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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Blairsburg Briefs.


Mrs. L. Williamson was a Webste
|City caller yesterday.
! VIM. Wilke of Webster City wa
a business caller here yesterday.
| G. R. Walwrath spent Sunday il
Webster City.
j G. McNee was a business Gale
lin Webster City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Miller of Web
lister City spent Tuesday at the J. H
McNee home. s~
Ray Wilson spent Tuesday evening
in Fort Dodge.
Miss Zella Powers spent Wednes
day in Webster City.
Miss Harriet Loban and Truman
Hale were west bound passenger
Wednesday. :"
I Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Buick ar,
spending a few days with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Terrell.
Rachel Hale has accepted posi-
tion as saleslady in the Fred Grew
store.
Mrs. w. C. Merryman entertained
her Sunday school class and thu
Young Mems Bible class at her hom'
Friday evening. The decoration!
were blue and white. The evening
was spent with games and music. 4
delicious two course luncheon wa:
served.
Miss Jennie Skilbred spent Thurs
day in Webster City.
VIM. Merryman and Ross Snyder
went to Estherville Wednesday OF
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burcham ant
sons Kenneth, Homer and Burdett'
and Grant Burcham, Mr.. and Mrs
J. C. McNee and Ralph and Miss 10
sephine Severance spent Sunday a
the J. H. McNee home.
Miss Sina Spiker and friend, Mis-
Moses of Cedar Falls, spent Sunda!
with the formers parents, Rev. ant
Mrs. Spiker.
Misses Ruth Bum, Emma Jayco'
and Lindquist spent Saturday il
Webster City.
Roy Martin of Webster City was ;
business caller here Thursday.
March IL. .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
brazil SEEMS
DISSATISFIED
Believes United States Will Reap
Nearly all Of the Benefits
Of Closer Trade Re.
lations.
CRITICS ARE VERY ACTIVE
The United Press Correspondent at
Rio De Janeiro Writes
Letter.

Rio de Janeiro, March 4.-(By
Nail Leaders in. Brazilian BUSH
ness circles, in addition to declaring
that the United States has every
thing and Brazil but little to gain by
the upbuilding of Pan-American
trade, also are criticizing the person
mel of President Braz' selection of
delegates to the Pan-American con-
gress in Washington this year. 1t is
the claim of Rio de Janeiro business
interests that practically all of
President Braz' appointments to this
committee represent any interest but
that of business. They say that Dr.
Pereira Lima Of this city is the only
business man on the commission.
They declare the others are polite
ians planning sightseeing excur-
sion to the United States at the ex-
pense Of the Brazilian government.
In these attacks it is freely asserted
that Brazil has little: if anything to
gain by sending representatives to
the Congress. They claim Brazil has
nothing to export that is not already
well established in North American
markets, and no amount of junket-
ing can increase American consump-
ton of Brazilian coffee, rubber,
sugar, cocoa and crude metals. The
recent American threat to place a
five cents pound import duty on
coffee has been dragged into the con-
troversy and has been promptly dub
bed an American Bluff. The Correia
de MAMMA Morning MaiD declares
that "this threat of tax on imported
coffee noticeably appears each time
the reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Brazil, whereby
American goods is admitted to Bra
zil under a preferential duty, is about
to expire. Brazil need not worry ov-
er this bluff. If they do place the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
Williams Items.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Jensen are tn,
proud parents of new son, bdr1
Monday morning.
4 Mrs. Geo. Hill and daughter, Mis-
Sylvia, left Thursday for Ellsworth
where they will remain for the weel
end.
Miss Angie Atkinson spent thu
week end in Iowa Falls, at the HON.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler Hamilton
Little Annie and Margaret Mey
ers went to Alden Saturday and re
manned over Sunday at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sallee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hanson Went
to Webster City Saturday for a con
sultation with DR.. McCauliff.
Zene Talcott loaded two cars Of
cattle Saturday night and accompan
led the shipment to Chicago.
There was meeting at the city
hall Saturday afternoon to plan fol
the fall festival which is to be
known as the Williams Fair. Her.
man Beisner was chairman of the
meeting and Geo. Talcott secretary
The meeting was well attended anG
people seemed to be enthusiastic ov.
er the project. The following com.
mittees were elected: Finance
VIM. Foran. VIM. Gerber; Exhibit
committee-John McCarley, John
Callahan; Amusements-Wm. H
Rick, A. w. Ross; Judging-Contest
committee-Geo. Talcott, C. A. Brat
nober; Advertising committee-E
E. Roland, VIM. Foran; School exer.
else and exhibit committee-Prof. O
T. Petit, Ada Gerber. The commit.
tees have the power to select Others
to serve with them in their especia
work and it is not likely that any
one will refuse to help on a commit
tee should they be asked to do so, as
every one ought to be interested in
this affair.
Geo. Talcott went to Chicago Sun.
day and will return at the end OF
the week
John R. Meyers recently accom-.
panied a carload of cattle to Chi.
'cago.
John Schutt of Clarion is visiting
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. VIM
West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkes. OF Webster
City are visiting at the ]. Whalen
home. ......
The ladies aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet with Mrs.
Ben Smith on Wednesday afternoon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
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NEIGHB0RHO0D NOTES. !,
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West independence News,

