Lewis and family in Eagle Grove.
Norman I. Porter, who has been
spending the past six months visit
ing relatives at Five Mile, Wis.,, has
returned home.
Prof. and Mrs. F. w. Hanna
walt of Tacoma, WASH, are in the
city for short sojourn with the G.
L. Shyrock home on their way east.
Mrs. Shyrock will accompany them
to Virginia where an extended visit
will be made at different points.
Miss Tressa Neese of Ogden,
Iowa, arrived here today for an ex-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Council Meets.

The city council met in called ses-
sion Friday night with all members
present. Ordinance 40S, pertaining
to the lowering of the electric light
rate, was passed under suspension
of rules and the rates for electrical
current in the future beginning with
the payment of bills July 1st will
read as follows:
Lights cents for LIST 100 killo-
watts; certs for all over that
amount and / per cent discount for
every killowatt hour, if bill is paid
before 25th of month due.
Power-6 cents for first 100 killo-
watts; 4 cents for second 100 killo-
watts; 2 7-10 cents for all over sec
ond hundred with 10 per cent dis
count on bill if paid before 25th of
month due.
Cooking cents for first 100 kill
lowatts; 3 cents for all over 100 kill
lowatts and 10 per cent discount on
bill If paid before 25th of month due.
Bills will now be due every two
months.
The curb and gutter on Broadway
and Grove streets was also accepted,
and the meeting adjourned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Look After the Insurance.

1t has been asked many times dur
ing the past few days if going to
the war effects the life insurance of
guardsmen and members of the regi-
mental band. That all depends up
on the company in which the in
surance is taken.
AS an example:
1.-THE following clause is taken
from the policy of prominent Iowa
company, Military or naval service
in time of war is not risk assumed
under this policy, unless permit
to engage in such service shall have
been granted by the company. II
the insured's death results from
such service and without such per-
nit, the liability of the company
shall not exceed the reserve value
of the policy when death occurs"
If possible the families of the SOL
diers who carry insurance should
look into this matter and secure the
necessary permit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27

tism. He declared that even though
they might never have to face an
enemy they had offered their services
to their country and demonstrated
their readiness to defend the flag
and our homes. The speaker urged
the boys to conduct themselves as
becomes soldier of the United
States. The peoples among whom
they would go If ordered upon for
eign soil would judge the character
of the people Of this country from
the country's soldiery and he believ-
ed the fine young men who would
make up the army would so conduct
themselves as to bring credit to the
United States and to it's soldiers. The
speaker had no doubt but that the
Webster City contingent would give
good accounting of itself and clos
ed his remarks with hearty God
bless you ALL
Major Lund closed the speaking
program with few brief and appro-
pirate remarks. He heartily thank
ed those who had spoken good words
in behalf of the soldier boys and es-
pecially emphasized the fact that no
one should critisize or make slight
| ing remarks of the company and
thus in measure afford aid to the
enemy. Maj. Lund has had much
work and responsibility upon mis-
shoulders during the time of recruit
ing Company C to it's proper peace
strength, working every day and late
Into the night, and if the boys acquit
themselves with credit In the duties
before them, which he was certain
they would do, the officers of the
company would feel repaid and
honored for the efforts they had
made.
Following the toasts, the band
played the Star spangled Banner
and the interesting and impressive
occasion was brought to close.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
Shame on all Such!

A sorry phase of the past week
which has been fraught with ankle
ty and mingled feelings of loyalty
to country and sorrow at loss of re-
latives and friends from the COM
munity-has been the actions OF
some of the young men in regard to
their fellows who have enlisted in
Company C. Jeers and light fun
making at the expense of the boys
who are "fool enough to enlist.
have been the portion Of the praise
melted out to some members of the
company by their companions. The
remarks and actions of this sort in
dulged in by these young fellows are
not indicative of very high order
of thinking, whether the young
men are college students, graduates,
or whatever they are. The ex-
ample of the highest sort Of Ameri-
can monhood is composed of the
young men who, with no one in the
world especially dependent upon
them for a living, well and strong,
walked up like men and enlisted for
service.
At the train this morning as the
boys filed into the coaches, sur
rounded as they were by fearful
friends, some Of these, the lowest
order of Americans, stood by and
laughed and jeered at their COM
panions who, with hearts in their
threats, mounted the steps. Be it
said to the glory Of our country
that this type of young man was
not the rank and file of America
during the war of the Revolution,
or of 1912, or of the former Mexi-
can war, nor yet the civil strife; he
was not among the company of
young and brave who left America
for Cuba at the time of the Spanish
American war. But he is present
in every community, enjoying the
fruits of earlier struggles of the ma
ton, enjoying all the privileges Of
a free land with none of it's respon-
sibilities and obligations Shame
upon him!
There are also men in the COM
munity who have put themselves up
on record as saying this young man
and that young fellow were fools
to enlist. Let us have more Of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-06-27
these fools" for they have laid the
for the republic and
made the present free America pos
The Chautaulatua.

Burlington Hawkeye: The Chau-
tauqua is with us again. There were
those in the middle west, a few
years ago, who opined that the
Chautauqua had about run it's course,
and that in little while it should
be seen and heard no more and
would be honored in memory only.
It is always a wise plan to predict
things that may or may not happen
in the dim and distant future. Mark
Twain had something to say upon
the subject in his still enjoyable
story of Yankee at King Arthur's
Court" Many, who may not have
read that story, have learned the
same thing by experience, and that
is sometimes bit unpleasant. III
The Chautauqua is not passing
Quite to the contrary, it is growing
in popularity and seems to have q
long and happy life ahead of it. The
development of the Chautauqua has
been marvellous. In the beginning,
the audiences were delighted with
The novelty of the thing
alone appealed to them. There were
days, when the routine OF work was
suspended, and when there was
much visiting among the members
of the audiences, and happy indeed
were those who camped on beau
tiful Chautauqua ground in Iowa
during the early days of the Chau-
tauqua movement here. The audi
ences were wonderfully apprecia-
tive, the movement grew very rapid
ly and almost anything suff1ced in
the form of attractions. But the au-
diences were soon educated and they
began to insist upon better attrac-
lions until none but the very best
will satisfy them. If there is any
reason why the Chautauqua may
lose out eventually, it will be be-
cause sufficient talent will not be
available. More especially is this
true of the music. More and better
music is the demand, and it must be
a difficult matter to comply with
this demand. The Chautauqua has
worked much good in the middle
west during the past fifteen or TWEEN
ty years. If it had done nothing else
but to create love of and demand
for better music, it would have been
worth much more than it cost
This, however, has been but small
part of the good results that are to
be credited to the Chautauqua.