West Independence News,
Miss Hazel Rowan Of near High
view visited the last of the weel
with her uncle, Roy Rutledge ant
family.
School began Monday at Woodleal
after a vacation of three weeks or
account of measles.
Mrs. Will Arnold Jr. was a bust
ness visitor at Webster City Friday
1t looks as though spring were
here as the meadow larks, robbins
and ducks have made their appear
ance
WalIie Essig Of Webster City Wis
TIED at the John Essig home Sunday
Henry Lehman, E. H. Schwepp'
and E. ID. Busing each delivered ia
hogs to Webster City the past week
Quite a number of farmers solo
horses at Webster City Saturday.
March IA.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
GERMANS STILL HANMFR|NC
IN REGION OF VERDUN

the former defense minister of the
Union of South Africa and now COM
mander of the British expedition
against German East Africa, has
had stiff engagement with the
Germans in the mountainous region
west Of Taveta, along the frontier.
The Germans were driven back,
although the fighting was Of the
most obstinate char3cter. The Brit
ish are endeavoring to cut off the re-
treat Of the Germans, who are with
drawing to the south.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

London, March 14.-News from
Berlin, while claiming advances in
the region of Verdun, indicate that
the great German offensive is fail
ing of it's purpose. The cost in lives
and ammunition is far in excess of
the very small advantage gained.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14

Paris, March l4.-After thirty
six hours of heavy artillery firing in
preparation of an attack the Ger
mans stormed the French east and
southeast of Verdun. The French
say their heavy artillery will come
up Immediately.
London, March i4.-News from
Berlin, while claiming advances in
the region of Verdun, indicate that
the great German offensive is fail
ing of it's purpose. The cost in lives
and ammunition is far in excess Of
the very small advantage gained.
London, March 14.-Switching
their activity from the east to the
northwest of Verdun, the Germans
again are hammering at the salient
Of LIE Mort Homme and the region
of the Bots Bourrus, in an endeavor
to bring their line farther south on
the western flank Of the fortress.
To the east of the Mouse and in
the Woevre district there has been
noticeable letup in the lombard
ments on both sides. The infantry
everywhere on the Verdun front has
been inactive.
In line with the bombardment of
LIE Mort Homme and the Bots Bour-
rus, the Germans are assembling
men in the region between FORCES
and the Bots Des Corbeaux, probably
with the intention of throwing them
into the fray should the intense
bombardment meet with success.
The French artillerists, however,
have had this assembling point UNI
der the fire of their guns. No adj
vantage is claimed by either side in
the latest fighting around the fort
ress.
Back of the German line to the
north of Verdun, French air squad
ron dropped 100 bombs on the sta
ton at Brieulles and at numerous
points around Verdun French and
German aviators have met in COM
bats in the air with the advantage
in favor Of the French,
according to Paris.
At least three German aeroplanes
are declared to have been brought
down while others were seen by the
French observers to have been In
distress.
In the region of Seppois, Upper AL
SAGE, the Germans assayed an attack
on trenches that the French had car
ried, but were repulsed with consid-
cradle casualties. The French guns
have done damage to German posi-
tions north of Aiene, in Champagne,
and in the eastern portion of the
forest of the Argonne.
In Northwest Russia around Riga.
in the Ikskull district, and on the
Jacobstadt sector, there have been
violent artillery duels. In Galicia,
southeast of Kolki and along the
Middle Stripa river, the Russians
have been successful in small en-
gagements with the Teut tons.
In the coastal region of the Cau-
casus front the Russians are still
driving the Turks before them.
Lieut.. Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
PERSONAL BRIEFS

| = S. / =.
Miss Anna Rabe of Ackley is in
the city visiting Geo. J. Myers at the
Is. A. Christensen home on First
street during her week of school va
cation.
Mrs. J. G. Prescott and daugh-
ter, Miss Mamie, were here from
harrisburg yesterday.
Miss Ollie Parker returned
home from Alden yesterday where
she has been spending a few days
with relatives. Her brother, Harry
Parker, accompanied her home for a
few days visit.
Mrs. Arthur Douglas of Fort
Dodge was a guest yesterday Of Mrs.
Lillian Ford, trimmer in the Miss
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
RUNORED THAT CAVALRY
HAS CROSSED THE BORDER
War Oddities.

London.-Notice posted on
the outside of Battersea fur
niture shop: Owner and
entire staff Joined the forces.
Entire stock must be clear
ed" .. -
Over half of the entire staff
of Barclays bank are now in
the army and thirty have
been killed. This is the bank
made famous in Dickens Tale
of Two Cities.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-14
French Expecting Their Heavy
Artillery to Confront
Germans in New
" Position.
GERMANS SHIFTING DRIVE.
Z 49,
Teutons Now Directing Assault At
Salient of lie Mort Homme-
Infantry Forces Inactive:
GERMANS SHIFTING DRIVE

Paris, March 14.-After thirty.
|siy hours of heavy artillery firing in
preparation of an attack the Ger
mans stormed the French east and
theast of Verdun. The French
say their heavy artillery will come
up Immediately.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-03

Miss Emma Schmierer spent
last Sunday with her brothers in
Parkston.
G. G.. Max has the foundation
laid for fifty foot extension on
the rear of his store building. The
Goetz Construction Co. will do the
work.
Rev. W. A. Cash of Sioux Falls,
will be here next Sunday and will
conduct services, morning and ev-
ening, in st. Andrews Episcopal
church.
The La Crosse Steam Laundry
Go. Basket leaves Trelber's Tues.
day, Aug. s., at s a. m.-Adv.
| Mrs. Sexton of West Virginia,
who has been spending several
weeks here at the Wittmayer home
left yesterday for Missouri to visit
her brother
Mr.. Chris Hoelworsh, the con.
tractor, moved his family here
from Trlpp Tuesday and is now
occupying the Janda house one
block south of Main street.
Miss Alice Minis. who has been
attending summer school at Yer
million, is here this week, guest
of Miss Helen Bliss. She will teach
the coming year in the high school
at Boise, Idaho.
Mr.. George W. Miller, of Huron,
state secretary of the Sunday school
association, arrived last Saturday
and was taken to Wittenberg where
he attended the Hutchinson Coun.
ty Sunday school convention.
| Mrs. Clarence Thomas and ba.
by, Mrs. E, s. Johnson with her
son and grandson, and Mr.. Robert
Gordon autoed from Yankton Tues.
day and spent the day with the
Thomas and Hardinburgh family.
Mrs. Nd. A.Thomas who has been
in Yankton several weeks, ret urned
with them.
The Quick Sale Nero. Co. has a
stock of nice premiums to be given
away free with purchases of goods
as the store.-AdY.
The grain harvest is completed
and the threshing machines are
now telling the story of the yield.
Oats are of good quality and from
reports received are yielding from
thirty to forty-five bushels per
acre. Reports from the wheat
fields run all the way from six
bushels to 18 bushels TO the acre.
The straw would indicate yield
OF twenty-five to thirty bushels, but
the extreme hot weather and the
black rust in some fields shortened
the yield.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-03
Statement OF Receipts and Expenditures
Of School District
OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Comfy 0f Ron Ho,,1 mo SIS.

= IA No.
County of Bon Homme IS.
Beadle School District No. Sc.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The following is a statement of the receipts
and expenditures of Beadle School District No.
80, of Bon Homme County, South Dakota, for
the school year beginning July LIST, 1915 and
ending June 30th, 1916, as ascertained upon
settlement with the Treasurer of said School
District:
RECEIPTs
Balance on hand July LIST, 1915 24.2s
Amt received from district tax 1882
Amt reed from apportionment. 5000
Total receipts from all sources. .. $685.. 80
EXPENDITURES
Amt. paid for furniture, appartus
ana nxtures........... 5000
Amt. paid for teachers wages. :. 5000
Amt. paid foroficers' salaries. 1880
Ami. paid for incidental expenses % "a
Amt. paid for redemption of out
standing warrants. ..........25 $4,000
Amt. paid for interest on warrants. .6.33
Amt. paid for purposes not before
mentioneo ..........46.8
Total expenditures for all
purposes during the year. ]. $746.s
Balanc on hand June 3oth, 1916. G, &247. 81
This balance on hand SAT 81 Is deposited IN
The German Rank Of Scotland located at
Scotland. South Dakota.
Dated this 10th dav Of July, 1916
ME-, RADA
Clerk Of District School Board
F.r. KocER
Chairman 81 District scxeol Beard
T. Is d.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-03
500 Reward 500

The readers of this par r will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that ence has
been able to cure in all its s';yes, an
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cur
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Cata"rh being
constitutional disease, requ res con-
stitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do.
ing its work. The proprietors have 10
much faith in it's curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address f. ]. CHENEY g. co, Toledo Ohio
Sold by all druggists,'75
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-03
BECKER BROS. co.

Last Sunday the freight train
coming from the north about one
o'clock was loaded with about 800
harvest hands. They went north
the night before, but were met two
miles this side of Mitchell by a
company of armed citizens from
Mitchell who ordered them from
the train, held them until the next
train coming south and forced
them to return. The towns far
ther north have requested that no
more hands be permitted to come,
as they are over run with men and
IN some places they are a menace
to the citizens. When the train
Sunday, came south it was met at
both Parkston and Trip by armed
citizens who refused to permit any
OF the men to get off. Twenty five
or thirty of them got off here but
made no disturbance and soon left
town. The prejudice against the
harvest hands this year arises
from the fact that most of them
are |. W. WIS and they are banded
together to protect eachother. If
some of their number get bolster
lous and get arrested in any town
a large band.of the order comes and
storms the jail and liberates the
offenders. As a result the citizens
are arming themselves and driving
the whole bunch from the country.
The people welcome harvest hands,
but they will not tolerate q band of
hoodlums who come simply to
prey upon the country.
Bring your watches and jewelry
to the E. 81. Treiber Jewelry Store
for repairs. Expert watch maker
and jeweler now in charge.-Adv.
Misses Emma and Bertha Sch
mierer, Miss Donnan and Miss
Lydia Schafer left on Wednesday
for Chicago. The Schmierer girls
will spend q month at the home of
their brother, Gus, in Chicago,
Miss Donnan, who has been here
since April with her aunt, Mrs. 81.
]. g. Koobs, will return to her
home in Pittsburg, Pa, and Miss
Schaefer will spend ten days in
Chicago and on her return will be
accompanied by Mrs. White Who
will spend come time here with
the Koobs family. Mrs. MINER
Of Tyndall, also joined the compa.
ny here and went to Chicago.
Save premium coupons you get
at Quick Sale Nero. Go. ADV.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
.UNCONSECRATED
 PROSPERITY |S
 NATION 5 CURSE
rRepubliesn 4. Q. Leased wirel

ST. LOUIS. Oct 27.-Warning Amer jeans against the danger of race an- tipathy flaming into hatred" and against "unconsecrated prosperity which is bound to cause manhood to decay" the pastoral letter of the Pro testant Episcopal church was read at the final joint session Of the triennial convention here today. The letter is
 the message of the 10S bishops of the
 church to its communicants and un-
 der tbe church law. will be read at the
 final joint session of the church to it's
 commLnicants, and will be likewise
 read ir every Episcopalian church in
 the country. Unlike most previous
 pastoral letters. il dealt with secular
 rather than ecclesiastic affairs. It re-
 viewed conditions in the United States
 and Europe and in the orient and it
 pointed out to this country the threat
 that llnrers in a nationalism which as
 sumes the ugly role of group selfish
 ness q false patriotism"
 Whatever dangers may lie lurking 1 beyond our western horizon. Il as ! serted. can ssurely be averted by spirit of justice which has not always prevailed in our dealings with the Oraut"
 Members of the church were admon- | ished to sanctify their wealth by offer | ing freely Of their substance 10 tsod &
 cause. it being added that the wounds | of Armenia, Poland and Belgium still 1 lie gaping to the sky and offer their dumb appeal to God and man The letter in part follows. Amer | ica is involved today in world wide | confusion. which finds it's most acute
 expression in the battlefields of Eur | ope No isolation on our part is | possible. The fortunes of the nations
 are interwoven as the threads of a l tapestry.
 Interest can never again be sec | tlonal The world is henceforth one. | for the time being in a disturbed and
 suffering unity, in days to come in a unity where order and health will reign. Here and there are merely | terms of lifeless space. The longest | distance in the human brotherhood is | but from the head to the feet of the | quiverng, sensitive body Political ex- | pediency may in wartime require neu- | trality of the state but 1t cannot hold | in leash the sympathies of the indi- | vidual citizen. A man cannot be pas | sionless and retain his manhood. The fact that our nation is not at | war affords no grounds for smugness. | It throws upon us the searching re- | sponsibility of eNalting the true ideals | of peace and incorporating them in our l national life. Nationalsm too often | assumes the ugly role of group selfish 1 ness or false patriotism. Local condi- | tions determine what form this disease | will take Wonder it breaks forth in | the scarlet rash of war; here in uncon- l Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
TURKEY FEARS NOTHING SAYS
 HIGH OFFICER
[Republiean A. p. Leased wlrel

VIENNA. Get 25, CVia Berlin 10 London, Oct. 21)-T'he economical. fir naneial and military status of Turkey is highly satisfactory and her relations with the central powers are of the greatest friendship. said Halil Bey, Turkish minister of foreign affairs. in an interview with the Associated Press representative here today.
 The establishment in the ottoman empire of a food commission. after the German plan on which several German experts served, the foreign minister explained. had solved the problem of feeding the large centers of population, especially Constantinople, where the work of alleviation, had also been fur thered by the fact that many troops which formerly had to be fed on the Gallipoli peninsula and in the vicinity of the city now were distributed among other war theaters where they were closer to the food supply. It was (Continued on Page Five)